Pounding The Keyboard

  She comes back to tell me she’s gone As if I didn’t know that As if I didn’t know my own bed As if I’d never noticed The way she brushed her hair from her forehead She said, “Losing love is like a window in your heart Everybody sees you’re blown apart Everybody sees the wind blow…”          In an episode (season 9) of The Office , Andy Bernard, while his coworkers were accusing his ancestors of owning slaves, said in his defense that his ring tone was “Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes,” to prove that he had nothing against black people.      “Diamonds on the Sole of Her Shoes,” is of a course a song on Paul Simon’s 1986 incredible masterpiece Graceland, an album which incorporated South African music. I remember buying it on cassette and then on CD. It won the Grammy Album of the Year and Record of the Year (for the song “Graceland,” a song about trying to heal from a personal heartbreak) in 1987 and is often cited as ...

     So, the scary buzz about AI’s deadly threat to humanity isn’t stopping, that unrestrained AI growth in the next few years might mean an apocalypse, and it would come sooner than later, maybe within a decade, even without robots. So how would AI kill us without robots rampaging in the streets? They say that one, advanced AI computers could hack into computers that hold nuclear codes and launch them. Another way is AI could allegedly create an indestructible, fast-spreading, wide-spreading real deadly virus which a group of evil people could release into humanity.      AI could also attack and debilitate power grids, water system, communications, and financial services. I read somewhere that AI would soon be capable of removing oxygen from the atmosphere or block the sun.     Yikes.      The good news is that AI insiders are now reportedly trying to slow down the progress of AI. The bad news is, the President of the USA, th...

       Unbelievable, horrible information you actually don’t need and news you actually don’t want to hear:      A few days ago, a Bangkok man was arrested after raping a koi, yep, the fish. The 51-year-old man trespassed a property, went to the koi pond and reached for a fish and did the monstrous, unimaginable act.       And speaking of bestiality, FBI chief Kash Patel was questioned by US Senators on why the FBI now accepts FBI applicants accused/guilty/victims of bestiality. Mr. Patel explained that he didn’t want to punish perp/victims of bestiality; that they can still work for the agency despite being involved in the crime, drawing incredulous responses from the senators. Apparently, the FBI chief doesn’t understand the term “bestiality” as he thinks victims of bestiality can still work as FBI agents.      Imagine a goat barging into your house with a warrant and arresting you.      US Pr...

So this is Christmas And what have you done? Another year over And a new one just begun And so this is Christmas I hope you have fun The near and the dear ones The old and the young A very merry Christmas And a Happy New Year Let’s hope it’s a good one Without any fear And so this is Christmas (war is over) For weak and for strong (if you want it) The rich and the poor ones (war is over) The road is so long (now) And so happy Christmas (war is over) For black and for white (if you want it) For yellow and red ones (war is over) Let’s stop all the fight…                                                   “Happy Xmas (War Is Over),” John Lennon & Yoko Ono

  Laugh when your eyes are burning Smile when your heart is filled with pain Sigh as you brush away your sorrow Make a vow that it’s not gonna happen again It’s not right In one life Too much rain You know the wheels keep turning Why do the tears run down your face? We used to hide away our feelings But for now, tell yourself it won’t happen again It’s not right In one life Too much rain It’s too much for anyone Too hard for anyone Who wants a happy and peaceful life? You gotta learn to laugh...                                                               “Too Much Rain,” Paul McCartney

       A tricycle blaring ABBA’s infectious “Take a Chance on Me” passed in front of our house this morning, it didn’t stop so I didn’t get to listen to the whole song, lol, but it was enough to remind me of one hilarious moment in The Office : Andy serenading Angela with the song and asking her to give him a chance to be her boyfriend.      They became engaged, it’s just sad that all the while, Angela’s still in love with Dwight, eventually cheating on Andy with Dwight.      At least, she took a chance on Andy. LOL. And yep, The Office has lots of weird people.