9.18.2024

Random Wednesday Morning Thoughts




And America would never recover


  • Israel infiltrated hundreds of pagers intended to go to Hezbollah causing them to simultaneously explode yesterday killing 11 and injuring 2,700. Everyone seems really impressed that Israel pulled this off, but allow me to retort: (1) You really didn't do anything significant to dismantle Hezbollah other than aggravate them, (2) this will only hurt any chance of getting the remaining hostages released by Hamas, (3) importantly, having hundreds of exploding devices go off when you don't have any idea exactly where they will be at the time of the detonation seems incredibly reckless, and  (4) The fact that a little girl was killed is nothing to cheer about.



  • As with almost all news these days, there isn't a lot of details. The name of the judge has not yet been released, but the attempted murder did have some facts listed: A man came into a couple's home after midnight and shot them -- with the woman being hit 11 (!) times. I what must be some type of Christmas miracle, she will recover. More details are expected to be released today.

  • I would be bet it will be many years before he is ever free again. 

  • Is he a Geico salesman now? 

  • Retraction explained:
    • This headline about the Trump "attempted assassination attempt" in the Dallas Morning News yesterday  . . . . 

    • gave rise to this . . . 

  • This list has Decatur as a participating office but there isn't a lot of information otherwise. You still need an appointment (good luck with all of that) and the office will only be open until noon on two upcoming Saturdays.
  • Crazy things said at rally's yesterday.
    • I'm surprised the whole crowd didn't take off running. Video.

    • What is their obsession with pissing off voters who don't have children? Video.

  • Because he got paid to do so!

  • A real ad on my Twitter timeline this morning:

  • The Business Second™. One is in McKinney and the other is in Pilot Point. There won't be a single tract of land in North Texas that isn't developed over the next several years.


  • The Second Business Second™:The Fed should announce interest rate cuts between 0.25 and 0.50 percent.  I'm guessing 0.25.