Canucks, I beg of you -- please don't hate Americans and please don't dismiss Trump. While I can say little good about your Mr. Mark Carney, who apparently is cozying up uncomfortably with China (and in a way wiping Chinese communist butt with your cherished maple leaf) while emulating the very worst of the elitists' World Economic Forum, intent upon sweeping away significant individual rights, Donald Trump strives at the peril of his own administration's survival to right the world's ills. I'm hoping against the terrible winds of change that our USA mid-term elections will keep enough Republicans in Congress to allow our President's efforts to continue, though, yes, we all suffer in the short term. Canada deserves a far better leader than Carney, obviously a self-important person looking out for himself and his elite international buddies. May your future elections offer you something more than a Trudeau shadow person. However, should any of you in Canada be journeying across the border this or next week to visit the New York State Fair. . .
. . .you may be disappointed to discover that the calf-birthing display is missing this year (in fact, the Fair is approaching suck level this year for exclusions and impediments in general). My suggestion would be that Fair officials go to area hospitals, find pregnant women and offer them money to dress up in cow costumes and deliver their offspring on a floor covered with straw. I mean, straw was good enough for Mary, Jesus and Joseph, right? Considering the ignorance among so many in the modern population, I believe the cow costume thing could work and onlookers would be predominantly unaware that cows were replaced with women.
Now, who's ready for a nice swim in Lake Ontari. . .oh, um. . .Lake Ameri. . .that sounds weird. . .so -- who's ready for a nice swim in Lake Usedtobe?
Reno in flames: "Human" involvement in the fires is acknowledged, though whether accidental or not is the question. The basic question as America burns is whether terrorist arsonists are involved. What could be easier than to fan out and anonymously set fires among the infidels?
Iran's psycho determination: If Americans would step back and remember how Iran has been responsible for the deaths of so many of us, maybe we could be a little more understanding of Trump's efforts to crush Islam's murderous crazies.
Dearborn's Dearest: Wow, good for the black Christian pastor in Dearborn MI who called out Sharia Law's growing influence. He's loud, outspoken and correct. As Dearborn goes, so could the rest of the country, and he is warning us all.
The Lindsay Clancy triple child murder case: Well, I don't know, but it kind of looks like mom is a serial killer who kept it all in the family. As you may have noticed, people seem to be going nuts in general, so whether this tragedy was a surprise is up for debate. All I know is that professional folk in the head-shrinker business appear sometimes to rely the living hell on medications, pumping them into patients like gamblers feeding slot machines. hoping for a payoff. What more can be said? Men, beware! If your lady's not killing your kids, she might be plotting to mix you an antifreeze cocktail and she'll bury your carcass in the garden without putting you under with so much as clean underwear.
Meanwhile, in Pennsylvania an 18 year old nothing stabbed his girlfriend to death, claiming a demon in his head told him to accomplish the task. Too late the exorcist, no doubt. Sometimes I envy people whose heads become inhabited by voices, at least they have somebody to talk to in the late evening hours when even the cat wants nothing to do with you. Bonus: Voices usually seem to guide the listeners along to accomplish something, sort of like a project for a high school shop class from Hell.
Data center roulette: As we wait for startled American data center investors to jump out of high buildings, we do wonder what can be done about the constant hum associated with running a bevy of computer equipment in these massive structures, said to be quite noticeable for area residents. True enough, in China we doubt anybody complains about the noise.
Plexaderm: I watch their TV commercials, somehow reminded of at least two motion picture productions of "The Picture of Dorian Gray."
Dolly Parton dies: The eternal "Miss America." As established country music stars pass away one by one, pretty much leaving in their wake wannabe imposters singing about "country" that hardly exists anymore, horses they've never ridden and hats that look ridiculous upon their heads, Parton's superior heartfelt involvement in arts, entertainment and generosity will endure in America's entertainment history for years to come.
META gets robbed by several states: Again, I should mention that I've no real love for actually being social on the social network. Nevertheless, I firmly believe META was just robbed of 18 billion dollars by greedy states drooling over the prospect of watching money flow into their coffers, presumably intended to treat mental illness caused by evil social network entities dedicated to hypnotizing children into doing their bidding.
Bull crap.
If a child or young adult seems to have developed mental issues as a result of exploring the Internet and all of its circus tents, the problem isn't META or its fellow providers: Anybody notice those often invisible things called parents? Where were they during this crisis-building period? Whom better to recognize mental issues in their little darling or significant other than a parent or close friend? Remember parental responsibility? As one might expect, the reason why META is now on the hook for 18 billion smackers over the next 10 years is simply because they have the money -- a lot of money -- and parents mostly don't. These days, nothing seems to scream louder in the courtroom than money, and of course this bundle of poop didn't even make it to the courtroom because META settled out of court. If "addiction" to scrolling makes you crazy as hell, suicidal or (catch-all) merely disturbed, then my sofa cushion can probably give me the week's weather forecast whenever I ask for it. The thing about government money grabs is the traditional option that no mask, gun or ransom note are required -- just bureaucracy, "expert" opinions, tears of sympathy and the will to take from one to give to another. And what exactly does it mean when government promises it's taking an action "for the children," when such efforts increasingly appear to chip away at adult freedoms bit by bit?
