September 11

 

Happy Labor Day!

 

Enough of this stupity...

 

If this did not push over the top of "COVID is a myth", I don't know what can.

Here we have Nancy Pelosi, advocate of shutting everything down because of a virus no more lethal than the flu, in a shut down salon--open for her and her only--with no precious mask on, while no one is allowed to open to the public and, Heaven forbid, is not wearing an idiotic mask.

I have refused to wear one.  No one has bothered me and I don't bother them.  I am also not sick.  I tend to stay more than six feet away from people anyway since they often stink...LOL.  No, actually, just giving people space because that is how American culture works.

 Wash your bloody hands!

 Clearly this is not about a virus, it is about control and some American politicians clearly want absolute power, therefore resulting in millions of lost jobs and destroyed busisnesses.

 The idiot politicians are not invincile.  A barber in Michigan defeated Grethen Witmer in court so he could open this shop.  Gyms in New Jersey and Arizona had opened in spite of clearly unconstitutional "executive orders'.  

I still remember when the Soviet Union collapsed===300, 000 people in Red Square got together and dared the KGB to arrest everyone.  The same thing can happen here.

 Nothing violent, not psychotic.  Like  Rosa Parks in 1955, just say "No."  Open up for business and that is that.  Any authorities show up, so what.  Politely tell them, "buy something or get out,"  If anyone wants to escalate, that is why we have a Second Amendment.

 Remember, you art talking to a guy who threw the health inspector out of his store when he acted like an idiot.

My property.  Don't like it, get out.   

Americans need to remember...politicians work for you, not the other way around.  If you want to yank the chain, do it.  

You have the power, with minimal effort, to end all of this in twenty-four hours.

Go and do it all ready!

Sports and Politics

 

It is always a bad idea to mix sports and politics, especially protests.

Sports are supposed to be an escape from political crap and the real world in general.

The National Basketball League has gone into full activism and their ratings have cratered. The same has happened to baseball.  The fact they are playing in front of no fans isn't helping.

Personally, I think this is suicide.  Given the cynical nature of the business, the ownership has probably written this season off, so there is little risk.  Wrong time of the year and no fans, why not play around a little and try to score points with people who probably don't watch anyway.

Personally, given the NFL stupidity about playing what is called the "black national anthem" and playing in front of empty stadiums as well as having players opt out, shifting the competitive balance, I might decide to opt out of sports in 2020.

If they regain their senses, I might watch again in 2021.  If not, oh well.  Remember, sports are optional.  We can live without sports but sports need us.

Kayaking!

We went kayaking yesterday and we were soaked from waves and rainstorms.  Not sure where they came from...noting in the forecast,,,but we made it though.  

At least the water levels rose and we glided over rocks we normally had to paddle around or get out and carry our craft over,

I did not see many fish, though it might have had something to do with the rain.

Yes, there was the sign requiring mask but we ignored it and no one said anything. Some things are just too stupid to take seriously.

It was a good time to spend a Sunday.  Monday comes back around way too soon!

Post 500!

We have been in Arizona for the last two weeks and it was a great trip.  For some reason, they insist that we wear masks in the middle of a national park in 110 degree heat...took those off right away.  No illnesses...Think about it!

We hiked around the Supersition Mountains...no gold, but lots of catus and sweat!  It is fun to hike over rocks and get a lot of exercise from just walking.  We saw lots of lizards and coyotes and even some roadrunners.  The Southwest is a lot different than the East Coast.  The heat is pretty oppressive but at least you don't have to deal with humidity.

The feeling of open space is amazing!

In New York, you can feel hemmed in by the buildings and at least in Pittsburgh, you can see between the buildings!  The only other place of openness like this was in Saskatchewan.

We have returned to the East and can't wait to go back.

Of course, we have to wait out the crappy sequence of events that 2020 has thrown at us before decidiing what to do next.

We will never be bored!

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!