Keeping abreast of the situation ...........

When, who and how and why did they decide that under most circumstances, men could not see the nipple on a woman's breast. Ninety percent of it can be exposed, but not the red part on the end. Who decided that?

Why not the left half of the whole thing, or the right half, top or bottom. inside or outside. Why just the nipple?

There are nude beaches where the whole thing is exposed. Girlie magazines show everything, but have a star or a circle or some kind of cover, over that sacred nipple. Where did that custom ever start?

Some cultures don't cover anything, some "burlesque" shows exposed all, but had a pasty over that part of the breast.

Did women or men make that original decision? "Oh my God, don't show the nipple." Why was that?

Statues in the park will show men totally unclothed, women, the same, but generally something over the breasts.Do you think that God told Eve she could "bare it all" to Adam, but "keep a leaf or something, over those  nipples." God had infinite wisdom, but what was the rationale behind that decision?

What got me on that subject, I was waiting for my wife getting some tests done at the hospital and I was in their "Education" room. Nice and quiet, nice furniture, carpeted, quiet, great coffee, and I was sitting in this nice, quiet atmosphere, and on the shelf was a cross section of a breast, but I couldn't see the nipple because a book was in front of it.

I enjoy sitting in that room, great "People watching" place, windows, but secluded, I can watch everyone going and coming in the hospital. At my age, all my friends are either in the hospital or visiting someone, so I see a lot of old friends, but they don't see me, I like it that way.

THE FINAL INSPECTION

The Soldier stood and faced God,

Which must always come to pass.

He hoped his shoes were shining,

Just as brightly as his brass..

'Step forward now, Soldier ,

How shall I deal with you?

Have you always turned the other cheek?

To My Church have you been true?'

The soldier squared his shoulders and said,

'No, Lord, I guess I ain't.

Because those of us who carry guns,

Can't always be a saint.

I've had to work most Sundays,

And at times my talk was tough.

And sometimes I've been violent,

Because the world is awfully rough.

But, I never took a penny,

That wasn't mine to keep...

Though I worked a lot of overtime,

When the bills got just too steep.

And I never passed a cry for help,

Though at times I shook with fear..

And sometimes, God, forgive me,

I've wept unmanly tears.

I know I don't deserve a place,

Among the people here.

They never wanted me around,

Except to calm their fears

If you've a place for me here, Lord,

It needn't be so grand.

I never expected or had too much,

But if you don't, I'll understand.

There was a silence all around the throne,

Where the saints had often trod.

As the Soldier waited quietly,

For the judgment of his God.

'Step forward now, you Soldier,

You've borne your burdens well.

Walk peacefully on Heaven's streets,

You've done your time in Hell.'

Author Unknown~

It's the Soldier, not the reporter

Who has given us the freedom of the press.

It's the Soldier, not the poet,

Who has given us the freedom of speech.

It's the Soldier, not the politicians

That ensures our right to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness..

It's the Soldier who salutes the flag,

Who serves beneath the flag,

And whose coffin is draped by the flag.

Is it my imagination or ...................

My ADD makes me a “channel hopper” when I watch TV. I can sit there and go through the channels all night long. But my doing this I have learned one thing, commercials make up the major part of TV. It is almost possible to go through all the channels and have a commercial on each channel.


I think eventually they will only have to film about ten minutes of the show, and there will be twenty minutes of commercials. An hour show will only actually be about twenty to thirty minutes.

Commercials and advertising rule our country. Just think, we used to listen to the radio, it had one speaker, yet we all listened to the radio and had pictures in our minds. We had old 78 rpm records that we listened to. Some didn’t even have changers and we had to put a new record on each time.

Then along came “hi fi” and everyone rushed out and got one. Then some engineer decided that we needed “stereo” which is nothing more than splitting one sound into two, and you listened with both ears.

Each time we had to buy something new. New technology always seems to lead to purchasing something new. We live in a “throw-away society.” I always admire “forward thinkers” who think ahead on what is going to be needed next, and are ready when it comes along.

I still take Bufferin and drink Lipton tea because of Arthur Godfrey. I will only use Hellman's mayonnaise because of Ruth Lyons, (pictured above) and those goes back over 60 years. When they told you to try something, you did. If Ruthie introduced a new product, it sold out at stores before the day was over. You don’t find that anymore where the “star” of the show endorses the products they are advertising. Bob Hope for Pepsodent, a lot of products were associated with the people who promoted them.

To me it is still a monument to advertising that they have the public convinced that watching poker, is entertaining. That still amazes me. I think the size of the pots make it watchable, mention MILLIONS and you get someone's attention. Why else would anyone watch poker? To me that is at the bottom of the “interest” chain.

But then, you have to remember, I go back a long way, I loved Burma-Shave signs and listened to the old Philco Radio while Mom did the washing using the old ringer washer, and cleaned the walls with wallpaper cleaner and scrubbed the sink with Skiddo.

I have witnessed a lot since 1932, just think of all that has happened since then. I delivered newspapers to Orville Wright’s home in Oakwood, often saw Charles Kettering who invented the starter for the automobile as well as many other inventions, saw Franklin Roosevelt in a motorcade with Kettering and Wright.

Much has happened since 1932.