Wednesday 7 February 2024

Eight Humble Thoughts

 1.  Within five years, I will predict that some artificial intelligence (AI) movie will be made, with dead Hollywood stars.

My pick for a western?  The Wild Bunch, with John Wayne, Gregory Peck, Elvis, Marilyn Monroe, and James Dean.  

2.  I've seen a couple of mentions where states issued a check for $1,000 to each migrant processing in.  Americans get disturbed by this.

I sat and pondered over the stimulus checks (in the $1k to $1.5k amount), and figure....most Americans spent the money in eight hours or less.  The migrant probably spent his in two hours.  

3.  All these people in great fear of Tucker Carlson asking Putin questions.  It's like some demon-show or great fear of what Putin might say.

4.  Inflation is where you have unchecked spending on an individual and government level....where reckless behavior consumes reality....making both want a fantasy that they can never achieve.

5.  I sat and watched some video of a young guy (probably 30) who was taking his gal out for a birthday dinner, and she's got an entourage with her (maybe 15 other women).  She wants him to take the whole crew out and lay down $500 for everyone.  He just wasn't going to do it.  

I felt sorry for him....he'd picked the wrong gal to date.  The fact that he just sprung this upon him....was crap.

6.  I was reading a story over the weekend....guy had three friends coming over and had ordered up four big sub-sandwiches (Jersey Mikes).  Final bill came (with taxes) to just over $90.  Guy stood there in shock...paid it, and made a mental note....never to order sub-sandwiches again.

This is the reality of inflation and how society 'lost'.

7.  Delaying the Biden exit....to the Convention, is the wrong way to go.  You end up with a massive jump-start necessary for secondary candidates (House, Senate, Governors, state elections, etc). 

8.  I paused over the AM story today....Nevada primary for GOP concluded....Haley finished second (33-percent).  They would not allow Trump on the ballot, so instead, the bulk of voters went to 'None-of-These-Candidates'.

How bad does this make Haley look?  Exceptional.

The millions wasted and you couldn't really beat Trump again.