Plain language…

Posted on by February 10, 2025

For the win!!!

h/t to TB for this from https://x.com/Devon_Eriksen_/status/1887257546211115429

Here’s what @elonmusk is doing with DOGE, and why he’s doing it that way.

First of all, he’s fully aware that, for the past 20 years or so, a gang of thieves has replaced the US federal government, and is wearing it as a skinsuit.

But I don’t think he wants to belabor that point out loud, because a lot of people haven’t realized this yet, and it’ll sound like a loony conspiracy theory until they do.

So he decided to show them.

That’s what targeting USAID is about.

When you have to eat an elephant, the way to do it is “one bite at a time”, but there are some very specific reasons why he selected USAID as the first bite.

USAID, you see, is a slush fund.

Way back in the days when the grass was still green and the pond was still wet and the clouds were still clean, and the song of the Swomee-Swans rang out in space…

When the US federal government was a real elected government…

The houses of congress had the power of the purse. They set the federal budget.

The problem with this, from the standpoint of a thief, is @RepThomasMassie. Or someone like him. There’s one or two in every congress.

If you want to put some kickback or patronage or theft in the congressionally-approved federal budget as a line item, then he’s going to find it, as he and his staff comb through that bill.

And he’s going to get up in front of congress and the press and tell everyone about it. And then the opposition party, whichever that happens to be, is going to pile on, because they smell blood in the water, and its going to get cancelled and you’re going to be embarrassed.

You need a way to hide your expenditure of federal tax dollars.

So how do you hide a rock? In a gravel pit. How do you hide a man? In a crowd.

And how do hide a fraudulent expenditure?

In a general fund.

So here’s what you do. With the help of friendly presidential administrations, you create a bunch of agencies with names like the Federal Bureau of Saving Cute Puppies With Waggy Tails.

These are nominally part of the executive branch, handling detail work, but they are staffed by hired (and therefore not elected) bureaucrats, and they are funded in lump sums by a single line item in that budget.

Now, you don’t have a whole bunch of “$50K for a transgender opera troupe in Bangladesh” items.

You have one item, which is “$50 Billion for the Federal Bureau of Saving Cute Puppies With Waggy Tails”.

And if Thomas Massie starts asking questions, you act shocked and outraged, and demand to know why he wants cute puppies to die.

So what is all this money actually for?

Well, it’s for stealing. You give it to companies owned by you, to do silly things. You give it to companies owned by your friends, to do silly things. You give it to publishing companies, to do silly things, and then later, when you leave office, they give you a $65 million book deal for an autobiography no one’s gonna read. You give it to Wall Street firms, to do silly things, and then they regularly pay you a quarter of a million dollars to come give a twenty minute speech. You give it to literally anyone, to do silly things, and then they make a donation to your private charitable foundation. Or they put your cousin on the board of directors, for half a million dollars a year to do two hours of work a month.

See the common theme?

Doing silly things.

Because it doesn’t really matter what the tax dollars are paying for… it matters who the tax dollars are being paid to. It’s obscure, it’s circuitous, but at the end of the fiscal year, it all makes its way into someone’s pocket.

And everyone who’s part of the network gets a taste.

Now, these bureaucratic agencies are nominally under the control of the President, but in reality, they start to have a power base of their own.

This is because their money comes from Congress, so it’s not easy to turn off the tap, and the head of each agency has to be approved by the Senate, so it’s not easy to dig into each agency and fire the careerists aiding the corruption.

Couple that with Congress delegating regulatory powers to agencies, and courts deferring to their judgements, and now you have a fourth branch of the federal government, with the powers of all three, whose whole job to loot the treasury.

That’s why all these “public servants” on modest salaries are retiring as multi-millionaires with three vacation homes, a huge stock portfolio, and a private jet. Because all that baksheesh is being spread around to everyone whose cooperation is required to make the scheme continue to run.

So what happens when you elect a billionaire real estate developer, who doesn’t need to loot the treasury, and would rather have a boom economy to do real estate development in?

He wants to take the steal machine apart.

And what happens when he appoints the richest man in the history of the known universe, the single least bribeable man on the planet, to audit all the federal departments and stop the theft?

Well, Musk knows he’s going to face fierce opposition. So he needs to get unstoppable political momentum and public support behind him, fast.

So he had to hit the ground running, before the Federal Bureau of Saving Cute Puppies With Waggy Tails could rally its behind-the-scenes power to get in his way.

Go to the center of power, follow the money, cut off the money. Work around the clock.

But he also knew that DOGE would be talked about, intensely, in its first few days and weeks, and these would set the tone for the rest of the 4 year term.

If it gained public support fast, any sort of defense or the status quo would be seen as evidence of corruption.

So he had to gain goodwill fast, and discredit the opposition. Coming off the election momentum of a hugely popular incoming president is great, but it’s not enough to carry support for a full four-year audit of the entire federal budget. He needed a target that would generate goodwill right away.

Some federal departments, like the IRS, and the ATF, are very unpopular….

… but there’s a better choice.

USAID.

Why?

Because USAID is a special, maximally unaccountable, small-projects slush fund.

He knew that when his team wrenched the lid off it, all they had to do was publicize what they found… and force democrats to defend it.

The sheer ridiculousness of some of these small projects would frame the public discussion exactly as it needed to be framed.

Now the debate has become, not a difference of opinion on how much oversight agency spending should undergo, or whether Musk was the one to do so, but a difference of opinion on whether taxpayers should foot the bill for a $1.5 million effort aimed at “empowering women to adapt to climate change in northern Kenya.”

Try defending that.

Just try.

But they have to.

Why?

Because this isn’t just about turning the money faucet off. It’s about people going to jail.

These people fussing about how Elon Musk has access to your social security number through OPM — as if OPM hadn’t leaked these same numbers to criminals years ago — they aren’t trying to defend the slush fund.

The slush fund is gone. They know that. They are trying to generate enough counter momentum to avoid going to federal prison.

(Now think about what that deal with @nayibbukele was really about, and who was intended to see that. )

But here’s the thing. It’s too early for DOGE to talk about indictments.

Oh, the evidence is being gathered. Behind closed doors, names are going on lists.

But the verbal public support needs to be there. Because we are looking at possibly a huge number of arrests. Not just high-ranking careerists and appointed officials, but elected Reps and Senators.

Unless this idea is overwhelmingly popular, it would look like a power grab, and no one would pay attention for long enough to realize, hey, these people really are guilty.

That part needs to come from us. Every time someone in office, or a federal job, defends this stuff, or calls DOGE a coup… we need to call for investigations.

Suggest they are involved. (Because they probably are.)

Recommend they find a nice tropical island with no extradition treaty. (And pray they do, because when the first one breaks and runs, it’s really over.)

Target them. Personally. Make them so busy defending themselves that they have no energy left to defend the steal machine.

Meme them until they cry. Then make memes about them crying.

And be sure to remind everyone that politico had no revenue. It was just a propaganda puppet run with stolen money.

Your stolen money.

IMHO, he nails it with these words. I’m putting this here for later reference!!!

Southerners…

Posted on by February 9, 2025

A little humor to start the week.

FOR THOSE WHO DON’T KNOW THE RULES

Southerners know their summer weather report: Humidity, Humidity, Humidity

Southerners know their vacation spots: The beach The rivuh, The crick

Southerners know everybody’s first name: Honey, Darlin’,  Shugah

Southerners know the movies that speak to their hearts: Fried Green Tomatoes, Driving Miss Daisy Steel Magnolias, Gone With The Wind

Southerners know their religions: Bapdiss, Methdiss, and Football

Southerners know their cities dripping with Southern charm: Chawl’stn S’vanah Foat Wuth N’awlins Addlanna

Southerners know their elegant gentlemen: Men in uniform. Men in tuxedos. Rhett Butler

Southern girls know their prime real estate: The Mall. The Country Club. The Beauty Salon

Southern girls know the 3 deadly sins: Having bad hair and nails. Having bad manners. Cooking bad food.

Only a Southerner knows the difference between a hissie fit and a conniption fit, and that you don’t “HAVE” them,you “PITCH” them.

Only a Southerner knows how many fish, collard greens,turnip greens, peas, beans, etc.,make up “a mess.”

Only a Southerner can show or point out to you the general direction of “yonder.”

Only a Southerner knows exactly how long “directly” is, as in:

“Going to town, be back directly.”

Even Southern babies know that “Gimme some sugar” is not a request for the white, granular, sweet substance that sits in a pretty little bowl in the middle of the table.

All Southerners know exactly when “by and by” is. They might not use the term, but they know the concept well.

Only a Southerner knows instinctively that the best gesture of solace for a neighbor who’s got  trouble is a plate of hot fried chicken and a big bowl of cold potato salad. If the neighbor’s trouble is a real crisis, they also know to add a large banana puddin’!

Only Southerners grow up knowing the difference between “right near” and “a right far piece.” They also know that” just down the road” can be 1 mile or 20.

Only a Southerner both knows and understands the difference between a redneck, a good ol’ boy, and po’ white trash.

A Southerner knows that “fixin” can be used as a noun, a verb, or an adverb.

Only Southerners make friends while standing in lines,… and when we’re “in line,” … we talk to everybody!

Put 100 Southerners in a room and half of them will discover they’re related, even if only by marriage.

In the South, y’all is singular, and all y’all is plural.

Every Southerner knows that tomatoes with eggs, bacon, grits, and coffee are perfectly wonderful; that red eye gravy is also a breakfast food; that scrambled eggs just ain’t right without Tabasco, and fried green tomatoes are not a breakfast food.

When you hear someone say, “Well, I caught myself lookin’,” you know you are in the presence of a genuine Southerner!

Only true Southerners say “sweet tea” and “sweet milk.”

Sweet tea indicates the need for sugar and lots of it — we do not like our tea unsweetened. “Sweet milk” means you don’t want buttermilk.

And a true Southerner knows you don’t scream obscenities at little old ladies who drive 30 MPH on the freeway.

You just say, “Bless her sweet little heart”… and go your own way.

To those of you who are still a little embarrassed by your Southernness:

Take two tent revivals and a dose of sausage gravy and call me in the morning.

Bless your little heart!

And to those of you who are still having a hard time understanding all this Southern stuff…

bless your hearts, I hear they’re fixin’ to have classes on Southernness as a second language!

Southern girls know men may come and go, but friends are fah-evah!

There ain’t no magazine named “Northern Living” for good reason. There ain’t nobody interested in livin’ up north and nobody would buy the magazine!

Now Shugah, send this to someone who was raised in the South or wish they hada been!

If you’re a Northern transplant, bless your little heart, fake it. We know you got here as fast as you could.

Husar’s Axioms…

Posted on by February 8, 2025

If one cannot say anything good, then don’t… So you get more axioms…

  1. Golden Rule of Menus. If you can’t pronounce it, you can’t afford it.
  2. Thank God it’s Friday – only two more working days this week.
  3. When it is necessary to choose between ignorance and stupidity, choose ignorance, it’s curable.
  4. The best way to make a fire with two sticks is to make sure one of them is a match.
  5. 3 Rules of Ruination. There a 3 ways to be ruined in this world: first is by sex, second is by gambling and the third is by engineers.  Sex is the most fun, gambling is the most exciting, and engineers are the surest.
  6. Husar’s Do-It-Yourself Code. (1) Any tool left on top of a ladder will fall off and hit you in the head. (2) Any rope left dragging from any object will catch on something. (3) For the successful completion of any task requiring tools, it is necessary to bleed at least once.
  7. Only the lead dog sees changes in the scenery; everyone else sees an asshole.
  8. It is easier to do it the hard way.
  9. If you can’t do anything about it, don’t
  10. Love is blind but desire just doesn’t give a good goddamn.
  11. Things are never as bad as they turn out to be.
  12. You can get by on charm for about 15 minutes. After that, you’d better have a big willy or huge boobs.
  13. You shouldn’t compare yourself to others – they are more screwed up than you think.
  14. Golf is a way of spoiling a good walk.
  15. You can talk to a fade but a hook won’t listen.
  16. Golf architects can’t play golf and they make damn sure no one else can.
  17. Bad decisions make great stories.
  18. Nothing sucks worse than that moment during an argument when you realize you’re wrong.
  19. All I ask is a chance to prove that money can’t make me happy.
  20. If the world were a logical place, men would be the one who ride side saddle.
  21. Teach a child to be polite and courteous and, when he grows up, he’ll never be able to merge his car onto the freeway.
  22. My weight is perfect for my height – which varies.
  23. I used to be indecisive. Now I’m not sure.
  24. The high cost of living hasn’t affected its popularity.
  25. Is it me – or do buffalo wings really taste like chicken?
  26. Never slap a man who’s chewing tobacco
  27. If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck.
  28. Never miss a good chance to shut up
  29. If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.
  30. Long ago, when men cursed and beat the ground with sticks, it was called witchcraft. Today it’s called golf.
  31. Many people are alive only because it’s illegal to shoot them.
  32. Money cannot buy happiness but it’s more comfortable to cry in a Mercedes than on a bicycle.
  33. You only need two tools in life: WD-40 and Duct Tape. If it doesn’t move and should, use WD-40. If it shouldn’t move and it does, use duct tape.
  34. If you can’t fix it with a hammer, you have an electrical problem.
  35. Some people are like slinkies – not really good for anything but they bring a smile to you’re face when they’re pushed down the stairs.
  36. Rust never sleeps.
  37. Grant me the serenity to accept the things I can’t change, the courage to change the things I can change and the wisdom to hide the bodies of those people I had to kill because they pissed me off.
  38. There’s only one endeavor in which you can start at the top, and that’s digging a hole.
  39. Forgive your enemy but remember the bastard’s name.
  40. Help someone when they are in trouble and they will remember you
    when they’re in trouble again.
  41. Before you diagnose yourself with depression or low self-esteem, first make sure you are not, in fact, merely surrounded by assholes.
  42. Some mistakes are too much fun to make only once.
  43. Birthdays are good for you. The more you have, the longer you live
  44. When everything’s coming your way, you’re in the wrong lane
  45. The second mouse gets the cheese.
  46. Since it’s the early worm that gets eaten by the bird, sleep late
  47. Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time, because then
    you won’t have a leg to stand on.
  48. Never buy a car you can’t push
  49. It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others.
  50. If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it was
    probably worth it.

Sigh…

Posted on by February 7, 2025

Apparently the media just doesn’t get it…

They think we’re not checking what they are saying/showing…

From Wisconsin- Apparently the public radio channel up there said ‘thousands’ were protesting at the Capital. The Milwaukee Paper said ‘four hundred’. But somebody took a picture…

Now I don’t know about y’all, but that doesn’t look like ‘thousands’ or ‘four hundred’…

Kinda reminds me of the infamous protests at various NRA conventions. ‘Hundreds of protestors lined the streets’ was maybe 50, and the pictures were VERY tight shots that looked like a crowd, but not hundreds. In Houston it was maybe a dozen…

And this one tripped the giggle box…

And you can add LEOs, Fire/Rescue, Doctors and Nurses…

For us, it was/is a coping mechanism for what we saw/dealt with…

Have a great weekend and enjoy the Stupor Bowl (or at least the commercials (or you can watch them HERE, from Outkick)!

An explanation…

Posted on by February 5, 2025

Of what is happening… h/t to my friend Stretch for the words…

If you are shocked by the Democrats panicked response to the probing of President Trump’s Emissary of Justice, Elon Musk, there is a way to frame it that makes it understandable.

    First, we need to come to terms with the fact that contemporary Democrats, no matter what they choose to call themselves, are socialists at best and full-blown Marxists at worst.
    In the same way a drug addict denies their addiction until they come to terms with what they are, Democrats have progressively increased their intake of various degrees of collectivist dogma until they are fully addicted. The gateway to collectivism is the idea of the “greater good,” from that they move on to socialism, then to Marxism, then finally in the end stages, communism – just as Marx prescribed and predicted.
    Not only does this addiction have physical ramifications, but it also changes their mental state.
    There is a word we all should know. That word is statolatry.
    Economist Ludwig Von Mises coined the word to describe the literal worship of government. He said: “People frequently call socialism a religion, It is indeed the religion of self-deification.”
    Statolatry is about worship for the state to replace a God they have rejected, a relationship with some entity more powerful than themselves to which they swear their love and fealty, the goal of which is to receive blessings (which are drawn the public till).
    The people on the statolatrist left have landed on a toxic mixture of statism, politics, mysticism, and atheism rolled up into a loose ball called “progressivism” as a substitute for Judeo-Christian theology. Progressivism is as much a religion as Catholicism, it just replaces a Pope with government, counting on the senior leadership of the Democrat party to be their High Priests.
    And in the process, this new religion became a very curious mix of the Tribunal of the Holy Office of the Inquisition (nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!) and the Flagellants, the 13th century group of Roman Catholics who practiced mortification of the flesh by various means. Statolatrists find pleasure in their self-inflicted pain but really enjoy dosing it out to non-believers as well. It is also the harshest of mistresses – if a believer questions any tenet, there is no force on the planet that can protect them from the fury of the scorned. If they show less than total subservience and compliance, they are declared apostates and excommunicated immediately.
    The problem is that no one really knows the rules of this new religion – they change to meet the needs of the moment. Often You can be right and wrong at the same time. What you can say or think and who you can say or think certain things about changes every minute – what was acceptable yesterday is not acceptable today and that random asymmetry makes it very difficult to fight on an individual level, so one must attack where the asymmetry is less and where their power resides, where it is concentrated.
    With that framing, it becomes clear why Democrats have lost their minds about Elon and the DOGE Boys.
    It is not just that their religion is being attacked, their god is under assault, and it is being attacked inside one of its temples no less – the House of USAID.
    These temples are the repository of Democrat power, money and influence.
    They also know this is only the first wave. President Trump intends to send his Muskian warriors raging and rampaging through the rest of the temples – Department of Education, the DOJ, the IRS, the Federal Reserve, and others – stripping them naked and laying them bare in public for all to see. Once and for all, the intent is to raze the temples to the ground and scatter the priests, acolytes, and minions to the four winds thereby ending this religion forever.
    They also know the boldness, aggression, and Blitzkrieg-like fury of President Trump’s offensive has drawn even former enemies to his cause, he has massed a cadre of leaders from across the spectrum, some former priests themselves, all with a shared goal – to do what is right for the people, not the priests.
    This is an existential event for statolatry, and perhaps even the Democrat Party.
    And it is beautiful.

And also long overdue, this is effectively a ‘zero based budgeting’ review of .gov spending!

Husar’s Axioms…

Posted on by February 4, 2025
  1. Hiring consultants to conduct studies can be an excellent means to turn problems into gold – your problems into their gold.
  2. Auditors always reject any expense account with a bottom line divisible by 5 or 10.
  3. Is it progress if a cannibal uses a knife and fork?
  4. The race is not always to the swift or the battle to the strong, but that is the way to bet.
  5. If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will get you there.
  6. Most projects start out slowly – and then sort of taper off.
  7. Help strikes again.
  8. No matter what goes wrong, there will always be somebody who knew it would.
  9. No good deed goes unpunished.
  10. Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.
  11. If you’re riding ahead of the herd, take a look back every now and then to make sure it’s still there.
  12. Don’t squat with your spurs on.
  13. Always drink upstream from the herd.
  14. There are three kinds of men. Those who learn by reading. Those who learn by observations. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves.
  15. Law of gravity: Any tool, nut, bolt, screw when dropped, will roll to the least accessible corner.
  16. Law of Probability: The probability of being watched is directly proportional to the stupidity of your act.
  17. Variation Law: If you change lines (or traffic lanes) the one you were in will always move faster than the one you are in now (works every time).
  18. Law of Close Encounters: The probability of meeting someone you know increases dramatically when you are with someone you don’t want to be seen with.
  19. Law of Result: When you try to prove to someone that a machine won’t work, it will.
  20. Law of Biomechanics: The severity of the itch is inversely proportional to the ability to reach it.
  21. Law of the Theater: At any event, the people whose seats are furthest from the aisle arrive last.
  22. Murphy’s Law of Lockers: If there are only two people in a locker room, they will have adjacent lockers
  23. Law of Physical Surfaces: The chance of an open-faced jelly sandwich landing face down on a floor covering are directly correlated to the newness and cost of the carpeting.
  24. Doctor’s Law: If you don’t feel well, make an appointment to go to the doctor, by the time you get there you’ll feel better.  Don’t make an appointment and you’ll stay sick.
  25. Sometimes the best solution to a morale problem is just to fire all of the unhappy people.
  26. When you earnestly believe you can compensate for a lack of skill by doubling your efforts, there’s no end to what you can’t do.
  27. There is an island of opportunity in the middle of every difficulty. Miss that, though, and you’re pretty much doomed.
  28. There are no stupid questions; but here are a lot of inquisitive idiots
  29. If the enemy is in range, so are you.
  30. Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons.
  31. Never trade luck for skill.
  32. You get what you inspect not expect.
  33. No plan survives first contact with the enemy.
  34. Live each day like it’s your last. One day you’ll get it right.
  35. Health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die.
  36. Give a person a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach that same person to use the Internet and he won’t bother you for weeks.
  37. He who hesitates is probably right.
  38. If you can smile when things go wrong, you have someone in mind to blame.
  39. Birds of a feather flock together and then shit on your car.
  40. An expert is like a eunuch in a harem – someone who knows all about it but can’t do anything about it.
  41. Anything worth doing is worth doing in excess.
  42. Husar’s rule of Life: You have two chances, slim and none (and slim just left town).
  43. Never try to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and it annoys the pig.
  44. A leader should not get too far in front of his troops or he will get shot in the ass
  45. If it looks too good to be true, it is too good to be true.
  46. Common sense and common knowledge are the two most uncommon things in       the world.
  47. If at first you don’t succeed, try again. Then quit.  There’s no use in making fool of yourself.
  48. Someone who borrows your watch to tell you what time it is then walks away with your watch.
  49. The problem drinker is the one who never buys.
  50. Husar’s Rule of Survival: Pack your own parachute.
  51. If it works right the first time, you’ve obviously done something wrong.
  52. Jesuit Principle. It is better to beg for forgiveness than ask for permission.
  53. A fool and his money are welcomed everywhere.
  54. Don’t try to solve all life’s problems at once – learn to dread each day as it        comes.
  55. A man can have more money than brains; but not for long.
  56. If you have to travel on a Titanic, why not go first class?
  57. You’re only as old as you feel — the next day.

Really???

Posted on by February 3, 2025

Wired is having a hissy fit!

Elon Musk’s takeover of federal government infrastructure is ongoing, and at the center of things is a coterie of engineers who are barely out of—and in at least one case, purportedly still in—college. Most have connections to Musk, and at least two have connections to Musk’s longtime associate Peter Thiel, a cofounder and chair of the analytics firm and government contractor Palantir who has long expressed opposition to democracy.

WIRED has identified six young men—all apparently between the ages of 19 and 24, according to public databases, their online presences, and other records—who have little to no government experience and are now playing critical roles in Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) project, tasked by executive order with “modernizing Federal technology and software to maximize governmental efficiency and productivity.” The engineers all hold nebulous job titles within DOGE, and at least one appears to be working as a volunteer.

Full article, HERE from Wired.com

So they effectively doxxed these young men as part of the hissy fit…

And the left is whining and crying about people having, GASP, access to medical histories, personally identifiable information, workplace evaluations, and other private data!

As if OPM data hasn’t already been compromised by China, unknown number of hackers, etc. I KNOW my data has been compromised at least twice, because I’ve gotten formal letters from OPM about it…sigh

But, but, THIS is different, it’s not the left pawing through the data for who knows what and sending it to who knows who for what purposes.

When you add this to the USAid scramble, the ‘issues’ with access to the Treasury database of who got what and who approved what, this just means the dominoes are falling and when the results get released, there will be names named, and I’m willing to be there will be court cases in the future.

And IMHO, this is LONG overdue. How many trillions of dollars has gone to the third world to be scraped off by NGOs, warlords, and governments in power that did NOTHING for their citizens?

How many years has ‘aid’ in the form of $$$ and food gone into Africa, Central America, and other locations with no measurable improvement?

If you’ve been in the third world, and walked through a bazaar or Souk, you’ve seen USAid wheat and other food products STILL IN THE ORIGINAL BOXES for sale to the highest bidder…

And did anybody else see Chuck U Schumer’s presser about the price of beer and guac? Did you notice how he was smiling??? Corona is cheep beer in Mexico, and California has bigger/better avocados, but the Mexican ones are cheaper, just like tomatoes, and other produce… Or they were…

If the last couple of weeks are any indicator, what is going to come out in the next four years should be really interesting!

I need more popcorn!!!

A little humor…

Posted on by February 2, 2025

For your Monday…

How important does a person have to be before they are considered assassinated instead of just murdered?

Why do you have to ‘put your two cents in’.. But it’s only a ‘penny for your thoughts’? Where’s that extra penny going to?

Once you’re in heaven, do you get stuck wearing the clothes you were buried in for eternity?

Why does a round pizza come in a square box?

What disease did cured ham actually have?

How is it that we put man on the moon before we figured out it would be a good idea to put wheels on luggage?

Why is it that people say they ‘slept like a baby’ when babies wake up like every two hours?

If a deaf person has to go to court, is it still called a hearing?

Why are you IN a movie, but you’re ON TV?

Why do people pay to go up tall buildings and then put money in binoculars to look at things on the ground?

Why do doctors leave the room while you change? They’re going to see you naked anyway.

Why is ‘bra’ singular and ‘panties’ plural?

Why do toasters always have a setting that burns the toast to a horrible crisp, which no decent human being would eat?

If Jimmy cracks corn and no one cares, why is there a stupid song about him?

Can a hearse carrying a corpse drive in the carpool lane ?

If the professor on Gilligan’s Island can make a radio out of a coconut, why can’t he fix a hole in a boat?

Why does Goofy stand erect while Pluto remains on all fours? They’re both dogs!

If Wile E. Coyote had enough money to buy all that ACME crap, why didn’t he just buy dinner?

If corn oil is made from corn, and vegetable oil is made from vegetables, what is baby oil made from?

If electricity comes from electrons, does morality come from morons?

Do the Alphabet song , Bah bah Black Sheep, and Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star have the same tune?

Why did you just try singing the songs above?

Why do they call it an asteroid when it’s outside the hemisphere, but call it a hemorrhoid when it’s in your butt?

Did you ever notice that when you blow in a dog’s face, he gets mad at you, but when you take him for a car ride, he sticks his head out the window?

Did you ever wonder why you gave me your e-mail address in the first PLACE?

When in doubt…

Posted on by February 1, 2025

Follow the money…

When Episcopal Bishop Mariann Budde lectured President Trump and Vice President Vance about immigration during her sermon at the National Prayer Service on the day after they were inaugurated, leftists hailed Budde for standing on principle and giving the Bad Orange Man a good scolding. As it turns out, however, Budde may have motivations that were a bit more tangible than principle: her church’s Episcopal Migration Ministry (EMM) rakes in millions from a number of taxpayer-funded entities for bringing the migrants. And the Episcopal Church is by no means alone in this: other churches that have recently taken principled stances against Trump’s immigration policies are in on the gravy train as well. 

Full article, HERE.

Lemme see, 53M divided by 3600…$14,722, somehow I don’t think they spent that much on each one of those illegals!

So, where did the money actually go???

And Catholic Charities claim they LOSE money every year, but got $1.4 billion in taxpayer dollars in 2021…

Some interesting dichotomy here, and it poses more questions than it does answers. I think it will be interesting to see what happens with this funding ‘pause’, and what these supposed ‘charities’ do when they don’t get their dole from the government trough.

Will they continue to pay for plane tickets, new iPhones, etc? Or will the illegals suddenly be ‘poor downtrodden’, yada yada???

And I added this because it was sent by a former Episcopalian who is now a Baptist deacon…

Not a good week…

Posted on by January 31, 2025

First it was the crash in DC with the CRJ and VH-60 with 67 souls lost

And last night, an Angels flight Lear 55 apparently with 6 on board crashed in north Philadelphia.

As a retired Naval Flight Officer, my heart goes out to those families who’ve lost loved ones, and I pray for those and the officials conducting the recovery in DC, and the firefighters, medics, and others in Philly. I’ve been through the pain of loss of friends in military crashes, and accident investigation boards, and it is NOT fun.

It is too early to know the details of either incident, contrary to what the MSM and ‘experts’ are spouting. EVERYTHING is conjecture right now, other than the facts that we can see. And frankly, I’m tired of the ‘internet experts’…

The NTSB has a ‘Go Team’ on site in DC, and I’m sure there will be another in Philly sometime this morning, if they aren’t already there.

They will be examining everything pertaining to both instances, and I have to say I was impressed by investigator’s DC interview yesterday. He absolutely shut off speculation, and pointedly told reporters that he would NOT answer their ‘hypotheticals’, nor release any information about the controller or any other people they were interviewing.

The NTSB takes however much time it takes to do their investigation and put their reports together, normally about a year. So, we’re not going to know the outcome in the next week…

And the politicians (ALL of them), need to shut up and let the NTSB do their job(s) to find out what happened. Inserting themselves into the process isn’t helping anyone, and their 15 seconds of ‘fame’ may come back to bite them.