WHY I BLOG
"I started to blog & write other Facebook posts after I left Lutheran High Northeast in 2014. I was burned out & started seeing a mental health therapist to help me deal with my anxiety & depression. Journaling is one way to cope, & blogging became for me a way to journal. So, I blog mostly for myself, but I always hope that my posts entertain & maybe even help those who read them. There you go!
RAIN? YES!
We enjoyed a thunderstorm the other day, & I woke up to a thunderstorm this morning. We're talking heavy rain. Not only that, it's continued to rain off & on. Can we control the weather? The climate? I sincerely doubt it, so I keep praying for the weather we need, & ask God to help us cope with the weather we get.
MAN'S BEST FRIEND
Our dog Sammy got me up this morning, because it was obviously time for breakfast. Then he decided that he needed to go outside, despite the pouring rain. I gave in, let him out, then watched him wander around the deck before demanding to be let back in, soaking wet. He keeps looking at me like I'm responsible for the rain. And he's been moping, because Lois is in Omaha with our grand-daughter Hadley. I tried to humor him by giving him & few scraps of bacon & letting him lick off my breakfast plate. If he plays his cards right, I may take him for a walk this afternoon.
A MUCH BETTER WEEK FOR CORNHUSKER & CHIEF'S FANS
Nebraska won its first game of the year by defeating Northern Illinois last week. A cupcake opponent to be sure, but a win is a win. And the Chiefs rebounded from a season-opening loss to beat the Jaguars, but still don't look like Super Bowl champs.
EMERGENCY ROOMS
I've made more than my share of visits to the ER. [Broken bones, cluster headaches, kidney stones, not that it's any of your business.] So have some of you. Just a few days ago our grand-daughter Brianna had to go to the ER in Lincoln. [She's out now.] So, I thought you might like to know where Leckband-Hill states rank in terms of ER waiting times.
#2, Nebraska, 1:48; #5, Iowa, 1:59; #13, Minnesota, 2:14; #20, Texas, 2:24; #30, Florida, 2:44; #41, California, 3:00; #39, North Carolina, 2:54. For brevity's sake, I didn't include states where our nieces & nephews live.
SCREEN TIME
I recently watched "Schindler's List," something I've always meant to do. Riveting, but depressing. I just finished watching "Band of Brothers." I watched it a few years ago. Also riveting. Also depressing at times, but ultimately a message of hope. Now I'm watching "The Pacific," which I also watched a few years ago. Also riveting. Also pretty gory at times. Last night I started watching a documentary about wildfires on Paramount+. It features the usual claptrap about climate change & disparages those who refuse to buy in. To it's credit, it also gives time to those who admit that there are more causes than climate change. [See previous comments about weather & climate.]
TRENDING NEWS FROM THE BABYLON BEE *
* Your trusted source of fake news.
> "Only 2 cars in line at McDonald's? This won't take long!" says dumbest man alive."
> "Apostle John leaves Patmos resort brutal 1-star review."
MORE TRENDING NEWS
> "Russian soldiers blew themselves up after getting drunk on resupply run." Drudge Report, 9/18
> "Black bear sighting at Disney triggers closures." Drudge, 9/18
> "Air Force asks: Has anyone seen missing F-35 fighter jet?" Drudge, 9/18
> "Military personnel seen wandering forest pressing on F-35 key fob." Babylon Bee
> "3rd of Americans can't name all 3 branches of government; 1 in 6 can't name any." Drudge, 9/20
> "STUDY: Peak happiness in life occurs--at 70!" Drudge, 9/20. I'm over 70, & I don't think I feel as happy as I should be.
> Newest hobby for retirees: Riding 3,100 roller coasters." Fox news Online, 9/21. I only have 3,098 to go!
HERE'S TO YOUR HEALTH
"Taking care of teeth & gums, oral health can affect brain." FNO, 9/21. For better or worse? I demand answers!
"Side sleepers get achy shoulders." msn.com, 9/22. I sleep on my side. I get achy shoulders. This could explain a lot.
"Trans children who took puberty-blocking drugs had mental healthy issues." FNO, 9/23. Ya think?!
THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE CALIFORNIA
"Gas hits $6 in L.A." Drudge, 9/17 Bidenomics? Newsomnomics?
LIKE MICHIGAN
"Woman rescued from outhouse." Omaha World Herald, 9/21. Apparently she was attempting to retrieve her cellphone. I'm not sure if she succedded. Need I remind you that MI is a blue state?
LIKE COLORADO
"CO moose charged woman, headbutted & stomped on her while she was walking her dog." Fox News Online, 9/21. Was it a tiny dog? Inquiring minds want to know.
LIKE TEXAS
"Naked man strolling through DFW airport taken into custody for mental health evaluation." FNO, 9/21
MOST POPULAR RELIGIONS IN AMERICA *
* Compliments of the Babylon Bee
> Pickleball
> Gluten-free-ism
> Hating Donald Trump
> Loving Donald Trump
> Tiny dogs
> Fauci-ism
SPOTTING A LIAR
"A few years ago, during the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearings, I pointed out the large number of people who insist they can tell which figure is telling the truth by watching them speak. Plenty of people insist, “I know how to spot a liar”:
Right, right. This is why some of you bought tickets to the Fyre Festival, bought a lemon of a used car, invested in Enron, let Bernie Madoff manage your money, raved about James Frey’s A Million Little Pieces, believed your ex-girlfriend or ex-boyfriend’s denials, forwarded that hoax social-media meme, and believed The Martian was based on a true story. Some of you are convinced he really is going to call you back, that the attractive woman connecting with you on social media is real, that your brother-in-law will pay back the money you loaned him, and that the guy who’s hanging around your girlfriend a lot is “just a friend.”
"But you know how to spot a liar, right?
We live in country where roughly 5 million people bought weight-loss supplements that don’t work, 2 million attended the sales seminar because they were told they could win a prize, and 2 million fell for fraudulent “work at home” offers. Roughly 22.1 million Americans lost an estimated $9.5 billion to phone scams last year. . . .
"Somewhere in your attic, we’ll find a Milli Vanilli album.
"The world has people who are convincing liars, and the world has people who look and sound like they’re lying, even when they’re telling the truth. A lot of people are so afraid of being fooled, that they choose to believe that they have some preternatural sixth sense that turns them into a human lie detector. Perhaps you believe that about yourself. I wish that were true, and I hope your power of perception is indeed exceptionally keen and able to tell the difference between the truth and a convincing lie. But history suggests that it is probably not true." Jim Geraghty, National Review Online, 9/21
No comments:
Post a Comment