[image error] 1. I get super excited when I am notified through email that I’ve received a new comment on one of my blog posts. This excitement is followed by that disappointing hollow feeling one gets when you realize the comment is from a stupid bot, a bot that speaks broken English no less. Can anyone out there explain to me what the people behind the bots hope to accomplish with their nonsensical comments on a website with 15 followers? Any clarity on this issue would be greatly appreciated.

2. Recently took my son to a showing of the very ridiculous Suicide Squad. It was a wretched film which is tough for me to say because I love superhero movies. A couple of prevailing thoughts assaulted me throughout:

·         Whoever thought up boomerang man and the superhero whose power is “fast repelling using hooks and pulleys” should be fired immediately and maybe flogged.

·         Midway City is the epicenter of an apocalyptic attack and the best we can do is release a bunch of villains to fight the battle. Where is Superman? Is he on vacation during this? Is Wonderwoman taking a nap? Batman? Is he remodeling the Wayne Manor foyer bath and cannot be bothered? I don’t get it. Are there so many potentially catastrophic events simultaneously happening in the DC Universe that these folks can’t expected to respond to all of them? None of this makes sense.

·         What is Harley Quinn’s superpower? How does being insane make a person impervious to bullets or suddenly become an expert in hand to hand combat? How was she able to fall into a vat of acid and only her clothes dissolve? Why were there so many open vats of acid in that place? What the hell? Why are we all so stupid? They didn’t even try in this movie but still we went in droves and gave them our money. There should’ve been an attendant at every theater whose only job was to kick people in the crotch as they left this movie.

3. Being a self-published author with a healthy sense of self is demoralizing most days when there or zero sales and no borrows.

4. The Minnesota Vikings have started the season 3-0. This brings me an unreasonable amount of joy. I am sure this will be dashed to pieces in the coming weeks, #BlairWalsh.

5. I’ve noticed there are four types of people on FB

·         The self-righteous - These people are so sure their opinion is right that they dare their “friends” from the other side of the aisle to challenge their postings. Or they threaten to unfriend the fools that disagree with them. Can’t be associated with trash after all. These people don't give an S about nothin! If you don't agree with them  you can...S in your pants and sit in it...Dummy.

·         The scared – These people only do safe posts. Politically androgynous, you never really know what they stand for. They typically just try to be funny. Probably afraid of offending their friends.

·         The stupid – These people believe and share any old thing that might align with their views. A lot of times people can both self-righteous and stupid. Deadly combo.

·         The trolls – These people are anarchists and will get everyone in the end.

I believe I am a little of all four with an emphasis on troll, but the good kind that makes you laugh or feel stupid.

6. My food addiction is becoming a real problem.