G.O.M.E.R. * RETURNS

* Grumpy Old Men & Their Elucidating Rants

After the Supreme Courts overturning of Roe v. Wade was announced, the Omaha World Herald reported that there were at least 1,000 "protestors" that turned out in Omaha & "some anti-abortion protestors." Here are my questions. Why were the 1,000 "protestors" not correctly identified as "pro-abortion protestors," while "anti-abortion protestors" were not referred to as "pro-life" protestors? And how come we know that there were at least 1,000 pro-abortion protestors & "some" anti-abortion protestors?

And, will I'm at it, we are very grateful that we made our 3,800 mi. trip out West last OCT instead of this year, when gas prices probably would have eliminated the possibility of such a trip.

FLOODS

If you're not aware of the catastrophic flooding in Yellowstone & Capitol Reef NPs recently, you should Google to see videos of the devastation. Some of the areas that Lois & I visited in YNP a few years ago are completely inaccessible now, with roads & bridges washed away & structures adjacent to rivers washed into the floodwaters. And the Grand Wash Trail in CRNP, which Lois & I hiked last OCT, also experienced a flash flood that swept away vehicles & required some hikers to be rescued. I remember that as Lois & I hiked that trail & noted warning signs about flash flooding, we speculated as to where exactly we could climb if we found ourselves in that predicament.

COVID

"Do mask mandates work? Bay Area data says no." Drudge Report

THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE . . . CALIFORNIA

"Anchovies raining from sky across San Francisco." Drudge 

POLITICAL POTPOURRI 

"Dems pause Jan. 6 hearings to call for insurrection." Babylon Bee

"Hillary seen on grassy knoll near Biden bike fall." Babylon Bee

"Democrats argue that Clarence Thomas should only have 3/5 of a vote." Babylon Bee

TRENDING

"In 6-3 vote, Supreme Court overturns all Matrix sequels." Babylon Bee

"Convenient napkin dispenser lets you grab either a handful of 50 napkins or tear a small corner of 1 napkin." Babylon Bee

CRIMINAL MINDS

"Snakes discovered. Police in Germany said SUN they discovered more than 110 dangerous snakes on a farm after a woman who lived there sought medical treatment for a poisonous bite. The 35-year-old woman drove to a hospital in Salzgitter, near Hannover, early SUN & told doctors there that one of her rattlesnakes bit her finger.  While the woman's condition deteriorated & authorities hastily ordered an antidote from a specialist . . . police visited the farm in central Germany & found dozens of snakes . . . Police said specialists determined the snake collection included both constrictors & poisonous varieties, which weren't housed in appropriate terrariums. The reptiles were all impounded." Norfolk Daily News, 6/27

WHY PARENTS SHOULD HAVE NO SAY WHATSOEVER IN THEIR CHILD'S EDUCATION *

* Compliments of the Babylon Bee

1. Parents don't know anything about kids.

2. Most parents don't raise their kids to be unquestioning drones of the dystopian state.

3. Uneducated parents might only know about 2 of the genders.

4. Parents' judgment can't be trusted when they choose to have kids instead of getting an abortion.

5. Parents may read their kids books like "Cat in the Hat" instead of "My Two Dads."

6. They might not want their 5-yr-old to transition just yet.

7. Reinforces the outdated stereotype that the nuclear family is the core of society.