The Burbs; Mencken; Paper Recycling; New Bedford; Lobsters; Odors; Rush Limbaugh; Reverend Ike; Sign; Aging Poem

Rain in the morning... sun later in the afternoon.. the weatherman was right.  Also, the temperature is in the middle 70's, which is the average for this time of the year.  However,  tomorrow it is supposed to be cooler and there is a chance of thunderstorms.  Bad for yard sales.

Elaine seems to be much better today.  But, she is sleeping a lot.

Music in my head today:  Just a little Mozart.

The 'Burbs

Elaine and I watched this gem of a movie... which got high ratings from me for satire.  Unfortunately, the folks being satirized acted just like folks I know.  Mencken was right when he said that some people were members of the "booboisee"..  however that is spelled.  And this group of people will no doubt be voting for Mr. Trump in November. 

Sort, sort, sort, that box of junk!

Yes, I am still sorting through decades of papers.  I've been filling the paper recycling bags quite regularly and I haven't even scratched the surface.  Why am I so interested in so many things.. and why do I want to keep so many things?   Elaine is a pack-rat just like me.  Between us, if we tried just a little bit harder, the house would be filled to the rafters with "stuff."

And, as I sort, I also come across some food for this blog.  Here goes:

My New Bedford Whaling Captain Ancestry

I was christened in a shipyard instead of a church!

Being Nice

A group of Buddhist monks in Boston bought 100 pounds of live lobsters... and set them free.

Olfactory Study Result

Boston medical investigators found that after shaking hands, almost all  people will smell their fingers.

Rush to Judgement

I don't know what magazine I cut this article out of, but here goes.. and I quote:

"On his radio show, Rush Limbaugh blamed a 10 percent decline in penis size over a fifty-year period on Feminism.  (In fact ) Rush said: 'I think it's feminism.  .. if... the average size of a (male's) member is 10 percent smaller than fifty years (ago).. it has to be the feminazis, the chickification, and everything else.'"

Reverend Ike

One of my favorite persons years ago was the Reverend Ike.  The service at his church was broadcast every Sunday, and I never missed it.  I've spoken about the Rev several times before.  His most famous line was:  "I got what it takes, to take what you got!"  Some of his other lines were:

o   The best thing you can do for the poor is not to be one of them.

o   The lack of money is the root of all evil.

o    Forget about the pie in the sky, get yours here and now.

Ike was almost as flamboyant as New Bedford's Daddy Grace.  He also had lots of Cadillacs and thousand dollar suits.  But he was not a hypocrite.  He came right out and said that he wanted you to give him some money.   For a rather large price, he would kiss a metal token and send it to  you to wear around your neck.  You've heard of a "chick magnet"... well, this was a "money magnet."  I wished that I had sent him some before he died.

Signage

There is a sign in the rest room at a fast food joint that reads:

"Please don't drop napkins in the urinal.  It turns them yellow and we can't use them again."

Aging

Poem by Susan L. Wiener:

"You know you're getting older,
And this is true, I guess,
When your life in the 'fast lane'
Is just the supermarket express."

Yeah, I know, the meter is screwed up.  So, fix it for me please.

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