Friday Follies...

It's the end of the week, AND the beginning of February...how convenient is THAT?

If you like COLD weather, then you'll simply enjoy this morning's chill, which is around 10 degrees BELOW zero (with that nice breeze).

We're not going to rise above freezing today (highs in the mid-teens), so feel free to hose down the nearest intersection and "watch the fun".

Some snow is coming our way tonight and into tomorrow with 1-2 inches accumulation possible.

In the meantime, keep that hot chocolate coming, and the whipped cream handy (the ONLY way to enjoy it)...we've things to ponder today.

*** February is Black History Month, and quaintly enough, February in Old English was once called Solmonath, which means MUD MONTH.

How odd is THAT?

It was also called Kalemonath (named for cabbage)

February is also LGBT month in the UK (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender), but more importantly, it's NATIONAL BIRD FEEDING MONTH in the USA!

Last year's theme was "If you feed them...they will come", and by God they were right.

I fed the birds...LOTS of birds in fact (downright "Hitchcockian" in nature), and then the SQUIRRELS and RABBITS also came (...along with the birds).

Where's the GRUB, Bob?

I just refer to it as: "National Bobby G. Feeds the Critters Month".

-- For the shortest month of our calendar year, it's also one of the "busiest", what with Groundhog Day (tomorrow, and which we will speak about on Monday), Valentine's Day (and the massacre which happened in of ALL places..CHICAGO...still much the crime capital of the USA), and even leap day (every fourth year).

-- It's also when the (yawn) Super Bowl is on TV...for what that's worth.

Personally, there is nothing there that would attract me enough to actively WANT to tune in...seriously.

Several commercials that were going to air have already been pulled, thanks to uber-sensitive leftards with no lives.

Volkswagen had a great commercial with a white guy doing a damn good Jamaican accent to laud the fun derived from driving a VW.

Taco Bell poked fun at people that bring veggie plates to a Super Bowl party (like that would ever happen at a REAL fan's house)...instead praising their 12-pack takeout...and the irony in that was that the TACOS that were shown in the commercial had LETTUCE in them

Last time I checked, lettuce was STILL a vegetable.
(and so were the brains of progressives...lol)

Beyonce promises she will sing "live" at the halftime extravaganza, too...like I really give a rat's ass what the hell she does.

(talk about a colossal waste of femininity)

-- And there has been a dismissal of ONE of the Baltimore Raven's cheerleaders because she gained...(get this) TWO WHOLE POUNDS.

Cripes, the girl probably only weighs about 107 dripping wet...geezus, what a bunch of prigs!

-- And a SF player apologized for not being "sensitive" enough when it came to the possibility of gay players in the locker room.

(he wasn't down with that...but he has seen the light, Hallelujah)

I mean, this is some real BEYOND STUPID SH*T...you have to admit it!

And that's WHY I won't be watching THAT...couldn't care less who the hell wins.

-- I will be watching...PUPPY BOWL IX on Animal Planet instead!

No "PC" bullsh*t to bother me for several hours.
(thank you, Lord!) 

No sensitivity lessons for those (of us) who don't embrace LUNACY on a daily basis.

(and I hope to hell THEY show the commercials mentioned above...that would be payback)

When it comes to most ALL pro sports..."the bloom is off that rose" for me...too much HYPE, too much marketing, and way too much commercialized sensationalism to make ANY event worthwhile. Just play the damn game or drive the damn race.

*** And while we're acknowledging black "history" month....there's always things like THIS:

A shooting at an Atlanta MIDDLE SCHOOL leaves one 14 year old injured.
(yes, from the footage, it appeared to be in a preominantly BLACK neighborhood)
Here's the lowdown (with video):
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/01/31/atlanta-school-shooting/1881029/

And here, at the Huff and Puff Post:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/31/price-middle-school-shoot_n_2595189.html

The GOOD news was that the shooting took place OUTSIDE the school, on a courtyard, and NO "assault weapons" were used...oh, wait, the shooter, who was ANOTHER TEEN, used a PISTOL...that HAS to qualify, especially if it has a "pistol grip"...!

Thanks to an ARMED school officer, the shooter was disarmed without further gun play.

Score one for the GOOD guys.

The HARD part to all this is the fact that you had ALL these parents becoming "lookie-loos"...standing around and encroaching upon the perimeter the police had established.

Such things actually FASCINATE these people...

It's like WORK for them...they can stand around and WATCH it for HOURS!

Meanwhile, back at the bus stop...
*** Here's proof that either SOME people like to "get an early start" to their day...OR they NEVER sleep.
The BP station on N. Clinton at Coliseum was robbed this morning around 0445 hrs.
Here's the story:
http://www.wane.com/dpp/news/police-investigate-armed-robbery-at-bp-station

Two males went into the store with one being armed (with an "assault weapon", Bob?)...with a HANDGUN.

One clerk was struck across the head.

The cash register drawer was taken and the perps left on foot.
A K-9 unit was dispatched, but was unable to track the robbers.
Police did not provide any suspect descriptions, as investigators were still on scene.
Any bets as to the ethnicity of these jerkoffs?
-- A little later, a Marathon station was also robbed around 0650 hrs out by Lima Rd.
-- Radio chatter states the perps were two male BLACKS, about 5.5", (one being slightly shorter) wearing all dark clothing, with one perp having the drawstring of his hoodie pulled tight around his face.
Possible getaway vehicle was a dark-colored Cherokee.
A black REVOLVER may have been the piece used in the robbery.
Can't be THAT much of a coincidence...can it?
I'd say both robberies = same pair of thugs.
*** Lastly today, between yesterday's stats about blacks in Indiana (and yes, that includes Fort Wayne), and the nature of the types of behavior we're seeing exhibited by some in their community, it's not just becoming a dangerous place for THEM to live...
Everywhere THESE perps go, it becomes dangerous for OTHERS...of every race.
And when the blacks begin to be displaced by the increasing number of Hispanics, then it will become a dangerous place for the Latinos to live.
That's been happening in the Socialist Republik of Kalifornia for YEARS...blacks and Hispanics going at one another.
Thing is, you pay attention to human nature LONG enough, and you can spot tell-tale signs for bad behavior and criminal intent a mile away.
And life is much about us being observers, after a fashion...
Many of us learn a lot JUST by watching.
Yet, even watching has it's own limits.
We cannot just be content to ONLY watch...and never act, unless we derive some perverse pleasure in societal voyeurism.
There comes a time when men and women of good conscience cannot sit idly by while action is required.
That goes for the officer that disarmed the shooter in Atlanta...or the passengers of Flight 93 back on 9/11 over a decade ago.
Our actions (or inaction) will dictate what happens around us...that's a fact.
But, our actions don't always have to be so overt. Many times, it's all the small things we CAN do that accumulate and add up to produce a lasting effect for the better. Conversely, inaction ALSO adds up over time,and allows evil to propagate just as readily.
Every day IS indeed, a new beginning, and as good a time as any to motivate ourselves to action of SOME kind.
So much depends on it...as do so many.
Have yourselves a good weekend and be sure to see what Punxatawney Phil has in store for winter (and us) tomorrow.

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