DJ's Detritus

A Creative Writing Class Dropout's Last Refuge

Saturday, March 04, 2017

State Of The Union

Whoop! Oh boy! Crazy Don’s tweet machine kicked into overdrive this morning. I guess four days of being “presidential” were enough. It is time to start taking bets on how long he lasts.  My bud Double R just said on FB that he won’t last six months. I’ll go with an acrimonious exit in April 2018.

I see in the news that Jared Kushner may have also met with the Russians.  Per café.com, he "met with Russian diplomats during the campaign to beg them to stop giving him swirlies."


Friday, March 03, 2017

Hollywood Swinging

Wednesday was the beginning of Lent as well as the 11th anniversary of my blog.  Some of you may suggest that I give up blogging for Lent.  I don’t find that type of talk helpful. I was going to post on Wednesday but that is when I got the news that Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom are no more.  I was bereft.  As often as I try to tell myself that these Hollywood relationships are vacuous and devoid of devotion, the breakups still sting.  And I hear Brad has been texting Jennifer.  If I was Justin, I would be pissed. Regardless, I hope everyone respects my privacy during this difficult time.
Have you ever heard of this guy LaVar Ball?  His son Lonzo is a freshman phenom on the UCLA hoops team.  LaVar says Lonzo is better than Steph Curry.  I think that puts undue pressure on the kid.  Back when I was a teenager, we had an old neighbor that had a hoop which he used to play around on with his little grandkids.  One day my father bragged out loud that I could take the old man or any one of his grandkids. That was tough on me.
Have you seen the latest advance in technology?  Ridickulous!
In the recent headlines, Trump is stating his total confidence in Jeff Sessions.  I think that is what he said about Flynn.  Now that the little weasel Sessions has recused himself from Russia investigations, his resignation may not be far behind.
North Korea is saying Kim Jong Nam died from a heart attack.  He certainly may have.  That is one of the possible results when you are attacked with chemical weapons.
That Oscars Best Pic slip up was something, wasn’t it?  It certainly threw off my circadian rhythm for a few days.  They also featured a picture of a live person with a dead person’s name in the In-Memoriam segment.  That would be quite a shocker to see your mug come up.  “I’m not dead yet.” Who the hell is running the show here?