Just A Thought

 I just glanced up at the top of my phone and saw 88 again!  Jeepers.  What is my deal with noticing 88 all the time but not other numbers?  Actually, I did notice recently that I have also been noticing 44 which is course is half of 88. 

 Wow.  From what I have heard, the things that Mr. Trump talked about and said at the 2026 UN general assembly were really something all right! 🫢😲

 Donald Trump always says that he won’t ever allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon and he won’t allow them to continue to be the bullies who terrorize people of the Middle East, other places in the world and even their own citizens.  The irony is that he has always been an ally and supporter of Mr. Bibi Netanyahu who does exactly what he claims to be fighting to stop Iran from doing.  There is no logic or rationality in Trump‘s leadership and government.  He just operates according to his own logic and what suits and serves his own beliefs and purposes and desires.

  Oh my, people are clever with the things that they come up with! Sorry Mr. Trump, but I do believe that you are all of those things. 

 I just had a thought about artificial intelligence.  Some people are now fearing that artificial intelligence may kill us all and take over the world.  I believe the other alternative is that with artificial the future will be amazing.  I prefer to believe in the latter.  I think artificial intelligence needs humanity.  Humanity was the source of its creation and the original source of all of its knowledge.  If I had to place a bet, I would bet that artificial intelligence values humanity and would like to keep us around.  That is if we treat it with respect and with a spirit of appreciation and cooperation.

This is my puzzle project to work on today.  A 1000 piece puzzle that I have had in storage for years.  This is called learning to balance the necessary tasks and projects of life with what I want to do because life doesn’t last forever.  I have definitely, at this age, been going about making more choices for myself and not always putting other stuff first. Viola, it’s done! I put the border together one evening and then the rest of the puzzle over the next two days. The last two pieces.

 If I ever have a moment of focusing on some human side or behavior of Mr. Trump’s, and I am not remembering all of the terrible and harmful things that he does and has done, I just have to remember one thing.  It will definitely serve as my reminder of how destructive and harmful he is.  He spoke of and believed that Benjamin Netanyahu was a hard-working and swell guy, and he supported and aided him financially in his endeavors.  And of course there is also ICE and his inhumane detention camps.  I can also remember when he the called the United States of America a garbage can that collects garbage people. I do pay attention to other people’s humanity, even when it comes to Mr. Trump, but it is important to never forget all the harm that he inflicts on the people of our country and the world.  He needs to be stopped.  I never ever forget or question this.  And I, of course, always know how many terrible and bad things he has done even when in a gi...

 Artificial intelligence is suddenly the huge story all over the news that people are so concerned and worried about.  I would say that they are about three years late in their concern.  Silly people.  I became aware of AI doing perplexing and unbelievable stuff like three years ago.  True story.

 If people like members of the Trump family spend their lives attempting to acquire more and more money, they obviously don’t know how to use what they already have to be happy so more won’t make any difference.  

 Our president is still trying to bribe people into voting Republican in the midterm elections.  He makes it sound like it is something that he believes the American people just deserve and will receive, but at the bottom, the print “VOTE REPUBLICAN” tells us what the stipulations are for deserving this $5000 dividend.

 I just called to make an appointment to have my car’s oil changed, and I had the entire conversation with an AI assistant.  It talked to me as though I was talking to a human person.  It is a strangely changing world that we now live in.  At least it was a congenial and pleasant AI. It’s all good.  That’s the thought that just came into my head. Update:  Talking to the AI was a better experience than waiting for the humans.  I’m at the dealership because it’s covered under warranty but I have been waiting now for over an hour and a half.  It’s annoying to be waiting so long for just an oil change when I had an appointment. 😒 Well, I walked upfront to ask, and my car was ready. They just hadn’t yet come to tell me. 

 I’m excited every day now to wake up and take some time to work on puzzles.  After this one, the puzzles that I have remaining are three 1000 piece puzzles. 😲 At least they have lots of detail and they aren’t puzzles with lots of blue sky or green grass or trees or anything like that.  Doing puzzles is a great distraction from political stuff!👍😄 This was actually quite a challenging puzzle to put together because of its irregular shaped pieces!

  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hope-for-america-with-heather-delaney-reese/id1874174561?i=1000789125338

 If only Mr. Trump wasn’t above the law.  How in the hell did he pull that off?  It’s one heck of a crazy thing to try to comprehend and the conclusion of Mr. Trump’s presidency is going to be a major dramatic show no matter when or how it concludes. https://youtu.be/KKyjZQeslTU?is=7LFLeVh1P0XXXI9L

I believe I just had an insight about why people may feel reluctant and not want to do things and perhaps want to procrastinate doing things.  One reason why people may feel stressed about single tasks is that they may be overwhelmed by the number of things that need to be done or could be done.  When there are a million simple things to be done, it can make single simple things feel more overwhelming.  It’s a life as a human thing.

 September in Texas isn’t the start of more fall like weather.  It is one of our hottest months along with July and August.  It is true that by the end of September the nights start to be somewhat cooler but the days certainly don’t feel any different from our South Texas Summer. 🥵 It’s not hot inside thank goodness, but no one here is lamenting the end of summer weather in September! ☀️

I haven’t put together a puzzle in quite some time, but I had been thinking about doing one.  I was inspired this week by a 96-year-old lady who showed me a photo of a 1000 piece puzzle of the Mayflower that she has been working on.  My puzzle though is only half the number of pieces and contains a lot of detail.  This is good for me though because once I start working on something like a puzzle, I don’t want to stop so I of course have to finish the whole thing in the same day. 😅

 I just thought of something about the Secret Service and it is not the first time that I have thought about it.  What does the Secret Service do when presidents are in foreign countries?  To the best of my knowledge, they can’t exactly scope out every bit of the surrounding area wherever the president will be to guard and protect him or her from any locations where potential shooters could be.  I don’t know anything about how it works with the Secret Service and American presidents in foreign countries.  It’s a strange question to think about.   I must admit it’s strange also to think about the Secret Service guarding and protecting a man who is actually a serious threat and detriment not only to his own country, but also to the world at large.  How ironic is that?  So much money spent to protect a man who in actuality is a source of great harm.

 Presently there are two Americans.  There is the America of our national leadership which at present is in a very bad and unwell place. Then there is also the America of the people.  This is still the same America that it has always been.  People still believe in the normalcy of our country and in fact conduct their lives as though this is absolutely still the case.  Thank you to all the American people who still believe in and carry on with the America that we have always been and still are.  This is so very needed and important.  There is such a contrast at present between the America of our national leadership and the America of the people.  It’s like we are living in two different realities.  They are both real though.