Yes folks, it is once again Caturday. Funny how this comes around every week. Well, as an earlier posting of a small LOL cat says, when you retire every day is Caturday.
I am still sick at heart over the recent mass killings at a school in Florida. I posted a bit on this the other day and really have nothing else to add to that post. As I said then and a time or more before, I am NOT against personal gun ownership. I also stated the fact that I own more than one gun. A gun is just a tool. Yes, it is not a tool that will help you build something, like a hammer is a tool that you can use to build something. Still, a gun IS just a tool. Hammers can be and have been used to kill humans and other living critters so take that as you will. The tool and restricting who can own said tool is not the answer in my opinion. It is up to the owner of the tool to use that tool responsibly. I do think some people should not be allowed to own certain tools. Do you really want a person with severe mental health troubles owning a power saw? I'll bet the farm you don't want that.
OK, I'm done with issues for today. Still working at getting over this last bout of pneumonia. My hospice nurse came by for her weekly visit yesterday and she said my right lung is still not sounding that great. Well, so what? That is how my life is going and I'm OK with it all. Hells bells, I have known for years now that I am way past my sell by date, so big deal.
Now, let's get down to the reason for today, yep Caturday.
Following are some LOL cats to help you enjoy this Caturday.
As always, please at least TRY to treat everybody you come in contact with each day the way you want to be treated. Yes, I know this can be used to treat some asshats as asshats. Well, if you think they treat you the way they want to be treated, go ahead. Hell folks, you don't need my approval, it is your life, so live it your way. I'd stillest ask that you try and be nice to each other. If we all just try, we can make this a nicer place to live for all of us, yep, even the asshats. Hey, maybe if we treat the asshats as decent folks, e might change them to become nicest the rest of us. Now to me, that would be a good thing for all of us.
And now, enter the Caturday LOL cats.
Until next time. Take care of yourselves and your families. Stay safe people, it's a nasty world out there, but we can make it better for all of us.
Well shit, I get away from the interwebs for a few days and when I get home and go online what do I see? Another mass killing, this time at a school in Florida. Here is a link on this latest. Yeah, it IS from the spoof news site the Onion and it IS a repeat of the headline they have used many time before. Well, I still think that satire can have more truth to it than the entire US of A MSM combined.
No way to prevent this
I wish I was smart enough to have a solution to this. No, it is NOT a 2nd Amendment thing. The Second Amendment, read it, calls for the ownership of guns to "provide for a well regulated militia". What is a well regulated militia, you ask? Well, the National Guard woks for me. No, I am not against private gun ownership. As long as it is responsible ownership. I was trained in the use of various weapons as a US Marine. Yes, it is true that some of the people who engaged in mass killings in this country were former military people. The Texas college/university shootings many years back was done by a former Marine. Again, I wish I had an answer to how to stop these mass killings. I know it will take more than one very smart person to come up with a decent answer on how to stop this without making personal gun ownership against the law.
Actually, I honestly do think I have a good idea how to start to end this. Yeah, here he goes again with the same old stuff. You bet! TRY, just bloody damn TRY to treat ALL the people you come in contact with every day the way you want to be treated. Until we all just try, we have no idea how much better we CAN make this country and even the entire world for all of us. Come on people, it isn't that hard to do. Give it an honest try. You just might like it.
Just wanted to let any regular readers (are there any such?) know that it may be later in the coming week before there is another post here. The boss (aka; my wife) decided we need to take a small vacation. We will be going South, towards the Gulf for a few days. Probably return either later Wednesday or some time Thursday, in case anybody wanted to know.
She feels like we need to get out and about and her health has improved much so there will be a few days with no new posts.
This won't bother many people, after all, I went over one full month with no postings here.
I want to share one small item with you before we go off for our mini vacation. This is a quote from a lady; Florence Rae "Flo" Kennedy. She was born on 11 February 1916. She died in 2000. This is from the web site ffrf.org/news/day/#flo-kennedy.
The quote they have from her on the web site follows; "It's interesting to speculate how it developed in two of the most anti-feminist institutions, the church and the law court, the men are wearing the dresses."
I have added a link to Freethought of the Day on the list of links, in case anybody wants to check it out.
Just something for you to think about. It got me to thinking, or rethinking any way. I cannot stop from laughing when I see the high Roman Catholic church when the celebrate high mass, the priests, bishops, cardinals, and even the pope in their dresses and even with lots and lots of fine lace trimmings. And these guys are supposed to be celibate? Oh, and you are supposed to get marriage counseling from these unmarried men who wear dresses? Give me a fucking break!
OK, until next time, please just TRY to be nice to each other. We only have this one rather small planet to occupy for now, so we'd best try to get along better than we have in our past.
Enjoy your week. We'll do our best to enjoy our mini vacation.
This is going to be a short post. I have had this since about 1960. I bought it at a place called Knotts Berry Farm in southern California. When I saw it I knew I had to buy it. I think it may have cost me all of one whole dollar back then. I may be wrong on the cost, but hey, this IS 2018 and 1960 was 58 years ago, so if my memory of the price is off some, well, hell, I am 70 years old now. Give me a break. Or not, your choice.
The title is Why Worry? I just feel like sharing it with you all who stop by here.
Why Worry?
There are only two things to worry about- either you are well or you are sick. If you are well, then there is nothing to worry about. But if you are sick, there are two things to worry about. Either you will get well or you will die. If you get well there is nothing to worry about. If you die there are only two things to worry about - either you will go to Heaven or Hell. If you go to Heaven there is nothing to worry about. But if you go to hell, you'll be so damn busy shaking hands with friends you won't have time to worry!
The spelling and punctuation above are exactly as they are on the plaque I bought way back then. So, don't cry to me about improper punctuation/spellings. Myself, I'd never use a capital "C" for either heaven or hell. But of course I am that sort of sarcastic SOB.
Now, this last one is courtesy of Atheist Jack. The link to his Tumblr site is on my list of links on the right hand side of this page. I visit his site every day to see what new goodies he has posted. Yes, I asked his permission to use some of his items and he replied it was A-OK by him. I said I'd give him credit when I did, so there you have it, credit to Atheist Jack for the following.
I think the first one of these fits me quite well. Hey, I have been told by so many during my 70 years in this life that I should go to hell, I figure I ought to check it out. IF it exists that is. No doubt, if it does exist, I will be with many of my real friends and not have time to worry.
The second or last if you prefer is a very good lesson for all humans. As an old pagan/heathen/atheist, when I try and do some good for another living creature, human or other, I don't do it to earn "brownie points" with some doG, nor do I not do something with the fear of said doG punishing me at some future time. Imagine there is no god. I can. by the way, the song "Imagine" by John Lennon is one of the absolute best songs ever. Just my own opinion, yours may vary and that is just fine by me. I am not telling you how to live your life, just offering suggestions and/or alternatives to consider. Your life, your choices. Just do TRY and treat others the way you want to be treated. It just could make this world a much nicer place for all of us.
