Religion div (weirdness subsection)

Every time I read something like this, I just gotta wonder if:

a) his faith wasn't strong enough;
or
b) whatever supreme being sky-deity he was praying to was pissed off at him;
or
c) he was just plain wrong.

You decide ........ (and don't get me started on them what keep snakes (cute, cuddly creatures that they are) as pets.

Happy day div

On this day in in 1889 the brassiere was invented. No statistics exist concerning the increase in

the one-handed dexterity by males of our species.

Luckily as the case may be in 1431, the nineteen year-old Joan 'd Arc was burned at the stake in Rouen ... ... she wasn't wearing one.

Sorry div

Met Doc at a party in Boulder, Colorado in 1967. He played my old 1952 Martin D-28 to show another band member the difference between a Martin and the "knock-off" my friend was touting.


Passed away today at 89.
God Bless ..........

Been Surfin' div

Fixer has a great post over at Alternate Brain: The Bomb ...

Follow the links therein (especially the one about Barry Goldwater  - - the one I remember) and enjoy.
Kinda like what I said early this month but with a bit more bite (and better pictures).

I'm Alright Jack ** div

I remember when I was in the service, there was always a "push" for a new or revised, improved evaluation system. It would make the promotion procedure "better" and fairer. (I do have to say that no one could ever say why a particular individual was passed over or promoted). Anyway, what always amazed me was that those touting the new system would never be affected by it.
 Same thing goes for all the Republican calls for "entitlement" reform. None of these rubes will ever be in need of the safety net, they've never missed a meal, never had to do "without." You don't seem to see any poor people calling for the end to food stamps, eh ?? or Social Security, or Medicare. Why do rich folks always seem to know what's best for those less fortunate  - -  and why are the less fortunate the only ones that need to make the sacrifices ...... well, you get the picture.
Who do the pundits call on for advice on women's healthcare ?? Yep catholic priests and other assorted dick wavers.
Like's been said before, it's only "class warfare" when we fight back ..............



** I'm alright Jack

A Little Saturday Nite Bluegrass div

Same unknowns as before  - -

 Jesse Cobb on Mandolin, Derek Gray on bass, Norm Olsen on guitar (standing), Nicky Sanders on fiddle, Chris Luquette on guitar (sitting), Austin McGregor on banjo, and Stephan Burwell on fiddle, Next to the mandolin player.

Random musings div

Kinda been bombarded with information lately ....it's a wonder my bear brain don't explode sometimes.

Let's see  - -
JP Morgan Chase (a great big "bank,") lost a lot of money. Now, the rest of the 1% involved are mad.
maybe the solution  (as Duncan Black says : " is to give them more free money."

Mittens doesn't remember what he said, but he stands by it.  And some half-wit Super-Pac Billionaire wants to smear the President because of that black preacher in Chicago. So fucking what ??? I thought Mr. Obama was a Kenyan Muslim, so HTF could some "christian" preacher in Chicago have any influence on him ???? Why can't these people get their shit together in one sock ?? (and why are they billionaires if they are soooo stooped ??).

While out in Arizona, the politics get weird and weider (or is it dumb and dumber ??).

Speaking of billions,"Facething" is now selling stock. Huh ??? They don't make anything, duh !!!
 ( Unless, of course, you count the alchemy of turning a perfectly good noun - -  "friend'  - -  into a verb).
Along with that, one of it's "inventors" has decided that he really doesn't want to be a real 'Merican and a job creator. The Senate is mad, but maybe he'll renounce his choice just like Michele  - -  the dimwit serving on the other side of the white dome thingee.

Meanwhile, despite Jamie's problems over at Chase, nothing still on where the money went from MF Global. I'll bet you know just what the "MF" stands for, eh ???

Maybe we should have a consumer version of the "Stand Your Ground" law present in so many states. Imagine, when a company, corporation or individual "threatens" you (and remember, "Corporations are people, my friend") the threatened party can stand his ground and defend himself, his home, his property  and his family. Ah, but therein lies anarchy.

I'm sure the mini-bears will continue to bombard me with more "stuff and nonsense"  - -  need to find them a job (or girlfriends).

Hmmmmmmm div

Been away. (but haven't stopped reading)
Gordon at Alternate Brain had an interesting post. The gist of it being:
 "This used to be a hell of a good country. I can't understand what's gone wrong with it."  George Hanson.  He observes that Americans talk a lot about the value of freedom, but are actually afraid of anyone who truly exhibits it.
Sure heard a lot of this kind of thinking while out west.
Also managed to acquire more time on a 737-800 than the last-nite's flight crew. I'm sure it still even had the "break-in" oil  - -  and even smelled new.

Why do they rise to the top ?? div

I'm out of pocket -- in a far western state recently in the news for it's extremism.
Trying to keep out of the "no Politics Zone,"  with family, but it's often futile and useless.
Saw that back in my neck of the woods, another one has emerged.
Apparently, he was fired as an "editor" for not knowing the difference between "coarse" and "course."
oh well ..... it's no better out west.

Maybe we should see someone's Birth Certificate div

Guess this  is OK, eh ???

So much for our Kenyan, Socialist, Muslim, Radical President.  - -  (oh yeah, he's black too).

Didn't Mr Michele's parents hold up their hands and say...........

I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen; that I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I will bear arms on behalf of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform noncombatant service in the Armed Forces of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform work of national importance under civilian direction when required by the law; and that I take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; so help me God.

............ when they became US citizens ??  (well, maybe they didn't). Yet Mr Michele was born in the good 'ole US of A and gets to be a citizen by virtue of birth. Perhaps his folks were illegal immigrants and he's simply one of them "anchor babies."  Ya think ???? Talk about a dream act  !!!

'twould seem to this old bear that citizenship in a foreign country would disqualify one for serving in a position in any branch of the US government.
Will the kids be required to perform Swiss National Service ?? (God knows the idea of this crazy woman having a loaded automatic weapon stored in her closet is frightening enough). Lucky for her, she doesn't have to participate in the Swiss version of "Obamacare" (it's mandatory, ya know) because she doesn't live there - she just gets to sponge off the taxpayers.

The sovereign citizens of the 4th Congressional District of Minnesota (ya, sure, ya betcha) will have the opportunity to send this illegal immigrant home in November.

Of course here's a golden opportunity to ask that Rep Bachmann either renounce her Swiss citizenship or do the right thing** and resign.

** Note: in times past, "doing the right thing" usually involved a firearm and one round of ammunition.