Monthly Archives: May 2024

What if NY Goes Purple, or Red?

Posted in Politcal Opinion, President Trump, Truth by

Unthinkable you say? Impossible? It’s the bastion of communists. Yet from what I have heard, they have started opening their eyes. They are seeing how the dems and the illegal aliens are destroying the state, the schools and, of course, most obvious, the economy. They see their friends head south and the property values follow suit.

Sometimes, when you hit someone over the head enough with the truth, it is bound to penetrate even the thickest skull, figuratively of course.

Regardless, if the dems have to start concerning themselves with the Empire State, at the least they will have to start investing money and time in a place they thought was all sewn up.

Even more, all of the attention given NY might all be in vain. Can you imagine how the dems would feel if Trump carries what used to be the most populace state and the election too…by 20 electors.

Okay. It’s a dream. But I am allowed to dream. Even more, sometimes dreams come true.

The Solid South

Posted in Lawyers and Representation, Liberals, Politcal Opinion, Truth by

When we moved into Mississippi we moved into the Solid South and we knew it. It was a time that politicians around here did not admit to being Republican. And, by the way, there were very few Republicans, if they admitted it or not.

Virtually, almost literally, all public officials were Democrats. I would like to take credit for the rapid change but I think it was more a matter of timing.

In a matter of just a few years, it seemed the Solid South went from solid Democrat to solid Republican. One thing I found odd about that is that the Democrats that were holding office became the Republicans holding office. The terms changed but the people remained the same.

It caused me concerns but I simply did not know what to make of it. The same people I was opposing became the politicians for which I was voting. I’m not sure how that happened, to this day.

So I am now voting for people who were really Republicans that were in disguise or I am now voting for Democrats who are now in disguise.

I think a lot of that was going on all over the country. It was an enormous upheaval. The end of it all is that we now have a bunch of Democrats who are pretending to be Republicans. They simply did not want to give up the power base they built so they donned the sheepskin and pretended to be what they aren’t.

So it is we have what appears to be a solid Republican south, but in truth, it just ain’t that solid. There are many red states with representatives voting with the blue states. That’s just not working out well at all.

Who Is Smart Enough?

Posted in Lawyers and Representation, Politcal Opinion by

The original idea behind the electoral college is that the vast populace of the country is not smart enough to directly vote for a president.

When I first learned this, I was in the 8th grade. Hooey, I thought. That makes not one bit of sense. My first thought was that we should do away with it and vote for the president direct.

I know better now. Only, the word smart is the wrong one. Better to use the term informed intelligence. Think about it. Who really knows the qualifications of those seeking the office. I used to think I do, but I don’t really.

We select the leader of our country by listening to a few speeches, reading a few newspapers and listening to a few news stories.

The speeches are written by people we never see. The news is written by biased reporters who frequently leave important points out. The same can be said about TV and radio but worse in that there is so little of it. The average half hour news program has less than 5 to 10 minutes of hard news. Maybe, it’s two or three minutes on the candidates.

Worse, most people don’t watch that little bit. It would appear many of the voters made their choice based on social media. Most of social media is full of false information.

Those who wrote the Constitution had it right. Most of us lack the knowledge. Many lack the desire to gain the knowledge. We are too busy living to be bothered by it. Yet, some of us, based on what little we know go to the polls and make one of the most important decisions we will make for 4 years. We will not only determine our own future, but also the future of of grandchildren. Invariably we will vote for people who will make decisions based on tomorrow’s news stories.

Better, we go back to the original electoral college. We vote for good honest people who can take the time to learn who the candidates are. They understand just what is really at stake. What they don’t know they take the time to learn.

Then the bunch of them meet for a week or two and decide on a president.

I have put this idea forward many times before and it seldom is received with agreement. Yet, when I ask the simple question, who is smart enough to select a president, I seldom receive an answer, leastways not a smart one.

I Don’t Do Surveys

Posted in Uncategorized by

I generally receive 2 or 3 calls a year wanting me to take a survey. Many years ago I jumped at the chance to let my opinion be known. Then, I guess about 20 years ago, I decided to put a stop to that.

I have three reasons. Now let me see. How is it that you spell neusance? (It took me 3 times before the spell checker accepted it) As I said, they call me 2 or 3 times a year and always at a bad time.

Secondly, they love to put words in my mouth. That is to say, they word their questions in such a way so that they get the answers they want instead of what I think.

Finally, sometimes they expect a yes no reply when yes or no is not accurate. The best example is the question asked me, are you in favor of immigration?

It was a stupid question and the woman who wrote the survey knew it. I found out three days later that I was not the only one upset with the question. Yet she made it clear that she thought it was a good question. It told me a lot more about her than what she found out about me. It was obvious she wanted me to say something I was totally against, regardless of which way I replied.

It is an advantage of my blog. Anyone who wants to know what I think need only read my my posts. I pretty well put it out there for all to read on just about all subjects.

As for the immigration thing: Anyone going through all the laws and doing it legally should be welcomed as long as they are willing to put their former flag aside and completely give their allegiance to their new country, as in their vow. If they spend 4 years in any military branch, it should be almost automatic. Finally, and certainly, they need to follow our laws, not the laws and or customs from whence they came. Those who don’t like our laws can return to their native country at any time.

Personally, I think coming into this country illegally should be a felony and those who break that law should be punished before they are returned. A year or two of that and illegal immigration would greatly be reduced.

It’s Inconceivable

Posted in gun control, Gun Safety by

It is inconceivable that a person without a gun is going to stop a person with a gun. The person with the gun has the advantage. Those who are without arms are without defense and they are totally at the mercy of the one who is armed.

The armed person is free to shoot all he wants until he is confronted by another person who is armed. The sooner that happens, the fewer who will be hurt or killed. If they wait until police arrive, that likely will mean a few more injured, maybe another death or two.

Sounds like a logical reason to arm well trained teachers. Then again, dems don’t care about logic or lives. All they care about is power, to them guns represent a threat to their power.

Consider, a gun in the hands of a teacher or two is better than in the hand of a murderer.

Migration Frustration

Posted in A Little About me, Entertainment, Passwords, Uncategorized by

Passwords are going to be the death of me yet. Two or three days ago, I bought an all-in-one Dell computer. I had to. My laptop was getting really slow and it seemed I was always having to update it. The computer is great. The migration was enough to make me want to pull out what hair I have left.

I guess, in a way, the all-in-one is similar to a laptop, just bigger and a great deal heavier. Well, I don’t guess anyone has put a battery in one, yet anyway.

Let me first say a little about the hardware. One slick thing is the camera. It slides down into the computer when not in use. Not only is it a little cleaner looking but the camera absolutely cannot be used when inside its little Hidie hole. It says a lot about security, and it begs the question, why didn’t someone think of that a whole lot sooner?

My laptop takes roughly 2 minutes after it’s turned on to do any real work. The new computer is ready to go in about 3 or 4 seconds. Try to convince me that wasn’t surprising the first time I turned it on. I use MS office 7.0. It pops right up there without any hesitation. It’s ready to go much quicker than I am. I don’t like the newer versions, or at least the one I used for about 10 minutes. Removed them immediately after. I suppose, after a while, I’ll try them again, but I’ll not be in any hurry.

The camera comes with a flash and takes very good pictures. The problem is that no one wants to see photos of me. I guess the one thing that surprised me most were the speakers. I have no idea how they did it but they really put some high-quality speakers in there. It’s not just that it sounds good, but it is easy to distinguish one instrument from another. Most speakers, unless they are very expensive, let the sounds from the clarinet combine with violin so that a band or orchestra has just one sound. With this system, each instrument could be easily distinguished from the other. And, by the way, I had to turn the volume down about half-way. Did not expect that.

Now, as for the migration. Just for the sake of helping anyone else fixing to go through the same thing, might I suggest one thing that will save everyone a lot of pain. Before starting the migration, make dead sure you know all your passwords. In fact, if I were to do it again, I would change them all to the same thing before starting. Normally, that is a bad idea, but it is only temporary, and it will save a lot of time. Once you have everything migrated and working, go back and change the passwords again. Indeed, it might be a good time to change passwords. They do suggest we change them regularly.

At any rate, after 3 days, I have most of the migration done. There is one more thing to set-up but after all the frustration, I might as well just say forget it.

On the other hand, that is sort of the problem, I mean, I just keep forgetting it, the passwords I mean.

A Change of Planning

Posted in Uncategorized by

Perhaps the one thing about my Nissan EV where I must face reality with is the planning. In theory, my car can go 210 miles without changing. This means I have a maximum round trip range of 105 miles. That is, I must be able to return from wherever I go.

Moreover we are talking idealism. The actual range is determined by a wide variety of things. Personally, I get a little uncomfortable going more than 60 miles from home. This gives me quite a margin.

I might feel comfortable going further if I have a good generator in my trunk. Even then, I should be willing to wait a while for the recharge. Alternately, I probably should carry a good long extension cord.

Looking back on it, I think any EV with a range of less than 300 miles is not going to work well as a primary transportation unless you’re retired like me.

Moreover, I hate to break it to the going green gang, but, until EVs are built with a true 350 range, the internal combustion auto is here to stay. No one is going to like to make a 2 day trip out of 300 mile trip.

Two Ways to Lower Gas Prices

Posted in Uncategorized by

Release oil from the reserves, which leaves less reserves.

or

Produce more oil, which leaves less reserves for emergencies, as it was originally intended.

Releasing the oil is the quick fix. Production of more oil is the long term solution. Old Joe decided to release a million barrels from reserves. At his age, why should he be concerned about anything long term.

A Little Bragging

Posted in Uncategorized by

Today they got on TV bragging that they decreased traffic fatalities this year by 30%.

I shouldn’t wonder. Their drivers have been heading south to play bumper cars…and north and east and west. I know. I generally come close to meeting my share on a regular basis.

Have You Heard

Posted in Uncategorized by

The current gov of CA doesn’t want convicted murderers to be put to death humanely.

However, he has no problems cutting and tearing an unborn baby into pieces, even though he is blameless and innocent.

Typical dem. He’s got it upside down and backward. And by the way, as a dem, he has no real concerns about anyone dying. No dem leader does. All they care about is control. They are in favor of abortion, not for women, but for control. It is not about right or wrong. It is about the votes, regardless of the death they allow or cause. If they could get more votes by bringing back the electric chair, then they would be all for it, but only for Republicans, of course.