If Trump is really guilty of something, anything, why do they insist he be tried by crooked judges in totally democratic areas with no chance for a change of venue?
Monthly Archives: May 2024
Prison for Punishment
Somewhere over the decades, the so-called experts stopped thinking of imprisonment as punishment. The jails and prisons are more hospitable. Many criminal types actually have learned to like prisons.
Why not. There is no more hard work. They all have radios and TV. The food might not be five star, but it’s basically free. The medical isn’t the best, but they don’t pay a dime for it. Moreover, they get transplants and sex charges for nothing.
No prisoner ever needs to concern himself about a roof over his head or a place to rest his head.
More and more I have to ask myself, just what is the hope of imprisonment, punishment or reward.
There was an “expert” on the news this morning hinting that, not only do the prisons not work, but they are getting overcrowded. To me that makes sense. Prisons are no longer something to fear or even dislike.
It is important to remember, there are 4 purposes for prisons. Punishment, deterrent, rehabilitate and, keep civilization safe from criminals. It seems everyone nowadays want to remember rehabilitate and forget the other 3. For sure, if the prisons were enough of a deterrent, there would be no problem with overcrowding.
As a side note, if we have schools teaching that men are just a little more than apes, why should anyone have any respect for anyone else. What benefits are there for treating our fellow man like anything more than a dog? Indeed, some folks do have more respect for dogs.
Looking For Ideas
The news reports five states that just might determine the election. I figure New York and California are lost causes anyway. So all we need to do is come up with a way to get democrats from these five states to move to California and New York.
There is one hitch to that. The problem is people are leaving those states, not moving in. I’m afraid not even the fantastic weather of California or the sites of New York will draw many, from any of the other states.
Bridges
Recently, stories have been released in the news on bridges Locally, they say they will replace the current 4 lane bridge with a new one, expected to cost a billion dollars. I do hope to live long enough to see just how much the cost over runs will be. If I were a betting man, I’d have to put my bet on at least 1.3 billion. Invariably all government projects take 30% more than planned.
Truth be told, I think it is planned that way. I’ll let you speculate why. I have my own guesses.
One thing I do find interesting is that I did have some difficulty determining how many lanes it will have. Let’s face it, what is the point of replacing a 4 lane bridge with a 4 lane bridge. It seems to me it would simply be better to put the bridge somewhere else.
After some searching on the web, I found where they said they “hope” to make it at least 6 lanes. I have two concerns about that. Is it 6 lanes or not. More importantly, they will likely start pouring concrete soon. I would hope they have their minds made up by then.
As something as a secondary thought. Even if they are going to a 6 lane bridge, wouldn’t it be better to put it somewhere else? That way, 6 lanes are added instead of 2.
Even if the idea is to cease use of the old bridge, putting the bridge elsewhere removes the need of demolition of the old bridge. Well, the demolition isn’t likely that much anyway, just a couple of few million. I am sure the government can afford it.
Switching attention east. Just a simple straightforward suggestion on the Francis Scott Key Bridge. If they commenced tunneling, they might have been almost done now. Right now, I would guess they are over a month away from starting the foundation of the bridge.
On another note, it is really difficult for a ship to run into a tunnel.
McDonald’s Error
I noticed on the news is McDonald’s is making changes. I would guess they are having problems, which is no surprise to me. I mean when it takes 15 minutes, literally, to serve a barely warm Big Mac, they are headed for real problems. Marketing is important but it will only go so far.
The company broke into fast food by serving good tasting food fast. Now there are many “nice sit down” places that serve food faster. As a matter of fact, I just visited a good Mexican place that served me a good meal in less than the 15 minutes. It does make me ask, why should anyone go to McDonald’s when we can get a much better meal at not much more cost?
Personally, I have found when I am in a hurry, it’s hard to beat Subway. Unless they have an unusually long line, I’m usually eating within 5 or 6 minutes after entering the door. Chick-fil-A is fast too, but I usually have a long walk across the parking lot. I suppose it is a reasonable price for popularity.
At any rate, it’s sort of difficult for the McDonald’s employees to provide reasonably good service when they are so busy talking amongst themselves. Many-a-time, I have had to wait for the conversation to be completed before I could expect any attention.
Mostly, if people have to wait 15 minutes for less than hot food, McDonald’s will likely just fade away, regardless of any marketing methods.
As an aside, the same thing can be said of other fast food places too. I mean it is basic. People go to fast food places to get food fast.
Don’t Get Me Wrong
I would love California if there would just be some way to send the illegal aliens home and the dems to New York. That would come real close to making it a paradise.
Don’t Like Cold Weather
I’ve said this before and I will say it again. I was brought up in southern California, which for sure spoiled me. So, don’t like cold. Don’t like hot. Certainly don’t like humidity.
One might ask, then, why did I leave California? Even more so, don’t like the California politics. Don’t like California taxes. Don’t like California crowds.
Food Courts
Before our days of our empty nest, we liked to visit the local malls from time to time. We really liked the Mall of Memphis, which is no more.
The thing is, most of the malls had a place, generally called a food court. At the food court, there were generally close to 10 or 12 different places to eat.
The rest of the family didn’t much care for Asian food, so it was usually the only time I got to eat fried rice and egg rolls. My wife went to the Chick-fil-A. The older son preferred just a hamburger and fries. The younger almost always made a beeline for the pizza place.
A short time later, we gathered at a table and enjoyed our varied lunch together. Not only did we all enjoy the specific food we liked, it always seemed to be the best of what we liked.
Over the years, I have considered it. I have wondered. I’ve given it a lot of thought. Could it be that several restaurants could get together and build something of a free standing food court with the same benefits.
Okay. I’m only thinking about it. I have learned over my many years not to expect too much. And I do believe that is expecting too much. What a shame.
It’s True, There Are Other Nissan EVs
That’s right. I saw another Nissan Ariya just like mine as I pulled into a parking lot. He must have seen me too as he smiled and waved. It’s a shame we couldn’t have stopped and spoke for a while. Who knows? We might start a club after a while.
Yep, 3
The 1st one, arm, took me out of my first year of Little League. I think that was the one that upset me the most. I guess I was about 55 when I shattered my left ankle. The ankle still hurts, especially just before a good rain.
The broken right ring finger I’d call the strangest. I had gone on a walk, for my health. The walk was almost done and I was in the street in front of my house. I carelessly stepped on a pine cone and I was horizontal on street in pain, instantly.
I was in so much pain I couldn’t even sit up. Finally I recovered a little and started brushing the gravel off my sore hands when I noticed my finger was pointed the wrong way.
When the damage report came in, I broke my one knuckle and dislocated another. Ironically, the one I broke is fine now. The one I dislocated will hardly bend after 6 or 7 years.
Important note. I had an enlarged parathyroid causing low calcium in my bones. Had I had it removed years earlier, I very likely would not have broken the ankle and finger, or at least not as badly. At least this is what I was told. Also, the high calcium in my blood led to kidney stones and a lot of pain. For this reason, I would strongly suggest checking calcium level regularly as I have found this to be a common problem. If you look up the parathyroid, you will see that when it is enlarged, it can cause a wide range of symptoms. Also, it is a easy, relatively painless and inexpensive check.
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