Beta reading for another starving author… Go read the folks on the sidebar, or watch the libs/deep state melt down again as yet another plot to impeach Trump comes to nothing…
Snerk…
Q: How many people does it take to change a lightbulb in a Facebook group?
1 to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been changed.
14 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the light bulb could have been changed differently.
7 to caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs.
17 purists who use candles and are offended by light bulb discussions.
6 to argue over whether it’s ‘lightbulb’ or ‘light bulb’.
Another 6 to condemn those 6 as stupid.
22 to tell THOSE 6 to stop being jackasses.
2 industry professionals to inform the group that the proper term is ‘lamp’.
25 in a sub thread debating which bulb, wattage level and color level is the best to use
15 know-it-alls who claim they were in the industry, and that ‘light bulb’ is perfectly correct.
249 to post meme’s and gif’s (several are of someone eating popcorn with the words added, “I’m just here for the comments.”)
19 to post that this page is not about light bulbs and to please take this discussion to a light bulb page.
11 to defend the posting to this page saying that we all use light bulbs and therefore the posts are relevant here.
12 to post F.
8 to ask what F means.
16 to post ‘Following’ but there’s 3 dots at the top right that means you don’t have to.
3 to say “can’t share”
2 to reply “can’t share from a closed group”
36 People to post pics of their own light bulbs.
15 People to post “I can’t see S$%^!” and use their own light bulbs.
6 to report the post or PM an admin because someone said “f÷×k”
2 admins to send 4 people to FB jail for 3 to 7 days for saying f**k in the last year in any post.
4 to say “Didn’t we go through this already a short time ago?”.
13 to say “Do a search on light bulbs before posting questions about light bulbs”.
1 to bring politics into the discussion by adding that (insert politician of choice) isn’t the brightest bulb. This usually takes place within the first three comments.
50 more to get into personal attacks over their political views.
5 admins to ban the light bulb posters (again) who took it all too seriously.
1 late arrival to comment on the original post 6 months later and start it all over again.
And if you’re conservative and get caught up in one of these, your entire posting history will be reviewed for anything that ‘might’ offend somebody, which will get you slapped in FB jail yet again.
Wow, the ‘progressives’ seem to be a LOT more progressive than I thought..
A liberal Vermont city councilwoman has proven to be so anti-gun that she even wants her own local police department to disarm.
Burlington, Vermont, councilwoman Perri Freeman — who calls herself a “progressive Democrat” — insisted that it makes sense because some foreign nations don’t arm their police.
Full article, HERE.
h/t Gerry
And then there’s THIS from Vox.com… Apparently she got a ‘little’ irate with the adults… Soooo, one wonders how she’s going to get home, if she’s so critical of how ‘we’ are handling the environment.
And another one-
Climate hoaxer truant Greta Thunberg has dominated the news for the last several days, largely thanks to the fact that none of the adults around her seem to care if she gets an education. In fact, the little spectrum girl finally admitted that her antics are mostly about having an excuse to play hooky from school.
Full article, HERE at PJ Media
Remind me again who used pigtailed little girls for propaganda purposes… I ‘think’ that was about 80 some odd years ago…
Today I swung my front door wide open and placed my Remington 12-gauge semi-auto shotgun right in the doorway. I left 9 shells beside it, then left it alone and went about my business.
While I was gone, the mailman delivered my mail; the boy across the street mowed the yard; a girl walked her dog down the street; and quite a few cars stopped at the stop sign near the front of my house.
After about an hour, I checked on the gun. It was still sitting there, right where I had left it. Imagine that! It hadn’t moved itself. It certainly hadn’t killed anyone, even with the numerous opportunities it had been presented to do so. In fact, it hadn’t even loaded itself. How weird!
Well you can imagine my surprise, with all the hype by the Left and the Media about how dangerous guns are and how they kill people.
Either the media is wrong, or I’m in possession of the laziest gun in the world.
The United States is third in murders throughout the World. But if you take out just four cities, i.e., Chicago, Detroit, Washington DC and New Orleans, the United States is fourth from the bottom, in the entire world, for murders!
Do you like facts? These four Cities have the toughest Gun Control Laws in the U.S. All four of these cities are controlled by Democrats. Just imagine if you were to subtract out St. Louis, Baltimore, New Orleans and Detroit, all politically Democrat enclaves!
The USA might otherwise be the safest place on earth!
It would be absurd to draw any conclusions from this factual data – right?
Well, I’m off to check on my spoons. I hear they’re making people fat.
In other news, there are some arguments about shot placement…
Isn’t THAT interesting…
The whistleblower who filed a complaint with the intelligence community inspector general did not have direct knowledge of the communications between President Trump and the foreign leader in question.
Full article, HERE.
Talk about a convoluted pile of BS… He can ‘file’ a whistleblower complaint, since he wasn’t actually there but ‘learned’ of it through other means?
Really???
I can’t help but wonder WHAT the deep state/Dems are trying to cover up now. This is about as bad as the latest Kavenaugh fizzle…
An even more interesting question is was this done on purpose by the dems to try to take Biden out of the race ‘accidently’ along with whatever damage could be done to Trump??? That story is HERE.
At FenCon in Dallas, nice little con, some good panels this afternoon. And a good BS session at dinner, so you get a short post…
Excellent panels on AR/VR by folks actually working on it, and NASA commercial crew programs with two NASA folks of the four on the panel who are actually working on the program (short drive from Houston for them), well, short for Texas…
Go read the folks on the sidebar, I’m trying to learn something over here…
Another rant against ‘Hate Chicken’ or as WE know it, Chick-fil-A!
A Canadian publication, The Star, has printed an unintentionally hilarious editorial by a very disgruntled LGBTQWTF writer, Andrew Wheeler. Mr. Wheeler is very upset. His outrage and dismay have been caused by your love of delicious chicken from Chick-fil-A. How dare you??? In an essay entitled “Chick-fil-A is ideologically opposed to my existence,” Wheeler rails against the insensitivity of people who love chicken and waffle fries because it hurts his feelings, or something.
Full article, HERE. And a ‘response’ from the BBee… HERE!
In other news, the Global Preparedness Board has a report out that the world faces the possibility of a global pandemic that could get out of control
Officials examined how an airborne disease, like influenza, could travel around the world. Something as deadly as the Spanish flu, spread with our easy access to air travel, could spread around the world in less than 36 hours and potentially kill more than 50 million people, the report said.
Before you start poo-pooing this, one of the major players in this board is JHU Center for Health Security is heavily involved due to their research for the DOD and other US security organizations, HERE.
Full article, HERE.
The chilling part of this is that among other things, is that Ebola is alive and flourishing in Africa, as both Aesop, HERE; and Peter, HERE, have reported. Another issue, swine flu, is rampant in China right now. Up to 200 million hogs have either died or been slaughtered trying to stop the spread, HERE. And we’re getting ready to come into the flu season…
One last thing, what’s coming across the southern border that we’re NOT catching because CBP/DHS/Medical is overloaded down there. Sigh…
Things kids today don’t know…
And how many of us remember these??? I don’t think my mother EVER bought the Chinese one, but I’m pretty sure I had the other three… sigh…
Brings back memories, including the heartburn suffered from those nasty things… LOL
Ladies day!
First up, Laura Montgomery’s new series, book 1, Simple Service.
As always, click the cover to go to it.
The blurb-
A lost starship. A lost colony.
Two factions. One expendable son.
When the colony’s governor requisitions the colonists’ personal weapons, Peter Dawe’s father sets him a simple task. Get their weapon back.
But the Marss have all the technology, and Peter, a second generation colonist, the youngest of ten, the expendable son, must contend with the guard, palace politics, and his biggest problem of all, Simon, his brother.
Twists, turns, and dealing with family… sigh… 🙂
Next up, Alma Boykin with the final book in the Colplatschki Chronicles- Fountains of Mercy.
The blurb-
Fires dance in the sky, and the great machines fail.
Colonial Plantation LTD can’t decide what to do with Solana, also called ColPlat XI. Should it be a nature preserve, a living museum of pre-industrial techniques, or a standard colony? As the bureaucrats wrangle, a solar storm disrupts technology and reveals deep rifts between the colonists and their administrators.
Susanna “Basil” Peilov clawed her way out of the slums and wants nothing to do with the Company. Peter Babenburg just wants to build his water system and stay out of trouble. When the sky-fires come, Basil, Peter, and their families and friends stand between the colony and chaos. Company administrators assure everyone that replacement parts and assistance is coming, will come. Without those supply ships from the stars, everything falls apart and the colony will die. All that people can do is wait and hope for rescue.
The administrators never planned on facing a group of engineers, a crazy farmer and his wives, and colonists determined to protect their home. Hope comes from some unlikely places, and courage takes eccentric shapes.
Enjoyed this one immensely!
So you get humor…
Mary Poppins was traveling home, but due to worsening weather, she decided to stop at a hotel for the night. She approached the receptionist and asked for a room for the night.
“Certainly madam,” he replied courteously.
“Is the restaurant open still?” inquired Mary.
“Sorry, no,” came the reply, “but room service is available all night. Would you care to select something from this menu?”
Mary smiled and took the menu and perused it. “Hmm, I would like cauliflower cheese please,” said Mary.
“Certainly, madam,” he replied.
“And can I have breakfast in bed?” asked Mary politely.
The receptionist nodded and smiled.
“In that case, I would love a couple of poached eggs, please,” Mary mused.
After confirming the order, Mary signed in and went up to her room for the night.
The night passed uneventfully and the next morning Mary came down early to check out. The same guy was still on the desk.
“Morning, madam. Sleep well?”
“Yes, thank you,” Mary replied.
“Food to your liking?”
“Well, I have to say the cauliflower cheese was exceptional, I don’t think I have had better. Shame about the eggs, though….they really weren’t that nice at all,” replied Mary truthfully.
“Oh…well, perhaps you could contribute these thoughts to our Guest Comments Book. We are always looking to improve our service and would value your opinion,” said the receptionist.
“OK, I will…thanks!” replied Mary….who checked out, then scribbled a comment into the book. Waving, she left to continue her journey.
Curious, the receptionist picked up the book to see the comment Mary had written.
“Supercauliflowercheesebuteggswerequiteatrocious!”
And I’m not saying it’s been hot in Texas… But…
