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 What I find most shocking about the pandemic is how an overwhelming percentage of the population just accepted what they were told without questioning the absurdity of all of it.  Society as we know it was literally put on hold because of the evil pandemic causing respiratory problems and killing nearly everyone that it came in contact with.  Like a plague.  Like the skin would melt off of your body being exposed to the covid 19 pandemic.  They shut down society.  Told everyone to stay in their houses (unless they were essential workers) and hunker down because the boogie man is going to come and get you.  Yet it was okay to go for a walk in your neighborhood.  Like what the hell?  Did anyone stop and think "are you serious?"  As a society we cowered down like a bunch of pussies.  Limiting the number of people that could go in a grocery store and limiting the number of people allowed in each aisle and making the aisles one way. ...

One of my favorite pictures. It's timeless. What’s interesting is my family has been to the theme parks many times during their childhood. I didn’t go but a small fraction of the times they went. While I wasn’t there to make these memories, I in part made them possible. Sadly and stupidly I chose work over going to the parks. Although I wasn’t there, I love seeing the smiles on their faces.  They probably had a better time without me. 

One thing that irritates the shit out of me is when Joe Biden turns his back on reporters when they want to ask him questions. Just turns around and goes out the back door? How does the demon sleep at night? Now we've got all the pro-Palestine demonstrations occurring on college campuses. And it looks like a third world mob chanting for death to America and her soldiers. All these Islamic sympathizers being let it this country to attend university in the name of diversity, equity and inclusion. Go fuck yourself.

 I've come to the conclusion that no one really wants a long term employee doing the same job for more than 5 years.  It was said that we should be looking towards growth and moving into the next opportunity Don't plan on spending 5-1-0 years doing the same job in the same place.  So in other words, we don't want to pay for experience.  We want to bring someone in cheaper behind you.  And one thing apparent is managing by putting on a target on your back.  And every time you do something they don't like, they start painting the first circle on your back.  Eventually that circle gets fully painted and they start the next smaller circle inside the first circle and finally when that one is fully painted they have the bullseye for who they're going to take out.  "Manage up or manage out."  That's what we're expected to do and that's what they're doing to us.  Thank you.  May I have another. The beatings will continue until morale improv...

While I may not be wealthy, I am thankful for having an income that has allowed me to indulge in my passions throughout my life. The simple step of a courageous individual is not to take part in the lie. -  Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn

Weeds are a problem where I live. Here's a pro-tip for you. When fertilizing your yard, be sure to fertilize three lawnmower swaths into your neighbor's yard to keep their weeds from migrating into your yard. Fertilizer is bad per the enviroterrorists. Ever more of a reason to use it.

We shouldn't be giving any money or weaponry to Ukraine.  Zelenski is a global panhandler and how he's managed to get all these politicians on both sides of the aisle to kiss his ass is beyond me.  This is a European problem and not a US problem.  And it's become a US vs Russia proxy war with us supplying military aid to Ukraine.  Both sides of the aisle are an absolute embarrassment.  Why do they care more about Ukraine's border than our own?  It's absolutely pathetic.  While we're at it, just open our border and let whoever wants in to america come in.  Oh wait.  That's what we're doing.  Globalism.  BS. I'm also amused by the United States giving humanitarian aide to Gaza/Palestine while giving military support to Israel?  Nothing quite like funding both sides of a war.  I'm so sick of anti-semitism.  The Jews are too delicate.  Heaven forbid someone speaks out against Israel.  It's a national crime. ...

Electric anything is completely misguided as far as saving the environment. Unless the originating source of energy production is hydro-electric, wind, solar or geothermal, it's made using fossil fuels. Saying anything different is lying. Not to mention the rare earth minerals used in production of energy storage and the environmental impacts of the mining industry. It's all smoke and mirrors. Every single thing we do has an environmental impact. Deal with it.

 One thing that grosses me out.  Large, dense groups of people.  Like in an airport or a mega concert or football stadium.  When there are lines to get into the restroom and the toilets flush one after the other.  In every stall.  In every restroom.  All these people producing all this poop that gets flushed down the toilet and ends up who knows where.  The odor wafting from the restroom into the public space.  It's absolutely disgusting.   Another thing I find disgusting is a busy restaurant.  Like line out the door busy.  And all these people in meat.  All these animals killed to feed the masses.  Think of something like a chickfila where all these chickens are butchered so we can have chicken sandwiches.  Or a super busy steak house when they cut the steaks from the cows.  And they're just grillin' them for hours on end.  They're rarely an empty spot on the grill.   Marijuana is a bad thing. ...

I suppose every artist has what they consider their greatest work. And fans have what they consider the artist's greatest work. John Williams is fond of ET. I'm unsure what I would consider John Williams' greatest work is. I like all of it at different times; making it a complicated question to answer. I think James Horner's greatest work is titanic. Incredibly intense and passionate, full of despair, full of passion and at times terrorizing. While listening this evening I got to thinking about the love story between Jack and Rose. They were against the odds but meant to be. Jack sacrificed himself for Rose. They never gave up on each other. One thing I wonder is why couldn't they share the floating door? I guess it wouldn't be a very good love story without the sacrifice with Rose cherishing her true love for the rest of her life. Such a nice story.

Bring May flowers? We shall see.

Whenever I hear Joe Biden speak I think he's lying. Whenever I hear Donald Trump speak I feel he is truthful but embellished. Why is that? Maybe it's because I disagree with everything that comes out of Biden's mouth. I feel like all he does is lie lie lie. Between Joe Biden and Donald Trump I am voting for Trump. For anyone to go after someone with the same amount of malice, vitriol and hate as they do to him, it says to me he is a threat to them and they will do anything and everything to cock block him. That alone is a reason to support him.

 Have you flown lately?  Do you find it weird they take your picture after they scan your ID?    Biometrics is disturbing to me. It doesn’t feel right. It feels like they’re taking something from me without my consent or permission. Or did I consent to whatever they’re by purchasing an airline ticket and going through a security checkpoint to board my flight? I wonder if we are tracked in the airport terminal?  I wonder where else the data is used?  When I’m walking around a city or crossing the street?  Is my location attached to my person tracked by my cell phone?  By my credit card transactions?  By the license plate on my car?  Who monitors this information?   You can run but you can’t hide. Burner phones. Hm.   Is there a psychological profile that exists of me in some database somewhere due to my social media use or online activity?  What information do they have about me and can it be used against me?  Can it b...

 A few weeks ago I purchased a used pair of speakers for my stereo with the  intention of having them be used to supplement my main speakers.  The fill ins are paradigm reference studio 40s and the mains are reference studio 100s.  The 100s are tough to drive because they have 5 drivers each and dip into 2 ohm loads so I have a 200 watt per channel amp pushing power to them.  They are wonderful full range tower speakers.  I’m considering selling the studio 100s and the amp because the studio 40s sound magnificent and can be driven off the receiver alone.  One of my long term goals is to have a dedicated listening room with enough space to let the studio 100s open up.  I don’t think that will ever happen because houses typically don’t have listening rooms.  They do have theatres nowadays.   We have space in our house that we have converted to a make shift theatre room but it’s not ideal.  Why don’t I put the studio 100s in there? ...

 Until they start living like Amish people, they can STFU. No more technology, no more transportation from fossil fuel burning modes - ie you can run, walk, crawl or bicycle. Only eat food that directly comes from dirt or trees.  You can only wear clothes made from cotton by an indigenous person. No more flying on airplanes. No more cars. No more shelter with roofs made from tradition shingles. Live in a grass hut. No shoes for you. No air conditioning for you. No newspapers for you. Hunt and kill your own food with a spear. Seriously. No light bulb for you. No refrigerator for you. No hot water for you. No sewer for you. No clean water for you. No cosmetics for you. No icecream for you.   Just drop them off on a deserted island without any clothes or tools.  Go live a life like tom hanks did after his fedex plane crashed and he ended up on an island.  I don’t even remember the name of it because I stopped caring about Tom hanks when he couldn’t shut about polit...

 Does the economy really work without having a labor group to export? 

 I talk too much about John Williams.  And - I don't care - because he is an amazing artist and his work has given me so much joy in my life.  All thanks to buy the Star Wars sound track and that cd by dad bought with our first cd player.  I am not too familiar with the the story of Richard Nixon's presidency.  What I can tell you is Richard Nixon's situation must have been  complicated because the score John Williams composed for Oliver Stone's film is mesmerizing.  It is rich in texture, full of turmoil and conflict.  Sometimes eerie and times bold and resolute when not conflicted.  What's interesting about Nixon is it is really not popular and doesn't get a lot attention.  Easily found on cd.  Sometimes you can find it around 5 bucks, other times it's around 20 bucks.   I sometimes consider arranging my John Williams collection by copyright date.  But that's not how I relate to his work.  I have it arranged by my m...

 Don’t get me wrong - I love a v8 engine. What I don’t like is putting gas in it. With my commute, I fill up every week. My tank holds 22 gallons. That’s over 70 dollars a week in gas or around 300 a month in gas. That’s a lot to spend on gas. When I was driving 16 miles a day it didn’t matter how much money I was spending on gas. When I drive 56 miles a day, the cost of gas is a consideration.  It’s no secret potato head is hostile to fossil fuels. It’s no secret decisions made by his administration increase the cost of gas.  They want gas to be expensive so you’ll buy a stupid electric car.  The administration is too stupid to realize that an electric car just moved the carbon production away from the car and moved it to electric power production plants.  But whatever. I’m thinking too much.  I think it’s time to consider getting rid of the Lexus and moving towards a car with a v6 engine to increase miles driven per gallon and reduce the cost of filling t...

 After a week out of the office, it is going to be a busy week upon my return.  Many thoughts from the last week - none of which are good.  

 Having a media that includes photos of Joe Biden wearing his ray ban aviator sunglasses likes he’s some tough guy is a total joke. He’s a well meaning elderly man with a poor memory. And a speech impediment. And he can’t walk right anymore. And he falls off his bike. And falls going up and down the stairs for Air Force one.  Absolutely pathetic.  Look closely at the photo below.  The person in the back on the right in the shadows…  now you know who runs the country and it explains everything.  Anyone who isn't absolutely disgusted viewing this picture...  I don't know.   And remember this year or last when dummy unfroze all that Iranian money and gave it back to Iran?  Potato head just funded the start of WW3.  He's one stupid son of a bitch.  Especially when it comes anything and everything that has to do with money, international diplomacy or the economy. On top of that he is an insincerely liar.  Rotten to the core.  H...

 AirPods are magical. Especially the pro 2 version. I picked up a pair because I have to be in n conference calls in locations other than my office. Like the car or at home or in the terminal or wherever. And I wanted a par to listen to music when I’m traveling - since I travel for work more than ever.  Today was the first day I used them on an airplane with the noise cancelling feature. All I can say is wow!  How did Apple pack all that technology in an earbud?  Pretty cool if you ask me.

It’s about time.  I’m not a fan of Catholicism or the pope in general.  However, the catholic church taking a stance against all this transgender lunacy is most welcome  Transgenderism is a mental defect or deformity and should be treated as such  if you look at the majority of the loud and proud people it’s a freak show.  Perverts dressing in clothing of the opposite sex, mutilating their bodies through the disgusting practice of gender affirming care, screwing up their bodies with hormone supplements, piercing parts of their bodies that shouldn’t be and painting their hair all kinds of weird colors   Transgenderism is a human tragedy.  Those partaking in this practice are doing the world an injustice as well as the human condition    One of the things I’ve been wanting to write about is how much abuse takes place under the veil of love and caring for the individual.  On many levels of society.  I think it is probably mind blowing ...

 Man...  So I'm blastin' down the road in the GodRod.  I'm talking flyin'.  It is awesome.  The GodRod was singin' and I wazza zingin'.  See - I was feeling so good after my time with Mary.  We shared a very intimate couple days as we celebrated our love for eachother and made a little boom-boom.  Less I digress... Back to the story.  It's beautiful day.  The sun is shining.  There's a light breeze from the North.  Traffic is just heavy enough to keep the drive entertaining.  The windows are down.  The sunroof open.  I'm playing the mix-tape Mary made me.   Rockin' Down the Highway  is blasting right now.  The car is white.  I'm in black.  The Oakleys are on.  It is great.  Everything is perfectly synched.  The sound of the engine.  The feel of the shifter in my hand as the vibrations from the car travel through my body.  I'm rowing the gears, keeping the engine i...

 I don’t want to do this. I don’t want to pack. I don’t want to get on a plane. I don’t want to be ‘on’ for the entire week.  Dreading this.  Makes me wonder if the meds are becoming less effective. They only work until they don’t.   Could depression be looming? Am I right for this role?  Am I a poser?  Does anyone else feel the same?

My kid's team placed first place in the robot club meet.  Pretty good.  His teacher saved him.  He wore his black shirt to the meet and she ran over to the middle school (a block away) and put the robot club logo on it before the meet started.  That was very nice of her.  Then she told me my son is a very good student.  I asked how long they knew about the t-shirt.  TWO WEEKS.  He said two days.  SMH.  Kids these days.  Oh well. Then one thing I noticed - kids from certain schools were of certain ethnic groups.  Don't give me this crap about integration.  All the Indian people with money flock to certain parts of town.  Which is fine.  Then I got to thinking.  I don't particularly like minorities.  Like stay in your own country instead of coming here.  Probably the most unpopular view for someone to have now adays.  Father forgive me for I am flawed.  Don't come over here and bring your b...

 Is he a propagandist, a liar, a teller of truth?  Is he compromised working for a foreign government?  Is he a quack or does he have any form of credibility?  I always enjoyed his monologues on Tucker Carlson Tonight when he was on Fox.  I wonder?!?!  Is there any way to know?

 My youngest son informed us yesterday that he has a competition with his robot club at school on Saturday.  Today I asked him what time it was at 0830 in the morning.  Cool.  No problem.  Then I asked him if they had matching shirts.  He said yes.  When did you get it?  Today.  Oh?!?  And he pulls a blue shirt out of his backpack.  One of his new shirts that he got for Christmas.  And he had the club faculty advisor iron on a robot to the back.  He already had a design on the front.  His is blue.  There's are black.  So....  we have a problem.  Does he wear his blue shirt that he messed up with the club logo?  As punishment for not telling anyone before the night before the competition?  I said you could tell everyone the blue shirt means you're the team captain.  He didn't like that idea.  Then how about telling everyone the teacher's aide gets to wear a special blue shirt. ...

 If January 6 was a riot or insurrection as they like to say, don't you think they would have broken all the windows, vandalized the place, spray painted graffiti all over the inside, turned all the furniture upside down, pulled all the books in the offices off she shelves and set it on fire?  Kinda like a BLM rally?

 someone knocked off an armored car company and stole 30 million dollars in cash. That is 100% awesome and the thieves who executed this heist definitely knew what they were doing and did it so very well.  I always thought an armored car heist would be amazing. Like the Italian Job.  I also think robbing a casino would be awesome. Like oceans 11.   The planning and execution would be amazing. The dry runs.  The knowledge about the inside. The elaborate planning.  Woo!  It’s just exciting. 

 Believers - Did you really think Harold Camping knew more than I about the end of the word, raptures and the like?  Really?  May 21, 2011?  Where'd he come up with that?  Oh yeah - based on his in depth study of reading and translating the good book.  What an idiot.  Now that I think about it.  I don't know who's more stupid - Harold or his followers.  You be the judge.  Trust me, it's kind of fun to be the judge.... Remember when we first started our movement, my book was a pamphlet containing principles for successful living - a guide if you will.  Over time, the nutjobs decided to translate it and put all this mumbo-jumbo in there that was never intended.  They took creative freedom to an entirely new level.  Alas, I am the only one with the original manuscript for my manifesto.  It's guarded just as Colonel Sanders' recipe for Kentucky Fried Chicken.  I've got it rolled and wrapped like one big doobie sittin...

My sister's husband was in a terrible car accident.  Since then he's had a major surgery, had cardiac arrest and they worked on him for nearly a half hour then a stroke and a series of seizures and it was revealed that his frontal temporal lobe has been damaged.  In addition to the paralysis of his left side and other body problems, he is brain damaged.  The brain damage has affected his ability to be nice and often times becomes verbally abusive and belligerent to those around him and act out with violence towards those in his wrath.  My sister has informed me her husband has been discharged from care facilities because they are unable/unwilling to continue dealing with him.  His behavior has been documented as being so horrible that other facilities refuse to accept him as a rehab patient or resident in a long term care or skilled nursing facility.  Essentially he was discharged to my sister and no one else will care for him but her.  My sister then ...

 My wife and I were have a discussion about whether or not e-sport aka playing video games is really a sport.  E-sports is a way for geeks, nerds and couch potatoes to feel like they’re engaging in athletic competition by sitting in front of a computer screen controlling a character with a game controller. Where is the sport in that?  There isn’t any sport in that. It may be competition but it’s not a sport.   In the dictionary sport is defined as an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment.  Sitting in a chair operating a game controller with your fingers is not what I consider an activity involving physical exertion.  It may involve dexterity and skill but not physical exertion. As our conversation progressed my wife said the definition of words evolve over time and pointed to the word gay.  Gay's "dated" definition is light hearted and care free.  The "con...