More Unfocused Rambling

 

Wolves

Still on the wolf kick, WSF?

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Emperor Polis’ husband isn’t pleased.

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51^st State

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Steve Forbes outlines why making Canada part of the USA is a bad idea. 

Act Blue 

How the money is raised, in part.

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Where the money goes.

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It gets crazy. One pissant Congressional seat.

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Environazi – Colorado Energy Sector 

Death by hundreds of rules and regulations plus lawfare.

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Wyoming Story

Always seems to be Casper. Some scientists think the “super volcano” lies under Casper and Yellowstone is merely a vent. Could that influence human behavior?

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Past Useful Service Life

A tendon in my left shoulder recently detached. X-rays reveal the tendon has become too small, because of age, to be reattached. The alternative is a ‘reverse shoulder replacement’. Hell no!

Perhaps doing dumb stuff most of my life is to blame.

 

Example: Bored car salesmen are dangerous. Years ago the dealership employing me had a spot at the Western Washington Fair. I loathed these goat ropes. The best you could hope for were some leads. Never did I, or anyone I knew, sell are car there.

 Nearby, the carnival had a bungee jump that was maybe 100’ high. One salesman, who hated my guts, said I was too afraid to do the bungee jump. After informing him if he would pay for it, I would do it. He rounded up the cash, and I made the jump. I was sore for a few days. That was dumb.

Oh well, don’t mean shit, 2-3 acetaminophen and drive on.

Overkill?

Doing a spring inventory of the car (jumper cables, fluids, survival clothing, etc.) I found six flashlights and two unopened bulk packs of batteries.

Is that too much?

 As always, YMMV

Rambling and Unfocused

 

Wyoming Farm Kids

Farms kids everywhere are driving at an early age. I’ve had a license since age 14 and was driving far earlier than that.

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Starting age 11, I worked hay fields in North Park every summer. When school started, my parents 22 acres were waiting for me to buck the bales into the barn. We had a flatbed pickup that I would put in granny gear, step out, and buck bales on the bed as it idled along.

When Sisty got bigger, she would “drive”. About the time she was nine, by sitting on the very edge of the seat, she could reach the gas pedal. Ever so slowly she would push. I would go from a slow walk, to a fast walk, to a trot and, “God damn it, Colleen!” Back to an idle then rinse and repeat.

Solyent Green News

Ever notice thr grocery store spaces devoted to plant based food are seldom empty?

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Emissions

The new broom at the EPA and the slap down of California’s CAFÉ’s standards may improve our economy in ways that may not be apparent. Cars and pickups have become less reliable over the years, in part, because of engineering compromises to gain fuel economy and/or reduce emissions. It appears DEF for diesels may go away. Ending rerouting exhaust back through turbochargers will eliminate many problems. 6.7 Power Stroke operators will rejoice.

YouTube is buzzing; everyone is an expert! Clarity will come in time.

 What is not clear is how this will affect other state programs. The Californication of Colorado has a large swath of the Front Range requiring near California standards.

 What may not be immediately apparent is the impact on West Coast ports. Getting shipping containers moving again, for example, should improve. The trucks used to move them, just in the terminal areas, are highly regulated. If that goes away, shipping costs will go down.

Many truckers will not make California runs. If that changes, costs will go down.

Prior to moving from Seattle in 1997, I knew several independent operators using old trucks, no longer reliable for long hauls, to move containers around the Seattle area. They were wiped out by the environazis with impossible to meet regulations. 

Coal

A deep water coal terminal will be a financial boon for this country. Hello, Puget Sound. Of course, all the environazis will get their panties in a bunch.

Keystone Pipeline

Too many people don’t realize building this will almost start at ground zero. The Biden goons have made that a priority. For one thing, the piping may have gone elsewhere. In November 2024 a company agreed to purchase 180 miles of the steel pipeline.

 Big Winds

While a mere zephyr compared to the tornadoes ripping the Midwest from the huge winds this past week, one property owner had a shed (one of six) fly away.

AutoPen Uproar

A concise discourse by a favorite YouTube lawyer.

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Twice deported Alien with enough ammo for an infantry company load out

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Rare Earth news from left field

Despite all of the woke bullshit distractions, some universities do produce valuable work, in spite of themselves.

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DOGE casualties

A government program is created. People are hired to manage the program. They are good, even great, managers. Now they are getting hammered. Fair? Hardly, but here we are. This is personal, affecting extended family members.

It brings to mind company commanders carrying out orders issued by generals.

 AS always, YMMV

Clickbait or Content?

 

Well Shucky Darn

In my last post I bitched about clickbait. 

Then I posted the blog title,“If You Have Some Time, You Might Find Something of Interest Here”

Must be clickbait as I’ve more than doubled my normal hits.

Alarm!!!!!!!!!

Is it possible, after careful review for waste, positions can be restored? Example, forest fire fighters have already been rehired. What should not be restored is the three to four levels of “management” we have been suffocating under for decades.

Ferrets

Coal isn’t dead

Innovation = progress.

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Whiskey is for drinking, water is for fighting

New reason for drinking/fighting?

Data Center

Uranium

A big step towards freedom from relying on foreign sources.

Secure

Another MAGA strike

This time the Small Business Administration. Elections have consequences.

FAFO

After the OKC bombing, I noticed a positive change, at all levels, in government employees attitude and conduct towards the public. Over time, they slid back into their old ways. Will President Trump’s election and actions prompt a change in their behavior, at least at the federal level?

Tyrants Never Stop Trying – Free Speech

Wouldn’t things just be swimmingly if we all just shut up? It is in their and our best interest when we don’t distract them from their important work.

Sarcasm

As Always, YMMV

If You Have Some Time, You Might Find Something of Interest Here

 

Economic Indicator?

Nearby is Earthroamer, a builder of very expensive, no compromise RVs. While they don’t appeal to me (even if I could afford one); too much wretched excess IMO, I keep an eye on the operation. I know folks associated with what they do. They have a section on their web page, Preroamed, which typically have five or six units. Now they have twenty four ranging in price from $395,000 to $1,600,000. Not sure what that indicates exactly. Your thoughts?

 More Wretched Blue Bullshit

Gun show edition.

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I haven’t attended a gun show in years, having other things I want to spend disposable income on.

You Go, Sister Kink!

Lori Saine, who has appeared in this blog many times, wants to be the new Colorado Republican Party Chair.

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Yawn.

Sisty’s reaction?

“Aw, lardy”

Changes, more changes, local interest

Kenny’ Steak House is closed and a wing place will be moving in. So what, WSF? The Kenny in Kenny’s is Ken Monfort, owner of the Colorado Rockies among many other things. For over thirty years that was the place Republican movers and shakers gathered.

The Monfort family sold their packing plant to JBS.

 In the years the Monfort’s owned the packing plant, the left lane of the Interstate Highways was known as the Monfort lane. They used a two team driver system, four hours on and four hours off. This allowed them to run non-stop to New York City.

 If you happen to attend a Denver Bronco football game you will see one of their horses, “Thunder”, an Arabian.

 Side note: In years past, Sisty and her late husband were often involved with Thunder, being neighbors to Monfort’s ranch. 

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Trona

Near Rock Springs, WY is a huge deposit of Trona. Mining it has given the region a stable financial base. Now there is a new owner. 

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Nearby is Kemmer, WY where Bill Gates is involved in building small scale nuclear reactors.

Circa 1970’s that area was part of my sales territory. When that fuckwad Jimmy Carter imposed the 55 mph speed limit, it hit my income. Fewer calls, less earnings.

Rant, Clickbait

What pisses me off is to click on a headline that interests, me only to read (or listen) to long winded verbiage. Get to the fucking point! Or, as the military instructs, bottom line first! I very rarely finish whatever caught my attention. Info advertisements are the worst offenders.

So, WSF, are you certain you are not merely jealous? You have great difficulty trying to come up with a blog title. 

Fuck off!

 As always, YMMV

Most times are interesting, but recent times?

 

Math with a dash of sarcasm

A favorite columnist, Jon Caldara, discussing nuclear energy.

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Even the environazis are seeing the light.

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Still, rice bowls need to be broken

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Wolves

So, WSF. More wolves? Yep.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gt6PUeDaSCs

Tesla

Loveland, CO on Garfield Avenue just North of Highway 34 is a Tesla dealership. When I drove by Saturday afternoon, about 20 protesters were on the sidewalk. With neither time nor interest I didn’t try to read their signs or listen to their shouts.

Do you think Elon will be disturbed by this demonstration?

Wyoming

Parking scofflaws and winter roads.

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Thermostat

The furnace repairman arrives.

Husband:    “Let me show you the thermostat”.

Repairman: “I see it right down the hall”.

Husband:     “That is my wife’s thermostat. Let me show you the thermostat”.

Old joke. How well would that work with the new ‘smart’ thermostats?

Keep Colorado Blue

Emperor Polis is term limited. Paul Wiser, current Attorney General and in Polis’ pocket has announced for Governor. Now, another Polis sycophant has announced for Attorney General.

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Like Obama, Polis wants that third term, and/or US Senate. My hope? President Trump’s success in the next two years will turn Colorado Red. More voters are unaffiliated than belong to either party. Add, the huge mess our State government has become. If nothing else will make people use their glass belly button wiper, then we are doomed.

More Blue. Qualified or not qualified?

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Shouldn't that be the question rather than preferred pronouns?

Blue, Woke an Green – who is that working out?

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A DOGE and rights win

An editorial about the scale of federal law enforcement. Trimming this would save money and reduce threats to our rights, an lives. Waco, amyone?

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DOGE

There is a lot of pain as this plays out. People close to me are being hurt. They are good people, working hard to do right. You can be assured the entrenched bureaucrats will see the cuts start at the bottom before moving up to their positions. Example? USFS cutting the boots on the ground firefighters.

Will many of the wealthy exploit the turmoil to further enrich themselves? Does a bear shit in the woods?

Will we emerge at the end of 47’s (assuming he isn’t murdered) term a stronger and more prosperous nation? Yes! No pain, no gain?

Old Memory

Many years ago watching the Seafair Torchlight Parade with my sons, I noticed a frail older gentleman in a wheel chair a few feet away. How early he had to arrive to get a curbside space I can’t guess. As the colors came up the street, I saw him struggling to stand up. Pissing of many spectators I stepped onto the street, went to his chair, and helped him to his feet. As he stood I steadied him, then we both saluted the colors as they passed. I helped him back into his chair and went back to my sons. I don’t think we said a word. I’d forgotten this until my middle son mentioned it the other day.

I understand the parade has morphed into something I wouldn’t watch today. Sad.

 As always, YMMV

Once again, a reminder, no how well written, anonymous comments won’t be published. The only censorship on this blog. Trolls OK, if that is your thing. See the header picture.

Greed

 

Politics and Money

Do politicians spend more time raising money than dealing with their elected positions? Do they start out idealists and become corrupted by the system? Or, are they simply into politics for what is in it for them?

From my favorite movie, Used Cars, Rudy Russo explains how it works.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gspX8Idr6GQ

As Elon Musk and the DOGE continue to uncover the swamp, IMO, a serious look at how people get elected needs to be examined. Hopefully, despite human nature, a better way may be found. Term limits? Limited campaign time?

In Colorado, we have several examples of incumbents running for reelection. Once reelected, they resign and their successor is picked by committee, not the voters. Stinks, IMO. Looking at you, Demorats.

 As always, YMMV

0800 4/29 PST

 

Make (P)ergressives Clutch Pearls?

Not a bad idea. Given the cost of ammo and the distance to a shooting range, I may pass.

Yes!

Social Security Fraud

DOGE has uncovered massive Social Security fraud. Why not take those 55,000 IRS employees Biden hired and put them to work on this? Or, helping with the administrative side of deportations.

 Selma, AL

Reading this stirred a memory again about this time I our history.

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 I had a job testing pre-production cars and trucks around 2010-2012 that involved frequent trips to Montgomery, AL and the Hyundai plant.

Often I would have a day or two lay over. On one occasion I visited Selma.  Two things struck me during my visit. Among the patrons at a small restaurant where I had lunch were two black policemen. Nobody in the place seemed to find that unusual including the policemen. The second was a fairly elaborate interpretive walk near the Edmund Pettus Bridge. While well done the walk was rundown and full of trash! This angered me.

Everywhere you go in the South you will see Confederate cemeteries in great condition (and some neglected). It struck me black university fraternities and sororities could damn well devote a few weekends a year maintaining the place as a matter of pride and honoring the people who bleed and died there advancing civil rights. 

Late Night Musings

Was I born a rebel? No, more like born a malcontent. Is it my Irish DNA? The Irish will seldom fight for anything but will always fight against everything.

 Deep State

Back when Willie was running for President, the mantra was, “It is the economy, stupid”. The Swamp and their camp followers will scream, “Orange Man Bad” as loud and shrill as possible hoping the sheeple will ignore the evidence pilling up that we dirt people have been hosed for decades. Will it work?

Do Environazis Clutch Pearls?

President Trump’s nominating Kathleen Sqamma as BLM Director is giving them vapors. Horrors! She currently heads up The Western Energy Alliance working to promote the interests of oil and gas producers.

Who are they?

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First order of business is moving the BLM Headquarters back to Grand Junction, CO.

Soon there will more good paying jobs available for the common folk of the rural West instead of service jobs catering to those wealthy enough to afford to recreate. Can’t happen soon enough, IMO.

 Next target? Hopefully the Forest Service.

National Guard

Deploying Nation Guard members outside the United States, absent a declared war, shouldn’t happen, IMO. I’ve always felt this to be proper. I’m likely to be in the minority on this subject.

The Biden Administration seemly used National Guard units as political pawns. Let us hope the Trump Administration is different.

Reminder

While comments are not censored, anonymous comments, no matter how well written, are deleted. Folks, put a “handle” on your comment. It doesn’t need to have a link; must have a name!

 As always, YMMV