In general, if you play baseball, softball, bowling, basketball or football.....you will lead with your left foot going forward and your right arm then handling the item in a forward motion.
Watch a quarterback, or a pitcher (in baseball)....the left foot leads, then the right arm follows.
I sat today watching some riot video from Seattle and Portland. I admit, I probably have better things to spend my time upon.
It kinda hit me.....with around three-quarters of the crowd in a 'rock-throwing' situation.....they were leading with the right-foot, and throwing with the right.
It's an odd movement of the body, and after you've seen it a couple of times....you go back to earlier videos and see this over and over.
Why?
People who've participated in sports in their youth....develop the skill of throwing things. It doesn't matter if you grow up on a farm, or in some coastal city.....if you participate in sports, you develop this 'swing'.
People who don't participate in sports....never get the knack of left-foot-right-arm.
What kind of people are like this? Mostly gamers, who never played sports. White boys who pretend to grow up...the type that sat on a gamer set for their entire life.
After you realize this....it's just kinda funny....'warrior-juveniles' with a right-foot-right-arm 'swing'.
Wednesday, 22 July 2020
Just Observations
1. Maybe it's just me, but I'm starting to imagine Seattle, Portland and Minneapolis as some Game of Thrones city (King's Landing), with a twist of Gotham City, Nazi Berlin, Dodge City (1875) and Beirut of 1984 in full civil war.
2. Kanye West was pretty crazy at his first Presidential 'chat'. I would be willing to pay $300 to see him and Joe Biden in a debate.
3. Trump and this executive order not to count non-Americans in the final census tally?
It'll be challenged in court, and the Supreme Court will likely invent some way to invalidate it. But then the problem will arise....there is nothing in the Constitution to say he can or can't do it. It just says he has to accomplish this every ten years.
Back in 2014, they did a study and concluded around 12-million illegals were in the US. Out of that, the three states with the bigger issues were California (24-percent of the 12-million), NY (6-percent) and Texas (16-percent). So you probably can assume in the six years since....another five million arrived, and the state counts remained the same.
If the numbers are NOT counted (by his order) then NY, California and Texas are the states in trouble. One might assume five to six districts are lost upon the three states.
Why the aggravation and anger by the three? Well....go imagine trying to redraw the district lines in NY or California, and telling two of these guys that their district is gone and they need to find a real job now.
4. The House held a vote to cut the Pentagon budget by 10-percent. Result? More than 60-percent of Democrats voted with the Republicans. The measure only carried 93 lousy votes....324 against. Why attempt some measure like this? I think Pelosi has lost interest in getting results, and this is just a circus atmosphere for 2020.
5. With the Chinese 'game' going on in Hong Kong.....how many Hong Kong folks have the 'right' to move to the UK? Well....if you do the count on just passports in hand (the right given in 1997)....it's about 350k people. However, added to this....around another 2.7-million who have the right but currently don't have the UK passport.
My guess, by spring of 2021, around 100k Hong Kong residents will have made the exit and another 250k will leave by the end of 2021. Will the UK have the apartments and homes for them? That's a big question.
But added to this....the brain-drain to Hong Kong, and the brain-gain to the UK....will create this huge entrepreneur situation and set the stage for the next decade in the UK.
6. Surveys on defunding the police? Depending on who you look at....the 'least' in support is around 80-percent....with various areas of the US strongly shaking their head.
If you wanted to pick a topic where people don't agree....this is one of those.
7. If you are traveling to New York (doesn't matter where in the state)....you have to self-quarantine for 14 days. The states? AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IN, KS, LA, MD, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NM, NV, OH, OK, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI.
Destruction of the travel industry? No doubt, but it's the way they desire it.
8. “Ask ten people what ‘fairness’ means and you can get eleven different definitions.” Great quote by Thomas Sowell.
This is obviously standing out in the public view now, and one of the top ten most confusing things about the American landscape in 2020.
2. Kanye West was pretty crazy at his first Presidential 'chat'. I would be willing to pay $300 to see him and Joe Biden in a debate.
3. Trump and this executive order not to count non-Americans in the final census tally?
It'll be challenged in court, and the Supreme Court will likely invent some way to invalidate it. But then the problem will arise....there is nothing in the Constitution to say he can or can't do it. It just says he has to accomplish this every ten years.
Back in 2014, they did a study and concluded around 12-million illegals were in the US. Out of that, the three states with the bigger issues were California (24-percent of the 12-million), NY (6-percent) and Texas (16-percent). So you probably can assume in the six years since....another five million arrived, and the state counts remained the same.
If the numbers are NOT counted (by his order) then NY, California and Texas are the states in trouble. One might assume five to six districts are lost upon the three states.
Why the aggravation and anger by the three? Well....go imagine trying to redraw the district lines in NY or California, and telling two of these guys that their district is gone and they need to find a real job now.
4. The House held a vote to cut the Pentagon budget by 10-percent. Result? More than 60-percent of Democrats voted with the Republicans. The measure only carried 93 lousy votes....324 against. Why attempt some measure like this? I think Pelosi has lost interest in getting results, and this is just a circus atmosphere for 2020.
5. With the Chinese 'game' going on in Hong Kong.....how many Hong Kong folks have the 'right' to move to the UK? Well....if you do the count on just passports in hand (the right given in 1997)....it's about 350k people. However, added to this....around another 2.7-million who have the right but currently don't have the UK passport.
My guess, by spring of 2021, around 100k Hong Kong residents will have made the exit and another 250k will leave by the end of 2021. Will the UK have the apartments and homes for them? That's a big question.
But added to this....the brain-drain to Hong Kong, and the brain-gain to the UK....will create this huge entrepreneur situation and set the stage for the next decade in the UK.
6. Surveys on defunding the police? Depending on who you look at....the 'least' in support is around 80-percent....with various areas of the US strongly shaking their head.
If you wanted to pick a topic where people don't agree....this is one of those.
7. If you are traveling to New York (doesn't matter where in the state)....you have to self-quarantine for 14 days. The states? AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IN, KS, LA, MD, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NM, NV, OH, OK, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI.
Destruction of the travel industry? No doubt, but it's the way they desire it.
8. “Ask ten people what ‘fairness’ means and you can get eleven different definitions.” Great quote by Thomas Sowell.
This is obviously standing out in the public view now, and one of the top ten most confusing things about the American landscape in 2020.
Tuesday, 21 July 2020
Four Years Difference
I was walking a good bit today and contemplated some things:
1. Four years ago, I would have said that Hillary Clinton would have carried 30 to 32 states, and things just didn't go that way. I'm actually laughing over that.
2. If you had said that unemployment in the Huntsville (Ala) area would have reached down to 2-percent....I would have laughed.
3. If you'd said that Trump would be impeached....mostly over talking to some Ukrainian folks and urging an investigation of Joe Biden's 'threat', and the majority of the case involved people who weren't in the room at the time of the call....I would have laughed.
4. If you'd said that Joe Biden would have taken a serious turn for the worse for dementia, yet still be the chief candidate in July 2020.....I would have laughed.
5. If you'd said that some x-rated movie actress would have come out and sworn on sex with Trump but no one really cared....I would have laughed.
6. If you'd said that the entire case on General Flynn would have developed, and then crashed, and the judge just wouldn't 'let go'.....I would have laughed.
7. If you'd said that Trump would have hired Omarosa to be on his staff, then fired her, I would have laughed.
8. If you'd said that a bunch of items would have burned down a whole mostly-black neighborhood in Minneapolis, by white 'kids'.....over the police handling a black guy with a counterfeit $20 bill? I would have laughed.
9. If you'd said that a quarter of the news media effort in June would be covering mostly Confederate statues....I would have laughed.
10. If you'd said that the Washington Redskins would be renaming their club, over Indian criticism, I would have laughed.
11. If you'd said that Kanye West was running for President, I would have been laughing.
12. If you'd said that some virus had come from China, and killing mostly older folks around the globe, and be the number one topic of discussion in America....triggering mask-chaos.....I would have been laughing.
13. If you said that the Ford Bronco would be coming back, I would have been laughing.
14. If you'd said that the Today Show bigwig Matt Lauer's whole career would fall apart in less than 100 days, I would have laughed.
15. If you'd said that the whole Russian collusion thing....was totally faked-up, I would have laughed.
16. If you'd said that 40-percent of blacks were now pro-Trump, I would have laughed.
1. Four years ago, I would have said that Hillary Clinton would have carried 30 to 32 states, and things just didn't go that way. I'm actually laughing over that.
2. If you had said that unemployment in the Huntsville (Ala) area would have reached down to 2-percent....I would have laughed.
3. If you'd said that Trump would be impeached....mostly over talking to some Ukrainian folks and urging an investigation of Joe Biden's 'threat', and the majority of the case involved people who weren't in the room at the time of the call....I would have laughed.
4. If you'd said that Joe Biden would have taken a serious turn for the worse for dementia, yet still be the chief candidate in July 2020.....I would have laughed.
5. If you'd said that some x-rated movie actress would have come out and sworn on sex with Trump but no one really cared....I would have laughed.
6. If you'd said that the entire case on General Flynn would have developed, and then crashed, and the judge just wouldn't 'let go'.....I would have laughed.
7. If you'd said that Trump would have hired Omarosa to be on his staff, then fired her, I would have laughed.
8. If you'd said that a bunch of items would have burned down a whole mostly-black neighborhood in Minneapolis, by white 'kids'.....over the police handling a black guy with a counterfeit $20 bill? I would have laughed.
9. If you'd said that a quarter of the news media effort in June would be covering mostly Confederate statues....I would have laughed.
10. If you'd said that the Washington Redskins would be renaming their club, over Indian criticism, I would have laughed.
11. If you'd said that Kanye West was running for President, I would have been laughing.
12. If you'd said that some virus had come from China, and killing mostly older folks around the globe, and be the number one topic of discussion in America....triggering mask-chaos.....I would have been laughing.
13. If you said that the Ford Bronco would be coming back, I would have been laughing.
14. If you'd said that the Today Show bigwig Matt Lauer's whole career would fall apart in less than 100 days, I would have laughed.
15. If you'd said that the whole Russian collusion thing....was totally faked-up, I would have laughed.
16. If you'd said that 40-percent of blacks were now pro-Trump, I would have laughed.
Sunday, 19 July 2020
Rebooting 'Lost' (the Series)?
I read a piece over the weekend where some folks are in a discussion stage about bringing 'Lost' back. Year? Probably not....it's probably a working project for the fall of 2021 or 2022.
Since I was a fan of Lost, I'll make five observations about the past show:
1. From the very first episode....it was designed to draw your attention. I would probably rate it as one of the top three best-written shows of all time.
2. All this said and done....by the third season, you were in a daze because they were marginally answering questions, and dumping more mystery issues on each single episode.
3. The best character? Without any doubt....Mr Ecko. He held so many possible paths but the actor wanted an exit by the 3rd year.
4. The number of happy folks over the conclusion? If you lined up a hundred who watched from day one, to this point.....half would say they were disappointed in the whole ending and feeling cheated.
5. Finally, you really needed to imagine a lot of things.....with this coming back almost week, to believe even more things.
So the reboot? I just don't see how this would work. The island concept? It's been done....you need to move on. The mystery upon each week? How?
I have my doubts....it just will be a couple of guys talking about a reboot, and they quietly dump the talk after three months.
Since I was a fan of Lost, I'll make five observations about the past show:
1. From the very first episode....it was designed to draw your attention. I would probably rate it as one of the top three best-written shows of all time.
2. All this said and done....by the third season, you were in a daze because they were marginally answering questions, and dumping more mystery issues on each single episode.
3. The best character? Without any doubt....Mr Ecko. He held so many possible paths but the actor wanted an exit by the 3rd year.
4. The number of happy folks over the conclusion? If you lined up a hundred who watched from day one, to this point.....half would say they were disappointed in the whole ending and feeling cheated.
5. Finally, you really needed to imagine a lot of things.....with this coming back almost week, to believe even more things.
So the reboot? I just don't see how this would work. The island concept? It's been done....you need to move on. The mystery upon each week? How?
I have my doubts....it just will be a couple of guys talking about a reboot, and they quietly dump the talk after three months.
The Dinosaur Path for the News Media
This morning, I gazed at a Rasmussen Report.
They did this survey asking people about how they felt of the media, and if the news media was biased.
So....87-percent of Republican voters said yes.
Oddly....42-percent of Democratic voters said yes.
Overall....63-percent of people interviewed said that big guys of the news media....have their own political agenda.
So you gaze at this.
How would you resolve this? The only answer....tell the news people for a 30-minute newscast....only three minutes can be political, then you have to settle for tornado chatter....nutritional discoveries....science stuff....wild dog attacks....or corruption in Chicago.
The fact that 42-percent of Democrats believe this as well? It has to be unsettling to sit on the national agenda level and realize that people aren't buying into the use of the news media for your agenda.
They did this survey asking people about how they felt of the media, and if the news media was biased.
So....87-percent of Republican voters said yes.
Oddly....42-percent of Democratic voters said yes.
Overall....63-percent of people interviewed said that big guys of the news media....have their own political agenda.
So you gaze at this.
How would you resolve this? The only answer....tell the news people for a 30-minute newscast....only three minutes can be political, then you have to settle for tornado chatter....nutritional discoveries....science stuff....wild dog attacks....or corruption in Chicago.
The fact that 42-percent of Democrats believe this as well? It has to be unsettling to sit on the national agenda level and realize that people aren't buying into the use of the news media for your agenda.
Revolution Chatter
I sat and watched a video this morning of some Portland 'revolutionary-type', who openly said that the goal or mission here...is the abolition or downfall of the United States (as she knows it).
I sat over this for a long while.
In the background, some Catholic priest stood there and clapping his hands over her comments and in full agreement.
There are four essential problems here:
1. In their minds, revolution is a great thing to hope upon, and will dump that evil capitalism business. They seem to think that everyone wishes to live under a bridge, eat wild berries, sip government-procured (free) beer, and be nomads. Yeah, it does appear to be some movie-scenario like in Kevin Costner's 'Postman' movie.
2. With the abolition business....comes the loss of Constitutional rights (like . freedom of religion, freedom of speech, etc). I don't think the Catholic priest grasps that part of the agenda....if he did....he'd be in fear of his profession. Who would be the 'overlord' of rights under this change? Unknown.
3. The more this chatter goes on....the more it looks like April/May of 1933 in Nazi Germany.
4. For the bulk of Democratic voters out there....the working-class people....none of this agenda appeals to them (in any form). You are actually driving them to Trump's door, and helping them register as Republicans
So I don't see this as being some agenda attracting anyone much over the age of thirty. In fact, this looks like a script for some 2-star movie about modern civil war in America, and a bunch of folks on 'good' weed without any grasp of the reality around them.
I sat over this for a long while.
In the background, some Catholic priest stood there and clapping his hands over her comments and in full agreement.
There are four essential problems here:
1. In their minds, revolution is a great thing to hope upon, and will dump that evil capitalism business. They seem to think that everyone wishes to live under a bridge, eat wild berries, sip government-procured (free) beer, and be nomads. Yeah, it does appear to be some movie-scenario like in Kevin Costner's 'Postman' movie.
2. With the abolition business....comes the loss of Constitutional rights (like . freedom of religion, freedom of speech, etc). I don't think the Catholic priest grasps that part of the agenda....if he did....he'd be in fear of his profession. Who would be the 'overlord' of rights under this change? Unknown.
3. The more this chatter goes on....the more it looks like April/May of 1933 in Nazi Germany.
4. For the bulk of Democratic voters out there....the working-class people....none of this agenda appeals to them (in any form). You are actually driving them to Trump's door, and helping them register as Republicans
So I don't see this as being some agenda attracting anyone much over the age of thirty. In fact, this looks like a script for some 2-star movie about modern civil war in America, and a bunch of folks on 'good' weed without any grasp of the reality around them.
NY Covid-19 Ban Rules
NY made up this stupid rule about bars being open in the Corona period, and one of the rules is that you have to serve 'food'. Lets be honest....most 'pure' bars serve peanuts and if you live in the south....they might serve a sausage biscuit.
So this NY bar said fine....you could still order a beer, and have a couple of grapes, or nine fries....as part of the 'dinner'.
Personally, I'd order the croutons....they go better with beer.
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