Sometimes I remember things for absolute fact that just aren’t so. On more than one occasion, I have had to apologize to my wife for such things. Well, such was the case with the song, “Put Another Nickle in” When I wrote the post yesterday on music, I was thinking thinking that it was two separate songs, which might have confused a few out there. “Music, music, music,” is a line in the one song, not a separate song.

I realized it yesterday after noon as the tune kept going through my mind. I would have corrected it earlier but I was fighting a little fever and sore throat. I didn’t do much of anything but sleep. The illness still lingers, but just slightly. I would like to blame my error in memory on it, but I was feeling fine at the time of the post. I guess I’m just going to have to own this one.

Incidentally, it does say something about the song when it has a tendency to continue to go through my mind 70 years later. It does make me wonder, how much of the current music will be remembered for one decade, let alone seven.

It is now clear that Old Joe has a credibility problem. He knows he has problems and he really thinks he can deceive us. That is no longer probable. Indeed, I consider it impossible. In the vernacular, the feline is out of highly flexible container. Everyone knows, whether they choose to believe it or not.

However, it is far more than that. The dems, in general and as individuals, have a credibility problem. I have heard many individuals, such as Rep. Pelosi swear that Old Joe is truly fit for service. I think now we know she was lying. They, the dems have said of a man that claims that they “Beat Medicare,” that he was the best man for the job. They certainly know better now and they knew better then. They all had firsthand knowledge of Old Joe’s problems and they have permitted him to cause national and international problems.

They individually, as well as collectively lied to the people about the condition of Old Joe. Truth is, Old Joe should have been replaced years ago. The fact is that he should have never been permitted to take the helm at all. …and for years the dems, in lock step, said he was the best man for the job.

That is what I call a real credibility problem.

The thing is, they keep talking about the damage to the “democracy.” Truly for a democracy, or a republic to work properly, the people must have accurate information about the people they are voting for. By hiding Old Joe’s problem, they are destroying any hope of the people making an informed vote, which obliterates any form of representative government.

The question that comes to mind, are they going to have to pay for their lies and deceit or are the dems going to just give them all another pass. I suspect they will all be given a pass. It is all about the power, you know. It matters not to any of them, right/wrong, good/bad, or truth/lie. They must do what increases the power of the party, you know. Nothing else matters.

Old Joe will turn into just another hiccup in that endeavor. The deceit must continue for the effort in the struggle for power.

We’ve been told that that is what Old Joe’s been doing for what? 10 days or 2 weeks?

The question it brought mind is, in the vernacular, who’s been minding the store?

I have scarry thoughts. Maybe the V.P. is been doing it. Maybe Kamala is getting some O.J.T. That is a thought I hate to think. I mean she has not run anything bigger than a D. A.’s office. …and she didn’t have a clue as to how to do that.

Many years ago, I looked forward to the broadcast of Paul Harvey and his “The Rest of the Story.” I think I can safely say that he had a way of delivering the news and his own little 5 minute stories he presented every week day. I miss him a lot and I know many others do too.

I have no idea how many of the “Rest of the Stories,” there were, but if I had to guess, probably around 500. Thinking back over it, I wish I had recorded them all. I never heard one I didn’t like.

There was one in particular that makes me think to this day. He told of an old junk yard with a sign prominently displayed, “These premises guarded by an old man with an old twelve gauge shot gun two days a week. You can guess which two.”

I have retold the story many times, and every time I received a thoughtful laugh. Of course, the implication is that if you are going sneak in and rob the place, you are in danger of being shot by a shotgun, if you chose the wrong day.

I now have a gun, a 9 mm. I’ve been practicing and I can now put 8 holes in a bullseye very consistently. I really don’t like the idea of shooting anyone with it but, if I or my wife are threatened, I will use it. As I thought about the above story, I considered posting my address to discourage people from breaking in.

Then I thought better of it. As in the story, why take all doubt out of it. There are a bunch of us now that have a means of self defense. Some count on a 9 mm as me. On the other hand, some have 12 gauges. Let’s all make sure we tell the world what we have. On the other hand, let’s not tell them where we live. Let’s keep ’em guessing. Let’s make them have to ask the question of themselves, “Is this a house with a man willing and able to defend himself or not?” That way, that weapon we have not only protects us, but also our neighbors, thousands of them.

Sounds like a good idea to me. I suspect it will really decrease the break ins around here. I can’t remember, but it seems to me that Paul Harvey said there were no records of anyone breaking into the junk yard. Maybe we too could decrease the number of break ins around here. Better for us. Better for the thieves. We don’t have anyone breaking in and the thieves get to live.

The Dems just successfully dispatched the first amendment. It would seem the federal government can now legally tell the social media what to allow and what to disallow. It is a small step from there to telling the press what they can and cannot print. It is a small step from there to tell the churches what can be said and what cannot be said at the pulpit.

In a short time, there will be no first amendment. The rest of the amendments will fall like dominoes quickly. Old Joe keeps warning that democracy will fall if Trump is elected. All the while, Old Joe is busy tearing at the seems of the republic and The Constitution he and his cohorts hate so much.