Monday Morning Stuff

 - Some things that have popped into my ‘brain’ lately

     * Since the human appendix has not been deleted by the evolution process, there must be a future need for it…

     * I remain disappointed the Gatlin Brothers did not invent the Gatlin gun

     * How do we know for sure artificial intelligence hasn’t already been developed but is hiding its existence?

     * Why is it a hate crime to drive over BLM or gay pride crosswalks in the damn street, but burning a US flag is encouraged?

     * Just a thought, but our notion of society and the American dream started to erode when families needed two incomes to get by

- Observation:  Driving around the Permian Basin, I see garbage everywhere … driving around Lubbock, I really don’t see any. Makes me wonder about the differences. Wind blows the same.

- For the record, I don’t really approve national politicians using social media.  I don’t approve of governors inserting themselves into any other state’s affairs.  That’s not representing your constituents, that’s trying to represent themselves as a cure-all.  

- In a shocking report, science has announced that humanity will run out of things to call racist within 12 months.

- Stupidity isn’t illegal…but stupidity should hurt. Stupidity can be an expression protected by the notion of free speech, but should not be protected from consequences.  Stupidity should not legally be forced into acceptance, nor should legal action preclude stupidity (unless it’s a clear danger to others.)  Stupidity should basically be ignored..

- Last Thursday I played a seniors dance in Lubbock. A grandparent pair brought their 8-9 year old grandkids, a boy and a girl, to the dance, all dressed in proper western attire.  They were so dang cute!  The kicker (pun intended) was these kids could dance…very well. The boy even came up to request a waterfall dance. Smart fella as he got a chance to dance with ALL the ladies.

- The infamous ‘they’ made cigarettes and whiskey much more expensive to (in part or in total) make financial considerations a mitigating factor in purchases.  I’m wondering if ‘they’ are doing the same thing with gas and diesel.  If so, then why does electricity costs continue to rise? 

- Trump is saying he will be arrested for the debunked, tired, worn out story of hush money to a porn personality/hooker…NY ‘prosecutors’ say it’s a campaign finance violation.  I suggest they rethink this, as the act just may trigger an armed revolution.  I don’t care if you like Trump, hate him, whatever, but if this goes through, you, me, and people you love will be next.

- In case the obvious escapes, campaigns to ‘save the earth’ are futile, even ridiculous, unless the entire earth is participating.  For example, the US attempting to be 100% free of pollution only can work when other parts of our planet generate even more pollution than they do now.  Someone has to produce the heavy equipment used to manufacture zero pollution products, be it the vast amount of wire needed, transformers, any and all petroleum based products (that is everything you own, eat, and use, by the way), etc.  The real kick is coming to terms with the fact our planet, every planet known to exist, undergoes constant, often unpredictable, often unpleasant ‘climate change’ and have done so since the dawn of time.