* Having another one of those days I just can’t think of anything worth blogging about. The primary is still pointlessly going on. Obama is still not very good at being president. I need something new to happen as I’m getting bored with politics. Maybe like a fist fight in the Capitol or something. That would be nice if all this partisan conflict ended up in a full out fight. You’d have some Democrat pull out a switchblade and scream, “You want to cut government? I’ll cut you!” And then a Tea Party member would hit him in the face with the butt of a replica musket. Politics just needs more action like that.
* In other news, Europe is dying. A big part of that is demographics; they’re just not producing enough young people to sustain their countries. I’m starting to think that while contraception may have been great for women’s lib, it’s been horrible for society at large. There was the subsequent skyrocketing of out of wedlock births — probably from changing attitudes on sex — and now there’s all these countries with below replacement rate birth rates. Too many old people, not enough young people, and the countries are shriveling up. Maybe some of this is because we tend to look at babies as inconvenient now instead of… well… the whole point of society. Maybe we shouldn’t have so much choice about when to have babies, because we’re kind of stupid about it.
* So a Democrat Party office in Florida has an American flag where the stars are replaced by the face of Obama. So instead of the usual “Yay America!” feeling you get when seeing the flag, you get this feeling its judging you as a bitter clinger. Still, it’s a nice compromise from Democrats; something about the American flag has always bugged them, and they’re just trying to make it so they can enjoy it like we do.
* Wisdom of the Day from Kara:
If liberals want to destroy The Rush Limbaugh Show, they should lobby for Dems to subsidize it.
* And that’s all I got today. I’ve been blogging for nearly a decade now; one of these day I’ll get good at it.
“…an American flag where the stars are replaced by the face of Obama. ”
At last! An American flag the rest of us can enjoy burning!
“…an American flag where the stars are replaced by the face of Obama”
…would no longer be the “Stars and Stripes.”
It would be the “Dictator and Prison Uniforms.”
I read that book “How civilizations Die” it was fascinating. Lots of demographic info.
Bottom line All of Europe is dying of low birthrates, but the same thing is happening even faster in the Muslim world. The difference is that Europe can make some sacrifices and be uncomfortable, but a country like Iran doesn’t have the GDP to handle it.
Hey, you’re better at blogging than Obama is at that important task of not being a sociopath.
And that, my friends, is the extent of my genius insight for today.
“…and now there’s all these countries with below replacement rate birth rates. Too many old people, not enough young people,…”
Kind of sad, really…picturing all these old folks sitting in rocking chairs on their front porches, just waiting for some kid to come along so they can yell, “Get off my lawn” …yet, the kids never come…because they’re dead…because of Planned Parenthood.
“So a Democrat Party office in Florida has an American flag where the stars are replaced by the face of Obama.”
And, while America’s bright young college students strolled by, oblivious to the clear signs of dictatorship, it was the veterans who stormed the office and forced the Commies to surrender….again. Bright young college students could not be reached for questioning, as they were busy Twittering about nonsense.
Japan’s dying too — same reason, but it isn’t inviting hordes of car-burning lunatic jihadi babies to fill the empty towns.
I used to be in favor of the hearts-and-minds approach to Afghanistan, until I discovered that way too many Afghanis have neither.
“Having another one of those days I just can’t think of anything worth blogging about.”
Cat juggling!! What sasquatch will wear to her next taxpayer sponsored vacation. What hippies sound like when they are punched in their monkey faces!
There is all sorts of things to blog about other than the sad little man in the white house.
Someone told me they have democrats in Montana, glad I don’t live there! We import them and use them as bait.
So would it be wrong to #2 on the obsuuma flag? After all is does represent the illusional country of libtardia.
Wait a second, aging populations are going to be a big issue when the zombies come. Old people can’t move as fast and will be turned into flesh eaters and now we’ll have fewer young people to survive. Between all the seniors and the fat kids humanity doesn’t have a chance.
You’re just starting to think the whole contraception/free love/women’s lib/worthless 60’s hippies is bad for society? Have you not been paying attention for the last 40 years? I mean, I know you weren’t alive that whole time, but that’s no excuse.
I guess I’m just old school in that I think the only form of birth control you really need is a belt to help you keep your pants on. And I’m sure it wouldn’t hurt if every young woman had a shotgun toting father who made it clear that he expected a son-in-law before any grandchildren.
Some days you are a Jehovah’s Witness knocking on a liberals door or a fast swimming sperm looking for Sandra Flukes uterus. Just one of those days.
On days where politics doesn’t interest me, I just start drinking at about 10 in the morning. Doesn’t help make the crappy choices we have in the GOP race any better…. But I’m warm. and when you live in Idaho that’s just as important… Although I could just put on a sweater and save the $15 for a bottle of schnapps.
The ageing population in this country is offset by the fact that our borders are as porous as a Swiss cheese and we are bordered on the south by third world baby factories that are more than happy to send us their excess populations……problem solved.
@zzyzx The difference is our third worlders are Catholic Mexicans while Europe’s are Muslim jihadi’s
Things to blog about:
Gas prices/opening of strategic oil reserves
Polls
Commentators who say that people participating in polls are stupid
Silence of environmentalists on shooting of bald eagles in Wyoming
The weather
Ayan Hirsi Ali writing in Newsweek
Demographics in China (4:1 ratio of male to female under age 40)
@Elle T.:
Disarming of Soldiers at speech by Sec. Panetta in Afghanistan
Some have claimed this is “a first.”
Nothing to blog about, ey? Well then I’ll go ahead and take over: I’m taking suggestions as to how to induce labor. I want to meet this baby on St. Patrick’s Day. Everyone knows the Irish are the greatest Americans.
Carolyn, yes we are. And the Irish know a few tricks about inducing labor:
1. Tell your spouse that he/she gets a special dessert if they do the dishes. If they refuse, throw an Irish fit – and the dessert – at them.
10. Bake a cake (I did that recently) and mention that only kids who clean the basement get any. Unfortunately, my kids declined as they moved out years ago.
11. Declare a pizza ‘n beer party for clearing brush while you supervise. Invite relatives and neighbors and make a long day of it in the rainy, 40° La Niña cold before they get food and drink.
100. Invite a friend over for coffee and cookies. While visiting, ask them to help you move the hide-a-bed. If they hurt their back’s in the process, tell them you’ve got a root canal appointment and show them the door.
There are many more, but not all real numbers can be properly enumerated in Frank’s ‘Base Pi’ numbering system.
Oh, and it’s the 20th of March, Irish girl. The closest Frank Base Pi number to that is 111 which is approximately 14.0111777281 (Base 10). After that comes 1000 which is ~31.0061981107217 (Base 10). You could say that Frank doesn’t have your number!
PS: Good luck!
How to induce labor…hmmm….
get rid of unions?
bring back chain-gangs?
I knew Jimmy would be all over that. I’m starting to think MarkoMancuso’s July 4 might be the winner. Oy.
“Silence of environmentalists on shooting of bald eagles in Wyoming”
Better to shoot them BALD eagles instead of the BALD men!
The Southern Rednecks have their pumpkin chunkin contest, we rednecks here in the west need to come up with a contest of our own, like enviroweenie chunkin, or hippie chunkin, or hippie death race, or enviroweenie huntin, or pits where you throw in a hippie, an enviroweenie and a an algore autograpgh and see which one survives.
PoB – I think you’ve just described the first battle ever that Aquaman could actually win.
Carolyn: if my birth is any indication, you need to clear out hubby’s calendar except for one particular time-window in the near future with a very important event for him. (In other words, get Murphy’s Law working on your side!)
You ARE GOOD at it.
Thanks
Carolyn, my first was two weeks late, and I had false labor every night for six weeks prior to birth. My doctor recommended sex (not with him), or exercise. I walked home from my dr. appointment and went into labor that night! She was born on July 15, many many years ago.
I’m starting to think that while contraception may have been great for women’s lib, it’s been horrible for society at large.
I decided a long time ago that anything that was great for women’s lib (or even acceptable to its advocates) was horrible for society at large. I’ve
seen nothing to change my mind.