There’s a $100 hot dog on the market. Becoming increasingly popular in high cost restaurants and eateries. The hot dog is becoming part of haute cuisine. All it takes is creme fraiche, mascarpone, 30 grams of Ossetra caviar, and 24 karat edible gold leaves.
Jobs dropped 23,000 in July.
Will the Justice Department prosecute Anthony Fauci? I suspect so. They are all Trump’s people. Birds of a feather flock together.
Fredon Fuel is selling “cheap gasoline.” How? Is Trump involved?
Japan has built the largest battleship ever. Trump wants to build even larger ones. The U.S. has not constructed a battleship since 1944. They were thereafter deemed obsolete. I would assume obsolete even today.
Democrats should elect a new Senate Minority Leader. Chuck Schumer has outlived his time.
The U.S. and Canada are two weeks from resolving the 50 percent tariff Trump has imposed. The two countries are talking. To any resolution? Who knows! I stand with Canada.
Progressive Democrats. A new Democratic Party in the making?
Trump is increasing U.S. pressure on Cuba. Donald picking on a little guy again.
Hegseth continues to block military promotions to women.
Why do “chicken eggs” dominate the egg market? Productivity the primary reason. There are many chickens in the U.S. They generally produce 280-320 eggs per year. No other egg source produces any where near that number.
There is a 50 percent chance of rain today in Key West. Rain has been persistent the past few days. Cooled things down. We needed the cooling down.
Puerto Rico is suffering a water drought. San Juan cut 180,000 customer water accounts for 48 hours. This is the island’s largest drought since 1899. It is expected to last into September.
Roger Federer: “Negative energy is wasted energy. You want to become a master at overcoming hard moments. That is to me, the sign of a champion.”
Thomas Edison patented the mimeograph this day in 1876.
President Richard Nixon announced his resignation this day in 1974.
One proof of poor economic conditions is the record number of adult children who have returned home to live with their parents. Rising costs responsible. In 2025, 25.2 million adults under 35 were living at home with their parents. The number is higher even than what it was during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In Ancient Rome, tax fraud was punishable by death.
Why do we say “Pardon my French” when we swear? The phrase is a Victorian etiquette rule that became an English favorite. A matter of manners. The phrase came into increasing use in the 18th and 19th centuries. A primary reason was the French wanted to teach the English a thing or two. The English turned it to their advantage.
On this day in 1945, the Soviets declared war on Japan. The next day, the Soviets poured more than one million soldiers into Japanese occupied Manchuria.
The Soviets were whores. They were aware of the Hiroshima atomic bomb being dropped. Russia wanted its piece of the action when Japan surrendered, which was imminent. It was. Japan surrendered to the U.S. and effectively everyone else one week later on August 15.
Yesterday a big one for me exercise wise. Did my required exercises and walked in the early morning. Walked again with Nurse Paige later in the day. Though I did the exercises, I was exhausted each time.
Still no car.
Enjoy your day!