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Still just an old guy trying new things. KF7LTT. Retired HM/USN

Finally!

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Been trying to get back here for a week. Sorta. Thought about it a lot. Every day, really. Sorta. What with how boring, well, routine, my life is mostly I just couldn’t work up the effort to post. And, even though I don’t post for anyone else in particular, those that “follow” this blog deserve more than SSDD.

Or do they? So, SSDD.  Only, with the Wx being like it is I seem to get more reading done than housework/chores/things that need to be done around the house. Without sitting around too much.

Need to get off my ass and do a field day for Thanksgiving though. Not that we’re dirty; just somewhat messy. And we ARE going to have family over. Not sure if we’ll exceed the maximum imposed by Herr Insley, and don’t care. If the Police want to break into my house because I have too many folks over then they’re welcome. We’ll set a couple of extra plates. (The Police are pretty much always welcome in my house.)

SWMBO and I were talking the other night and we decided that the US Government, under Biden, should give every LEGAL American 18 and older $1 million dollars. With the stipulations that you 1) Pay off or buy a house, and 2) Buy an American made car. A possible 3rd option would be to put the bucks in a bank, unable to touch the principle, and live off the interest.

With 331 Million LEGAL Americans that would be about $331 Million (minus anyone under 18) and would still be cheaper than the $2-Trillion the Dems want to spend. If that doesn’t take care of the poverty problem nothing will. And if you get the money and spend all of it then you just do without. You’d of had your chance and if you blow it the Government will not help you again.

Honestly, other than the people screwing it up I can’t see why this wouldn’t work. But I’m probably not being a realist. Or too Socialistic Smile But if the Government is just going to give money away, let’s make it worthwhile. And, it’s got the potential to be a lot cheaper than some of the programs we continue to dole out the bucks for now. Welfare!? Who needs it. Give them a one time payment of $1 million and let them prosper or die.

We think the Government could also save a butt-ton of money on our electrical grid (and make it way safer) if they just flat out paid for solar systems on every house and got rid of the wire totally. Or put in neighborhood fuel cell systems and charge each house the same amount for hydrogen deliveries once a week (or whenever). Hard for terrorists to take over or fuck up every local fuel cell system when they don’t connect to each other.

Would probably put the electrical company’s out of business; but would create a butt-ton of new jobs for local servicemen/technicians. Would stop a lot of pollution. Decrease CO2 levels and all. Save The Whales! Save The Glaciers! Save 10% Now!

The battle cry could be: Tesla Walls For Everyone!

So, nothing going on around here.

So, I’m A Caveman. So?

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Pretty sure I’m a throwback to really ancient times. When the sun goes down (at about 1630) my body says “Bedtime!” and starts to slow down. I get the urge to put my robe on, sit back and relax, maybe even have a drink. (Ginger Ale in my case. Quit drinking alcohol way back in the 70’s. Which is probably why I remember them. The 70’s. Nevermind.) Wasn’t like this at age 20!

28lbs of Chuck. $103

Yesterday at around 0940 SWMBO shows up at my desk all dressed (and looking good!).  I asked  “Where ya goin/?”  “Church.” she says. “It starts in about 20 minutes.”

“Uh, Babe. It’s Thursday.”

The look on her face! Welcome To My World, Woman! I get days that I think its like, Wednesday, when it’s actually Thursday. Really throws me off. But this is the first time being this far off for her. She has my sympathy. (And always my love and affection!) But it was funny.

So, since she was dressed and I enjoy being seen with her we went out shopping. Stopped by “Cash n Carry” (or whatever it changed it’s name to) and bought that 28 lb chunk of chuck you see above. And made a run to WinCo Foods.

About A Years Supply Of Ground Chuck

When we got home I turned that 28 lb of chuck into about 23 lbs of Ground Chuck. That’s about a years supply for us. Got it all sucker-bagged and in the freezer. Today I’ll cut up the pork loin into the thick chops SWMBO likes and get those sucker-bagged and in the freezer.

Been raining so much the back-40 is all flooded and we (the Dog and I) can’t walk part of our path unless we have our rain boots (galoshes?) on. He hates wearing his. Makes him walk funny. Back yard is squishy. Upper driveway is flooded.

Read where scientists in Israel have actually reversed the ageing process in humans by putting OLD FOLKS in pure oxygen pressurized chambers. Which I would do in a heartbeat. IF they promise to let me out.

Now taking bets that Biden has a “accident” or “Severe Heart Attack” within six months of being in office. Have mixed feelings about Kamila being the first woman president: She’s a Socialist POS, BUT, At Least It Ain’t Hillary!

Think I’ll have a bunch of “Trump 2024” bumper stickers made and start putting them on cars with “Black Lives Matter” signs in the windows …

I Hate Winter!

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Or, more specifically, I Hate This Wx We’re Having! It’s not even officially Winter yet.

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Last few days have been full of wind and rain. More wind and rain is forecast. Joy.

And this getting dark at 1600 absolutely sucks. Daylight savings? Where the Hell are we saving daylight?

At least they finally got smart with the speed limit over by the school/baseball diamonds. School sits way back from the road and the chance of hitting someone is way low. The baseball diamonds are busy for about 2 weeks n the summer. Speed limit has been 20 the whole way. Not now. They changed it to 35 mph with signs about “20 when flashing.” That makes way more sense. People still slow down going through there though.

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See where Herr Inslee has proclaimed even more draconian covid measures. I’m pretty sure he’s out to destroy the economy of this state. I was totally surprised when he got re-elected; sorta. This IS a liberal state. But I was hoping conservatives would get out and vote. But don’t get me started.

Was going to buy me a Struck mini-dozer with attachments but think I’d better hold off on that until I see how badly the Democrats fuck up our economy. Not sure how much money we’ll have left over after they take “their” 86%. SWMBO says WE won’t be targeted but I think she’s living in a dream world. We’ll see. Luckily our RV is paid off and we could always move into it and rent out the whole house. If needed.

Spent half of yesterday repositioning and rewiring my solar panels. Needed to move them to a place more in the sun for longer during the day and put larger wires connecting everything together. Was fun but I got soaked since it was raining.

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Ordered a power supply so I can fix my old computer. It’s the only computer I have that my blu-ray drive will fit in. Need the blu-ray to rip any new blu-ray movies we get. My NAS probably thinks my blu-ray throat has been cut since we haven’t bought a move in months. (Haven’t seen anything on the shelves I’m interested in watching/owning.)

I’m Bored So YOU Suffer!

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We learned two very important lessons way back in the 2200’s when Hyperdrive was first invented and being refined. 1) DO NOT go through a Sun or other planetary body, so 2) Stop about half way and modify/refine your course.

The 3rd Hyperdrive ship was dispatched to Betelgeuse to finally check if the thing had gone, or was about to go, nova yet. It could have but the event just not visible from Earth. We wanted to know. And it’s only 4 days away at HS.

So, HS (Hyper-Ship) 3 aimed, fired, and obliterated Betelgeuse like an old .46 cal (see GalacticaPedia: Pistol, ancient history) shot to the head. Small entrance hole, large, messy, exit wound.

We have no idea why HS3 hit Betelgeuse at Hyper Speeds. Hell, we didn’t even know they’d done it until HS 53 went to check it out almost 40 years later. HS3 hit and made a small (8-10 Earth sized) hole in the front. And complete blew out the back. Left several 40-50 Earth sized “blobs” of white hot plasma (one of which enveloped the only planet to be found in orbit) and a 65 BILLION kilometer “streak” of star stuff pointing out into the galactic void. It’s been estimated that this will fade in a million years or so.

Betelgeuse itself will probably not nova now. We just don’t know. And we won’t even be able to see the damage done from Earth for another 600 million years.

But the Government will keep an eye on it. Just in case.

Then there’s the “boner” problem with HyperSpeed. HS affects the mind, no, let me rephrase that: HS affects Male physiology such that about 4 minutes into a “jump,” every male onboard will get an erection. Said erection lasts until about 4 hours after the trip is over.

Scientists have proved unable to find a reason why. There are no (known) treatments for it. Nothing works to get rid of it except ending the exposure. They’ve tried chemicals, sex and masturbation, adverse environmental conditions, enclosing their “members” in bags of ice, even surgery and posting pictures of ex-wives on bulkheads. Nothings worked. Just resign yourself to the fact that, if you get onboard a HS ship, you’re going to get a boner.

There are small companies that have 2-day “excursions” for the older gents crowd. One  day out, one day back for you and your lovely-young-bride/partner with specially padded null-G staterooms where your imaginations are the only limiting factor. And your heart.

I had a friend that used to tell female first-time HS passengers that it was their fault and they needed (needed!) to do something about it. That they were the only one that could do anything about it. He was surprisingly successful. Got strangled by a jealous husband on the way to Alpha Centauri 5.

But don’t get me started.