It is quite weird to read news about alleged wrongdoers - kidnappers, shooters, molesters, rapists, terrorists, politicians, sportstars, clergy etc.
Allegedly has become cliche - and I am not just alleging. News media also seem confused since the headline is about an alleged shooter but by the time you read the story underneath - the alleged perp (or perpetrator which is not an allegement but a fact) is definitively the wrongdoer and is declared dead. So why allege when simply calling him the shooter would do?
Who's ass are these weak reporters trying to protect? Even in a situation as plain as daylight the commentary is about the alleged gunman. What is this nonsense?
Then there are moronic tales of vigils being held - what are these events? Are they in cahoots with the candles lobby? In a country where power outages are typically restricted to large scale sports events the candle makers have a tough time peddling their crop. Enter the vigils. Any dimwit with no job is available to at a momments notice show up for one at the corner of podunk and dizzy to put on a mourning expression and hold a stupid candle in a cup.
I bet 90% of these candle holders are clueless as to what they are doing. Other than checking out a possible date. Allegedly!
On an informal mission to read one book a week as long as the eyes allow for such ambition. Fiction or non is not important as long as it entertains and /or educates. To that end the past few weeks have brought a bounty in the form of some wonderful and then not so engaging literature. Among the notables are - Non fiction category: 1. Good arguments by Bo Seo (how to handle a dispute or debate the most efficient way possible) 2. Genesis by Eric Schmidt (and former US Secy of State Henry Kissinger, who recently passed) - how AI might affect our lives as we know it 3. One in a billion - Zarna Garg (an autobiographical look at an Indian born American woman with a bindi narrated in a standup format - yes it is at times cliched but still funny) Fiction: 1. Personal by Lee Child (a vigilante story with Jack Reacher the giant, nomad protagonist of Child's novels goes hunting for a sniper) 2. Ramayana unraveled by Ami Ganatra (she might disagree about it being a work of fiction but oh wel...
What the candle-makers need to do is to get creative, so their market is not restricted to vigils. For example, gold candles with wax coating can be smuggled into India to satiate the huge demand for Aurum.
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