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Frasier Balzov

Frasier Balzov's Journal
Frasier Balzov's Journal
January 30, 2026

Actress Catherine O'Hara has died at age 71.

I first remember her as a member of the cast of SCTV, but she has also been a regular in the stable of comedic actors in the films of Christopher Guest.

January 14, 2026

The nation's loyalties seem like 1776 all over again.

Cute historical rhyming for our 250th commemoration of the American Revolution.

Half the population loyal to the king or uncommitted for their own safety.

The other half ready to revolt.

Except the half who are ready to revolt aren't nearly as armed and furthermore are being urged "not to take the bait."

So the non-violent role models of Martin Luther King and Mohandas Gandhi are being offered.

Why were these role models successful? Did the tyrannies they face ultimately possess more of a moral conscience and sense of shame which undermined the tyrant's determination to crush rebellion?

Could American independence have been achieved non-violently? Could the abolition of black slavery in America have been achieved non-violently? Could the overthrow of religious rule in Iran be achieved non-violently? If my aunt had balls would she be my uncle?

January 8, 2026

You know what this bullet hole says to me?

It says that the agent who fired just didn't want the fleeing driver to get away.

NOTHING to do with fear of being run over.

https://s.hdnux.com/photos/01/55/54/20/28754980/6/960x0.webp

January 7, 2026

I'm expecting this helpful response from DHS.

Since there seems to be some confusion about how you are supposed to surrender when ICE surrounds you, we are issuing the following public safety advisory:

1. Immediately put your car into park.

2. Raise your hands so the officers can see them.

3. ? ? ?

January 7, 2026

So who is the Trump whisperer on Greenland?

I'm pretty sure that an uneducated numbskull like Trump didn't think of Greenland on his own as a territory which ought to be coveted.

Has such an imperialistic idea been traced back to any other identifiable source with influential access at the top of our government?

Whose neck needs to be wrung here?


December 19, 2025

Neves-Valente is dead. Tell me about the gun.

He shot himself dead, so authorities have the gun. Ballistics are being performed to match it to the crimes. That much, at least, was asked and answered.

I heard questions about his rental car, license plate, storage unit, motive, academic history, relationship to his victims, and the lead which broke the case.

Tell me more about the gun please. That line of questioning has the greatest public policy implication relevant to future murder sprees, yet seems rather glaringly neglected.

I get the feeling that it's almost taboo to ask about when and how he obtained it. Is the gun's provenance not instantly traceable? And if not traceable in its entirety, at what point is its provenance officially interrupted and the gun disappears and is trafficked underground? Was it ever reported stolen?

Since I do want gun policy in the United States to become more restrictive, I am urging the expression of greater demand for this specific part of these shootings stories.


December 9, 2025

Trump bailing out farmers with a New Deal era safety net.

The Commodity Credit Corporation is the entity which has standing authority to borrow funds from the U.S. Treasury to supplement the income of farmers who experience negative cash flow.

It was first organized as a Delaware corporation pursuant to an executive order by FDR and was later federally rechartered by Congress during the Truman Administration.

So Trump is attempting to salvage his popularity with farmers by utilitizing tools established by progressive Democrats.

That's pretty ironic, and I think a helluva lot of noise ought to be made about it.

November 21, 2025

Do Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson have a good relationship?

Can she get any information from him about a Republican plan for affordable health care?

Okay, please don't call me naive or a hopeless optimist.

Which other states have split party representation in the United States Senate?

Those delegations should hopefully be talking to themselves by talking with each other about this.

November 11, 2025

Two satellite dependent stocks have dropped significantly.

The price of shares in Life360 (LIF) dropped today and Garmin (GRMN) dropped in the past few days.

By startlingly large percentages!

Both companies report excellent operating results.

The technology sector exchange traded fund XLK is hugging its 20-day moving average, which is still trending upward.

So what is happening with those two satellite dependent stocks?

To drop by such large percentages on healthy financials makes me think that trouble is brewing beneath the surface regarding civilian access to satellite bandwidth.

Yet I haven't found specific news to support this theory. I'm looking for other publicly traded companies whose business model depends on access to satellite service.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

November 2, 2025

Tim Kaine wants to be assured that a deal is a deal.

Senator Kaine came very close to saying that Trump needs to guarantee he will not direct his servants in Congress to rescind legislative compromises once they are made.

I wish he had been more explicit about this.

It was an opportunity to point to the underlying cause of the government breakdown.

And to reinforce growing public opinion regarding who is responsible for it.

https://abcnews.go.com/ThisWeek/video/1-1-tim-kaine-127107231


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