Humpday Happenings...

Another day with no precipitation, and hat means another day of  WARM weather. Looks like summer really wants to get here, and I would feel better if it were indefinitely postponed, but...
(you can't have everything, I know)
Our Hoosierland weather for today brings us mostly sunny skies, temps climbing to the low 80s, and hopefully, a slight breeze to make it tolerable out there.

Now, let's all get that refreshing beverage to start our day, because it pays to stay hydrated when it gets hot, right?
*** First out from under the bed is our WHO SAID THAT? quoie for the week:

"Every judgement of conscience, be it right or wrong, be it about things evil in themselves or morally indifferent, is obligatory, in such wise that he who acts against his conscience always sins"
Sounds like it really does pay to let your conscience be your guide, for many people who create mayhem act more impulsively and with an intent that seems to counter conventional wisdom.
So, who said that? The answer at the top of tomorrow's post.
Meanwhile, back at the first Benedictine monastery at Monte Cassino...
*** Next up, time for our "What the hell happens today, Bob?" feature:
MAY 23 -
---It's Emergency Medical Services for Children Day

(well, it IS EMS week)
---It's National Lucky Penny Day

(oh, to have a truckload of THOSE about now)
---It's National Taffy Day

(make mine the slat water kind)
*** Next, for some folks (and school systems) the freebies never seem to end. Here's the story:
http://www.wpta21.com/story/38246691/no-cost-meals-coming-to-all-fort-wayne-community-schools-students

Free BREAKFAST and LUNCH for FWCS students starting next year?
(we must have some very lazy whatever is passing for parents out there)
I'm sorry, but with ALL the programs available for those in some form of poverty, I don't see ANY reason to bilk the taxpayers further with all this free food crap from the public schools. Makes no damn sense at all.
SOMEONE (always) has to pay for this, right?
How about you have the schools TRY and build a sense of ETHICS into the kids...or MORALITY, rather than give them something they SHOULD be getting at their damn homes?
*** Next up, a very revealing story from WPTA's "Digging Deeper" series:
http://www.wpta21.com/story/38249644/digging-deeper-public-school-payroll
I guess having a "top-heavy" school system IS par for the course these days?

All the while, teachers are leaving the educational system. Well, none of those educators with FWCS are making SIX figures, are they? But the administrators sure seem to be doing that.

The story also shows a side of Dr. Robinson I've never seen. As for spokesperson (for life) Krista Stockman...she was running interference (in the video), and didn't much like having to provide answers to questions that NEEDED to ba asked.
I think that Alexa Shear did an excellent job of reporting (and fact-finding).

It's kinda odd when the the head of FWCS makes more than the mayor (who is the highest paid one in ALL of Indiana) or even the governor...guess we know that liberals run the school system here, hmm?
*** Next , a veteran gets cited when he brings his service dog to a VA center. Here's the story:
http://www.wane.com/news/national-world/ohio-vet-cited-for-bringing-service-dog-to-va-hospital/1191227891
Whiskey-Tango-Foxtrot...?!?

((Brandon Rimmer was a K-9 handler in the Air Force. He served two combat tours in explosive detection. 
"You can't adjust back to civilian life. You can't explain it unless you've experienced it."
When Rimmer was admitted to the Cincinnati VA hospital for tests Wednesday, Old Glory went with him. "My PTSD service dog, it's not recognized by the VA," he said. "It's recognized by the ADA, but it's not recognized by the VA. So I'm in violation of federal law."
Cincinnati VA Police Chief David Bartos said he believes the dog is a puppy, not a service animal trained to perform tasks for people who are disabled.
"Emotional support is not a task," he said, citing federal VA regulations.))

We permit things like this to occur, an by the same token, hand out free food to kids hand-over-fist. Something is drastically wrong here. Wonder if those vets get free breakfast or lunch?
At least THEY served their country and sacrificed much to EARN it!. 
*** Next up, John Rosemond had a good article last week about parental "attitude".
Here's the link:
http://www.news-sentinel.com/living/2018/05/05/john-rosemond-the-key-to-effective-discipline-is-a-proper-parental-attitude/
I think much of that column is self-explanatory.

Maybe we wouldn't need ALL the free meals given out at schools IF parents had the right attitude, not only when it came to discipline, but also when it comes to doing what a parent SHOULD be doing...like providing a basic breakfast (or lunch) for their children like OUR parents did.
*** Next, time to get away from all this mental clutter and visit our "Kitten Corner"...

Too pooped out to open my eyes.

Our kids got into a "spazmo" event yesterday...they took to wrestling each other and then running from one end of the house to the other. Gallifrey ran right into me while I was walking and I stepped on him (by accident). That wised him up for a while.

I iz all spazzed out now.

Violet was almost as frenetic, but she calmed down first. It just took him a bit longer. By nightfall, it was back to normal. Like to keep it that way at least for the next several days.
*** Next up, let's take a minute to check in with "Midnight and Company"...

A cute little fur circle.

Our furry twosome were nearby all day, and didn't miss a single meal. They were even there after dark, when I went out to see where some loud music was coming from (the next street over as usual).

Each has their own "spot" for napping.

I just want them to stay close over the holiday weekend. I know there will be cookouts, and they might wander off a bit, but it sure would be great to be able to keep them by OUR house, rather than the neighborhood.
*** Last back to the linene closet...Wifey is taking another trip to visit her dad down in Vincennes today (...great...), and that means it's back to "Bachelor Bob" mode  at the "Fortress" for the next few days.

Heading out once again...

It also means an abbreviated grocery trip this morning, and some lawn work...all before she heads down there, hence the tardiness of today's post.
Yes, the "fun" never ends.

Well, it hasn't come to THIS...yet.

She will be coming back on Sunday (right in the middle of ALL that Memorial Day traffic crap.
More to worry about...guess that's what wives are supposed to do?
My family was never big on taking trips during any holiday...maybe that's why I'm still here.
And those who really NEED to take a trip (away from our part of the ghettohood) NEVER do so, but instead stay around to annoy the hell out of the normal folks. Justice, anyone?
It's like all the people being shot in the city lately...the ones who NEED to be shot never are.
The evil just finds more ways to manifest itself, and that alone is cause for concern.

If ONLY more people would...

There has got to be a serious effort to stop the rising tide of such things in the world, and when it seems hard enough to do that JUST in your own city, that doesn't look like much light at the end of any tunnel.
But what we have to keep doing is trying, for in that, we can make progress against those forces.
Might not be a giant leap every day, but enough baby steps will work well enough.

Be well, make a difference to someone, and..,
Stay SAFE out there, America.