Monday Afternoon

Politics and mudslinging hasn't stopped yet and I expect it to continue for years on end. My mind remains unchanged because that kind of stuff has never had any value to me as it emphasizes the negatives of the other side and does nothing to put forth useful, fully considered, ideas to carry us into the future. If you want to yell about the past, and want me to listen, show me your reasons (not your whinny baby   STUFF) based on what you determine from historical occurrences in this country. 

This is not europe. Europe has no lessons to teach us and if you think they do, LOOK at european history. If you think it is good, move. This country threw off the idea of inherited privilege (kings and queens if you don't get it) as well as government centered ideas. The basic idea was a want to be free from the control of the few and to think for ourselves. Of course, even back then the people of european descent brought their own way of life and displaced the people already here, whom had previously displaced those who were here before them. Instead of truly being of independent thought they brought their own prejudices with them and the old ways were harder to displace than my ancestors believed. And still the situation of today is no different than it was. 

What I am saying, should anyone care, is that if you want to run for office, tell me what your honest goals are are going to be, not how bad your opponent is as a person. How are you going to address the true issues of the day are much more important than your opinion of your opponent's perceived defects. Why should we and how are we, the taxpayers, are going to pay for your vision. No, this boy will not support a national tax of any percentage on goods that exempts any company of any industry from them, unless the law already gives them an exemption (non-profits, in example). And if it does not disassemble the IRS I would fully support a nation wide movement of removal of all elected and appointed officials and a return to government based on the original document that established this country with the understanding that "people" is inclusive, not exclusive.

 I also believe that our borders should be buffered with an area for people who wish to immigrate and would give them an opportunity to do so legally. I feel drug testing and an investigation of applicants would be justified and prudent as well. To me immigration is honorable, invasion is not. Do it legally, I support your decision. Invade, I have no problem with you being shot down like a dog.

I have read and studied history in many ways, not for a grade, but to improve my own understanding of what has happened before and why so much of history continually repeats itself. Looking at this country's naval history you can easily see what I mean. The first navy formed was not equipped to defend a drainage ditch, much less a coast. Then after the revolution it was downsized so far as to have only a few towable targets before having to be rebuilt almost immediately for the war of 1812. Then again and again after each war the same circus in visionless congress after visionless congress, soldiers sailors suffer the same fate, being forgotten and left to shift for themselves. It seems we have had and have now no group of leaders capable of seeing more than a day or so ahead nor do we have any leaders capable of admitting they have made an error. I include all "parties" in this, make no mistake.  No one is willing to lean from their own mistakes, much less from the mistakes of others. (on a side note, this is a lesson my father gave me early in life and like most I was slow in the understanding of it: You do not have to personally make all the mistakes. You can learn from the mistakes of others.)

So this I say, meaning derision for action but not disrespecting the person, POTUS, stop twitting every little and especially big things without a real fact check. House speaker, just shut up. No one wants to hear you beating that dead horse. To the Muslim world, sorry, I reject your religion as that of another false prophet. You don't like it, get over yourself, you feel the same about mine. Biggest difference I see is that I will not stop you from worshiping Shaitan (my view), but you intentionally kill followers of Christ because they reject you. Definitely not an "American" value. I know not all of my kinfolk will agree with my viewpoint, but that will not diminish my love for them.

 Look in a mirror and if you are happy with what you see, don't inflict it on me. I look in my mirror and I like what I see, sometimes, other times not so much. But I will not insist you share my viewpoint either way. But if you are looking in my mirror then you'd best watch out because I don't have any clothes on and if you aren't my wife you can expect a black eye at the least. If you are my wife then I will discuss no further and none of you need know what happens next. It will not be posted.

Olde Musica

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Stoned Cowboy Sound familiar???

Possum Grapes

I was just wondering if someone out there might know where I could procure some Possum Grape vines?? Not sure if there are any left in Cocodrie Bayou and I'd like some for making jelly.

As you may have noticed

A few people may have noticed a void in my commentaries since November. Actually, it is not that surprising if you follow me. I often run out of things to say and other times I choose to say nothing. Such is Christmas Time. Next to the birth of my savior, nothing I have to say is worthy of comment. But now we approach the new year and I think it is time for accountability to be had. El Presidente' walks around with his foot in his mouth while (deleted expression of distaste) "leaders" in congress cry over milk they spilled. Meanwhile NOTHING of importance to the American is given any regard by said "leaders" on both sides of the aisles. How about we stop the witch-hunts and the blame game and start this new year off with addressing some real needs. Homeless Vets with broken minds from distant wars receive very little of the promised help we were told of when we (all vets) joined. As demonstrated by politicians since the turn of the 18th century, any word they give is only wind. Not even lip service, really. I have many cousins, some more liberal than others and some more conservative and all I can say to them is, as an observer and analyzer of history and past events, neither extreme will serve us well. Nothing comes without cost and many of the socialist leaning people do not account for all the cost they will pay if relying on the government is a direction they choose. And on the other end if you do not take care of the people and only pay attention to the "bottom line", you will see anarchy rise up and burn you down. I prefer we balance the two and count the cost carefully. We as a country are on the edge of revolution being triggered by the Democratic "leadership" and anarchy by the business "leadership". 2043 is drawing closer. I know many people of democratic persuasion that are severely unimpressed with congress and many of the republican persuasion that wish the president would put his phone down and shut up for a few days. When I first registered to vote I was a democrat, and many of the democrats in office at the time were much more cognitive of their actions and could see past the end of their nose, even if they weren't much straighter than a dog's hind leg. Back about the time of Carter I said poo-poo on both. I respect the need for unions in their beginning but the "stuff" we have now is only concerned with maintaining their power and growing it larger. I have witnessed the attempts over the past 40 years of unions to pressure it's membership to vote a certain way. Makes me want to slap the bullying union leadership in the face, but I restrain myself.  More and bigger government means less and less freedom, less and less control over your income, and more and more taxes. Another thing that kind of government will do is grow the military side of the government while paying them less and less. Look at Mother Russia and what they did after the War. They grew until Reagan forced them to go into bankruptcy and the Union splintered, leaving petty dictators running loose all over eastern europe. (nearly destroyed us as well).

This is my belief. We must reign in the power lusting politicians and make them remember that they are the servants of the people, not the masters. All of us who have served in the military have an obligation to defend the constitution against the legislative, judicial, and executive branches. Even though we are still a "free" nation, our unbalanced government will soon fail us and we the voters will be left to pick up the pieces. Working together is the only way and we need leadership that understands that the power in this country belongs to the people and the people have the obligation to sustain their power in the face of power mongers and ineptitude. Perhaps there are a few people in the three branches that are not corrupted, and they need to speak out now against abuse of power.

And no, the dead are not imbued with a right to vote unless the physically rise from the grave and show their valid voter registration card. Seems like it has happened here in Louisiana in the past but it seems to have spread nationwide now. I wish it was a joke, but.....