Visual Thinking and Occasional Odds and Ends

I ran into God the other day at our parish's picnic.  He was talking to anyone who would listen.  Dressed in a sleeveless shirt with long hair and a scruffy beard, no one recognized him.  He would often say he liked to be incognito when he walked among his peeps.   This time, he was on a roll, "It's just a cake, a fucking cake."   I assumed he was talking about the Supreme Court ruling that let Masterpiece Cake-shop off the hook.   Hoping to calm him down, I reminded him, "But even a few of the liberals joined the ruling."   He was not mollified.  "Bunch of  assholes." Then he asked me straight out, "Suppose a baker was a Catholic and refused to bake a cake for a fellow parishioner who had been divorced and who was getting re-married?"   I said "that's different."    "How?" Then he said "What about a licensed pharmacist who was a conservative Christian and then decided that it offended his r...

Ivanka Trump is a presidential advisor. She is a public figure, and has access to power that few ever get.  Her security clearance allows her see information that only presidential insiders do.  She pretends to be a softer voice, a nicer Trump.   But  she is a tool and worse than useless.   The media, fueled by conservative push back, are comparing Roseanne Barr's racist tweet to Samantha Bee's carefully constructed angry rant.  Roseanne's slur was the oldest type of slur against African Americans - comparing them to animals.  Samantha Bee's rant was a classic instance of speaking truth to power.  So if Feckless C*** does not suit you?  Pick your own two word description.  Stupid Bitch?  Useless Piece of Shit (oops, four words).  Please add your own suggestions.