Pope-n-Sesame

 

"White Bishop" from Herr D's "Aqua Chess."  He doesn't depict many religious figures.-Shelob

 So, Biden has met with the pope.

Confirmed.

He had to tell him about the troubles he's been having.

Pope as confessor to President. Fitting incidence of roles.

What are the odds he complained about the holdout senators delaying climate change legislation?

Discussion, 100%. Complaints, 99.49676988754338%.

[laughs] Shelob, do you realize this means that an organized religion is backing science more than certain American politicians?

That constitutes irony.

[laughs] Yes it does.

It also is an example of fitting incidence of roles. Hairy defined religion as search for truth, science as correction toward truth, and politics as a search for the correct truthful-sounding lies.

Well said. In any case, most religions believe in being good stewards of the Earth and not destroying other people's home. That's the goal of climate science. So politics doesn't just make strange bedfellows, it makes odd sparring partners.

titlebot is asking what they ate together.

I would guess something light and Italian.

Perhaps Chinese?

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Thieves And Vandals Admit Inferiority by Their Actions

 

"Water Authority Breach" by Herr D on heromachine. This was not tried, despite some evidence to the contrary. Grammatical error corrected in title; thank you to "Dave"-Shelob

 Do you have a stance upon identity theft?

No one should need a STANCE. Identity thieves do what they do because their own identity ISN'T GOOD ENOUGH. They can't make enough money without being criminals, they can't get what they want politically because they lack charisma--any thievery is simply an admission that someone can't get what they want by any GOOD means. It is, by it's nature, an admission of inferiority.

What about the instances of deliberate vandalism, cyberdestruction?

Well, they want something inferior, don't they? They can't MAKE anything so great as what they're destroying, or they would be DOING that rather than destroying something better than they can make. How many times have there been incursions on this blog, Shelob? Three times?

Forty-four.

[pulse quickens, lap shifts under laptop] That's -- a lot more than I would have guessed. This is just words and pictures put together! How many people can't do a good job of that?

By the estimations of educational organizations, fewer than one in seven hundred people can write a half page per day of interesting and coherent prose without assistance. By virtue of comments and calculations available to graphic artists, fewer than one in seven people can cite other people's work correctly; fewer than one in three can post correctly; and fewer than one in one hundred can use a graphics program to do more than Hairy rated as 'snapworks.' This places your portion of this blog as something fewer than one in six thousand people can accomplish.

Well, thanks for that. . . There ARE blogs out there that just aren't interesting or well done. I'd never thought this was that exclusive. Everyone knows destruction is easy by comparison.

Thank you for the mini-vacation, Shelob. Work has been insane, but understandable considering the amount of insane behavior out in the population recently. Gotta get back to it. [exits]

"Immatures To Round Up," But Not Pelosi's First Rodeo

"Baby Got Out" by Herr D on heromachine.com. Pelosi has a herd of "immatures to round up," according to Herr D.-Shelob

 

 You are long overdue.

[pause] HA! Well, there aren't as many problems or complaints, now are there? Now that fewer people are taking the Big Lie seriously. As long as more of the problems are IMAGINARY, I don't feel pressured to blog much.

[plays clips of news]

All right. Biden is a great statesman, and if there's anything wrong with him, it's that he expects too much out of Congress and other leaders. He IS leading by example, but he might be one of too few adults in the room. Congress and certain governors are still being politicians and not statesmen. Carter had that problem and didn't learn to cope. Biden probably has a leg up on him at least.

Why does it take so long to hold a vote?

Ouch. Now THAT'S actually a good question. Everyday working joes have to drop what they're doing and be late or leave early from work sometimes to get in a vote, and they don't have staffs. And they ARE expected to put in a full week's work. And they ARE supposed to take care of any dependents without nannies. And they ARE supposed to do all their own reading / self-educating about all issues involved.

Yeah, I don't know. Presumably they have to weigh which promises to keep to whoever before voting,  but I really don't know why it takes a week's prep instead of a few days. What material is on the web about that?

[.9475947654036771 seconds pass] In Hairy's words, "Much excuse, zero explanation."

Ha. I miss him. Well, if Pelosi doesn't herd her side well enough to Biden's call, it won't just be a recession that happens, we won't create the thousands of jobs that are needed to actually FIX the economy. That's a lot to vote against. I hope it turns out.

As do all, no matter how they vote. [exits]

Three Details Remembered By Herr D From Twenty Years Ago

 

"The Future Of Pest Control" by Herr D on heromachine.com. Herr D said that terrorists are like pests in a drain, since they do not vote their minds, but they try to explode them.-Shelob

Are you celebrating the anniversary of September 11th?

? I'm sick. My kids got vaccinated yesterday, and one woke up throwing up. Noise and needs trumped sleep, so I'm out of work tonight. 

Would you like a flag app or some music?

No thanks, I'll just pass out relieved that I haven't heard news of more terrorism.

What do you remember?

[pause] 3 things: 

1. Some moron started a rumor that police were dispatched to Victory Stadium in Roanoke to search people for weapons leaving the peace vigil. That's just really stupid. I was disappointed people fell for it. If people wanted to pass weapons, they had a hundred miles of farmland around in every direction to meet up and do it. A peace vigil would have been as pointless a target as Roanoke anyway.

You lived there at that time?

Yep. 2. Some moron got a phone call from his wife in a panic demanding to know where he was after the building came down on the news. He told her he was at work, insuring his divorce. He worked in one of the towers and was really in his mistress's residence. Rare that a historical event would catch out an adulterer, I would think.

3. When Yasir Arafat heard what happened he looked terrified. He knew damn well he'd better kick terrorists out of his country ASAP!

[quiet laughter] I'm going to bed, Shelob.[disconnects]

 

These Tail-Ends Aren't Too Pretty; They're Two Governors

 

"Backdrop" by Herr D on heromachine.com. This pic appears to speak about paying attention to what is behind what we can sense.-Shelob

 WHAT?!  You are needed.

I only have nine more minutes, and I really just need to play some chess or something. [shows tweet of McMasters, SC Governor] He sounds determined "fight to the gates of hell."

He could wind up IN hell if his politics kill enough people. I just hope people aren't stupid enough to do what he says, keep him in office. The Texas governor is worse. He sounds impressive.

How?  [plays clip of him declaring he'll get rapists off the streets in Texas] 

[audible snort] He's a politician. It'd be easier for him to stop lying than to get rapists to stop raping. You do not think he can?

NOBODY IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD HAS COMPLETELY STOPPED RAPE. If he could do that, he'd get the Nobel prize in peace, sociology, psychology, criminal justice, and whatever other seven categories the committee could manage. He may not have the juice to stop at a stop sign by himself. He has a chauffeur?

He's an idiot who ought to shut up and step down. We done? That should be enough. [uploads puzzle game from random free site]

Roe Vs. Wade or DROWN

 

"Gran's Corner" by Herr D on heromachine. Sometimes a poor decision can be disastrous.-Shelob

You are not worried about the reversal of Roe vs. Wade?

No.

Why not?

Elected officials would have to be absolutely STUPID to do away with it. They thought the lone-wolf, so-called Christians who were bombing abortion clinics with no regard for human lives were bad? Imagine a lynch mob made of women with PTSD from being raped, then told they might have to HAVE the baby. I'm not sure those voting that way would be known to die screaming or just disappear. It wouldn't be pretty. The religious right reps need to go care for a crack baby or an AIDS baby for a week before they think anyone but the impressionable or circumstance-tweaked are going to join their number. 

Anyway, the very next official candidate would win on the strength of bringing it back. Maternity is not alcohol, but everyone should remember what happens when Americans suddenly can't do something without breaking the law. Prohibition? That's NOTHING.

It sounds like everyone should hope they don't find out if you are right.

Yep!

A Heartfelt, Though Perhaps Futile Wish

"First Flag For Jeffy" by Herr D on heromachine.com. Sacrifice is never fun. Someday perhaps they will become less necessary.-Shelob

 

May the thirteen be the last. Amen.