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As I move on in life being in my fifties, I would like toreflect back at the many close friends and relatives thatI used to have that I had for the years that had carriedme throughout my life. Music bandmates, sportsteammates, co-workers, roommates, hand-out buddiesand most certainly family that I had spent a lot of timewith and had a lot of good times with. They were goodcompany, honest hardworking, non-materialistic friendsthat each I have had for periods of twenty years ormore. Some are still living and some sadly aredeceased.To those good friends of mine who are no longer alive,I want to show how much I remember them and not letthem totally disappear in vain by listing them here as away to show that they will always be in my heart.These people made me feel loved and I miss themdearly.Bill Farlow Jeffery GoldwasserJohn Perkinson Jenifer RomanoFreddie Lohman Patty WinnKyle Ford Joe TornilloKeith Kanakis Richard MartinoAlan Elliot… Read More »To my Late Friends and Family

These nationwide riots are disheartening, yet they arenot very hard to figure out. This reckless activity wasbound to happen around here for a long time. Thesecurrent riots are under of the orchestration of vigil-antiextremist groups (which there are now many) andoutsiders participating in increasing numbers. As timegoes on, you will find that the 2020 rioting was more ofa revolt against oppression, and less about a singlehomicide which is only being used as a symbol of it.This excessive lockdown was the last straw for many.I was one of many who saw this coming. Some ofthese “peaceful protests” are egged on by the left-wingextremists wanting to overthrow the government. Theprotests were said to be initially about one incident, butas they dragged on for weeks, you could tell that theprotestors were in support of the rioting. The protestswere not hijacked, as believed. The majority of themwere a cover.Not many have to take extremism personally fromthose who blow them… Read More »These nationwide riots

It’s an absolute disgrace that we now have our firstpresident in Joe Biden, who lost both the electoral andpopular vote. The election process is now more thanlikely confirmed to be done for all time. No more freeand fair elections. Even if we were to have a third orfourth party (which we should have had a long timeago), it won’t do much good now unless the systemgets a serious and practical rehabilitation.This is what happens when Americans have taken solong to wake up and smell the coffee. This just didn’t allhappen in 2020. The virus may have made things moreconspicuous, but these problems have been brewingfor years and people had turned a blind eye to it all. Idon’t blame people for being scared; I myself amscared. But we should have all be scared fifteen yearsago and take action then. I am especially referring to allthe people who had previously insulted or made fun ofme with no… Read More »The Threat of Socialism in the US

When I was 10 years old (back in 1974), my fathermarried his cousin’s adapted daughter and for the 1st 8 years of the marriage (his 2nd, her 1 st) they had a lot ofproblems. They blamed everything on me whensomething went wrong with them. According to whatthey had everyone thinking, I had done such terriblethings such as setting a dog on fire, poisoning a child,throwing another dog out a window, pouring a gallon ofsoap into a coffee machine, covering my father’s facewhile he was driving, continuously stealing money andjewelry from him and his wife, and other terrible things.Of course, all these were tales of which they told wereas to cover up their real incidents. None were everproven to be true, and some were found not to be.Then came 1984, when they kicked me out of theirhouse, and I was homeless for a few months before Imoved to NJ. My father and my cousin (his then… Read More »The Poison of 2nd Hand Information

Some system we have. Two-men get tried together in amurder case as co-defendants with the same lawyerand for the same crime. This results as s a sentence of25 years to life. One man gets released after 28 yearsfor good behavior, while the other gets released after47 years because his lawyer fought from day 1 to havehis conviction overturned and have him released. Theman who is released on good behavior has apermanent record of murder while his co-defendantfriend has his felony record permanently expunged. Atthis point, nobody knows the credibility of the originalcase, and punishment has officially been given. Thishappens all the time nowadays.Either way this case is, the courts have failed againThere is becoming less justice as law-enforcement isbecoming more and more spotty. This is for tworeasons. Police are doing things too much at randomor abusing their power in other ways. Also, civiliansabuse the use of calling the police to handle frivolousaffairs that are less… Read More »Some system we have

Social media like twitter, FB and Instagram aresupposed to be neutral platforms, not publishers. For along time, they have received the legal protection ofneutral platforms, but if they abuse their platforms, theycan partly or totally lose such protections and have toface the liabilities of what publisher’s face. The case onpotential removal of such legal immunity for socialmedia sites have been a hot topic for some time. It wasperceived as a presidential issue for his posts, but thatis wrong. This has been coming for some time. Hisposts being flagged were simply the “last straw”.Too many other people have had their posts flagged orremoved excessively. Blocking and deletion of postsand tweets is only supposed to be if someone’s life orproperty is in danger, not for people’s emotionalmeltdowns or anger of spoken opinions or claims.However, big social media has taking it too far for theirown partial narratives. Many users don’t think that theirbehavior is a reflection of their… Read More »Social Media Platforms

Many people had known the outcome of that SuperBowl 55 as early as December of 2020 (2 monthsprior), because the rigging of some playoff gameresults had already been set up. The National FootballLeague had been rigging games to make the TampaBay Buccaneers the first team to win a super bowl intheir own stadium, and to make Tom Brady the oldestplayer to win the Super Bowl MVP. Tom Brady hastraditionally been a personal favorite of NFLCommissioner Roger Goodell. Goodell has openlycompared the NFL to World Wrestling Entertainmentseveral times previously, as that making fairy tales outof the game like this is entertainment. This in his ownwords, meets the bottom line of the league’s biggestsponsors and satisfies the growing sports bettingindustry.Officiating crews of the NFL also agree that this is goodto make up for the lost revenue from lacking fanattendance over the years. Scripting and rigging gamesalso make scheduling easier and makes bookinggames earlier. Then again, their jobs… Read More »Scripting Team Sports

What a shame. A friend of mine who ran owned andoperated her own boutique for over 12 years now hassold her store. It turns out that she had received theCOVID-19 Vaccine at a local pharmacy. Upon the jab,she had a life-altering reaction to the vaccine that hasput her in a wheelchair for life. All she can move is herhead, her forearms and hands. She now needsassistive living care for an indefinite period of time. Ihave visited her a few times. She sold her store as topay for her electric wheelchair and a full-time nurse totake care of her while she is on the list for service fromthe state of New Jersey. She is in her late thirties, andnever had any health issues until now. I am not anti-vaccine,, but these mandates are on a“One-size fits all” basis rather than letting individualswork with medical staff to address their individualsituations. Mask and vaccine mandates are politicallyenforced more… Read More »Risks Outweigh the Benefits

Before the NFC divisional playoff game between the L.A. Rams and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on January23, there was a decision made officially by executivesin the NFL commissioner’s office to have theBuccaneers be awarded the trophy for Super Bowl LVI,scheduled for February 13, 2022. The decision camewith plans to rig games so that the Buccaneers would“win” every game on up and including to the SuperBowl. This means that the involved coaches, playersand management would need to be “casually”informed, including the most important part; theconclusion. This would require subtle channels ofcommunication without the risk of leaking to the pressor the fans.And so, there was a reason for the sudden surge ofbundles by the Rams in the final 25 minutes of thegame after having been leading 27 to 3. Unfortunatelyfor the Buccaneers, the field goal kicker was notproperly informed. Just before the end of the 4thquarter, the score was tied at 27. The Rams’ obliviouskicker gave it… Read More »Rigged Games gone Wrong

PersonaLet’s use former New York State governor AndrewCuomo as prime example of how corrupt politicianssway supporters’ long term. Supporters of AndrewCuomo, (whatever ones are left) will tell you thatnobody loved New York more than him, and especiallyloves the Metropolitan Transportation Authority,thinking that it wouldn’t operate well if he was still inoffice.However, it was Andrew Cuomo who put out andexecutive order ten years ago to cancel maintenanceon the sewage and drain systems that provide water toescape. He also sharply reduced the money forrenovations on streets that had undergone constructionfrom utility digging. That’s why there are so manyfloods in subway tunnels now in New York City. I don’tthink he had taken a NYC subway or bus for over 40years. People saying “nobody loved NYS more thanhim” is a surprise to me.Some think Andrew Cuomo had who fought the federalgovernment for billions of dollars to subsidy the MTAgot as well as federal aid to fix the tunnels in… Read More »Prime Example of Corrupt Politics