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In A Lighter Vein

by Bryan

The BBC reports that the Bahamas has issued a US travel advisory over racial tensions. Apparently the Bahamian government is having “the talk”, the one that Black parents give their sons, about interacting with the police.

Mustang Bobby looks at reports that ‘The Donald’ will select Gov. Mike Pence of Indiana as his running mate. Booman thinks it makes no sense, I agree that it makes no sense… so it is obviously what Drumpf will do.

Looking at all of the current wellness trends based on the habits of our ancestors The Guardian thinks we should live authentically like our ancestors until we die like our ancestors at 37.

8 comments

1 Badtux { 07.11.16 at 10:36 pm }

No no, we both know who Drumpf will chose for Vice President — he’ll choose the only Veep who makes him look slim. Plus this Veep candidate already knows his place, i.e., as hostage to Der Drumpf. Despite the horror in his eyes, he resolutely stood by his man at several campaign rallies. Such loyalty is always rewarded by Der Drumpf.

I am talking, of course, about Chris Christie. (SNERK!).

Yeah, I saw that travel advisory. Given the rather, err, state of tan, of most Bahamian citizens, they’re right to be wary. Despite the fact that about the same percentage of blacks and whites use marijuana, for example, blacks are 3 times more likely to be arrested for marijuana possession. And of course are 8 times more likely to be shot and killed by police during that arrest. And no, it’s not a socioeconomic thing either. Rich black boys are more likely to go to jail than poor white boys in longitudinal studies. You can’t convince me that rich black boys commit more crimes than poor white boys. I was one of the latter. The shit we did, we woulda been buried *under* the prison if we’d been black…

I’m rather disgusted by the state of wellness research to tell you the truth. For example, for many years eggs were verbotten according to the experts. Well, now they’re not. Huh. Go figure.

2 Bryan { 07.12.16 at 4:30 pm }

I would assume that at least one person on Drumpf’s staff would know that he needs someone from the West or South to balance the ticket. New York/New Jersey isn’t a Republican winner. Richard Shelby of Alabama would be a no-brainer [in more than one way 😉 ].

If you even skim the facts, the racial disparity leaps off the page. I left Okaloosa County after the sixth grade but I still remember the WHITE & COLORED signs. I know what it looks like and smells like and feels like. Don’t try to tell me it’s gone.

I have always eaten dairy farm meals and have never regretted it.

3 Kryten42 { 07.12.16 at 7:19 pm }

I read a news item (I forget where) recently that said the Don’s numbers are seriously tanking and that the GOP are going crazy trying to find a new candidate. *shrug*

I’m sure there will be many more *travel advisories* if any GOP win’s your next election, and thanks to GB! 😉

I was raised on a farm, and my job was to look after the chooks before school (most of whom deserve the Guillotine! The stroppy birds!) Once they stopped laying, they became Sunday dinner. A deserved reward IMO! 😉 😀 I get my milk & eggs from a local small organic farm. Way better than the store garbage! One of the reasons I decided to move out of *The Big City* and here. Large farming area around here. 🙂

4 Bryan { 07.12.16 at 9:14 pm }

There’s no way to replace him while he is still breathing. In some states you can’t replace a candidate who dies. After the convention they are toast.

Yes, other countries are finally facing reality that the US dangerous, and getting in and out keeps getting harder.

Your view of chooks is the same as my family’s view of Turkeys – the spawn of the devil who deserve death.

5 Kryten42 { 07.13.16 at 1:44 am }

Yep! Chooks & turkeys! But the worst are… the dread Emu’s! 😮 Don’t believe me?

EMUS VS. HUMANS: THE GREAT EMU WAR OF 1932

Today I found out about the Great Emu War of 1932.

Emus are native to Australia, and as everyone knows, nearly everything in Australia seems capable of killing you. If the sun doesn’t do it, there are still redback spiders, funnel webs, and Taipans, and others to contend with. It should come as no surprise, then, that the emu—part ostrich, part velociraptor—is also an annoyance bent on making the lives of people living in Australia miserable.
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Major Meredith went on to attest that the birds could take several bullets without batting an eyelash. In fact, one bird was hit by a truck some days after the initial shooting. The truck killed it, but when the emu was examined they found five bullets in it. Meredith is on record as saying, “If we had a military division with the bullet-carrying capacity of these birds, it would face any army in the world. They could face machine guns with the invulnerability of tanks. They are like Zulus, whom even dum dum bullets would not stop.”

6 Bryan { 07.13.16 at 9:20 pm }

In this county on the Florida Panhandle in addition to chickens we have Emus, Ostriches, and Muscovy Ducks. Why? Because bears, alligators, and venomous snakes are not enough.

7 Kryten42 { 07.14.16 at 2:38 am }

You stole our Emu’s? Why didn’t you take them all! *sigh* I’m sure nobody here (who matters) would be upset about that! They’d probably pay you. LOL

You can have the ostriches too! Though… They don’t get as stroppy as Emu’s. LOL Oh, and you can have the damned rabbit’s & foxes the Brit’s introduced here. Meddling sod’s!

8 Bryan { 07.14.16 at 3:28 pm }

It is considered fairly certain that modern birds and velociraptors have a common ancestor. If anyone is interested in taking home some non-poisonous snakes, we have an excess of pythons and boas in the Everglades available for adoption.

You may get another British invasion the way thing are going at the moment.