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I'm getting tired of hearing that anyone that disagrees with Israeli military action being labeled as antisemitic. Israel isn't this perfect state that can do wrong. Let those uncivilized animals over there destroy their side of the world. They will never get along peacefully. Let them destroy eachother. Tattoo. Who's worse? The person that wants a tattoo and pays someone to do it? Or, the person who accepts money from a customer to graffiti all over their body and deface it? I was on a spirit flight and I swear half the plane had visible tattoos. Most of them aren't very nice and often times have disturbing imagery. Demons, dragons and other assorted symbols. I wonder if they know what the Asian looking symbols mean? Being honest, I'd like to punch someone in the face with their tattoo. Or pick up a folding chair and go hulk hogan on their ass. They act like they're so tough. Pussies. Why don’t they put Covid in tattoo ink? Tackle box on the face is...

Surprise recording

Apparently there was a 1997 special edition release of the middle three Star Wars movies - A new hope, empire strikes back and return of the Jedi. This particular collection was released for the 20th anniversary of Star Wars. What's interesting about this one is it was remastered and contains all the music from the film presented in chronological order. And was assembled by Mike Matessino, who does a lot of limited edition expanded releases of John Williams work. The 6 cd set is also unique because the label side of the cd has a holographic print with Star Wars art. Each presentation contains detailed liner notes about the particular film in the saga which is always a treat. I found the set online, used for a good deal. I'm listening to a new hope and it is the best sounding of all the original Star wars recordings in my collection. This makes version 3.

Threat to our democracy

I find it disturbing that the democratic presidential nominee did not earn a single primary vote. And she's at the top of the ticket. I also find it odd that everyone is just going along with the scheme to essentially give Barack Obama 4 terms. I can't stand robert Kennedy but he at least earned votes. Why isn't he top of ticket? Because those in power don't want him on the ballot. The democrats accuse the republicans of doing everything they're doing. It makes no sense. None. Whatsoever. And the media is right on cue to fall in line acting like it’s completely normal throwing their support behind her.  Did I miss something?

Peer group

Whenever I'm with my peer group I feel like an outsider. Like I don't belong. I'm not in the club - but by title I am in the club. I should be with my people but I'm not. 🤷‍♂️

Energy efficient hotel

You gotta stick your room key in a slot for the lights and the air conditioner to work. It's a good thing they give you two keys.  Not too smart, are they?!?!?

Economic Growth

The democrats are touting economic and job growth in the country.  Everyone I know who wants a job can't find a good paying one.  But what do I know? If the government really wants a pulse on the economic situation in the country, I think they should strip out all jobs and manufacturing that has to do with the military apparatus.  All this military equipment, munition production, defense contract spending.  Take all of it out and I bet the economy is actually shrinking. Israel is as bad a George Soros when it comes to owning politicians.  Netanyahoo came here to drum up support for a war with Iran.   Iran, Houthis, Palestine.  They're all connected.  You know - Iran wouldn't be a threat if Joe Biden didn't give them access to 650 billion dollars of cash stolen from Russia.  That bastard is literally funding a war against our supposed allies to leverage the power of nato to start WW3. There are certain things about this country and those in po...

Corvette

How are all these old guys able to own corvettes and still have the dexterity to get in and out of them? I got rid of mine when I was 52 because I couldn't get out of it anymore…

My work

From time to time I enjoy going back and reading my work. I know it's not perfect and there are a few word or spelling errors here and there…. But I really write for me. Some of it is mean, crude and some of it is personal and intimate. Sometimes I'm letting emotion out of my soul that I don't want to keep inside. My body of work represents me and it's usually unfiltered. It's visceral, raw and at time absurd. I like that. As I read through it sometimes I laugh, too. Life is good.

Auto Repair

I have been going to the same auto repair shop for a long time - like 30 years.  Only when we owned a Toyota, Honda, Acura or Lexus.  The last couple times, I have not been thrilled with the quality of work, the way I've been treated and the cost of services.  The owner is still great, but his staff sucks.  There's this guy named Ralph who is the customer facing service writer.  He's fat and he has tattoos all over his hands like Jesse James.  Every time I would bring a vehicle to him he would tell me something was soon needing replacement like a ball joint, a tie rod end or some rubber bushing.  I wouldn't have the work done because the suspension is tight and turns track properly.  At any rate, the next time I would come in for an oil change or something, he wouldn't tell me the same part was failing.  He'd find something else.  I'd be like WTH - if this part was failing last time why isn't it failing this time? There were times when I...

Happy

Just happy to be on the tail end of a difficult two week period. Challenges and disappointments galore. Realizing I made the right and wrong decision at the same time for my career. Knowing I along with my team worked together and averted complete disaster. The station is on life support but we're still standing. Leaving work today I was just happy to leave with my head held high. I got to drive home, converse with my wife, eat dinner with my family, do the dishes and finally relax. I come into my humble fortress of solitude and power up the stereo and crank up the expanded Jurassic park soundtrack. Life is not perfect. At the same time life is good.

Ice cream

I finally cracked the code to making a half gallon of ice cream last longer than two weeks. Stop buying my favorite flavors and pick a marginal flavor. One that's okay but not great. Like vanilla strawberry. I've had this one for a month.

Boom goes the dyn-o-mite

Kicked to the curb by his own party. Ousted. Overthrown. Served his purpose. Done. I bet he feels completely betrayed by his own party. Now he endorsed Kamala. This ought to be fun to watch. I'll have a word salad with a side of cackle.

Dear JB

You are one stupid and arrogant son of a bitch. Saying you want to keep companies like blackrock from raising rents more than 5% a year is insulting. I don't know very many people that get a 5 percent raise a year. What you are doing is saying is in four years rent could increase 20%. I suppose you have another stupid idea to give people money towards a down payment, especially if they're from under represented populations. Another crack pot idea that will infuse money into the economy and make inflation worse. I don't understand how you don't make the connection between your policies and inflation. If you really want to do something about inflation, change our domestic energy policy. Fuck your green new deal and electric vehicle push. Build the keystone pipeline. Tear up all the EPA laws Prohibiting drilling on public land. Resume the oil and gas lease sales and drill baby drill. Lowering the cost of energy will tame inflation. High prices for consumer goods is di...

Funeral

My sisters husband passed away. The viewing and funeral are this coming Monday. Me and my wife are going to represent our side of the family. This is going to be awkward to say the least. From our perspective when my sister married she married out of our family and married into his family. The only time my parents saw them was on the day or two before Thanksgiving when they would drive from the north part of the state to the coast on the way to his parents house. They never came to visit just our parents and I don't think my parents were ever invited to their house. I also think we may have been very judgmental of his career choice. Before I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder I would ride the manic high as long as I could as hard as I could. I damaged my relationship with him and his parents. As I explained to my dad I would crash through brick walls with my hair on fire and would fire off an email without whatever fleeting thought I had to whomever I wanted. I wrote the...

Politics

I remember as a kid talking politics was a taboo discussion in our household. My parents were hesitant to share who they voted for when I asked them. Who you voted for was a secret between the individual and the ballot. We didn't talk about political issues, platforms or policy ideas. It was a very private subject. Somehow politics has become a sport for some people. It's become a sport to me and I like to see my team win and I love to see the other team lose. Maybe that's not good. Over the last 40ish year, politics has become very public and very divisive. That's interesting to me. Because I hate professional sports but I very much enjoy politics. Maybe politics should be more muted in our culture. Interesting to thing about. One thing to say about Trump - walking into an arena after being shot at - that man is fearless. Watching him walk into the arena he seemed to be emotional and strangely reserved. This will be interesting to watch to see ...

Interesting quote

The further away we get from September 11, the closer we get to September 10. - Dana Parino

Really

Some in the media are blaming Donald Trump for the assassination attempt on his life…. Biden is the one saying 'Donald Trump is a threat to democracy and must be stopped at all costs'. Biden is the one spewing lies about what Trumps stance on roe vs wade. Biden is the one telling lies about Trump cutting social security and Medicare. Biden is the one stirring up the crazies on the left against Trump. If Biden was in trumps position would the media blame Biden? Of course not. This country is a complete disappointment politically. The two sides have become too extreme. This country needs less government instead of more.

From the archives

  Brothers and Sisters - It is with a heavy heart I brought Brother Kevorkian home to heaven.  He made an initial investment in our timeshare program long ago.  And now, that investment has paid off.  He is enjoying his little room in my mansion; only this one has windows instead of bars.  At any rate.... Brother Kevorkian was one of my trusted advisors and his work was never completed while here on project Earth.  Man, I could rely on him to take care of business when modern medicine got in the way of progress.  Remember that guy with Lou Gerhigs disease he killed...  Finally.  I tried 3x and struck out.  So, I enlisted brother Kevorkian.  He took care of it in a matter of days.  We were both so proud of this accomplishment.  It was aired on 60 minutes.  From then on, life got complicated and we were forced to dis-associate from each other.  Jack - Thanks for taking one for the team! Think of Dr. Death (his nick...

Society is broken

Joe Biden has blood on his hands.

Stuck in the past?

My wife says I'm stuck in the past and resistant to change.  She sites my preference for older cars and older technology.  Better yet, the shunning of new technology.  If the old stuff still works, I don't see the need to upgrade.   Her discussion stems from the fact that I purchase used stereo equipment on eBay and finding good units is becoming challenging.  I bought a pioneer 6 disc changer that got damaged during shipment.  The lens to the laser usually detaches during shipping and all you have to do is open the unit and glue it into place and it's good for a few years.  Well that didn't work.  Why are you buying old junk?  Because I like it.  Why don't you buy something newer?  Because it's not the same.  It's made cheaper and doesn't have the same feature set.  Most of the stuff today is disposable garbage made on the cheap unless it's expensive high end gear.  I guess it's a symptom of society where there is ei...

Tonight’s Presser

Interesting. It started super late. It ended abruptly. Hearing KJP saying it was over was priceless. Joe was starting to go off the rails and on cue they ended it. Biggest laugh - calling Kamala Harris vice president trump. It was so obvious he had to really think about places and names as he spoke. And he did that weird thing where he leans into the mic and does that whisper thing as he repeats himself multiple like a crazy man as his eyes shift back and fourth or he gets that weird rapid dog look with all his teeth showing. Since the presser started late, I wonder if they were juicing him up. When he walked out on stage I bet they had a countdown timer and when it expired he was done. Actually, I bet the cut him off before the timer expired because he was starting mumble and string together a bunch of nonsense. He had to call on people for questions from a list. I bet their questions were screened in advance of the list being put in his portfolio. "Well anyway...

Covid is over

One thing that irritates me is people continuing to work remotely. As someone who has to go to work, I do not appreciate getting on a teams meeting and seeing the person leading the meeting in their home. Like wth- get your ass to work like the rest of us. From my perspective you have no credibility sitting in your den or kitchen table.

Vrbo and other similiar sites

I read an article stating these online booking platforms for vacation rentals don't do anything to protect guests against video surveillance by the property owners. Interesting. Next time I rent a vrbo or whatever I'm stripping buck naked in the middle of the master bedroom grabbing my butt cheeks and spreading them out. Then I'll bend slightly at the waist so my butt is sticking out and do a slow 360 degree rotation. Just for fun.  Did you laugh? I did!    Have a nice day.

The first

One of my best friends became the first in my circle of friends. The first to lose a parent. His father died today. He'd been in memory care for a few years and today he went on to the other side. I was an obnoxious kid - for those who know me I'm an obnoxious adult too. Anyway…. I used to give Mr Carson a hard time - my favorite question to ask him was 'what's the difference between an orange?' I used to get such a laugh asking him that. This started in high school and went all the way through our adult lives - to the last time I saw him maybe a decade ago… He had good taste in music and audio. Me and my friend Sean would listen to organ music, classical and more of the gen x hair band stuff on his dad's system. It was a fisher with speakers that must've had 12 inch woofers. We'd crank it up real loud and go outside to hear how it sounded to the passerbys. It was loud outside so you know we were playing music way too loud. We also did stu...

Defective

Missing the part of the soul that has empathy, sympathy and compassion for other people, especially people I don't know. Perhaps it is part of being part of Gen X. It was a rough upbringing. But whose upbringing is perfect or easy? All people deserve to be treated with respect and dignity. Walk a mile in their shoes. We're all dealing with or going something. What if that was you? Yadayadayada. That part of me is broken. It wasn't a perfect childhood. Am I modeling an uncaring, cold a callous man for my children? I tried to raise my children the 'right' way. Whatever that means. Maybe all I've done is shown them what not to do. May they be kinder and more compassionate than me. If they are, it's thanks to their mother. If they're not, it's my fault. I have to live with that.

Defiant old fart

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Just look at the angry and defiant old man. Repulsive.

Fly on a wall

I wonder what's been going on in joes post debate meetings and phone calls. I wonder if he cries at night or if he's obstinate and angry? It's unfortunate - most people have given him a pass for so long with his nonstop gaffes whenever he's in public. He's been handled with kid gloves with stupid questions about his favorite icecream or making late night show appearances embracing his dark brandon persona with his ray ban sunglasses. It's offensive how the media has protected him. They are not unbiased reporters of fact. They are promoters of propaganda; participating in the gaslighting of the citizenry. Don't believe your eyes. Believe what we say not what you see. Come on now. KJP should be ashamed of herself. Actually. She has no shame.
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A dandy

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Replacing Biden Won't Wash Away His Stench dailycaller.com

If anything

 Joe Biden has made it easy for america to hate elderly people - by not stepping down with dignity but stubbornly continuing to soldier on to be president for the next four years.  It's like trying to take away a drivers license from an elderly person that is a hazard to themselves as well as everyone around them.  Lock him for endangering america and not being in control of the country.  Lock his handlers and staff up for gaslighting and allowing this to happen as well as making policy decisions that they have not been elected to do.  Joe Biden doesn't know where he is half the time.

Question of the day - and a rant - updated

 Are democrats more liberal than conservatives because they are more educated or because they've been indoctrinated? Every time I read about one of JOe's policies or ideas I want to strangle that man.  Literally.  We wants to extend overtime provisions for workers.  He wants weight loss drugs to be cheaper.  He's complaining about "shrinkflation" pre Super Bowl.  He complains about greedy companies.  He wants tax cuts to expire.  He complains about the Supreme Court.  He's a loser. It's absolutely disgusting to see the liberals and democrats circle the wagons around this dementia ridden elderly man to protect him and his reputation.  The media is telling America not to believe what we see with our own eyes.  Our eyes are lying to us.   Do these people really think we are this stupid?  It is offensive at the lengths they will go to defend this mentally failing old man that should have retired a decade ago.   His brain ...

Social Media

What started out as an electronic wishbook - aka directory of students on college campuses with pictures turned into a way for those students to communicate with each other and share their goings ons with the rest of the community.  Then it became a place to share pictures.  And overtime it has turned into something else completely. It's turned into a propaganda machine, a censorship machine and, most interesting to me, an instrument that allows regular people to think they have relationships with celebrities and brands.  And when I think about it that way, I' like wtf? Pierce Brosnan posts a picture of himself with two other celebrity friends drinking a beer with a caption that says, "Love relaxing with these guys after a good game of golf."  And what follows is a bunch of stupid comments from the peasants with stupid comments like "Have a great time." or "Good to spend time with friends" "Enjoy the day" and all this other stupid shit.  ...