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Living the Healthy Life Style

It turns out; I’ve been doing it all my life. It is good to know my choice is backed by “settled science”!

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Lesser of two evils

One adult son doesn’t vote. His point of view is the lesser of two evils is still evil. I don’t argue with him; he is an adult. I do share with him why I vote. He gives me the courtesy of listening.

Is his point of view shared by many who don’t vote?

In Colorado, if you have an interaction with the Department of Motor Vehicles (driver’s license, vehicle titles, license plates, etc.) you automatically are registered to vote. Likely, there is no rigorous check of citizenship status. You are asked if you want to declare a party affiliation. The numbers indicate most people don't. Some 48% of registered voters are unaffiliated. 

Tina Peters

I’ve avoided talking about her case because I have nothing constructive to add. I admire the woman’s courage and know in my heart she was singled out by the blue (P)regressives as an example. Shut up, serf, and do as you are told. Oppose us, and you will get hammered. A recent convoluted court decision makes little sense, IMO, but some of the mover and shaker comments show their thinking and opinion of the public in general.

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 Attorney General Phil Weiser, in a statement, called Peters’ original sentence fair and appropriate.

“Ms. Peters is in prison because of her own criminal conduct to prove false claims of voter fraud in the 2020 elections, and she has not shown any remorse for her actions,” Weiser said. “Whatever happens with her sentence, Tina Peters will always be a convicted felon who violated her duty as Mesa County clerk, put other lives at risk, and threatened our democracy. Nothing will remove that stain.”

Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold said Thursday she appreciated the court’s decision to reject Trump’s “unlawful attempt to pardon her” so that Peters faces accountability for the security breach.

 “Her actions have been repeatedly used to spread conspiracy theories, amplify falsehoods, and fuel dangerous election lies,” Griswold said in a statement. “Peters should not receive any special treatment as the District Court considers re-sentencing.”

Ms Griswold has her own problems.

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Cory Gaines nails it!

He is a Colorado conservative, Sterling residents, and a Junior College professor who deep dives into Colorado politics minutiae.

Part of his discussion of a Lakewood zoning fight caught, IMO, the state of our state.

Both of them involve our state being used as a lab or playground for wealthy liberal groups to push their policy, even if that policy doesn't fit with the wishes and values of those living here. They try to overwhelm the people's desires with floods of cash; this is a dynamic that, I believe, we can trace back to The Blue Print.**

The Blue Print was a plan hatched by Emperor Polis and three other wealthy friends to turn Colorado from red to blue some years ago.

Trust but Verify

Results, when you don’t. Sad, was one of the best used pickup lots in Northern Colorado.

Iran

Sitting with my neighbors solving all the problems of the world the actions of Iran’s military came up. Some readers of this blog have a lot of military experience. Perhaps you may choose to tear apart my theory.

 First, like all military’s, “what if” contingency plans are always being formulated. Second, almost all senior officers have been killed and command and control channels degraded. That leaves more junior officers; colonels, majors, maybe even captains in charge.  Are they following contingency plans?  Third, the “fuck it” factor. We are being hit and destroyed. Might as well shoot what we have while we still have it.

A couple of neighbors nodded, while the rest gave me blank stares.

Car Story

Chrysler 300

The 2004 Denver Car show got mentioned in comments in a previous blog posting.

 At the time my sister was a successful saleswoman at a Nissan Dealership in Loveland, CO. We decided to attend the car show together and I would drive. Our ride was a F-350 Dually Crew Cab with a miniature Schnauzer, Fraser,  in the back to guard the truck while we were gone.

 The new iteration of the Chrysler 300, introduced as a 2005 year model was on display. We looked closely, curious as to what a Detroit built Mercedes looked. My remark, “It looks like a reworked Checker Cab”, offended the representatives in the booth.

For personal reasons, Sisty needed a flex time job. That is nearly impossible when you sell cars at a dealership. She moved on to doing other automotive related jobs. Sad, she was a very good, totally professional, saleswoman. To be clear, I didn’t teach her. That is probably the reason she was successful. To this day, she has amazing people skills.

Sisty had to drag me away from the Morgan Aero 8 on display. That is one of a very few cars I lust for.

A bit of history you might not find elsewhere. Mercedes came up with a new cylinder head design they called “the wedge”. One problem, it was a direct copy of the Chrysler hemi. Chrysler sued and looked to win. Mercedes decided it was cheaper to buy Chrysler

As always, YMMV

 

1941 Studebaker

 Studebaker

A used car dealer lives nearby and often has interesting vehicles parked at his home.

Scofflaw

The Econazis that have Californicated Colorado make Front Range residents vehicles pass an emission test before plates can be renewed.

My son’s car needed a catalytic converter replaced. The Colorado compliant fix is over $1,800. His car now has a new, non Colorado compliant catalytic converter installed by a Wyoming muffler shop.

Cost? 1/3 and a vacation day.

The Cheyenne muffler shop manager told me he does at least a dozen Colorado cars a month.

The check stations rarely open the hood and never crawl under a vehicle that I’ve ever seen.

Climate Anxiety 

Surprising to see this coming out of the University of the People’s Republic of Boulder, aka University of Colorado and the Denver Pravda, aka the Denver Post.

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Always something to alarm the younger generation, isn’t it? In my day it was nuclear war. Around age eight I worried that every contrail I saw was a Soviet bomber on the way to nuke Denver.

Business Vision, Not!

When the coffee/espresso craze started, I was living in the Seattle area. After careful analysis I concluded it was a fad and nobody would stand in line to pay $1.25 for a cup of coffee. Most certainly my cheap ass wouldn’t.

While talking about this to my former boss in the car biz, he said in his young days he couldn’t understand why anyone would pay for water when it was free everywhere. Then he stood up, went to a storage closet and showed me several cases of bottled water.

The picture was taken Mother’s Day morning.

Off on the road for eight days. See you when I get back.

Coffee Addiction

All this immigration theater is such a downer, I want to write about something light and frivolous.

Old AF Sarge has a nice post with many comments about Navy coffee that reminded me of Army coffee circa 1960’s as found in our Engineer Company in Germany.

http://oldafsarge.blogspot.com/2014/11/me-and-my-coffee.html

In the field coffee was made by dumping cans of coffee into 30 gallon pots of boiling water. Not bad, until you got to the bottom where the grounds had settled (no filters). 

Most of our power boats, and many of the trucks, had various containers mounted on exhaust manifolds where water could be kept hot for coffee and heating C Rations (all forbidden by regulations). Some used instant coffee (nasty stuff) but most of us just poured coffee into the water. Not being the most macho type, I had a small metal filter that was easy to tuck away.

One of our cooks was of Polish descent, and had perfected appearing stupid. After washing out of radio operator school (deliberately), the Army made him a cook. Few realized he was a Michigan State graduate with a BS in Applied Mathematics. One morning while we were bivouacked along side the Rhine River, Mike decided to wash his socks out in the coffee dregs before emptying the pot. A newly assigned 2^nd Lieutenant observed him doing this. Aghast, and not waiting to discover any facts, he rushed up and ordered Mike to dump the coffee. Mike did, right on the spot, splattering both the Lt and himself. Relieved the daily tedium that it did.

It wasn’t uncommon to spend ten or more hours operating  bridge erection boats, coming to the bank only to refuel. Having something hot to eat or drink kept us going, especially in the winter. Whenever we had a higher headquarters formal inspection, there was always a rush to remove and stash the water heaters.  Otherwise, everyone turned a blind eye. When we had observers aboard, they were very open to sharing our coffee.

Growing up, we had “cowboy coffee” made over a campfire in the same manner as Army coffee; a large tin can of boiling water with the coffee dumped into the water. When brewed, a cup of cold water was carefully poured in to “settle the grounds”. I can’t remember the grounds settling, but do remember trying to strain the coffee through my teeth. My father liked his coffee and no hunting or fishing trip was complete without a fire and coffee.

All the coffee bars in the world are wasted on me. I like my coffee, but I like it “Folgers in the Cup”. I’ll drink it plain, but my morning preference is a 16 oz mug, freshly made, with a generous amount of heavy (real) cream and a big spoonful of raw honey. Some mornings I will grind the beans but mainly I’m too lazy.

Given all the crap going on right now, I find some comfort in my morning routine, and my coffee. I’m sure some Progressive out there is trying to find a way to control our coffee, strictly for our own good, of course.