GammaGlobulin

Very depressing story.

Elon might just be going a bit "over the top" with his jokes. This last joke, similar tot he SINK joke at Twitter, sees my fellow-alum Elon wielding a chainsaw...complete with a large gold chain around his neck. I thought that gold chains went out of fashion, long ago. I every much enjoyed Musk's kitchen sink joke. However, I am not so sure about his gold jewelry. Is this over the top? I have my reservations about this. Yet, i will give him the benefit of the doubt, for now. I sometimes worry about those who gain instant power, suddenly and unexpectedly. Musk does best when he has a tech project to work on. Politics is a dirty business. I wish that Elon would stay away from politics. Just my humble two cents.

Dear Folks, I would be very much interested in knowing the state of your inner monologue. What do you typically discuss with yourself? Do you sometimes become annoyed at the inanity of it all? Are you able to turn it off, at will? Or, does your inner monologue sometimes become overwhelming? I am sure that having a good and healthy dialogue with oneself is necessary for many reasons. One of which might be planning one's next move. And, just so many other benefits of talking to oneself, you just cannot believe. What do you think might happen to you if your inner speech suddenly up and left you? Ever thought about it? Do you ever find yourself discussing bizarre topics? I do not. But, I imagine some of you might...or... Am I wrong? Let's all share how healthy we are. Best regards, Gamma

Most are Germans, as you probably know.

In fact, I have noticed a strange anomaly this year. Places which were experiencing heavy pollution, such as the SE of China, show up almost completely green now. And, Northern Thailand is almost the same, but not quite as green. This must be due to prevailing wind conditions which are atypical, this February. Or, perhaps, due to colder air flowing into the region. Or, some other reason... This is obviously a welcome change for many, if not all, people inhabiting these areas. I find it strange and unsettling, is all that I am saying. I do not welcome the smoke. I only find the sudden and unexplained absence of smoke, at this time of year, puzzling and unsettling.

As I say: I follow the custom on TV. So be it.

Correct. Never leave my compound in a T-shirt....ever...period. I do not even own one of those types of shirts with just no sleeves and some sort of narrow material hung on the shoulders, holding the entire thing up and to the body. Those kinds of shirts are worn by ditch-diggers and grave-diggers, in Connecticut.

I have noticed, after years on TV, that readers prefer the term TROUSERS. Most readers here are offended by the word PANTS. This is why I do as is the custom. I now always say TROUSERS when I mean trousers. And, I say pants when I mean something else.... Like, when I am referring to... WORLDWIDE PANTS

Yes. But the very ODDEST thing is that our Smoking Season seems to have gone missing. I want to know: WHEN will it begin in earnest? I have already prepared, but now.... Where is it? In years gone by, we could see thick smoke around these parts, by this time, each year. Now.... NOTHING! I am feeling a bit cheated. I had been so much looking forward to testing out my amazing and fantastic prep work.

On the outside or inside of your trousers, might I inquire?

How gauche! This will be the very last time I ever click on one of your suggested links. Still, I am not bothered by it much.

I think they serve fairly good Chinese food there. Also, it appears to be quite a beautiful island. I would definitely go there if the dental and medical were good.

Partially.

Here is my question to your Sir: Would it even be possible for a black American to become a Great White Hunter in Africa? R. J. Cunninghame in 1909

I do not wear shorts. And, I always wear buttoned down collar. Often I wear jeans, but not cheap baggy ones. I always enjoy wearing cotton dress trousers, which are quite comfortable. And, let me say that it is NOT too hot for long trousers at anytime in Thailand. I think men's knees are ugly. I agree that women can wear shorts anytime they like, though.

All I can say is.... Let us hope that Thailand does not further relax its quality standards concerning foreigners allowed into this great country. For example: HERE IS a guy by the name of RUFUS, a product of the SouthEast USA. Obviously, he is NOT a Farang. But Look at his Garb. This seems to be the fashion sense of young people today in his part of the world. If he would just dress better, and try for an education, life might go better for him. This is why it is important to enforce a higher dress code for Farang in Thailand. Shirts in SEVEN should be mandatory. And, Thailand should begin now to set policies that will bar visas to Americans with strange names, such as Rufus, Devarcy, Weeda, and other strange names. And, who thinks UP these names, anyway. I can tell you, for sure: When this Quality of Tourist becomes more prevalent in Thailand, then.... I am OUT OF HERE....Big Time!!!! Here is another image of Rufus' friend, and his sartorial choices: The guy is wearing pants that look like a QR Code with an orange hoodie. And then, he had money to buy these shoes, more to his taste? This is why I seldom leave my compound. However... If I knew that guys here in Thailand were beginning to dress like humans, the way humans once dressed when I was younger, then I would leave my compound and enjoy my stay in Thailand. At the very least, I do not need to live in the USA with Rufus as my neighbor. This is why I am in Thailand at this time, as well as for other valid reasons. The above images come from this vid: Fortunately, this vid has subtitles. Impossible to make hide nor hair of what these boys are saying. Most have no more than a 9-th grade education. As we can see, this is just one cause of American culture being further dumbed down. It's a race to the bottom of the apple barrel. And, the guys in this video are way out ahead. And, they dress for the part. Do you see any Farang dressed this way in Thailand..... Yet? During the Hot Season?

Here is what I mean: However, GOOD QUALITY shoes in America are no longer available, at any price. One must buy USED SHOES (they call them pre-owned), in order to get quality which is not DUMBED DOWN. These days, no matter what you buy, you will always buy garbage in American stores. The do not sell any other kind of quality, other than garbage quality. If you had a time-machine, then you could buy good quality shirts, shoes, suits, in America. But not these days. Same goes for England, as I mentioned in another comment recently posted. Also, there used to be a shoe brand called Boston, one which I think was OK about 60 years ago. Now, though, I guess it has been scrapped or flogged to some Chinese company. And now, I would guess Boston is garbage compared to Boston of my younger days. This type of thing is criminal. The quality goes down. The price goes up. And, the Fat Cats drink Margaritas in Margaritaville.

Yes, It is true that dumbing down of Americans has been observable to all non-Americans for at least the past 50 years. This dumbing of products has affected many types of products used by Americans, including calculators (except HP calculators), washing machines... Clothing, including cargo shorts, and even exports such as FryTalk and Up-Talking originating in California. But, this dumbing down is now happening, as well, in places like England. These days, the original inhabitants are leaving for life in other countries. And, there is a constant flow up and into what was formerly known as England. What flow? The flow of hordes from Africa and other countries, hordes with different taste preferences in quality, engineering, and design. In the near future, one will see people walking around with head-coverings fashioned from paper sacks instead of cloth. Just bags on their heads, really. No shoes. And, public toilets will begin to go unused. In the future; quality products will be found only in the history books. American power is just too strong, as well as being too dumb. This ultimate power has corrupted American taste preferences ultimately. China's culture is becoming more powerful, as well. And, just as in the case of powerful American culture, Chinese culture is now being corrupted. This corruption originates with the West, of course. A perfect example is the CarSick Cars, linked above.

Brown loafers should be worn with slacks and jacket. But, definitely without socks. This is the way Tucker does it. (We all know Tucker Carlson.) Tucker was born in California. BUT, he attended Trinity in Connecticut. THIS is why he sometimes wears loafers without socks..... His exposure to the preppies in Connecticut.

So then... You are saying that everything relating to intellect has become dumbed down in modern times. Obviously so.

Good idea! They should confront him. He loves that!

Agree completely. A bit formal, but still relaxed and comfortable... With or without tie. Sometimes loafers, the brown ones, of course.

Jumped out at me when I first listened to The Cars, or the first time in a very long time, last week. I was sitting listening, and it became readily apparent. So then, I figured I needed to discuss this similarity with my friends on TV. Not a bad Topic, but difficult to keep entirely on-track,...which is a very good kind of Topic... For me.

Actually, it sounds French, to me. Pablum must be one of those French words. And, a word that is not often used. If the word is French, anyway, and I use it about three times in my adult life, and probably never used it when I was below the age of two... Does it really matter? Everybody misspells French words, and nobody bats an eyelid.

Are you sure?