Friday, July 22, 2022

On Cuffs & Jabs; Power Plays, Absurdities & Play Acting

 


Four jabs for Joe, masking up the waz, mad mandates resulting in the loss of thousands of skilled workers who weren't willing to experiment with The Experimental Vaccine That's Not a Vaccine, and he still comes down with Covid.   Another version of What's in the Room? and How Do We Go About Fooling and Controlling Others with Our Power Plays, Absurdities and Play Acting?

Driving past the marina today, currently filled for the summer with the boats of those wealthy enough to afford and maintain them, I saw what looked to be a pair of  "boat people" all decked out in their summer boating duds, sunglasses and white masks, walking their tiny dog on the strip of grass that runs alongside the docks.  I wondered if they wore those masks on their boat, or if they'd put them on special to walk the dog on shore in case the soft breeze coming off the Lake was stirring up the city cooties waiting in the grass.   Meanwhile the four POC laborers repairing the sidewalk further down the way were diligently going about their work wearing reflective vests with no masks.  Two different worlds, two different playing fields, two different priorities and safety concerns as summer rolls on. 

On another note, the Patient Intake Information form I filled out today for an upcoming appointment asked if I identified as male, or identified as a female.  Among the other possibilities listed (without the word "identifies" in front) were 4 other choices: "Female-to-Male (FTM/Transgender Male/Trans Man); Male-to-Female (MTF/Transgender Female/Trans Woman); Genderqueer, neither exclusively male or female; and Choose not to disclose". 

It seems the more helpful information to have on record with regard to health considerations and potential cancer concerns would be whether I have a uterus or prostate onboard, or was born with a penis or vagina.  But no, it's more important to know what I think I am, than gather info pertaining to body parts and hormones that might require attention or testing.  I decided to check "Identifies as Female" and wrote "I am a biological female" alongside in the belief that too might be good for the doctor to know. 

4 comments:

edutcher said...

Your main point is not without merit and we all wish the best.

That said, The irony of Brandon's go with The Plandemic is delicious in its splendor, magnitude, intricacy, and risibility. The moron who has had the shot 4 times and is Hell-bent on forcing everyone to get it proves beyond a shadow of a doubt it protects no one. The yutz who tried to threaten us as his patience grows thinner than his intellect (remember the whisper?) now gives us a laff riot better than his fall down the airplane steps.

And, to top it all off, we have the specter (and, perhaps SPECTRE) of Chlamydia grinning and chortling as she gives us the news that she may indeed become the second black President, the second female President, the second idiot President, and the first prostitute President.

Which imparts a certain urgency that we need Trump back NOW that even 6 bucks for a large size box of cereal cannot surpass.

With a little luck, the country, much like her staff, may feel the need to quit her.

ampersand said...

Like you said about Mamie Van Doren, a 14 year old in a 32 year body. She'll be 35 in 2024 and I fully expect her to run. She'll have a lot of media support and an active base of people with 14 year old mentalities. Look what they elected in Chile. He also got the highest vote ever. Now his approval rating is lower than Biden's

MamaM said...

Amen, ampersand. In a same but different way, that one displays another locked in time 14 year old that's easy to recognize through her facial expressions, silly sounding protective/defensive laugh, and vacuous use of adult sounding words. All that accompanied by the cover of top down hauteur, condescension and contempt--behavior she appears to have difficulty controlling or using in moderation, as if adult wisdom has yet to find arrive and find a home in her. The willingness/need to turn to prostitution or sell oneself to get ahead speaks volumes regardless of how wealthy, educated or endowed one might be.

The irony of Brandon's go with The Plandemic is delicious in its splendor, magnitude, intricacy, and risibility.

Yes to this too, Edutcher. From droll to delicious and on to specter, I've been appreciating your choice words lately, and the string above is a doozy!

I need a clue as to the first female president. Right now, it's a toss up between two, Wilson's wife and Valerie Jarret.

edutcher said...

No, Zippy was the first. Haven't you ever noticed that bulge in the front of Mike's pants?

That said, we always have the conundrum of James Buchanan (very good SecState, lousy PUS) and William Rufus King who were tight friends and had batched up in DC for some time (OK in the days before central heating) to the point that Old Hickory, who had no time for Buchanan, liked to call them Miss Nancy and Aunt Fancy. As King died in 1853 and Buchanan didn't move on, as they say, the odds are up in the air.

PS King was a mover and shaker in Demo politics and was Franklin Pierce's first VP. If there was any real dirt, one suspects someone would have used it.