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Odds & Ends: News/Humor (with a "Who Lost the Week in Trump World?" poll) [1]
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Date: 2022-08-14
Apparently .... this happened twice (enough to keep his job)
I post a weekly diary of historical notes, arts & science items, foreign news (often receiving little notice in the US) and whimsical pieces from the outside world that I often feature in "Cheers & Jeers".
OK, you've been warned - here is this week's tomfoolery material that I posted.
CHEERS to Bill and Michael in PWM, our Laramie, Wyoming-based friend Irish Patti and ...... well, each of you at Cheers and Jeers. Have a fabulous weekend .... and week ahead.
ART NOTES — a photography exhibition entitled Iké Udé: Nollywood Portraits — reflecting the success of Nigeria’s film industry — is at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art in Washington, D.C. through February 28th.
Linda Ihuoma Ejiofor (circa 2015)
PROGRAMMING NOTE #1 — due to recent events: I have two separate polls this weekend. Below is a second consecutive TrumpWorld poll, and last night I posted a standard Who Lost the Fortnight?!?" poll (necessitated by Programming Note #2). If you have not seen that non-Trump poll: have-at-it.
CHEERS to Robert Pope, a forty-four year-old British ultra-marathon runner who just ran the width of Ireland (the first person to do so in under 24 hours). He started his 211km (131-mile) run with a glass of Guinness in Galway, and finished it with another pint of the black stuff in Dublin. In 2018, he paid homage to the film Forrest Gump by running more than 15,000 miles (24,141 km) criss-crossing the US.
THURSDAY's CHILD is named Bandit the Hero Cat — a twenty year-old Mississippi kitteh who awoke an elderly man (around 3:00 AM) so that he could see … two actual bandits trying to break into his home (who fled when they saw the man).
Bandit the Hero Cat
PROGRAMMING NOTE #2 — I will neither be posting Odds & Ends (nor any poll) next week — as I will be attending Netroots Nation in Pittsburgh (and weather permitting, plan to take-in the Thursday night baseball game). If you are planning on attending, I hope we have the chance to meet — ask for the Cheers & Jeers contingent. Will be returning the week of Aug 25th-28th.
YOUR WEEKEND READ is this essay by the American Prospect’s Harold Meyerson — suggesting that states emulate Nebraska and institute a unicameral legislature (based upon population).
FRIDAY's CHILDREN are named Blaze the Dog and Satin the Cat — two Vermont pets where Satin alerts the (blind) dog Blaze by meows to keep him safe.
Satin the Cat and Blaze the (blind) Dog
BRAIN TEASER — try this Quiz of the Week's News from the BBC ...… and the usually easier, less UK-centered New York Times quiz.
THE OTHER NIGHT yours truly hosted the Top Comments diary with a look at three topics: one tribute (Dr. Magnus Pyke of the Thomas Dolby video "She Blinded Me with Science", one rant (cash registers of today without a price total screen that customers can see) and one mystery (whaddya call the the sheet of paper that, say, a football team crashes through upon entering the field)?
SEPARATED at BIRTH — Academy Award winner Steven Spielberg and Supreme Court justice Sam Alito.
Steven Spielberg (b. 1946)
Samuel Alito (born 1950)
..... and finally, for a song of the week ...........................… super busy at the office (and packing for Pittsburgh) … so just enough time for this 1966 tune by The Who, Run Run Run … dedicated to Josh Hawley’s mad Capitol dash.
You'd better take my advice
A black cat crossed your path twice
The moon came out next to the sun
Then you opened your umbrella in a room You ain't the luckiest girl I know
And you won't get luckier the way you're going
Your horseshoe's rusty and your mirror's cracked
You walk under ladders, then you walk right back When you dropped that little pin
Never thought what a mess it'd get you in
Little pin, little pin, bring me luck
Because I stopped to pick you up Now I'm helping you
I hope you believe what I say is true
Whenever you run, I'll be running too
Whenever you run, I'll be following you You better run, run, run
Run, run, run
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