Just finished watching what was loosely called overnight CBS news. My best guess was about some comedian discontinuing his late night program.
They called it news. Looked a whole lot more like an info-mercial to me. Wish they would really do a better, more informative job of labeling their programming. Then too, it was just that. A wish. I should know better by now.
Some, a few might remember, some time ago, I predicted them. After using my electronic push mower a few weeks, it seems the logical progression.
Therefore, I had no surprise when I saw a number of them on display, but for over $5k. Really?!
I don’t know. Maybe someone saw my suggestion and designed the things. For the sake of my ego, I will say it was my idea first. However, my idea was simple, something that might cost a little less than a grand. I mean, all you need is put a seat on the mower I have and add some power wheels. My goodness. Did anyone hear of keep it simple stupid!?
I started doing the math. If I pay a kid 10 dollars a week, 26 weeks a year, that’s 260 a year. In ten years, I’m still better off paying the kid and I don’t need to get out in the summer heat.
I guess it is okay for some with really big lawns, but mine is not that big.
Besides, if I pay the kid, I save the cost of the electricity. On the other hand, if I ever get a 1 or 2 acre lot, I will likely buy the big expensive one. I mean, unlike electronic cars, the mower would always be near a charging station… that is as long as the power grid holds.
I have had a little to say about surveys already, but maybe it is a good time to revisit the idea. The problem with the surveys is the wording of the questions. Many times, there is no true answers. They ask true false questions when the reply is neither true nor false. They ask multiple choice questions when they don’t have my answer listed. Unfortunately, they do not include a choice of none of the above.
Generally, after the 1st 3 or 4 questions, I know the purpose of the survey and who is behind it. Without doubt, the questions are worded to benefit those sponsoring the questionnaire. Indeed, the survey is obviously intended to affect opinion more than determining opinions.
The promp for me writing this is a request for my cellphone phone provider to take a survey. Thought about taking it just to gather evidence. You think, maybe those questions just might be worded without bias? I think not.
On the other hand, if you want my opinion on my provider, I will be glad to tell anyone. But don’t expect it to be either rosey or horid. However, there is one thing I would like to tell one and all. They have included some things on the phone that I cannot remove. For instance; I can’t remove tic toc. There are holidays on the calendar that cannot be removed. Perhaps worst, I keep setting the ‘do not disturb ‘ function unintentionally and without knowing it. As a result I missed 5 calls, 3 of which were important… sort of the reason I carry a cell phone.
It does make me wonder if that was in some way on their survey.
And, oh yes. I am still wondering how I turned the do not disturb function on. Just maybe I’ll find out one day…hopefully before I miss another important call, as when my wife is desperately trying to call me.
According to the news media, the Democrats are complaining about the recent increase in gun sales.
Me thinks they need a lesson on cause and effect. Most, including myself are considering buying guns because of the rise in crime. I assure you, if I buy a gun, it will not cause crime. On the other hand, it just might decrease it some.
Just maybe, if the dems decrease crime, such as riots, arson, pilfering and outright murder, we’d not have as much urge to spend the money for our training, weapon(s), ammunition and practice to keep ourselves safe.
And, by the way, if any of us does need to defend ourselves and families, we stand stand the rea1 risk of imprisonment. Which can result the family being left out in cold. Still better than the wife and kids waking up dead because some no account DA is not doing his duty.
At the very least, a person using his gun in his defense will need to defend his actions, perhaps even without ever shooting it. Indeed, it is illegal to brandish a weapon, even though brandishing the gun might save multiple lives, including the assailants.
As near as I can tell, a lot depends on the DA. As in Rittenhouse’s case, the DA went after him for about a year. I cannot imagine what he paid for lawyers. In the end he won, but it could have gone the other way. He could be sitting in prison while most the rioters would go free. I just might be wrong, but I don’t think the DA went after one of the arsonists, even though I don’t think any of them can claim they set the fires in self defense.
Me thinks the DA is a LITTLE biased. And such might be the case for any person firing a weapon in self defense.
IIncidentally, in every case of self defense, there is a true crime, the assault by the one wounded or killed. Without the attack, there is no need for the defense!
I don’t know why the bunch trying to prove fraud used the strategy. It was all wrong. The world was busy covering it up before the election was over. The approach should have been an attempt to prove they did not obey the law. Now only could it easily be proved but some of the guilty outright admitted it.
Now we have a big, awful settlement, likely settled for convenience and appearance than for any wrongdoing. Many good lawyers suggested that FOX might have beat it. I don’t know. I’m not a lawyer. However, now FOX will be far more careful of what they say and about whom. It only gave the dems more encouragement.
On the other hand, if they had said they did not follow the law, the dems would not have sued and it would have been much worse for the dems.
As an aside, we might have done better in 2022 and Fauci might be in prison for the next thousand years.
In the 1950s and 1960s, if my memory serves me correctly, there were more guns per capita than now. Moreover, the so-called assault rifle, the AR15 more easily purchased then than now. Yet, it is only in the last couple of decades that the gun started being used as now. What do you suppose the reason is.
Well, let’s see. Back then people respected life. The respected law. And, of course, they spent much more time praying. They spent a lot more time in church. Abortion was not available on demand. Most children had both mothers and fathers. Divorce was not nearly as easy or as prevalent as now.
People can deny it all day long but I do believe the evidence is before us.
Oh yes. One more thing. Back then, you commit a crime, especially with a weapon, you generally went behind the big walls. It was something of a foregone conclusion. Now, you shot someone in NY, NY, you’re out on the street the next day, without having to pay a penny in bail. Sort of negates the teeth in the law, doesn’t it? It does advertise, crime without punishment.
Then again, it is that way because it is the way Joe and the dems like it.
When Joe decided to look for a replacement Supreme Court Justice, he said he wanted a minority woman.
The minority, I understand. However, how can he tell he appointed a woman when the dems can’t seem to tell the difference. I mean, at any time, she can stand and say, I’m really a man. Then, she would be a he. And Joe would have failed at his quest.
Then again he could have appointed a man and he could have called himself a woman. Then, to half the people in the county, he would have appointed a man. To the other half, well, they could have been just a little confused. They would have a really tough time trying to figure it out. Would he have appointed the promised woman or would he have just used a politically correct way of telling a whopper.
Back in fifties and sixties, seeing a man with a tattoo was a little rare. Women with tattoos were almost unheard of. Only pirates and women wore earrings.
For tattoo artists, business seems to have picked up. I can’t imagine them fighting over the competition. Nowadays, men without tattoos are getting rare and it appears the women are trying their hardest to catch up with them.
I guess it’s not my business. However, if I were hiring folks to work for me, it just might help me in determining who not to hire. Some might object to me not hiring folks with tattoos, but some of my customers might not like tattoos running up and down a woman’s arm. As a side note, there are some folks who find it unappetizing to be served by someone with a ring hanging on his or her nose or lip.
Certainly, I do not see that any tattoo brings anything to any business. It also tells me something about how the person plans. If they think of their future, they just might realize that the wonderful tattoo just might make it difficult to find it a little more difficult to find a respectable job.
All that aside, I have wondered just why all of a sudden all the increase in disfigurements. I mean, why all of a sudden the change in morals? What purpose do they serve? What has made them so important? Indeed, some will fight desperately for permission to get a tattoo, even though they know it is virtually permanent.
I am familiar with all the childish reasons, to be different, to fit in, to attract attention of that special other person. I am sure there are a few I left out. Oh. Yes. “I just really liked it so much. I felt it would look so great right in the middle of my forehead.”
Here lately, I think I am starting to figure it out. It’s not totally new. There are many who have thought about it before me. I do believe I’ve managed to connect some of the dots.
There are some that believe that the tattoos will have something to do with the sign of the beast spoken of in Revelation, in the Bible. I have been told by those that would know that it would be possible to put a unique bar code on the hand of every person on the face of the earth.
There are some that believe that the tattoos will have something to do with the sign of the beast spoken of in Revelation, in the Bible. I have been told by those that would know that it would be possible to put a unique bar code on the hand of every person on the face of the earth.
Without going into all the details, this would solve most of the worlds crimes problems. No ID thefts. No need for credit cards. No credit card fraud. It goes on and it really does sound like a good idea, but for one thing. Satin will be behind it and he will use it for his purposes, to take total control of the world.
A few decades ago, it would not have worked. Most would not want a tattoo. Now it is different. The vast populous would hardly think twice about it. People are getting used to tattoos, for almost anything by almost anybody.
Hence, the stage has been set. When Satin is ready, most people will be ready for him. Most will take his mark. However, some won’t. For those that don’t, it will become a very hard thing. Without the mark, buying and selling of anything will be at the least, nearly impossible. That means no food, no shelter, no anything.
For those of us that have been saved prior to the rapture, we will not be faced with the problem. We won’t be around to see it. I think it is a good reason to seek salvation. It is a good reason to talk others into seeking salvation.
The part about the tattoo is speculation and I have been told not to speculate much about the Bible. Right or wrong about the tattoo, there will be a mark of the beast. You can read about it yourself in Revolution. Better to be saved now, before you find out if my speculation is right. No real benefit to stick around to find out.
There are several forms of socialism. Central and South America have had a number of socialists leaders. Cuba had and has had a socialists leaders. Germany had a socialist leader who called himself a nazi. (Nazi is a form of socialistism.)
The Soviet Union had socialists leaders. China has had socialist leaders. AND, AND, they all have and had two things in common. They killed and they kill without hesitation. Hitler is known for killing his 6 million. Stalin and Lenin each killed over twice that. I don’t know how many Mao killed, but I suspect he holds the record.
There are more, many more. If they are socialists, they kill or they stand aside as others kill. Obama abandoned Iraq and, without conscience, permitted over a million to be killed. We all know about Afghanistan and Biden’s horrid disaster. There are still those who were abandoned. As we all know, there are unknown numbers left by Biden to die.
The truth is that it all started with Darwin and his idea that we evolved rather than being created. Hence, we are all soulless. Other than intelligence and civilization, we are no better than a chimp. He also came up with the concept of “survival of the fitist.”
That, of course makes us all mere struggling animals, which removes any moral barrier to harm or killing, if you can get away with it. It is a concept dispersed world wide now. It has become especially popular after the Scopex trial, making it legal to teach Darwinism. Suddenly the US was no longer a nation of people, but intelligent animals who can communicate through speech and writing.
Then Marx decided he was an expert on humanity. It was something of a combination of Darwin and scopes. Suddenly, we were nothing but a bunch of animals to be managed by a highly intelligent government. If people died by the millions, it was simply a way to reduce the world population.
Hitler and Stalin saw it as a fantastic opportunity to set up a personal dictatorships. They both saw it as a chance to take over the world under the lie of establishing a utopia for the poor and the mistreated.
The fact was that it was nothing but a ruse. They had no desire set up a utopia. All they wanted was what all dictators want, absolute control,,, as with the Pharoahs, as with tsars, and as with Ceasars. They all wanted to be kings and make all us their servants.
Regardless of the terminology, they wanted to be dictators and they want us to be the servants. Moreover, they don’t care how many of us angry animals lose our lives in their undertaking, or, would it be more appropriate to use the term, overtaking.
There was a time when kings had to make earth-shaking decisions. Not so much now. It would seem that the big decision of the month for the King of England is, who will or will not be invited to his coronation? Of course, that is a tough decision. It just may be that the king would prefer earth-shaking decisions. Those family squabbles can get serious.
Nonetheless, I won’t be there, literally or figuratively. Even though I am retired, I have more important things to do. Let/s see. This afternoon, I did have to repair a screen door closer. Don’t want those bugs getting in the house.
My interest in kings ended when George Washington turned down his chance at the throne. I think it’s a good idea for the rest of us to keep our heads on straight. We don’t need controllers or kings heading our nation, like Joe.
