April 2026

Last day of April. It has been a decent month. The workload for May will increase.

I can't help myself. The call of common sense to ignore this ridiculous post is strong,
but the call of nostalgia is greater.

Moving right along with the program. The next course is Hedera Business Practitioner.

What a poor dumb bastard. The man throws his life away trying to 'right wrongs' swirling in his demented mind. I am just as upset as anyone when it comes to the behavior, past and present, of our Fearless Leader Donald J. Trump. Actions like this are unproductive. They aren't going to solve anything.

Storage Wars star Darrell Sheets, known as "The Gambler" passed away on April 22, 2026 at age 67 in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. He died from an apparent suicide. Police are investigating the incident, which follows reports of him experiencing severe cyberbullying. He was a staple on the show for 163 episodes. He was known for his high-risk bidding.

Fellow Storage Wars cast member Laura Dotson stated that Sheets was "terrified for his life" and had been targeted by "evil" online harassment for three years prior to his death.

This is sad. I liked the show. It has been reported that Sheets suffered from depression and made a video 10 years ago talking about it.

This is a first step in gaining expertise of the Hedera Hashgraph platform. I did take an earlier course, 'Hashgraph Developer Course" that was highly technical. With all due respect to the two young men who taught the course -- Patch and Scootch -- their presentation of smart contracts on the Hedera platform was not good. They went over the material quickly with emphasis on fixing mistakes they made along the way and being more concerned with 'getting the contracts to run correctly'. I was unable to understand coding questions on the final exam. I did poorly on this section. I did score 65%. I needed 70% to earn a passing grade. This introductory course I did take has two other courses to follow and they are being reported as paths to gaining expertise of the system. I think these new courses are a replacement for the former course I had taken. It's all part of a learning process for myself and the people teaching what Hedera is and how it works.

Hashgraph Developer Course Closing. The Hashgraph Developer Course will close on 30th April 2026. After this date, access to this version of the course will no longer be available for incomplete learners. Please complete all modules and assessments before the deadline to secure your certification. A newly updated version of the course will be launching soon!

My assumptions were on target. I will explore what ever courses Hedera has to offer.

    I would rather spend time trying to educate myself on matters and subjects I am interested in than watch this horror show that passes itself off as news;

President Donald Trump has indefinitely extended the ceasefire with Iran, which was originally set to expire April 22, 2026. This was to allow Iranian leaders to reach a "unified proposal" in the talks scheduled to resume in Pakistan. However, the truce is extremely fragile, with both sides engaging in contradictory actions.

On the other hand, there is news I can find to read that I like.
Justin Sun has sued the digital currency venture co-founded by Trump and his sons for illegal account freezing. Sun alleges World Liberty Financial installed tools to prevent sale of his tokens after they became tradeable.

I like this picture. It fits. If a reporter asked him, "Mr. President, can you walk on water?", I don't think he could give a straight answer.

Today is a lucky day!

It doesn't feel like two years have gone by but it has. It went quickly. I'm glad that part of my life came to an end. What comes next is all that matters. I am currently taking the Hedera Certified Foundation (HCF) course. I completed 99% of the Hashgraph Developer Course but I didn't pass the final exam. I never went back to give it another try. I believe that course has been shelved and the present course I am taking is the new and improved road map to learn about Hedera Hashgraph. I'll stick this one out. I have SKIN in the game. I may as well learn the technicalities of the Hedera system.

I have settled into my new surroundings. I acclimated faster than I thought I would. I like it here. I am on the fringe of the 'hood' but that doesn't bother me. The neighborhood I live in has a great deal to offer. I am happy with the way things turned out considering I was 30 days away from being tossed into a ditch.

Speaking of luck. This is the magic sound!

Trump posts 'blasphemous' AI photo depicting himself as Jesus after pope rant.
I think I know what this is! It's called Trump Derangement Syndrome.

The depravity of Donald J. Trump has no bounds, or his ignorance for that matter. His comments about Pope Leo XIV only proves beyond a shadow of a doubt, including the posting of this unsavory AI generated filth, he is a shit stain on the American flag.

Income tax returns due to be filed tomorrow. When ever I think about the Internal Revenue Service (I.R.S.), this Monty Python skit runs through my mind.

I never cared for Alex Jones, Tucker Carlson, or Marjorie Taylor Greene. When it comes to the Art of the Con, Jones is par caliber to Donald J. Trump. This isn't a compliment. The following tirade from our President reinforces the Truth that anyone Trump gets tired of, or bored with, immediately gets regulated to the status of low I.Q. stupid people. Anyone who criticizes him becomes washed up losers who were nothing to begin with.

This is hard to stomach. But it is an excellent example of how, in the eye's of our Fearless Leader,
you are a great patriot one day and dog shit the next.

Of course this ceasefire is falling apart! None of the national news outlets mentioned,
"was Israel part of these negotiations with Iran and will they agree to the 10 point agreement that would keep the Straight of Hormuz open?

Is this too much to ask?

    Just one man's opinion
that Benjamin Netanyahu is a bloodthirsty, homicidal maniac.

"Water seeks its own level"

Metaphorical Meaning:
This phrase is often used to describe social dynamics, suggesting that people tend to surround themselves with others
of similar energy, ability, or background.

To all the boys and girls in Washington slobbering all over Trump's ass, come up for air and look at what the hell is happening outside of this make believe world you are living in. It is time to invoke the 25th Amendment. Does someone have to draw you a map?

Happy Easter to everyone, including the President of the United States. I may despise your conduct but I will acknowledge that this day is a day of celebration for all people. Quite the post from a man who has been compared to Jesus.

Trump isn't the first moron to rule. Hopefully he will be last of his kind to ever sit in the Oval Office.

    Amnesty International
USA/Iran: Those responsible for deadly and unlawful US strike on school that killed over 100 children must be held accountable.

"Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall."
Proverbs 16:18 -- King James Version

The top story of the day is no doubt the ouster of Former United States Attorney General Pam Bondi.
She sat in front of lawmakers ridiculing them. She taunted them. She engaged in name calling. None of these things are against the laws governing conduct before Congressional Hearings, but perjury is. She sat in her chair as if it were a throne, enraged that she needed to answer questions that the law required. She was above that. She spoke to members of Congress as if they were not worthy to wipe her ass.

She was considered the top law enforcement officer in the federal government. As head of the Department of Justice (DOJ), Bondi oversaw federal law enforcement agencies like the FBI and direct 93 U.S. Attorneys, acting as the chief legal representative for the United States. When Trump demanded she prosecute those people he considered his political enemies, she brought one frivolous lawsuit after another, cases without merit, against individuals that had not broken laws in any way, shape or form. She was a consummate ass kisser of the President. She buried suspected evidence that is in the Epstein files that may implicate Donald J. Trump of committing heinous sexual crimes against children.

Pam Bondi betrayed the letter and the spirit of the law she took an oath to protect. There is little doubt she will be disbarred and lose her license to practice law in any capacity. There is a strong possibility she may face charges of perjury for alleged lies she made to Congress under oath.

We all make and have made decisions in our lives that changed the course of personal Destiny. Life is fragile. The tapestry that is our life can quickly unravel without warning. Pam Bondi will have to answer for her actions. When she made the decision to worship the ground that Donald J. Trump walks on, she didn't realize she flushed her life down the toilet.

Happy April Fools Day Mr. Stonne.

John O. Brennan
Former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency

This 'shit show' a.k.a. 'The Trump Administration' is to horrible to watch. The parade of buffoons strutting around like peacocks since January 21, 2026 has been an embarrasment on a global scale. Liars everyone of them. Hypocrites mocking others like children in positions of social and fiscal responsibilty. How can we be surprised that a disaster like going to war with Iran can only end in utter humiliation? Look who is running the show. The fish stinks from the head down.

John O. Brennan speaks of corruption. The digital watering hole is consumed with talk of the U.S.A. going into this war because Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel, asked him to. I ask myself, "What does Netanyahu have on Trump?" We all know. Benjamin Netanyahu knows everything in the Epstein Files. I wouldn't doubt he has full, unredacted copies and records of the entire sordid mess. He has got the video and audio recordings we will never hear or see in our lifetimes. Has Trump been blackmailed into bombing Iran on behalf of the State of Isreal? I think so. You can say what you want about Michael Cohen, Trump's former "fixer' attorney. He said if Trump got re-elected, there was a strong possibility that he could be blackmailed or bribed. Both are equally disturbing.

One last interview with US Navy intelligence officer Malcolm Nance and others.