The US Department of Agriculture, having seen how well reduced regulation of the financial mismanagement industry worked out, has proposed to save money, if not lives, by allowing the poultry industry to inspect itself; music industry legend Dick Clark died of a heart attack at age 82; the Princess cruise line is under fire for allegedly ignoring the plight of three fishermen stranded at sea, two of whom died before being rescued weeks later by another vessel; smelling political chum in the water, Congress is looking into the hiring of prostitutes in Colombia by Secret Service agents and military personnel responsible for planning security for the President's visit there; of course, Congress is already busy with multiple investigations into waste and mismanagement ... a topic with which Congress is intimately familiar ... at the General Services Administration.
Cartoon Saturday ... because you need something to laugh at besides your government.
Tonight, we'll be going dancing ... I hope it won't be one of these nights ...
Was popular music in ancient Rome really like this? Dick Clark might have known ...
Staying with the subject of ancient Rome, here's a new find from my indefatigable nephew Ed ...
Dealing with the dual problems of modern technology and funding cuts ...
Nothing like getting your advice from an expert ...
This one pretty much sums up my week ...
As long as we're talking about cards ...
And finally for this week, sometimes the warning labels provide way too much information ...
It's looks like it's going to be a fun weekend, even though the weather is supposed to be chilly and rainy (not that we couldn't use the rain). Tonight, Agnes and I will be going to the Second Annual Showcase at Forever Dancing in Falls Church (where I'll be working as the DJ and emcee); tomorrow, we're headed out with our friend Nadja to a wine-tasting event at beautiful Linden Vineyards.
Life is good ... at least on the weekends. Don't ask me about Monday through Friday.
Have a good day and a great weekend. More thoughts tomorrow.
Bilbo
"If this past week had been a fish, I think I'd have thrown it back ..."
ReplyDeleteA great intro line for Cartoon Saturday! Great cartoons too, like the Roman singing about honey and sugar.....
Actually, engineering a dumber mouse is possible, but natural selection works against that. Enjoyed the cartoons!
ReplyDeleteAngelique - I've seen other such takeoffs on the Roman letters, but thought this one was one of the best.
ReplyDeleteKathy, if that's so, I'm surprised that radically far-left and far-right politicians haven't been naturally down-selected. More study may be required...
Great cartoons. I really liked the playing cards one. And I looked up bubblegum music -- educational!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad everyone else seems to be able to post today. For some reason blogger won't let me do any admin functions including posting. All I get is blank screens.
ReplyDeleteIn the early 1940s, Tryon actually bred rats to be maze-bright or maze-dull. It would be easy to do that with mice, should anyone want to.
ReplyDeleteJust so they don't breed smarter skunks!