Yesterday was hot, humid, and miserable. At least until what looked like a hurricane blasted through. Then it was warm, humid, and miserable. Back to work today for a day of rest, which is a good thing, since everything hurts and I feel lousy. I hate doing plumbing. If things get much worse, I’ll be facing one of Obama’s death panels soon, to decide how I want to die. I’m kind of up in the air about that, but I’m pretty sure it involves lots of pot.
Speaking of death panels and whatnot, did you know that, according to this editorial in Investor’s Business Daily,
“People such as scientist Stephen Hawking wouldn’t have a chance in the U.K., where the National Health Service would say the life of this brilliant man, because of his physical handicaps, is essentially worthless,â€
Um. Only one problem there. Stephen Hawking was born in the UK and has lived there for 67 years. Way longer than what anybody thought he would, and probably a lot longer that he would have here, and, even if he’d survived here, no doubt his insurance lifetime max would’ve been maxed out decades ago, and he’d have gone bankrupt and been consigned to some crappy rattrap nursing home, stuffed in a corner like a potted plant, waiting for the end.
Maria’s mom, Eunice, has passed away. She seems to have been pretty well liked, despite the fact that she supported Ahnuld’s run for Governator, was an abortion opponent (Catholic and all), and her work on behalf of the mentally disabled helped pave the way for the second Bush Administration.
Aw, bless poor dubya. Lazy, shiftless people such as he wouldn’t have had a chance in the US, if he hadn’t been born with a silver spoon in his mouth (and another up his nose).
As expected, Eunice Kennedy Shriver passed. My Dad met the Shrivers during the 1960 primary campaign in West Virginia. He liked Sargent Shriver alot. He ran into him in DC 4 years later and Shriver remembered him and invited him out for a weekend. I can’t remember the apt. # where I am house sitting some plants. I guess Sargent is pretty bad shape with Alzheimer’s. Glad they got to avoid the ‘Death Squads’ (or did they?).
Eunice Kennedy Shriver, JFK’s sister and champion for the mentally retarded, dies at 88
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PJ, fact do not matter to the wingnuts. They say anything and other wingnuts believe them, even when faced with the facts.
When I was a kid, I thought Sargent Shriver was in the Army.
I always got a kick out of Avery and Shriver. And I enjoyed the Shriver’s Circus, of course.
But I was an Eagelton man.
I thought that they had officers in the Peace Corps.
I think it was Burns and Shriver. I figured that Avery and Gene Shalit were the same person. And it would have been Burns and Carlin if George didn’t strike out on his own. PJ effectively channels Norm Crosby and his malapropisms.
But what I really wanted to say is that did you know that Montel Williams has been on TV for 17 years and has done 3000 shows and has had 30000 guests? I turn off the radio whenever I hear that :crap: