We dont subscribe to the daily newspaper so each morning I depend on my news apps on my telephone to keep in tune with the world. Sometimes that is a good thing, other times, not so much.

One of the top news flashes this morning was a headline stating that Banks were set up to lose $ 427 million from the country of Ghana. It seems that Ghana is making a move to restructure its debt in order to finalize a $ 3 billion bailout by the IMF. This makes this my WHOA NELLIE award winner for the day, maybe the week. First, where is Ghana? What makes Ghana worth loans of $ 427 million? And why in the name of big boondoggle banking flim flams would you lend someone that kind of money, know you are running a pretty good chance of losing it and then turn around and think about bailing them out to the tune of $ 3 billion? Ive heard of some pretty loose lending practices before but this does take the cake.

In December of 2022 the top imports to the USA from the country of Ghana were petroleum, cocoa beans , cocoa butter, paste and powder. Why did we need crude oil from this country? Why the influx of cocoa products in the dead of winter. We dont drink that much cocoa and its the wrong time of year to suntan. I guess Hershey is a big end user of Ghana cocoa. This country has a GNP of some $ 77 billion dollars and they are needing a bail out of $ 3 billion. What they need to do is lend them some folks to run things over there. Sounds like some graft and greed going on to me. They have a few billionaires in Ghana so its not like they are sitting around a mud hut starving to death.

I read yesterday where the Kardashians are losing their hold on the media of the world. I could not be happier. I am sick and tired of my morning news journey being flooded with the exploits of a family that has no known talent except for their desire to be famous. This goes for many people in the entertainment business. i did not watch the Oscars because I had not seen one movie that was being honored. A vast majority of the actors and actresses were people I had never heard of. They are able to generate headlines even after the affair is over. From some starlette wearing a transparent dress with built in pasties to Tom Cruise not going to the ceremony has kept them in the spotlight. I would have questioned why he wasnt there.

Pullin on the reins

Chewy