Is It Okay to Be a Little Bit Jealous?

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I am not a car race fan but, whilst looking for news, I happened to note an electric car race. Just had to look at it a while. As the cars negotiated the circuit, the camera caught an image of a bunch of boats moored nearby.

There were 2 things I noticed. The boats were huge. Likely many were over 200 feet, I’m sure. Also, there were so many in there, I simply couldn’t figure any way they could get them in or out.

One more thing I noticed, the race was taking place in Monoco, though that was of little importance to me at the time. Still, just why was it that so many yachts parked there. Were their owners there or for that matter even in the same hemisphere. Some folks who have boats like to display them for the sake of pride. Their pride, my jealousy.

I cannot imagine what it cost to tie one of those boats up for just one day. Yet, they, most of them, have no reason for their boats to be there.

It doesn’t stop there. Just to own and operate a monster like that cost in excess of a million a year. Of course, if the owner wants to take a tour around the world, you’ll need to add diesel cost to that.

I take in all that and I think of the tenth Commandment. I can’t help it. I must ask, is it okay for me to be just a little jealous.

Maybe, while one of these owners is off doing something else somewhere else, why can’t he let me take a 1 hour cruise. That way, I would be able to say I was on a 100 foot boat for one hour. Where was I going? Does it matter?

Maybe what I need to do is make sure I get stranded in a rowboat in the path of one of those monsters. Aren’t they required to rescue me. Then, I could have a ride on the boat, right.

They could take me to the nearest land and I would be sure to thank them very much. I would certainly make sure to complement them on how nice the boat looks. I think I would also be obligated to tell them how big and impressive their yacht is. I mean they were nice enough to rescue me. I wouldn’t even care that my rowboat was in splinters after the slight collision.

Oh, well. Who wants to go to sea where there is nothing but water to see anyway.

So here I am. Just a little jealous. Yet may I take this time to remind one and all of the story Jesus told of Lazarus and the rich man. For a time Lazarus did suffer. However, in the end, it was the rich man who begged for mercy.

I am certainly not saying every man with a super yacht is going to spend eternity in Hell. However, those who don’t accept Jesus as their savior, will be in the same boat, figuratively as the rich man in the story.

Now. I wonder. Does anyone out there know someone who knows someone? I’d settle for something about 75 feet.

Incidentally, I checked. There are about 5000 yachts of 100 feet or more. I suppose they just have to have them. And, by themselves, they just might cause the seas to rise, at least an inch or two.

Driving

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If I could I’d get about a 35 ft motor home and just start driving. It is something I wanted to do since my early 20s. Can’t see it ever happening now. As I mentioned afore, we’re living off Social Security.

Well, if folks start buying my books it stands a small chance of happening. Then again, as I said, can’t see that happening.

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Old Joe Really Does Have a Brain

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Some say Old Joe has no brain. He can’t think anymore. Actually, he does have one that used to be really good. He just wore it out think up all those lies he’s told. Then too, as you well know, he’s having a really hard time of it now keeping all those lies straight. He should have taken notes.

I really shouldn’t say things like that, even if it is true. Why shouldn’t I when you consider the whoppers he’s told about Trump, quite intentionally.

Can’t Remember the Title, Sorry

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Seems like it was about a horse named named Dog Patch, though that makes no sense. Maybe it was the name of the place. Then it was so long ago, maybe I’m just confusing it with Lil Abner. At any rate. I was about 8 and it was a about a race horse. Though I read it many times, I just can’t remember much about it. Just how the horse was transported into town for the big race, and of course he wins it by a nose.

Maybe someone else read it and can remind me of the name. Now that it was brought up, I’d sort of like to read it again.

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Not Me!

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You might ask, “Who will pay for the forgiving of the student loans?” My reply, at least for the most part, Not me! I’m living off Social Security and a little savings. The last 4 years, I have not spent so much as one dollar on income tax. Naturally, there are other taxes I pay, as in the grocery store and restaurants, but I really don’t think that will pay for many of the books, let alone tuitions.

Moreover, I am not long for this world. Another few months and I’ll be 77. For those who don’t know, that means the Lord will call me home most any minute. I have already lived a lot longer than I thought I would. These words are those of a man who had a quadruple by-pass.

So, who will pay? Well, let’s look at the facts. It has added billions to the national debt. Who has any idea of how many millions that will add to the interest on the national debt. Now let me see. It just might be all those college grads who pay for it, when they are in their 50s and 60s and are pulling in their million dollar pay checks. Given the rate of inflation, when they reach their 50s they will start looking at a cost of living of right around a million a year to just to scrape by.

A Little Outside of My Expertise

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I might be wrong and I likely am. It just seems to me that the auto engineers have bypassed the opportunity to rid electric cars of one of the weaknesses of cars, the differential. Ever since cars have made their entry on the scene they have had a weakness. Getting power from both power wheels and still allow them to turn at different speeds. It is why it is called a differential.

Many things have been done to resolve this problem with some success. Even so, at best it is at substantial cost and reliability. Positraction helps in situations where one of the power wheels may slip. Some of these possibilities include sand, ice or even loss of contact with the road.

As far as I know, all or most electric cars have one electric motor for each set of drive wheels. The 4 wheel drive cars use two motors, one for each set of wheels. At least this has some advantage. Power is delivered to the front and rear wheels separately which does permit maximum torque for front wheel and rear wheels independently. However, in this situation, there are two differentials, on each on the back and front wheels.

So, when they came up with electric cars, why one motor? Why not one motor for each wheel?

Well, as I said, it’s outside my knowledge. Still, it does make me wonder just how successful a car would be with two motors. I guess, a single motor failure might be a problem, but how often is that going to happen. Moreover, the car could be designed so that if one motor quit, the other one would too.

Then the question comes to mind, is the cost of two motors more than the cost of a differential. Also, the differential does add weight and reliability considerations.

The one thing I certainly have no understanding of, how would the car drive with two motors, with perhaps different torque to the wheels. Perhaps, tests would have to be made on the motors to get two matched motors. That in itself would add costs.

I don’t know. My wife is always telling me I think too much. Maybe I do.

Biden’s Campaign Scared?

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I don’t know. However Trump has one rally in the Bronx and suddenly ads start showing up on TV and radio. That’s only the half of it. They have also activated the media.

Maybe it’s just that they don’t want to take any chances. They are just that afraid of losing to the Orange man, again.

Think Maybe the Blue States Would Fuss, Just a Little?

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Let’s say Trump wins. That in itself would create an uproar. However, let’s take it on stage farther and deport only the illegal aliens from red states. After all, the blue states don’t want to deport anyone, including murderers and rapists.

The problem for the blue states… all the illegal aliens would rush to the blue states. That would be California, NY, NJ, ETC. The citizens in the blue states would have a run on U-Hauls. Then I would guess we would find out just what the PEOPLE in the blue states think about opening borders and illegal aliens.