Compilation of my short MORNING THOUGHTS.

Previously posted on my Facebook Page.

I am not a fan of political humor. Nope. But I wasn’t—when I was younger or when I was openly advocating radical Leftist ideals. In fact, I worked as scriptwriter for TV political gag shows and wrote speeches—jazzed up with easy jokes—for progressive politicians and protest leaders. Not anymore. Essentially because I evolved as unaligned. How annoying it is to hear/read “foul” humor that is targeted vs a political party or polar extreme ism, Left or Right. 👈😾👉

Bucks rookie MarJon Beauchamp surprised his mother with a new house! Sweet! MarJon isn’t a Top 10 pick though 1st rounder, #24. But that already meant $2.5 million this season and $12 million in the next 4 years of his rookie deal. Getting into pro ball isn’t easy. Lots of work. Many superstars, notably LeBron James, were raised by single mothers. Or out of poverty, including Giannis Antetokounmpo, who now earns $40 million. So happy for these young men! Live it up!⛹️💰⛹️

The upsides of homebased work. Accomplish stuff for equilibrium, while we beat deadlines—on jammies. In between Zoom, run a “mile” on the treadmill or shake your booty to Just Dance—while with your dog. Satisfy your streaming series fix, cook paella, “earth romance” while at work. No need to drive out and back and consume fuel energy or mental energy on road races. Homebased? Cool! So why are you so funky dramatic with your nonstop memes? LOL! 🗣👀✍️

In my younger years, conversations were easy. Serious stuff in re politics and ideologies or religious conviction? We’d gather, share a drink and talk—as grownups. Rowdy retorts and foul language were banished right there. Non-serious stuff like tabloid UFOs and silly movies? We’d laugh and laugh, no room for nasty political humor. These days via Social Media? Mostly about bashing and shaming. Self-righteous partisan blah. Thank God/dess for the funny dog videos! 🗣🧠🫂

The Whiteness of the Narrative. I notice that most of those who howl racism are white or those who are louder on Social Media per BLM are white. Anti-rich, anti-inequality, antifa etcetera. Mostly white. But then almost 70 percent of America is White. What I don't agree with is when others who are neither White or Black are categorically labelled as White or Black, only because their skin says so—to pump up a political/partisan angst or heighten the divide.☮️💝☯️

Say it again. I try my best to be cool when I comment on others' pages but I do comment in long, complete sentences. Sure, I'd get inane, rude, and foul response/s--so I seldom read back even though I get notification. I only check if the person is the grownup that I know behaves as a grownup, regardless he/she disagrees. So if I accidentally read the immature retort, I don't type a response which is a counter-immaturity. Nope. Got other grownup stuff to do. 🗣👥👀

President Biden’s visit to Saudi Arabia, although widely criticized, is expected. Economics, this time. Never mind that he previously lambasted the Kingdom for the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Mr Joe as he is, Biden commenced the meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman a.k.a. MBS with a bro styled fist bump. Cool? A fist bump? That’ll give you an idea how Joe’s advisory staff’s mindset works. Or maybe the President improvised again? 🇺🇸☮️🇸🇦

LeBron James gets the heat for his comment/s on Brittney Griner’s Russia situation. Media say/s his words were irresponsible. Google `em. Want to go dig deeper? LeBron was probably suggesting, Washington refuses to negotiate for a prisoner exchange with the Kremlin. Etcetera. Complex. Yet many on Social Media, as well as conventional media op-ed, somehow said the same thing albeit in harsher words. But then this is LeBron. Are you LeBron? Nope? So say it, LOL! 🗣👥👀

My son Duane and cousins the Fernandez sisters. Millennials. Stark contrasts with my youth—before the internet, of course. We’d climb trees, run all over the `hood, play basketball in the plaza, make noise with the band etc etcetera. But good to know that Duane and his generation (in the family) balance the chakras as well. He is an active martial arts dude. His cousins got outdoor fun, too. Plus they TikTok and Facebook `em. Sure. Bottomline, they hang as family. 👨‍👨‍👧‍👧💻👨‍👨‍👧‍👧

White America’s White Problem. Today’s News: “Non-white and working-class Democrats worry more about the economy, while white college graduates focus more on cultural issues like abortion rights and guns.” America is 72.4 percent White. So the media runs the narrative that America is white or black/non-white. Polar extremes. Yet those who criticize White are mostly White. The middle ground is ignored. On that spot, a crack ensues. We fall in that fissure. 🗣👥👀