……Now they’re saying this new Wuhan virus started at a market….ok, this is what I read….true or not….up to you to figure it out but this is out there to read….so, a 66-year-old dude from Singapore was hit with the bug on the 23rd of January….and he arrived with nine other people on the 20th…..and they stayed at the Shangri-La Rasa Sentosa Resort….anyway, this Coronavirus led to a lockdown in Wuhan…so far…17 people dead and over 600 infected….an article I read a day before said over 2,000 were infected….but what do I know….I’m from Jersey…..anyway,….and everyone is saying the reason the virus popped up is because of the meats they were selling for people to eat…..and excuse my Greek….but there is some shit on the menu I would never think of eating….even if I was starving to death….I would gnaw on a tree before I shove some of this garbage down my throat….check it out….live sika deer….live ostrich….live peacock…live cat….crocodile tongue….camel meat….bull testicle….wait, isn’t that a Rocky Mountain delicacy?….anyway,…..wolf pups, salamanders, rats, rats who look like beavers….and people paid over $300 bucks to eat that beaver looking thing…. snakes….and they’re blaming the outbreak on snakes…..and blaming the outbreak on the Chinese Krait and Chinese Cobra snakes…..not the bats you can also order and munch on…one thing is for sure….these live animal markets are serious breeding grounds for viruses….since the animals are kept in close proximity with one another….some viruses can jump from one host to another…..and live animal markets are not uncommon in China….hey, remember when China had lots of rivers with dead pigs floating down them?…..anyway,….by using samples from isolated patients, doctors have determined the genetic code of the virus….which is a family member of Severe acute respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV) and Middle East respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV)…..and The World Health Organization was kind enough to name the new bug….Coronavirus 2019-nCoV…this new bug is an airborne virus by the way…..and cases are popping up in Europe and America….. and this should make your day….there is no approved vaccine or antiviral treatment available….good luck!…..oh, before I move on…..you can order a bowl of soup which contains a bat….and if you order it in Chinese it sounds like the word for fortune and good luck…. “FU”…..don’t know about you…but if you put a bat soup in front on me… “FU” is going to mean something completely different in English.
THE OSCARS:…. I came across this CNN article…. “Five years after the birth of the #OscarsSoWhite hashtag…..the Academy Awards air this Sunday with few people of color among its highest-profile nominees reigniting questions about the industry’s push toward greater inclusion and commitment to change.”…….Joaquin Phoenix said this during his acceptance speech for winning best actor at the BAFTA Film Awards ; “I feel conflicted because so many of my fellow actors that are deserving don’t have the same privilege. I think that we send a clear message to people of color that they are not welcomed here.”
Personally, I don‘t care…the film choices are crap and the best and the almost best actors picked…weren’t that great…..Sir Hopkins…no question…..Ford & Ferrari and Parasite are the best choices…..1917 to me was like watching Gallipoli part 2…..stop glorifying war…those kids don’t volunteer…..they’re sent to die…..The Farewell and The Two Popes should’ve been on the list…..and Uncut Gems…..give the best one to Antonio Banderas…..Reneé Zellweger the other one….as for the other ones…..whatever…….Brad Pitt….I guess you missed him in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button…..Quentin Tarantino….you missed him when you blew it on Hateful 8……and how could they miss Christian Bale in Ford & Ferrari?…..he should’ve won one when he was a kid…..Empire of the Sun….remember that one?……and Cynthia Erivo was the only African-American actress you could find?….what about Kerry Washington in American Son …..Octavia Spencer in Ma…..and no female directors….wow…..Greta Gerwig, Lulu Wang or Lorene Scafaria….what about them?….the entire voting process is a joke….. even suspended Grammy’s CEO Deborah Dugan’s talking about how the Grammys are rigged….at least Spike Lee was named the President of the Cannes Film Festival jury….the first black one mind you….so here’s the deal….the majority of the great actors out there….are either rarely picked or not picked…..picked and not picked to win….therefore, I propose this….instead of attending all those expensive after-parties….they should have a…..
WE KNOW YOU SHOULD’VE WON PARTY…..like Martin Scorsese….everything he makes is great…so why bother when we know he should win?…..and Viola Davis, Denzel, Tilda Swinton, Leo, Maggie Smith, Octavia Spencer. Judy Dench, Helen Mirren, Jack, Samuel, Al and DeNiro, Gary Oldman, Quentin Tarantino, to name a few…..go to that party….screw the awards…..think about it….how many times has Meryl Streep’s been nominated?…..she should pop some popcorn, snatch a few cold ones out the fridge, slip on her bunny slippers while her robe is dangling off her shoulder and her hair is decorated with pink sponge rollers, plop her ass on the sofa, watch the Oscars….and wait for hers to be delivered via Uber and stay home….and a few people are thinking about doing that…..throw a house-party instead of attending the awards…..because of the lack of nominated people of color and women.
CHINESE RAGE OVER CORONAVIRUS DEATH OF THE WHISTLEBLOWER DOCTOR……Li Wenliang (34) died after he was infected during a fight against the outbreak…..the doctor who was punished for trying to raise awareness about the virus….and those in China who are allowed…..free speech…..are pissed…..man, if this doesn’t sound Jeffery Epstein-ish…..I don’t know what does….Li warned his friends last December about the bug….and he was arrested by the police on the 3rd of January…..for spreading false rumors….well, that was very Trump-ish of the Chinese Government to use the “Fake News” tactic…..anyway,……but, the National Supervisory Commission….the country’s highest anti-corruption agency was kind enough to issue a one-sentence statement;….. “Investigators will be sent to Wuhan to carry out a comprehensive investigation into the problem reported by the public concerning Doctor Li Wenliang”…..read that sentence again…..but a little deeper…..remember the Muslims in China…..not many people do……this investigation might last about as long as “STUPID’S” impeachment trial…..and another reason why I don’t do boats…..
THE SUPER WEED PROBLEM:…..I laughed at this graph they’re using….it started out with this statement; “Most parents aren’t familiar with “dabbing,” a potentially dangerous dose of marijuana…..now, a dab is a highly concentrated form of THC…..yeah, some of you remember that…but we had the good stuff……and this chemical in the pot…the THC….gets you high….as you can tell, the people who conducted this survey….just started smoking yesterday….anyway,….so, a Dab Pen looks like a vaping pen….it can cost you between 20 to 200 bucks a pen…..not while Zig-Zag papers still exist for a dollar….anyway,….and since it’s electric….a joint has about 25% THC in it….but a dab can give you a hit up to 90%…..not bad ,if you want to be fucked-up all day….me, I’m a buzz kind a guy…..anyway,…18-24 year old are hitting the Dab around 59%…..55-64 and 65+ year-olds are around 21 and 12%…..wanna know why the older crowd is hitting it less?…..you see, while those kids are spending 200 on a pipe….for us old-heads….that 200 you spend on a pipe is a shitload of weed…..and Zig-Zag papers…..so let’s see who runs out of weed first.