Today was On the Road - Scroll - at - the - Indiana State Museum Day! :D It is incredibly breath - taking to see the whole thing laid out - over 100' of "Beatnik" Nirvana!! This picture isn't from today; it's from one of the 4 previous times I've seen it.
Don't forget tonight's the last night of diaries this week. Tomorrow night, I'll be at a dharma talk at the Zen Center where I practice & teach. Friday night, I'll be sitting the evening session of the retreat there this weekend.
It's time for "this day in history." On March 14, 1879, Albert Einstein, the Nobel Prize - winning physicist and one of the great thinkers of the ages, was born. If Hitler & the Nazis hadn't been such anti - Semitic S.O.B.s, they would've had the atom bomb first. Prince Albert, member of Monaco's royal family, is 54 today. His status concerning whether he's in a can or not remains a mystery. ;D
Let's Countdown!
#5 "Mittbusters" AKA "Double Team" - Mittens had a no good very bad night last night earning the bronze in MS & AL; the home of "grits & catfish" prefer froth! ;D And, can the delusion of Newt Gingrich that he'll be the nominee be measured by conventional math?! SERIOUSLY??!! And, the thought of a Newt - Froth ticket in any direction in any way shape or form, on 1 level, would be damn hilarious because President Obama would win by a land slide, but the oogy stomach churning factor is something else. That bar in American Samoa liked Mittens, though; it's too bad his faith won't let him go there to thank the folks personally! :) Mittens & his peeps keep talking delegate math. How did Newt talk about lobbyists in a dismissive tone without his tongue going screaming outta his pie hole due to the toxic environment?! What an a$$ hat! Occupy protestors were on site at the Waldorf Historia to welcome Mittens to NYC. The Froth folk are even bringing up Seamus the dog! Man on Dog's in Puerto Rico. He doesn't mind them being a state, but everyone has to speak English because he said the Constitution says so; the Constitution says nothing of the kind. Andrew Kroll gets to autopsy last night. Yea, Mittens got more delegates, but he has the momentum of a centipede stuck in peanut butter. Mittens needs a personality transplant to gain momentum; wet noodles are probably more fun to hang out with! My neighboring state's primary is Tuesday? Oh boy...my poor parents & 2 sisters are gonna get swamped in robocalls! Mom's even an election judge. :) Seamus may or may not be a campaign issue. Craig Crawford gets to put on his Carnac hat to see what's coming up for the MENSA folk. Mr. Froth doesn't want to mix with Newt; Mr. Froth wants Newt to get outta the sparkin' race! Newt lost in the 2 states his campaign declared must - wins a week or so ago. Sheldon Adelson might not be writing anymore checks?! UH - OH! All this pressure for Newt to get out will just make him more stubborn to stay in; as I've said, no checks from the Adelsons will be the thing to make him leave. Rep. Paul's folks are hinting they may throw their support to Mittens.
#4 "Women & Children" AKA "War on Women" - Our military will no longer advertise on Boss Limbaugh's show, and 53% of respondents in a recent Bloomberg poll think Boss Limbaugh should be sacked! :D Mittens, of course, back peddled on his "getting rid of PP" memo from yesterday. Boss Limbaugh is trying to bolster his N.O.W. presidency application by pointing out that he once was a Miss America pageant judge. The Miss America pageant - the 1 that used to be protested by women a lot because of the chauvinist pig nature of the affair?! 141 advertisers have now jumped ship. Dems jumped on Mittens PP comment. In that same Bloomberg poll, 77% of respondents think birth control should have no place in the current political discourse! OK! :D Sara Libby gets "chic" duty. :) Boss Limbaugh may not lose his job, but the GOBP might stop listening to & cow - towing to him. Mittens managed to tick off a whole mess of folk on all sides of the political aisle with his PP shtick last night! Keith, again, I don't think Mittens thinks well enough on his feet to purposely dog whistle on ANY issue; every time he goes off script, he puts his 1% foot in his pie hole!
"Time Marches On!" - President Obama & PM David Cameron went to a basketball game last night, and the PM got A LOOK from a player after complaints about lack - luster shooting. Well, ya' gotta give the guy a break; he's used to watching soccer that goes on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on with nothing happening except for brawls in the stands. Some poll vaulter caught a frisbee, too! That Kobiyashi dude tackled grilled cheese in TX; he ate 13 in a minute. Huh, you'd think in TX, it would be BBQ or chili!
#3 "The Goldman Standard" AKA "Goodbye Goldman" - Wall Street might not be acting in we, the people's, best interests?! Well hell - now, you're gonna tell me there's no Santa Claus! Gregory Smith had all he could stand, and he couldn't stands no more. ;D He didn't bother to mention if he'd taken part in any of the activities that put Wall Street in the state it's in. Dan Gross is the next to act surprised that Wall Street's capable of such shenanigans. Mr. Smith's a hell of a ping pong player, apparently. Well, can he beat Forest Gump?! He might see a lucrative book deal down the road, so it's not like Mr. Smith will be hurting for money. Keith, ya' need to work on your Darth Vader - just sayin'. ;D
#2 "Uncovered" - SCOTUS is scheduled to hear oral arguments over major provisions of HCR in the next couple of weeks. Oh goody. The CBO now says that fewer people will have coverage but will also cost less. It's all about the individual mandate as far as SCOTUS goes. Jonathan Cohn gets CBO/HCR duty. He's not that bummed about the news out of the CBO. 30 million people who otherwise wouldn't have health insurance will have health insurance, and those who already have health insurance won't see their coverage change; hell, it might even get a bit better! Some folks already think SCOTUS has overturned parts of HCR; give 'em time. *&^%$#@! 51% of Americans think the individual mandate is too much of an intrusion. Let's all also remember that the GOBP was for the individual mandate before it was against it!
#1 "The King's Breach" - Rep. Peter "Mr. Law Enforcement/Muslims are BAD!" King illegally videotaped some arrests & put them on teh YouTubz. Oh details...details! Only federal marshalls are permitted to videotape such activities in private residences. Jamie Kilstein's wondering when he's gonna get a chance to do some cool videotaping! Keith, I'm not the least bit surprised that Rep. King didn't know the law; they don't want the details. They just wanna look like they can kick a$$ and take names. Another basic question I have is does Rep. King even have ANY sort of law enforcement background AT ALL as to not put the other cops in danger just because he wanted to look like Dirty Harry?!