Lying

If Trump lies as much as he does, maybe he lied when he took the oath of office. His defense could be that he wasj0ust  kidding.

Surprises and Regrets

I've said a number of times that if anyone had told me 20 years ago that I'd see a Black President, legal marijuana, and same-sex marriage in my lifetime I would have rolled my eyes and gone back to smoking my illegal marijuana. Not to mention that we may very well have a woman President very soon.

Regrettably we still have capital punishment, despite how many inmates have been exonerated. It's so ridiculous that we have one state reinstating the firing squad because there's a shortage of the lethal chemicals. Maybe they should use the chemicals that murderers use on their victims.

And of course there's still racism but I doubt if that will ever go away. Look what goes in Africa and the Middle East, though in the Middle East it's more religious than racial.

There's always good news and bad news. Going to Mars might be a good thing, though I doubt if I will live to see that.

Pepsi vs. Coke

Every time Pepsi has a new ad campaign, I picture some little guy in a little room in the advertising department at PepsiCo jumping up and down and yelling out loud but to himself "This time we're going to beat Coke."

I should live so long

There's a commercial for a product for treating diabetic neuropathy, which is an inflammation of the nerves, particularly in the feet, caused by diabetes. The woman they had in the ad was extremely obese. So I thought, her obesity is the primary cause of her diabetes in the first place and the extra weight is putting more pressure on her feet. In an imaginary enlightened world wouldn't it be nice if they could have a combination ad where they say: Take this medicine to treat your diabetic neuropathy and while you're doing that, why don't you get to work losing those extra pounds--call Weightwatchers®. 

Of course in an imaginary enlightened world nobody would be obese and have diabetes. It's always something. 

Cialis commercials

When I see Cialis commercials I imagine a dialog that goes along with the scene. I think I should collect them.

Scene 1: 
Look we found an old LP in the attic. 
Let's fuck! 

Scene 2:
I saw you putting on one shoe while hopping on the other foot. 
Let's fuck! 

More to come. 

Racism is racism

The beating of the Black kid in Brooklyn by those ultra-Orthodox assholes who called him "faggot" while he was on the ground and they were still beating him is almost as bad, just as bad, or worse than that asshole Cliven Bundy saying that the Blacks were better off under slavery. These are the people who want to make sure we remember the Holocaust, but they've obviously forgotten it themselves or haven't learned anything from it. It makes me sad and angry.

It also occurred to me that the ultra-Orthodox seem to feel that they have the inside track on the Mashiach*. They should ponder the question that when the Mashiach* comes, would he want to see them running around beating people up? 

*That's Messiah for all you goyim.

Moderation

I was away for 6 days and it's easy to tell that my resident cat missed me. She follows me around all the time and if I lie down she's on me like white on rice, snuggling and purring. I don't mind this, in fact I really like it. But in about 24 hours she'll be back to "Who the fuck are you and where's my food?" I just wish she would spread out the affection part more.