Remember when we would hoot over the fact that after 12 hours of smoking ganja, we’d swear we couldn’t remember a thing we’d done that day?

We are broken. And I don’t know how to fix ourselves.

Remember when we would hoot over the fact that after 12 hours of smoking ganja, we’d swear we couldn’t remember a thing we’d done that day?

Optimistic, much? "Consumers expect prices to rise at an annual rate 4.7% over the next year and 3.5% over the next five to 10 years." www.linkedin.com/news/story/i...

"The sky is an endless dream." — Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Chill, my people! Chill!”

Oh, good, A.I. is going to save us all. "The move comes as the LinkedIn parent ramps up spending on data centers and on developing artificial intelligence models that can rival those of OpenAI and Anthropic." www.linkedin.com/news/story/m...

"Caught the sky showing off again".

“This is America, and in America, we speak English.” 

“Chill, my people! Chill!”

“Chill, my people! Chill!”

“The death of democracy is not likely to be an assassination from ambush. It will be a slow extinction from apathy, indifference, and undernourishment.” Robert Maynard Hutchins 1899–1977

Follow the money, not the news. "Rising supply costs — particularly for gas and fertilizer — have caused many to "rethink what they produce," per CNBC. The USDA deal reflects Palantir's growing role in U.S. government projects beyond the arena of defense." www.linkedin.com/news/story/p...

“Because there's nothing more beautiful than the way the ocean refuses to stop kissing the shoreline, no matter how many times it's sent away.” Sarah Kay

I am an American. antoniopedroruiz.com/2026/04/19/i...

I am an American.

“Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.” Arthur Ashe

Look up in the sky.

“Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.” Arthur Ashe

The world is coming to an end, but we can save it.

Wait, I thought we already won? "The hostilities came just hours after the U.S. announced it would prolong its truce with Iran until the conclusion of postponed peace negotiations." www.linkedin.com/news/story/c...

In other words, "Alll hail to the Orange King!" "In his confirmation hearing before the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday, Kevin Warsh made the case for "new tools and ... new communications" in the Federal Reserve. " www.linkedin.com/news/story/w...

“Decide that wherever you are, is the best place there is. Once you start comparing, there’s no end to it.” Sodo Yokoyama

The world is doomed www.huffpost.com/entry/doj-op...

We are broken. And I don’t know how to fix ourselves.

My recent stroke has left my brain struggling to find words to put into my voice. However, I rest confidently that both my brain and my voice are still functioning, if not fully connected.

Oh good. More benefits for us consumers. (In your dreams) "UnitedHealth is in the midst of an extensive "right-sizing" effort as it grapples with high medical costs — an issue that's hung over the entire insurance industry for the last few years." www.linkedin.com/news/story/u...

Nothing to see here. "The departure comes amid a Labor Department inspector general investigation into misconduct allegations involving Chavez-DeRemer, claims the Labor Department has denied." www.linkedin.com/news/story/l...

In other words, don't be woke. "...the Fed needs to "stay in its lane." That means focusing on monetary policy — and particularly on fighting inflation — rather than "fiscal and social policies where it has neither authority nor expertise." www.linkedin.com/news/story/f...

“Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it.” Eckhart Tolle

Blow Away the Clouds by Evelina Fernández directed by José Luis Valenzuela Sunday, May 3, at 10:30 a.m. www.scr.org/plays/produc...

We are broken. And I don’t know how to fix ourselves.

I am an American. Get used to it.

Who wants to bet that consumers will not get any money? Shafted once again. "Consumers who paid higher prices have no direct means of applying for relief, relying instead on companies to issue refunds." www.linkedin.com/news/story/t...

Does he even know what he's doing? "Over the weekend, the U.S. seized an Iranian-flagged vessel that it said tried to evade the Strait of Hormuz blockade, jeopardizing the fragile two-week ceasefire that's set to expire Wednesday." www.linkedin.com/news/story/u...

“Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead.” Charles Bukowski

It's strange what you miss when you have a stroke. One moment, your mind is full of so many memories that you can’t recall them all. The next, poof, gone.

I, American antoniopedroruiz.com/2026/04/19/i...

I am an American.

I am an American.

When you've been caught lying, the only course of action is to arrest the people who caught you lying.

I guess this means, no more mister nice guy. "The strait is under the "strict management and control of the armed forces," and will remain that way until Iranian ports are no longer subject to a U.S. blockade, Iran's military said." www.linkedin.com/news/story/i...

“When I didn’t resist, I could see the world.” Pema Chödrön

The world is coming to an end, but we can save it.

To quote my life partner, who has been with me for forty-one years, “Life is Good.”

No wonder my electric bill is so high. "By the end of 2025, overall AI data center power consumption hit 29.6 gigawatts — enough for all of New York state." www.linkedin.com/news/story/u...

Stick this in Trump's eye. "Late last month, a federal court struck down part of a presidential order that cut off federal funds for NPR and PBS." www.linkedin.com/news/story/n...

"Life’s too mysterious to take too serious." Mary Engelbreit