FERRERMAN- AGAIN?

I didn't watch. This wasn't out of any kind of political purity sentiments where I join with others to make a stand against this, that or the other thing in a vague effort to battle the status quo of fuckery. Like Rocky used to tell Bullwinkle, "That trick never works!" Well, maybe it does a little bit, but does it really matter?  I didn't watch because I know I can't stand to listen to that jagoff speak at all!  He quit being funny years ago. He's not a real president with policies and an ability to inspire hope in the nation as really only Obama could do. And besides, the State of the Union is never  "must see TV". It has always been a dog 'n pony show of the ruling party standing and applauding pretty much everything their guy says. It's just worse with Trump because he's such a natural born douchebag about everything. I heard that republicans stood and applauded when he said he wouldn't even need congress anymore. Did these d...

 One of my all-time favorite posters on Bluesky (she finds the best stuff) posted a link about a guy in France who interviewed 200 women for a job for the sole purpose of giving them a drug to make them wet their pants.  This was his raison de vivre.  I didn't read the article (a paywall) but I got the gist of it.  Why are people so fucking weird? What happens to them in life that makes them that way? I presume this guy got some sort of sexual pleasure out of this. But fucking why? Who writes this shitshow called life? I have long been curious about people's motivations. What makes them tick and why do they tock off from the rest of us? They probably don't know themselves and long since gave up on trying to figure it out. They just roll with it until it rolls over them as I assume it did with this Jaque de Peepee. Understanding people's foibles isn't to endorse or defend them, just explain them, good, bad or ugly. Like people who punch down on the homeless probably ...

 Ever be poking around on YouTube for something interesting and you see something that covers an interesting subject, but it's- say- one hour and fifty-four minutes long? You think, "My God- I could watch a movie in that time! What else is on? Oh, heck- I'll give it 10 minutes. I'm pretty quick on the uptake. I'll get the gist of it." Well, I watched the whole 1:54 minute story of a woman called "Mariah" who was sex-trafficked in a San Diego hotel room in a common, but still unusual way. She and the story were quite compelling.  At the time, Mariah was a very pretty, 19-year-old kid from Missouri who had gone to California to become a model. Everyone knows that story since it has happened a few million times since the invention of film and Hollywood. However, this was San Diego, and she only spoke of a desire to become a model. As is typical, it just wasn't happening right away. She was tired of sleeping on a friend's couch and her own mom ba...

 Everybody hates paywalls, including actor John Cusack. He is a founding board member of the Free the Press Foundation, who seek to make news that should be available to all of us as common knowledge, actually available to all of us. We are talking here about exposes on government corruption and the like, but we may soon be talking about news in general. That's my fear. It might be his too. What we are not  talking about is opinion pieces. I could monetize this blog, but come on now, why would I do that? Who would read it? Not me. I wouldn't pay. There are big time writers who do monetize their musings and that's good for them. There is a lot of independent news outlets that do great work and need to make a living. I certainly have no truck with that, though, again, that's generally opinion. With newspapers barely hanging on throughout the country, and network news constantly under attack by our gawdawful, belligerent president, how much longer will we have a free press...

 As a Ferrerman of a certain age, I know that I am susceptible to predators and evil doers that prey on others in my age group. Perhaps less than most, but like most people, I'm getting older each day. You do better in the present when you prepare for the future, because the present will always be there. Well, until it's not.  So, I recognize that I am susceptible to social media, particularly Facebook and YouTube, where algorithms have singled me out because of my age. A little advice from peers about growing older is welcome. I'm still smart enough to see through the bullshit politically, and staying abreast of that helps a lot.  I saw a YT the other day of a doctor (as far as I know) discussing the 5 things that are predictive of your early demise if you can't do them. I don't remember all 5, so I'll touch on the worst ones.  According to this doctor, if you can't get out of a chair without using your hands and arms, you're basically fucked. Interesti...

 One observation I have about rival blogger Maggie (onethingyonly.blogspot.com) is that on Bluesky, she rarely likes any posts- not even the posts of her rival blogger, Ferrerman! At times she throws likes around like they are manhole covers! As inconceivable as that sounds, it's twue! Little known fact: Young Maggie- an adorable child- was thisclose  to winning the starring role in the nationwide commercial ad campaign for Life cereal. Older non-readers might recall that the ads featured instead, a little boy named "Mikey" who liked Life cereal. See, Maggie didn't like the cereal, and being true to herself, she told the director, "Life sucks!" I don't recall liking Life cereal myself, so I get that. I was more of a Cap'n Crunch and Frosted Flakes ferrerman myself until I graduated to bacon and eggs.  But enough about teasing Maggie. I often forget to like stuff myself. Only, being a good person, I feel bad about it. Maybe Maggie does too. She's ...