The Door

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In my book, “The Secret of the Ring, ” I write about how amazing doors are. Few ever think about them. We build walls about us to keep us safe.

Then, of course, the simplest way to get through the wall is by going through a door. I think life would be more difficult if we had walls and no doors.

And so it is that we build walls for shelter from animals, thieves and weather. However, without the doors, we might not be able to enter or exit.

I am not an expert on doors, but I know outside doors should have some basic requirements. We should be able to secure, or lock it. Depending on the neighborhood, we may want it to be strong and difficult to enter without the key. We might even want bars on it.

Oddly some folks like windows in the door. That sort of confuses me. After all, glass is easily broken. Also, it doesn’t provide much privacy.

When younger, I was told to remember to close the door. In some cases it was to keep the flies and insects out. In other cases, it was to keep the warmth in. In still other cases, we left the doors wide open to let fresh air in.

Much is said about doors and windows in literature. Certainly, most of us have heard that when God closes a door, then, somewhere He opens a window.

I suppose in a way, it implies that we can go in and out windows too. That would be particularly true when escaping fire.

However, homes are not the only thing to have doors. Barns, storage sheds, planes all have doors. So do ships but when I was in the Marines, I was encouraged to call them hatches. In many cases, such doors are designed more for keeping things in.

To be sure, life would be more difficult without doors…or gates.

One piece of advice, especially about car doors. I was trying to close the car door for my wife as she pulled it firmly closed. That hurt.

Apparently, that is one thing those engineers got right. As much pain as it caused, there was no permanent problem.

Word to the wise. Don’t get your fingers between the door and the car. It was close to half an hour before the feeling returned to my fingers.

Would you believe she had the nerve to laugh about it.

Watch out for those doors or hatches, or windows or whatever you call them.

As an aside. The warning given to Scott in my my book…”Never open a door until you know who is on the other side.”

Basic Concepts

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I do not understand why people can’t grab simple basic concepts. First, criminals who are locked up can’t commit crimes. No way can a killer kill if he is behind bars.

Therefore, might I suggest that, as much as possible, we lock up criminals, especially those who have a propensity to kill. Also, might I suggest we don’t import killers. We don’t need to bring foreign killers into our general population. It is contrary to simple common sense. For sure, we have more than enough.

Second, when bad guys know they won’t get punished for doing bad things, they will more likely do bad things far more brasher. They will steal property and laugh right in front of you, knowing you won’t so much as use a sling shot in return.

Some might find this odd, but there was a time I could shoot a horse thief. Now, if I use a baseball bat on a car thief, I stand in danger of being charged with assault. We should be able to defend our property as well as our family.

Indeed, if I point a gun at someone stealing my treasure, I might be charged with brandishing a weapon.

Third, we need to teach respect. People who respect people don’t kill people. People who respect people don’t steal cars and property from people.

Reminds me of the song, People Who Need People by Barbara Streisand. Maybe we should bring it back. Maybe we should make the kids in the schools memorize it. Does a person who needs (respects) people kill people?

It’s all common sense. Then again, dems don’t believe in common sense. It is why the criminals run wild in cities run by dems.

It’s a Walk in the Park

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Well, sort of. Sometimes I walk, sometimes I drive especially in the fall. Actually, that’s a two for. Any time I’m driving, then I am also listening to my radio or my music.

I might be listening to talk radio. Sometimes, in vein, I talk back. I might be listening to my 50s and 60s music. If alone I sing along. If my wife is with me, I don’t put her through the torture.

I really miss taking the dogs with me. I really enjoyed watching them enjoy it. No more. The dogs are gone and, given my age, I don’t want to orphan new ones.

Sometimes, in the spring, I will stop and watch a Little League game. I find them more entertaining than the major league games. It reminds me of the days my son played. In HS, he played pitcher and 3rd.

Now let me see. Is that 3 or 4. Let’s just say 2. Don’t want to be accused of cheating.

I like to draw and paint: pencil, pastels and water color. Used to like photography. It’s all so different now. Every now and then I still snap a picture, maybe while walking through the park. Sometimes, I will paint something I took a photo of. Those sunsets always look better painted. Besides, I always leave out the ugly power lines.

As an aside, you ever notice they always put those things in the middle of the most picturesque sites. I often wonder if I took an ocean cruise, they would have them in the middle of a beautiful pic out there. How do they do that?

Used to enjoy writing programs for my computer. I can code in Algol, Pascal, BASIC and to a lesser degree, C. I actually wrote a few useful programs as I have posted a year or two ago. The problem is that MS took my tools from me. I have several compilers and none are any good on the later versions of Windows.

I am sure I could get more compilers but it’s just almost completely different. Really let the air out of my balloon.

I still write books, but my mind is slowing down. Envariably, I find myself rewriting and I am having more difficulty with keeping things flowing right. Mostly, I occasionally get my old books out and try to improve them.

Then of course, in the meantime, I do battle with 5 ft. weeds. It’s not that I like to. If I don’t, they will simply take overtake everything.

It does make me think ahead. Don’t think there will be any weeds in heaven. That, in itself will will go a long way to make it heavenly. I think I will like that. Think of it. Flowers and no weeds. Come to think of it, I strongly expect there’ll likely be no power lines either.

I suspect I have not yet finished but my eyelids are getting heavy. I need a nap.

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News About Ads

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It was on the news. The news is about the ads. They are publicly brandishing that they are bringing back the Clydesdales.

Now, I am wondering, just what is so newsworthy that Budwiser decided to make it news that… well, you get the point. As far as I know, it’s the first time it has been worthy of putting it on the news. As far as that goes, why should a network consider it worthy of a 5 minute news segment. Really. What is it that makes it news.

I like horses. I especially like Clydesdales. They are beautiful, noble animals. I am sure in the days of horses, they were especially good to have. It does somewhat make me wonder if they are sullying the poor animal’s nobility.

Then there’s the little question on the side, just how much did it cost them to put the big name former pro football players in their ad. I am not a former pro athlete. Nor am I a multi millionaire. But they still couldn’t pay me enough to advertise any Budwiser product, even if I drank any type of alcoholic beverage. The poor Clydesdales have no choice about their reputation. I do.

So do the former football players. I guess they care not about their reputations. It is no secret what the beer makers hope to accomplish. Clearly the players don’t mind. Clearly they are proud to let the world know they drink Bud Light and they endorse the previous ad. The one that cost the beer maker their millions.

As they say. It’s not the ad they repent of making. What they are concerned with is their profits…or rather the lack of them.

Intelligence !

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Can it possibly be that I am the only one who has considered the intelligence that we, as a nation, are giving to all of our advisories by shooting down all the drones? To be sure, we are saving lives by shooting them down in the short term.

On the other hand, might it be that we are telling the enemy our capabilities. Better to avoid using shooting the things out of the sky.

How do we avoid such things? First, never, never publish our successes, and for sure, we shouldn’t let the enemy know of his success.

It is basic war tactics, and I mean very basic. Make them pay to find out such things. Make them guess to find out where they succeeded or failed. If allied soldiers die, what purpose does it accomplish to tell the enemy. If we all survive, why tell the world?

For another thing, always strike back as if they had enormous success. Not only does it make the enemy pay, they know little or nothing of their success. It is far better to keep them guessing…about it all.

Incidentally, if we decide to send a few bombers in, let’s not let them know in advance or after. The only thing we let them know is that it might have been us, maybe because of what they tried to do to us.

Best… keep them in the dark, or at least only let them know what we want them know. And we don’t want them to be sure of that.

On the other hand, it just might be turning out as Old Joe wants. That is, let the enemy know everything and keep us in the dark. He does make me wonder who he considers the friends or the foes.

Decisions, Decisions

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I have heard idea after idea as to who Trump should choose as his running mate. I have heard half a dozen reasons and and who knows the purposes.

Could it be that most have overlooked the real reason and purpose. Now that he is older and unmistakably at least 4 years closer to the grave, that purpose has become unmistakably more important. Should President Trump die, or more likely becomes disabled, we need to have a competent, strong leader who can step in. More than that, with Trump limited to 4 years, it would be far better to provide a smooth transition to a competent and knowledgeable person.

If for some reason Trump were not able to finish his term, do we want a rino to take the rein.

Hopefully, Trump will finish his term. Still do you want him to give the advantage to someone who knows not what he is doing, as with Pres Bush.

The choice is Trumps, not mine. But if I could provide him just a little advice, I would suggest that he chose someone a lot like him. It may or may not help him get into office. However, it just might be a big help to the country.

Incidentally, it just might send a good strong message to those in the establishment wing of the Republicans.

I Told Ya So

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Time after time there have been attact after attack on US troops. Time after time we escaped any American troops killed and Old Joe said they did not kill Americans yet.

I said the pattern will be repeated until one day they will.

A person need not be a prophet to foresee this one. I mean really. How much clearer must it be for the obvious to be seen.

Now, Old Joe has been confronted two inches from in front of his eyes. Even the media has reported it. Just, now what will Old Joe do? Even more, will he admit his error he made before all mankind?

Naw. Not going to happen. Dems never, never, never ever admit being wrong or doing wrong. They didn’t in Afghanistan. They didn’t with the oil and natural gas. What makes anyone think this will be different?