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The Instant Millionaire

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My memory is a little foggy. I tried to use the internet to clear things up but I failed. Sometime in the days of the top 40 being aired on the radio (late 1950s), there was a famous disc jockey. As I say, my memory is foggy, so please forgive me if I’m wrong. If I had to hazard a guess, I’d say the man was Jim Hawthorne.

At any rate, whoever he was, came up with the idea and suggested it on the radio. He said, with 35 million in the United States, (or whatever it was back then) if everyone sent me just a quarter, I would be an instant millionaire. (and by the way, back then a million dollars was a fortune)

Well, he wasn’t serious, but many of his listeners took him seriously. Indeed, if I remember right, he did receive close to a quarter of a million dollars, in quarters.

It all sounds nice enough, but he got in some real trouble for that. I don’t know why; however, he was required, as much as possible, to return all the money.

Perhaps it is a law, maybe an FCC regulation. Maybe the radio station didn’t like it. However, that little case of foot in mouth disease cost the man plenty, over nothing more than a few quarters.

Odd. It seems harmless enough. However, I guess if a person is going to ask for money, there is a legal way of doing it. A person can’t just ask for it. I guess if they do, they are asking for it. As for me. I look at this way. It’s just another way to keep me from becoming an instant millionaire.

NOTE: Please do not send me any quarters.

Caught in a Lie

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Let’s see. Over and over, the Israelis said that the Hamas has set up command & control centers under hospitals. Over and over, Hamas leaders have denied it. Now we know who told the truth and who told the lies. The proof is on video now.

Guess that makes Hamas liars. Guess that makes Hamas guilty of war crimes. Does anyone expect them to be tried in world court? Not a chance.

The controllers don’t want them to stand trial as it would make the controllers, like Old Joe, look bad. It would be far worse should they be convicted. It sort of makes the dems look dishonest too.

However, I don’t see that causing any problems for them. I mean, it’s not as if we learned anything new once the lie was exposed.

Let’s Just Say, Not so Smart

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I watched Old Joe’s speech tonight and I must admit, he did seem well aware of what was going on. It was delivered at a good cadence and seemed almost believable. His problem is this. I remember what things were like before he started messing things up on day 1 in office. Every one of the problems he spoke on he caused.

Okay, he didn’t give orders Putin to invade Ukraine; however, he did make it possible. When oil went up to $100 a barrel, it put a bunch of cash in Putin’s piggy bank that he would not have had if oil remained around $30 a barrel. Had Putin not had the money, he would not have been so likely to invade.

It is also true that Old Joe did not give the order for Hamas to attack Israel, however, between one thing and the other, he sure did finance it. Even now, he is doing what he can to keep Israel from fighting the war that he permitted. While Israel is trying to put a choke hold on Hamas, Old Joe just can’t wait to provide supplies in the back door.

Then he has the nerve to say we need money to deal with the problem on the border, which he, himself engineered, intentionally, on purpose and with intent.

Just one word for all that, DUMB… that is, unless he caused the problems intentionally. That too is very possible, maybe probable.

Then again, there are those who don’t like me using such direct language. So, let’s just say not so smart. Regardless of the logic or reason, Old Joe has a real mess on his hands now. Well, actually 3 or 4.

A Second Thought

Posted in Abortions, Abuse of Power, Adam Schiff, Awkward Situation, Christian values, Deceit, Hillary Clinton, January 6, law enforcement, Liberals, Politcal Opinion, Uncategorized by

My original thought was that President Trump should try to have his trials moved. Let’s face it. NY, NY is not a friendly town for him anymore. He used to be popular there. Now, when he is tried there, the chances are pretty good that he would be convicted regardless of how weak the case is against him. I would prefer to have the trial moved up to northern New York where he would stand a better chance of winning.

Then of course, almost any republican would be convicted in DC. The city approaches 100 % democrat. Worse, most are very strong democrat.

However, consider this. What if he were tried in NY, NY and found not guilty. What if her were tried in DC and found not guilty. WOW! Would the dems be red faced then. I mean, it would mean he really was not guilty. It would mean the dems really don’t have any proof of any guilt.

It is sort of the way things went while he was still in office. The dems kept saying that they had proof positive. When it came down to time to show the proof, they had none. In spite of four years of some of the most intensive investigations, they had nothing. Even their accusations fell apart in the end.

I suspect, out of all the things President Trump did that the dems were really angry with, the appointments to the Supreme Court were the one thing that really angered them the most. He caused the fall of their great god of abortion. For that, they decided that he must fry. The decided that it was very important that he be made an example.

If they can’t prove him guilty of anything, then they will have failed miserably, especially if they fail with the home team advantage. They will have the judges. They will have the jury. The one thing they really lack is a case.

However, even if they do manage a conviction, it won’t hold up. You and I both know that. The Supreme Court does not like kangaroo courts. That is exactly what the trial in NY, NY will be as well as the one in DC. They know it. The only reason they try is that they are desperately desperate. Once they lose, they will be in a really awkward situation.

The Mysterious Ray Epps

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Well. He’s surfaced. Apparently he has been charged by information, whatever that means. As near as I can tell, he will never spend a day in prison, or jail.

Just try, just try to tell me this does not smell of rotten eggs.

The man was recorded instigating the whole thing. Now he’s going to walk?

My guess is that, if he was not officially on the government payroll, he was likely slipped a few dozen C-notes to wave those folks in. I really don’t know nor do I care if it was from the government or from the dems. I mean, it is right on the video, waving people into the Capitol. By the way, at the least, he ought to be required to tell us what he whispered into that policeman’s ear.

Let’s file this one under, “JUST NOT RIGHT,” ’cause it’s not.

The Benefit of the Doubt

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I Don’t know if the saying applies here but hopefully you will get the point. Many are quick to point out that, contrary to what Old Joe said, he was not at ground zero the day after 9/11. Many say he lied.

The thing is as people grow old and the memory starts going bad, they will say things not true and they refuse to admit to things that are true. It may or may not be a lie but it might also be a memory failure.

As I understand it, he was there 10 days later. He might actually think it was the next day.

in some cases while I was still in my 60s, my wife and I would argue and argue a point. The next day I realized she was right.

The question at this point is, is it better that he was lying or his memory failed him. To be sure, when a person in the Oval Office Office has a bunch of memory failures, he…we have real problems…problems that cannot be ignored.

Recharging

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I didn’t plan on another post tonight, but when I started talking about generators, the thought occurred to me that I might use a generator to recharge my new car. I am sure there are many variables that I am not aware of, but, as near as I can tell, right off the bat, I would need one that puts out 220 volts at 30 amps to charge the car in five hours… or there about. I am sure if I am wrong, someone will tell me.

The trunk of the car is big enough, though lifting it in and out might be a problem. Besides, I don’t think that is quite what Old Joe had in mind when he suggested electric cars. Still, if I am close to right, as near as I can tell, it would mean driving the car for three hours and charging the car for five.

I know I can’t possibly have the math right. I didn’t spend but a few minutes on it. Even though I know it is not practical, I do find the idea a little amusing, or is the proper word intriguing. The real point of carrying around my own recharge port is for emergencies. First. What happens if I get to the place on the map where there is suppose to be a charger and I find a sign, “out of order?”

I mean, you know, when an airplane takes off from an aircraft carrier, he is committed. He must be able to find and land on that carrier after completing his mission. There are no alternatives. Same with the car. You commit to the road trip and you are committed to finding a place that can and will recharge your car. Indeed, it just might be almost as difficult as landing that big jet on a carrier on a calm sea during daylight.

It is fine for me. I stay around the area. I know places where I can charge the car. I don’t need to recharge it for another week or so after that. I write this to let others know who are considering the idea of going electric. As near as I can tell, the infrastructure is just not quite ready.

My original idea was that gas stations would start having charging stations installed. That is a problem. At best the car will take 40 minutes to charge. While that is occurring, the car is occupying that real estate. That is an expensive proposition.

The more likely approach, and the one that seems to be taking place is that the chargers are being installed at restaurants and hotels. Some restaurants welcome the traffic. They sell more hamburgers. The car is going to take up the real estate anyway while the driver and family is eating. Sometimes this works out well but not always.

The hotel is more likely to work well. The driver can pull in for the night. While the car is charging, the driver is getting some needed shuteye. In the morning, the driver gets in his fully charged car and off he goes.

The thing is, what happens when you get to the hotel or restaurant and find out the charger is broke, being used by someone else, or, maybe the map your using got it wrong. Now you’re looking for another charger. If you bring along your own generator. No problem. You get out the generator, start it and hook it up to the car.

Five hours later, you can come back, pack up the generator and take off.

Well, there is one more possible complication. You know that friend of Old Joe. The thief that the judge refused to put in jail. Well, he’s on the loose and he just found your generator and ran off with it. It seems he thinks he can put it to use better than you.

It’s sort of the problem with generators. If you don’t nail them down, they have a tendency to wonder off, sort of, kind of, all by themselves. Then of course, no one sees it. No one knows which way it went. Now you just lost your generator. Worse, the thief didn’t even let the charge complete. You now have three hundred miles to go on twenty mile charge. That will not work.

Sounds like time to call a tow truck, or Old Joe. Which one do you think will be more reliable?

The Plans of Mice and Men

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My Nissan Ariya was down to about 30% so I decided that while we went out for lunch, I’d also get it charged up. Well that was the plan. The Internet showed that there are three charge stations. The one at the Nissan dealer, I already knew about. I wanted to find something else in case the one at the dealer wasn’t available.

So we set out to Sam’s Club. Couldn’t find it…the charger. I’ve been to the store a few times. To make matters worse, I used quite a bit of the charge just waiting in line. That was a bad idea. Next time I’ll call ahead and see if they will give me a little better instructions. Or, for that matter, if they will let me use it without being a Sam’s Club member.

No big thing. Right across the street are more chargers. Two problems. I couldn’t get to them and they likely had no power to them anyway. The police had the access blocked… a bunch of police. A dump truck driver forgot to lower the bed after dumping his load and wiped out several power wires and power poles. No power on that side of the road for a block and a half. Worse, the traffic was backed up, causing me to use more power.

At this point, I figured it was time to go back to Old Faithful, the dealership. More problems. They disconnected the charger because of some remodeling. Moreover, there was hardly anyone there. One man told me they had one at the Chevy place. How revolting. I was going to have to go back to the place I bought my HHR.

Fortunately, they did in fact have a charger they had put in the day before and it was a simple matter of moving a Tesla out of the way to get to it. An hour later, mission accomplished, I left, of course after paying the Chevy dealer and thanking them. (still don’t like the Chevy)

As bad as my day was, I don’t think it was all that bad. I’d sure hate to be that poor dump truck driver.

If Only There Were Fines

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I don’t need to quote the first amendment to you. You might even know it better than I do. Basically, hopefully, it protects our freedom of speech and religion, among other things. It seems that the FBI and other officials of the federal government were doing all they could to decrease, even eliminate, those rights by telling the social media to stop people from being able to use the social media to say certain things.

It’s all out in the open now. Even Old Joe’s press secretary has implicitly admitted it in a press conference. Moreover, she said they would do it again if they felt they needed to. Now isn’t that nice. They don’t stop us from saying what we want. They just make sure others do. Same thing. No difference. That gag that was put on conservatives was by the government, by remote control. Moreover, they seem to be proud of themselves for doing it.

My question now is, how are things going to be set right. People have lost their jobs because of what they did. Doctors have lost their practices. Lawyers have been shunned. Some have even gone to jail. Let us not forget the two and three-olds that were tossed out of planes because they refused to wear masks. Certainly, we don’t want to overlook the schools that were shut down by a few power-hungry animals.

Now, let’s see. What do I think should happen now. The people who met with those social outfits should be tried. If found guilty, they should be required to pay fines.

I only wish it were possible. However, I don’t think it is. Odd as it is, even if found guilty, I don’t think that any fines can be levied. I don’t think they can be forced to spend one day in prison. I don’t know. I’m not a lawyer.

Perhaps I can get a lawyer and prove the Director of the FBI caused me harm by impeding my speech. However, no matter how successful I am with my suit, I don’t think I could collect a dime. Though the Constitution does say that the government cannot pass any laws against my freedom of speech, as far as I know, there are no statutes prescribing any penalties or fines for government officials limiting my speech, directly or indirectly.

So, unless I am wrong, and I really hope I am, those that have been wronged have but one recourse…shrug their shoulders and strive on. Perhaps one thing we need to do, if we can ever wrestle the government away from those power hungry dems, we need to put some teeth to the first amendment, and maybe a few of the others too. When a government official crosses the line, let’s make sure he pays, if not with his freedom, then at least with his wallet.

Face-to-face…NOT

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At one time, I really thought that the phone was a wonderful thing.  When the cell phone came out, even better.  But it would seem that, as with all wonderful inventions, they can be good or bad.  A hammer, when used to drive a nail, is a wonderful thing.  When used for murder, not so much.

Okay, I agree.  I overdid it, not a little but a lot.  However, sometimes the extreme is a good thing when illustrating a point.

I have heard that Alexander Bell, the inventor of the phone, would never answer his phone during dinner.  As I think it over, maybe that was a good idea, whether he did or not.  The old door to door sales man has been replaced by the telemarketer.  No one seems immune.  During a recent visit to my doctor, he got two robo-calls.

I’m sure they are much more of a bother to him than to me.  Yet, he must answer.  It just might be an important call.  We have all somewhat become a slave to the wonderful invention.

It is quite common for me to receive phone calls from Memphis offering to buy my house.  I don’t live in Memphis.  Don’t want to sell my house.  I must have something to keep the rain off me.  Maybe roofs aren’t so important in the desert of Arizona, but here in the Mid-South; they are something of a necessity.

I think the worst thing about phones is that they have virtually destroyed the face-to-face relationships, both socially as well with business relationships.

The other day, I went to answer my cell phone and when I touched the thing in the wrong way, it displayed the internet screen.  I rarely use the phone for internet, only when I can’t get to a computer.  The screen is too small for my 73 year-old-eyes.  It is common with my not-so-smart phone.

So as the phone continued to ring, I continued to fumble.  I easily got rid of the of the internet screen, but there were no buttons to answer the phone.  So.  I missed the call.  Just as well.  It was a telemarketer.  But what if it was that guy that wanted to give me a million dollars?  I think I would have been very angry with that phone company and the character that designed that stupid phone, the one they call a smart phone.

So.  Today I went down to the store where I bought the phone.  I told the sales person there I wanted to drop the line.  I have a good flip phone that works much better for my purposes.  He said that he couldn’t do it.  I had to call customer service, on the phone.

So much for face-to-face service.  Of course, if I wanted another phone, they would have had me all set up in roughly twenty minutes.  I would have walked out of the store with a new working phone, a smart phone that would really be dumb.  They don’t carry the flip phones.  They have to be ordered.  Takes 7 to 10 days to get it.

Soon after getting home, I called customer service.  I explained that I wanted to drop the line and why.  The lady I was speaking to hadn’t an idea what I was saying.  She immediately started trying to say she might be able to reduce the price of my service.

I explained I wanted the line deleted, like right now.  “Sorry.  Can’t do that.”  Better to talk face-to-face.  They obviously did not want to lose the line.  After I reminded her that there are many other cell phone services, she stopped that ploy.

Still, in about a year, when I no longer have to pay penalties, I just might go to another service.  I am currently paying 200 a month.  I think I just might be able to find somewhere that will provide pretty good service for 50 or less.  Still.  Push-come-to-shove.  I am going to have to admit to it.  The days of talking to a person, face-to-face are gone.  In essence, the corporations have decided to use the hammer for something other than a nail.