Happy Fourth of July!
Ya know, if it’s the truth…
Donald Tump is in trouble for speaking some harsh yet verifiable truths.
“When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best; they’re not sending you,” Trump said in his announcement speech. “They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.”
Trouble is, much of his assertion can be verified, right up to the point where our Border Patrol Agents were told don’t ask don’t tell, and to release the illegal aliens into the general population with a promise that the illegal will appear at a later date in court.
I personally find it interesting that speaking verifiable truth is now, “Out of Fashion?”
I don’t think I’ll be voting for Trump, I’m taking a wait & see attitude about that.
On the other hand, I’ve long thought that perhaps a business approach to government might be a good thing.
Businesses have income and expenses and one thing successful businesses seem to have in common is not wasting income. I think our government could use a strong dose of the reality of a budget that’s about being efficient instead of stupid.
Trump may have done nothing except muddy the Republican field. But I do agree with his basic sentiment. If we have no idea who is crossing the border, but we do have evidence that the folks we’re aware of aren’t the best folks and have a high level of criminals in the mix, then it follows what he said is probably true.
I’m not willing to call Trump and “honest politician” but I’m willing to hear what he has to say. A breath of direct truth might not be such a bad thing in the run up to this election.
It’s funny, we used to value people that spoke their mind, now with public shaming we have them running for the hills.
Xbox Live Gold – Your time is past!
I have an Xbox 360. I even like most of the games. I don’t play a lot and I almost never these days play with other folks online.
I enjoyed playing online when a bunch of guys I worked with would play pretty much every night. I don’t really like playing an online game with a bunch of people I don’t know.
Since Microsoft kinda screwed me with their damn “buy our credits” then converted those credits back to cash, then wouldn’t let me spend the cash that I had on account the way I wanted to spend that cash. I gave it some serious thought and decided I didn’t need to have an Xbox Live Gold thingy.
So bye bye!
Then I was looking at something else about the game consoles, and noticed something very interesting. PlayStation apparently doesn’t charge it’s users to have an account that provides those users the ability to spend money on sony products, services, and games.
Humm isn’t that interesting…
I have a number of xbox games. Many do not have PS4 equivalents but many more seem to be available on the PlayStation. Even the Xbox One until recently couldn’t… (more like wouldn’t) play the older Xbox 360 games. So if you wanted to upgrade your console there was no compelling reason to stick with Microsoft.
You know, I’ve got a BluRay player that’s dying I wonder if it makes sense to just replace that unit with a PlayStation 4.
When I cancelled the auto renewal of the Xbox Live Gold account @ a cost of $69 per year, Microsoft’s web site asked me why. I clicked the little button next to an answer like Not getting value based on the amount of play. I wonder if they’re listening or are they still thinking their outdated paradigm will give them more revenue?
I’ve notice that some of my friends are using Xbox One. I’ve noticed a more significant absence of my friends from the Microsoft gaming platform in its entirety.
I know most of those guys have PS4s too.
I think they’re simply playing games on a system that’s at least equal if not superior to the Xbox 360 and Xbox One, where the cost of the games is the same and the long term cost is lower. If you’re like me and only play once a week or so you’d be better off with a free system, or a pay as you go kind of subscription. A lot of the guys are in the same situation.
It’s time for Microsoft to revisit the whole situation and remember that the gamers aren’t just cash cows.
One of those nights…
It’s hot.
Not brutally HELL hot, but warm enough that sleep is hard to come by.
Like most guys I’ve already tried using our built-in sleeping aid. Multiple times! There’s only so many times you can get your rocks off and not fall asleep before you say fuck it!
That’s where I am now. The fuckit phase. My body is happily relaxed, I’m sitting here at my desk naked as the day I was born, albeit a bit hairier. The other half is tossing and turning, and snoring so loud it’s rattling the walls. This may be one of those nights where I sleep here in the office / guest room. I have a tall glass of water but am contemplating something stronger.
The Sandman is freakin late! I have a good mind to punch him square in the face when he does finally come.
It’s supposedly not a good idea to work on computers or iPads if you’re trying to fall asleep. but I don’t want to lay in bed looking at the ceiling wondering if I should abuse and frustrate myself again. Besides, I’m running low on personal lubricant! After all there’s only so many orgies you can host before your lube supply shows the strain.
So here I am blogging.
Recently I’ve been asking myself why I blog at all. The answer seems to be that this fulfills a need to express myself and I think of the blog as more like a diary of sorts. It’s obviously not like the locked up super secret private journal that many people keep. No, this is out there and public, and would probably prevent me from seeking political office.
Maybe that too is a good thing, I’m not sure I could sell my soul the way our politicians have to just to get elected. I don’t lie very well.
Don’t get me wrong… I can lie better than any politician you care to name. It’s just that I choose to live telling as few lies as is possible. “Yes that dress has a slimming effect on you.” (Subconsciously, I’m thinking, “in the same way black slims down the size of an 18 wheeler.”)
Lying about my principals, or core beliefs is something that I’d rather not do. My preference is to simply keep my mouth shut and in extreme cases; at a party for example, I’ll have another drink. The trouble is, if I were running for office I’d be drunk off my ass most of the time. Maybe that would work. Our politicians seem to be drunk or high more often than not. I’d hate to believe that they were naturally as stupid and dishonest as they appear to be. Realistically, they probably are, but that’s another discussion.
Porn?
Kiss, kiss, kiss, lick, lick, lick, suck, suck, suck, fuck, fuck, fuck, ropey globs of cum, artificially happy & satisfied, expressions. The dudes in gay films are happy because they just made 3k! Hell, I’d be smiling too! I don’t know what the pay scale is for the cast in a straight movie. I suppose the women are paid pretty well, but the dudes aren’t. Thus the saying, “gay for pay.”
However, while I usually don’t make it through the first scene of a porn flick before I fall asleep. Most porn is predictable. Well, at least the first 5 minutes of the first scenes, that’s usually all I see before I’m off in dreamland. Tonight it’s unlikely that will work
I’m amped about jobs, and money, and trying to chart a future (and failing) which is adding to my angst. That’s how I can be physically very relaxed and mentally my brain is in overdrive.
Funny, my writing this seems to have quieted my mind.
Gentle reader you should probably book mark this one, if my writing it put me to sleep, You reading it should work pretty much like the best sleeping pill you can buy.
Donations gratefully accepted!
Good night!
5 – 4
I never thought this day would come during my lifetime. Yet here we are, marriage for all, is the law of the land.
I’m still trying to process all the ramifications.
I’ve already been invited to two weddings. I expect that I’ll be invited to a lot more. Will I be standing at the altar? (Shudder!)
I find myself wondering about the other side of the coin too. How many people now faced with the commitment of marriage, are re-evaluating their relationship?
What happens when one partner says, “Let’s get married”, and the other partner freaks out. Equality has truly arrived. We’ll see gay guys in bars saying, “We were fine, then HE started talking marriage, I’m just not ready for that!”
Given that so many gay bars are closing, It’ not going to be long before gay and straight men are together in a sports bar together bemoaning their sudden “singleness” because they’re not ready for commitment.
I see a whole lot of “Bromances” in our future.