How Are Things Down Mexico Way

   So, the failed state of Mexico is back in the headlines, again. No, it's not 'caravans' of migrants riding the "beast' north to the border. No, it's not the US sending planeloads of Mexicans homeward; no, it's not another  I.C.E. raid on an apartment in Minneapolis .

     It's another extrajudicial killing in     MEXICO .

     The leader of the JAlisco Cartel was killed by government forces.  sTrump will no doubt mention this tonight in his address to the world. 

    President Sheinbaum will have made comments, especially in the aftermath of the killing that includes terrorist activities in Mexico. Mayor's advice: avoid Mexico until further notice. Be safe; be smart. Stay home, or go north.   

Lufthansa Nightmare in Munich :Today, Feb 23rd, 2026

   So, one of Europe's premier airlines is boarding passengers on one of their fleet aircraft. The door is closed; the pilots pull back from the gate; the plane starts to taxi on the apron of the runway. And then the control tower orders the aircraft to ---W A I T. And wait, and wait, and wait some more.

      Then all the ground crews depart leaving the aircraft S T R A N D E D on the runway. What about all the passengers and crew on board? They are left out there - alone. No ground staff are available.  It's such an empty feelonh. The MAyor has been stuck like this- for hours on the east coast of the US. Not fun. The airlines have taken big heat from the FAA over this very condition. There is no excuse.

    There's no excuse in Europe either. Lufthansa will have to pay- big time. The lawyers are already writing their court documents/ The Mass Media are on it. The assengers? who knows? Maybe the customer service folks will recall what decision tree they used during tis incident. Whatever decisions they made, we all know it was to benefit the airline, not those trapped like rats on the plane. Shame, shame on Lufthansa. Money will help to sooth the feelings; a LOT of money. Euros by the thousands, if not more. I would be very angry, to say the least. And the airport operator should also pay, big time.

    Commercial aircraft operators have rules. Break those rules- you pay. Oh, yes, it's the "cost" of doing business. Lucky for those passengers they were on the ground, not in the air. 

deadly Ski Season at Lake Tahoe

   So, certified back country guides lead a number of flat landers into the alpine forests at high elevations. Weather is forecast to be heavy snow. As the group proceeds to their destination, they pass another group high tailing the place for " safer" territory before the storm arrives. Hmmm.

      And then the storm arrives; the group is outside; the group encounters an avalanche, 9 members of the group are now dead. 6 members were rescued. Not a good outcome for the decision makers in the group.

     Then at Heavenly Valley resort, two skiers died after accidents on the slopes. At North Star Resort, another skier died of injuries suffered while negotiating the ski runs there.  Is there something we know or don't know about winter? It's cold in the Sierra during winter. It is now winter season there. If one doesn't live in the Sierra, one is vulnerable to decision errors. Oh, depending on the advice of hired locals, get ready to add more errors in the decision -making process.

  Stay healthy, avoid Lake Tahoe unless you know about winter. 

State of the Union

        The Oval Office Occupant will blab on today about how things are going. Can you imagine: a bumbling old fool will stand before the 334 millions of Americans and tell us how we are doing?

      Nobody with a brain will accept whatever this BOOB says. Most of it will be fiction, unmoored from our reality. MAybe Stven Miller, assistant Chief of Staff, wrote the speech. Or maybe that junior Boob, Steve Bannon, jail bird, ex-Navy dipshit, will come out of rathole to sprinkle a few bon mots into a speech "He" thinks we'd all like to hear. Or maybe the bizarre head of HHS, Robert F. Kennedy,Jr., will include a few nuggets about his latest fitness maneuvers , or maybe the Super Legal Beagle, Todd Blanche, will emerge from the other nearby rat hole and include a few legal tidbits to tease those waiting for a paedon or two.

    Whatever the BOOB says, including anything about the economy or tariffs, or the Big Beautiful Garbage Bil, don't believe it.

Thank you  

Overtime Victory: Again

      So, in your face, VOVA.

     The USA men's hockey team wins in the final. The GOLDEN GOAL. The first win in 46 years. 

Measles Outbreak Getting Worse by Day

     So,  measles getting out into the community in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The community has been on the radar of state and federal health organizations as the outbreak of the virus continues to expand among the local population, primarily among school age children, although some adults have contacted the virus and ended up in the hospital.

     The numbers indicate that 975 cases have been reported in the foothills of the Blue Ridge mountains in central part of the state. This is a conservative community with large numbers of vaccine skeptics and religious deniers who opt for the religious exemption available. Numerous children have been quarantined due to exposure to those infected with active cases.

     Local politicians are revisiting their positions on vaccinations as the obvious situation becomes more dangerous to all citizens in the city.  Whereas the virus was eradicated years ago, it renewed appearance has worried many professionals in the field who are very concerned aboput the public rejection of science and facts readily available. Public education has been an issue since the Covid pandemic which helped explain some positions of skeptics regarding vaccination. Where will this end? Nobody can predict, but some children may die as a result of these exemptions and exposures n a community. 

Canada V. USA Hockey at Olympics

    So, USA's northern neighbor has an opportunity to put some shine on the nation' s image. The match up between the USA and the Canadians is being hyped as the "big Game" on the hockey ice in Milano, Italia.

   The USA is the teamto beat and have given up the fewest points of any of the contenders. Switzerland's women's team edged out a strong Swedish team 1-0 to win the Bronze Medal. Sweden was the favorite to win a medal but they were bested by an aggressive group from the alpine redoubt.:

   Then the USA hit the ice with high hopes. The Maple leaf representatives came out ready to show the audience they could meet and match everything the southerners could muster. The Canadians scored and went ahead in the first period 1-0. That would be the only score through the rest of the contest until the last 2 minutes. The USA scored the tying goal : now 1-1-OVERTIME.

     Now the first score wins and in the fifth minute, USA player Keller put the puck in the net, game over. Gold to the USA.