IS ANYBODY THERE?

Does  anybody read my blog?  If so,  please let me know by clicking "no comments", which I agree is a very stupid way to solicit comments. If you do respond, tell me what you would like me to bitch about.

WORDS MANY PEOPLE CAN'T PRONOUNCE.

 For some reason people have terrible trouble with contractions, even newspeople and actors. I constantly hear people say cunnint, dinnent,  and woonent. Why? It's not that hard. Other super popular mispronunciations are innanat, innaview, and many other words with an interior T like Atlanic, mennal illness,  rennal, sennimennal, and dennal which is even slurred on toothpaste ads. Another popular mispro is iony instead of the correct I-ron-ee. But the most offensive mispronunciation of all is antiSemetic instead of the correct antiSemitic. Many Jews and Arabs were Semites not Semetes. 

Semitic people or Semites is an obsolete term for an ethnic, cultural or racial group associated with people of the Middle East, including Arabs, Jews, Akkadians, and Phoenicians. The terminology is now largely unused outside the grouping "Semitic languages" in linguistics.

WHERE ARE THEIR SPOUSES?

Since it's pretty obvious that every Republican in office in Washington, D.C. has turned his or her back on America and democracy, one can only wonder if all their husbands and wives have done the same. Surely there must be one or two spouses who remain patriotic Americans who want to maintain our democracy and preserve freedom for their children. Where are they? I have not seen a one single story about a mate leaving their traitorous spouse or at least protesting the disappointing turncoat nature of a once-patriotic partner. We have seen the shocking loyalty a justice on the backstabbing Supreme Court pays to his quisling harridan wife but where are the morally strong still clearheaded mates of brainwashed GOP cultists?

MY MOST HATED WORD

I have been watching MSNBC all morning mostly to hear more condemnation of the world's worst person, Donald Trump.  But there is also a lot of coverage about today's eclipse. And here's what bothers me. All morning highly paid anchors and deeply educated reporters can't seem to find a better description of this rare and remarkable event than "cool". I hate the word cool since it is a lazy replacement for hundreds of other adjectives that are far more descriptive. It seems to me to be a word for tween ages who have not developed a vocabulary, yet it is epidemic among adults, even those who are college educated but unwilling to employ descriptive words they have learned over a lifetime. Among the lexicon lazy, cool is used to describe an endless selection of experiences, events, and encounters. What a waste of an education! The word "cool"has been leeching off our language for a long time now, but it's just the latest in slop-pop language and sure to fade like its cousins fab, funky, groovy, fly, phat, gnarly, rad and the cat's meow.

A CLEAR CHOICE.

Like Joe Biden I am 81 years old. Actually I'm older than him since I was born in July of 42.  Thus when people criticize his age, I can only assume they are unimaginative Republicans or petty carpers looking for an excuse to fault him. These people are bitching about the minor flaws he always had while devoting his life to our country. They are whining about the careful steps he takes which is a wise course for anyone over 60. But while I am in good shape and weigh a healthful 150, I could never deliver the speeches with the passion he does, never cope with the amount of traveling he does, and never maintain the volume of facts he accesses with such ease. Joe Biden is strong because he has led a purposeful life and continues to fight for the American people. Contrast that with his younger, by 4 years, rival who had led a dissolute life of lying, cheating, grifting, philandering, rape, and unrelenting greed. A man who has never used his once-healthy brain to benefit humanity, nor his inherited wealth to ease the suffering of anyone. A man who today spews his evil objectives along with insufferable grammar and mountainous mendacity to the gullible masses he pretends to protect but privately despises. At 81 I am pleased to still be strong, alert, energetic, and wise enough to not be taken in, even slightly, by an evil, ruthless, transparent mountebank like Trump.

THE MISSING MONTHLY CHECK.

Many elderly people (if not most) depend heavily on their Social Security payments. So it surprises me when I see news coverage of Trump rallies how many seedy senior citizens are devoted to the Monster Trump. He constantly threatens to do away with Social Security and Medicare. So how delighted will these elderly people feel about having voted for Trump when they are living on the street without relief from the many painful maladies of aging? And how will younger people feel when their elderly and infirm parents beg them for shelter and sustenance? If our government allows a criminal and would-be dictator to run for office and he wins, how many gullible cultists will rue voting away their future happiness for the once preventable nightmare of sudden poverty? 

LET'S FACE FINANCIAL FACTS.

I am fascinated by the number of anti-Biden "Americans" who bitch about inflation, as if Joe were to blame.  The reason prices are so high on so many items is not caused by inflation, but by greed. American industry, given the chance to raise prices, will do so; as well as lowering content and diluting ingredients. Since the madness of Trumpism, greed has been on the rise everywhere: rents, ticket prices, home services, restaurants, etc. Every electrician, plumber, doctor, dentist and veterinarian has raised their prices in the hope of becoming wealthy. Greed is inflation. Greed is the landlord who can do well with $500 a month rents, who wants and can demand $1,500. Very few business owners today take pride in giving a quality product or service at a fair and reasonable price. This is true from finding a comfortable affordable first home to being able to afford the electric bill if you do. Think about that the next time you're having an $8.50 ice cream cone.

P.S. President Biden recognizes and fights greed, as he did with bringing down the cost of Insulin. Trump has not and will not bring down the price of anything, included his $60.00 Bible, which is free in any hotel room.

P.P.S/ This Monday there are many people who are traveling to various cities to see the Eclipse. This is causing the greed monster to thrive and some hotels are charging up to a $1000 for a room.