Something less than justice

In a move that surprised absolutely no one, Kevin Stefanski was fired today.  I think he played a role in the dumpster fire that was the Browns, though he certainly played the least important role.  I am not exactly surprised that the GM was retained, because he is in this too, and, let's face it, you can't fire the owner.  Of course, as long as people keep going to the games and buying the merch, there is little reason to change what has "worked."

A Dose of Reality on the Minnesota Frauds | Power Line
I watched the Nick Shirley video this weekend, and have been reading my share of articles about this.  I think it is important to note that while we need to catch and punish -- severely -- those who perpetrated these frauds (and I think we can make a case that, US citizens or not, if they are engaged in bringing people over to commit more fraud, they have brought people here under false pretense, and the punishment should involve loss of citizenship and deportation), that is not nearly enough.  Nor is it enough to take the property and swag of those who did it.  We need to punish -- equally as severely -- those who allowed this to go on.  I mean, this means the government employees who "supervised" these programs, who encouraged these activities -- each and every one of them who turned a blind eye have to feel the full force of the law, and with extreme prejudice.  They won't, of course, which is why it is so galling.

The 8 ways that all the elements in the Universe are made - Big Think
Interesting!  I think we all know I have a fondness for the elements (I "had" to memorize the periodic table when I was in high school, and have been fascinated by the subject ever since), and an equal fondness (laced heavily with ignorance!) of nuclear physics, so when you put the two together.

Operation Mattie Diets took full effect today; I hit the MD five pounds overweight (185) and thus I am eating most carefully -- and less -- for the interim.  Lunch and dinner was peanut butter on celery, veggies, and fruit, and I suspect at least one meal tomorrow (and the near future) will be that as well.  I need to exercise more as well -- leg day at the gym, a walk at lunch -- and I am confident that I can get the pounds off.  Funny, of course, as our client at the food pantry complain constantly when they get little if any meat, and I am always like "I ate meat once this week and do not look like an Ethiopian refugee" (with the unspoken comment that our clients more often resemble Sally Struthers).  That approach works wonderfully, of course, and I expect more of the same should I keep this up.