Grade School Kids Today

I Don't know What Happened

A technical wizard I am not. For the last two days I've attempted to post items but to no avail. I couldn't open my blog.

I kept messing around and finally clicked on a different blog. We'll see what happens. It it becomes too much of a hassle I might have to terminate this bad boy.

That would be a shame considering I'm one of the voices of reason in the great nation.

After thus post I tried to enter it my site again but no dice. I did back door it but if this continues I may have to terminate the process.

In the event I am forced to cease this log I want you to remember this photo. My pal, Charlie, was hired to be a school crossing guard. Doesn't he look excited?

An Abominable Murder Rate

BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore broke its annual per capita homicide record after reaching 342 killings Friday.

With just over 600,000 residents, the city hit a historically high homicide rate of about 57 per 100,000 people after recent relentless gunfire saw eight people shot — three fatally — in one day and nine others — one fatally — another day.

The new rate eclipses that of 1993, when the city had a record 353 killings but was much more populous before years of population exodus.

By contrast, New York City, with more than 8 million residents, had 306 homicides through Dec. 15.

I'm not up on murder rates but I do know I live in a suburb of Columbus, Ohio. The City proper has over 800,000 citizens and average 100 murders a year mostly on the black east side.

BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore broke its annual per capita homicide record after reaching 342 killings Friday.

With just over 600,000 residents, the city hit a historically high homicide rate of about 57 per 100,000 people after recent relentless gunfire saw eight people shot — three fatally — in one day and nine others — one fatally — another day.

The new rate eclipses that of 1993, when the city had a record 353 killings but was much more populous before years of population exodus.

By contrast, New York City, with more than 8 million residents, had 306 homicides through Dec. 15.

The total is up from 309 in 2018 and matches the 342 killings tallied in 2017 and 2015, the year when the city's homicide rate suddenly spiked.VBALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore broke its annual per capita homicide record after reaching 342 killings Friday.

With just over 600,000 residents, the city hit a historically high homicide rate of about 57 per 100,000 people after recent relentless gunfire saw eight people shot — three fatally — in one day and nine others — one fatally — another day.

The new rate eclipses that of 1993, when the city had a record 353 killings but was much more populous before years of population exodus.

By contrast, New York City, with more than 8 million residents, had 306 homicides through Dec. 15.

The total is up from 309 in 2018 and matches the 342 killings tallied in 2017 and 2015, the year when the city's homicide rate suddenly spiked.

The total is up from 309 in 2018 and matches the 342 killings tallied in 2017 and 2015, the year when the city's homicide rate suddenly spiked.

This Should Get Butt-Whatever Elected

Pete Buttigieg calls for the Decriminalization of All Drugs Including Meth, Cocaine and Heroin.

“Incarceration should not even be a response to drug possession.”

Weasel Zippers

Boone, Iowa Is The Focal Point Of Hate

I grew up in Boone, Iowa(pop 12,000) in the 1950's and 60's. Our community is located 45 miles northwest of Des Moines. It was and still is an idyllic and non-controversial town until last week.

A man, a Trump supporter, commissioned a mural to be painted on a downtown building. It's location is on 8th and Story Street, smack dab in the center of town.

As one my suspect, in this day and age, a group of naysayers showed up at he last city commission meeting to protest the mural saying it caused them microaggression. They felt offended and uncomfortable.

Unfortunately, for them there isn't a law on the city books saying the mural is illegal. Hmm. I can only imagine these poor souls nightly crawling into the fetal position bemoaning Donald Trump and how he's destroying their lives.

God is great. God is good.

For Iowa Hawkeye And Southern Cal Fans Only

The last time USC fans were involved in such a bloodletting OJ lost a glove.

The best aspect about Iowa just absolutely hammer Southern California. Those people think all Iowans are hogs and corn. Too bad they don't realize what life is all about. Suck on it, losers.

He'll Be In The Gander Pen Forever

Getting inked with your wife’s image is typically a permanent proclamation of love.

However, one UK man flipped the script on his unsuspecting soulmate with an unflattering thigh tattoo of his paramour snoring.

James McGraw, 40, a window cleaner from Portsmouth, wanted revenge on his wife Kelly for giving him a shoddy haircut as a goof. That’s why the jokester got a tattoo depicting his better half passed out on a plane with her mouth agape while he gleefully mocks her.

NY Post

"Abolish The Police"

When I read this article from City Journal I thought it was a joke as stated in the first paragraph. Think about what would happen if the police were in absentia. Folks, the Leftists have gone over the edge.

The latest call to action from some criminal-justice activists: “Abolish the police.” From the streets of Chicago to the city council of Seattle, and in the pages of academic journals ranging from the Cardozo Law Review to the Harvard Law Review and of mainstream publications from the Boston Review to Rolling Stone, advocates and activists are building a case not just to reform policing—viewed as an oppressive, violent, and racist institution—but to do away with it altogether. When I first heard this slogan, I assumed that it was a figure of speech, used to legitimize more expansive criminal-justice reform. But after reading the academic and activist literature, I realized that “abolish the police” is a concrete policy goal. The abolitionists want to dismantle municipal police departments and see “police officers disappearing from the streets.”

Reflections On Fifty Years Of Marriage

Her Majesty and I went to mass this morning, the same way we began our journey together fifty years ago today. It's true what they say, "In the blink of an eye". One has to be an oldster to appreciate this phrase.

Our celebration will be low key, the same way we've kept our lives. As is typical this comes from my better half. She's always been the non emotional type. I'm not but that's another story.

We'll go out to dinner then home by seven pm. We've gotten in the habit of hitting the hay around 9. We both like this.

Last night, while lying in bed, we did some reflecting on our lives together; what we remembered most. Of course, the births of our three children immediately came to mind. When the children were young our Christmas's were not what one would call a trip to Macy's. We didn't have much money. We'd decorate our tree with strings of popcorn and cranberries. Ornaments we're handmade. For awhile I tried making the Queen gifts. They were cheesy and looked awful but she was nice and didn't say negatives.

We moved a lot due to my coaching career; six times in ten years. Only once did she put her foot down and said no. We'd only been in this one town for 8 months with two small children. I gave in to her wishes. I got over it though.

My wife is a success story beyond the scope of normal people. She'd kill me if you all knew this but since she doesn't read this blog I'll go ahead. The Queen was an educator. In the 70's she started the first program in Iowa for preschool handicapped, emotionally disturbed children with an emphasis on autism. We moved to Ohio in 1989. She took a teaching job and started the same program for Ohio as she did in Iowa. In other words, in this field she's quite famous. No one would know, though. She keeps her yap shut.

Yeah, we've had our ups and downs. What married couple of fifty years hasn't? We have never had a knock down drag out. We don't fight. If one of us is more than upset we'll get in the car and take off until cooler heads prevail.

This morning, after mass, I had asked my neighbor if he would come over and take a couple of photos of us. As is typical of the situation I asked my wife where we should have the picture taken. As soon as she said, "Hey, it's your thing. You decide". In other words, she was butting out. After 50 years I knew this was a ruse. What she was actually telling me was, "In a few minutes I'll take over". My suggestion was to have the photo shot down the street where there are still green bushes and green leaves on trees. She said we should have it in the house. Then she wanted to know if we should have it taken standing in front of the couch or in front of the piano. All the while my mind is saying, "I really don't give a s*hit. Let's just take the damn picture". Finally she decided to have us sitting on the couch.

All this coming from the person who had said the picture thingy was all on me.

For you young folks I'm offering a bit of advice on how to make a marriage last. You have to learn to pick your battles. Also, your wife always wins.

Stay Out Of Baltimore

With only 600,000 residents in Baltimore police recorded 338 homicides as of Tuesday, following a week of relentless gunfire that saw eight people shot — three of them fatally — in one day and nine others — one fatally — another day. That total is up from 309 in 2018 and four shy of the 342 killings tallied in 2017 and 2015, the year when the city’s homicide rate suddenly spiked.

By comparison, New York City with 8 million citizens has, surprisingly, recorded 304 murders to date. 

PJ Media

"It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Political Correctness"

This year the song, "Baby It's Cold Outside" became a no-no because in the lyrics the male singer is enticing the female to spend the night.

It's happened again with the song, "It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas" but for a different reason.

…This year, Mood Media is pulling “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas” from its holiday playlists because the song includes a lyric about guns: “A pair of hop-a-long boots and a pistol that shoots. 

Even a little kid gets rooked at Christmas.

A Merry And Blessed Christmas And More

It's Christmas Day. There is no news, good or bad. It is a joyous day. Enjoy.

The Rudest Cities In America

Media types are constantly running 'best' and 'worst' places; retirement, food, etc. You know the drill.

Anyway, a few days ago there was a list about the ten rudest cities in America. Not surprisingly New York City had the dubious honor of being number one and not in a good way.

A writer from the New York Post went out on the street and started asking citizens their reaction. This is classic. The first person the reporter posed his question to received this response: "F*ck off!"

The question is settled.

It's Good To Be The Vice-Presidents Son

Recovering crack addict Hunter Biden owns a home in one of the swankiest neighborhoods in America, it was revealed Monday.

The son of former Vice President Joe Biden shares a ZIP code in the Hollywood Hills with celebrities such as Ben Affleck, Christina Aguilera and Halle Berry, according to documents filed in Hunter’s Arkansas paternity case.

The three-bedroom, three-bathroom mid-century home is valued at $2.5 million. It sits at the end of a private gated drive and includes a pool.

The New York Post

Memories Of My Youth

If I'm not mistaken it was at the Red Ram, Ames Iowa in the spring of 1968. The more I think about the picture could have been taken at Munsons, the Bide-A-Wee or O'Briens in Boone Iowa. Then again the East Side Drite or Sin 'n Stir in Cedar Rapids might be in the one;

Something To Think About For All Of Us

Seventy-five years ago, at the Battle of the Bulge (fought from Dec. 16, 1944, to Jan. 25, 1945), the United States suffered more casualties than in any other battle in its history. Some 19,000 Americans were killed, 47,500 wounded and 23,000 reported missing.

How many of our young people today would be willing to sacrifice so much for so few?

How Can Joe Be The Frontrunner

Joe Biden made a campaign stop in Ottumwa, Iowa this past week. I know Ottumwa quite well. I taught and coached at the high school from 1971-74. It had then and still has a population of 30,000 mostly blue collar workers.

At this particular campaign stop a grand total of 98 people showed up to listen to the front runner.
This is so embarrassing it boggles the mind. I'm certain he isn't worried. Every other candidate runs into the same thing. Maybe Iowans don't care. Maybe it's because this nonsense of campaigning has been going on for three years and the folks are more interested in what the Hawkeyes will do in the Holiday Bowl.

Executed For Blasphemy

Yes, Jesus Christ was executed for blasphemy. We all know that, right? I'd now like to pose a question for millennials and other naysayers of this country.

Let's say I wrote a letter denouncing Christianity. Not only that I sent it out on an email. What do you suppose would happen? Not much but if I lived in Pakistan it'd be a different story.

A university professor in that country put so called negative info regarding Mohammed on his computer in 2013. He was immediately jailed and has languished in prison since then. This week he went to court and his sentence; he has to pay a $3,200 fine before he is executed!

I like that I was born and brought up in the United States.

I Hate When This Happens

Donald Trump Becomes Pro-Choice

Score another million votes for President Trump in the coming 2020 election. The president has gotten rid of a despicable little micromanaging regulation left over from the Obama era, restoring the citizens' right to buy the light bulbs that fit their preferences and needs. According to The Hill: “Today the Trump Administration chose to protect consumer choice by ensuring that the American people do not pay the price for unnecessary over regulation from the federal government."

The American Thinker

Alex & Eli, A Documentary

Last evening I was TV surfing and stopped at The Big Ten Network. I saw a header: A documentary, the story of Alex & Eli. That's all it said. I don't know why I watched but I'm glad I did.

It's the story of two young men from St. Paris, Ohio who met in the 8th grade at a wrestling camp. St. Paris is located in the western part of Ohio and has been a hotbed of wrestling for years.

Both lads became great friends. Alex met Eli's twin sister at the time and their relationship grew. Both were very successful h.s. wrestlers; Eli went off to Wisconsin and Alex to the Univ. of Iowa where he wrestles today.

It's being re-shown on Dec. 24 at 11:30 EDT. I strongly suggest you tape it and watch at a more convenient time. It's more than wrestling. It's family, love, God and the Holy Spirit.

I'm stopping at this point. Please watch this documentary. You'll thank me for it.

The Real Story Of Santy

As told by Stilton at stiltonsplace.blogspot.com


Santa is a very mean man, no matter what you may think.

Perhaps you've heard him called Saint Nick? No...they're two completely different people.

Saint Nick is a jolly man who brings grown-ups and children all the wonderful things and gifts they've hoped for or asked for...for the whole year. He always makes sure that every daddy and mommy and child at every home gets no less that $197.15 worth of first quality merchandise every Christmas...and sometimes even more!

However, Santa Claus follows Saint Nick, and as soon as Saint Nick comes out of the chimney, down goes Santa Claus. He looks at all the wonderful gifts and immediately takes the best ones and puts them in his bag. He fixes all the plastic toys so that they will break quickly, and if a toy uses batteries, he replaces these with very weak batteries that will not work long.

He changes clothing items for sizes that will not fit and hides the sales receipt so they may not be easily returned. He also substitutes bad colors for good on any clothing gifts for girls. If he finds candy in the Christmas stockings, he exchanges it for some candy he carries which will make children sick.

When he has done all he can think of to make people unhappy, he shoots up the chimney to his sleigh...making sure that the reindeer kick loose a few shingles in their departure. This will make the roof leak and ruin the plaster and lose Daddy thousands of dollars when he attempts to sell the home.

Santa then takes all the good toys and presents he has stolen and gives them to bad little boys and girls who do not deserve them. And these bad little children will laugh at good little children like you because they got what you wanted!

More Truthful Words Have Ever Been Spoken

Proof: Dogs Get Married

Must Be A Houdini Trick

A Day To Look Forward To

I can hardly wait until Christmas Day. There will be no negative media coverage. It's be all candy canes and nuts.

And on every front page of every news paper in America each editorial cartoonist will have his works positioned above the fold reading, "Peace On Earth Goodwill Toward Men". Then on the 26th we can all return to being our hateful, loathing selves.

Irving Berlin's Legacy

The Queen enjoys watching Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley on CBS. They ran a segment this morning on songwriter Irving Berlin. This young Jewish lad from NYC grew up to be the most prolific song writer in American history.

Do yourself a favor sometime. Go through the list of all the songs he wrote, all 1500 of them. He gave us music when real music existed.

As a teaser, while serving in the U.S. Army he wrote the song, "God Bless America". In 1938 he gave Kate Smith the rights to sing the song. There is a sad after story about Kate Smith but that's another story.

What The ????

It takes a lot of guts to wear this outfit on her 'Gutsy Women' tour. Is it possible to be continuously irrelevant? The answer is yes.

Is It Half Full Or Half Empty

This day is one of my most favorite and uplifting of all. In my mind it's the first day of spring. Why, you might ask? It's because the sun, God's sun, begins to give us one minute longer of sunshine.

Charlie and I had to drop off a check at our local bank. I went through the drive-through all along knowing what would happen. Charlie's in my lap. I place the check in the container and put it in the tube and press 'send'. He immediately begins yapping continuously as though someone put an electric probe up his rear end. I don't know what it is about this. I need to asked a Vet. Who knows, maybe his previous owner put him in a tube.

The weather folks, if you can trust them, tell me it's going to be in the 40's and 50's through December 31. This is good. Walking Charlie when the temps are in the teens is nasty.

The Queen has been watching her weight for a year. She was never huge or let herself go. When we were married she weighed 102 lbs. Today she weighs 102 lbs. She dropped 18 in the last year. According to her she has a 10 day program to purge the system of nasty stuff. Today she asked if I wanted to try it. I think she's trying to tell me something. In the last 50 years the only part of my body that hasn't gotten heavier are my feet.

Every time I consider moving, usually back to the Midwest, I think why? Dublin, Ohio is a premium, quality community.

Taking A Stroll Down Memory Lane

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Joe Flubbed Again. So What Else Is New

The issue of age came up during the Democrat debate tonight, and Joe Biden was asked, “If elected, you would turn 82 at the end of your first term. You would be the oldest president in American history.”

“What about Winston Churchill?” Biden interjected, referring to the mid-20th century British prime minister.

“American history,” Politico correspondent and moderator Tim Alberta.

“Oh, American history,” Biden responded. “I was joking, that was a joke.”

Alberta replied with a skeptical “okay.”

The American Mirror

Maxine Waters Flashes White Power Symbol

I'm certain, if you follow the news, there's a kerfuffle regarding one of our servicemen at the Army-Navy football game supposedly flashing the newest 'racial sign'. Putting the thumb to forefinger with the other three digits extend somehow has become a racial signal.

I had written on this a year or so ago and how silly it is. At the time the UK Daily Mail showed a kid from Moeller H.S. in Cincinnati flashing the gesture after making a 3 point shot. I posted a pic of an NBA player doing the same. Today, watching games you'll see players make the gesture with both hands then put said hands up to their eyes as though they were masks. The bastards!

Only very  troubled people would come up with the nonsense that whatever we do is racist. I have no doubt that Waters unknowingly made the gesture. I'm certain she was trying to make a point. Except, turnabout is fair play and worth a good laugh exposing stupidity at its height.

Question Of The Day

Pelosi stated awhile back that Donald Trump is a clear and present danger to democracy. If he's so dangerous why is she holding back on sending the articles of impeachment to the Senate?

An Iowa Crock Of Crap

An Iowa man who was found guilty of lighting a local church’s LGBTQ flag on fire was sentenced to more than 17 years in prison Wednesday.

Adolfo Martinez, 30, was found guilty last month of a hate crime, third-degree harassment and reckless use of fire after admitting to police in June that he stole a pride banner hanging outside the Ames United Church of Christ and set it on fire using lighter fluid.

Washington Times

In Iowa the statute for voluntary manslaughter reads: A fine of $1,000 not more than $10,000 with a sentence of up to ten years. Unbelievable. Since this crime took place in a liberal college town, Iowa State University, my suspicion is the County Attorney might be up for re-election.

Nobody Is Above The Law

There were anti-Trump protests all across the country last night. There was one in Columbus, Ohio last might. The newscasters stated 1,500 showed up. You know what that means? It was closer to 150.

Anyway the bumper sticker mentality people keep chanting, "Nobody is above the law". If that's the case what about the 20 million illegal immigrants being harbored in this country?

Things I Don't Understand

Pete Buttigieg(I had to look up the spelling) is the mayor of South Bend Indiana and running for president.

Pete is gay. Pete is the husband in his relationship. Is the other guy his wife? You see, I don't understand how this works. Is the other guy good at cooking and cleaning around the house? Yes, I know that was a sexist comment but what the heck. I don't care.

I wonder if other family members of the other guy want him to be the husband and Pete be the wife. Do they have a marriage certificate? How does it read and why?

This is going to mess up my entire day.

Frustration 101

It's 18 degrees with blistering arctic blasts in Dublin, Ohio at 10 am on a Wednesday morning. I've held off taking Charlie out for his morning constitutional for an hour hoping he'd get outside and quickly drop one so we can get back in the house.

We walked two blocks where lies his normal depository. He sniffed, urinated and moved on to the Murifield Woods. We walked and he urinated 5 more times. Then he took off for the far end of the field; 300 yards from our condo. He urinated two more times. As we approached his other 'area' I waited for it to happen. I'm freezing and he's acting like it's a balmy spring day. Nothing!

Then he moves toward the bridge crossing our lake. It's been 35 minutes but it seems like a week we've been out.  Finally, I'd had enough. I picked him up and began walking across the field toward our condo. As we approached it and my heart was beating like Secretariat's at the finish line I could swear I heard him say, "If you'd have given me my treats yesterday I wouldn't have put you through this."

I'll wait an hour and we'll go through the drill again.

He Was A Legend

Iowa football legend Hayden Fry dies, leaves behind Texas-sized legacy

You'd have to be an Iowan to understand the impact Coach Fry had on our state.

Foolish Girl

The United States Is #1 In Another Category

This is what happens when a nation turns godless. There's no other way to explain it.

A study was tasked on 129 nations throughout the world. It wanted to find out the number of single parent homes in each country. The U.S.A. tops the list. 23% of our homes are single parent ones.

Isn't this sad? And some of us wonder why kids are the way they are today.

The Worlds Oldest Living Couple

As The Queen and I approach our Golden Anniversary I gave great pause to this story. All I can say about us is, "It ain't gonna happen to us."

The world's oldest living couple celebrated another major milestone when their senior living community in Austin, Texas, threw them a party for their 80th wedding anniversary.

John and Charlotte Henderson have an aggregate age of 211 years and 175 days and a love story that has quite literally stood the test of time.

To celebrate their 80th year together, 106-year-old John picked up 105-year-old Charlotte in a 1920s roadster — much like he did on their first date — with a beautiful bouquet of flowers.

Quad City Times

Brain Dead!

A group of environmentalists called 350 New Hampshire proved their point last night and as Forrest Gump would say, "Stupid is as stupid does".

Theses wackos stood in front of a moving coal train in Worcester, Massachusetts at night waving flashlights to protest, what else, coal.

They thought the train would come to a halt. According to one of them they didn't understand why this tactic failed. As a matter of fact a spokesperson sent a message to the media and I quote, "No one was hurt but the train refused to stop".

Fox News

Clint Eastwood Has Done It Again

In all my years I have never seen a bad Clint Eastwood film; acted in or directed. We saw his latest, 'Richard Jewel', yesterday and it ranks at the top of his list.

I think most all of us who are in the know remember Jewel from the Atlanta Olympics of 1996. He was a security guard who found a carry bag loaded with explosives. Before it could be safely detonated the bag exploded killing two and injuring 100.

Jewel was immediately declared a hero but due to the Atlanta Constitution Journal and the FBI suspicion turned on Jewel as he perpetrator. Richard Jewel was a 'dough boy' not to be taken seriously because of his desire to be in law enforcement and his lonesome no friends life. He lived alone with his mother. He was mocked by all for his enthusiasm for police work.

After a few days the FBI saw Jewel as a potential bomber because he fit their profile.

It's a sad tale of how the government and media can make anyone's life a living hell if they want.

Once again Eastwood has woven conservative values into his body of work. The media are chastising the film because it shows the female Atlanta Journal reporter to be loose in her morals to get a story.
"Hey, it's a film!"

Guys, spend the money on this masterpiece. You won't, I promise, be disappointed.

"Baby, It's Cold Outside"

What The Hell!

Its About What One Would Expect

Last week, street reporter Austen Fletcher, a.k.a Fleccas, took to the University of Southern California campus to ask students if they knew the Pledge of Allegiance. While most students said they knew the pledge, only a handful could actually recite it, surprising even themselves.

“This week I went back to USC to see if students could recite the pledge of allegiance,” Fleccas captioned the video, adding, “Out of everyone we interviewed, 18 out of 31 people didn’t know or botched the pledge. Sad!"

Daily Wire

And The Beat Goes On

A Or B

A.

The Queen Of Botox

C'mon Hillary. This looks absolutely disgusting. Who's she trying to be; a clone of Joe Biden or Nancy Pelosi?

It looks as though she had ping pong balls implanted under her eyes. Maybe it's true that she's going to throw her hat in the ring.

Impeachment Is Not About The Ukraine

Pelosi blew it yesterday when she made this statement: "We have been working on this(impeachment)for the last two and a half years".

Think about it. Democrats began their quest for impeachment beginning on Day 1 of Trump's presidency.

For The Very Rich----Just Throw It In The Washing Machine

I See A Lawsuit On The Horizon

A Tennessee state legislator introduced a bill Monday that would require elementary and secondary school student-athletes to compete in sports based on their biological sex at birth.

In State Rep. Bruce Griffey’s (R-Paris) proposed HB 1572, any elementary or secondary school that violates this requirement would be “immediately ineligible to continue to receive public funds of any type from this state or a local government.”

The Tennessean

Biden Attempts To Reach The Masses

MANHATTAN—In a move tailor-made for his target demographic, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden announced Monday he will appear on an upcoming episode of television’s The Ed Sullivan Show.

Babylon Bee

It's All You Need To Know

FOXNEWS HANNITY 4,154,000
FOXNEWS TUCKER 4,060,000
FOXNEWS LAURA 3,468,000
FOXNEWS THE FIVE 3,437,000
FOXNEWS BAIER 2,957,000
MSNBC MADDOW 2,794,000
MSNBC O'DONNELL 2,285,000
CNN 8PM 1,458,000

1st Time Pot Smoker

knuckledraggin.com

Why Would Anyone Want To Be A High School Coach

I read an article out of the Jacksonville, Illinois newspaper. There's a Catholic school in town, Routt by name, that has employed a man as the high school baseball coach for over thirty years. He is well-respected in town as an educator, or so he thought. His teams have won numerous state championships.

Anyway, on Monday of this past week the principal called him into his office at the end of the day. Said coach was told he was being fired as the coach because--------he was too 'old school'. Yes, he was demanding in asking the players to be accountable. By 'old school' my educated suspicion is he, the coach, didn't have the modern day policy of sports being for participation not success.

Since I used to be in the same position as the coach I can also offer another tidbit. A dollar to a doughnut there are disappointed parents involved because their Johnny didn't get to start or play in games.

My best buddy in Wisconsin, a Hall of Fame high school football coach said it best: "In the next life when I come back to coach it'll be in an orphanage".

Sniffing Around With Charlie

Since I've become a pet owner it seems I learn things about canines that we never on my radar. I always knew Fido's everywhere had a keen sense of smell but what I found out is ridiculous.

Dog's in general have a sense of smell ranging anywhere from 1,000 to 10,000 great than humans. I don't know why the disparity. Maybe it's because a St. Bernard has a bigger nose than a poodle.

This I know. If Charlie's in bed at night, sleeping, and I try to sneak downstairs and grab any delicacy he's up and sniffing before I hit the top of the stairs.

Here's one thing I do not understand. Dogs smell to never forget who and where. So, if they smell so good why is it they always stick their nose in another dogs do-do without giving it a second thought? They could smell this stuff from a block away yet they have to be thinking, "Hey, I just got a whiff of Barney's do do. I think I'll run the two blocks and get big time smell by sticking my nose in it".

Speaking of Charlie, he's a Cairn Terrier. Cairn Terriers come out of Scotland. Cairn's were bred to chase down and kill rats.

We had a mouse running around the living room, the kitchen and my man cave the other day. It was 4 pm and since Mickey normally comes out after the sun goes down I figure it must have been retarded. Even so,  Charlie chased and chased and chased but that little critter could stop on a dime, move left and right and leave Charlie with 9 cents change.

A couple hours later after the Queen and Charlie had gone to bed I shut off the TV and was preparing ti walk upstairs I looked down and there the mouse was, lying on its back with it's spindly paws straight up facing the ceiling. Don't ask me how or why. Didn't I write earlier it must have been retarded?

Retarded with a bad ticker is the most likely scenario.

A Good Thought For The Day

The End Of Racism

When people try and say this country is racist tell 'em to shove it where the sun don't shine.

I've written before how we make gods out of NBA and NFL players of which 85% are black.

Here's the latest in faux racism:



Ms. Universe, Ms. America, Ms USA  and Ms. Teen USA African Americans all. My question is was Ms. Black USA white?

My Love Affair With The Hallmark Channel Is About To End

The Hallmark Channel, a TV network known for its wholesome family-oriented content, has caved to the LGBT lobby and will be producing content promoting the gay agenda in the near future.

Executives with the Crown Media Family Networks, which is the parent company of the Hallmark Channel, have confirmed that they are looking to inject pro-LGBT propaganda into their content as soon as possible.

iOwnTheWorld

Are You Smarter Than A Presidential Candidate

Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson got slammed on social media after she apparently fell for a fake news story Sunday night that claimed President Trump pardoned Charles Manson, the murderous cult leader who died in 2017.

"There is something deeply sinister about Trump pardoning Charles Manson, even posthumously," she wrote to her 2.8 million Twitter followers. "Dog whistles of the very worst possible kind..."

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Defining Socialism

Found: The Missing Link

Dem Rep Al Green(Az)



He says Trump must be removed from office because of slavery. I kid you not.

An Actor Who Gets It

Actor Anthony Hopkins said he avoids talking publicly about politics because he believes “actors are pretty stupid.”

Quote Of The Day

"Einstein did not kill himself"

T&A

What is it about Hollywood celebs, females especially, that they have to go on television or have a photo shoot showing T&A to the public?



The above photo shows Jennifer Lopez, age 50, doing her schtick on Saturday Night Live.

Never in a thousand years could I imagine my wife come close to wearing this type of nonsense, thank God.

Top Baby Names In U.S. For 2019

Folks, the #10 top names for babies in this country for 2019 are Aailiyah and Muhammed. It has begun.

This Blog Is A Place To Vent

I've cut down on my political opinion nonsense in this blog. Even so, there comes a time when I have to get things off my chest. I don't do it in front of The Queen. I've gotten into the habit of not talking politics to the general public. People have enough on their plate so if you desire stop reading.

I am so angry. You've heard the phrase, 'I love my country but I don't trust my government'. Today, I've been repeating this for an hour as I walked Charlie in the park.

More information is coming out about the murderer(s) at the Pensacola Air Base. As the days go on we'll find out more. As of this morning according to the UK Daily Mail a number of Saudi's are unaccounted for and have dispersed themselves around the country.

Eighteen plus years ago we were attacked by 20 Saudi's in the worst attack on America in its history. One of them was captured. The others died in the plane conflagration. There was an attack on Ft. Hood by a Muslim. This week there was another attack by a Muslim(s) from Saudi Arabia.

As I found out yesterday these military facilities are 'Gun Free Zones; for our military. How stupid is that? We might as well place signs at all entry points stating, "Kill Us'.

I'm going to pen letters to my congressman, Troy Balderson and senators, Sherrod Brown and Rob Portman from Ohio. The result will be nothing. Why can't we have one politician the likes of Jimmy Stewart in the film, 'Mr. Smith Goes To Washington' who is so strong in his beliefs he passes out on the floor of the House from exhaustion? It's because politicians don't care.

No, they'e more concerned with impeaching a president so they can retain or regain power.

What the Hell is going on in this country? Whatever it is it isn't good.

"I Was Raised Catholic"

Go Figure

Pensacola Air Base, like Ft. Hood is a gun free zone-----------except for terrorists!

Question Of The Year

"Why, after 9/11 are we still training Saudi's to fly?"
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Saudi airman opens fire at naval base in Pensacola, killing 3...
Assailed USA as 'nation of evil'...
Six others arrested; Three filmed attack...
DAYS AFTER PEARL HARBOR SHOOTING...

A Day In The Life Of Joe

LifeZette: Here are 12 of the former vice president’s awkward comments and less-than-perfect moments — no one is making this up.

The latest gaffes and awkward comments and moments as committed by former Vice President Joe Biden this week are among the top news stories right now.

Brief Bios Of 3 Profs

• Prof. Pamela Karlan is a Democratic donor who suggested the 2016 election could be “illegitimate.” She first raised the prospect of impeaching President Trump in 2016—before he even took office. She’s also argued against the Trump Administration in court.
   
• Prof. Noah Feldman has spent nearly 3 years calling for impeachment—for any reason you can imagine. Less than two months after Inauguration Day, Feldman was arguing for impeachment . . . because of a tweet.  He even called for impeachment because he disliked the President’s (perfectly Constitutional) use of the pardon power.
   
• Prof. Michael Gerhardt spent years working for Democratic officials and campaigns, repeatedly helping Democratic senators fight to block the appointment of conservative judges and justices—including now-Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

Spreading The Wealth Around

When You're Short On Cash

Drugs Inc.

A Happy Friday To You

A Job I Couldn't And Wouldn't Do

Joe Probably Lost This Iowans Vote

Joe Biden lashes out at voter in Iowa after the voter calls Biden out on Ukraine:

Not only does Biden call the voter “a damn liar,” he goes on to call the voter “fat.”

Every source in America

This 'N That From Dublin OHio

She Says She's A Catholic

Today a reporter asked Nancy P. if she hated Trump and she became incensed at the question. Nance has a bad habit of falling back on her religion which is silly. In regard to the Trump question she told us in adamant words that she was raised in a Catholic family and hate is not in her vocabulary or words to that effect.

I know a slug of people, family members even, who use the 'I am a Catholic' slogan when confronted about an inconvenience. It's phony.

Pelosi can't use the Catholic faith as an excuse when she condones the hundreds of thousands of aborted babies.

Also, as I recall three other people of infamy were also raised Catholic; Stalin, Mussolini and Hitler.

P.S. I happen to be a practicing Roman Catholic. I vote first on a person who doesn't think those in the womb should die. All other issues are silly, well, maybe Mayor Pete's lifestyle.

Do Not Make Homemade Drugs

A huge portion of a German rapper's skull had to be surgically removed after his homemade drug laboratory exploded.  

Rapper Dr Knarf, whose real name is Niko Brenner, was thrown from his Cologne recording studio in February 2017 after bottles containing highly flammable propane gas exploded. 

Knarf was using the gas in a DIY drug laboratory to create a highly concentrated form of cannabis extract.

UK Daily Mail

Know Your Congressman

Fat-tard Jerry Nadler is constantly ranting about the integrity of elections. Yeah right!



It would be beyond the scope that go-nads would take advantage of the electoral system. The word gerrymandering is one that sets him off. He wants to get rid of it.

Take a gander at his NYC district. It's 70% White in a city with a minority population of 50%. 5% of Blacks and Hispanics live in his district. "What's that you say, Jerry?" And Jerry responds, "Never mind".

Miss Lube Rack To File Articles Of Impeachment

Miss Lube Rack of 1955 used that prestigious title to catapult herself to Speaker of the House. One's resume' has to begin someplace.

Hillary "I Am Not A Lesbian"

If Hillary, as she said on a radio interview with Howard Stern, is not a lesbian my question is why does she dress like one?

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Karma

A fed up family in Missouri decided to leave dirty diapers for a would be porch pirate who had managed to nab packages from their home on two previous occasions. 

The Hazelwood family's surveillance camera caught the woman stealing an Amazon package - a makeup pencil - that was left behind the glass door on their porch.

We put two dirty diapers in there, flipped them inside out, put them in the Amazon package, sealed them up, put them in the door,' the victim said,

UK Daily Mail

Look Closely. This a 42 year old woman? Meth does that to people.

'She got the special surprise from my daughter. It just felt good to feel like we got some sort of justice.' 

On Facebook, the Hazelwood Police Department shared that it had apprehended a 42-year-old female in connection to the robberies. 

Mayor Pete Has Been Outted

It has been brought to the attention of Out Magazine, the Bible for gays, that Mayor Peter rang bells for Salvation Army kettles. This is a no-no for gays and other lefties and Petey boy is on the 'Out's with his crowd.

Just another target for the loonies.

Hell Is Better

He/She's Furious

Jessica Yaniv, resident of Vancouver B.C. is furious. He/she went to a local beauty salon and asked to have her genitals waxed. The owners gave her an adamant no. So, and you know what's going to happen, she sued for sex discrimination. Fortunately, the courts told he/she to take a hike.

Then Jessica tried the same trick on a gynecologist. He refused to set up an appointment.

What a world in which we live.

UK Daily Mail

Mud Dogs

"That's My Charlie"

George Soros As A Youth

"Hey, Let's Explore This Tunnel"

Talent Always Wins

Let's Take A Wait And See

Next year, Democrats will control both houses of Virginia’s state Legislature as well as its governorship. On November 18, State Sen. Dick Saslaw introduced a bill that he will sponsor in the 2020 legislative session. That bill will outlaw not only the sale or transfer but also the possession of certain firearms. Saslaw’s bill — SB 16 — provides that “It is unlawful for any person to import, sell, manufacture, purchase, possess or transport an assault firearm” and makes such actions a Class 6 felony. (In Virginia, Class 6 felonies are punishable by imprisonment for between one and five years.)
American Spectator

It'll be very interesting to see what happens with guns and deaths in Virginia. It'll make for a good test case.

Sharyl Attkisson Is A Pip

A very good result of Obama's thugs spying on then investigative reporter, Sharyl Attkisson, is that instead of being a down the middle of the road reporter she realize what was right and wrong and is now right in all ways.

She has compiled a list of 101 lies from the media about Trump beginning from Day 1.

Attkisson is compiling a growing list of notable media mistakes in reporting false stories about President Trump. It’s the Fake News Follies.  In the introduction, she turns the tables on them:

Read more: https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/12/sharyl_attkisson_compiles_list_of_101_notable_media_mistakes_on_trump.html#ixzz66xolJ7jt

Steve Bullock Ends Presidential Campaign

I've always considered myself quite knowledgeable when it comes to current events; political and otherwise. Then this morning I read that Steve Bullock had ended his bid to become the next president.

It was then that I asked myself the big question: "Who?" Evidently he ran on a campaign of being a democrat from a red state who could bring people together. What a fool. Politics isn't any fun anymore unless we can attack our opponents.

In case your interest Bullock is the governor of Montana. Another person of no fame also bit the dust this week. Like Bullock he was so famous I can't even remember his name.

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Probably Not A Good Idea

A department store in Japan is reportedly "rethinking" a new policy of having female employees wear a badge with a cartoon character dubbed “Miss Period” that signifies they're menstruating.

The so-called "period badges" were supposed to create empathy among coworkers, including allowing longer breaks and extra help for employees on their period like carrying heavy boxes, etc.

I'm guessing male executives might have been responsible for the suggestion but, guess what, they weren't.

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