Zoomers Punk Boomers

I admit it.

Sometimes I just post something because I thought of a cute title. While this could be about almost anything, it is about the humongous rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Turns out it wasn't very big at all. The younger folks registered for free tickets with no intent of going at all. That surprised the older folks who were putting on this gig. While the older folks said there would be one million people, estimates say there were around 6,200 people in the BOK Center for the rally.

Ooohhh. Disappointing.

But even if there was some zoomer punking going on, does that explain everything about the poor turnout? Maybe not. Consider this. You are a person. You sign up for a ticket or two. You hear that the BOK Center has 19,199 seats and you hear that one million people have tickets.

You realize that your ticket means nothing. The chances of you getting into BOK Center are pretty slim.Why spend all that time and money traveling to Tulsa only to stand around in the street - blocks away from the event venue?

How many other people wondered and then realized the same thing?

So, basically anyone and everyone can get tickets but no one can get in. Okay, a few special chosen ones who left behind their job and house and came days early to camp out on a sidewalk manage to get in. I can see that scenario having a sort of domino effect. Anyone and everyone gets tickets and lots of boomers decide it is not worth the trouble of going.

Maybe if the planners had a larger venue and stopped giving out tickets when the place was full, then they could fill up a stadium or music house or convention center.

Now we have to wonder if that main boomer ended up punking all the other boomers. And the zoomers get the last laugh.

Juneteenth

Today is Juneteenth.

Did you know that? I did. Every year there is news in the newspapers and on the TV machine about local celebrations and also celebrations in some of the larger cities around the US of A.

There is a person who seems not to have known much about it and now he says he made it famous. Funny thing though, it was famous before he talked about it. (I think you know who I am talking about. Yes, it's Donald Trump.)

For example, San Francisco is hosting its 70th Juneteenth celebration this year. Did Donald Trump make it famous 70 years ago when he was just a tiny kid? Me thinks not.

Something else related to that. Here is what Kayleigh McEnany said at the press briefing about Juneteenth.

"And as to Juneteenth, there were a lot of people who didn't know what Juneteenth was, and Google search has proved that. And you can see I looked at the chart on Google searches on Juneteenth - and this year, they went like this. (Motions upward.) And that's thanks to President Trump."

I do not think that the number of Google searches proves anything like that at all.

Think of all the searches on Donald Trump on Google. I don't know how many there are, but I would assume there could be as many as 100, maybe even 1000 searches about him. Does that mean that no one knows who Donald Trump is because now there are a lot of Google searches about him?

These are confusing times we are living in. Thanks to Donald Trump and his administration for helping in that effort.

Pluto Living

So, lots of you two-leggeds probably already know about Pluto Living. But some of you don't. Here is your chance to find out. Go over to listen to her sage advice and have a chuckle or two also.

In this clip, we find that Pluto is a Dognostic. She actually celebrates all holidays, as long as they have treats.

After enjoying that and brightening your day, go search on Mr. Googlie for more Pluto Living videos. Learn about the Whacky Word Wall, listen to Pluto tell all the ways that Cats Are Amazing, and even listen to some Bad Jokes from Pluto.

If you don't enjoy Pluto, then I don't think you deserve any treats today.

Could You Do Me A Favor, Though?

Monday, April 13, is my friend's birthday. He lives in Alabama. Is there someone who would be willing to come to my house and pick up a birthday card that I signed and then bring it to his house by Monday? I would be willing to pay you 55 cents.

What? No takers? No one is willing to do this little favor? I said I would pay you 55 cents!

Okay, I am pulling your leg. But my point is - USPS. Our friendly Post Office. They have been getting the short end of the stick for a long time. And now it is looking even worse. Their business is down like everyone else. We really need them to be doing well. They are there for us when we need them most. What would we do if they were not here for us? How would I mail a birthday card to my friend in Alabama. Oh, sure. You say just send an email greeting. But that is so not the way to say Happy Birthday. Send it by some delivery service, one of the big trucks that delivers packages? How much do you think that would cost? Not 55 cents, I guarantee.

I could go on and on. But here's the thing. The Post Office has been there for you. Now you need to be there for them. Buy a page of stamps. You can order them online and have them delivered by.... your letter carrier! Send some real actual letters to your friends. They would love it.

And, let your representatives in Congress know that you want the Post Office to be there for all of us, today and tomorrow.

Now, go write a letter and mail it to someone you love.




1973 Love Stamp

The Important Stuff

Two things that I noticed on the internet tube recently.

First, Jimmy Fallon's daughter lost her tooth! Can anything be more important than that? Luckily, she was able to let everyone know about this important event on the TV machine. And as we all know, the Tooth Fairy is considered an essential worker. So no worries there.

Second, it was Zach Braff's birthday and I missed it, but it's not like he is the captain of a starship or anything like that. I can't remember everyone's birthday. But now that I have mentioned it, well, Happy Birthday Zach.

And there was a great photo to celebrate his birthday. It had everything a happy photo should have. There was Zach and his dog, both taking a nap. (Dogs are better at this than humans. It's kind of their thing.) A nice gentle rain is falling in the background on a variety of trees including one bonsai tree. Beautiful pale yellow daylilies grace the front left side of the photo. Soft blue cushions on the couch just melt your cares away.

Two things. So happy. So calm.

Hang in there everyone.

Happy Birthday William Shatner

It has been way too long since I have written pearls of wisdom here. But I could not let this day go by without joining pretty much everyone in the world in wishing William Shatner a Very Very Happy Birthday. Enjoy your cake, Bill. You do deserve to eat all of it by yourself.

Next year I will try to get over to your place and bring a present of some kind. Something small, furry, but defintely not a Tribble. No, you don't need that kind of trouble.

Live Long and Prosper.

Alabama - Where the Heck Is It?

There has been a lot of talk lately about Hurricane Dorian and Alabama and Sharpie pens and weather maps and, well, a whole bunch of things.

Some people think that the current occupant is obsessing about Alabama because he had the weather forecast wrong. I don't think so.

I think he doesn't know where Alabama is on a map of the good old United States. That's why he can't let it go. He doesn't want people to realize that he doesn't even know where Alabama is.

On my TV machine recently, I heard him say a bunch of words including these:

"The original path that most people thought it was going to be taking as you know was right through Florida where on the right would have been Georgia, Alabama, etc."

And then he was asked about the Sharpie extension drawn on the map and said:

"I don't know. I don't know. I don't know." On a side note, seems to me he should be saying that every day about, well you name it, he can say "I don't know" and he would be correct about that statement.

But, back to Alabama. Look at that first quote. He said ... right through Florida where on the right would have been Georgia, Alabama, etc.

Is he thinking that Alabama is on the right side of Florida just like Georgia is? That's what it sounds like to me. It sounds like he doesn't know where Alabama is. He thinks it is on the East Coast.

Someone hand him a blank map of the 50 states and his famous Sharpie and make him write in the names of all the states. Do you think he could do it? Do you think he could spell the states correctly? Would he get Iowa and Ohio mixed up? Would he accidentally on purpose leave off Hawaii?

So many questions and no way to find out. Unless it is at tomorrow's press conference. Ha. Joking. There's not going to be a press conference.

But hey, while I have your attention, why not head on over to the Red Cross website and donate some money for hurricane relief. Or go to one of the other worthy groups that are helping.

International Bagpipe Day

Yep, it's what we all wait for every year. So, enjoy!

Global Warming

I am sure you have heard that it is cold in the Midwest. It's true. Very cold. And if you are reading this, then it just follows that you have seen Stephen doing his famous impression of Richard Nixon pretending to be cold and saying "Brrrrr," and shaking his head back and forth. (Even Dan Aykroyd has done that famous Nixon "Brrrr" impression.) Recently Stephen talked about the current president and one of his tweets.

It goes something like this:

"In the beautiful Midwest, windchill temperatures are reaching minus 60 degrees, the coldest ever recorded. In coming days, expected to get even colder. People can't last outside even for minutes. What the (heck) is going on with Global Waming? Please come back fast, we need you!"

I used the word heck. You can figure out what was really used but I'm not going to say that here.

There are a few things wrong with that tweet.

First, of course is the Miss Spelling of Warming. Stephen pointed that out.

Second, there is the fact that he (current president) does not understand the concept of weather versus climate. Weather is your basic day to day conditions. You wake up and wonder what the weather will be like today. Will it be hot? Will it be cold? Will it rain? Will it snow? You know, the kind of stuff the weatherman (woman) talks about on the TV machine.

Climate is studying a whole bunch of weather over a long period of time for someplace. No one ever had a job on TV as a climateman (woman). No one wakes up and wonders what the climate will be like today.

Third, he is wrong about it being the coldest ever recorded. Wind chill temperatures of minus 60 means the temperature is cold, maybe 45 degrees below zero. When you add in the blowing wind, then it seems as cold as if it was minus 60.

But there are records of temperatures being as cold as minus 60 degrees and that isn't even taking the wind into consideration. It would feel even colder and therefore the wind chill would be lower than minus 60. Fact: There are wind chills of minus 67 that have been recorded in Minnesota. (I found that on the internet.)

Fourth, and I think this is actually the most important thing that is wrong with that tweet, he had it all backwards, or inside out, or kitty-wumpus. Every other president would have written something like this:

"It's winter and the Midwest is experiencing extremely cold temperatures and even colder wind chills. And it is expected to get worse. Stay inside. If you must travel, dress warmly in layers. Cover all exposed skin. Have emergency kit in your car. Let your loved ones know when you leave and when you are expected at your destination. Look out for your neighbors, especially elderly people and people that live alone. Get medical help if you have any signs of frostbite. We need to look out for each other."

Superbowl Food 2018

This year the Superbowl is in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Although I think good spicy food would be nice for the cold weather there, some people have told me that the recipe for Holy Smoke Satan Sandwich could be improved with some more meat or else fewer spicy additions. So, feel free to add another pound or two of burger.

I am sure there will be lots of people in Minneapolis enjoying this recipe during the Superbowl and for years to come.

Enjoy!

Superbowl Food

Way back in August of 2011 (those were the days) I shared a recipe for Holy Smoke Satan Sandwich Recipe. It is a bit hot and spicy, thus the colorful language for the name of the sandwich. It was tasty back then and is still just as delicious. I assume. I have not tested it nor ever eaten it, but it sounds good.

So if you have nothing to eat for your Superbowl party, why not try this? And if you do, let me know if it is any good. I think I might have too many onions, but you could cut back a bit on those if you want.

Holy Smoke Satan Sandwich Recipe


5 onions, diced
1 pound hot and spicy ground pork
1 pound lean ground beef
1 Tablespoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 Tablespoon Tabasco sauce
1 teaspoon Liquid Smoke
1/2 cup hot ketchup
1/2 cup hot barbecue sauce
1 can Vegetable soup (or soup of your choice)
Shredded Pepper Cheese for garnish
Hamburger Buns or Ciabatta Bread

In a large frying pan, saute onions, then add both meats and brown completely. Add the red pepper flakes, Tabasco sauce, Liquid Smoke, ketchup, barbecue sauce and soup. Simmer for 20 minutes. Butter the hamburger buns or Ciabatta bread and grill on frying pan for few seconds until browned. Spoon meat mixture onto buns or bread, sprinkle with Pepper Cheese and enjoy.

I'm Back

Well, I have been traveling a lot to remote and quiet areas of the world. You know, peaceful places where you just get up, watch the sun rise, read a book, take a walk, watch the sun go down and count the stars in the night sky.

But now, finally, I am home again and it seems there is a lot happening. I admit I have not been paying attention to politics and I'm realizing I should have been reading and listening and watching. Next time someone hands me a magazine or newspaper, I will be sure to read it.

Luckily, now that I am back and can access the TV machine and the internet tubes, I can watch Stephen Colbert on The Late Show. He follows all the important news stories and reports for our nation Monday through Friday nights. It's good to be back.

Job Opening

Apparently, one does not need to be a member of Congress to serve as Speaker of the House.

Could we all just think of that for a minute and what it means for our country? We all know there is someone who is perfect for the job. Young, but yet old enough to have seen all that life can throw at us. Handsome, but not the sort of person who boasts about it. Intelligent as we have seen demonstrated on a nightly (nearly nightly) basis.

Yes, I'm talking about you Stephen. Call John Boehner right now. Tell him you want the job. Everyone knows and loves you. You would win on the first ballot, probably getting bipartisan support! Bring Jon Batiste with and jazz up the place a little bit.

American needs you, Stephen. You can still keep your night job.

STC !

Okay, STC doesn't come off quite as good as JEB. But I did want a great title for this post and I do think that STC ! creates a lot of excitement.

Stephen's first show last night, Late last night, was great. There were moments that inspired awe, moments that inspired my jaw to drop, moments that inspired my foot to start tapping to the music. Lots of great moments. Lots of familiar faces and familiar voices. And Oreo cookies, lots and lots of Oreo cookies. Yummy. Stephen had a wedding gift for his very first guest, George Clooney. He had tough "gotcha" questions for John Ellis Bush. Everyone came out on stage and sang at the end.

And although we were sort of promised that Stephen would be himself and not some "character" I am jumping up and down with joy that we still see some of the lovable traits in Stephen that we all know are just part of who he really is.

Hurray for us and hurray for Stephen. It is so nice to have him back.

Stephen Colbert Day

Today is the day. Tonight is the night. The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.

How long we have waited! If the The Colbert Report was still on the TV machine, would that Stephen Colbert give this Stephen Colbert the famous Colbert Bump? I think so. Will there be unexpected shenanigans on the show? Most likely there will be.

I am holding my breath until the show starts tonight. I don't think anyone will argue with my prediction for Stephen's first night as host of the The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.

It will be HUGE.

David Letterman Day

Today is David Letterman Day in many places all around the Known Universe. And so in our house, the same holiday applies.

Get on board Hallmark. Start designing cards now so that next year you will be ready to go with a huge collection of cards. I'm assuming some will have music, but hopefully none will have glitter. Once you bring a glitter card into your house, it will keep showing up in your cereal no matter how much you vacuum the Cheerio's box.

Happy David Letterman Day everyone. Celebrate appropriately.

Much To Do About Nothing

Stephen's good friend, Jon Stewart, has announced that he is going to be leaving the The Daily Show. So that has taken a while for me to digest and accept. sigh.

There has been speculation about possible replacements and now we know it will be Trevor Noah. Yea!!! I think he will do a great job. He seems knowledgeable about the news happening in the nation and the world and that is the most important skill he will need to do the show.

Unfortunately, there has been some controversy, because what is the news today if not controversy???

So we will just have to wait and see if he gets confirmed by the Senate. He is going to be in Washington D.C. starting April 9 for what I can only assume are the Senate hearings. I'm sure that is at the top of the "To Do" list for the Senate. Once Trevor Noah is confirmed by the Senate, then he can take over for Jon Stewart.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

Parker Rice

People should know better. All anyone has to do is search for a name on Google. Most of the time you will get multiple results. So for people to start harassing someone just because the name is the same and he is going to school in the same state as that Parker Rice is not very smart.

This is not the Parker Rice they are talking about.

Still Missing Stephen

That says it all. I am still missing Stephen. When I get all sad and misty eyed, I come back here and read through the old posts and it reminds me of all the fun times we had. Sigh. The only consolation is that we will get to see him later this year when he takes over for David Letterman.

And of course, knowing that we still have Jon Stewart on the The Daily Show. At least that is something we can always count on to lift our spirits and keep our hearts bright.

Merry Christmas

Christmas is what you make of it, so make it the day you want it to be. Merry Christmas!

Hearing Problems

I think that I will be able to read about Stephen in the coming months, even though he is not schooling us anymore. I found this by Sophia A. McClennen over at Salon and at first I thought it was about people with hearing problems because of the photo. After all, both men have a bit of trouble with their ears as we all know. But after I read the article, I realized it was about politics and democracy and freedom, all that Americanish type of stuff.

However, I thought again and wondered if it still isn't about hearing. Can it be that Rush hears things and they get all garbled in his head and come out of his mouth that garbled way? We will have to figure it out on our own. Just imagine what Stephen would have said and it will all become clear.

Don't Know When

I promised myself I wouldn't cry, but, well, you know me. Stephen let us down easy. He reminded us of all the good times. And all the good people.

So, I have hope for the future. I didn't get that book written, therefore I never got to be a guest on the show. But I know that I can start that book any day and I will send it to Stephen when it is finished. And we could just meet for coffee and discuss it and that would be good enough for me.

Spoiler Alert - Stephen's Last Show

We have all been spoiled for too long. We have to get used to life without the The Colbert Report. It won't be easy, but the sooner we all face up to it, the better it will be. We can get through this if we all hang in together.

As far as what the show will be tonight... I don't know. Will it be a huge extravaganza with all sorts of guests and tributes? Will it be a quiet Mr Rogers type of conversation with the Colbert Nation? Will it be a tremendous joke on all of us as we find out that he's not really ending the show?

I will know soon enough. It is one of those situations just like waiting for Christmas. It seems like it will never get here. It is always in the future. And then. It happens. It happened. It's over with. An empty place in your heart.

Move on. Keep going. Head up high.

We all love you Stephen.

This Is It, Stephen's Last Week

How will we all cope? I have been worrying about just that all these many days. Granted I have gotten lots of stuff done while I have been not writing here. Has Stephen noticed? Won't he be bored without his show? I know he did audition one guy to take over for him, but that guy still has a day job for two more years.

Sigh.

Music Soothes the Savage Beast

Well now, I'm not one to go pointing out mistakes that Stephen makes on the show. So here I go.

Stephen, you said beast, but you should have said breast. I can only assume that saying the correct word would make you blush and thus you substituted a different word. Yes, I know. Lots of people make the same mistake. And maybe that's why you said it because people do say it all the time. So technically, Stephen, you were right. People do say that music soothes the savage beast. But if you want to know the history behind it, just check good old Wikipedia and read about the Famous Lines of William Congreve.

Who knows, maybe someday that will be the one tidbit of information you need to win big bucks in some TV game show. Good luck with that.

Vote Today

If you do nothing else today, for goodness sakes, VOTE.

Stephen will be having live coverage tonight, so do not disappoint him.

Scrabble

In my house, with my Scrabble game, "truthiness" is always a word.

P.K. Winsome

I guess the whole "end is in sight" of the The Colbert Report is really affecting me. I try to continue on normally as if nothing is going to change. But I'm sad. So sad I can barely write anything. Woe is me.

Last night Stephen was honored to have P.K. Winsome on the show - maybe for the last time. But it got me to thinking. What could the future hold for all of us? Well not for Stephen, he's got that pretty well figured out.

All those people that work for and with Stephen. All those guests. All those experts that he has had on the show. And all those interns. I'm looking at you, Jay.

My mind just starts whirring and whirling. Perhaps we are seeing hints of future shows for this time slot. Here's one idea. It's free, Stephen, so run with it.

Hire P.K. Winsome to have sort of a shopping/auction/charity show. All that stuff on the set, all those awards, all of that memorabilia, needs to go somewhere. Auction it off! Every night (Monday through Thursday) P. K. Winsome can have a guest on and the two of them will talk about two or three items from the set of The Colbert Report. Fans of the show can bid on the items. The revenue can go to one or some of Stephen's favorite charities, or it could go to Jay the Intern who has worked for all these many years as an unpaid employee.

What do you think?

Just Kidding, But Seriously

Stephen is counting down which saddens me. He's at 79 last time I looked. It's depressing to think that one day there will be a bunch of stuff to report but no Report. Sigh.

Perhaps that is why his guest on last Thursday was Jay Carney, someone who is stepping down from his job. Is it to get us used to the idea that we will have to get our news information from a different source in the White House and soon on Comedy Central?

Unless Comedy Central comes up with another news show, that will leave us with only 30 minutes a night (Monday through Thursday, check your local listings) of news from Jon Stewart on The Daily Show. The 24 hour news stations could learn something from Comedy Central. Yes, "Comedy" is in their name and yet they are able to devote some time to breaking news stories. You'd think the big news corporations would see the value of diversification and perhaps have a half hour per night of comedy. Seems only fair to me.

Special message from me to Jay the Intern. "Yo."

Good luck to Josh Earnest.

Time for Farming

Farming season is here and I am busy up to my gills. Whew. I also have some major projects to accomplish. And I have been traveling.

Plus I have been contemplating what will happen when (gasp) Stephen takes over for David Letterman. I am still trying to adjust to that. Surely there can't be a The Colbert Report if Stephen Colbert is not there to do it.

What will be my job after he moves on? I have been giving some thought to that. I have been able to function day by day without writing here. (In fact, it has been nice sometimes. Kind of like deciding to not do a homework assignment.)

But time will tell what happens here.

Stay tuned. I doubt that I will become completely silent.

bing bing bing bing bing bing..... Sting!

"I do not envy whoever they try to put in that chair." So said Stephen (way last week) about the retirement of late night TV host David Letterman.

As you may know, I get nearly all my news from Stephen Colbert, so it was a shock to learn that Dave is retiring. And yes, I can't imagine who they will get to replace him. Stephen has been on vacation this week, so there was virtually no way for me to find out if CBS has found a replacement yet. (I don't know, maybe I should have looked at some other news shows or read a newspaper, just in case there was any important info.) This retirement announcement does make me sad. Although I don't watch Dave as much as I watch Stephen, I have sort of a routine at night. I get my news from Stephen and then flip over to CBS sometimes to see what Dave is talking about. Somehow I'll get used to this change in some of my late night viewing habits.

Stephen talked about Botox which is being used to treat depression, but one of the side effects can be sadness, so, duh? Prescott Pharmaceuticals has better products, Vacsa-Meh and Vac Daniels.

Stephen and Bill O'Reilly have a Mutual Appreciation Society going on. Said Stephen, "I admire Bill and so does he." But Bill has a problem with equality or inequality or something like that. He says no one is equal to anyone else. (Wow, didn't he read the Declaration of Independence, the part about "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal," ?) Anyway, Stephen had many examples to share about Bill O"Reilly and explained that he "agrees with every word Papa Bear says, even if the words he (Bill) says don't agree with each other." Papa Bear has many words to explain the ways of the world: Bing bing bing, bing, bing, bing, bing.)

Sting, who has had a musical career stretching, what, about 70 years or so, was on the show to talk about and sing about The Last Ship. I think the song sounds exactly how a song about the "last ship" should sound. Good job Sting.

Executive Leadership Skills

I sort of feel like there's not really that much happening lately. Of course there is always news, but nothing that really jumps out and grabs everyone's attention. Oh, well.

There is the Heartbleed cyber attack on computers. I don't even want to talk about it much in case that would be how my computer catches it. And for sure I'm not putting up a link because I don't know if it is safe or not. Yikes.

Andrew Sullivan, author of The Dish, was on to hash it out with Stephen about various matters as it pertains to Gay Rights. He was actually quite civil and cordial and it took Stephen by surprise.

Sheryl Sandberg was Stephen's guest last night to talk about her new book, "Lean in" and also to talk about the importance of encouraging young girls to be all they can be.

So, maybe there will be some news that hits the media waves soon, but for now, not that much happening.

Where in the World is Ukraine

Some Americans do not know where Ukraine is. Actually a lot don't know. According to one survey, only about 1 in 6 (16 percent) could put the mark in Ukraine on a map of the world. Of course, readers of this blog would do much better because they are most certainly smart and also because people from all over the world, including Ukraine, read this blog.

Some people say that "enhanced interrogation" is a great way to get information. Others say that we got little information that was useful.

But here's what Newt Gingrich had to say back in February: "Anybody who's seen Oh Dark Thirty knows that there are pretty good arguments that those interrogations gave us a lot of intelligence information..."

Jane Goodall stopped over to chat with Stephen and to encourage him to let out his inner chimp. He did it well. It was a wonderful interview and rather than detail it here, go watch the show online if you did not see it or check out some links here, or here, or here.

Always Have Been ... 2/3 or 3/5? What...

John Ellis Bush (Jeb) shot himself in the foot, figuratively not literally, by appearing to have a soft place in his heart for some illegal immigrants. The New York Times is printing some divorce announcements in order to, I guess, provide equal time with marriage announcements. Alaska is not in favor of using drones for hunting. Mazda is recalling vehicles because spiders spin webs in the car and that could cause fire problems.

Here's how I would solve one of those problems. Alaska should consent to having drones hunt spiders in Mazdas. Hunters, drones, Mazdas and to a lesser degree, spiders will thank me.

Mitch McConnell. Okay, I'm going to say it. Look at his name. He is using MM, cC, nn, and ll to spell his name. No wonder all the youngsters today are just using 140 characters to write stuff. Mitch McConnell is hogging letters, using them twice when he could get by just using them once. Well, I'll admit he probably does need an M for Mitch and an M for McConnell, but he is being a bit selfish with the rest of the letters. He could just spell it Mconel, right?

Anyway, his primary opponent, Matt Bevin, got pecked by Stephen for speaking at a controversial event. In his defense, he didn't know what he was doing. Stephen explained it well. Also, people did it in the past, so it's patriotic. "I mean the Founding Fathers were all, many of them, very actively involved in this and always have been."

Great. I solved one problem in this post. Now Matt Bevin has created one. Just imagine those illegal immigrants coming here and they decide to learn English. They listen to what Matt Bevin said and try to learn from it. They learn that "all" and "many of them" can be used interchangeably. They learn that people who lived more than 200 years ago may have done something in the past but they continue to do it even now. No wonder people have a hard time learning the English language. They are listening to Americans speak it.

Stephen interviewed Edward Frenkel, Professor of Math at Berkely, and it got somewhat steamy. I won't go into detail because I do not have any photos. You know what I mean. Although they talked about a lot of stuff, including Edward Frenkel's book, "Love and Math - the Heart of Hidden Reality," let's just summarize by saying that if you love Stephen Colbert, and we all do, then you should love math. I only wish Stephen could have had Edward Frenkel on the show on 3/14. They could have shared a nice apple pi.

Bill O'Reilly is No Einstein

There have now been at least 200 Holy Grails found, but Stephen found the original actual real one. He drank from it and other than burning his tongue, nothing happened, so he will live forever. Yea!

Bill O'Reilly is the first one to admit his own flaws. He is a weakling compared to Shaq O'Neal, who is, according to Bill O'Reilly 'bigger and stronger than I am by nature." He's also no Einstein, no Mozart or no Mother Teresa. Did anyone else wonder what he meant by the phrase "by nature?" Stephen went on to complete Bill O'Reilly's list by comparing him to other people and objects. I never realized before how many people and things Bill O'Reilly isn't.

Basically, it seems as if Bill O'Reilly is not in favor of equality. Of course, the presence of equality is very different than the absence of inequality. But again I remind you that Bill O'Reilly admits he is no Einstein, so that probably is the reason for the confusion on Bill's part.

Stephen's guest last Thursday was Mark Mazzetti, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and New York Times security correspondent. He and Stephen talked about Mark Mazzetti's new book, "The Way of the Knife - The CIA, a Secret Army, and a War at the Ends of the Earth."

10% Happier

Last night Stephen talked about Climate Change and how Tennessee plans on executing prisoners on death row.

So it was with much relief that his guest was Dan Harris, author of 10% Happier" How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works -- A True Story.

Reading that title meant that Stephen had almost no time left for the interview. But Dan Harris did tell Stephen and the audience members how to meditate.

1. Sit with your spine straight.
2. Close your eyes.
3. Concentrate on your breathing.

I always had trouble meditating. I would worry about all the things we worry about. Dan Harris talked about that. If your mind starts wandering, bring it back to just concentrating on your breathing.

Good advice. Everyone try it. You probably will be 10% happier.

Sí, Se Puede

Sometimes I spend so much time researching the topics that Stephen covers on the show that I lose track of the time. I have been learning more about the Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare) and also Cesar Chavez.

Over 7 Million Americans have signed up for Private Health Coverage. (At this point, Stephen took time to give a shout-out to Karl Rove and his life partner, Boardie.) Good news, yes, but now there will be 7 million people in the waiting room when Stephen goes to the doctor.

And I got distracted again reading something about Karl Rove by Wayne Madsen. It's from a few year's back so I won't put the link here. You can Google those two names if you want to read about it.

Stephen also talked about Unionized Football. Most interesting to me was what he said about Northwestern University. He noted that Northwestern University graduates some quality people with excellent educations. He has a bit of history there, considering he went there and he spoke there.

Stephen's guest was John Malkovich. He is an Executive Producer for the movie "Cesar Chavez - History is Made One Step at a Time" and also has a part in the movie. Cesar Chavez was born in Yuma, Arizona. You may know Arizona as the state where Senator John McCain, who was born in Panama Canal Zone, lives.

Stephen had many questions for John Malkovich about Cesar Chavez. Other than the answers to the fashion questions, I would sum up his answers in one word - Fairness. So, go see the movie and enjoy that lettuce in your dinner salad and the grapes in your fruit salad tonight while you are eating supper.

They ended the interview by talking about the stylish Technobohemian clothes that John Malkovich was wearing. I looked at the SS 2014 collection and there's a lot of neat stuff there. Nice drawings on that scarf, too.

The Twit Hit the Fan

Horror of horrors. I turn away for just a day or two and the The Colbert Report is in danger of being canceled. AHhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

The show started off last night with the awning being taken down from the studio, with the staff removing their desk belongings in cardboard boxes and leaving the studio, and scenes of despair. (By the way, for those of you who are of the Playdate Plaza generation, that Native American with the tear, well, he was from a famous ad campaign to stop people from littering.)

Luckily, it was just a nightmare Stephen was experiencing due to stressful events in his life.

In "Who's Attacking Me Now?" Stephen exposed that some have called for his show to be canceled after he aired information about his Foundation that he started. #CancelColbert was trending all weekend long. The misunderstanding arose because of a character on the show that is not Stephen Colbert. And it is strange, explained Stephen, that communicating via 140 characters, could cause misunderstanding.

Now, there have been misunderstandings and innuendo and excuses and news reports and calls for the The Colbert Report to be canceled and claims of racism. Any of you out there who need clarification should do what Stephen did to learn about tolerance, read Michelle Malkin's book, "In Defense of Internment - The Case for 'Racial Profiling' in World War II and the War on Terror."

Stephen pointed out that all of this happened over the weekend when the show does not air and so in essence he was canceled for three days. Who else was canceled for three days? Jesus.

Stephen shut down his Foundation and pledged that the money would be donated to Dan Snyder's "The Washington Redskins Original Americans Foundation." Stephen also fired JaMes, or James as he likes to be called. He immediately offered JaMes an new intern opportunity.

Biz Stone, co-founder of Twitter, was Stephen's guest and admitted that at one time he said about hashtags that it was the nerdiest thing he's ever heard and that no one would do that. Biz and Stephen obliterated @ColbertReport. Twitter fans should now go to @StephenAtHome.

Biz Stone came back for yet more interview. They talked about Jelly which is wonderful on a Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich. They also talked about Biz Stones new book, "Things a Little Bird Told Me - Confessions of the Creative Mind."

Snakes on an Ark

All the major news shows are trying to appeal to young viewers by enhancing their studio with tons of bells and whistles that should bring in the youth. Really though, when they do that, they are just daring Stephen to do it better. And of course he does, with help from Charlie Rose. His Playdate Plaza is something everyone wants a part of.

Darren Aronofsky, director of the movie Noah, about a man and his boat, was on last Thursday. Noah is a guy who had a whole bunch of animals on his boat. I wonder if he had any black swans...

The Washington Redskins Redskins Foundation

Stephen talked sports and politics last Wednesday, so a change from the previous night when it was religion. One of these days he will get around to the weather. The game of Golf is losing golfers. Face it, kinda boring. Stephen had a way to spruce it up, jazz it up, and make it exciting again. His idea is good. I hope someone will grab the ball and dribble with it, so to speak, and change the game of golf to make it interesting again.

Also in sports, Dan Snyder. He has a new foundation. I did some quick Googling and picked one of the results at random here. Stephen also talked about his new own new Foundation that has some similarities but also some differences from that of Dan Snyder. Neither one of these Foundations is likely to generate much news beyond initial announcement, so I'll move on.

Errol Morris was Stephen's guest. He has a film out soon, "The Unknown Known". It is about "What you didn't know you didn't know." Okay, it's starting to sound spooky. I hope there isn't any spooky music in the film. The film is about Donald Rumsfeld, so probably not going to be a romantic comedy.

Grab some popcorn and get ready to be entertained/informed.