Some more Monday brain droppings

                            Just some brain droppings (a nod to George Carlin) for a Monday.

        I've met Buddy Dyer (Orlando mayor, for my "foreign" readers) once. He seemed like a decent man who wanted to dedicate himself to public service. As mayor of Orlando, he appears to me to have done a reasonably good job as mayor, especially compared to the huge errors of the past, Baldwin Park $6 million sweetheart deal giveaway by Glenda Hood coming to mind.   The recent commercials run by one of his opponents accuse him of personally "mismanaging" several major civic big ticket items, all of which enhance the Orlando quality of life, whether it be for theater goers , football, basketball or soccer fans, and all of which, regardless of the (to be expected) glitches during completion, are functioning well and bringing revenue to the city. 

       I wondered where this slash,  burn and lie strategy came from until I noted that the opponent's campaign is managed by federal tax fraud convict Doug Guetzloe. You wanna talk  about mismanagement?  The man mismanaged his own personal finances to the tune of $187,000 in "unclaimed" personal income, all the while shilling for "Axe the Tax". Any fans of irony here? Guetzloe may well be the most morally challenged  political figure since  William Magear "Boss"  Tweed. (yeah, it's an American history reference, look him up!)  So as a candidate, why would I hire this convicted felon to represent my campaign?  Think about it when you vote in November!

        In the "new drug with a catchy title picked by our ad agency" derby, welcome  Xifaxan!  Turns out it's another irritable bowel syndrome drug with a spate of possibly nasty side effects. That aside, Don't you love the imagination  intrinsic to the brand name? Not one, but two "X"s and one pronounced as a "Z". Can it possibly get any better than this? This just blows the competitors like Viberzi, Amitiza and Linzess right out of the water. (besides, all those names sound a bit like Verdi operas, anyway.

        If , like me, you have for years,  admired and respected  ABC News' Robin Roberts, read Amy Robach's  new  book "Better" about her struggle with breast cancer.  There couldn't have been a better friend than Ms. Roberts was/is to Ms. Robach  during her struggle, from diagnosis through chemo.

        I see that "singer" Jesse Graham is suing Taylor Swift, a real singer, whose name we have actually heard before, for using the lyrics "Haters are gonna hate"  in her mega hit "Shake it Off." First, who the hell is Jesse Graham, and second, why would the prolific Ms. Swift ever need to steal a lyric from anyone?  Never mind that this illiterate's lyric is actually "haters gone hate." (Yeah I know, street creds, right?)  In a lyric written by Ms. Swift, of some 36 lines, she uses the line "haters are gonna hate" twice. If we're keeping it real here, I have heard that line for years, long before Jesse Graham ever put pen to paper. Looking at the Swiftian body of work, it seems highly improbable that she would ever have run across drivel on the level of Mr, Graham's ouvre d'artiste.  The term is  public domain, yet this asshole purveyor of pilgarlic thinks he should be compensated to the tune of $42 million? What OJ said!