I have a 3 gallon rectangular water bottle that I use to store water I distill for home use.

Today I dropped the thing while transporting it from one point in the kitchen to another on the counter. Anyway, it didn't sustain a far drop but the water shot out of the inlet and pretty much wet the floor necessitating a floor towel and few minutes of wiping around to effect some drying action.

I was pondering the efficacy of the situation and decided it remains worth the trouble. There is a residue removed by the distiller which has the look of cigarette ashes and a yellow liquid component which simply does not lend itself to my desire for drinking.

I much prefer the distilled water which at least lacks those contaminates the water people likely call "treatment agents" and deem necessary. This is a direct reflection on my confidence of the city officials which is essentially nil.

So I guess I can only attempt to be more careful in the future.
 

On Wednesday, May 19, 2021 one of the funniest men on the planet succumbed to a fatal heart attack at his home in Oakland, California.

Paul Gladney aka Paul Mooney was a comedian whose trade in stand up and television was second to none. He passed at age 79.

His humor was an acquired taste and those insecure types who take offense at the slightest provocation likely did not have the vast appreciation for him that I did.

He was born August 4, 1941 in Shreveport, Louisiana to George Gladney and LaVoya Ealy.

He attributed the bulk of his raising to his grandmother Aimay Ealy who was known as "Mama" among his family members.

It is said that "Mooney" is a nickname coined after the original 1932 Scarface actor Paul Muni.

Paul Mooney was a comedy writer extraordinare who eventually performed sketches and his schtick was based on racism in the United States. He could make the most infuriating topical data look hilarious.

He achieved great renoun for his use of the n word taking heat for it — and he even announced that he would stop using it. I'm not entirely sure that change was ever fully in effect.

Regardless, the world will be a long time seeing another as totally and unabashedly funny as Paul Mooney. Rest in peace.
 

I've only known very few goth types in my lifetime. I suppose it's a function of my work place in conjunction with those social venues I gravitate toward — they just aren't a frequent ocurrence in my activities of daily living.

It's pretty much my experience that goths are just people with a specific fashion statement and tastes in clothing and makeup (OMG) based on black and red and an aire of apocalyptic or mystical musical inclinations.

To each their own ...

Yes, another World Goth Day is upon us. This day is set aside by individuals of the goth persuasion to celebrate who they are, how they look, and to impose their presence upon the rest of the world.

Since 2009 World Goth Day which started in the United Kingdom has spread to those proponents internationally via a web site utilized to coordinate and promote events featuring the goth lifestyle.

The day ostensibly celebrates the cultural aspects of all things Goth including fashion, art, and music with fashion shows, art exhibitions and music performances.

The aim is to circumvent prejudice against the subculture. After all it's just a means of self expression and some of those goths known to me are pretty hysterical and rioteous in mixed company.

So before you go all psycho when you encounter a goth just step back, take a deep breath, and moderate. If that doesn't work then pop a couple of midol and shoot a tampoon up your ass.

I've never had a problem with the way an individual chooses to represent themselves in public per se.
 

I was streaming one of those animal science programs on Discovery+ and was surprised to hear that same sex pairing in animals is found in over 450 species.

They had a zoo staff that couldn't understand why a pair of penguins couldn't create a family. Then there was a chromosome test revealing both of those in the pair were males.
 

An experiment whereby a rejected egg was placed into that nest they so dutifully created each year and they not only hatched the chick but tended to it with all the care and attention a heterosexual pair would have bestowed.

I tell you, it has me reconsidering my notions regarding same sex anything.

Not being a proponent of gayness in general, my adherence to scripture and specifically the levitical laws governing behavior has kept me on a strict 'hetero is the only o' course since I got out of the Navy.

I remain opposed to the gaying up of the armed forces by the unqualified commander and chief brigand Barack Obama and his tranny first ladyboy, big stanky Mike.

Anyway this recent turmoil secondary to my attitudes has me wondering just what is what and where I stand in the propriety of behavior and matters of the heart.
 

Perhaps, given nature itself promotes same sex coupling I can ignore the laws stated in Leviticus though the thought of that pains me to no end.

If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

Leviticus 20:13
Holy Bible, King James Version

Same-sex penguin couple become dads to a baby chick at an Australian aquarium

Two male penguins who paired up as a "same-sex couple" have successfully incubated a baby chick and are "doting" on their tiny offspring, an Australian aquarium announced Friday.

Gentoo penguins Sphen and Magic are happily "taking turns caring for their baby chick," born on October 19 weighing 91 grams, said Tish Hannan of the Sea Life Sydney Aquarium.

Sphen and Magic had caught the attention of aquarium workers when they were constantly seen waddling around and going for swims together.

They then began to build a collective nest of pebbles, prompting the aquarium to provide a dummy egg for them to look after and, when they proved up to the task, a real egg.

The pair have bonded, Hannan, Sea Life's penguin department supervisor, told AFP. "They recognise each other's signature calls and songs.

"Only bonded penguins will be able to successfully find their partner using their calls when they are separated."

Unlike many mammal species, male and female penguins take on the same parenting roles, and share parental duties 50-50.

"There is no real difference when it comes to breeding behaviours between males and females," Hannan explained.

So it "is common to have male-male or female-female showing courtship and breeding behaviour."

Agence France-Presse
Oct 29, 2018 08:32:33 IST