- Decrease the disruption or the threat of disruption from folks setting around on the Desoto Bridge.
- If there is a disruption, some traffic can still cross the river.
- Most important, I will be able to get to Ark. without going through Memphis. That would even be worth a dollar or two, may even three, even when the bridge is open.
Bob Marley?
I’m leaning back, watching the news and sudenly there is a segment that came up on Bob Marley, which brings up the question, just who is this guy that he should rate a 5 minute segment.
Then, after a short time, it became clear to me. It’s not about him. It is about a movie about him. In other words, it was a 5 minute ad pretending to be news.
Don’t much care for trickery like that. When I tune in to see the news, not pretend news. I kind of like to see important things, not important things to the CBS board.
For anyone intrested, I will not watch the movie. I will discourage others from watching it. Of course, CBS has a bigger megaphone, so I doubt I’ll make a measurable difference. As they say, though, it’s the effort that counts.
At least info-mercials are honest in their representation
2 Days Straight
Does make me wonder. Last night we went to a fast food place. they had, I guess, 8 favors of fountain drinks. They ran out of Diet Coke. Strange. No one seemed to care.
Well, they had diet Dr. Pepper. Can’t stand Dr. Pepper in any way shape or form. Never could. I guess it is a conspiricy to make me drink tea. You suppose the Engish are behind it. Tea’s OK, but I paid for a soft drink, not tea. I am diabetic. All the other flavors have sugar. I settled for unsweat tea. However, be sure, I will ask next time when I go to that place before I order. If they are out of Diet Coke, I will first go to a nearby store before completing my order… or leave.
My question, why always Diet Coke. 7 other flavors they can run out of. Somehow, they must have something against the likes of me. 2nd time this happened in this restaurant in just a few months.
Today we went to a nice big restaurant for a celabration. We wanted steaks, each of us. We were prepared to pay about $40 each. For us, that’s a lot for us.
They asked us what we wanted to drink. I told them Diet Coke. You guessed it. No Diet Coke. However, this time they outdid it. They had no soft drinks at all.
After a short time, the two of us had a good meal at Chilli’s. Incidentally, we paid less and we had all the Diet Coke we wanted.
I guess I need to start carrying my own emergency supply. I’m sure they won’t mind at all.
S. O. P. of Course
Sell swim suits all winter.
Sell coats all summer.
Must work good that way. Walmart’s making a ton of money. I guess other stores do too.
My question, what does one do if they are in dire need of a coat in winter, as me right now. What do I do if I would really like to take a dip in the summer as is customary.
I do get it. To make a profit, they do need to order ahead, or is it behind. At any rate, would it be agin the law stock a few things in phase with the seasons for those of us who purchase clothes when we need them instead of 6 months after.
Surviving?
It would appear that our requirements for surviving have new priorities. When I awoke, I opened my little flip phone. Quickly I had an update on time and date. In addition, I realized it was Thursday, time to put out the trash.
While I was outside, I decided to take a couple of pictures. Soon after retuning, I received a text message. I could have done without that reminder for my dentist appointment. No. really I could have. I have a reminder on my phone. It will provide me with an audible alarm the day before.
I figure that we now have a new priority to survive. I have listed but a few things that makes my cell phone an important part of our lives.
Am I wrong? I mean what would happen without our cell phones. How can I do my math. I no longer have any other form of calculator. If if want to find the sum, I just pull out my trusty phone. Who needs to settle for 2 or even 3 places for pi anymore. I can make my scientific calculations to 8 places, maybe more. I can’t remember.
So, as the doomsday preper prepares, he might want to pack away a cell phone and a spare. It might be handy to figure out where he is… that is if the GPS system survives. Who knows, it might even come in handy for keeping in contact with others.
In a Small Sense, I guess
I know that light I’m aproaching will turn red before I get there. It’s difficult to deny years of experiece. You know. When that big 4×4 pickup next to me starts begins forcing his way in front of me, it never surprises me.
When I was in the Marines and a bad rumor circulates, I know it is true. On the other hand, I was never surprised when the good rumors never came true.
As far as believing in fate or destiny as a thing or force, nope. There is certainly no destiny that has a face or persnality. To be sure, when a certain set of cercumstances fall in place, it would only stand to reason something generally follows.
I have a saying, when I drop something, I am apt to say, gravity worked again. It would certainly surprise me if the object remained in mid-air.
I do believe God does exist and that He does take a personal interest in all of us, in me and this world. He is not fate or destiny. However, from the formation of the earth, He knew me. He knew every decision I would ever make. Whenever and wherever He chooses, He intervenes.
For instance, in the case of that obiect I drop, He knew I would drop it. If He chose he could stop me from droping it. Generally, He does not interfere with gravity but he can. In fact He has.
From time to time, I wish He would intervene in that man’s plans to pull over in my lane. On the other hand He just might have a lesson for me. It still gives my wife a fright when he tries to make his big pickup occupy the same space as my car.
If such a thing happened, it would be bad driving, not fate, not destiny.
As a side note, I do like the musical, “Kismet” which is, I think Arab for fate. Just cause I like the show, doesn’t mean I believe in it. Mostly I like the music. I did from the first I heard it. I especially enjoy the song Stranger in Paradise. I’ll never tire of it.
Measles Outbreak
Before the mid 1960s measles outbreaks were common. 2 or more million died every year world wide. To most, it was a very irritating rash. To others it was devistating.
Moreover, to catch it, one only breathe while in the room with someone who has it. It is one of the most infectious diseases known to mankind.
In the past few decades, it has been on the decline. In the US, the vaccine had the disease virtually eliminated. Now, I note on the news that there is a major outbreak. Oddly, they seem to be having difficulty figuring why or where it has come from.
Let me give you a hint. Millions have been crossing our border. No one has been screenning them. We have no idea how many had measles… mumps, whooping cough, polio or any of those other horrible little monsterous viruses. Do you suppose anyone has a clue as to how many brought the China virus with them from Mexico.
Those little virus things are really good at hitch hiking. It is why immigrants were isolated for a while before they were permitted to actually enter our country in early 1900s. Back then, we actually had some intelligece on such matters. Now, not so much. Now the diseased bring those little hitch hikers with the help of the dems.
So, if your child has come down with measles, or for that matter, mumps, small pox or any of those other horrid diseases, you might want to thank the dems. President Trump did have those coming across the border to a trickle.
The dems and the rinos did not like that. The rinos were already complaining that they were having to pay higher wages. The dems were angry that they would have to give up future voters.
And so it is, for lower wages and future power, your child must endure the suffering of measles and or many other dreaded diseases. (Just so you know… they don’t care.)
If your child suffered, or possibly died from one of those hitch hickers, was the open border worth it. Do you really want the borders left open. Are you really in favor of letting those micro-hitckers into the states so they can spread and cause grief to others.
You Say You Could Use a New Roof
I could use one. It has been while.
Well, in this case, the roofing team was sent to the wrong address in OK, OK. When the crew realized the error, they had already removed the roof.
What else could they do. There’s just no way to put the shingles back the way they were. So, now, due to the mistake, the owners of the wrong home have a brand new roof. From what they said in the story, they really liked it too.
Now just why can’t things like that happen to me.
It does remind me of something that didn’t work out so well. A family returned from vacation to find their house missing. Yep, that’s right. The house movers had the wrong street. I can’t remember how that one turned out.
I would love to have my roof replaced. Having my house moved might cause problems, depending on where they put it. I might like the new location.
What Do They Want, Please Say It Aloud.
A while ago, the call was for less police, less putting people in jail, and of course less bail. Now, I see on TV, they are calling to get the hooligans off the road that are doing doughnuts in the road.
They are also complaining about the car thievery. Some are having the nerve to complain about the thievery and destruction in the stores.
I thought it was clear that when you decreased policing; when you threaten police when they do their job, it was precisely what you were begging for.
So what do the people of Memphis want now. Honest, you got exactly what you voted for. The dems promised to defund the police and they did. They promised to do away with bail and they did. The dems promised to protect you from the police and they are. You voted for them and you got exactly what you voted for.
Now, if you have changed your mind, guess what. It is going to take a while. those dems will not give up their power willingly. They will even pretend they, too, want a reversal of polocies.
Don’t believe them. vote them out first chance you get. If you let them maintain their control, they will let the criminals loose, just as they already did.
If you want law & order and you don’t replace those dems next election, it’s best you leave and quickly. Those who delay the most will be the ones who will have a tough time selling their real estate and businesses. Also, they just might be the ones who will have a hard time getting that U-Haul. or pro movers.
For my brief aside, the same could be accurately said about NY, NY. Those folks up there are stuck on dem so hard, even if it meant burning down the city, they’d still vote dem.
Time for an Auction
Heard something on the radio I was unable confirm. Sorry. However, in my search, I came across something few talk or write about.
As near as I can tell, there are many yachts taken to sanction Russian wealthy people. At least one is in San Diego Harbor. Wonder who is taking care of it. Wonder who is paying for the slip and security. Slips for 350 foot yachts are not cheap.
Apparently, it is far from being alone. For a former communist country, for a relatively poor country, they sure seem to have a lot of very wealthy people.
Moreover, they seem to be having many foriegn tax payers pay, perhaps collectively billions to tend their big boats.
That is not right. Maybe it is time to hold a big auction.
Somehow, I don’t think that will happen. Those wealthy people have power and I’m sure it extends outside the Russian borders and inside ours. If you don’t believe me, watch what happens if we got serious with the idea.
As near as I can tell, they are benefitting from the sanctions. Though they might temporarily lose the use of the yachts, they still own them and we take care of them in the meantime.
As long as we are throwing away money, maybe they can toss a grand or two my way. I wouldn’t mind.
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