LEAVE IT TO PEEVER exists to give the other side of the story. Challenge the status quo. Confront conventional wisdom. This is sadly needed. I believe it is best to always cast positive doubt on the powers that be. It helps to even up the story.Or score. Please feel free to comment and submit articles. Not everything needs to be serious. I use a lot of slapstick humor, satire, and pontificating. Sit back, relax, and enjoy. We're about to embark on a survival adventure.
Sunday, October 30, 2016
SOULS COLLISION
SOULS COLLIDE. IT'S PROOF THEY EXIST. THE COLLISION PRODUCES LOVE.
JOY. SOMETIMES DESPAIR AND DARKNESS. UNPREDICTABLE, THOSE SOULS, BUMPING
INTO ONE ANOTHER LIKE THAT.
Thursday, October 27, 2016
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“To be GOVERNED is to be watched, inspected, spied upon, directed,
law-driven, numbered, regulated, enrolled, indoctrinated, preached at,
controlled, checked, estimated, valued, censured, commanded, by
creatures who have neither the right nor the wisdom nor the virtue to do
so. To be GOVERNED is to be at every operation, at every transaction
noted, registered, counted, taxed, stamped, measured, numbered,
assessed, licensed, authorized, admonished, prevented, forbidden,
reformed, corrected, punished. It is, under pretext of public utility,
and in the name of the general interest, to be place under contribution,
drilled, fleeced, exploited, monopolized, extorted from, squeezed,
hoaxed, robbed; then, at the slightest resistance, the first word of
complaint, to be repressed, fined, vilified, harassed, hunted down,
abused, clubbed, disarmed, bound, choked, imprisoned, judged, condemned,
shot, deported, sacrificed, sold, betrayed; and to crown all, mocked,
ridiculed, derided, outraged, dishonored. That is government; that is
its justice; that is its morality."
General Idea of the Revolution in the Nineteenth Century, translated by John Beverly Robinson (London: Freedom Press, 1923), pp. 293-294.”
Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
General Idea of the Revolution in the Nineteenth Century, translated by John Beverly Robinson (London: Freedom Press, 1923), pp. 293-294.”
Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
Amidst Law Enforcement Crackdown, DAPL Company Warns Water Protectors: Get Out, Or Else
Amidst Law Enforcement Crackdown, DAPL Company Warns Water Protectors: Get Out
INDEPENDENT MEDIA UNDER ATTACK. MAINLINE MEDIA ALREADY BOUGHT. KISS FREEDOM OF THE PRESS GOODBYE.
INDEPENDENT MEDIA UNDER ATTACK. MAINLINE MEDIA ALREADY BOUGHT. KISS FREEDOM OF THE PRESS GOODBYE.
COLD AS FROZEN ANARCHY
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP. CANADA HAS INVITED US TO MOVE THERE SHOULD THAT HAPPEN. DECIDING BETWEEN ARROGANT STUPIDITY AND UNENDING WINTER. BONES WILL GET COLD AS FROZEN ANARCHY.
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
TERROR. TERROR. TERROR
EVERYWHERE YOU TURN, TERROR. IT'S HORRIBLE. IT GRABS HOLD OF YOUR
HEART AND MAKES YOU ANXIOUS AND FEARFUL. I WOULDN'T WASTE MUCH MONEY
BOMBING AFGHANISTAN, IRAQ, SYRIA. IT'S MUCH CLOSER THAN THAT. IT'S RIGHT
AROUND THE CORNER. EVEN INSIDE THE GATES. IN WASHINGTON, LITTLE ROCK,
MISSISSIPPI, NORTH DAKOTA. RIGHT-WING, CHRISTIAN, WHITE, GUN TOOTING,
BIBLE STOMPING, REPUBLICANS WHO WAVE THE FLAG AND SING THE SONG. MORE
DANGEROUS THAN ANY OTHER TERRORIST YOU WILL EVER SEE. HERE'S A CHEAP
ANTIDOTE TO KEEP THEM FROM STEALING YOUR SANITY. SIMPLE BUT EFFECTIVE. A
PRAYER EVOKING DIVINE PROTECTION. CHANT IT OVER AND OVER WHEN YOU GET
ANXIOUS OR UPSET:
I KNOW WHO I AM.
I KNOW WHERE I COME FROM.
I WILL NOT ALLOW ANYONE TO MAKE ME FEEL ANXIOUS AND FEARFUL.
I AM NOT AFRAID.
I KNOW WHO I AM.
I KNOW WHERE I COME FROM.
I WILL NOT ALLOW ANYONE TO MAKE ME FEEL ANXIOUS AND FEARFUL.
I AM NOT AFRAID.
Saturday, October 22, 2016
Capitalism Is Doomed — Without Alternatives, So Are We
Capitalism Is Doomed — Without Alternatives, So Are We
WELCOME TO THE OLIGARCHY. BYE, BYE, MISS AMERICAN PIE.
WELCOME TO THE OLIGARCHY. BYE, BYE, MISS AMERICAN PIE.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“For those who believe in God, most of the big questions are answered.
But for those of us who can't readily accept the God formula, the big
answers don't remain stone-written. We adjust to new conditions and
discoveries. We are pliable. Love need not be a command nor faith a
dictum. I am my own god. We are here to unlearn the teachings of the
church, state, and our educational system. We are here to drink beer. We
are here to kill war. We are here to laugh at the odds and live our
lives so well that Death will tremble to take us.”
Charles Bukowski
Charles Bukowski
Friday, October 21, 2016
HIGHWAY LANDFILL BLUES
HOW COULD YOU MISTAKE A CAR WINDOW FOR A TRASH RECEPTACLE? IN ARKANSAS, IT'S EASY. WHEN I PULLED ONTO ELCONO THIS A.M., WHICH IS IN THE VILLAGE, I THOUGHT IT MUST HAVE BEEN RECENTLY ANNEXED INTO THE SALINE CO. LANDFILL. CRAP EVERYWHERE. YOU WOULDN'T THINK THE VILLAGERS WOULD BE SO CALLOUS, BUT THEN AGAIN, THEY WILL ALL VOTE FOR TRUMP, WHICH IS CLEARLY A VOTE FOR LITTER. HIGHWAY 5 ON THE WAY IN TO HOT SPRINGS IS NO BETTER. THE GARLAND CO. SHERIFF HAS A CHAIN-GANG WORKING IT ABOUT ONCE PER MONTH, WHICH IS NOT NEAR ENOUGH TO KEEP UP WITH THE LITTER. THEY END UP WITH BAGS ALONG THE ROAD ABOUT EVERY 100 FT. THESE ONLY END UP BEING TARGETS FOR PASSING CARS PROTESTING HOW CLEAN THE HIGHWAY LOOKS. EVERY ROAD IN ARKANSAS HAS THIS PROBLEM. THE INTERSTATES ARE NO EXCEPTION. IT IS AN ARKANSAS GAME TO DODGE CHUNKS OF RUBBER FROM BLOWN RECAPS ON TRUCKS. THE WHOLE THING IS DISGUSTING, WHICH REMINDS ME OF PEEVER LAW #108: EVOLUTION GOT IT WRONG. SHOULD HAVE STOPPED WITH CHIMPANZEE'S.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit
the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within
that spectrum....”
Noam Chomsky, The Common Good
Noam Chomsky, The Common Good
Thursday, October 20, 2016
BACK BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
BACK BEHIND CLOSED
DOORS
More of the same from the village Board of Directors. More secrets.
Guess what? You have a new general manager. The old one is scheduled to advise
her on an on-going basis. Sweet! I attribute all these secrets to our military
leadership. They are not used to operating in a democratic fashion. It’s “do as
we say, we know what’s best for you.” Executive sessions continue to be abused.
The board policy has seven reasons to go into executive session, the seventh a catch-all
for just about any time they want. By comparison, the state of Arkansas has
three reasons to go into executive session. And our Board does not vote in
pubic on personnel matters, a blatant violation of the public trust. No vote
affecting us should be taken behind closed doors. We elect them and we are
entitled to know what they are doing. And how each of the members are voting. The
five years we have been in the Village full-time, the Board of Directors has
been the most disappointing thing about the Village. And the Village Voice has
not encouraged them to change or do anything different regarding all the
secrets. The media usually takes up these battles, but then again, this is the
Village. (I’m going to have to check if the Chamber owns them). At any rate,
one can only hope that things might get better. It’s a great place, but secrets
have no place in our community. We are mostly all capable of discussing various
proposed ideas and letting the Board know in a reasonable fashion how we feel,
prior to the Board making a final decision. That’s how it should work, assuming
we are using democratic principles, which I would hope is our intent.
Wednesday, October 19, 2016
BOTTLE OF JESUS
I'M THINKING OF CRAFTING A BEER CALLED "BOTTLE OF JESUS." DRINKING ONE
WOULD GET YOU TO THINKING ABOUT JESUS AND THE MESSAGE THAT HE GAVE US.
THE SECOND WOULD CONVINCE YOU THAT HIS MESSAGE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH
RIGHT-WING, CHRISTIAN, REPUBLICAN IDEOLOGY. BY THE THIRD, YOU WOULD
BEGIN TO FEEL LIKE ALL TELEVANGELISTS ARE FULL OF BULLSHIT, AS ARE MOST
POLITICIANS, WHO MAY BE EX-TELEVANGELISTS. THE FOURTH WILL TAKE YOU INTO
ANOTHER DIMENSION, WHICH HAS TO BE BETTER THAN THIS ONE. FIVE, YOU WILL
HAVE A VISION OF GOD. AFTER SIX, YOU WILL WAKE UP IN A MENTAL HOSPITAL
THINKING YOU ARE GOD. AND YOU'RE WELCOME.
SHOCK AND AWE
I JUST REMAIN MESMERIZED BY ALL THE VILLAGE RIGHT-WING, WHITE,
CHRISTIAN, REPUBLICANS WHO ARE SUPPORTING TRUMP AND PENCE. THESE ARE
BY-AND-LARGE PEOPLE WHO ARE EDUCATED MORE THAN THE AVERAGE, AND HAVE
BEEN SUCCESSFUL, AT LEAST IN TERMS OF MAKING MONEY. (BOTH OBVIOUS
MISNOMERS). THERE IS NO PLAUSIBLE EXPLANATION, OTHER THAN COMPLETE
LOYALTY TO A PARTY THAT IS TOTALLY IRRELEVANT IN THE 21ST CENTURY.
ANYONE SUPPORTING TRUMP HAS IN MY OPINION LOST ANY LEVEL OF CREDIBILITY
REGARDING BEING A RESPONSIBLE CITIZEN AND OBSERVANT HUMAN BEING. THESE
PEOPLE WOULD DO ANYTHING TO PROTECT WHITE PRIVILEGE. THEY ARE SURE THEY
ARE BEING CHEATED BY THE POOR. (THOSE HORRIBLE ENTITLEMENT PROGRAMS,
NONE OF WHICH THEY CAN EXPLAIN ACCURATELY). I COULD BE WRONG ABOUT ALL
OF THIS, BUT I DOUBT IT. NO ONE SHOULD BE SUPPORTING TRUMP, WHO HAS
PROVEN TO BE THE MOST UNQUALIFIED CANDIDATE TO EVER RUN FOR THE
PRESIDENCY. FORTUNATELY, HILLARY IS GOING TO HAND HIM HIS BUTT ON A
PLATTER. IT WILL BE A TEMPORARY RELIEF, BEFORE WE HAVE TO START DEALING
WITH OBSTRUCTIONIST REPUBLICANS AND AND A FIRST FEMALE PRESIDENT WHO
WILL ACT MORE LIKE A MODERATE REPUBLICAN THAN A LIBERAL, PROGRESSIVE,
DEMOCRAT. UNFORTUNATELY, THE ELECTION WILL NOT BRING AN END TO ALL THIS
STUPIDITY. IT IS ONLY THE BEGINNING. WHAT YOU SEE NOW IS A PRELUDE TO
WHAT COULD BECOME TOTAL ANARCHY.
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
HOW SCREWED UP ARE WE?
- A gun is easier to obtain than a drivers license.
- A majority of the public may be opposed to whatever, but it doesn't matter to the government. And all the while I thought the government was us.
- As the world becomes smaller, so does our brain. This seemingly helps explain the phrase "cool."
- When you demand that the poor be helped, you're called a socialist. When you demand that the rich be helped, you're called a Republican.
- We call bombs "smart," and it's possible to be killed by "friendly fire."
- We keep electing people who haven't got a clue what's going on.
- Looking for a better country? Try improving yourself. Don't worry about the other guy. Worry about you.
- We kill people who don't agree with us. Sounds to me like murder.
- Fear. Fear. Fear. Everyone is afraid. The terrorists have won. You don't think so? Check your gun cabinet.
Sunday, October 16, 2016
BENEDICTION
AND SO IT IS. ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER PLEA. ANOTHER ASKING. MOVE INTO OUR
LIVES. KEEP US FROM SUCCUMBING TO GREED, THE CRAZINESS OF POLITICS, A
WORLD WROUGHT IN DESPAIR. HELP US TO KEEP OUR HEADS ABOVE WATER. GIVE US
THE STRENGTH TO SAY NO TO IT ALL. HELP US TO REMEMBER THAT THINGS CAN
BE, AND WILL BE, BETTER. GOODNESS ALWAYS PREVAILS. YOUR GOODNESS, YOUR
MERCY, OUR BELIEVING IN US. WE WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN. WE WILL STAND TALL
AGAINST EVIL. WE WILL KEEP GETTING UP IF KNOCKED DOWN. WE WILL NOT BE
SILENCED IN THE DARKNESS. YOUR SHINING LIGHT WILL BRIGHTEN OUR PATH. WE
WILL GO ONE STEP AT A TIME, WITH OUR HEADS HELD HIGH AND OUR RESOLVE
SECURE, DETERMINED TO MAKE EARTH A BETTER PLACE FOR EVERYONE.
SUNDAY MORNING PRAYER-WE ARE TAKERS
You are the giver of all good things.
All good things are sent from heaven above,
rain and sun,
day and night,
justice and righteousness,
bread to the eater and
seed to the sower,
peace to the old,
energy to the young,
joy to the babes.
All good things are sent from heaven above,
rain and sun,
day and night,
justice and righteousness,
bread to the eater and
seed to the sower,
peace to the old,
energy to the young,
joy to the babes.
We are takers, who take from you,
day by day, daily bread,
taking all we need as you supply,
taking in gratitude and wonder and joy.
day by day, daily bread,
taking all we need as you supply,
taking in gratitude and wonder and joy.
And then taking more,
taking more than we need,
taking more than you give us,
taking from our sisters and brothers,
taking from the poor and the weak,
taking because we are frightened, and so greedy,
taking because we are anxious, and so fearful,
taking because we are driven, and so uncaring.
taking more than we need,
taking more than you give us,
taking from our sisters and brothers,
taking from the poor and the weak,
taking because we are frightened, and so greedy,
taking because we are anxious, and so fearful,
taking because we are driven, and so uncaring.
Give us peace beyond our fear, and so end our greed.
Give us well-being beyond our anxiety, and so end our fear.
Give us abundance beyond our drivenness,
and so end our uncaring.
Give us well-being beyond our anxiety, and so end our fear.
Give us abundance beyond our drivenness,
and so end our uncaring.
Turn our taking into giving … since we are in your giving image:
Make us giving like you,
giving gladly and not taking,
giving in abundance, not taking,
giving in joy, not taking,
giving as he gave himself up for us all,
giving, never taking. Amen.
--Walter Brueggemann, from Awed to Heaven, Rooted in Earth: Prayers of Walter Brueggemann
Make us giving like you,
giving gladly and not taking,
giving in abundance, not taking,
giving in joy, not taking,
giving as he gave himself up for us all,
giving, never taking. Amen.
Saturday, October 15, 2016
ROCK & ROLL
Let’s rock and roll. One of the labels we boomers carry is
“The Rock & Roll Generation”. Now that’s a label I don’t mind having.
I was born in 1948. As fate would have it, so was the 33 1/3
rpm vinyl record. Now, I don’t want to make too much of that coincidence, but
it does make me an expert on music, particularly rock & roll.
With the advent of the 33 1/3 record, it wasn’t long after
that Atlantic Records producer Jerry Wexler coined the term “rhythm and blues”.
The saxophone and electric guitar took center stage. Some of the first rhythm
and blues stars included T-Bone Walker, John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, The
Mills Brothers, Billie Holiday, and The Ink Spots. Most of the originals were
before my time, but I have listened to them over the years. In fact, I once saw
The Ink Spots in a nightclub in Chicago,
pretty much by accident. I think we just happened to stumble in.
The fifties ushered in a fusion of rhythm and blues and
country. In 1951, disc jockey Alan Freed, in Cleveland, Ohio, coined the term
“rock and roll” and held the first rock concert. It was called The Monday
Coronation Ball. Now you know why the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is in
Cleveland.
The first true rock & roll song is debated, but Bill
Haley’s “Rock Around The Clock” was the first to top the Billboard chart. Other
early rock and roll artists included Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, Little Richard,
Eddie Fisher, Perry Como, Ray Charles, Smokey Robinson, and James Brown. It’s
speculated that Bill Haley was so popular because he was white and more
sellable. Many white radio stations were more willing to play him than the
black artists of the time. Remember, we weren’t so far along in our race
relations in the 1950's.
At any rate, the 50's was a little early for me. I was a
60's and 70's rock fan. That period covered my teen years into early adulthood,
with college and marriage in-between. I attended a lot of concerts over those
years, many at the Mississippi River Festival, at SIU Edwardsville. Some of the
bands I heard there and other places included The Band, with Bob Dylan,
Jefferson Airplane, Fleetwood Mac, Van Morrison, The Eagles, Pink Floyd, The
Everly Brothers, John Lee Hooker, Wille Nelson, John Prine, George Thorogood,
Jackson Browne, Cheap Trick, Marshall Tucker, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers,
Santana, Eric Clapton, The Steve Miller Band, Dr. John, The Fabulous
Thunderbirds, Stevie Ray Vaughn, and The Who. At least, those are some I can
remember. It gets a little hazy.
I am a collector of primarily 60's and 70's music. The first
album I ever bought was “Paul Anka Sings His Big 15". I think it cost
$2.50. The year was probably 1957 or 58. I’ve purchased about 999 others since
than. My top ten follows: 1. My favorite album ever: The Beatles, “Sgt. Peppers
Lonely Hearts Club Band”. 1967. 2. “Highway 61 Revisited”, by Bob Dylan. 1965.
3. “Exile On Main Street”, by The Rolling Stones. 1972. 4. “Astrol Weeks”, by
Van Morrison. 1968. 5. “Are You Experienced”, by Jimi Hendrix. 1966. 6.
“Tapestry”, by Carole King. 1971. 7. “Hotel California”, by The Eagels. 1976.
8. “Dark Side of the Moon”, by Pink Floyd. 1973. 9. “Legend”, by Bob Marley and
The Wailers. 1984. 10. “Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme,” by Simon &
Garfunkel. 1966.
As you can see, rock and roll dominates my taste. I’m something
of a one-dimensional music lover. But then, I’m a boomer.
Friday, October 14, 2016
MOST LIBERAL DOG IN ARKANSAS
IT SURE IS GOOD HAVING A DOG. AROUND WHERE I LIVE, MOST PEOPLE ARE
RIGHT-WING REPUBLICANS, SO I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE TO TALK POLITICS
WITH. GIVEN THE SITUATION, I TURN TO MY DOG. HE IS A 100 LB GOLDEN
DOODLE. HE KIND OF BACKS UP TO THE COUCH, PUTS HIS BUTT ON IT AND SITS
THERE WITH ME. WE TALK POLITICS AND WATCH TV. SOMETIMES THE DOG CHANNEL,
WHICH I SEEM TO LIKE MORE THAN HIM. HE DOESN'T SEEM TO MIND MY
LEFT-WING LEANINGS. HE SEEMS TO LIKE OBAMA AND IS EAGER TO SEE HILLARY
BECOME THE FIRST FEMALE PRESIDENT. I'M PETTY SURE HE IS NOT RACIST,
ALTHOUGH HE HASN'T SEEN ANY BLACKS HERE IN THE VILLAGE. HE LIKES
FEMALES. EVERY TIME HE MEETS A FEMALE DOG, I CAN TELL. HE'S SORT OF
TRUMP LIKE IN THAT REGARD. I DON'T THINK HE LIKES WAR, 'CAUSE HE DOES
NOT LIKE TO FIGHT. HE RUNS FROM A 7LB RAT TERRIER THAT SCARES HIM HALF
TO DEATH. HE DOES SEEM TO BE FURTHER LEFT ON ANIMAL RIGHT THAN I AM, BUT
THAT'S TO BE EXPECTED. ALL IN ALL, HE'S A GOOD COMPANION AND I CAN
USUALLY GET IN THE LAST WORD.
Tensions Escalate as Iran Sends Warships After US Bombs Yemen
Tensions Escalate as Iran Sends Warships After US Bombs Yemen
HER WE GO AGAIN. MORE KILLING IN THE NAME OF PEACE. IT WON'T WORK.
HER WE GO AGAIN. MORE KILLING IN THE NAME OF PEACE. IT WON'T WORK.
DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL-2016
ANN AND I ARE VOLUNTEERING AT THE FESTIVAL THIS YEAR. I AM AN USHER. I
WAS ABLE TO WATCH A MOVIE: THE HEART OF THE NUBA. NUBA IS ACTUALLY A
MOUNTAIN RANGE IN CENTRAL SUDAN. THE FILM WAS ABOUT A DOCTOR WHO RUNS A
HOSPITAL THERE. HE IS THE ONLY DOCTOR. HE HAS SOME NURSES FOR
ASSISTANTS. AT TIMES HE TREATS 400 PEOPLE PER DAY. HE IS THE ONLY
SURGEON. THE NUBA PEOPLE COME UNDER AIR ATTACK FROM THE GOVERNMENT. THE
PRESIDENT, OR KING, OR WHATEVER THE HELL HE IS, BOMBS HIS OWN PEOPLE.
THE KICKER IS, FOR NO GOOD REASON. HE IS REPORTED EVERY YEAR TO THE
WORLD CRIME TRIBUNAL, AND THE U.N., FOR CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY. BUT NO
ONE EVER DOES ANYTHING. THE NUBA PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE MUCH CLOUT. THEY
SUFFER HORRIBLY, WHILE JUST TRYING TO EKE OUT AN EXISTENCE. THIS JUST
GOES ON, AND ON, AND ON, AND ON, AND ON.THE ENTIRE WORLD CANNOT GET ALL
THE KINGS MEN TO STOP. A COLOSSAL FAILURE OF THE HEART.
Thursday, October 13, 2016
YOU ARE PRO WHAT?
HERE IN THE VILLAGE, SOME OF THE CHURCHES HAVE THEIR LITTLE WHITE CROSSES OUT. THEY CLAIM TO BE PRO-LIFE.
HERE'S THE THING: IF YOU CLAIM TO BE PRO-LIFE, YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO GIVE UP YOUR LOVE FOR WAR AND CAPITAL PUNISHMENT, AMONG OTHER THINGS. IF NOT, YOU ARE PRO-BIRTH. CALL IT BY THE RIGHT NAME.
NOT ONE TO LEAVE WELL ENOUGH ALONE, I STOPPED IN AT ONE OF THE CHURCHES TO SEE THE MINISTER. I ASKED HIM ABOUT HIS DISPLAY. HE SAYS GOD SUPPORTS LIFE, AND DOES NOT WANT US TO TAKE IT. I ASKED IF THAT INCLUDED CAPITAL PUNISHMENT AND WAR, TWO ENDEAVORS THAT PURPOSEFULLY TAKE LIFE. HE SEEMED STUNNED AND A BIT SPEECHLESS. YOU DON'T SEE A PREACHER SPEECHLESS TOO OFTEN. I LEFT.
HERE'S THE THING: IF YOU CLAIM TO BE PRO-LIFE, YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO GIVE UP YOUR LOVE FOR WAR AND CAPITAL PUNISHMENT, AMONG OTHER THINGS. IF NOT, YOU ARE PRO-BIRTH. CALL IT BY THE RIGHT NAME.
NOT ONE TO LEAVE WELL ENOUGH ALONE, I STOPPED IN AT ONE OF THE CHURCHES TO SEE THE MINISTER. I ASKED HIM ABOUT HIS DISPLAY. HE SAYS GOD SUPPORTS LIFE, AND DOES NOT WANT US TO TAKE IT. I ASKED IF THAT INCLUDED CAPITAL PUNISHMENT AND WAR, TWO ENDEAVORS THAT PURPOSEFULLY TAKE LIFE. HE SEEMED STUNNED AND A BIT SPEECHLESS. YOU DON'T SEE A PREACHER SPEECHLESS TOO OFTEN. I LEFT.
Wednesday, October 12, 2016
A 50 YEAR HIGH SCHOOL REUNION.
CRAP! THAT WAS A LONG TIME AGO. WE WERE 18. NOW WE ARE 68. I HADN'T
SEEN MOST OF THOSE PEOPLE FOR 50 YEARS. SOME OF US CHANGED A LOT. SOME
NOT SO MUCH. I COULD IDENTIFY ABOUT 2/3RDS, WE ONLY HAD 79 IN OUR CLASS.
ABOUT A DOZEN HAVE DIED, AND ANOTHER DOZEN COULDN'T BE FOUND. I SUPPOSE
THERE WERE ABOUT 35 OF US. FIFTY WITH SPOUSES. ANN AND I HAD A GOOD
TIME. SHE IS A YEAR YOUNGER, BUT KNOWS MANY OF THE PEOPLE. THE 50 YEARS
DID CAUSE A LITTLE COGNITIVE DISSONANCE IN ME, WHICH IS SORT OF A
PSYCHOLOGICAL TERM FOR CONFUSION. MY MIND WAS REMEMBERING HOW WE LOOKED
IN 1966 AND HAVING TO RECONCILE HOW WE ALL LOOK TODAY. (CAUSING
COGNITIVE DISSONANCE IN CLIENTS IS A FAMILY THERAPY TECHNIQUE). ASIDE
FROM ME LOOKING SLIGHTLY DAZED, THE WHOLE THING WAS GREAT FUN. THANKS TO
EVERYONE WHO WORKED ON IT, ESPECIALLY LINDA, WHO DIDN'T GET TO ENJOY
IT. (HOPE SHE IS FEELING BETTER). SEEING EVERYONE REMINDS ME OF HOW
IMPORTANT FRIENDS ARE, EVEN THOSE YOU HAVEN'T SEEN FOR 50 YEARS.
NEWS ALERT: YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST
ELECTION RESULTS:
ELECTORAL COLLEGE: CLINTON-330 OR SO
TRUMP-210 OR SO
POPULAR VOTE: (GIVES A NEW MEANING TO THE WORD POPULAR)
CLINTON WILL WIN BY 500,000 PLUS
THIS WILL BE CONSIDERED A MODERN DAY SPANKING, WHICH TRUMP WOULD PROBABLY ENJOY. EVEN FROM HILLARY. HE WILL CLAIM HE WAS CHEATED, WHICH HE DOES CONSERNING ALL HIS FAILURES.
SENATE: DEMOCRATS BY 2
HOUSE: DEMOCRATS WILL COME UP JUST SHORT OF A MAJORITY.
ELECTORAL COLLEGE: CLINTON-330 OR SO
TRUMP-210 OR SO
POPULAR VOTE: (GIVES A NEW MEANING TO THE WORD POPULAR)
CLINTON WILL WIN BY 500,000 PLUS
THIS WILL BE CONSIDERED A MODERN DAY SPANKING, WHICH TRUMP WOULD PROBABLY ENJOY. EVEN FROM HILLARY. HE WILL CLAIM HE WAS CHEATED, WHICH HE DOES CONSERNING ALL HIS FAILURES.
SENATE: DEMOCRATS BY 2
HOUSE: DEMOCRATS WILL COME UP JUST SHORT OF A MAJORITY.
Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Friday, October 7, 2016
Thursday, October 6, 2016
QUOTE OF THE DAY
NEVER PAY THE BILL UNTIL YOU UNDERSTAND HOW BADLY YOU ARE BEING CHEATED.
The Peever
The Peever
REMEMBERING WHEN WE WERE YOUNG
- OUTDOOR JOHNS.
- GOOD MUSIC.
- MOTORIZED BIKES (A baseball card and a clothes pin, Hopefully, not a rookie Joe DiMaggio).
- BACKYARD WIFFLE BALL, STICK BALL, BASEBALL GAMES. CORK BALL WAS PLAYED IN A CAGE. PITCHER, CATCHER, BATTER.
- DRIVE-INS. (THEY DIDN'T NEED TO WASTE TIME SHOWING A FILM).
- ROTARY PHONES. PARTY LINES. OUR NUMBER WAS 118.
- POTLUCKS AT THE CHURCH.
- HOME-MADE GO CARTS.
- 1957 CHEVY. $800 IN 1965.
- PLAYING DOMINO'S AND CANASTA.
- MARBLES. JACKS. HOP SCOTCH. ALLEY, ALLEY OVER. HIDE AND SEEK. WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME PLAYING ARMY, WHICH LATER WE TRIED TO AVOID.
- FIRST KISSES. HOLDING HANDS. PUTTING YOUR ARM AROUND YOUR SWEETHEART.
Wednesday, October 5, 2016
Saturday, October 1, 2016
UN Condemns US Drone Strike in Afghanistan That Killed 15 Civilians
UN Condemns US Drone Strike in Afghanistan That Killed 15 Civilians
MORE U.S. MURDERS AT A DISTANCE. COWARDS.
MORE U.S. MURDERS AT A DISTANCE. COWARDS.
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