How To Handle The Situation If Given Stupid Advice

 Just some general advice...if you have a problem, and some folks are giving you pretty stupid advice (which you quickly realize):

1.  Politely thank the person for their input.  Steer the conversation toward a more productive direction or your preferred approach. 

2.  Gently probe the reasoning behind their stupid advice to expose flaws or redirect focus without dismissing them outright. 

3.  Confidently state your intended course of action, framing it as a personal choice. Example: Remain respectful.

4.  If the advice is unsolicited or irrelevant, simply nod while being stoic....smile, and change the subject or disengage.

5.  Use light humor to diffuse the situation without engaging deeply. I'd refer to this method as the Hee-Haw solution.  

Four Observations

 1.  I noted in AM news today....from NY City.....Zohran Mamdani plans to spend around $230 million to purchase and refurbish this run-down old grocery store in Brooklyn...owned by his cousin.

Odds of a ethics violation?  Near 100-percent, and likely to draw fed attention.  

2.  Over the past month, I've heard the term 'oligarchy' uttered at least 200 times.  If you asked  a thousand Americans...most would say it's a Russian thing, but can't readily define it.

An oligarchy typically....is when a small group of people, like a few rich or powerful or top-religious-tier folks, make all the big decisions for a place, and most other people don't get much say.

Yeah....when you slant it like that....it does sound like the House/Senate folks.

3.  Odd Mamdani story....he is under fire for charging people $13 per beer at his ‘victory party’.  Workers arrived and thought the party would feature free drinks.  They were charged $13 per can of Bud Light.

4.  Wendy's (the fast food shop)....will apparently close several hundred operations....business is way down.  This used to be my top place (1980s).  Haven't been to one since 2010.