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What the Hell do Words Mean Anyways?

 Like you (maybe) I get frustrated by stupid people. There have always been people who were purposefully stupid, but it wasn' t until the republican party was created, prior to the civil war, that we knew what to call them. Now, mind you, they gave us Abraham Lincoln and the end of slavery in the US and that was definitely a good thing to do, but they kind of peaked with that and have been nothing but trouble since. You can look that up.  One of the things they do that irks me is their intentional misunderstanding of the system of government known as socialism. They insist that it is the same thing as communism. They really don't even actually question why there are two very different words when it is so obvious to them that North Korea and Sweden have the exact same systems of government. They are both communist because that's what socialism is; just another word for communism. They have a tendency to oversimplify things, to a fault.  Democratic socialists have recently ...
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Two Scoops

 Had a dream that I interviewed with Chris Hayes for a bartending job at the San Francisco Hilton. He was very impressed with me, and I was all but hired. He then found out that I had quit my job at "ABC 7" the day before, by saying: "The best part about a job at ABC 7 is being able to quit ABC 7". Hayes didn't like that. Like he took it personal somehow and chided me for it even though they were (somehow) the competition. He implied that by quitting there, I broke the freezer. The weird part is Chris Hayes has nothing to do with the hotel bar business, but he is a doppleganger for Mike Knight, who was THE best boss I ever had in the restaurant/bar business, years ago in New Orleans, in real life. Also, IRL, Mike had been arrested at the '68 Democratic Convention in Chicago so, he had his political bonafides, as Chris Hayes does. Chris had been having his hands all over a new-hire waitress and I could tell he had been drinking. I questioned him about that, a...
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A Ferrerman Mystery

 The younger Gilmore Girl (I'll call her, Rory) rang my doorbell. I'm like a dog with doorbells. They freak me out. I don't bark, but I run around the house looking for my pants because I know, it's probably someone I need to wear pants for. And, of the 100 or so ring tone options on the doorbell, it somehow settled on a very loud, up tempo Jewish tone. Not Hava Nagila. Something snappier. I fucking hate it, but I probably hate them all. Nobody drops in on me except the Gilmore girls, so I guess I got the wireless doorbell for them.  Rory was distressed. Near tears. She began apologizing, not for the intrusion, but for the reason for her ringing. She feared she might have bedbugs and that I might too and that it might be their fault. Rory invited me down to scope out the evidence.  Her and her mom had done their homework on google before consulting me, and it was an either-or proposition of evidence. On her mom's bed, there were black dots that could well be bedbug ...
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More Late Movie Reviews

 The other  night I watched the film, "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead". It's every bit as good as the 7.3 on the IMDb scale. Because the title is an old Irish blessing, I thought it might be some IRA shit about "the troubles" in Ireland. Nope. A crime and family drama, set in NYC and its suburbs. I recommend it and NOT just because Marisa Tomei has TWO nude scenes in it. I always thought I had a chance with her, by the way. It's an interesting, well-done drama, though sad as can be. When I watch a movie, I like to dissect the characters and their motivations for doing whatever they do. If it's a good film, the director is way ahead of you on that. This one opens with Philip Seymor Hoffman railing Marisa Tomei doggie style. I was not expecting that! It was in the script so, I gather she was. You know, when they film those scenes, there is like a washcloth between the actor's naughty parts so there aren't any accidents. It's pretty bo...
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Clickbait: Everything Old IS New Again

 There are all these little culture wars going on in the US of A- there always were- but it seems like there are more of them now and each one is clamoring to be THE  stand to take. There is a 'bro culture' and more women subscribe to the 'choose the bear in the woods' trope than you would think (but would they really?). I like to think of these things as metaphors, but they probably aren't and are taken seriously by way too many people. Men and women do not seem to get along too well these days, but did they ever? Jebus Christ- I could tell you stories! In fact, I have! But I never thought that anything that happened to me was a trend, not even for me. I have made bad choices with women. They have made bad choices with me. Sometimes, whether they knew it at the time or not, not choosing the Ferrer was probably the right choice for both of us. I get that. I'm old now and that is the optimum time to 'get' things about one's life. Better late than neve...
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Breaking Ground on a New America?

I've been saying for years now that the one good thing that could come out of all this Trump fuckery, is that America and American politics, could get the rebuild it so desperately needs. It might take a civil war and there will  be blood, but if we are to survive another 250 years- or 25- we've got to change our evil ways, baby.  The only thing wrong with the two-party system is that it has been good cop/bad cop for most of our 250 years. I think that's by design. The parties aren't "the same" as many people say, but their similarities aren't much different. Just a look at the campaign donations to each party shows that many of our most evil rich people make donations to both parties. It's not for show, and they aren't merely hedging their bets. It is control. When one is filthy rich, money can mean everything and nothing at the same time. The goal is to get what you want no matter what, no matter the cost.  Well, that's the way it has been. T...
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Look For the Labels in Life

Allow me to put my two cents in on the reflecting pool fiasco.  Bottom line: You don't fucking paint granite! Good gawd! One would think that the greatest builder since Adolph Hitler would know this, but we know he's more than a little crazy. Granite is an incredibly hard substrate that can never be prepped for paint. Cover it with a million gallons of water, and you are definitely courting disaster. I have no idea why it was chosen by the original builders of the reflecting pool, but eventually painting it was never a consideration at that time. I know that is true. Why would you?   What was  considered this year was the whim of whackjob president who thought he could make the pool his own, and perhaps put his stupid name on it, whilst making it more reflectible. Failed at that too. The initial photos (before it turned green) showed no difference in reflectibility whatsoever. I've never painted a pool in my life, but I believe the expertise of those who do, who have...
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