My chirps are for him
My red tinged crest attracts him
Big Red’s songs woo me
Haiku poem by PamelaWLucas 11/1/16
Photographs by FaceBook Friend, Tara McLaughlin 10/16
Nature’s Female beauty
Tag: observations
Brodie cautions -No creepy clowning around
Yeah…scary Halloween clowns are not the good look this year… due to the creepy clowns that keep surfacing throughout the United States and now into Europe…Germany has announced “zero tolerance” for the creepy clowns. So…sweet clowns give us laughs through their kindness and innocense…but these creepy clowns have crossed over the spirit of this 2,000 year old autumn celebration.
Be safe this Halloween and have a golden trick or treat.
Check out the article that appeared in The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/10/29/germany-announces-zero-tolerance-policy-against-creepy-clowns-ahead-of-halloween/
Brodie drops “The List” for Election Day
Amazing that over 10 million elephants and donkeys have already voted for their POTUS….as of October 29th…and November 8 is drawing near..the drop dead date…the final…the closing bell…the bottom-line…the jig will be up date. So, I put together a golden list for your consideration…for those of you who are choosing to vote in a traditional manner…voting on THE DAY in your assigned polling place. Remember that I am a dog and therefore cannot vote…but this would be my list to follow if I could…
- Rise early and consume a healthy breakfast. Avoid doubling down on anything…that’s over… and by all means “avoid any challenges such as “I triple-dog dare you to vote for ….Stand firm even if you feel the ground rocking under your paws…sorry feet.
- Be sure to bring your Rabies Certificate…my bad… State Driver’s License.
- Greet all donkeys and elephants who are working the entrance and exit polling. Greet all who are running the voting process. Grab some good karma while waiting.
- Hear no evil, speak no evil, see no evil while waiting in the voting line.
- Do not take a selfie while voting. If you have a child/children, take them…lovely teaching moment.
- Remember loose lips sink ships. Keep it to yourself.
- And finally, do not procrastinate… as we all know this can possibly lead to blocked bowel syndrome.
- Vote and proudly wear your sticker.
- Do not chase your tail…forgive me… don’t pace the floor during the returns.
Brodie looks up to the Lady
The Statue of Liberty arrived in New York City on June 17,1885, giving nationwide excitement to the USA after making her journey across the Atlantic. She was a gift from the French government. Her dedication took place on October 28, 1886 and she has spread her light of freedom and liberty forever since for 130 years. She is our rock. She symbolizes such goldenness…that is not a word..I know…but…it’s my way of saying how very special this Lady is to me.
During these challenging times, let’s remember her.
Brodie digs up the “Genie in the Polls” granting wishes
Ok…I did my golden best to understand and research these presidential polls that many are obsessing over. Admitting that I came away confused…yes I did and for solid reasons. Confusing at best is the manner in which polling information comes together, then massaged, spun and refined and finally reported…shared. I got into quartile, outliers (Yes, they are out there!), data, margin of error, subsets, median, data points, statistics, range, biased sampling, upper fence and lower fence (really…???…I thought I knew what a fence was…wrong!), margin of error, sampling collection, results…and on it goes. Here’s the deal…there’s a genie in these numbers…working the numbers…every poll has its purpose…and can be handled in such as way as to produce the results wanted…key word…wanted results. Some polls attempt to use protocols that present the results in a fair and unbiased way. So…here’s your Golden Polling 101. Not full proof…but consider doing your own digging…Start getting on top of these numbers…Go get it……
270toWin Make your own interactive map for presidential results…see different models…some like this…some don’t
538 A polling aggregation website…some dig it…some don’t
These are just two sources for your polling entertainment…the more you dig… the better you’ll feel…about this presidential deal…information is golden power.
Nature Going Golden
Exchanging color
Autumn arrives and whispers
Fall spreads its bounty
Haiku poem by PamelaWLucas 9/19/16
Brodie sniffs out “the claw back”
I enjoy the political rhetoric as it heightens and tightens…accuses and abuses…pivots and swirls…yes this is quite an arena of huffers and puffers…who remain ready to blow this presidential campaign…this loaded march…a fast march carrying a heavy load… from here to where and back.
My golden ears keep hearing about both candidates having the need to “claw back” this and that…getting something back with great difficulty. Ok…let me spin this another way…I feel qualified, as I have four clawed paws and I understand how they work.
There are typically 319-321 bones that make up the skeleton of a dog with seven bones in the front paws and six in the back. My dog paws have 5 different components: Claws, Digital paws, Metacarpal pad, Dewclaw, and Carpal pad…all of which serve me well. Now we find the political candidates needing claws to take back something that’s not easily done. The way this works for me is the following: someone trims my claws on a monthly basis… so I don’t have sharp and long nails that I could use to dig up something, scratch something, somebody or a fellow dog/cat, harm the hardwood floors, etc. So…I am cared for in such a way as to not make it possible to claw back anything…I am relieved of these unwanted situation.
My golden self suggests that both candidates frequently trim their nails and carefully choose their words.
Brodie out front with the next three months
Political conventions ended…elephants & donkeys continued their bureaucratic journeys…spreading & speaking their political stuff as the media declares the next 99 days a “rocky road”; a blood-bath” and “incredibly nasty”. Sound like something you want to follow?
My golden take says that these are unusual political times. These are difficult times for many. We have two parties, maybe a third (Mr. J. could be declared president of Utah as it stands now?!?!)…who will take every opportunity to say things that could harm or hurt each other, perhaps themselves. There will be flying accusations, founded and unfounded. Candidates pivoting techniques will leave questions or remarks unanswered…leading to further frustration for the public. So, I dug up some quotes for you to ponder:
“Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.” James Madison
“When you think everything is someone else’s fault, you will suffer a lot. When you realize that everything springs only from yourself, you will learn both peace and joy.” Dalai Lama
“We all do better when we work together. Our differences do matter, but our common humanity matters more.” ― Bill Clinton
“What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight- it’s the size of the fight in the dog.” ― Dwight D. Eisenhower
“When they go low or high, you go golden.” Golden Brodie… who retrieved what the present first lady said and made it golden.”
Go golden…
Golden Brodie questions a Political Flying Machine and Dressing?
The research speaks for itself regarding the intelligence of dogs… the vocabulary of a dog…no wonder I try so hard…a golden dog trying to understand politics.
According to learned psychologists and experts on dog intelligence, the average trained dog understands 160-165 words. Super smart dogs have a vocabulary upward to 250 words…like that of a 2 1/2-year-old child. So give me a break when I tell you that I remain confused with the political conversations and shared rhetoric on both sides as they race to the White House. And by the way, my golden self is not ranked among the super smart and I am OK with that.
So, after the Bern Man and the Lady finally came together and announced their “togetherness”, she “threw the refrigerator”at the opposing sides presumptive candidate in her speech that sealed the deal between her and Sandy as they stood on the dias together. I know this is a strong woman and hopefully we respect this about her… but it’s impossible, is it not, that she threw a kitchen appliance at anyone…?!? In response… to her flying apparatus, the R guy did not even duck… He’s spending most of his time nailing down his vice presidential running mate…it’s said that…”He’s searching for the running mate who will help him to “change the dressing”. So, here they both are now in the kitchen. She’s supposedly throwing everything she can get her hands on at this one…while he, supposedly, is looking for his number two guy who’ll represent change, a change-over from the usual oil & vinegar slick to what?…thousand island perhaps??…he’s definitely not thinking green goddess for sure…and whatever his change over dressing is…it will be served on the side.
I do believe that I used up my entire word bank on this one.
Brodie here. A Golden Commentary and Contemplation 13
Where to begin with the political scene? With yesterdays chain of events, my befuddled golden head had to seek a cool corner, not due to the summer heat, but because of the unending chicanery and duplicity that continues to surface on both sides in the race for the presidency of the USA.
The presumptive D candidate yesterday played out this way…”charged with political disaster”…”careless not criminal”…”the truth factor issue”…”bribery”…”it’s not over with ongoing investigations from and through the FBI”… there was a plethora of troubling and unclear accusations. The closer for this fair lady was when the 44th gave his stump speech supporting her race to the White House. As he sat on the stage with the lady, she kept pointing out all of the many areas, mostly domestic in nature that are in serious need of repair and policy changes. Yes, and she would make things happen that have not been happening for years… and people don’t want to continue waiting. Confusing??… And the 44th agreed silently, smiling to the crowd as he stumped. Wow! That was a running dichotomy…a conflict…he didn’t…so she would? I’m beyond understanding this.
The presumptive R candidate today played out this way…”hundreds of bankruptcy filings hurting the little workers…”continued business practices that harm the hard-working people”…”he won’t pay and doesn’t care”…”frequent flyer in bankruptcy”…a shameful man…”used bankruptcy laws to his credit”…”still has not released his tax return”…”not fighting for the average person but for himself”…I’m beyond understanding this.
I’m a dog. I have a job. I do my job and when I don’t, more training shows up for me. This is good. My golden goal shows me as a well-behaved and trusted golden that gives happiness to others. So, if you are a government employee, part of your job is acting in a credible and ethical manner. If you are a business person, part of your job is acting in a credible and ethical manner. Enough said… Perhaps this race could use some golden goals.
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