“They are not dead who live in the hearts they leave behind.”
Native American Proverb
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Labor Day 2021
“Nothing is really work unless you would rather be doing something else.”
Image: Modern Toss, New Scientist
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Corona is Quiet
Wow!
Corona piques loudmouths
who doubt if she’s real.
They debate whether she can
be trusted to kill.
Does she prefer old folks,
or will any one do?
Can vaccines disrupt her,
or does she like them too?
Does the color of your skin
determine your fate?
Is it true she likes poor folks;
in the rich she abates?
But Corona? Corona is quiet.
She empties the roadways
and crowded bars.
She covers your mouth
in schools and cars.
She shoves tubes down your throat
to help you breathe.
she shovels the dirt when
you succumb to disease.
Corona don’t care
what your preacher thinks
as she silently weaves
through the towns and streets.
I walk with my dog
on a Saturday morn.
I converse with the birds
not quite overworn
with the sounds of cars
and giggling voices.
Today they’re silent.
This weekend is joyless.
After pretending for months
she…
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Word of the Week – June 26, 2021
Inosculate
Verb
Latin, 17th century
Join by intertwining or fitting closely together.
Example: I often inosculate my dreams with my passion for writing to create unusual tales.
Funniest Quote of the Week – June 26, 2021
“To be fair, Gaetz – the same Matt Gaetz who faces sexual trafficking charges he denies – did also tweet today to Free Britney Spears, which kind of makes him a freedom fighter.”
Brian Williams, responding to Gaetz’s criticism of Gen. Mark Milley’s June 23 testimony
‘Get-a-Rope’ Quote of the Week – June 26, 2021
“He’s not just a pig – he’s stupid.”
Tucker Carlson, about Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley
Carlson – who has come out strongly against critical race theory – added, “So Mark Milley reads Mao to understand Maoism and he reads communists to understand communism, but it’s interesting that he doesn’t read white supremacists to understand white supremacy.”
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Most Delusional Quote of the Week – June 26, 2021
“I never admitted defeat.”
Donald Trump, during an interview with the Christian Broadcasting Network
He added, “No, I never, the word is ‘concede,’ [and] I have not conceded.”
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Worst Quotes of the Week – June 26, 2021
“You know after they said penetration in the end zone they lost me.”
Joy Behar, regarding Carl Nassib becoming the first openly gay active player in the NFL, on “The View”
In all fairness, Behar has apologized for her comment.
“If he’s gonna tie them together, he can forget it! I’m not doing that. That’s extortion! I’m not going to do that. The Dems are being told you can’t get your bipartisan work product passed unless you sign on to what the left wants, and I’m not playing that game.”
Sen. Lindsey Graham, on President Biden’s multi-trillion-dollar infrastructure plan
“President Donald Trump is also one of a kind. He too disrupted the status quo, he challenged the establishment… and now, as then, there is no going back.”
Former Vice-President Mike Pence, comparing Donald Trump Ronald Reagan
Pence went on to say, “Under President Trump’s leadership we were able to achieve things Republicans have been talking about since the days of Barry Goldwater. It’s true.”
For the record, Goldwater lost the 1964 U.S. presidential election to Lyndon B. Johnson in the largest landslide in U.S. election history.
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