Quote of the Day… not actually daily, but whenever I encounter one I think worth sharing and there are not too many in sequence. I like quotes as they frequently distill a piece of wisdom into a brief passage, or make other points very succinctly – such as the witticisms of Oscar Wilde.
You should so be blessed – well cursed at times actually – with a mind such as mine, making all these weird connections between my rumored neurons. Just be thankful that I do not share all of my random thoughts.
Not that it really applies as I want to be cremated, but I can see me knocking on the lid of my coffin needing to get out for just a minute to go to the bathroom just one more time before taking the final exit ramp.
Of course, that thought came about as my OAB has been exacerbated by the current course of prednisone I am undergoing.
As I have detailed elsewhere on this blog my mother’s brother, my Uncle Paul, died heroically in the largest naval battle in history. You can read about it here: Paul H. Carr inducted into the Oklahoma Military Hall of Fame. Besides being inducted into the Oklahoma Military Hall of Fame for his heroic action he had a missile frigate named after him, the USS Paul H. Carr, FFG-52. There are several books of naval history that include his story. Obviously, having a Navy ship named after a family member is a huge honor, and all the family is rightly very proud of it. There is also a movement afoot to have one of the new class of missile frigates named after him. Hopefully, that comes to past.
I have several USS Carr hats, a couple shirts, etc. I wore them for years to honor my uncle. A few years past I stopped wearing them as it had become very fashionable to thank veterans. I became very tired of people coming up to me and thanking me for my service. More than a few wanted to shake my hand, something I am not comfortable with in the best of circumstances. Most importantly, I did not want Continue reading “No Kings Protest / USS Carr Hat”
I had a lighter posting queued up for today, but the world feels like it is spinning even more out of control thanks to the Idiot-in-Chief aka El puta pendejo naranja.
Robert Reich is my type of crusader.
Do your part – PROTEST!
What blows me away is that there are still folks out there happy that they voted for this incompetent, arguably mentally unhinged monster. This is an America I thought I would never see.
Various sources are estimating that the military parade will cost $45 million. Street repairs afterwards are estimated to cost $16 million. Whether that last amount is included in the $45 million I do not know. This at a time when the Republicans are hell bent on cutting services and benefits to the most needy among us, being the good Christians that they are.
As a reminder here is the famous poem by Pastor Martin Niemöller:
First they came for the Communists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Communist Then they came for the Socialists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Socialist Then they came for the trade unionists And I did not speak out Because I was not a trade unionist Then they came for the Jews And I did not speak out Because I was not a Jew Then they came for me And there was no one left To speak out for me
Okay I am once again a Johnny-come-lately. This time it is to the awareness that the bromance of Elon Musk and tRump had been labeled Elump by the popular press. I became cognizant of the moniker scrolling through YouTube when a video of Bill Maher’s popped up addressing the subject. I am not as big a Bill Maher fan as I used to be as he has become so self-righteous as to be almost unwatchable, but this video grabbed my attention.
A real bromance?
First, it was a bromance? I do not believe that either of them have any real friends. A real friend being someone you might call if your car broke down on the side of the rode and you needed a ride home. Would either of them do so without asking for gas money? Or perhaps you can identify friends ala the popular test, “the two beers and watch my dogs” type of person. Both of them only see other people as something – yes, something in place of somebody – to be used and exploited for their own personal gain or purposes. A romance… nah. Their toxic masculinity Continue reading “ELUMP – Some Ramblings”
Besides yours truly (smiley face), Señora has a few other passions in her life, her gardens, her ceramics, but above all music. The Allegro Choir is a choir for folks who have obtained at least 50 year’s worth of life experiences. They put on two concerts a year. They have moved to doing two performances each time as they fill up the auditorium for each performance.
If you look real close you can see Señora. She is sitting just behind the piano player and a little to the left.
BREAKING: Trump is now Begging Mark Carney for a Way Out of Canada’s “Anti-Trump” Boycott/Tariff War, in Texts/Secret Phone Calls by Dean Blundell
The desperation is real. Trump’s illegal tariffs are tanking the U.S. economy, and Mark Carney is getting peppered by Trump with texts and late night calls.
You should so be blessed – well cursed at times actually – with a mind such as mine, making all these weird connections between my rumored neurons. Just be thankful that I do not share all of my random thoughts.
Plucking a doggie poop bag from the container attached to my end of the leash, I cleaned up Prancess Lily’s offering deposited in a neighbor’s yard, thinking to myself it is amazing how much of our lives we spend dealing with shit.
Quote of the Day… not actually daily, but whenever I encounter one I think worth sharing and there are not too many in sequence. I like quotes as they frequently distill a piece of wisdom into a brief passage, or make other points very succinctly – such as the witticisms of Oscar Wilde.
“Children are the only bold philosophers. And bold philosophers will always be children.” ~~ Socrates
