I noticed I had a reader from the country of Benin. I did not know there was a country of Benin. I do now. I spent about an hour looking at the country on the internet. Thank you so much for your visit. I am glad I now know a little about your country.
For those like me who did not know about Benin, it is right next to Nigeria.
If there is one thing I know about air conditioning is that it will break down the first time the mercury hits 100 degrees. This is especially true for central HVAC units.
Needless to say, it’s going to take 2 days to get someone to get out and look at it.
Then again, those who have lived here long will ask, “So what else is new?”
Isn’t it nice to live in a country where the party in power kills those in the opposing party? I understand there is at least some suspicion that Putin had the plane shot down with what he felt was his opposition. I don’t know for sure, but I certainly would not put it past him. Putin is a controller who has the desire to control. Anyone that threatens that control is in danger of losing his life, or maybe more.
Of course, we don’t do that sort of thing here, do we. Now given another couple of decades, who knows. Of course we are well on the way to incarcerating the opposition and everyone associated with him. That is not that far away from Putin, is it.
I guess, when I was young, my father did. The fear of failing grades in school did.
Certainly when I had a wife and two kids to support, that motivated.
Nowadays, it is a little difficult to get me out of the house. If it weren’t for my wife, I’d likely stay at home for weeks. I try to take her out at least once a day. Sometimes we go out two or even three times. We really should go out more often.
I have looked for a place for old folks to get together but it seems there aren’t many around here. Most of our friends have either moved away or passed on. Most of the neighborhood aren’t interested in hanging around with an couple like us.
My wife loves to talk, even when she has nothing to say. We go out to eat and she will strike up conversations with anyone. Sometimes, the strangers don’t understand her, but most remain friendly.
The way I figure it right now, my job #1 is making spoiling her for as long as I can. If I can do anything else, that will be good too.
Not too many with the same taste in movies as me. Looking back over the results, it looked pretty broad. Few of the writers had the same favorites. I guess that means most of us have varied taste.
While they meet in Nashville, TN to write new gun laws, the special prosecutor supposedly prosecuting Hunter Biden is bending over backward to keep from prosecuting a gun law we have.
This might seem odd but he explanation is simple. Old Joe knows if his son goes to prison, he might be as well. Though no one told me, I am sure that Hunter has told his Pop as much. Very likely it was worded something like this, If I go to jail, then so will you. Then again, it’s just a guess. You noticed no quotation marks because I can’t quote verbatim.
However, if you don’t believe it, maybe you can explain why Weiss is willing to risk his law license to save Hunter.
This afternoon, the wife and I got in the almost new (about a month old now) Nissan Ariya. It’s just really hard to break old habits. I got my keys out and actually started to insert them in the ignition. That would not work and I knew it. Still it took a while for me to realize error.
You see, the car has no place for an ignition key. In fact, normally it doesn’t use a key at all. Because I had a fob in my pocket, I was able to simply touch the door handle with my finger to unlock the door. Then once inside, the normal procedure is to put my foot on the break and press the power button, (about the size of a quarter just to the right of the steering wheel). Then I put the car in reverse to back out of the driveway. Without the fob, none of this would occur.
I don’t totally understand all the workings, but it would appear to me as if it is as close as possible to being the highest security possible for a car. It operates on a proximity basis. When the fob gets close enough, I can control the car. If I don’t have the fob and the door is locked, I cannot unlock it. If I push the power button, it will have no effect.
The beauty of the system is that I am very unlikely to ever lock the fob in the car. I just put it in my pocket and keep it there. When I leave the car, it is unlikely I’d leave the fob behind. I don’t have children, but if I did, it would be almost impossible to lock them in the car with the keys.
In fact the system is so good, I would love to have it in my home. If fact, I have no idea why they haven’t had something like that already, not only for homes but also for businesses. Well, it that case, I would assume the fob would need an on/off switch to keep the door from being unlocked while you are inside.
I asked about that at the Nissan dealer. He told me that the system knows when I am inside. Once I am in and the door is locked, I am safe, that is unless someone broke the window.
The system they have is one of the biggest reasons for me to chose a Nissan. Never did enjoy carrying around all those keys. Never did like the idea of locking myself out of my car because I left the keys in the ignition. Maybe it isn’t the perfect system, but it has to be close to it. It gives me the security of locks while still allowing me the convenience of no locks. If I am in a hurry to get in my car at night, with my hands full, there is no fumbling for keys.
There is of course, no steering column lock as on most modern cars. However, I tried to turn the wheel while the power is off and it is just almost impossible. I don’t know if it is intentional, but it may as well be.
Now, having said all this, I must back up and say there are two exceptions. First, the car can be unlocked by Nissan in an emergency. Secondly, for those who get the app to download on their phone, not only can the doors be locked or unlocked remotely, but it is also possible to control climate control remotely. I don’t have any idea why you would want to, but you can do it from anywhere you can get an internet connection for your phone. I’m not sure about needing the internet connection by the car. It might use satellite.
Now, if I can just get used to leaving my keys in my pocket when I want to go somewhere.
There is a lot of hoopla about the way that hunter’s plea deal was thrown out. The point is that Hunter Biden was standing ready to admit to committing three major crimes. The fact that it was thrown out had not one thing to do with those three things but rather other things that he has not yet gone to court for.
This tells me two things. One, he is guilty of other things. That is why that was part of the deal. Two, that he is guilty of the three things to which he admitted, though he was not going to get anywhere near the punishment he deserved. One of those laws is a gun control law, for which the dems have been seeking. The law serves no purpose if it is not enforced, for poor and rich; for the small and highly influential. Why is it the Hunter get a break. We keep hearing no body is above the law. I guess I must assume then that Hunter is the no body they reference.
Bottom line, in essence, he is an admitted criminal, with friends in the Justice Department and a Dad in The White House.
It was not my plan to stay here. The plans were temporary. At the time I knew little or nothing about Mississippi. I settled in here for two reasons. It was affordable and it was near the job I had in Memphis. I had hopes of getting my feet back on the ground after my discharge from the Marines. It took close to 6 months to get a good paying job and my wife had to work for a while to help me out. In addition, we did have a small loan we needed to pay off.
It seemed every time it looked like we might get something larger, we had a reversal. So, here I am, in the home that we purchased on a temporary basis.
Nonetheless, it has been a good home in a good neighborhood. We have had good neighbors who have been helpful from time to time. I certainly can’t say I have much to complain of other than the explosion of population. The traffic is growing faster than the highways and every time I turn around, they are building new houses or apartments.
Until the China virus, there was a wide selection of places to eat. There are still many places, but not as much. Moreover, the quality has taken a big hit. Then again, I am sure that can be said of most places.
IF we do need something from the big city, for instance an airport, we are not far away. I guess about 30 minutes away and much of that is getting to the interstate. We have baseball, basketball, college football and some really nice Little League fields nearby.
There are many churches and each one is nicer than the other. Many of them teach the Bible right, though I must admit some are errant in their doctrine.
The crime rate here south of the state line is still relatively low. I have no fear of going out after dark but I am a little more alert these days. I like to walk in the evenings in the summer. It’s not quite as hot.
Perhaps one aspect of the area is the schools. They are, I would guess some of the best in the country. I’m not just talking academics. They have been safe and much better about what the teach. We did have a few issues but they were quickly resolved. However, my sons are now 49 and 53. It has been a long time since I had a child in school. I can only go by what I see going on around me, which seems good. Apparently, the parents in Memphis like Desoto County Schools too. Though illegal, they keep bringing their children down here to get the better education.
Would I move away if I could. I don’t know. The people are nice here. The big problem is that attic. I’d have to employee a small team to bring all that stuff down and find something to do with it. Nonetheless, mostly all the goals and hopes are gone. Now, it’s simply a matter of hanging on a few more years.
It is an old saying. I am sure most don’t really understand the meaning. It is easy to get a wild animal to eat that which is left on the ground. They catch on very fast. On the other hand, it will take time and patience to teach an animal to eat out of the palm of your hand. I know. I’ve tried it. Dogs, cats, squirrels take time to train to eat out your palm. I suppose you could even train bears but I don’t think I want to go there.
It’s kind of like that with humans too. Actually, I believe that was where it originated. The wild independent soul is quickly tamed when fed by hand. And of course, he is tamed when he looks for the handout. Then, the final step, the government has completely tamed the people when we all expect the handouts from Uncle Sam, especially when we eat right out of the palm of his hand.
The question you ask folks, is that what they want, and they hesitate not, to be dependent on the government dole? They will generally reply yes. It sure beats working.
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