The Vegas Shooting should not be exploited for gain

I'm reposting this, NOT out of partisanship, but to call attention to stupidity (from any side) in the wake of this tragedy.  

Quoting HRC on Facebook today: 

"The crowd fled at the sound of gunshots.

Imagine the deaths if the shooter had a silencer, which the NRA wants to make easier to get."

Yeah, I'm pretty damn sure no silencer was going to muffle the sound of what is reported to be a fully automatic rifle with a theoretical firing speed of 700 rounds per minute. 

I know Emmanuel Rahm's mantra of "every media tragedy is a [political] opportunity", but sometimes,  just be a human f-ing being.

Junie the Businesswoman

Junie has started a slime business at school, earning pocket money every day. The other night she had me seal little nickel-sized bags with a lighter, like some second rate pot dealer. lol

Is ISIS responsible for Vegas?

ISIS has claimed responsibility for the shooter in Vegas, but that smells like bullsh**.

A Debate

LuLu just cut the lawn and couldn't get the mower started. 

Lu: Just start it for me Dad. 

Me: No, no, I'm all for gender equality. 

Lu: That doesn't apply to some stuff. 

Me: Yeah, and I notice that "some stuff" is whatever is hard or dirty. 

Lu: Whatever. It doesn't begin to make up for the centuries of oppression at the hands of men. 

me: LOL. Go spin that crap to a liberal who cares. Nutter. Now try.

The Massacre of Mankind by Stephen Baxter

I just finished this authorized sequel to the H.G. Wells classic "War of the Worlds."  It's told in Wells' style and tone, and stays true to the chronology and now-archaic science of the original.  At 453 pages it's long,  and frankly the brief forays into foreign lands could have been cut,  but by and large it's a dandy of a book.

Goodbye Taurus (#1)

Yesterday I sold my Ford Taurus,  having upgraded to a model a year newer,  with 95k fewer miles.  (see pic). I remain grateful for the two years of service I got from the old Taurus, which Thomas G and Kelly G sold  to me for only $100 at a time when we really needed a second car.

Life Goes Fast

With Junie at a campout and Smiley at Grandma's, only my two older girls were home -and each quickly left to spend Friday evening with a boy. Life is changing :)

An Opinion

When the attribution for your weird ass ideas start with "I once read a post . . ." then you are part of the problem.

Maybe

"I think you enjoy people hating you. Maybe you should be a defense attorney," Lisa said. 

"That's not true at all," I replied. 

A minute later: "I think I'll write a fan letter to OJ Simpson tonight, maybe invite him for a home cooked Thanksgiving meal."

Lisa: "See?"

Hugh Hefner

RIP Hugh Hefner, aged 91, founder of Playboy. I salute you sir.

Frustration

And.....my new tweezers and nail polish remover is gone again..... I'll go around hairy with jacked polish but I bet I know two teen girls who will have perfect arches and manicures. Ugh..... Frustrated. - Lisa

LOL

TMI

Waiting on my doctor to call and schedule a guided cortisine shot into the ball of my hip. I can tolerate the pain and the limp, but when it starts to interfere with sex - that's a bridge too far.

Editors, Please

Why reporters need attentive editors. RE: Aaron Judge: "He is the fourth player in Yankees history to hit 50 home runs in a season, joining Babe Ruth (four times), Mickey Mantle (twice), Roger Maris and Alex Rodriguez."  Hmmm. That adds up to five in my book.

New Tricks

LuLu and I were watching this when they referenced The Troubles and OJ drew a blank. When I filled her in on the thirty year conflict she was aghast. "How come I never heard of this? What's up with our education?" Good question kid.

[BTW - I ADORE this British cop show]

Same over here Dan,...don't know what they DO teach them nowadays. - Sybil

It

Smiley and YaYa went to see "It" today.  Smiley reported it was creepy but not scary; YaYa liked it but wasn't swept off her feet.  I had tickets in hand to see it with Lisa last week but cancelled because of the hip.  Lisa later saw the film with her friend JJ and gave it a positive review.

Stand for the Flag, or Lose my $

This Ain't Fall Weather

The prior record was 92 degrees in 1937. 

Swim

@ Riverside High Swim meet for YaYa

A Fact to Recite with Pride

In 1430, King Władysław II Jagiełło of Poland granted the Privilege of Jedlnia, which proclaimed, Neminem captivabimus nisi iure victum ("We will not imprison anyone except if convicted by law"). This revolutionary innovation in civil libertarianism gave Polish citizens due process-style rights that did not exist in any other European country for another 250 years. - Wikipedia

Goodbye, gentle steed

I've sold our Freestar.  It was a pain in the butt at times,  but it took us to Ohio,  Chicago,  House on the Rock, Cave of the Mounds, work, school, and a thousand dr visits/Scout events/dance classes.  And while it didn't save the hip,  two tons of Ford steel made sure that's all that was lost.  Go in peace my van, and thanks for your service.

Trump at the UN

A great quote from a great speech.

Handy-Man

Tonight I disassembled our dishwasher, replaced the hoses and hose assembly, and put it back together - correctly. This, despite the peanut gallery saying "you'll break it" and "you'll wind up calling Eric." 

I did, in fact, call Eric, but only to borrow some tools. All these haters that mooch off me can go jump in the lake.

Our New Car!

We bought a new (to us) car today, a Ford Flex. It's our eighth Ford in the last 22 years (three of which we still own at this writing. )

Disaster!

Disaster. GusGus knocked something into our 40 gallon fishtank, fouling the water and leading to multiple casualties. Lisa, Smiley, Junie and I are waging an all out effort to capture the survivors, empty the tank, clean it all, and hopefully avoid an extinction event. Why am I on FB then? Cuz my hip started to give way, so I was sent to the bench for a minute. I'll be back in action in a minute

So far the remaining fish are alive and presumably well. Lu and Smiley cut the lawn. Junie and I visited my family and dropped off a turtle necklace the girls bought my Mom at Bay View Bash. YaYa wrote a story for a contest, good voice and setting, initially a smidge weak on plot, but easily corrected. Watched a Law and Order: Criminal Intent marathon. So, not an unproductive day.