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Have You Heard

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The current gov of CA doesn’t want convicted murderers to be put to death humanely.

However, he has no problems cutting and tearing an unborn baby into pieces, even though he is blameless and innocent.

Typical dem. He’s got it upside down and backward. And by the way, as a dem, he has no real concerns about anyone dying. No dem leader does. All they care about is control. They are in favor of abortion, not for women, but for control. It is not about right or wrong. It is about the votes, regardless of the death they allow or cause. If they could get more votes by bringing back the electric chair, then they would be all for it, but only for Republicans, of course.

Two Crazy Suggestions

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Write names on paper or some other permanent record. If you don’t, I promise, you will forget the names and regret it.

When you take pictures make a permanent record of who the subject is.

Right now you are sure you’ll never forget, but you will. Memories fade faster than you think. This is especially true for military friends or even acquaintances.

I have a long list of names I don’t remember and I wish I did. I have photos, some photos of relatives I don’t know who they are of.

I suspect you will ignore me. I also suspect you will wish hadn’t.

As Seen on TV

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We’ve all seen them. Some so-called screen writer spins the wheel and it comes up with the plot and he just plugs in the bits as pieces. I mean, all movies and TV episodes must have at least one chase scene. Sometimes, they are afoot, other times in cars. On the other hand, some are both. On rare occasions, it might be at sea.

There is always the innocent person trapped in the little town where the mayor, sheriff, deputy and judge are all related. The tricky part is coming up with a reason for holding the victim. Possibly, the screen writer isn’t very inventive so there is no reason.

Of course there is the kangaroo trial in the kangaroo court and he or she is found guilty and is having difficulty getting word to the outside world. There is no way to get the word to knight in shining armor for the rescue.

Now admit it. You’re reading the only the description of the story and already I have you on the edge of your seat. All I need do is add the proverbial music at the right time, like when the victim is attempting an escape, only to be foiled at the last the very last minute.

The main thing of course, it has to be a small city and a kangaroo court or the plot won’t work. I mean, who would believe a kangaroo court in the largest city in the country where the whole world can watch? Would anyone ever believe that? It would never happen, right?

And yet it has. Perhaps it is the largest most one-sided trial ever of record. Shortly the trial will be in the hands a jury selected from one of the most one sided populations of history. Can any justice system work under those conditions? Maybe, but I doubt it. I really hope I’m proved wrong.

If the jury comes back with an acquittal, it will prove to the world that we had the most innocent president in history. After years of being under the microscope, they have found nothing, which means there is nothing.

On the other hand, if he is found guilty, it will only prove that anyone can be proved guilty in a court that is so heavily biased.

Not a Fan of Microsoft

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For sure, I do have a list of complaints with MS. I am sure they don’t care. I’m not their only customer. Yet, as far as I’m concerned, all their versions of Windows since XP have been downhill. Worse they have forced me off XP making virtually all my software instantly obsolete.

I didn’t much care for that.

More recently, they wanted me to try out another version of Outlook. I did and found it slow clumsy and it provided me nothing in return. The did add a few things, all useless to me.

So, logically I went back to the previous version. All was fine but for one thing. Every time I start the old Outlook, it kept trying to get me to try the new version. I saw no way of removing the annoyance so I removed outlook. I still get my email on my tablet just fine. Moreover, here lately, I’ve been using my tablet far more than my computer anyway.

Don’t much like MS trying to override me on the control of my computer. If they keep it up, I’ll toss the computer and will rely completely on the tablet.

As an aside, I wouldn’t be updating the software once a week- annoying and time consuming. Moreover, I will be able to drop the $50 internet and just use the tablet’s built-in modem.

Who knows? It is conceivable my idea will catch on and MS will be more willing to listen to their customers. Just, not likely in my lifetime.

Some People Just Can’t Think Beyond Their Nose

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As the official objective observer of Memphis, I can’t help but think those guys who live north of me can’t seem to go a day without shooting themselves in the foot.

The city government seems to intentionally be driving residents and businesses out of town with taxes and substandard schools. It would seem they are also getting help in their endeavor by the criminal element.

Surely some have already left. Others are standing ready as soon as they are ready and able.

Then, just today, I see a story about people breaking into cars in FedEx parking lots.

Please, please let me explain, warn and caution those who occupy homes north of me. If the Memphis city government and the criminals of Memphis succeed in combining their efforts at driving FedEx out of Memphis….

Stop. Please stop and think just what will happen when FedEx pulls up the anchor, some other location will greatly benefit. Memphis will have a huge problem. People will be wanting to leave by the thousands but the value of their houses will plummet.

That wonderful beautiful home you just bought will become an anchor holding you in place because, guess what. No one will buy that house at half what you paid for it.

Nearly thirty thousand Memphians will either have to leave or find some other way of making a living. Those thirty thousand spend a lot of their earnings in Memphis and the surrounding area. Apartments would be vacated decreasing rental revenues. Sales of many businesses will plumet. When you consider many of those businesses are already on the brink of shutting down already, it might be the final straw. That, in turn will cause more job losses.

Let’s not overlook the big thing concerning the city. Sales tax will drop. Real estate revenues will take a huge hit. Conceivably, the snowball effect just might be the thought no one wants to think. Yet, they better, lest it become a reality, not just a nightmare.

Consider, please? Memphis has roughly 500 thousand residents. I would guess no more than a third bring home a paycheck, many from city and county. You simply cannot cut out 30 thousand of those checks without rocking city and county governments bunches.

Actually, it would like send tremors out into Desoto and Crittendon Counties too. Many FedEx employees live in Mississippi and Arkansas.

Primenister Netanyahu

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For years I have been trying to get a message that to him that, while others might not like his methods, I do. In fact the world would be far better off if more of the world’s leaders were more like him, both in courage and ideology.

I guess I could send a message to someone somewhere but I have never found a way to make sure the message would get through. In fact, in this current world, I suspect there are many who would make sure the message never got through.

I know the message would do him little good, but I’m sure it wouldn’t hurt. For that matter, maybe it wouldn’t hurt for a bunch more folks send him a reassurance now and again. I mean he knows he’s doing what’s right. But it does help to know there are a few who agree.

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The Definition of ‘Tips’

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During the short duration of the pandemic, it would seem the definition as well as the customs of ‘tips’ have changed. Don’t get me wrong. I do believe there are segments of our society who have and should receive tips. However, regardless, tips are not earned simply by being present. By past customs, tips were based on quality of service, not on the quality of the product. For instance, quality of food can not be effected significantly by a waitress.

As we exited the pandemic, it seems they had some success in changing that. Repeatedly, I have entered restaurants lately where tips are expected, regardless of the quality of service or even if there were services rendered. Even more, they want to collect tips before any service at all. How is it that I am supposed to base the tip on quality of service under such conditions, that is, unless I am somehow able to predict the future.

Maybe some ought to be aware that, before the pandemic, a 20% tip was pretty rare. It certainly was not the norm of the day. Nowadays, expectations start at 20% and go up and up. I have no idea how that happened. Many of us are not made of money. 20% tips just might mean a family of 4 or 5 will be eating at home, which will only reduce tip income even more. However, it certainly does not stop there.

My wife and I survive almost totally on Social Security and I am sure there are those who are worse off than we are. Should we be expected to pay 20%, or even 10% when we have to virtually beg for reasonable service. (In one case, we had to wait 30 minutes after getting out meal to get a knife and fork to eat it with. Is there maybe a reason that waitress not get any gratuity?) Should we tip at all when the only service rendered is nothing more than a beverage.

Then too, what about the family with sudden unexpected expenses. There may be medical and or hospital expenses. Just as a reminder, colleges cost can make a poor man out of almost any father. Regardless of the reason, are we going to expect the people with temporary setbacks to continue to tip at a rate of 20%.

Regardless, as I remember it, tips are not mandatory, at least not normally. Some restaurants have actually made the tip part of the bill. Incidentally, I never went to such a place nor will you ever find me in such a place, even should I suddenly become a millionaire. I still maintain that, no matter what, tips should never be mandatory. It does go contrary to my belief that a tip should be voluntary and dependent the quality of service.

I suspect those restaurants will not miss me. There do seem to be many who are willing and able to meet and exceed the new expectations. Just don’t include me amongst them. I would hope and guess that many others would take my stance. I would trust that no one would try to alter that.

And, yes I am cheap. To separate me from my money, you will have to earn it.

Government Paychecks

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I guess I was in high school when it first occurred to me about folks drawing paychecks directly from the government. Many more draw their pay indirectly from the government, such as working for companies deriving the majority of their income from the government.

Many will ask why it should make a difference. Others will suggest it is a good and honest way to make a living. I guess to some degree both are true. However, I like to consider it scaled down.

Consider, a town of 100. Would it be a good thing that 50 of them draw paychecks from the other 50? Is it a good thing that only 50 of them do productive work?

I am being extreme, of course in making my point. It just is that with the small numbers, it is easier to comprehend what happens when someone draws a government paycheck.

The fact is, big government is expensive. Extremely big government is extremely expensive.

I look around and what I see, is extremely big government. To some, it might not seem so but we must remember, every person deriving a paycheck from the government means more taxes. That is to say, the others of us must provide for them, food, shelter, and so forth.

Certainly, some things must be done by governments. Consider The Department of Education. It has 4400 employees and a budget of 68 billion. Why? How many of them stand in a classroom and teaches… or makes a measurable contribution. I truly suspect that if the entire department went away, hardly anyone would notice. Well the National Education Association to be sure. The two of them are joined at the hip.

The thing is, it doesn’t stop there. There is no telling how many people work in each state for some kind of education department. Let’s multiply that by 50 fifty and we’re talking a bunch of people.

Then each county and each major city has their education system. At this point we are likely talking a bunch of folks who make their living educating our children and none enters a classroom.

Actually The Department of Education is a relatively small department. At every level, city, county, state and federal governments we have, law enforcement, courts and lawyers, again multiplied by fifty.

As an aside, what physical product do the lobbyists produce? Oh. That’s right, none. They’re in essence a bunch of parasites making a fortune in bribery. Going back to our little 100 person community, just what purpose would they have there?

Yet, if we ask every government employee at every level to justify his job, they would all be ready with an answer. Well, almost all of them.

Romney’s Right for the Wrong Reason

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Romney made a statement that Old Joe should have pardoned President Trump long ago. He thinks that it is a distinction and everyone already knows he’s guilty.

The truth is, Biden is the initiator of all the persecutions and it has done nothing but helped Trump. Even more, Old Joe and all his minions are going to look really bad with all those figurative eggs over their faces if Trump remain un-convicted of all charges.

THAT will NOT go well for Old Joe in the upcoming election.