SOMETHING TO PONDER: George Carlin
George Carlin's wife died early in 2008 and George followed her, dying in July 2008. It is ironic George Carlin - comedian of the 70's and 80's - could write something so very eloquent and so very appropriate. An observation by George Carlin:
The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider Freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less, we buy more, but enjoy less. We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time. We have more degrees but less sense, more knowledge, but less judgment, more experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but less wellness.
We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom.
We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often.
We've learned how to make a living, but not a life. We've added years to life not life to years. We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet a new neighbor. We conquered outer space but not inner space. We've done larger things, but not better things.
We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul. We've conquered the atom, but not our prejudice. We write more, but learn less. We plan more, but accomplish less. We've learned to rush, but not to wait. We build more computers to hold more information, to produce more copies than ever, but we communicate less and less.
These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion, big men and small character, steep profits and shallow relationships. These are the days of two incomes but more divorce, fancier houses, but broken homes. These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throwaway morality, one night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do everything from cheer, to quiet, to kill. It is a time when there is much in the showroom window and nothing in the stockroom. A time when technology can bring this letter to you, and a time when you can choose either to share this insight, or to just hit delete.
Remember to spend some time with your loved ones, because they are not going to be around forever.
Remember, say a kind word to someone who looks up to you in awe, because that little person soon will grow up and leave your side.
Remember, to give a warm hug to the one next to you, because that is the only treasure you can give with your heart and it doesn't cost a cent.
Remember, to say, 'I love you' to your partner and your loved ones, but most of all mean it. A kiss and an embrace will mend hurt when it comes from deep inside of you.
Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment for someday that person will not be there again.
Give time to love, give time to speak! And give time to share the precious thoughts in your mind.
And always remember, life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by those moments that take our breath away.
George Carlin
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ByĀ CAROLE MALONE 14:47, Tue, Mar 25, 2025Ā | UPDATED:Ā 16:06, Tue, Mar 25, 2025
Why doesĀ Rachel ReevesĀ still have a job? It's not just what sheās announcing in her spring statement this week ā jobs cuts and higher taxes ā that should have her sacked. Itās the fact sheās a ligger, sheās greedy and sheās totally devoid of sense. Why? Because just a few months after she, Starmer and various other cabinet ministers were plunged into a damaging Freebies row ā Reeves has brazenly been at it again.
First, we discover the woman, who together with her husband is on a joint income of nearly Ā£400,000, took free Ā£600 seats in a VIP box for a Sabrina Carpenter concert (nope Iāve never heard of her either). Sheās also taken Ā£276 worth of free theatre tickets, Ā£7,500 worth of free clothes and a Ā£200 Harrods Hamper from the Qatari Embassy
Even some of her own cabinet colleagues are now disgusted at what sheās done, the major one being Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander, who threw the Chancellor under a bus yesterday saying she, personally, had never taken free tickets since becoming an MP and that she was far too busy working to attend concerts. āI actually havenāt been to any concerts at all because Iām very very busy,ā said Ms Alexander. āIāve got to prioritise my time and when Iāve got time off spending it with my husband and family is a more attractive option to me.ā
What is it with this woman? Has she no respect for the high office she holds? Has she no respect for herself? Does she not see this kind of greed brands her the worst kind of freeloader and a laughing stock not to be taken seriously. And yes, I know MPās are allowed by parliamentary rules to take freebies as long as theyāre properly declared and as long as public perception is taken into account. Well, first they shouldnāt be. And second, Iāll tell you what the public perception is here ā it's that Reeves is a brazen ligger whoāll take any freebie she can get. The perception is that sheās using her position as chancellor to get free stuff.
Itās that sheās not just greedy, insensitive and foolish but she clearly has zero judgment about how the British people will see this at a time sheās about to heap even more taxes they canāt afford onto them ā all because sheās completely ballsed up the economy. And just to feed into the stupidity argument her ludicrous excuse for taking the swanky box at the O2 concert was that āit was the right thing to do for my security.ā Sorry, but Rachel Reeves wouldnāt know the āright thingā if it smacked her in the face. No, the right thing would have been NOT to take the free tickets. The right thing would have been to pay for them herself as she and her husband have a vast combined income that puts them head and shoulders above the majority in this country.
How on Earth does Rachel Reeves still have a job?Ā (Image: PA)
The right thing to do would have been not to embarrass the Government after the Freebie scandal that engulfed it just a few months ago.A Government spokesman said this week the rules surrounding ministerial gifts had been strengthened to āensure transparency.ā Well, clearly Reeves didnāt get the memo ā or maybe she thinks the rules donāt apply to her? Either way her arrogance is towering.
But then can we be surprised at her skanky behaviour when we have a leader who has done exactly what she has ā taken a free box (at Arsenal) and then also insisted it was about his security. Starmer also took thousands of pounds worth of free clothes and specs from one of Labourās biggest donors, Waheed Ali.
The fact is the PM canāt sack Reeves for embarrassing the Government because heās done what she has. Do you remember how theĀ Labour Party howled and screeched whenever anyone in the last Tory Government took freebies? They almost burst blood vessels in their condemnation.
But the minute they got into power all the anger was forgotten and people like Starmer and Reeves couldnāt wait to grab what they could get. Itās a terrible look and the fact Reeves still canāt see it shows just how ill-suited she is for government. But of course sheās not the only freeloader in high office.
It's been revealed that Angela Rayner, the minister for Housing, Communities and Local Government, went on a taxpayer funded visit to Ethiopia. Of course, the first question has to be what possible business she could have in Ethiopia that was relevant to her job as Housing Minister and that would justify spending £20,000 of taxpayers money on it?
But while she was there she also requested a private safari trip and had to be told by the civil service that taxpayers would absolutely not be funding that. Why did a Government minister have to be told that was wrong?
Well, this is the sameĀ Angela RaynerĀ who accepted Ā£3,550 worth of free clothes from Lord Alli and a stay in his New York apartment. And remember it was her who had the brass neck to call theĀ ToriesĀ scum? She needs to take a long hard long in the mirrorā¦.
As does Reeves. Sheās not just the worst Chancellor in living memory. She lied about her qualifications for the job. She lied about the fictional black hole which the Office for Budget Responsibility has refused to acknowledge ever existed. And thanks to her incompetent stewardship of the economy she has now created her own black hole because sheās borrowed and spent more than she needed with the result being zero growth and a flatlining economy. And of top of all that catastrophe and inadequacy the hypocrite Reeves still thinks its OK to reward herself with freebies?
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