tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post3497254221174312618..comments2024-03-28T21:07:00.650-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/29/24: Got enough?Neil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-15979653999845267062018-08-02T07:59:30.650-05:002018-08-02T07:59:30.650-05:00The pigeon lady is still exacerbating the problem ...The pigeon lady is still exacerbating the problem caused by pigeion overpopulation and the side effects.Privatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10757585399827295128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-5387772802093933492017-08-01T18:57:14.038-05:002017-08-01T18:57:14.038-05:00Trump's madness is not a symptom of wealth; it...Trump's madness is not a symptom of wealth; it's merely exacerbated by the cushion and protection provided by a vast amount of money ( and the sycophants, lawyers it can buy).<br /><br />I imagine, without the millions, Trump probably would have ended up like Blagojevich. Busted and imprisoned through criminal attempts to enhance his wealth while trying to sell his image.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04541828632284556589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-40075399719191488942017-08-01T17:43:02.563-05:002017-08-01T17:43:02.563-05:00I'm so embarrassed by my original post: they&...I'm so embarrassed by my original post: they're as opposed to there are. It was late......Shari P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02844720465680592417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-27206301846250102572017-08-01T15:30:21.062-05:002017-08-01T15:30:21.062-05:00The one thing Donald Trump does very well is make ...The one thing Donald Trump does very well is make the rest of us feel delighted to be us and not him.<br /><br />johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-70425314699374677772017-08-01T14:47:43.909-05:002017-08-01T14:47:43.909-05:00Edward Arlington Robinson was a fine poet. Evident...Edward Arlington Robinson was a fine poet. Evidently now out of fashion. As are most poets.<br /><br />TETomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09641357239788323783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-21878008024529599722017-08-01T14:36:59.948-05:002017-08-01T14:36:59.948-05:00I will quote from the Buddhist philosophy of The E...I will quote from the Buddhist philosophy of The Eight Winds: "Worthy persons deserve to be called so because they are not carried away by the eight winds: prosperity, decline, disgrace, honor, praise, censure, suffering, and pleasure. They are neither elated by prosperity nor grieved by decline. The heavenly gods will surely protect one who is unbending before the eight winds." The Writings of Nichiren Daishonen, vol. 1, p. 794Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14017980743895720048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-11691131798118471102017-08-01T14:10:44.084-05:002017-08-01T14:10:44.084-05:00Jakash, my knowledge Richard Cory is strictly thro...Jakash, my knowledge Richard Cory is strictly through Simon & Garfunkel. I knew nothing about Edwin Arlington Robinson until today. I tip my hat to Google. <br />I do know who Professor Irwin Corey was, though. The world's foremost authority. Funny guy. Tony Galatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944671504245191140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-48088056733141013512017-08-01T13:27:57.360-05:002017-08-01T13:27:57.360-05:00Well, this post and the comments were like a lunch...Well, this post and the comments were like a luncheon seminar... Up to speed now, after reading "Richard Cory" and "Miniver Cheevy" and listening to "Richard Cory" and "El Condor Pasa." Not that I was totally unfamiliar with them, but it perhaps demonstrates that I belong more with the Fox News acolytes than among the erudite EGD crew assembled here that a reference to Professor Irwin Corey would resonate with me more promptly than Richard did. Sad! ; )Jakashnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-22408163153621843462017-08-01T12:37:15.400-05:002017-08-01T12:37:15.400-05:00I agree with you, Shari. But ole Rumpy *did* have...I agree with you, Shari. But ole Rumpy *did* have a foundation. This reporter painstakingly delineated the crookedness of the operation and won himself a Pulitzer Prize! : ) <br /><br />https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/how-donald-trump-retooled-his-charity-to-spend-other-peoples-money/2016/09/10/da8cce64-75df-11e6-8149-b8d05321db62_story.html? Jakashnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-64138048754376329672017-08-01T12:29:15.265-05:002017-08-01T12:29:15.265-05:00Of course, there are people who would *love* to be...Of course, there are people who would *love* to be Trump. There are plenty of people with no friends already who'd prefer to be rich with no friends to their current situation. You don't think there are loads of creeps who heard the pussy-grabbing tape and were envious, rather than appalled? Who makes up the 38% supporting the guy? People who think a rich guy, ipso facto, would "drain the swamp" and run the government like a business. People who look at the grotesque photos of his Saddam-style condo and drool. People who look at photos of Uday and Qusay mugging with a dead lion they've just killed and think "Awesome!" Personally, I've despised the guy ever since I've been aware of him. His gold-plated lifestyle is transparently repellent. I was supposed to admire a guy because he had the *power* to fire Gary Busey on TV? Please. But that show *was* a hit. A sucker is born every minute, etc. As Shari points out, not a lot of them read this blog -- but they're there or we, as a nation, wouldn't be here.<br /><br />"Do you think that the Donald Trump story ... will lessen the allure of money, just the tiniest bit?" Nope, not among many of the folks who voted for him. All his flaws and problems are "fake news" to them. And the folks who see him for who he is already had a sounder attitude toward the allure of money, IMHO.Jakashnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-28982105238611272042017-08-01T12:00:53.678-05:002017-08-01T12:00:53.678-05:00Yes, Miniver Cheevey was my first thought, but the...Yes, Miniver Cheevey was my first thought, but then I obsessed over the same the observation Tony at 9:01 AM made.Berniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17157600812959885192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-7665938499082110022017-08-01T11:07:11.328-05:002017-08-01T11:07:11.328-05:00Of EAR characters Trump seems more like Miniver Ch...Of EAR characters Trump seems more like Miniver Cheevey: a fantasist, who "loved the days of old.".<br /><br />TomTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09641357239788323783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-24149115837032880562017-08-01T10:43:12.349-05:002017-08-01T10:43:12.349-05:00I snicker every single time I see a Hummer, and pr...I snicker every single time I see a Hummer, and probably won't stop until the last one is off the street. The most absurd vehicle since the Yugo. With its ridiculously low mileage, it's the gift that keeps on giving when it comes to wasting money. I've never been inside one, but I've heard that they're not even that much roomier than the average car. Of all the useless ways to throw money away...Bitter Scribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04645909858616987997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-72169809790904711902017-08-01T10:40:03.198-05:002017-08-01T10:40:03.198-05:00Richard Cory is fictional, while Trump merely seem...Richard Cory is fictional, while Trump merely <i>seems</i> too ridiculous to be real.Bitter Scribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04645909858616987997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-44804583339665897562017-08-01T10:06:26.397-05:002017-08-01T10:06:26.397-05:00Works for me. Richard Cory - El Condor Pasa, same ...Works for me. Richard Cory - El Condor Pasa, same theme. Tony Galatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944671504245191140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-58594113635310459772017-08-01T09:43:58.724-05:002017-08-01T09:43:58.724-05:00I'd rather feel the trump beneath my feet.
Y...I'd rather feel the trump beneath my feet. <br />Yes, I would. If I could. I surely would. NikkiDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15226032148784322997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-61083503465360228092017-08-01T09:39:09.889-05:002017-08-01T09:39:09.889-05:00Historically, wealthy presidents and their cabinet...Historically, wealthy presidents and their cabinet members divested their businesses to avoid even the appearance of a conflict of interest. VP Rockefeller did, as did others. I think I'd rather have a middle class prez who exploits his/her resume post-presidency than THIS. Jill Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13518568691164387814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-40769940428268895002017-08-01T09:36:45.203-05:002017-08-01T09:36:45.203-05:00True, dat. True, dat. Tony Galatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944671504245191140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-86754108957922700302017-08-01T09:33:02.601-05:002017-08-01T09:33:02.601-05:00Many presidents, starting with our first one, have...Many presidents, starting with our first one, have been rich men but have nonetheless earned our admiration. Why do they do it, when they could live in greater comfort and luxury -- and freedom -- than the White House affords? <br /><br />With Trump, adulation of the masses seems to drive him on. And as Julius Caesar, speaking of the rewards of generalship, put it: "It's not the bigger tent, but the privilege of command."<br /><br />Tom <br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09641357239788323783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-5927234564721214842017-08-01T09:32:34.270-05:002017-08-01T09:32:34.270-05:00Trump has been quoted as saying he has no friends....Trump has been quoted as saying he has no friends. Imagine going through life without making a single life-long friend.<br /><br />Most of us, at some point before our introduction to the Void, come to the realization that it is relationships, not money, that represent true wealth. Friends, family. This is the sum total of our life's equity. It is apparent that Trump has no real friends, and his small family seems to operate more out of fear than affection. His sons always have the deer in headlights look in their eyes when they are with him. He would be worthy of our pity if he weren't so destructive and dangerous. <br /><br />He is one of the poorest people on earth.<br /><br />The stars are aligned to ponder wealth - https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/being-rich-wrecks-your-soul-we-used-to-know-that/2017/07/28/7d3e2b90-5ab3-11e7-9fc6-c7ef4bc58d13_story.html?tid=pm_opinions_pop&utm_term=.f19728817183Dennis Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03936110563379328219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-64291941904705763522017-08-01T09:23:02.178-05:002017-08-01T09:23:02.178-05:00And Trump is not "a gentleman from sole to cr...And Trump is not "a gentleman from sole to crown, clean favored and imperially slim."<br /><br />Tom<br />Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09641357239788323783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-24770182853700167252017-08-01T09:08:43.297-05:002017-08-01T09:08:43.297-05:00Many presidents enter office of meager means. Then...Many presidents enter office of meager means. Then leave to incredible wealth. bein a former president is a real money maker FMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06829632906445535928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-16258132595638589662017-08-01T09:01:19.198-05:002017-08-01T09:01:19.198-05:00Cory's deceased.Cory's deceased. Tony Galatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944671504245191140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-76505628910173187492017-08-01T08:58:46.897-05:002017-08-01T08:58:46.897-05:00Except Trump isn't really rich. Real billionai...Except Trump isn't really rich. Real billionaires, like Buffett, Gates, and Koch recognize him for the fraudulent, bankrupt conman he really is. He's a poor man's idea of what a rich man is.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13877137208397390419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-22689133851093634802017-08-01T08:49:28.096-05:002017-08-01T08:49:28.096-05:00I surely wish they were!I surely wish they were!Berniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17157600812959885192noreply@blogger.com