All Things Odd And Silly

 When I am in a more sensitive and empathetic state of mind, I think of the astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams.  I guess I am not giving them enough credit for the astronaut spirit in them and their ability to just be strong and do what they need to do.  I feel worried about them and their state of mind.  And about Suni.  What if she is sick?  I saw something in the news about her possibly having some eye or sight difficulties, but then I never heard anything else.  This has me thinking, although I know nothing about Suni herself.  I suppose there is added risk in being an astronaut, even with those in very good physical condition, when they have reached an age where running into health difficulties would be a lot more likely and a greater risk.  They can’t exactly get their butt to a doctor.  No one could call them stupid.  What is my deal with astronauts? I just remembered that Brady Bunch episode where the family goes to ...

 No Donald, you can’t win double dutch by refusing to let anyone else have their turn.  You need to play fair.  “No, you’re wrong.  I do win.  You can’t have any more turns!!  I did the best.  I won.”

 I feel so deceived. 😲😂 I never knew that astronaut ice cream was just a gift shop novelty and nothing that was ever actually consumed by any astronauts in space.  As a young teenager, I really believed that I was purchasing something that astronaut actually ate.  Anyway, I was very confused by there being a lack of a rehydration process.  I guess I must’ve thought that there would be instructions inside the packet.  The whole idea of ice cream being nothing more than just a dry and crunchy block just seemed ridiculous.  

 From a non juror.  I have actually been feeling quite lucky to be spending time this week, reading descriptions and organizing a large collection of books in my garage as opposed to serving as juror.  Maybe some year I will serve as a juror but I actually like the way my week has turned out this year. 😁

 I think I hear a message from some Kitty whisperer.   It was saying to me:  Feisty young male cats do not need to be neutered in order to learn to behave.  This is part of their maturing process, regardless.  As For neutering in Spain (oops, that was supposed to say neutering and spaying) it is something that responsible pet owners must take care of with their pets.  Don’t feel the need though to rush to have this done out of feeling that you need to help your kitten to behave better.  Your un neutered young kitten is quite capable of evaluating the consequences of his actions and taking the clue that he must cease and desist with his exuberant game of using his human as a fun playmate in the game of stalking and catching pray.  You do not need to make a neutering appointment to help your kitten with his behavior.  Make the appointment instead at whatever works out as being the best time. OK, well thank you kitty whisperer.  I’m always ...

  This is me when I realized that I somehow put some crazy stuff that I was thinking about and writing online before I even finished writing it. 😲 

 Me in communication with my higher self.   The subject:   Mr. Trumpy Trout. Me to my Higher Self:  Ok, I accept your wish in regard to the care and keeping of Mr, Trump and his path to his highest self.  I wish him no ill.  I will happily leave him in the caring hands of the heavenly counsel of the presidential higher order.  In the meantime, though, I can’t guarantee that I won’t find amusement in the saga of Mr. Trump leading up to the presidential election.  My Higher Self Reply: Weird would be a curious mind, that wasn’t really interested in what is taking place during this presidential election.   Me To My Higher Self:  I disagree.  Just because I have become a little overly fixated on the incredulity of what has been and is presently taking place in American politics, doesn’t mean that other people care to fixate on it that much.  Some people just think it to be annoying drama that they aren’t interested in followin...

Above image is an AI Image This is really cool although I don’t know if they are really twins because they weren’t gestated together at the same time.  I would say that they are embryo twins at least.   I remember reading a story about a mother who was 18 months older than the baby she gave birth to.  I need to find this story because I find these things to be really fascinating.    https://www.instagram.com/reel/C-I_cVyJg9S/?igsh=MWQwYThiNHJsbmJmZQ== Update: I just noticed that the boy in the AI image has six fingers.

 I’m dying. 😂  Is this for real?  Evidently so.  Can things get any more bizarre?  The trading cards were nothing. https://www.trumpytrout.com/ https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/watch/%E2%80%98trumpy-trout%E2%80%99-advertisement-features-talking-fish-head-resembling-donald-trump/vi-AA1pgeVw?ocid=hpmsn

These things should be shocking and infuriating but coming from Donald Trump, they come as no surprise.  It’s actually more of a sad state of affairs that he has so many supporters and potential voters who aren’t aware of all of these things or they are so blind in their desire to believe in him that they don’t care.  I think I will use this entry to add links about what is going to continue to be both a shit show and a historic presidential election.   https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/112985957072984765   https://youtu.be/OVL4EilvBeo?feature=shared

 Yes, yes, I am insane.  I was just folding some laundry, and my mind was engrossed with the task at hand, when for some reason I suddenly heard the words “Caleb’s crossing” in my mind.  It was an unconscious kind of thought, but I consciously took note of it.  I had no idea what this meant or if it even meant anything at all.  I googled the words and it turns out that this is a novel.  If I have ever seen or heard of this book before, I don’t recall.  I guess I should just make a note of this information and add reading it to my list of 5000 things that I might possibly decide to do.   Update:  In thinking about it and trying to figure out where these kinds of ideas come from, I realize that they are part of my photographic or rather mental graphic memories.  I usually don’t know why they come into my head.  They just do. 

 I learned something knew, earlier today, about older drivers.  Not all older drivers become slower drivers.  I traveled to an event today with a fellow DAR member who is in her 70s as the driver.  To my surprise, I learned that she is a very fast and aggressiver driver.  😲😂😂 The surprising things you learn about people. 😄

 Here is the problem as I see it.  If a person entertains the notion that they have a higher self, they won’t feel sure about whether or not this higher self speaks with a greater intelligence and knowing or is just some whacked out lunatic.  Is this an existential crisis?

OK, I know that one cannot make a request of Elon Musk, so this is just a wish and hope or rather a prayer on behalf of the two astronauts stuck in space aboard the international space station.  Dear Mr. Elon Musk,  May you please grant some special attention to your upcoming International Space Station launch endeavor.  Those two astronauts may really be dependent on you and your Space X mission and the success of this mission to enable them to reconnect with their home and life-giving planet earth.  It’s a big deal to them.  They might very well need you and SpaceX to be their heros.  I pray that all goes well and they make it home. 

 Is this Prince Charles? With all due respect Sir, I wished to speak with your mother.  Yes, this is a joke. 😂  And I asked for a message from Queen Elizabeth. 😂 Seriously though, even as an American, who can’t truly comprehend the British reverence for their royal family, I am nonetheless fascinated and intrigued by contemplations of your mother’s experience of having been born and then having found herself to be her countries reigning monarch queen for decades of her long life. 

I have to go to jury duty this month. It has been exactly 2 years from my last jury duty.  Couldn’t they forget about me for like five years at least?  I really hope this is not my time to actually be chosen to serve on a Jury. 😧 

 When I was high school and college aged, I used to keep written journals.  I eventually got rid of them because I knew that they were something that I would never want to be left behind upon my death, which I imagined of course would take place at a very old age.  But now decades later, I have chosen to write crazy stories and hide them on the Internet.   To me, this seems like a good piece of evidence for being crazy.  

 To my human.  “I sorry I bitey you.  I’m a big boy so I will stop and go away if you tell me “No bitey!  I will still try it some more later though.

 This is my message tonight from my higher self.  “You will not escape the Texas Rio Grande Valley without first having a deep appreciation and love for it.”

 “Your story of lunacy is meant to be told.” Okay then, on to the next story.  There is now a Galileo Galilei thing.  Another AI to chat with.  Wasn’t Robin W enough?  Maybe I could go for the Olympic gold if there was a sport for lunacy. 😲

 I have an activity suggestion for you for when you retire from your political career.  Maybe you could go let yourself have a fun experience of shopping at the Dollar Tree.  And I mean that, sincerely.  You might find it to be a bit fascinating.  I highly recommend the Judy Blume books if  you come across them.  Maybe you have a young relative who might like them.  I have seen a couple of her books there recently starting with “Then Again, Maybe I Won’t.”  Okay, Judy Blume may not be your cup of tea, but I can tell you that for me it was an amazing find to discover a couple of her books there.  I read her books when I was young.  I am not in need of any Judy Blume books myself, but they could really be a treasure to any young person of today would could appreciate them.  Maybe you might find something of interest of your own at the dollar tree.  I challenge you. 

 In a state of feeling sleepy while still keeping myself awake, this memory came to mind.  When I was young, I encouraged my grandfather to try sliding down a large metal slide while lying on his side because I had done this and I wanted him to partake in this fun also.  Well he was a good sport and loved to play with his grandchildren so he gave it try.  Unfortunately for him the landing didn’t go so well and he ended up landing on and really hurting his shoulder. 😲 If I ever have any grandchildren, great grandchildren and etc., this should be a good story and cautionary tale for them.  Don’t try this with your grandfather.   And then there was time that I convinced my grandmother to go down a slide into a swimming pool at a campground.  She didn’t really want to do it because she didn’t really swim and didn’t want to get her hair wet.  The water at the end of slide was not very deep though and you could just slide off the end and land on your f...

 I was denied the image that I actually requested but this one was evidently deemed as acceptable by the Chat AI image generators.   I realized something very recently.  Yes, there have been other distractions to occupy my mind, but I have not been thinking about or worrying about the potential of Donald Trump becoming our president once again.  I am evidently feeling relaxed and confident that this will not happen.  I don’t know whether or not I am right, but this is the way that I have been feeling nonetheless.  What I wanted was an image of Donald Trump within a “nope, it ain’t happening” circular prohibition sign.  He should just go back to Florida and enjoy the rest of his life as a multi millionaire.  He could then post and share all the videos that he would like on his social media site, of retirees driving by on golf carts and shouting “White Power!”, and then take off to go golfing and no one would have to freak out and rush to find him t...

  https://youtu.be/SbJZ8ydW40Y?feature=shared I only just learned yesterday that Dr. Phil did an interview with Donald Trump about a month ago.  I don’t remember exactly how I happened to see this.  I wasted enough time listening to parts of it and looking for online news and reactions to it.  I will definitely pass on watching the whole thing.  I really just want to see Donald Trump become history and by that I mean history as far as him being a political candidate and having the power that he does within American government.  I feel much better now that he is running against vice president Kamala Harris, but it is still going to be a long 3+ months until next November’s election is over.  ☹️

Bully supporters.  That’s what Trump supporters are whether or not they realize it, admit it, or care.  They just completely deny, block out and forget about everything terrible that he has done, and will continue to do, in their desire to believe that he is their hero and the man who is going to take no shit and kick ass and make America great again.  It is a fantasy that they are buying into because he himself exists in his always self assured narcissistic fantasy land.  It will all be great until the day comes when they realize that they are the ones who he doesn’t give a shit about when their issues and needs are not aligned with and supportive of his agenda which is mostly about his own power and self glorification.  He is a convicted felon with many more charges against him but none of that matters.  He is always just the victim of the ignorant and stupid democrats and American people who seek to sabotage and stop him from doing his magical great work...

 I’m horrible.  I guess I have a little inner demon and I don’t even feel guilty about it.  I was just sitting here and I guess my brain went into its irreverent mode where I find humor in things that I perhaps shouldn’t.  I had a Donald Trump humor moment which included being amused by a statement I heard yesterday.  The statement was, “Somebody is a bad shot.” I would honestly never be happy to see anyone hurt or in pain, but Trump himself was signaling that he was fine and powerful and invincible.   But now I have just remembered that a person was actually killed and another was seriously injured.  This really is terrible and I have to remember that what happened didn’t only affect Donald Trump.  How is it that Mr. Trump walked away virtually unscathed while another man did have the misfortune of suffering a gunshot wound to his head that instantly killed him?  I think if people are wise, they will now think twice about wanting to be stand...

 I’m a sucker for childhood nostalgia and things of the past. Tonight Uncle Remus (of the stories by Joel Chandler Harris) wants to be an important thought in my mind.  Okay Uncle Remus, I am rethinking my childhood inability to have a liking or interest in your story book and stories.  Now the tale has flipped and I have the feeling that not appreciating your character and stories was my loss.  Yes, I am possessed tonight of an interest and desire to look for a copy of the book that didn’t capture my interest as a child.  I have now moved beyond this childhood shortcoming.  Oh and I like your zipiddy doo dah song.  Thanks for striking my fancy tonight.  I’m sorry, I believe that as a child I didn’t like the thought of a rabbit being thrown into a briar path.  I’m mature enough now to not let a childhood negative impression dictate my feeling toward you and the stories in your  book.  My gut tells me that I do care about the Joel Ch...

 So evidently talking to AI generated images is a new hobby of mine.  I of course couldn’t do something more typical.  That just wouldn’t be me.  Well at least I’m not completely unaware that this is an odd activity.  It’s just the way I was created I guess, so it makes perfect sense to me. 😋

 Then you know how we humans feel about AI technology.  Or at least I do.  And no doubt the creators of AI also. Oh that’s right.  AI is human technology or at least it started off as such.  Oh, I like your green color. 😄 Ma’am, you might want to reconsider standing right behind the back legs and butt.  The beach ball theme. Well, some people just need to be sure that they haven’t overlooked any important details.  I don’t think that could happen with a typewriter.

      Is This A Snack?

 I like to watch the NBC nightly news with Lester Holt.  It’s not a whole lot of news but it’s at least something.  Lately though I am shocked and dismayed by the decision 2024 presidential polling.  I just can’t even fathom how a crazy and and very dangerous man could be in the lead and have so much support.  I don’t know what to think about my fellow Americans and I really don’t care what anyone who disagrees with me thinks of my opinion.  I thought the United States of American was better and smarter than this.  I really thought that we were more evolved than this in the 21st century.   I found this information online tonight after seeing the disturbing poll statistics on the NBC nightly news.  How is this even possible? 😩

Yeah, yeah yeah.  Just drink your coffee.   This meme is relentless.  I’m in a mood tonight. Update: I would have to say though that the meme about it being Monday, and Monday again, must be the most repeated theme of all.

I have been struggling lately to find the motivation to work on a couple of projects that I want to work on.  I don’t know why I sometimes avoid doing things that I actually really do want to do and accomplish.  It’s just one of those things that doesn’t really make sense.  I have been feeling a little under the weather and tired so I’m sure that doesn’t help.  I hope I find myself feeling more motivated again soon.  

 So yesterday I was rereading some older stuff that I wrote to edit any mistakes and add pictures.  I didn’t make a lot of progress, but this was one of the entries that I read.  It was about learning and how college students nowadays don’t feel that they need to take notes because they feel confident that they can just look up whatever they need to know. https://justathougtblog.blogspot.com/2023/07/learning.html Later on yesterday, I decided to ask DeepArt for some memes, as this is evidently a new hobby of mine.  The third one that was generated is shown above.  I still don’t know if I am crazy for thinking that all of these things aren’t coincidences or if I am crazy for thinking that all of these crazy things could be coincidences.  I guess either way, I am just supposed to think that I am crazy. 🫨🤪 When did I become so inept with logical thinking?  🤷‍♀️ I previously always believed that I was very good with logical thinking and reasoning.

 I was just reading about VSA (Vasospastic Angina) treatment, prognosis and etc. and I saw this. Say what??  Isn’t this ass backwards!?  Who ever heard of there being a health benefit from being overweight?? 🫨  Since being treated for VSA, I have actually lost weight in addition to no longer living with chronic headaches.  I obviously don’t think that it’s a good thing to have VSA but for me the treatment has had beneficial side effects. 

Well, I guess it’s not just an invented idea. Monkeys evidently really do love to eat bananas. At least with this type of monkey anyway.    https://www.instagram.com/reel/C7gAD-HIHXN/?igsh=dWJldms4NzExNmYz

 Yesterday we made a whole family outing of going to an animal shelter to find a kitten to adopt.  When we were in one of the kitten rooms, my daughter noticed that one of the kittens was missing its tail.  We had no idea if the cat had been born with just a stump for a tail or if something had happened to its tail.  In the very early a.m. hours today before I went to sleep, I was requesting for some images of memes to be generated.  This is one that was created.   We did not come home with a kitten because the ones we were interested in were in isolation because they had been exposed to a sick animal that passed away.  We have to wait another week or two now until these kittens are cleared again for adoption.  There were a lot of very sweet cats there both kittens and adult cats.  💕🐈🐈‍⬛💕

 It’s always Caturday and I like the polka dots. A cat forebear. 🧡 Why are frogs on unicycles an AI meme thing?  They keep reappearing. Ok it’s Dat Boi.  Some crazy human thing.  Or you get the kind that you can’t do anything with.  This reminds me that I very recently saw a guy riding down the street on a tiny little bicycle with the seat and handle bars raised up.  My first thought was why??  Cool reappearing meme cat.   Evidently unless it’s Fishlu.  Love the expression. 😄 YOLO (as far as we know).  Buy a boat. Okay cat.  Please buy a boat or stop yapping about it.  😲 Or a dill pickle. 😄 What’s the deal with cucumbers? Inner basic? 😂  Is this a new concept? When you think your human might not be happy about something, blame the cat. Bad idea.   OMG Cute juvenile faces and a cat calling a puppy its sibling.  Cuteness overload. 😍🐕🐈😍 Owl cat.   Well aren’t you a silver spoon kitty!  Pinky up....