Phil, Duck Dynasty, Gays, Biblical Rants and the FBI Office at Fitch's Bakery...

Okay friends, as you might imagine I have to say something about this "duck fellow" and all of the

hoopla...  

Now read along very closely and share this with your friends.... because I'm going to say some very logical and profound things...    If NOTHING else is guaranteed, everyone in this Universe is and should be entitled to their opinion... They have the right to form it in whatever way or by using whatever resources they choose and they then have the right to share it at their discretion whenever they so choose, thusly incurring whatever reaction they receive based on the company in which they share it... Now THAT to ME is just as crystal clear as the windows at Grandma Comer's used to be... I swear to my soul... SERIOUSLY People!! 

I might also add to that "the way in which they say it"... I think that's very key to this particular discussion. 

Allow me to flip this around and give you an example,  

DVR Round Up - Seinfeld - Mr. Bookman

Today I bring you one of my all time favorite Seinfeld Scenes... In this scene a missing library book culminates into absolute GOLD on the behalf of Jerry Seinfeld and Philip Baker Hall...

DVR Round Up - The Goldbergs

Today I want to introduce you to a show you may or may not have caught, as it's new this

season... 

My comparison would be that this show is to "children of the 80's" what "Wonder Years" was to children of the 60's...

And this show is "The Goldbergs"!

It has become quite possibly my favorite show on TV.  The Dad talks to the kids like "Dads

used to talk to kids before everyone got all softie..." and the Mom is always in the middle of everything, sees the kids with "Mom Goggles" and NEVER misses a chance to riddle them with guilt... the fabulous George Segal plays the grandpa, "Pops" absolutely brilliantly!  

Steering Fluid Leaks Do NOT Cause Fiery Crashes, Irresponsible Driving DOES...

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Saturday Night I was at the radio station with Evan and a couple of our pals while he was running the board for a ballgame... I worked on some of my projects online and as the game was starting to wrap up I did a quick scan through Twitter to see what was happening in the world... 

I saw that this Paul Walker of "Fast and Furious" had died in what was not just called a wreck, 

but a "fiery car crash"... I had hear of "Fast and Furious", but couldn't have told you what it was to save my life... and I had

never heard of Paul Walker, but I'm not as interested in staying with the newest fads as some and I don't care for action movies - therefore, I really have no knowledge on this topic... 

A Smoking Cessation Follow Up and Three MORE New Habits That Have Helped Reduce My Ciggy Intake and May Help You:

Most likely because I hadn't posted in Nucleus of my Noggin in a while, Thursday's post (Thursday, November 21, 2013 the Great American Smokeout and Three New Habits That Have Helped Me Reduce My Ciggy Intake and May Help You:)is now my most read post of the month..  I'm really happy with the traffic it's gotten in the first couple of days, but more than that I do really hope that some smoker who kind of half-fanny knows they need to quit but doesn't really want to, will happen across

it and at least be able to cut back a bit.


NOW THEN, I have some rather exciting news on this topic... 

the Great American Smokeout and Three New Habits That Have Helped Me Reduce My Ciggy Intake and May Help You:

Happy September 21st! It's the Great American Smokeout... 

You might be thinking to yourself, "Weeeeell, now you smoke like a five alarm blaze from the time you wake up till the time you lay your head down at night... Why are YOU talking about the Great American Smokeout?"

Well friends... I can tell you the truth... I LIKE MY CIGGIES.  That's the way it is ...

When I have that first cup of java of the morning in hand - usually made by Evan, who makes the most fantastic pot of java in the world - and I step out onto "the Porcho" or "the Patiocho" and take that first puff I feel absolute contentment.  That's what addictions do, you know? 

Some of us like to gossip, some of us like to eat chocolate chip cookies, some of us like to pound Bibles at folks, some of us - including me many days - go through two pots of coffee before lunch... we ALL have our vices and pretty much nothing is good in excess... 

It's So Seldom that I'm Downright Angry...

It's very seldom that I get really angry about something... I mean, I get angry in general about intolerant people, bigots, people who let their kids run amuck and don't teach them manners... but I seldom get angry at a specific person on a personal level.

The reason for that I believe is this.... Discord between people is caused by misplaced expectations... therefore I try not to misplace my expectations... That's one of the fantastic little lessons I learned the hard

way from "the ex" neigh on 10 or so years ago...

I misplaced my expectations yesterday morning when running into a couple I've been in close proximity to for many years ....  As I walked up behind them in line at Walgreen's, I said, "Hello Insert plural form of last name here"!!"  ... They each muttered a very unenthused, "Hi.." without turning to make eye contact at all in any way, shape form or fashion.  In fact, I've wondered since yesterday morning how they even knew it was me...  I said, "How are y'all?" ... One of them said "Fine" so quickly that it sounded more like a bug whizzing by my ear than a human being speaking.

A Chance Meeting Brings Great Peace... Saying Good Bye to a Dear Friend and the Walls Come Tumbling Down...

I'm tying up details on a delightfully fantastic day.  I had breakfast with Mom and my eldest brother Kev this morning .. this is something we're going to try to do with some sort of regularity in the new year.  It gives us a chance to catch up and get in the loop on one another... 

We went to Cracker Barrel this morning and had a great time.  We discussed updates in the

realm of individuals attached by DNA.. family, I mean..  Kev and I shared funny quips from a recent visit we each had with a nephew, Mom and I updated Kev as to the current standing of "facebook friends among the family" and I told them a story about a garage door opener, which I'll come back and tell you kids later... 

Kev meandered out front for a ciggy as Mom and I started to make our way through the gift shop.  All at once I turned around to say something to Mom and behind her stood my former Mother-in-Law.  She was standing just feet away from me and it occurred to me quickly had followed me from the dining area and was coming in peace.  I would give a pretty fair sum of money to have seen the look on my face.

This woman was my "Other Mother" from 1995 until the ex and I finally parted ways for the last time in late Summer of 2007.  There's an "old joke" about Mother-in-Laws... a general underlying theme, really.  Mother-in-Laws are supposed to be horrible wretched deceitful people from the boughs of Hell eternal.  That's what 'old comedy' and 'vintage tv' tell us anyway...