My hat is definitely off to all the work TomCat (and recently, Lynn) do in putting together the “Open Thread” post. It definitely has a learning curve to it – and unfortunately mine is not a steep line up. In fact mine barely rises above the x-axis.
Lynn and I decided we should post a Poll for Halloween (more on that below) – and TC gave us the powers to do it … sort of.
“It’s easy,” he says. “It’ll be fun,” he says. “A piece of cake,” he says. All you do is go to the separate plugin website to create the Poll – and don’t forget to copy the HTML Code. (Not too bad) Then head over to WordPress and simply plop that old HTML Code in the Widget in the right Sidebar.
Yeah, well GOOD LUCK trying to find where the damn Widgets are hidden so they can even be accessed. And even better luck in finding which Widget is the one you’re supposed to use – because NONE of them are labeled “Poll”. And after you do finally find it, then try re-positioning the thing so it actually appears somewhere visible … and without accidentally deleting any of the ones that are already there. ARRRGGGHHH!!!
[Note to Lynn: If you think I’m going to deprive you of the joy of mastering THAT learning curve, you got another think coming! ;-)]
At any rate, that’s why the “Open Thread” is up later and lighter than I had planned.
PUZZLE
Since I don’t do the puzzles, Lynn is kindly sending me her times with the Link.
Today’s Puzzle took Lynn 3:28 (average 5:36). To do it, click here. How did you do? Looks like someone lost their balls!
[NOTE: She actually emailed me that phrase: “Looks like someone lost their balls!”
I want … I think I deserve … I DEMAND some extra credit for heroic discretion by NOT adding any double entendre comments to a setup line like THAT. I mean my tongue is practically bitten off from passing up that teaser!]
SHORT TAKES
POLL
Now that I have your attention, please gaze to the right to find a new Poll. (At least I hope I finally got it positioned to the right.)
To help get us in the mood for Halloween, we want you to select the best “Horror Movie” of all time.
Please note that this is a broad category – and not just limited to “slasher movies”. Two additional notes:
[1] You can vote for MORE than one movie (I think, assuming I got the HTML coded correctly)
[2] And of course you can vote for “You Name It …” – and please voice your opinion in the comments.
Trump Whines about His “Hard Life” & Dad’s Measly MILLION DOLLAR LOAN
You just can’t learn this kind of ability to bond with the common man that The Donald displayed during an interview on the Today Show with Matt Lauer yesterday:
“My whole life really has been a ‘no’ and I fought through it. It has not been easy for me … it has not been easy for me. I started off in Brooklyn, my father gave me a small loan of a million dollars.”
Well, one does have to admire his fortitude. After all, to start out in life as a humble millionaire with all the other silver spoon disadvantages he had to face, courtesy of his Poppy … I mean it’s a miracle he’s still alive today.
Oh, BTW – that $1,000,000.00 he got back in 1970 or so … it’d be worth over SIX MILLION in today’s dollars.
And since it was Daddy’s money, it was probably the last (and only) loan Trump ever repaid.
Amtrak Renews Chris Christie “Loud-Mouth Credentials” When Booted Off the Quiet Car
Well, it’s not the first time Christie’s mouth has gotten him to trouble – and probably won’t be the last.
While slurping down a strawberry smoothie, Christie boarded the Acela train from Washington to New York while loudly berating his henchmen when he landed in the notorious (and “we-ain’t-kidding”) Quiet Car. He continued in his boisterous manner while also making phone calls – a big no-no.
Finally the conductor told him he was violently the Quiet Car’s cardinal rule, and he’d either have to cut it out or move to another car. And to his credit, he realized his error and headed to (where else?) … the Café Car!
http://nypost.com/2015/10/25/chris-christie-kicked-out-of-amtrak-quiet-car/
In his defense, it’s clear that Christie didn’t realize he was climbing into the Quiet Car – pretty sure he thought it was the Clown Car.
Jon Stewart and Wife Open an Animal Farm Rescue Sanctuary
Jon and his wife, Tracey, who is a veterinarian, have decided to convert their New Jersey farm, Bufflehead, into a sanctuary for neglected and abused animals. They’ll work with Farm Sanctuary, an organization devoted to ending inhumane farming practices.
And according to the New York Times, their farm already is home to four pigs – two of which were rescued from the side of the road in Georgia.
(There apparently is NO truth to the rumor circulating that at least one of the other pigs was recently rescued from an New York bound Amtrak train with remnants of a strawberry smoothie on his snout.)
Sorry about it being later than I wanted to get it out – but I had such a “delightful time” trying to learn how to put a Poll together … on my own … for hours … and hours.
I’m now going to take a little catnap, so “Please Do Not Disturb” …
