I have lots of thoughts throughout the day and really need to write some of them down on this blog. Most of my writing is done on a desktop / laptop and by the time I have some time, I forget about what I was going write about. Going to work on jotting down some things, and then finding more time to write them here.

I don’t know why but the latest shooting in Lewiston ME hit me pretty hard. While all these shootings over the past 20 years are awful, and I feel sad every time I see another one pop up in the news, I think I was more upset about this one because it just feels to common. Looking back, when these mass shootings in the late 1900s and early 2000s, started, they would take over the news cycle for days, and people from all sides were angry and upset. But as time has gone by, the shootings have become more and more of a platform for political parties to taut there views, and less and less about the hundreds of victims and their families / relatives / friends whose lives are forever changed. And the fact that there are still people out there (both professional and normal citizens) who continue to use their platform and social media to promote that these shootings are fake and staged by the Democrats really makes me sad. I am sad that there are so many people out there who have been sucked in by politicians and social media to believe that everyone is bad, that everything is bad, and that the world is out to get them. As a Country we do a horrible job of promoting the great things society has accomplished, the great advancements in technology, science and medicine that have made things better for everybody. Instead of celebrating achievements, we complain about everybody and everything.

We all need to smile more, spend more time with family and friends, and just enjoy life to the fullest

Switching gears. After watching Survivor since the beginning, it still fascinates me to see how some people are natural leaders with high levels of charisma and drive to do their best and win at all costs, while others are natural followers and content with their place in line and not that passionate about winning. Usually, the more charismatic players go further in the game.

Looking back over the past 45 Seasons and the over 650 contestants, there is a small group of players that are highly memorable (For numerous reasons). For the rest, they just tend to blend together and are pretty forgettable. I have always wondered why this is. What is it that makes some people more memorable than others. Was wondering if there is a way to measure memorability

One of my ideas would be to have a table with 10 average people as judges. Then in groups of 100, people walk by and introduce themselves and shake hands with each judge. After each group is done, the judges write down the names of the people they remember and the 5 people with the most votes move on. The 1st round would be open to everybody and can be done in different cities (like the early rounds of American Idol) The next rounds would consist of the people who were remembered walking by a new group of judges. You would continue until you find the most rememberable person.

Ordered a binder for Rittenhouse Archives “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” card set. One I get my binder I will open the sealed box I picked up at the Philly Non-Sport Card Show a few weeks back and will post pictures of the cards I got. Been a while since I purchased a box of cards – Boxes of Cards use to be around $60.00, but are now going for around $125.00, so need to pick and choose more carefully. Even at the higher cost, I still enjoy opening a box of cards and being surprised on what I get, more then simply buying individual cards on E-Bay.

Hopefully the NY Giants can continue there whining ways against the NY Jets this weekend. Hard to believe that even how bad they have played, a win would put then in the play-off hunt at the 1/2 way point of the season. GO BIG Blue

G is for the G in New York Giants
I is for the I in New York Giants
A is for the A in New York Giants
N is for the N in New York Giants
T is for the T in New York Giants
S is for the S in New York Giants

Average Andy