Erdogan's B&B

 

(Photo by Rainerzufall1234)

When you’ve been homeless for years on the streets of Alanya - and you haven’t had access to any bath, let alone a Turkish one – desperate strategies can kick in.

You may even long to reside in Erdogan’s B&B, otherwise  known as jail.  And how to apply?  The good news is that it doesn’t cost an arm and a leg.  The bad news is that your entire body is then at Erdogan’s mercy, and mercy is not what he’s most noted for.

There’s a verbal password that will hasten your entry behind these bars.  It’s quite flexible, actually.  All you have to do is hurl some public insults in Erdogan’s direction, and chances are that you’ll then be finding a roof over your endangered head.

Resources

https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/homeless-man-insults-erdogan-bed-105423455.html

Just Two Words

 

(Public Domain)

Repetitive words can sometimes spawn magical outcomes.  One popular stereotype includes a cloaked being waving a wand while vigorously chanting “Abracadabra!”

Yet ordinary words can also seem quite magical.  You might recall Rodney Dangerfield’s repeated use of the line “I don’t get no respect!”  This comedic chant helped propel him to fame and fortune. When jocular Joan Rivers leaned toward many a TV guest saying “Let’s talk,” the effect was equally potent.

So when Donny Osmond attributed the success of his 48-year marriage to just two magical words, people’s ears perked right up.  What could these these possibly be?  Something profoundly lovey-dovey?  Something awesomely appreciative?  Donny, do tell!

And Donny did tell.  With tongue in cheek (rather than in check), Osmond stated that his two marital words were “Yes ma’am!”  This choice might have gotten him snarky laughs within certain circles, but the two-word phrase “Thank you” could have evoked a lot more magic.

Resources

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/donny-osmond-reveals-the-2-words-that-keep-his-48-year-marriage-strong/

Two for One

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“And the two became one” is a line most often associated with one human marrying another.  Whether they then become one is  debatable, but the intention seems real at the time.

Long before that, each of their brains may have undergone a similar intention.  Recent research indicates that what’s long been deemed to be one organ is actually two that have joined forces.  

These two brain-related organs consist of the hindbrain (which “regulates vital bodily functions such as breathing and heartbeat”) and the midbrain/forebrain (which “is more associated with higher-level thinking”).  They have now been found to consist of “separate nervous systems,” each of which developed from “a totally different progenitor cell.” 

And to think - it only took about “500 million years”  (a drop in the evolutionary bucket) for this anatomical marriage to occur!

Resources

Scientists discover humans may actually have 2 brains rather than 1 

Jelly Rolls Flexibly

 

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When it comes to political staunchness, Jason DeFord has rolled with the punches.

Although many of his fans have bled Red, true Blue folks are also in his camp.  Jelly Roll panders to neither side, but offers the wise alternative of realizing that politics, like life itself, is often a mixed bag.

After his recent hosting of the Jimmy Kimmel show, during which he joked about the president’s weight, DeFord was told by some that his career was now over.  Rather than recanting with some fake apology, he instead announced that a U.S. president should be able to take such jokes in stride.

Humor can sometimes sting, but it can also refreshingly heal.  It’s yet another mixed bag, one that holds blessings from numerous perspectives. 

Resources

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/jelly-roll-says-he-could-walk-away-from-country-music-god-tells-him-to-yall-never-see-me-again?msockid=1a80bff3bfb46f07331ba822be586ec8  

Eating Her Own

15th-Century Venus
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Although the second planet in our solar system is romantically called Venus, its history might not be quite so loving.

Just as the goddess herself was not all that disciplined, this hellish world also has some intense appetites.  Scientists are now thinking that the reason Venus currently has no moon is because she gobbled hers up long ago.

It may have looked too much like a giant pie in the sky, and Venus needed something yummy to go with all that wine.  Roses may be pretty to look at, but they just won’t satisfy a burning hunger.

Venus’ orbital patterns may have greatly enabled such a passionate undertaking.  Scientists believe that they slowly drew the erstwhile moon closer and closer until a crash was inevitable.  The two became one as Venus drew the lunar rubble toward her own ample breast.

Resources              

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/09/260915232122.htm 

If not now, when?

Ukrainian Wedding
(Leopold Geisbe, 1867)

Office workers getting close to retirement age often ask themselves, “If not now, when?”  If not lounging now, when?  If not traveling now, when?  If not adventuring now, when?

This question seems valid within that situation, but is actually quite valid within any situation.  We never really know when life will retire us, perhaps temporarily, perhaps for good.

This is especially apparent during wartime.  If you were a Ukrainian soldier and/or medic during the current siege, would you hasten to marry the love of your life? Would knowing that death could come before the ceremony is even complete deter you or inspire you?

It seemed to inspire those who participated in a recent Ukrainian wedding.  As Russian drones flew overhead, the medic bride and soldier groom were surrounded by fellow freedom fighters, all of whom echoed their Spirit of, “If not now, when?”

Resources

https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/amid-war-ukrainian-soldiers-celebrate-051209001.html

 

Kinda Makes You Wonder

Mercury in 1975
(Public Domain)

While some fans were recently celebrating Freddie Mercury’s would-be 80^th birthday, others were likely wondering what, where and how Freddie himself actually is…

Is he aware of the continued hoopla concerning his former life?  If so, is he touched to the core of his continued being?  Perhaps not.  Perhaps he has already moved on to different realms.  But perhaps he was at these same celebrations, disguised as a dragonfly…

Ah, sweet mysteries of life!  We can hope to know and even think we know, but gray areas remain within the gray matter we often seem stuck in.

Resources

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/music/articles/dont-stop-them-now-fans-205122351.html