First Blog

  Of late, I’ve been lied to, cheated, and swindled. Stocks, bonds, crypto, health, and politics lead the pack. Politicians lead in all categories. For them, it’s downright institutional. Only the lies and corruption are keeping up with inflation – in some caes racing ahead. Hearing all this, day after day, make me want to spit. There are lots more spitting events. Here’s my short list. ·        The next time I hear we are in a recession (or not in one), I’m going to laugh. We are all hurting, the retired and poor the most. ·        The next time I hear these carrots or those apples are organic, when there is no verification (impossible BTW), I’m going to spit. ·        The next time I hear China is our friend, I’m going to grind my teeth. The Chinese are total snobs about everyone else – always have been. ·        The next time I hear BITCOIN is going way up, I’m going to groan. ·        The next time I hear inflation is good, I’m going to gag. ·        The next time I h

In the great race, luck is also a runner, but you never know how far it will go. You don’t want to be the best looking horse in the glue factory. -- anon They say all librarians are shelf-aware.  -- anon Sometimes, the only way to prevent something is to predict it.  ---------------------------- Some politicians, like a crowd of high-schoolers in the cafeteria, prefer to shoot spitballs  even  at  political ghosts, picking little issues, picking dumb issues, picking weak issues. Too much spit is flying about. Let’s call it, “Politics by Spit.”