Sunday, December 29, 2013
Does China Have A Space Program?
First of all I know nothing about aviation. The only thing I can fly is a kite. Go ahead and laugh so I'm not the cream of the crop the expert journalist who knows about space exploration perhaps even having lived the life of an aviator. But I do fly kites for fun and yes I am a grown up man who hasn't gone beyond the level of a child to more sophisticated devices or craft. Many of us haven't. And so therefore I can take some of you to the sport mostly children adore not adults so much. If it is safe then I will fly it and yes Howard Huges was a great man an aviator and industrialist who I came to admire. Call me one of his fans. The time before last not counting today the Chinese were recovering from a long time of being in the cellar poor and backwards and when in grammar school the Chinese space program consisted of cartoons mocking the Chinese sitting in a rocking chair with fireworks beneath the chair in their attempt to send a man far far away. But my teacher stepped in and interceded by not ridiculing the Chinese. This was in the 1950's when Elvis was the pelvis. The thing to do for me was to tell my classmates that I was Japanese after all they had some pretty good ships and a navy until they were defeated by America. From what the expert journalist report on the Chinese Space Program they the Chinese are doing a little bit more than putting firecrackers beneath a rocking chair and sending it off to the moon. And no I did not get this from my 1973 Funk And Wagner set of encyclopedias. But the real question is how did the Forty Niners do today against their opponent? Did you think I would want to jinx them by watching play? If they lose today then I will be hurt far less than if I watched it. It would be nice to see this home town team of mine claim another dynasty in football like they did in the 80's. Do I have to wear another paper bag over my head and see the word dynasty as just another foreign word?
Wednesday, December 25, 2013
When Diaries of The News Become Journals
Enough of the need for me to define the meaning of what the phrase or title of a blog should or should not be called when the issue of this blog called Journalism Reports has only just begun…or has it? Ordinarily attracting attention in my direction is not an everyday desire but only in my fantasy or a far off dream. Commenting on the news on the air does not appear to be radical or a brand new threat anymore as I am adjusted to this form or format.
Ann Frank succeeded in writing a world famous diary due to the time of history where she had no choice but to attempt to survive against all odds. Having read the book The Catcher In The Rye many times over as did Bill Gates I will have to say it does please me as that this is also what a super rich man had done maybe because we both dropped out of college but this is the only two things we have common. Let us face the fact that everyone is interested in a good news story whether we admit to it or deny it. As many of us know Holden Caufield was the main character in JD Salinger's fictional book where we see Holden Caufield a loser who drops out of college. But yes it is fact as I know it one of the richest men in the world has read this book many times over.
Ann Frank succeeded in writing a world famous diary due to the time of history where she had no choice but to attempt to survive against all odds. Having read the book The Catcher In The Rye many times over as did Bill Gates I will have to say it does please me as that this is also what a super rich man had done maybe because we both dropped out of college but this is the only two things we have common. Let us face the fact that everyone is interested in a good news story whether we admit to it or deny it. As many of us know Holden Caufield was the main character in JD Salinger's fictional book where we see Holden Caufield a loser who drops out of college. But yes it is fact as I know it one of the richest men in the world has read this book many times over.
Today is Christmas Day. This blog is not dead as I have not abandoned it. How could I forget a day such as this one? It is understood to me that a man died on a cross a God or Jesus Christ as he is known this isn't about physics but it is a religion. The news people cannot ignore this day in as much that at one time the separation between church and state existed. Too many years have gone by with little attention to the teachings of Jesus but more solid evidence and facts are at my command thanks to the Internet and it is my quest to find out what exactly did Jesus Christ have to say about himself and the powers he possessed. Is it not safe or correct in noting that in America Christianity has been fairly ingrained into the social structure of America? Is it not true that the symbol of Christianity is the cross as is the symbol of Chinese civilization is The Great Wall Of China? No one famous made this up but this is a statement made to describe the symbols of two nations. Ann Frank was smart and through the power of her written words she still lives her soul is ever present. But I will be searching for the genius types who can explain away the scriptures. But simply put the belief in Christianity can justify my belief that the soul within all living beings can never be destroyed and never die.
We must not forget about sports and the symbol or logo which represents the local football team here in the San Francisco Bay Area? Didn't they play a game a few days ago? And the game was good up to the last remaining minutes? Has not the question which plagues this West Coast city of San Francisco come up again of whether the local team will see another dynasty? I'm not watching and I will not jinx them.
We must not forget about sports and the symbol or logo which represents the local football team here in the San Francisco Bay Area? Didn't they play a game a few days ago? And the game was good up to the last remaining minutes? Has not the question which plagues this West Coast city of San Francisco come up again of whether the local team will see another dynasty? I'm not watching and I will not jinx them.
Sunday, November 10, 2013
When We Grow Older
My father wrote the first book authored by a Chinese American male that I can currently recall. Many more have been written by female Asians or females of Chinese American ethnicity than males I suppose in the rush to give the Asian female American equality within this American society I have begun to know. Who is to know better than his own son who he helped raise and nurture? And thus I begin to review my own father's book entitled "Resourceful Chinese". Joe Montana the great football quarterback who played for the Forty Niners told me what goes on in his mind when he is under pressure to win and come back from behind with only minutes left in the game sometimes seconds and now maybe somehow someone will let him know what I think as a Chinese American who could never make it to the big leagues not even a dream could get me there. My father did not profit from this book nor do I make money writing this blog therefore to advertise here would be inappropriate one would think. This is merely a hobby of mine as was the works of Ann Frank who wrote the book Diary of Ann Frank. I am not a professional writer but when can someone like my father become a professional writer when he has passed on? I am here and if at all possible will see to his dreams that his already published book is met with world wide approval. The reporters of the news have long since briefed me on the news and I have responded. As I grow older I have seen the hopes and dreams come alive yet at times too often enough unfulfilled. For instance the city from which my father spent most of his life when he wrote his book "Resourceful Chinese" namely Oakland the dream in which Martin Luther King spoke about is not happening.
Saturday, September 7, 2013
Robots or Slave Labor?
Where is America headed? It had better not take a nose dive. How do the unskilled and uneducated too poor to find a job survive? I know what I speak about as I am in that category for I have seen the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer? Yes, it is true I must watch what I say for the powerful and the rich do have tremendous power over me yet I love this country don't I for it is a democratic one with the ability for one and all to speak about life, liberty and the pursuit for happiness? The old timers know these words very well we know them well and are out to apply these words to our very existence. The masses have tremendous power and will not be led around by dictators like before who ruled with impunity. I do not have the answers but I am learning through you for the power is in the people. My apologies I did not get to the topic of robots and slave labor as yet. I'll get there.
Saturday, July 27, 2013
Monday, July 22, 2013
A Building Encounter With A Russian
The best company I could come up with was any company from anywhere I did not buy into the latest reports on bad performance but relied on over as well as current performance and a man with a Russian accent came into the picture here in America. I'm not writing this report for profit as yet to date I do not get paid for what I write but what is valuable to me as hinted by a renown editor who has read my works writing is good for the soul and I need all the good soul that can be mustered. The owner and boss of his company was rather unique and prepared to do business from the get go although I will not mention the name of the company as I am not here to plug or advertise anyone at the moment now. But will I in the future? I'm writing this post as a human interest story and yes I know no one wants to be fooled.
Having carefully studied the market and what would suffice for my building needs to make a long story short I used fiber cement for the material although I never heard of such material until I began to examine it for the present day circumstances. It was for construction and repair of old siding or wood which in my opinion was decaying. Would stereotyping this Russian man be of any assistance to my needs? I knew the Russians built the Kremlin and they were very successful in producing a machine gun in answer to the brutal assault to their homeland during the second World War against the invading Germans. But could this Russian man meet my needs for design and durable structure outside my very own house? As you know stereo typing is a dirty word or dirty words it is politically incorrect to the fullest and judging the Russian people by only one man of this ethnic culture would be unfair and not just. How can I stereotype when I never saw this man playing music or ever typing? And my point? Reiterating I am not your typical journalist my blog is nothing more than a diary I call a journal as I journey through life noting the news in my life as seen as well on the news channels and the internet as I attempt to assess all views on life rather than just mine. And the end result of this story? They did a knock up job or in other words the job they did was excellent meeting approval not just of my judgement but by all.
Any corrections to my story are welcome.
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