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Friday Fun: Smocking, Redacting, Searching …

 Posted by at 9:54 am  Politics
Dec 142018
 

[Few minor updates & format corrections, since WordPress changed their writing software & I’m still on a learning curve]

Nothing makes the Season brighter than the fact that Mueller now has Twitler in his legal crosshairs and the walls are closing in … provided that Twitler doesn’t go totally bonkers and kills us all.

But Twitler has provided another neologism classic with his “SmockingGun” Tweet – which he misspelled not once, but TWICE.

So pour yourself another cup of smocking hot covfefe, and settle back to see what the Intertubes did with it.

(Although I should note that it is a real word:)

No matter how many crimes and misdeeds Mueller uncovers, we are forced to agree on one issue …

Also in an effort to help Twitler out with something totally foreign to him – The Truth – Mueller’s team has extended their superb redacting skills to his Tweets – and the results have been refreshing:


But sadly, their efforts came too late.  The “Washington Post” Fact Checking editors were forced to create a brand-new category to accommodate Twitler’s endless whoppers since their previous max of four was NOT enough.  Meet the “Bottomless Pinocchio”


And his search for a new Chief of Staff goes on with no success.  (Which is no surprise – who would want to work for an impending felon?)



Let’s close out the week with a heartfelt “THANK YOU!” to Sen. Schumer and Rep. Pelosi for showing the world on real-time TV what a totally incompetent ASS Twitler is.  Here they are triumphantly leaving the White House after destroying him …


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Friday Fun: This, That & the Other

 Posted by at 9:00 am  Politics
Dec 072018
 

I suppose we can be thankful that the Bush family was gracious enough to extend an invitation to Twitler to attend 41’s funeral – and wise enough to NOT have him speak!

But that didn’t mean he still couldn’t embarrass an entire nation with his thoughtlessness.  Like not joining the congregation in the reading of the Apostles’ Creed.  How any religious person can support this man is unfathomable to me.

And he provided further evidence that even the simplest gestures of respect elude him.

But someone perfectly captured the essence of Twitler at the funeral.  (Hard to tell, but I think it’s Photoshopped.)

Personally, I was hoping for a reprise of the moment during the Barbara Bush funeral (that Melania attended just by herself) when Pres. Obama commented to her about her smile

Apparently Twitler is being riled up by the Mueller investigation and getting the feeling that the walls are finally closing in.  We all enjoyed reading between the lines of Mueller’s heavily redacted Michael Flynn court filings this week.

In fact the speculation of what was redacted was so rampant that it forced Mr. Mueller to issue a clarification:

MUELLER:

Any similarity between our redacted report on Michael Flynn …

 

And prison stripes …

 

Is purely coincidental.

And Twitler’s bad news was compounded when Michael Cohen agreed to plead guilty to lying to Congress.  And in those filings we learned who “Individual 1” is – which created the need for some major changes to Twitler’s campaign logo for re-election …

And the official presidential seal …

And the renaming of his New York Home

And it only got worse when Twitler’s top cybersecurity advisor, Rudy Giuliani, accidentally created a website (G-20.In) in his Tweet, and a prankster immediately took claim to it and is using it to bash Trump.  (You have to click the above G-20.In link, or the one in the Tweet to view it)

Giuliani is his top cybersecurity advisor?!?  Proving yet again that Twitler hires “only the best people”.  Righttttttt.

And I’d appreciate someone explaining to me why CNN felt the need to insert this correction at the bottom of this article:

Seems perfectly accurate to me!

Closing out with a few more seasonal observations, I got a kick out of some ducks who experienced snow for the very first time …

And ending with a PSA: Please be careful when putting up your Christmas decorations.  Think things all the way through first to avoid embarrassing faux pas like these:

And be especially careful when decorating palm trees:

 

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Friday Fun: Brief Potpourri

 Posted by at 9:38 am  Politics
Nov 302018
 

Since I’ve been out of town a few days this week enjoying a trip up to Illinois to take my Aunt back after her Thanksgiving visit, this will be a brief “Friday Fun”.

But there’s been so much bad terrible news for Twitler this week that we probably don’t need a whole lot of cheering up.  News like his own former lawyer, Michael Cohen,  now pleading guilty to lying to Congress, and is spilling his guts to Mueller’s team in over 70 hours of interviews.

And that Trump’s tax attorney’s office in Chicago was raided by the FBI, and the Feds actually papered the front door so no one could see what was happening.

(The bow is a nice touch, but was added on via Photoshop.  Doubt the FBI has that kind of sense of humor.  Bit it’s a gift I know we are all anxious to unwrap!)

But there have been a few other bright moments recently.  A month ago, an artist called “Porcupine Armadillo” got into the spirit of things by putting up “Pee on Me” statues of Trump all around Brooklyn for dogs (or I suppose, anyone) to take advantage of.

Also in October and just in time for Halloween, Daniel Holland captured a video of a “breathing forest” in Quebec.

It’s not special effects or CG (computer-generated) imaging – it’s real!  Time magazine explains that it’s because of the very strong winds that day combined with the fact that these trees grew in a very mossy area which allows their root system to be quite loose, so the forest floor lifts up when the trees sway.

And I’ll close with a two-fer: Shutting down the NRA AND Ann Coulter … by doctors!  (Maybe that makes it a three-fer.)

Physicians have really started speaking out about gun violence and the need to deal with it.  After we endured the 307th mass shooting this year on November 7th, the NRA finally had enough of their anti-gun talk and told them to “Stay in your lane”.

Well, Dr. Judy Melinek took care of the NRA via her Tweets

Not learning her lesson, Coulter unwisely decided to butt in and add her two cents with a snarky Tweet.

A perfect setup for Dr. Cathleen London to shoot her down in reply:

All-in-all, a pretty good week.  And it looks like Mueller is getting ready to land some serious blows – probably shortly after the new 116th Congress is seated.

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TC Update

 Posted by at 5:02 am  Politics
Nov 242018
 

TC is in the hospital.

When I got up for my nightly trip to the BR at ~ 1:00 AM this (Saturday) morning I saw I had a text message from TC, but it was written by Wendy.

She said she had taken him to the hospital yesterday for “respiratory issues” (but given the time I’m not sure if she meant Friday or more likely Thursday).

I started texting questions and “Thank you” messages thinking it was still her.  But finally TC asked me to quit texting because it was too hard for him to read.

Wendy’s text did say he was “doing OK & he’s where he should be.”

She said she tried to post a notice on the blog – but apparently w/out success.

So I know he’s in the hospital – but I don’t know which one and I don’t know what day he was admitted.  She said she’d keep us posted.

You now know as much as I do.

Squatch here.  This is Wendy’s post which was caught in the PP system last night:

Hello all this is an update from Wendy. Tom has been out of circulation for the last few days wanted to let everyone know that I had to take him to the hospital for admittance on Thanksgiving day. Tom is doing well and he is where he needs to be but is Recovering from a respiratory infection. He asked that no one spend any money on him please… He will be in the hospital probably till the beginning of next week. I will try and keep you updated all of your thoughts and prayers are appreciated

There you have it as of 23 November 2018 at 2207 hours.  Thanks Nameless for your post.  Hope you don’t mind that I added to your post rather than as a comment.  More visibility here.

We will continue to keep you updated as we have info.  I am preparing another OT for 24 November and will also include this there.

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Friday Fun: Abbreviated TGD Weekend Version

 Posted by at 3:16 pm  Politics
Nov 232018
 

No doubt everyone is busy recuperating from Thanksgiving activities or shopping or just enjoying a long Holiday weekend, so this will be very brief.

Have you ever seen more pumpkins in one place?

Me neither.  It’s a Bing wallpaper shot that I got from “Daily Picture” option.  It was taken in Columbia County in Pennsylvania – but that’s as much as I know.

https://bingwallpaper.com/20181029.html

PROLOGUE

OK, seems pretty clear I’ve created a “Failure to communicate …”

The YouTube Video has absolutely NOTHING to do w/ cooking a turkey.

It’s an O-P-T-I-C-A-L   I-L-L–U-S-I-O-N … that’s the POINT!

I’m not talking about the pros/cons of brining or roasting or grilling or smoking …

It’s about an OPTICAL ILLUSION!

*sigh*

And here’s a timely optical illusion for Thanksgiving involving a turkey from a regular cooking show that will make your head spin.

First, I would strongly encourage you to make the video full-screen.

Then you can watch from the beginning or just skip to the 1:50 mark and then continue to stare only at the swirling brine he just stirred.

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UPDATE on Wednesday 10:30 CST

 Posted by at 10:19 am  Politics
Nov 212018
 

Note: This is SoINeedAName & I’m accessing this through an “Edit” feature of Squatch’s last post, so not sure how (or if) it’ll appear.

I was able to contact the office staff in the building TC lives in & she (Amanda) went up to check on him.

She relayed he answered the door and is alert, responsive, in no acute distress, but under the weather.  But I have NO idea what her medical assessment skills are.

She’s going to check on him every couple of hours.

Hopefully one of our staff writers who can actually easily talk w/ Amanda will be able to check back w/ Amanda later today to see how he’s doing.

Not as good as I’m sure we all hoped, but not as bad as we all feared either.

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Friday Fun: Beauty Is in the Pie of the Beholder

 Posted by at 2:34 pm  Politics
Nov 162018
 

Thanksgiving is fast approaching and for those of us who are assigned the task of bringing the pies to the feast, we’re always looking for new ways to be “Puttin’ on the Ritz” to wow family and friends.

No, no – not “Puttin’ on the Ritz” from “Young Frankenstein”.  Rather something truly unique “where fashion sits” … something sui generis.

Well, I came across someone who has really created one-off type of pies and tarts that are absolutely gorgeous and mind-boggling.  It’s from culinary artist Lo Ko who lives in Seattle and has raised the bar for pie and tart desserts to incomparable heights with her geometric creations.  Here’s a baker’s dozen to give you an idea of her talent:

Ko, who was a nonprofit administrator, quit her job two years ago to devote her time to creating phantasmagorical desserts and savory tarts.  She now teaches at cooking classes and workshops throughout the United States, but primarily in her own Seattle Metro.

Surprisingly enough, she’s had no training in either culinary arts or regular art.  And Ko says she finds inspiration for her creations from architecture, string art, bamboo purses and even bathroom tiles.

Her pie and tart creations were so fanciful her friends convinced her to open an Instagram account to share them with the public, and she now has over 236,000 followers even though she has only posted 115 creations.  And one of those followers turned out to be Martha Stewart!  Martha was so agog about Ko’s creations she invited her to appear in two episodes of her “Martha Bakes” show.

Lo Ko & Martha Stewart

 

Ko did create a YouTube video to give you an idea of how she goes about creating her masterpieces, but it is a bit hard to follow because of the speed.  And she’s the first to admit that her creations look better unbaked than as a finished, edible work of art.  (Though her friends and family say they all are delicious.)  Ko herself says she doesn’t eat her desserts because she doesn’t have a sweet tooth.  But does admit to enjoying the savory tarts she makes.

“I consider myself more of an artist, and my medium happens to be edible. Of course my pies look more immaculate and pristine unbaked—you’re subjecting flour, butter, and sugar to 400-degree heat!”

So let’s enjoy a few montages of her creations, and then you can head to her Instagram site for further information on each.

 

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