Yesterday my CAT-Scan was uneventful. I’m confident that it will show that my COPD is no worse, since I quit smoking last year., After all these month’s, however, I still get cravings that are both frequent and intense. Then Lu came to use my phone and computer to deal with some of her issues. I’m expecting her and her daughter today at Noon, both for my shower and to take my window A/C away. I gave it to Lu, and she’s giving it to her daughter. Tomorrow is a grocery delivery day.
Jig Zone Puzzle:
Today’s took me 3:15 (average 6:40). To do it, click here. How did you do?
Short Takes:
From The New Yorker: Attempting to repair some of the fallout from his recent remarks about women, Donald Trump said on Sunday that the decision of whether women should be considered humans should be left to the states.
“I wouldn’t want to tell Texas whether women are humans, for example,” he said on CBS’s “Face the Nation.” “They obviously have some very strong opinions about that.”
When asked point-blank whether he considered women humans, the billionaire responded, “It should be a case-by-case thing.”
Andy is doing news again. What Fecal Dump Trump does is express the thoughts that drive the policy of other Republican politicians and pundits.
From Daily Kos: If there’s anyone left in America that thinks Maine Governor Paul LePage is still fit to hold elected office, maintaining that position on a day-to-day basis must be quite the slog. Having won a special election on Tuesday, Susan Deschambault is the newest elected Democratic state senator in his state—or she would be, but Gov. Paul LePage has apparently locked himself in a closet and refuses to come out.
Deschambault was scheduled to be sworn in this morning before 9am, and has her family with her at the State House to witness the ceremony, but LePage’s spokesperson now says that won’t be happening because he’s mad about an unrelated vote in the Labor Committee against his nominee for labor representative to the Unemployment Insurance Commission.
Only one word is sufficiently vile to describe a person that governs in such a manner. LePage is a… Republican.
From Upworthy: Remember how companies used to market board games in the ’90s?
They were commercials filled with cheesy music, bad acting, and unrealistic expectations of how much fun you’d actually have playing the game. Last week, Comedy Central released its own board game commercial, promoting The Glass Ceiling game for girls. The hilarious parody video tackles those commercial hallmarks while hitting the girls in it with a harsh dose of grown-up reality about wage gaps and women in the workplace.
Sadly, it’s so accurate that disgust overwhelms the humor.
Cartoon:
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4:45 (6.40) Very attractive.
New Yorker – And yet, these people claim to read the bible, which explicitly states women are human. Go figure.
DKos – "Two-year-old" also comes to mind. "Two-tear-old" is only a good think if you're a race horse.
Upworthy – Isn't that an awful lot of truth? Isn't Upworthy going to get in trouble for telling so much?
Cartoon – Doin' some straight news yourself, aren't you?
4:46 I got blinded by the brillance of the peacock's tail.
The cigarette craving do last for a long time, but eventually they will go away. It took about 3 or 4 years for me. Each year will get easier. It has now been over 30 years since I smoked.
HumptyDrumpf needs to fade away, and like NOW!
LePage is just about as bad as HumptyDrumpf!!! Arg!!! Having a temper tantrum like this is reserved for toddlers and preschoolers!!! LePage needs to DO HIS JOB, like some other party members that are in office RIGHT NOW!!!
The Glass Ceiling board game is still current!!! And that, my friend, is the problem in a nutshell!!!
The cartoon is spot on!!!
NYer: Us Texas (D) women just kick out the Repugs out the door with no bar-b-que. We're kinda like that. Besides being human. Good one. LOL, Andy.
DK: Good Grief!! This guy is completely whacked!!! Can the Lt. Governor fill in till this man gets impeached?
Upworthy: WOW. Sad, but true!
Cartoon: Both, but so much more!! UGH !!!
Hope your CAT scan comes back good, and that Lu shows up at noon to get you all fluffed up. Sounds like you had a busy day, with the comings and goings. You are so nice to give her your AC unit. Hope that yours get fitted and works before the hot weather starts up. Have a nice evening, take care, and Thanks, Tom.
I hope you get a good report on your Cat Scan.
The New Yorker: Andy is so funny, but I wouldn't single out Texas on this one. The blame has to be shared with all the other good ole boy states who think women are somehow less than human.
Daily Kos: There are too many adjectives to use to describe LePaul's actions, deplorable, rude, unprofessional, etc. I thought the people in Maine were more sensible.
Upworthy: The video shows clearly how little things have changed for women in the last fifty years.
Cartoon: Sad but true.
4:21 You have to have eyes in the back of your head Puddy Tat if you're going to catch that bird! I guess it is peacock fricassée for dinner tonight.
Wooo Hooo! If I mix it into chile, my cloud will be irridescent,.
Puzzle — 4:21 You have to have eyes in the back of your head Puddy Tat if you're going to catch that bird! I guess it is peacock fricassée for dinner tonight.
The New Yorker — Andy does have a way with words!
Daily Kos — Why doesn't LePage just hold his breath and do everyone a favour! He is sooooooooooo Republican!
Upworthy — The video isn't available to watch here in Canada. I will however say that the glass ceiling still exists and women have to work harder and know more than any man in the workplace.
Cartoon — The elephant for once told the truth!
Kudos to you for staying away from the cigarettes despite your strong and frequent cravings, TomCat. There must have been times during these past months when you really needed a lot of willpower not to give in to them. I'm keeping all my fingers crossed in the hope your scan results will show you that it was all worthwhile.
TNY: Andy gives an excellent satirical example of how Drumpf needs to backpedal or to apologize, but never does and only makes matters worse by stressing his statements were correct to begin with.
People over here are past laughing at Drumpf, as are people in South America and Australia, I gather. When Drumpf said last week he wants to dismantle NATO – for which he has limited power even as president of America – that resonated in the rest of the world, but didn't upset many Americans by the look of it. Australia's Foreign Minister, Julie Bishop, has written a letter to Obama asking him to reign in Drumpf in his election campaign because he's hurting America's relations with its allies. She's of course well aware that Obama can do no such thing, but it is a clear signal that Drumpf is putting relations with other countries under even more strain than the GOP has already done, something the next president will need address, no matter who it is.
DK: For goodness sake, why is LePage still around? This surely must be the last straw for the people of Maine and impeachment procedures have started. Throw him out of his office, literally.
Upworthy: Very well done, but no laughing matter.
Cartoon: You kept it very proper, TomCat. In reality the GOP's language would need censoring.
If things don't change, they remain the same…heavy sigh
Thanks all!! Hugs!!
Cartoon: Yup… It says it all! lol.