The Annual Annoyance

Since Monday, have you noticed how close pleasantly quiet the ads on your television have become?

Yes, we still see foolish commercials where the husband gives a car to his wife for Christmas but glosses over the fact he will be paying for it for years; or,  how magical a vacation would be to spend a fortune at Disney World?

But you know what is missing? That's right, Friends. William Shatner, Ernie Hudson, Joe Namath and that crazy Martha hawking your need to sign up for Medicare or Medicare Advantage.

As if you didn't know you are old and needed to review your medical insurance. Because you paid into it for years.

By June or July, you had a pretty good idea whether your current plan was sufficient to cover your existing needs. Unless you were hit with unexpected medical costs, most plans adequately cover your medical expenses.

So, being reminded several times an hour all day, every day for two months that this company or that has the best plan to fit your needs is both overwhelmingly and downright intrusive. While trying to be "patriotic".

It seems to become more annoying as the time moves through November and toward December 7. Until, finally, they stop.

And, thankfully, it is done until next October when every company will try to tell you how it will be to YOUR advantage to sign up with their plan, when in reality, the advantage will really be THEIRS!

Meanwhile, you can recover from their dribble and hope next year, your health will be good enough to keep the plan you have.

THAT would be REAL advantage.

Big Doings In Orlando

Turning the focus to baseball news, the Winter Meetings of MLB executives, owners and keyb free agents is now well underway here in Orlando. The key focus on available players is expected to heat up today and tomorrow.

Still available are Edwin Diaz, Pete Alonso and Kyle Schwarber. All have been long-sought players and have produced for many years.

Both Toronto and Los Angeles have been linked to Diaz in free agency, and despite the right-hander's interest in a Mets reunion, he himself admitted the odds are "50-50" that he is back in New York next season. In his six seasons on the field in New York, Diaz has posted a 2.93 ERA and nailed down 144 saves, third most in franchise history.

The baseball world was still waiting for the first major free-agent domino of the week to fall. In the eyes of many executives, that domino is Kyle Schwarber.

The Mets, Red Sox, Reds and Pirates are among the teams believed to be most interested in Schwarber, who led the NL with 56 home runs and 132 RBIs in 2025. 

The biggest prize, of course, at least to Mets' fans, is Pete Alonso. He plans to make the drive east on Tuesday from his hone in Tampa to meet with interested teams, including the Orioles and Red Sox 

In 2025, Alonso's stats were a batting average of .272, with 38 homers, 126 RBI and an OPS of .871. These numbers were consistent or better thsn his lifetime output. Plus, he seems to be indestructible, as he played all 162 games.

There are others available, but these men are the best in 2025. We will see how the meetings end up, and who lands where by the beginning of Spring Training.

It certainly will be another Hot Stove season!

A Different Way to Look at Today

​It is customarily, since we were taught in the 1940s and 1950s, to  view the attack on Pearl Harbor as occurring on Sunday, December 7. And while it is true that was the case in Hawaii, it was actually already December 8 in Tokyo.

Why is this important to note? Well, when you consider it from the viewpoint of the attacker, it was the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, a celebration day that Christians, and especially Catholics revere to honor Mary.

And coincidentally, Japan surrendered on August 14, which actually was August 15 in Japan, another of Mary’s feast days, the Feast of the Assumption. This is the day Christians and Catholics believe she died and was assumed into Heaven.

In essence, Mary guided the United States through World War II to a successful outcome.

At first blush, it may seem somewhat blasphemous to most people. And you may be correct in that assessment.

But it is just a rumination of how when one thinks of history, there are always hidden surprises which suddenly reveal themselves unexpectedly. Like this one.

Today is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, which is a revered day on the calendar. But it is NOT a day related to Christ’s birth. Instead, it is the day Mary, His Mother, was conceived And we will celebrate her birthday on September 8.

Just another view of a date which we take so generically. And may never look at the same way again.

Happy St Nicholas Day

Saint Nicholas Day, also called the "Feast of Saint Nicholas", observed on December 6 (or on its eve on the 5th of December) in Western Christian countries, and on the 19th of December in Eastern Christian countries using the old church Calendar, is the feast day of Saint Nicholas Of Myra; it falls within the season of Advent. It is celebrated as a Christian festival with particular regard to Saint Nicholas' reputation as a bringer of gifts, as well as through the attendance of church services.

In the European countries of Germany and Poland, boys have traditionally dressed as bishops and begged alms for the poor. In the Portuguese city of Guimarães, the Nicolinas, a series of festivities in honor of Saint Nicholas, happen every year.

In Poland and Ukraine, children wait for St. Nicholas to come and to put a present under their pillows provided that the children were good during the year. Children who behaved badly may expect to find a twig or a piece of coal under their pillows. 

In the Netherlands and Belgium, children put out a shoe filled with hay and a carrot for Saint Nicholas' horse. On Saint Nicholas Day, gifts are tagged with personal humorous rhymes written by the sender. In the United States, one custom associated with Saint Nicholas Day is children leaving their stockings hung up to be filled with mini gifts or leaving their shoes in the foyer on Saint Nicholas Eve in hope that Saint Nicholas will place some coins or candy in them.

The American Santa Claus, as well as the British Father Christmas, derive from Saint Nicholas. "Santa Claus" is itself derived in part from the Dutch Sinterklaas, the saint's name in that language. However, the gift giving associated with these descendant figures has come to be associated with Christmas Day rather than Saint Nicholas Day itself.

Nicholas of Myra, according to Christian tradition, was born in Patar in Asia Minor, or modern-day Turkey. He is said to have made a pilgrimage to Egypt to study theology under the Desert Fathers, after which he was consecrated the Bishop of Myra.

During the Diocletianic Persecution of Christians, Nicholas of Myra was imprisoned. He was released after Emperor Constantine the Great promulgated the Edict of Milan in 313, which allowed for the public practice of Christianity in the Roman Empire.

Nicholas of Myra was known for his generosity through a Christian legend, in which he gave a poor father money in order to prevent his daughters from being taken into slavery, as the father did not have the funds for his daughters' doweries,  It is said that Nicholas of Myra threw the money through the family's window, which landed in their shoes, which were drying near their fireplace.

Nicholas of Myra died on December 6, 346 AD, giving rise to the present Feast of Saint Nicholas. The saint was entombed in St Nicholas Church, Demre, Turkey, though in 1087, Italian soldiers transferred his remains to Italy, where they were enshrined in the Basilica di San Nicola and are held to this day.

Saint Nicholas' tomb is said to exude the Oil of Saint Nicholas, which has attracted, throughout the centuries, Christian pilgrims who take the oil home in small bottles to use during prayer.

Nicholas of Myra is the patron saint of children, sailors, those undergoing financial problems, and victims of fire.

Sadly, in the 1969 General Roman Calendar revision after Vatican II, his feast day became a "memorial," making it optional for celebration, as some historical details were legendary, but he remained a recognized saint, not removed.

Enjoy your St Nicholas Day and perhaps, if you believe hard enough, you may find sugary treats or a candy cane in your shoes! You never know!!

My Christmas Wish For You

​Today is the second of twelve monthly rounds of maintenance chemo for my bladder cancer. It has been tough, dealing with it for over four years.

But I have maintained a positive attitude, with a strong support system and a great sense of humor about it.

I recognize there are many people who have lost the faith or the will to help themselves, for a host of reasons known to only them. It is hard to adjust to this as a life, and sadly, some just can’t.

It is having a faith to believe; it is a test of character which makes us who we are. It is having the faith in God Who gives us the Grace to have the strength to cope with this dreaded disease.

It really doesn’t matter whether it is cancer of the bladder; it could be breast cancer, prostate or lung cancer. Or any other cancer. They are all difficult to deal with.

My Christmas Wish for all who suffer with this disease, whether directly as the patient, or the people around them, is for you to find the strength inside to be strong for each other. Then, you can cope with whatever comes your way.

It will be your best chance to help yourself beat this dreaded disease.

A Man Who Made a Difference

​Many rock stars have met early and untimely deaths. All tragic and unexpected. The Big Bopper, Richie Valens and Buddy Holly come to mind.

Janis Joplin, Rick Nelson, Jim Croce and Jimi Hendrix, too, Even Biggie, MJ, George Harrison and Tupac gone way too early. The gentle voice of Olivia Newton-John. And the soft, angelic sound of Karen Carpenter died just as she was reaching heaven with her voice.

When Elvis passed, it was like the fall of a king. And the King WAS dead.

But probably, the biggest and most tragic death was that of a genius, lyricist and philosopher with so much still to give. And was cut short by a crazed, deranged assassin who believed he was the man who tried to live the life, in his mind, of the man he killed.

Can you remember where you were when you heard the news on December 8, 1980? I was wrapping Christmas presents, watching the Monday Night Football game between the Dolphins and the Patriots, when Howard Cosell reported the shocking news that John  Lennon had indeed been shot and killed.

More than any other rock star’s death, this news made an immediate impact on me because I actually met John three times, spoke with him at length and saw him walk through the neighborhood, where I worked a block from his home, with his son in a stroller.

He was an icon, a Beatle; but more importantly, he was a father and a husband, who died eight weeks after fiis fortieth birthday. A man who was turning a page to take new direction in his life, certainly in his prime, ready to reach new heights.

And then, suddenly, it was over.

Forty-five years later, his death still makes a difference in our lives. He was the man whose words helped to define a generation. Boomers certainly  were idealistic and heard his message. And passed his message onto our children.

This weekend, we will hear many Beatle and Lennon songs, as remembrances are retold to highlight this man’s many accomplishments in both the music industry and in his personal life. Many will claim one song or another was his best.

But for me, the song, In My Life, was his greatest. And this is my favorite song. Ever.

Take a moment to remember where you were when YOU heard the news. And what YOU were doing. 

I always will.

“Though I know I’ll never lose affection

For people and things that went before

I know I’ll often think about them

In My Life, I love you more”

The Frenzy of the Holdays

So, My Friends… How is your Christmas and Holiday Season shaping up so far? Making any headway to complete your shopping lists yet?

Have you decorated your home? Or watched any Holiday classics? Or the Hallmark Channel’s syrupy, predictable movies, with the repetitive story lines, where boy meets girl, she hates him, he has a dog, and she falls in love with him at the end?

Or, how about the unending same 150  holiday songs you have heard constantly since Halloween? Are you tired of them?

Yes, My Friends. It is that time of year again, where we start planning in July to make it the easiest Holiday ever in our lives. And yet, it seems even with all that prep, it is already more stressful than it was last year.

Maybe it’s because Thanksgiving was so late. But, if you are honest with yourself, you know that isn’t true. Thanksgiving comes the last Thursday of November. EVERY YEAR.

Not to add more stress to your lives, but today is already December 3, the Wednesday of the first week of Advent, eleven days before Hanukkah, which begins at sundown on Sunday, December 14, which comes ten days before Christmas Eve. A WHOLE YEAR of stress. All in three weeks.

Not too stressful, right?

Then, Christmas week, the meeting  up of long-missed friends and family, whether you want to see them or not. And finally New Years Eve and Day, which culminates the season of swilling spiked egg nog to help us cope with all that stress.

And what about baking, and rich meals, and Office Christmas Parties wishing good cheer to all? Even if you can’t stand them the rest of the year. 

Isn’t that what this time of year all about? The stressing, the eating, the drinking, the partying. All the prepping, the bright lights. All of it.

And poof… Magically it is suddenly over, done before it had even begun. Leaving us with the cold and darkness of winter. And wishing it hadn’t been so fast.

So, suck it up, Friends, and enjoy all the goodness and happiness the Season has to offer.

After all, it comes around every year, promising and delivering all we hope it would be.

Thanksgiving Is In the Rear View Mirror

​Today is Monday, December 1, the first day of Meteorological Winter, and we have finally glutted ourselves with the bounty of Autumn. We can say goodbye to turkey, cranberries, stuffing, turnips and mashed potatoes, and set our sights, and olfactories, on gingerbread, peppermints, balsam, pine, rainbow cookies, fruit and spice cake, and of course, the scenes created by colorful and pretty lights.

We are certainly well into the 2025 Holiday Season, where we celebrate Hanukkah. Christmas, the Winter Solstice, and Festivus For the Rest of Us. Oh, and the saying goodbye to the current year as we welcome the positive outlook for 2026.

We will begin to think about our New Year Resolutions, making promises to ourselves to be better people  than we were this year. But we know that these are usually hard to keep for long, like the promise to diet, or stop smoking, or drinking, or even join a gym to build a better body.

We all have failed to keep one or more of these self-centered promises because we are people of a free will, and we are tempted to please ourselves, even in a moment of weakness. And we feel guilty later.

But we are also the most social of all of God’s creations, with the ability and wherewithal to help others less fortunate than ourselves. With that said, it may be easier to give unto others, like donating time, or food, or used, still serviceable clothing to help those in need.

Making a resolution like this, keeping it even one time, is  a better attempt to make good on a promise than trying to lose twenty pounds, knowing you will only gain it back in short order. And you will feel better about yourself for keeping it, knowing you helped someone else.

So, as we begin this season, you know, season of peace on earth and good will to all, let us promise to each other that we will remember to be a little kinder, since we don’t know everything which each other is facing to get through their own lives. 

THAT would be our first of many resolutions we would make and complete to make us all a little better as people. Happy Holidays!

Thanksgiving Thoughts

​This Thursday, we celebrate the quintessential, uniquely American Holiday called Thanksgiving. We remember the reason for the day, which we learned back in elementary school.

Of course, we were taught that the first Thanksgiving was a love-fest  between the surviving Pilgrims and the Native Americans in what became the Massachusetts Bay Colony, sitting down to a harvest meal, to give thanks  for the bountiful meal of turkey, pies, vegetables and other associated foods. And perhaps, as with every legend, there may be some truth to it.

But as we all know, legends have a way to gloss over the real events to create a myth which sounds so much better than the truth. Knowing this, we accept the positive version of what may not have always been the best outcome of human interaction.

Nevertheless, this week we will once again remember the fable we accept as truth as we sit down with family and friends to enjoy our annual harvest feast of turkey, potatoes, or even lasagna, and the scrumptious desserts of pumpkin, apple or coconut custard  pies, sfgoliatelle, cannoli, or pudding, reminiscing of earlier times, of dear ones no longer with us, honoring our freedoms which have been bequeathed to us from those who came before us.

And maybe even enjoy the parade, a football game or two, or even set our sites on the Christmas season that Thanksgiving traditionally kicks off, as we doze off after stuffing ourselves with our bounty. Or begin our quest to  prepare for Black Friday shopping.

Whatever you plan for this week, I wish for you a commencement to another joyous holiday season, with peace, love and joy for which we all aspire and desire. Happy Thanksgiving!

The Ongoing Epstein Saga

Not to belabor the point, as most of us are sickened by the immoral deeds of the disgraced pervert, Jeffrey Epstein, but it must be pointed out that a Democrat Represenative opened her mouth to let us know how stupid she is rather than staying quiet to leave us to question her stupidity.

It seems Representative Jasmine Crockett, D-TX, is so afflicted with TDS that she opened her mouth to accuse EPA Adminstrator Lee Zeldin for accepting campaign contributions from A Jeffrey Epstein before realizing that the contribution was from DR Jeffrey Epstein, the noted Long Island neurosurgeon, who the afforementioned  Congresswoman cited as the notorious sex trafficker.

In her rant, the Texas Democrat strongly implied that the Manhasset doctor’s April and August 2020 contributions to Zeldin, who is now head of the Environmental Protection Agency, were actually from the convicted pedophile, despite the fact that the $1,000 donations were made months after the disgraced financier died in a Manhattan jail cell.

Crockett boasted on the House floor this week that she was “gonna expose it all” after her discovery that “somebody named Jeffrey Epstein” donated to the campaign of the former Long Island Congressman.

This woman is so filled with rage and hate for Trump, and anyone associated with him, that she embarrassed herself AND her constituents when she spoke her vitriol before thinking of the consequences. That is how stupid she really is.

But the left-wing media will give her pass because she is a "darling" who seems to get away with her nonsense. And this time she may have gone too far.

After all, Dr Epstein certainly has a case to sue her for besmirching his reputation, especially since he is a private citizen who is not bound by current libel laws. Think about the masterstroke of revenge he could dish out on the loud-mouthed congresswoman who dragged his name through the mud.

It would be a lesson for ALL of America's political elite to finally learn it costs money, REAL MONEY, if they were truly impacted financially. Then we would see some sensibility return to the Congress.

Perhaps, this would be a long-term result of the Epstein Saga and he actually benefitted us all with his crimes.

We could only hope.

The First of Epstein's Players to Fall

It was reported this week that Larry Summers, the “respected” Harvard Economics Professor, suddenly resigned his long-standing teaching class at the University, when it was revealed he communicated extensively with sex predator Jeffrey Epstein.

“Mr Summers has decided it’s in the best interest of the Center for him to go on leave from his role as Director as Harvard undertakes its review,” a spokesperson told the Harvard Crimson Wednesday night.

Summers’ leave as director of the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government at the Harvard Kennedy School, a role he’s held since 2011, is effective immediately, the Crimson reported. 

“His co-teachers will complete the remaining three class sessions of the courses he has been teaching with them this semester, and he is not scheduled to teach next semester,” his spokesperson said.

Larry Summers was a major leader in former President Bill Clinton’s Treasury Department from 1993, serving the last two years as Secretary of  the Treasury. He rolled that position into an appointment to President of Harvard University from 2001 to 2006.

Subsequently, he served as former President Barack Obama’s Director of the National Economics Council from January, 2009 until early 2011, when he rejoined Harvard in his now-resigned post.

He also joined the Board of Directors of the artificial intelligence organization, OpenAI in November, 2023 and served as a director until he resigned earlier this week.

And now, he is the first of many notables who have fallen because he felt it was in his best interest for his career and reputation to befriend Jeffrey Epstein. 

The only question is, “Who is next?”

A Seemingly Forgotten Day in America

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It seems that after almost a year and a half since July 13, 2024, there would be some sense of closure, or at least a feeling that the investigation surrounding the attempted assassination of President Trump was moving to bring to light the reasons Thomas Crooks fired those bullets that warm summer evening. Or, how he was able to get onto that roof in the first place.

Until now, we have heard nothing from the FBI, the Secret Service, or even from any of the alleged “investigative reporters” who won Pulitzers while investigating the Russia Hoax.

Well, short of having shooting solved, there remains a bevy of loopholes:

- Whether Crooks acted alone, or had contact with agents of a foreign government

- Why the FBI never noticed or investigated Crooks’ violent rhetoric online

- Whether the FBI turned over all evidence it had to congressional investigators

- Did FBI investigators find all of Crooks’ online activity, or was some of it overlooked?

Crooks’ motive is just one of the major questions that remain unanswered in the 16 months since the attempt on Trump’s life, which left one beloved firefighter dead and two other Trump supporters critically wounded.

It is time for the Government to come clean and answer these questions before it becomes another attempt to hide the truth like the JFK, RFK and MLK coverups. 

And lead us to further distrust our government agencies.

The Epstein Fiasco

It has gone on too long. When he allegedly committed suicide in the Metropolian Correctional Center in New York City, it was deemed by many to be suspicious and unbelievable. After all, the security cameras failed to be working and the guards seemed to be missing or asleep at the same time.

On Wednesday last week, the House Oversight Committee released more than 20,000 pages of documents provided by Epstein’s estate.

In the emails, Epstein, who was found dead on August 10, 2019, in his Manhattan jail cell while awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges, insisted that Trump was fully aware of his practice of grooming and sexually abusing girls as young as 14.

“Of course he knew about the girls as he asked Ghislaine to stop,” Epstein told discredited author Michael Wolff in a January 31, 2019, email, referring to his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell’s practice of recruiting victims from the spa at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort.

The following day, Epstein wrote in an email to himself that while “Trump knew of it. and came to my house many times during that period,” the future commander-in-chief “never got a massage.”

Considering that the Democrats controlled the Justice Department for four years, AND the amount of time and effort they spent trying to destroy Donald Trump with unsubstantiated and disproven charges, if there were any truth to allegations that Trump were a participant in Epstein’ debauchery, they certainly would have revealed every bit of it during the period of Biden’s term. But they didn’t.

Now, President Trump has decided to call the Democrats’ bluff.The president announced Friday that he would ask the Department of Justice and FBI to investigate the financier’s “involvement and relationship with Bill Clinton, Larry Summers, Reid Hoffman, J.P. Morgan, Chase, and many other people and institutions, to determine what was going on with them, and him.”

Knowing that there is a chance that many powerful Democrats and other notable figures could be implicated in this perverse practice of depravity, we may finally learn the extent of the hold Jeffrey Epstein had over so many participants who visited his private island.

And the disgrace and shame of these actions will be far-reaching beyond anyone’s imagination.

Krazy Kat is Determined to Destroy The City

It appears that Krazy Kat, the Governor of New York, has taken off her mask and has decided she will assist Commie Mamdani in his quest to blow up the Greatest City in the World. She has announced that she will raise taxes on corporations to fund his socialist agenda.

The result? A continued mass exodus to states more in line with free enterprise, like Florida and Texas. Soon, even the rich will leave the Empire State, leaving the poor to fend for themselves.

But at least they will shop for groceries at city-run stores. With no food on the shelves.

Hochul, who is up for re-election in 2026, is sticking to her vow to not hit high-earners with higher taxes, but has had preliminary conversations about raising revenue by upping the corporate tax rate, according to Politico, which first reported the story.

The hike would help fill the more than $4 billion budget gap facing the state next year and cover some of the costs associated with Mamdani’s socialist dream in the Big Apple once he becomes mayor.

The attack on her policies by both Bruce Blakeman and Elise Stefanik, her main opponents in next year’s Governor election, is expected to be a common refrain from the right as she he heads into what could be a bruising general election in 2026 after endorsing proudly socialist Mamdani in the mayoral race. 

Mamdani has called for jacking up the corporate tax from 7.5% to 11.5% to match the rate in New Jersey. And Krazy Kat is looking to go along with this.

She is signing on to the destruction of the City. And doesn’t seem to care.

The Failure of One Man

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.So, after a bit of time off to deal with some health issues, I am back. 

First up, I want talk about the failure of that idiot from New York who is intent on destroying President Trump while proving his own incompetence. He thought he could convince the other Democrats to follow him blindly to the “Promised Land” by telling the lie about saving health care in America.

Well, after forty-plus days, the more intelligent Senators finally realized that shutting down the government was NOT  going to win over the Republicans or the American people. 

Airlines were cancelling flights, government employees and military were not getting paid, and those people dependent on SNAP benefits were not going to be able to possibly eat or feed their children.

Not a great look for what the Democrat Party stood for. It was because Schumer wanted to stick it to Trump. And he failed. Miserably.

And last night, the dumbest of the dumb continued to rail on about the travesty of the Republicans, when in reality, the Democrats proved they were not on board for representing their own constituents. Rather, they cited that the agreement reached to reopen the government would be harmful to their pet project, Obamacare.

Instead, the agreement would remove the largesse paid to insurance companies, and by extension, to their own campaign war-chests, and be paid directly to the AMERICAN citizens who need it most.

This process proved to the rest of us that the Democrats, led by Schumer, Jeffries and the progressive left, is no longer the party of JFK, FDR or Truman. Or even Jimmy Carter before he lost his way.

Late yesterday, after the House passed the CR voted on by the Senate, the  President signed the legislation, noting that many of the provisions were good through only January 30, while others would be effective through September. Basically, a short reprieve until we do it all again.

Perhaps, this time, Schumer and the Democrats will have learned a lesson  and work FOR Americans instead of illegals. It certainly was not a good look for them.

Maybe, it is time for Schumer to admit he screwed up and almost destroyed the Democrats in his revenge-play.

It Is 1999 Once More

Say it one more time

Two thousand zero zero

Party over, oops out of time

Yeah, yeah

So tonight we gonna, we gonna (tonight I'm gonna party like it's 1999) - Prince and the Revolution

Where has the time gone? Wasn't it just yesterday we were celebrating a new decade, a new Century, a new MILLENIUM?

Apparently, AOL just found out that its service, which was State-Of-The-Art twenty-five years ago, suddenly became antiquated. Ah, hackneyed memories.

Remember When: We all got Windows 95 or Windows 98 on our Dell, Macintosh II or Gateway desktop, with the mini-towers? And it was pre-loaded with AOL? And we all had to ultimately get another landline installed in our homes; just to be able to check to hear "You Got Mail"? It was so exhilarating!

Remember When: That was after we had to listen to the creaky door to the internet, which was characterized by a once-ubiquitous series of beeps and buzzes heard over the phone used to connect your computer online, along with frustrations of being kicked off the web if anyone else at home needed the landline for another call, or an endless bombardment of CDs mailed out by AOL to advertise free trials. Hence, a second landline. 

Remember When: Ma Bell, no matter whether iyou called it NYNEX, Bell Atlantic, Bell South, Pacific Bell or whatever, was ecstatic as it racked up install fees like a drunken sailor on a Saturday night!?!

Ah, yes! Those were the days, My Friend. We thought they'd never end. We were soooo technically advanced. Or so we thought.

We would spend HOURS on our computers, chatting away with friends, about God-knows-what, not caring that it was late at night and had to go to work or school the next day. 

Hell, they even made a movie with Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan called You Got Mail to cash in on the craze. It was fluff piece where a ɓook superstore magnate, Joe Fox, and independent book shop owner, Kathleen Kelly, fall in love in the anonymity of the Internet, both blissfully unaware that he's trying to put her out of business. 

And now, dial-up is finally going away on September 30. But for those of us who lived through its earliest days, it will be a fond memory of our past, our younger days, of days less stressed (though we didn't think so at the time). Of days more innocent than today.

So, party like it's 1999 once more, just for the hell of it. And think of the sounds long past.

Beep beep beep, buzz, buzz, swish, swish, click, click.

Sharing What Is Going On

Just a short update to my followers and friends. As you know, I have been dealing with bladder cancer since September, 2021.

In that time, I have had multiple surgeries, biopsies, chemo, Keytruda and BCG. Up to now, while these have all worked short-term, obviously all have come up short. Bladder cancer is one of the more difficult cancers to conquer.

Now, since my last biopsy showed the tumor is still there, while not yet invading the muscle, direct chemotherapy is the next option. I have already had three treatments with three more scheduled over the next three weeks. Once this series is done, we will "rest and test" to see whether additional chemo will be necessary.

The keys to survival is many-fold: a strong support system, great doctors, a sense of good humor and a positive attitude. Fortunately, I have all of this around me. Plus, while I cut my hair, I still have it all, only shorter.

I have been unable to focus on the latest current events to be able to think and then, write about it all. But I know what is going on; I haven't lost my appetite to write.

Once this latest battle passes, you can be sure I will be at it again, at least once daily. Meanwhile, I will be sharing snippets of what I read and find interesting.

So, hold on, Friends, as the best will be yet to come. After all, I am a man of many opinions and I am not afraid to share them. 

Until then, Let's Go Mets!

Merry Christmas In July!

Yay! If you live in Florida, it is Christmas In July! Yes, Friends. You read that right.

 

For a limited time, Publix Supermarkets will be featuring a holiday favorite sandwich. It is their delectable Turkey Cranberry Holiday Sub, which is fan favorite from Thanksgiving to Christmas.

“For the first time ever, Publix brings back this beloved sub outside of the typical holiday season to spread cheer,” the release reads. “Enjoy this seasonal favorite while supplies last.”

According to Publix, a customer’s choice of sub roll comes with:

• Publix mayo

• Boar’s Head Ovengold roasted turkey breast

• Publix cranberry orange relish

• Boar’s Head precooked bacon

• Boar’s Head smoked Gruyere cheese

Yum! And considering that people have good feelings during the holidays, Publix wants to extend that good cheer as we enter into the dog days of summer. Just to feel like you are going to cool off a bit.

While you are there, why not pick up a couple of items for dessert or a late-night treat, like Publix lactose-free chocolate peanut butter and pretzel ice cream or Publix peanut butter and fudge cookies? Oh, yes!

And you know Publix and Boars Head represent quality, at reasonable prices.

So, why not pick up a Turkey Cranberry Holiday Sub today? And celebrate the season of fellowship, good tidings and cheer a little early, this year?

Who knows? Maybe you will feel better about everything and let nothing you dismay.

Oh, tidings of comfort and joy. And have a Merry Christmas In July.

Socialism Is Coming To NY - Mamdani Is Promising That

One of Zohran Mamdani's signature campaign promises, if he is elected Mayor, will be to make New York City grocery stores look like those you find in Caracas. You know, the ones with no food inside.

 

And he is already adopting an idea which exists right here in the United States. A viral video showing a desolate publicly funded grocery store in Missouri has drawn fresh scrutiny on Socialist Mayoral contender Zohran Mamdani’s proposal to bring city-owned markets to the Big Apple.

The eerie footage showed virtually bare shelves inside the Kansas City store, with local outlet KSHB 41 reporting this week, that a rancid odor also wafted inside the shop, with no produce or other essentials which most of us buy as necessities. Including meat, frozen goods, or other food.

Gristides and D’Angelo’s supermarket chains, popular in the City, will certainly be impacted. Surely, John Catsimatidis, the owner of these two chains, and a prominent talk show host on WABC in New York, will have a lot to say.

And what about those people who don’t drive? Will they be able to get to a Shop Rite or Stop and Shop on Long Island, Westchester or New Jersey for decent food? Probably not.

Oh, and since the wonderful corrupt tolls to get into Manhattan below 60th Street were enforced by Krazy Kat Hochul, food delivery services like Pea Pod and others, will be even more reluctant to venture into the City. Which means residents will be forced to shop at a city-owned barren store.

But Mamdani has a slick answer to the concerns for his voters. “It’s like a public option for produce,” he said in one of his TikTok videos. “We will redirect city funds from corporate supermarkets to city-owned grocery stores whose mission is to lower prices, not price-gouging.

“These stores will operate without a profit motive, or having to pay property taxes or rent, and will pass on those savings to you. They’ll partner with small businesses and nearby farms and sell at wholesale prices.”

Right. And everyone will live happily ever after. With no food on the table to eat. But they will enjoy living in a fairy tale.

And then, his next campaign promise will be to have free Coca Cola and Sprite be dispensed from the public water fountains.

Or better yet, free ice cream parties every day in all the public parks throughout the City! YAY!!

Yeah, that is what the people want. After all, they can get free drugs anywhere they want, right?

This guy is promising free bread and circuses like the Romans did, which the Soviets did and both Castro and Madura did. And all of that turn out?

Be careful what you vote for; you just might get it.

How To Beat Life's Adversities

In May, 2024, after battling with bladder cancer for three years, having multiple surgeries, chemo, Keytruda and other treatments and therapies, I was going to try BCG as a treatment.

 

It was a long-term solution to a longer-term problem which was ruling my life and my prognosis. And unlike when I was first diagnosed, BCG seemed to become more readily available, since Covid was no longer holding up supply chains.

For well over a year, even with all the difficulties to get the treatment, I braved through it. Of course, I maintained a positive outlook.

So, last month after a year of treatment, I had a biopsy done and hoped the result would be favorable. Instead, the opposite result was reported.

I still had bladder cancer. Four years of my life, dominating my being.

Now, we are back to square one to treat it. Only, this time, it will be with a more aggressive treatment of chemotherapy.

And I still remain positive and hopeful that this time, success to finally eradicate it will be the result. After all, becoming negative at this stage of treatment for a successful outcome will surely guarantee failure.

So I remain positive. And hopeful.

I share this with you to encourage you to remain positive in the face of adversity. As long as you are looking DOWN at the daisies, there is always hope that it will be better tomorrow.

And find your humor. It helps big time when you are feeling down. 

I have, since 2010, faced several battles medically, some simultaneously, and have kept a positive outlook. And I am still here.

I have lost a kidney, had colon cancer, lost my spleen, had diabetes three separate times, lost my gall bladder, had back surgery, developed hypothyroidism, had a small stroke and finally, have continually fought the freaking bladder cancer.

One doctor said I was a walking medical miracle, albeit much slower than even two years ago. But I persevere. I have still much to do and much more to live for.

So, it can be done, with a strong support system, good doctors and the right attitude. And the want to beat it.

I write and read every day to keep my mind active. And that certainly keeps the positivity flowing.

To sum up, laugh, love life, and stay positive My Friends, as I do.

An Expensive Education Lesson for Columbia to Learn

Yesterday, the administrators of Columbia University, and its President, Claire Shipman, finally came to their senses. It cost the university $220MM to learn the cost of allowing anti-semitism to rage uncontrolled on its campus for the last two years.

 

The Ivy League university is pledging to reverse racially discriminatory practices and resolve civil rights violations against Jewish students, and others who defend them. How long it will last is unclear until we see what happens when the school year begins.

The settlement, under which Columbia will agree to submit to independent monitoring to ensure it is complying with merit-based hiring and admissions requirements, is likely to put pressure on other schools, like Harvard, that have crossed the White House over tolerance of extreme Jew-hatred on campus since the October 7, 2023, attack by Hamas against Israel.

The resolution comes after just four months of negotiations between Columbia and Trump, striking a stark contrast with Harvard, which decided to drag the administration into court for stripping the school of $2.6 billion in grants and other funding.

The Ivy League school has also agreed to end all programming that discriminated against faculty or students, bringing it into full compliance with the Supreme Court’s 2023 decision banning race-based affirmative action, and create some yet-to-be-announced faculty positions in the name of broadening intellectual diversity.

The settlement further calls for Columbia to maintain a trained security force to block demonstrations in academic spaces and coordinate with the NYPD to prevent a repeat of the takeover of Hamilton Hall by anti-Israel rioters in the spring of 2024, while the university will impose a complete ban on masked protests. Facial coverings will still be allowed for medical or religious reasons.

Disciplinary rules will no longer be governed by the faculty senate but rather by the Office of the Provost. On Tuesday, Columbia announced that dozens of students were going to be suspended or penalized, and a handful expelled, for a recent disruptive library demonstration and anti-Israel tent encampment that engulfed the campus last year.

Additionally, the Morningside Heights school will comply with Title IX and no longer force women to compete with biological men in sports or use their locker rooms, housing or other facilities.

Finally, most of the $400 million in research grant money and the more than $1.2 billion of frozen federal funding yanked from the prestigious school, representing roughly 8% of its taxpayer funding, will be returned.

“This agreement marks an important step forward after a period of sustained federal scrutiny and institutional uncertainty,” said Columbia acting president Claire Shipman.

“The settlement was carefully crafted to protect the values that define us and allow our essential research partnership with the federal government to get back on track. Importantly, it safeguards our independence, a critical condition for academic excellence and scholarly exploration, work that is vital to the public interest.”

The final agreement declared: “Columbia may not use personal statements, diversity narratives, or any applicant reference to racial identity as a means to introduce or justify discrimination.”

We will see how strongly the University will keep its word to hold the students accountable before the campus devolves once again into chaos. It will be a much more costly result this time if students’ education becomes once again a terrorist haven.

The university, its facuty and its student body are on notice.

Stop Spewing a Double Standard

Let us understand this important premise which the Supreme Court codified last year. A President cannot be charged with a crime while fulfilling his normal duties as President.

 

Trump v. United States, 603 U.S. 593 (2024), is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in which the Court determined that Presidential immunity from criminal prosecution presumptively extends to a President's "official acts" - with absolute immunity for official acts within an exclusive presidential authority that Congress cannot regulate such as the pardon, command of the military, execution of laws, or control of the executive branch. He also must be able to speak freely with his advisors, without fear of subsequent prosecution, to be able to consider all legal options presented.

Therefore, it becomes incumbent upon all of us to stop talking about prosecuting President Obama for listening to ideas discussed in the run-up of President Trump’s Inauguration in January, 2017.

However, this immunity does not extend to Clapper, Comey or Brennan.

The House Intelligence Committee had compiled the “egregious” errors by the CIA back in 2020 — errors that included burying intelligence that the Kremlin was preparing for a possible victory by Democrat Hillary Clinton, according to Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard.

“Not only did CIA Director Brennan, FBI Director [James] Comey, DNI [James] Clapper and others include the Steele Dossier in the 2017 ICA, they overruled senior Intel officials who warned them it was fabricated and should not be used,” Gabbard said, calling the move “the most egregious weaponization and politicization of intelligence in American history.

“In doing so, they conspired to subvert the will of the American people, working with their partners in the media to promote the lie, in order to undermine the legitimacy of President Trump, essentially enacting a years-long coup against him,” she added.

“The Russia Hoax was a lie that was knowingly created by the Obama Administration to undermine the legitimacy and power of the duly elected President of the United States, Donald Trump.”

Certainly, Obama could listen to these advisors and ignore any alleged illegal advice. And since it appears these cretins acted on their own, Obama is immune from prosecution.

And while I was never a fan of Barry O, I believe that the same standards must apply to him as it did for Trump. No matter what anyone wants to say otherwise.

After all, what is good for the goose, is good for the gander.

The Continuing Demise of Delaware

Earlier this month, I wrote a commentary called The March Out of Delaware, where I discussed Andressen Horowitz, one of the world's most influential venture capital firms, and its move from Delaware to Nevada, citing the ongoing corporate lawfare in that State.

 

In that same commentary, I cited several other companies which moved from Delaware to friendlier venues, including Tesla, SpaceX, Simon Properties, AMC, MSG, Trump’s TruthSocial and several other big-name companies.

Now, one can add Dilliard's, one of the largest department store chains in the United States, to that group, as it will be moving to Texas. This is a big loss.

Dillard's, which operates about 270 stores in 30 states, employs around 40,000 workers and generates over $7 billion in annual revenue. The company has long been a staple in American retail, offering fashion apparel, cosmetics, and home furnishings.

According to the SEC filing, the company cited "certain high-profile litigation outcomes in Delaware that involved companies with controlling stockholders" as a primary reason for the proposed move.

You would think the State politicians would open their eyes and see what is going on. And finally demand the courts to stop with their anti-corporate behavior. But, apparently, no one has the guts to stand up for business.

Another frequently cited case contributing to Delaware's decline as a corporate center is the $787 million defamation settlement between Dominion Voting Systems and Fox News. Settled in 2023, the Delaware case set a new record in defamation cases.

Fox's then top legal officer, Viet Dihn, sharply criticized the Delaware Superior Court Judge, Eric Davis, for not applying standard defamation law in the case or allowing Fox to engage in appropriate libel defenses.

In a speech to Harvard Law School, Dihn called the court's rullings "illogical" that questioned thet "fairness and integrity" of the Delaware courts.

Even former Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz has urged corporations leave Delaware as their domicile, saying that an entrenched and "cozy" relationship between powerful plaintiff law firms and activist judges in the state have put defendants at a significant disadavantage in any litigation. Lesson learned, class dismissed.

Pretty soon, the First State will find itself know as the Last State, as no business will want to find itself supporting whatever remains of the tax base. And sadly, it will be the fault of the judges and elected politicians.

Note to those judges and the politicos left in the State – you went WOKE, soon you will be BROKE.

Time To Make a Mad Dash While He Still Can

It would behoove Fed Chairman Jerome Powell to begin implementing his exit strategy before he is fired and possibly prosecuted. It seems Representative Anna Paulina Luna, and others have, or will have, prepared criminal referrals against him for lying to Congress and committing perjury.

 

He allegedly lied to Congress about $2.5 billion in renovations for a new HQ rivaling the “Palace of Versailles” in its opulence.

Powell denied during a Senate Banking Committee hearing last month that the lavish upgrades, including plans for a VIP dining room and roof terrace gardens, were being made to the Marriner S Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building on the National Mall and said the facility “really needed a serious renovation” since it “had never had one.”

Both those statements are false, according to a criminal referral that Luna (R-Fla.) passed along to the Department of Justice on Saturday.

“According to the Federal Reserve’s final submission to the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC), nearly all of those assertions … are contradicted by the actual project plans,” she wrote.

“The Federal Reserve Board conducted a comprehensive renovation of the Eccles Building from 1999 to 2003, which included the replacement of the roof, all major systems, and a full refurbishing of interior and courtyard spaces,” Luna added.

This is just the latest old Jerry is dealing with. President Trump has been calling for the Fed to reduce the Fed discount rate almost since he returned to office, but in his hubris, he has kept the interest rates higher than almost all other world central banks.

His reasoning? Inflation will continue to skyrocket with the advent of the Trump Tariffs. But he has been proven wrong every single month, as inflation has dropped every single month since Trump took office, remaining under 3%, even as the tariffs remain in effect AND the markets continue to rebound.

And Treasury Secretary Scott Bessett recently revealed that there is a short list of candidates to replace him, should he suddenly resign.

It might be time for Jerome Powell to make a mad dash out of Dodge while he still can.

Hunter Crawls Out of His Hole

It has been a while, but Hunter Biden had remained under the radar and had not been in the spotlight enjoying his notoriety. So, now he emerged from his mole hole to peak his idiotic thoughts.

 

Biden faulted Democrats’ disloyalty to his father for the electoral drubbing they suffered last year and President Trump’s return to power.

“We lost the last election because we did not remain loyal to the leader of the party,” Hunter Biden said on former Democratic National Committee boss Jaime Harrison’s new podcast, according to excerpts.

“That’s my position. We had the advantage of incumbency, we had the advantage of an incredibly successful administration, and the Democratic Party literally melted down,” he added in what appears to be his first public interview of the year.

Too bad he didn’t remain incognito. But, as he is a narcissist, he couldn’t control himself and decided it was time to spread more lies.

Unfortunately, as with other Democrats, he can’t admit he was a large part why the Democrats lost. He was found to be untrustworthy, and that he painted a broad brush on his father AND the Party.

But, being a narcissistic liar, he will never see it that way. Why? Because he is walking around with a questionable, tainted pardon, like it give him a “get out of jail free” card.

He would be so much better off by keeping his mouth shut. Yet, he can’t because he is dumb and stupid.

Anyone else would slink into the weeds and stay quiet. But not this dope. No, he keeps turning up like a bad penny, just to try to stay relevant.

But he isn’t. Instead, he is even an anathema to the Democrats. He needs to crawl back into his hole.

And keep his trap shut.

America Enjoys a Surplus - The First in a Quarter Century

Recently, the US Treasury reported a surplus of $27 billion in the federal budget for June 2025. This follows a significant deficit of $316 billion in May.

There are several driving factors for the surplus. They include:

- Surge in Tariff Revenue: Customs duties totaled roughly $27 billion for June, representing a substantial increase compared to both May and the previous year

- Reduced Spending: Government outlays retreated to $499.4 billion in June from $686.9 billion in May

- Treasury officials project that tariff revenue could reach $300 billion by the end of 2025

- It's important to note that a single month's surplus doesn't necessarily indicate a sustained trend. Further monitoring of budget data in the coming months will be necessary to determine the long-term impact of tariff policies and spending trends on the federal budget. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) (controlled by Democrats) projects a deficit of $1.9 trillion for the entirety of fiscal year 2025, which would be the same as the actual deficit for fiscal year 2024

It is looking at the Trump Plan unconventially to realize what he has done and plans to continue to do.

The Big Beautiful Bill will prove to be just the keystone of what will be forthcoming in rhe months ahead.and the Democrats know it. They are fearful of what the 2026 Mid-Terms will produce.

This is why they continue to struggle for a winning message. But are failing. MISERABLY.

Soon enough, the proof will be in the pudding. We will continue to see a massive recovery in the economy, with everyone enjoying a much better standard of living.

Prices on many food products will continue to fall, energy prices will level off at pre-2021 costs, and taxes will continue at current levels.

Ahh, the Trump Effect will wash across the entire American landscape, while killing the Democrat and Never-Trump negative arguments. While the rest of America continues to prosper.

PROMISES MADE, PROMISES KEPT.

Cuomo's Impossible Mountain to Climb

Ex-Governor Andrew Cuomo is expected to announce this week that he is staying in the New York City mayoral race as an independent, despite the latest polls showing his odds of winning are slim. He is currently the strongest candidate to face Democrat-Socialist nominee, Zohran Mamdani.

 

Currently, the polls show Cuomo is the leading alternative to Mamdani among the candidates still in the race.

Mayor Eric Adams, who is also running as an independent, appeared to be visibly annoyed on Sunday by Cuomo’s move when when the media caught up with him at the Bolivian Day Parade.

“We’re moving straight ahead. It’s so important that we continue to move ahead,” the Mayor scoffed after at first refusing to comment and then quickly ducking into a car.

But he was in much better spirits later in the afternoon at Manhattan’s annual Carneval Vegano, as he cut the ribbon and the crowd began chanting, “Four more years!”

He denied speculation that he might consider withdrawing from the race. “Are you kidding me?” he responded, annoyed.

Meanwhile, Andrew Cuomo is still not making friends with other Democrats. “Andrew Cuomo lost the Democratic primary by double digits and is now doing the same thing he did to respected leaders like Charlie King, Governor David Paterson, and Carl McCall, Assembly Keith Wright,” the campaign wrote in a searing statement.

“This kind of political double-dealing is exactly why so many New Yorkers have lost trust in him. The people spoke loudly; he lost. Yet he continues to put himself over the number one goal- beating Mamdani and securing our city future,” the Adams camp continued.

“Let’s not forget the damage he caused as governor. Cuomo led the charge on a flawed bail reform law that made our communities less safe. He failed New York’s most vulnerable during COVID with deadly nursing home policies. And he signed a cannabis law with no enforcement plan, unleashing thousands of illegal smoke shops across the city.

“Now, in the face of a serious threat an inexperienced opponent, Cuomo is wasting time and dividing voters. He failed then — and he’s failing New Yorkers now.”

This is the sentiment across the Party, with some calling him a loser.

“Andrew is a loser. The voters called him a loser. Stop playing games with the voters and get out of the race,” said Allen Cappelli, who has known Cuomo for more than 40 years.

Cuomo is proving he has a a bigger mountain than Mamdani to climb.

AOC - Proves She Is the Bronx Buffoon

Perhaps she didn’t get the memo. Or maybe, she was absent the day they taught "research your facts first" in class. But, in the end, it really proves she is the dumbest bartender serving in the Congress.

What else could it be?

Unless she wants to follow on the footsteps of George Snuffalopolous. At least ABC and Disney paid HIS settlement for calling President Trump a r*pist.

She will have to pay it herself unless she creates a GoFundMe account. Because you KNOW Trump is not averse to suing when he feels he has been disparaged.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez sparked outrage when she tweeted Friday about Trump and the release of files related to notorious pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

“Wow who would have thought that electing a rapist would have complicated the release of the Epstein Files?” Ocasio-Cortez wrote on X, apparently referring to Trump and the 2023 civil trial where he was found liable of sexually abusing writer E. Jean Carroll.

She wasn’t even smart enough to have told it to someone, have them attribute it to her, and then say she was misquoted when the tweet was posted. No, she posted it to her OWN account. And then, thumped her chest proudly.

Not too smart a move by the self-described “Bronx Girl”. From middle class Yorktown Heights. Is it!?!

“AOC likes to play pretend like she’s from the block, but in reality she’s just a sad, miserable blockhead who is trying to over-compensate for her lack of self-confidence that has followed her for her entire life,” White House communication director Steven Cheung said in a statement.

“Instead, she should get some serious help for her obvious and severe case of Trump Derangement Syndrome that has rotted her pea-sized brain,” he added.

This goes beyond the pale, even of The New York Times v Sullivan, the most famous defamation case, which set the standard for liability in defamation cases. And the Snuffy case set the bar for fines which could result in any future case against her.

In the end, AOC isn’t a tough “Bronx Girl” at all. Instead, she has removed all doubt that she is a whacked out dumb@$$, who did herself more harm than good by her brainless tweet.

And will anyone support her stupidity? If they have half a brain, they won’t. Unless they are as dumb and are looking to be dragged into her cesspool.

She is now Kryptonite and will self-destruct very soon, if she hasn’t already.

The March Out of Delaware

One looks at the corporate landscape and sees a lot of movement out of the State of Delaware. Funny, but Delaware, for over a century, was the “go-to” state whe a company was exploring incorporation, and later, LLC options.

 

But no more.

Andreessen Horowitz, one of the world's most influential venture capital firms, announced it will move its corporate headquarters from Delaware to Nevada.

The investment giant is the latest corporation to join a Delaware exodus that began after a state court voided Tesla CEO Elon Musk's $55 billion pay package in response to a 2018 lawsuit filed by a shareholder who thought the amount was excessive. Musk also moved SpaceX to Texas.

The pro-woke state must have blinders on because the exodus to leave is gathering more steam with each passing day. It seems, on the surface, that the state politicians and judges are on board, as the state continues to lose these businesses and the lucrative tax dollars they had been willing to pay.

Once the state is forced to make up the shortfall by passing the loss onto its voting public, there will be hell to pay. The free ride will be over.

"It used to be a no-brainer: start a company, incorporate in Delaware. That is no longer the case due to recent actions by the Court of Chancery, which have injected an unprecedented level of subjectivity into judicial decisions, undermining the court's reputation for unbiased expertise," Andreessen Horowitz said Wednesday in a news update on its website.

“We have therefore decided to move the state of incorporation of our primary business, AH Capital Management, from Delaware to Nevada, which has historically been a business-friendly state with fair and balanced regulatory policies," the company said.

Known in Silicon Valley as A16Z, Andreessen Horowitz boasts about $45 billion in assets, with notable investments including Facebook, Airbnb, Coinbase, and Lyft, according to Leave Delaware.

Other major companies to leave Delaware recently include the nation's largest mall owner Simon Property Group, Bill Ackman's Pershing Square Capital Management, online retailer Mercado Libre, Roblox, Tripadvisor, Affirm, AMC cable networks, Madison Square Garden, and Dropbox, among others.

Also in May, President Donald Trump's media company joined the exodus from Delaware, fleeing the left-leaning Blue State for the more "pro-business" climate of Florida.

And the exodus continues.