Stephen King, Charlie Kirk, Elon Musk, Ricky Hatton, and the Inventor of TV

 

     You can’t be a bigot, racist, homophobe, who says people being murdered is just okay because it validates your beliefs and opinions and suddenly, when you die, you’re a martyr. That’s not how it works.

     Sometimes, karma isn’t consistent, sure, a lot of people get what’s coming for them, but sometimes, a lot of wicked people still get rewarded, thieving politicians get elected again and again, sexual predators get awesome career opportunities, there’s one who even became a president. Most of the time, it’s the good people who are being punished, maybe because they don’t manipulate people, or take advantage of other people that they remain poor and vulnerable. Yep, sometimes, what goes around, doesn’t come around.

     One of the most annoying tropes in horror movies is one where the protagonist has the chance to kill the villain, like they are able to hit the villain in the head and the villain collapses, but instead of delivering the fatal blows, the protagonist runs away to try to escape, and we know what happens next—the villain gets up and continues to harass them. It never works, but characters in horror movies keep doing it.

     Popular horror writer, Stephen King, who’s about to turn 78 in a few days, apologized for saying that “Charlie Kirk advocated stoning gays to death.” Charlie Kirk was a right-wing activist and Trump supporter that was shot and killed a few days ago. What Mr. Kirk actually did was quote a Bible verse that says “lay with another man and be stoned to death.” Apparently, Mr. Kirk didn’t like gays. So, Mr. King isn’t really wrong there. Still, he apologized, and I think that’s enough. But Mr. King is now being cancelled, some bookstores are taking his books off their shelves, there’s a campaign to boycott all the movies based on his books, especially The Long Walk, which is currently in the theaters, and Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, called Mr. King a liar.

     Ricky Hatton, a boxer who once fought Pacquiao but lost, was found dead in his home two days ago. There seems to be no foul play. He was 46.

     Our body naturally deteriorates as we age. I don’t have any maintenance yet though I have a bit high cholesterol and blood pressure, which I manage through supplements and exercises. I make sure that I exercise –walking, biking (stationary and real bike), jogging—at least 150 minutes per week, and I also eat quite healthy (less sugar and salt and processed food, more fruits and veggies, also nuts, chia seeds, green tea and non-dairy milk). When I do groceries, you’d often see me looking at the nutrition facts of every food I buy. Trans fat and saturated fat, they’re evil. Lol. I also very rarely consume alcohol now, and I don’t smoke. If I can help it, I don’t want to grow old sickly and be a burden to people around me.

     I read that the inventor of TV regretted inventing it. Damn right he should. Lol. It’s his fault that I sometimes forget to feed my dog, a beagle, because I was busy watching a movie or a series.  Lol. The inventor said that TV had become a medium for mindless entertainment rather than for education and enlightenment. I don’t know, I often watch documentaries, though not about science or history, but about serial killers, scammers, and other degenerates.

     Just last night, I watched aka Charlie Sheen on Netflix. Lol.