Tossing Salt Presents:  This & That
May 30, 2017

Well, I went a few minutes ago to get on Netflix. They just added the movie “Dr. Strange” and although I’ve watched it twice already, via bootleg editions on the internet, I wanted to watch it one more time tonight because I’ve found, especially where the “super hero” movies are concerned, that they tend to get better with each viewing, as you notice more and more of the tiny things and so-called “Easter Eggs” imbedded into the movie. Well, all of the movies with the exception of “Suicide Squad”. I love the concept and characters and was / am a huge fan of the comic version. But the movie was an action packed convulated mess that lacked direction and gets more confusing, making less and less sense with each viewing. Great soundtrack and lots of potential, but the plot was just all screwy and hard to follow. Here’s a tip for movie producers on the next Suicide Squad and other DC movies… follow the Marvel plan and do a K.I.S.S. Keep it simple stupid. Remember, less is more.

So as I was saying, I went to get on Netflix and I can’t. That means that someone else is currently on Netflix and using my account. That’s cool. There are two people who I’ve given permission to use my account when I’m not on it and thus, this happens sometimes. I’m not sure exactly who is on it right now, but I’ll know when I look at the history later. Enjoy it guys. I’m just going to write for a while instead now and get up some material for the site. I’ll watch Dr. Strange later. And if this stuff that I’m currently writing is absolutely sucky, it’s your fault. I wanted to watch a movie, but you took that option away from me for now and thus, I’m stuck with this instead. It’s on you friend.

Condolences to the friends, family and fans of rocker Greg Allman, who passed away this past Saturday. A few weeks ago, while appearing on the SMF Cyberspace Podcast, I mentioned that Allman was reported as being very ill and had been moved into hospice care. Unfortunately, that was a sign of things to come. Rest In Peace, Midnight Rider. You may not have been “an angel”, but you were a true talent, legend and icon in the music industry and you will be missed.

Something else I recently spoke about in the SMF Cyberspace Podcast (available at YouTube), was the recent arrest of former WWE Star Sean “X-Pac” Waltman. Waltman was arrested in Los Angeles for several charges including drug possession and trafficking. He has maintained his innocence from the start and claims that the TSA officials were wrong and screwed up. Well, guess what? The pills that Waltman had possession of, the ones that TSA officials claimed were meth, they weren’t meth. All of their tests came back negative and all charges against Waltman have been dismissed. TSA screwed up. The cops screwed up. And Waltman was totally clean and emerges with reputation safe, secure and intact. Airport officials issued a public apology to Waltman for the arrest. I wonder if they’re going to compensate him for the show he was booked for overseas and missed due to their mistake? Probably not. But still, good news for Waltman. Now if he can just make people forget about that “One Night In Chyna” video.

I was talking to a friend earlier today and we were talking about some of the strange flavor combinations that people kept coming up with for Lay’s Potato Chips. Personally, I liked the chicken & waffles combo. Well, he made a suggestion about a “Chicken & Watermelon” combo. It sounds like a perfect picnic meal, but I told him that it sounded kind of racist. Then he mentioned how well they would sell in the urban areas. Again, I called him racist. Then he told me that he voted for Obama in 2012 and Hillary in 2016 against Trump. He doesn’t like Trump. So that means he’s not racist because we all know that liberals can’t be racist or homophobic or bigots or anything bad. Those titles are reserved for the people who don’t agree with their so-very-tolerant opinions and actually have the abilities to think for themselves. So logic says, my friend, who is a liberal, but also racist, isn’t racist at all, but since I called him racist for making a racial stereotype, I’m probably the racist… and a homophobe too, even though I’m gay. Yeppers. Welcome to modern America, folks!

Speaking of Trump, and I did briefly mention him in the last paragraph, I would love to see all of the so-called News organizations be forced to report only straight up actual news, meaning things that have happened and can be confirmed and supported with real, tangible evidence when talking about the President (and any politician) and when it goes from actual facts to opinion, a huge disclaimer would appear on the screen noting that the comments are now only opinion and should not be taken as serious, important or even worth wasting time listening to. Journalists should not be reporting opinions – they should only be reporting news… period! If it’s a “talking head” or a blogger or noted as an opinion piece, then say what they want and go for it, but pretending to be real reporters and journalists when all they do is echo the party line and moo like mindless sheep, (yes, sheep can moo. I saw it in a cartoon once), just totally sucks.

And while I’m on the subject, why do the people at MSNBC talk about the news at Fox? And the folks at Fox News talk about the people at CNN? “And CNN talks about the Washington Post? And the Post folks talk about the Wall Street Journal? And so on and so on. There should be a ban in effect where newscasters don’t mention other newscasters and networks quit talking about other networks. Instead of reporting on the reporters, why not just report the news? Wouldn’t that be a novel idea.

Local politics are starting to get in full swing around here. I’m sure I’ll be touching more on all of that as the political season progresses, but for now, NO NEW CITY HALL, support our Mayor, Dr. Matthew Block, and #Team Kersey. ‘Nuff said!

The past few days have been really, really hot. I don’t like hot weather and damn it, it’s still only March. Wait until July or August. We gonna die out there in that sweltering humidity and hot air. Somebody crank that A/C up, stat.

And this is enough for now. I’m going to go see if I can get on Netflix now and watch my movie. If I can’t, then I’ll be back. I have two Q&A things to do. One is a Wrestling Q&A and the other is answering questions I found on my Facebook feed from a couple of groups I’m a member of. As I’ve said before, anything goes here. So I’m down and gone. Thanks for reading and I’ll be back when I’m back. Have a great one.

Ubuntu!