When something fades in the sun, where does the color go?

Please share your thoughts about "things that make you go 'Hmmm' ":

When are you a nudist (or naturalist) and when are you an exhibitionist? (from a strategy discussion with my friends Daren and Mark)

In response to last week’s questions, “When something fades in the sun, where does the color go?”, my friend Richard concluded that “all the colors pool together in heaven and get distributed in the form of a tan among people who are blessed to have adequate amounts of photopigment in their skin. Since I am photopigment challenged, I am not a recipient of this benefit. People like me only get melanoma.”

My friend Vivian learned differently. “An American Indian myth stated that when wild flowers no longer have their colors, the colors have risen to the sky and have become part of a rainbow. Perhaps that is true of all things that have color and fade.” To this, my friend Tracey agreed, saying “Duh! They save all those calls for rainbows. However, my neighbor Al responded with “Barney, the purple dinosaur, and the Teletubbies would tell you that is where the rainbows get their color. – Oh is that ever sick! ”

My college roomie John saw a dark side when he wrote, “When the color fades, it evaporates and we breathe it into our lungs. All the colors come together to form more brown dung in our bodies.”

My birthday bud Jon, paralleling Einstein saying that energy is never created or destroyed, said that the colors go “back into the sun. As we all know, the white light from the sun is really made up of all different colors of the spectrum. This is how the sun replenishes the colors it needs.”

My dad’s beach buddy Bob described this as “it is absorbed and swallowed up, sort of like dropping a strawberry into a bowl of whipped cream.” My sailing friend Kurt said it’s “the same place the light goes when you turn off the switch.”

Then my sailing and writing friend Rich realized that the colors “become character! For years my wife has tried to toss out my collection of character filled shorts, tees and hats. If only they could talk, what a tale they could tell. Upon further review it's probably a good thing that they can't.”
Live well...laugh often..be happy and have a good week…

If you need a permit to have a gun, then shouldn’t you need one for having kids?

In response to last week’s questions, my sailing friend and artisan Kurt wrote, “don't women already have licensing authority on having children?” My neighbor Al came to the same conclusion when he wrote, “You only need a permit to carry a concealed weapon (gun, knife etc). Having a gun is an individual choice (unless you live in Kennesaw). In a similar way, you don’t need a permit to have sex with yourself (although the nuns would tell you that you’ll go blind). You do need a permit to have a baby: both sides have to agree. Unfortunately, we have a lot of stupid people having both.”

In support of such a permit, my running friend Tony wrote, “The concept of making individuals have to learn the rules and be tested on them, including demonstrating their abilities in a "road test" would be a novel idea for those looking to be parents. When you see kids having kids before they can legally drive it is a little hard to keep your opinions to yourself.” But my dad’s beach buddy Bob replied, “No worry, too many people are shooting blanks these days. If we have anymore permits, we will disappear from the earth as a species.”

“Only if you are going to shoot them, my friend Tracey recommends. “It seems the people who are most equipped to have children have problems doing so. However, young, unmarried, uneducated people seem more fertile than anyone else!”

My friend Alan voiced his opposition to a procreation permit, saying “Sue & I might not be able to get a permit. Fortunately, we have been blessed with Sam & Jonathan.” My friend Richard also opposed the permit while offering support for “a clean bill of health from a qualified mental health professional.”

“I would not be surprised if we don't see one once we get a government single-payer health care system in place,” my cousin Wes observed, “On the other hand, I think a permit of children would be very appropriate if we reverted to the Old Testament concept that it is the responsibility of parents to "cut off" (execute) their criminal children. That way parents may consider their child rearing responsibilities very carefully. And perhaps we could reduce the budgetary strain our penal system places on the economy.”

My world traveling friend Karen shared, “Actually, in China you do need a permit to have kids! With the government’s one-child policy, people have to apply for permission (and usually pay a heavy “tax”) for any kids after the first. Lots of Chinese put their daughters up for adoption so they can try again for a son who will care for them in their old age. Imagine what that’s like!”

Please share your thoughts about "things that make you go 'Hmmm' ":

When something fades in the sun, where does the color go? (from my neighbor Al)

Live well...laugh often..be happy and have a good week…

Hal

My cousin Valarie, who enjoyed the lay/lie discussion, observed in last week’s question that the antecedent for having "one" is "gun" rather than "permit." She asked, “are you saying we need a gun for having kids?”

If 80% of people can't use “lay/lie” correctly, why don't we make those words interchangeable?

In response to last week’s questions, “If 80% of people can't use “lay/lie” correctly, why don't we make those words interchangeable?”, my friend Tracey may have been thinking forward when she wrote, “Are you telling me they aren't?”

My friend Vivian knew that “It wouldn't be so much fun especially when you have a nutty English teacher in high school trying to teach our class of goofy teenagers about lie/lay. Of course, our minds weren't always in the best place…Who us?” My flying friend Ted was a bit more mischievous when he responded, “If we were allowed to use these words interchangeably, we would have no way to piss off our English teachers.” Equally mischievous, my colleague Bill maintains his respect for his high school English teacher, Mrs. Bland.

While my cousin Valarie noted, “There's nothing humorous about dumbing down; eventually we'd return to the days when the masses couldn't read or write and have to paint frescoes on the wall to tell our stories,” her daughter Adare shared her feelings, “Ignorance is not bliss; ignorance is irritating."

My sailing friend Kate queried, “Well, it is sort of a dirty trick that the past tense of lie is lay. What is up with that?”

My neighbor Dick didn’t seem worried as he responded, “You know that 65.5% of all statistics are made up out of thin air (like this one).”

My birthday bud Jon is OK with the change “especially since many people will lie (in either meaning) for a lay.” Possibly recalling his high school youth or his current (SC) governor, my dad’s beach buddy Bob observed, “You may lie about with whom you lay on occasion.”

Please share your thoughts about "things that make you go 'Hmmm' ":

If you need a permit to have a gun, then shouldn’t you need one for
having kids? (from my friend Diane)

Live well...laugh often..be happy and have a good week…

Hal

From last week, my colleague Tara concluded “This one was just wrong…. LOL” while my neighbor Dick observed, “Did you ever wonder why the topic of "being naked" got so many responses? Must be a lot of "closet" nudists here.”