"From now on let's keep the surprises to a maximum of, say, none! Understood?"
The Diogenes Club
Sunday, January 12, 2014
The Lyndon Baines Johnson Song
No President ever did more for civil rights
Than Lyndon Baines Johnson
No President ever did more for education
Than Lyndon Baines Johnson
No President ever did more in fighting poverty
Than Lyndon Baines Johnson
No President ever did more in promoting space exploration
Than Lyndon Baines Johnson
But it was the way he conducted the Vietnam War
That became his divided legacy
What a waste
The Zachary Taylor Song
Zachary Taylor was
The last elected Whig.
Known as "Old Rough and Ready"
His ego wasn't so big.
He didn't put on airs,
His sloppy clothes drew stares.
And if he hadn't died in office
The Civil Waaaaaaaaaaaaar
Would've started a decade earlier.
Silvia McDowell
Silvia McDowell was born in Casey, Illinois in 1882, but she was mostly raised in Ouray, Colorado. Most of her adult life was spent in Denver, where she worked as a registered nurse. Silvia was married twice, first to a man named Lindsey, then to Earl M. Cavnah.
In 1956, after being widowed for a few years, Silvia joined her brothers in Centralia, Washington. She died in Oct. 1957.
The Gerald Ford Song
Gerald Ford was a decent man
But wrong on every issue
But when it came to the First Lady, I'm a fan
And Betty, we still miss you!
Saturday, January 11, 2014
The John F. Kennedy Song
They had all of us little Boomers shoved in portable buildings
Long metal boxes
When we filled the schools.
And we played and made noise and had fun.
But one day our teacher had us line up
In straight and neat little rows
And she told us President Kennedy
Wanted us to be be physically fit.
So we started doing jumping jacks.
And I remember thinking
"Hey, I thought President Kennedy was supposed to be a good guy.
What's up with this crap?"
Friday, January 10, 2014
Favorite Movie Quotes: Wired
"I will not give in to this consensus reality! Cut the demons loose, John! Let 'em loose! That's where your characters come from. Comedy is aggression. You think that's an empty phrase? Run out and kill 'em. Knock 'em dead. Hey, hey, murder them! Bullshit! Comedy is an assault. God given gift of laughter, my ass. Kill em. Make 'em laugh till it hurts."
Unidentified
One of the strangest photos in these old Victorian-era albums. No idea who these people are.
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Morty Comix # 2686
Morty Comix # 2686 was placed inside the frame of a posted privacy policy in the waiting room of a dentist here in McCleary. Our town has a lot of problems, but we do have the best dental clinic in Southwest Washington. I was there because I was in a barfight in Shelton a few nights before and needed some tooth care (Hmmm. Is Willis confabulating, or, not?)
The Harry Truman Song
Some presidents turn out to be flops
And others, well
Public opinion they are gagin'
But Harry Truman came out of nowhere
And rose to the occasion.
I remember him in the 'sixties
As a cranky old man
But I never had to second guess his stand.
The press at the time thought he was second rate
But now historians call him "near great"
Read his entry in any encyclopedia
And you'll see he wouldn't survive today's media.
And that, I claim
Is a shame.
Sunday, January 5, 2014
The Dwight D. Eisenhower Song
"He's like the country's grandfather,"
My Mother said to me
When I asked about that old bald guy
On our black and white TV.
And all these decades later
I realize when it came to Ike
She was right.
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