i read a book today, it was great

     Hello everyone, I hope you are having a good day.  We are all waiting for the fires in California to be over. It is a horrible tragedy, and I do think that more prevention should have happened. And really all leaders need to step up their emergency games. I think God has helped us through a lot, including the pandemic.  Possibly this fire experience is preparing us for nuclear war.

       Everyone wishes I had kept that to myself.  Well I think we really need to do all we can to help the young people grow into whatever blessings and roles are going to be their thing.  Surely the tech communication extravaganza was a lot of our roll out for the millenium.

       Anyway, I just boosted the ET meme and I feel fine about it. I did imagine myself getting one million likes and being on Fox News.  But it is just another joke and not one that will really hit everyone the same.  So it will be lower numbers but still good so far. I am thankful because I did put myself out there and go it alone a little bit.

       Anyway what did I do today.  I read an awesome book.  I just loved it.  It was a vivid spiritual warfare novel that also very realistic and had an ending that I just didn’t see coming. Wow, way to go, a cool sample of the Christian fiction genre.  The book is called “True Status” by Chuck Richardson. Here is a link, just order a copy and read it.  It is a fast fun read:

https://www.amazon.com/True-Status-Chuck-Richardson/dp/B0CCCQW4HM

Another blog post about not posting something

 

OK everyone, here is another post that I kept to myself and I question.  I think yesterday would have been a good time for this reel and my trusted confidants or maybe just my sister said don't.  Like it is just too light.  But I think it is not making fun of anyone's pain and I have been sadder about this event than almost anything else.  So I am just wondering why I see it differently and whether people are telling me their true opinions. Is this about the conspiracy and the hollywood stars who did secret messages for me? And my friends are saying this is part of the torture case?

I don't know, because everyone seems so serious about telling me not to make any jokes whatsoever.  Meanwhile people are commenting on photos of the fires and saying it is Sodom and Gomorrah.  Well I have not a hint of that reaction whatsoever, like literally no sarcastic laments for wasted porn studios or anything.

So I am going by my true comedy sense on these posts and I think it is too late for this reel.

Also I noticed that the filter on my phone shows it differently than my computer.  And when I tried to send it to my LA friend on instagram, my skin looked worse.  Honestly these things seem like tech abuse.  My phone doesn't log into websites correctly and I never know if I can get to the next screen if I am using the internet.  And verizon is happy to put everyone on a payment plan that lasts years later than your phone lasts.  The phones are like 1600 dollars, as if you're buying a car.  And someone at Apple got to decide that no one would watch DVDs anymore on their computers. But God forbid that an uncompensated comedian would post a photo of ET when the woods near his old house are on fire.  And everyone knows he left that weird machine in the woods over night. 

new meme for my jokes page

 

Hello everyone, I am writing this blog post but might not share the post because I think the meme belongs on my facebook jokes page. My friends are saying don't share it because the fire is not a laughing matter.  But I think the joke might be just right for that.  And it is weird to feel like my friends are wrong about this.  I don't know what to think. For me the issue is whether the meme makes sense even though ET is a stuffed animal in the photo and not the actual movie rendition. And I also think an orange and yellow frame around the meme would look better.  

I'm not sure I can post it with so much doubt.  I feel very sad about the fires and aware of the fact that this could be an act of war from who knows who, adding to a possible ten year assault that is behind shootings as well.  But are we not going to joke at all for five years? I think I might post it on my jokes page anyway.

I also think the "too soon" idea is not it, like it will soon be too late for this meme.  Because the arsonists will have revealed whatever country is behind them.

I have another short video that I am posting on my videos page, which is a video I did not post yesterday because of similar input.  My friends are usually right.  So what is it this time? 

There are other jokes I am keeping to myself. Like I haven't said, wow, this Backdraft sequel is too realistic.  Or wow, these scenes are like scenes from Hollywood.

So anyway, I erased something else that actually was bothersome and now I will go post this post.

Great news everyone, a nice relief and happiness

 

Hello everyone, thanks for reading my blog. Right now is the middle of the night between Monday and Tuesday. Earlier this afternoon I got an email admitting me to Mensa.  My test scores qualified me, either from old scores or the admission test I took.  I feel really happy and thankful and am having a nice perspective on my whole life. A lot of people have heard about Mensa and probably have wondered if they could get in.  Well if you thought maybe you could then you might be right.  The test is pretty fun, and possibly you have old test scores that could get you in. It is 98th percentile. That is high but not unheard of.  Like it is within reach for probably people up to 85th percentile if you happen to test well one time.  Do you see what I mean? I mean like you could spike higher than your main level sometimes, and a large range of people could probably get accepted if they want to.

I am hoping to attend a games night on Jan 12 for local Mensa.  I have a game to bring and I might give it away. It is called Dixit. But I don't know, maybe I could keep it too and bring it again on a regular basis.

I feel some healing from this experience because I have felt battered and bullied as a mental health patient. Joining an IQ society feels vindicating and like an escape from persecutors.

Well have a good day everyone, too bad I ate banana chips and chili mango slices because I am allergic to both things. Soon I will take my medicine.  Email me your address if you want a free joke book: smefird@gmail.com. That includes you, whoever is reading this. Happy New Year!

happy new years again

 Well hello everyone, it is Saturday Jan 4.  I haven’t been able to figure out my new years resolutions so I have decided to just try for a hodge podge year. I will continue with last year’s work in comedy, graphic design, and journalism, and I will add in art and illustration. I might also do some volunteer work. 

My sister got me a new frying pan for Christmas and wow, it makes such a difference.  So maybe I will step it up with my chicken dishes this year.  Maybe fish and grits again as well.

Today I will write an onion article about the mensa organization deciding to use candy crush scores instead of standardized tests.  I think it will be funny, I just have to get it done.

Tomorrow I will go downtown to Michaels for a sketch book.  I will get a water color book, some water colors, some markers and pen and ink.  I am sad to not be taking classes but I don’t have the money. I think it is okay. I really needed to pay off the credit cards.

I think I will keep sending off joke books because that felt good yesterday when I mailed two books.  I have about twelve books to give away soon.

What do you guys think about me trying to be an artist this year. Well I don’t know but I think some kind of goal is good. I should do the surrealism project too.

happy new year everyone

 Hello everyone. I am writing this post in a “write-in” session with a group called 540. It reminds me of my old writing group from Greenville, SC.

I had a nice day today and people at my mental health program were extra nice and said Happy New Year a lot.  It was fun and made me thankful.

I just cleaned my apartment for inspection. I am kind of on a roll with that and do well every time.  I think some of it is because I have a good case manager named Karla.

Way to go Karla. Karla is interested in social work school. Please someone sponsor her.

Next on the list of things to mention is that I need to write up some New Years goals.  Last year went really well.

What should I work on this year? I really don’t know.

I think I need to spend another few days deciding what my goals should be. I am also going to order some more joke books to give away.

Well, that is all. I am going to a conference on Jan 17 and I will try to get rid of a demon that I found in my soul during a seizure yesterday.

Ravneet do you want to go to the conference with me. I hope you can, well have a good day.

My dad is going to crush Jimmy Carter on Judgement Day

 It won't even be remotely a contest.  My dad was a republican, an engineer, and a frequent visitor to Atlanta.  What did Jimmy Carter do? A little too much volunteer work.

My dad took us to mexican restaurants, nature hikes, and the beach.  What did Jimmy Carter do except pave the way for Ronald Reagan. The 70s were about high gas prices.  The 80s were about my dad helping my sister and me build terrariums for our salamanders.

I wish I could be there during whatever ceremony my dad has already been waiting for in heaven.  It will be a little awkward. Jesus Christ will say, how do I say this, Bob Efird is the winner this time.

Congratulations everyone else who totally called it, how could it be more obvious. Dad versus a "president." Jimmy will ask for a do-over, where he lives on a pond and drives to the tennis court playing opera music.  But it is too late.  He has soundly been defeated like anyone else who ever made the mistake of challenging my dad to a game of chess or anything else. This time it was a contest referreed by God, and the champion was determined today after 100 years of predestined futility.