In other words, he's on life support.

Every time I read about Donald Trump in the New York Times it reminds me of articles from the 1930s praising "Herr Hitler" instead of pointing out how stone-cold nuts what he's doing is. The same corporate shills running the place who looked the other way.

Tick Tock

Do we have proof of life yet for Mitch McConnell?

Belgium is just another level from the US.

If it's baseball season, it's Rosenthal season.

Trump's speech and the fireworks "extravaganza" just felt very meh. His speech was the usual laundry-list of complaints and self-pity. The fireworks had this weird corporate and repetitive feel to them. It was a lot of the same thing over and over again.

Did he say, "Jefferson lives"?

I really think we need a shift in pop music to stuff that's more upbeat rather than someone whispering how much every day is nonstop suffering.

Happy America 250 to all the losers and grifters who make the US smell like Donald Trump's diaper. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

My cat decided I don't sleep this morning so now I'm wondering what the hours are of the local supermarket on July 4th. Website says nothing.

This July 4th weekend I'm going to commit to finishing the last two books of the slog known as The Expanse series by James S.A. Corey. If I have to have one more chapter where people are talking about their effing feelings I'm going to lose it. Just give me pew-pew spaceship and I'm happy.

I wonder if the Empire State Building influencers realized how much radiation they'd be absorbing with all the radio transmitters up there. They're lucky they didn't get cooked from the inside out.

As a Gen Xer, the enthusiasm of college interns at work is utterly jarring. Yelling, "Hi, Paul," the first time they see me gives me chills and not in a good way.

I'm reminded of a song: "I took a trip down to look at the fair/When I'd arrived I found nobody there"

I'm begging Donald Trump to give his July 4th speech because it'll be pure comedy gold.

Sure, Trump likes hologram former presidents to talk to. But wouldn't it be interesting to have a hologram Beatles with Teddy Roosevelt and William McKinley along with McCartney and Ringo?

Today is a work from home day because it's going to be hot and I am not leaving my elder cat home alone in the heat. I'm just hoping it isn't one of those days when every sales person at work decides to shoehorn that last commercial into the weekend log.

Meanwhile, if I take an extra mint while walking out of a diner it's a federal offense.

Why are there two people in BDSM gear at the top of the Empire State Building?

Because I'm a skeptic, I looked into the funding of DSA because I was just wondering. It's pretty transparently member funded. In that case, good on them for pushing against the establishment who'd rather settle for easy layups than push for a future even if it means losing now.

If I have one piece of advice for parents with kids in school it's this. If Wednesday is special hot dog lunch day, don't be cheap and force your kid to be the one who doesn't get a hot dog.

A service which my company subscribes to just introduced a feature that allows people to have an A.I. voice read commercials in a "realistic" way. First of all, it ain't. Second of all, fuck you. I wrote them a nasty note about it. I hope someone says something about it.

The institutional left is going to continue to lose arguments because of their view that speaking like a regular person is some sort of heresy towards their secular religion.

A day after reading this and it bothers me even more that this is where we're headed.

It's the weekend and I can't bring myself to even want to watch the NY Mets because it's just frustrating at this point. Lost season. Maybe I'll actually do some reading and finish the Expanse series so I can get to something that is meatier.

My work week is done. Way too many commercials to produce this week, but I guess that's good for our radio station so... Now it's relaxing listening to the only Sneaker Pimps album that matters: Becoming X. Kelli Dayton rules!

Only the dumbest MAGA believe this crap.

Nothing against Carlos Mendoza but he lost control of a New York Mets team that is playing like a bunch of unconnected pieces.

Happy Friday! Stephen Miller is still racist garbage with an ego too big for his Nosferatu head.

One thing: I wrote this as a personal reminiscence - just a slice of life. The reality is I don't have to know people to understand that the vast majority are decent. Just because Stephen Miller is sadistic garbage doesn't mean his family is.

Stephen Miller even mentioning New York City underlines the reality that he couldn't handle living here for five minutes. Too much of a wimp.

Today is "I don't give a fuck Thursday." It's all hanging out with no filter today.

Democrats = The voters. It's the job elected officials to serve us and not their need to be important.

They say he loves beautiful cities as much as I do and some are on the hot side.

The bottom line that the Democratic Party needs to know is that their official approved candidate is not owed my vote.

Former head of the DNC scolding voters because his corporate approved candidates didn't win. Sorry, kid. Voters matter more than your monied pals.

This may seem crazy but there used to be a time when you could buy a video game once and you didn't have to keep paying for it.

I always have to look up British politics because I never understand why stuff happens there the way it does. However, I do know that Brexit was stupid.

I think it's about time that tarp in front of the Kennedy Center name come down - one way or another.

OK, I better drink my coffee and listen to some music this morning because I'm on too much of a socials reply jag and I'm going to annoy people.

USA moves to the next round! My cat Pip was very tuned in to the match.

It's one of those days when social media disappoints me. And they ask why a chatbot is better. Because it doesn't disappoint me.

I should've worked from home. Subways don't know where they're going today because of the parade. All the Knicks fans kids got an earful from me. There used to be 7 dirty words you can't say - there are now 14.

There's something exciting about being the guy everyone hates who rides the morning bus because I have rules of conduct I'm vocal about.

It's Thursday, June 18th. Knicks Parade day. The question is, what will Trump do to screw something up today.

At this point anyone who willingly uses X to communicate is only concerned with engagement and clicks. They don't have an ounce of morality.

America's Mayor.

I was born in New York City and lived here my whole life. I'm 63. Regardless of what people think, my feeling is that if you want to come to NYC and become a New Yorker yourself, come on in. If you want to visit and see the place, come on in. You want to root for a team, go ahead. All are welcome.

New York is blessed forever by this Knicks team.