He has tattoos, which is unusual in politics, although I believe AOC may have some hidden somewhere, and the beard and bald head gives him a menacing look. He is actually quite well spoken, and can appeal not only to the usual liberal constituency, but that elusive demographic, the beer drinking white working class male.
I got the usual run of shirts, pajamas, toilet bowl lighters, and wool balls to make my laundry static free. Then I opened a large box. Ho! I got an Apple I pad!
Thus, jarringly, I was setting foot in a universe I have not explored since I had to maintain Macintoshes in the children's library in the 90s. I was entering a new world. A world, perhaps no stranger than the world of Linux, but a new world nonetheless.
First I was told that my wireless connection had "weak security". Apparently I was supposed to have a wpa3 connection instead of the cable connection I had. However, after a few trials I was able to get online and even signed up for a free year of Apple TV.
Using an I Pad is sort of like being in Singapore. Things run very efficiently but the rules are different in ways that may not be apparent. You can not just log onto the Internet. You need an app to run Google. You need a special app to run Facebook. You need an app to run YouTube. I did have a Face time conversation with my nephew in Texas. He now has a beard.
I was waiting for the demand for payment to kick in. So far I have satisfied them that I have a PayPal account and have yet to buy anything. I am not cheap but once, when visiting Japan, I commented that the prices in Tokyo were not too bad. My host commented, "Sure, but you never buy anything!"
I started listening to the Jean Shepherd radio shows when I was about thirteen. The shows are available, sporadically, on the Internet, including YouTube. Here is Jean S. reading the story from which the tv show is based.
Here is an old blog I wrote about him.
Of course the fair citizens of Georgia have had thrusted upon them the fate of the country because a Democratic sweep could put them in charge of the all important Senate. Otherwise we can only expect a paltry part of Biden's programs will become law.
I can imagine myself in a discount shoe store in South Atlanta looking at Oxfords when a man comes up to me and offers me a hundred dollars to vote a certain way. The fate of the country is important but a hundred dollars could buy a lot of Christmas presents.
Rather than accosting people while they are shopping, the public of the Peach state is hearing campaign adds on the radio, tv, and other forms of media from the time they wake up to the time they retire at night. Not to mention the robocalls.
Although they don't want to sound like they are discouraging voting, I'm sure many Democrats wouldn't mind if their Republican counterparts would be so mad at the presidential results they refuse to vote at all. Of course every cloud has a silver lining. In times to come I predict we will see a major overhaul of Hartsfield Airport with new found federal money.
One of the advantages (or disadvantages) that people in the UK have over those of us in the USA (in addition to better pubs) is that every morning they have the opportunity to wake up to Good Morning Britain. There they get their blood going with the opinions and tirades of Piers Morgan.
Today, thanks to You Tube, Good Morning Britain is now available in the good olde USA. Now Americans can get in on the fun. Watching the show I have learned lots of things I never knew about Meghan and Harry. Apparently they are going to do a reality show on Netflix. Nothing official yet, but Piers said so, so it must be true.
Editor's note: If you watch closely, when Piers moves his hand it goes out of the screen. Apparently he really is not sitting next to Susanna Reid because they are socially distanced?
Perhaps a compromise is in order. Children could be allowed to go to bars. There they could be instructed by the waitresses on history and English. For math they could be taught by the bartender. He could demonstrate, for example, how much vermouth goes into a Martini and then ask how many ounces of vermouth would be needed to serve four customers. Perhaps alcohol units in liquor could be converted to proof levels. The speed that ice melts in a glass could be used to demonstrate the laws of physics. Pool can demonstrate Newton's principles.
A day at the bar could be an educational experience for the children. Talking to bar customers would be useful for them. It would teach them about life. They could see Trump voters firsthand. They could be taught conspiracy theories. There are many things that all of us, young and old, can learn from hanging out in bars. When the kids get older and look back on these times they can say, "I learned more sitting in a bar than I ever learned in a classroom."
