manlypoodlekip

Have just returned from Colorado Springs to find Los Angeles hot. Some kind of high pressure area that won’t leave. Is it global warming or is it related to finding a whole new species of cave spider? This spider is the size of a half dollar. When was the last time you saw a half dollar? Maybe they are just baby cave spiders that grow up to be like the ones in Harry Potter. If we are attacked by giant flies maybe the spiders will save us. There was some other really positive news. A species of fresh water snail thought to be extinct has reappeared. Wouldn’t it be great if they found a Dodo bird in the marshes near Eagle Rock? Just when all the news seems overwhelmingly bad there are rays of hope and renewal.

What an election year! Colorado is a swing state a large portion of the ads were political. Needless to say the candidates were not making nice. But on the bright side the TV stations are making a lot of money. Perhaps out of all the negativism there will be some jobs created or saved. And this is just August. They will really be flinging the fecal matter as we get closer to the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November. In the books I have read about the history of politics in American I find that being in the political arena has always been like bare fist boxing with eye gouging allowed. But this year there is so much more money and access to all sorts of media venues. When Mr Rustchman ran there were only stone newspapers.

It seems that there is a new aspect to the Syrian conflict. The Kurds have taken over a few towns. This makes a number of the area players upset. The Kurds are the largest nation in the world not to have a state. Since there are a sizable number of Kurds in Turkey, Iraq and even in Iran even the thought of a greater Kurdistan brings a fear of chaos in the region, This makes our little political squabbles seem petty. Now many of you are waiting to see which candidate I will endorse so that you can pick the opposite. You can look for my announcement not on MSNBC nor Fox but Entertainment Tonight and if not there on manlypoodlekip. Be calmed for the election will pass and politicians will start preparing for the next one as soon as this one is over. And remember no president can do much of what they promise in the campaign. As far me, am waiting for the filming and  release of Catching Fire. Stay as cool as you can and have a great late summer.