Thursday Morning

Gotta get back to that script but I thought I'd let you know I haven't forgotten that my primary purpose in life is to put stuff on this blog…

My pal Paul Harris cares a lot more about who hosts Jeopardy! than I do. He is dismayed by reports that it's going to be Mike Richards, the executive producer of the show. I doubt Mr. Richards had the final word on selecting himself but from what I've seen, the difference between the best auditioner and the worst didn't make the game any more or less fun. And I still think Alton Brown would have been the best if he'd had the chance.

I didn't mean to suggest that Simone Biles coming back and winning bronze was not also a thrilling moment at The Olympics. I continue to believe that those who were faulting her for "quitting" had/have no idea what she's going through and probably don't care. Sometimes, people dump on someone just because they want to dump on someone. For one thing, it's always good clickbait.

Not paying much attention to Donald Trump is working out rather well for me. I'm not saying it's good for the country but right now, it's good for me.

And I'm getting the feeling that next year at this time, Mike Lindell will still be saying that we will soon see incontrovertible proof that Trump won in 2020 and Mr. Lindell still won't understand what The Constitution says about The Line of Succession. Nowhere in it is Donald mentioned.

I dunno if it's made the papers yet but the famed Magic Castle, of which I am a member, has announced that no one will be admitted to its premises without vaxx-proof or a recent test. That kind of rule is spreading as fast as…well, as fast as The Delta Variant. And some of the folks who are objecting to it do not seem to grasp that this is private enterprise dictating it. It is not Your Government being Nazis.

It is also not the same thing as discriminating against someone because they're black or gay or female…or anything else that really is not a choice. In this case, it's more like the rule the Castle has that I can't go there in the evenings without a jacket and tie. And yes, I know gender is becoming a bit more of a choice but it's still a lot less arbitrary than putting on a tie.

And now, this is me going back to a script. I hope by the time I get to the end, it has an ending.