I DON’T LIKE THAT NEWS. GIVE ME GOOD NEWS

 

 

Trump fired the Labor Statistics Chief because he did not like the job market data. 

If the doctor says you have cancer, don’t take the treatment – just fire the doctor. 

 

 

My lord, the labor statistics are not good.

That is fake news.  Fire the Chief of Labor Statistics. Bring me some other news.

My lore, labor statistics are good. 

Ah!  Good news.  My diplomacy triumphs.  

the Ol'Buzzard 

ENTREPRENEURING

 

We all have had ideas for new products that we didn’t act on, because the development and patenting of the project seemed too complicated and too much trouble.  

 Back in the early 1960’s I was working in the woods in Maine.  I carried some moose droppings home with me; I took two of the marble-sized globes, dunked them in acrylic, and mounted them on ear earring posts.   I called them moose pearls, and as a joke, gave a set to my wife.

A few years later, I left Maine for seven years.  When I returned, my wife and I went to L.L. Bean’s.  In the sports section, there were moose poop earrings for sale.  Now, moose poop jewelry is everywhere. 

 

I have another shitty idea.  I am too old to pursue it, so I will throw it out there for some enterprising young person to develop.

I just bought a Garmin GPS for my car.  The unit gives real-time verbal and visual directions to any address in Canada, the U.S., and Mexico.

The Garmin GPS female avatar might say, ‘In one half mile, turn right on Willow Street’. 

 

My idea is a Rude GPS:

When you turn it on, a voice like Larry David might say: ‘All right shit-for-brains, let’s see if we can get you from point A to point B; or, ‘Slowdown asshole, the speed limit is seventy; or, Get your head out of your ass and quit playing with yourself numbnuts, your ramp exit is next’; or, “You fucking idiot, you missed your turn – turn around and try again’…

You get the idea.  

Young men and men in midlife crisis would love this.  They would fly off the shelves.

You are welcome

the Ol’Buzzard

THE GARMIN DRIVE 53 GPS

 

Most new cars come with a GPS installed, but I have an old car.

  

Back in 2012, I bought a Tom-Tom GPS for my car, and it has served me well.  Lately, the avatar that speaks directions has been stuttering, so a replacement seemed prudent.

  

I would have preferred a Tom-Tom, but their prices were quite high.  Instead, I found a Garmin Drive 53 on sale at Best Buy for under $100, and I purchased it online.

The Garmin is unnecessarily complicated in selecting a destination address.   With the Tom-Tom, I entered the city name, the street name, and then the number, and was connected.   With the Garmin, I have to first enter a street number; next I enter the street name; then it asks for the country (USA); next, the state; and finally, I have to scroll down through a list to find the destination address.   It seems like the input system for the Garmin was designed by a committee of middle school children.

 

Once you are finally past the hurdle of selecting a destination address, the Garmin works fine.   The display is bright, even on sunny days.  The voice directions are distinct, and the visual directions are easy to follow.

I have seen some wonders in my eighty-plus years: from telephones with operators to smartphones; from computers the size of an automobile with punch card inputs to my desktop that has a hard drive with gigabytes…  But I think the most awe-inspiring device is the little portable GPS, about the size of a deck of playing cards, that is able, in real time, to direct me with oral and visual directions to any address within Canada, the United States, and Mexico.  

Happy trails

the Ol’Buzzard

AN OLD MAN LOOKS BACK

 

I have no regard for the human race.  We are a virus on this earth, destroying everything we touch.   In our conceit, we try to control nature for our benefit.  Like a virus, our population grows unchecked, and we constantly evolve into new strains, more resistant and more destructive. 

In our greed, we have decimated the forest, polluted the land, water, and the air.  We have brought about most animals on this earth to the verge of extinction. 

War is our nature.  There are only two animal forms on this earth that commit war and genocide against their own kind: humans, and chimpanzees which share 98% of human DNA.

We readily kill our own kind in the name of our gods, some ethnic supremacy agenda, or to amass power and wealth. The powerful survive with no thought for the week and the vulnerable.

There is a strain in every human being capable of extreme cruelty.   Millions celebrated the bomb that killed 140,000 people in Hiroshima and 70,000 men, women, children, babies - and no birds sang - in Nagasaki, Japan. 

In reality, this is who we are.

 

the OL'Buzzard

THERE IS NO EPSTEIN LIST

 

 The QAnon / MAGA nut case extremists, for years, have been convinced that a cabal of prominent Democratic lawmakers and Hollywood actors have been molesting and even eating children.  Epstein and his Island have played a big part in their fantasy.   The conspiracy followers have, for years, been encouraged by the right-wing fringe networks that have made a fortune by feeding this conspiracy. 

MAGA  believes that an Epstein list exists that will tell all.

There is no list.

 

BUT...

 

FACTS:

Epstein was convicted of sex trafficking minors to his island.  

 

Epstein was known for hosting the rich and prominent people on his island.

 

Flight manifests with passenger names are available for discovery.

 

Pilots flew Epstein and his guest to his island.

 

Cooks and servants served Epstein and his guests on the Island. 

Epstein's girlfriend/associate, Ghislaine Maxwell, who is currently incarcerated, has firsthand knowledge of parties on the island, including who attended, with whom, where, and when.

There are over a thousand victims of Epstein and Maxwell - some would surely be willing to talk.

Many people must have secondhand knowledge of who visited the island.

 

There is a trail to follow even if there is no Epstein File. 

 

BUT WARNING TO DEMOCRATS

 

Leave this to the Republicans.  Focus on Medicaid cuts, cuts to personnel and funding for the Veterans Administration, cuts to clean energy projects, and defunding PBS radio and television to pass a massive tax cut for the mega-wealthy. 

 

 

PBS BUDGET WILL BE ZEROED OUT BY DONALD TRUMP'S  BILL.

 How many adults grew up watching Sesame Street and Mr. Rogers?

 

 

The Ol'Buzzard

 

 

NOTHING TO SEE HERE

 

EPSTEIN WHO?

the Ol'Buzzard

TRUMP THREATENS RUSSIA WITH TARIFFS

 

Trump has been humiliated by Putin and now threatens to get tough by imposing tariffs against Russia.

This is a balloon full of hot air – all for show.

We do not trade with Russia.

We do not buy Russian goods.

We do not sell goods to Russia.

Therefore: a tariff against nothing equals nothing.

150% x 0 = 0

 

The Ol’Buzzard