Monday, 13 April 2026

My Gut-Feeling Over Eric Swalwell

 I believe if you go back to Eric...at age 15....he was bumping up against girls, and doing lots of stupid crap, but never seemed have police involved.

I think he went  to college....and did the same thing.

I think he went to the House, and did the same thing.

How many women did he hook up with?  Probably over a thousand, and half of them probably didn't appreciate the hook-up.

What he does now...if the House kicks him out?  Well....that's the big question.  

Run for office?  Maybe as some mayor?

Yes, I Was A Burn-Bag Guy

 Around the summer of 1981....after intel-school for the Air Force....I arrived at Barksdale  (Louisiana) and one of my five primary duties....was burn-bag handler.  So in the back of the vault....we kept this pile stashed away, and about every eight weeks....dragged them all down to the burner in the rear of the building.

It was crappy work (you hated August most of all for the heat).  You typically started around 9 AM, and by 11 AM....it was mostly burned, and you were raking ashes to dump.  You'd go through two Mountain Dews.

In 84/85....it was mostly a shredding experience.....every 8 weeks....about four hours with two other folks.  At some point, the big burn occurred, where we had around 150 bags of plastic crap and they wanted it burned at the Landstuhl medical facility (med-waste).  

In Panama, for 86/87/88?  We had a half-ass burn unit which worked sometimes....and sometimes not.  Two of us would be standing there in the noon-heat.....both sipping a beer or two...until the burn was done.

By 1994, I was noted at a rank where the burn-experience was not required.

Five Thoughts

 1.  I've come to the point of believing that at best....Kamala Harris had a IQ of probably 80-to-85....meaning she was borderline. How she got through college?  She was able to impress her instructors in some fashion.

2.  Some Iranians have Star-Link (Elon's stuff) and can communicate with the outside world.  I noted over the weekend....commentary to indicate that only half of ATMs in Iran function....but there's typically a limit of 15-to-20 dollars in local currency coming out. Cash-flow in Iran is now at a harsh level.

3.  A couple of Demo states looking at taxing folks as they leave/exit.  Just suspect....some folks are just going to up and disappear....without saying anything much.

4.  Noted over the weekend....some new App invented....'talking-to-Jesus'.  You'd hook up, for about a dollar-per-minute....have a chance to converse with Jesus.  Not saying if it's legit or not.....but it might be a trend (talk-to-Moses, talk-to-Fred Flintstone, talk-to-Satan).

5.  Noted over the weekend.....Canada says it is preparing the entire country for a major global war that could erupt (shortly).  Who with?  Unknown.  Where funding would come from?  Also unknown.

Sunday, 12 April 2026

AI Chatter

I sat and read through a couple of pages of a 'paper' written by two researchers from University of Penn and Boston University.  Title?  "The AI Layoff Trap"..

What they got into....there's layoffs going on....with AI coming to replace the folks.

These laid-off employees used to spend money.  Now?  They don't.

The economy is designed for people to have money....spend money, and not really capable of evolving.

So the companies that laid people off....will likely go bankrupt down the line....because there's cash flow with the economy with no purchasing power. AI certainly isn't going to buy a bass-boat....spend five days in Aruba....or ever need a $88k Ford pick-up.

What the report leads to.....these top level managers have to grasp the situation and  realize the impact approaching. Great quote....."Fire workers.....Lose customers.... Lose revenue.... Collapse."

There's also this other odd 'twist'....if people are eliminated from jobs....purchases decrease....sale tax-revenue starts to crap out....states and cities can't manage their yearly spending, without more new additional taxes.

There's a tidal wave approaching, but it's probably too late to say or do much of anything.

Saturday, 11 April 2026

What Was The Movie 'The Arrival' All About?

 I've watched the movie two times now.

So the story goes this way:

Aliens have arrived, and shockingly enough....can't get their message across.

American Army brings in this language lady, and they waste about 80-percent of the story....going back and forth.....marginally getting a hundred-odd phrases connected.

The Americans....in total fear....urge killing the threat.

The gal suddenly has the clear message...somehow, the aliens come from 3,000 years in the future, and their world is under some threat (they never say who or how), and only by getting Earth-folks involved and helping them....in 3,000 years....can this alien folks survive.

I paused at this point....thinking, well....how do they know this works?  Seems like  it'd be a guess if Earth-folks were helpful or not.  Seems like it could make the situation twice as bad.

Anyway....that's the final outcome, and you are left to wonder....did we screw it up?

Friday, 10 April 2026

Five Humble Thoughts

 1.  With two or three exceptions....I can't watch NBA basketball anymore.  On average, per game, there's at least twenty 'traveling' violation...which the ref's never call.

2.  Hunter Biden is claiming he is $17-million in debt....no way of ever repaying it.

3. You just sit and wonder....four years of the Biden-crew, and zero interest in Epstein or the files.  

4.  I asked Grok (AI) if a recession is existing in the US. 

It eventually came back and said 'NO'.

The labor market is adding jobs.  GDP growth is going on (slowly).  Various forecasters are saying a trend is seen but in late 2026....suggesting the Xmas season may be awful crappy.

The states in a spiral?  Well....California, Illinois, Washington, NY, Michigan.....the states 'owned' and run by the Democratic machine.

The rest of the nation....mostly in positive numbers.  

5.  CNN?  It's mostly a sail-boat now....with the sails missing and drifting. The first week of October?  It can't  come soon enough.

Five Humble Thoughts

 1.  Here in 2026.....even though living standards appear to be improving....there's this gut-feeling that overall happiness is in some way....declining. 

Or is it a case that the happiness 'scale' is frozen and hasn't moved since the 1980s?

2.  You might want to pay attention to the postal system....it's under one of the biggest crisis's of the past forty years.  This week....they (the bosses) halted pension plan  payments temporarily.  We are at a point where we need a 'Elon'  to revamp the system.

3. Was reading yesterday.....the Federal workforce is smaller today than at any point since 1966. Oddly, we don't seem to be suffering.

4. A normal mid-term election (coming up in 7 months)....revolves around your pocketbook/economy, healthcare (both cost and access), immigration, negative crime numbers, and perceived threats to democracy.

This year?  It'll revolve around five 'other' things: the threat to impeach Trump, marginal accomplishments by the Democratic Party, perceived downward economy in five to ten 'blue' states, crazy political videos shown freely on Twitter, and possible UFO 'truths'.

5.  Ninety percent of society want a lifestyle and landscape that seems to be affordable and proven reliable.