Monday, September 21, 2020
Sunday, September 20, 2020
Today is My 45th Wedding Anniversary
I stole this line from Wilder
I walked in and The Mrs. was yelling at the TV: “Don’t go into the church, you moron!” She always gets emotional at our wedding videos.
Maybe the Police in Portland are Making a Point???
Henry Kirim had ducked out of his Southeast Portland apartment to search his car for a missing bank card when a strange man rushed into his ground-floor unit, closed the door and locked it.
Kirim’s 12-year-old son remained inside.
Intruder with knife, boy being held: No Portland police response for 1 hour, 36 minutes
Saturday, September 19, 2020
Class ring lost while waterskiing returned 49 years later
Class ring lost while waterskiing returned 49 years later
I read that article, and it reminded me of a story from one of Pat McManus books. I looked it up, and the story is in the book
"Never Sniff a Gift Fish", which brings up all sorts of wonders about the type of presents he received in his life.
Anyway, here is the story it reminded me of:
Every day weird things happen for which there are no rational explanations. Take, for example, the case of Retch Sweeney’s watch.
Retch and I were trolling on a lake in Canada several years ago and, as he leaned over the side of the boat to net a nice rainbow trout I was bringing in, Retch’s watch came loose from his wrist and fell into the lake. Not only was the watch expensive, but it held great sentimental value: Retch’s wife had given it to him on their twentieth anniversary. It bore the inscription, “To Charley Bombi, for 40 years dedicated service to Acme Sand & Gravel Co.” Retch’s wife is a great one for sentiment.
Five years after Retch lost his watch in the Canadian lake, he and I went on a boat-camping trip on a lake in Montana. It is important to note that there is no waterway connecting the two lakes. After making camp, Retch and I went out to see if we couldn’t hook into one of the monster rainbows reported in the vicinity. Sure enough, as we trolled past the mouth of a stream, Retch’s rod whipped double and a few seconds later a beautiful rainbow was doing aerial gymnastics. We went back to camp and while I started preparing supper, Retch dressed out his fish. Suddenly he let out a great yell. I rushed over to see what had happened.
“Look what I found in this rainbow,” he shouted, holding up a shiny object.
“I can scarcely believe my eyes,” I said. “How could such a thing happen?”
“Beats me,” Retch said. “I’ve never even heard of anybody finding a bottle cap in the stomach of a fish before.”
“Me either,” I said. “Now if it had been the watch you lost in the lake up in Canada, I could understand that. You read in the newspapers all the time about that sort of thing happening.”
Friday, September 18, 2020
SCOTUS
Well. Looks like Ruth Bader has died. Good riddance I say.
Only, I am of the opinion that this is going to cause the veritable shitstorm of shitstorms.
Ole Mitch apparently has said he will hold a vote on a new scotus nominee. Not to be outdone lisa bitch murkowski has said she will not vote on a nominee until after the election.
Better get your popcorn while there is still some left.
Thursday, September 17, 2020
It's About Damn Time for This!
President Trump recently signed an executive order telling government agencies they can no longer train their personnel in this critical race theory crap. The cdc didn't like that and decided to go ahead and do it, but I think that was successfully squashed.
Here is a story from The Federalist that says President Trump has said he will sign another executive order:
Some More Groaners
Not to be outdone in the stupid groaner joke department,
our good friend ExTexanWannabe has submitted his entry:
Doctor: have you been taking your memory pills?
Patient: no, I forgot to take them...
"Hello Mrs. Brown. Can Johnny come out and play baseball?
"Now, you children know he has no arms or legs."
"Yeah, we know. We wanna use him for second base".
"Mommy! Mommy! Johnny vomited!"
"Why are you crying?"
"He's getting all the big pieces!"
Johnny was taking Ruth for a ride on his motorcycle.
Ruth fell off.
Johnny rode on, ruthlessly.
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
Most Americans know by now that November 3rd will be nothing other than the start of a hot civil war. The smart ones are planning for it.
I was reading over at Free North Carolina, a state I am driving to starting Oct 1. Hopefully I will make it there in 4 days.
While there I followed a link he had to this story: Vote for Trump, Prepare for War.
I think the author of that article is correct, and that starting Nov. 3 this country will erupt in violence not seen in this country since the Civil War.
As they say everywhere I am reading these days, Plan Accordingly.
Do It Yourself Off The Grid Solar Power System.
I am a proponent of off grid solar for at least part of your home, specifically for emergency usage. I was reading over at M.D. Creekmore and came across his article on Do It Yourself Off The Grid Solar Power System.
His basic design is the same one I use for a small emergency system at my home. Over time, probably decades, I plan to install more solar panel and battery systems to eventually get most of my house on off grid solar. At least that is the plan. But as the saying goes the best laid plans of mice and men often go astray.
3 Stupid Groaners
Why do seagulls fly over the sea?
Because if they flew over a bay they would be bagels.
Why does a cellphone need glasses?
Because it lost its contacts!
Can February March?
No, but April May.
Arson Fires
Unfortunately, we are living in a world where facts don’t matter much anymore. For instance, the wildfires that have swept across the western United States over the past few weeks are being almost universally blamed on climate change, even though the facts tell otherwise.
The fires in California and Oregon are not due to climate change. They are due to arson and sheer stupidity on the part of many, including those who are responsible for the environmental stewardship that is supposed to prevent them in the first place.
Monday, September 14, 2020
Car vs. Rioter---I Smiled!
Notice the WTF! eyes of the black chick at the end of the video.
A Black Lives Matter activist jumped aboard a police cruiser in Sacramento, CA. BLM activists are now claiming he was "run over" by the police. pic.twitter.com/mdhI74Mn8P
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) September 14, 2020
The Fires on West Coast are Causing Breathing Problems
What is the Air Quality Index? It is the EPA's index for reporting air quality. Higher the number, worse the air is.
Today around here the AQI was 256. That is in the dangerous category, and I can attest to that. I stepped out of my front door this morning and immediately put on my mask I bought a couple years ago for shit just like this, and I am here to tell you it probably decreased the amount of smoke I was breathing by 50%. It flat hurt to breathe this morning.
Here is how they describe dangerous: Any exposure to the air, even for a few minutes, can lead to serious health effects on everybody. Avoid outdoor activities.
Tomorrow I will be staying home and changing ball joints on my daughters pickup, in preparation for a trip I will be making starting in Oct. The AQI forecast for my county tomorrow is 290 on the map, but when I hover the cursor over the map it says 240. Still too damn high. I have N99 masks for me and my helper.
Around here if you have central air conditioning I recommend you turn your fan on to run all the damn time. And buy a friggin hell of a lot of filters. I put a filtrete filter in mine Sunday about 3pm, and I looked at it today and I swear it is just as dirty as the one I replaced. So I went to Lowes in fresno, and they were 99% cleaned out of filters. So I went to Lowes in Madera and they were fully stocked. Go figure. So I bought 5. But before that I went on amazon and bought 18 of them, should be here sunday, but i didn't want to wait.
Anyway, if you would like more info on AQI, here is a link that has several links of interest to you:
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