Slapinions

Tuesday, August 16, 2016

Today is the 33rd Grandpa's Day, the anniversary of a road trip I took with my maternal Grandpa two weeks before he died. We drove the older two to a GSA woodworking event in Waukesha, then LK ran some errands, went to the park, and ate lunch at Landmark. Later, after the kids were home LK and I went to the cemetery, a bookstore, played pinball at the candy store, went back to the park, and went to the grocery store. I still miss you Grandpa!

I'm down one pound, an acceptable result given a couple days I slipped and went carby. I still feel awful from that allergy attack, and was tempted to ask for an appointment when I weighed in at the doctor.

Monday, August 15, 2016

The Others

We watched this today with YaYa. Lisa and I saw this in the theater back in the day, and it's just as great as I remember it. Well done.

Sunday, August 14, 2016

Hate and anger are never the answer. - Lisa

A Discussion on Race with Junie

Junie (on seeing a wanted poster of African-American thieves): Dad, I don't understand. I thought white people did all the bad things.

Me: Every color does good, every color does bad. Where'd you hear that sh**?

Junie: At school. They say we had slaves, and that's why black people have to do stuff so it's our fault.

Me: Who are 'they'?

Junie: My friends.

Me: I know you, and I know your friends. You didn't own no slaves, they didn't pick no cotton. You do right or you do wrong, and it's got jack sh*t to do with people dead and buried. Don't listen to them.

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There were more questions, and discussion, but it ended when a thief ran out the door with some merchandise, setting off an alarm. A thief, btw, that was not black or white.

On the Riots

Okay, let me get this straight;

9 people shot

5 dead

NOTHING.

Police shoot and kill an armed felon who pointed a STOLEN gun at an officer,

BURNT BUSINESSES and Civil Unrest.

- Carlos, an African-American police officer and friend

What an angel, the prototypical martyr of BLM:

BREAKING: The man shot and killed by a Milwaukee police officer Saturday was charged last year in a shooting and then charged again, with trying to intimidate a witness in that same shooting.