The truth about Donald Trump’s inauguration

See https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/compost/wp/2017/01/24/the-true-correct-story-of-what-happened-at-donald-trumps-inauguration.

And if you believe this hilarious parody…

Proof that Muslims do speak out

The Huffington Post has a blog by Sophia Jones, “’SNL’ Has Nothing On the Way The Middle East Mocks ISIS”.  See http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/03/mocking-islamic-state_n_6790254.html.  Many of the YouTube videos use the music from ISIS videos to mock ISIS.

Oh, yes, many are not anonymous.  The poster’s name and picture accompany the YouTube snippet.

See also “Muslims do speak out.  Are you listening?”

Je suis Charlie!

On n’a pas besoin d’en dire plus!

I am Charlie!

There is no need to say more!

Jesters and columnists, clowns and politicians

Another note from my helter-skelter, written whenever pile is headlined:

Re Molly Ivins + Mark DePaolis,

and followed by a comment about jesters and one about clowns.

1) The purpose of the jester was to say things nobody else dared say.

2) We have lots of clowns in public office.  Why not have some who have something to say instead of mere posturing?

I wondered was this something they wrote or something I pulled out of my own thoughts.  After a search for their names, jester, and clown, I assumed it was something I wrote one day after reading them both in the Star Tribune years ago.

Ivins was noted for her acerbic wit; she did not suffer fools gladly.  The “left” loved her and the “right” hated her.  She died too early of breast cancer.

Although I haven’t seen anything in the paper recently by DePaolis, he is still practicing family medicine at Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital in the Twin Cities.

I did find some books by DePaolis available online; I’m sure you can also find Ivins’ books online.

Limerick of the day - Corporate accountability

Poor decisions don't merit praise,


Just a compensatory raise,


Corp Directors deserve


A big raise for their nerve,

In weathering wan woeful days.

- Larry Eisenberg, a comment to "Little Accountability for Directors, Despite Poor Performance", Steven M Davidoff, New York Times, 2013-04-05

My comment to this article was:

"I read once that most of the stock in many companies is held by mutual funds and other financial institutions. They vote with management because of policies of 'fiduciary responsibility'. Individual shareholders who vote against overpaid management are just a minor nuisance."

Pizza no longer delivered in Florida

Several pizza shops have closed in Florida, especially those who depended on home delivery.  Given Florida's "Shoot First" law, many delivery people have resigned because they didn't want to get shot when they went to the wrong house or when they were trying to read address numbers in the dark.

The Velcro controversy - equal opportunity satire

Jim Heffernan is at his best when he satirizes public figures (or himself or other journalists).  He really takes on many politicians of different persuasions in "Disaster feared as worldwide Velcro failure spreads".

Be sure to read Jim's latest blog entry sitting down in a chair with arms.  Neither Jim nor I can take responsibility for anyone falling out of his or her chair laughing.