Staying Young

I stopped by a coffee shop during a stroll through a coastal town in the Pacific Northwest. The morning rain had stopped, and the sun was coming out between the clouds.

I thought it best to put my camera away; it would have looked conspicuous dangling from my neck while I waited in line to order a latte.

I set my backpack on a bench, unzipped it, and placed the camera inside. A well-dressed gentleman passed by and noticed what I was doing.

“Wow! That’s a lot of equipment!” the man remarked with a smile.

“Carrying it around helps keep me young,” I joked.

The man, who was probably in his mid seventies, added, “Well, let me tell you this. Anything you do that helps keep you young is worth doing.”

“Thank you,” I said as I pondered the wisdom of this off-the-cuff comment. I repeated the man’s words and added, “I’m going to remember that for a long time.”

It’s Just That Simple

Vivek Ramaswamy claimed that people are being harmed by green energy innovation. The claim is ridiculous on its face - have you been attacked by a solar panel recently? - but let’s examine why he made it. Before running for president, VR started Strive Asset Management, which in turn invests in companies that drill for oil. The more oil that’s drilled, the more money he makes. His position on green energy is entirely self serving, another “rich guy” hoping to use public policy to fill his own pockets.

Kushner

Jared Kushner’s Résumé

- The son of a convicted felon (prosecuted by Chris Christie)

- The son-in-law of the first ex-president indicted on felony charges

- Turn down for a security clearance (until Trump intervened and told the government to give it to him anyway)

- Worked in the White House for four years ( January 2017 to December 2020 )

- Given responsibility for ALL Middle Eastern policy (despite no diplomatic experience)

- Given responsibility for the Covid response (1 million American citizens died)

- When the Trump Administration ended in defeat, Kushner started a hedge fund with $2 BILLION from the government of Saudi Arabia.

- High-level Saudi ministers objected given Kushner’s lack of experience, but the crown prince overrode them. (The same crown prince reportedly ordered the murder of Saudi/American journalist Jamal Khashoggi.)

- Kushner receives a $25 million annual salary to run the hedge fund (regardless of how well it performs)

- Response by Congress to all of the above: Investigate Hunter Biden.