"In a democracy (‘rule by mob’), those who refuse to learn from history will be the majority and will dictate that everyone else suffer for their ignorance."
Sometimes it’s so distracting I mishear background stuff. For example, a TV commercial I heard as,
“Introducing the evil 4G“
The sheer noise level of the tinnitus is really that distracting a times.
I don’t watch much TV. This was while sharing some “being there” time while my Wonder Woman was watching one of the (very, very) few TV shows she watches via our cable subscription.
“Man, am I glad I found this! I’m going to put it in a safe place, now… ”
Lost again! (Now, THAT’S a “safe place”!)
If the Thugs Standing Around are going to engage in genital groping, they should at least offer the option of cross-sex genital groping (A.K.A. “hand jobs”) and lap dances to those who would prefer it.
TD Bank is offering kids (18 or younger) $10 for reading 10 books this summer.
Great, right? Here’s the deal:
1. Read 10 books this summer. See suggestions.
2. Print out the Summer Reading Form
3. Write down the names of the books they’ve read
4. Take the form to the nearest TD Bank
5. Watch $10 be deposited into a new or existing Young Saver Account
Oh, wait. Notsogreat.
1. Locate the nearest TD Bank location (WTF?!? I thought TD Bank specialized in online banking!):
“There is no listing found based on your criteria. Please change your criteria and try again.” (IOW, “Move to a location where we have a physical presence, sucker!”)
2. Move there.
3. “Here’s your money kid, only… we’ll keep it for you. Howzat for a sweet deal, eh?”
4. 10 books? *feh* Sub-par. Way, way sub-par. (Of course, “par” to me is the last Summer Reading Program I participated in as a kid. My total? 235 books for the summer. Yeh, yeh, Mom did shoo me outa the house, and visits to grandparents involved lotsa outdoorsy stuff, too. IOW, wasn’t 24X7 w/my nose in a book. I used to read a lot more than I do even now.)
Of course, if parents would simply stop playing “event planners” for their kids entertainment schedules and just, well, parent while letting doing whatever they can to compel their mentally lazy kids to create their own entertainment, then encouraging them to read, making sure they can get to a library, etc., could go a long way toward improving our future citizens.
Just sayin’.
I think it’d go well with a “Go Away” doormat and a used silhouette target (laminated), don’t you? And on the front door, “If you don’t have a search warrant, don’t knock. Just go away.”
*heh*
Not a hermit yet, but exploring the idea…
If W. H. Auden’s pithy observation holds water, I just might live forever:
As poets have mournfully sung,
Death takes the innocent young,
The rolling in money,
The screamingly funny
And those who are very well hung.
Well, at least there may be an up side to being me…
“Akismet has protected your site from 1,180,714 spam comments already.”
I used to be an excellent conductor. Still have the chops. So… I avoid lightning.
Considerin’ the idea uh gettin’ some consultin’ folks to upgrade mah image. Ya think Stevie Wonder’d take a gig as a clothin’ consultant?
Maybe this is ONE of the reasons I am fairly comfy here in America’s Third World County:
Do note that almost none of the officeholders labeled “Republican” are “Elite Country Club Repugnican’ts” like most national Repugnican’t officeholders, and the lone Democratic officeholder would be comfortable running as a Republican in most locales.
At least I can find a little bit of common ground to talk with these folks. *heh*