Day: June 29, 2024

JYProvocative Question #37 — Presidential Debate

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Our host for the weekly provocative question challenge is Jewish Young Professional, aka JYP. This week she asks us to…

What are your thoughts on the presidential debates?

The debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump was less of a debate and more of a debacle. It has left Americans with a terrible choice in November. Do we vote for an 81-year-old president who appears to be on the decline — at least he did during the debate — or a serial liar and convicted felon in 78-year-old Donald Trump, whose answers were often as incoherent as were Biden’s, albeit delivered with conviction and vigor?

I don’t know what the effect of the debate will be, but it has clearly shaken the confidence of a lot of Democrats, some of whom are now calling for Biden to voluntarily step aside and to endorse a younger Democrat to lead the ticket in November.

I would like to say that one sub-par performance by a candidate at a televised debate shouldn’t be the straw that breaks the camel’s back. If Americans were capable of forming opinions and making judgments based upon well-analyzed, thoughtful consideration, it would be one thing. Trump wouldn’t — or shouldn’t — stand a chance.

At the debate, Trump accused Biden of being the worst president in American history. Actually, Trump is considered by most to be the worst president in modern history, while Biden has accomplished a lot during his term. And that’s what Americans who watched the debate should focus on.

Unfortunately, Americans are generally shallow and superficial. We form opinions and make judgments based on sound bites and video clips. And because of that, Biden’s goose is cooked, even though everyone knows that Trump’s second term will be even worse than his first term and he will destroy the American democracy as we know it.

So I’m inclined to agree with those who suggest that the Dems need to find a younger, more vigorous candidate to compete against Trump.

Weekend Writing Prompt — Aaarrrgh Matey

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“I want to be an astronaut,” Darren said, “so I can travel the universe like Buzz Lightyear.”

“And what do you, Davey, want to be when you grow up?” his father asked.

“Aaarrrgh, matey, I want to be a pirate, just like Long John Silver. I want a peg leg, an eye patch, and a parrot on me shoulder.”

“But pirates were vicious criminals who robbed and killed.”

“Aye, that’s the point.” Davey said.

(Exactly 74 words)

Written for Sammi Cox’s Weekend Writing Prompt, where the challenge is “pirate” in exactly 74 words. Image credit: Bing Image Creator.

SoCS — Which Came First

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Linda’s challenge for this week’s Stream of Consciousness Saturday prompt is to answer the age-old question, which came first, the chicken or the egg?

I know the answer to this question. The egg came first. How do I know this? Well, at my local Safeway grocery store, when you walk in, the dairy section comes before the meat and poultry sections, so of course the eggs come first.

But seriously folks, for those of you who know your Bible, like I do, you know that on the sixth day, God created man and the animals. Not eggs, for crissake. It took years before God created the omelette.

But I digress. God created Adam and Adam complained that he was getting tired of masturbating all the time, so God took one of Adam’s ribs and abracadabra, God created Eve. And in his wisdom, God gave Eve tits, which Adam appreciated. But more to point, God gave Eve ovaries, which enabled her to generate eggs and to begat Cain and Abel. So first came humans and then came eggs.

Similarly, a horny rooster complained to God that he was lonely and needed a hen to peck him (a request the rooster later regretted) and so God created the chicken from the rooster’s wishbone. Again, God created the chicken, not the egg. So clearly, the chicken came first. End of story.

Now I need to go to Safeway and demand that they rearrange the store so that the chickens come before the eggs. Otherwise, Safeway will be out of compliance with the Bible and with God’s order of creation.

FOWC with Fandango — Cruise

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Welcome to Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (aka, FOWC). I will be posting each day’s word just after midnight Pacific Time (U.S.).

Today’s word is “cruise.”

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