With TV political ads, it is apparent that all candidates are crooks and cheats. Unlike us normal people who aren't running for office, every one of them, according to TV, is a low-life deluxe, and we can't have them in political office anymore. The candidates may be nice and civil in public, but obviously there were no good choices for candidates.
    And of course, the average Joe/Jane Q Public has NEVER voted for a tax hike (not for schools, cities, special districts, etc). because, according to TV political ads, that is just wrong. The average Joe/Jane has NEVER spoken ill about the elderly, the handicapped, or children, or for that matter political candidates.
     And if you aren't satisfied with the choices this time, then Average Joe/Jane should plan to put their name on the ballot in time for the next election, because after all, we're better and smarter than the candidates running, right?

Be watching for coming announcements. The book on Steinbeck and associated family stories will be published soon. It is at the printer, and corrections are being made. Guaranteed to bring at least one smile to nearly every reader.

Every now and then we hear of a video going "viral," meaning a lot of people have suddenly watched it. This thought has dawned on me  - how many views does a video have to have before it reaches viral status? Was is viral status? how fast does it have to occur to be more than just a popular video?
    Most videos eventually run their course, and so does a former "viral" video take on a new name or status? How long does it take for one video to be a has been?
    Do the makers of the videos just sit around a couple dozen computers and just keep clicking to "see" their videos to bump their popularity to viral status?