Archives for November 2021

This story appeared in Today’s Seattle Times:
“NEW YORK (AP) — People who trust Fox News Channel and other media outlets that appeal to conservatives are more likely to believe falsehoods about COVID-19 and vaccines than those who primarily go elsewhere for news.”

The study was conducted by The Kaiser Family Foundation**, an organization more famously noted for the development of the eponymous bakery treat, the “Kaiser Roll,” a soft centered, crusty bit of heaven when paired with almost any deli meat or cheese.

When asked for comment, a source from Fox News who asked to remain anonymous replied, “Duh!”

**Ed. Note:  Not to be confused with Kaiser Permanente, the medical HMO known by its members for record-breaking long waits for an appointment.

Vantablack is the brand name for a substance developed by British scientists at the Surrey NanoSystems Lab and released in 2014.  It is a class of super-black coatings with total hemispherical reflectance (THR) below 1.5% in the visible spectrum.  What makes the material special is that it absorbs 99.965% of all visible light.  Simply stated it is the darkest material on Earth making it ideal for many scientific uses such as lens housings, optical assemblies, sensors and scientific equipment.

While it holds the Guinness Book of World’s Records title for the darkest man-made material, it is rumored to have been found in the human body covering the hearts of most politicians and the brains of people who choose to move to Texas and Florida.

It that’s true and the future is based on what I do today we are in serious trouble.
I plan to sleep late, eat leftover Halloween candy and read a salacious novel.
It’s what I like to call retirement.
Go on, don’t you have some WORK to do; an idiot boss expecting you to meet a deadline or a sales quota and a weekly report to complete?  Can rush hour traffic be far behind? 
Enjoy!

It’s our annual return to Standard Time. Fall back 1 hour.
Apparently in Texas they want to turn the clocks back to 1963.
Shame on them!

Easy answer.  Abraham Lincoln, of course.

But did you know that he was clean shaven when he was elected, but why did he grow whiskers while in office?  Conspiracy theorists have multiple explanations ranging from “the chicks love them” to “It was setting the stage for the January 6th attempt to overthrow our government.”  But the real reason is yet unverified.

Will we ever really know the truth?

Are you so brain-washed that you interpret someone saying “Happy Holidays” as them declaring a war on Christmas?   Is it even possible so many of your brain cells have been destroyed that you cannot comprehend the simple fact that many people, good people, do not celebrate Christmas but still want to convey a wish for happiness.  There is a long list of holidays this time of year like Kwanzaa, Chanukah, The New Year, Festivus, Ramadan or Diwali. What is the heinous offense committed by saying “Happy Holidays?”

My guess is the loudest of the complainers have not seen the inside of a church since Aunt Petunia died six years ago.  They probably run up the largest credit card bills buying gifts because it must say somewhere in the Bible this the true way to celebrate the birth of Christ.  Do you imagine this is how Jesus would react to a wish for good tidings?  

Why not spend your energy taking the celebration back from the retailers who have turned Christmas into the most secular holiday in the world.  It is all about getting you to spend your money on Black Friday  so they can turn a profit.  So next time someone says “Happy Holidays” just smile and say “Back at ya!” 

If you want something to obsess about try the fact that 20% of the children in our country go to bed hungry.  I believe fixing that would be a much more fitting tribute to the birth of your savior.

Happy Diwali!
Diwali is a festival of lights and one of the major festivals celebrated by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs and some Buddhists.  It’s also an opportunity to spruce up the home, buy new clothes, and, of course, enjoy parties, feasting and an exchange of gifts.   Diwali is also a time for religious rituals and sharing traditional stories.

Pretty much the Indian equivalent of Chanukah.

And the date is easy to remember as the start of Diwali is usually 20 days after Vijayadashami.  And who doesn’t remember where they were on that day?

Unfortunately the establishment was in the East village and filled with hip millennials so no one knew who they were.  Three great men, all who were all instrumental in making me who I am today, had to pay for their own craft IPA.

Sad.

• KKK stood for great Jewish dishes like Kasha, Kneidlach & Knishes?
• Proud Boys were appreciative children who revere their parents for their accomplishments in science and the arts?
• QAnon was a support group to help stressed out homophobic relatives come to terms with a new and accepting reality?
• NAZI stood for Nude Anthology of Zaftig Images?
• White Supremacist was an 18″ everything pizza with no marinara sauce?

A girl can dream…

Because he could no longer abide frightened and sniveling morons still railing about an election where millions of illegal votes supposedly were cast, even though there is not a shred of credible proof that it happened.  But these sad people are so enamored of a certifiably whack-o misogynistic megalomaniac who is such a monstrous narcissist he cannot accept his crushing defeat that they continue to propagate the big lie.

I hear that busses are being chartered so any of you that still believe this fairy tale can catch a free ride to the Tallahatchie Bridge.  Good luck!