“Briefly stated, the Gell-Mann Amnesia effect is as follows. You open the newspaper to an article on some subject you know well. In Murray's case, physics. In mine, show business. You read the article and see the journalist has absolutely no understanding of either the facts or the issues. Often, the article is so wrong … Continue reading The Gell-Mann Amnesia effect
Happy Mother’s Day
It's Mother's Day today, and I've been relieved of coffee duty at Church this Sunday. It's one of those Sundays we don't staff. Herself is minding the grandkids, as my daughter has a health issue. So I'm here alone with my thoughts. Thoughts of my own mother. My mom was born in 1930, basically as … Continue reading Happy Mother’s Day
A New Social Media Site?
Found this on one of my threads. It if were me, I'd call it "Nob" "Join Nob. Feel free to be a dick. Everyone else is"
Well? Are you?
"You gonna share them aigs or not?" Every morning. Same thing. BTW, that's no illusion. Jasper isn't the smallest one any longer. The Boy. Still available if you want him.
Jet Gets a New Ball.
Nothing makes Jethro happier than a new basketball to ruin. This one courtesy of WalMart, where it was $5. Half the price of dog toys. https://vimeo.com/707096580 Now that it's burst. It'll be a fetch toy for the next six months. All three have been playing 'keep away' with it this week. Money well spent.
Friday Funnies
Jokes shamelessly poached from upjoke.com A football coach noticed that his star tackle, Bubba, had so many women hanging around that he couldn’t possibly handle all of them. So one day he asked, "Bubba, just what the hell is your secret?"Bubba replies, "Well Coach, whenever I’m about to have sex, I always whip itout and … Continue reading Friday Funnies
A good one
I often listen to music as I work or type this blog. A lot of the time I'm listening to podcasts, but that's another thing. As I was typing the other day this came on my iTunes: https://youtu.be/DxOu-G7rgI4 First I saw these guys was when they were with Michael W. Smith at the Dallas Symphony … Continue reading A good one
On the Road
I'm on my way this morning to a convention of the vast right wing conspiracy, otherwise known as the Knights of Columbus. It's the second one I've attended, and hopefully the first where I don't get food poisoning. The first was easy to figure out. I was riding with a friend, and we stopped at … Continue reading On the Road
Friday Funnies
Jokes shamelessly poached from Kickasshumor.com, memes from my meme scrap pile. Girl is cryingDad: Why ya' crying?Girl: My boyfriend dumped me!Dad (Grabs shotgun): I'll be back…A while later, dad comes backGirl: What the hell! Why did you kill him!Dad: I didn't!Girl: Where did you go, then?Dad: To get you ice cream of course.Girl: Why the … Continue reading Friday Funnies
Not worth it. Just not worth it.
I decided to engage one of the Karens on NextDoor. Let me back up. I've been on NextDoor for some time. When I moved to the new house I switched my address and decided to get more active. Big mistake. Call the workers at Walgreens giving crappy service high functioning retards? - Get a yellow … Continue reading Not worth it. Just not worth it.