Humpday happenings...

Welcome to that wonderful mid-week crisis we lovingly refer to as Wednesday.
And finally, it will begin to feel more like Springtime today.
I was starting to think we'd never get there.
Our Hoosierland weather for today has us enjoying partly sunny skies, temps reaching ALL the way up around 62 degrees (that is NOT a misprint), but we will also have windy conditions (as high as 30 MPH). Wonder if the "satin-short" brigade will out and about?
You can dig out the light jackets at last, but be aware of the wind, as it love to bring down branches (not to mention in our area, trashbins can become a road hazard.

Now, with that behind us, let's get that refreshing morning drink to chase the blahs away, as we see what else has been going on...
*** First out of the refrigerator is our "WHO SAID THAT? quote for the week:

"I got taught a lot of great lessons by superhero comics as a kid about virtue and self-sacrifice and responsibility. And those were an important part of imprinting my DNA with ethical and moral values."
No, this is NOT something I said, but I will admit that I agree with it.
Perhaps society as a whole can learn a valuable lesson from such words. So, who said that? The answer at the top of tomorrow's post.
Meanwhile, back in Hueytown, Alabama...
*** Next up, let's delve into our "What the hell happens today, Bob?" feature:
APRIL 11 -
---It's National Barbershop Quartet Day

(Good to see it's still alive and well)
---It's National Bookmobile Day

(that was always fun at our schools, but those paperbacks were a LOT cheaper then)
---It's National Cheese Fondue Day

("So, do you...fondue?" - Steve Rogers to Peggy Carter)
---It's National Eight Track Tape Day

(nothing like hearing "Born to be...(pause to change rtacks)...Wild" on the car stereo...lol)
---It's National Pet Day

(SA-LUTE to our four-footed friends...and other critters we take in)
---It's National Submarine Day

(yes, that IS the Nautilus from the Verne novel)
*** Next, here's something I didn't see on the television news sources:
http://www.news-sentinel.com/news/local-news/2018/04/10/bullets-fired-into-fort-wayne-home-injure-man-inside/

Imagine that...another house shot up on the SE side of town.
This took place yesterday morning around 0407 hrs at a house in the 1100 block of Colerick St (near Smith St).
A man inside was struck twic in the thigh from bullets that tore through the front of the house.
((The man’s mother told police that the family keeps to themselves and didn’t know why someone would do this.))
But the victim has an idea who might be to blame for this.
Goes to show too many of the wrong people are awake (with illegal guns) to all hours.
*** Next up, Those office buildings at Rudisill and Calhoun are pretty much history, as they have been torn down:
http://www.news-sentinel.com/news/local-news/2018/04/10/demolition-of-two-south-side-office-buildings-nearly-complete-despite-efforts-to-save-them/

Going...going...GONE!

Funny how our historical society can't get the city to SAVE such buildings on the SOUTH side of town, but they sure can manage to save similar structures downtown (a lot easier). Wonder who takes responsibility for such actions (or inaction), hmm?
*** Next, this goes to show that SOME people never seem to learn anything:
http://www.news-sentinel.com/news/local-news/2018/04/11/fort-wayne-man-who-served-time-for-repeatedly-shooting-victim-admits-he-had-cocaine-while-on-probation/
Corey Tyrell Tate is the perp-in-question who admits he had cocaine while on PROBATION.

Amazing how being in jail makes one "happy", isn't it?

This is what you get with trying to rehabilitate such idiots (6 years of his sentence WERE suspended). And we wonder WHY people like these are not strangers to the local penal system.

Luckily, he still faces an upcoming jury trial (so perhaps the system can put this one away for a LONG time).
Maybe the court system should ERASE the "time served", as an additional punishment?
(just a thought)
*** Next up, time to leave all the stupid at the curb, and instead visit our "Kitten Corner"...

Looking for "divine guidance", buddy?

Our kids did okay yesterday (they must we wanting the nicer weather).
Funny thing, you kinda get used to their "antics" about the house, and hen they get (very) quiet, you go around the house looking for them, to make sure they're fine.

That's ONE way to view things...

It's not a bad habit to work with, considering how cute they can become (when THEY want to be).
*** Next up, time to check in with "Midnight and Company"...

Better late than never, Sweetie.

I think our furry twosome really liked not being snowed on for a change in the morning.
Feedings were back to normal, actually.
Whiskers was late for her morning food, however. She showed up about 5 minutes after I fed Midnight. Where she was at I don't know (or want to know).

Hey, I'm always here on time.

All they need to remember is that HERE is where the food, water and care is...nowhere else.
And yes, such "loyalty" gets wonderful rewards...that's the way we roll here.
*** Last back to the stove-top...having a pet is another form of responsibility,

Having a child is an even MORE intense demonstration of one's ability to be responsible.

Truth be told, having damn near ANYTHING in life comes with a level of being responsible.
If you're working a job, driving a car, making dinner...you name it, and there it is: RESPONSIBILITY.
And you always hear me say we should try to become better people every day.

Taking responsibility for oneself is perhaps the most daunting challenge, because that entails ALL those decisions we make (sometimes) on a minute-by-minute basis.
Being able to think critically, and tempering that thought with wisdom and past experiences goes a LONG way to ensure those decisions are better than average, and help to better define who you are, and who you will become.
But, most of you already have found that out...right?
Good things bear repetition......

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