In case you were wondering.....

 The last post where I said Check it out is referring to a web site called Big Talk or Make Big Talk.  If you are wondering why I posted it, just click on video section and look for the grey haired dude with a blue jacket and grey baseball cap with a goatee and that's me.

If you don't have Instagram (which I don't because I put my cell phone in a drawer 6 years ago) then you might have a problem.  Apparently you can also access the site on YouTube.

The reason I'm bring this up is because someone told me that there are over 2 million views of my short interview.

The owner of Make Big Talk is Kalina Silverman and she has been working on this project for about six years.  Look her up and see what she's been doing.

I would like to regard my blog as my version of Make Big Talk.  I started Mind Jazz in 2006 and if you scroll through the archives you will discover a wide range of subject matter.

I think the next phase of my exposure (which has been slowly unfolding) will be in the Podcast world.

From what I've been told......again I don't have Instagram.....there are many comments that allude to the simple fact that I might be able to help a certain group of people who have gone through a similar situation.

This coming February 3 will be 30 years since my 15 year son Sean changed levels.

There are days where it feels like it happened yesterday and there are days where it feels like it couldn't actually have happened.  There are many more days where it feels like it happened yesterday then the other feeling.

The affect of his physical lost on other members of our family has proven to be traumatic in ways that aren't always obvious.

Human beings are story tellers and it seems on a planetary basis that BETTER STORIES NEED TO BE TOLD. 

As I look around I see a lot of anger, judgmental viewpoints  and a ton of confusion regarding politics and religious beliefs.

Science seems to be disregarded and humor isn't as widespread as it should be.

Whether or not me creating a Podcast can do any good at all......time will tell and since I'm only trying to help one person at a time my goals aren't that extreme.  

I've already been exposed to 2 million people and I wasn't even trying. 

Plus I've been told I either like to talk or I talk too much.

Thanks to Make Big Talk I'm going to expand my Universe and as you know it's a very very very very very very very very very large Universe....and it is always expanding so why not join the fun.

Michael Timothy McAlevey

Check it out

Talk 

Many Many Many things going on

My baseball season is over and once again the Dodgers had a great REGULAR season.  Things didn't go as planned in the post season but that's why they play the game.  It's a game of failure for 31 teams that don't win the World Series BUT Los Angeles is spoiled because our regular 162 game season is consistently very very good.

If you don't follow baseball then perhaps you follow politics and if so then you can't be pleased with anything going on anywhere on the planet.

If somehow Russia is behind Iran which is behind Hamas then they are doing that to take away focus on their war with Ukraine.....which could create a much larger problem.

So many people use the term WW 3 and they might be the same people who believe in Revelations.

Religion plays such a big role in the situation that once again I hope the Creator isn't paying close attention to the nonsense.  Every religious organization claims they have the true answers and of course every organization underestimates the Creator. IF, IN FACT, THERE IS AN INTELLIGENT BEING  BEHIND THE CREATION OF THE UNIVERSE.

I BELIEVE THERE IS AND I ALSO BELIEVE  THAT HUMAN BEINGS CREATE CHAOS BASED ON THEIR ORGANIZED RELIGIOUS BELIEF SYSTEMS.

When political motivation intertwines with religious belief systems then things really get out of hand.

WE CURRENTLLY ARE WITNESSING THAT TYPE OF CHAOS.

HOW IT GETS RESOLVED IS ANOTHER ISSUE AND THAT ISSUE IS RELATED TO HOW MANY WEAPONS HAVE BEEN CREATED IN THE LAST 100 YEARS.

ESPECIALLY THE TYPE OF WEAPONS CREATED SINCE 1944.

If you build the toys and you make money selling the toys, you obviously are going to keep making more toys.

ESPECIALLY IF THOSE TOYS EXPLODE

*******

I read a story this morning about DJT using campaign money to pay his lawyers.  60 law firms have received 37 MILLION dollars.

What's really amazing to me is HOW MANY of his supporters don't think he had anything to do with the January 6 2021 attempted overthrow of the Capitol Building.

I have watch the morning speeches( Jan 6) by 3 people ( including DJT) twice and its an open and shut case

WATCH IT IF YOU HAVEN'T, AND TELL ME HE ISN'T RESPONSIBLE.

**********

There are so many twists and turns to the quantum entanglement theories.

If you aren't aware of QUANTUM ENTANGLEMENT term then you should do a little research.

Spooky

EPR

The fact of the matter is as far as I can tell.....it's still SCIENCE FICTION

THEORIES are THEORIES UNTIL PROVEN TO BE TRUE and there are so many theories that are being converted into movies and novels that  WE have a tendency to start thinking that facts are present.

THOUGHT  EXPERIMENTS are beautiful......

When I continue to read and study about how the Universe is constructed I still encounter a slew of theories and then add math equations and suddenly everything is perfectly clear....

OR NOT

Last week the Nobel Prize in science went to some folks who discovered Quantum Dots

DOTS

If politics confuses and baffles you try spending some time on those last two subjects.

If I didn't have sports to observe I might actually go crazy.....

opps....maybe it's too late.

Once more Doonesbury nails it

Vice-President 

On top of the GOP candidates running for Trump's VP we need to add a Democrat to the list.

ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR.

Watching his interviews I have no doubt that DJT will choose RFK Jr. or that Vivek dude.

Of course Mr. Kennedy will politely decline but anyone who adheres to the number of conspiracy theories that he does, might decide that it makes sense to join the Trump team.

A friend of mine saw JR the other day in Santa Monica and wondered if he was trying to become the next Mr. Universe.   

Are there no conspiracy theories about steroids?

The GOP yesterday announced that they will pursue impeachment proceedings on President Biden and no one in the right mind can be surprised.

Donald has warned the party that if they don't, he will do something else to get another indictment and raise more money and climb higher in the polls.

The Republican party is so screwed and all they can do is try to screw the Democrats.

Stay tuned...the election of 2024 is just getting started and with AI involved it will be the strangest election.......

EVER

Last Quarter of 2023 starts today

 Amazing how many times in my life I've said...."wow, has this year really flown by, or what?"

As one gets older the concept of time both diminishes and increases at the exact same speed.....and since speed is a fundamental concept of what time is, our references get blurred....from time to time.

The 2024 Presidential election has kicked off with the GOP conducting a debate and the front runner of their splintered party having his own campaign away from the "crowd."

One of the methods that the GOP uses is the statement that FOX News uses all the time.   "The American people don't want Trump or Biden."\

THAT STATEMENT IS SIMPLY NOT TRUE AND NO MATTER HOW MUCH THEY TRY TO CONVINCE YOU OF THAT FACT....IT WILL NEVER BE TRUE.

THE TRUMP FOLLOWERS WANT TRUMP

THE BIDEN FOLLOWERS ARE NOT DESERTING JOE.

THE REALITY CHECK IS SIMPLY THIS

MOST PEOPLE ARE NOT INTERESTED IN THE 2024 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

180 MILLION PEOPLE WILL NOT VOTE IN THE NEXT ELECTION

200 MILLION PEOPLE WATCHED THE LAST SUPER BOWL

AND THUS I AM ABLE TO ANNOUNCE THAT MOST PEOPLE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE OPENING OF THE 2023-2024 NFL.

Which starts tomorrow with Kansas City and Detroit.

College football season has been up and running for two weeks and the regular part of the Baseball season is entering its last month before the Post season begins.

FOR THOSE OF US IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA.

The Dodgers have run away with the division (again)and now just try to stay healthy for the Post season.

The Angels can't catch a break

The Trojans have played two weak teams but have scored 122 points.

The Bruins are still trying to find the QB

The Rams are rebuilding.

The Chargers are Super Bowl contenders.

The US Open tennis is in full swing.

The Ryder Cup starts on the 28 of September

SO HERE'S THE ACTUAL REALITY OF YOUR LIFE.......

IF YOU DON'T FOLLOW SPORTS THEN YOU ARE STUCK WITH FOLLOWING POLITICS AND IF YOU DON'T FOLLOW SPORTS OR POLITICS THEN YOU ARE.....

???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Hopefully you are a sports fan which allows you to be pleased or bummed at the actual time of the event....which happens in real time.....all the time.

And knowing that time is an illusion but speed is not......start watching human beings that excel at physical endeavors.

By the way DISNEY is making the watching part a bit harder with their monetary demands.

Currently I have no ABC or ESPN or USA Network on my cable program.

Seems to be a bevy of Strikes and Shutdowns by various people.

HOTEL WORKERS

ACTORS

WRITERS

RUNNING BACKS

AIRLINE ATTENDENTS

UNITED AUTO WORKERS

Pretty sure all of these issues are a result of the Covid issue.

COMPANIES AND INDIVIDUALS TRYING TO RECOUP WHAT WAS LOST DURING THE PANDEMIC.

One thing to keep in mind.....Covid has NOT gone away.

Slowed down

but

still

around.

Jill Biden tested positive yesterday.

Enjoy the last quarter of 2023.

What?

 I watched some of the GOP debate and all I can say is

WHAT?

8 PEOPLE WITH NO ONE A SERIOUS CONTENDER

TO

THAT

GUY

WITH

4

INDICTMENTS

If I was running the GOP show I wouldn't be concerned about Joe Biden

The problem is

internal.

Might have helped

The Dodgers are 26-11 since I posted my article on July 4.  13-1 in August.

Things are going well in the regular season....again.

New pickups adding some depth

Pitching staff reclaiming its gusto

The actual baseball season in LA has been wonderful for ten straight years.

Angels behaving normal......which is not good.

Few surprise teams are doing well and some normal front running teams are not doing so well.

Football season is starting and DJT keeps piling up his court dates.

Trojans play first game on August 26 vs San Jose State

Rams are in for a very hard season.  Will be surprised if they win 5 games.

Very sad to see Lahaina.

FINALLY

 After two years of intense investigation the hammer has fallen.......

and all the GOP wants to do

is

talk

about

HUNTER BIDEN

I just watched Mike Pence talk to the press on his campaign trail and everything he said completely supports the attempt by Donald J Trump to overthrow the Constitution.

His numbers increased from 3.1 percent to 3.1 percent.

NOBODY WHO SUPPORTS DONALD 

CARES

WHAT

THE EX-VICE PRESIDENT

SAYS.

NOBODY

Reminders ...... JUST IN CASE YOU FORGOT

 Donald Trump still thinks he can be President again.

The GOP now has a majority of their voters believing that January 6 wasn't really an attack on the Capital.

IT WAS JUST A SMALL MARCH and DJT had nothing to do with what happened.

The debt ceiling was raised 3 times while Trump was President, with very little hoopla.

President Obama was denied a Supreme Court Judge appointment because Mitch McConnell said it shouldn't happen in the last year of a term.  There was 10 months left in his second term.

Donald J Trump got a nomination approved 10 days before the election in 2020, which he lost.

The odds on winning a Powerball jackpot is 292 MILLION to one

The odds on winning a Mega Millions jackpot is 302 MILLION to one.

The odds on winning a California Super Lotto Plus jackpot is 42 MILLION to one.

The odds on winning a Scratcher for 10 or 20 million dollars is 3.5 MILLION to one.

I play the Scratchers

It takes 230 MILLION years for our Solar System to rotate ONE time around the center of the Milky Way galaxy.

The Earth is traveling at 67,000 MPH

The Solar System is traveling at 515,000 MPH

The Milky Way galaxy is traveling at 1.3 MILLION MPH

IT'S ONLY BEEN 150 YEARS SINCE THE HUMAN RACE LEARNED THAT OUR SOLAR SYSTEM WAS MOVING AROUND THE CENTER OF THE GALAXY

The distance one light year covers, at 186,000 miles a second, is 5.9 TRILLION miles.

BLACK HOLES WILL NEVER ALLOW ANYTHING TO RETURN ONCE IT ABSORBS WHATEVER IT ABSORBS....WHICH APPEARS TO BE ANYTHING HAVING TO DO WITH LIGHT AND MATTER

Donald Trump still thinks he can be President again.

There are millions of people who believe the Universe is only about 8,000 years old.

MILLIONS!

Does it really surprise you that Donald Trump could actually win the GOP nomination while in the middle of a court case.

Webb

One year anniversary!

Go ahead and enjoy the latest images.

The Universe is rather large......just in case you forgot.

2023 Baseball update

 Of course the Dodgers are my main interest in baseball and since last year was the greatest single season they have ever had with 111 wins, I figured now at the halfway mark would be a good time to reflect on what has happened so far in the new season.

Needless to say there have been huge surprises....both positive and negative.

And by the way those surprises extend to all of Major League Baseball.

Injuries' affect all teams in baseball and the Dodgers are no exception.

Two weeks ago the Dodgers had 5 rookies on the field at the same time.  I don't ever remember that happening but I've only been paying close attention since 1958.

During the off-season the Dodger front office gave us every indication that this would be a year where the young studs in their farm system would get some opportunities.

I'm pretty sure they didn't think there would be this many opportunities but alas that is exactly what is happening.

Two of the biggest surprises have been players that haven't seen their rookie seasons in quite awhile.

Justin Hayward and David Peralta 

J.D. Martinez is not a surprise because he has always been good.

Justin Hayward's last five season's have been horrible and  now once again he is a stud.

The pitching staff has been slammed by injuries and new arms are introducing themselves.

Bobby Miller, Gavin Stone, Michael Grove and Emmet Sheehan have done a very adequate job of replacing Walker Buehler, Julio Urias, Dustin May, Tony Gonsolin and Ryan Pepiot as well as Noah Syndergaard and now Clayton Kershaw.

After ten years of leading the division this year will prove a huge challenge because other teams have young players that are also getting their chance and are responding.  The Arizona Diamondbacks are a total surprise and San Diego has underperformed so far but they have a lineup that should prove very tough during the second half.

Baseball is game of streaks and the Dodgers last 10 years have been wonderful.  Of course I'm talking about the regular season which is 162 games.  The other season, which requires an additional 11 or 12 victories has been a total success only once....in 2020.

Can the Dodgers win the World Series in 2023?

Two things about baseball......there's no crying and there's no predicting.  Just ask Dave Roberts about last year during spring training.  Big mistake Dave!

Of course the Dodgers can win the World Series.....but so can Tampa Bay, Texas, Houston, San Diego, Minnesota, New York, Atlanta, Cleveland and Cincinnati.....whoa.....wait just a sec.  Cinny was 2000 to 1 before the season started and they currently lead the Central division and apparently have the greatest young player since Mickey Mantle.

Mr. Otani of the Angels has something to say about that.  He is in a class of his own and the rumors keep saying he might be a Dodger next year.  I find it hard to believe they would spend $500 MILLION but then again the owners have more money than Warren Buffet so who knows.

Can the Dodgers win the World Series?

THE REAL QUESTION TO BE ASKED IS....

CAN THE DODGERS REACH THE PLAYOFFS?

And as always I say the same thing I've said since 1958/

I sure hope so!

One thing I'm really ready for is a summer winning streak and hopefully it started last night with a 5-2 win over the surprising Pittsburg Pirates who are only 4 games behind Cincinnati.

The teams that should respond in the second half of 2023 are Philadelphia, St. Louis and the New York Yankees.

July 4 to October 1 is the greatest time for Major League Baseball and I'm ready to play coach......put me in.

Go Dodgers!

Not enough kudos

Last week a great American passed away and there just wasn't a big enough deal about his life and what he accomplished.

It's truly not a ridiculous statement to say that Daniel Ellsberg, as a lone individual, was the most important human being that stopped the Viet-Nam war.

Of course there were numerous groups that made their displeasure known such as student protesters, draft dodgers and Veterans against the War but without Dr. Ellsberg's conscious awakening that misguided war might have gone on for many more years.

There are multiple sources to enlighten you about his life including his own website.

Ellsberg

If you didn't own a copy of the Pentagon Papers then I highly suggest picking up a copy and try to accept the reality that America doesn't always have humanities well being at the center of her actions.

"The Pentagon Papers, officially titled Report of the Office of the Secretary of Defense Vietnam Task Force, is a United States Department of Defense history of the United States' political and military involvement in Vietnam from 1945 to 1967."

It always comes down to who has the power at the time in question.  When you hear the fact that Dr. Henry Kissinger called Dr. Daniel Ellsberg "The most dangerous man in America" and realize that Henry had the ear of multiple Presidents over a span of 50 years, and maybe still does, then you begin to understand, or at least comprehend, that what you think is happening and what is actually happening are truly not the same thing.  To be aware of truth in the world of politics one must do excessive research....and to be honest I don't know how that is possible with all the misinformation being generated.  And not only generated on a daily basis but minute by minute, thanks to Social Media outlets and hand held devices.

This short report from 13 years ago on Australian TV highlights the Documentary about Dr. Ellsberg's involvement.

Doc

Of course you should watch the actual Documentary....but maybe that will prevent you from getting the latest Tik-Tok revelation or Twitter feed. 

Don't want to interrupt your reality with actual facts of history.

Please excuse the sarcasm if you aren't a phoneacholic.

And one thing about history that continues to blow my mind.....

THE HUMAN SPIECES DOESN'T SEEM TO WANT TO LEARN FROM HISTORY.

It's not so much about ignoring history, it's about not wanting to acknowledge what we've learned, which in turn means maybe we haven't really learned anything.

As an example...doesn't Russia remember losing 20 MILLION people in WWII?

And it's another example of allowing one person to create a situation that could result in a disaster of unthinkable proportions.

Dr. Daniel Ellsberg is an great example of one person making a decision that enhances how the human race can be viewed in a extremely positive manner when the time comes to judge actions of the 20th Century.

I've read and I remember enough facts about the man to honestly judge him as one of the great American heroes of our time and even in the top 5 when it comes to all of American history.

If you are young go back and learn about him.

If you are older, refresh your experience.

IF YOU ARE ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO THINK HE WAS A TRAITOR.....

SHAME ON YOU!

Thanks to AI the next Presidential Election will BE A FIASCO

 If you thought the last election was, shall we say...memorable, then this next one will be a total fiasco.

AI CHATBOTS that are easily accessible will prove to be the most misguided, confusing, irrational and detrimental CREATURES that our political system has ever encountered.

SERIOUSLY!

Think about the conspiracy theorists that only read and listened to the BS during the last few elections.

NOW IMAGINE THAT VISUAL EFFECTS WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO THE VERBAL ARENA.

PEOPLE THAT BELIEVED THE BS AND THEN REPEATED THE BS WILL NOW BE ABLE TO SAY...."DID YOU SEE THAT?"

I'm seriously petrified that someone like a Donald Trump will be able to pay for AI events that have Joe Biden admitting to fornication with a goat.  AND THE VIDEO WILL PROVE IT!

Short post this time due to research on AI.

More to follow

Finally the BOSS reacts to Lies and Misinformation and then the big issue of the day

 After years of simply ignoring reality and most importantly truth, Rupert Murdock dropped the axe on one of his premiere voices at FOX News. I guess it's safe  to say that losing 785 million dollars in a lawsuit can make one react..   Why Sean Hannity isn't following Tucker Carlson to the unemployment line is the real question.  I guess they are waiting for the other lawsuits to reach their conclusion before continuing the purge.

Maria Bartiromo should be fired and I have no idea where she works but her support of Rudi G and Sydney Powell during the election of 2020 remains one of the highlights in the arena of spreading Big Lies and Misinformation.    

By the way Tucker might decide to run for political office because telling lies has proven to be a rather strong trait when seeking public adulation.

The more lies one tells the more popular one becomes.

Of course I could be lying

And today JOE announced that he would be seeking a second term in order to "finish the job" which actually is a vague term when it comes to political jargon.

FINISH THE JOB makes sense when speaking to a house painter or a plumber but when a politician says it I'm instantly put into the campaign mental state which often times makes me dizzy and quite light headed.

The job that needs to be finished, in my opinion, is the job that never got started.

THE REGULATION OF GUN OWNERSHIP AND WEAPONS MANUFACTURING is a subject that Republicans refuse to discuss....especially Republicans who have been elected to ANY office in this country.

The 2nd Amendment is the most ridiculous amendment ever constructed.

2

The human beings who wrote the 2nd Amendment were very aware that a well armed militia was extremely important...which is generally the case when a country has recently secured their independence after a war.  Not one of those people had ANY idea of what future weapon construction would consist of.  It took one minute to reload a musket in 1791 and  today 15 children can be murdered in 30 seconds or less with an assault rifle.

By all accounts there are approximately 400 MILLION guns in America.

Combine that with approximately 40 million people who are extremely close to being certifiably "nuts" and the recipe for disaster is obvious.

WE NEED TO REGULATE GUN OWNERSHIP  and the first step is to regulate weapon manufacturing.

TALK ABOUT ANTI-AMERICAN JARGON!

I prefer the NEW ZEALAND Jargon and the AUSTRALIAN Jargon when it comes to weapons.

And I have no desire to live in either of those countries......

I simply want US to get our priorities straight.

I'm not saying you can't own a gun.....I'm saying you can't own a gun if you haven't been trained and licensed and vetted.

IT SHOULD BE AT LEAST AS HARD AS GETTING A DRIVER'S LICENCE AND OWNING AND DRIVING A CAR WITH CURRENT INSURANCE.

DUH!

Every Earth Day since 2006

 There's a soul in the life of the land where we live

IT'S CLEAR

IT’S CLEAN

IT’S FRESH

AND IT’S OURS

IT DOESN’T CARE WHERE WE’VE COME FROM

IT DOESN’T ASK WHO WE ARE

JUST

DO WE LOVE

WHERE WE STAND

AT THIS TIME

WE CAN DRINK ALL ITS WATER

AND MINE ALL IT’S COAL

BUT WHEN WE MIX THE TWO TOGETHER

IT TROUBLES HER SOUL

WE CAN TEST ALL THE BOMBS

AND DESTROY EVERY LAST TREE

AND THE ONLY THING IT REALLY DOES

IS ELIMINATE YOU AND ME

THE HARM THAT WE BRING

DOESN’T BOTHER THE LAND

WE ONLY HURT OURSELVES

BY FAILING TO UNDERSTAND

THAT THERE’S A SOUL IN THE LIFE OF THE LAND WHERE WE LIVE

IT’S CLEAR

IT’S CLEAN

IT’S FRESH

AND IT’S OURS

IT DOESN’T CARE WHERE WE’VE COME FROM

IT DOESN’T ASK WHO WE ARE

JUST

DO WE LOVE

WHERE WE STAND

AT THIS TIME

WE ARE GIVEN ALL THE TREASURES

THAT ANYONE COULD USE

BUT IF WE DON’T HAVE VISION

THEN ALL WE DO IS LOSE

WE DUMP OUR PROBLEMS

IN EVERY OCEAN, RIVER AND STREAM

WE LIVE BY A CODE OF CONSUMPTION

THAT DARKENS EVERY DREAM

WE THINK THAT OIL IS OUR GOLD

BECAUSE IT MOVES MACHINES AND MAN

AND ALL IT REALLY DOES

IS REMOVE THE SPRINGS OF LAND

WE NEED THAT SPECIAL CRUDE

BECAUSE WE’VE IGNORED OTHER WAYS

AND ALL WE’VE ENDED UP WITH

IS COUGHING THROUGH A HAZE

OUR CHILDREN’S CHILDREN

WILL REALLY PAY THE PRICE

AND JUST THAT THOUGHT ALONE

DOESN’T MAKE US VERY NICE

AND WHEN THE DUST HAS FINALLY SETTLED

AND ALL THE BILLS HAVE BEEN PAID

IT IS ONLY THE SIMPLE FACT

THAT’S THERE’S ONE MISTAKE WE’VE MADE

WE THOUGHT WE CONTROLLED THE EARTH

BY DOMINATING THE LAND

AND IT SIMPLY COMES DOWN TO ONE THING

THAT WE JUST DIDN’T UNDERSTAND

THAT THERE’S A SOUL IN THE LIFE OF THE LAND WHERE WE LIVE

IT’S CLEAR

IT’S CLEAN

IT’S FRESH

AND IT’S OURS

IT DOESN’T CARE WHERE WE COME FROM

IT DOESN’T ASK WHO WE ARE

JUST

DO WE LOVE

WHERE WE STAND

AT THIS TIME

Seriously checking the facts

 

Fact Checking

You probably think this is a liberal site and you might be right....but truth is truth and lies are lies.  There comes a point when even the most loyal supporter of someone has to know the difference.

The question is......

Does the Right Wing of America's political news agenda have a Fact Check site or do they just get their information from Sean Hannity and Tucker Carlson?

I watched 15 minutes of Fox News yesterday and am pretty sure they are from another planet.

This country might be politically divided but I'm certain that if Donald J. Trump was reelected President of the United States in 2024there would be division not seen since the Nixon Administration.

If you are too young to know what I'm talking about...….just study American history from 1968 to 1974.

UPDATES.....JUST IN CASE

Major League baseball starts tomorrow...just in case you weren't paying attention

Donald J Trump is running for President again.....just in case you weren't paying attention

Fox News calls DJT President, while talking about him...…just in case you weren't paying attention

American Idol on HULU is worth watching....just in case you weren't paying attention

Yesterday in Southern California was the nicest day in 8 weeks.....JICYWPA

The latest school shooting was queer, which is ok to say,.....just in case you weren't paying attention

Russian and China seem to be moving closer together.....JICYWPA

The Los Angeles Rams appear to be worried about money...…just in case you weren't paying attention

The Dodgers have a challenge from San Diego this year...…JICYWPA

The Governor of Michigan is my new favorite politician...…just in case you weren't paying attention

Israel's political situation is getting quite strange......JICYWPA

Science matters well beyond what you may believe........just in case you weren't paying attention

The game of golf should never upset you if you are a 15 or higher handicap......JICYWPA

BUT IT ABSOLUTELY DOES.....OVER AND OVER AND OVER!!!!!!

The one thing I've noticed lately about life in general.......there is a very large percentage of people on this planet that truly are not paying attention.

Common sense is a real commodity that needs to ne nurtured and cultivated.....and it should be stressed in the earliest years of schooling.

JUST IN CASE YOU WEREN'T PAYING ATTENTION

Just a reminder

 BIG

The GREATEST of all time and general public doesn't seem to notice

 SHIFFRIN

More GOAT

And then there's this comment

Why do all the Chinese diplomats sound like characters from Star Wars?  The latest dude is named Qin Gang and his job is Foreign Minister of China and he just conducted his first news conference since assuming his job last year.

His quote regarding the United States ends with the following words......"with the stakes being the fundamental interests of the two peoples and even the future of humanity."

Fundamental interests refers to ???????????  And the future of humanity refers to ????????

What kind of warning is that?

I realize there is tension regarding Taiwan and their support of Russia's attack on Ukraine but when a high ranking Chinese official uses those words you truly have to wonder if Covid hasn't affected their entire countries sense of reason.

We have ten aircraft carriers and they have one. We have 1500 plus Nuclear warheads and they have 350.  Granted it only takes 10 or 15 to wipe out 75 percent of the human race but you get my point.  The only thing they have more than us is people and history has proven people can be eliminated rather quickly. Just ask Turkey and Syria.

And then the adjoining article on page 3 of the LA TIMES is an article stating that the sister of Kim Jong (also sounding like Star Wars semi-villainy) Kim Yo Jong is warning the United States and South Korea that North Korea is "ready to take quick , overwhelming action"  if those two countries continue to expand their military field actions in the Korean peninsula.  Apparently we flew a B-52 bomber into the region as part of a joint exercise later this month.

By the way please don't worry about me because I've learned to teleport to other dimensions.....or I've been watching Picard on a loop with Mandalorian and  have no sense of reality anymore.

I do have to remind myself that happiness might be based on how much information one can ignore.....

It's getting harder and harder to ignore the political nonsense taking place on a global scale.

I am so thankful that Spring Training is here and that the Dodgers start their season on March 30.

That's the kind of reality I love.

Obviously Russia, North Korea and China need professional baseball leagues.

The head of the Chinese league would be named Bing Bang Yo Ball.

Everyone needs to clam down.

Ambien alert!

How do we place an order for 7 billion doses?

Breath in breathe out breathe in breathe out........................

And once again we address the LARGEST elephant in the room

 About eight or ten years ago I wrote a piece on weapons trade shows and how easy it might be to actually attend and purchase products.

In late February another show took place in Abu Dhabi called The International Defense Exhibition and Conference or IDEX.

IDEX or Weapons Galore

This year's "exhibition" was the LARGEST in their 30 year history with 1,350 companies selling "products." 130,000 human beings attended the 7 day show representing 65 countries.

65 countries with pre-established credit limits and certain restrictions showed up to restock or start accumulating ANY type of weapon manufactured on this planet except of course for Nuclear Bombs.

I say except but in truth I have no idea if there are any restrictions or any credit limits.

Stop for a second and visualize two "buyers" showing up at the same booth at the same time and both parties are there to purchase items that will eliminate the other party from the face of the earth.  One purchases 5 tanks so the other one buys 10.  That upsets the one party so they buy 25 anti-tank missile launchers and the other party buys 50.....and on and on and on and on and on..........

Go back up and click on IDEX or Weapons Galore and spend some time perusing the list of wheelers and dealers and then make sure you fill out the application for the next trade show because I'm fairly certain you will need to start supplying yourself with "products." 

And by the way we aren't just talking about guns.

Uniforms, land mines, weaponized drones, war planes, submarines, mercenaries, tanks and satellites.

1,350 companies!

130,000 customers!

One of those customers is called Germany. They have verbally committed to spend $100 BILLION to reequip it's armed forces.

I wonder if there was  weaponized Food Truck companies represented at the show?

How about weaponized Portable toilets'?

What cellular company makes cell phone trigger switches that will detonate other cell phones that have been freely handed out to soldiers heading out to battle. 

"Oh by the way corporal take this cell phone that was donated to us by T-Mobile munitions division and don't worry the monthly fees have been waived."

Use your imagination for weapons design and keep in mind these shows are biennial so you have two years to prepare.

After reading about this show and how popular it was there might be a good chance you won't need a weapon in two years.

You might not need anything

ever

again.

1,350 COMPANIES!

130,000 CUSTOMERS!

JUST IN CASE YOU WANT A LIST OF EXHIBITORS

Exhibitors

We are so F**K**!