|
23 Jun |
Hot! Hot! Hot! Thoughts, Whatever
|
Well, it was supposed to start cooling down today, but you sure can’t prove it by me.
I just went for a walk to the bank, and I started sweating, the moment I walked out of the house.
I know I always say I prefer the heat over the cold, but sometimes there is just too hot, and today is such a case
|
10 Jun |
Oh, how time flies! Thoughts, Whatever
|
Having had my fill of news and election coverage this evening, I started channel surfing, and came across an old Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, on the SciFi channel.
After thoroughly enjoying the episode, I just so happen to check the credits, and discovered this particular episode first aired in 1989. (The entire series ran from 1987 through 1994.) [What might even be more amazing, is I actually remembered the episode.]
But 1989! That was almost 20 years ago. I was still in college then.
So I started doing a little more investigation, and discovered the original Star Trek series, with William Shatner, first aired in 1966, and ran for 4 seasons (1966 - 1969).
That was 40 years ago!
Since then there have been two more Star Trek series, in addition to Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987-2004), Star Trek: Voyager (1995-2001), and Star Trek: Enterprise (2001-2005).
Yes, I am aware of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993-1999), but I’m not counting that one, as I didn’t think there was anything newsworthy going on there.
Anywaze, what I want to know is why, after 18 years of almost uninterrupted coverage of news from Star Fleet, further news coverage has stopped?
Is this just another plot by the Bush administration to restrict the rights of Americans, and hide the truth about what is going on with Star Fleet?
Have we stopped funding Star Fleet operations in order to pay for the war in Iraq, and the Bush administration does not want us to know we will be unable to defend ourselves from an attack from the Klingons or Romulans?
Or are there terrorists in space, plotting against the US, which our politicians don’t want us to know about, for fear it may create panic?
I don’t know about the rest of you, but I sure want to know!
|
12 May |
Reverse Psychology Pet Peeves, Whatever
|
I heard Barack Obama today, try to rationalize his endorsement by Hamas, as having to do with the fact he might be more open to diplomacy than John McCain.
While there is likely some truth to that statement, I don’t believe that to be the true motive behind Hamas’s endorsement. I believe Hamas is simply applying reverse psychology to an American public not well endowed with common sense.
Just think about it, what better way is there to convince a person, or group of persons, who are in fear, or total disdain for you, to vote for an “item, decision or whatever” you really want, than to imply the exact opposite decision is what you really want.
It’s just like the T-Mobile commercial, where the wife always picks exactly the opposite of what the husband wants, after which the husband uses reverse psychology to finally gain the color of cell phone he wants, so is Hamas’s decision to endorse Obama for President.
Hamas no more wants Obama for president, then the majority of Americans want to see $7 a gallon gasoline.
And why in the world would Hamas want Obama? Obama wants to pull out of Iraq, which is the last thing Hamas, Al Qaeda, Hezbollah, or any other middle eastern terrorist wants.
Were we to leave Iraq,
- No longer would we be spending BILLIONS of dollars on an ill conceived war, and rebuilding Iraq, rather then spending that money at home, rebuilding infrastructure i.e. bridges, roads, etc. and increasing internal security.
- No longer would we be risking the lives of hundreds of thousands of brave, young Americans, and negatively impacting their lives with multiple and extended tours of duty.
- No longer would we be straining our military, to the point that when we really need to defend ourselves, we won’t be able to.
- And no longer will Al Qaeda and other terrorist organizations have the perfect training ground for learning and developing the best ways to fight and defeat Americans in battle, while at the same time killing hundreds of Americans at minimal expense.
It’s high time the American public woke up to the real threat to this country, and it’s not from outside this country. The real threat to this country is from within, and until we realize that the threats from outside will simply get worse.
|
7 Mar |
It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood Cycling, Golf, Whatever
|
Spring is definitely in the air.
Got up, it was 58oF, and slightly overcast. It was a perfect day to take Edie’s car to be repaired, at Earl Schieb’s in Bellflower, and then go for a bike ride afterwards.
Then around noon, the sun came out, and the temperature soared to around 75oF. I went and hit some golf balls, then had a lesson, which assured me I am doing everything right, I just have to work on tempo and timing.
Once I get that under control, I’ll be ready to defend my title as the Long Beach Mens Senior Open Champion in May.
And finally the article I was interviewed for a month ago, was published today. You can read it here, in the Lifestyles section of ASAP, the AP’s new multimedia service.
I finally got My 15 minutes of fame!
Lymphoma News |
A word from Bob Dylan |
Search Healia & WebMD
Custom Search
|
Some Google Ads |