It was just a sudden thing.....there was Mayor Pete for literally a year....all hyped up and ready to move up from Mayor to President. Then suddenly, like a lightning bolt, he was gone.
Or maybe the question should be....was he ever really there?
To be honest, Mayor Pete had a brand that wasn't really captivating to 90-percent of Democrats. He had a weak resume. He wasn't that highly regarded in South Bend. Most blacks didn't have anything great to say over the guy. And it seemed like his chief purpose was to be the first gay President (too late for that....Buchanan was the first).
He did do time as a military reservist.....although folks figured out that he skipped officer training, and maybe his whole story was 'weak'.
My guess is that Mayor Pete will end up on MSNBC or CNN....by the fall period, and stick around for four years as some special analyst, then try to emerge in 2024 again. Course, he might run for Senator, and end up as Senator Pete instead.
Monday, 2 March 2020
My Advice on Swine Flu From a Decade Ago (Still Good Today)
Back in the spring period of 2009....in the midst of Swine Flu being "HOT", I wrote this blog (remember, I typically write for Alabama folks):
What should a Bamaite do in the midst of Swine Flu? This is a curious question. Since we are the likely ones to sit and ponder....lets not waste any time on this effort.
First, if you were a Baptist church goer....drop it. You should stay home and avoid crowds who might give you the flu. Watch Godzilla movies....bar-b-q....restore furniture....or maybe even do that oil change that you've been talking about with the tractor. It wouldn't hurt to read a paragraph from the Bible like every other week....just to stay tuned into the Baptist theme. Plus you can pretend not to drink.
Second....lay in a supply of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer.....at least twelve pallets. Tell the Sam's Club guy that things might get a bit serious and you want the pallets ASAP. Hide them under a tarp out back and ensure that few neighbors know about this.
Third....avoid relatives...especially the stupid ones or the ones in trouble with the law. This flu thing works out in your favor. You can even make up stories that you are sick when you aren't.
Fourth....get in a major supply of catfish, frozen ribs, and fried chicken. Expect to bar-b-q alot during this period.
Fifth....get in a supply of "Quarantine" signs. My suggestion is to use them on your neighbors....after the sun goes down. Put it up and then in the morning....see how they react. Act curious as you approach the sign and then keep asking how long they've been sick. When they deny they are sick....tell them that you heard that some medical folks from Auburn were around and think they quarantined a number of homes but you suspect its because they were identifying anti-Auburn football freaks. Then leave in a hurry.
Sixth.....whenever around Democrats...tell them you heard over Fox News that Democrats are more likely than Republicans to get the flu...something about sanitary practices. When they ask which show....tell it was O'Reilly. That'll get them to pinging.
Seventh.....while it is customary to shake hands as a southerner.....this might cause you to get the flu passed onto you. Always carry a small can of diesel around with you to wash with. If you start to have skin rashes....switch over to WD-40 and just spray it on.
Eight.....don't pass around or drink from the same whiskey bottle with anyone else under any circumstances.
Ninth....even if that neighbor gal is giving 5-star indications that she is free from her boyfriend, wearing a tube top, sipping whiskey from the bottle, and rather lusty....it just might not be the right time to get friendly with folks. But get a rain-check and tell her that you might be free in a month or two.
Ten....lay in a supply of cheap books on WW II, old-fashioned farming, how-to-make-whiskey and septic tank repair. You might be spending a fair amount of time at home.
What should a Bamaite do in the midst of Swine Flu? This is a curious question. Since we are the likely ones to sit and ponder....lets not waste any time on this effort.
First, if you were a Baptist church goer....drop it. You should stay home and avoid crowds who might give you the flu. Watch Godzilla movies....bar-b-q....restore furniture....or maybe even do that oil change that you've been talking about with the tractor. It wouldn't hurt to read a paragraph from the Bible like every other week....just to stay tuned into the Baptist theme. Plus you can pretend not to drink.
Second....lay in a supply of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer.....at least twelve pallets. Tell the Sam's Club guy that things might get a bit serious and you want the pallets ASAP. Hide them under a tarp out back and ensure that few neighbors know about this.
Third....avoid relatives...especially the stupid ones or the ones in trouble with the law. This flu thing works out in your favor. You can even make up stories that you are sick when you aren't.
Fourth....get in a major supply of catfish, frozen ribs, and fried chicken. Expect to bar-b-q alot during this period.
Fifth....get in a supply of "Quarantine" signs. My suggestion is to use them on your neighbors....after the sun goes down. Put it up and then in the morning....see how they react. Act curious as you approach the sign and then keep asking how long they've been sick. When they deny they are sick....tell them that you heard that some medical folks from Auburn were around and think they quarantined a number of homes but you suspect its because they were identifying anti-Auburn football freaks. Then leave in a hurry.
Sixth.....whenever around Democrats...tell them you heard over Fox News that Democrats are more likely than Republicans to get the flu...something about sanitary practices. When they ask which show....tell it was O'Reilly. That'll get them to pinging.
Seventh.....while it is customary to shake hands as a southerner.....this might cause you to get the flu passed onto you. Always carry a small can of diesel around with you to wash with. If you start to have skin rashes....switch over to WD-40 and just spray it on.
Eight.....don't pass around or drink from the same whiskey bottle with anyone else under any circumstances.
Ninth....even if that neighbor gal is giving 5-star indications that she is free from her boyfriend, wearing a tube top, sipping whiskey from the bottle, and rather lusty....it just might not be the right time to get friendly with folks. But get a rain-check and tell her that you might be free in a month or two.
Ten....lay in a supply of cheap books on WW II, old-fashioned farming, how-to-make-whiskey and septic tank repair. You might be spending a fair amount of time at home.
What You Ought to See via the Coronavirus 'Fog'
1. Based on the medical guys chatter....85-percent of folks affected will get what is a regular 'hard-flu' (seven day type), with 102 temperature for 2-to-3 days, coughs, and lack of appetite. The 15-percent group will get serious flu conditions and are under a threat (mostly smokers, have a secondary problem already, or are over the age of 65). Both groups however....are carriers and will pass the flu potential along....some even before they show symptoms.
2. The bad nature at Wuhan? Remember, they are a mega city at 11-million. They had a total of 67,000 people (WHO stats) who got the virus, and of that number.....2761 deaths. It's a fair number of dead. But going back into December, they had no idea what it was....except people were having serious pneumonia-like symptoms.
3. From the 3736 folks in South Korea affected....18 have died at this point (1 March). From the 239 folks in Japan affected....only 5 have died at this point. It would appear that lesser numbers of dead for westernized nations. Part of this might go to less air-polluted countries compared to China, or differing ways of handling what is basically pneumonia-like problems.
4. The Ebola situation around five years ago scared the crap out of people.....yet it eventually fell under control. MERs was the same way.
5. An Israeli company says it's within a couple of weeks of wrapping up their vaccine. IF true? They'd start production by May, and vaccine delivery would b accomplished by November.
6. The worst possible place in the US to be with this? SF, LA, Seattle, and Portland. With homeless people already crapping on the streets in this cities, this will pass through the system rather quickly and infection rates will shock even the experts.
7. If you want to avoid it? Pack yourself away in a house for the next six months, and avoid human contact.
8. There is zero need to put all infected folks into some massive compound run by the National Guard or some idiot federal administrator, you'd just make this ten times worse. Send the infected guy home and put them on a quarantine (with their family).
9. Attempting to spend billions? On what? Unless you intended to make luxury compounds for the elite of the nation who fall sick.....there is no need to get wasteful.
10. Use good sanitation habits....wash your hands on a frequent basis, avoid sick people, and use alcohol wipes a good bit.
2. The bad nature at Wuhan? Remember, they are a mega city at 11-million. They had a total of 67,000 people (WHO stats) who got the virus, and of that number.....2761 deaths. It's a fair number of dead. But going back into December, they had no idea what it was....except people were having serious pneumonia-like symptoms.
3. From the 3736 folks in South Korea affected....18 have died at this point (1 March). From the 239 folks in Japan affected....only 5 have died at this point. It would appear that lesser numbers of dead for westernized nations. Part of this might go to less air-polluted countries compared to China, or differing ways of handling what is basically pneumonia-like problems.
4. The Ebola situation around five years ago scared the crap out of people.....yet it eventually fell under control. MERs was the same way.
5. An Israeli company says it's within a couple of weeks of wrapping up their vaccine. IF true? They'd start production by May, and vaccine delivery would b accomplished by November.
6. The worst possible place in the US to be with this? SF, LA, Seattle, and Portland. With homeless people already crapping on the streets in this cities, this will pass through the system rather quickly and infection rates will shock even the experts.
7. If you want to avoid it? Pack yourself away in a house for the next six months, and avoid human contact.
8. There is zero need to put all infected folks into some massive compound run by the National Guard or some idiot federal administrator, you'd just make this ten times worse. Send the infected guy home and put them on a quarantine (with their family).
9. Attempting to spend billions? On what? Unless you intended to make luxury compounds for the elite of the nation who fall sick.....there is no need to get wasteful.
10. Use good sanitation habits....wash your hands on a frequent basis, avoid sick people, and use alcohol wipes a good bit.
Sunday, 1 March 2020
What Is a Hive-Mind Cult?
The best description is to up up the Star Trek episodes and observe the Borg guys/gals, and how they feel comfort within their operation....by thinking alike and feeling safe in their complete community. They don't want to challenge the tide, or reason through a decision, or suggest alternate versions of the path ahead.
In our present society, I would go and suggest that roughly 20-percent of people have gone to this state of mind. Some, I admit....exist on the extreme right-side of life. A fair number exist on the extreme left-side of life.
You can find certain religious people who've gone the extreme to indoctrinate their kids that they need to live within the religious 'zone'....to feel safe.
You can find certain environmentally conscious people who've done the same gimmick, and hype their kids to within the environmental 'zone'.....to feel safe.
You can find sexually aware people who've found the fellowship 'zone', and used various gimmicks....to feel safe. Some of the gimmicks involve intimidation, shunning, and social media lies....to make their point.
So, has this hive-mind cult thing hit maximum altitude? I would suggest that.
Part of this max hype goes to Eric Hoffer's 1950s book 'True Believer'. Hoffer went through a long introduction....talking about various groups in history who'd bluffed their way to some maximum degree with the public, and then found the public asking questions or shifting their focus back to another agenda.
With the hive-mind cults.....they done the same thing, and now face people asking stupid questions.
In our present society, I would go and suggest that roughly 20-percent of people have gone to this state of mind. Some, I admit....exist on the extreme right-side of life. A fair number exist on the extreme left-side of life.
You can find certain religious people who've gone the extreme to indoctrinate their kids that they need to live within the religious 'zone'....to feel safe.
You can find certain environmentally conscious people who've done the same gimmick, and hype their kids to within the environmental 'zone'.....to feel safe.
You can find sexually aware people who've found the fellowship 'zone', and used various gimmicks....to feel safe. Some of the gimmicks involve intimidation, shunning, and social media lies....to make their point.
So, has this hive-mind cult thing hit maximum altitude? I would suggest that.
Part of this max hype goes to Eric Hoffer's 1950s book 'True Believer'. Hoffer went through a long introduction....talking about various groups in history who'd bluffed their way to some maximum degree with the public, and then found the public asking questions or shifting their focus back to another agenda.
With the hive-mind cults.....they done the same thing, and now face people asking stupid questions.
Saturday, 29 February 2020
What Happens When Coronavirus Finally Hits 'Druggies'?
This is one of those questions that the health guys and journalists have skipped.
Last week, I start to ponder upon this. Around the US now....if you go and count up the meth folks, the heroin folks, and Bath Salts people....I would take a guess that the numbers are up around three million minimum. Around Portland, Seattle, SF, and LA.....you might be talking about a quarter-million easily.
My humble guess is that by the end of May....Coronavirus will finally start to hit the homeless crowd and druggie scene on the west coast.
The health officials will be stupid enough to quickly move these unhealthy into their hospital situation, and trigger a massive outbreak with medical folks affected.
Within six weeks, the dead numbers will go past 1,000 (weakened immune systems will be the talk of the experts on CNN), and a major crisis will be discussed by the governors of the three states....demanding that Trump 'save' them.
The problem will be....at this point, it's too late. Locals will be chasing the homeless crowds out of their neighborhoods....attacks by homeless folks on locals will occur, and total chaos will exist in these four urbanized areas of the west coast.
By the end of 2020, I would suggest that more than 100,000 deaths are reported on the west coast....with the vast majority being homeless people.
Last week, I start to ponder upon this. Around the US now....if you go and count up the meth folks, the heroin folks, and Bath Salts people....I would take a guess that the numbers are up around three million minimum. Around Portland, Seattle, SF, and LA.....you might be talking about a quarter-million easily.
My humble guess is that by the end of May....Coronavirus will finally start to hit the homeless crowd and druggie scene on the west coast.
The health officials will be stupid enough to quickly move these unhealthy into their hospital situation, and trigger a massive outbreak with medical folks affected.
Within six weeks, the dead numbers will go past 1,000 (weakened immune systems will be the talk of the experts on CNN), and a major crisis will be discussed by the governors of the three states....demanding that Trump 'save' them.
The problem will be....at this point, it's too late. Locals will be chasing the homeless crowds out of their neighborhoods....attacks by homeless folks on locals will occur, and total chaos will exist in these four urbanized areas of the west coast.
By the end of 2020, I would suggest that more than 100,000 deaths are reported on the west coast....with the vast majority being homeless people.
Friday, 28 February 2020
How I Think Coronavirus Started Up
This is simply my view of the whole thing, and my scenario:
1. Some Chinese general had the opinion maybe a year or two ago of some bio-weapon with a virus situation. Without consulting the political folks, he directed some research to this.
2. The bio-lab guys (in Wuhan) went and spent some time looking at this bat-virus. Along the way, they found that some amino acids added....made this into an extremely deadly virus. They tested this on some monkeys.
3. A support staff guy who handles the monkeys....was regularly told to dispose (terminate) some monkeys. There was a policy on doing this in a quick and sanitary way. Wung, this guy.....found that occasionally....he could slip a monkey out of the lab and sell it at the nearby market.
4. Wung, was told to get rid of a monkey or two who had the Coronavirus. He removed them from the lab, and transported to the market back in October.
5. The guys at the market butchered up the monkey and made some type of dish. Five to ten workers from the market ate the meat.
6. Around five to ten days later....three of the guys got pneumonia-like problems. By the 12th day, the rest of the group (seven) had issues.
7. From this first ten, five survived, and the rest passed on. Some guy in the hospital unit thought this was strange and took various samples of the remaining five guys. Five days later....nurses and doctors attending to the ten.....were mostly all infected and sick. The sample guy is feeling sick now.
8. Family members of the first ten, and the doctors/nurses.....are now showing symptoms (late November).
9. The chief of public safety for Wuhan is now alerted. He's asking questions, which get directed to the military leadership of the country. They eventually (within hours) figure out that the virus is their 'toy'. The remaining members from this particular group are not sick at this point, but the leadership can't allow them to tell the story. So those folks are executed quietly one night.
10. Now in this critical stage when they needed the formula to figure out a vaccine....the lab guys are dead, and no one can bring this thing back to a manageable situation.
1. Some Chinese general had the opinion maybe a year or two ago of some bio-weapon with a virus situation. Without consulting the political folks, he directed some research to this.
2. The bio-lab guys (in Wuhan) went and spent some time looking at this bat-virus. Along the way, they found that some amino acids added....made this into an extremely deadly virus. They tested this on some monkeys.
3. A support staff guy who handles the monkeys....was regularly told to dispose (terminate) some monkeys. There was a policy on doing this in a quick and sanitary way. Wung, this guy.....found that occasionally....he could slip a monkey out of the lab and sell it at the nearby market.
4. Wung, was told to get rid of a monkey or two who had the Coronavirus. He removed them from the lab, and transported to the market back in October.
5. The guys at the market butchered up the monkey and made some type of dish. Five to ten workers from the market ate the meat.
6. Around five to ten days later....three of the guys got pneumonia-like problems. By the 12th day, the rest of the group (seven) had issues.
7. From this first ten, five survived, and the rest passed on. Some guy in the hospital unit thought this was strange and took various samples of the remaining five guys. Five days later....nurses and doctors attending to the ten.....were mostly all infected and sick. The sample guy is feeling sick now.
8. Family members of the first ten, and the doctors/nurses.....are now showing symptoms (late November).
9. The chief of public safety for Wuhan is now alerted. He's asking questions, which get directed to the military leadership of the country. They eventually (within hours) figure out that the virus is their 'toy'. The remaining members from this particular group are not sick at this point, but the leadership can't allow them to tell the story. So those folks are executed quietly one night.
10. Now in this critical stage when they needed the formula to figure out a vaccine....the lab guys are dead, and no one can bring this thing back to a manageable situation.
Thursday, 27 February 2020
The Ten Things About This Political Season That Don't Make Sense
Just pondering:
1. If you watched any of the Democratic debates....it always seems like they (the candidates) were all running to be the President of Denmark, Sweden, or Scandinavia in general.
2. Moderator-wise for the debates, it would seem like you'd be better off finding three barbers from Tusla, or four junkies from Little Rock....than these journalists selected.
3. As much that was hyped-up about Cuba and Venezuela during the debates.....I suspect that none of these candidates would have much success in Cuba or Venezuela....if running there. In both cases, you'd have to go and promise off toilet-paper as an incentive to vote for the candidate.
4. It's a total mystery on why some people seem so visibly upset about blacks or Latinos being Republicans.
5. With the 2016-version of Trump-derangement-syndrome.....one has to wonder if the 2020-version of Trump-derangement-syndrome is better or worse.
6. If socialism is the answer (as seen in so many of the debate episodes)....what's the question?
7. Bloomberg has said that if you have a weapon in the home....you are more prone to being dead. To be kinda honest, your odds of death....with or without the gun in the home....is 100-percent. It'll come sooner, or later....preferably after the November election.
8. There are forty-plus versions of Joe Biden. Some versions even suggest that he played shortstop for the Pirates in 1966. One version suggested that he golfed with Fidel Castro. And one version has said that he's the guy that invented Ms Pac-Man.
9. That Acosta-guy for CNN....is single-handedly helping Trump win the election.
10. If you use FBI-math, there's approximately 166,000 Russian agents in the US....working to destabilize the November election. Thank God that the FBI is hard at work.....looking for them. We already had 455,000 non-Russians working to destabilize the November election.....we didn't need any extra help.
1. If you watched any of the Democratic debates....it always seems like they (the candidates) were all running to be the President of Denmark, Sweden, or Scandinavia in general.
2. Moderator-wise for the debates, it would seem like you'd be better off finding three barbers from Tusla, or four junkies from Little Rock....than these journalists selected.
3. As much that was hyped-up about Cuba and Venezuela during the debates.....I suspect that none of these candidates would have much success in Cuba or Venezuela....if running there. In both cases, you'd have to go and promise off toilet-paper as an incentive to vote for the candidate.
4. It's a total mystery on why some people seem so visibly upset about blacks or Latinos being Republicans.
5. With the 2016-version of Trump-derangement-syndrome.....one has to wonder if the 2020-version of Trump-derangement-syndrome is better or worse.
6. If socialism is the answer (as seen in so many of the debate episodes)....what's the question?
7. Bloomberg has said that if you have a weapon in the home....you are more prone to being dead. To be kinda honest, your odds of death....with or without the gun in the home....is 100-percent. It'll come sooner, or later....preferably after the November election.
8. There are forty-plus versions of Joe Biden. Some versions even suggest that he played shortstop for the Pirates in 1966. One version suggested that he golfed with Fidel Castro. And one version has said that he's the guy that invented Ms Pac-Man.
9. That Acosta-guy for CNN....is single-handedly helping Trump win the election.
10. If you use FBI-math, there's approximately 166,000 Russian agents in the US....working to destabilize the November election. Thank God that the FBI is hard at work.....looking for them. We already had 455,000 non-Russians working to destabilize the November election.....we didn't need any extra help.
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