I was thinking of putting up a comical post about Trump and the Republican Midterm Panic but I\u2019m not feeling it.\u00a0 The mainstream media is drum-beating the gloom and doom of a Blue Wave coming for the midterms.\u00a0 I\u2019m guessing they\u2019re hoping for a self-fulfilling prophecy and knowing the gutless republicans I completely believe that they could be stampeded into almost anything, up to and including sex change surgery to try and sway liberal voters into their camp.\u00a0 Let\u2019s face it.\u00a0 These GOP guys truly are hopeless.<\/p>\n
But it\u2019s boring and my readers deserve better.\u00a0 I mean really, do you think Trump is that much better off with the Republicans in charge of the House?\u00a0 Sure, the Senate is important because of the Supreme Court and the odds favor the Republicans holding on to their control.\u00a0 But the House has been a joke.\u00a0 Ryan might as well have been a pro-amnesty Democrat for all the help he gave.<\/p>\n
The bigger story is what is happening between Trump, Sessions and his DOJ operatives.\u00a0 Here the stories are just as crazy as the Blue Wave stuff but much more interesting.\u00a0 The scenarios run the gamut from Trump gets indicted to Sessions is getting ready to round up the whole lot of the DOJ conspirators and get them to rat out Obama\u2019s lieutenants.\u00a0 Trying to figure out what actually will happen is virtually impossible.\u00a0 But at least we can see developments happening in a relatively straightforward manner in the news.\u00a0 So that is why I think the next [Trump vs \u2026] gag will involve Comey being broken on the wheel and probably giving up his cable guy for installing free HBO.\u00a0 Or maybe Andy McCabe doing an impression of Jimmy Cagney in White Heat, going on the lam and shooting it out with Library of Congress police over some overdue VCR tapes.<\/p>\n
I guess the problem is that events although still pretty wild have sort of slowed down since porn actresses were popping up on network news shows a few weeks back.\u00a0 I\u2019ve become jaded.\u00a0 Luckily Deadpool 2 will be released in the next few weeks.\u00a0 I think the wise-cracking masked superhero will recharge my sense of humor and inspire me to plunge our larger than life commander in chief into some new absurd and hopefully funny crisis.<\/p>\n
Meantime I\u2019m busy testing out the Sony A7 III camera I just bought.\u00a0 I\u2019ll have a review on it soon.\u00a0 One thing I will say is the autofocus is an order of magnitude better than the second generation A7 cameras and pretty close to the performance of the $4,500 A9.\u00a0 My biggest problem is getting long lenses.\u00a0 Sony only has a few and they cost an arm and a leg so I may get some Sigma Canon mount versions with an adapter.<\/p>\n
And I just started using Capture One as a replacement for Lightroom.\u00a0 I\u2019ll do a post on my thoughts about switching.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve got a ton of photos from my US Southwest trip that I\u2019ll continue to dole out one a day.\u00a0 Later I\u2019ll put together some background info and travelogue type post or three.<\/p>\n
Science fiction wise, I\u2019m reading the second book of Robert Silverberg\u2019s old Majipoor Series.\u00a0 This volume is a collection of short stories tied together by a clever plot device.\u00a0 After that I may read the next book in the Galaxy\u2019s Edge series.<\/p>\n
That post I put together on space opera has got me thinking about putting together some more theoretical, generic comments on science fiction, fantasy and fiction in general.\u00a0 It seems to me the reason fiction is in the state it\u2019s in is that people have sort of forgotten why people read.\u00a0 Hint, it\u2019s not to provide employment for would be \u201cartists.\u201d<\/p>\n
And finally, I really do need to update the Directory of Right Wing Businesses.\u00a0 I was hoping I\u2019d get a lot more stuff from the readers but I guess I should make a good faith effort to do my part.\u00a0 So, I will.<\/p>\n
A big hello to the new readers from Captain Capitalism and Day by Day.\u00a0 I\u2019ve seen a lot of people looking at lots of content and return viewership is way up and that\u2019s extremely gratifying.\u00a0 If you want to sign up for the e-mail notifications you can.\u00a0 And feel free to leave comments on the posts or the forums to give me feedback, suggestions or encouragement.\u00a0 It is most appreciated.<\/p>\n
And most especially a thanks to the loyal regulars who\u2019ve been here since the beginning.\u00a0 Have a good start to the week.<\/p>\n
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