IN OLDEN TIMES

In the fabulous 60's, some of us chose to join VISTA as a way to delay our exposure to the draft.  I will avoid a discussion of the implications of that.  But, as a volunteer, you were an actual employee of the Federal government.  The good news about that was that we regularly opened our mailbox and found a check!!  We also ate a lot of surplus Velveeta cheese.  But, here comes the point:  we were also subject to the Hatch Act.  You know that law which restricts federal employees from using their employee status to advocate for or against political candidates.  You know that law that Kelly Anne
just got busted for and that POTUS will certainly ignore.  No surprise--the unpleasant entanglements posed by existing laws like the Hatch Act need not be followed.  Moving on.

--The continuation of the war against people of color and/or poor people is undiminished.  SNAP, which essentially is what we used to call the food stamp program, has been under attack.  Stores like 7/11 do not want to follow regulations which tend to support healthy food choices.  It is basically too much trouble.  Now many of those stores are in low income neighborhoods whose residents have no access to supermarkets.  So let the folks buy cigarettes and liquor but not bananas.
--Does anyone else look at Jared and believe he is old before his time?  Does he ever wear a T shirt or go without a tie? We all know he would have been hated in High School.
--So excited when I was recently on our North Shore--I actually saw a Dairy Queen and a Sonic.  While seeing all those ads (especially the Sonic one with the 2 knuckleheads sitting in a car), I was dying to figure out where they were located.  Don't go West young man; just go North.
--Nate "the great" Silver sent me an email urging me to send money to a number of candidates.  Nate is the same guy who lulled me into believing Hillary would win.  Now these might be good people to support, but why should I believe Nate?
--Speaking of which, I am ignoring all polls predicting an election 16 months from now.  I am also refusing to watch the Democratic debates--there are too many candidates and I am worried Joltin' Joe might actually get nominated.  Say it aint so, Joe!! Call me when it is "mano v (wo)mano".
--From the fine pages of the Boston Globe:  A picture of a bulldog undergoing surgery for swallowing a disgusting number of pacifiers.  And we saw his iv's too.  Then our crack but corrupt State Police
rescued 12 ducklings from a sewer.
--Mitch and his wife really do need to be kicked to the curb.  She has now been revealed to be a double dipping thief.  We know marble mouth Mitch just wants to appoint right wing judges.
--Between "nasty women" and the loser who is mayor of London, POTUS has had a great time calling people names but not doing a fucking thing except almost bombing Iran.  I said almost.
-- The high temperature range in Austin this coming week:  between 93 and 100.  Get that AC going now. I will be heading in that direction for an important/happy celebration.

--And a reminder.  I won't be bothering you again until the fall.  Have a good summer and a good Shabbos.

Shalom