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The Flags Flying in Rural Areas

I just returned from a 3 day backpacking trip in north central Arkansas.  My brother and I were in the Ozark National Forest a little ways south of Jasper which is on the Buffalo National River.  It is a very rural area, a very scenic area, consisting mainly of national forests and cattle operations, sparsely populated would be an accurate description.

I have written before of how I felt my beloved American flag has been hijacked by the conservatives, especially the extreme right.  That has resulted in my having mixed emotions Continue reading “The Flags Flying in Rural Areas”

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Perhaps My Most Sensuous Dream

My due diligence: I don’t believe this post to be x-rated, I would not even call it r-rated. However, it has a vaguely graphic sexual theme. Also I know that listening to someone else’s dream is often a politeness.  So now, dear reader, the choice is yours.

One of the things about backpacking this time of year is the amount of time you spend in your tent in a sleeping bag.  It gets dark early and morning arrives late.  It also tends to be cold, Continue reading “Perhaps My Most Sensuous Dream”

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Rev. Joe’s Random Thought #2,000

yeah I know you did not ask!

This “random thought” may be somewhat obscure to many readers, but to those of us who know JMR, it will relate immediately.

JMR takes walks regularly and drives quite a bit for various reasons.  All of us in his circle are use to frequently getting calls from him at these times as he has had a thought he needs to share.

Reflecting on this, it is obvious to me that this is his method of sharing in the same vein as Rev. Joe’s Random Thoughts.  The acorns do not fall too far from the oak tree.  Of course his method has the advantage of not floating around the Internet to come back and bite him.

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Rev. Joe’s Random Thought #1,776

yeah I know you did not ask!

Only in America…

I go to the doctor every 6 months to get blood work,  mainly because one of the drugs I take (blood pressure med???)  can affect the liver.  They generally want to check my cholesterol while they are at it, so I go in fasting.  A bad habit that I started years ago is getting a Mickey Dee’s breakfast afterwards. Outside of when we travel, it is the only time I eat at this iconic American restaurant.

It was about lunch time when I got out of the doctor’s office. The line at McDonald’s drive-thru was fairly long so I went inside. There was only one man inside  eating at a table,  and I walked right up to the counter and ordered.  When I left the line for the drive-thru had backed up all the way on to Olive Boulevard, which is very a busy street with 4 lanes and a middle turn lane.  Admittedly the weather is bad here in St. Louis today, a slushy mess freezing on the road, so that probably affected peoples’ actions. However, I have seen the same behavior on beautiful spring days.  It makes me wonder how much gasoline is wasted by folks idling in drive-thrus.

 

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Picture from 6th Grade…

A couple of days ago was Valentine’s Day which got me thinking about one etched in my mind from when I was in 6th grade.   Digging around I found a picture taken that day during our class party celebrating the event.  I had given a card to every kid in the class – seemed like the nicest thing to do.  I did not have to use even one finger to count the number of Valentine Day cards I received.  Twas not a good day, and one that was burned in my memory.   Perhaps this was the impetus starting me down my curmudgeonly path.

And so it went.

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Word of the Day – Barratry

  • Noun: Barratry
    1. the purchase or sale of office or preferment in church or state
    2. an unlawful act or fraudulent breach of duty by a master of a ship or by the mariners to the injury of the owner of the ship or cargo
    3. the persistent incitement of litigation
  • Synonyms:
    1. contravention
    2. dereliction
    3. disregard
    4. infraction
    5. infringement
    6. noncompliance
    7. offense
    8. violation
  • Usage:
    1. “But Captain Krausa listened quietly, then answered with real poetry–he accused the Losian of every crime from barratry to  mopery and dopery in the spaceways.”
  • Encountered:
    1. While reading Robert A. Heinlein’s Citizen of the Galaxy.

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Quote of the Day – Charles Dickens

“An idea, like a ghost, must be spoken to a little before it will explain itself.” ~~ Charles Dickens

 

 

 

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Clint Eastwood Saves the Day

Today I was doing some honey-dos in the guest bedroom.  While I was busy in there I decided I wanted to watch the final round of this week’s PGA golf tournament. Thing is we have not had a house guest since before the pandemic lock down so it has been that long since that TV had been used.  First I had to load our current streaming service onto this TV, then I discovered the Roku menu was not working.  I diagnosed the problem quickly – for me – as the batteries being dead in the remote controller.  Opening the back of the device I discovered I needed two AA batteries.  Problem was we had used up the last of the package a while back.

Remembering the oft repeated line Continue reading “Clint Eastwood Saves the Day”

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Rev. Joe’s Random Thought #572

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I spent part of yesterday afternoon giving all three bathrooms a very thorough cleaning.  Now I do not want to utilize any of them as I do not want to encroach on their perfection. I am afraid, however, if I sidle up to a tree in the backyard one of the neighbors will place a call to Chesterfield’s finest.  Well, there is always the BP on the corner of Olive and Chesterfield Parkway.  Their bathrooms are generally clean, but not perfect.  I wonder if I could sneak into the YMCA down by the St. Louis County Library and get a quick shower…

And so it goes.

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Rev. Joe’s Random Thought #2,754

yeah I know you did not ask!

I was returning home from a Wally World run when I ended up behind a pickup at a long traffic light.  Well pickup is not quite the right description.  It was a reasonably new 4×4 pickup jacked up to stratospheric levels, sporting 4 massive tires that extended at least a zip code from the side of the vehicle, and so pimped out I did not know where to focus my gaze.

I was feeling a bit snobbish, well actually more than a little judgmental about such a ride, when I noticed that my dream car, a Porsche 911 Carrera, was in the next lane beside the tricked out 4×4.

It dawned on me that both were forms of conspicuous consumption expressed in different fashions.

I sometimes wonder where the control is for whatever mental function it is that causes me to be so judgmental. Of course at this point in my life it is so rusted from lack of use as to be inoperative.

And so it goes.