Posted by: twoblueday | July 15, 2008

Ten Thingies Tuesday


A dahlia in my garden.

1. Brett Favre. This guy came on TV and tearfully announced his retirement. He wanted the public to see this press conference. He coulda retired by sending a letter. This was after several years of will-he-or-won’t-he. I see this as just another celebrity who is addicted to the limelight. Brett, old son, I watched you weep, don’t be a creep. I’m over this guy. I think the notion of estoppel should apply. Bye.

2. The New Yorker. What an idiotic cover cartoon. Whether it is satiric or not, all it is going to do is fan the flames of distrust and racism. It may as well be an editorial endorsing McCain. I guess Rupert Murdoch and Newscorp must have secretly purchased New Yorker. Oh, by the way, their articles are terminally boring and I have no intention of reading the accompanying article about Mr. Obama.

3. Went to Plymouth yesterday. A: The “Rock” is barely visible due to construction on the structure around it. B: The “Rock” ain’t worth looking at anyway. My Honey calls it “the Pebble.” C: The “Mayflower II” is reasonably cool to look at, but nobody knows what the original Mayflower looked like, so it is just a by-guess-and-by-gosh tourist attraction. Still, I took some pix.

4. I still have Ani DiFranco’s performance bouncing around in my ears and eyes.

5. It is quiet here without Daughter and Babycakes.

6. Wholesale inflation came out today. 9.2%! Retail inflation will be announce later.

7. I don’t care a bit about the children of Anjibrat.

8. I’m taking my photographic entries to the fair today. I got ribbons in Lake County, so now I have unreasonably high expectations. Parbly get my commupance.

9. I’m working on my creative writing homework. Not terribly inspired. Where is that damn Muse?

10. I’ve pared my blogroll too much. Gotta find some fresh meat.

Responses

The Obama cover was pretty lame, but that is part of the New Yorker thang.
Do read the article. It’s not boring at all. The machinations of the Obama campaign fascinate me, at any rate.

1. Brett Farvrah leaving at last? I thought he already retired a couple years ago. Yeah, he’s a grandstander, but I always enjoyed his good sportsmanship. He never failed to laugh when the defense caught him with his pants down during a trick play.

2. I have never read the The New Yorker in my life. I have always wondered if I would ever get around to it. I’ve always read the FP (Foreign Policy magazine brought to you by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace), which I enjoy and gives me enough political stimulus. However, there’s just never enough time for all the stuff I want to read. Anyways, I am a fan of Obama, but that West-Virginny-point-of-view cover did make me chuckle. Sorry bout dat!

3. I wonder if we have any Mayflower ancestors, Unca Ger.

4. I’m going to download some of her music — pop it into my iPod for the morning drive.

5. Actually, Heidi and Lily are out for the hour. I just prepped dinner (tarragon pork), and am relaxing with a nice blogroll.

6. We’ve already been in a recession for many months!

7. Anjibrat? :snortlaffo:

8. You still use the word “parbly”? That’s fantastic! I learned it from you when I was a teenager visiting with Grandma, and I still use it.

9. If you see Muses on a twofer sale, jump on it!

10. Ride ‘em in, Rawhide!

Oops, I forgot this!

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Check out Docsdomain.com
Might put some verve in your nerve. She’s articulate and tends to rant about dipwads everywhere. Give her a bit of time and you might have some fun.

I know you are missing your Babycakes, finding brainwave stuff can be tough.

I agree with you about the New Yorker. They can’t be as dumb as they’re pretending to be. I’d love to see some effective satire about the smears against Obama, but the ignorant people who spread or believe those lies are nowhere in evidence on the cover. How are they being satirized? Clearly, it’s Obama who’s being lambasted–and in the most offensive way possible.

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