Free coffee

October 6, 2017

Stopping in at Taco Bell the other day for breakfast I asked the cashier if they offered a “senior coffee”.

His response was yes.  When he presented the bill it looked to be too low.  Upon inquiry he told me that they normally provide the senior coffee for free.

The coffee was good.

Brutus

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A little help from law enforcement

October 4, 2017

This came in from Chico:

Last Tuesday, the FBI arrested 10 people associated with bribery allegations. The alleged bribery was tied to funds that supposedly were given by an Adidas manager to college recruiters. The recruiters allegedly were paid to bring players to Adidas schools, in the hopes that the players would sign Adidas shoe contracts in the future. All four of the schools connected with the indictment were schools that have Adidas sponsorships and wear Adidas gear.

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/26/ncaa-basketball-officials-arrested-on-fraud-and-corruption-charges.html

The arrests occurred six days after Adidas, was recorded as having topped Under Armour, Nike and Nike’s Jordan brand in market share in shoe sales. This is the first time that the German shoemaker was tops in the U.S. footwear market.
These types of player incentives have likely been occurring in college sports for decades. It’s very interesting that Adidas tactics were challenged at the same time that the company was starting to lead the U.S. market. I assert that both the Nike and Adidas boardrooms were very aware of the timing.
Sadly, this coincidence has not been raised in the U.S. media. One has to wonder why the FBI did not arrest anyone in these types of schemes before last week. If the allegations are true (and the courts should decide these matters not the media), the law was broken and consequences should be applied.. However, as citizens, we should be aware that the factors which cause our federal agencies to act may be more complicated than reported.
Chico

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El Paso County Historical Society

September 30, 2017

You might enjoy this blog.

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New blog in town

September 18, 2017

There’s a new blog in town:

https://signofzorro.wordpress.com/

Brutus

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Constitution day

September 17, 2017

Take time today to celebrate Constitution Day.

There has been talk lately about the fact that the constitution does not grant the feral government control over immigration.  It is a state issue as the constitution is written.

Our supreme court however ruled in Chy Lung v. Freeman, 92 U.S. 275 (1876) that immigration was to be controlled at the federal government level.

At the time there were no federal laws on the books for the supreme court to interpret.

They simply chose to create their own law.

We deserve better

Brutus

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