Hammer Mill Days

No, I'm not interested. No, really ... not interested at all. And no, I'm not holding out for a better deal. I really just don't want any part of it, okay? So just drop it. I said NO. (Jesus!) Oh, hello out there. I was just having a little conversation with one of my esteemed colleagues. And he was getting a little uh-steamed, if you catch my meaning. Okay, full disclosure, it was our mad science advisor, Mitch Macaphee, inventor of Marvin (my personal robot assistant), veteran of many deep space excursions, and the man who broke the space warp. (It was just warped before he got a hold of it, and now the damn thing is busted, thanks to his carelessness.) What's all the commotion? Funny you should ask. Perhaps you have some mad scientists in your life as well, or maybe a conventional scientist - someone who works in chemistry or physics, for instance. Well, if so, you know that people of science are frequently tempted by large corporations to use their great skills ...

The much-anticipated summit in Vietnam between Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un ended without a deal. It's pretty obvious that Trump's shoot-from-the-hip approach to diplomacy is less than optimal. On top of that, there's plenty of space in the empty skull of his for unsavory characters like John Bolton to take up residence. I suspect he was the cause of the breakdown. It sounds as though the discussion about nuclear technology was broadened by the U.S. delegation to include chemical and biological weapon systems as well. The president's post-summit statement didn't go there, of course, but that's no surprise. I'm not convinced that he knows entirely what took place in Vietnam, he's such a ding dong. Nevertheless, his impulse towards talking this out is positive, and I support the effort, even though he's probably coming at it from entirely the wrong direction. Any effort towards peace on the Korean peninsula is worth pursuing, in my view...