When the umpteenth variation of “Dead of the Living Night” comes on television, it’s tempting to deride the caliber of entertainment available today. And I do, but as human beings we’ve always had something of a spotty track record when it comes to spectacle. Imagine a huge tent filled with people waiting for somebody to be shot out of a cannon. Not long ago, that was entertainment. Before that, it was bear-baiting and feeding people to wild animals. Maybe we’ve come further than we think.
Big Shot
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402 responses to “Big Shot”
Yeah, probably the only way I’d bomb out of that survey is if it included “Hasn’t bought a book in more than a week” and “Hasn’t read a book in more than 24 hours”.
I firmly believe that you mind, not unlike your body, will atrophy if not regularly exercised. And reading is a great way to exercise it.
Ahh…body and mind…..my son thinks I think too much, and I, myself, lift too much….it was an eggceptionally good day for me…..worked the teens today…..with good results…thank you very much the Boss my said……………………
dang..the Boss man said today….type too fast too…..clocked at 85 wpm one time, with 10 typos…. seriously…..
Why, GR 😉 , that’s how we blondes learn ‘tings,’ ask and then we won’t tell….and I leave you with Linda…..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QS8lVduttlQ
Ahhh, is right, Debbe. I have gotten the zucchini and the tomatoes harvested for the day, the hot peppers soaking in their brine and vinegar, and the radishes and carrots scrubbed and ready for the relish tray. It is a swell evening, everybody is in a good mood, and The Man In My Life is grilling steaks. Mine is a fine New York strip and I think I see him taking it off the grill just now. Later, all.
Debbe 😉 It’s all good, babe…as long as you don’t take this outlook…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srpwqf2MWAw
Is it just me, or were Linda’s lips not in the top percentile of sexy?
Whatcha drinkin’ tonight, Munchkin?
Tequila, silly. I’m on my sixth Margarita
Bourbon, sweet bourbon for me, DM. After the past three days, I feel slightly entitled. Hope your strip was good.
It was lovely. And, now, good night
If you should dream of goblins tonight, Dearest Munchkin, also dream that Ghost came and slew them for you.
Good morning Villagers…..
Today’s BC comic strip reminded me of you, Jackie….check it out 🙂
Pitiful me…oh, I do have those days, but try to get over them quickly. Have to, need to get for the next pitiful day……
Good friend came by last night, we slammed down a sixer, talked, laughed….then she needed to drive home, back roads of course. And, then of course, I went to bed. My sleeping habits are like the hens in bed by 8ish and waking up early, around 1 or 2, tossing and turning.
Hey, Indy Mindy….did you get lost in your closets????
..and GR 😉 , Linda is incredibly sexy in her videos, my favorite:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMVvRImExKc
Ya’ll have a blessed day
….and GR, glad your Mom’s home.
Hey, Lily, do you drink the tequila with the worm in it?
Except for Debbe’s insomnia, am I the only early riser? Good morning all, cats have had some canned food along with tiny dog. His food, not him! Peaceful and quiet Sunday morning, which is how God started this all I think. Then he put man into the Garden.
Got a note from one of my editors, who said he was glad to see me writing again. I thought of you all and how easy it is to talk to you. I will start imagining all my writing is to you.
Love, Jackie
Debbe, thanks! So true and I even have the three big raised beds. Mine have 12″ x one inch sides, treated lumber with 4 x 4 posts. The first garden there was too shallow and posts too light.
One time a derecho or a gustnado, whatever the Whether Channel term is took out a crop of sweet corn laying it flat, another took out the pole beans which were growing lengthwise on a net that looked kinda like a hockey goal net.
It’ll take a real tornado to get these.
Love, Jackie
Ghost, I’m sorry you were bored, and that I didn’t get back here to see that my links were still in Moderation Heck. I am glad that your Mom is home, and hopefully you won’t be bored again for a long time!
Still, here is the first link from yesterday. We were talking about Madonna, I believe, though this isn’t about her.
I’ve never much cared for Sean Penn or Madonna, so I’ve never seen the movie that song is from, but watching the video the thought that popped into my head was “Oh, such a young Christopher Walken!” This is one of my favorite videos of him- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQ7z57qrZU8
Husband says the reason Madonna was such a good Eva Peron is that she was a whore trying to be a lady. I can’t say, as I didn’t watch that movie, either.
This was the second link, but since it is no longer National S’mores Day (if indeed it ever was) I’m not sure how entertaining it will be. The other comment is now also for sideburns.
Jackie, my husband is in complete agreement with your husband about Jane Fonda.
Oh, isn’t today also National S’mores Day? Where did I read that? I forgot. Anyhow, whether it is or not, I present you with a recipe: http://dudefoods.com/smores-chicken-wings/
Jackie, I’m not necessarily an early riser but before I get my tea there are the outside cats to be fed and talked to-they won’t get close enough to be petted-then the indoor cats and my dog Buddy to be fed and played with. Then I can have my tea and a quiet moment to think about things before the day officially starts.
And as long as we’re listening to Linda Ronstadt…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbjsMGyZVDw
Or this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQaeg582kRQ
At the end of the newer story [the ‘wet’ story], Gen. 1:1-2:4a, Elohim got yesterday off, sundown Fri.- sundown Sat. He had created all the beasts, and then both men and women earlier Fri., all simply by saying ‘Let there be . . ..’ No mention of a garden.
In the older story [the ‘dry’ story], Gen. 2:4b-ff, Yaweh creates a male human, out of some soil, first, then all the critters, then the woman from the man’s rib, as a fit helpmate for him. I’ve seen letters to the editor, within the last decade, from writers who KNOW that men have one rib fewer than women, because God used that rib to make a woman. Sadly, their faith seem to depend on believing things of that sort. Oh, yeah, and somewhere in the Middle East, there’s an angel with a flaming sword, keeping us out of a snake-ridden garden.
If you want to help support another expedition to Mt. Ararat to look for remains of Noah’s ark, just send me a check made out to ‘cash’. Dominus vobiscum. emb
Gotta go to church now, to hear my elder son preach. Family reunion after that.
Good morning, all, and isn’t it a great day?
Debbe, that is not tequila but Mescal. And, no, I drink Jose Cuervo, which The Man In My Life buys by the case.
EMB, actually I believe neither, either version, as I believe they are fables, written to explain the unexplainable. The Garden allegory was just that on my part.
But I do find gardens to be peaceful. One of my profs once told me I was born a Unitarian and did not realize it.
I have a good friend, gardener, who says he belongs to the Church of the Worms, as he spends so much time on his knees praying. He does a good fable/tale for his worms also but I won’t go into it here.
We all can practice our beliefs and prayers in our own ways, thanks to our country’s rights to religious freedoms. And that is a magnificent gift our forefathers came here seeking.
Jean, it is S’mores Day according to Foxtrot’s strip today.
Jimmy Johnson, you outdid yourself today, some fine artwork indeed! TDS is actually pretty accurate today, they got Ansel Adams right along with all the others. I did not see Gaugin? or did I just miss him?
Love, Jackie Monies
“Jose Cuervo, you are a friend of mine. I like to drink you with a little salt and lime. ” Someone else can link the video for Lily!
I know she doesn’t listen to C and W. Does the lord of the house drink tequila too?
Once I was in charge of making margaritas for a club/social event and experimented with a variety of recipes and comparisons to purchased bar mixers until I got it “right”. The club ended up drunk, pushed everyone into pool including the mariachi band who were pretty mad!
Mike says I always believed the rum, tequila and whiskey councils on proportion of alcohol to mixer and ended up with people drunk on just sniffing the fumes.
Love, Jackie
For those of you with room to garden and the potential for way too much squash, remember that you can stuff the blossoms and either bake or fry them.