Christian fantasy literature, and commentary on assorted subjects
From May 9, 2023
These birds are smart! They dance to music, although their taste in music is questionable. They throw stuff around to make a mess. And I love the parakeet talking to himself as he tries to do I-don’t-know-what with a toy cannon.
Gotta wonder about some of the folks behind the camera, though.
From May 9, 2013
In a poll taken by Reader’s Digest recently, Tom Hanks was exalted as the #1 Most Trusted Person in America.
Can I please wake up now?
It was a long list, and some 40% of it was actors. And lots and lots of TV “personalities.” Do you think Americans might have difficulty distinguishing between actors and the characters they play?
Almost everybody on the list was a big fat lefty, politically, with a very small sprinkling of “moderates.” This is extraordinarily hard to believe. Where did they take the poll–in the faculty tea room at Harvard? Nary a Republican on the list, but bunches and bunches of Democrats. Funny–I can’t think of a single Democrat for whom I have even an iota of respect. And as for trust…
I dunno. I guess most of the people I have a lot of respect for are dead. Moses. Paul. George Washington. King David. St. Athanasius. Their words still live. Their service to God still lives.
I’ll put my list against this Reader’s Digest list of midgets anytime, anywhere.
From August 16, 2016
I know it’s too early to be talking Christmas shopping. But there are always birthdays, anniversaries, and other occasions for buying presents for your loved ones.
Here are a few gift ideas that never really caught on.
The Fire Ant Farm. This was just like a regular ant farm, only with ferocious and painfully-stinging fire ants. It was supposed to make the owner look cool. They had to take it off the market because the ants kept getting out and raising hell.
A Special Beer Stein for Weight-Lifters had a 20-pound weight fixed to the bottom so that every time you took a swig of beer, you got your exercise. I’m not sure how this product came to fail. I think it was because sometimes bad things happened if you chanced to drop it.
Toothpaste Sandwich Cookies. If you were afraid that Oreos, for instance, would cause you to develop cavities, replacing the vanilla cream filling with a popular brand of toothpaste was supposed to allow you to enjoy your snack while at the same time passively brushing your teeth. Alas, the taste and the digestion became issues.
Sticky-Soled Shoes. The idea behind these was to let you pick up and remove dirt, dust, and pet hairs from your carpet without having to vacuum. Just walk around as usual, and at the end of the day, simply remove the detritus from the bottoms of your shoes. I am sorry to say they made these shoes way, way, way too sticky, with unfortunate results (including injury to the wearer when he tried to take a step but the shoe wouldn’t budge). Sort of like the classic practical joke of gluing someone’s flip-flops to the floor. Worse, some ill-advised customers attempted to use Sticky Shoes as a way to climb up walls, again resulting in injury.
So there you have it. These products aren’t on the market anymore, but there are probably others just as bad. Let the buyer beware.
This day started beautifully. Clear, sunny and not too warm. But by midday, the clouds had rolled in and the temperature really dropped, and the wind (a chilly wind) had picked up. Now it is really gray and windy.
Did much of the usual. Attempting to make order out of chaos, etc. At least it isn’t as chaotic as it was. I have to keep reminding myself of that.
I was really concerned about that car story. My brother in law recently had to replace his pick-up truck and he absolutely hates the new one. He had his old one for close to 20 years, and he loved it. The new one nags. A voice comes on and tells him if he is “driving erratically” and says “perhaps you should pull over and rest”. Also a screen comes up with any issues that might be going on and the screen covers the place where you can see how fast you are going. Too much technology. The reporting to a “third party” takes the cake. Who? Why? It gives me a creepy Big Brother is Watching feeling.
We are in for two days of rain, if the forecast is right.
That’s about it for now.
Have a good night.
God bless everybody.
Patty