Random Thoughts...or...What's on Your Mind?

[Aragorn]

When my phone rings, it says who's calling. If it's an unknown or blocked number, it'll say that. Last caller had nothing so I didn't answer. Is that a glitch or someone they did on their end? Didn't even show up on the missed calls.

 

[bdub76]

When my phone rings, it says who's calling. If it's an unknown or blocked number, it'll say that. Last caller had nothing so I didn't answer. Is that a glitch or someone they did on their end? Didn't even show up on the missed calls.

I have my phone set to silence unknown callers. If it's important, they'll leave a voicemail.

 

[fireproof78]

Feeling more introspective than usual. Might work on a book.

 

[Aragorn]

This past week I started pulling the mattress sheet from my top corner while sleeping. Have no idea why. As far as I know I'm not having any nightmares. Then later in the week I started pulling it from my bottom corner too.

 

[Worf factor9]

This past week I started pulling the mattress sheet from my top corner while sleeping. Have no idea why. As far as I know I'm not having any nightmares. Then later in the week I started pulling it from my bottom corner too.

You've been watching too many heart-breaker MLB baseball games my friend, I know the 'hair-pulling' feeling.

 

[cosmic mouse]

twice in the last week I've woken up with two different Phil Collins (actually mid-80s Genesis) songs stuck in my head...
I think I must have heard them playing in a store or something and didn't realize it since those are not at all my typical go-to tunes....

Happened again. Twice. With different songs. On non-consecutive days. Did I mention that I don't and never have listened to Phil Collins. Weird. Anyway, the other two songs were Easy Lover and Sussudio.

Must be something lodged in the recesses of my psyche from middle school when this stuff aired incessantly.

 

[bdub76]

A fifth of the US can’t read. That blows my mind.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literacy_in_the_United_States

More than half can barely read:

https://medium.com/perceive-more/il...racy-adults-in-the-united-states-6062284a72f1

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

You've been watching too many heart-breaker MLB baseball games my friend, I know the 'hair-pulling' feeling.

Tell me about it. BOTH my teams are on losing streaks!

 

[Commander Troi]

A fifth of the US can’t read. That blows my mind.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literacy_in_the_United_States

More than half can barely read:

https://medium.com/perceive-more/il...racy-adults-in-the-united-states-6062284a72f1

That is truly horrifying.

 

[bdub76]

That is truly horrifying.

This article does a good walk thru.

https://www.wyliecomm.com/2021/08/whats-the-latest-u-s-literacy-rate/

 

[auntiehill]

This article does a good walk thru.

https://www.wyliecomm.com/2021/08/whats-the-latest-u-s-literacy-rate/

This is scary as hell but I guess it answers a lot of questions about why American culture is where it is right now.

 

[bdub76]

This is scary as hell but I guess it answers a lot of questions about why American culture is where it is right now.

It’s even worse when you compare men versus women.

https://www2.deloitte.com/za/en/ins...m-predictions/2022/gender-gap-in-reading.html

But this also starts to explain why now more women go to university than men these days.

 

[Worf factor9]

This is scary as hell but I guess it answers a lot of questions about why American culture is where it is right now.

Unenlightened and descending into Hell?

I think so, there seems to be no 'bottom' and social progress is now a 'dirty' word.

 

[bdub76]

Unenlightened and descending into Hell?

I think so, there seems to be no 'bottom' and social progress is now a 'dirty' word.

Nah. The nones are going up too.

https://news.gallup.com/opinion/polling-matters/406544/slowdown-rise-religious-nones.aspx

Just the numbers. Not gonna try to guess reasons.

 

[fireproof78]

It’s even worse when you compare men versus women.

https://www2.deloitte.com/za/en/ins...m-predictions/2022/gender-gap-in-reading.html

But this also starts to explain why now more women go to university than men these days.

Well, good thing I got my reading in when it was popular for men to read!

 

[Aragorn]

White neighbor told the black kids playing in front of his house to scram and threatened to call the cops. Technically, the grass area in front of his house isn't his property. It's open space that's taken care of by the HOA. Wondering if this was racially motivated or not.

 

[bdub76]

White neighbor told the black kids playing in front of his house to scram and threatened to call the cops. Technically, the grass area in front of his house isn't his property. It's open space that's taken care of by the HOA. Wondering if this was racially motivated or not.

Probably not.

No one wants a bunch of kids playing on their front lawn. That’s why we have parks. Of course, as an 80s kid, I did it all the time. Not a problem now that I have rocks instead of grass.

My last neighborhood I lived in the kid’s parents had them in so many extracurricular activities to stack their university applications that I never saw any kids.

 

[fireproof78]

Probably not.

No one wants a bunch of kids playing on their front lawn.

Yup. I remember being in a neighborhood where people get annoyed at kids on the sidewalk in front of their house. Didn't matter what they were doing.

 

[cosmic mouse]

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[Elder Knight]

If any kids get injured on your property, you could be held liable.