Lassie II
Banner to the rescue!
Returning to our apartment Banner didn’t immediately come in
and I didn’t notice he was still in the hall scavenging for hidden treats.
About twenty minutes later there was a knock on my door. My wheelchair bound neighbor
Tom was there with Banner.
As Tom related, when he came out of the elevator Banner was
at my door. He trotted down to Tom, then back to my door. This kept happening
and Tom was concerned I might have had a heart attack. No, I had my
head__________.
Banner rarely barks but will whine. He was sitting quietly
outside my door. Tom was impressed that Banner was, in his gentle way,
determined to get Tom’s attention and help.
I won the dog lottery
when I adopted him three years ago.
Memories
It may be an age issue but the three a.m. bladder void is
usually followed by an hour of remembering every mistake and mishap in my life.
Recently this memory surfaced, but put a smile on my face.
Circa 1970 the new wife and I bought our first house, a
750 sq ft cracker box in Aurora, CO. One neighbor was from Mexico and had a
restaurant. A very nice neighbor. The other was a barber who brought back a
German bride from his time in the Air Force. They were not nice.
Her: “I learn English in school. Why the fuck you ask”.
They had two teen age sons who threw rocks at our dog and
once stole my p.o.s commuter car. The father and sons were carefully rebuilding
a car and had rebuilt the engine. Once they had it running I slipped some
engine enhancer into the oil so they could continue to enjoy rebuilding the
engine.
Captain Obvious
Some people don’t trust our benevolent civil servants and ivory
tower inhabitants? Who knew?
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Considering the source of the study they are likely trying
to find better ways to control us ignorant conservatives.
Senator Rhonda Fields (D) Colorado
Senate and Firearms Legislation
This is a remarkable woman who has done much to help
disadvantaged people. I somewhat admire her.
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She also is a (P)regressive with a reality blind spot on
some issues, particularly firearms. That tempers my personal feelings about
her; not that that matters at all in the larger scheme. She is the major force behind
the entire cocked up gun laws currently working their way through the State
legislative clown show. None, IMO, will
withstand court challenges.
All the time and effort anti-gunners put into passing “feel
good” gun control laws are wasted effort, IMO. People are the problem.
Why some people act the way they do is complicated, and
always has been. Cain and Abel, anyone? Much of the current malaise is the result of “improper fetchings”.
My solution? Anyone using a firearm in the commission of a
crime does five years, no parole, in state prison. A minimum $100,000 cash bond
until trial. Second conviction, twenty years and third conviction, life. No
lesser plea allowed.
Oh, WSF, prisons cost a lot of money. Yes, and worth the
money spent. Use the money currently being pissed away on “climate control” to
fund them. Further, fund prisons enough so correctional officers are properly
compensated and their equipment is up to the task. More prisoners have died
riding in unsafe state vehicles than have been legally executed in Colorado.
Criminals will continue to be criminals but won’t be harming
innocent people if they are in prison. Harming other prisoners, yes, but that
is a separate issue that has been handled with some success when the will to do
so exists.
Likely to not vote Democrat
Did Emperor Polis just step on his
wee wee?
MOREShould he get credit for bi-partisan outrage?
Accountants and Revenuers
My neighbor Tom was a successful entrepreneur until a bad
heart and diabetes cost him a leg and forced retirement. I admire his positive
attitude. Recently we were discussing taxes and tax collectors. I have an
ongoing dispute with Colorado dating back to 2016 and them wanting to tax income
I earned out of state. Tom talked about getting hit with capital gains after
selling one of his companies. Then the related subject of accountants came up.
Tom: “Accountants! They step out of the shower to piss”.
Seems he is not a fan.
American Patriot
A1c Jack Teixeira was arrested for allegedly leaking
classified war plans regarding Ukraine. If he did, I applaud him for being a
patriot.
Like many who have served I regarded classified information
as sacred, that lives of my fellow soldiers were at stake, and I would never
violate that trust. At the same time, I trusted my superiors.
Had my superiors violated laws, over and over, and were
making plans that were wrong, reckless, illegal, and endangering my fellow
soldiers, I might have done the same.
The military depends on loyalty up, loyalty down.
Gen. Mark A Milley has set the current standard. He has publicly
boasted he told Red China he would warn them if President Trump ordered an
attack. Why is he surprised that a patriot Airman decided to warn his fellow
citizens?
As always, YMMV
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