After all the jacks are in their boxes

 And the clowns have all gone to bed

You can hear happiness
Staggering on down the street
Footprints dressed in red
And the wind whispers
"Mary"  (Jimi)

I think Hakeem is stalking me........no, not Hakeem Olajuwon......he's Hakeem the Dream.....i'm talking about the New York Nightmare....Hakeem Craig Jeffries...

Thursday i gave a brief overview on Data Centers and how i thought they could be reigned in and managed so that both sides benefitted....and yesterday Hakeem took the bait. ( Truth be told/ in fairness he was responding to POTUS......Trumpski said cities that reject Data centers flat out, are backwards and doomed to be left behind this economic windfall)

But Hakeem of course had to paint data centers as the new satan.....and insisted the Repubs were trying to unleash this horrible monster on the American public....it's kind of sad, but the big blue North gets what they deserve when they continue to elect morons.....they vote on party lines only , and in primaries they choose the candidates with the best sound bites or whomever their union tells them to support.......data centers do not have to / nor should they be a partisan issue......both sides should be actively pursuing  their construction in their districts, with safeguards and on good financial terms for their constituents.

So, what we can expect to see is that more data centers will be built in Red States in the South......already low property taxes will shrink or go away entirely....quality of life investments like parks and recreation will flourish and technology field jobs will be created.........and up north ? more of the same red tape... just like how  they will squander the FB payout on more bureaucracy and govt overreach programs.......it is a shame, because i truly do love NY/NJ and do not wish to see these states abandoned.

Lots of Talk about these FLOCK cameras.....i don't see why it is such a problem to fix......i share concerns with many over the loss of privacy...and i despise Big Brother Govt spying....but in this day and age with so many abductions of children and ex spouses, a few minutes could be the difference between life and death....I think it can be an fixed.....limit access to the data....only provide unlimited access in the areas surrounding a disappearance /abduction, and for a brief window....and only grant access after the fact ( for evidence gathering) if accompanied by a warrant........do not allow Cops to search for their ex wife's whereabouts on his lunch hour.......and no blind searches for a specific plate without a warrant.

I am following this Clancy case in Mass.......lady killed her 3 toddlers and then either tried to kill herself or create a smokescreen to distract everyone......the murder of the kids is NOT in doubt....from what i understand they are trying to determine her mental state at the time of the killing....I do not think a jury of average Joe's should be responsible for that.....this sb a trial before a judge and let both side provide their experts testimony....and let the judge decide.

must be bitter resentment for fans of the Notorious B.I.G (Chris Wallace) aka Biggy Smalls......he was murdered in 1997 as payback for the part he played in the murder of Tupac Shakur....this was during the infamous Rap wars between East Coast and West Coast Rappers........Martians, this is not a joke.....well now it turns out that Tupac was killed by the Uncle of some LA rapper that he beat up earlier in the evening.....and Biggy had nuthin to do wit it......shame.

anybody seen Mikie ?  an 8 month old infant was killed and his Mother & Sister hospitalized , when they were run over by a vehicle in a supermarket parking lot in Jackson ( i believe) New Jersey.......spoiler alert...not only was the driver unlicensed, but she was illegal....maybe, just maybe...if the State of NJ cooperated with ICE ( instead of protesting outside of Delaney Hall) this 20 year old miscreant would have been identified and detained BEFORE she murdered an infant.....maybe the family of the deceased should file a $100 million lawsuit against the State for Failing to enforce /assist Federal Immigration policies .

a few sports prognostications........NFL win totals

Falcons  over 7 1/2

Browns  over  5 1/2

Broncos under 9 1/2

Jaguars under  8 1/2

and NVDA is lingering between 215 and 220.....this is a $300 stock.....if you have patience and a few sheckles....load up......i'd say it hits $300 next May around earnings time...

and 2+3=BEEER

Will the wind ever remember
The names it has blown in the past?
And with this crutch
Its old age and its wisdom
It whispers, "No, this will be the last"

Blisstock T-shirt Link

 I know everyone has too many t-shirts already, and most of us are trying to downsize our wardrobe, but i created these shirts as a nod to a fantastic Bayridge event....BLISSTOCK.....and to raise a few sheckles for a worthy Bayridge Institution....The Guild for Exceptional Children.........spoiler alert....we are keeping the window to purchase a shirt open until After Blisstock.....we think quite a few people may be inspired that day to buy a shirt....so the physical shirts will not be delivered until early October......you may also just make a donation if you really do not want a shirt...

https://www.customink.com/fundraising/a-group-of-lifetime-friends-gather-annually-to-raise-money-for-worthy-worthy-causes?utm_campaign=desktop-campaign-page-share-v3&utm_content=a-group-of-lifetime-friends-gather-annually-to-raise-money-for-worthy-worthy-causes&utm_medium=social&utm_source=copy-link

Wake of the Flood

 Laughing water, 49

Get out the pans
Don't just stand there dreaming
Get out the way, get out the way

Here comes sunshine
Here comes sunshine  (Hunter-Garcia)

The footage from the flooding in Nepal is a not so subtle reminder that Water is the strongest force on the globe....Water covers 71% of the earth  surface.....water extinguishes fire....and water ruins a nice glass of whiskey.

not defending Zuckerberg or Face page.....but this settlement is crap....Madison Avenue spends 24 hours a day trying to come up with ad campaigns that convince people watching television that they cannot live without the products they are pitching.....millions of entrepreneurs spend their life's worth trying to create a product that can capture the imagination of the consumer and hold them for a Kings ransom....the objective of every business in a Capitalist society is reel in as many customers as possible and to crush their competition......to hold FB financially responsible just because they did IT better than anyone else is shameless money grab.

NJ will get close to $700 million......will they invest in roads or paydown their debt ?  no, they will create a new State run agency to combat social media addiction....i wish i was kidding......i wonder if Zuck regrets giving $100 Million to the Newark School System over 20 years ago ? 

NVIDIA blew away the estimates with their earning release last night....stock is up over 7% in after hours trading....still a bargain at $225 a share.

lots of chatter lately about Data Centers....my feeling is that although they are unsightly, ugly warehouses.......they are essential to the AI future......local communities can use this opportunity to pull themselves out of debt and even fund some of their pet projects, they can put in reasonable guardrails that ensure the DC's are energy self sufficient and not a drain on the grid, insist that they use non drinkable water for cooling, and they can prohibit them from buying farmland or open spaces to build.....one idea that seems like a no brainer to me would be to force these data centers to occupy/convert abandoned shopping malls or outdated warehouses or yesterday's factories......but the one truth that cannot be denied is that if these municipalities get greedy and have unreasonable demands.....well the private sector is always two steps ahead of govt jugheads......they will build the DC's in the desert, underwater or as Elon suggests; in outer space....they will utilize mini nuclear power plants and will keep all their Coins to themselves....and the stupid politicians will blow another chance to save their sinking ships.........i hope when the Martians are reading this is 250 years, they will leave a comment and tell me if i was right or wrong. 

Stay tuned for an exciting offer from Sweater Nite......we are finalizing the Design for some Blisstock T-Shirts ....we will be donating the proceeds from the sale of these shirts to a worthy local Bayridge Institution.....John Duffy's alma mater; The Guild for Exceptional Children....i hope to have the link to order shirts by tomorrow.

2+3=BEEER

Line up a long shot
Maybe try it two times
Maybe more

Be good to know
You got shoes to wear when you find the floor
Why hold out for more?

Once upon a time

 I had a little money

Government burglars took it long
Before I could mail it to you
Still you are the only one
Now I can't let it slip away
So if the man with the ticker tape, he tries to take it
Well, this is what I'm gonna say (Elvis Costello)

This is a very interesting time for the stock market.....It honestly could swing violently in either direction or remain the same as if nothing were happening all around....on one hand i am adding to my position in Nvidia (on the eve of earnings) and at the same time i am moving more $$ to the sidelines ...on the off chance that the market is eventually spooked by,  or take notice to;  the countries $40 Trillion debt.......we are currently borrowing an addittional $93,000 every second...we spend more $$ annually on the interest payments than we do on National Defense.....it would seem to most that we are on the precipice of a great collapse......yet the market seems to shrug and say, let's wait and see......Scott Bessent is dipping into Treasury reserves to buyback govt bonds, to try and stabilize surging yields on the 10yr and 30 yr.......feels like a shell game , but nobody even flinched......is this a 1990's market repeat....as Greenspan dubbed "Irrational Exhuberance" ? does the market not believe that stocks can and will go down in value ?.....just when i am ready to pull the plug on some funds that have been up 30% ytd, i watch an interview with an economist who insists that a 1% moved in GDP will bring everything back under control and a 2% increase will eliminate the national debt entirely. If the new economic sanctions against Iran manage to cripple the regime and oil prices tumble, does everything else fall in line ? and what about the new trade war that POTUS just launched against Canada ? (side note, i have his back 100% on this one, and i believe Jamieson "Winston " Greer that the northern frogs tried to hoodwink our trade deal by adding too much bull crap at the midnight hour)  and it is true, they need us a lot more than we need them.......hopefully our friends in Alberta see through Mark Carney's BS.....they are shocked and outraged that the bad orange man would tariff canadian goods.....but never have anything to say about the 200% tariffs they levied on US Farmers during the Clinton and Obama years.( took me 4 questions and about 10 minutes to get A I to admit that....they kept insisting that Canadian tariffs were merely retaliatory )

anyway there it quite a lot spinning on the financial globe at the moment.....reminds me of David Lindley and Jackson Browne discussing Cocaine....."it takes a clear mind" to figure what moves to make next ....or perhaps......sit still and do nothing........glad i cleared that up for you.

side note.....i really love this guy Jameis Winston...a funny guy with a positive outlook...he has the tools to be a starter for sure, i'm glad he seems content to be a Giant Backup.....especially with Darts concussion history.

2+3= $40 Trillion...........yikes

I think I've lived a little too long on the outskirts of town
I think I'm going insane from talking to myself for so long
Oh, but I've never been accused
When they step on your face, then wear that good-look grin
I gotta break out one weekend before I do somebody in
But every single time I feel a little stronger
They tell me it's a crime, well, how much longer?

Blame it on Cain
Don't blame it on me
Oh-oh, oh, it's nobody's fault
But we need somebody to burn

Now i'm going back to Canada

 On a journey through the past

And I won't be back 'til February comes (N. Young)

speaking of February, as mentioned prior; the NFL will hold the Super Bowl on Valentines Day, Sunday February 14th ....which is also the Sunday of Presidents Day Weekend...which is also the unofficial placeholder for Sweater Nite.

Now, i may have been born drunk, but it wasn't at night...or something like that.....Sweater Nite will NOT stand toe to toe with Pete Rozelle.....we are being pushed back to Saturday Feb 20th......Rangers-Flyers High Noon from the spectrum.....the last surviving watering hole from our childhood will be the Host.

but i digress.

This is a post about the good people of Alberta Canada ( not an attack on Mr Young)....it seems that through the beauties of open borders, tiny northern enclaves like Edmonton and Calgary have seen a surge of migrants in the past 10 years.....between 600,000 to 1 million....they are drowning financially and seeing their culture eroded...and the Uber Liberals in Ottawa could not give 2 shiites.....and so on October 19th, when the Oiler and Flame faithful drive their pickup trucks to the voting stations, they will be asked one very specific question:

Should Alberta remain a province of Canada or should the Govt of Alberta begin the process to separate from Canada ?

this is just a few years removed from the Authoritarian crackdown on the Canadian Truckers protest, when Trudeau & Friends labled their own blue collar truck drivers as terrorists because the drove to Ottawa to protest........rules for thee, not for me.....the liberal agenda and battle cry....these same left wing frogs were downright giddy and supportive of the black olives matter movement on American soil.

I have not seen much in the US papers and TV about this Vote in Canada.....hopefully the MSM wakes up and gives us some coverage.....yeah right.

Neil Young by the way (sorry, i cant resist) considers himself as manning the front line against Trump and US influence in beloved Canada, he maintains a dual citizenship....guess he can't make up his mind.........the old Neil would have written an entire album worth of songs in defense of the Truckers, but he couldn't even release an official statement.......and as far as where he stands on Alberta secession ??   cricketts.

2+3=Lanny McDonald

"I will stay with you, if you'll stay with me"
Said the fiddler to the drunk
And we'll keep the tab on a journey through the past

seemed like such a simple thing

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The judge he smiled

 when he picked up his pen

Ninety-nine years in the San Quentin Penn
Ninety-nine years underneath that ground
But I can't forget that day I shot that bad bitch down (G. Thorogood)

it may seem like a small story, big it is emblematic of a much larger issue. Last night 3 belligerent fools ran onto the field at Yankee stadium and delayed the game....security , the ground crew and ultimately uniformed police were needed to tackle, cuff and remove these idiots.

Why does this keep happening ? especially in NY.....NY has the Calvin Klein Law that states anyone interfering with a professional sporting event by running onto the court or field will serve 1 year jail time.

so i did a little research and you probably guessed......nobody has ever served jail time for running on the field at Shea, Yankee, Citifield , MSG etc.......every single time the Judge has instead imposed fines and or community service.

If a law is not enforced, does it even exist ?  until some Judge has the guts to do their job, we will never know if the harsh penalty works as a deterrent......not very different than cashless bail......if they recidivist offender is habitually released a few hours after committing their crime, well then there is literally no deterrent.

2+3 sometimes does equal 5........but not in NY

 Come on you hotheads you listen to me

Stay off that whiskey and let that cocaine be