Hits and Misses for this decade

Lot of stupid is all around us.

Same old wine in newer bottles? Of course there is that too.

Some dramatic ideas? Nada.

I do have some real ground breaking stuff of my own that I will put out here in a bit. Not bitcoin .. that is too hard for my simple brain to fathom. Some basic stuff..

Just look at all the BS that is spewing around us. If you were awake you might have heard it -

Organic produce - Stop labeling anything organic. It is coming from this earth. Therefore it is all organic. Morons. Cows treated or untreated with this and that. Hey if you do not want to drink milk your choice. Go find your organic bourbon but stop putting more literature on a milk carton than there are words in the constitution.
Buy now pay later. What? Since someone figured they could make some money lending to other people willing to take risk have used this to build and grow economies. Moving the penalty box around is not a new idea. Just change the interest rate and modify the terms and you got a new idea? That is a lack of ideas.
Same with this so called .com hoteling or Air bnb. It is hot air. Hoteling has been around forever. Adding to available inventory and letting people rent rooms online is not new idea. What is more stupid is the people lining to invest in this so called idea.
Black tie uber. Uber was a smart idea. Getting rid of unknowns and bugger chewing cabbies with no known background checks. Securing a ride in the middle of the night in unknown locales was addressed head on. Now trying to tweak this idea is goofy. Some dude wants to have a luxury Uber experience in metros for the business traveler. What? There already are such limo services. It is called yellow pages. Duh!
Food delivery mumbo jumbo. Completely made up shit for those that like to sit and develop hemorrhoid's. Are you telling me hat the dog walkers are too busy to go get their own pasta?
Ban all PowerPoint and lipstick. These are just my personal peeves but hey it is my blog. I find these two overly used items to be complete warm BS. No purpose and just another legal way to steal money.

Now on to my sensational ideas for the new president.

Dear POTUS -

Perhaps you can recruit some real thinking types in your new administration and do one or all of the following.

1. Make prostitution legal. Many wise men and women including stand up comedians have made this point. What is the problem with letting people have sex and charge for the service - gender not withstanding? (psst people are doing it anyway - it leaks and becomes news is all)

In fact provide government housing and clinical support to do the same so people can have a massage, a cigar if they choose and then some nookie. Accept all forms of money - heck even bitcoin if the customer and purveyor think its a good idea (I do not).

The workers can then take mandatory naps between jobs. Hence the housing. No air bnb please.

2. Legalize all chemical substances that can be inhaled or swallowed. In fact on the first floor of above mentioned housing provide for various counters selling taxable items including condoms, needles, aspirin, Xanax, heroin and anything people might need heading out of their 9 to 5 job and going home. Tax these items that people should be paying attention to in the first place.

3. Stop taxing plastic containers and bags. Morons. This only creates more stress and people drop their bananas on the bus.

4. Finally - double the sanity check on gun sales and also the taxes. This country has far too many guns. In fact train all police staff across the nation to take martial art or some form of self defense class and only give guns to seasoned officers.

Where are all the movie moves when it comes to taking down the guy with the knife spewing obscenities? Take him down quietly - no shooting needed.

All this effort will pay handsome dividends in 12 months. You will be able to pay for all those vaccines and education for those that want it. I say mandate 12 years of education to every breathing creature and teach them basics. Like -

What is a checking account?

How to change a light bulb and a tire?

How to boil an egg?

Your citizens will thank you.

Of chocolates

I like chocolates. Godiva Dark with Almonds - not sure of the naked woman on the horse to be the icon of some choice cocoa based products but tastes good. Started in Belgium but now owned by some Turks. Cadburys - Fruit and Nut Milk Bars - awesome combination of dried fruit pieces along with a medley of nuts makes your toungue dance - started by a Brit now owen by Kraft USA. Lindt Hazelnut spheres - made by a Swiss confectioner are divine balls that melt in your mouth with a lingering nutty taste Ghirardelli Milk Crisp Squares - crunchy and light these milk squares are easy on the palate but pack some serious calories - all good I say! Originally founded by an Italian who moved around till he landed in SF Bay today also owned by the Swiss Lindt empire.

Columbia SC

The Palmetto state. One of the confederate kinds. History dating couple centuries back. We visited the capital yet again this time to take in the SC State Museum. Occupying the former digs (literally remodeled) of an erstwhile cotton mill this structure is an amazing piece of reimagination. Four floors of excitement for kids and young at heart alike. Located on the shores of the Congaree River formed when the Broad meets up with the Saluda River, this edifice is approx. 60 years old. The front of the building has a more modern planetarium that was added about a decade ago. The museum itself has different areas of interest segregated on each of its four floors. The first floor has gift shop and a diorama of some of the local geography including the swamps and the state beaches with audio guides to help understand what fauna thrives locally. The second floor is all about natural history and showcases animal kingdom that may have survived on this latitud...

Cost of entrepreneurship

Last night I attended a guest lecture on the subject of disruptive technology and entrepreneurship. Lecture was free but it was used as a pitch by the University that hosted it to attract new customers. The speaker was somewhat respectable fellow who happened to hail from India and spoke eloquently. One of the key message was around how the professors in this university were ranked among the very best money can buy. Cost of the MBA program mere $110,000 and oh we also buy some dinner if you have late class. So now the math is simple- is learning to be entrepreneurial worth the cost of entry? That is assuming you end up being one. What of those that do not? or the ones that are not successful at being the entrepreneur? Is that being a pessimist before even being handed the glass. What I found strange is that people will bet big money on the glimmer of hope that they might just make a entrepreneurial debut and hit it big. The unive...

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