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Random Thoughts,

Predictions for 2017

My 2016 predictions weren’t perfect, in part because they weren’t crazy enough. Who knew 2016 was going to turn out so looney? So here goes for 2017.

  • The big Silicon Valley news is that Twitter goes bankrupt because nobody wants to buy them. They announce the news on Twitter but it takes a few days for anybody to notice.
  • President Trump is outraged by the bankruptcy because his platform for saying ridiculous things is silenced. He asks Vladimir Putin to buy the company.
  • China continues to expand the illegal “islands” in the South China Sea by dumping all of the
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Book Reviews, Random Thoughts,

The Man in the White Suit

Okay, I admit it, I’m a huge fan of the BBC show Top Gear. Maybe it’s for middle aged guys who fantasize about driving like Mario Andretti, but it is one of the few shows that makes me laugh out loud. As you can see in the photo on the right, I even have a Stig t-shirt (thank you, D’Aun, for the awesome Father’s Day gift).

You might be asking, “Who or what is the Stig?” Glad you asked. Top Gear is a show about cars, so they take cars onto their test track for timed laps. They want …

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