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I've also been told I have little tact, so if this offends you simply ride on.

Monday, August 1, 2022

When a Kiss is not a Kiss

 Well, did you have a lazy Sunday?  Get a lot of rest?  Read a good book, maybe?

Here in Central PA, my accomplishments were numerous.  No lazing around for me yesterday.  I got a ride in on the bike, one with an 18% grade hill somewhere in Germany.  Several loads of laundry.  A trip to my local Giant supermarket.  About 500 words written on the next book.  And I topped the day off with some time playing Elden Ring.

Nichelle Nichols passed away yesterday. She was part of an ensemble cast of a groundbreaking show that brought science fiction into American living rooms weekly.  She and Bill Shatner had the first interracial kiss on national TV.  I remember that kiss.  Network PR ensured everyone in America knew it was going to happen, though I was very disappointed when it finally occurred.  There was absolutely no hint of romance; some viewers might find that offensive.  Aliens with the ability to control minds forced Uhuru and Kirk to kiss.  So, when is a kiss not really a kiss?  More important than that was her being on the bridge of the Enterprise.  She was a black woman who was the Communications Officer.  She was a person of importance.  That, in itself, is an extremely important first.

Oh, and I ordered a wall clock.  Not cuckoo.  Pendulum.  Big, because sometimes size does matter, with chimes that bong 4/4.  The clock it's replacing was a pendulum wall clock, though not as large.  This one is about 6 inches longer.  It's a Hermle Hopewell.  



And, finally, the midterms are rapidly approaching.  I read an interesting opinion by E.J. Dionne in the Washington Post about expectations.  If these were any other midterms, the Republicans would most likely have a lock on tacking back the House and the Senate.  The media trumpeted this from the rooftops, and the Republicans believed this, in fact, they were so sure they began firing conservative broadsides into Centrist America.  You can bet that, had they not been so sure of the midterms, the extremists on the Supreme Court would not have overturned Roe v Wade.  They were going to force Americans to kiss their conservative asses.  However, these are not normal midterms.  The January 6 committee has Republicans attacking Republicans.  In fact, a day doesn't seem to pass when some new revelation isn't causing Americans to take a big step back and say, "what the fuck was going on?"  You have the Roe v Wade fiasco which only appealed to a minority group.  You have Trump calculating that if he announces his run for the presidency, he'll be safe from prosecution.  You have mental ingrates like Kari Lake and Marcia Blackburn spitting out insanities.  And, most recently Republicans defeating the PACT act without even considering the message they're sending to Veterans.  In fact, this November, it could well be the Centrist of America turning their butts to the Republican party as they say, "shut up, and kiss my ass."


10 comments:

  1. Democrats need to see and realize that the GOP is voting against police officers, and veterans, and women, and the LGBTQ+ community, trans people, same-sex marriage, interracial marriage, and against a ban on assault weapons and against the use of Amber Alerts to notify people of an active shooter.
    They are voting for "Christianity" and whiteness.

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    1. I don't doubt that future historians will trace the beginning of their descent into Hell back to Reagan's landslide win, and the lie they convinced themselves into believing: the country is conservative.

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  2. Nice clock!
    Bigger is better sometimes. And I read about Michelle Nichols' passing. An icon. I think I've seen that episode of Star Trek (one of the streaming services has the original and all the space nines and the such). THAT is the world that the GOP lives in.
    And I hope Cheeto drags them all to election hell. I really do.

    XOXO

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    1. I miss the old clock. And if Trump believes his ass is on the line, he will screw over the entire Republican party to keep from going to jail.

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  3. Technically it wasn't the first interracial kiss. I did that as a fun fact once and I was jumped all over for it.

    Definitely the first for a popular show

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    1. It was mostly written to boost ratings, I think.

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  4. That's exactly the kind of clock I was thinking of yesterday - just couldn't find the word in English. It's beautiful!

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    1. Honestly, I didn't realize how often I looked at the old one. It's sorely missed.

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  5. I'm too tired to discuss politics.The parties are so tiresome.

    But I do like big swinging things.

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    1. Are you talking about things that go tick-tock, tick-tock?

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