Move over Barry White!
Chris Stapleton‘s Loving You On My Mind… I can hear this song playing with scented candles flickering in the background.
I Am Officially Old
Gloom, despair, and agony on me
Deep, dark depression, excessive misery
If it weren’t for bad luck, I’d have no luck at all
Gloom, despair, and agony on me ~~ Fans of Hee-Haw will recognize these lyrics
The first part of August my daughter and her husband came by for a visit. They live in Oregon and had gone to Hot Springs, AR for a few days as it has romantic memories for them. Afterwards they came north to spend a few days with the old folks, aka Señora and I, adhering to the Ben Franklin adage, “guest, like fish, begin to smell after three days.” I get it. It is also the advice I follow myself when visiting as a house guest. Well actually, I figure a day or two of me is sufficient until the day for the vast majority of folks.
It was the first time they had been here in eight years. We have been out to Oregon twice in that time period, maybe thrice.
A few years ago it seemed to me that I was the one doing most of work to maintain relationships, especially online, seemingly, Continue reading “I Am Officially Old “
#TomorrowIsTooLate
Rev. Joe’s Random Thought #7,839
yeah I know you did not ask!
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.
I stopped by the cannabis store the other day. Looking around, seeing so many old folks — sorry, senior citizens — in there, I thought I had made a wrong turn and ended up in the New Balance store. Perhaps the only place I might have seen more… senior citizens that is, would have been at Cracker Barrel.
Rev. Joe’s Random Thought #3,967
yeah I know you did not ask!
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.
I have decided that I am a Zen Buddhist. Proof you say. Okay, here it is. I have developed the following koan.
Which is louder? The rantings of an old man scribbling on a lost-in-cyberspace blog or the sound of one hand clapping?
Vanity Plate for the Day – 6I JOE
Vanity Plate of the Day… not actually daily, but whenever I encounter one in the wild that I think worth sharing and there are not too many in sequence. When I was commuting from my home to downtown St. Louis and back, I was spending anywhere from an hour and half to two hours daily in rush hour traffic. I used the exercise of deciphering vanity plates to help pass the time… plus sometimes they are very clever and worth sharing.
6I JOE
This was on the back of an army green Jeep Wrangler. Since they used “6” instead of “G”, there must be another vehicle with a similar Missouri plate. “GI JANE” was also taken, but not “6I JANE”. Nothing wrong with being proud of your service.
But then again, they could have just been big fans of the action figure…
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Quote of the Day – Karl Popper
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.
“All life is problem solving” ~~ Karl Popper
Scores of years ago I decided that I have never had an original thought in my life. When I think I have one now days, a quick Google search dissuades me from the delusion.
All to say that years ago I also decided that life was nothing more than a series of problems to be solved. Even if you want to do something fun, say a trip to Tahiti, there are a series of steps — problems — that need to be resolved. Once I had this epiphany, for lack of a better word, I stopped being so upset by the many speed bumps or even craters that life throws our way.
Take my profound advice and $2 and change, and you will be able to buy yourself a soda pop.
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Word of the Day – TheoBro
Word of the Day… not actually daily, but whenever I encounter one I think worth sharing and there are not too many on my landing page. Words have always fascinated me, and I am a fan of all types of word play, especially puns. I have a hard time not looking up a word that I am unfamiliar with or not sure of the definition. I like those authors that stretch me by throwing in unexpected terms.
- Noun: Theobro
- A conservative male (likely evangelical) obsessed with arguing Christian theology with others, often on Twitter. Theobro is the result of the combination of “theology” and “bro.” ~~ Not a dictionary word at this point. This definition is from slang.net and is the cleanest one I could find.
- Synonyms:
- misogynist
- racists
- bigot
- homophobe
- authoritarian
- fanatic
- Usage:
- “In their place, a group of young pastors hope to spearhead a Christian nationalist glow-up as they eagerly await a “Christian prince” to rule America. These often bearded thirty- and forty-somethings have suits that actually fit. They are extremely online, constantly posting on myriad platforms, broadcasting their YouTube shows from man caves, and convening an endless stream of conferences for like minded followers. Let’s call them, as one scholar I spoke with did, the TheoBros.”
- Encountered:
- While reading the Mother Jones piece: To Understand JD Vance, You Need to Meet the “TheoBros”
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I wonder how long…
I am not sure how smart this was of us. I do wonder how long it will stay up in this super Republican neighborhood, being the district that elected Todd “Legitimate Rape” Atkins and Ann “What Climate Change” Wagner, but it is an important issue for us.
This is part of the reason I am so angry with the current Republican party. They are essentially trying to push their minority religious beliefs on the majority. Abortion is obviously a very charged subject, and I cannot imagine it ever being a very easy decision for any woman. But I strongly believe that Continue reading “I wonder how long…”
Matrimonial Log – Star Date 5784.264
“Matrimony… the final frontier. These are the voyages of the Starship Casamiento Segundo, its until-death-do-us-part mission… to explore a strange new relationship… to seek out a new life and new adventures… to boldly go where no sane couple has gone before.”
I was feeling a bit romantic and I told Señora, “I just love you to pieces.“
To which she replied, “Then you should love ALL the pieces.”
Oh well, I tried. Romanticism is overrated anyway…