It seems that the GOP presidential wannabes are constantly arguing that their opponents just aren’t conservative enough to be president. Of course, they wrap their radical ideology in the American flag and somehow that gives it legitimacy. If any of them were to even hint of compromising on any issue they are quickly and firmly put down as not being conservative enough. Are they winning … Continue reading Are You Conservative Enough…
I have always had pets in my life but I didn’t know an extreme animal lover until I met my wife. Simply stated she would likely wrap her car around a tree rather than hit a chipmunk crossing the road. We have had a large variety of pets over the years, mostly indoor ones but also a myriad of outdoor critters. I haven’t counted but … Continue reading I Am Dreaming Of Critters
Oh the Good Ole Days…… Some are saying that W’s appearance at Jeb’s rally in South Carolina was the reason for his dismal showing there. I guess I am not the only one with Bush fatigue… We need to turn the page, however ugly it might get… Continue reading An Ounce of Truth
I have been a DirecTV customer for fifteen years now and have seen a lot of change, some of it even improvements, over the years. I am one of their loyal customers primarily because they have no competition in my neighborhood. One of the new things they implemented in the latest update is if you have multiple episodes of a particular TV show recorded and … Continue reading Binge Watching..
This thing about being a hero, about the main thing to it is to know when to die. Prolonged life has ruined more men than it ever made. Will Rogers July 1928 I have been avoiding one of my heroes of late and that is a shame. Will Rogers has as much to teach us in the 21st century as he did almost a hundred … Continue reading Being A Hero…
Chan Lowe is one of my favorite editorial cartoonists. He just seems to know my mind and moods. Give me Spring flooding anytime….. Continue reading Winter’s Depression…
This is going to be one of my silly posts but with a foundation of seriousness. I know when I was in high school many years ago there was a clique system revolving around high school sports and physical prowess. There were the jocks and then everyone else. The intellectuals just didn’t have much respect, especially among the girls. I was definitely in the nerd … Continue reading The Jock vs Nerds…. And The Nerds Won…
I wanted to pen a post on a topic most of your are probably unfamiliar with and that is closed captioning. I’m pretty sure most of you have at least a basic idea of what that is but for those of us who are deaf it is a lifeblood of keeping up with keeping up with the world. Without CC our world would be a … Continue reading About Closed Captioning (CC)…
I know the image of an old person is generally not linked to a dreamer but that is just what this blog is all about. Many think old people are just supposed to “sit back and watch”, their dream days are behind them. To that I say poppycock…. 🙂 Dreaming is a lifelong process that never ends. My earliest dreams were to try to touch … Continue reading About Dreaming…
You know the type, a guy who has to get in your face and scream to make a point. Kind of like the drill Sargent in the marines if you believe the TV hype. I personally have never been that type but if you cruise the Internet much and especially if you expose yourself to the comments section of most news articles it seems that … Continue reading An “In Your Face” World…
I see in the debates how the GOP candidates for president constantly comment about how bad things are. I wish someone would ask them point blank whether they think things are worse now than when the last Republican president left the Oval Office? It would be very interesting to see how much spin they could put on that question. In that same light, it is … Continue reading There Will Always Be Sob Stories…
All CEOs including Facebooks’ Mark Zukerberg are paid the big bucks to be dreamers. They all have to have a vision of where their company dominates all the competition in the years ahead. Of course there are only a meager few who actually get it right. The rest take their millions and walk away and another dreamer takes over. I think Zuck really understands that … Continue reading Facebook in 2030? 5 billion users, says Zuck
I have freely admitted here that I suffer bouts of depression, especially in the winter months. I just can’t seem to shake that to any significant level anymore. It is just a part of me now. I was a “thoughtful” kid who dreamed a lot but it was not until I went deaf almost 30 years ago now that depression on any level creeped in … Continue reading I Think I Would Be Better Off…
Cats and Dogs… Some say they don’t mix but my experiences say otherwise. Over the past 20 years or so we have always had one of each in our family. That is except for the last year since we have not replaced our beloved Beulah who was taken from us by cancer. We decided she was the last as another would probably outlive us… Continue reading Critters, Again…
This editorial cartoon by Bob Gorrell sums it up as far as my feelings are concerned. It comes down to a quick and bloody death versus a slow and more painful one. Either way the country could be in its last thralls. Eight years ago I was an enthusiastic voter who financially supported one of the candidates. He won but just couldn’t live up to … Continue reading Sums It Up…
In 2008 when I joined the Obama bandwagon I had this underlying suspicion that he was more about hype than substance. That he was saying things he knew would arouse me but was mainly saying them to get elected. He, like Bill Clinton and George Bush before him, didn’t really speak the words from his heart. You can’t say that about Bernie. Sanders has a … Continue reading About Bernie…
I just heard the words in the title of this post in the movie “Matrix Reloaded”. I hear some of you probably saying “you watch that type of stuff???”. I realize the Matrix movies have a bad rap from the conservative community because it is waaaay out there but to me its symbolism is awesome and I do like SciFi movies. Getting back to the … Continue reading I Just Wish I Knew What I Am Supposed To Do..
I have been doing some housekeeping in my photo archive this wintry day and ran across these “biker convention” pics that I have yet to publish. They were taken in the summer of 2009. I think most of these guys are boomer weekend warriors, not the Hell’s Angels variety. As usual, click on any pic to see a larger slideshow… Continue reading California Biking…
Is our country about “obedience training” or critical thinking? That seems to be the question at hand at least for the Texas GOP. Should we have a subservient society or one that is educated to ask questions? Many of the leaders in Texas seems to think the former and like so many other things are trying to force that opinion on the rest of us! … Continue reading Texas GOP Declares: “No More Teaching of ‘Critical Thinking Skills’ in Texas Public Schools”
One of my default satellite TV channels is Velocity. It is dedicated to almost everything about cars. As I am writing this they had the Barrett-Jackson car auction from Scottsdale Arizona. All the CEOs and others willing to put out the big bucks are there in person or via the internet. Many 1960s and 70s restored cars are sold for $200,000 and beyond to anxious buyers … Continue reading I’m A Car Guy, But…
When Steve Jobs presented his proposal for a new Apple campus to the Cupertino City Council back in 2011, he had one aim: to create the best office building in the world. via 16 facts about Apple’s Campus 2 – Tech Insider. If you are interested in architecture or forward looking building I would highly recommend that you click on the source above to see … Continue reading About Apple’s Campus 2
It surprised me to see Russia as having a higher percentage of young people with degrees than the U.S. But then I guess that is probably due to my ignorant view of that country. We in the U.S. have been lead to believe that everyone in Russia is poor, uneducated, and starving due to lack of opportunities in a communist system. To see that they … Continue reading 3 In 5 Americans Have No More That A High School Education
These facts are being treated as grand mysteries by most commentators. But may I invoke Occam’s Razor and suggest the simplest explanation is the right one: There’s not enough stuff going on in the economy that’s worth investing in. As the amount of money in the financial markets grows compared to the amount of worthwhile investments, it’s like having more and more rich people standing … Continue reading Rich people have nowhere to put their money. This is a serious problem.
One of the things that gets me through winter months is taking pictures of my feathered friends. We put out a lot of suet in the winter months and the woodpeckers just love it. Continue reading My Feathered Friends
I can’t even guess how many times I have heard the phrase in the title above. We all seem to say that we just don’t have enough time to get it all done. We wish life would slow down! But in reality you have the same amount of time in your day that your great great great great grandparents had. The twenty-four hour day is … Continue reading Things Are Moving Too Fast!!
Ammunition degrades because the gunpower inside of it does not last forever in the compressed state that it lives…. For most people, the decline in accuracy is mitigated somewhat by the fact that they never use their firearms for self-defense purposes. But it really can be a problem in the long-run. And that’s why ammo manufacturers are even more profitable than gun manufacturers. Because ammunition … Continue reading Guns need food. Starve them.
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