Very Random Thoughts - February 2020

• Don't believe pro athletes when they say they don't play for the money. 
• It appears to me that you have to be overly hyperactive to be a college basketball coach. 
• I think Congress should spend time repealing or modifying laws, not just passing new ones. Same at the state and local level. 
• "Straight in a row" is redundant.
• The speaker gives a speech. English is confusing. 
• Several years ago when my Mom, after she and dad were retired, used to say she didn't have time to do ..., I rolled my eyes. You're retired, you have all day every day. Now, I think I realize what she meant. She didn't have enough time to get to all the things she wanted to do. I don't have enough time either. 
• Can singers who need numerous backup singers, a troop of dancers, and auto-tune turned up to max really be considered a solo act? 
• Being a critic of someone or something does not mean negative criticism. Siskel & Ebert were famous movie critics and sometimes they gave a movie or performer two thumbs up. 

• Maybe a way to reduce texting and driving. Eliminate automatic transmissions. Stick shifts require both hands and both feet. 
• Why do TV weather people spend half of their segment telling us about today's weather that has already happened? I want to know what's coming. 
• It seems that if something is done by more than three people, it is labeled an epidemic.
• Why do high school and college female sports teams still use "Lady" in front or "ettes" at the end of the mascot names? It is 2020 folks. 
• As soon as a self-driving car has a fender bender, everyone is outraged and the testing is shut down. Yet, we're OK with over 35K US highway fatalities a year caused by human drivers. 
• Hey folks, you didn't lose any money in your 401K or the stock market because of the recent coronavirus market downturn. You also didn't really make any money on the recent market runups. You only actually make or lose money when you cash out. So, chill. 
• Wash your hands. The coronavirus is not a Democratic host, it is real. 

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