Saturday Morning Cartoons

If you're around my age, you remember Saturday morning cartoons. Not the crap they have today, but the good stuff - Bugs Bunny, Sylvester and Tweety, the Road Runner, and all the rest.

Well, we don't have that any more. But here's something for your viewing pleasure that should make you feel just as good as watching the vintage Warner Bros cartoons.


More good stuff here.

Pretty Pictures

Still dealing with a few issues, as mentioned yesterday. In the meantime, please enjoy these pretty pictures.

Wine cooler.

Day Off

I'm taking the day off. Enjoy these miscellaneous tidbits from my in-box.

Like to fish?

Things that remind me of my days in the classroom:

Adam and Eve:

Wordless Saturday

Busy weekend ahead. More about that later, but in the interim here's a Saturday version of Wordless Wednesday.

No theme, just random stuff...

Odds And Ends

A few random thoughts...

Beware of Armed SUVs

I posted earlier about the tragic shooting of a young lady who was serving as the designated driver on New Years Eve. One of the points I made was the reluctance of media outlets to identify the race of the suspects. I mocked them by suggesting if they're going to leave out race, they should leave out gender as well.

The media reported the color of the SUV. Why is that fact relevant, but the color of the suspects not relevant? If we're going to neglect to report race, why don't we ignore gender as well?

"a black Lexus SUV occupied by five or six people..."

That's much better. It may not help police track down the suspects, but at least it won't offend anyone.

Evidently USA Today pays attention to what I say. In fact, they went one step farther and left out any mention of people at all.

Mutschlechner, a junior at the University of North Texas, was driving her friends home early Friday morning when a black SUV fired multiple shots, striking Mutschlechner in the head... (emphasis added)

I know self-driving cars are being developed, but I had no idea they had reached the point where a vehicle could fire multiple shots.

One question: is it racist to say the SUV was black?

A Glimpse Of Our Future?

You may have heard of the planned and coordinated New Years Eve attacks on German women "by gangs of men described by the authorities as having “a North African or Arabic” appearance." If not, here's a quick synopsis.

The tensions simmering beneath Germany’s willingness to take in one million migrants blew into the open on Tuesday after reports that scores of young women in Cologne had been groped and robbed on New Year’s Eve by gangs of men described by the authorities as having “a North African or Arabic” appearance.

Taking advantage of the New Year’s Eve street party, hundreds of young men broke into groups and formed rings around young women, refusing to let them escape, the authorities said. Some groped victims while others stole wallets or cellphones.

In Hamburg, the police said 10 women had reported that they were sexually assaulted and robbed in a similar fashion on the same night.

I won't go into much detail here (you can find more here and here). I will, however, make two quick points.

First, if you think our media is timid when it comes to reporting news about 'protected classes' (minorities, women, gays, liberals, etc.), wrap your head around this.

The assaults initially were not highlighted by the police and were largely ignored by the German news media in the days afterward...

The assaults set off accusations on the right and among some political commentators that the authorities and the news media had tried to ignore or cover up the attacks to avoid fueling a backlash against the refugees.

Gee, ya think?

Second, what does a good liberal do when there is a conflict between two protected classes - in this case, 'refugees' and women?

Answer: when in doubt, blame the victim.

The Mayor of Cologne says women should adopt a “code of conduct” to prevent future attacks following trouble on New Year's eve when women in the city centre were subjected to sexual assaults by hundreds of men.

I guess those women were just asking for it.

Escape From Chicago

One of my favorite movies is an old Kurt Russel flick titled "Escape from New York." In the movie, in a grim depressing future, Manhattan Island has been turned into a giant prison colony, surrounded by walls, fences, and armed guards.

It may be time to do that with Chicago.

Chicago is on fire. It’s America’s mass shooting capital. Its deadliest neighborhoods are gang territories prowled by thousands of killers with some of the highest murder rates in the world.

How did this happen?

The last Republican mayor of Chicago was born shortly after the Civil War...

Chicago Democrats are closely entangled with its 68,000 gang members who deliver the votes and the money. There are more gang members in Chicago than people of English ancestry. That makes them a powerful voting bloc. And Democrats bow to their wishes.

A Latin Kings member described how the vote organizing worked. “Every chapter had to vote for that guy… That was a direct order. That means you can’t say no.” Under the Dems, that’s Chicago democracy.

Chicago Democrats ritualistically demand gun control, but carefully avoid cracking down on their own political base. Obama calls for “common sense solutions” after every shooting, but like a good Chicago Democrat he voted against a 1999 bill to try anyone carrying out a shooting in school as an adult. Under Obama, Federal gun-crime prosecutions in Chicago have became as rare as honest Chicago Democrats.

What does the future hold?

Chicago’s population has been falling since the 50s. 200,000 fled between 2000 and 2010. Tens of thousands of homes stand vacant. In some neighborhoods 1 in 6 homes are empty. And with an underwater mortgage rate that hovers around 20 percent, they’ll soon have plenty of company.

Chicago’s bonds are already junk. If the radical wing of the welfare party gets its way, they’ll be toilet paper. If the moderate wing stays in power, they’ll still be toilet paper, but it’ll take longer.

Of course, the same thing is happening in other cities under long-term democrat control - Baltimore, Washington D.C., Detroit, and more, but Chicago is the bloodiest.

And the one most in need of a wall.

Finally, Some Good News 

Struggling with that New Years resolution to lose weight and get in shape? Yeah, me too. But there is hope on the horizon.

A Glass Of Red Wine Is The Equivalent To An Hour At The Gym, Says New Study

Research conducted by the University of Alberta in Canada has found that health benefits in resveratrol, a compound found in red wine, are similar to those we get from exercise.

Discussion over the health benefits of red wine have been well documented. Studies have revealed that those who drink a glass of red wine a day are less likely to develop dementia or cancer, that it's good for your heart, anti-ageing and can regulate blood sugar.

And now there's research backing that fact that it boosts heart rate? This is literally the best thing ever.

Don't get too excited, however. The study goes on to say that it only applies to one glass of red wine per day, and that so far only the effects on lab rats have been studied.

Nevertheless, I believe that the science is settled. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to engage in several hours of 'exercise'...

Random Sample

Busy time of the year ... enjoy this random sample of random stuff...

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Random Observations - Pictures Version

No words today, just pictures...


Hollywood sign updated:

My kind of 'mostly peaceful' protestors:

Speaking of 'mostly peaceful' protestors, here they are doing some undocumented Christmas shopping:

The media screws up another story:

For freeloaders and the government (but I repeat myself), every day is Christmas:

What Santa thinks of barry:

This is in poor taste, but I couldn't stop laughing. My wife says I have a juvenile sense of humor. I fear she may be right.

PSAs

Because I'm bazy (busy and lazy) today's post is a mixture of Public Service Announcements and in-box clutter.

Enjoy...

The Real Reason obama is taking action against ISIS.

Speaking of golf, here's a little compare-and-contrast for you.

 
 And speaking of ISIS, here are three great reasons to fight back against ISIS.

Economics 101: Who does a better job spending money - you, or the government?

In case of emergency boil your water ... carefully.

Hunting and Fishing Tips

I went fishing this morning but after a short time I ran out of worms. Then I saw a cottonmouth with a frog in his mouth.

Frogs are good bass bait.

Knowing the snake couldn't bite me with the frog in his mouth I grabbed him right behind the head, took the frog, and put it in my bait bucket.

Now the dilemma was how to release the snake without getting bitten. I grabbed my bottle of Jack Daniels and poured a little whiskey in its mouth.

His eyes rolled back, he went limp. I released him into the lake without incident and carried on my fishing using the frog.

A little later, I felt a nudge on my foot.

There was that same snake with two frogs in his mouth.

One day two buddies, Chester and Earl, can't decide whether or not to go out duck hunting.

Chester says to Earl "I'll just send my dog out to see if there are any ducks out in the pond. If there aren't many ducks out there, I'm not going hunting". So he sends the dog out to the pond.

The dog comes back and barks twice. Chester says "Well I'm not going to go out. He only saw two ducks out there".

Earl says "You're going to take the dog's barks for the truth?" Earl doesn't believe it, so he goes to look for himself. When he gets back he says "I don't believe it. There really are only two ducks out there! Where did you get that dog?" Chester says "Well, I got him from the breeder up the road. If you want one, you can get one from him".

So Earl goes to the breeder and says he wants a dog like the one his friend Chester has. The breeder obliges and Earl brings the dog home, tells it to go out and look for ducks. Minutes later the dog returns with a stick in its mouth and starts humping Earl's leg furiously.

Outraged, Earl takes the dog back to the breeder and says "This dog is a fraud. I want my money back!" The breeder asks Earl what the dog did. So Earl tells him that when he sent the dog out to look for ducks, it came back with a stick in its mouth and started humping his leg.

The breeder says "Earl, dogs can't talk. He was trying to tell you there are more fucking ducks out there than you can shake a stick at".

Okay, this one really is serious. Please pay attention for 3 minutes and 46 seconds.

Flotsam And Jetsam 2014.09.03

Still recovering from the extended Labor Day weekend. That precludes much original thinking, and includes cleaning out the in-box. So in the spirit of killing a pair of fowl with one hard, solid, nonmetallic mineral matter...


I'm sure many of you are aware of the Ice Bucket Challenge benefiting ALS. I'm proud to announce that my wife participated. I got to pour a bucket of ice-cold water over her ... and then warm her up afterwards.  ;-)

I've also posted previously about the recent earthquake in California and its potentially devastating impact on the wineries there. So here's a two birds/one stone image.

Speaking of previous posts, I've mentioned before that both my son and daughter are now enrolled in Texas A&M. I graduated from THE University of Texas, and my wife is an SMU alum. Our in-house joke is:

Q:  What do you get when you cross a Longhorn with a Mustang?

A:  Two Aggies.

Anyway, here's a picture of an Aggie tying down his ATV in the back of his pickup..

Speaking of Aggies, here's a letter to the editor illustrating the Aggie spirit of civic obedience in times of crisis.

I've mentioned before that our youngest child - our daughter - has gone off to college this year and made us Empty Nesters. My wife has good days and bad days dealing with that. Here's one of her good days.

Finally, here's a great employment incentive for senior citizens.

Flotsam and Jetsam

A little lexicography to start off the day:

Flotsam and Jetsam

Ships' goods which are lost at sea. Also used figuratively in non-nautical contexts to means odds and ends, bits and pieces.

There's a simple mnemonic that helps distinguish flotsam from jetsam. Flotsam (or floatsome) are those items which are floating as a consequence of the action of the sea. Jetsam are those which have been jettisoned by a ship's crew (although that may float too of course). 

In this case we're going with the non-nautical meaning. I'm not feeling inspired, and I have quite a bit of odds and ends floating around my in-basket, so I'm killing two birds with one stone. Enjoy.

Irony

Rescue Vehicle

Global Warming

Alien Apes

Inaudible Assholes

War on Women

Eye Contact

Have a nice day...