Wit, Wisdom, and Whimsy. (your mileage may vary)
April 11, 2010
commentary Chukchansi Park, Fresno Tea Party, rally fizzles, Tea Baggers 1 Comment
Fresno’s Tea Party held a rally at Chukchansi Park Saturday, April 10. With a capacity of 12,700, the park looked pathetically empty when only 3,800 people showed up to vent their displeasure with the government. The event drew roughly half the number who attended last year’s rally at Save-Mart Center, also in Fresno.
In a stunning admission of the priorities of Tea Party members, organizers blamed low turnout to “Big Hat Days”, a craft show/street fair in the adjoining city of Clovis.
April 10, 2010
commentary, Gay DADT, Lt. Dan Choi, UC Merced Leave a comment
To some, like Senator John McCain (R-AZ), this is one of the most dangerous men in the United States military. His very presence “would create an unacceptable risk to the high standards of morale, good order and discipline, and unit cohesion”.
That danger, however, only exists if he is honest. If he lies, either by commission (saying he is heterosexual) or omission (hiding the truth from others who trust him with their lives), then he is perfectly acceptable as a member of the world’s most powerful military machine. If he is honest about himself, then morale is immediately destroyed, good order and discipline disappear, and his unit is no longer a cohesive whole. This, at least according to some, is why homosexuals must not be allowed to serve their country in the military.
Lt. Dan Choi is a perfect example of why that policy should be changed.
April 4, 2010
commentary Easter, Pharyngula, PZ Myers, resurrection, University of Minnesota Leave a comment
PZ Myers is a biologist and associate professor at the University of Minnesota, Morris. He has a great blog site, Pharyngula, which I read quite often. I also follow him on Twitter.
Being a scientist and a rationalist, PZ isn’t shy about stating his opinion on any and all things related to science and superstitions. One of today’s posts (he posts quite often, as the mood strikes, some short pithy comments, other longer commentary. Always a good read, regardless.) is about Easter, and how the story as it’s commonly told really isn’t what it seems. Go check it out, here.
March 27, 2010
commentary, Gay Hell no you can't, John Boehner, obama, yes we can Leave a comment
A most powerful and moving response to “Hell NO you can’t!”
March 19, 2010
commentary dandelions, favorite flower, mother nature, plants 1 Comment
Mother Nature. What a gal… You’ve got to give her credit, she’s quite the industrious gardener. Leave a plot of ground unattended for even a short time, and she’ll dive right in and start working. Even our lawns aren’t spared her loving touch. She must not really care for the carefully manicured, smooth expanses that most of us like in front of our homes. It takes no time at all for her to start her ministrations, tossing seeds hither and yon, and upsetting the best laid plans of everyone trying to have a putting green (or at least a fairway) as their yard.
I envision her as a somewhat absent minded (in that carefully crafted, wisdom-of-the-ages style), slightly distracted, but always completely aware of what’s going on. Puttering around in her garden, which is of course the entire planet, cooing sweet nothings to her botanical charges. Look, a butterfly just landed on her outstretched finger. They’re whispering something to each other, but of course we’ll never be privy to what they share. Sometimes she’ll look over at you while she’s in communion with her various creatures, and I swear she’s telling it some funny little story, probably at the human’s expense. She’s not above a little teasing, now and then.
I’ve discovered one thing about her, however. I know what her favorite flower is.
March 13, 2010
9-1-1, commentary 9-1-1, demonic possession, demons, Jesus saves Leave a comment
One of the things I love about my job is that no matter how long you’ve been there (almost 16 years now for me), you can never say “now I’ve seen everything!” Last week provided another example of just how odd things can get on the other end of the 9-1-1 line. Just what the caller thought WE could do, I’m not sure. If Jesus is your first line of defense, and that fails, can the Sheriff really solve the problem??
It was late night, cold, damp and before payday. Not much was going on, and most of the trouble makers were staying in, or at least staying below everyone’s radar, with the exception of one hell raiser.
We got the call from a frantic family member. They were worried that the exorcism wasn’t going well, and the possessed relative was getting out of control. Grandma, the family demon ‘caster-outer’, was apparently not having her usual success, and the possessed agitated relative was still in full demonic mode. Demonic possession is an ongoing issue for this particular person, according to our caller, and Grandma was usually successful in her casting-out skills, but not this night.
March 13, 2010
commentary Congress, Democrats, Republicans, Will Rogers 1 Comment
2006 – Control of Congress by just short of a “super majority”.
2008 – Control of Congress by a “super majority”, and control of the White House!
2009 – Unable to pass Health Care legislation. Unable to pass much of anything!
Question – Why are you there, and why should we support you in the 2010 mid-term elections?
The Donkey had better get off his ass and do something, before he’s back in minority status!
I’m not a member of any political party. The Republicans can’t stand “my kind”, the Democrats can’t get their act together even when they are in charge, I have no idea what the Independents are all about, and they and the other parties are just fringe actors that don’t amount to much.
What’s a guy to do?
JimmieJoe / KC6YRU 
I’m A Relic!
April 21, 2010
Jim Reeves commentary, Personal Jim Reeves, Relic, service award, Tulare County Board of Supervisor's Leave a comment
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