tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post7073698339552685182..comments2024-03-26T13:46:42.738-05:00Comments on 4 Quarters, 10 Dimes: Continued Stray Thoughts on the Current Political ClimateDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03463621516644789183noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-49697095481678893202017-04-23T21:34:02.311-05:002017-04-23T21:34:02.311-05:00Yes, the joy of academia is that you get to choose...Yes, the joy of academia is that you get to choose which 10-12 hours of the day you have to work. Don't get me wrong - it's a nice freedom. I got to see a lot of school plays when the girls were little and read things like Scalzi's back catalogue, and the only price I paid was working until 1am instead of 11pm. I'll make that trade every time. Not everyone has that luxury.<br /><br />I try never to miss Jim's posts. :) He has a way with words and a fire behind them, and that's Must Read territory.<br /><br />Someday you'll have to send me your Pharisee thing. I'd love to read it.<br /><br />For all the many and valid complaints I have about the internet in general and social media in particular, the community I've found has more than justified the whole thing to me. I'm glad you find it worthwhile to spend your time here!<br /><br />I will say that I laughed all through the 80s at Ed Meese, and not just because of his policy positions. Those too, I mean. But not just those.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03463621516644789183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-52963368481907873232017-04-23T18:31:19.423-05:002017-04-23T18:31:19.423-05:00And, speaking of Jim's place, just got back fr...And, speaking of Jim's place, just got back from there ... if you haven't already read his latest, you should check it out:<br /><br />http://www.stonekettle.com/2017/04/the-hubris-of-ignorance.html<br /><br />It is relative.<br /><br />LucyLucyInDisguisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08169432604954981941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-3122110606186439822017-04-23T17:52:24.048-05:002017-04-23T17:52:24.048-05:002004. That would explain that, then. I get Sundays...2004. That would explain that, then. I get Sundays, sometimes Saturdays, but little other free time to do any deep dives unless the truck goes down. Otherwise, 70 hours, 6 days.<br /><br />And, so you see, there is a reason I spend time on your blog, Scalzi's blog, Stonekettle Station, Hangin<br /> with the Hot Chicks over at Janiece's (and spell check helps me to nearly always misspell her name) and over at Eric's place wandering around with the Giant Midgets.<br /><br />Old guy fears becoming the crazy old guy who lost track of reality - works hard at keeping in touch with same. Finds himself a victim of OSD. Follows sane people around on the 'net to keep one finger in contact with those who appear to have a grasp on reality.<br /><br />And, of course, understand how to have a good time.<br /><br />Hi Eric! Hi Jim! Hi John! Hi Janice! <<<SEE IT DID IT AGAIN!!! It really is not my fault! <br /><br />Oh! Hi David - didn't see you standing over there ... Just covering the bases, you understand.<br /><br />And, I think Tom & Jerry firmly established the fact that meese, and messes, are related to mouse, not moose. And, not to put too fine a point on it, they did that back in the middle of the last century.<br /><br />Lucy<br /><br />LucyInDisguisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08169432604954981941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-66870872304796433772017-04-23T17:25:23.033-05:002017-04-23T17:25:23.033-05:00I think if we had an army of angry moose (meese?) ...I think if we had an army of angry moose (meese?) we'd be invincible.<br /><br />This is the Scalzi post where he coined the term <a href="http://www.scalzi.com/whatever/002675.html" rel="nofollow">Levitican.</a>. It's an older one, so it's easy to miss. When I first found his blog I went back and read his entire back catalogue, because that's the kind of academic nerd I am. It was fun.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03463621516644789183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-72436587280056094272017-04-23T16:35:14.830-05:002017-04-23T16:35:14.830-05:00Thanks. I think. Anyway ...
As much time as I'...Thanks. I think. Anyway ...<br /><br />As much time as I've spent on Scalzi's site, I should have caught that - must have missed it somehow. That whole Leviticus thing does have a certain attractiveness, from a certain point of view ...<br /><br />Said the ghost Jedi to his student.<br /><br />Straws are all we have. At least, according to the old testament, the Egyptians gave the Jews some mud to mix with the straw they could make something substantial to throw.<br /><br />Wher'd I leave that Angry Moose????<br /><br />[still giggling]<br /><br />LucyLucyInDisguisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08169432604954981941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-69600271108417428262017-04-23T16:20:46.315-05:002017-04-23T16:20:46.315-05:00Lucy, for someone who says they've got nothing...Lucy, for someone who says they've got nothing to contribute, you sure do make the place a whole lot more interesting. :)<br /><br />I went back and forth on how to construct that moose/hockey stick sentence, notably whether there should be a comma in there somewhere to clarify it, and then I decided I was WAY overthinking it and either way it was funny. Glad it gave you giggles - I shouldn't be the only one.<br /><br />We live in a Pharisaical age - what John Scalzi referred to as Leviticans rather than Christians, since they seem to privilege the angry god of the Old Testament over the message of Christ. I'm not much of a church-goer and I generally don't worry about other people's beliefs so long as they're not bugging me about them (a courtesy I return), but I do have my beliefs and I resent how they are being twisted by so many narrow-minded bigots and empty-souled authoritarians. You know damned well the modern American Religious Right would have been right there cheering on Pontius Pilate.<br /><br />As for the bit about how nice it would be if this were all a way to disguise the Machiavellian cleverness and future golden age being brought about by der Sturmtrumper, well, sometimes you just have to grasp at straws.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03463621516644789183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-77002796420953729822017-04-23T14:37:46.615-05:002017-04-23T14:37:46.615-05:00Sorry I'm late, again. Getting to be a bad hab...Sorry I'm late, again. Getting to be a bad habit of mine. Let's get started, shall we?<br /><br />1. Or President, for that matter. QED<br /><br />2. A significant percentage of Christians seem to be entirely unhappy unless they have complete control over their environment - much to the chagrin of those of us who are not Christians.<br /><br />4. I had a long response all typed up for this - all about Christ and the Pharisees. Decided not to go there. [Wholly inappropriate and way to snarky for a nice family oriented site such as yours. :) See number 2 above.] [[Also, it was running longer than your post, so there is that, too.]]<br /><br />9. I would like to point out that Wally World <b>IS</b> the leading cause of people running out of money before the end of the month. Mostly, their employees …<br /><br />10. <i> How exactly do you lose something as big as an aircraft carrier?</i> I will presume this to be a rhetorical question, as you also suggested the proper answer<br /><br />12. [snark alert:] NO. I don’t have to admit anything. Were this true, it would be akin to playing a practical joke resulting in a massive heart attack and death. Even in hindsight, it would not be at all humorous. And the damage to the Republic would (will) take decades to repair. [/snark]<br /><br />14. No talent at all required. If you play slot machines long enough, eventually you will hit the $10,000 jackpot. It will cost you about $25,000 to do that - but that is not talent, just totally random stupidity. I mean, chance. Definitely NOT talent.<br /><br />18. <i>”Prepare to be invaded by angry moose wielding hockey sticks…:</i> This hurt my brain. <br /><br />First, I envisioned a herd of hockey sticks wielding angry moose. This gave me a 15 minute case of the giggles. <br /><br />I had to turn this around by substituting man and knife as items wielded and being wielded. Still, I’m not entirely certain that this sentence is properly constructed, but am unwilling to expend the time or effort to diagram it. <br /><br />And, no, I never claimed my sentence structure to be perfect (or even correct, for that matter), just noting something odd about that sentence. BTW, I favor the herd of hockey sticks iteration - angry moose are a formidable weapon. <br /><br /><i>And,</i> I totally welcome our new Angry Moose overlords. (Absolutely <i>HAS</i> to be an improvement over the current overlords. And more intelligent, too.) <br /><br />19. The video of that encounter is on youtube. AWESOME!<br /><br />22. We don’t get no break - y should U?<br /><br />Other than that, I got nuthin’ to contribute. Again.<br /><br />Lucy<br /><br />LucyInDisguisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08169432604954981941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-53499580152165156862017-04-22T08:13:23.512-05:002017-04-22T08:13:23.512-05:00And howdy back! :)
They do give us a wealth of c...And howdy back! :)<br /><br />They do give us a wealth of choices for that title, don't they?Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03463621516644789183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-74033425835627204642017-04-21T22:59:35.853-05:002017-04-21T22:59:35.853-05:00I see your Ron Johnson, and I'll raise you a L...I see your Ron Johnson, and I'll raise you a Louie Gohmert.<br /><br />Howdy from Texas!<br /><br />Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02242695195454658537noreply@blogger.com