New Things

I sent off for another Amazon Fire. It’s my 5th and it will replace my T-Mobile tablet. I’ve got to admit, the tablet has been good. It has done most of what I wanted. However, I have drop-checked one too many times and the face keeps coming off of it. It is a bit frustrating having to keep putting it back.

However, not only was it only 7 inches, I am divorcing myself from T-Mobile. The tablet costs me $50 a month and I don’t need that. The Fire will do all that the tablet did but a lot cheaper without the phone line. Also, I will have to be close to a network to send or receive anything with the Fire.

The fire is 10 inches and the battery will last longer. There is one thing that I must fuss at. Moving files back and forth between my computer is not so easy, as it was with my new phone. Don’t know why they make that kind of improvement, but I am managing. Most important, after initial setup, I won’t be transferring much between my fire and computer. Most all will be going directly through the network.

Something did happen that did confuse me some. Maybe I need to converse with someone that understands how these new things work. I played a song on my Fire and it came out the speakers on my computer. I’m not sure I can change that. I hope I will be able to play things on the Fire without the the computer. The small hitch is that I haven’t a clue about how good the sound system is on the Fire.

I have a Rukku TV, almost new. I’m not totally sure, but I am beginning to think I can cast the image and sound from the Fire onto the TV. I don’t have a clue why I’d want to do that, but I guess, if I can, I might keep that in mind.

Something tells me, this new Fire will be full of all kinds of surprises.

As an aside, does anyone know anything about Hugh’s internet. T-Mobile is getting too expensive. Already I have decided to terminate my phone service with them. I also have internet with with them. I just might be stuck with them for a while anyway. It’s either that or do my internet work at the library, which I may do if T-Mobile keeps causing me grief.

By the way, does anyone know why it is that they won’t let us just copy stuff to and from the phones as they used to. It really worked good until I got this computer.

Increase Corporate Taxes

Of all that that Kamala wants to do, interestingly, it is the one thing she is most certain of. Interestingly, it is the one thing that will hurt the middle class the most, which, she says, she wants to help so much.

Please follow this. It is not that complex. When the US corporate taxes go up, the US moves elsewhere, like Mexico. When the corporations head south, so do the jobs, literally as well as figuratively. When the number of jobs decrease, the wages decrease. Then, as I said, the middle class is hurt the most.

It doesn’t hurt the millionaires. If it did, they have planes and boats. They can leave. The middle class, for the most part, doesn’t have that option. It doesn’t hurt those on welfare. They will still receive their welfare, that is until the governments at every level start running out of money.

Oh yes. No problem. The government is getting money from the corporations, that is until that last of them decide to leave the US. They can do that you know. Unlike the Soviets, we don’t prevent corporations or people from leaving most any time they want.

It is the way it was before Trump became Pres. Trump. One of the thing Pres. Trump was to encourage the businesses to move back home. Now Biden and friends are encouraging them to leave again. Hence, it will return to the way it was before Trump was elected.

Incidentally, for those interested, bringing illegals in from the south also drives wages down. Then you already knew that, right? The more folks seeking the jobs the less the value of labor.

Observation of Security Cameras

About 2 or 3 times a year, someone will come by and try to sell me a security camera. Well, actually, they would love to sell me a complete thousand dollar security system. I don’t have the money for that. I have big car payments and a bigger insurance payments. A couple of thousand a year for my house, a couple of thousand for my car.

Maybe I should take my drill instructor’s advice and not buy things like that. Then, there would be no upkeep or insurance. Somehow, in the next few months, I will have to buy some real insurance. The tree at the corner of my house is starting to work on the foundation. It will likely cost me 2 K to bring that thing down and keep it from tearing up my home.

At any rate before you got me off subject, I tell them no. I can’t afford it. One guy got very indignant with me. I got the impression he thought I was lying to him. Like, what difference does it make. I don’t have to explain my decision to him. What in the world would make him think I owe him any kind of explanation.

At any rate, the latest salesman got me to thinking. Do the things work? I mean, if I put a bunch of cameras all over the place and someone steals something, will it help me recover my property?

That, in itself creates other questions. If the thief can find much worth steeling, I suppose I will have to tip my hat to him. I have an antitheft method that works good. I simply don’t don’t have enough to make someone want to break in.

At any rate, let’s say he breaks in and runs off with my old $100 dollar TV. Just what would be the chances of me ever seeing that particular TV again. Actually, my wife has a wedding ring he could steel. However, if he took it to a pawn shop, the guy would laugh it him. He might give him a ten dollar bill for it. It’s not gold and the stone is fake. The fake looks really nice but it’s fake. When we got married we couldn’t afford one. (That’s OK. I have a fifty year marriage instead)

So, here I am, still. Wondering how successful would I be in retrieving the TV. It makes me think about all those news reports on TV. They flash a picture up on the screen and they ask, “Have you seen this person?” “If you know this person, can you please call the police?”

Sometimes, I’ve thought about taking a copy of the photo around Memphis and see if I can find the culprit. Honest, it does make me want very badly to help. I know what it is like to have someone take things from me. It just is that most of the time, they guy has his face covered, usually with a hoody. (maybe we need to outlaw hoodies) The other half the time, if I passed the man on the street, I wouldn’t know it. I never was all that great at remembering faces, especially those I will likely never see again.

I would guess this world is full of folks as me, who isn’t good with faces.

And so, it makes me wonder, just how many people get phone calls when they put something like that on the TV. It makes me wonder, of all the times that a picture is taken of the thief, how many times is it that the thief is caught as a result?

If someone knows an instance or two when their security camera helped, maybe you could send me a comment. I don’t mean where the neighbor is caught but rather some stranger breaks in and you lose the family silver. Did you ever get it back because of the camera.

For quite a while, people steered clear of cameras. Not so much anymore. It would appear the crooks have come to the same conclusion as I have. I don’t think the things do much good.

I wish they did. Then I might buy one, just to keep people from breaking in, even if I have nothing.

Ben’s Rule on Sequels

If you don’t like the show put on by Old Joe and friends, what in the world would make a person think they would like the sequel? After all, it might be a different puppet behind the desk in the Oval Office, it would still be the same puppeteers.

I might add, though I am not the best judge of puppets, this one seems to me to be malfunctioning. She’s stuck on using the same words, the ones that have little meaning. Just wondering, am I the only one to have noticed that?

One Year With the Nissan EV

The other day, Nissan sent me a message that my car was due for my wheels to be rotated. When I got there, they told me they were wrong. I suspect the message came from some central place and they didn’t know how little I drove.

At any rate, I did have my battery on my FOB replaced. It is supposed to be good for two years. It likely would have lasted three, maybe four. Just the same, I feel safer to know I have a fresh battery in there.

I guess Monday or Tuesday, I will have the wheels rotated, considering that it is now past time. In the meantime, I did not have any oil or air filter changes. I used to take my Chevy into the Firestone place. Nowadays, I don’t do much business with Firestone, or anyplace for car maintenance. I just drive right by them.

On the other hand, I did go see my insurance agent today. I left with about $2000 less. I could have made almost 3 car payments with that. So, it’s costing about 800 a month to own the car and about 180 a month drive it.

Let’s face it. In these days, wheels are expensive, no matter what kind.

Kamala Failed the Open Book Test

She knew what the questions would be. No one had to tell her. It just stood to reason what the questions would be. None the less, it wouldn’t have surprised me if someone did tell her that someone would ask the one question that was on everyone’s mind.

Moreover, she knew the answer. She knew exactly what she was going to do after taking the oath office. The problem is that she can’t say. You see everyone knows what she would do. She just knows she can’t say. She must go through the pretense of not knowing. If she said what she would do, she knows then that no one would vote for her.

And so it is, she won’t say her answer aloud nor will she say what she won’t reply. And so it is that she won’t answer anything. She dodges all questions and instead of speaking to the question, she speaks about what she wants to talk about. She realizes she is facing the reality that if she says what she will do, she will never have a chance to do them.

And so she sounds very much like I sound here, speaking in circles. It is what politicians do when they know an honest answer is political suicide. I guess a person can assume that they will do what they refuse to say what they will do.

Then too, I guess it is conceivable that she knows not what she will do. I suppose that is possible too. If a person knows not anything, it does make it difficult to sound intelligent.

Incidentally, I would still like to hear Kamala’s definition of a what an assault weapon is. I mean, if she is going to be The Commander in Chief of all our nation’s forces, shouldn’t she know what an assault weapon is? I haven’t heard anyone ask her and I certainly don’t think she is going to just tell me. Do you suppose she might be embarrassed if she was put in a position where she had to come up with one. Would she just stammer and studder as she has been or will she come up with the proper definition, assuming there is one?

Why Might the NY,NY Mayor Go to Prison?

I don’t really understand it. I have had a number of people explain it but the more they say the less I understand. For a while I thought it might be because he started complaining about the illegal aliens in the city. It might still be that to some degree. Certainly, it raised the ire of some. I mean, otherwise, what the mayor did is very common, especially among dems.

However, I think I heard one person put his finger on it precisely. He did not kick back the 10% to the Big Man, otherwise known as Old Joe. That is how it works, right. If you are going to go outside the law, you make sure it is with the blessing of the Big Man.

The Real Truth About the Conspiracy Theory

When John F Kennedy was assassinated, an investigation was held. Some of the info was released to the public. The rest was was effectively locked in a vault to be released 50 years later. By the way, some of what they locked away is still locked away, even though it is 60 or nearly 60 years later.

That is a fact. That is the truth. It is not just a conspiracy theory. For some reason at the time, for some reason even now, there are aspects of the killing of JFK that they do not want the public to know. And, when I say they, I must truly admit, I haven’t a clue who they is. They never told us who wants the info withheld.

When they held back on what they determined during in the investigation, they began what is, to this day, an opening to what is known as a conspiracy theory, or more accurately many theories. These theories began to get stronger when things seemed to happen when people tried to open investigations. There was a district attorney who seemed thwarted at every turn. I suppose that most don’t remember, but I do. For some reason, two of his witnesses died at at just the wrong time; before he could bring them to testify. Now, when things like that happen, things feed those theories as a bird feeding her young.

To be sure, there are many who tried to open investigations, some official, most not. It comes to no surprise to me that those efforts were even less successful than the district attorney’s.

Okay. The end of the facts. Still, just what facts are they holding onto and why? Why is it even now that they don’t want the public to know. What and why are they hiding it? Who wants it kept hidden?

Well, actually I can add a little to it. I can because we know that Oswald was a marine and he was trained as I was. I know what kind of training he went through. From that I can come to a few serious conclusions.

A. He would not have ever selected the rifle he chose. It was more likely a rifle provided to him by a fellow conspirator. I would not go around shooting presidents, but I do know marine training. He would have more likely chose a 30-06 semi-automatic. No one in their right mind would use a bolt action for something like that.

B. He might have missed once at that range but not twice. With the semi-auto, he could have gotten off 8 shots and hit with at least 7 shots in the same time.

C. He would have planned his escape far more carefully. Why would he? Because he was a marine. Marines always, always, plan ahead. That tells me that he had a plan that likely involved someone else. It does somewhat make me wonder if the fatal bullet came from that gun. If I had to guess, there were at least 5 involved, more likely 15. Then again that is another story. After all, we must include the person or persons who are keeping the info in the vault.

D. Oswald was killed. When there is a conspiracy planned, the person who does the shooting always gets killed, even if he didn’t do the shooting. That way, the one who planned it all will never be caught. It does make me wonder if the person behind it is still alive. Is the name of the one behind it one of the facts they have in that little vault of theirs.

E. They became very secretive. They hid things from us. They prevented others from finding out what we don’t know. Any time the government does things like that, I smell like rats, rotten fish and a few rotten eggs thrown in. It is the way of the criminal mind, you know, especially with those in high government positions. It is the way they avoid going to prison.

Since that day, there have been a number more secrets held by the government. It has become something of a habit of theirs. It is why they came up with the freedom of information. and still the government will plant their figurative mule feet and refuse to cooperate, as in the JFK case, for our “own” benefit.

It is no longer the exception to the rule but it is more frequent. Why not? They got away with it. They keep getting away with it. They defy us, those whom they are supposed to answer to. We ask and they say we don’t need to know. Sometimes they outright lie about it. Sometimes, in full cooperation with the the media, they claim we are the ones with the conspiracy.

When they are confronted, they say we don’t need to know. Repeatedly, even with the freedom of information act, they slow walk things. They refuse to cooperate until they finally have to. Then, of course, it’s far to late. The info, as important as it was, no longer is.

So, instead of the big explosion there should have been, as with Hunter’s laptop, it turns into a slight poof of smoke and defuses into the surrounding atmosphere. And it works one more time. So it is they learn it works. So it is they will do it again and again until we, the people put it to a stop.

As for us putting it to a stop, I don’t expect it. I’m not holding my breath. And so the pattern will be. You will be able to see it, that is if you keep your eyes open. Every time you see a marine chose a bolt action rifle instead of a semi-automatic .30 caliber. When you seem such things, you will know to be suspicious, as I am. Hopefully, you will be in the position to ask questions. Hopefully, you will.

The Leader of Ukraine is Expressing Gratitude for US Support

I don’t blame him one bit. He and his soldiers are holding onto their country by their the nails on the fingers and toes. I too, would be fighting to hold onto my country if someone were trying to take over this country. This even though I already spent nine years in the Marines. I’d ask but 2 questions. Where is my rifle and where do you want me? And yes, a 76-year-old can shoot an M-16. I’ve already been trained. I know which end the lead comes out of, unlike these folks suggesting the banning of assault weapons.

The thing is this. While Old Joe is glad to send guns and ammo to the Ukrainians, you notice that while Trump was in office, they had no need for them. Trump did a good job of keeping Putin and his elk locked up in their own closet. Had Trump won the last presidential election there would not have been one person killed in Ukraine or Israel. Even the Ruskies would have benefited as they too would have not lost any of their own soldiers. When people die by the thousands Old Joe don’t care. Trump does.

Let’s face it, the big Bear will only attack those he feels safe in attacking. Before Biden, the Bear was afraid to risk life and limb.

Last time I wrote about responsibility. Old Joe is the one responsible for the loss of life in Ukraine and Israel. Not one; all of them.