
Replacing the much lamented 'On My Mind' profile option, this thread is for musings, jottings, whimsies, preoccupations and the rest of the thesaurus for anyone to jot down anything they please.
I can't remember what the maximum character count was before, can anyone else? But anyway it wasn't very many so let's keep to that.
This thread is great because what's ON MY MIND is different than what is on everybody else's mind.
I had a property maintenance guy come to assess my gardens for a job, I said right away "6' " but had to keep backing up as he didn't observe it, nor did he seem the least bit concerned about maintaining it. I think I will give the company some feedback. I know outdoors is safer but...
Add to the heat and warmer climate, sunlight doesn't do it either. The wavelength UV-C (which does kill most viruses etc) emitted by the sun is stopped by the ozone later before it gets to us.
Some of us are very concerned about CV spread from the protesters who don't seem to care about social distancing or good hygiene at all. Although most of the crowd here is local (90-95%) there are or have been out of town organizers.
After a week of completely peaceful protests, the outside organizers came up from Nashville to encourage blocking approaches to the area trauma center and were apparently surprised to be arrested when they refused to obey law enforcement directions to move to the sidewalks or parking lots. After bricks were placed at corners in the downtown, the outsiders were uncomfortable with downtown business owners sitting at a table in their window displays with a firearm and coffee cup visible on the table top. LE advised the outsiders' stated intention to take their bricks out of the downtown and business districts (where LE maintained a over-watch presence) to more rural areas would probably not work out well since our area is highly populated with armed homeowners and former military who would call for LE but could be counted on to handle any threat to their families promptly. The outsiders moved on (back to Nashville?) and the protests have continued peacefully without any additional arrests. Never more than at any time in my life, I thank the Lord I am living in a rural community without major crime or racial problems. Where even if we don't like what you're saying/doing, if you're not harming anyone we let it go.
I'm praying the violence ends while peaceful protests and police reform talks return to our country soon. I feel such sorrow for the defender deaths, property owners with looted or burned out shells, and people who must now live in destroyed areas without basics like grocery stores and pharmacies. If a mob has looted and burned your local CVS, how safe can you feel in your nearby home? It's hard not to feel 2020 is (to paraphrase the Queen) a horrible year - and its not even half over yet.
CW, it was a cynical question.
Remember after 9 11? It was mayhem and then it wasn't. Until the next terrorist attack. Same with this. Some changes will be made and then something else big will happen. I mean look how fast the covid headlines became police protests headlines.
I hope this kind of opening comes to your state soon! I'm also praying no one schedules a visit knowing they are at high risk of infection. I think the guidelines are a good balance between keeping residents safe and allowing visitors - just sorry it took so long to get here!
I just thought 'most' animals are above these criminals because most animals don't know any better.
What a shame to have to impose a curfew because of that insanity. I hope it's not too bad in your city.
We get to enjoy a curfew in our city because of the crazy nonsense.
I agree with you. I think that any excuse works when you are looking for one, whether it has any merit or not.
Rebuilding, however, should never happen! on anyone's dime, but those that destroyed them! Every business, police station, police cars, etc. in any of those areas destroyed should remain as they are now ~ Gone! in ashes, burnt to the ground, broken windows, graffiti, trash everywhere, emptied out, boarded up and all those communities live in the disasters they created with their own hideous actions! All have gone through more than enough with corona ~ and now this?! No.
We're always hearing the whining that no one should be painted with a broad brush, yet that's what we're seeing much of the time! I.e., All police are bad, racist; all whites are racists; all laws are against one group of color, 'they did that cause of my color/gender,' etc. and on and on ~ No! We have to say No. No one's boo boo ever gets well if one keeps tearing the long old scap off and picking at it. And no one learns to behave as an adult in civilized society if they're constantly indulged and given excuses for bad behavior. It's way past time for all these people to Grow Up, put their big girl/boy pants on, stop making excuses for their own bad, uncivilized, criminal behavior, and either be a part of and contributing positive things to our society or face the same consequences we all do. Otherwise, it will never end. We have to say ~ Enough!
I lived through the Rodney king riots in west Hollywood, it was the most insane thing that you can imagine. It was like living in a war zone. I couldn't leave my office without an armed escort. National guard posted on every corner, windows boarded up, buildings burnt to the ground, and that's just what I saw on the trip home.
I am sorry but ALL LIVES matter and when anyone starts justifying complete destruction of another to prove a point they are complete and total animals. Since when do we, as HUMAN BEINGS, run like wild dogs with no reasoning believe that this is the most effective way to be heard? It causes more problems than it has ever solved. Unfortunate this is what a nation without God looks like.
May HE protect us all.
All were fired; the man was arrested, charged so why continue protesting anyway? Will their happiness only be achieved to immediately erect gallows, skip the jury, and hang him in a public street? Or tied to the back of a car and dragged to death?
Missing here https://www.nytimes.com/topic/subject/police
and of course here https://www.nytimes.com/
you also won’t see the good things the protestors are doing making headlines. Abolish the media
I'm hoping you think the NY Times is a legitimate news source.
Elaine those reporters were not arrested. They were briefly detained while it was confirmed they were the media. The media intentionally chose to use the incorrect word.
When will people wake up and realize that corporate liberal media is a danger to this country too?
And was really hoping for coffee shop visit tomorrow. They opened based on governor's order. But, not open on Saturday.