Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Monday, September 28, 2015
Sunday, September 27, 2015
Poem: Meaning
By Jack Brummet
People say life
Would have no meaning
If we lived forever;
Others say life
Would have meaning
If we did.
The meaning of life
Is like the rings running circles
Around a tree trunk.
If you remember back
On your last trip
To the natural history museum,
The best tree sections
Have pins on their rings:
Jesus born;
Magna Carta;
Mayflower arrives in America;
Declaration of Independence;
Civil War ends;
Man walks on moon.
Wouldn’t it be something
To not konk out
And see rings marked
Race wars end;
Israel and Palestine merge;
Poverty eliminated;
The return of Jesus;
Alien diplomats arrive? ---o0o---
People say life
Would have no meaning
If we lived forever;
Others say life
Would have meaning
If we did.
The meaning of life
Is like the rings running circles
Around a tree trunk.
If you remember back
On your last trip
To the natural history museum,
The best tree sections
Have pins on their rings:
Jesus born;
Magna Carta;
Mayflower arrives in America;
Declaration of Independence;
Civil War ends;
Man walks on moon.
Wouldn’t it be something
To not konk out
And see rings marked
Race wars end;
Israel and Palestine merge;
Poverty eliminated;
The return of Jesus;
Alien diplomats arrive? ---o0o---
Saturday, September 26, 2015
Friday, September 25, 2015
Thursday, September 24, 2015
A colloquy between Dean Ericksen and Pope Francis
By Jack Brummet, Religion Ed.
My Brother-in-law and friend Dean Ericksen chatted with Pope Francis last night. "Pope Francis sent me an instant message last night. Here’s the transcript:"
Pope: Hey, Dean.
Dean: Hey, Pope - how is DC?
Pope: Good - did you see the Fiat?
Dean: Yep. Product placement?
Pope: I’ll forget you said that. Did you catch Empire?
Dean: Nope. I’m always late to these things. Still haven’t finished Breaking Bad. You?
Pope: Tivo. Had to talk with Boehner tonight. That guy …
Dean: He’s a cryer.
Pope: He cries about the wrong things. Anyway - Declan moved into the dorm yet?
Dean: Friday. Time moves on. You’re not coming to Seattle - right?
Pope: Not planning on it, but I have some flexibility. Did you see Xi?
Dean: <smirk> Yesterday. High strung. Probably the jet lag. We stopped by the new Paseo, up from your church on 15th.
Pope: What happened to the old Paseo? Wait - north of St Alphonsus?
Dean: Yes. Long story. The con-gusto is still decent.
Pope: Good. Hey … have you thought again about converting?
Dean: Converting from what? To what? Let’s not talk about this. It’s late.
Pope: Come on - have you seen the church lately? Kick the tires, it’s a new ride.
Dean: Same deal on contraception, women, gays, etc. Kudos on the other stuff though. Nice work.
Pope: Alright. Blessings to Mary and the Kids. Buenas Noches.
Dean: Good night. Enjoy NYC.
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Wednesday, September 23, 2015
R.I.P. Yogi Berra
By Jack Brummet
Of anyone, ever, in the Yankees organization, he was the sweetest and most memorable. His malapropisms will long survive him. According to Yogi, he only actually said a few of the many phrases attributed to him.
And, how many of us have a cartoon character named after them? Note: "According to the creators of the character, Hanna-Barbera Productions, the two were not connected." This is, of course, not believed by anyone.
And then there his long association with YooHoo. What a sweet, class act. You will be missed Yogi Berra.
Poem: Here
By Jack Brummet
Which is anywhere
That's not here.
I'm there,
But not all there.
I have to be
A little here
To be there
And a little there
To be here.
Being here
Or being there
Is not being everywhere.
When you go anywhere
You leave a little bit behind,
Shedding pieces
Here there and everywhere.
If you're not here
And you're not there
You are somewhere
Neither here nor there
And somewhere
Could be anywhere
But can't be
Everywhere.
I saw a bear.
Where? Over there.
When
I'm not here
I'm often there
I'm often there
Which is anywhere
That's not here.
I'm there,
But not all there.
I have to be
A little here
To be there
And a little there
To be here.
Being here
Or being there
Is not being everywhere.
When you go anywhere
You leave a little bit behind,
Shedding pieces
Here there and everywhere.
If you're not here
And you're not there
You are somewhere
Neither here nor there
And somewhere
Could be anywhere
But can't be
Everywhere.
I saw a bear.
Where? Over there.
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Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Poem: [We all have a platoon]
By Jack Brummet
We all have a platoon
Of partly-contained voicesAnd shards of multiple personalities
Ready to burst
From the confines
Of our clown car.
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Monday, September 21, 2015
Updated GOP-Tea Party scorecard: Scott Walker is out
By Jack Brummet, Election 2016 Ed.
Here is our updated ATIT GOP-Tea Party scorecard. Governor Scott Walker has bailed out and the Koch brothers want their money back!
Here is our updated ATIT GOP-Tea Party scorecard. Governor Scott Walker has bailed out and the Koch brothers want their money back!
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Drawing: Faces #1235 - The clock runs out in the 4th quarter (scratchboard)
By Jack Brummet
[stylus and pin on 9"x12'"Masonite India Ink scratchboard; 2nd image is digitally reversed]
[stylus and pin on 9"x12'"Masonite India Ink scratchboard; 2nd image is digitally reversed]
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Poem: Growing up (revised 9/15)
By Jack Brummet
[illustration "eight stages of life" via http://thenakedconvos.com/]
The 1950s were about
The Day The Earth Stood Still, Huntley-Brinkley, The Thing,
The Cold War ignited on Ike's watch
As alarms shrieked duck and cover.
Dad was in the basement
Sandbagging the jam closet
And caching the beans
And gasoline.
We spooked ourselves for good
And grew up to fear nothing but nothing itself.
[illustration "eight stages of life" via http://thenakedconvos.com/]
The 1950s were about
Giving ourselves The American Jitters:
The Day The Earth Stood Still, Huntley-Brinkley, The Thing,
Ed Murrow, The
Blob, Fidel, Godzilla, Senator Joe McCarthy, Gorgo.
Wild-eyed Nikita pounded his loafers on TV.
He promised to bury us.
Wild-eyed Nikita pounded his loafers on TV.
He promised to bury us.
The Cold War ignited on Ike's watch
As alarms shrieked duck and cover.
Dad was in the basement
Sandbagging the jam closet
And caching the beans
We spooked ourselves for good
And grew up to fear nothing but nothing itself.
---o0o---
Sunday, September 20, 2015
Hillary Clinton's brilliant new ad on the September 2015 GOP-Tea Party debates
Watch: New Hillary ad brilliantly mocks the Republican debate and the candidates' deafening silence on the REAL issues facing the American people.
Posted by Occupy Democrats on Thursday, September 17, 2015
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Saturday, September 19, 2015
POTUS Lore: Who Can Beat Nixon?
By Jack Brummet, Presidents Ed.
From New York Magazine, Aug 16, 1971. As it turns out, the answer was "not George McGovern."
From New York Magazine, Aug 16, 1971. As it turns out, the answer was "not George McGovern."
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Friday, September 18, 2015
Thursday, September 17, 2015
POTUS in action: Presidents doing stuff
Jimmy Carter and an aide hop a fence at La Guardia to make a connection during the 1976 campaign
Future President Ike Eisenhower with General Omar Bradley and Winston Churchill on a tour of military bases
Candidate JFK riding a mule in the Chicago stockyards in the 1960 campaign
Gerald Ford Exercising
President George W. Bush fishing for bass
President Harry S. Truman bags a whopper
Cal Coolidge, 4th of July 1927
President Ronald W. Reagan, 1981
President Teddy Roosevelt hunts for bear, ca 1905
President Woodrow Wilson throws out the first baseball, 1916
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Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Middle fingers of the month (Betty White, Jennifer Lawrence, Curly Joe DeRita, Frank Gehry, Queen, Henry Fonda and more)
By Mona Goldwater (and the readers who submitted photos)
Betty White
Unknown
Curly Joe DeRita
Frank Gehry
Henry Fonda & Katherine Hepburn
Unknown
Jennifer Lawrence
Queen
Unknown
James Gandolfini
Vice President Rockefeller
Unknown
Scully & Mulder
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