Trump says he will call Saudi King Salman about journalist Khashoggi

And he’ll get off the call and say …

‘you know, the king said that the Saudi’s had nothing to do with it … and I believe him.”



There’s this:

Negotiators reach Brexit divorce deal

But then there’s this:

Britain’s Labour will not vote for ‘blind Brexit’

Which seems to negate the first item … since no deal can be done without a vote which can’t be done without the detail of the deal … which ….


Saved from being hung by a jury that was itself hung ….

The Ghost in the Garret

Should I file it in the ‘hung pun bucket’?


About that voter suppression stuff that we shouldn’t worry about …

How Georgia Is Restricting Black and Latino Voters


Trump: U.S. would be ‘punishing itself’ if it halts arms sales to Saudi Arabia

Besides, the issue is - so far - ‘alleged’ … like all the ‘metoo’ shennigans and even if true - it is exactly what he wants to do if he can … just like his position on metoo.



1 Password Subscriptions - A Gouge?

Asking myself why I hadn’t upgraded to 1Password7.

Because subscription I reminded myself.

36 dollars per year IF billed annually.

I have used since v 3 … I have had v 6 since Jan 2016 ( I upgrade asap for good valuable products).

Under subscription that would have cost me $90 to date … minimum - round about double what I paid.

That is a price increase that I see as gouging.

I am not anti subscription … I am for fairness. I mean - I pay that for Bear, more for Ulysses … so it isn’t that … under the old system existing customers got rewarded for loyalty.

Have I missed something?


‘This Is Pathetic’: Progressives Furious as Schumer Rubber Stamps 15 More Right-Wing Judges for Trump

More than pathetic. I know nothing of these new judges … but why make it so easy with the mid terms just round the corner.


Another blast from the past over on Beyond Bridges - this one primarily a quote from John Scalzi on why you should never - ever - abdicate ANY of your content to a third party … like Twitter and Facebook and …. but we all know that … don’t we?


Just re-discovered this post … one of my own … ‘Context Matters’ from 2013 …


Public Service Broadcasting


Gaping Void. Yes. And.

The ‘industrialization of everything’ quickly reduces to automation and we forget ‘humanity’.

There is 1 discipline that needs humanity more than ever. Marketing.

There is 1 discipline that has had its humanity systematically killed off. Marketing.

More Gaping Void



My definition of a tablet.

Sorry Frank 😊


Someone I know won the Nobel Peace Prize.

… no, not a joke. It’s true and my article can be read on BIZCATALYST 360°.



The eleventh in my series …

‘Real Stories of Real People – Travels Without Charley’

is published on BIZCATALYST 360°.

James, proud of his heritage and who he is.

I couldn’t always track the logic of what he said, but we’re talking people!

What’s logic got to do with it?


Apologies in advance.

I am about to catch up on announcing some of my recent placements at BizCatalyst.

If you are interested, I updated the complete index just yesterday on my blottings site.