I failed to write a blog for several days. I was not sick. It was the computer. An illness I had never seen before. Nor did my computer guru my son in law Corey Malcom.
Some wrote asking/thinking I had died. Not yet, folks!
To make it even worse, Corey was in Tallahassee for Robert’s graduation. Sloan Kelley who set up my blog system some 20 years ago was in Atlanta with her sister who may be dying. I was useless. I can write, but am not mechanically inclined. No way could I fix the computer.
Corey got back to Key West last night. Immediately came over. Normally, it takes Corey 2-3 minutes to adjust my machinery. This time it took 15 minutes. It was that bad!
However I am up and running again and pleased to be able to do the blog this morning. Thank you Corey and thank you Sloan who he was texting with in the recovery process.
Lets begin with the mundane. Trump can come later.
The Empire State Building was dedicated on May 1, 1931.
Henry Ford took care of his employees. Ford factory workers got a 40 hour work week in 1926.
Rudy Giuliani is in critical condition with pneumonia.
Oh, how many men participated in the Epstein sex shenanigans? It has been revealed that Bard College’s President Leon Botstein is about to retire over his Jeffrey Epstein comments. He ran Bard for 50 years. Turns out Botstein exchanged messages and visits with Epstein for years.
The Statue of Liberty is 305 feet high. I visited twice. My Father took me when I was young. Later, I took my four children. A must see by everyone, adults and children alike.
The Library of Congress receives 370,000 visitors a year. It is staffed by 3,172 employees.
Theodore Roosevelt was 42 years old when he became President. At that time, the youngest President ever.
Hard to believe: Archeologists have found 3,000 year old packs of honey that are still edible. Some scientists have scraped up portions of honey going as far back as 7000 BCE.
Ancient Egyptians used honey as a health remedy.
Obviously bees were involved. More than one species of bee exists. Actually 200 species.
Medicine eventually cures most diseases. Countries where polio was endemic in 1928 were 125. In 2023, the number had dropped to 2.
Snickers is a popular candy bar. Consumed big time. Fifteen million bars are manufactured every day to meet the demand.
Kool Aid was invented in 1927 in Hastings, Nebraska.
Interesting. Fred Astaire began dancing at the age of 4.
Re the moon: Six American flags are planted on the moon, twelve humans have actually walked on the moon, and eleven Apollo missions have actually landed on the moon.
I have demoted Vance to the mundane.
Vance is not bright. In recent years, he converted to Catholicism. Now constantly fights with Pope Leo. Vance recently asked the question: “Is the Pope Catholic?”
Is Vance nuts?
Leo now refuses to see him. Yet he will receive Rubio in a few days.
Vance is dead as Presidential timber!
Trump’s turn.
Trump’s popularity runs high! So he may think. If so, I do not know how.
The Doral Cadillac Championship Golf Tournament was played this week. Doral is owned by Trump. He arrived on the first day expecting huge crowds that would be supporting him. Did he get a surprise! As close to zip, nothing is what met him. Ho, ho, ho. An embarrassment he well deserved.
Doral has 3 or more courses. I recall playing them some 30 years ago. About 5 times. Stayed at the resort itself. Played the horribly difficult blue course twice. A humbling experience! The Doral Resort accommodations were the best. Spectacular! The very best accommodations I found in any course I played. And I played some of the major resort/courses.
Trump got what he deserved being ignored. He has to drive a car to a gas station and fill it up to understand. He and Melania have to go grocery shopping to understand why Donald is becoming increasingly disliked.
He couldn’t win for dog catcher were he to run again!
Eisenhower’s approval rating in December 1959 was 77 percent. Trump’s today is 34 percent. Another way of describing Trump’s rating is to indicate his disapproval is 64 percent.
The ongoing attacks in the Strait of Hormuz threatens to reignite the U.S./Iran conflict.
Trump continues downplaying the economic effects of the Iran War. He was bullshitting small business owners yesterday in Washington. He claimed an “extraordinary revival of Main Street under his America First agenda.” Claimed he was building up the economy. Also said the economy was “roaring.”
I am not sure he knows what country he lives in.
The New York times won 3 Pulitzer Prizes. One was awarded for the Times investigation into how Trump is profiting from his dealmaking.
Enough for today.
Enjoy your day!