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An Idea for Unrest

Seems like a lot of cities that are leftist leaning do not try very hard reign in violence towards courthouses and federal buildings.

Ok.

Solution: Let them burn it to the ground. Then people who need that building to do business in a federal way can then run themselves over to the next federal building. The state and city can split the cost of repairs or rebuilding.

If enough people are truly inconvenienced that need those services, the city that stood by and let the violence occur should bear the full brunt of the cost.

I am curious to see if all the blogging gang like me has finally gotten quite tired of the shenanigans of the last ten years and are looking back over their shoulders wistfully at the days of blogs and less chaos.

Well even if you were not, I sure am. It got INSANE for a while and I am delighted to see a return to sanity.

Maybe someone will swing by and we can chat, catch up.

Mel says hi.

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<sniffs air>

<scratches butt, looks around, sips coffee>

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Nothing?

Ok… Melody Song, in a mood.

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Forgiveness

One of two things lead to it:

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And #2… I don’t remember.

Happy New Year, all of you, idiots and loved ones alike.

So, Omicron seems to be way less dangerous, but still be careful and take your Vitamin D, K, Zinc, etc.

As a long hauler from early-mid 2021, even if it is mild, you want to keep your body healthy and in check. The long haul is no joke and scarily un-fun, especially after 8 months or so. Just saying.

May 2022 be a damn sight better than 2021.

Chilies of Christmas

Got the son some reaper powder for Christmas. Usual story, there was not time to make the label for the shaker.

This was what I worked up tonight.

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My daughter dragged me to the theater for the first Venom movie. We ate a whole bucket and a half of movie popcorn. We loved it.

The question still nags…. is it ethical for Venom to eat heads

We watched the second movie on Christmas Day. Much fewer head bitings. By a LOT.

I begin to suspect they are NOT ethically supported however much we might wish them to be so.

Christmas 2021

Cruel Wife gave me ammo, noise cancelling earmuffs for shooting, and a giant 36” screaming green chicken.

It was a great Christmas.

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Chili and biscuits…

We just brought chili and biscuits to the poor dude who had to work tonight at the gas station. Hot chili, warm biscuits, and cold butter. Poor guy was shaken. So we will eat some food and go back to hang with him. Everyone needs to know they matter.

Trappings

1) I love Christmas. What it is, is so much more than most people see it.

2) The idea of wrapping presents so they look so perfect is so far beyond my capabilities that it completely and totally overwhelms any good feelings about giving someone something nice, to the point where I am resentful about everything to do with the practice. It becomes a waste of time.

Let’s end this *ridiculous* practice.

Irrelevant, because it is all burlap bags all the time from here on out.

Merry Christmas everyone! For all the reasons Christmas matters! Christ was born, and Mary and Joseph did not take the easy path for the sake of our Savior, Jesus.

All the gifts will be handed out to individuals in the original nondescript white bag or brown box I got them in, straight from Amazon. I refuse to be part of the military-industrial wrapping complex.

I loathe what gift giving has become. Love is dependent upon the quantity/value of the gifts. Gift giving has obscured Christmas.

Instead, my main gifts to family will be food and constant reminders of the reason for the season.

Proof, Meet Pudding

I am sure there is Shakespeare in there somewhere.

Regardless, the fountain pen fired up on the second pull today and wrote flawlessly and smoothly. It was a joy. It was so gooey it took over an hour last night with soap/water/isopropyl and it finally cleared.

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The Pens Is

At one time I said a fountain pen was simply pretentious. Later, I actually wrote with one and threw half of our ballpoints away and my wife stopped me before I threw out her half.

They are smooth and a fine point nib gets you all sorts of nice lines. Fine enough for engineer scribbles. Add in some ink that flows well, doesn’t run when wet, and resists smudging, and you wonder why ballpoints were ever a thing.

That is my pen loaded with fresh green Noodler’s Ink.

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