Allen S

A favorite book from over 50 years ago: How To Lie With Statistics. Seems to be working well in this modern age. — P.S. How to classify this post? Need a category named. Other.

Cartoon by ( the name will come to me after I post this – fellow known for his cow tools): Line drawing of bedraggled, exhausted prisoners chained to their oars, momentarily slumped with heads down, overseen by guard with whip, except one prisoner with raised head and bright eyes and finger raised high – saying, “Oh YooHoo! I think I have a…[Read more]

A long time peeve for me. First they come for the language. More recent irritant is the absence of dates on articles. (handy for recycling gibberish as current “breaking news)

Going to stage…? Been staging for decades in the USSA. One marker being the rescinding of antitrust laws associated with news media during the Reagan administration – continuing to present times where codes and alternative words are used to delay the inevitability of take-downs on various sites. Jeeze, in some places this extends to no l…[Read more]

Re: Your – “ Feckless… what is a feckle after all?” ——- my “long ponder” has been: Precisely when does a freckle become a liver spot (AKA”old age spot”)?

Sincere question/thought. 2. Why did he go to the hospital in the first place? Was he forced against his will? Better to go in your home if it comes to that. IMHO an ex Clowns In Amerikka would/should know what hospitals are all about these days. 2. More significant Q: How did so many of educated “best and brightest” turn to the dark sid…[Read more]

My take: Goddess of wisdom

FECKLE, n. Mettle, pith.
Lnk. 1893 J. Crawford Sc. Verses 75:
Then, men had feckle, bane and grit, An’ tried oor win’ by speed o’ fit.

[Phs. a corruption of Eng. fettle, with influence from Feck, n.1, v.1]
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Scottish – equivalent to “true grit.”

It may only be a pressure release “feel good” moment. If so, of some benefit. Just a thought. Thanks for your input.

An.appropriate nome de plume would have been Russel. (Sorry about that. Leakage from silly boyhood days re: bad jokes.)

Perhaps a paper trail for a further objective. Proverb: Perseverance furthers. Additionally : Shame / educate the responder.

My thought: Often, what is lacking in talent can effectively be compensated for with volume.

Kind of like styrofoam. An appearance of substance, without any.

Like most of officialdom. All the i’s are dotted, the t’s crossed, proper headings, stamps, scrolls, references, citations, seals, but sans substance – I.e., crickets. Nada. But in…[Read more]

Interesting man. Important thinking and expression. Somewhere, decades ago, read that upon his demise, his brother burned much of the remaining personal papers, except what the gardener could salvage from the fire. Would like to learn more.

Neither have I. Not even seasonal sniffles, now we’ll into the second year of this play entitled Truth Or Consequences. However I do not doubt that there are those who have had the misfortune of being in the wrong place /time #g-wise in relation to various tests as well as malfeasance similar to providing blankets to shivering ones in need -…[Read more]

I may only have a Katana Samurai sword, and integrity. But so be it, if it comes to that. Perhaps a hard lesson on the road. Who knows, perhaps a Divine wind, or something.Never a dull moment, at least lately. (Back to the Daily Grind, sayeth the coffee purveyor.)

Hear, hear. Agree. E.g., the so-called legal assertion that corporations are persons is beyond sanity. Just say no (to stupid). I find a measure of relief in just ignoring same – with as much humor and compassion as can be conjured, but otherwise following one’s own course of experience and associated intelligence as a matter of routine.

Seems to me, also, that paying close attention to diet (including purification and a blessing attitude towards water) and yourself as a matter of routine should be a matter of routine. If delusional: harmless. If non-delusional: priceless. In any event, May you prevail and joy de viv be a companion. (Joi?)

Been going on for quite a while. Blues vs. greens at the chariot races in Ancient Rome. Riots, the whole nine yards.

Old joke from the Johnny Carson show 45 years ago – Johnny, as Karnak.

Answer- Sis. Boom. Bah.
Question: What sound is made when a sheep explodes?

Disclaimer: No harm to any sheep resulted in the recollection of this joke.

Upon reflection: The gist is there, but the logic is a bit askew. Substitute “the voice of reason” with “said a voice,” for one thing. Extemporaneous humorous poetic endeavors are tricky for me. The more reflective criticism, the stickier the wicket. Point: Wisdom too wise to vocalize.