I've been saying this for more than a year now, but today Ron DeSantis made it official and is running for president.
In my last blog about Ron, one of his associates filed an amendment to allow him to campaign and not have to quit his job as governor. Ken commented to that blog saying it was common practice. Maybe so, but Ron is going against Donald J. Trump and if the slightest crack existed, Trump would bring it up.
My questions is: Where does Ron get to draw the line of using Florida taxpayer money versus campaign funds to travel across the country? He's already been running around as though he made the announcement weeks ago.
Governor Ron "Have your cake and eat it too" DeSantis...
Last week, we lost 5 explorers when the Titan submersible imploded on a dive to view the Titanic. This week, it's 5 teens (ages between 18 and 18) lost their lives when the small sedan they were in crashed and submerged in a pond along the highway. Believed to have happened sometime late Sunday night to early Monday morning.
Four of them were workers at a local Texas Roadhouse restaurant. The restaurant was closed Monday and will have a memorial in the coming days.
The tow truck had a difficult time pulling the submerged car out and all passengers were declared dead at the scene.
One photo posted in the first news article shows a front end collision of the car and air bags deployed. I'm sure more information will come forward after police do a full investigation.
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Name that tune started as a TV game show in the 1950's where contestants competed to correctly identify songs. It had gone through changes over the years, but the main part of the game had contestants stating the lowest number of notes to be played for them to identify the song. The host would then say "Name that tune."
In my travels this morning, I came to an exit on the highway where street beggars would usually stand on the corner holding signs usually stating they are homeless, some actually saying they were willing to work for food. Today, it was somewhat different. Technically, he was a beggar, but he came with a guitar and portable amplifier.
The thought came across my mind...is he a beggar or a street musician busking?
He was mumbling and I couldn't guess what song he was playing, but I considered his status as a busker and not a beggar.
I reached into my pocket and pulled out a $5 bill, folded it and when the light changed to green, I was able to roll the window down, move up, and handed it to the guy.
Five bucks is enough for breakfast at McDonalds.
It's interesting to see so many profiles on CS listing a masters degree yet they are working in a flower shop making less than $25,000. Not every high degree guarantees a good job. I have coworkers who immigrated from Brazil and some have college degrees and trained as designers and architects, but they couldn't find anything suitable in Brazil, so they came to America for something better.
My nephew has a 4-year degree in political science... great. He sold used cars and now he's a soccer coach. I question his father who paid for the education... Why did you let this happen?
I wasn't interested in the 1960's folk music scene and too young for the coffee-house crowd. I knew who Bob Dylan was and knew he was an influence to the musicians I listened to, but I didn't listen to his music directly.
Dylan has been a major figure in the popular music culture for more than 70 years.
My friends used to make fun of his voice and how Tom Petty with a similar likeness, could have been his son. There was a funny skit on Saturday Night Live about that.
It wasn't until a generation ago that I started listening to some of Dylan's songs. Yes, never too late. He's 82 years old now and had gone through health issues, some related to drugs, financial trouble and he keeps on rolling along.
The video is one of my favorites. It's from a concert in Madison Square Garden with a stage full of musical greats.
My Back Pages by Bob Dylan.
Since Sunday, the 21-foot tourist submersible named the Titan had gone missing, news sources repeated the same story simply because they had no hard facts. Thursday morning, Debris found 500 meters from the Titanic are believed to be from the missing submersible Titan. The only confirming fact at this point is an implosion failure and all on board have perished.
Who was on board?
HAMISH HARDING
SHAHZADA DAWOOD and his son SULEMAN
PAUL-HENRI NARGEOLET
STOCKTON RUSH
What did they expect to see?
A once-in-a-lifetime close-up viewing experience of the Titanic that went down 100 years ago.
Whats next?
Additional searches to recover the bodies and all parts of the submersible.
Investigations as to how and why this disaster occurred.
Lawsuits upon lawsuits...
This is a PSA about a PSA. Both are acronyms. I'll call the the first PSA a Public Service Announcement. Usually informative, you can find those everywhere. The second PSA is medical and important to guys over the age of 50. That PSA stands for Prostate-Specific Antigen. It's a test that measures the level of protein produced the prostate gland in men. The test is determined from a blood sample and the first screening method to determine if a man has prostate cancer.
Years ago, a coworker in his 50's had a high PSA reading. Cancer at an early stage. He went through a series of low-dose radiation treatments and the cancer went into remission. His older brother wasn't as lucky, he had surgery and his prostate was removed.
A few weeks ago, a friend of mine had a high PSA reading and his doctor had him go for a biopsy that determined he has cancer in his prostate. He's on his way to Connecticut this week, his original hometown to meet with specialists and possibly have surgery later this month.
I recently saw an article about Rage Against the Machine's bassist Tim Commerford having prostate surgery. He's 54.
Musician Frank Zappa died at the age of 52, diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer that had been developing for years.
Men, here's your PSA... get a PSA. The test is simple... do it.
It appears if you want to sell a product it must be the best you can offer. Regular products don't work anymore. It must be maximum strength. Deodorant soap? Maximum 36 hour protection. Dandruff shampoo? Maximum strength. Antacid? 2000mg maximum strength.
Long lasting is good.
Fast acting is better.
Maximum strength is what you really want!
Loh_key, it's not a rant, but an assessment of today's marketing strategies.
By definition, chronic is 'continuing a long time or recurring frequently' and today my client called to say she wasn't coming to town as previously scheduled as she developed a chronic cough a few weeks ago and is waiting for it to go away. No problem, I told her to let me know when she's coming and I'll reschedule to meet with her.
All through the phone conversation she was interrupted by coughing attacks. With my history of asthma, I suggested she should see specialist, like a pulmonologist who has a better understanding of respiratory issues than her family doctor. She's been taking cold medicine with a cough suppressant and that isn't doing the right job. Hopefully she can get over this quickly with an inhaler or other medicine specific for her condition.
There is a different kind of chronic that deals with mental health issues. The chronic complainer, to be exact. People like this find reasons to complain about anything and everything... I heard someone describe it as "The 3 bears syndrome" where one bear says it's too hot, the other bear says it's too cold, and the lease significant bear says it's just right.
What could possibly be wrong in the life of someone who gets up in the morning, comes to CS to read blogs, doesn't find any to their satisfaction, so they post a complaint blog as though there is something wrong with the other blogs. There is no medicine for that type of illness... or maybe there is?
I used to have a boss who described other bosses who 'pushed' their employees to do better. He said that was wrong and they should be in front 'leading' the workers to do better.
Better by example.
If something wasn't being done correctly he would show the worker what to do to accomplish a goal and not belittle the worker in doing so. His employees were motivated by his work ethic. It wasn't a perfect world as one employee was a chronic complainer. The boss took the time to train the guy properly where his performance improved and the coworkers were happier as they no longer had to listen to him complain.
That was a win-win strategy in dealing with a chronic complainer!
Fell out of bed... dragged a comb across my head.
Found my way downstairs after having a cup.
I noticed I was late.
Put the helicopters in my car... my friends know I'm sometimes late.
I'll use sunblock at the field... or my skin will peel.
It's lunch and a nap in the afternoon when I get back.
Many thanks to Lennon and McCartney for the songs that inspired generations of adoring music fans!
A Day in the Life, Track 13 from the Beatles album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, released in 1967
Impossible. Not going to happen. If you've been following the news lately, you can see the man is unhinged. Everyday he says something stupid or self-incriminating. Yesterday, I read he's attacked his his former White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany. He claims she understated his poll numbers to Ron DeSantis by calling her "Milktoast" and many conservative republicans are saying Trump's comments have become insane, pathetic and unacceptable. Some have called his last attack “a canary in the coal mine” moment for the former president.
Last week, he claimed if elected, he will change the constitution.
Oh? I wasn't aware presidents had such powers.
He's still bumping in the night over what is and what should never be regarding documents taken from the White House. The lies exceed the truths. I read his attorneys have briefed him on the possible outcome of the investigation.
Bret is currently a tropical storm in the Atlantic Ocean headed West and predicted to cross the Dominican Republic this weekend.
Too soon to batten down the hatches, but it's advised to store water, canned foods, check the batteries on flashlights and get any safety gear ready for the storm that could possibly move into the Gulf of Mexico within a week from now.
Change the setting on your refrigerators to the coldest, fill a few bottles with water and keep in the freezer so you will have enough ice to keep perishables from going bad if you are without power.
Tracking updates from the National Hurricane Center:
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