A Welcomed Foreign Invasion

 

Australian Invasion – Rare Earth

Two huge rare earth finds in Wyoming is bad news for China. An Australian based company has the mineral rights.

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The video sparks a memory.

 My first job out of the Army in 1966 was as a roustabout on a core drill rig. We were drilling on the sides of Hahns Peak (Routt County, CO). Nothing ever came of it in terms of more mining. Hard, dangerous work. The rigs in the video look much safer than what I worked on but the cardboard boxes holding the core samples are exactly the same.

Unwelcome Tradition in the Making

Christmas Eve was disrupted at Peakview Trails by the firm alarms going off. They continued for 90 minutes. Someone’s careless cooking filled the 2^nd floor with smoke.

Last Christmas Eve was very cold and the sprinkler system froze and pipes broke triggering the alarms. Added to the chaos were broken pipes in unoccupied apartments. We had three hours of continuous alarms.

With four floors, elevators not working, and most residents 70+, using the stairs at each end of the building is hard. Those in wheelchairs can only wait on the landings for firemen to carry them down.

Banners, and the other dogs, were scared. Finally, the alarms on the first floor were turned off. Someone came over to Banner and gave him some pretzels. He immediately calmed down then started working the crowd for treats.

Low Humor

What aren’t humorous are facts about the wolves that were released. Long article around the previous suspected domestic livestock attacks by the released wolves in Oregon suggests the people running the program are flat out liars.

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Emperor Polis’ Holiday Gifts

Grants clemency to 28 incarcerated prisoners. If there is any interest the details are here.

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These may, or may not, be justified. Who am I to judge? I would question if their victims were consulted first?

Jesus

A viewpoint I find illuminating. Your opinion may differ.

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Christmas Gathering

Again this year my sister and I were guests at a gathering in the home of DrJim and SLW (Every Blade of Grass). Pebbles, the Wonder Dog, greeted us warmly. Jim’s son has installed some stout handrails leading to the door which was greatly appreciated by mobility impaired Sisty and myself.

It was good to see DrJim on the mend and looking good. He has dealt with some major health issues in 2023 and we hope 2024 will see those problems behind him.

What a delightful couple!

Trump and the Colorado Supreme Court Ballot Uproar

I don’t have anything profound, or even constructive, to add. Colorado has four, maybe five, electoral votes so the Colorado Election, even if honest, has little impact on a national election.

As always, my hope is the (P)regressive’s mouths overload their asses and the blow back shit buries them.

Way Back Machine

The dealership had two of these inflatable cowboys. After the business changed hands Steve Lance, aka Little Hitler, tasked me with selling them. Here I am installing one at a Dodge Dealership in Wheatland, WY. These were a fixture at our offsite sales 2002-2006.

Xenophobic

All these illegal immigrants flooding our country seemingly don’t want to assimilate. Has it always been this way? We are accustomed to people holding on to traditions while finding ways to integrate into the norms most people accept.

It is a complex issue with many sides to the story.

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My sister, who has her whole life fought for the “underdogs” of all stripes, has been involved for decades with a community health organization that started some fifty years ago to help migrant workers get health care. Now the organizations serves everyone, including me. A win for the people!

Civil Insurrection/War

There is a constant talk on social media about a civil war in this country. How it will happen, if it will happen, and what forms it will take I won’t predict.

LL (Virtual Mirage) recommended “Hunting in the Shadows” by Michael Watson. I’m slowly reading the author’s account of his experience in unconventional war. While I see little correlation with our country (different cultural, different ethnic divides, etc.), I clearly see how ruthless and violent these types of wars become. Our snowflakes haven’t a clue.

Umbrage

Mine ebbs and flows. If you have come this far you realize my umbrage is flowing. So  goes the 2,300+ blog posts I’ve inflicted over the past ten or so years. For those of you tolerant enough to read my blog, hand salute!

As always, YMMV