MORE RANDOM THOUGHTS

1)V.P.Joe Biden has, up till now, been a fairly handsome man. Suddenly his physiognomy has undergone a very noticeable change. I suspect a botox treatment gone bad. He looks terrible. He has always been an idiot but some of his recent statements make me believe that he has actually gone mad. I think he should be removed from office.

2)The US government from time to time issues it's estimate of the ongoing inflation (i.e the debasement of our currency ). These estimates seem to have very little to do with reality. Evidence of this is readily available in your local food market. This was brought forcibly to my attention when I discovered, to my chagrin, that a six pack of beer has gone up by a dollar, a 20% increase in price.

3)Bloomberg, mayor of NY city has shown himself to be gutless. He has failed to control the bunch of unwashed freaks that are messing up his city. This bunch, it seems to me, are a conglomeration of clueless individuals, many of them spouting anti US and anti capitalism statements. I suspect that behind them is a socialist or Communist sentiment which is spooky to say the least and perhaps even dangerous. My hope is that NY experience a particularly cold winter. That might chill their ardor.

4)I really am getting tired of these endless so called debates by the Republican candidates. They are doing great harm to each other and are solving nothing.

ELECTRIC SHAVERS AND POLITICS

I have used electric shavers for years. My previous one was a Remington ( Shaves closer than a blade or your money back )which never lived up to it's slogan. I had a five o'clock shadow right after shaving. Not very satisfactory. I never did get my money back.

My birthday benefactors, in a stroke of genius, got together and presented me with a new shaver, a Panasonic. What a difference ! This one really does shave closer than a blade. It looks quite complicated but by ignoring the thick instruction book I was able the charge the device up and shave. I was told that I must use it for a month to get used to it. My first shave was a revelation. I was used to it at once and got the closest trim of my life. Whatever it cost, it was worth every penny.

Now back to politics ( one of my favorite subjects ). I can hardly believe that I favor Herman Cain for president. Another black guy in the WH ? This one is different. Perry ( alas ) has faded and Romney ( I like him ) does not inspire. I hesitate to predict that Cain will be the candidate but if he is I will gladly vote for him. Meanwhile, Rubio continues to have a lock on the VP position and this will line him up as president the next time around.

RANDOM THOUGHTS

Doctors orders: Drink more water ! I cannot recall ever drinking water for the first 82 years of my life and survived in reasonable health. Now I take on enormous amounts of H2O. I started this drinking only the best( or so I thought ). It turns out that there is an great controversy over the merits of distilled over tap water. Tap water seems to have won and now that is what I drink with its horrible chlorine and fluoride.

What a shame that the Feds poke their noses into all phases of our lives. They have made a mess of the education of our kids to the tune of $100,000,ooo ,000 or more. Somehow it has become the duty of the government to feed the kids. How nice for the parents to be relieved of this responsibility.

The Feds also seem to think that every one should own a home whether or not they can afford it. What a pretty kettle if fish this has made of the ruined real estate market

My love of country knows no bounds. You may call me a jingoist and I will take it as a compliment. I do not need the symbolism of the flag or the anthem ( an ugly piece of music ) to stir my patriotic feelings.

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The ridiculous monstrosity now under construction at ground zero is to be 1776 feet tall and 195 stories high. This building is to be hardened in such a way as to be virtually terror proof. New technologies are being used. A new and special type of concrete and specialty steel frame are incorporated. 70 high speed elevators are apparently needed to keep each floor properly accessible. An express ride to the top will take one minute. A special design and shape of the upper floors will minimize wind resistance. I often wonder how water is supplied to the upper floors. It surely requires pumps. What happens in case of a power failure ?. Three other buildings are also under construction at this site.

It is said that the buildings will be beautiful. My personal preference would have been a nice park

PREDICTION

I can now tell with certainty who the next president and vice president of the US will be.

Rick Perry, Texas governor is it.He speaks clearly and openly about his opinions, some of them controversial. Just the other day he came out squarely against same sex marriage and in one moment lost the homosexual vote. That isn't all bad. Most vote Democratic anyway.

Meanwhile, Obama has lost the Jewish vote due to his covert anti Israel agenda. The Jewish vote for reasons that I don't understand, has heretofore voted overwhelmingly Democratic but that surely will change in the 2012 election.

40 year old Marco Rubio, Cuban American senator from Florida seems almost too good to be true. He is unbelievably handsome, eloquent, university professor, published author. Previously speaker of the Florida house of reps. and now a US senator. He spouses all that is good about conservatives. The Latino vote, heretofore overwhelmingly Democratic will certainly swing the other way.

So that's the ticket-Perry Rubio. I'll bet the farm on it.

HEALTH PROBLEMS

Heretofore I have eschewed discussing such things as referred to in the title of this blog. For the last two years a recurring problem has manifested itself causing constant worry . Several trips to the ER and a couple of short hospital stays have so far failed to fix me up. Very depressing.

My numerous readers may have wondered why I have failed to blog for a few weeks now. If health permits, I shall try do better . It helps me keep my good spirits up.

SECRETS OF THE DEAD (Aztec massacre)

PBS has done it again. This great program kept us enthralled . It was the story of the Aztecs and their decline. When Cortes arrived, the Aztecs dominated a large part of central Mexico, using strong arm tactics against the surrounding tribes, principally the Tlaxcalans. The Aztec culture was quite advanced in many ways but primitave in religious practices which included human sacrifuce and rectual canibalism.

Cortes, with a small and stalwart band of men invaded and, with aid of the Tlaxcalans was able to enter Tenochtitlan ( now Mexico City), Their first foray was not successful but later they returned and destroyed the city block by block. Small pox decimated the Indians, making the final conquest easier. This short explanation hardly does justice to the wonders of this history.

My family did have a tiny echo of these historic times. When I was about 12 or 13 my family purchased the historic Los Naranjos, built originally by a Cortes officer. The place was in ruins but it was restored beautifully. As it happened, there was no municipal drainage in Coyoacan and so a large hole was excavated for a septic tank. In this hole there were many pieces of Aztec pottery, mostly destroyed by the careless peons who did the digging. However, two beautiful pieces were recovered intact. I remember them well. All I have is memories. Somehow in the ensuing years these priceless items disappeared.