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My daughter!
My daughter!
Well, guess what folks, Our country is dam well in a mess isn't it? We have allowed this disgrace to happen. Why? We became lax and lazy. Too trusting in the elected officials to do their job. We allowed 537 elected officials to use their positions, power and personal connections to corrupt our basic form of government to the point that now it is rotten to the core, and now the deep state shadow government, left wing liberals, so called progressives, and believers in big brother government are tearing our country apart.
Where is the America of my generation? Why have WE allowed this to happen to her? Who is to blame for the state SHE is in? I ask these questions in hope that like minded citizens will take a moment to seriously think about the direction our country is going. To think about how we, as citizens are can and are going to do about the mess we are in.
I am just a small time blogger. One who has been out of the blogger loop for a long period of time. But now I feel that I must voice my personal concerns in hope that I can reach out to those who feel that big government has crossed the line in our everyday lives and needs to reined in.
This initial blog will be just the first of more to follow. It is meant to be a warning, to raise awareness and, hopefully create a ground swell of opposition, no matter how small, that will not only oppose this attempted power grab vocally, but be willing to oppose this movement by whatever means that is necessary to protect our rights as outlined in our Constitution and Bill of Rights.
JohnT
“A man is never lost at sea.”
— Ernest Hemingway, American Writer
Well people me thinks it is time we took some action against our so representatives in both houses of our government no matter which party they belong to. They all are a disgrace and should be served notice, Apparently they think of themselves as being a notch or two just below royalty since they can dine at OUR tables for free, do nothing to earn their pay and are tearing our REPUBLIC apart.
John T
This is a sad day for me and many of my friends in Charleston County, South Carolina. Prior to my retirement I proudly served 24 years with the Charleston County Sheriff’s Officer with the majority of my time in Uniform Patrol.
Today I received word that the agency lost two fine men to gunfire while working an off-duty job at an apartment complex. They were responding to a disturbance in one of the apartments and when at the door a deranged individual opened fire with a long gun, firing through the door killing one deputy and critically wounding another.
I am asking each and every one of you to show your support for the agency and families of the two brave men who gave their life serving and protecting the citizens of Charleston County. You can do this by going up on the agency Face book page.
I hope that all who read this will now take a moment to say a prayer for those men, their families, and the men and women of Charleston County Sheriff’s Office who will continue to serve even in the aftermath of such a horrible event.
God Bless You All,
John T: aka Joseph Jones, Master Deputy, CCSO(ret).
Thanks Brad. This doodle of yours brings back fond memories of when I use to travel. I love to covertly watch people, and it’s amazing in this day and age to find two people enjoying an old fashioned conversation without a cell phone stuck in their ear or checking it every ten seconds.
One of my hobbies is to people watch when I’m at an airport. This is better than the zoo! Here, I sit, and they walk past me. I never sit at my assigned gate either. Like a sniper, I sit back at a distance. Watching. Waiting. On my recent trip, I noticed people generally exit the aircraft and find a bathroom. I’m usually in this group, too. The other thing people do is look for an outlet to recharge their devices. You can see them coming, walking toward a “Power Port” with so much hope on their faces only to be denied by a cluster of other devices…These are almost always full with a waiting line. The devices reminded me of those little green martians on Toy Story that were mesmerized by “The Claaaaw”. The devices would gather around the power ports, gazing up at “the source of life” in awe…
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Daily living in Nicaragua is an adventure unto itself. I guess this depends on where you are originally from. Being from America where we tend to take everything for granted, I have had to make many adjustments in not only how I think, but how I live. I am lucky enough to have lived and traveled to several different countries during my military days, so the adjustments I have had to make came with minimal pain. In the most progressive countries of North America and Europe, the people are used to stable utilities such as power, water, communications and cable TV. Here in Nicaragua, as well as most of the other Central and South American countries stability means being lucky enough to have those things on a part-time basis at best. Also, if in America or Europe and I happen to need something, let’s say some spices or herbs for cooking, I can just run out to the nearest grocery store or specialty shop, buy what I need, and that is that. Again here in Nicaragua those simple things can become a frustrating chore to say the least. Very few items are made or manufactured here in Nicaragua, and items that we normally have are imported here, which most Nicaraguans cannot afford with the exception of the cheap junk brought in from China, India, Pakistan, and other places.
Bottom line is that as an expat if you are going to live here, or any other third world country, you have to prepare for just about anything, you must have a PLAN B for just about any and everything. Welcome to Nicaragua!!! A perfect example is today, a Sunday here in Rivas. I like to live simply and that I do, but sometimes even simple becomes complicated. I have morning routine, one that I not only enjoy, but it is a must for me and anyone around me. I have to have, and I mean that literally, my morning coffee and shower. If not, then that cranky old man within me comes to the forefront, and life becomes miserable not only for me, but everyone or anyone around. Now I have been here long enough, about 2.5 years, and although somewhat slow on the uptake at times, I have come to understand how things go around here. On Sundays, you can rest assured that when you get out of bed there will (a) Be no power (b) Either no water or very low water pressure (c) It will last all day and sometimes well into the night. So Plan B is important!! My Plan B is damn simple; I keep a few gallons of bottled water available at all times, I take a shower before bed on Saturday. Here everyone uses propane stove, so cooking is no problem. I have a way to make my coffee, the old-fashioned campfire way. About seven cups of water in a tea kettle, seven scoops of ground coffee thrown in, boil, strain it and now I have my perfect coffee. The teas kettle is used because I have never found an old-fashioned percolator coffee pot, but the kettle is perfect so no sweat there.
Now I am prepared for the rest of the morning, and with a bit of luck the utilities will only be out for half a day. However, today we are at the 10-hour mark and still no sign that it will be available anytime soon. Luckily, I have a full battery charge on my laptop and can pound out my thoughts today. About the only disappointment for me today is that I am missing some pretty good NFL games now, but at least got to see my team, GO IRISH, take Michigan apart last night in what could be their last meeting for a very long time. Being a tar heel, born and raised one, of course, am an ACC fan. I find it exciting that Notre Dame is now a part of that fine conference and look forward to watching them against my boys the North Carolina tar heels.
John TS Words of Wisdom: Always have a PLAN B!!
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