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Powerball Lottery. The Powerball lottery was just won with a $700,000,000+ jackpot.  It occurred to me this lotto gives many millions of people something unavailable centuries ago. Given is a measure of hope for wealth and position far beyond any expectation but more important, any possibility. Of course, the measure is faux, false, incorrect, wrong, mistaken, misleading, faulty, inaccurate, invalid, improper, unfounded, erroneous, and downright effectively impossible.  Yet, for these same millions, it gives a few minutes of hope, the small flicker of light within a dark life without much chance of escape. Is the Lotto wrong?  Or is it a tool used by those in power to quiet the distant drum of revolution? Possibly not.  Maybe it’s a tool merely for those in power to make money and also to quiet the resonance of grumble? Possibly so. BTW, I bought a ticket for the last drawing.  Though I have enough for comfort, still I did see that flicker of light, feel that brief hope, and

1. If the ad even mentions the word "affordable," to me it means I can't afford it or its not worth it.   Affordable has become a buzz-word for costly, for inept, or for deception. 2. Many auto ads are now signifying they feature an EBS, emergency braking system.   These show a driver being completely distracted from driving and then just at the point of a crash, the EBS takes over and saves the day. It will not affect you and I.   It will, however, affect the ever-stupid teenagers believing they are even more bullet-proof than already do.   The EBS will certainly cause deaths and then lawsuits. Many will die. This is a problem for the near future, with actual crash victims charging the manufacturer with faulty equipment or inaccurate expectations.    3. On Hillary's health issues - in the spotlight.   Is the Dem inner circle ready to throw Hillary under the bus in the interest of the progressive agenda?   Possibly. But how can they do it?   Curious quest