Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for July 01, 2024

When does he think about bacon?

How much mental energy did he spend drawing up that chart?

Hey, Pig stole my chart!!

Well Goat that 83% could be stuff that could’ve happens.

I hear ya, Pig. I have learned to tell myself aloud, “You’re overthinking again. You don’t have to do that if you don’t want to.”

At least it adds up to 100%

I have a sister in law that does the worrying thing.

Only 83%? Those are amateur numbers!

That worrying thing sounds familiar!

Given he is bacon, being fried is probably very high in that 83%…

Worries about next visit to his therapist….

Sometimes I worry about my lack of concern.

Keep It Simple Stupid = Kiss Principle

Does he ever worry about wolves trying to eat him?

Don’t worry, be happy

Liberal Democrats spend 85% of their time worrying about Trump especially after the Dumpster Fire Debate that ended with President Jill helping The Walking Corpse (who should be in assisted living rather than the White House) off the stage and 14% of their time coming up with ways to Defend, Deflect and Deny was was painfully obvious and has been for years, really. “Joey had a cold”. The other 1% is thinking about what to order at Starbucks. God Bless America

I saw an ad for an online show Mom Squad that said mom’s made 35,000 decisions a day or about 1 every 2 seconds if you skip sleeping. I questioned this and was directed to a study that says EVERYONE makes 35,000 decisions a day. So when do we have time to do anything, all weird stuff.

Probably worries about cleaning before the cleaning service stops by to clean. What kind of pig lives in this slop?

If you’re retired, you don’t have to worry about work

But, sooner or later, it does.

Worrying about what other people think: 0%

Never is a long, long time. :)

Daily Mental Energy: Thinking about making a daily mental energy chart: 100% Oh darn.

Well, it all adds up.

“Today is the tomorrow we worried about yesterday.” I don’t know who originated that quote, but it’s pretty good.

Welcome to a more wound-up world than ever before.

I saw ‘Inside-Out 2’ over the weekend and had a bit of an epiphany. 50 or so years ago I let anxiety take over my brain, and very rarely have I let joy back in. I’m going to have to work on that.

It takes a worried man to sing the Worry Song – Joe Walsh

The excellent new book from Jonathan Haidt, The Anxious Generation, details how smartphone usage has essentially rewired the youngest generation so that they no longer have extensive experience with human contact. Early in the book he distinguishes between fear (of actual threats, a good thing) and anxiety (concern about possible future threats, including many with very low probability) and points out that anxiety (and accompanying depression) among teens has skyrocketed since they all became addicted to their on-line existences.

Dang, we’re all mental.

I don’t worry about nothin’ no because worry’s a waste of my time.

Guns N’ Roses (Mr. Brownstone)

(ignore the fact that the double negative means they really do worry about something)

Your list, until you end up on Trump’s Enemies List (which will include any peaceful protest against him btw), will be 100% Worrying about living in a Fascist Hellscape because after that abomination of a ruling today, America is dead.

At least Pig has a realistic view of how he spends his time.

To everyone in the Great White North:

Happy Canada Day, eh?

“If I were walkin’ in your shoes, I wouldn’t worry none.

While you and your friends are worried about me, I’m havin’ lots of fun"

Statler Brothers – Countin’ Flowers on the Wall