A MOMENT FOR ME

When i write these columns, they're made up of two things: the truth and my opinion. i don't make stuff up and i don't jockey the numbers and i try to fact check every item that i print and to the best of my knowledge, the facts are the facts and not fiction.

 

But there are some people who will not accept the facts, no matter how obvious and they'll argue until the cows come home that the sky is NOT blue and proclaim to the heavens that water is NOT wet. 

So i have made a personal decision to no longer engage in conversation with people who are too stupid to change their minds when presented with overwhelming evidence to support a fact. For example, recently a reader of this column was aghast when i called the president a racist but i've had that opinion long before he was president and had many examples to back it up so i started citing the verified incidents of racism. His reaction? change the subject. When i asked if he needed more examples, he wouldn't answer. 

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THE INABILITY TO ACCEPT FACTS RATHER THAN RUMOR OR GOSSIP OR FAIRY TALES dooms you to inaccuracy the rest of your life and a lack of respect from those with open minds who try to teach.

PERFECT EXAMPLE IN THE PAST?  ME. for years, i poo-poohed any discussion on global warming. Now i have no idea why i initially took that position but after several television specials, i headed to the video library to do my own research and in a couple of weeks, i totally changed my position. 

But people on my original side offer just one argument: "it's just a cycle and it will pass in time." Watching icebergs break in half when it's never happened before is not a cycle but it is a catastrophe when the water is warming in the Artic. The waters in mexico have also warmed by several degrees and much of the marine life has moved on to cooler waters and commercial fisherman say their catches are down 50% over the last five years.

 On a far simpler note, i used to watch a hundred pelicans every morning and then in the late afternoon day dive bomb the waters catching fish. Two years ago the pelicans disappeared. This is the part where the other side points out that's why the fish left the area in the first place, not the warmer water.

But 'those people' have blinders on just like a plow horse and don't recognize the increase in hurricanes and violent weather and the delay in seasons and the torrid summer temperatures and drought and flooding and on and on and on. Just like the horse, they only see what's right in front of them and they're perfectly satisfied with that. so sad.

ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF STUPID PEOPLE: I had a reader of this column write me and say "what's the big deal about 100,000 people dying? that's less than .00001 percent of our total population." After i picked my jaw up, i asked her, "are you saying it's ok for a hundred thousand people to die from this virus?"  She said it was insignificant and the flu took half that many every year and nobody made a fuss about that. "The virus will eventually die out just like the flu so people should be allowed to work if they want to and those that don't, stay home."  My head hurts from shaking it side to side.

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Now there are subjects like gun control, the death penalty and a women's right to choose where both sides have valid points and eventually you just have to pick a position but when the evidence for global warming is there.............there really is no debate.

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I believe that people have the right to a handgun for personal protection and a three slug shotgun for hunting but all forms of automatic weapons should be forbidden and the death penalty should apply to those violators. automatic weapons are manufactured for the sole purpose of killing people. period. my opinion.

I also strongly believe that the death penalty should be more often and taxpayer money should not be used housing and feeding these psychos for 10 years so they can waste even more money with multiple appeals, all on the taxpayer's dime.

And just as strongly, i believe that all women have every right to determine their futures regarding the birth of a child.

AND NOW SOME POLITICS: When ULTRA-CONSERVATIVE ANN COULTER jumps the fence, you know something is rotten on the other side. This woman actually authored a book titled "In trump we trust" in 2016 and now says trump is a "broken and shallow man" and acts like a "blithering idiot" with his "trash tweets" and "zippy the chimp would bring more decorum to the white house because trump is a moron." ouchie ouchie. mom, can you kiss my boo-boo?

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Illinois governor JB PRITZKER is beginning to look reeeeeeeee-al smart for sticking to his plan to slowly re-open the state. Working in concert with chicago mayor LORI LIGHTFOOT, pritzker has deflected the predictable b.s. legal challenges from downstate republicans and continued with his schedule. And now states who reopened like the wild west with no rules (hello wisconsin) are seeing a huge spike in virus infections. as daddy used to say....'you get what you ask for.'  

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The protests over the disaster in Minneapolis has gotten out of hand. I've never understood why they burn and pillage their own neighborhoods. Some of the protesters have their hearts in the right place but what good does it do to burn stores and vandalize the outside of buildings? That accomplishes nothing.

And there comes a time when violence will be met with violence, you can bet on that. Please go home and let the courts decide the fates of the officers rather than do battle with the military.

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I wrote the other day about how the owners are going to shanghai the minor league players and cut off their $400 a week salary but DAVID PRICE of the LOS ANGELES DODGERS is going to make sure they get a thousand dollars a month thru the season. CLASS ACT.
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FINALLY, I still say that the  NBA and NHL should just call it a day and we'll see you next season. Hockey in July just doesn't work for me and the NBA season normally starts in October anyway so having playoffs in late August  doesn't work for me either.

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Slept with the windows open last night and will repeat it again this evening. nice.

ENJOY!

JUST FRIDAY STUFF

WELCOME TO CHICAGO, POLICE SUPERINTENDENT DAVID BROWN!! brown was brought in from dallas to run the 13,000 member department and less than a month in, boldly told reporters that his goal was to reduce annual homicides to 300 or less, a mark not met since 1957. 

well, brown got his baptism over the memorial day weekend when the jungle erupted in gunfire with 10 dead & 45 wounded. only four more months of warm weather left and you cannot control the jungle when summer temperatures arrive. As stated before, members of the jungle don't care about you, your department, their neighborhoods or even themselves. it's too late to walk back your prediction so you're screwed. did you already sell your house in dallas? As my Uncle Jack used to say, "the only way to control crime in the jungle is to keep it winter time all year around" so true.

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I was reading some campaign history the other day and found this very interesting fact: do you know that your political contribution can be used to pay legal fees if 'your guy' gets in trouble?? true story. chicago alderman ED BURKE was indicted last May by the federal government on 14 counts of corruption and to date, has racked up $800,000 in legal bills. (yes,that figure is correct) burke just simply cuts his legal team a check out of his campaign war chest, which was created by political contributions. Nice to know where your money goes.

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JOE BIDEN, what are you thinking? you look like the unabomber when you wear a black protective mask AND dark sunglasses so either lose the glasses or change the mask. jeeze. look in the freaking mirror BEFORE you leave the house.

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And on the other side of the fence, after twitter stepped on donald's pee-pee, trump's team puffed up their collective chests and proudly announced they had pulled all their advertising from twitter. ACTUALLY, (fact check--fact check! do i ring a bell here?) twitter stopped accepting political ads last year, long before they grew some stones and started to fact check trump. P.S.    little donnie got scolded again today for his tweet which 'glorified violence' up in minnesota. 

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Ya gotta love when king donald decides he has ultimate decision making powers to run the world as he sees fit. 

First, he states that local governments can do nothing without his approval. WRONG. 

Then, he tells all 50 governors that if they didn't open their states up, then he would do it for them because 'i have the power.' WRONG. 

Then he declares the he has the authority to re-open all the houses of worship. WRONG AGAIN. 

and finally, he's going to shut down twitter because they're trying to silence the conservatives and he doesn't like it. ABSOLUTELY WRONG!!! now if you live in China, Cuba or North Korea, the government decides audio-video content but not here, little donnie. maybe you'd like to consider a move?

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demagogue.  look it up.

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ALL OF US at one time or another, probably in college, have tasted that godawful elixir know as MALORT. it's normally on the bottom shelf at the local bar and has an inch of dust on the bottle. it's been described as paint thinner or jet fuel and has no redeeming value for the human race. just terrible and the only way you normally drink it is if you lose a bet, are stupid ass drunk or someone convinces you that a shot will help your cold. 

Having said all that, it's about to get worse. REVOLUTION IPA,  a locally produced beer, is putting out a limited edition (i bet) of malort that is mixed in barrels that were used to hold beer. DISGUSTING. i can see ...and smell.....the college students bent over the porcelain god already. sales start today.  $25. what a bargain.

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Baseball players are still endearing themselves to the general public, namely the 40 million unemployed by whining about their reduced income IF there is a season. This time, the owners have all the power and you better realize that soon and make an agreement.  PLAY BALL!

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There seems to be some disagreement on the numbers but between 40% and 60% of children who attend school in Chicago have not checked in online to attend virtual classes. what a surprise. 

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The golf challenge held on sunday was entertaining and raised 20 million for charity but i have just one thought after watching tom brady golf: he claims to be an 8 handicap. if he's an 8, than i'm a scratch golfer and ready for the tour. 'just sayin'

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NOW GO OUTSIDE AND ENJOY THIS BEAUTIFUL WEEKEND!!!! wear a mask and be safe. later, dudes and dudettes.

SHOT AND A GOAL!

Did NORTH CAROLINA REPUBLICAN SENATOR RICHARD BURR get caught with his hand in the cookie jar? The FBI raided his house on May 14th as allegations of insider trading swirled around the long time senator. For the uninformed, the FBI would need to convince a judge that a crime had been committed before he would issue the search warrant. 

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The facts: Burr dumped 1.7 million dollars worth of stock just before information about the corona virus was released to the general public and he was the chairman of the senate intelligence committee, which would have given him access to sensitive information regarding the stock market. did he take advantage of inside information? Burr has already resigned his chairmanship and the other republican senator in that state, THOM TILLIS,  is demanding an explanation. I bet he is because he's up for

re-election in november while burr is good until 2023.............. or until he's fitted for a prison jumpsuit.

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donald trump FINALLY got his appendage stepped on by the people who run TWITTER  when they red flagged two of his unsubstantiated tweets on tuesday. #1 was trump claiming that california is going to mail ballots to anyone who lives in the state and #2 is the mail ballots will lead to fraud. TWITTER red flagged both tweets and 'corrected' the ridiculous claims by stating there is no evidence that mail in ballots lead to fraud and secondly, that california will only be contacting registered voters. trump, of course, jumped the rails and claimed that twitter is part of a conspiracy to steal the election and take away free speech. it's getting better every day....................

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FYI---twitter has had a long standing policy of not allowing false statements........... and under pressure from many sides because of trump's almost daily fallacies, has decided to take a stand. Silencing trump's daily rhetoric would be a blessing.

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Anyone else not believe that trump took chloroquine? He is so full of crap but it was a win-win for him.  after two weeks, he declares, " See? I'm still here. i guess it's ok to use." And if he had died during the two weeks, the autopsy would have revealed NO CHLOROQUINE in his system and all the trumpty-dumptys would have proclaimed, "oh, that rascal donald having fun with us again, just like the bleach and the lysol."

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AGAIN. AGAIN & AGAIN. four police officers were fired almost immediately following the death of a black man who kept telling the officer kneeling on his neck that he "couldn't breathe."  I can guarantee you this particular procedure is not taught at the police academy and i understand the outrage in Minneapolis, especially after the senseless killing of JUSTINE DIAMOND in 2017, who was the COMPLAINANT and was walking out to talk to the officers in her pajamas when the officer in the passenger seat reached over the driver and fired one shot into her chest. Her family got 20 million dollars and the cop got 12 years in prison. Diamond was white and the officer was a Somalian. The names of the officers have not been released but the FBI is now involved so all four better hire great civil rights attorneys. incredible.

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Drug dealers are feeling the pinch of the lock down and the price of METHAMPHETAMINE has gone up 100% since February with marijuana up 55%. WHY??? because with the lack of traffic at the Mexican border, their trucks are being pulled over on a regular basis because they can't blend in.  Same with private air traffic.  no one is flying so radar is picking up the smaller planes and notifying the DEA.

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ALL OF YOU have heard about METHAMPHETAMINE, commonly known as meth, and i want to take this opportunity to give you a quick lesson into the common ingredients. First of all, we need PSEUDOEPHEDRINE which is the main ingredient in sudafed and other cold medicines. so far so good. Then we add in the following: (and this is no B.S.)

HYDROCHLORIC ACID (used to make plastic)

LITHIUM (that's right-as in battery) 

ACETONE (main ingredient in paint thinner)

TOLUEN (used to dissolve rubber)

RED PHOSPHOROUS (the red tips of matches or road flares)

SODIUM HYDROXIDE (used to dissolve road kill-a.k.a. lye)

SULFURIC ACID (used to unclog drains)

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How we doing so far? and if the 'chemists' are missing any ingredients, they just replace it with anti-freeze or lighter fluid. DOES ANY OF THIS SOUND APPETIZING TO YOU??? Me neither. 

FYI----Meth is taken orally like a pill, smoked, snorted like cocaine, or dissolved in water or alcohol and injected into the body. Smoking or injecting the drug is the most popular, as it delivers a very quick and intense high. 

Well, read this and let your kid read it too. The short term effects of  can include increased heart rate and blood pressure problems, damaged blood vessels, strokes, lung and kidney damage, heart attacks, liver damage, brain damage, loss of memory, and even death. Keep in mind that these problems can happen after using meth for only a very short time, as methamphetamine ingredients are highly toxic and can easily kill. 

WHY WOULD ANYONE WANT TO TRY THIS THE FIRST TIME?

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Overall, this has been a pretty sucky day.  maybe tomorrow will be better. later.

THIS AND THAT BUT NO TRUMP

Ok, all of the TRUMPTY-DUMPTYS are mad at me because i keep picking on the clorox man so in order to give them time to settle down this holiday weekend, i will TRY to avoid talking about him. (he is such an easy target--fish in a barrel).  No promises but let's try it.

A recent conversation with a guy in the know taught me:  you can't throw a pizza box into the recycle dumpster because the grease marks disqualify it as clean recycle. I didn't know that.  Also, no plastic bags because they jam the conveyor belts at the recycling center. i did know that but only since someone told me a couple months ago.

Idea for a series of 30 second public service announcements. 'what NOT to put in the recycle bin'.......... i bet people would learn something.

If you want to have an interesting family/friends discussion, name the 5 most famous people from Chicago or the 5 best athletes in Chicago history or pick a team...........let's say the cubs.....and pick the 5 best of all time. i guarantee a lively discussion will follow so have the rescue squad on speed call.

Just thought of another one. the old stranded on a desert island story---what 5 movies would you take? mine would be the GODFATHER 1 & 2, JAWS, BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID with the final one being..........i'll think about it for a while.

Exactly how do you practice social distancing on the sideline of a NFL game? 53 players +10 reserves+10 coaches+4 trainers & doctors+10 equipment people+game officials gets you to about 100 people who will need 600 feet for distancing and the field is only 300 feet long.  uh-oh.

I was a long time holdout on texting but i have to admit it's the best form of quick communication. but i still enjoy talking on the phone.

I'm giving the garden a year off. planted two tomato plants on the sunny side of the house. done.

COLIN KAEPERNICK, the man who started the "i'm not going to stand for the national anthem" debacle has not played football in three years but his girlfriend is mad at the NFL because they listed him as retired. I don't think he cares after his 10 million dollar settlement but the league changed his designation to 'unrestricted free agent' to shut her up.  And he'll get his next job in the NFL when????? the first word that came to your mind was absolutely correct.          N-E-V-E-R

What kaepernick and many people don't understand is that for every action, there's a reaction and your actions always have consequences. do you have the right to drive 60 mph in a 40 mph zone? sure, go ahead but then don't whine when you get a ticket and a big fine. kaepernick was doing 100 mph............

I still don't get all the angst over voting by mail. every day we hear 'avoid crowds and stand apart' so why stand in line for an hour at a polling place? i've early voted for years to avoid the crowds but now you have no idea who was in the booth just before you and with a shortage of election judges, you know the booth won't be sanitized after each voter. and as far as those claims of 'massive voter fraud with mail-in ballots'?

that's totally unsubstantiated garbage.  VOTE BY MAIL. 

Following the previous thought, i see where 16 year olds are eligible to be election judges. smart. plenty of sophomores and junior looking for work. Fifty bucks a day and they won't have to get their computer hands dirty.

If you haven't been in the military and have no real idea, take a guess at this.  what does a raw army recruit make a month while in boot camp? i took a guess and was real wrong. now think about it..........

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$1640.00 a month! i think that's pretty good for a kid who knows nothing about the military and gets room and board and professional training as part of the package. That's just under twenty grand. i thought it was much less than that.

Not that i'm complaining, but why were liquor stores deemed essential? never mind. silly question.

I'm forming a band because of my long hair and i've decided to be the drummer. please apply if you haven't had a cut or trim since JANUARY. (just before i went to mexico)

FRIED BALONEY WITH AMERICAN CHEESE ON RYE BREAD but only if the baloney is charred black. That's why they don't call it a warm baloney sandwich.

AFRICAN-AMERICANS make up about a third of Chicago's population but suffer almost half of the covid-19 deaths.  why is that? my friend said poverty has a lot to do with it.  maybe.

Again, NANCY PELOSI was way out of line with her comments about the president's weight. her defense was that 'well, he makes the same type of comments about women all the time.'  ms pelosi, as we all learn early on....two wrong don't make a right. YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED AND APOLOGIZE. playing in the gutter is for other people.

she has really pissed me off.

My cub fan nephew frank will be happy. PORTILLO's is opening another restaurant down the street a piece from wrigley field. the boy would kill for their dogs and beefs.

Do you remember when the mailman delivered twice a day?? true story. people would get their electric bill in the morning mail, write a check and put it in the box on the front of your house and it was picked up about 2 p.m. the SAME DAY. (twice the agony if you were waiting for something to arrive) Everyone knew your carrier's name and gave him christmas presents and invited him in on real hot or cold days.  no mas.

With the shutdown, more people are hunting and fishing than ever before. just under SIXTEEN THOUSAND turkeys were harvested (nice way of saying whacked) in Illinois, just missing the record of 16,599 set in 2006. the DNR also says that 'everyone is fishing, all day every day, rain or shine' and fishing license purchases are up 13,000 from last year.  like i said earlier, you can only watch so many movies.

I'm making ribs, cajun burgers and spicy Italian sausages on the grill this weekend if mother nature lets me.but a tornado watch was just issued for the next 7 hours so it's time to batten down the hatches.

BE SAFE AND WEAR A MASK. HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY!  adios

LET'S EMPTY THE GUNNY SACK

TIME TO EMPTY OUT THE GUNNY SACK

 IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND

NANCY PELOSI confirmed her admission into the low life bitch club this week when she used the term 'morbidly obese' to describe the president. So unprofessional. We spend a lot of time (at least i hope you do) teaching kids about how wrong it is to bully and make fun of physical issues like fat, skinny, limp, braces, lisp, missing teeth, etc. but she goes on national tv and makes that snarky statement. makes no difference what side of the fence you're on, THIS WAS JUST WRONG. if that's the best you can do, maybe it's time to stand down and ride off into the sunset............... BITCH.

And now back to the other side. what is trump's deal about wearing a mask? seriously, lead by example, you mutt. "i wouldn't give the media the satisfaction of seeing me in the mask." WHAT?

 

Did you know that giraffes only sleep 5 minutes at a time?

Whether you're into sports or not, MINOR LEAGUE baseball is the one in a world of hurt. They don't get any of the huge media money like MLB so they rely on their in-person fans to generate revenue from parking, concessions and souvenirs. no fans=no money which means no baseball team. their season normally runs for 4 months and ends on labor day weekend. Already one month gone. sad.

LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL announced today they are trying to put together a 5 week season BUT THERE WILL BE no high fives, no handshakes, no hugs and assigned seats in the dugout with each seat being 6 feet apart (top of my head---a 14 man roster would require a 70 foot long dugout) and they will change baseballs every two innings??? apparently, the virus can't be passed after just one inning. 

ALSO, no chewing gum or sunflower seeds, no sharing of any equipment and the umpire will move from the plate to behind the pitcher's mound AND NO SPITTING from players, coaches or umpires. After the games, teams would simply tip their hats to the other team. Sounds real wrong but it beats no baseball for the kids.

Think that 5 days of rain was nasty? well, you'd be correct. the world famous SEARS TOWER, aka willis tower, got so much water inside the building that it flooded the electrical room and the building has been dark all week. big time money there.

In case you missed it, monday's rainfall set the record for the month of may and broke the record from 2019 which broke the record from 2018.........you get the picture.  it rains a lot in may.

95,000 dead, 1.6 million infected, 36 million people unemployed and what does millionaire tampa bay pitcher BLAKE SNELL say to the media when discussing reduced paychecks (for reduced games)?? "If i don't get full pay, i'm not playing. i've got to get mine." 

OMG. this man makes 7.6 million and his follow up statement was, "I'm not playing for half. The health risk isn't worth it." but apparently, FULL PAY eliminates the health risk and he'll play for that. screw him. another guy that should bag groceries for a year and taste reality. jerkwad.

Gotta love the Michigan secretary of state Jocelyn Benson for her smooth reply to the orange man when he jumped the rails again and accused her of "illegally sending out 7 million ballots and now i'm going to withhold their federal funding.!!!"  Benson calmly replied that she had sent out APPLICATIONS, not ballots, "the same as my republican colleagues in Iowa, Nebraska, Georgia and West Virginia." Apparently, that was the end of the conversation and the idiot moved on to something else.

A polling company who keeps track of such things says that trump speaks '15 untrue statements' EVERY DAY and he is currently at 14,000 (and counting) during his presidency. Plus, if you monitor trump at the podium, it's one lie or untruth EVERY FIVE MINUTES. that's freaking incredible for the leader of this country.

A recent favorite lie of mine was when he said this week he received the Michigan 'man of the year' award  a few years ago AND EVEN I KNOW THAT'S A LIE! you know why i know? because Michigan DOESN'T HAVE a man of the year award!!! what trump got was a framed copy of the gettysburg address after being the guest speaker at a Lincoln Day dinner. i wonder if he ever read it?

Speaking of MIchigan, you've got to feel for GOVERNOR GRETCHEN WHITMER, whose state has one of the highest corona virus numbers and then dealing with two failing dams, which displaced 10,000 people.  How do you think Michiganders felt when trump accused them of the 'illegal ballot' fiasco and then threatened to withhold federal money, which they will sorely need to rebuild? little donnie won the state by just 11,000 votes in 2016. any bets on Michigan in november?

OK, that's it for now, Have a safe and happy Memorial Day Weekend and don't forget to put the flag at half-staff RIGHT NOW thru monday at noon to honor the corona victims and our fallen military heroes.

I'm going to kick back in the gazebo, enjoy a cup of bleach and inject some Lysol to stay healthy plus keep a handful of chloroquine on hand in case that doesn't work. more untruths from that village idiot.

Keep the faith for another 165 days and don't forget all this November 3rd.

BE SAFE & WEAR A MASK!!!!   adios for now.

THE DONALD TRUMP LIE FEST

If you're a right wing radical TRUMPTY-DUMPTY who supports him no matter what, i don't think you have the stomach for this column and would advise just deleting this because you ain't gonna like whats coming and it will ruin your day.  don't say you weren't warned.

I can't help it. This guy is driving me crazy and channel surfing doesn't help because every channel reports more erratic behavior of this idiot and now even FOX NEWS has turned against him by telling the truth and little donnie is holding his breath and stomping his feet, telling fox to shove it because he's looking for another news outlet to watch.

Here we go again! D.C.'s answer to the MAD HATTER has finally made even the doctors and his good friends at FOX NEWS blink in amazement when his orangeness announced to the world that he has been taking chloroquine since his valet tested positive for covid-19 two weeks ago. Despite NUMEROUS warnings from both sides of the political fence, little donnie is taking the drug "in case i do get infected." The doctors also say that the drug has no effect as a prophylaxis, which is a fancy word for a preventative measure, like brushing your teeth every day to stop tooth decay. NONE. ZERO. NADA.  GUVNO.

In addition, while chloroquine does helps people with malaria, lupus and severe cases of rheumatoid arthritis, IT DOES NOTHING against this virus and can kill people with compromised systems and prior heart history, of which trump has both.

Oh no, you say, that's not possible because my president is healthy and i know this because he told me himself and he never lies!! (it's ok, i didn't get hurt falling off my chair) THE FACT OF THE MATTER is that he has a history of heart issues (minor but still a history) AND his current blood pressure is 158/91 while weighing 290 pounds, which amounts to a compromised health system.

chloroquine is a total waste of time unless you enjoy russian roulette, which apparently the round one does. But the problem is that it's another example of false and misleading information coming from the white house but guess who he makes happy with these proclamations? the drug manufacturers!!! 

 the amount of chloroquine prescribed has increased by a multiple of 46!

But would the president lie about an important matter? or any matter? 

Let me please remind you of some other "facts" coming from his mouth: Off the top of my head, MY CURRENT TOP 20 BLATANT LIES BY DONALD TRUMP: (some require no comments)

drink a cup of bleach to kill the virus

mexico will pay for the wall (not a single peso yet)

the hurricane is going to hit alabama (doctored weather map)

windmills cause cancer

Kim Jong Un is our good friend and said he will stop his nuclear program

china is paying every penny of the tarrifs

inject lysol to kill the virus

the whistle blower has the facts wrong and i know the truth (and the truth is?) 

windmills make your real estate values fall 

immediate withdrawal of ALL soldiers in Syria  (still 1,000)

modern dishwashers require pressing 10 buttons just to start it

the same dishwashers use more energy and water

i had the most electoral votes since ronald reagan (wayyyyyyyy wrong)

accused CNN of cutting off bernie sanders when he used the term 'fake news' to describe the news channel (never happened)

said the national murder rate was the highest in 47 years (just the opposite)

terrorist attacks are not being reported by the media (in this day & age????)

philadelphia's murder rate is 'out of control' (declined each of the last 10 years)

i had the most people ever at my inauguration (photos proved him wrong by a lot--not even close)

i watched muslims dancing in the streets of NY on 911. (a bald faced racist lie)

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And this mutt runs the country. what a scary thought. 

PLEASE remember all of this on November 3rd.

stay safe and DRY!

more thoughts while laying on the couch

While laying on the couch.......

So i see where the dumb asses in the white house have started wearing masks AFTER the infections started in the inner sanctum but i see where the king of the world still refuses to wear one. is he afraid that he'll mess his hair?

If you want to talk about bad optics, check out the pissing match between the players and the owners in MLB as they argue over income during the abbreviated season. It's very hard for anyone to have sympathy for players when the MINIMUM SALARY is $563,000 per year and the AVERAGE is 4.5 million BUT the owners have apparently reneged on a simple plan to pay 50% of salaries for the proposed 1/2 season and now want the players to get paid based on revenue sharing.

Business is business and i get it BUT millions of people are out of work, hundreds are dying every day and my sympathy light for professional athletes burned out some time ago. so either fix it right now or risk losing your base like you did in 1994 and then everyone lost money for five years.

Godspeed to a man who made me laugh every time i saw him on seinfeld or the king of queens, JERRY STILLER. when he would go into one of his old man rants, he would make me laugh out loud almost every time.

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Another head shaker: LARRY ENGLISH is the man who owns the home under construction that AHMAUD ARBERY checked out shortly before being murdered by the two rednecks in georgia (yeah, i said it). Through his attorney, english told the georgia state police that arbery was captured on security video but that all he did was look for a very short time before leaving and that nothing was taken or damaged. NOW ENGLISH IS BEING THREATENED for 'taking the side of arbery' and making the case even harder to defend. english is a retired man who was 60 miles away when the incident happened and all he did was offer the surveilance video to the police. i don't get it.

BTW, i sure you heard the red necks reason for trying to make a citizens arrest was that there was a rash of burglaries in the neighborhood over the past few weeks but police reports indicate there had been just one theft....7 weeks ago.

FYI: when i'm out for a walk and see new construction, i ALWAYS stop in to check it out. just sayin'. but if you try and make a citizen's arrest on me while holding a gun when i'm walking down the street, please read the concealed carry statute first. it will save me a lot of time and a lot of paperwork.

did you see the donald trump meltdown when pressured by two female reporters the other day? he turned in a huff and left without even saying goodbye. reminds me more & more of richard nixon in his final days. one can only hope.

Now hold onto your hat and strap yourself in because i'm about to agree with donald trump, who has issued an order to send ALL migrants attempting to enter the U.S. back to their origination point IMMEDIATELY.  i totally agree because we have enough problems with the virus and we don't need possibly infected people coming from other countries and causing more health problems. As it is,Trump originally waited far too long to close the borders and we have paid for that with thousands of additional deaths but this is the right call.

THE THINGS YOU FIND WHEN YOU'RE BORED OUT OF YOUR MIND: i pick up a prescription at osco and then i'm wandering the aisles like a cinema zombie. i need absolutely nothing but i have ten bucks burning a hole in my pocket so i buy a two-pak of self contained battery operated DISPOSABLE toothbrushes. never tried them before (didn't even know they existed) but they are the best brush i've ever had. seriously. who knew??

 i have no idea how long the battery is going to last but at 2-for-$7, who cares? SIGNATURE CARE VIBRACLEAN.

In 1959, i started collecting Topps baseball cards and that was my favorite set of all time and most of them survived my many moves. About 25 years ago, i started checking out cards again and found a new rating system in the hobby and a card was rated from 1-10 depending on condition.  made perfect sense to me and i decided a grade of 8 would be my collection which meant i would have to update many cards and it would take a while but i am proud and happy to announce i have just completed the set. 

CONGRATS to all the nurses who just celebrated nurses week. going to work every day never knowing..............i think we should have 'buy a nurse a margarita week' soon.

some fyi to help you through hump day...did you know that CURLY of the three stooges limped because he shot himself in the ankle when he was a kid? true story.

CURLY was also the tallest of the stooges.  take a guess...................five foot five! LARRY was 5'4 and Moe the shortest at 5'3.

and who was a professional boxer?     larry

and who was very accomplished on the violin??                larry again.

and my thoughts on sports:

NO SPECTATORS ALLOWED THIS YEAR.

PLAYERS TESTED EVERY WEEK

IF YOU TEST POSITIVE? DONE FOR THE SEASON

NHL---cancel the season

AHL---already cancelled

NBA--abbreviated playoffs with 8 teams max

less if it takes much longer to get started

PGA--2 month season starting in september

MLB--81 games and only 4 teams in the post season

NFL--start the first week of october  

there is no perfect solution but let's see if we can get to next year with a healthy populace and continue as before.

i'm done.  later dude

MORE THOUGHT DURING LOCKDOWN

MORE THOUGHTS & HAPPENINGS DURING LOCKDOWN

Is there a real reason that people won't wear a mask in public other than pure stupidity? i truly feel they should be taken into custody and see how they like fighting the virus while in jail.

I'm at the Jewel food store the other day and the manager is arguing with a guy who is wearing a face shield but not a mask. the guy refuses to leave and the police are called. all i wanted was apples. the officer shows up and explains to the moron that the shield is nice but the edict is that you have to cover your nose & mouth. the guy huffs & puffs and stomps out of the store but before the officer can complete the paperwork, the jerk walks back in with a legit mask. "i don't like wearing the mask" was his comment to the manager and the officer.  idiot. 

If i don't get a haircut soon, i will be forced to buy a guitar and join a band. When i woke up today, i looked like albert einstein....but i think he was a little smarter than me.

As the cleaning continues at Breezy Acres, i have given away a bike rack, vanity light bar, lighted christmas tree and a budweiser beer sign. And that was just stuff hiding in the basement. more to come.

The courts have decided that police and fire CANNOT be given the information that the house they're responding to has a corona victim inside. WTF???? god forbid we protect the first responders.

SUPREME COURT JUSTICE RUTH BADER GINSBERG is in failing health and the reality of the situation is that she wants to hold on until the november election and if the democrats win, she can be replaced by a democratic appointment to the court.

Why won't the white house allow DR. FAUCI to testify to the house? we all know the answer to that. the good doctor is not a democrat and he's not a republican. he's a doctor who doesn't owe anybody anything and under oath, he'll speak the truth to congress and that's THE LAST THING that this administration wants.

I lied. I watched the ENTIRE game 7 of the 1998 bulls/pacers playoffs even though i was at the game 22 years ago. I thought highlights were enough for me but apparently only most of the time. p.s. the bulls won.

Why would governors open their states for business when the infection rate is still going up? it makes no sense.

The two guys in Georgia who killed the black jogger?  bye-bye.  this is no different than the LAQUAN MCDONALD shooting in chicago. wrong is wrong.

I went to the store the other day and bought toilet paper, hand sanitizer and sanitary wipes with no problem.  i also noticed plenty of peroxide and alcohol on the shelves. apparently, the hoarding morons now have something else to do.

Baseball in july?  maybe.

NFL football in september?  maybe

college football? that's a whole different story as parents will be involved in those decisions. Do you let your son participate with 80 other guys in a locker room and travel on a plane and practice every day with guys grunting and spitting and coughing and breathing real hard and expelling air when hit real hard? i don't think players will be wearing masks.

first of all, players aren't paid and i would be very interested in an insurance company's position on this. does the college insure the player against corona? if the player is insured by the parents, does that company ok him playing when the threat is still real or do they classify football with say, parachuting?? you can do it but we don't pay if something happens.  many questions to be answered.

And along that line, after 33 years, i just gave up my BEARS SEASON TICKETS. my friends & I would definitely wear masks but what about the other 60,000 people in soldier field? they would wear them coming in but how about after a couple of beers? the second half would definitely be interesting. The couch is calling my name.

Please explain why trump and pence refused to wear face masks when visiting the mayo clinic and the factory that produces the damn masks? lead by example, you idiots.

A reporter from ABC who is inside the white house on a regular basis says he never sees masks on anyone. And along that line, now two members of the white house staff are sick. do you think that will help trump wake up and order everyone to wear masks? me neither.

covid-19 claimed the life of ROY HORN, the dark haired one of SIEGFRIED & ROY who entertained thousands of people in their career, especially at the mirage hotel in las vegas. R.I.P.

And one more farewell.....to entertainer LITTLE RICHARD, who passed this morning at the age of 87. if you have kids, take the time to google him or find him on utube. ONE OF A KIND.

Little Richard performs during halftime.

Remember all this in November and stay safe. adios for now.