IS SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE FUNNY ?
Many years ago SNL was a riot. Great comedians and talented script writers made this program a weekend treat. I, along with many others no longer bother to watch. Years ago they forgot what is funny. The great humorists are long gone. The current crop of writers are clueless.
It occurred to this bunch that a mocking parody of Jesus Christ would be amusing. It was not. They went too far with this ham handed , disgusting program.
The sponsors of SNL are Kmart, Sears and J C Penny. The next time you go shopping you might consider taking your trade elsewhere.
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Friday, February 15, 2013
A REMARKABLE STORY
About 25 years ago Oscar Pistorias, a South African infant, for unknown medical
reasons, had both legs amputated below the knees. As he grew up, in a miraculous
display of medical science, not only learned to walk but, with some strange
looking prosthesis became an Olympic track contender. Although he failed to
win a medal he became a hero of the games and a credit to his country.
Fast forward a couple of years : Oscar has taken up with the beautiful Miss
Steencamp. The world was shocked to learn that Miss Steencamp has been
murdered and Oscar is the primary suspect. It really is an open and shut case.
The jury will find him guilty. He doesn't have a leg to stand on.
P.S. South Africa has the second highest shooting death rate in the world.
Columbia is the first.
s
About 25 years ago Oscar Pistorias, a South African infant, for unknown medical
reasons, had both legs amputated below the knees. As he grew up, in a miraculous
display of medical science, not only learned to walk but, with some strange
looking prosthesis became an Olympic track contender. Although he failed to
win a medal he became a hero of the games and a credit to his country.
Fast forward a couple of years : Oscar has taken up with the beautiful Miss
Steencamp. The world was shocked to learn that Miss Steencamp has been
murdered and Oscar is the primary suspect. It really is an open and shut case.
The jury will find him guilty. He doesn't have a leg to stand on.
P.S. South Africa has the second highest shooting death rate in the world.
Columbia is the first.
s
Saturday, January 19, 2013
WHY SHOULD WE HATE MCDONALDS
Our wonderful government, aided and abetted by the liberal press and the health care nuts has, for many years demonized that evil, omnipresent and powerful company known as McDonalds. The complaint against them, they are the principal cause of obesity of the masses. The sedentary ones who stuff themselves with greasy and sugary treats apparently are blameless.
For reasons that elude me, POTUS and his wife as well as the US congress are obsessed with fat and strike out against it wherever they can. In spite of their efforts,
McDonalds ( and other fast food outlets ) seem to be thriving. How can that be ?
We wonder what can be wrong with top grade beef, chicken and pork,often with lettuce and tomatoes on a first class bun. The french fries might be a bit suspect but they are so good ( yummy ). A small order, split two ways keeps the dreaded calorie count at a reasonable level. One may even order salad if one so desires. This is all served quickly at a reasonable price. They even have a slightly smaller hamburger for only $1.00. And look out, Starbucks, a fine cup of coffee for $0.50 !
Is it any surprise that there are many thousands of McDs all over the world ? These are mostly privately owned but closely supervised franchises. If you have not done so, I suggest that you give them try
Our wonderful government, aided and abetted by the liberal press and the health care nuts has, for many years demonized that evil, omnipresent and powerful company known as McDonalds. The complaint against them, they are the principal cause of obesity of the masses. The sedentary ones who stuff themselves with greasy and sugary treats apparently are blameless.
For reasons that elude me, POTUS and his wife as well as the US congress are obsessed with fat and strike out against it wherever they can. In spite of their efforts,
McDonalds ( and other fast food outlets ) seem to be thriving. How can that be ?
We wonder what can be wrong with top grade beef, chicken and pork,often with lettuce and tomatoes on a first class bun. The french fries might be a bit suspect but they are so good ( yummy ). A small order, split two ways keeps the dreaded calorie count at a reasonable level. One may even order salad if one so desires. This is all served quickly at a reasonable price. They even have a slightly smaller hamburger for only $1.00. And look out, Starbucks, a fine cup of coffee for $0.50 !
Is it any surprise that there are many thousands of McDs all over the world ? These are mostly privately owned but closely supervised franchises. If you have not done so, I suggest that you give them try
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
MASSACRES
The recent CT school massacre was horrifying, disgusting , infutiatng, disquieting, and thought provoking. It was truly a big news story. However, for the last 5 or 6 days that seems to be all we hear about on radio TV and newspapers. By now the story has been told ad nauseum. I don't want to hear about it anymore.
As massacres go, this was no big deal. Traffic fatalities in the US average about 100 per day. 3000 dead in the world trade center. 6,000,000 dead in the holocast. Over 50,000 dead in the Bangladesh tsunami. Nagasaki and Hiroshima come to mind. The horrors of war dwarf most others. The list could go on and on.
Meanwhile, other newsworthy items are hidden from us. Terrible things are occurring in the middle east. The US is about to go over the so called fiscal cliff. Hillary claims to have suffered a concussion and so avoids an embarrassing congressional hearing.
Come on Fox, CNN, abc, nbc, and cbs. Lets let that old story go and start giving us the new and important stories as they happen.
The recent CT school massacre was horrifying, disgusting , infutiatng, disquieting, and thought provoking. It was truly a big news story. However, for the last 5 or 6 days that seems to be all we hear about on radio TV and newspapers. By now the story has been told ad nauseum. I don't want to hear about it anymore.
As massacres go, this was no big deal. Traffic fatalities in the US average about 100 per day. 3000 dead in the world trade center. 6,000,000 dead in the holocast. Over 50,000 dead in the Bangladesh tsunami. Nagasaki and Hiroshima come to mind. The horrors of war dwarf most others. The list could go on and on.
Meanwhile, other newsworthy items are hidden from us. Terrible things are occurring in the middle east. The US is about to go over the so called fiscal cliff. Hillary claims to have suffered a concussion and so avoids an embarrassing congressional hearing.
Come on Fox, CNN, abc, nbc, and cbs. Lets let that old story go and start giving us the new and important stories as they happen.
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
A TROUBLING STORY
Without too much fanfare a reputable source tells us that children are arriving at puberty at a much younger age, about 9 or ten years old. Not too any years ago this happened at 12 or 14 or even older in some cases. What do you suppose has caused this ?
Many possibilities present themselves. For example, can we blame early exposure to salacious material at an early age ? We can blame TV for that. Maybe early sex education in school can contribute. The same reputable source says that 10% of children in the sixth grade have engaged in sexual activity. Does this not bother you ? It does me.
Has something changed in our eating habits ? Are the numerous inoculations having unintended consequences ? How about the fluoride in our water supply. We are constantly exposed to radio magnetic energy. Hmmm---
Our reputable source fails to tell us if this is a world wide phenomena or is it just us. Maybe it is only in the industrial world.
Can this be a cause of the pervasive promiscuity or perhaps the rising prevalence of homosexualiy ? With no evidence to prove it, I suspect it may be a contributing factor
Without too much fanfare a reputable source tells us that children are arriving at puberty at a much younger age, about 9 or ten years old. Not too any years ago this happened at 12 or 14 or even older in some cases. What do you suppose has caused this ?
Many possibilities present themselves. For example, can we blame early exposure to salacious material at an early age ? We can blame TV for that. Maybe early sex education in school can contribute. The same reputable source says that 10% of children in the sixth grade have engaged in sexual activity. Does this not bother you ? It does me.
Has something changed in our eating habits ? Are the numerous inoculations having unintended consequences ? How about the fluoride in our water supply. We are constantly exposed to radio magnetic energy. Hmmm---
Our reputable source fails to tell us if this is a world wide phenomena or is it just us. Maybe it is only in the industrial world.
Can this be a cause of the pervasive promiscuity or perhaps the rising prevalence of homosexualiy ? With no evidence to prove it, I suspect it may be a contributing factor
Monday, October 1, 2012
ALL ABOUT FLIES
I feel certain that you are all interested in flies which I mentioned briefly in a previous blog. I made them sound better than they actually are with their great eyesight and lightening like reflexes. Each eye has about 4000 lenses and they pretty much see about 360 degrees at all times.
It is hard to believe that there are over 30,000 species of flies. The most common one is the ordinary house fly, the one that plagues us all summer long. We kill them if we can but they keep coming. The female, so we are told lays thousands of eggs in her brief two week life span. Her little wings beat at about 200 times per second. She, and her male counterpart defecate about every five minutes. They like to eat mostly disgusting things and then land on us or our food with their disgusting, sticky little feet. Thus they are great carriers of infections and and illnesses.
For the determined fly killer, it is important to know that they take off backwards. Knowing this,we should strike from the rear, using a fly swatter. Newspapers and such are much less effective. We have on order an electronic swatter which electrocutes all types of flying bugs on contact. I can hardly wait to try it out.
P. S. Our fly swatter just arrived. We have loaded it with 2 AAA batteries. Alas, the fly season is over and suddenly, they are gone.
I feel certain that you are all interested in flies which I mentioned briefly in a previous blog. I made them sound better than they actually are with their great eyesight and lightening like reflexes. Each eye has about 4000 lenses and they pretty much see about 360 degrees at all times.
It is hard to believe that there are over 30,000 species of flies. The most common one is the ordinary house fly, the one that plagues us all summer long. We kill them if we can but they keep coming. The female, so we are told lays thousands of eggs in her brief two week life span. Her little wings beat at about 200 times per second. She, and her male counterpart defecate about every five minutes. They like to eat mostly disgusting things and then land on us or our food with their disgusting, sticky little feet. Thus they are great carriers of infections and and illnesses.
For the determined fly killer, it is important to know that they take off backwards. Knowing this,we should strike from the rear, using a fly swatter. Newspapers and such are much less effective. We have on order an electronic swatter which electrocutes all types of flying bugs on contact. I can hardly wait to try it out.
P. S. Our fly swatter just arrived. We have loaded it with 2 AAA batteries. Alas, the fly season is over and suddenly, they are gone.
Monday, September 17, 2012
MISCELANEOUS
No overriding subjects have presented themselves to your lethargic scribe. I few minor thoughts, not worthy of a blog, follow.
Introspection : One might examine oneself from time to time. How is one perceived by others ? Is the perception accurate ? Probably not . One knows things about oneself that no one else will ever know. In like manner our perception of others will always be incomplete.
Flies : Is it possible that we have more flies in the last few years than previously ? We are well equipped with fly swatters and we slaughter them in great numbers. But they keep coming . They are hard to kill. Their excellent eyesight and lightening reflexes are a challenge for the determined swatter.
Omega 3 fish oil : We religiously take our fish oil each day. Recent studies indicate that this may not be as beneficial as the fish oil people tell us.
Organic foods : We march off to the local food market and carefully select the organic products. They must be better since they are much more expensive. Now we are being told that they really are not . I am almost convinced. Milk may be an exception. Ordinary milk goes bad in a week or so. The organic lasts about a month. The milk people have been fiddling with our milk for some time now. I remember, a long time ago, when milk went bad in a couple of days.
No overriding subjects have presented themselves to your lethargic scribe. I few minor thoughts, not worthy of a blog, follow.
Introspection : One might examine oneself from time to time. How is one perceived by others ? Is the perception accurate ? Probably not . One knows things about oneself that no one else will ever know. In like manner our perception of others will always be incomplete.
Flies : Is it possible that we have more flies in the last few years than previously ? We are well equipped with fly swatters and we slaughter them in great numbers. But they keep coming . They are hard to kill. Their excellent eyesight and lightening reflexes are a challenge for the determined swatter.
Omega 3 fish oil : We religiously take our fish oil each day. Recent studies indicate that this may not be as beneficial as the fish oil people tell us.
Organic foods : We march off to the local food market and carefully select the organic products. They must be better since they are much more expensive. Now we are being told that they really are not . I am almost convinced. Milk may be an exception. Ordinary milk goes bad in a week or so. The organic lasts about a month. The milk people have been fiddling with our milk for some time now. I remember, a long time ago, when milk went bad in a couple of days.
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