Daily prompt
What podcast do you listen to?
The question is based on a false assumption that all people listen to to podcasts. I just might be alone in this country but I don’t listen to any podcasts. I see no point to it.
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The Unwritten Rule
It would seem that there is now a rock solid rule that, in order to participate in the government of a large city, a person must be a dem. To some degree, I somewhat understand that. I mean, why would anyone want to live in a large city, unless he’s a dem. That makes it difficult for a republican to be elected, especially for mayor.
And so it is, you look at election results, you will find high concentrations of dem votes in large cities. Also, near coasts and rivers. As you get closer to center of the city, you will find a higher concentration of dems.
Oddly, you can pretty much say the same about crime.
Not so oddly, another reason to avoid living in big cities, or for that matter, visiting them unless necessary.
It does seem to be one of those endless loops. It does seem a horrible thing, which no one knows how to stop. For that matter, I suspect no one really has the desire.
As I looked at a county by county map of the result of the Mississippi governor race, it pretty much stuck to the pattern. Even Desoto County is starting to lose it’s solid red look as the population increases.
Of course, the city of Jackson was solid blue as well as almost all the counties touching the Mississippi River. On the other hand, the gulf coast had a red county, the one with the sparse population.
You likely already noticed all this. It’s not so new.
I Voted
Somehow, knowing the dems, I suspect it would be just as effective as bowing down and asking some wooden idle. Now, that would be dumb wouldn’t it?
I won’t tell you how I voted, but I suspect you can figure it out. I have my proof, a lapel sticker that says I voted. There isn’t much more I can do, but I sure get upset when I see all the outside money coming into the state. They don’t live here. They should have no say so in any way. The hitch is that I have no idea of any way to stop them, other than to plead, “Please don’t do that.”
I do know this, the last time we had a dem governor, things were really dim. In truth I hope we never find out if Presley is truly pro life. If he never becomes governor we will never find out, which will suit me just fine.
A Little Disappointed
I would have thought a state with a firmly Republican government would be more likely to treat a leftist killer the same as one from the right. Color me disappointed. It appears the only reason they have withheld the recent killer’s writings is because she was a leftest, not someone from the right.
It somewhat destroys their stereotype.
Can someone please tell me why Tennessee law enforcement suddenly want to make a fast left turn?
In the News
Many pro Hamas people assaulted the White House fence in an effort enter the White House itself. Of course, the assault was stopped and they even arrested one of the perpetrators.
Now wait a minute. On January 6, how many did they arrest? In fact they arrested people who never entered the building. They are blaming it all on President Trump and he did all he could to prevent it.
I have two assumptions. 1. The dems wanted the recent assault on the White House. 2. They wanted the crowd to enter Capitol on Jan 6. It served their purposes in both cases. It is why Pelosi turned down the National Guard Trump offered. It why Eps waved people into the building and never spent a day in jail for it.
You don’t like the news. It’s all there in b&w for anyone who really wants to know.
My Favorite School Subject
Daily prompt:
What was your favorite school subject
I assume this means beside physical education or lunch.
Actually I really liked science a lot, specifically physics. The concepts behind mechanical advantages, I found fascinating.
Invariably, of couse, I spent hours thinking of how I could build the successful perpetual motion machine. I quickly found out I was not alone. History is full of notable scientists who actually tried to build them. Unfortunately, in every case they failed due losses of energy, usually because of friction.
I guess the closest we will ever get to perpetual motion is when we put something in orbit. Even then, I don’t know as that qualifies. I think most satellites eventually fall from the sky.
I have also had an interest in electric motors and generators. I suppose it was somewhat connected with perpetual machines. I mean, we could use the motor to turn the motor and the generator could provide electricity for the motor. I suspect I was not the first to think of that.
The fact is that I should have worked much harder on English and especially reading. I should have worked very hard on polishing my writing. But then like most kids, I was just too smart for wasting time on that.
The Theoretical Fence Test
Let’s consider, if we build a fence around a land, would people try to go into that land or out. Take for instance, if there were a fence around New York, would people try to escape the state or sneak into the Empire State. I think past evidence already point out that there are more U-Hauls headed out of the state than into it.
It can be a great expense to leave a place where you’ve grown roots. It might mean selling a house or apartment at a loss. More than that, it will likely mean leaving family and friends. In truth, this difficulty is effectively a fence, a barrier to keep people from leaving.
Now, let’s take California. Certainly all the same things apply to it as those that apply to New York, but two things more. California has some of the best weather in the world and miles and miles of some really great beaches. I know firsthand. I used to live in Garden Grove, California 30 to 40 minutes from many of those beaches. And I spent a lot of time at five or six of them.
I know how hard it is to pull up stakes and move from that state. Every winter, every summer, I am reminded of it. Nonetheless, I moved from there to Memphis and then to Desoto County and I am glad I did. Moreover, there are many more who have done the same, that is to say, they left California.
I dare say, it has gotten bad enough that I suspect there are those who would leave all to get out. There are some that would build 15 foot ladders to climb any fence they’d build around it. Why is it that people are willing to give up the weather and the beaches?
It’s something called socialism. It’s ruled by people who call themselves democrats. However, many of them are outright socialists, or ever communists. They have a choke hold on that state and the proclamation has been made, you can’t run for anything unless you are willing to bow down to the controllers who claim to have the best interest of the poor at heart.
As a side note, there is nothing keeping the poor, poor more than the dems. It is not the rich they tax but rather those who are making money. The rich already have their money and they know how to sit on it to keep anyone from getting it.
Now, let’s look at the other fences, the ones around Florida, Tennessee, and Texas. They won’t work. People will find ways to get into those states. The past stats verify that. It is where people drive their U-Hauls and drop them off, I might add, at quite an expense. They are moving into strange neighborhoods where they know not anyone outside of their family. Maybe they don’t even have a means of employment yet.
They move to these states because the people running them actually understand capitalism. They know, if they work hard they can make a living and government won’t come along and take it from them. As a side benefit, they actually know the difference between men and women and they don’t try to talk boys into becoming girls or visa-versa.
Most of us around here understand the concept of putting those who break the law behind bars. (Well, there is something of an exception for Memphis. You can’t hold it agin them though. Their town is run by dems who know better, they just don’t like the concept. And so it is that people are also leaving Memphis.)
You would, of course think the dems caught on by now. They have seen how people from socialists countries are risking life and limb to leave their country to come to the US where we still have some semblance of capitalism. You ask those new arrival if they want the US to be like the place they just left, and they will get a horrified look on their face and say, please no. Not ever.
It is often a lesson learned too late. It wasn’t until Stalin had control that people realized they made a big mistake. It wasn’t until after Mao killed his millions that the Chinese realize that that they should have followed Chiang Kai-shek. It wasn’t until Castro had a firm grip on Cuba that the Cubans realized they made a big mistake. Those kind of mistakes never get corrected. Those controllers grab control and no human will ever be able to loose their hold.
Let’s hope and pray we don’t wait until the only way to leave the US is in a little home made row boat, as with the Cubans. The fact is, it will be too late. Even if we can put a good motor on that little craft, we won’t have anywhere to go.
How About a Lift?
Just saw a news story on TV. Seems a man was trying to drive away in a car that wasn’t his. A fast thinking fork lift driver raised the car about 10 or 12 feet and kept him and the car up in the air until the police came along to put the would-be thief in custody.
As something of an afterthought, they added that the police were well aware of the man and he had stolen cars before.
Well, the story gave me an idea about an anti theft method for cars. It’s simple. 4 hydraulic jacks under the car. When you park the car, you press a button and the jacks raise the car about 4 feet. When you are ready, you push a button and car is lowered and you can drive off.
Of course I am sure there are a number of problems to resolve, both mechanical and safety. However, I am sure these can be resolved.
Now, just a minute. Did I say the police said they knew the thief, that he was well known for stealing cars.
Please correct me if I’m wrong. Don’t we imprison people who commit grand theft? Aren’t there laws about driving off in cars that belong to others?
Pardon me for asking, but if this car thief had been behind bars, just how is it that he would steal anything? If the guy stole cars before, why was it that wasn’t locked up?
Let’s lock up the criminals. That way, there would be less crime, don’t you think? I think we can thank the FOCs (Friends of Criminals), aka democrats for such as this little story.
Screen Time?
Daily Prmpt,
how I manage my screen time
Are we talking computer time, phone time, or TV time? I’ll answer all three.
No need to manage phone time. I spend very little time on the phone. Also, I used to spend quite a bit of time writing and editing of my books. Since getting sick, I do very little besides sleep and eat. Well, I do listen to the radio but frequently fall asleep while doing that.
I’m no longer sick but, being old, it is taking a long time to recover my strength. No wonder I got rid of cable. I wouldn’t use it if it were free.
Hints About the Nissan Ariya Charging
I spent several days of frustration getting my car to charge off 110V household outlets. It’s simple, as long as you know how. And, of course, no one told me how.
First, and most important, there is a light on the top middle of the dash. Sometimes it glows green, sometimes blue. When it is flashing blue, the car is charging. If it is green or not at all, it is not charging. I did not know that. I found out on the internet. I am sure it is buried in the instructions somewhere, but there are many instructions and the print is small and my eyes don’t see small print as they used to.
Second, if you plug the charger into an outlet that has a faulty ground, it will blink green and it will not charge the car. This is actually a good thing as it is for safety purposes. When I first saw it blinking, I had no idea why. If the there is no problem with the outlet, the green light will glow steady. I did figure it out until after I went through three outlets. Oddly, it’s the two outdoor outlets that are faulty. Now I plug an extension into an indoor outlet and it works fine. I have tried to contact an electrician to fix the two outdoor outlets without much luck.
If I can ever get an electrician to install an outdoor 210 volt outlet, I will be able to charge the car at least twice as fast.
Fact is, the outlet problem is mine and certainly is not a fault with the car. I just wish someone could have explained to me about the green light on the charger and blue light on the dash of the car.
Finally, when charging on one of the level 3 chargers, the car will automatically start charging immediately and it goes from about 25% to 100% in about 45 to 50 minutes, about long enough to enjoy a lunch. To charge off a level 1 or 2 charger, the car charging timer must be configured to accept the charge. The timer is set up through the car’s computer. I would explain how to do this but quite frankly I forgot how. Only reason I succeeded is that I stumbled onto it and now I forgot. However, it is configured to accept a charge from 7 in the evening to 7 in the morning. So now, that is when I charge my car.
I am sure I could get back to the screen for changing the charge time, but right now I don’t have to. I just plug it in after 7 at night. and it turns the charger off at 7 in the morning.
As I have said, the car is ideal for me. I rarely go over 10 or 15 miles a day. Sometimes I might go 35 miles or so, but not that often. In these conditions, I generally put the car on the charger about every 3rd day and for my purposes, that is fine.
Someone else who might really like the car is someone who has a motor home. They, as most RVers could hook the car up to the RV when traveling and disconnect it for short trips when the motor home is parked.
For those who are going to use an electric car for everyday going to and from work, I’d suggest getting the one that has a 300+ mile range, which would normally be more than adequate, unless you are one of those that drives 200 miles just getting to and from work.
Of course the other car is more expensive, but if I could have afforded it, I would have bought it when I bought the 200 mile one. It not only has more range but also some nice features that I would have really liked.
The problem is that I was barely able to manage the credit for the one I bought. If I needed even a couple of hundred more, I don’t think my credit would have cleared. I have not bought anything on credit for about 15 years.
As I said though, for my purposes, this one is fine. And I suspect it will not be long there will be many more level 3 charging stations that I will be able to use. Then, perhaps I will be able to drive it to my son’s home in Ft. Worth. I am kind of looking forward to that. I suspect, once I get on the interstate, I’ll seldom need to touch the accelerator or brake until almost there. Two things I have noticed, with the cruise control on, I seldom have to touch the accelerator or brake. Also it is very comfortable. However, I would have to stop at least 4 times on the way to recharge the batteries. It would mean a mandatory rest stop every three hours or so.
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