Let us bypass the obvious, that this guy is a jerk and not worth anyone’s time. Let us move on to the implications of a man who is not called out for putting this bumper sticker on his truck.
If you replace “fat chicks” with any other type of group, this becomes a bumper sticker that isn’t okay. Why hasn’t there been a confrontation, a general hue and cry?
These are from Ms. Mode’s first graders on the occasion of my last day of work at Sabin School. They were very sweet to read. The flowers are from the Vice Principal. On Monday I start a new job!
These first three are from regular commentor Sara and I received them early in January. I think their arrival must have coincided with the snow days and they somehow got lost in the shuffle. Anyway, I like them a lot, especially the map–I’m a sucker for a map–and the multi-view with the ghostly Oregon Coast lettering.
This is from someone in Germany. I couldn’t actually read very much of her handwriting. She might feed camels with carrots?
From Pavel in the Czech Republic. In contrast to my German friend, her handwriting was neat as a pin and tiny, so she had a lot to report. Including this quite by Aldous Huxley: An intellectual is a person who’s found one thing that’s more interesting than sex.
And here’s another postcard from Sara. It was sent on 1/15/16. She pointed out that 1+15=16 and it’s always fun when the date is an equation. Anyway, she sent me wishes that my new job countdown was getting smaller. It was.
Okay, so maybe there aren’t 42 pairs of pants on that rack, but I do have to try on a tremendous quantity to find pants that sort-of fit. These are the rejects. I found two pair to purchase.* When will clothing manufacturers find a way to clothe women in my size?
*And then one of them shrunk in the wash and didn’t fit anymore.
There may have been an unfortunate coinciding with my intense need for a nap, but I found this movie to be quite the snooze.* It didn’t help that Cate Blanchett was playing a hair too close to Diane Wiest in Bullets Over Broadway.** Visually, it was a stunning movie, and perhaps would have been better received, had I not been quite so tired.
Cost: $5.00
Where watched: Hollywood Theater with S. North
*I did fall asleep in a few sections. My brain was tracking, but my eyes were shut.
**”Don’t Speak!”
poster from: http://www.impawards.com/2015/carol.html
This is the movie I picked out so Matt and I could celebrate my new job. It was a long and exhausting week and so we were primed for this story of men who had an even harder time at work than we did.* Unlike most Ron Howard films,** it didn’t get saggy in the middle, it got saggy at the end.
Cost: free for me
Where watched: Laurelhurst.
*Though in the movie, I was totally rooting for the whales over the men.
**Exception: Rush, which is awesome all the way through.
poster from: http://www.impawards.com/2015/in_the_heart_of_the_sea.html
I really like the above poster, though I had to really look at it to see what the comments were in awe of. However, let’s be frank about why I watched this movie. The German poster has put my motivating factor front and center.
This is my first postcard from Latvia. The postcard title is “Depressed”. Salomeja writes “I am depressed of cold. -20 degrees Celisus here. I am frozen!”
She’s looking forward to summer and I don’t blame her.
This is from Lea who sends her best regards from France. She also tells me that this gentleman was a French politician, speaker and socialist. He was opposed to World War I and was a pacifist.
She hopes I enjoy this card and I do!
Yvonne sent me this card–perfect for middle of winter when everything in Portland is sopping wet grey, not summer-green.
Thanks Yvonne!
This is from Marianne who translate the quote as: Moments of happiness are like shooting stars that fall from the sky.
I love getting postcards with quotes on them.
