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Over Advertising

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There are a number of advertisers that have advertised so much that I will never purchase one of their products.  Right at the top is that fellow that advertises My Pillow.  Guess what?  I will never buy one.  I won’t take one if he gave it to me.

I’m not absolutely sure, but it would seem that he is there with his advertisements at least every other commercial break, maybe more.  When he comes on, I don’t just mute the TV.  I change channels.

Oh.  …and by the way.  The things are overpriced.  When I was in the Corps, I slept on dirt and welcomed it.  I don’t need his pillow.  It will never have a My Pillow.  (I wonder just how much he spends on ads.)

Five Letter Words

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There are two five letter words I associate with the dummycrats these days.  The first one is power.

To be sure, it is their ultimate goal.  Everything they do or say, true or false, is to gain power.

As for the second word.  Well, it only truly becomes associated with them when President Trump is re-elected.  That word is…

PANIC!!!

 

Without the presidency, they will not achieve their goal, POWER.

It is the reason that they take the side of the so called victim when a conservative judge is appointed.  It is also the reason they take the part of Biden when he is the one accused.

To be sure, this side of eternity, no one will know who is guilty or not.  It just is that there was absolutely no proof in the case of the justice and there is very substantial proof in the case of Biden.

One thing is absolutely true; if Biden has to withdraw his hat at this point, it will almost guarantee President Trump’s victory.  Then again, given Biden’s current abilities in debates, they may as well panic now.

Outright Murder

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The mayor demanded that people who had corona virus be sent to nursing homes.  This was so despite the objections of those running the homes.

Needless to say, many of those who died from the virus were infected by those put in the homes.  Last I heard, to the best of my knowledge, 25% of those who died from the virus in NY City were in nursing homes.

The mayor is protected because it was a decision made as mayor.  Nonetheless, he is guilty of murdering, very probably, dozens of people.

It is why I call he and his ilk dummycrats.  In this case, he is also a criminal.  My guess is that he will never issue one apology.

Dummycrats don’t know how to apologize!

Chocolate Taste Horrible

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One day I was making a cake, chocolate of course.  The cake was already done and I sat it aside to cool.  Then, I started on the icing.  I had combined cocoa, butter, salt and water when, for some reason I had to pause and leave for a short time.  I can’t even remember what it was, but a child was watching me.

Before I left, I cautioned the child not to eat any of the chocolate.  I told her she wouldn’t like it anyway.  In a while, I returned and saw the expression that told me everything.  It was obvious that she didn’t listen to me.  Clearly, she just had to taste the little bit of dark chocolate in the bowl.

It is easy to understand.  I mean, who doesn’t like the taste of a chocolate bar.  That stuff in that bowl did look very inviting, even to those who know better.  However, most everyone knows that chocolate is very bitter and it has a very horrible taste.  If you taste even the smallest bit, it will contort your face.  In her case, she rushed for the faucet, turned it on.  She didn’t wait for a glass but drank straight from the tap.

Well, there was no harm done.  There was plenty left.  After mixing it into the confection sugar, I iced the cake and we both had a piece of it.

Needless to say, though, it was a well learned lesson for her.

Sometimes I think about the incident and consider that there might be an object lesson that we might take away from it…sort of like, all that glitters is not gold.  In this case, it is more like…chocolate taste horrible.  I don’t know; maybe it is a stretch.  Anyway, I still laugh from time to time when I think about it.

I hear Pelosi likes chocolate.  I wonder if she would like it if I baked her a cake.

What to Do With the WHO…& the UN

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I used to think the best thing to do with the UN was to vacate the building and turn it over to the homeless.  After what the World Health Organization did to us… and the world, I think that would be too good for them.

Instead, I think the property should be condemned and reduced to rubble.  Then, the rubble should be pushed into the nearest body of water.  Then on top of the rubble, we should build a memorial to those that the WHO helped to kill.  (In case you are one of the few who don’t know how, by aiding the Chinese in the spreading the Corona Virus.)

The Who is not the only corrupt organization in the United Nations.  Indeed the whole outfit is so corrupt that there is no hope of straightening them out in this century.  It is sort of a fact of life, the bigger the governing body, the more corrupt it will be.

Even so, they did not act alone.  Our own national health organizations sort of helped them.  They hardly fought them.  They refused to call it a pandemic until after the WHO did.  They lacked the proper scientific suspicion, even though the WHO never really properly presented itself as anything more than what it is.

I would like to say we have learned our lesson, about the communist Chinese and the WHO.  However, it is more likely that we have learned our lesson until the next time.

So.  This is the purpose of my suggestion.  Hopefully, if we have a memorial, maybe we’ll remember.

As for what to do with the UN organization, we should unload them on some other country, maybe even China.  Then the Chinese would have to put up with all their diplomatic shenanigans, like parking illegally.

Then again, maybe they could take a hint from one of my books.  They could tow a bunch of barges out into the middle of the Atlantic and latch them together.  I am sure that with all of out great minds, we could build them so they would stay afloat.

The neat part about that is that there will be no need for diplomatic cars and no need to park them.

Viruses Complicate Things

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Just went down to pay my car tag.  The place was closed.  I thought I had it bad.  The woman that arrived after me needed to register a new car.  Hope things go well for her.  I just went to the tax collector internet site and paid it in about five minutes.  (I type slow)  Somehow or other, I think it will be more complex for her.  I’m Glad I don’t plan on buying any vehicles in the near future.

Same, Same

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When I was in Vietnam, I was introduced to a new phrase, “Same, same.”  At first I had no idea what the woman was trying to tell me, but then someone who had been in country explained it to me.  She was trying to tell me that the Cool Aid I made was the same as water.  (It seems that they like the stuff over there so much that if you turn you head a second or two it will disappear.)

At any rate, when I see what is happening over there in China, it reminded me of the incident.  It would seem that the Chinese government and business are the same, same.  To be sure, the more of us that realize that, the better off we’ll be.  To be sure, the line between private businesses and the communist government is non-existent.  It is simply an optical illusion that the communists would like us to believe in.

It would appear that President Trump knew this even before he was sworn in.  It would also appear there are many in this county who still don’t know it and they exists on both sides of the aisle.

HEADLINE: Obama Endorses Biden

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That IS NOT news!  It was totally expected.  Who else is he going to endorse?

Now if he had endorsed the current present, that would have been news.  That might even draw more attention than world war three.

Either way, when it is all over, Obama just might regret it.  After it is all said and done, he just might start looking for a cave to hide in.

The Preppers

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As a lark, I wrote a book, “The Prepper.”  I never intended it to be serious, just fun.  There are about a dozen or so people who have read most of my books and they give me feedback.   Every one of them has told me that “The Prepper” is my best book.  Apparently, they are not the only ones with that opinion.  It outsells all my other books combined.

I would not have brought it up but it does seem to be relevant to our current events.  Of all the things that dooms day preppers prepare for, the one that I always thought of as least needed was the idea of preparing for an epidemic.  Now look.  It would appear that I must reconsider.

Note: While we out here fight to avoid the virus, there are possibly doomsday preppers who have retreated down into their bunkers completely safe from the little things.  I did a little research on the things.  They are about 1 millionth of one meter, too small to be seen with any standard microscope.

It would seem I should have done some preparing.  I am now down 4 rolls of TP and every time I walk into a store, the shelves are empty.  I haven’t been able to find any rubbing alcohol for at least a month.  I can’t even find the little pads I need as a diabetic.

I noticed the other day that I was running low on 409 spray cleaner and decided to get some more.  Not going to happen.  None of that around or anything like it.  Oddly, there is plenty beer.  Can’t quite figure that.  Is it so important that they want to make sure we have plenty or is that they don’t want to lose the chance to sell the high profit proeduct.  I did notice that the PX’s in Vietnam never ran out of beer but there were times that there were shortages soft drinks.  (Just an observation)

Needless to say, I have a whole new concept in priorities.  Once this is all over, if I survive, I will become something of a prepper.  I will make sure I always have at least 200 rolls of TP and at least a dozen bottles of rubbing alcohol.  Oh, yes.  I will go out and buy more of the alcohol pads any time I have less than six boxes.  It might seem a bit extreme and I used to think so too… a couple of months ago.

Now, I wonder if it will be enough.  It’s not that expensive, but it does cause problems when we run out.

By the way, I would appreciate if you buy my book and I think you will have fun reading it.  Conceivably you might be able to find it by just entering “The Prepper” on the search line.  I don’t know.  It worked for me but it might not work for anyone else.

If the above doesn’t work, you can go to my author’s page or do a search on me, Ben Rhodes on Amazon’s web site.  As always, I always appreciate comments or questions.  Just please keep them short and G rated. My E-mail is Kaay@att.net.

One more kind of side note.  My first book is, more or less, about a ring.  After reading it, I realized something.  It’s better to write people.  Hence “The Prepper” is about people and specifically a prepper named Will.  It is not about prepping.  Apparently, this disappointed one person who read it.  Sorry.  I guess I should have made it clearer.

So, other than “The Secret of the Ring,” all my books are about people, not things.

Experiments

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I can’t get this quote exact, but I think Giuliani expressed his and my thoughts about using hydorcloroquine in fighting the caronavirus.  Sorry;  my steno skills are very poor and I just heard it once.  He said something to the effect that it is better to provide the experimental drug instead of letting the people just die.  As I have said before, that should be casual to the most obvious observer.

By the way, you might have noticed that the news is about nothing but the virus in one way or the other.  I am a real news junky, but I am not in favor of following the one thing and ignore all else.

For those tired of listening to the news and watching all the TV movies over and over, I am allowing readers to order free Kindle copies of “A Shoulder to Cry on,” “Big City Detective,” and “Perfekt, Almost.”  (By the way, I did use the “k” in perfect intentionally.  It is supposed to be an eye catcher and it does give something of a hint as to what is between the covers.

To order the books, go to my Author’s Page by entering,

http://www.amazon.com/author/story_teller

in the URL box (usually in the upper left part of your browser.  You might also be able to simply click on the above line, but I’m making no promises.  With my computers operating with Windows, it works.  However, I have a pad that it fails with every time.  I don’t know why.  If you have a Kindle, you can simply do a search on “Ben Rhodes,” and you will likely be able to find most of my books.  Should you find any books by others, please ignore them.

There is a synopsis with each book, but for the sake of those who want a quick rundown, they are below.

“A Shoulder to Cry On”

This is the first of a two book set.

A woman just finishes college and she has a good job.  She thinks she has it made, but then her whole world starts falling down around her.  She would really like to have a shoulder to cry on, but the only one that seems to be available, belongs to a man who she feels untrustworthy.

“Big City Detective”

This is the second of the set.

In the first book, we are introduced to a New York City detective.  In this book, the big city detective is going to a small town to take over as police chief.  The problem is, before he can get there, there has been a murder, the first ever since the town was formed.  …and no one seems to know what to do.

“Perfekt, Almost”

This is not part of a set or series, but if you enjoy the previous two books, you will likely like this one.

In this book a new deputy marshal arrives for his first assignment, which is in San Diego.  The weather is beautiful.  The city has no lack of things to do.  To the east he can go up into the mountains.  Of course, San Diego does have some of the nicest beaches anywhere.  For those who like a visit to the desert, one is just a short trip away.  It’s a perfect assignment, almost.

The books will be available on Friday, the 10th.  Hope you enjoy them.  If you do, tell others.  Like them or not, please let me know.  Send me a brief note to Kaay@att.net.  I don’t mind stiff complaints, I even appreciate them, but please keep the language G rated.