Saturday, June 27, 2020

AT LEAST THEY SPENT SOME TIME IN JAIL

Among all the crooks in the Trump organization, only Paul Manafort and Michael Cohn have spent any time in jail.  Both of these I believe are home under house arrest because of the coronavirus.
Roger Stone and Michael Flynn have never served any jail time.

Papadopoulos, 31, spent 10 days in jail which was his sentence.

Apparently, Rick Gates spent some weekends in jail, but he too has been released because of the coronavirus.

Sunday, June 21, 2020

CORONAVIRUS

Some epidemiologists say that the  Coronavirus will stay around until 60-70% of Americans have had it, at which point we will have developed "herd" immunity.

If so, we are only 10% of the way there ( about 2 million cases whereas the U.S. population is about 330 million.  Furthermore, they say that the coronavirus will not be seasonal like the flue.  It is more like wildfire.

Since I am in my 90th year, the outlook isn't good for me to get out of "jail."  It is a very nice jail, but very confining.  I do get to go to the GP and Dentist, but that is about it, though some people go out to their bank and perhaps other places.

But things on the outside are only partially open.  One of my favorite restaurants is Beefeaters and they are open in Pinehurst, NC.  Maybe I can snake a dinner?

Saturday, June 20, 2020

JOHN BOLTON

I've never been a fan of John Bolton.  He was what was called a Neo-Con (New Conservative).  I think he never saw a war he didn't like and wanted regime change in Vietnam Iran, Syria, Libya, Venezuela, Cuba, Yemen, and North Korea*  He didn't like international organizations such as the UN.   I was afraid when he joined Trump's administration,  we would go to war with Syria.  Of course, we didn't which is one mark for the Trump administration.

For all I know, he is as big a liar as Trump, but it looks like his book "The Room Where It Happened: A Memoir" will be published on Tuesday (June 23, 2020).

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bolton



Friday, June 19, 2020

CHOKE HOLD

I agree that the chokehold is a dangerous technique.  I have never had a strong arm strength even though I used to lift weights.  Three times in my life, I've had bullies come after me.  I would get them turned so their back was against my left hip, I would then lift them so their feet were off the ground by bending the opposite direction, and I would give them the chokehold.  On two of them, the bully said that they gave up.  On the third, a friend was there and said the bully's face was turning blue so I released him.  The bullies never attacked me again.

I guess I easily could have killed these bullies,  but I don't know what would have happened if I didn't use the chokehold.

I'M BACK

Unfortunately, I had a bout of A-Fib and spent 5 days in the hospital.  Everything is back to "normal,"  but I frail.  I believe I am slowly recording and strengthening.