The View from Lady Lake: What do you do when the news you hear is so bad it's impossible to digest?

Tuesday, November 7, 2023

What do you do when the news you hear is so bad it's impossible to digest?

It's true - virtually all the news media feeds us on a daily basis is bad news, and if it isn't they'll put some kinda fucked-up slant on it to make it look bad.

There's lots of ways we can cope with all the bad shit they throw at us, but I say the single best way is to just fuckin' ignore it. If it ain't a hurricane getting ready to fly up my ass, I just don't care. If you do have to hear something that sucks, digest it and move on. That's your only option. 'Nuff said...

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They did this on about thirty taxi cabs in Manhattan

back when the show first aired. That is great -

and very subtle promotion for a TV show. Well played...
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In her forthcoming 992-page-long memoir/autobiography 'My name is Barbara', Barbara Streisand says she’s a “very private person” who “doesn’t enjoy stardom.”

So why did you write a nearly 1,000 page book about yourself?

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This is an interesting new phenomenon starting to take shape across the globe. People everywhere are getting so used to asking google for some service or other nearby where they live, so businesses are incorporating 'Near Me' in to their business name to increase the likehood of their place coming up first in search items. I gotta admit - it's pretty slick....
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Imagine you're from Oklahoma or Wyoming or some shit and you brought your wife and kids to The Big Apple on vacation and you take the little kiddles to The Statute of Bibberty for the day and these motherfuckers pop up while you're there.

I think you'd probably go all cowboy and shit on 'em for fucking up your day. I know I probably would. Juss' sayin'...

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MACY’S Herald Square in Manhattan is famous for a lot of things, most of them holiday-related: Its animatronic window displays during the Christmas season, its starring role in the holiday classic Miracle on 34th Street, and its namesake Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Macy’s, of course, also helped popularize the department store concept, but perhaps the best-preserved piece of its history lies right underneath shoppers’ feet.

When the flagship store underwent massive renovations in 2015, it swapped out many of its old-school features for more modern accouterments. But 20 of its much-loved wooden escalators stayed put.

The escalators were built between 1920 and 1930 by the Otis Elevator Company, which pioneered the machinery. They’re made of sturdy oak and ash, wood that’s traditionally used in hardwood flooring. The mechanical parts have, for the most part, been updated, and modern safety measures have been put in place.

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