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As the Youth Die

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When I wrote my book, “Mitch” I tried to put passages in it that would drive the youth away from drugs. As you can see, that didn’t work. Not many read the book. If they read it, they haven’t paid any attention. I would say my words fall on deaf ears, but they fact is my words don’t reach their ears.

In one of the passages, the main character, Mitch, is explaining to Margo one of his worst fears as policeman in drug enforcement is to one day look down the barrel of a gun held by a twelve year-old. In the book, he doesn’t explain it further. The reason for his fear is obvious. Does he kill the youth in self-defense or because of his age, does he allow the youth to pull the trigger on him?

As I wrote the words, and more over the years, I do wonder if there are similar situations that police officers are put in from time to time. I suspect it does happens. Sometimes the officer allows the youth to pull the trigger. In some cases, the officer pulls the trigger, knowing that he will live with the regret… knowing that those who appointed him to protect and serve will accuse him forever and a day. For sure, many times the officer goes to prison.

Don’t get me wrong. The officer is not always right to pull the trigger. I would never make a good cop. I would be among those that might pull the trigger when the kid has a B-B gun. Then I would have to suffer the rest of my life knowing that I made a mistake, though it isn’t really a mistake. B-B guns frequently do look like real guns, especially in the heat of the moment.

When I was a kid, that sort of thing didn’t happen. Why is it so commonplace today? There might be many reasons. However, I know of two. When I was a kid, kids were not involved in crime. Today, it is more and more common for younger and younger kids to have real guns and pull the trigger with little or no reason. Without police, the eleven and twelve-year-olds would be shooting each other as, to some degree, they do today.

The second reason is a little more difficult to see, but it’s there. The proliferation of the drug culture. At first, it was just the adults that were the only ones shooting at each other over the drugs and money. I guess, in the future we can look forward to 10 or even 9-year-olds shooting at each other.

As the youth die, the dems don’t care. They do nothing to curtail drug use. In fact, they seem to do things to encourage it and the accompanying violence, you know, like letting the cartel import the poison over the border.

You never, ever see the dems shedding a tear at the loss of the lives of children, actually over anyone. It facilitates the goals of ridding the country of law enforcement by decreasing their funding, which only adds to the problem, which, of course is by design.

I can’t Remember

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I will suggest the meal I enjoyed the most, or should I say, the two of them. I went into the Staff NCO club at MCAS Iwakuni in Japan. Later, when my wife joined me, I took her there too.

I had never had never had a filet mignon before. When I saw it on the menu, I decided to try it out. It was expensive but I decided, after the first bite it was well worth it. I decided to take my wife there and I must admit, I did not prepare her properly. It took her a while to cut through the toothpick holding the bacon on it. This was of course after I told her how tender the they are.

Once she realized the purpose of the little bit of wood, she agreed with me that they were very good. However, of course, at the price, it’s just not the sort of thing we can have every day. Maybe once a year. More likely, every other year. Still, the one I had at that staff NCO club was the best meal I ever had, twice

Daily writing prompt
What’s the most money you’ve ever spent on a meal? Was it worth it?
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To Paraphrase a Former Great President

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There they go again. (Regan during one of the debates)

They keep trying to convince us that Old Joe made his decision to step aside voluntarily for the good of party and nation. The fact is that the decision was forced on him. There is no way that it was voluntary. If it had been back a couple of hundred years ago, he would have been handed a pistol and told, “You know what to do with this.”

And of course, all this was done while Kamala just sat there and watched as it all unfolded. Then, once he stepped aside, Kamala stepped in. Then she said, “Thank you very much,” figuratively, of course.

I am sure that the leadership of the dems agreed, no jail time for Old Joe or his family. I’m sure their was a dollar or two thrown in to make it easier for him to take his meds.

Got to hand it to them. They keep trying to get us to believe the lie. Then too, many are just gullible enough to swallow that pill.

They Say That Trump Used His Presidency to Enrich Himself.

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Not true. His wealth decreased while he was in office.

On the other hand, look at Obama and Clinton. Both are much richer since their presidency and they are getting richer by the day. Also, Old Joe seems to have gathered his fortune while he was drawing a government check. Wonder how that happened.

As an aside, Clinton and Obama have made fortunes off speaking engagements. This, of course, while republicans can’t get a mile from any speaking venue. If they do, the demonstrators come out from all over the country, both paid and unpaid. In some cases, it becomes a risky undertaking just to get a republican orator to and from the stage.

Indeed it is the dems that have demonstrated that they can make their fortunes from their current and former public offices.

Did You Ever Wonder Who’s Listening?

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The other day, I decided to take a look at what is out there to replace my home phones. I spent about half an hour doing some online comparison shopping. Incidentally, not much out there for people like me with eyes that need at least 3X magnification and plenty of light. What is really needed is a good phone app for my computer.

Oh well. Before I distracted myself. For the last week, I have received at least one Email a day from Amazon with a wide selection of phones.

So, if you are shopping for tires, don’t be surprised if you start getting Emails advertising tires, but I wouldn’t think from Amazon. I don’t know. Maybe? Does anyone know if Amazon sells tires? They sell most everything else.

At any rate, sometimes it is fun. I am looking for info for a character in my book, not me. So one of my characters is going on a trip to Paris. I do a little research on a trip to Paris. You know. To keep it a little realistic. The next day I get all sorts of advertisements on trips to France.

I am beginning to think that is the way to shop. Just look for what I am looking for on line. Then wait. I suspect the next day I’ll get a bunch of money saving deals I’d have never found from my research.

On the other hand, in the mean time, it is fun to see who’s eavesdropping.

Selective Hearing

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I have always liked most of the Simon and Garfunkel recordings. Most were at the peak of their popularity when I was in Vietnam. Many over there had radios or even tape recorders and as I walked through the complex, it was common to hear the words, “going home,” or the words to The Sound of Silence.

One of the Recordings is “The Boxer.” It seemed to me a song that was difficult to understand, almost contradicting itself. Though not my favorite of their songs, I do enjoy it. Moreover, there are two lines in the song that I find worthy of paying much attention to.

Still a man hears what he wants to hear
and disregards the rest.

It is much the way it is. When someone says something we don’t like, most of us like to “disregard” it. Right? I call it selective hearing. Some of us are better at than others. Then again, some just simply try harder. Some have more experience.

Let’s Look at one of the Dem’s Biggest Problems

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Let’s see. Within months of Old Joe taking up his position behind the desk in the Oval Office, he assigned Kamala the problem of the southern border. I know. Some say she was giving the title of border tzar. Kamala and her cohorts are fighting with their last gasp of air to avoid the term. It doesn’t matter. And you know what that great philosopher, Murphy, said, “If it doesn’t matter, then it doesn’t matter.”

The fact of the matter is, that she was given the task and she failed at it. Well, actually, she was supposed to fail. Old Joe did not want the border fixed. Indeed, it was part of his campaign promise. Everyone remembers that, right? I mean most everyone, can remember back that far, right. I mean, I am almost 77 and I remember it. I’m the one who cannot remember why I went into a room and I can remember it all.

Supposedly, she went down south the fix it. The problem is that when she reached the border, she just kept going. She ended up in South America somewhere. You remember that, don’t you? You don’t need the news media to remember that.

Realizing her mistake she went to the southern border. This time she stopped a little short. I don’t know how many others noticed it, but the city in which she stopped, isn’t where the real problem was. You might say she was doing her best to avoid the problem. When confronted by the press, yeah, that’s when she said she hadn’t been to Europe either. Let me see. I think that was when she let out with one of those irritating cackles.

Now, when she is confronted with these facts, she says, that she was never appointed to border tsar. That would have required an act of Congress. Someone should point out to Kamala, responsibility doesn’t work that way. She was given the job and she didn’t do it. It matters not why. It matters not what her title is. She was assigned the job, she accepted responsibility for getting it done, and she didn’t do it. She never even tried.

That is called failure, regardless of the reason.

Indeed, it is one of the biggest problems of the dems. They just don’t know how to accept responsibility. When Obama withdrew from Iraq, millions died. Did you hear Obama accept fault. Did you hear any apologies. When Old Joe came up with that huge disaster in Afghanistan, did you hear him admit to failure. No, never. All you heard from him were efforts to put the blame on others. You remember him pointing fingers and saying it was his fault, never mine. When the bodies were brought back, he could barely take the time to meet them. I have not any idea what was so important to him, but obviously, he could not wait to get back to it.

When his foreign policies led to Russia attacking Ukraine, did you hear him accept responsibly? I didn’t. When Iran funded the attack on Israel by the Palestinians with American money supplied by Old Joe, did you hear anything close to an apology? Did you ever hear him say, “Oops.” You and I both know, it’s not going to happen. When illegal aliens enter the US and kill Americans, is there even the slight appearance of sorrow. Nope. Not anyone in and around the White House. They won’t even acknowledge they took part in the cause. Not going to happen either ever.

I would guess it is part of their plans – never say your sorry – even if you are at fault. Instead, deny, deny, deny. Eventually, of course, we will all forget. Right? I mean, how many even remember the disaster in Afghanistan? And it was just a few years ago. How many have already given Old Joe and his ilk a pass on the all the deaths.

What Type of Bullet Was Fired at Trump

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I have been listening to the news on this and most everyone has said it is a .223 nearly the same as a 5.56 mm. Most people would not be able to tell the difference by looking at them.

The .223 is just almost the same diameter as the .22. The .223 is 223 thousandths of an inch in diameter. The .22 is 220 thousandths of an inch in diameter. That makes the .223 three thousandths of an inch greater in diameter. Essentially, the 5.56 mm is the same diameter but it is built to metric (NATO) standards while the .223 uses the American measurement of caliber or hundredths/thousandths of an inch.

Until Vietnam, the US military used 7.62 mm or .308. They went to the M-16 that fires the .223 for cost, weight and ease of shooting. The .223 does not kick nearly as much as the .308. I know. I shot both. The .223 I could shoot all day. The M-14, 7.62 did a number on me. By the time I fired it for qualification, my lip was all swollen up for about a week after that.

However, it is not all about the bullet diameter. The .223 is longer and is built in such a way that it is much faster and deadlier. The cartridge, or that part that holds the gun powder is considerably bigger in diameter. It is what allows it to fire at speeds of over 3000 ft per second. Indeed, the M-14 can kill at over a thousand yards in the hands of the right person, even without a scope. I’m not so sure about the m-16. Not only does it lack the range of the M-14 but it is less accurate to begin with.

That being said, the gun that the shooter used fired the .223, a variant of the AR-15, which is something of the civilian version of the M-16. However, not all AR-15s use .223. They can be purchased to fire larger and smaller rounds. I have seen a few that fire the 7.62, or the M-14 round. Not many buy them for a number of reasons, mostly cost of ammo.

This is the very abbreviated version. It is easy to look it all up on the internet. On the other hand, you can go to a place that sells guns and they will likely be happy to explain it, or maybe even show you. There is simply no excuse to talk about all this on the news without knowing all this when it is so easy to look up.

Old Joe’s Wrong Again

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Joe’s last words in his speech, “The power is in your hands.”

The problem is that it’s not. The power is in the hands of the Washington elite. That is not democracy, not even close.

Now when we go to the poles in November, or whenever you decide to vote, you get a choice between the candidate chosen for you or by the the people of the Republican party.

I understand why they changed the nominee, really I do. They started realizing that he was going gown in flames, figuratively. Still. If you’ll excuse the grammar, it just ain’t kosher. Moreover, it completely removed the power from the people. Even an internet vote would have been better, but then they might have selected someone the elite didn’t like. They might have chosen someone who would refuse to be their puppet. Finally, it might have revealed just how little popularity the woman has.

The Ultimate DEI (Diversity Equity and Inclusion)

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When old Joe chose Kamala for his running mate, he said that he would chose a woman and he said she would be black. Okay, I don’t remember the exact words, but I heard the man say it on TV. I can’t think of a better reference than that. I know it happened because I did see it and so did millions of others.

That effectively makes Kamala THE greatest of example of DEI on this planet. It might be deniable had he not made the promise. Because he gave his word, that makes it Affirmative Action. She was not chosen because of her abilities but because she was black…out of Old Joe’s own mouth.