Birthdays

Elvis Aaron Presley would have turned 80 yesterday if he was still living
Born January 8 1935 in Tupelo






As far as I know David Robert Jones is still around
Born January 8 1947 in London
David Bowie turned 68 yesterday

After thunderstorms on Saturday the state of Ohio and the Great Lakes region have been transformed into a total tundra once again.


Just in time for a doctor's appointment I have that'll involve waiting for buses and walking the remaining two miles (each way).

The Quintessential "In-Charge" Persona

                                                     Authority figures:
Not just government and the police, but also:  medical/dental professionals; your bosses; your landlords; your store managers; business owners.


Next to their position of being able to control and manipulate the lives of others, they're notorious for being madly in love with themselves and with the myopic agendas of whatever faction(s) they align themselves with.  And with their "God-like" mindset one never relishes being in a position of co-dependence on one of them.  Because they have the tendency to try to "take over" the life of whoever is "assigned" to them, demanding that client/patient/defendant/tenant/customer drop whatever else they're doing in their life and put forth all efforts into meeting whatever agenda and criteria said "in-charge" person puts on said subordinate.  Never mind said subordinate might also be answering to the whims and demands of other "in-charge" factions who are also demanding subordinate's undivided attention and time.  Each and every "in-charge" type thinks their agendas are "the most important thing in the history of planet earth" and, as such, precludes any other agenda or plan, even plans subordinate made with other "in-charge" types in advance.

                    First Adage of 2015
                        Longevity is the ultimate confirmation of validity






                               First Musing of 2015
How come the VoiceMail on most cell phones don't work? It seems each time someone's phone goes off they "have to" answer it or apparently they'll miss the call.

You totaled your car. Luckily no-one was hurt.
So now you call your insurance company to make a claim.  But then they tell you they'll only give you 2/3 of what you paid for your car. What are you supposed to do? Drive around in 2/3 of a car?


Actually, if one is savvy enough of a shopper one could probably come across a used car in good condition of an even better make-and-model and of better quality than the new one they just destroyed at maybe even 1/2 the price.
Still putting them ahead a few hundred bucks.


Besides...
Why is it essential lately for car insurance companies to be pandering toward obviously reckless (and even inexperienced) drivers anyway?
Why are these companies seemingly intent upon rewarding bad driving habits?


Are they fearful they won't have enough of a customer base to stay in business if they don't "compromise" themselves a little?


Instead of a "new car replacement" methinks that dizzy-headed lady should, perhaps, start getting the hang of riding public transit. Or start taking cabs. Or be willing to start paying some of her friends for special "transit favors".

My phone bill arrives on the 18th.
Payment's due on the 29th: $17.07.
After the 29th: $22.17.


This is the kind of thing that happens when big companies lay off all their professionals and replace them with "contract worker" hacks.


One question:  Did their billing department really HAVE TO hire in unemployed former loan sharks and extortionists?












                                                 Adage/Musing For Today 
  Living is simply all about attempting to create and maintain order and structure in a reality environment of chronic anarchy.

Just How Monolithic Is American Society?

I'll put it to you this way:
When you go to a restaurant to eat, instead of ordering from the dinner list you decide to "get creative" and instead mix-and-match a few side dishes.
After taking your order the waitress then turns around and yells out to the cook "ANOTHER # 12 ON THE BLUE PLATE".


That's how limited I think our choices are anymore.  You can only improvise so much on the meager offerings anyone gives you these days.












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