Tuesday Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

I did not know this! The only reason Oliver Anthony (Rich Men North of Richmond) started recording songs was because he was afraid he was going to die and did not want to have his music die with him. Or that his actual name is Chris Lunsford... China has now reduced the cost of trading by 50% in an effort to promote investment. They are literally trying anything. If you're looking for a red flag (no pun intended) - here you are... Tony Robbins is always bragging about mentoring all these famous people including US Presidents such as Bill Clinton. I have to wonder if its this last referral which is why Tony Robbins will quietly get erased from history in the near future... Life expectancy in the US continues to decline compared with similar developed countries and it has nothing to do with the effects of Covid. My guess its a mixing of causes between corporate media feeding people fear and misinformation, obesity from Americans being almost force fed processed foods, big pharma being allowed to advertise all their products (unlike similar countries), and suicide by folks convinced life is no longer worth living under such circumstances. Prove me wrong... To be honest my first impulse was to ignore the Barbie movie and to see Oppenheimer instead. In fact was looking forward to and even had read multiple books about the Manhattan Project. Yet I still haven't seen either movie but two of my daughters have seen Barbie and really enjoyed it. May have to rethink my stance... Reminder that Hillary Clinton once hosted a séance in the White House so that she could speak with the ghost of Elanor Franklin. This is Nancy Reagan astrology level crazy but nobody ever talks about it… When I see that Trump raised $7.1 million from the picture of his mugshot - I can't help but wonder how much he would have raised in that same period? Are some giving credit to the mugshot for what might have happened anyway? Just asking... Now you know: Zealand is an island in Denmark. New Zealand is a completely different island... Supposedly Sam Harris not only lives in an undisclosed location but also has extensive security details when he does his podcast or book signings and has done so for over 16-tears. Is it any surprise that he broke from reality long ago?… Nut Butter would be a good name for a band… Conundrum I'm trying to wrap my head around - according to Christianity Eve was created as a partner to Adam and that was her purpose. Meanwhile Ken was created to be a partner to Barbie and that is his sole purpose. Yet it is somehow Barbie that's the product of the patriarchy... Mural I'm waiting for, a cross between the Trump mugshot photo and the Andre the Giant Obey" picture... So does the Democratic Party have a Hunter Biden problem or does it have a Devon Archer problem? Archer may prove more destructive than Hunter. Even worse than John "Desiccated Husk" Kerry... 

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