For more than a year, there were predictions that votes for Republicans would send a 'Red Wave' for the mid-term elections. If you stand back and look, it's pretty purple. The predicted wave didn't come as predicted.
I've seen a few difference of opinion reports as to why... candidates supported by former president Trump didn't do so well at the polls. Was it him or was it because voters didn't want to see vocal right-winged overly confident candidates like Lauren Boebert in office?
I eat too fast, but I'm not the fastest. I used to work with a guy who could put down a Burger King Whopper, large French fries and a large drink in less than 5 minutes.
I had a Dalmatian puppy who would 'wolf-down' a bowl of dog food, then run over to my other dog's bowl and get into a fight. I would feed him first then hold him back while the other dog are without being disturbed. After the dog finished and walked away, the Dalmatian would run over and lick the empty bowl!
One of my girlfriends thought she had a cure for my eating too quickly. Use chopsticks.
I wasn't good at holding them, so she opened a can of peas, put them into a bowl, then she put an empty bowl next to the full one and instructed me to take one pea at a time and transfer them to the other bowl. The trick was to develop the finesse not to crush the peas.
Got it. Chopsticks slowed me down.
The other day I was thinking about the lesson from years ago and I had a package of Blueberries... Yeah, it slowed me down, but I could pick them up so fast they were gone in 2 minutes!
The Deauville Hotel on Miami Beach was built in the 1950's and the place for many famous moments in history.
When the Beatles came to Miami Beach, they stayed there and recorded the shows for Ed Sullivan TV show. President John F. Kennedy was there and celebrities such as Frank Sinatra, Tom Jones and Sammy Davis Jr. performed there.
It was time to go... The building was in violation of safety codes at a cost greater than it's value to renovate, so the owner hired a demolition team to level the structure.
Yahoo carried the Associated Press news. Link:
Famous for smashing watermelons in his standup routine. Gallagher with his Sledge-O-Matic would entertain. If you were in the front row and didn't wear a rain coat or cover yourself with plastic, you'd be getting a watermelon shower.
Having suffered several heart attacks over the years, he had been in hospice and died of organ failure.
Currently, there is a subtropical storm due east of Florida that has a forecast to head west and become a hurricane on Wednesday as it crosses the Bahamas. By Wednesday night, it will be directly over Florida's east coast around the Palm Beach area and guarantee my vacation plans to leave on Thursday will need to be rescheduled.
Dynamic map updates every 4 hours:
For those who cannot wait for Black Friday sales, many retailers are already into Pre-Black Friday. I stopped at Walmart this morning and they are filling corridors with things for the holidays. Hurry, get your Pre-Black Friday shopping done before Black Friday arrives.
After months of capitulation, Elon Musk signs the Twitter deal and all those who were fearful of their 'freedom of speech' being repressed can sing happy phrases.
On day one, the axe swings and some top executives disappeared. This morning I see he also fired a woman who was a key figure in permanently banning Donald Trump.
Does that mean he will be invited back to spew more lies that got him banned in the first place? I wager yes and that will only accentuate his ability to say literally anything he wants without fear of repercussion. Anything goes as the worlds greatest con artist will have millions of loyal followers and exercise no restraint.
Thanks Elon, you're my hero!
Tropical storm Nicole affected my vacation plans. I moved my departure a day earlier expecting to be on my way prior to the storm, but all flights were cancelled a day before departure.
Nicole is expected to be a category 1 hurricane, winds around 70mph tonight as it crosses Bahamas it will drop back to a tropical storm below 70 when it hits the east coast of Florida in the early morning.
Between cancellations and rebooking, I've lost a few hours on the phone with customer service and I have to wait 72 hours for a credit to apply for the return flight next week. It's a good thing I purchased travel insurance so my original tickets aren't lost.
It is what it is...
Does it get better than this?
"Former President Donald Trump on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in his fight to prevent a U.S. House of Representatives committee from gaining access to his tax returns for reasons he claims are politically motivated."
Wow...
A few years ago he wanted to reveal his taxes, or at least he said he he would.
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I have a pretty good memory for photos I've seen before. Checking new members on another site, I came across one I thought was suspicious... just something about it that got my attention. It reminded me of the 10 members with the same dress, hairstyle and brick wall background.
That led me to a site called 'faceinahole' where you could superimpose an image into an existing surround. It's like 'Photoshop for dummies'
My suspicion was correct. While I don't know the origin, I was able to find other photos of 'different faces with the same background' and consider them to be fakes...
Why? Because they are.
Here are 3 examples of faked photos:
(I know, the 3rd one is a little frightening)
Investigating more, I found a site that links to TikTok and a few short clips showing how someone stitches their face into a background:
It looks like Elon Musk is doing the back-stroke after abruptly firing thousands of Twitter employees. Rethink that, you might actually need some of those programmers down the road. Twitter members are spoofing by changing their Twitter handles and pretending to be other people... like Elon Musk. Oops... Hate tweets are again on the rise. Free speech? Kathy Griffin's account got suspended for mocking Musk.
Tropical storm Nicole will become a hurricane striking Florida Thursday morning. I was able to reschedule my flight a day ahead of the storm. Close call...
Governor DeSantis in preparation, declared a state of emergency in 34 counties.
I have an old Samsung notebook running Windows 8 with 4g LTE wireless service. My plan was to take that with me on my vacation. After charging the battery, it worked for a few seconds then stopped working. Dead is a good description. Shopping for a replacement, I found another Samsung product that supports 5G. Unfortunately, none of the stores within 50 miles have stock. I can get it directly from T- Mobile but they cannot guarantee next day shipping in time, so I'm having it sent to my brother's house and I'll set it up to work there.
Last week, I read that Paul Pelosi is expected to make a full recovery... long recovery process and convalescence is the new prognosis. Obviously, it sound like the first was playing things down. Depending on the outcome of the mid-term elections, Nancy is on the fence of retirement. (Should she say or should she go, sung to the Clash song)
Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes on trial for seditious conspiracy also appears to be on the fence with regard to blocking Biden's certification, but not storming the Capitol.
Stewart, you can't have your cake and eat it too! It's not rocket science, to block Biden's certification, you'd have to storm the Capitol.
It appears Aaron Carter did himself in. Dead at 34, a troubled young man.
There's more, I'm sure...
I've never lost my car in a parking lot... with the exception of it being towed once. So... it technically, it wasn't lost. I parked in a plaza and walked across the street to meet a client who was moving to a high-rise on Miami Beach. The plan was to go to lunch in one of the restaurants at the plaza. On my return my car was gone. I'm told the vendors get a commission when they turn people in as they use the free parking to avoid paying for valet parking.
It was business and my boss reimbursed me. He came to drive me to the yard where towed vehicles are held as hostage. Explaining them the situation of meeting someone to return to eat did no good. It was $100 to get my car back. Bastards...
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