Donald and Me, Not First Responders

Donald Trump said he was at Ground Zero after "it" happened but does not consider himself a First Responder.  Of course not.  So, why did he even mention it?


Above are some pictures of Ground  Zero I took in December 2018, seventeen years and three months later.  I don't consider me a First Responder either.

You Have Rights Too!

I have not found the exact wording yet, but I am pretty sure you have the right to duck, if you can.

Please Mr. Postman....

In Virginia Beach, Va. 23 year old Dominyk Antonio Alfonseca was arrested because he handed a bank teller a note asking for $150,000 and added, "Please" with a smiley face.

His defense is that with the word "Please" it was not a demand.  It was a request.

I immediately thought of something I did, or didn't do:

One time in the time keepers' office of the Atlanta Post Office a supervisor  asked me to "Please " to something, which I forgot what it was.  Because some other people were not gainfully employed at the moment and I thought he should have chosen them for the chore I kept doing my other work and  the next day when he found out the job wasn't done he called me into his office and told me he was going to write me up for refusing to  obey a direct order.

My  defense was that I was the only person doing something at the time so he should have picked one of the others, and I said, "besides, when he said "Please" it became a quest not an order.

I wasn't punished.  It was swept under the rug. 

Fred, the White Wino, Has Body Guards

As I left  Krogers today after grocery shopping I heard on NPR radio about a white wino named Fred.  He has four body guards around him at all times to protect his life.  The officials are trying to find him a girl friend to have a "relationship" with.

"What the F...?" I almost said and almost hitting a car in the next lane the same time.

Why are they guarding Fred's  life with body guards?  I thought to myself, "I bet Fred is witness to a murder by a gangster !"  Fred was probably witting and leaning on wall in a alley drinking his wine when witnessed it and the murderer saw him and started chasing him but the cops drove by about that time and saw him running and asked him what was the problem and the gangster hid back in shadows.  He saw the police open for him to get into the squad car and he told them about the murder he just witnessed and then  they found the murderer and Fred picked them out of a line up.

But why are they looking for him a girlfriend to have a relationship with?

Then I heard the same news report on the radio, but I got to hear  and focus on the whole thing:

""Fed-Exed",  a male  White Rhino , has four body guards.  He is the last of his line unless he reproduces.  The officials are looking for him a female companion now to reproduce with so his genes will be carried on"

White Rhino and not White Wino.  Fed-Exed and not Fred , huh?

Never mind.

Physical Life After Death

What happens to life after death?  

We pretty much know there are no motor abilities left  in the dead material body.  Nothing  but inactive body parts.  The lungs don't work, the hands don't work, nothing works, including the sexual parts.  The spirit left every thing behind.

So what would a ball-less spirit do with  virgins?

I have another  question, if the wife of the late terrorist Amedy Coulbaly ,  Hayat Boumeddiene loses her life in a shootout after they find her, will she get 12 male virgins?

Megan McGlover Weighs In on Paula and the N Word

Megan McGlover has a basic realization of what is right and wrong.  She is worth listening to:

Should Workers get Bonuses for Doing their Job?

Why not?  CEOs do.

In the news lately there has  been some talk about  a local municipality  giving bonuses  to workers with good attendance.  It is a  method to decrease absenteeism and tardiness.     It is a ploy to get people to do what they are suppose to do anyway.

It reminded me of my working days at the Atlanta Post Office.  My reporting time was midnight.  I always allowed myself a leeway in case of  wreck or some other mishap.

Also in our office was a lady named Alice Allen.  Alice was always about ten to fifteen minutes late and called in sick a lot.  She was even late when she called in sick.  According to a formula it was time for her to be suspended for bad attendance.    There are steps before somebody is  suspended.  First  a verbal talking to, next a warning letter, then a ten day suspension,  then a two week suspension, then 30 days, then out the door.

The supervisor liked Alice and didn't want to go through all that with her.  He, she, and I met.  She said she just had a lot of running around to do in the day time and when she finally got to bed she would oversleep.  The boss said that since I am there anyway, about 30 minutes before my reporting time would I, as soon as I walked in call Alice and wake her up.  She did not live that far away.  Alice was a good friend so I was willing to help her, so I said "sure".

I started my off the clock duty as soon as I got in to the office I called and woke her up each night  .  I got creative and would tell her a joke or a bit of gossip.  And her attendance improved, not perfectly, but it did improve.

Then one night our boss called a meeting.  He got us all in the same room and he  presented Alice Allen with incentive award of $250 for the best improved attendance.

Later that night I asked our boss how come I didn't get an award, my attendance was perfect.  He laughed and said the award was for "improved attendance" and I had not improved my attendance, how could I?  It was perfect already.

Grrrrrrrrr.

Hold My Hand Like Kim Jong Un

He's got the whole world in his hands, in his hands, in....BOOM!

The True Meaning of Bunnies on Easter

I  heard on the radio news that the Easter Bunny is giving Santa Clause, as for as gift giving goes, some competition.    Now it is becoming the thing to give children's gifts at Easter.  I didn't catch the details.  I was wondering  is there a big human adult size Eater Bunny that delivers  presents to all the good little boys and girls or what?

I heard on the same radio article that this is probably the work of toys manufacturers.

I don't know if this is a good thing or bad thing.  Whether the extra  merchandise will help the economy at the cost of taking away the true meaning of Easter or what.

I only have one bit of advice:  Don't bend over in front of a rabbit that is smiling.

I'M OUTTA HERE!!

I Have Seen the Enemy, It Is Us

A Message To All Bullies

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This applies to radio DJ bullies, also, the kind that make on-th-air pranks.

What About Oscar the Grouch?

I haven't paid that much attention to the Muppets on SESEME STREET since my kids grew into adulthood.  Is Oscar the Grouch still around?  I see other Seseme Street characters keep popping up but not Oscar.  Did he die with Jim Henson?


Well, if he is still around or not, Big Bird has everybody's attention now - from NEWSY.COM:

Who Will Win the Debate Tongiht?

The answer is in the eyes and ears of the beholder.

If you are a die hard Republican you will know feel Romney won the debate even before he opened his mouth.

And if you are a die-had Democrat you will know Obama won without a question.

The debate is less than one hour away and you already know, in your heart, who won the debate.

As a matter of fact, they don't even have to show up.  The results are already in.

The Drive-In Movie

Last night the TV sitcom THE MIDDLE had a segment of going to an old fashion drive-in-theater.   I immediately thought of hearing on the news within the past few days of a man in a drive-in theater and  had car trouble.  He knocked on the window of a nearby car asking for help.  Apparently he disturbed a couple having sex and was shot.

Memories of Drive-In theaters: 

One time in my teens four or five of my friends crammed themselves into Larry's 57 Ford trunk and I was picked to buy one ticket at the Smyrna Drive-In  and drive into the theater, which I did

I parked on the back row and got out of the car and was about to open the trunk to let my friends out and suddenly a bobbing flashlight beam came quickly up to me.  A man with an air of authority told me I could not park there, it was the "colored section".   I said OK and turned to get back into the car.  Then the man added, "You better let those boys out of the trunk before they smother."

Another time, the late Jenkie Latimer and I were sitting in the drive-in watching a movie we had both already seen.  We knew a crucial scene was coming up.  I suggested that wouldn't it be funny if during a crucial scene someone drove their car down front, turned around and faced the cars and turned on their lights on bright? 

The next thing I knew Jenkie was starting his car and down front we went.  Jenkie was not generally one who broke rules.  I must have been a bad influence on him.

We turned around and Jenkie turned on his bright lights and the horns started honking.  We exited the theater very quickly.

F.E.A.R.

Now, it appears we need to be watchful for terrorists in our own backyard. 

Rev Sun Myung Moon Died Today

The self-proclaimed massiah Rev Sun Myung Moon died today at age 92.  Yet we are still here.  It doesn't make sense.

PANTS ON FIRE!?

The other day on TV a political analyst talked about Paul Ryan's speech at the Republican Convention.  The analyst said his speech was good and very well received; he is the new Republican hero.  And then the poltical analyst quickly added, "He just needs to deal with 'the pants on fire' thing."

One Giant Leap....

Neil Armstrong died today at age 82. 

Lochte Admits Using Bathroom In Pool - Lattee Dah!

The on-line headlines this morning was that Ryan Lockte admitted using the bathroom in the pool just before the race take-off and has no shame of it.

I don't blame him.  When you gotta go, you gotta go.  Of course, I am talking about number 1.  All that water around you might be the same effect, even more so, as putting your hand in the water.  Number 2 is a different story.  If you are racing down the water line and while wiggling your legs like the tail of a porpose it might distract you if you see a turd bobbing ahead in your path.