It looks like...

It looks like ... it's going to be The Donald vs. The Hillary.  Oh, joy.

It's still possible that we could have a contested Republican convention, and the Republican-powers-that-be will pull Jeb out of whatever hole he fell into, or draft Ryan or Romney, or nominate Bozo the Clown.  I don't think that's very likely, though.  On the conservative (well, non-progressive, sort of, anyway) side it looks most likely that The Donald will be our choice.  Pardon me while I go vomit.  I wish there was a way to invest in European comedians, though...

It's also possible that The Hillary will be indicted or even charged in the email scandal.  I've no idea what would happen after that, though I suppose that depends largely on exactly when that happened.  If it happened before the Democratic convention, they could cobble up some sort of procedure to get another nominee – in that case, it seems most likely it would be Bernie.  If she was indicted sometime closer to the election, I'm not sure what the Democrats could do.  Can they change their nominee after selecting one at their convention?  I don't know what the rules are there.  And I wouldn't put it past her to just keep right on running, unless they actually hauled her away.  In any case, I think the most likely outcome here is that she is not indicted or charged, and she will be the Democratic nominee.

If it's The Donald vs. The Hillary, I won't be voting.  No way either one of them is getting my vote...

Paradise phone mystery...

Paradise phone mystery...  For the past two days we've been inundated with marketing phone calls.  We don't answer them; our Sentry 2 blocks them for us after a single ring.  I Google the numbers to see who it is calling us, and they've ranged from healthcare insurance marketers (including one particular company that's called us 12 times already!) to political pollsters to home appliance warranty scams.  Generally we've been getting just a few calls a week, but suddenly we're getting dozens each day.  Very annoying, even with the call blocking capability.

I'd love to know why we're suddenly being targeted by so many companies.  My suspicion is that some company has decided to sell our contact information to a popular marketing list...

No giraffes were injured in this production...

No giraffes were injured in this production...  Because it's an animation, silly!  I published a clip from this last year, but now the whole thing is on line.  You'll definitely want to full-screen this one.

Computer animation is getting to the point where it's actually challenging to detect that it's not real...

Out here in Paradise...

Out here in Paradise ... I have little doubt that nearly everyone would behave just as this homeless veteran does.  I wouldn't be nearly as confident just 12 miles away in Logan, and in San Diego I'd be must as dumbfounded as the creators of this video were...