Is this what being the Prez is about?

The Prez did another of his "appearances." This time it was a phone interview with an airhead in Miami. He weighed in on something referred to as "the Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj feud." (I don't watch it or care about it, but I noticed something about the two ladies being on some TV show.)

“I think they are going to be able to sort it out,” President Obama, 51, joked to Yo.

“I am confident. I am all about bringing people together, working for the same cause.

I think both outstanding artists are going to be able to make sure that they’re

moving forward and not going backwards.”

The president went on to say that he knows Carey, whom he described as “a wonderful lady,”
as well as her husband Nick Cannon because the singer had “done some events for us.”
And while he doesn’t know Minaj, 29, personally, he noted that he listens to her on his iPod.
So how would he do on “American Idol”? Not well, Obama laughed, adding,
“I’m going to keep my day job.”

The Dueling Ditzes

I feel so good, knowing our Prez is confident this Major Problem will be resolved. By the parties involved. Even though he's "all about bringing people together," and won't have one single thing to do with bringing these two parties (or party-ers) together. If they ever do get together. (no jokes, please)

And, I love how he managed to get the "moving forward and not going backwards" worked into the "interview."

“I’m going to keep my day job.” Maybe. Maybe not. 20 days and counting.

Barbra (as she likes to be known) sings quite well. (eveybody knows that)

She's also been known to speak. Out. (everybody knows that) What I, for one did not know, is that she blogs! It seems the main purpose is pitching her songs, appearances, etc., but, if you look at the tabs across the top you'll notice tabs for "Statements, Articles of Interest" and "Truth Alerts." I learned all this when I went looking for comments she made at a recent performance. They were mentioned in a post I'd read, but no details about them were given. Once again, curiosity overtooketh me.

I thought the post that started all this was a well put compilation of a lot of folks' opinions about LaLaLand (Hollyweird in particular), it's inhabitants and their view of our country and the world. Views most of us consider to be a tad skewed. (not a typo)

LaLaLand star makes (another) dumb career move

No so news? Well, the "star" is Beyonce. And her "career move" involves Clint Eastwood! Yes, Clint Eastwood! Not only a personal favorite of mine, he's an Icon! A Hero! Also, he's been getting a lot of favorable PR lately.

Miz B and Clint have been "bantering" about what Hollyweird terms as a Project. The Project would be another remake of the 1954 Judy Garland success, "A Star is Born." She's claiming "scheduling conflicts." (How about scheduling a new career?) Could the "conflict" have anything to do with her politics?

At the link you'll find an interview with The Man discussing his now famous "Empty Chair" bit at the RNC national convention. You may have heard about it. The bit, I mean.

Just Making himself a Good Day.

Really interesting day (for me) today, and it's not even close to over!

1. I declared this to be "National Hug a Farmer Day."
2. I found something from the NY Times (formerly known as The Greatest Newspaper in the World) I considered worthy of passing on.
3. The "something" concerns California (formerly known as a nice place to visit) and didn't involve LaLaLand's usual nuttiness.

The story is long. If you'd prefer just a few excerpts to pique the old curiosity, here they are... 

• "...Bakersfield — the land of oil derricks, lowriders and truck stops with Punjabi food..."
• "...six million pounds of carrots a day..."
•  "...carrots whirl around on conveyor belts at up to 50 miles an hour..."
• "...massive operations of California’s expansive Central Valley..."
• "...exploiting ­­ — almost without limitation — its water, mineral resources, land, air, people and animals."
•  "...bills itself as the “farm capital of the world,” but it’s actually the “famous-prisoner capital of the world.”
• "...10,000 acres of almond groves..."
• "...feeding China’s growing and extraordinary thirst for wine."

The story ends with this..."No matter what, though, it seems as if the valley is eventually going to become less productive. In fact, that’s already happening. Development and contamination have taken land out of production. And disproportionate swaths are being devoted to grape and almond farming solely because those crops can be reliably processed and profitably shipped to China. There are pioneers in the valley, people working to figure out ways to make their style of farming — whether big or small — work over the long term. But beyond the profit motive, there is little public support or encouragement for them or their ideas and no way for consumers or even officials to know whom to support. As a result, our land use and, to a considerable extent, our diet are dependent on the hunches and whims of landowners. If we want a system of farming that’s sustainable on all levels, we have to think about a national food and farming policy. And as I was looking out at Buxman’s amazing land, it occurred to me just how amazing it is that we don’t have one."

That doesn't sound like a situation unique to California.

 

 
 

Sigh, more Psy's on the horizon?

Ok, I think his 15 minutes are about up, but we may be in for another wave of copy cats and wannabes. The South Koreans are puzzled about puzzled about one of their own, Psy (Park Jae-sang), singing in his native language and starting a frenzy in the USA. What's to puzzle? He dances like crazy, he dresses goofy (unless your dress code originates in LaLaLand), he's got some cute backup dancers, and nobody understands a word he says. Sounds like a winner to me!

Are we ready for more like him? Can we handle it? Will our Psyches explode? Stay tuned.

I have to admit, I did enjoy this...