So now that the weather is warming, and it is less uncomfortable to go out on a Friday or Saturday night,….and as pretty much all of the Covid Protocols are completely lifted….I have an issue.

Some restaurants did what the Health Department and local governments required…but no more. They just wanted to follow the rules put upon them so they could stay open.

Other businesses not so much….. They went to carry out only and closed their dining rooms, or would only deliver to you in your car as they were afraid of having people in their indoor spaces because of the fear of covid….Others that had a drive through went to Drive Thru only out of fear of covid. .

I remember those that closed portions of their business out of fear….because of ignorance, mostly, but their actions made me angry.

Now, of course, they want people to patronize their dining rooms…(More money, bigger ticket, plus alcohol sales in many cases.) Fuck-’em. I choose to spend my money where the ignorant fear did not take hold, where management and owners actually used their brains rather than cowered in fear and ignorance.

Lots of places to eat. I’m not gonna support those ignorant and fearful fools. They have every right to conduct their business as they saw fit. I have every right to spend my money elsewhere…They probably still wear masks when alone in their cars.

It is a crying shame that the DOJ won’t spend half as much time investigating the Hunter Biden laptop links and his (and his father and uncle’s) finances and kinks to both China and Ukraine as they  are trying to find a link between Donald Trump and the Jan 6 protest. We know the laptop is real, and we have all seen excerpts form the files. Address them.

If Trump is guilty, then fine, charge him. But for god’s sake look into the links in the laptop, rather than slow-walking the investigation. It’s not politics, it is National Security.

That the protest by women in the USA regarding the war in Ukraine.

Silent vigils

Taped over faces.

Lines of shoes symbolizing the dead.

They accomplish NOTHING.

Like most Leftist protests, they impress only themselves and influence no one. Demonstrate their uselessness and impotence. Symbology accomplishes nothing without action. (But hey, they get to act together with their sisters and feel good about themselves. Plus pretty flowers in their hair)

The only thing that truly stops war is naked aggression and violence, or the threat of it.

But their actions make them FEEL like they are doing something, at least. Useless bunch of twits.

Look: I believe that any judge who is at the Appeals Court level is likely qualified to be a Supreme.

But Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will be forever remembered as the Token Black woman. I kinda a feel sorry for her. That shadow will cover her no matter what she does from here.

Into which one throws money”

It is said that a boat is a “hole in the water into which one throws money”.

Such it also is with airplanes….except the hole is bigger and deeper.

The 340 had a starting issue after sitting for two weeks….and it didn’t have enough battery to start the engine when I tried to…the starter turned the engine until the top of the compression stroke and then…nothing.

Pulled the panel on the wing, disconnected the battery (3 different screwdriver types!) and put it on the tester….Fail. Left it in the maintenance shop overnight on the “desulphate” setting…Fail.

No choice, ordered a new battery. Interestingly enough, the battery that was in the 340 is not the correct battery. same capacity and size, just a non correct part number. (might be an approved replacement, I didn’t check) Ordered the correct battery, and it will be here on Monday. The least expensive lead-acid was “No stock available” with expected ship date in two weeks…at a price of $548,  The Sealed-Lead-acid equivalent ($140 more) was available. The other option was the Concord AGM for yet an additional $108….I chose the middle one as it was available. Pricey. At least I got free ground shipping…..

If you think boat parts are expensive, you ain’t seen nothin’.

The mansion purchase by BLM I linked to earlier was bad enough…Nearly 6 million spent on a mansion in California bought by the BLM folks with donations….

But more details are emerging…seems the seller had purchased the same home only 6 days earlier for 3.1 million…and he is (of course) connected to (and working for)BLM founder Patrisse Cullors … The home was sold (the second time) for nearly twice the market price….to the Back Lives Matter organization.

So in 6 days, not only was nearly 6 million dollars of well-meant donations spent on an opulent home by the BLM leadership, but the entity who sold it (owned by Ms Cullors) made a tidy 2.7 MILLION dollar profit on the deal. Ms Cullors claims she is no longer in any way connected to the BLM organization, of course….

And any criticism is…wait for it…..”Racist and Sexist”.

So that’s 2 for the anti Trump prosecutors and one loss.

Government contractor who described the Jan. 6 Capitol riot as ‘magical’ and defended HIMSELF at court becomes first defendant acquitted of all charges after claiming police waved him through

I wonder if the Leftist Media will trumpet this as loudly as they did the first two where there were (weak) convictions?

Like television evangelist…only with more melanin and more socialism…and supported and sensationalized by the Liberal Media.

I guess that when you have people (especially gullible white people) throwing money at you (or the organization that you get to use as your own personal piggy bank) then it must be tempting to spend that money (meant for helping Black Lives and improving the lot of Black people and reducing the incidences of police shooting and killing  struggling and fleeing black suspects) on some sort of huge mansion and other sorts of stuff to show off your new found wealth….

Black Lives Matter secretly used $6 million in donations to buy a luxurious 6,500-square foot mansion with seven bedrooms and parking for 20 cars in Southern California in 2020….Black Lives Matter brass secretly used $6 million in donation money to buy a 6,500-square foot mansion in Southern California, it has been revealed
Emails show the firm wanted to keep the purchase secret, despite filming a video on the home’s patio in May
The news comes as the foundation faces federal scrutiny for alleged misuse of donated funds – and comes on heels of criticism of co-founder Patrisse Cullors
Cullors, 38, came under fire last year for a slew of high-profile property purchases. She resigned after facing backlash from critics and supporters.

Once again, we have yet another example of the BLM people ripping off their supporters and those whom they purported to help. Like a televangelist only more racial.

OilPrice.com: Oil Prices Rebound Despite Biden’s Best Efforts

As of 8:00 am Central 4/5/2022, the price of oil was $105 (WTI) and $109 (Brent).

This is what happens when you let Liberal Academics set policy, rather than people who know what they are doing.

Is working…

Not like he announced, however.

The Price of Crude Oil went up by 4% on Monday.

Not what he told us to expect, izzit?

But, of course, he gets to cut the Strategic Petroleum Reserve levels by 1/3 or so in the next 6 months. Which will, of course, weaken the US should someone decide to make war on America.

Which might be the real plan…One might think that that is the plan, if one were to mistrust those  who are pulling Slow Joe’s strings. “Weaken the US” has been a DNC cornerstone, especially in the past few years as the DNC power people have become more ascendant.