Storm coming? I know it's obvious, but it seems these days anything goes.
Some happy froggies. Love it.
The only consolation I can take from all this is that it took a long time to screw the world up and it is going to take some time to unscrew it. I know that's not much help, but it is what it is and we have to keep doing what we can at our own respective levels.
Thanks Doggo. Always the kind word.
Aaaah, the great Vera Lynn:
We'll meet again, don't know where, don't know when, But I'm know we'll meet again some sunny day; Keep smiling through, just the way you used to do, Till the blue skies chase the dark clouds far away.
Now, won't you please say "Hello" to the folks that I know, Tell 'em it won't be long... 'Cause they'd be happy to know that when you saw me go, I was singing this song.
We'll meet again, don't know where, don't know when, But I'm sure we'll meet again some sunny day
We'll meet again, don't know where, don't know when, But I know we'll meet again some sunny day Keep smiling through, just the way you used to do... Till the blue skies chase the dark clouds far away.
For years I swore I wouldn't ever retire from teaching, but now it is getting to a point where people I don't even know are likely to make assumptions about me and the way I teach, and it is becoming tiresome. Look, for anyone who is reading this, not all teachers are bad. Maybe I'm lucky - I teach in a rural east Tennessee county at a high school with about 950 kids. They say the Pledge every morning. Some kids want to go to college, and some want to just work on the family farm. I'm one of only three veterans on staff. I am having to deal with all that covid bullshit that set these kids back at least three years. I've got some kids come into class with "thousand yard stares." To top it off, I teach math, a subject a lot of kids don't like and hardly anyone wants to teach. I am never going to win a teacher of the year award and I couldn't care less. I've got some kids who look to me as a father figure because they don't have one at home. They'll hug me or high-five me both in the morning and when they get on the buses to go home. The point of the whole thing is this...teaching used to be seen as a noble profession. Now we're blamed for everything, and it's worse for me because I'm an older white male. Well, if it's any consolation, I tell the kids at the first of the year that as long as they don't push me on three things, they'll be fine. Those three things are my family [wife, breast cancer survivor and son, Senior Chief in the US Navy]; my students [yes, they are mine, and if you come on my campus with ill intent I will take you down, period]; and country [if you attack this country I will do what I can to find you and exterminate your sorry ass]. So far it's been twenty-five years of joy, happiness, pain and sorrow. Just in case something happens to me, I want people to know that there are still those who are willing to give it all they've got to make sure the kids are okay.
I admit to that. I posted something earlier about the China situation and should have done more research. Will definitely be more careful from now on.
Time to watch Fail-Safe and Dr. Strangelove again.
Oh, I remember that. They made a big deal about it when it first came out.
One of the smartest and wisest individuals who ever lived.
That took a lot of work to make those chess move analogies. Thanks, but man, that will make your mind stretch.
You might have something there....Fat Ignorant Fuck....can we now refer to her as a FIF? I love it.
Thanks for the post, mate. Also, I like that cool emoji 😃
Man, for once I would like to create one of these things just to get the credit for it 😆
I think this guy was a lot smarter than people give him credit for. His comedy routines made you think.
One of the best freaking movies ever made. Too bad right after this dialogue exchange Borodin gets shot. "I would like to have seen Montana..."
The first thing I thought of here is a "storm coming." Now how about that for a coincidence?
Personally I liked Heathcliffe better. He was a badass, lol.
I just saw that article about Xi too. I posted it in the general chat but here is the link for others just in case:
https://citizenfreepress.com/breaking/rumors-of-military-coup-in-china-claim-xi-under-house-arrest/
Interesting. I will post a link to an article that caught my attention this morning, but Gordon Chang, a pretty spot on guy, thinks something is going on in China with flights being cancelled and rumors of a coup. The article states that Xi has been placed under arrest:
https://citizenfreepress.com/breaking/rumors-of-military-coup-in-china-claim-xi-under-house-arrest/
The only time I saw my older brother cry was when he came back from Vietnam in '72. Some kid spit on him at the airport and called him a "fucking baby killer." It was bad enough that 'Nam really screwed him up [his initiation ceremony for killing his first "slope" was to drink whiskey out of a boiled skull] but to have to face that when he got home almost broke him. He turned to drugs, lived a rough life, kicked it and turned to Jesus, but the damage was done. He died this past March. Even though we had a falling out, I tried to help him. You want to talk about a raw deal, that was his life. Those guys were doing what they were told, and the upper ups got away with it all.
We have a couple of teachers in our school that don't broadcast their sexuality [lesbians], but it is known that they are together. They are flying really low below the radar, but I have a feeling when word gets out they're going to be looking for other jobs because the parents here aren't going to stand for that shit.
I have never forgotten the things he pointed out about Sandy Hook. Another example of how we've been lied to.
Took the plunge and bought a 102mm Maksutov-Cassegrain telescope. Long focal length, can hook to a tablet to track stars. Pretty sweet deal. Planets are in a rare linear alignment, hoping to get a glimpse of the two harder ones, Uranus and Neptune. Right now to the east Jupiter is sitting majestically about 40 degrees above the horizon. Track a little to the west and Saturn pops into view. Neptune is somewhere in between them. Scope is due to arrive Sunday. For those interested, it's a good way to pass the time. I have had reflectors previously, and an old refractor. This scope combines the best of both. Looking forward to spending many nights in beautiful east Tennessee exploring the majesty of the heavens.
I already had these as a file, but I downloaded this again for redundancy. Thanks.