Seven Random Deep Thoughts on a Monday
Here we go again!
Ciao everybody. Welcome to Scene Seven and welcome to Monday morning in LA in the most boring news cycle of the last 200 years (Sarcasm Meter: broken).
For some random reason, Scene Seven has a national security theme today. Not sure why, but that’s what happened when I sat down to write.
Deep Thought 1 - Parade
The United States military is the finest fighting force in the world, bar none. But it’s a good thing we don’t have to parade-fight North Korea.
Deep Thought 2 - Liberating LA
Trump is right. Los Angeles has been overrun by a group of vile and angry people, all of whom seem to come from another planet, not another country, and their presence threatens to rip the moral fabric of our nation apart.
However, this problem can be solved by requiring all Hollywood talent agents to undergo a moral character review and background investigation as part of the accreditation process. That would liberate LA.
Rim shot, cymbal crash.
Deep Thought 3 - The Mountain
If you have complete air superiority and need to take out an isolated nuclear research site, it seems to me that dropping bombs from the air and hoping for the best is not the way to go. I would utilize all of my air assets to deny the enemy access to the area for a few days, and then send in special forces, dogs, and robots into the facility to ensure its destruction. There is no door that you can not get past, given enough time, right?
This is what I think happens next. There’s no way this Middle East war will end with Israel unsure of the nuclear facilities. I cannot even imagine that scenario. For the record, this is not a political statement or what I want to see happen — just an armchair general thinking through the logical situation.
Deep Thought 4 - Military Parade Revisited
If the United States King needs to have the US military parade past him every so often, may I respectfully suggest the formation of a dedicated parade division. To save money (DOGE), this new division of the army can be formed with civilians, drum corps veterans, and recently fired essential government workers, perhaps, who have no other responsibility other than practicing “parade.”
This new division will not need any military skill whatsoever; they just need to have the stamina to be able to goosestep at high velocity past a reviewing stand in Washington, D.C., approximately once a week. This will be a much cheaper approach, and if we ever have to parade-fight North Korea, this will give our nation a fighting chance.
Deep Thought 5 - Middle East Reality Bites
Speaking of the Middle East, yesterday, the United States suddenly deployed dozens of US Air Force tankers to the region. This sudden move of air assets is very atypical, likely means the US is about to join the fight against Iran, or at the very least, facilitate Israel’s attacks.
Since it’s Monday morning, a giant cup of coffee comes with every F-35.
Deep Thought 6 - Happier Topic
Tonight’s law school class, I am venturing into the world of agreements for screenwriters and social media influencers (two different topics). I have an amazingly bright class this summer, most of whom are already paralegals, but the class is huge (25). With the class running 2x a week and documents to review before and after every class, this huge size made my class temporarily unmanageable. Bada, boom, bada bing, we hired talented attorney-turned-new-professor Bryan Tuk to focus solely on grading the written assignments. As a result, this summer’s class went from “how am I going to do this?” …. to “OMG, this is awesome!”
I prefer to have a large class, but it’s hard to do with a writing class. Your class size does not matter with a lecture, right? You can give an amazing lecture or speech to a million people. But if you have to grade a million papers after that chat … look out! :)
Deep Thought 7 - Positive Energy
Positive energy is gold right now in the United States. There are many things to be upset or concerned about, I get it — our angry and vindictive President Parade stayed up all night to threaten blue states on social media and invent tariffs. California is his enemy. (???)
But don’t let the current goofy political situation make you angry, all day, every day. This is easier said than done right now, I get it, but life is too sort and too valuable. Protest nonviolently, speak up, and speak out against injustice at every opportunity.
But when you step away from the podium or social media, let it go, go back to your happy place. Otherwise, Mr. Retribution will drag you and the entire nation down the tubes with him.
All storms pass.
Tanks for reading, tank you berry match.
Have a nice day, try not to poke anyone in the eye, please.
Lee
