¶ Discussion on Climate Change and Weather
Good morning , happy Sunday .
Good morning one and all Beautiful day in the neighborhood .
Or in the fall and winter , as I like to call it , the day after football .
Yes , it is . This week's weather is going to get nice too . It's going to get down into the low 80s and the high 50s , and then next week we're going into the 70s and the 40s .
I love it . So fall will be here . Yes , that'll be our two weeks worth of fall , and then we'll go back to hot weather and then immediately cold .
Yeah , it'll be about 80 degrees one day and then the next day it'll be 30 .
We'll have two weeks of nice , actual fall weather .
Yep , but that's the South . Yeah , that's the way it is , you know , that's what we love .
Yes , Coffee's great this morning , dear .
Coffee is good what kind is it you ? know this is just a breakfast blend . I think breakfast blend . I think when you said that about this is the weather and that we got , I was thinking about climate change oh my God , climate change .
And the thing I thought about was people in Alaska , where they're used to living and have adapted living in cold weather , and people on the equator have adapted and live in warm weather , and just thinking about the climates and the different temperatures that people live in , how humans are adaptive to , where they are , but yet we make such a big deal out of
being hot and being cold and all that stuff . I don't know . It was a thought . Mine was the ramblings of a 62-year-old man who just got up and is drinking coffee .
Next to a beautiful woman .
Next to a beautiful woman .
I had to add that .
It didn't take me long to adapt to that . I kind of fit right into that one . That was easy . That was the easy part . All right and adapted to a woman who had adapted to me is the big thing to say .
You know , speaking of weather , we're talking about and people . Do you think climate change is real ?
Yes , absolutely , the climate changes every year . Duh , I love you . Now is it a . You know what are they ?
Hold on . What's the weather between climate and weather ?
What's the difference between climate and weather ? Yeah , hold on . What's the weather between climate and weather ? What's the difference between climate and weather ? Yeah , I guess climate's over a period of time and the weather changes from minute to minute .
Okay , but you know , let's just go back and talk about this just for a second , now that you brought it up .
Well , I bring it up because the old man who took 30 seconds to sit down into a chair the other day to talk about the hurricane I don't know if you saw that clip or not , I put it , embedded it in one of my victor girls posts he's just shuffled out there on stage and he needed assistance to sit down in a chair and he just was so slow robot .
It was just . It was awful to watch . But then he sat there later in his little talk he he said anybody who doesn't believe in climate change is brain dead . Because you know they talk about these hurricanes getting more intense and blah , blah , blah .
I won't go through my whole timeline of this , but I guess that all goes back to what I just said . We adapt to the earth .
The earth has gone through I don't know how long has the earth been here a few billion years and we've been here talking about recording weather for oh , I don't know 150 years , and we're going to really think that we're that so powerful that what we do is going to change the earth . The earth will adapt to us . We'll adapt to the earth .
The earth's going to change . We're going to go through hot spells , we're going to go through cold spells .
We're going to go through that whole , every bit of it , and to say that it's such an existential threat that we have to , you know , bow to and change every aspect of our lives , for it is bull doodoo yeah , I agree I did not do I did not mean for us to get off on a tangent there on the weather and climate .
I really wanted to talk about football . I wanted you to recap in our little sports segment here on the Carol Remarks podcast with the Jets . Do your recap of your sports day .
We'll do that . But I want to touch one more thing . Okay , okay , we were worried about an ice age . A few , you know , during my lifetime , which has only spanned 60 years so far , we've been warned of an ice age . We've been warned of melting . In five years the Earth's going to be underwater . Look at how the water's rising . You know it's gone from .
We're not going to have an ozone .
It's gone from . You know what . It's gone from global warming to you know they keep changing the words . So now it's gone to climate change , which can be defined as anything . So therefore , they can say climate change and be right . They are right . The climate is changing . It changes every day . This existential threat is just
¶ College Football Banter and Family
nothing . Football was great yesterday All right , do tell . Football was pretty outstanding yesterday . There were just giving the fun recaps . Let's see Tennessee lost to Arkansas . Now , if people don't know , I did live in Arkansas for a period of time and I did go to school out there , so I do have a little bit of a tender spot for the Hog .
It was kind of great to see that happen . And then there was another game . Who was it that played Alabama ? Oh yeah , that's the one . Alabama lost to Vanderbilt . Now here's the fun thing about that . Being a Georgia fan and we lost to Alabama last week being a Georgia fan , I start thinking about these things .
What happens if Alabama and Georgia are both one-loss teams when it comes to the end of the year and they have to go to pick which team makes the playoffs ? This is all just musings of an old , 62 year old man . What happens if they , you know , have to choose between the two and everybody said well , heads up between you two .
Uh , alabama beat georgia , so alabama got in . But the only thing we have to say back to it and it trumps every bit of it is but y'all lost to vanderbilt . That trumps it all . You can't even say uh , but you know , we beat y'all . No , I'm sorry you lost to vanderbilt now .
Did you watch any of it ?
I watched a good bit of it . Yes , and vanderbilt beat them . They were just outplayed . And here's the big thing about that they were outcoached , that's what I was going to get to . And that's going to . You know , the first half of the Georgia game , georgia was just kind of they weren't quite sure what the hell was going on .
I think maybe they were overhyped . The second half , they pretty much beat the shit out of it . They pretty much beat the hell out of Alabama Georgia . The whole game it looked like DeBoer was outcoached by the coach from Vanderbilt . So you know , this honeymoon that you guys are on for beating us maybe not as great , I don't know . You know it all just .
But you know , nick Saban never lost to Vanderbilt and this coach has already lost to Vanderbilt .
So I'm just confused about how come Alabama beat Georgia then .
That's what I was saying . They just got such how come Alabama beat Georgia ? Then that's what I was saying we got way too far behind because we were either unexpected of what they were doing or just didn't match up well , and in the second half we just couldn't come back from that big a deficit .
But you did come back and you were ahead at one point .
Yeah , absolutely , absolutely . And we had a chance to win it at the end of the game too . Yeah , but that doesn't matter . Alabama lost to Vanderbilt . Oh goodness , do you ?
know who Alabama plays next ?
Oh it doesn't matter . Okay , you know for Alabama fans that season's over , it's over , it's over . But I will say that on social media yesterday Alabama fans came out and talked about how they were beaten and they took it like what did you call that ? Veiled humility .
Veiled humility .
Veiled humility . They were trying to be humble and it just didn't work . Sorry , you lost to Vanderbilt , yeah .
And we had the baby yesterday . I keep calling him baby . At one point in time I'm going to have to start calling him something else , but he is my baby doll .
Yeah , and he took off his Alabama shirt when they were losing . He threw it on the ground and said go dogs , sick them .
He did not . He was wearing a little Alabama shirt , but he didn't take it off .
Took it off , stomped it on the ground . That would be so funny , said bring back Saban , ran around the table stomping mad . Bring back Saban . Oh no , no , he was fresh , he had a little cold yesterday he was a little stuffy . He wasn't quite as rambunctious as he usually is , yeah , but he was still active .
Oh yeah , very active Didn't seem like he was sick , uh-uh .
Didn't seem like he was sick , but he sniffled and had the runny nose and played with his cars . He loves those cars , he absolutely loves those cars . And he loves cake pops . Yeah , and we got him to eat some , actually some . French fries and he nibbled on his fish sticks . Yeah , nibbled . Yeah , I'm not so sure that . I don't know why .
You know , of course Dad said that he was eating fish sticks and we tried to get him to eat what we call pigs in a blanket . Of course Dad said that he was eating fish chicks and we tried to get him to eat what we call pigs in a blanket . We talked about it yesterday and he wouldn't have any part of that .
So I don't know , maybe when he gets older , when we can sit him down and he can understand .
Maybe I'll make some candied bacon .
There you go , some candied bacon .
There you go , Some candied bacon . We got to get that boy eating bacon . I know people are out there going that's going to stop up that kid's arteries .
No , he needs protein .
Just like climate change . Way back when , people in caves weren't worried about their diets they were eating meat . I guess I could eat some meat .
All right , let's move on . Okay , let's go , let's do some deer abbeys . Okay , I want to do some deer abbeys . It's Sunday Normally
¶ Relationship Struggles With Fitness Compatibility
. I think we've kind of fallen into this routine about doing dear abby's on sunday with you . Okay , I have this one , if I can find it here . It is so weird oh boy , you're gonna surprise me . Yes , of course I started reading it the other day and then I had to stop , oh goodness , because I'm like what ? Let me see if I can find it .
Well , this ought to be interesting all right , all right , here we go ready . Oh gosh , it's so bizarre again . I think this is one of these that was made up by the staff writers .
And you know , dear abby , my best friend keeps kissing and sleeping with me and saying it's platonic , what let's stop yeah , I know my best friend keeps sleeping with me kissing and sleeping with me so you're not kissing back and allowing her to sleep , right ?
okay , go ahead dear abby , my best , as he has labeled our relationship .
Of course .
Yeah , labeled our relationship moved in with me eight months ago . He claims to have no romantic feelings for me . Despite this , he sleeps in my bed next to me and kisses me . He claims to be asleep when he does it and says he doesn't remember it happening .
Sly bastard when he does it and says he doesn't remember it happening , sly bastard .
He encourages us to be sexually intimate and texts me daily I miss you messages . When I leave town to visit my mom , he says he doesn't want to be with me because he doesn't see me that way . He also talks to another girl .
He claims they're also just friends and have only a platonic connection , but I've seen kissy emojis , miss you text and new photos they've exchanged . Oh my gosh , what in the world ? I feel used and asked him to leave , but he refused to acknowledge my request . Dear heavens .
When I asked him why he lives with me , he said it's because I am a better alternative to sleeping on his mom's couch next to her dog . I cannot express how painful it was to hear that At this point . He owes me a thousand dollars in unpaid rent and I'm over feeling like I fell in love with someone who doesn't have the capacity to love even himself .
How do I get this guy out of my house and out of my heart so I no longer feel like I live in ? Maid , concubine , bank account chef and personal assistant in exchange for this privilege of being mistreated used in georgia ? What in the world ? Oh my god , it's not funny they're not having sex .
But she says no , they're having sex oh , they are yes oh , okay I believe that's what sleeping with means oh , yeah , I guess so , but it being that descriptive in the whole thing , she could have just said we're having sex instead of sleeping with .
Well , yeah , you know , yeah , well , I guess they didn't want it to be a penthouse for them , sort of sounded like yeah , I mean , what do you think is going on here ?
and she can't get him to leave . What in the world this guy sounds like I don't know .
Well , he's just taking advantage of the situation . You know , she's got problems , very much so , and she says you know , Codependent or something you know ? Is she in love with this guy ? Does she need him to pay rent ? Is she using him for the rent ? He's taking it as a well . You know , if I pay rent , I get sex too .
She wants him to leave , though , and he won't do it .
You know what you do you kick him out , change the locks . Call the cops . You're done , get out of here .
It's scary , it's real easy . Well , that's what you say . Easier said than done .
It didn't sound like they went into this as a relationship . Mm-hmm , it sounded like he just moved in because , you know , like you said , he sounds like a creep . Well , you know , you said in the thing he said that he does these things and says he's in his sleep . He's doing that . Yeah , that doesn't sound like they're sleeping together .
It sounds like he's just doing these things , you know .
I think you're losing the point here . Well , I'm saying I think they are having sex . I think it is . I don't think it's just sleeping and him kissing her . Okay , well , and why does she only have ? Why Does she only have a one-bedroom apartment ? Does he not have a bedroom to go to ?
As only an alternative is his mom's couch , with sleeping with a dog .
Right , something's up . We need more to the story . I say kick him out , but , like I said , it's easier said than done . Something's wrong , something's weird . I think it's a made-up story .
Yeah , I think it is too . I think it's all done to make us sit here and say you know what the hell ?
all right , let's see what dear abby has to say about it . She's gonna say get rid of them , we'll see . All right , dear used . How do you get this poor excuse for a man out of your heart from the tone of your letter ? You already more than halfway there .
Turn off the money spigot , quit cooking and washing his clothes for him and when he climbs into your bed , kick him out of it and tell him if he wants sex , to get it from his other friend . It would be money well spent for you to consult an attorney about this refusal to leave your dwelling , because it may take a formal eviction . There you have it .
God bless her .
That's all I can say .
What's the other one ? Bless her heart , bless her heart . Bless her heart , lord . I don't know if I can take another one . That was something I'm looking .
You keep talking . I'm trying to look for something .
Well , you know the only thing I could think is that you know you have to be suckered into all that kind of thing . It really it sounded to me more like she moved in a roommate who started taking you know liberties and got out of hand and it sounds like he's trying to be a sponge .
Yeah , I mean that's , and that's the thing I worry about too though I didn't really bring it up was if he's living there , does he have , do you have to have an eviction to get him out ? I mean , if he's not paying rent and he's not doing anything like that , is he ? Does he actually formally live there ?
yeah , that's a sticky situation .
I'm not sure how that would work you know , and you know why can't you say just get the hell out of my house . He has a place to go , his mom's .
Yeah .
So it's not like you're putting him out on the street and I wouldn't even be worried about that .
He can go . He's a grown man . He'll find something . I wouldn't be worried about where . Well , where's he going to go live ? I don't care .
Get out of my house because you're not living here anymore . That's crazy . That's crazy stuff . All right , here we go . Here's the next one . I don't .
I did see a meme today that had a picture of tampon tim next to don rickles . Oh my god , I knew . Yes , yes , that's that's you know .
Yes , I can't believe that they're actually going to demean Tom .
Don , I know it , I know and that's what I'm saying . It was upsetting , I know . And when they keep calling him gay , I'm like you're demeaning the gay people . He's way more than just gay . He's way past gay . Keep him away from the little boys . Okay , that's all I'm saying .
Okay them away from the little boys okay , that's what , that's all I'm saying .
Okay , what's the next ? All right , the next one . Dear abby , I'm a mature male who had a weight problem years ago when I turned 50 . I was diagnosed with metabolic syndrome , hypertension and diabetes . I took my doctor's advice about diet and 150 minutes of exercise a week .
Fast forward to today and I have lost almost half of my body weight and now in good , and now I'm in good shape . My problem now is finding a woman near or around my age who have the same dedication to exercise and fitness . It is nearly impossible to find a partner who shares the same values . I have tried dating sites . I almost always get catfished .
I almost always get catfished . I go on dates but if I'm not physically attracted to someone , things don't get out of the friend zone . I feel physically attracted to Wait . I feel physical attraction drives a good part of a healthy relationship . Sure , it does .
In the beginning maybe I value having friends , but finding someone who can run , bike , kayak etc to me vital to a successful relationship . Should I settle to have someone to spend time with or keep the faith and hope I find a woman I'm attracted to ? I've had little luck finding a compatible partner . Well discouraged in Memphis .
I would say that you just hadn't found the right one . Keep looking . Or maybe it means that you won't find the perfect one and you needed to dedicate your life to something else , maybe taking what you've learned and giving it to other people through teaching them how to diet and to do other things . That may be the way to go .
The woman in your life will fall into your life when God wants it to fall into your life . That's the way I look at it .
Yeah , I agree . My question is do you have to have someone identical to you ? Oh , absolutely not To fall in love with or be with for the rest of your life ? Uh-uh , absolutely not I understand he wants the woman to be fit and in shape , sure , but that doesn't mean she has to enjoy kayaking and outdoor activity and all that other crap All the time .
Yeah , no , uh-uh .
But I mean , I guess that's a way to spend time together .
But there are people out there that would enjoy that . You just have to keep looking .
you know impatience there's lots of women out there that enjoy kayaking and hiking and outdoor crap .
I'm not sure they live in Nashville , memphis , memphis , especially Memphis . You might need to move somewhere . You might need to .
You know that may be the thing to do , but I understand what he's saying , because there are a lot of people that don't exercise and take their physical fitness seriously . There's an age group , whatever 50 years , whatever . I understand that . Sure , sure it is true . I can see that it's probably very rare to find a woman .
But , like I said , you can't force that type of thing . So right , you know , maybe maybe you do have to say , well , okay , I mean , someone maybe does part of this a little bit , or or whatever , but it's not just about having somebody who is exactly like you .
Yeah , all right , let's look in the mirror and see me , you know , stand next to me all the time .
God , all right , let's see what dear abby says , because we are at 24 minutes .
We need to cut this short .
Yeah , I'm using up all of my stuff . Okay , dear discouraged . Physical attraction is important , but what attracts us to others varies from person to person . You don't have to be lonely because physical fitness is so important in your life , in addition to chemistry . Continue to look online .
If you do , you will find there is more than one dating site geared to folks who are interested in health and fitness . I wish you luck . All right , there you go , we have to go
¶ Finding a Partner
. Oh , we need a question of the day , though . My goodness , hang on . All right , the gent has the question of the day .
It's related to what we just read yes , following along the lines of the dear abby , if you ever had to find a new partner in life , would you , like she said , go online and try to find one , or would you do it the old-fashioned way , by going to church ?
that's the question of the day now for me . I wouldn't . I wouldn't even try yeah my age .
Yeah , I think I'd be kind of , I think I'd you know who'd want to live with this stop with noises and sounds and stuff emanating from the body the whole time .
All right , we got to go . Thanks for listening .
See you .
Go Dawgs .