Opening Stuff:
America the Shallow,
Department:
On a weekend when Americans stopped their lives, took time
to honor soldiers from all of America’s wars, and to celebrate their accomplishments,
to grieve their deaths and injuries, I wondering why Kim Kardashian thought it
a good idea to shine the spotlight on her? And on such a solemn day, why so
many people would care.
I just heard that it
is completely legal by statute for RI state legislators to lie to each other
and to the public. No wonder the politicians don’t want the 10 Commandment hanging
on a nearby wall.
Everybody should have
a small plot of dirt in which to play, as long as it isn’t a kitty litter box.
The Question:
What do Oslo Norway, Krakow Poland, Munich Germany And
Davos/St. Moritz Switzerland have in common? Bonus: Michael Crichton, though dead, is still a
good read.
The Headlines:
--Markets Open Strong.
--Libyan Islamist Militant Group In Benghazi Warns USA To
Stay Out Of Country’s Affairs Or Else; State department Sends In 1000 Marines
To help Evacuate All US Citizens From Libya.
--Obama Muses About Sending Limited Number Of US troops
ToJordan To train Anti Assad rebels.
--Chchnya Soldiers Probably In Ukraine Aiding Insurgents;
new Efforts By Kiev Gov Killing More Eastern Russian Supporters.
--Both Williams Sisters Ousted early At French Open Tennis.
--Sterling Tells NBA Words Were Of Lover’s Quarrel And Not Substance
For Barring.
--Iran Judge Orders FaceBook’s Zuckerberg To Testify On
Privacy Infringement of Citizens There.
Yesterday I wrote
about the impending probable disaster that could arise from RI’s rush to ocean wind power. The Tids resident
Public Utilities expert wrote to disagree – “The Deepwater contract will be much more costly and damaging
than 38 studios…” No probably’s or could be’s about it, he implied -- it is a
fact among the knowledgeable. Not only will it be 4-5 times more expensive to
purchase windpower, the high maintenance cost associated with ocean isolated
towers and damage from hurricanes or winter storms will be calculated into
every new rate basis going forward.
I played golf at a
great old golf course designed by Donald Rss – Triggs. It is now the City
of Providence golf course. I noticed an inordinate amount of handicapped
parking places and wondered if that was to accommodate all of the former city
employees now on disability pensions. Nah, they couldn’t play golf with those
work diminishing injuries.
Comedian Sarah
Silverman says she is embarrassed never to have had an abortion. That’s
funny? How do you reason with people like her and followers when they seem to revel
in some kind of scorecard on dead babies? Aborting a child for the sake of
aborting a child is a badge of honor? That sounds like something a serial
killer would say.
They say there are
75,000 feral cats roaming the fields and neighborhoods of Rhode island. So,
how come ferel cats seem to know how to keep living and populating, while endangered
species that everybody seems to love just wither away? Maybe feral cats have
better healthcare.
A guy tells me that
Providence Triggs golf course is significantly better now that a private contractor
has a long term contract to maintain the great old track versus the former city
government operation. One of the reasons, he says, is that under the public employee
contract, the workers were allowed to stop working and play cards under a shady
tree when the temperature reached 80 -- Which was pretty much any summer day.
How would you like to
be driving in a car without a steering wheel or brakes? It would be similar
to having your life totally controlled by a gigantic government. What a
horrible thought. But, that’s exactly what the new completely automated Google auto
is all about. You sit and hope there isn’t something in the car pending a recall!
I feel nervous just thinking about being out of control.
I see where the
median income last year for S&P 500 CEO’s was $10.5 Mil. I’m thinking I
should go back and reevaluate my career planning.
The Answer:
The four cities/towns are four that have awoken to the
costliness of extravagance and have rejected in votes by citizens the idea of
pursuing The Winter Olympic Games. You have to wonder if some in American
cities down the road will wonder what tey really are getting out of paying for
sports stadiums which are more playthings for the wealthy than anything else.
Bonus: Michael Crichton had a great imagination, first realized by millions in
his medical thriller “The Andromeda Strain”. Others that will hold your
attention are Jurassic Park, Congo, Travels, Sphere, Rising sun, Disclosure,
The Lost World, Airframe, Timeline, Prey, State of Fear, next and Pirate
Latitudes.
Sometimes I wonder
if teachers really know why they are teaching math.
Hey, it’s hump day,
and the week’s barely started.
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