Archives for May 2022

On this day in 1997 Deep Blue, an IBM computer beat Chess Master and World Champion Gary Kasparov in the last of a six-game tournament.  A man-made machine defeated the world’s best man-machine.  

If Gary had been a student of history he might have laid down his king and died prior to defeat as did the steel-drivin’ man, John Henry, back in the 1870’s. He laid down his hammer and died before he’d let that new-fangled steam hammer outdo him.

Too bad John Henry is not around today.  We could use his hammer on Deep Blue…and perhaps Facebook while at it.  

Today the Philippine People chose the son of a cruel and authoritarian dictator and the daughter of the current president as President and Vice-President of their proud and beautiful nation.

The people have spoken as they did in the United States in 2016, so there is a precedent for crazy outcomes of elections worldwide.  In The Philippines a person can only serve one six-year term as President.   At least in six years they will not have to suffer a maniac nut bag running around lying about the election results to soothe his enormous ego and try to regain power to pardon all his criminal friends and family.

That’s something!  My prayer for the Philippines; the hope that the apple has fallen far from the tree and the President-elect keeps his promise to end corruption and serve The People!

Rich Strike, an 80-1 longshot won the Kentucky Derby making some racing bettors a lot of money.  A $1.00 wager on the Superfecta, picking the first four horses in order, returned $321,500.10.  And unbelievable as it may seem, I had a vivid dream telling me the three year old would streak across the finish line first.  I should have found a way to make a bet!  The bummer is I had the dream Saturday night, after the race was run.

Life can be so cruel.

Here are my two favorite Moms!
Linda, Mom to our 3 Boys & my mom Audrey, Mom to 3 other boys.
           And both were stuck with me!

           
                     LINDA                           AUDREY
                     Both in my heart forever.

According to the curmudgeonly Gurus at the AARP, “surging demand and inflation are driving supply chain woes” on these products:

• Eggs
• Medical Supplies
• Baby Formula
• Garage Doors
• Cars

We would gracefully accept this difficulty if we could get the more of the world’s scarcest commodity; TRUTH!
OOOOOHHHHH! BURN!!!  Hahahahahaha!
If you can’t handle controversy you clicked into the wrong place!

I truly feel terrible. It’s so bad I had to cancel my mani-pedi and bonus elbow loofah treatment.  And with less than 24 hour notice they charged me a cancellation fee.  On top of that, there are no appointments available until the end of June.  That means 4 weeks of flaky elbows.

Life is hard.

No Estúpido:
No es el día de la independencia de México como la mayoría de los Americanos piensan.  Ese día festivo es el 16 de septiembre.
Es la celebracíon de la Victoria de México sobre Francia en la Batalla de Puebla!

Perhaps only a minor holiday in Mexico, we Americans always appreciate a reason to justify getting drunk and stuffing your face with guacamole!
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A friend had me over for dinner as we both have busy lives had not spoken for some time.  Our verbal intercourse took an unexpected turn when I was offered seconds of the spectacular Spaghetti alla Puttanesca.  While the original serving was quite beautifully presented, the dish had become messy and I was served sloppy seconds.  My friend suggested we leave it for the maid and get dessert at a nearby bistro, famous for an extraordinary concoction known as a Chocolate Orgasm. It was quite late and although the Mons Veneris Bistro was closed to the public, regular patrons were allowed to go down on the rear steps in the alley and access the rear entry through the back door.

And for those that think this is a long way to go for a chocolate dessert, you obviously never had an orgasm.

     Here are a few misconceptions, things many believe that are not true, from the book by David Kida.
     Do you believe you can consistently beat the stock market if you put in the effort?  That some people have extra-sensory perception? That crime and drug abuse in America are on the rise?
     Many people hold these beliefs even though research shows they are not true.  The lies about recent election results ring a bell?

So if you think these Daily Inflammation posting are simply a whining rant by an aging curmudgeon you are wrong.  This is High Art; soon to be available on Non-Fungible Tokens at an exorbitant price.  Start saving your pennies!

     On top of that there are currently a record 11.5 Million job openings in the United States.
     I would happily go back to work but so far Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates and Elon Musk have failed to meet my salary demands.  Besides that, I just added Hulu to my streaming channels so I am quite busy with important matters.  Retirement is more work than you might think!