Fandango’s Flashback Friday — May 19th It is four years old and could have been written yesterday. Amazing, isn’t it? One of the iconic scenes in the movie Star Wars, the first one. Episode 4. “A New Hope” is where Obi-Wan… Read More ›
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PROVOCATIVE THOUGHTS
Fandango’s Provocative Question #15 Redux The question of the day is: “The fundamental cause of the trouble is that, in the modern world, the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubts.” – Bertrand Russell Is this really a… Read More ›
STUPID IS OUR SUPER POWER
Fandango’s Provocative Question #167 We always wondered what made America strong. It never until recently occurred to me that our stupidity has made us a superpower. Why do you think so many people are so confident in beliefs that can’t be… Read More ›
THE STUPID IS STRONG IN THIS COUNTRY – By TOM CURLEY
A Friday Flashback on Saturday One of the iconic scenes in the movie Star Wars, the first one. Episode 4. “A New Hope” is where Obi-Wan Kanobi is taking Luke Skywalker and his two droids R2D2 and C3PO into town… Read More ›
WE ALL NEED AN OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE BETTER
Despite all logic and reason to the contrary, Trump still continues to hunker down in the White House. Does he really believe he can stage a coup and become King of America? Does anyone genuinely believe that? I’m sure there… Read More ›
BACKFIRE: THE BIG MISCALCULATION
From the Battleground, by Rich Paschall “We have it totally under control. It’s one person coming in from China, and we have it under control. It’s going to be just fine.” – Jan. 22 From the very beginning, DJT has… Read More ›
THE TWO PANDEMICS – RICH PASCHALL
From the battleground, by Rich Paschall COVID-19 All of us are acutely aware of the novel COronaVIrus Disease (COVID-19) that has swept the nation. It has devastated businesses, overwhelmed hospitals, and inundated social services. In comparison to the last great… Read More ›
PRO-LIFERS ARE NOW PRO DEATH – BY ELLIN CURLEY
There are certain hypocrisies and inconsistencies in the Right Wing credo. I have trouble wrapping my head around it. I remember a George Carlin’s joke about the so-called Pro-Life crusade against abortion. Carlin said that their position is that “every… Read More ›
ANOTHER OPEN LETTER TO MANKIND FROM PLANET EARTH – BY TOM CURLEY
Hi Mankind. This is Earth again. Some of you call me Earth, some call me Terra, some call me Gaia. Call me what you want. Just don’t call me late for dinner. (I still don’t really get that joke, but… Read More ›
STUPID IS THE NEW NORMAL – Marilyn Armstrong
For the past couple of days, I’ve been dealing with the customer service for the medical plan I was trying to join. I spent — LITERALLY, NOT KIDDING — four hours on the phone yesterday until the battery on my… Read More ›
THE STUPID IS STRONG IN THIS COUNTRY – By TOM CURLEY
One of the iconic scenes in the movie Star Wars, the first one. Episode 4. “A New Hope” is where Obi-Wan Kanobi is taking Luke Skywalker and his two droids R2D2 and C3PO into town and they are stopped by… Read More ›
A Public Service Announcement – An important reblogged announcement for everyone afflicted by universal stupidity
Originally posted on This, That, and the Other:
As a service to my readers, I am sharing with you an important PSA. Please take a moment to watch, learn, and share. https://youtu.be/N5QI91aZFv0
AS THE MORONS MARCH – Marilyn Armstrong
At my age, I am baffled by the world in which I am living. Young people assume it’s because I’m old and getting senile, but it’s exactly the opposite. Old, yes. Senile, no. You see, age has made me cagey,… Read More ›
WHY SERENDIPITY? – Marilyn Armstrong
For seven years, Serendipity was the “official” name of this blog. One day WordPress decided the money I paid wasn’t enough to protect the title of my blog and we disappeared. Vanished. To emerge back into the light, I had… Read More ›
GAME OF LIFE AND THE MEANING OF EVERYTHING – Marilyn Armstrong
I pick these up from Melanie B Cee at: sparksfromacombustiblemind – EMBERS FROM SOMEONE DOGGEDLY TRYING TO MAKE SENSE OF IT ALL She gets them elsewhere so I’ll pass it upward and she can pass it forward or backward. Whichever…. Read More ›
WORD PROMPT: SERENDIPITY ARE US – Marilyn Armstrong
Word Prompt: Serendipity For six and a half years, Serendipity was the name of this blog. One day WordPress decided the money I pay per wasn’t enough to protect the title of my blog and for months, we disappeared. Eventually,… Read More ›
WE HAVE TO APOLOGIZE TO CANADA – BY TOM CURLEY
I’ve given up trying to make sense out of anything anymore. After over a year living in the waking nightmare that is our current government, I thought nothing could surprise me anymore. Do I know what SCROTUS is going to… Read More ›
REDUX – WITH FUTURE UNKNOWN: RAGTAG DAILY PROMPT – Marilyn Armstrong
RAGTAG DAILY PROMPT: REDUX I’m up for trying anything, mostly. As long as it isn’t excessively painful or expensive. I was retrospective yesterday. Anyone who wants to read yesterday’s retrospectivity conundrum can do so by clicking this here LINK. Otherwise,… Read More ›
STUPID ON THE NEWS – Marilyn Armstrong
The first day, a family at a Dutch safari park gets out of their car to get a better look at a bunch of cheetahs. The cheetahs act a bit threatening. In fact, one of them gets into the car,… Read More ›
IF I HAD A MALLET – Marilyn Armstrong
Mallet from Daily Post Between one thing and another, Word Press has killed off my following. In ONE month, they’ve knocked me down by more than 80%. I’m finding it hard to convince myself to bother writing since it seems… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 