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Me too has forgotten many others including hip hop artists that performed  other  notorious acts before they became famous. Their rap list is way too long and their victims even longer yet these individuals have never faced the scrutiny of this crowd and maybe it’s a good thing. For many have spent their time correcting their behavior before and then have been given a 2nd or 3rd chances. I wonder though will the other guilty parties discovered by the #Metoo movement ever see the light of day?  Will they be red listed for life or be given a chance of redemption as others have?  #MeToo movement is right for taking their stance and seeing that some justice is served, it just shouldn’t be life without parole.

I feel as if I went back to the future with the “new summer releases this year”.  It felt as if this was the year I would be  missing the next big thing but I’ve found it’s a repeat of yesteryear whether it be another Jurassic World sequel or Star Wars.  It’s time originality hit summer blockbusters as well, before they all become big busts. As a business person I understand that you have to sell the repeat products but not when they are getting way to old for the consumer.  For I’m afraid that Hollywood is going horse and buggy while everyone else is self driving.

Revenge is a chocolate chip cookie.  When it’s done right it taste delicious but if you do it too soon then you’ll never know how good it could have been. If it is done too often then you don’t feel right and sometimes when you enjoy it in private it taste even better. Deep down inside  you know that it’s not good for you but sometimes the temptation is too much to bear.   So you wait for the perfect moment when that individual least expects it and doesn’t even know it was you and you take that bite.  Revenge when cooked right it taste delicious even if it hurts you in the end.

I’m Peter Pan well maybe not in the sense of the green outfit and flying in the air but in many ways I refuse to grow up.  Here are the few ways (below) that I won’t allow the gray hairs to pop through.

(1) SWINGS– I still enjoy a ride in the swings but am not sure how high I can go.

(2) DOG BEHAVIOR-  My behavior becomes less then mature when my four legged friends are in my company.

(3) SHOOTING STRAWS-  It’s still loads of fun hitting someone with the paper covering of a straw. Don’t worry it doesn’t hurt.

(4) WATER PARKS-  Whether indoor or out I enjoy the water fun.

(5)  SPONGE BOB-   Is it just me or is Mr. Bob still hysterical?

I have created wealth for myself, my loved ones and even people that I prefer weren’t in the mix.   We all create wealth by spending what we have accumulated or investing in companies that depend on our returns.  Our ideas might have also created a great deal of wealth for others whether it be an idea they pursued from our words or an inspirational thought that got them from the couch to the board room.  Sometimes even a negative word or two might push these individuals to think outside the boob box to building their own box of income.  I’ve also created wealth that wouldn’t have existed in the following ways (below).

(1) SALES-   I have pursued sales leads that others saw only a dead end and not only created a sale but loyal customers.

(2) INVESTMENT-  Where others saw a dead dog I saw it on the trampoline. Don’t worry this is not an actual animal but an investment that looked like it was put to sleep.

(3)  MARKETING-  Products were and continue to be created in my name that have produced income that wouldn’t have existed before without this pursuit.

(4) EMPLOYEES-  Not all my picks have been perfect but when they have worked their talents have added much to the bottom line. 

(5) SALES II-  Where others believed it wasn’t our business I made it as such and created additional wealth for them as well as me.

(6) WORK ABOVE-  I have done what others haven’t to pursue work others didn’t feel was necessary or was too much of a burden. Hopefully some of that burden will fall more on them.

(7)  FAITH-   I know that without G-D’s intervention none of this would be possible and pray that my prayers for others have helped them see this as well.

FOOTNOTE-  I would be less then honest if I don’t note that these pursuits (above) have had negative returns at certain pitstops  but overall with continual drive and determination they continue to run past any losses. G-D willing this streak will continue.   

Some say they don’t like to gamble but being alive is a gamble in itself, it’s just the odds are a bit better. For example you might believe a simple walk down the street shouldn’t be any trouble but let’s say you trip and fall on your face, or are hit by a drunk driver let alone walk down the wrong path odds you’re gambling every step you take. Anything can happen anywhere and some want the safest bet while others will risk it all for a greater return in fun, fame or monies.  There is no entirely safe place as acts of G-D  roll the dice even if we think we’re not in the game.   So yes you are a gambler just know what table you sit out and play with your head or you just might lose it before you even know you’re playing.

I believed that self driving cars would be the key to preventing unforced accidents until Jerry Kaplan’s logical set me on a different path.  For although there might be less accidents with such cars it’s the type that truly matter. If self driving cars make the same mistakes we fellow human’s make then logic dictates their computers can be programmed to reduce them but if they have accidents based on not thinking like us then it’s a bit scary.  Will they slam on the brakes on a highway because rain storms appear to resemble walls in their non-thinking minds? Could they slide of the road because one of their camera’s has a glint that mistakes what is really occurring with what their computer mind has been programmed? Thinking is the logic that separates man from machine and until that has been programmed into our machine we better make sure the conditions they drive in don’t need it.

As the debate between what the punishment for Roseanne Barr and Samantha Bee’s punishment for their ugly remarks should be I added the most egregious example of  hateful speech today Louis Farrakhan Jr. and logic provided the answer I needed.  For although there is no doubt that Farrakhan’s abuse is way behind those others mentioned he is not on a television show where punishment can be obtained. His evil remarks are not being sponsored by some advertising brand and or private funds. That is why his evil speech continues with no reciprocity but there should be some for those politicians who continue to listen.

FOOTNOTE-   I  don’t believe Roseanne Barr or Samantha Bee should lose their jobs for their ugly words but given a different punishment (couseling, fine, etc) .  If such a pattern continues then of course this punishment should be adopted. 

CREDIT-  A brilliant man opened my mind to this logical opinion when my mind seemed stumped. 

There is one cousin who is more then a relative but a great friend. She is the one person who shows up for all the big and smaller moments in my life. This individual is fun to be with and her honesty is refreshing in a world of fronts.  Here are just a few memories I share with her and the world.

(1) INDIAN RESTAURANT –  It was not the food but the critters that joined us for the dining experience.

(2) IN SEARCH OF-   Our travels finally took us to the restaurant of your health desires and it was well worth it as you paid the entire bill.

(3) OPEN SECRET-  Words were exchanged which you were not supposed to hear but your wonderful expression of understanding showed what an empathetic and loving person you are.

(4) LAUGHING –  I can’t tell you the amount of times that we enjoyed laughter even if it was not openly shown.

(5) I DON’T KNOW-  The laughs we got trying to figure out this present continue decades after it was received.