Numbers

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I can remember the first time we got a phone, about 1958 or so. It had a little place where a piece of paper was inserted under the plastic. When the phone man installed the phone, he put the paper with the number on it under the plastic and none of us in the family had any problems remembering the number.

Of course, already we have an adage, that is to say an old saying, relating to it. We never remember our own number because we never call ourselves. Well, when I was younger, I didn’t have a problem remembering things. Now that I have trouble remembering my name, these cell phone companies expect me to remember my number, like that’s going to happen.

There is no convenient slot or piece of plastic to put a number under. In addition, most cell phones are black, making it difficult to write something on it. So, every time someone asks me my number, I suggest I call them and they use the caller ID.

No. That’s dumb. Sometimes it’s next to impossible. I suppose I could carry a card around with the number on it but I’d only lose it. Or worse, I’d still have it but I might spend fifteen minutes looking for it. Now there’s a thought for folks standing in a long, long line.

I do have something of a solution. My phone has a note pad. Mostly, I don’t use it. However, it does now have my number. Now, the trick is getting to that note pad while I’m in that long, long line. Do you have any idea how impatient people can be? And, of course, they angrier they get, the more difficult it is for me to find it.

Now, will those phone companies ever put a place for a number on a cell phone for me? Will they ever put something in the phone OS, that would make it easy for me to look it up? I don’t think so, leastwise until enough of us old folks start complaining. We need to tell them, no one remembers their own number. We need just a little help. Please. It’s not as if we are asking for a complete redesign of the phone. Just a small simple modification.

I suspect the first company that makes the modification will benefit greatly.

Master and Slave

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Just a little before 1900, man started building cars. Some say the car is a to man that has and will serve man well. On the other hand, there are those who believe that we are the ones that are enslaved to the car: cleaning, maintenance, and who knows how many more expenses.

To be sure, there are those who don’t have cars. Indeed, before 1900, very few people did. It would seem we got along okay, though I personally believe the industrial revolution has had its benefits. Before cars, there were horses and, though I really do like horses, they do leave messes everywhere they go. Far worse than the current smog and global climate thing is.

Nonetheless, I was recently reminded of just how much of a slave I am to my old chevy. Replaced struts, replaced a light, had an alignment, and I don’t know. There was something else. Just can’t remember.

When I left the shop, my bank account was over 2 thousand dollars lighter. I still have a leak that must be fixed, two axles that need to be replaced and, oh yes. Of course. Some time within the last few months, a light came on. You know the one. The one that says to have the air bag checked. Does anyone have any idea what that air bag light will cost me. Maybe I can talk the mechanic to removing the light. It just might be a little less expensive. Don’t need the light anyway.

With 125 thousand on the car, I’m afraid. I’ll get it all fixed and the other light will come on. You know, the one that has the shape of an engine.

I guess I’m the slave. The auto is the undisputed master.

Update #1 on the electric car.

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Did not expect to have any reason to post this update so soon. I figured I would wait a few weeks. However, just received an email from Nisson. It seems they are going to be paying for my recharging for a year. Now that’s a nice rebate, one I did not expect. It sort of dulls the pain of those big payments. I was spending about 30 a week, 120 a month on gas.

It does make me want to think of places I need to go.

As a small aside, it has rearview mirrors that electrically fold back, I guess for car washes. Most might like that. I think it might be a bit much for me. I mean, how much effort does it take to just push them back manually? Thing is, I accidentally activated it and now I’m going to have to figure out how to make them straight again.

Also, I figure that as long as I figuratively have your ear, I might mention that the entertainment system sounds awesome and my phone works very well with it. I keep my phone in my pocket and make the calls with the cars system, totally hands off. This is most beneficial when in motion. Hopefully, any small distraction will not lead to my need of another feature of the car. It keeps me in the lane and stops me should I not see that car or pedestrian in front of me. I’m not one who likes to rely on such things but I’m sure the guy in front of me will like the idea of me having it.

Shouldn’t Have but I Did

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Bought a 2023 Nissan Ariya (pronounced as aria in opera). I paid a bundle for it, and I should have never done that.

However, the car simply sold itself. It has a slightly greater than a 200-mile range. Considering I usually don’t drive more than sixty miles a week, that should work out well. The Nison dealership is about ten miles away and has a charger that charges it quickly. It has a list of features longer than my arm including park assist. It has enough room for four adults and still has a good sized trunk.

I guess if I need to go a long way, I need to just rent or take a plane. However, should I decide to drive. there is an assistant in the GPS that helps plan the recharging. As an aside, my wife’s side is set for 78 degrees while mine is set for 72 degrees. That make us both comfy.

I guess there is one thing I must admit is a little problematic. It has a big learning curve. I’m still learning how to put the car in drive or park, kind of one of those important things.

It has two glove boxes so my wife can fill hers to overflowing and I can keep my nice and neatly organized. One thing that surprised me is that the seat slides back before you get out and slides back in after you get in. Don’t have the foggiest idea how it knows, but it fit me and my 6-foot frame without me having to touch a thing. And yes, there was plenty ample room for me.

Door locking and unlocking is without a key, though one is provided should you want to use it. On the other hand, there are a myriad of buttons on the door handle, and you need good vision to see which button is for what. The wife had to wait a while, while I searched out the one to unlock her door. She didn’t like that. I’ll need to study the buttons more in the daylight.

I was told that normally the dealer provides two oil changes free of charge. However, EV’s need no oil changes. I told them that I felt slighted and wanted to the oil changes anyway. Fortunately, they laughed instead of looking at me as if I’m crazy nuts.

So, folks, keep turned. I’ll give you an update from time to time to let you know if I really made the mistake I think I did.

Tial by Jury

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In recent events justice has added a new tool, cameras caried by the police. Personally, for the sake of the officers, I wish that it had been added much sooner. Just a personal opinion. I suspect that it would have likely cleared many officers of false accusations, and more quickly. Perhaps that riot in Saint Luis would have never happened if the officer had a photo of the perp reaching for his gun. Maybe not. Some people just like to riot. Any reason will do. I suspect, too that it would have helped keep the officers on their best behavior, good for police and suspects.

The thing is that it has added a quirk to our justice system. People who are ignorant of our jury system simply don’t understand the reasoning behind not releasing the videos right away. There are some real ones, you know. It is to the advantage of all parties involved.

If the officers are to be prosecuted, they deserve a fair trial with an unbiased jury. If the officers are to be cleared, the authorities making that decision should be able to completely examine the evidence, physical, eyewitnesses as well as the videos. Finally, let’s face it. The video idea is not perfect. Sometimes they provide little or no proof whatsoever.

In any case, if the videos are released to the public, it might make it impossible to grant the officer(s) an impartial jury, being as they might have seen the videos on TV and heard comments by news anchors that will bias a large part of the public. Indeed, it might not be possible at all. It actually might permit the officers to get off on a technicality, though everyone knows they are guilty. At the very least, it will complicate the trial. It might disallow the very videos that might convict them.

Sometimes I wonder. I’m just a high school grad. I never had any law school. But I know these things. I don’t understand why most people are not aware of them. Worst of all, why is it that the media push to see the videos so very much knowing that it might poison the jury pool. Why do they permit some to speak from a podium knowing the complications they introduce.

I just guess they don’t like the idea of impartial juries. Maybe they will one day come to their senses when they are the ones who are relaying on the impartiality of twelve people who, just might have pre-judged them as the result of some news story or stories. Indeed, the innocent reporter might be convicted be a the partial jury.

A Little Hint for the Wise

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I heard an ad the other day from a charity, please send money. We need it especially bad because of climate change. Sounds to me like a blatant lie. You want to send money to folks like that?

I heard another ad. Please do business with us because we do what we can to prevent climate change. Sounds to me as if they have bent to the pressure being applied by the dems. I think I’d prefer to go done the street and make my purchases from someone else, someone who isn’t going to bend to the pressure from Old Joe and his cronies. On the other hand, it might be worse. The folks that run that run that company might actually believe that hogwash. Don’t sound too bright to me.

Hint: some of those that you are speaking to in those ads have brains. Some have not been deceived nor will they be. Some of us won’t buy the lie spread by the libs and communists. There are some of us who will not give in to “woke” charities and we prefer to avoid doing business with woke businesses. Think about it, at least close to half of us are Republicans. Many of us are conservatives who actually know how to think. Would intelligent people really want to chase off close to half of those who hear the ads. Dumb!

I wonder if these companies might have too many customers that they are trying to rid themselves of a few. Are the charities receiving too many donations? Sound really crazy nuts to me.

As for those who are republicans, or those who can actually think, maybe it is a good time to start paying attention to where your money is going. Maybe that money would do better in the hands of folks who are not so easily deceived.

Just a suggestion, a hint.

Not Getting Much Sleep

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I went to bed last night, about ten. I usually don’t do that. I guess it will teach me. I generally don’t call it quits until after midnight these days, but I was tired.

Now you might find it odd but once I was asleep, I spent the night installing personal computers out at FedEx. Now there is a little logic to that, though not much. I actually did work there a while, a long while ago. However, I drew my paycheck from another outfit.

Also, ever since I left the Marines behind, I have worked on or with computers. I was discharged about 45 years ago and it’s now been a long time ago since I retired from my last job.

However, I have noticed that when you spend the whole night installing computers, sleeping or not, you just don’t get much rest. First, I was doing a lot of walking, carrying things, the newest and the fastest personal computers along with their associated components. You know what I mean. Printers, scanners, communications stuff. Oddly enough, in my dream, I knew what it all was and how to set it up. Now that I recall it though, I haven’t the vaguest idea what it was or what it did. Shows to go about those dreams. Sometimes they are just crazy nuts.

At any rate, I just woke up and now I’m going to have to go back to sleep to recover from all the hard work. Odd. The hardest I worked in years, and I did it all in my sleep.

Something Comon Among the Ceasars?

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Oddly, something I noticed among the Caesars of Rome. Their names seem to mostly end in the letters us. I have no idea why. Maybe it’s something to do with language. Then again, maybe, in day, everyone’s name ended in us. Maybe someone knows and can tell me. I only went through high school and no one there told me. Maybe no one there knew either.

At any rate, thought occurred to me that there are those today who would like to add a um to his or her last name. So tell me, just how would Bidenus go over. Maybe some would like the name Pelosius. Then there are some of those up and commers. What’s the name of that California governor. Oh yes. Had to look him up. The memory doesn’t work like it used to.

Regardless, Newsom won’t work. Newsomus just doesn’t work. Wait a minute. He can just modify his name. Just change the om to us. No. That doesn’t work either. No hope for Newsom without a complete name change. Just as well. He doesn’t know how to run a state. Can’t expect him to know how to run a nation the size of the US.

The question has often been asked, “What’s in a name?” I don’t know. I guess those guys back in Rome thought they had to have the us. Maybe they knew something we don’t. Anyone can be a leader. But to be a despot, your name must end in us. Or at least back then.

Controllers

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I don’t exactly know why it is but there is always an element of society that likes to be in control. Throughout history, we have had our pharaohs, kings, tzars, emperors, casers and on and on. Invariably, they have two things in common. They say they have the good of the people in mind and they always have huge egos. In some cases, they proclaim themselves to be gods and frequently do all they can to live eternally. (Not with much success)

Well, actually, they have two more things in common. They love to have absolute control over the entirety of their realm, and they want their realm to include the entirety of world.

Hitler and Mussolini had dreams of world dominance. Naturally, had we lost the war, the three empires would eventually have to fight it out to determine if we all would speak German, Italian or Japanese. As controllers, they would have never been willing to share.

It seems as one controller goes down to defeat another stands ready willing and able to take over. Here lately, they’ve been coming at us in bunches. Even before Hitler, Stalin was ready to take his position in history. We finally deal with Hitler and Mao shows up on the world stage.

Then, there are the dozen, or so mini dictators who kept popping up. They showed up in Central and South America. They tried to seize control of Africa. Then, while we drive one dictator out of Cuba, we find out we just installed another. I’m sure the Cuban’s appreciated that. Of course, Castro said it was for the good of Cuban people. I think that was a lie and I suspect there are few Cubans that would agree.

Now, we have Putin, the man that snatched monarchy out of the immature democracy that preceeded him. At least the man is honest. He’s not doing it under the premise of creating a utopian society where all are equal. (You notice, always these utopias always have people who are more equal than others.)

All the folks like me just want to live out our lives in peace. The problem is that every time we turn around someone else comes along and starts a war with us, of course, promising peace and equality.

The Bible tells us that there will be a man who will be successful in taking total control of the world. He will promise peace and prosperity. For a while, there will be peace but not for long. The man will bring war, hunger and a horrible economy. The average family will not be able to purchase a loaf of bread. There will be disease and I would suspect riots. Not many will sit by under these conditions and do nothing.

For seven years the man will be the ultimate controller. At the end of the seven years God will put an end to it. He will put Satan and the man away for a thousand years. During that time, Christ will rule this world. The controllers popping up and taking control will cease. Jesus will see to it.

For sure, you do not want to be around to see those seven years. They will be the worst seven years on this planet.

There is a way to avoid it. Accept Jesus Christ as your savior. Before this all happens, Jesus will take those who are saved out of this world. We who are born into the Kingdom of God will be with Jesus through the whole thing. The suffering will only be for those who refuse to accept Jesus as their savior.

Maybe, possibly sounds like a good idea to accept Jesus as your savior, the earlier the better.

As for those controllers. They will get everything they have coming to them, including the devil. You certainly don’t want to be counted among them.

Controllers in Control of the Churches

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It is no new idea of mine that it is time for our churches to rid themselves of control by DC. One might ask, “How is Washington controlling our churches?” By the tax-exempt status. The law says that if the preacher speaks on politics, then they are in danger of losing their tax-exempt status. Therefore, they don’t speak on politics. Therefore, DC controls the subject from the pulpits. It is the same way that Washington controls the schools, the speed limits and who knows how many other things.

But, if we give up our exempt status, then people will stop giving to the church. They will go to other churches. Sounds just exactly like what they want us to say. Hence, I say, DC has control of the churches. Right now, it is in a minor way. However, I suggest it will only get worse, not better.

Moreover, I don’t think God likes the idea of Old Joe controlling what is said from the pulpit. If God directs the preacher to speak on the subject, regardless of the subject, Joe really ought not have any say.

Next, do they call abortion a political issue. Already, it is getting difficult to bring up homosexuality, though the Bible makes it quite clear that it is not political. What happens when Old Man Joe fusses for churches speaking about January 6. The instant a preacher says those imprisoned should be pardoned, bang, there goes the tax status.

After a while, the line between politics and religion will be blurred more and more through time. Better that we lie down the gauntlet now. Tell them, it’s First Amendment territory. They have no business telling us what we preach or when we preach it. It is called freedom of speech. It’s called freedom of religion. It’s not called Remote control by DC by improper taxation.

We might lose some folks from the pews. Maybe it is better.

Then again, those churches that don’t mind receiving instruction from DC, then, by all means, say nothing about politics. Say nothing about abortion. Say nothing homosexuality. Careful about what say about crime and law enforcement. Mostly, don’t say a word about the candidates and what they believe. If we take money, then it’s not legal.

As my aside. Bear in mind, there are churches that have no problems maintaining their tax-exempt status while talking about politics, politicians and even encouraging politicians to speak from their podiums. They teach what the dems teach and they have no difficulty in blatantly disobeying the law. The dems have no difficulty blatantly ignoring the disobedience. And of course, one must be very careful about pointing this out.