Jan fell under the spell of the drumbeat of propaganda. She wanted to have 640 million dollars. I patiently explained that the cash option and taxes would reduce the take to perhaps a mere 200 million. She allowed that this would be quite sufficient for her immediate needs. I offered to flush a dollar bill down the toilet. Not good enough. So I hied myself to the nearest convenient store and squandered a dollar.
This morning we checked the winning number. You can imagine our dismay and disappointment when we came up empty handed. This confirms my favorite aphorism ( my own invention ) : "Ones chances of winning the lottery are the same whether or not one buys a ticket"
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
TIME FOR A NEW RACE RIOT /
A seventeen year old black lad ( six foot rwo-170 lbs. athlete with a record of misbehavior in school ) was shot to death by a white ( half Hispanic ) volunteer armed guard. Was it unprovoked murder or justified self defense?
It was a dark night and a person disguised by a hood ( hence "The Hoodies" ) was skulking about this crime ridden area. Here it becomes unclear. The guard suffered a broken nose and lacerations . There was an altercation. Who started it ? Did the guard fire in self defense ?
The story has not yet been told. The black community has donned hoods and the usual suspects are making hate filled speeches. The president added fuel to the explosive situation by giving a racist speech. ( If I had a son he would look like this )
Where might this end ? Are we to have a good old fashion race riot ? Will there be a fair trial or will someone collect the $ 10,000 reward offered by the black panthers ?( Are they still around ) to assassinate the so called perp ?
It was a dark night and a person disguised by a hood ( hence "The Hoodies" ) was skulking about this crime ridden area. Here it becomes unclear. The guard suffered a broken nose and lacerations . There was an altercation. Who started it ? Did the guard fire in self defense ?
The story has not yet been told. The black community has donned hoods and the usual suspects are making hate filled speeches. The president added fuel to the explosive situation by giving a racist speech. ( If I had a son he would look like this )
Where might this end ? Are we to have a good old fashion race riot ? Will there be a fair trial or will someone collect the $ 10,000 reward offered by the black panthers ?( Are they still around ) to assassinate the so called perp ?
Monday, March 19, 2012
THE WALL SREET ACCUPIERS
Writing a good blog is not easy. Picking a subject that is interesting to your scribe and potential readers is the hardest part. Half of the blogs that I write end up unpublished and in the garbage.
A pretty good subject popped up a few days ago. There were pictures of that piece of excretion, George Clooney being led away in cuffs and under arrest with a satisfied grin on his face. What he thought he was doing with the Wall Street protesters I can not imagine. How I would have loved to wipe that rictus off his bewhiskered visage.
I have often wondered what happens to those arrested for disturbing the peace, resisting arrest or rioting and often injuring police. I suspect that they are booked, pay a minimum fine and are released. Perhaps they wouldn't be so self satisfied if they spent a week or so in the pokey.
Do you suppose that these miscreants will be with us forever ? They have been around now foe about 6 months. I don't believe that they are accomplishing anything but they are managing to disgust most right thinking people.
A pretty good subject popped up a few days ago. There were pictures of that piece of excretion, George Clooney being led away in cuffs and under arrest with a satisfied grin on his face. What he thought he was doing with the Wall Street protesters I can not imagine. How I would have loved to wipe that rictus off his bewhiskered visage.
I have often wondered what happens to those arrested for disturbing the peace, resisting arrest or rioting and often injuring police. I suspect that they are booked, pay a minimum fine and are released. Perhaps they wouldn't be so self satisfied if they spent a week or so in the pokey.
Do you suppose that these miscreants will be with us forever ? They have been around now foe about 6 months. I don't believe that they are accomplishing anything but they are managing to disgust most right thinking people.
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