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- October 28, 2021
- International Animation Day 2021
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When I was a kid I was heavily into animated entertainment.
I loved the old Bob Clampett series called Beany and Cecil, I was enamoured with Astroboy, even Clutch Cargo and Space Angel.
You would think this love would have followed me into my present ... but alas it was not to be.
I find that the manga and anime simply didn't hold my interest. This was likely a function of my need to immerse into the technical literature of the times and now I don't watch television like I used to.
Today we have another International Animation Day held each October 28 under the auspices of the International Animated Film Association since 2002.
It celebrates the art of animation.
Sapphire Sandalo is an animator. I know her from other genres such as podcasting and I enjoy her work on television very much.
She worked as an animator and character designer for many commercials and TV series for FXX, Comedy Central, Adult Swim, and MTV.
Looking over her resume as an animator she is very qualified to represent the art hands down.
She works two series I catch periodically called "Paranormal Caught On Camera" and "Paranormal Nightshift" on Travel Channel.
Sapphire's animation talents were a hidden gem in that interest she cultivated in me over the long time I have watched her on television — I mean, seeing how it IS a main claim to fame.
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- October 27, 2021
- The First National Civics Day
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In this age of woke libtard incursions into liberty and the Marxist socialist blithering idiots trying to degrade and destroy the nation October 27th brings us the first National Civics Day.
Founded this year under the auspices of the Long Island University’s Roosevelt School and The Society of Presidential Descendents founded National Civics Day in 2021 the day celebrates the importance of civic education all across America and the date commemorates the date the Federalist Papers were first published on October 27, 1787.
These documents were published by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison in the form of 85 essays under the pen name “Publiu" and served as a foundation for the United States Constitution.
Civic education as a social science prepares students for their roles as citizens. The false indoctrination of the public school systems has lead so many students astray over the years that too many have no concept of civics and how it relates to The Republic and what the nation is all about.
The aims of a civics education include but are not limited too improvement in critical thinking so you don't end up a stupid libtard toad like we see hopping around everywhere.
Improved communication skills which are relevant to the greater good and not simply a whiny message from some triggered pussy hat wearing imbecile, a spirit of community service and engagement so we can replace the scoundrels who are in office for personal gain like the Clintons, the Obamas, the Bushs, the Bidens, the Harris and too many others there for the wrong reasons and subjecting the rest of us to there whims.
So, even though the day is not an officially sanctioned observance I feel that those who are civics oriented are more likely to vote, volunteer, engage in political discussions at home, work on community projects, speak publicly, and communicate with elected officials.
Civics education and participation surely can't hurt.
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- October 27, 2021
- Constantine's Vision of the Cross
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Constantine I, aka Constantine the Great, was Roman emperor from 306 to 337.
He served with distinction under the Roman emperors Diocletian and Galerius.
He made Christianity the main religion of Rome and created Constantinople, his chosen eastern capital city — which became the most powerful city in the world.
His reign is said to be the demarcation between ancient history and the Middle Ages.
It is recorded that on the evening of October 27 as his armies preparing for the upcoming battle in the year 312 Constantine is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross.
This appeared as a cross of light in the heavens above the sun which bore inscription In Hoc Signo Vinces which means "In this sign thou shalt conquer".
It is further recorded that this vision led him to fight under the protection of the Christian God.
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- October 26, 2021
- Aunt Lona's Funeral
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Sunday, October 24th found me at Salley Oakview Cemetery attending the funeral of my dearly departed Aunt Lona.
Though I recognized quite a few of those present I was content to maintain a background position for the ceremony, touching her casket and saying a prayer just prior to the commencement of services.
It was a hot day to be full blown autumn and I was happy that my mother was seated as I stood there in the sun. However, my aunt deserved my attentions on that day having been distant thoughout her life and seeking justification in my own mind of this neglect I encounter with increasing frequency as I grow older.
My last visit with her was at her home in Wagener, South Carolina when I saw her in her yard while driving past. I stopped and we chatted for a half hour or so and it was a very pleasant interlude. We discussed many different topics and she touched on her happiness over her son in law's success in his own business and the glow of pride for his accomplishments lit up her countenance as she smiled and continued.
I have often wondered why such events don't happen with more frequency in my life.
Another aspect somewhat embarrassing to me is the fact that I did not recognize my dear old friend Charlie Tyler who conducted the service and did a grand job as well. He and his wife sang two hymns and I tell you, me not remembering him nor even reading the program until I returned home is telling on my level of socialization and comportment.
The sum total of these events has led me down the path of introspection for I am an unsocial animal to say the least.
I should at least be more attentive regarding those for whom I care.
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- October 25, 2021
- President John F Kennedy burial
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After the assassination by John F Kennedy by government operatives such as Allen Welsh Dulles and George HW Bush he was interred at Arlington National Cemetery on this day in 1963.
A Requiem Mass was celebrated for Kennedy at the Cathedral of St Matthew the Apostle. He had an honor guard consisting of the 37th Cadet Class of the Irish Army.
Later his widow Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and their two deceased minor children were interred in the same plot. His grave is lit with an "Eternal Flame".
Ironically "I Have a Rendezvous with Death" by Alan Seeger was a favorite poem of the slain president and it is said that he often asked his wife to recite it.
In retrospect, John F Kennedy was killed by shadow government operatives under the auspices of The National Security Act of 1947 which was a law enacting major restructuring of the United States government's military and intelligence agencies following World War II implemented by the VERY shortsighted president Harry S Truman who simply gave the riff raff in government control with license to kill.
John F Kennedy was NEVER the totally unmitigated detriment to the country that the incompetent monetizing of public office Joseph Robinette Biden Jr and his administration are presently.
I Have a Rendezvous with Death
I have a rendezvous with Death
At some disputed barricade,
When Spring comes back with rustling shade
And apple-blossoms fill the air—
I have a rendezvous with Death
When Spring brings back blue days and fair.
It may be he shall take my hand
And lead me into his dark land
And close my eyes and quench my breath—
It may be I shall pass him still.
I have a rendezvous with Death
On some scarred slope of battered hill,
When Spring comes round again this year
And the first meadow-flowers appear.
God knows 'twere better to be deep
Pillowed in silk and scented down,
Where Love throbs out in blissful sleep,
Pulse nigh to pulse, and breath to breath,
Where hushed awakenings are dear ...
But I've a rendezvous with Death
At midnight in some flaming town,
When Spring trips north again this year,
And I to my pledged word am true,
I shall not fail that rendezvous.
By Alan Seeger
Source: A Treasury of War Poetry (1917)
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- October 24, 2021
- Insensitive COVID-19 comments these days
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I remember during the early AIDS era how I thought the notion of dying from AIDS was funny. My callous humor came to an abrupt end in the finest traditions of "And the Band Played On" and there were photographs which altered my attitudes with a single look.
So now we have individuals saying how COVID-19 is an ulterior motive by the almighty to 'thin the herd' ...
Coronavirus and quarantine jokes are utterly inappropriate when people are legitimately sick and dying.
Now, while this does not inspire anything which might resemble 'righteous indignation' and I am far from one who thinks the threat is anywhere near the level purported by the power stealing democrats like Fauci and his idiots at the CDC — I am diametrically opposed to poking fun at the disease or it's victims.
I also feel that the diagnosis has been inappropriately applied to cases by hospital administrations seeking that additional funds it will generate.
MOST OF ALL I detest the Biden administration for his overreach and nazi tactics in the absence of a clear plan or even sentience when it comes to governance.
The democrat party is a failure. This administration has screwed up every aspect of life in these United States including but not limited to the COVID-19 situation which I also decline to call a pandemic.
I took your gd vaccine and you are attempting to evolve the rules and grasp at power more and more.
At this juncture I am ready for that payback of the ballot box ... now that the malfeasance of democrat controlled polls has been brought to light despite the airhead assurances of the moron AG Barr that it was all 'bullshit'.
A day of reckoning is coming.
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- October 23, 2021
- Dwight Yoakam is talented
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While Dwight Yoakam's main claim to fame is that of a musician, singer, and songwriter in the genres of country, country rock, honky-tonk, bluegrass the accolades he has received for this work has never really floated my boat. My fandom arose as the result of his acting and I must say he is just as talented in that regard as any of the music endeavors as well.
Dwight David Yoakam was born October 23, 1956 in Pikeville, Kentucky and raised in Columbus, Ohio. He grew into a musician who has been active in entertainment since 1980.
He has in excess of 20 charted albums and 30 singles to his credit. He has sold 30 or so million records, had 5 albums which attained number one on the Billboard charts, nine platinum and twelve gold albums including one which went triple platinum.
This is a lot of recording prowess.
Be all of this as it may it is his film career which has garnered my admiration with some of the televison a bit less so due to the type of entertainment endeavors the networks find presentable.
My first real encounter of his film work was the mean person named Doyle Hargraves in Sling Blade back in 1996. I thought the ending of this to be somewhat odd and a bit funny with the discussion of what needed to be done in followup to murder with a lawnmower blade. Then he played Raoul in Panic Room in 2002. Another mean guy portrayed to a tee. Then there was the Crank franchise where he played the physician to Chev Chellios named Doc Miles. He was hilarious in those.
Is Doc Miles going to have to choke a bitch?
On teevee he played himself on Hee Haw, one of my late daddy's favorite programs. He was also a musical guest on Saturday Night live. He also played Lane Pratley on King of the Hill and Lyle Chumley on Under the Dome and did a good job with each and every role.
Doc Miles to Chocolate in
Crank High Voltage
Today is Dwight Yoakam's birthday. Happy birthday to you !
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- October 22, 2021
- New Workstation
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Yesterday I got a new workstation. It is the latest in the Veriton X line by Acer.
While the machine is reasonably high powered I found it under provisioned and the thing is just another notebook in a small form factor case like the last one I had.
I installed a large capacity server grade hard disk into the box to augment the SSD which came installed.
Suffice it to say that my next machine will be built custom from selected components by me.
Computer vendors simply don't get it anymore.
The machine was built for someone who doesn't do anything.
I had to do without a machine for several days because even though I work in computers and NEEDED the machine my bank declined my debit purchase even though there were quite a bit MORE than ample funds available.
This has pretty much wrecked my relationship with them to a fairtheewell. I turned in my debit and credit cards and am presently pursuing other avenues.
So, uh thusly the business ends because you can't hide incompetence behind outsourcing. It still shines through.
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- October 19, 2021
- Unsatisfactory ecommerce Banking
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I'm afraid that I have been forced to curtail the amount of business I have been doing with my 'hometown' bank. It seems that though I thought the only incompetents were their IT department, the entirety of their organization is permeated with dullards unable to do their own work and therefore forced to outsource.
My deal breaker came yesterday when they 'declined' a valid debit card charge as 'suspicious' for the second time.
This failure to learn from past mistakes can only be construed as stupidity.
Couple this with embarassing me in front of yet another vendor and voila, I'm in the new checking account and plastic market yet again. It's been a long time. They lost my insurance business as a consequence of this stupidity as well.
Outsource that.
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- October 18, 2021
- World Menopause Day 2021
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Not being of the female persuasion, I am theoretically not subject to menopause. However, I have heard other men laughingly accuse other men of being in menopause. My memories of the state in life surround my dear mother who suffered horrendous hot flashes and I could tell that she was in distress by these phenomena.
Therefore, I don't typically joke around regarding menopause given the shocking experience I have seen with it's appearance.
Menopause may be defined as the the ceasing of menstruation.
It typically becomes a period in the life of a woman between 45 and 50 years and is accompanied by hormonal changes which may or may not be controlled medically.
World Menopause Day is held annually on October 18th.
The purpose of the day is to raise awareness of the menopause and the support options available for improving health and wellbeing.
It incorporates a global awareness raising campaign for women and professionals which includes materials distribution and events designed to engage people in what menopause is and create a village of informed individuals.
The theme for World Menopause Day 2021 is Bone health which is one of those hormone specific processes affected by menopause.
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- October 17, 2021
- Norm Macdonald first posthumous birthday
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Norm Macdonald
October 17, 1959 – September 14, 2021
Norm Macdonald was a Canadian stand-up comedian, writer, and actor.
He appeared in numerous films and was a regular favorite comedian panelist of talk show hosts.
Many considered him to be the ultimate in late night comedy guests.
In 2021, Norm passed from leukemia for which he was diagnosed eight years earlier but had declined public disclosure.
Happy Birthday in Heaven and rest in peace.
Norm Macdonald passed on September 14th
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- October 16, 2021
- Pope John Paul II Day in Poland
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I'm afraid that since the death of John Paul II my relationship with the Catholic church has suffered.
Knowing full well that San Giovanni Paolo II was indeed a tough act to follow, I'm afraid that catholicism has lost it's "A Game" as has so much else upon the planet.
Having roamed the streets of Rome on the day Pope Paul died as well as on the death of Pope John Paul I, the Pope formerly known as Karol Wojtyła has always been dear to my heart.
As a man of the people with that unfallible stalwart character inspired by the Spirit of the One True God — I have failed to discern this aspect of spirituality in the Holy See since he passed.
Today is Pope John Paul II Day which commemorates the election of Cardinal Karol Wojtyła as Pope.
It is observed annually each October 16 as established by the Polish Parliament in tribute to Pope John Paul II, who was first nonitalian Pope in 455 years.
On October 16, 1978, the Archbishop of Kraków Cardinal Karol Wojtyła was elected as Pope and took the papal name John Paul II. If ever there were a true 'Vicar of Christ' it was him.
The day was celebrated for the first time in 2001.
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- October 15, 2021
- Honky can't hurt me
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I heard a word I haven't heard in a while yesterday. The word was honky and it was being spoken by an older person to a younger person and I got the idea that the person being addressed had no clue as to it's meaning or context.
I found it all vastly amusing to see a person get all offended from a standpoint of ignorance. This person didn't know what was being said and was only reading the expression and tone of the one speaking.
Honky, much like buckra is a derogatory term directed toward white people by black people and is one of those mean spirited if not totally amusing epithets predominantly heard in the United States.
Some of us intimidate others to the point that individuals are inclined to keep these terms to themselves lest they incur the wrath of someone able and liable to inflict sufficient violence as a consequence ...
I, for one am a person to whom you don't cast many in the way of these terms because I am likely to pound you into the ground with one of the many hickory mattock handles I maintain in various corners of my home and automobile — or worse.
Be all of this as it may, I typically find these names amusing and don't really get riled over them in any social situation ... nor do I view them as particularly awkward or provoking.
It's just one of those things a people do to one another and they remind me of the early 1970's book Games People Play by Eric Berne. However, the game would be a new one in the context of that work.
If you are one of those who call names it's a parameter with which I can certainly deal. Just be wary of your company when you use provoking language lest you find yourself in some uncomfortable hypthetical situation secondary to letting your alligator mouth outdo your hummingbird ass.
See also:
Remembering Buckra
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- October 14, 2021
- Attack of the mail server discards
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Anymore I discard the bulk of the latter day domains ICANN in their infinite wisdom decided were required by the world in their Jan 12, 2012 gTLD program. So if you have decided on one of these johnny-come-lately domains so in vogue by the spammers of the world you go for it.
I let through a subset of the original TLDs which have been around from the beginning, but even that list is seriously curtailed for purposes of spam avoidance.
.COM .NET .ORG .BIZ and other such longstanding mainstream TLDs are safe bets with me.
These people who think they crave 'unique TLD names' are much like our african bretheren who think their children need to have "unique" names they simply make up as though it will somehow make them precedents in the world at large when all it does is mess them up on the job front and provide racist cues to everyone else.
Me — I remain a purist. I utilize a subset of the original set of TLD names and don't filter them from sending mail to my network. All those other newer entries ICANN placed online a while back simply have no place in my existence and I decline to indulge them with routing to my destination.
I don't do the "reject" directive anymore. It simply gets you marked as a problem to the mail servers of the world. Your unwanted mail is still accepted at the server as if everything is hunky dory. It just never makes it to a client machine on the network. It's simply discarded at the server.
I'm always willing to accommodate ANY domain in use on the planet at the request of a bonafide correspondent. Just don't bother me with that spam traffic I just don't want or need.
Like the blog About paragraph says, if you're selling something please go elsewhere.
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