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Rev. Joe’s Random Thought #6,761

yeah I know you did not ask!

I don’t know whether to admire women for their forbearance, feel sorry that this is the female burden in life or go WTF… why do they put up with it.

I met 3 friends this weekend south of Memphis for a couple days of golf.  One fellow has an RV and he drove it to the campground at Sardis, MS.  That is where we stayed for two nights.

Now just to give you some perspective I was the youngest at 68.  So picture 4 grumpy old men chilling and sleeping in a fairly tight RV.  Now we are only grumpy by spells, but  sometimes the adjective used  probably needs to be whatever the next level past grumpiness is.  I let you decide what that is.

Add to that 4 OLD men marching to the RV bathroom frequently during the night.

Add to  that morning sounds that old men make.  I am sure any seasoned wife could  go on in great detail about those rude noises.

I’ve decided women are either saints or  crazy for putting up with us.

The bespectacled Señora Weinhaus just told me that most women know they are marrying men… and jump off that cliff anyway.

 

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Marching to a Theocracy

When the Founding Fathers spoke of Religious Freedom, what they really meant was freedom from religion. They were very adamant about avoiding what was so common in Europe at the time, state sponsored religions. There was a very strong push in the infancy of our country to set up a state church.  Fortunately, we more or less escaped that calamity.

I have always thought of the United States as a religiously diverse country.  This belief arose because there are so many different protestant religions in this country.  The reality is that, according to the Pew Research Center, the United States is around 78% Christian1.  This puts us in the middle of the pack as far as religious diversity is concerned.

Some 223 years after our constitution went into effect; Continue reading “Marching to a Theocracy”

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Quote for Señora

A recurring feature on Curmudgeon Alley is Quote of the Day.  Okay they are not daily as I do not want too get to many quotes on the same page of my blog. However, I did come across one today that perfectly describes Robin aka the enduring Señora Weinhaus.

“If you have been brutally broken but still have the courage to be gentle to others then you deserve a love deeper than the ocean itself.” -Nikita Gill

Poet Nikita Gill

Apparently Keanu Reeves has paraphrased this quote and made his version very popular too.

“If you have been brutally broken, but still have the courage to be gentle to other living beings, then you’re a badass with the heart of an angel.”

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Quote of the Day — Mark Twain

“Loyalty to petrified opinion never yet broke a chain or freed a human soul — and never will.”  ~~  Mark Twain

 

 

 

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Rev. Joe’s Random Thought #6,094

yeah I know you did not ask!

People have been telling me for years that I look like Sam Elliot.  I even had a complete stranger at a Quick Trip in Tulsa, OK walk up to me to tell me I looked like him.  I absolutely do not get it, but I take it as a compliment as I know he is considered ruggedly handsome.

Another trait that Sam and I share in common is a low, deep voice.  However, his is a million dollar fine instrument, mine is more in line with a cheap kazoo from an arcade claw machine game.   Thinking of the voice similarity, the low, deep part, I begin to wonder about something.  The enchanting Señora Weinhaus frequently  “tells” me to speak up as she cannot hear my low, deep kazoo of a voice.  I wonder if Sam Elliot’s wife tells him same thing???

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Need some golf balls?

These are mostly brands that  I do not play… lots of Top Flite, Pinnacle, Maxfli,  etc.  I’m trying to get rid of them for 4 for a $1 on Next Door.  I might try Craigslist next, but a listing there always seems to bring out the crazies. Between my golf balls and the ceramic flowers that Robin continually makes, the basement is getting, shall we say, crowded.  We are selling flowers, too!

I have literally not bought golf balls this century. I have about as many of the premium brands I like to play, Titleist, Callaway, Nike, the better Bridgestones, etc. The premium brands go for $48 a dozen new.  Even cheap Top Flites are around $1 a piece brand new.

The forbearing Señora Weinhaus thinks Continue reading “Need some golf balls?”

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Rev. Joe’s Random Thought #2,943

yeah I know you did not ask!

Everyone has heard of the “five second rule”, if a piece of food falls to the floor you have 5 seconds to pick it up before the germs attack it.

This morning I thought we need to modify this formula a wee bit.  The length of time that is available to pick up the food item is directly proportional to the the perceived goodness of the food.  To illustrate, a lima bean would be trash while it is still a foot from the floor.  A chocolate chip cookie would still be good after resting 20 or 30 seconds on the same floor.

I suppose if will really wanted to be scientific about this we would need to add a couple variables to the equation. One takes into account the cleanliness of the floor.  A kitchen floor immediately after mopping with ammonia water would be close to zero.  A well trafficked floor in a third world bus station would be pushing 1.  We would need another variable for the stickiness of the food.  Our chocolate chip cookie would again be close to zero and a limp, damp, overcooked piece of asparagus would be pushing 1.

If you are OCD  and really want to know what studies have been done on this, here is an article from WebMD:     ‘5-Second Rule’ Rules, Sometimes