Old School

Old school - still the best. The most enduring lesson from my 50+ years ago military experience. 

Use this stuff all the time. Most recently to clean a cooktop stove.

Ghouls

An area man murdered his pregnant wife and two young daughters. You will not read his name here. He confessed, plead guilty, and will die in prison. 50-50 chance of old age or being offed by another prisoner.

Recently “details” of just how he killed them, step by step, has been released and disseminated worldwide (Daily Mail tabloid, for example).

What public good is served with this? Titillate ghouls? Fuck’em.

Three people are dead. The details rob them of any dignity. Yes, they are dead. The people who knew them and loved them are not.

Law enforcement, coroners, judges and juries need to know these kinds of details. Nobody else. It is a matter of respect. Why are accident victims covered with a blanket by first responders? Respect.

On a personal level I’ve seen enough gore that I won’t gawk at an accident scene. Eyes focused on navigating the scene, avoiding hitting pedestrians, and avoiding the damn lookylous.

Worse still, the local rag keeps running with the story for days. Sick IMO. YMMV

Political Winds

Too long without a political rant. Must fix that.

The Democrats have traditionally relied on three voter ‘blocs’, Blacks, Hispanics (excluding Cubans) and Jews.

Under Trump, Black and Latino unemployment is way down. Polling shows shifts away from the Democrats by both groups.

Now we have Muslim congress critters spouting Anti-Semitism over and over. You don’t hear Democrat leadership coming down on them, even Chucky. Tacit approval?

 How is that playing around the Jewish community? Might we see them #WalkAway?

Of course, it is horrible for a deplorable such as me to write about this subject in blunt terms.  Don’t like it? Kiss my deplorable ass.

See where the Southern Preposterous Lie Center is now being sued more frequently. Good thing, that, IMO.

I’ve said before I don’t like President Trump on a personal level. I do like the job he is doing and support him. If he has done nothing else, he saved us from Shillary!

Recently Seen

Not ready for Pebble Beach. Neat, just the same.

Didn't see the owner. Didn't have time to wait around.

Well Shucky Darn

First weekend of the month and move in/move out time. Sucks when it happens during a March blizzard and -5°.

Sure glad it wasn't me!

Nostalgia Brunch

Drjim gives a good weather report for our area.

http://every-blade-of-grass.blogspot.com/2019/03/2330-here-where-its-30-and-snowing.html

Decided to make hamburger gravy for brunch.  Reminded me of some Army breakfasts circa 1960’s.

We would be in the field, cold German winter, and the cooks in the mess truck would make hamburger gravy, scrambled eggs, hash browns, and toast.

I would take out my canteen cup and layer toast, hash browns and scrambled eggs topped off with hamburger gravy. Then the canteen cup went back into the carrier and the food would stay hot for several minutes.

Being a trooper with my shit together I had three canteens (bought two). The second canteen cup and cover was for coffee. The third was a backup.

Other than the dreaded Consolidated Mess Hall, I ate well in the Army. Part of that, I believe, was the cooks lived in the same barracks/tents as the troops they were feeding.

Soon it will be time to clean off the car and run errands. Two of the ladies in our building have asked me to take them to the grocery store (social security was paid out yesterday).

F^^k What The Voters Want

Last fall the voters in Colorado turned down, by a large margin, Proposition 112 involving regulating the oil and gas extraction industry.

https://www.vox.com/2018/11/5/18064604/colorado-election-results-fracking-proposition-112

In the same election Colorado went ‘blue’ in part by Polis spending $20 million of his own money to buy the Governorship.

Now the envirothugs are back with what is essentially Proposition 112 as legislation.

https://www.greeleytribune.com/news/weld-county-republicans-fume-as-colorado-democrats-plan-sweeping-oil-and-gas-regulations/

Likely will pass and be signed into ‘law’.

My response in the “remarks” section?

Frank White

Since "sanctuary" political entities are now all the rage, why can't Weld County become a petroleum sanctuary county?

I think it is a great idea. Doubt any state regulators can do their jobs without the co-operation of the Sheriff and he has already made Weld a 2^nd Amendment sanctuary county.

Rebellion comes in many forms IMO.