Monthly Archives: March 2020

Crushing defeat

It has won. The world has officially experienced a crushing defeat by the Coronavirus. By the “stupid Coronavirus,” said by fellow Italian Joe Giudice. The word defeat strongly comes into play when referring to sporting events. And the world of sports has been turned on its head during this virus outbreak. First was my friend in Switzerland. The Swiss government …

Bye Bye Harvey

Bye bye Harvey. Hey, don’t let the door hit you. Move mogul Harvey Weinstein was sentenced this morning to 23 years in prison for sexual assaults upon two women. Many women have accused Harvey Weinstein of deviant sexual behavior, but this case involved just two of these women. Naturally, Harvey’s lawyer is outraged. She said the trial was unfair and …

Carson Calm

Mountain living is very peaceful. It is so peaceful it is almost sleepy. Where I live, I like to call it, “Carson Calm.” The northern section of the Sierra Nevada mountain range encompasses a large community of Nevada and California cities and towns. The two states share Lake Tahoe. California sees Truckee to the northwest and Nevada sees Reno to …

Weekend update March 6, 2020

Weekend update March 6, 2020 First off, this is DST weekend in North America. Time to spring those clocks forward an hour. I am not a fan of daylight-saving time. Arizona does not observe DST. That is one thing I do miss about Arizona. There are inconveniences with not being on DST. Relatives in other states change their times and …

What was Chuck Schumer thinking?

What was Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York thinking yesterday when he made threatening statements directed at the United States Supreme Court? “I want to tell you, Gorsuch. I want to tell you, Kavanaugh. You have released the whirlwind and you will pay the price,” Schumer warned. “You won’t know what hit you if you go forward with …

Super Tuesday 2020

Super Tuesday … It is a day in February or March when the largest number of states host primary presidential elections. Super Tuesday 2020 took place last night in 14 states. The two current leaders in the democratic race are now former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. Republicans are not hosting primaries this year because President …

Panic buying

Panic buying …. It falls along the same lines as retail therapy, you know, buying things you don’t need in order to make yourself feel better. Right now with the Coronavirus, we have a combination of retail therapy and prepper nation taking place. When I said we all needed to do our part to combat this virus, this is not …

And speaking of rocks …

And speaking of rocks … There is definite hysteria taking place here in the United States over the Coronavirus, as folks are panic shopping on both coasts east and west. Medical masks, bottled water and other goods are flying off the shelves in many cities. There is also hysteria over the United States’ Real ID. Why? Because so many people …