Are We Human Or Are We Blogger?

If’s it all the same to The Killers upon their induction to the Stupid Lyrics HOF, why can’t I be both.

Was that a good way to start out a blog post?  I’m not sure because it is Friday morning around 8 and I have not had my breakfast yet.  I did not get to the pool this morning, so perhaps I’ll head over after I drop this on the DJ’s Detritus dung pile.

Do you people pay attention to the news?  It’s difficult, isn’t it.  Listening to a portion of Trump’s philippic on Fox and Friends yesterday is as painful as it gets, but on the bright side, some of his declarations were already used in legal filings. There were a couple witty headlines, such as “Old Man Yells at Country” and "Donald From DC Calls in to Fox and Friends". And that is just one day.  Last week he said he might pardon Jack Johnson after talking to Stallone.  Word on the street is that he is also considering pardoning Stallone for making Tango and Cash.

In other related news, Ronny “Candyman” Jackson is out as VA nominee.  Ronny, we hardly knew ye. And Mick Mulvaney explained to us how he deals with lobbyists.  The talking heads on MSNBC say he may have incriminated himself with his recent statements.  And Scotty Boy Pruitt headed to the hill for a grilling. He surprisingly did not take responsibility for any of his actions. Venality is a core competency in the Trump Admin.  Only the best people! 

Last week I was stopped at the crosswalk at Audubon School down the road from my abode when a white BMW lost control, jumped the curb and took out a fire hydrant.  It came to rest in the driveway, as the gusher came down upon it.  Thank God they missed the crossing guard and a student on either side by about five feet.  Maybe the dude needs to get a hand brake like me.

I was on the horn with The Wig recently.  He calls me occasionally because he finds my voice soothing.  He mentioned we should go see Van Morrison at the Masonic this summer when he takes up residence in Marin.  The cheapest tickets I could find were $130.  Since Van the Man has already disappointed me the three times I have seen him in concert, I will be looking for alternative acts we can see.  As I told 4M the last time we saw Van, which was about 25 years ago, he seemed a tad contemptuous. By the way, that crack about The Wig making candles was just that.  However, he is considering working on a line of vegan TV dinners.

I’d like to call out that I had a negative customer experience at Peets this Wednesday.  I had to wait about 10 minutes to get my mud.  Part of that was due to two dudes in front of me ordering beans. The other part was the employees lingering in the back room.  They finally came out when the line reached about 10 people. I’ve stopped getting my beans there and now get their ground stuff from Safeway.  My wife prefers freshly ground, but I don’t care what she prefers in this particular instance. 

I want to thank my friend The Exec, a true thought leader, for motivating me to write this post.  I think of myself as a thought leader as well.  However, many of my thoughts have often led me into trouble.

OK, it is time for me to give my heart and soul to my corporate entity for the next hour or so, after which I think I’ll take a dip.  Ciao.