Perpetually pissed off about politics. They may not be able to unclog a toilet but politics is the subject they know best. Most people might know their local representatives but the political junkie knows every Congressman and Senator in all 50 states and their respective scandals. It's hard to keep up to speed with them. "What do you think of Mr. Pepperidge's nomination to be Assistant Secretary of the sub-Interior?" Who? My late aunt God rest her soul passed away a few years back from a cancer. Politically conservative they say she argued politics with her liberal son-in-law right up 'til the end. Dunno. I'd be pondering my mortality.
When I came back from my 3 year blogging hiatus I had to google Tulsi Gabbard. I'm always a little behind the curve and a day or two late on today's news. Gotta take care of the feral cats. Half of my YouTube search history is about health problems. Rearranging my finances. Puttering around the house. I'm busy.
What's up with the political junkies? Like a bunch of angry nerds.
It is a condition in varying degrees of severity. IMO, the ubiquitous internet and dozens of podcasts and news networks tend to make it more common. I recall several times when GeeeZ told of talking to
ReplyDeletegrocery boys, plumbers, hairdresser and trying to convert them, sort of a hobby. But I agree, there is more to life than being splenetic about Mr. Pepperidge. Is he the guy that ran Pepperidge Farm? :)
Ever have a relative you denied you were related to? I had Grandma Thompson. We called her GT. She ran a puppy mill, make fake papers on the mutts with fancy names like Son Of Prince Alexander. She divorced Al, but they continued to live in the same house. She supervised and he did ALL the work. She yelled at him all day long.
ReplyDeleteShe bought a Magpie, came in the mail and she tried to teach it to talk. It just sat there on it's perch. She always got fired up when the Pastor came by to visit, thinking she knew more about the bible and would argue with him. Next time he came for visit, he said "What is that black and white bird in the cage?" GT replied "It's a Magpie, been trying to teach it to talk". The Pastor got up, peeked in the cage and
said to the bird, "So the cat got your tongue" the Magpie shouted real loud "DAMMED AL!
As a subject I don't find politics overly interesting not in the sense that some people are so devoted to it but I do try to keep up with it in a general way.
ReplyDeleteNurse Nancy was limping at work yesterday and went home early. She said the pain was going down her right leg. I said sounds like sciatica. She acted annoyed I was giving her advice. Keep to myself next time. Prickly.
ReplyDeleteSounds like sciatica to me also, - unless she is on a soccer team..
DeleteSometimes she's hostile to me for no reason. I'm thinking maybe I look like her ex-husband.
DeleteYou have a full time and important hobby. It isn't simple -
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(I had to look it up) Oops, time for Jeopardy - the Mrs. tried to get me to read 'People' magazine to get up to date on current culture....boring.
I can't bring myself to read People magazine or Time magazine.
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ReplyDelete"What? Me Worry?" I've subscribed to Model Railroader and Trains magazines for years. They got bought by some big outfit and now they come sealed in a cellophane bag, along with a copy of Elle magazine, a high end fashion thing. Post office says they just deliver, and the only way I can contact the train people is by pressing my smart phone against some sort of widget of squares. Have no smart phone and am incommunicado with bits and bytes of cloud over the house. Screw em.
Me? Monster magazines growing up. I'll still watch a Godzilla movie even when I'm 89.
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ReplyDeleteGodzilla, Megadeon? You part Japanese? Didn't your Dad ever let you watch 'Perfect Strangers?
When I got a little older my Friday nights were anchored by The Incredible Hulk, Dukes of Hazzard and Dallas. That and a box of Devil Dogs.
ReplyDeleteI'm a sucker for humor, from crude to sophisticated.
ReplyDeleteWorld of Disney, Huntly & Brinkley and Cronkite and ads for Hamm's the Beer Refeshing. Then came color.
ReplyDeleteIf Trump delivers, you should be able to retire early. Maybe a Caribbean Cruise and a couple acres up river. You go guy!
ReplyDeleteLook everyone knows Trump engages in hyperbole. His speeches always have poetic license. IMO he sets the goalposts too high. Just want a decent economy is all. I'm not one of them Trump cultists. I simply didn't trust Kamala Harris to deliver.
ReplyDeleteFrankly, high tariffs don't sound helpful.
ReplyDeleteUnless as you note, that is hyperbole. What goes up, must come down is more of a Newtonian precept. Economics is the dismal science.
ReplyDeleteI'm no economic expert but agreed high tariffs while they might have a purpose don't sound helpful right now. Actually the Mexican president she said she had an excellent and productive discussion with Trump already. Hopefully it's hyperbole.
ReplyDeleteA trade war no way to start an Administration.
ReplyDeleteMexican president had a different version than Trump. Are we being hypebolized?
ReplyDeleteI watch the mainstream news and the crawl at the bottom of the screen said the Mexican president said they had excellent discussions. Stay away from the newsfeeds. They're a little weird. I think they hire kids just out of college.
ReplyDeleteHe's not our president yet. What's he doing?
ReplyDeleteI had the same reaction like he might hold a press conference any day now or even address the nation.
ReplyDeleteLook the Mexican president I'm sure didn't tell Trump she doesn't give a rat's ass about the border so maybe Trump embellished a little but the media is carping on everything he says and does.
ReplyDeleteTo tell the truth, I used to be a semi-political junkie, but politics now fails to meet my scientific approach. Any suggestions?
ReplyDeleteHard one.
ReplyDeleteFor me recently the central question is how much power should government have? I've seen on forums people who are against the idea of a property tax. In other words I own a home I paid the mortgage leave me alone. Related to this question and really another central issue is how much money does government actually need? We're so used to the status quo we don't ask these questions anymore.