Monday, February 6, 2017
Today's picture/Cartoon from The Oldie
As I was reading my Oldie magazine this morning, I saw a cartoon that I wanted to post to the blog. I wrote to the cartoonist, Crowden Satz, and asked about using it. For a small charge, he optimized it for me so it would look good here. I think it is just the best cartoon.
I can identify with this cartoon. I hate looking at the first part of the news every evening now.
ReplyDeleteI told the cartoonist that it expressed my sentiments exactly!
DeleteThere you go. That's me, totally. People may call it burying my head in the sand, but I'm reading like a wild woman and loving it. News - pssh!
ReplyDeleteYup! Me, too. I didn't even know half the names in the Bush or Obama cabinets.
Deletelove it!
ReplyDeleteThanks! Just went over to your blog and love it. Added it to my blog list on the sidebar.
DeletePerfect! I've stopped watching it. On the rare day I think I need to 'catch-up' and I watch, I see a big difference in how I feel and kick myself for doing it.
ReplyDeleteSo, so true.
DeletePerfect!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Penny. I thought so, too. That's why I spent the extra time and money to get in touch with the cartoonist. He was very nice.
DeleteHere in Germany, what happens in the US is closely watched, as it has an impact on Europe in general and Germany in particular. I prefer to know what's going on rather than not. But somehow I have always managed to keep a good mental distance from the news I watch on TV or read in my weekly paper, as long as my little happy bubble of daily life remains intact.
ReplyDeleteThat's the secret, isn't it? Balance.
DeleteI have a friend from Newfoundland. Those two looked like Newfies to me, so I read it to myself in a Newfie accent. Perfect! I understand what everyone means about the news...... It's all too instant now, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteIt is. And too much of it, I think.
DeleteThat's me... you'll hear about it soon enough when something happens that you need to know about. Let's face it, none of us can do anything about the stuff they show on the news anyway...
ReplyDeleteThat's exactly right. For example, I read about the suicide of Butch Trucks, who was a drummer for the Allman Brothers, more than a week after it happened. It didn't change how I felt, learning about it later. I think there is too much focus on the 'right now' 'right this minute.' And all the analyzing drives me nuts. 'This is what may happen if...' sort of commentary.
DeleteBrilliant! It was kind of the cartoonist to let you use it, thanks for sharing.
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DeleteThis is perfect, Nan! I have to admit, I've watched more news in the past couple of months than ever before. All it does is upset me, so I'm weaning myself off of it. Thanks for sharing this cartoon!
ReplyDeleteI don't need to 'wean' - I just don't turn on the radio! I never, ever watch tv news. For one thing, we have no source. All our tv now is via Netflix or Amazon or Acorn or Tunnelbear.
DeleteI certainly feel this way. This time of year/life certainly makes blog hopping seem more precious.
ReplyDeleteI love the blogs I read. I learn about so many things, and barely a one has anything to do with politics!
DeleteThe truth is we all need to protect ourselves, at least somewhat, just now.
ReplyDeleteWhatever happens will happen whether I am paying attention or not, whether I march or not. I learned that in my college days.
DeleteAmen to that!!
ReplyDeleteMe, too!
DeleteI don't bury my head, but I make an effort to keep things in balance. Love to offset the headlines that I can't avoid, with positive stories of folks making a difference through volunteering, protecting the environment, planting trees, building homes for those in needs, etc. Having said that, I absolutely understand the sentiment of this cartoon!
ReplyDeleteThere's that great word again, balance! Librarian used it in a comment, too. There are so many news stories that have nothing to do with the headlines. News that can make us feel good about life in general. I remember years ago hearing that single, older women were afraid to go out of their houses because they saw the crime on the news. Crime that happened hundreds of miles away.
DeleteAbsolutely! In a nutshell. I head for another room when my husband turns it on. I wasn't like this when I was younger but I do it for my health's sake now.
ReplyDeleteI can't think of the name of the old movie that Meryl Streep was in where she said this, but I've never forgotten what she told her daughter: "It's so much easier to be happy."
Wow, I didn't know that line. Wonderful words. Thank you.
DeleteSometimes I get my best advice from cartoonists. (When I'm not getting it from my favorite bloggers )). But this one I've been following for months.. (I'm not burying my head in the sand -- I read from several trusted sources including newspapers but I refuse to watch TV news.
ReplyDeleteI don't see TV news, but I hear about it from people and it sounds so intrusive. I listen to NPR and learn a lot, but it isn't as inflammatory.
DeleteNan, I know my sentiments will not be particularly welcome, and I really don't wish to be unkind, but I feel I must say something. Unfortunately, the attitude of "it doesn't matter what I do, it will happen anyway" is partly why our country is in desperate trouble now. Refugees, as only one example, do not have the luxury of ignoring what is happening. Ignorance indeed can be bliss, but it comes at a price, and the bliss may be very temporary. Do I need to protect myself or do I need to do whatever I can - though it will almost certainly be very small in the "big picture" - to protect others? Who do I want to be? Reading your post has saddened me; I won't be visiting again.
ReplyDeleteAll sentiments are welcome here. I think I am just feeling helpless these days. And I'm concerned that people's health is indeed being damaged by the news. I know a woman who feels very strongly that her cancer was due to her worries during the years before Obama. And this year when they thought it had come back (proved to be negative, thank God), she was sure it was the concerns of this past year. I don't bury my head in the sand. In my own way, I worked very hard for Bernie. I listen to NPR, and I know what's going on, but I think news headlines can be very upsetting, and if one hears them all day long they must have an impact on us. Years ago, we watched the news in the evening and that was it. I have friends on both sides of the political spectrum, and frankly how we get along is to not talk politics. We know how each other feels, and we try to respect those views. We love one another and that keeps our friendship strong despite the differences.
DeleteI like your blog (and you) so much that I will always read it, but I confess to sympathy with Stephanie's comments.
DeleteI live in Australia so I don't want to be presumptuous about politics in the USA, but I really believe that people must speak up or the forces of ignorance ("alternative facts") will prevail.
I totally accept what you say, and understand it, but we all make our choices.
Like you (I think) I came to age in the 1960s, and I marched against Australian involvement in the Vietnam war and I have no regrets about that.
I think it is very sad that people are at such odds with each other.
Sue
I'm kinda wishing I hadn't posted it. It was really meant to show how tough the news can be. As I said above, a woman I know thinks her cancer came from stress over politics years ago. It is a very divisive time now.
DeleteI am beginning to feel that way about Facebook.
ReplyDeleteI bet you are!
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