Still mining the near past, from October, 2014. Not long ago, the remote control was to cartoonists what the smart phone is now, a well one could always return to during a dry spell. One of these days, I’ll learn. I told you I’d have something definitive about the Kickstarter thing, and I do! Sort of. It will begin Monday morning! Unless something totally out of my control prevents it, and I don’t think it will. Tell you what: I will keep you updated with special weekend posts. I’m doing all I can on my end.
152 responses to “Knowledge Is On/Off”
Trucker: That’s hilarious. IMO, so is this:
http://thatispriceless.blogspot.com/
Peace,
I thought I’d check in and let y’all know I haven’t melted yet, though it’s been hotter’n blue blazes here, and the humidity is ridiculous. I stay inside a lot.
Yesterday my sister and I did go to a movie. We saw The Secret Life of Pets. I heartily recommend it to anyone, with or without children! We laughed til we cried, especially at the Pug. Somebody did a really good job with that “character”.
Well, it is Monday.
While acknowledging that the breakdown of Debbe’s numbers would likely be quite different…
http://www.funnywebsite.com/funny-website/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/give-100-percent.jpg
Just did Lake Michigan trip on Friends Good Will.
Speaking of Michigan, there has been another shooting, at a courthouse in Michigan, with fatalities, including two officers. Let me say this about the phrase “waving red flags”. Officers see several people in the course of a day that are waving red flags. I know that I did. We already have complaints about the number of people incarcerated in this country so that isn’t the answer. The anemic mental health system needs a big improvement and that is rarely mentioned.
Here in Utah our state hospital has won all sorts of awards… but it has NOT expanded its capacity for far too long while the state’s population has soared. It’s long past time that the politicians and bureaucrats faced up to the increased need for proper mental and medical care.
JFK pushed for it and some headway was made… but during the following years someone decided that the mentally ill really needed to be “understood” and released from their hospitals and allowed to refuse treatment. That led to increasing homelessness and criminal behavior by those who were trapped in their own minds by illnesses not of their choosing.
Jerry in Fl, most problems of the public mental health system are due to the court rulings of the 1970’s that closed institutions and forced patients on the streets with inadequate supervision and an inability to care for themselves. That creates dangers for both the patients and the communities they are dumped on. And these days, it’s next to impossible to get someone involuntarily committed for evaluation, danger to themselves or others or not.
TruckerRon, you nailed it. And I keep getting FB posts about treating homeless veterans before spending money on other groups. There are programs in place for treating these veterans. But you can’t force someone to accept help where they don’t want it. And in the case of mental illness or addictions, they can’t accept breaking the barriers that keep them on the street due to their illnesses. And that is true of the general homeless population as well.
emb, here is something you might be interested in (and anyone else who like Wagner) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opera/what-to-see/watch-wagners-die-meistersinger-von-nrnberg-on-the-telegraph-web/
Debbe,
Late to comment, but if your a/c unit is freezing up, clean the filter first. That is often the problem (reduced airflow over the coils).
Rusty
Did the Kickstarter thing miss its Monday morning kickoff window?
Today’s “The Norm 4.0” (for Jul 11, ’16) may have gone one up on our esteemed JJ!
Some time back, before these characters wed, they were pretending to be dating intensely for the benefit of the gal’s parents – who wanted this guy for a son-in-law. The pair faked a truly passionate smooch after which the guy thought (paraphrased) “Hey…if this is only an act, why the tongue?”!
Just thought I’d add some levity here.
Jocularity, jocularity! (from one of my favorite shows)
1. I believe that The Norm 4.0 / Jul 11, ’16 is more explicit than anything JJ has written, but nothing more explicit than he’s drawn.
2. In 58 years of marriage Elaine never said that to me. And no, don’t infer that the occasion never arose.
Peace,
Mark: Gee Mom, I wanna go home!
My friend and I are enjoying the late snack, cheese and wine hour. Dickens turned his nose up at the less expensive brie I bought at Aldis in Quincy, Missouri. He is waiting for the good stuff in Canada.
emb: Never heard that, either. 🙂
Dickens is a cheese snob? Who knew? 🙂
Jackie, Gully likes brie too, but prefers Camembert. If you’re near a Trader Joe’s, take a good look at their cheeses, as they sometimes have a goat’s milk brie that’s very good.
I did. Dickens will eat no orange cheese, only aged white cheddar from Canada or England, sometimes he will eat an American white cheddar or provolone bit he loves dill or smoked havarti but dislikes smoked gouda.
Actually, I pretty well agree with Dickens’ cheese opinions, especially the smoked gouda.
Debbe 😉 Just what kind of dictionary is that? The Unabridged Dictionary of Things Ghost Wishes Were True. 😉
Two legends perform what should be the Big Easy’s anthem.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdqQt0b9SGI
Trucker
I was the only one with experience in a psychiatric hospital. 07/10 10:16
That sounded ominous. You were on which side of the desk? 🙂
My kids are cheese slobs not snobs
Tippy (AKA Hoover) eats anything.
Skeezix prefers orange Sharp Cheddar (Shredded)
Both come running when they hear the package rattle
the others it is “meh” – and I have tried other styles.