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Writing Day
Jan. 10th, 2018 03:32 pmFrench femininity is reacting against all the sexual charges raging in America:
In the wake of the rampaging sexual harassment scandal in Hollywood, French actress Catherine Deneuve is taking a different tack, saying that men should be “free to hit on” women.
“Rape is a crime, but trying to seduce someone, even persistently or cack-handedly, is not – nor is men being gentlemanly a macho attack...
[Fox News]
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My afternoon nap was interrupted by persistent barking near the window. I was worried about Sammy being out there, and I got up to see what's what. An Eskimo Spitz. About the same size as Bo, too. Though, he had a bit too much brown in his coat for it to be just a little biscuit cream. But still very Eskimo-y. And beautiful enough that one of the women next door was trying to draw him over, but the dog was also still very spitzy and would not be lassoed in.
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This is just a sort of semi-writing day. Though, more like the first writing days. That is, I don't want to work on my Old Journal, and I also want to read my "Grant" book (though, I am reminded that a thousand-page book is hard on the wrist). However, over the past few days, there have been a number of little things that I kind of wanted to write about, but I dropped them as being trivial. The problem with that, of course, is that there is precious little in my life that rises above triviality, and yet I still get this craving to write something. So, having the laptop on, I've decided to run with it this afternoon and maybe make a number of notes.
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My passion for Solitaire has been rekindled. Recall that, after dropping my Dreamland Football League, I took Solitaire back up largely because I wanted to keep the art of playing-cards in my life, and Solitaire was the only way I knew how. Attitudes often follow behavior, and in playing I rediscovered what I loved about the pastime. It helps that I needed a 'little toy' to burn off some marginal restless energy, especially for my reading breaks. Solitaire serves that purpose well. I am keeping it basic, though, just playing Klondike, Spider, and Free Cell. All the other games are really just minor variations of these three, at least with respect to any of the games that I can care for.
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Seth MacFarlane: "Oprah is beyond doubt a magnificent orator. But the idea of a reality show star running against a talk show host is troublingly dystopian. We don’t want to create a world where dedicated public service careers become undesirable and impractical in the face of raw celebrity."
What else are the poor going to do? Bag groceries?
[Twitter]
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Tucker Carlson: "The goal of Democrats is to import more Democratic voters by any means necessary."
James Woods: "Democrats have no platform, no integrity, they are only interested in a self-perpetuating paradigm of existence. They would let America be overrun by hordes of freeloaders just for the votes necessary for survival as a political party."
You guys might do better if you weren't so greedy. The anti-immigration thing works for you, but greed kills you.
[Twitter
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I just finished the last episode of the first season of Showtime's "Californication". I am sorry that I quit the show early in the first season when it first aired. As I recall, I was too upset over the feminist-approved standards. Now that my rape-porn cup overflows on the Internet, and perhaps also thanks to my aging, I no longer need to get my thrills on mainstream shows and movies, though it certainly helps the show to win a higher place in my estimation if they do give it up. And, yes, "Californication" actually does give it up a bit. Apparently Showtime has a thing about bush, but they are not too shy about tits, or at least they let this show go a little wild with the boobs. It helps.
It also could be that I am simply in the mood for TV, because I'm also binge-ing on HBO's "Entourage" - as well as "Cheers"! And there are a number of seasons for all three of these shows. That's a lot of TV. I can definitely use it, because if this is a mood thing with me, it doesn't seems to cover movies. It's a rare movie that wins me over.
In the wake of the rampaging sexual harassment scandal in Hollywood, French actress Catherine Deneuve is taking a different tack, saying that men should be “free to hit on” women.
“Rape is a crime, but trying to seduce someone, even persistently or cack-handedly, is not – nor is men being gentlemanly a macho attack...
[Fox News]
* * *
My afternoon nap was interrupted by persistent barking near the window. I was worried about Sammy being out there, and I got up to see what's what. An Eskimo Spitz. About the same size as Bo, too. Though, he had a bit too much brown in his coat for it to be just a little biscuit cream. But still very Eskimo-y. And beautiful enough that one of the women next door was trying to draw him over, but the dog was also still very spitzy and would not be lassoed in.
* * *
This is just a sort of semi-writing day. Though, more like the first writing days. That is, I don't want to work on my Old Journal, and I also want to read my "Grant" book (though, I am reminded that a thousand-page book is hard on the wrist). However, over the past few days, there have been a number of little things that I kind of wanted to write about, but I dropped them as being trivial. The problem with that, of course, is that there is precious little in my life that rises above triviality, and yet I still get this craving to write something. So, having the laptop on, I've decided to run with it this afternoon and maybe make a number of notes.
* * *
My passion for Solitaire has been rekindled. Recall that, after dropping my Dreamland Football League, I took Solitaire back up largely because I wanted to keep the art of playing-cards in my life, and Solitaire was the only way I knew how. Attitudes often follow behavior, and in playing I rediscovered what I loved about the pastime. It helps that I needed a 'little toy' to burn off some marginal restless energy, especially for my reading breaks. Solitaire serves that purpose well. I am keeping it basic, though, just playing Klondike, Spider, and Free Cell. All the other games are really just minor variations of these three, at least with respect to any of the games that I can care for.
* * *
Seth MacFarlane: "Oprah is beyond doubt a magnificent orator. But the idea of a reality show star running against a talk show host is troublingly dystopian. We don’t want to create a world where dedicated public service careers become undesirable and impractical in the face of raw celebrity."
What else are the poor going to do? Bag groceries?
[Twitter]
* * *
Tucker Carlson: "The goal of Democrats is to import more Democratic voters by any means necessary."
James Woods: "Democrats have no platform, no integrity, they are only interested in a self-perpetuating paradigm of existence. They would let America be overrun by hordes of freeloaders just for the votes necessary for survival as a political party."
You guys might do better if you weren't so greedy. The anti-immigration thing works for you, but greed kills you.
* * *
I just finished the last episode of the first season of Showtime's "Californication". I am sorry that I quit the show early in the first season when it first aired. As I recall, I was too upset over the feminist-approved standards. Now that my rape-porn cup overflows on the Internet, and perhaps also thanks to my aging, I no longer need to get my thrills on mainstream shows and movies, though it certainly helps the show to win a higher place in my estimation if they do give it up. And, yes, "Californication" actually does give it up a bit. Apparently Showtime has a thing about bush, but they are not too shy about tits, or at least they let this show go a little wild with the boobs. It helps.
It also could be that I am simply in the mood for TV, because I'm also binge-ing on HBO's "Entourage" - as well as "Cheers"! And there are a number of seasons for all three of these shows. That's a lot of TV. I can definitely use it, because if this is a mood thing with me, it doesn't seems to cover movies. It's a rare movie that wins me over.
