Good afternoon.☕️ 🌅
*Please forgive the grammatical errors.
At last, the cute fuzzy little penguins have names.
He's Batman!
Well that's sad. This was the only airlines that took me to and fro, no drama, plane intact, no fuss no muss, and never once lost my luggage.
Genuine good is such a rarity these days whenever I see an animal out and about I'm like, "Awww what a cutie sweetheart precious beauty of all that is right in the world" and then a person walks up behind me and I'm like, "WHAT THE HELL DO YOU WANT!!!" I always have to remind myself, no, no, let them pass.
Anyway,
This is a good man. 🫶🏼
Women in my generation really appreciate a good man in part because (I was born in 1969) women weren't allowed to open their own bank accounts, according to daddy Google, until 1974. In some states, a husband could still commandeer his wife's money from her personal account without her permission. All the women in my extended family relied on a man's money therefor I was raised to be a wife and rely on a man's money. Barbie, as in the barbie doll, was the first "person" to tell me I could be a doctor and/or a lawyer, however, much like the rest of my generation at the time I too agreed being a doctor or a lawyer sounded absolutely horrible. I much rather run my own (husband provided for) household.
Things sometimes sound better than actual reality - like front pockets on dresses. I tried to keep my cell phone in my front pocket ONCE, it was awful, annoying, I couldn't sit down or pick up anything that fell on the ground. No thank you. I don't want anything in my front pockets.
My sainted grandma Louise, who I mention from time to time, became a widow young in life. My grandpa made sure she was provided for before his death. My grandma spent the remainder of her days in service to the Lutheran church. She was devout. The church organist. Every time I see that Simpsons episode of the little old lady jamming Iron Butterfly's In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida I think of grandma. She never remarried. She never dated. She was the only independent woman I knew. I mean, my grandpa made sure she was financially provided for but she never needed a man for anything. She drove a white caddy, made all her own financial decisions, still had money in the bank when she died, and paid her own bills without a man's council. Young women in 2026 may not see this as independent but in the 70's and 80's it was very independent. She never worked (not for a paycheck anyway) but if she had to I'm certain she would have rather worked for a paycheck than remarry.
I grew up witnessing first hand the benefits of gender roles - men providing for his wife and kids financially even after his death. Then again, conservative men were built very different in the 70's & 80's. They were provider-men, had manners, followed hygiene practices, dressed nicely, took pride in appearances. They were strong and silent. It was a good system. Women chat with their girl friends, joined book clubs to be social, had lunch and tea with their society/neighborhood friends, there was never any confusion as to what the roles of man and wife were in the home. It was nice. Uncomplicated. Today, in my late night doom scrolls its woman after woman complaining about men not doing the bare minimum in relationships WHICH IS WHY couples should attend counciling before getting married. A third party will ask couples the tough questions like, "Why do you want to be married?" And "What do want from your partner in this marriage?" And "What religion if any will you raise your children as?" and "What will you do if you feel the marriage failing?" A third party is not blinded by your love.
2026 women have become more entitled and demanding.
2026 men have become lazier.
The problem is no one really has to struggle in 2026. The internet, AI, chatbox, home delivery, everything is instant and at your fingertips the moment you turn on your cell phone. I don't even write my own emails anymore. Young people expect human beings to behave the same and why wouldn't they? Even social media snaps their fingers in a 15 second before and after reel - and hey look how easy things got better with just a snap of their fingers. Entertainment used to be us entertaining you. Now its you entertaining us.
Hello there. 👋🏼
Dear people visiting Southern Nevada, if you want to hear it from a local where to dine, and we tell you, just say thank you, and move on. Do not whine that the place is too expensive. You have Google. Look up restaurants your dang self. Look up restaurants in your price range. Someone on FB asked Las Vegas locals where a good place to eat is. My favorite date place in Las Vegas is Oscar's Steakhouse. Sheldon loved this place and took us there often. He's the one who introduced me to it.
If a dude asks a girl where she wants to eat and she tells him, don't get mad if it's pricey. Instead pick a few options in your price range and offer her a choice. Dudes make it harder than it needs to be.
Click the yellow link.
AND
For that reason I'm posting this in every blog until dudes stop complaining.
"All women are expensive. Pick a woman in your price range and shut up."
Tell them, my good sir. 👏🏼 Educate these men.
Las Vegas had two days of cool weather in the lower 70's. During this time I had jury duty.
JURY DUTY
As I have posted a few times now regarding the way a woman chooses to dress, once again this is an actual wedding dress from an actual bridal store.
Just walk down the isle naked I guess. 😒 This isn't fashion, dear. Fashion requires cuts of fabric, not cuts of flesh. Why is she trying to be "sexy" on her wedding day. Is she worried being dumped at the alter? If I were her husband-to-be, that dress would make me dump her at the alter. I wouldn't want a nudist for a wife. In 2026 I'm guessing he's already seen her naked. This tells me she wants others to see her naked too. 🚩 Someone go help that man. It's called accountability. Any woman who wears this on her wedding day believes she has no accountability. Look out for that in the future, my guy. This wedding dress is a 🚩of so many problems to come with her.
Ladies, dress how you want to dress so long as you understand that you are accountable for it. "My body, my choice." The moment a woman surrenders her options to live better, to make better choices, I have zero interest defending her no matter what.
Women are more sensible than men by nature. That's why child rearing is left up to women. Women are the sensible ones so act like it. I do not believe women have fallen so far down the rabbit hole as to not know right from wrong.
These men are accountable for their actions too just like women. When I was younger I might have been quicker to judge these men but in 2026 knowing how entitled women believe themselves to be, knowing how abusive women can be, knowing how reckless women can be, knowing how criminal women can be, I'll hear his side of the story first before I judge.
Accountability is knowing less clothing, more exposed flesh, will give you unwanted attention. Accountability is knowing that some men are depraved and believe if you dress this way you're just "asking for it". Accountability is also doing whatever you want thus inviting all kinds of cause and affect. You are accountable for 100% of your actions.
Below are advertised prom dresses. I'm rather certain actress Brooke Shields has a thing or two to say about child sexuality in print and film.
If I had sons I would raise them to not date girls who dress this way. I would want my future daughters-in-law to respect themselves. Revealing and exposing is not the same thing as class and sophistication. If a girl feels she has to expose herself to get attention or adoration that's a HER problem. Additionally if their fathers approved of their high school daughters dressing this way I would wonder if maybe the girls were being sexually abused at home.
WHICH BRINGS ME TO THIS:
Last January I was served with a jury summons. I was in Wisconsin at the time and tried getting out of jury duty but the court clerk just deferred me until May 5th. To the people who say, "I just throw jury summons away" pray you never need a jury of your peers because if your actual peers are doing what you did and just threw the summons away, what you might be left with are people who barely speak English. Be that, this was my second jury summons. The first time I was summoned I served on that jury, this time however, after a series of questions, the judge excused me and gratefully I was done.
That was me, prospective juror #69. That's how I had to address myself before the court.
The eighth district court house is like 1 hour 40 minutes by bus one way from where I'm staying. Luckily it's downtown by Fremont Street casinos. I can use casino bathrooms if I get there early and need one. Everything here in Southern Nevada is so spread out. The roads were an after-thought to the construction. Literally seven minute walk to the nearest casino from the courthouse. Strange place for a courthouse but whatever. They gotta put it somewhere, right?
As luck would have it I didn't have to be at the courthouse until 12:15.
I served on one jury before this one in Los Angeles over thirty years ago. That trial was 1 count prostitution, 1 count pandering. This case that I was recently excused from was (I lost count to be honest) something like 15 counts sexual assault against a 14 year old step daughter. A little Woody Allen action (allegedly). This man on trial raised the girl since she was a baby and (allegedly) had a sexual relationship with her when she was 14 years old. The word "rape" never came up, just sexual assault. As charge after charge, after charge, against this man, page after page were read, everyone in the courtroom who fully understood English were extremely uncomfortable. I had no idea there are so many sexual assault charges in the legal system. As I wrote in my last blog of ten years, if you followed it, I mentioned having a mad crush on my art teacher in 7th grade. He was in his 30's. How old are we in 7th grade, twelve? He was so attractive I would have let him do anything he wanted to me and it would have been illegal and WRONG. I took his class again the following year I was so attracted to him. Too bad I didn't have a crush on my science teacher. I might have been a scientist instead of an artist. I'm not a lawyer I don't know the difference between rape and sexual assault, and that's one Google search I ain't doing. As the judge read off the juror names and numbers who were excused, I looked around the remaining jury pool and alternates (I was among the alternates) and I wondered how many of these people were this guy's actual peers. How many remaining jurors have read a book in the last six months. I only saw the back of the head of the man on trial but by his slumped frame he already seemed defeated.
If you are among the people who did not throw your jury summons away then you know the judge asks the jury pool a series of questions. After the judge, the attorneys get to ask each individual juror a couple of questions if they want. I didn't get that far this time. I was excused by the judge for financial hardship. No way I survive on the court's $60 a day for two weeks which is how long the trial was estatimated to take. Aside from myself other jurors were excused for religious beliefs. Jurors who said, "Only God has the right to judge this man" were also excused, two or three women, Catholics no doubt. Protestants know God creates, man destroys. I judge man all the time. In the end God will judge you but until then the law says when summoned we must judge each other.
SHAME on any designer, store, manufacturer, etc., who promotes child sexuality. I've always been against toddler beauty pageants, Olympians forced to wear tiny bikini bottoms, and sexualized ads aimed at teenage girls. No teenage girl should wear a dress like this to prom. I'm looking at you dads!
Wives, if your husband says it's ok for your daughter to wear this dress to prom, check that man's web browser ASAP! If your husband tries to rationalize that your daughter wears a bikini to the beach so what's the big deal if she wears this dress to prom, check that man's web browser ASAP!
Something snapped to make these men think it's ok to hang out the window naked. If left unchecked crimes worse than exposing himself in public could occur. This is why I say women are sensible creatures by nature, so be sensible. Dress sensible. "Men should be held accountable!" And they are, Karen, only AFTER something terrible has happened. At that point it's moot why the terrible thing happened - thus prevention is the only cure.
And look, I'm not interested in parenting the world, add to that what consenting adults do behind closed doors, fine, whatever, keep those doors shut and locked, HOWEVER, when it comes to teenage girls, more education, less fashion influencers. More dress, less flesh.
Times are different from when we were kids. 2026 young men want bikini model influencers. 1987 young men wanted a girlfriend who could start a fire with two sticks. That was wife material right there.
I ALMOST FORGOT
While in the jury waiting room, the woman sitting across from me, a 40-something white woman, randomly kept flipping me off. She did it so much I started flipping her off. Then her jury number got called in the first group out. I didn't see again after that. What the... ?
That time in LA I sat on a jury, one woman, a co-jurer, and I almost went a few rounds while in deliberation. She was "this close" to calling me a derogatory word for Asian and hand-to-God it took every ounce of strength in this world and the spirit world to not throw her out the window.
Imagine if that middle finger-flipper and I ended up on the same jury. One of US might have gotten hauled off to jail.
If a lawyer can act judiciously as a mediator in divorce court then why can't a panel of them act as jurors? Someone? Anyone? Twice now I've seen who is in the jury pool and it's a little scary in there, not gonna lie. Just remember that before you commit a felony.
102⁰!! And so begins summer in the desert.
Say you're in the desert without saying you're in the desert. 🥵
The older I get the more caffeine I need. I finally tried Starbucks Macha latte. Pure hype! Personally, it's good for a cold drink on a hot day but I need caffeine. I need to feel the caffeine. I need four shots of espresso to vibrate my nervous system like I stuck a fork in a light socket. Thats how many are in a venti iced latte, four shots. Light me up Starbucks! Having low blood pressure is for the birds. I miss the high pressure tension. After cardio I need caffeine just to stay awake.
I miss martinis.
I miss cigarettes.
I haven't had a drink in five years. Not since my stroke. I'd take gummies if they didn't just put me to sleep. I'm open to suggestions. The doctors said "in moderation" but the prescription bottles read "do not drink alcohol" so... ?
The only reason to still have Twitter.
View from the courthouse.
"If a man find a damsel that is a virgin, which is not betrothed, and lay hold on her, and lie with her; and they be found;
Then the man that lay with her shall give unto the damsel's father fifty shekels of silver, and she shall be his wife; because he hath humbled her, he may not put her away all his days."
Deuteronomy 22:28, 29
OK bye! 👋🏼
