…but it’s one that brings up some points I – most of us – need to think about. How would a war affect our own situation? Like it or not, it’s probably the likeliest outcome of the desperate Dem attempts to keep Trump out of office. They’ve tried a soft, expensive, distracting war with Ukraine …
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Apr 21 2024
And So It Begins
Actually, this sabotage of public utilities and essential services has been in process for some time. But, this is providing a fresh reason to Kick the Bastards OUT! And, I’m NOT assuming that this was caused by illegals. I’m at least 1/2 way sure that this is domestic terrorism (not the “We just want to …
Apr 21 2024
This is a Book Everyone Needs to Read
It’s The Year of Magical Thinking, by Joan Didion. I know, I know. She IS just as ‘Progressive’ and kneejerk as it comes. She’s associated with every cause, activist, and anti-Trump mania as is possible. But she is a terrific writer. Long before I knew who she was, I read an excerpt of her work …
Apr 20 2024
Reading a New Book
Well, not NEW – but both the author, and the story, are new to me. The book is The Tears of Autumn. It’s a spy novel, but that could be anything. What it is, is a book that, but for the names of current politicians, could be written today. It’s about the careless use politicians …
Apr 18 2024
Voting is Useless? Try This!
From NotTheBee. Look, I get it. We’re tired and busy. We’re old, and trying to keep equally aging family members from turning toes up. So, for most of us, community involvement since Covid has been just One More Thing We Don’t Have Time to Do. Tough. Make Time. I assure you The Left is.
Apr 17 2024
Yes, I’m still alive
Speaking of trials…. I had the joy of my wife passing on an upper respiratory virus some weeks ago. As I was recovering from that, I damaged the tendons in my right foot. Specifically the ones that run down the back of the calf through the ankle, and control the stabilizing elements of my foot. …
Apr 13 2024
Just Another Reminder – Cheap Buys Have a Cost
Apr 04 2024
Early Morning Random Thoughts
This City Journal article is an excellent explanation of how statistics can be ‘massaged’ beyond all recognition. Just one example: “But is the Gallup–Lumina survey reliable? We have reason to doubt it, and not only because the nonrandom, web-based sampling employed by the report invites various biases and distortions. Tucked into the survey is the thesis-destroying …
Apr 03 2024
Corporate Malfeasance
I think that’s the correct term – normally, it’s applied to public officials, but in the case of a public corporation, I think it’s appropriate. I found this on Robert Zimmerman’s Behind the Black blog. Normally, he deals with climate, space, and other science-related topics. I signed up for the $2/month subscription, and it’s been …
Apr 03 2024
Social Media for Women
I was reading an opinion piece about relations between young men and women, and I had a thought: Is Social Media like a drug with women? By comparing Social Media to drugs, I refer to the addictive nature of the experience, and the way that use of that media seems to cause personality and behavioral …
Mar 28 2024
Ignorance, Ingratitude Exploited By TPTB Sociopaths
Below I present two observations. They are nominally related. I’m not sure what can be done about them. But I am presenting them for your further consideration. In this short clip, Douglas Murray observes why so many alive in the West today have not a clue why they have had it so good. Now I’ll …
Mar 27 2024
Life Happens
I woke early, and was preparing my coffee, when I got a call from my husband’s sister. Their brother was admitted to the hospital this morning with a suspected stroke. He is my age, just 3 months older Naturally, this up-ends all previous plans. I’m checking email, packing a go bag, and getting ready for …
Mar 25 2024
Technology, or the lack thereof, is not the problem
There’s a link from Instapundit to an essay that states technology will be the way to reverse the birth decline. Or how about this: What if tech-driven economic growth makes us so much richer that we simply choose to work less? Maybe a lot less. With all that extra time and all those extra resources, …
Mar 20 2024
Deep Thoughts This Morning
First thing this morning, I opened the computer and checked the primary results. I wasn’t so much looking for who won (it was NOT going to be a surprise – in the GOP primary, Trump, in the Dem primary, Biden). Instead, I was looking at the numbers of people who voted. In IL, GOP is …
Mar 19 2024
A Diagnosis
Here’s the diagnosis: Good morning. Shared from a friend…couldn’t be more true DAVE RAMSEY… “This morning, I realized that everything is about to change. No matter how I vote, no matter what I say, lives are never going to be the same. I have been confused by the hostility of family and… — Carissa …
Mar 16 2024
GE Changes
Why am I writing about this? My husband had directed me, a few years ago, to put some money into GE (and a few other old-school companies, as well). I did it under my E-Trade account, so I get the news first (although he makes any decisions about the investment). I received notification about some …
Mar 13 2024
Reading an Interesting Book
It’s The Dad With a Flamethrower, about an America thrown into chaos by an electrical emergency, leading to blackouts, lessened electrical flow (making those all-electric homes and vehicles seem like a VERY bad idea), and civil disruption. It’s KU – Kindle Unlimited – but it’s also only $0.99 to buy if you don’t have it. …
Mar 10 2024
And They Say That Americans are Obsessed with Sex!
This story – about women in Cambridge jailed without a trial for suspicion of prostitution – is amazing. Shocking just how long this went on without protest. UPDATE – saw this meme and couldn’t resist posting it.
Mar 09 2024
Media, Propaganda, and Censorship
Here’s the place to go for a thorough look at each one of these.
Feb 21 2024
The Bill Probably Hasn’t a Chance in He((, But…
…it’s exactly what is needed. Make colleges share the risk – if their record of graduating students with job prospects – not unpaid/poorly paid internships – is good, they get more money Limit loan size for some majors unlikely to be able to get jobs that can pay those loans back Refuse to require colleges …