tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post4559703306321878108..comments2024-03-19T08:00:47.428-05:00Comments on Stilton's Place: Baby BOOMersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-10894187450485331692022-10-21T19:54:42.191-05:002022-10-21T19:54:42.191-05:003rd paragraph…
Amen sir…Amen.3rd paragraph…<br />Amen sir…Amen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-55804478401737553472022-10-08T22:59:48.390-05:002022-10-08T22:59:48.390-05:00@Murphy(AZ), yeah, it's just a matter of which...<br />@Murphy(AZ), yeah, it's just a matter of which the Russian generals prefer: the quick and dirty nuclear destruction or the slow, painful method. The generals don't have to worry about nuclear retaliation with the slow method. I would think the lack of retaliation carries a lot of weight.JustaJeepGuynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-80050830692625135212022-10-08T11:34:46.498-05:002022-10-08T11:34:46.498-05:00I can't help but wonder if some Russian Genera...I can't help but wonder if some Russian General with his finger near "The Button" is wondering to himself: Why should we bomb New York, Chicago, Washington D.C., Los Angeles, etc., and improve their overall situation?<br /><br />I think we are our own deterrence, just by allowing Free Range Liberals to continue to live.Murphy(AZ)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08096111370780976408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-24810633057818470482022-10-07T12:06:00.596-05:002022-10-07T12:06:00.596-05:00Well said, Mr. Jarlsberg. I do understand more th...Well said, Mr. Jarlsberg. I do understand more than you can know. Take your time--just not TOO much time. Just that old wooden desk lifted my spirits more than you could possibly know.<br /><br />I am retired Senior Military. The chances of us coming through this mess unscathed are maybe 30% barring a genuine Jesus Miracle. We retired Out Here to The Great Quiet (a hundred miles from any big city) for this very reason and are completing our Preps for Duck and Cover.<br /><br />We have gasoline, diesel, solar power, the Whole Megillah. What we are missing are smiles. That is your bailiwick. LTC's and above tend to be humor impared. <br /><br />We need you when you can. No one may ask more.<br /><br />Many prayers for you and for your daughter that HE might somehow fill that hole in both your hearts with His Love and her precious memories.Garethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00890768817848704539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-11464979526803512982022-10-07T10:09:34.318-05:002022-10-07T10:09:34.318-05:00@Dan- That's a great point. Pronouns are mostl...<b>@Dan- That's a great point. Pronouns are mostly used when the person isn't around to hear it. That's why I'm told that one of my personal pronouns is "asshole."<br /><br />@JustaJeepGuy- You just named all the voices in my head.<br /><br />@EOCostello- A Jack Benny reference! I love it!<br /><br />@M. Mitchell Marmel- Am I the only one here who just pursed his lips and lightly laid fingertips on the side of my chin?<br /><br />@Alan Donelson- I have a hard time believing the A-bomb stuff, although I'll admit I barely know what the hell is real and what is a lie anymore. Although I've sure seen some convincing movies of nuclear explosions from a time when sophisticated special effects for film weren't around yet.<br /><br />@John25mm- Interesting. I'm not aware of any high-value tactical targets too near me so maybe I'd better get back to practicing "duck and cover" after all.<br /><br />@John the Econ- They didn't do duck and cover in high schools back then because teens frequently aren't cute enough to save anymore.<br /><br />@mamafrog- We WERE indoctrinated enough! I'm STILL indoctrinated! Sometimes when I'm in bed and car headlights sweep across my window, I wonder if it's a nuke that went off in Dallas. If my house doesn't suddenly blow into splinters, I go back to sleep.<br /><br />@Anonymous- Thanks for putting THAT disturbing image in my mind!<br /><br />@Paul Donohue- I'm always delighted to see you here (not like the other riff-raff) (grin). I heard about that man who survived Hiroshima and Nagasaki. I think his nickname was "Rucky." And yes, I'm going to hell for that. <br /><br />Thank you for the prayers. You're in ours, too.<br /><br />@Garet- I so wish that I could provide folks with more topical levity (and I try when I can) but I'm just not there yet. To make commentary about the news I'd have to pay <i>attention</i> to the news (which mostly <i>isn't</i> news anymore, but stories spun violently to create anxiety in listeners and viewers). And as you say, the impression one gets is that these are terrible and terrifying times. That's what media <i>wants</i> us to think right now.<br /><br />But I feel a bit like a small bridge with a weight limit sign...and I'm already pretty close to the max load I can support while trying to rebuild a life. I'm like the OPEC of grief, with enough to supply the world if necessary and no need to import any more for myself.<br /><br />But per today's post, I still <i>want</i> to have some fun and bring some pleasure and relief to folks. And I'm trying. And I'll continue to try. And in the meanwhile, I really appreciate your kind words.</b>Stilton Jarlsberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14503164551782304564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-21282023688537736712022-10-07T09:32:05.531-05:002022-10-07T09:32:05.531-05:00With respect and acknowledgement of your loss:
We...With respect and acknowledgement of your loss:<br /><br />We could really use you back in the saddle. These are terrible and terrifying times. A good helping of Stilton Jarlsberg would offer some momentary relief right about now. And, as things stand, momentary is about all we can hope for.<br /><br />Pray on it.Garethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00890768817848704539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-38733002939493275232022-10-06T17:13:24.808-05:002022-10-06T17:13:24.808-05:00I'm a few days late but thought I'd at lea...I'm a few days late but thought I'd at least say, "Hello".<br /><br />The desks that we used were a little bit different. The desk of one seat was attached to the seat of the desk in front. There was little space to get under them but we tried. This usually meant that in the front of the classroom there were empty seats, folded up with no desk, facing the teacher. <br /><br />I assume that this was done so that they could fit six rows of seven desks each into those old parochial schools classrooms.<br /><br />And, speaking of atomic bombs and such, did you know that there was a man who was in Hiroshima when it was bombed, found his way to Nagasaki, was bombed again and once again survived? https://www.history.com/news/the-man-who-survived-two-atomic-bombs<br /><br />I'll try to respond more quickly next time. In the meantime I'm wishing and praying for the best for you and Daughter J.Paul Donohuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09065908366188140701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-9761956365086407482022-10-06T16:00:53.120-05:002022-10-06T16:00:53.120-05:00I recall being in 1st grade and having to do D&...I recall being in 1st grade and having to do D&C drills. Only problem was, our classroom had floor to ceiling sliding glass doors the length of the room that the glass shards would slice and dice kids like a veg-o-matic if any bomb went KABOOM in the courtyard. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-30231317541946126192022-10-05T12:22:45.512-05:002022-10-05T12:22:45.512-05:00@John the Econ now that you mention it I don't...@John the Econ now that you mention it I don't remember doing it after grade school either. I guess they figured we were indoctrinated enough.mamafroghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13215031912797290210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-34810013229865643692022-10-05T09:33:03.724-05:002022-10-05T09:33:03.724-05:00It's okay that this is a "geezer room&quo...It's okay that this is a "geezer room". It just means that we've all seen enough history to know better.<br /><br />We did the "duck-n-cover" thing at my grade school. However we lived in earthquake country, so it was done under that rubric. When I got old enough to comprehend the nuclear war aspect, it really didn't matter because we also lived in the epicenter of the defense industrial complex which meant that they'd be sending enough missiles to render any such effort pointless. If the first hit didn't kill us, the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc, certainly would. And there wouldn't likely be any warning either as half of those missiles would be coming from subs just miles off the coast. I don't recall doing the duck-n-cover drills by the time I got to high school in the '70s.John the Econnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-59622894731865663802022-10-04T21:41:02.312-05:002022-10-04T21:41:02.312-05:00As to the duck and cover, if you aren't in the...As to the duck and cover, if you aren't in the initial blast area or radiation death area (the area that over say 500 rads per hour) and could avoid the fallout you had a good chance of survival. As someone else said it was mainly to avoid the blast caused fast moving objects commonly referred to as shrapnel. It wasn't a great plan but the best they could do given at best you had roughly 30 minutes notice from launch and that was the command structure and not the general public. However way back when I was in the US Army NBC school in 86 they said where I lived (Chas Sc) the Russians were estimated to launch enough warheads to make Sc a glowing hole from Beaufort to Mrytle Beach and inland to Columbia because of the Navy and Air Force bases in Charleston, The Marine Corps base/Airwing at Paris Island and the Airforce base in Mrytle Beach not to mention the Shaw Air Force Base. Needless to say duck and cover for most of Sc was pretty irrelevant. At the time this was due to how accurate the Soviet weapons were or weren't. They would just saturate an area they wanted to go away. As to a "tactical" nuclear weapon you will only have about five maybe ten minutes notice if that. I know I'm full of sunshine, but nuclear weapons are bad and nasty weapons, but they are localized except for the fallout and that is only if they are a ground burst and they vaporize dirt, think the classic mushroom cloud. If you see a mushroom cloud go as fast as possible 90* from where its heading. John25mmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07767942248288087446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-24620363395854467852022-10-04T21:36:07.406-05:002022-10-04T21:36:07.406-05:00A geezer too, I enjoy a "screen refresh"...A geezer too, I enjoy a "screen refresh" every so often, even now during my 76th year. Recall believing something, then having irrefutable evidence thrust under your nose that what you believed ain't really so!! You have a choice: Deny, deny, deny OR change your way of thinking about that thing.<br /><br />Here's a couple gents who may succeed in convincing you that "nuclear bombs" of the gargantuan mushroom kind do not exist and never have existed.<br />1) https://heiwaco.tripod.com/bomb.htm<br />2) http://mileswmathis.com/trinity.pdf<br />This extends to the Dresden-like demolition of portions of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.<br /><br />Rest easy. Be at peace. The Power$ That Be have other, more stealthly, equally lethal (bio)weapons in their global arsenal. Maybe they won't spot us under our desks! Alan Donelsonhttp://www.alandonelson.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-55852161780874035982022-10-04T20:52:17.500-05:002022-10-04T20:52:17.500-05:00@EOC: NOW CUT THAT OUT!!! ;) @EOC: NOW CUT THAT OUT!!! ;) M. Mitchell Marmelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03713408277487830595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-22086000062549804482022-10-04T19:55:19.426-05:002022-10-04T19:55:19.426-05:00My pronouns are: strawberry, raspberry, cherry, or...My pronouns are: strawberry, raspberry, cherry, orange, lemon and lime.<br /><br />*checks notes again*<br /><br />That's what I get for relying on Don Wilson.EOCostellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08068413130915640819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-60334301778748439302022-10-04T19:31:29.609-05:002022-10-04T19:31:29.609-05:00@Stilt -- speaking of pronouns, what good is it fo...@Stilt -- speaking of pronouns, what good is it for someone to provide "their pronouns?"<br />They provide substitutes for third person singular pronouns (he, she, it). Third person pronouns are used to talk <i>about</i> some person or thing, not when speaking <i>to</i> that person or thing. Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13668828493801753456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-37142785075077871082022-10-04T14:22:20.629-05:002022-10-04T14:22:20.629-05:00@Readers- Great comments above and yes, this is a ...<b>@Readers- Great comments above and yes, this is a geezer-rich website. Something about hewing to traditional, constitutional values and having a sense of responsibility seems to have that self-selecting effect.<br /><br />I definitely did the "duck and cover" thing back in Indiana as a child, though our "hit the deck" practice doubled as tornado drills. And at home, we kids would sometimes dare our friends to listen to the terrifying album "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWes37gWqrE" rel="nofollow">If The Bomb Falls</a>" while in a pitch-black room. <br /><br />In our basement, we had a "survival corner" with sealed plastic trash cans holding food and water. Although even back then there was enough media for kids to know we'd still be screwed - our bodies and even canned foods radiated to toxicity. Good times!<br /><br />As always, I read and appreciate all of your comments. And as usual, I only have the energy to respond to a few...<br /><br />@Grumpy52- Yeah, 5 H-Bombs would be plenty to do that job.<br /><br />@Anonymous- It certainly seems like someone (or some group) in Russia should take out Putin while they can.<br /><br />@Rod- Busted for doing homework in the li-barry? I had no idea you were such a young scoundrel!<br /><br />@mamafrog- Truth be told I don't need another school desk. I've got one up in the attic!<br /><br />@Fred Ciampi- At the time, it sure felt like if we invaded Cuba then things would have gotten out of control very quickly.<br /><br />@Wayne in Indiana- It's also scarier now because if I get down on the floor I'm not sure I can get back up anymore!<br /><br />@Colby Muenster- Your dad's explanation reminds me of Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid in which the fleeing felons are being pursued by bounty hunters ("Who ARE those guys?") and are trapped atop a cliff over a river. Sundance refuses to jump and admits because he can't swim. Butch laughs deeply and then points out that swimming won't be a problem because "the FALL will probably you!"<br /><br />@TrickyRicky- Is it just me, or does this seem like a good time to reconsider the importance of Hunter and Joe's illicit dealings with Ukraine? Are we being pulled toward war because Ukraine has dirt on Gropey Joe?<br /><br />@John the Econ- Good analysis!<br /><br />@Wayne Wilson- My trust in the media is nil these days, so I honestly don't know if Putin is sick or not. Nuts and weasel-like, yes, but dying of cancer? Who knows?<br /><br />@Gee M- I think I was 11 when Kennedy was killed, and nothing was the same after that. And that laundry list of yours could go a lot longer with all of the gamechangers we've been through. Sigh...<br /><br />@mamafrog- I look at these very real events in our life and then look around at the people who are infinitely pained because someone got their pronoun wrong and I just shake my head.<br /><br />@OldTexan- That's a sad story about the teacher and a good reminder that none of us can foretell the future...even pessimists like me.</b>Stilton Jarlsberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14503164551782304564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-70491526715339782002022-10-04T12:34:03.447-05:002022-10-04T12:34:03.447-05:00@Howard Johnson: Pay to play only. C&P, plea...@Howard Johnson: Pay to play only. C&P, please? :) M. Mitchell Marmelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03713408277487830595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-11654680169569238692022-10-04T08:54:50.020-05:002022-10-04T08:54:50.020-05:00I don't know if you can get in here: https://...I don't know if you can get in here: https://watchingthewatchers.locals.com/upost/2829457/oath-keepers-trial-new-scotus-term-featuring-harvard-republican-oversight-promises<br /><br />But someone posted your latest. Thought you'd be interested.Howard Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15478498039281242745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-73633865698605732482022-10-04T08:23:04.994-05:002022-10-04T08:23:04.994-05:00In the 3rd grade in 1953 we watched one of those g...In the 3rd grade in 1953 we watched one of those great old 16mm black and white films about Civil Defense and of course "duck & cover" which included being outside and covering your eyes and curling up into a ball on the ground. Walking home that day was lots of fun with the kids yelling 'DUCK & COVER !' and being eight year old boys we would jump up in the air and fall down behind or into the bushes, we did that for almost a week, then we moved on to doing some other stupid crap. Those were the days and the threat lasted, SAC bases close by with planes in the air 24 hours a day, missile silos scattered around and at time alerts. Then I did my four years in the US Army, came home in 1970 from overseas and a neighbor friend four years older than me had come back to our town and he was a history teacher, he was convinced there was not way to avoid the inevitable nuclear destruction and a year later he was overwhelmed with sorrow and killed himself, he did not stay around to find out he was wrong. Some at the time were saying 'Better Red than Dead' and I think he was one of those, the lefties of 50 years ago.OldTexannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-8450613675656272862022-10-04T05:35:22.982-05:002022-10-04T05:35:22.982-05:00I was 20 months old when JFK was assassinated, so ...I was 20 months old when JFK was assassinated, so I have an alibi. Who knew I'd be one of the young punks here? :D M. Mitchell Marmelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03713408277487830595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-79269575928756815932022-10-04T00:15:36.095-05:002022-10-04T00:15:36.095-05:00@Gee M When I realized I was born 9 years after th...@Gee M When I realized I was born 9 years after the end of WWII I felt so old. Dad was in the Korean war (though he was in Panama), many, many friends in Vietnam etc. And everything you listed, plus what's going on now. I think I'll pull my dust a little closer now, lol, and take a nap. And we had the moon walk and many great and wonderful things even though they get over shadowed by all the horrible.mamafroghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13215031912797290210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-50888909327533336932022-10-03T23:12:00.537-05:002022-10-03T23:12:00.537-05:00Lotta geezers on here...I was 13 when Kennedy was ...Lotta geezers on here...I was 13 when Kennedy was killed; I remember my Dad campaigning for Kennedy For President (Kennedy in the White House, Nixon in the Trash Can!). And I remember the Bay of Pigs fiasco...<br />Oops...I just sneezed and some dust came out! :)<br /><br />I was born 5 years after WWII.<br />We had the Korean War.<br />We had the Cold War.<br />We had the Civil Rights Movement.<br />We had the Cuban Missile Crisis. <br />We had 2 Kennedys gunned down before they could really change things.<br />I could go on...point is, things may seem bad now; however, my generation went through some horrendous times, anxiety-producing violent childhoods and all.<br />"Don't cry for me, Argentina" my ass. Evita had no idea ...Gee Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11389188396426534147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-17918894470856734762022-10-03T20:33:03.173-05:002022-10-03T20:33:03.173-05:00Whisky, from the Scots Gaelic word "usquebaug...Whisky, from the Scots Gaelic word "usquebaugh," meaning "water of life." (cp. aqua vitae). So you're stocking up on the water of life. You're good.EOCostellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08068413130915640819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-6320517994034312972022-10-03T18:06:13.513-05:002022-10-03T18:06:13.513-05:00...When the air becomes uranious
We will all go si......When the air becomes uranious<br />We will all go simultaneous...<br /><br />-Tom LehrerGorgon Zolanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492406791849373430.post-27228326754526399832022-10-03T17:19:35.118-05:002022-10-03T17:19:35.118-05:00For some reason this lyric from a Queen Song comes...For some reason this lyric from a Queen Song comes to mind: "For we who grew up tall and proud, in the shadow of the mushroom cloud......" We were petrified as little kids about the nuclear holocaust. Of course, the media then, as now, loves to strike terror in our hearts. It's what they do.Shellynoreply@blogger.com