Holy crap, but those Glibs video chats are “capital F” Fun (H/T to CPRM, for inviting his friends to entertain us)! Anyways, I’m hoping for a third Saturday in a row, for the Saturday Turkey/Hat trick. Based on what was mentioned in the chat this last weekend, April seems to be a significant month for many glibs (this even includes Madre de Digby). And, while I remember that many don’t celebrate birthdays, allow me wish you all a happy/relaxing/fun Spirit Journey Formation Anniversary. Here’s some sh…stuff to ponder:
I fully admit that this possibility scares the crap outta me. Not saying I don’t want to travel, but, the concept has occurred to me before.
I mentioned to the stragglers on Saturday night that I had worked with an officer, at my first agency, who collided with a man who was driving around at night on his riding lawnmower. Officer was going to an off-duty job, was speeding, and driving an unmarked police cruiser. The man died after about a month, the officer got the charges dropped (stature limited the timeframe for prosecution), and got hired back. Anyway, here’s the decision by the Texas Court of Appeals, with a fairly accurate summation of what happened. I had thought this happened while I was still there, but, I was somehow wrong, by about six months. Yeah—he’s currently a sergeant.
Of Epidemics and Twisted Ass Freaks. It is pretty fascinating…in a twisted sort of way.
This guy! This guy, right here! That isn’t quite so bad; just a bit of fun, for the most part. What bothers me is the fetishization of people in the news. It seems to me to be something that happens A LOT with leftists; whether it’s giving the person a cushy job on ABC “news shows”, or, wishing to have violent, consensual sex with ‘the other’.
You know who else was ‘just following orders’?? Yup—Hitler.
The HELL are y’all feeding the sailors???
I’ma circle back around—take your pick: Traditional. Schmaltzy. Or, Iconic. C’mon—it’s not like there’s a lot to choose from that’s worthy of you lot.
I would imagine that there’s a good chance of vid chat. If so, come on and join us. If not…well, we got some stuff to talk about. Grab a beverage, relax, and let the links do their work.
Hello! i”m alive, played and chilled today, I’m good,
Huzzah!
I’m still painting. One more door to go.
Doors are a PITA, good luck,
Ok, done with the first coat. See how it looks tomorrow. I’m a terrible painter but at least my awful brushwork can be mistaken for wood grain. No ones noticed that the door was smooth to start with…
You have to rough it up a bit first so the paint lies smoothly.
Also, using oil-based paint is the trick.
If I did it all over again (the whole house, not just the door), I do the entire thing in oil. Unfortunately, latex is the king around here now.
Previous owner painted over the original oil with latex. Without a primer. Oops. I’ve found it’s easier to replace the moulding and start over.
I’m just a casual lurker, Yusef, but I’ve read your posts about your travails.
I’m impressed by your upbeat posts, and I continue wishing for good things to come your way.
I’m all worked up because of my car theft. I doubt Imma be asleep anytime soon.
Sorry to hear about that. You are welcome to join us in the Zoom chat.
Damn! Sorry!
What happened?
Diffractions of discs shining on the water, Recovery,
Eagles in the Air, scaring the Hawks, and Heavy Hitters hitting Canopies, HA!
Myself dropping pars, Big wind at my back,
Then hanging with OG for a Beer,
Life in Bullhead City,
40,000 men and women every day.
In my daily rotation, for the most part.
Don’t fear the reaper – Beat the Reaper
Idiot on Bikes with masks, Really?
Old biddies walking dogs right next to each other, Duh,
No wonder they took all the park stuff out,
Idiots……
We can walk the Dogs, and golf, or sit on the grass,welcome to the new world…..
Dead thread, enjoy the Zoom, I’;m done,
A nice place, Bummer,
It’s been a good run, thanks…..
Hey buddy you disc golf today? Everday I drive by Sunset Park in Vegas and there are lots of groups still playing
I really want to play Sunset, but they won’t let us into Nevada without a work permit, for real…
Gah ya its really bad. I know golfers are migrating to disc to get out. At least some.
I’m about halfway through my project and my eyeballs hurt. Played Easter Bunny for a 14yo and a 16.5yo (yes, really). I have popped my nightly Tylenol PM. Now we wait.
You were always nice to me, Thanks Mo,
Aw, Yusef, if you were here, you’d be invited to Easter dinner. Oh, hell, I’d feed you all the time.
I’m sorry everybody seems to have bailed on the blog for the Zoom, tho. ?
I am going to the park at Sunrise, and read my Bible, then Golf, and I would love to have a nice dinner with friends….
So says we all.
I’m pissy about the art gallery not being open.
Perfect Easter = Gates BBQ + art gallery with a sketch lad and pencils.
I met a sketch artist today, old guy named Woodie real cool Gentleman,
Was he any good?
Very, and he did it on the fly, very talented Guy.
Hey, take my responsibility fairly seriously…
Then get the fuck off Zoom and run this Post!
#Multitasking
Linear thought is the term you are looking for
I won’t mention the term I was looking for.
Easy Conan….
They are all drunk anyway. I think Tres told us about 10 times how booze was good for restaurants
Tres? Well…..
That’s incredibly sweet.
Naaah, Mo’s Cool that way….
Aw, well, I don’t mind helping out where I can. After all, I’ve got some good karma to pass along forwardly.
YOU, get your office going, I know how important a good workspace can be,
Right? Still don’t know what I’m going to do if we have to move into a place with no basement or garage. Now it’s worse because Mr. Mojeaux’s working from home again and I doubt they’ll bring the digital-only back to the office. If BOTH of us are working from home, I just don’t know.
We do not want to be office mates. He likes to talk while he’s working. I like it quiet.
I like Quiet, I know it’s tough, I need to create a space now and don’t know where to put it, but you’ll figure it out, like me,
It was fun. Im out
Sippin’ on some JD and digesting the awesome babybacks I smoked today. Some days my ribs are so-so but every now and then I nail it. I’ve been cooped up for over 3 weeks now and other than a few necessary trips I’ve been staying put. Today I ventured out and did some shopping for essentials – meat, lump charcoal, beer, whiskey. At two of my three stops the employees were gloved and masked, the exception was the BBQ shop where I buy my lump. I took off my mask but only after asking if he was plaque free…. we both had a chuckle. I plan on visiting a friend who invited me over for a couple drinks tomorrow. My wife will appreciate my absence. I’m so over this.
Heyyy, FUCK OFF!
Howdy!
Man, for a moment I thought my wife had infiltrated this place. Howdy back….
YARG!
My current pet peeve – my wife sneezes are obnoxiously loud, hearing damage loud. I can feel my eardrums concuss even though she is six feet away. She is not a large woman but man, can she sneeze. Anyway after I say “Jesus” after one her deafening sneezes she goes off the rails….. I can’t help it, why are you always making fun of me? Blah..blah., blah…. Times like this I wished I owned a gun with ammo in it.
Beer, the answer is Beer,
Nooooo!
I don’t believe I have given you a proper welcome (but if I have, please know tht I am sincere in my welcome).
FUCK OFF, TULPA!
HA!
I am coronanvirus and Tulpa free as far as know….. We are going to get along fine, I’m from STL and you live in KC. Take a knee……
Opps, that was supposed be “Bend the knee….” Crap! I blame the Jack.
JD –> bent knees….
Checks out.
I AM THE DISEASE!!!!
In the long run, this Covid bullshit may do more to kill individual rights in this country than 9/11.
The authoritarian behaviors being normalized right now are truly disturbing, as is the growing sense that it is ok to narc on your fellow citizens because “it’s an emergency”
People getting their inner police on. Never underestimate the strength of the desire in people to tell others what to do.
People getting their inner NAZI on.
This. Very much.
Were I in the US now and somebody got in my face over one of the new infractions I would switch to speaking German on them. When I got a look of puzzlement in return I’d switch back to English and say “Since you’re goin” all Nazi on me I thought it would sound better if we did it in the original German.”
Mein Heir!!
Reminds of the Stasi more then Nazis. So maybe one rung higher in hell.
#InoffizielleMitarbeiter
I had to look that up GL. Very good. Well done.
Now to get it trending on Twitter…
Yeah, all this is doing is revealing what horrible people your neighbors have always been.
I’m going with the “People who would have dropped a dime on Anne Frank”.
#InoffizielleMitarbeiter
I keep hoping that isn’t true, but I fear that you are all too correct.
A petition to crown Dr. Anthony Fauci as the “sexiest man alive” for People magazine’s 2020 issue is gaining more steam
This is what happens when you take away sports.
Also, who looks at a doughnut and thinks, “hey, let’s put a guy’s face on there”?
Look, it is known, I’m the sexiest Man alive,
/The More You Know…
Considering Rule 34 exists, we’re lucky this is only putting a face on the donuts….
Get on the Bandwagon, MLW love my poor soul, I love them all,
Never considered that…an interesting theory.
Between this and the bobble head…we are truly lost as a culture
I would have gone with ‘commemorative plates’, instead of bobble heads.
But, yes.
This is what happens when you give women the right to vote.
(This is an attempt at humor. Any feedback will be appreciated.)
#MomsDemandVotingAction
I don’t know which I find more offensive; blind hero worship for some guy that nobody every heard of a month ago, or the media covering lame change.org petitions as though they held the weight of law.
Fortunately, our disgust is boundless.
????
You know it, Digby. That’s the hell of being a libertarian; an endless wellspring of disgusting developments across the political spectrum.
People worship experts who support their political predisposition. He hasn’t agreed with OrangeManBad. Therefore he is the herald of the new messiah.
Could make for an interesting metal opera.
I think it’s been done.
https://youtu.be/vAI2QOBMlTA
I knew it…I f’ing knew it!!
Psychic twin powers activate!
Form of….a cat meme!
Tell MikeS he’s missing the good stuff.
wash your ass folks
https://twitter.com/jordylancaster/status/1248842699446370304
That seems like good advice always.
‘Cause nobody likes a dirty donkey
Also, scroll down a few tweets to the video of the guy running on the beach. Porky Pig sees him coming from a hundred yards away and still can’t get an angle to catch him.
Heh.
BTW, did you read that link about my former co-worker? If so, what are your thoughts on the decision?
I did read it. It’s infuriating but most sovereign immunity cases are to me.
IMO, if a city gives a cop a car to drive off duty then the city assumes liability for the cop’s actions. If I give my kid a car then I’m liable. If my wife is in an accident then my assets are also on the line. The same should apply to the city.
The opinion suggests the cop wasn’t sued too. I hope I misunderstood.
All things considered, I’m guessing not. I would hope so–that was a disgusting situation, and I’m glad I’m not there.
Insomnia strikes tonight.
Tried and couldn’t get the zoom thingy to work. I have neither a camera or a microphone on my grandpa box so I guess I wouldn’t have fit in, anyway.
Well, you can write in the chat, and listen to us jabber.
I doubled up on my sleep meds and am adding a bit o’ gin into the works. I have to be careful, I have sleep-posted in that condition. (one person replied, ,”are you having a stroke?”)
Yeesh….
Maybe back off the gin? We wouldn’t want something bad to happen to you.
Well for charlie in always sunny, a can of cat food a sniff of glue and a beer did the trick for sleep.
Apparently Assange fathered two children with his lawyer while in the Ecuadorian embassy. Have we discussed this?
Takes Free Assange to a whole new level
Love will find a way?
Sounds like it has all ready
But not the blonde Aussie one.
I guess I missed that he had been imprisoned. What a fucking joke by the deep state.
Here imprisoned equals granted refuge in an embassy.
I missed it last year when he was kicked out and arrested. I thought he was still holed up in the embassy.
Whoa. Back it up. Do you have a link? That’s news to me.
Daily Mail article linked on Drudge. (Sorry, I don’t know how to post a link.)
Just copy and paste.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8210957/WikiLeaks-boss-Julian-Assange-fathered-two-children-inside-Ecuadorian-embassy-lawyer.html
Son of a gun. I wonder what else will be revealed about his supposedly monastic existence.
Thanks. Has it always been that easy?
Oh, yeah. Just don’t try 3 in one post.
It turned me into a newt… I got better.
Yes. I’m also technology impaired so I empathize.
I’m a Luddite plus fear of failure, especially in public.
Pffft….this ain’t public.
It’s true. If this were public then Digby would be naked.
That’s just how I roll.
We’re forecast for 4″ of snow through Monday. I guess I won’t take the plow off of the ATV this weekend as planned.
Leave it on. It will make it easier to move the bodies off of the streets.
I the CDC has a position waiting for you.
Good point
Please tell me you named it killdozer.
If we’d planned this better, we could have come to visit while OMWC is “off” this week. The Wonder Dog misses snow. And so does OMWC.
We’d actually looked at heading over to Santa Fe, but there isn’t much to do there at the moment….
Orwell would be proud.
https://www.apple.com/covid19/contacttracing
Drinking up the last of Nikka from the Barrel. Very good, if a bit over priced here.
Yeah, they are trying to frame this in a most benign way. Every law enforcement and spy agency will want in on this.
What could possibly go wrong?
https://youtu.be/0vishEDtgdw
Wow. I don’t think I’ve ever seen the Shibuya scramble so empty.
Me neither. Of course I’ve never seen it before.
A more normal day
https://youtu.be/4DhXO6LBUBw
I see the Supreme Court of Kansas has instituted the Fuck You That’s Why clause of the state and federal Constitutions.
First 30 seconds of this song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emTppaeqt9U
Sic semper tyrannis.
From Mid-May 1972 to Jun 73 I was on 3 days, 3 mids and 3 swings then three days off,
Days we the worst. We had to wear Class A uniforms and were routinely graded for air force standards. by the on-site NCOICs. I have also had curly hair and one speck of curl woulds send me to the barber shop (on my own time) Swings were always fun because yo u could pick talking a nap or staying up the the day or staying up that the big party ended, Nice work if you are young and rich Mids were the best. Start if off with Midnight chow usually $0.35 for us grunts. I’d usually settle for a ham and cheese omelette with hash browns.
I’m guessing I’m on too late and everyone has gone to bed?
i’m up
it 10 30 AM though
Time for your nap.
Nonsense. I’m waiting for your article on why the Covid models were so far off and what the true infection rate is.
This is funny.
https://twitchy.com/brads-313037/2020/04/11/one-chyron-writer-about-to-be-furloughed-cnn-townhall-features-a-question-about-trump-derangement/
I decided tonight to change my way of experiencing all this.
My wife and I were sitting outside in our backyard earlier tonight. It was so quiet, it almost felt like camping in a national park. And I thought, soon enough things will be back to some semblance of normal, and we’ll say, wow, it’s so noisy today, remember when during the virus it was whisper quiet?
So I’m going to try and appreciate how things are, fairly secure in the knowledge this will be ending before you know it, and rather than fretting about the unknown, just relax a bit, and perhaps be thankful for a little respite. Not much else i can do anyway, so keeping positive will make it a lot easier.
you’re lucky to have a yard
That’s some positive vibes, Doc!
I’m just hoping it evens out by June. I want to go see my Dad for Father’s Day. It’s been way too long (mainly because of the relocation last year) and he’s not getting any younger. He’s 85 with emphysema and a heart condition, and on O2.
I applaud your good attitude. I’m trying to ignore the news etc as much as possible so I don’t have a cva from the anger.
My wi-fi keeps failing. I’m here. intermittently.
Goodnight, kids. Stay well.
Since calories don’t count during shelter in place, I had a big bowl of Lucky Charms cereal with half-and-half instead of milk. So decadent. Like eating a carton of ice cream with one spoon.
Lucky Charms – sounds like bad carbs to me. Use pork rinds instead
Mmmm… the final bowl from the box. It carries with it all the marshmallow powder from the earlier bowls.
I can’t even.
I’m out of milk too.
My attempt at a Babylon Bee article.
Professional Social Distancing League Cancelled Due to Lack of Tryouts
In a combined attempt to provide sports fans with some form of entertainment, franchise owners with some form of revenue, and sports networks with new programming options, ESPN partnered with owners from multiple sports leagues to form the world’s first professional competitive social distancing league.
Using a football field and footballs, teams would array themselves in formations wherein no players were less than six feet apart and try to move a ball downfield to the end zone. A player would be considered ‘down’ if there were no room to progress between opposing players. Between plays the ball would be swapped out so if could be disinfected.
However, their plans were stopped when multiple open tryouts were held without anyone coming to compete for a spot on any of the teams.
“It was really disappointing,” said Mark Bridgeworth, a scout for the newly formed Seattle Sanitizers. “We really expected quite a few folks would come by, what with all the unemployment and all. But we haven’t had a single person come by to try out.”
“Sadly, it’s probably for the best,” he continued. “Our top coaching candidate said he was going to prove he was our best choice for the job, but we never heard from him after that.”
I like it.
I just finished a 4 hour conversation with one of our Favorite MLW, we had no idea what time it is,
You guys Rock!
I’m not even a believer, and I’m outraged at the crackdowns on churches’ attempts to hold even drive-in worship services on this, the holiest day on the Christian calendar. I hope heads roll.