Little Windows

Carpathian Mountains With Trees Covered With Snow And Sunlight With Cloudy Sky During Winter

Getting Ready To Take A Trip

When I was a Mortician’s Apprentice and I used to dress the departed, I remember two things.

The clothes that their families brought in- no matter how well worn the outfits were- were always in really nice garment bags. Sometimes the garment bags were brand new. I thought that was sweet,ย  it seemed like they were packing for a trip- maybe to Hawaii or Victoria BC or Disneyland.

The second thing was, when I would put the shoes on the departed, I always did it carefully and gently because it reminded me of the times when I was teaching my sons- and even my younger brother and sister- how to put their own shoes and socks on and tie their laces. When I think back on it, if I talked to my client when I was preparing them for their funeral it was always when I was putting their shoes on or covering their feet.

Death is cruel, it’s a cheat, it’s scary. But sometimes it is undeniably kind.

Photo A.M. Moscoso
Oakwood Cemetery.
Beaver Dam WI USA
October2023

Let’s Spell It Out.

As we wade through the mountains of word-turds dropped all around us by Convicted Felon Donald Trump, I thought it would help to define and draw a picture ofย  his followers who also drop mountains of word-turds too.

I call these turd droppers MAGAts:

Supporters of President Trump, one carrying a bust of the President, climb the walls of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2020, as they and thousands of others protest the electoral college certification of President-Elect Joe Biden.

Structurally, MAGAts display similar features across species. Their body shape tapers to a point, and they are typically paleย  in color.MAGAtsย  have no spines attached to their soft bodies.

Their anatomy includes mouth hooks, which act as forks that scoop decaying foodย  ( and words )into their mouths. The varying structures of mouth hooks enable observers to differentiate between different species of MAGAts.

WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 06: Protesters interact with Capitol Police inside the U.S. Capitol Building on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. Congress held a joint session today to ratify President-elect Joe Biden’s 306-232 Electoral College win over President Donald Trump. A group of Republican senators said they would reject the Electoral College votes of several states unless Congress appointed a commission to audit the election results. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Their bodies also contain oversized salivary glands that enable them to digest decomposing material more easily.MAGAtsย  breathe through anterior and posterior passages to the trachea known as spiracles.ย  MAGAts also speak out of their posterior passages.

Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.

โ€“George Carlin

Trump supporters near the U.S Capitol, on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. The protesters stormed the historic building, breaking windows and clashing with police. Trump supporters had gathered in the nation’s capital today to protest the ratification of President-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory over President Trump in the 2020 election. (Photo by Shay Horse/NurPhoto via AP)