Listening to Biden’s speech:

 That Biden’s “Rrescue Plan” would easily be paid for from the existing Covid Relief Bill if we’d just stop the Pork payments that are going to other countries….(assuming that a significant protion of that money isn’t returned to the legislators that pushed for them)…

I mean, 300 million dollars we don’t have to send to Paksian (Or Pahkeestahn)  or China  or other countries gender studies programs, etc…..

All of his dreams could easily be paid for if we’d just cut off foreign aid. 

And if they are gonna extend the moratorium on evictions, then they gotta find a way to bail out landlords. 

Open restaurants? Odd how suddenly that is a good idea. ain’t it? 

Helping Small Businiesses? What a great idea If only Nancy Pelosi hadn’t kept that from happening last year…..

Aaaand of course, increasing the Minimum Wage will somehow help the Small businesses

America First? American Jobs? Where were you the last 4 years? 

And yes, “Fair Share”. I knew it was coming. 

 So on those days when the press of the world becomes too much, I go for a walk. 

A combination of the loss of an old friendship due to stupid stubbornness (not mine)… frustration from watching that person fall apart, combined with my inability to let the partisan politics and the exploits of Nancy Pelosi and her ilk and the possible repucussion just roll off my back, and the failure of the Republicans to do anything to reign that in, the election shennanigans, the attempt to purge all dissent via deplatforming and other supression, frustration at the obvious collusion of Big Media and Big Tech, along with a MAJOR financial setback personally all had me in a state where I found myself making a fist in circumstances where an open hand was more appropriate.  

I don’t avail myself often, but when life become pressing, I go for a long walk on the beach. Yes, the south shore of Lake Michigan. It’s where I relax, talk to the gods,….More inportantly listen for them to talk to me, let the pressures of the world fall away. Often it changes my viewpoint, allowing me to find a way to deal with things in a calm and rational manner. 

As I said, I don’t go often, lest I dilute the effect, but it is worth the trip when I do so. 7 miles along the beach, for the most part out of sight of all houses, seeing few other people. Just the sound of the wind and the waves and the sand. Calming.

For me, this is the place to relax. For others, it is other locatons. My brother uses the woods as his space, others use the desert or go out on the water. 

I spent nearly 5 hours there. ‘Twas a bit bracing at times, but one can dress for that. I returned, knees hurting (but that’s nothing new) and a bit tired, and chilled, but with a less angry outlook on life and a somewhat calmer spirit. The world may not have changed in the interim, but I had. 

I sincerely hope you have a place, a spot, wher you can find calm, and be a bit closer to your gods. 

 I ordered some scope rings (for o rifle that is lost due to a Canoe Accident) to mount a new scope…..

It took 6 days for the order to ship, dspite the items being in stock.  The folks in customer service were, for the first time ever, Not Helpful…in fact, they really didn’t seem to care. 

This is sad. I had always used Brownells because of their quick shipping and their outstanding customer service…I generally didn’t bother to shop around,, if Brownells had the item I wanted in stock, I gnereally just bought it. 

That might change next time. 

 For those who entered and (allegedly) damaged the offices in the Capitol….And most raids are, of course, accompanied by the Media crews swo they can show them as a warning to any others who would dare frighten the Legislative Branch….

Now, If they are guilty, then they deserve punsihment for any damage they did. The raids (some using SWAT teams) are mostly for misdemeanor tresspassing though, so the raids and the “Perp Walk” would seem to be somewhat overblown. 

If only the FBI had bothered to look as hard and find all those folks last summer who invaded property, looted stores, burned buildings, destroyed Federal property, damaged police stations, and defaced statues and other monuments….But I guess that they don’t go after people who participate in Approved Protests….at least those approved by the people in charge of the State. 

That anyone with two neuons to rub together would see this as anything more than a partisan excuse to punish Donald Trump.

“National Security”…really? That is one of your reasons? C’mon now, even all but your most rabid followers won’t buy that one. 

That he fomented Treason? Really? I’ve read the transcript and listened to his words while watching the Youtube of his speech and nowhere did he suggest or encourage the actions that later followed at the Capitol. There is no statement made, nor series of statments, that in any way could be construed as suggesting, ordering, or otherwise ordering the attacks. No amount of twisting, “interperteting” or anything but delusion can come up with anything else….and if you folks are that delusional, then you should not be holding the reigns of power that you currently do…you should be impeached for incompetency yourselves. I suppose those folks that never bother to investigate what the truth is, and instead just believe what they are told will beleive what you say, but lots of folks, on both sides are more intelligent than that. 

You can’t just point at someone and cry “unclean!” and have it be true. The fact that you got enough party members to follow your lead in this is frightening….that you have that mush sway over them. 

Do you really expect anyone to believe that you have valid reasons? I suppose some of your mor rabid supporters will repeat (and believe) the memes you have spouted..,But you are beyond believable at this point…Those of your supporters with the ability to think have to be wondering about your ability to lead with logic rather than hate….

 I mean, the folks who reported it, rather than some other third party.

It wouldn’t be the first time a Liberal has done something so they could then point to it and cry and emote and pontificate about it. Especially suspicious in this time of Group Hate by Liberals. 

Manatee found with “Trump” “carved” into it’s back. 

Now, lets look at some facts:

The word wasn’t “Carved” into the back of the mantee, but rather the alge was smeared. The animal, as pictured, is speeing and not in distress. It obviously held still for the action, so it wasn’t hurt during the process. 

Ever see a Manatee up close? They are very gentle creatures that don’t mind humans. I’ve swum alongside them, and they are VERY large. There is no way a group of divers could hold one still long enough to take such an action if the animal objected…so it obviously didn’t. 

And we have the big question….Who did it? (Hint, probably not the other manatees, for starters). Was it in fact, a Trump supporter? Or was it the folks who “found” said manatee and took pictures? It is suspicious that they found the one manatee in Florida who was a Trump supporter just at the right time where they had an underwater camera handy, innit? More likely that this was a set up. and a lie….But that is where a lot of Liberal outrage comes from, ain’t it? 

Having said that, I do have a suggestion: Don’t touch the Manatees at all no matter who you are. It is illegal and probably not good for them. 

 And, of course, the riots,
the looting, the arson, and all the other usual forms of “mourning” and “protest” when an
unarmed person is shot by police…..

I mean, she was unarmed. and
while she may have been breaking the law by being in the Capitol uninvited
(maybe trespassing) and might have been trying to get past a locked door, what
of it? Most of the folks that were killed by cops that resulted in rioting in
2019 were not choirboys either….

Oh, it is only minorities that
get riots when they are killed while unarmed by police……Wait, she was
female, so that is a minority and a group with special privileges, just like
Black people, right? Or is it only SOME unarmed minorities that earn riots,
burning and looting in remembrance when they are killed by police while unarmed
in a minor crime…..

Or is it that she was not a privileged
person because she was not of the correct political party? Or perhaps because
she was white…..

I dunno. But it is odd, isn’t
it? A person was killed, shot by a police officer, while unarmed, and yet the
Left isn’t calling for riots, burning, looting, or other “Mostly
Peaceful” protests… They aren’t organizing marches, nor are they
delivering pallets of bricks to the street corners in preparation for those
marches….There is no incitement of violence on Facebook or Twitter either…

I wonder why?

I am talking, of course, about
Ashli Babbitt….the woman shot while in the Capitol… on January 6th. 

We are told, time and time
again, that people who are unarmed are not a threat, so there is never a reason
for the police to restrain them. or use deadly force….at least when they are
of African descent….Which she wasn’t. 

The fact that there have been
no protests by the Left over her death is a demonstration of the hypocrisy of
the Left. Only some people are innocent enough to garner
protest or demonstrations, and only in the years leading up to an election,
apparently. One must be of the right melanin content, and must be of the
correct political party or you aren’t worth the time or effort to organize
a riot demonstration. 

Or perhaps they simply can’t use her as a tool to further their agenda. 

 The people attempting to impeach Donald Trump (again) is fits of pique simply to tarnish him on his way out, whatever their excuse, are pathetic. Their excuse is weak, and their motivation clear.  

But now we have yet another demonstration of these folks unsuitability to lead:

Chicago alderman wants Trump sign down, demands sign permit not be renewed 

The paroxysm of hate as these childish people attemt to smear Trump on his way out is, in my opinion, a demostration of their unsuitability to govern. They don’t expect to actually IMPEACH him, just to smear his name in a symbolic way. The fact that people are piling on to make up for slights is saddening. This is like a bunch of 4 year old girls picking on one of their number in a classroom. Childish and classless action show character. Especily when they are vindictive as well,

It is said that one measure of a man is the enemies he makes….The quality of Donald Trump’s enemies speaks highly of him.  

Since I hadn’t flown the 182 in 3 weeks (Between Multi engine training and weather, I just hadn’t had the time) and since I DID have the time this evening, and the weather was 250 at 10 with a ceiling of 12,000, I decided to go up and at least warm the engine up and dry it out….

3 “daytime” landings and 3 “night” landings…all in 0.9 hours of pattern work. 

I missed my 182, but I also miss the climb rate of the Baron I got my ME license in. THe 182 was no slouch tonight in the climb deaprtement (cool, dry air) but it still wasn’t what the BE-55 will do. 

Still, it was fun, and I got myself recalibrated for the 182’s landing speeds. 

 Second City Cop blog is now “Invite only”.

I wonder what happened? Did someone with the City of Chicago finally breach their security?