(UPDATE: It is Sunday, the last day of the Boston Comic Con. I hadn’t meant to go dark the past few days, but I’ve hardly had a spare moment. In fact, I think the past month or so possibly has been the busiest of my life! That’s not a bad thing, and I’m not complaining, but I’m ready to slow down. As for BCC, I know you expected more in thee way of live coverage, but I will at least recap it for you in the coming days. I do want to say, I have met some wonderful fans from the Boston area, and I thank each of them for coming out. The Comic Con isn’t necessarily the easiest ground to navigate!)
Things are about to get a little crazy around here. Delta permitting, I will leave for Beantown tomorrow morning, where I will be on exhibit at Boston Comic Con Friday-Sunday. I know it costs to get in (I don’t get a cut of that; I’d let my readers in free if I could.), but I hope some of you in the Boston area will come by and see me at table D915. Autographs and handshakes will be free. I ship more books to Massachusetts than any other state, and I’m looking forward to meeting some of you. Also, I will be in Burlington, VT, two weekends later for the Vermont Comic Con. This is an experiment for me. I expect to be the old geezer in the corner fielding questions such as, “Is that strip still around?” It’s true, I’m in the corner, the southeast corner. I don’t know how much time I’ll have, but I definitely plan to send you updates here.
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GR6: ‘Or in some cases, monokini.’ Used to not allow topless in Brazil. Has that changed?
Trucker: Have we any idea what happened to the first five? Whom is the Decalogue addressed to? Men, who could own property. ‘Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s wife.’ A single or married man is earlier enjoined not to commit adultery, which is sleeping with a married woman, another man’s property. No law against a married man sleeping with a single woman, unless she’s a virgin, when he has to first get her father’s permission.
Why is the woman at the well at noon, in the heat of the day? [Over 90F here in Mpls., miserable.] Women gather at the well in the cool of the morning to draw water, and probably to complain re the ‘woman at the well,’ who feels she is not welcome there.
It is ok for her, presumably a widow [maybe also a divorcee: a husband could legally div. his wife w/o cause] to sleep w/ a man, single or married, except for those forbidden in Leviticus or wherever because of degree of relationship. [E.g., ‘marriage with deceased wife’s sister’ (G&S, ‘Iolanthe’, Act I)]. Jesus does not tell her to ‘go, and sin no more.’ That’s a different tale, or two.
Peace,
…where Lowells talk only to Cabots, and Cabots talk only to God.
Welcome to Brahmin Boston Jimmy.
GR6, it might be easier to measure the actual bikini coverage percentage and then subtract from 100%!
You know, c ex-p, I really like the more “hands on” approach to calculating bikini coverage that you suggested. May I count on you to cover my bail? For science?
George – I manage a convenience store. I can tell you with 100% certainty the FDA and Excise folks WILL and DO send in people both above and below legal age to see what we do. My company has been in so much trouble lately, we can get in trouble for not asking for ID before walking away to grab product. Indiana requires us to card anyone who doesn’t look at least 27 (random age, I know). Alcohol is 40, I believe, but most establishments card no matter how old.
Debbe – I needed ones because everyone was coming in with twenties for $1and $2 purchases. Puts a dent in the supply in a hurry.
My great Monday has been followed by two of the most frustrating days I’ve had in a while.
At my age I still get carded for alcohol. Don’t know about cigarettes since have not bought since 1965. In those days cigarette company furnished us all we wanted since we did their ads for college newspapers.
My friends who work in convenience stores tell me the stores won’t pay the clerk’s fines for selling or get the out of jail. They may exaggerate.
Jackie – Nope. AND they lose their job. Just carry your damn ID and get it out if asked. Better yet, have it ready. Faster and easier for everyone.
Wow! Hit a nerve. Sorry, nothing will convince me that asking a 72-year-old for his ID to prove he is older than 21 is anything but Stupid.
Well, I consider being carded for beer and wine at 72 a compliment but then I am a vain woman and smile easily.
Since I give the alcohol away it’s not like there is any urgency involved.
P.S. in Oklahoma there are young women who look older and far more bedraggled than I, what with drugs, drinking, alcohol, poor diet and physical abuse.
I know that is hard to believe but I see them every day in convenience stores and guess what they buy? Not water and Diet Cokes like I.
P.S. left the smoking off that list. Amazing how those vices, along with no exercise and a pack of children can age you.
Hit my last nerve too. Haven’t heard on Mark. He was still in surgery since 11 a.m.
Sorry to have upset the ambiance. Won’t bother you’al any more.
Good news, Mark made it through surgery and is in cardiac ICU but unconscious. This was very major surgery.
They ended up having to use veins? Arteries? From both his legs. I have no idea how many bypasses they ended up doing but the main aorta was 99% blocked with others less blocked.
I got message from his brother who saw him tonight. I think I may lie to hospital so they will talk to me but I just can’t do that. Too many scruples. Also I suspect he ocked his ex wife so I might be suspect.
George, if you think you’ve upset the ambiance around here, you haven’t been paying attention. 😀
Stick around; we value all our Villagers.
Thanks for the report, Jackie. Yes, serious business, indeed. The veins they graft to the coronary arteries to bypass the blockages are “stripped” from the legs. (Ironically, I’ve known some people who had more problems with leg pain than chest pain for sometime following the surgery.) Having to harvest veins from both legs may be an indication of the surgeon needing a lot of them, or perhaps just that they had problems locating suitable veins.
Interesting factoid: Veins and arteries support blood flow in just one direction. So the orientation of the veins have to be reversed to be compatible with the arteries.
Good luck at the Con, Jimmy. I hope you can update us from the floor, but if not, we will assume you have been swamped by a large turnout of New England A&J fans.
They told Mark’s brother his legs would hurt more than chest when he got off pain meds and gained consciousness. I don’t think Mark would have been with us for long had he not gotten into VA when he did. He had same thoracic surgeon as his next door neighbor, also a veteran. I spoke to her and she said the surgeon never got upset unless it was very serious as Mark’s was.
I was impressed that the surgeon prayed with Mark for help, an indication he has humility and concern for his patients. So many believe it is they who control life.
By the way, Ghost, are you ever going to tell us what it is that you do in a hospital. Your knowledge never surprises me but it seems quite specific.
Nah, I just read a lot.
Apparently, it’s cold, windy and rainy where the Swiss and US woman’s beach volleyball teams are playing…they are all wearing entirely too much clothing. Well, it is winter where they’re playing, after all. Good game, though, tied 1-1, and they are trading points in the 3rd.
So that’s why they were so covered! I wondered. BTW, the US won in 3 sets.
Hands-on, GR? I figured more of an optical scanner device.
Ghost: ‘It is winter where they’re playing.’ Olympics? Rio is only degrees S. of the equator. No winter. Or maybe this beach volleyball is somewhere else.
Tunner boomies in Mpls., local flash flood watch.
Peace,
Optical scanning device? Where’s the fun in that? 🙂
Not winter weather, but officially winter falls June-September in Brazil. Granted, it wouldn’t likely be too cool in, say, Panama in February, but it would still be officially winter there.
How about if you removed said bikini you could measure and compute square inches but then you have issue, is bikini wearer 5 feet tall or 6 foot tall and how many cubic inches are involved.
Braille?
On a different note, we missed the International Day of the Cat. At my house we have Okie Cat Day 365 days of the year. Baby Tom is in house to go get things removed and Hoochie Mama is going to get her ears cleaned out, having caught mites from Kitty Tom who has apparently died of his ear infections. He never let us catch him, wild and free but loved Hoochie Mama beyond belief.
For some reason we have had a steady supply of black and white Tom’s and ginger orange cats, despite me making payments on my vets truck steadily.
George it is bureaucracy – then no one claimed THAT was anything but Stupid.
A Ghost said All view are welcome – if you really tilt the wagon you will be ignored.
Still Angels bowling – the lanes are east of me. Close to emb.
Have been buying at the same package store for 25 years so don’t get carded.
GM Debbe
I remember those days-
Food is an important part of a well balanced
diet.