Lots of News; Little of it Getting Reported

Hi Sweetie!

     I was real interested in these articles yesterday:

         http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-07-09/nsa-has-inserted-its-code-android-os-bugging-three-quarters-all-smartphones

        This revelation explains that if you have bought a smartphone starting in 2011 you have been paying to have the NSA grab and use all of your private information. All the big companies have been letting NSA  insert it's own code in their products forever... at least since Windows 95.

     But especially this update on the death of Michael Hastings:

        http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-07-09/elusive-details-michael-hastings-death

     Here are some key points:

    1. This is the guy who embedded himself with Gen Stanley McChrystal and his boys and wrote the story that led to McChrystal's dismissal. The guys he was drinking with told him they would kill him
if they didn't like what he wrote.. and guess what? They didn't like it. These are special ops soldiers who are trained in assassinations.

    2.  No toxicology report after 3 weeks. Hastings had been drinking but were there other substances? His body and the car were burned beyond what a gasoline fire would do.. and some people smelled 'thermite' which burns much hotter .

    3. The best witness to the accident heard 2 explosions before the crash. You don't ordinarily get that with a drunk guy driving too fast and running off the road into a tree.

    4. He was working on a new story, was being spyed upon by NSA and they may not have wanted the story to be written/published.

    5. With new cars like his Mercedes the government has the capability to hack the computer systems and take over the driving of the car remotely... including disable the brakes = no skid marks at the scene.

And, speaking of last nite's Mariner's game.. which everyone enjoyed because it reminded them of the steroids era:

http://cleveland.cbslocal.com/2013/07/09/john-rocker-despite-ethics-baseball-was-better-with-steroids/

I think that the early death rate and suicide rate (from head injuries and steroid effects) for NFL football players speaks for itself.
When it comes to steroids and baseball I think a closer like Willhelmson is exactly what Rocker is talking about. With steroids you 'have your edge' every night. Without steroids the 'edge' goes in cycles for most closers. The ticket prices are the main reason the Mariners can only get 21,000 for a primo game on a perfect night like last night... Cmon!  2 $80 tickets and $40 to park when for all you know the Mariners will go 6 innings without scoring? A lot of people would rather recover from their busy day.  Hope you have a great day sweetie!!  It is sunny and about 55 here and will be sunny
for the next 10 days!!   GO TOMATOES!!