Rewarding Bad Behavior, A Disinformation Governance Board, Bats, and Climate Change

"It's extraordinary how many people have a postviral syndrome that's very strikingly similar to myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome."
— Anthony S. Fauci

Good morning how are you? We got ten hours of glorious sleep; yesterday, we had a big day.

We headed to the hospital to see Baby Bo; Mom and Dad were doing well; he’s the spitting image of his father. The pregnancy was easy, the birth took three pushes, and Bo Michael Schnell was born.  I would expect another kid in the oven within the year.

I’ve been calling him Bo Anson because the kids named him after Cousin. They wanted to keep it a secret, so I volunteered to cover.  We faced timed Cousin yesterday, and there were tears from all of us, a wonderful family moment.

After meeting Bo, we headed to Costco to get some staples, then had lunch, then home to work. We worked until 4:15 and then headed to the Dugout to meet our friend Cat; she has taken a job with Notre Dame and will be leaving soon. We exchanged info; we will keep in touch; I am sure she will visit our west.  

Today I’m heading up to see a friend, catch up, and do an insurance review. I’ll probably swing by my parents and check on some of my other friends.  I’ll head back and meet my wife for dinner, we have a few balls in the air, but I will share they are all excellent balls.

I woke up to the news that Moderna is seeking emergency authorization for its coronavirus vaccine for children under six. If I had a baby, I would not vaccinate them for Covid. I would wait a few years and see what happens. And why, when the virus does not seem to harm kids, do they need a jab?

In other news, this one is good. Scientists forecast that thousands of new virus transmissions from bats are projected due to climate change.  I like this one a lot. First, they want you to remember the virus came from a bat, not a lab. And they were then working on the climate change narrative for good measure. I’m surprised they did not hit the trifecta and include something about the inequality of bats.

Something is happening on Twitter. After closing the purchase of the platform by Elon Musk, many conservatives saw their one-day increase in subscribers jump thousands, some hundred of thousands. At the same time, many left-leaning accounts lost thousands of subscribers. This reminds me of the Enron situation; it will be interesting to see what happened during this time of transition.

Joleen, our daughter’s cat staying with us until Baby Bo gets settled in, is a talker. She also is a lover sitting about a foot from me while I pen this word soup. It reminds me of our mountain house, where my cat routinely sits with me in the morning. I can hear the semi-trucks on the interstate. It’s peaceful here; my wife is still in bed with our pup; this is my time; I’m enjoying some robust coffee and cleansing my mind.

Did you see that DHS is creating a Disinformation Governance Board? This new truth commission will ensure that some who don’t like information are deemed misinformation. It’s as if George Orwell had visited the year 2022 and then went back and, for fun, titled the book 1984.

The President discussed removing student loan debt from millions who borrowed their own free will for their education. My wife and I were diligent with our money; we saved and paid for our kid’s college. Will we get any reward for our good fiscal behavior? I get the move; the only segment of the population that thinks our president is doing a good job is the folks who borrowed money for a dance theory degree only to learn those gigs don’t pay well.

Remember personal responsibility where you are rewarded and penalized for your actions? What happened to working hard, getting ahead, and thriving.  We are in a bitching, moaning, whining time, and the government will save you for your bad decisions.  We need accountability and strong leadership; I’m embarrassed at our country’s current administration, and if you are paying attention, you might share my disdain.

Am I spreading misinformation or disinformation? Will I appear before a board and have to explain my words one day? Or am I sharing the views held by the majority of the country? Change is coming, and it can’t get here soon enough for some of us. We will readjust the board pieces and return to a land of sanity, but we have six more months until the adult’s return. I feel the country is moving towards libertarian ideals; time will tell if my prediction is correct.

Maybe you are a person that enjoys inflation, higher interest rates, and vast government overreach. If you are, I would be interested in discussing the benefits of these features of our reality. What has caused these issues? I know, Putin, he’s the reason for all our woes, and if you believe that well, I’ll have your name added to my mother’s prayer chain.

That is enough, I think you know where I stand, and maybe you like my work. I get emails and texts from friends thanking me for my morning work occasionally, I’ll get some hate-filled rant, and I appreciate those as well. I am just sharing my thoughts and ideas. Thank you for checking in, life is fantastic, but we have a lot of work to do as a society.  

"It's extraordinary how many people have a postviral syndrome that's very strikingly similar to myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome."
— Anthony S. Fauci