With more than 460 days until Election Day, why are the debates starting so early?
This Onion headline made me laugh: Over Crowded GOP field forces Iowa to construct massive town hall stadium.
The Onion has let me down by not preparing a profile for Gov. John Kasich (R-OH) .. maybe his jump in a recent poll will spark one. Former Gov. Jim Gilmore (R-VA) is candidate #17, and another one with no chance … well, in my opinion.
Making no bones about it, I’m one who believes (and have for a long time) that education needs reform. Although the need is there, the obstacles are plentiful. Reform-minded superintendents are rare, but for the few that are, the public will prevent change.
The Internet and various software technology has given everyone a chance to observe a wide variety of human creativity. The 8-second video below is a hoot!
For those who miss the list of celebrations by the day, week, and month, here are the two sites that served as my main sources: One and Two.
This last act of Meals: The Musical takes to the stage next week. The dinner is done, the guest are gone, and there is a lot to clean. Song titles must include any of the following in the title. knives, forks, spoons, plates, bowls, cups, dishes, pots, pans, and kettles. Singular forms are acceptable. Show time is this coming Wednesday at 9:30 pm (Eastern US).
The collaboration with Robin about light was well received. Thanks again to Robin for the images … and yes, I would collaborate again with her. Meanwhile, another collaboration is about ready, thus I anticipate it going live in two weeks, but I will work with the collaborator to get a date.
I’m looking for ideas where I can feature a word with many meanings (such as light). Good words are those that can be a noun, verb, and adjective. Any suggestions?
The Explore series continues on Saturday featuring a wonderful video about a person, place, or thing.
To lead you into The Onion, here’s their infographic about the Life and Works of Dr. Seuss.
Embed from Getty ImagesWeekly Headlines from The Onion (combos welcome)
Study: Those that go to college earn more degrees in the lifetime than those who don’t
Frustrated man doesn’t know what else to do to get cat purring
Chinese factory worker cannot believe the shit he makes for Americans
Man races against time to take out trash bag with widening puncture
Male orgasm captured on film
Interesting Reads
Tips for grilling burgers
60 years after Rock Around the Clock
Top 10 battles of World War I
Electronics and the doctor’s bag
Pee-proof paint
Good interactive map about global population shifts
To send you into the weekend, here’s a flashback from the 80s. Have a safe weekend and in the words of Garrison Keillor, Be well, do good work, and keep in touch.
Loved the garbage can video, but the last headline from The Onion made me grimace. Much the same way Donald Trump does.
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Carrie,
I continue to be who contends that Trump has no chance … especially if he continues talking. Glad you enjoyed the garbage cans.
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I’m with you. I don’t think Trump’s wave will last.
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Ha-Ha for the garbage cans Frank, we guffawed here out loud! Some folk just have way too much time on their hands ………….. 😀
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Pauline,
My wife saw the garbage cans on Facebook …. so I searched for it on YouTube, thus surprised on the small number of views. Hmmmm … maybe we are ahead of the curve. Hope all is well with you.
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I wish we had pee-proof paint in New York. I’m drawing a blank in your word search, Frank, so I insist, give equal time to dark.
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Lame,
I would think the pee-proof paint would be popular in urban areas. Meanwhile, you make two votes for dark!
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Cute video. Happy Friday.
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Audra,
Oh yes … a short video to deliver a smile!
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The answer to your question: “With more than 460 days until Election Day, why are the debates starting so early?” is that your math is off. There are 186 days left until the Iowa Caucuses, which start Feb. 1, 2016, with the New Hampshire Primary election the following week on Feb. 9.
Your comment on education reform prods me to get going on your assignment for me to provide a full report on why Finland suddenly has decided to overhaul its K-12 education system.
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Tim,
1) I didn’t assign the question about Finland … you assigned it to yourself.
2) So you are telling me that the people of Iowa and New Hampshire need 5-6 months to make a decision?
3) In terms of my math being off
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I rate your “Wrong Answer/Britain’s Got Talent Buzzer Sound SX” to be among my TOP 3 favorite sound punishments for wrong, inaccurate, inappropriate, or deliberately falsified answers. My other two include LA radio sports talk show host Jim Rome’s “ERRRRRRRR” and “Beulah the Buzzer” from NBC’s original “Truth or Consequences” show.
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The Producer insisted I use his buzzer for your comment. … and yes, Beulah the Buzzer is a classic.
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Sixty years since ‘Rock around the clock’! Now I really feel old, Frank. 😕 That said, I’m so glad I was born when I was, as I really think I’ve lived through the best popular music this world will ever know. Thanks for the Trash Can LOL moment. 🙂
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Sylvia,
Good point because I think we’ve seen quite the change in music … and got to experience it. Glad you enjoyed the trash can.
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Frustrated college man cannot believe purring cat makes Chinese factory worker trash Americans on film
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John,
Two morals of the story here … never trust a purring cat …. one never knows what a cat will do.
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LOL
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was never a fan of that 80’s video because there was just nothing sexy about a woman playing a saxophone. not that they need to care what i find sexy.
as for words, consider these: good normal right
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Rich,
… even if she’s playing your saxophone? Good choice of words to consider … thanks.
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but i don’t have a saxo- oooooh. never mind.
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Hard to better today’s selection of Onions but here goes anyway, “Frustrated Chinese factory worker races against time to earn more than cat”
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Fasab,
Very true … especially is the cat wants to stay off the dinner table.
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I’ve always wondered what factory workers in other countries think of us when they make some of the stupid stuff we buy. Can you imagine the conversation with the worker’s family the first time someone made us a whoopie cushion?
Love the trash can video!
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Elyse,
Your point is just another example of how The Onion deals with real life. The trash cans are a hoot … plus short & sweet.
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Frank, are you okay????? ….. you got me worried when you said you couldn’t read my post. Or maybe you meant there was a technical issue.
What a beautiful post you have created here …. the images are magical.
I’m a bit worried for US this election … and the world too .. when guys like Donald can be in the race. For me it’s scary … very scary, with values like his .. and maybe end up as the most powerful man in the world.
Love the little bin video. I wish you both a lovely weekend.
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Viveka,
The election is so far away, I’m not worried about The Donald … not at all … thus you shouldn’t worry. Keep in mind that US presidential elections involve at least a 2-year process … which is crazy!
BTW – I should you read the prior post about “light” because I think you’ll love it.
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Thanks for calming me down. I will visit you light post. *smile
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Our presidential elections are way, way too long! Oh, well, it is quite entertaining already. Loved the trash can video and love Garrison Keillor. Cheers for the weekend! Thanks for the recent visit to my humble blog.
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Crone,
Absolutely too long – thus the reason for my comment regarding the debates. Totally crazy … but it also shows how money talks (sad to say). Glad you enjoyed the trash can video.
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Speaking about the elections…
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Must be that it’s too political, hmm… let’s see, I’ll try a cutie pic and see if that posts:
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Genie,
As a cat person, I can see that.
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Genie,
The Nincompoop and The Bloviator do make a mighty fine pair.
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No? Hm…. I’ll try an anti-Monsanto one, see if that posts:
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Genie,
Poor Monsanto … meanwhile, as you eventually saw, your efforts to post images did work – so I deleted the other attempts.
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Poor Monsanto? Monsanto is as rich as the devil!
Did you catch the crow throwing up from eating Monsanto corn?
Good idea to delete the other duplicates, I was going to suggest that once I saw that they did show.
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I hadn’t seen this one, many thanks.
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Speaking of video creativity, we got our 10-year-old grandson a GoPro camera last year. (He turned 11 last May.) Here are some samples of Kiefer Wheeler’s work. He was not assisted in any way by any adult.
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Busted link. Sorry, I’m not up with YouTube, apparently. Let’s try this link:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHBCTVxz-pI5aQxVON_iUTQ/videos
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Awesome … gotta love Trick Shot Tuesdays!
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See especially, “Everything’s in Slow Motion”.
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He’s becoming quite the artist! …. and he seems to be enjoying it.
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Self-starter, auto-didactic. Wonder where he got it? 😀
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LOL … Hmmmm … gotta wonder.
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LOL on the 8 second trash love!
How about the word – LOVE? 😉
{Hugs}
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RoSy,
That is a grand 8 secs video!
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