Does a pink bear sh*t in the woods?
Like a politician speaks falsehoods!
My dad would rightfully say, “Be careful, don’t step in the hoy[t]a!“
Compliments of some good old Native American humor.
At one point, probably from Reader’s Digest! 🙂
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IDK who this bust is, and I don’t care.
What I do know is that there are some people (not all) in this world who are very bad people that are blind to truth and good.
They see themselves not only first and foremost but only themselves–they are truly selfish pr*cks!
Next, they see their buddies from the “old boy’s network” where one dirty hand washes the other even dirtier hand.
They see everyone else as pawns to get what they want–power, money, prestige–and in turn others are for their abuse and as a punching bag.
People born and bred on immediate and self-gratification at the expense of doing what’s right.
Power used to intimidate, to harass, to bully, to step on, to shame, and to kick to the gutter.
To them it’s just what it takes “to make it” in this world. And for them they don’t consider what they are giving up in the world to come.
It’s an ancient war of good over evil where bad people seem very strong indeed.
But where we can’t cower from a fight for what we know in the end is right.
Where did their eyes go? 😉
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Continued to be appalled at the unlivable “living conditions” of the homeless in the Capital.
Makeshift tents line up and down under the train tracks to Union Station.
Spikes overhead make this an extra frightening looking arrangement.
People walking by and to/from work–after a while, is there a mixture of acceptance and indifference?
It’s freezing outside and this is NO WAY for any human being to have to live.
Can we put partisan politics aside for any period of time to deal with the very harsh problems facing real people? 😉
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So I was at the pool going swimming, doing my laps.
It was very busy there with lots of people of all ages.
All of a sudden, I hear some screaming.
Then the guards come over and tell people they have to get out of the pool, pronto!
There’s been an accident.
No, not someone getting hurt.
Someone had a bathroom accident in the pool.
The director of the pool is going around explaining to the inconvenienced swimmers that:
“Someone pooped in the pool.”
Not exactly an eloquent way to say it, but it gets the point across.
What is worse, it was on the side of the pool where the adults were swimming!
Next come the lifeguards with the nets and they are literally scooping swathes of this sh*t out of the pool.
I see it literally spans almost a half length of this olympic pool.
What a crappin’ mess.
Luckily I got almost all my swim in–yes, I am dedicated!
And then took a long hot shower with tons and tons of soap. 😉
(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
This was sort of a funny sign:
“No Dumping”
Dumping can refer to at last 3 different types of things and none of them are any good:
1) Dogs – When people are inconsiderate with the animals and they take a “dump” and people don’t clean up after them (leaving the messy stink for you to step in).
2) Trash – When people throw their trash in the dump or what they consider to be a convenient dumping ground and they make a huge mess of the surroundings (like the used mattress on the side of the road).
3) Emotions – When people dump their emotions and problems on others; they just sort of let it all out and while they may feel better (i.e. a nice catharsis), now you feel like sh*t!
Overall, I can’t think of any good connotation to dumping, so maybe people should stop doing it–dogs, trash, and problems. 😉
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We went to the art galleries in Rockville Town Center today.
They had this video called “Neighbor” by Kanat Akar.
It’s about the life of a 13-year old refugee boy from Alleppo, Syria who migrated to Anakara, Turkey.
The video is eerie and hypnotic as it walks you through the eyes of this little boy and the misery of his life.
While to me it represents the dark side of life, there is so much to be explored and felt from it.
You can’t watch this without feeling like you are there on this dirty, squalor of a road to nowhere, but wanting desperately to know where it ends. 😉
(Source Video: Andy Blumenthal)
So a colleague told me about an awful experience at work.
They came into the office and had a big surprise.
I won’t ask you to guess what it was.
I’ll start off by giving you a hint.
It came from a mouse.
Yep, they actually had what they called, “mouse poop” on their desk.
Have to laugh even at the term…
But this is not what you want to have to deal with first thing in the morning, or anytime for that matter.
What can you do though?
We share the world with other living creatures and if they want to poop on your desk–what are you really gonna do about it?
I suggested setting some traps, but they said they want to see if it happens again.
That’s two too many times for me.
Now though I learned to be grateful if my desk is poop-free. 😉
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I go to the fridge to look for something to eat.
I find am empty food storage container on the shelf.
I recognize it from the day before when it was filled with delicious over-baked salmon.
So I go to one kid who I guess may be the culprit and I ask:
Why did you leave the empty bowl in the fridge and not clean it out when you were done?
She says:
Dad, I didn’t do it.
So, I feel like a jerk and apologize for thinking maybe it was her.
Then I go to the other kid and say:
Did you leave an empty dirty salmon bowl in the fridge?
And she says to me:
I did.
So I ask rhetorically thinking there was no acceptable reason:
Why did you do that?
She says sweetly to me:
My sister was sleeping and I didn’t want to wake her by washing out the bowl.
And I knew she meant it.
I wouldn’t have imagined a reason for leaving an empty dirty bowl in the fridge, but it just goes to show not to misjudge people–there is usually a reason for everything. 😉
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So I ordered a pair of swim fins to replace a pair that recently ripped in the pool.
I went online and ordered a brand NEW pair.
A few days later, the fins arrive in an envelope (no box).
Already sort of terrified at what I will find in this strange bag, I slowly open it up, and find a completely disgusting dirty, scuffed, USED pair of fins with no tags or packaging.
Ew…I am so grossed out and contact the vendor right away to return these, but instead of customer service, I got a boat load of b.s. and chutzpah.
They made a million excuses, tried to make me feel bad, and basically refused to provide for a return, saying that the product is not really used, that it just got dirty in the mail and on the trucks and all, and I just have to clean them off a little!
When I question them about why there was no box or packaging, they say, “Oh that, well we take it out of the box, so we can ship it more cheaply for you!
I said, “What right do you have to take it out of the packaging when I ordered it new–maybe I want the packaging or need to give the item as a gift?”
Then they go on to give me an ear-full about about the high cost of shipping and that I should thank them for removing the packaging to the keep costs down (but the problem is that they were trying to keep costs down in more ways than one here).
They continue to berate me as well about how I should be more understanding as to the dirt and scuff marks, since it’s no big deal, because when I put it in the pool, the water and the chlorine will wash it off and kill all the germs anyway!
After patiently taking this abuse for a while, I went online and saw that others had the same experience with this merchant–getting sent used goods in the mail that had been advertised and paid for as new.
Now I had had it up to HERE, and I promptly did my duty and went online to give them an appropriate customer review to help others from getting cheated like this in the future.
Guess what happens next?
They email me to tell me that they took note of my feedback and not that they are sorry about what happened and want to fix it, but that “We will never ship to you again.”
My wife explodes laughing…mwahahahahaha–like who would ever want to go back and do more business with these crooks.
People are absolutely crazy out there.
Caveat emptor (buyer beware) a million times. 😉
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
So these ladies and gents are exercising underground in the Metro tunnel.
They have grabbed the banister underneath and are doing pullups.
However, the tunnels are really ick!
Often a sheltering place for the unfortunate, homeless, and sick trying to get out with their belongings from the cold or rainy weather.
And the smell of urine is not uncommon even with the CCTV cameras at either end,
Nice to workout and toughen up, but this is more than a share of morning wash up or hand sanitizer can deal with. 😉
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
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