Welcome to the Nut House

What a couple of days!  Pipe bombs  and synagogue shootings.  My analysis is.. trump is either firing up the nuts or at least creating an atmosphere where the nuts can function.  I'm anxious to see if his plan works.. he wants all republicans to vote as though they were voting for him again.  God help us if his party stays completely in charge for another 2 years!

Meanwhile, other nutty things are going on.  Just look at some of the entries in The Week's Good Week/Bad Week Section.

Watch out for Ice Bergs:  Yes, it had to happen.  A company is building an exact replica of the 1912 Titanic. Blue Star Lines says they want to deliver the "authentic"Titanic experience.

T says It's OK to Grope: A Florida man who "groped" a woman on a plane flight told officers that it was ok for him to do that because the president said so.

By the Light of the Satellite Moon: Chengdu, China, will no longer have a need for street lights because an artificial moon will direct sun's rays over that city beginning in 2020.  There goes romance!

Don't mess with Mahler in Sweden:  Some guy whose wife dragged him to see a performance of Gustav Mahler's 5th Symphony, decided to  noisily unwrap his Mars bars during  the symphony's fourth movement.  Bad move! Big brawl ensued.

I know, I know.  These pictures are not great for the words.  Also, my entries are not original.  What the hell.  I like all of it, and I'm an old opinionated dude who likes what he likes.  So there!

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Catalog to help me remember and relive some childhood experiences.

My Stories:  a short compilation to help my memory.

Age 5: Ballpean assist for bullies.
Age 7: Teacher slugs me... I must have done something very bad.
Age 9:  The Dozens at Cook School
Age 9:   County Street, Whaling Captain's house.
Age 9:  Allen F. Wood slum school with holes in the floor.
Age 9:  Miss Savage changes my IQ test entries.
Age 9:  My Bravados Islands friends
Age 9:  Marjorie kills some of my friendships.
Age 9:  Vacation at Hetty Green's red and green mansion on Cuttyhunk Island.
Age 9:  Music plays constantly at the Renn's interesting house.
Age 10:  I was an excellent shoplifter.. with a large sized macintosh.
Age 10:  Joe Barboza kicked me out of the Renn's circle.  Thank God!
Age 10:  German shepherd followed me home all the time.
Age 10:  Cousin Charlie gets me to go to the First Baptist Church with him.
Age 10:  I discovered the Church's library.... and OZ stories.. and detective brothers stories.
Age 10:  I gave up comic books.
Age 11:  Many adventures with my friend Casey.
Age 11:  Incunabula at the New Bedford Public Library.
Age 11:  Living at late Grandma Davenport's house on West Elm Street.
Age 11:  Worked on milk truck.. up at 4 am..  later to school.
Age 11:   Discovered Geography.
Age 12:   In 7th Grade with Miss Thynge and Mrs DeLoid.
Age 12:   I win crossword contest .. Miss Thynge awards Betsy Burke also... dictionary split!
Age 12:   Mrs DeLoid teaches music theory.  Enjoyable.
Age 13:   Miss Thynge catches me  throwing paper airplanes and gets creative with punishment.
Age 13:   Hanging with Courtney Gilbert.  Dresses like Al Capone and drives a 12 cylinder car.
Age 13:   With Courtney:  Shark Woman movie.
Age 13:    With Courtney:  his girl friend's muscle men pix on the wall:  Some girls don't  like... etc.
Age 13:    YMCA with Casey.  Paul Favor makes me President of Y organization.  Lungs exhibit.