Thursday, March 24, 2022

It Snowed Today...


 ...which I suppose makes sense.

Cold, barren, windswept...apropos of the day, though it's hard to believe it's been a year already.

A truth I've learned is grief is not an event.

It doesn't arrive with the shock and loss, linger for awhile during the numbness and painful recovery, then finally - vanquished - slip away to find some other poor soul to afflict.

No, grief is an unwelcome, lifelong companion, always ready to remind us at unexpected moments of our loss.

Seeing a father walking with his son; hearing a song on the radio; passing a Denny's restaurant where we used to share breakfast together.

And then the wound is open and bleeding, the unbidden tears flow, and once again sorrow and regret blot out the sun.

Thankfully, we have the truth of God's Word for our certain comfort:

"But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope."

   - I Thessalonians 4:13

In Christ, we have hope.

I know you're doing well, Ryan...I know your new life in heaven is glorious and you're happy and whole now.

And I know I'll see you again someday in God's time when it's my turn.

Until then, I mark this day and remember.

Love you.

- Dad

Sunday, March 20, 2022

Well, Well, Well...


...look what the cat drug in...if it isn't "The One We've All Been Waiting For"...

Sure took your own sweet time getting here...where the heck have you been anyway?

What??

Don't give me that...I know what you've been up to...you smell like a brewery for crying out loud.

I don't care if you did bump into St. Patrick's Day along the way...


....just because he drinks til he can't remember his name doesn't mean you have to!

If he jumped off the roof, would you jump, too?

He did??  I hope you were smart enough...

Oh never mind...I'll put on a pot of coffee.

And where are your manners?

Wipe your feet already!  You're tracking in the mud!


You've been hanging out with Old Man Winter again, haven't you?


Well it sure feels like it!

Shut the door, would you?  It's freezing out there.

I thought you were supposed to be all sunshine and flowers!


Well you're a far cry from that let me tell...

What?

Uh...hold on there...no one said you should leave...I mean, you just barely arrived...

Now don't be so sensitive...you're here so you might as well stay.

Yes I know, we just need to have a little patience.

We'll knock off the rough edges in a month or so.

Just settle down and come on in...



Welcome, Spring.



Question for you:



How about a Supreme Court nominee?



Assuming you're a sentient being registering some minimum level of brain activity, you're aware of the recent brouhaha engendered by an innocuous question.

(Note: if you're none of the above, please click here for something closer to your grade level.)

When asked if she could define what a woman is, Ketanji Brown Jackson informed the world she could not, because - wait for it - she's not a biologist.

Hmm.

I admit I’m not a biologist either.

However, thinking back to 9th grade biology class, I have vague recollections about women having two X chromosomes, as opposed to men who have an X and a Y.

There was also something in there about different genitalia.

Seems like a quick trip to the ladies room where she could take a peek would be a simple way to clear up the matter.


Failing that, there's the issue of reproductive organs - she's had kids, right?  That whole ovaries / uterus thing.

Plus different bone structure, testosterone levels and muscle mass...just ask the women competing against Lia Thomas about that.

a victory for the feminists: awarding a women's national championship to a biological male


And of course there's the sole reason she is in fact a Supreme Court nominee:

Rather than consider the entire pool of qualified jurists for the highest court in the land, SloJoe mumbled he would only nominate a black "woman".

That sorta sounds like a clue.

Did she not pick up on that?

So defining what a woman is seems like a pretty simple task, especially for a “Hahvahd” graduate, but evidently it's beyond the reach of her intellectual grasp.

We’d like to think Supreme Court Justices are the best and brightest legal minds in the country, if not the world.

Sadly it now seems the bar for being a Supreme Court Justice has been lowered to somewhere around the level of “moron”.

Besides unintentionally becoming an overnight internet meme star...



...Ms. J also provided us with a surefire method of weaseling out of easy questions...

he : Honey, what's the weather like today?
she: Dear, you know I can't answer that!  I'm not a meteorologist.

he : Isn't that a beautiful dog?
she: Can't comment; not a veterinarian.

Teacher: Johnny, what's 27 divided by 3?
Johnny: Sorry Teach, out of my wheelhouse.  I'm not a mathematician.

And so the race to the bottom continues as we search high and low for the dumbest humans on the planet to fill the most important posts in government.

Ding ding ding!




This is exactly what the Apostle Paul said 2,000 years ago in Romans 1:22 -

"Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools..."

Lord have mercy...



...on this, our sinking ship.



It's that time again folks...after an exhausting exercise in blogging excellence, it's time to unwind with a nice claret...


...and a relaxing stroll through Parting Shots Land...

sunrise, 1st day of Spring



Das Fledermaushaus for our backyard...hoping to draw them away from our eaves



a duck call...admittedly an impulse buy from a local hardware store...but hey, we DO have ducks hanging around our birdfeeder



squirrel acrobatics...when was the last time YOU stood on your head for a meal?




my side of the bed again...they do that on purpose




recent visitor




a whole bunch of us would wake up with nothing




good flick, def worth a look





happy first day of spring, mcm fans...

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