I'm thinking by this time Tuesday we'll all be in some kinda 'lockdown'.
At least it's not cold here...
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There are no White Castles in Florida. Yet. One - supposedly the largest ever - is scheduled to open in Orlando soon.
Get it finished - I'm Jonesin' over here.
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The company said in a statement: "We appreciate her service on the board and wish her well."
I gotta get on a coupla company Boards of Directors. Ya go to a coupla meetings a year and get a shitload of money for basically doing bupkiss.
Nice work if ya can get it...
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On a scale of one to ten, how'dja like to just
beat the livin' bejeezis outta this complete piecashit...
beat the livin' bejeezis outta this complete piecashit...
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This is the front page of the CalState virus info page:
The State of California - now on 'lockdown mode', has been in 'dumb-down mode' for quite a while. I'm sure my buddy the Woodster would agree.
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It's a wee shed in Donegal County that I will, sadly, not be seeing in May.
Cancelled our trip plans yesterday.
Hope to re-schedule for maybe in August. We'll see.
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Doesn't take 'em long, does it?
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My buddy Alex Gregorewsky posted this yesterday on Facebook.
I hope it's legit.
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I had no idea this album existed.
I saw GFR maybe 10 times that year - they were my most favoritist band in those days.
Those boys could friggin' rock. It's impossible to believe they're not more popular than they are.
I downloaded it Wednesday night.
My wife hates me (again) already.
Get your own copy here and learn how these bad-ass fuckers from Flint could shake the house:
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Read what his guy has to say.
Take your time.
Dr.Abdu Sharkawy, Infectious Diseases Specialist at University Health Network Studied at University of Alberta
“I’m a doctor and an Infectious Diseases Specialist. I’ve been at this for more than 20 years seeing sick patients on a daily basis. I have worked in inner city hospitals and in the poorest slums of Africa. HIV-AIDS, Hepatitis,TB, SARS, Measles, Shingles, Whooping cough, Diphtheria…there is little I haven’t been exposed to in my profession. And with notable exception of SARS, very little has left me feeling vulnerable, overwhelmed or downright scared.
I am not scared of Covid-19. I am concerned about the implications of a novel infectious agent that has spread the world over and continues to find new footholds in different soil. I am rightly concerned for the welfare of those who are elderly, in frail health or disenfranchised who stand to suffer mostly, and disproportionately, at the hands of this new scourge. But I am not scared of Covid-19.
What I am scared about is the loss of reason and wave of fear that has induced the masses of society into a spellbinding spiral of panic, stockpiling obscene quantities of anything that could fill a bomb shelter adequately in a post-apocalyptic world. I am scared of the N95 masks that are stolen from hospitals and urgent care clinics where they are actually needed for front line healthcare providers and instead are being donned in airports, malls, and coffee lounges, perpetuating even more fear and suspicion of others. I am scared that our hospitals will be overwhelmed with anyone who thinks they ” probably don’t have it but may as well get checked out no matter what because you just never know…” and those with heart failure, emphysema, pneumonia and strokes will pay the price for overfilled ER waiting rooms with only so many doctors and nurses to assess.
I am scared that travel restrictions will become so far reaching that weddings will be canceled, graduations missed and family reunions will not materialize. And well, even that big party called the Olympic Games…that could be kyboshed too. Can you even
imagine?
I’m scared those same epidemic fears will limit trade, harm partnerships in multiple sectors, business and otherwise and ultimately culminate in a global recession. But mostly, I’m scared about what message we are telling our kids when faced with a threat. Instead of reason, rationality, openmindedness and altruism, we are telling them to panic, be fearful, suspicious, reactionary and self-interested.
Covid-19 is nowhere near over. It will be coming to a city, a hospital, a friend, even a family member near you at some point. Expect it. Stop waiting to be surprised further. The fact is the virus itself will not likely do much harm when it arrives. But our own behaviors and “fight for yourself above all else” attitude could prove disastrous.
I implore you all. Temper fear with reason, panic with patience and uncertainty with education. We have an opportunity to learn a great deal about health hygiene and limiting the spread of innumerable transmissible diseases in our society. Let’s meet this challenge together in the best spirit of compassion for others, patience, and above all, an unfailing effort to seek truth, facts and knowledge as opposed to conjecture, speculation and catastrophizing. Facts not fear. Clean hands. Open hearts. Our children will thank us for it.”
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Snappers. Another top ten bar.
This one's in Key Largo.
If ya ain't been there, you'll die in vain.
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I wonder what percentage of them are still standing.
I betcha it's a pretty high number.
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I could most definitely live out my years on a street like that.
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When all is said and done, maybe...
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Screwing the lyric pooch
VOLUME SIX:
Original lyric –“Revved up like a deuce another runner in the night.”
Misheard lyric – “Wrapped up like a douche when you’re rollin’ in the night.”
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They certainly do have their priorities straight out there in LaLaLand, don't they?
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When are we gonna stop doing this to ourselves?
Rich people need to stay the fuck home.
A wealthy Georgia senator is reportedly the second member of Congress to have dumped massive shares of stocks following a private, chamber-wide meeting on the new coronavirus.
Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA), whose husband is the chairman and CEO of the New York Stock Exchange, began selling off more than a million dollars in stocks on the same day as the closed-door Senate meeting on Friday, Jan. 24, reports The Daily Beast.
Over the next three weeks, through Feb. 14, Loeffler made 27 sales worth between $1,275,000 and $3,100,000, before the market nosedived and her holdings’ values tanked.
She also purchased stocks on Feb. 14 from two work-from-home related companies Citrix, which specializes in teleworking software, and another tech frim, Oracle, according to the report.
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Personally, I hate leather belts.
It's just a pet peeve of mine.
I only use these kind - ever try them for yourself? If you haven't, spring for just a coupla bucks and see for yourself why they're better.
Here's a pretty good deal on a 3-pack:
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And. The takedown...
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Hey - I want my new readers from New Jersey to check in and tell me where yer from. I'm from Newark, originally. Moved here to Florida from down the shore.
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Opening night at the Whiskey a Go Go on the Sunset Strip (1964). Photo by Julian Wasser.
Johnny Rivers, a Corvair and a Jag.
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And now, from the 'I'm a complete piecashit' Department,
we bring you...
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Rep. Ilhan Omar commended President Trump for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic in an unexpected moment of rare praise. “Politics aside, this is incredible and the right response in this critical time,” Omar (D-Minn.) tweeted Wednesday evening alongside a hand-clapping emoji.
The frequent Trump critic and member of “The Squad” was responding to a tweet about the commander in chief’s recent actions to combat the coronavirus, including, as the quote read, “suspending mortgage foreclosures, demanding cash payments to Americans, now invoking the Defense Production Act to force private firms to produce needed supplies.”
Omar went on to praise Trump, who has feuded with Omar on multiple occasions, by referencing words of wisdom from fellow “Squad” member Rep. Ayanna Pressley.
Man, that musta hurt like a mutthafucka, huh Ihlan? Bitch.
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Joseph Gambino, the easy-going son of Mafia don Carlo Gambino who became a millionaire businessman thanks to his father’s crime family clout — but who steered clear of the rest of the family business — died of natural causes last month at the age of 83.
Gambino and his older brother Thomas were longtime owners and operators of numerous Garment District trucking companies. The family’s chokehold on the trucks that filled the West Side streets where the city’s rag trade once thrived was so total that competitors who tried to park their own rigs risked flat tires — or worse — according to local officials.
Unlike Thomas, Joseph Gambino never became a made man of the Mafia. He dropped out of New York University in the 1950s and began working for Consolidated Carriers Corp. — the trucking company that would have a virtual monopoly on Garment District deliveries until October 1990, when the Gambino brothers were hit with state racketeering charges.
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Walmart wants to hire 150,000 temporary workers as the coronavirus pandemic continues
Walmart, the largest private employer in the United States, plans to hire 150,000 temporary workers by the end of May as the coronavirus pandemic continues to sweep through the country.
The company said it is hiring the associates to work in stores, clubs, distribution centers and fulfillment centers.
"These roles will be temporary at first, but many will convert to permanent roles over time," Walmart said in a press release. "We've reached out to industry groups representing restaurants and hospitality to facilitate temporary roles that can be a bridge for their employees during this difficult time."
The company said it plans to expedite the application time from two weeks to 24 hours.
HOPEFULLY SOME OF THEM WILL BE CASHIERS.
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Branch Brook Park in Newark, NJ.
The Cherry Blossoms are incredible.
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Pretty deadly eyes.
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Somebody's got WAY too much time on their hands...
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I'm on the board of the local water company. All I get is free snacks at the board meetings.
ReplyDeleteHey Joe, Even President Trump has elicited the term Kung Flu from the press. Not in the manner you'd suspect, but isn't Kung Flu catchier and more descriptive than Covid-19?
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