Gags the Clown, canine wine, and The Trump...it's all downhill from here America!

Happy Tuesday to everyone in the CCB Universe. It’s been a weird several days. Is it just me or do things seem to be spinning out of control, even more so than usual?

As examples, I’ll cite several news articles that I’ve seen come and go over the past many days. Each of them stranger than the one before (in my humble opinion):

1. There was/is the guy dressed as a clown with a bunch of helium-filled black balloons. He roams the streets of Green Bay at 2AM. I’ve never been a coulrophobic (fear of clowns), but I believe I will take it up. Police there refuse to do anything – it isn’t illegal to dress up like a clown and walk around at 2AM scaring the beejeezus out of everyone. If you think about it, I guess it’s the perfect way to attract attention to…well, whatever. When national network news runs a piece about you and the cops won’t arrest you, the only thing you have to lose is a little sleep.

2. The Trump has really pissed off the GOP brass this time by refusing to endorse Paul Ryan in his primary bid. That according to NBC News – something we don’t get at The Compound anymore since DISH is holding it hostage from us. But, I digress. They (the GOP brass) feel that The Trump should be focusing his attention on defeating the Queen of the Unindicted rather than seeking the media spotlight by exacting revenge on his fellow GOPers who have done him wrong. There is a great article in the latest Rolling Stone magazine about the situation the Republican Party finds itself in with The Trump. Mostly, a party that no longer knows itself.

I think the key theme was summed up thus: “…Republican propaganda for decades pushed magical-thinking concepts like "trickle-down economics" that asked lower-income voters to accept present sacrifices for theoretical bigger payoffs down the road. Until this year, Republican voters mostly bought it. But Trump was their way of telling their leaders they're done waiting. They want their piece of the pie now, even if it means unleashing the Trumpinator to get it…”

There isn’t a day that someone in the party elite doesn’t call for The Trump’s head on a platter. It’s gone too far down the line for that…strap in, everyone.

3. This summer has seen the introduction of non-alcoholic wines for cats and dogs. Seriously. They’re getting the wine coloring from beet juice which apparently is okay for dogs and cats since grapes can be toxic to pets. The wine for kitties is laced with catnip to keep them coming back for more happy hours. For dogs, it’s chamomile…which is potentially toxic to mutts though ASPCA has weighed in to say that as long as it’s not a daily event it’s probably okay. The idea behind the chamomile is that it helps the pooches mellow out. Judas priest…this is where we’re at? Wine for pets? What’s next? Vodka for iguanas?

4. Up next on the weirdness hit parade…speaking of mutts, did you hear the one about the two dogs who were left in a running car outside a Walmart in West Virginia? Seems they managed to somehow get the car out of Park, causing it to roll forward and into the front of the Walmart building. Bet they wanted to remind their owner to get more of the bacon treats (she always forgets).

5. Toronto (as in Canada) Police went on high alert the other day when someone called 911 to report a man with a gun walking around the downtown area. Police issued a Twitter alert to local citizens and sent a team to investigate. Seems someone had put a life-size cutout of Schwarzenegger as the Terminator into a shadowy area off a busy street. Remarkably, the police didn’t open fire (go figure). They even kind of had a sense of humor about it, Tweeting out the all is well along with #illbeback (oh, those clever Canadians). No word on who or why the cutout was placed there. Bet it was the creepy clown in Green Bay.

6. Closer to home, there was the woman in OKC who stole three cars over a period of five days. And, after she was finally caught and OCPD was booking her, she stabbed the officer with an ink pen. Oh, did I mention she has already been in jail four times this year? She’s being held without bond (there’s a surprise).

So that’s the summary…I don’t know what it is about summer that seems to foment weirdness, but it’s there, I’m telling you! Oh, I might have thrown some bits about the fiasco that is the Olympics in Rio, but I don’t anything about it BECAUSE DISH TV IS STILL HOLDING US HOSTAGE FROM GETTING ALL OF OUR LOCAL CHANNELS!

From The Compound, everyone have a nice day. And, watch out for the creepy clowns.
 

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