I am still suffering from my recent fall. All kinds of problems.
My sleep screwed up. Fell asleep at 7 last night and woke 3 this morning. Have not been to sleep since.
Three p.m. was computer time. Came across a YouTube musical entry on the internet. Purportedly six great songs being sung. They were!
The six: Oliva Newton-John singing Don’t Cry For Me Argentina, the Village People doing Y.M.C.A., Orson Welles the Battle Hymn of the Republic, Frank Sinatra My Way, Kate Smith her introduction of God Bless America, and Luciano Pavarotti singing Nesum Dorma.
All a WOW!
Trump continues to misrepresent the price of goods. His claim is everything is down. Costs and inflation. He lies in both or just does not know what he is talking about. Expect prices to go further up when he imposes new tariffs.
The current situation.
The Federal Reserve target for inflation is 2 percent. As of September 2025, inflation was 3 percent. It had been 2.3 percent in April. Rose that far on its path to September. Trump’s inflation numbers up, not down.
Tariffs continue to contribute to higher domestic costs for imported goods like apparel, furniture, and auto parts. Experts say the average household increase for these items will be $1,800 per year for the average household.
Gasoline. Recently dropped to a four year low. Under $3 a gallon in most places. Not Key West and the lower Keys. I cannot recall the last time I paid under $3 a gallon.
Grocery Prices. Trump says “down.” No way. He probably does not understand because he does not do the grocery shopping. Grocery prices slowly but gradually increase every week.
Prescription drug prices. Trump claims price cuts because of deals with pharmaceutical companies to bring prices down and in line with those in other nations. Not so. Fact checking proves such mathematically impossible.
Public perception. Majority of Americans blame Trump for rising prices overall. Obvious to actual cost of goods and perception of the same result in a top concern for consumers.
Bottom line. Cost of most things going up on a continuing basis. Trump and his tariffs to blame.
A huge number of golf courses in the U.S. at the end of 2023. The number 15,963.
Harry Truman’s breakfast included a shot of bourbon. For real!
His total breakfast as follows: One piece of toast, no butter, no sugar, no sweets. One fried egg, a strip of bacon, grapefruit and a shot of bourbon. Old Grandad or Wild Turkey.. Truman said the booze made him a “bit tipsy” right off the bat, but soon faded.
There are commercial plane shortages. Trump’s fault, of course. He keeps screwing around with tariffs and increasing costs.
Who was the President who fathered the most children? Can’t blame Trump for this one. It was John Tyler. Fifteen.
Tyler was initially Vice-President. He succeeded to the Presidency when William Henry Harrison died following the 1840 election.
The significance of their race was the Harris-Tyler ticket featured the first official campaign slogan: “Tippecanoe and Tyler Too.”
Tippecanoe was used to note Harrison. He had earned the nick name “Old Tippecanoe” for his victory during the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811.
The slogan was a catchy one.
On this day in 1861, Jefferson Davis was elected Confederate President.
Major Russian day! This day in 1917. The Bolsheviks revolted in Russia.
The first college football game occurred this day in 1869. Rutgers beat Princeton.
On this day in 1860, Abraham Lincoln was elected President.
Oreo is releasing a Thanksgiving Dinner Cookie with turkey, stuffing and creamed corn flavors. Also a separate cookie tasting like pumpkin pie. All in all, Oreo will have six different flavored special Thanksgiving cookies.
Amazon is offering a Thanksgiving Meal which will feed a family of five for $25. Includes an entire turkey and classic sides. Available to order November 12.
I am unaware as to the weight of the turkey. Twenty five dollars is awfully cheap…..depending on the size of the turkey.
I close with a Hollywood friend. Gene Tierney. She died this day in 1991.
For a number of years she was close to the owner of the largest home in Cooperstown proper. He was a party thrower. Cooperstown 40 miles from Utica. We were friends. I was invited to many of the parties. Met and got to know Gene. Beautiful does not adequately describe her. She was magnificent! Also charming and cordial. Intelligent. Good company.
I will have to suffer further today. Getting old has all kinds of built in problems.
Enjoy your day!