Thursday, April 29, 2021

As if parents aren't hassled enough! Just read a post on Senior Forums ... basically, just shaming parents (no surprise:/)

Anyway, a resounding YYAAAYYYYYY!!! to the (overly tasked) parents out there who are saying Enough!  Many are refusing to risk missing another two weeks from work, because little Scotty coughed a few times, and little Susy sneezed on the bus.  Covid?  Whatever!  Kids catch stuff, and they get over it.  

So, in short, the hypochondriac-faction is having a hissy-fit ... ya know, the same chidey-heidies who no longer have kids to raise (and chauffeur around - because the schools ... hate family time).  No longer existing in fear of job-loss, no bosses to kiss up to, and no stressing over the mortgage - because that was paid off years ago.  

So judgy, so boomer.

Guess i'm last century. Called to have some outside work done, and figured they'd

(a longtime reputable contractor - won't deal with anyone less) would do the some 1/2 hour job, then send me the bill.  Nope.  i have to use my leave to be there to make the payment.  They knew my late husband, but they don't know me, and i wouldn't be surprised if they'd been burnt a few times before.  You'd think homeowners would pay on time, but evidently that sort of mindset is last century.  Anyway, the work is needed, and i'll be there, so they are paid.  Not happy to have to use leave - that's like a savings account ... oopps, there i go waxing last-century again :/

"The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again : but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth."  Psalm 37:21

Wednesday, April 21, 2021

Looks like another ticky-tack-town is fixing to rear itself up.

About a week ago, i drove down the street and around the corner to a flower and produce stand, that sits near the edge of a mennonite family's property.  You select what you want, write it on the pad, and put the money in a slot.  Well, anyway, on the way there, noticed the beautiful old woods was g.o.n.e., gone!  Yeah kiddies, it's ticky-tack-time.  

Yesterday, was treated to yet another surprise.  The deforest team is cutting down the beautiful old trees, across the street from the edge of my property.  i don't know if the corn-field alongside has been sold - but haven't seen anything done to the field, so i don't know.  But figure, it's only a matter of time.  Patricians (owners of land) get old too, and often need to downsize into geriatric cubes - where there are no stairs to lose your breath upon, nor chuck-holes, patiently lurking between you and your mailbox.

So i get it, he's a few years older than I,  Maybe he had to sell; and maybe that divorce settlement (from about 20 years ago) still casts an ugly shadow upon his financial papers.   Yeah, a person can scrimp and save all he wants, but in the real world, most people lose significantly after going through a divorce; that accursed gift will likely keep on giving later in life.  Later in life, when driving to work before dawn and driving home after dusk becomes more harrowing and less routine.  

So, have a feeling, that within a year, maybe two, will witness more loss of wood and farmland.  For the last 30 years, have enjoyed the open spaces, the privacy - well, looks like - along this sparsely populated :) road (where there's more LAND :) and less houses) that's fixing to change for the neighbors and i.   As for "embracing change," that's about on par with hugging a random dog turd you found laying upon a freshly lain sidewalk.

Well that put a damper on my laundromat experience.

While waiting for the stuff to dry.  There was a couple who had mountains of wash.  Raised the question in my head - and don't know the situation, nor need to, but the situation does exist: the one where wifey has to work full-time, and doesn't even have a washer and dryer in the dwelling, and so is not able to properly keep after things.  Taking laundry to the mat takes time, and unless you live just a few blocks away, might as well sit and wait.  Meanwhile, back at home, there's stuff needing done.

Fortunately, the neighborhood is still townie - hasn't yet been overrun by scunge-buckets - and the laundromat is always clean.  So far, you don't have to worry that your lilly-white sheets and blouses will come out a gritty shade of bluuck.  (Meanwhile, some 20 miles south, a certain small town used to be nice and quiet, but there have been reports of theft and vandalism - yep, scunge-bucket invasion.)

Anyway, if no washer at home be the woman's situation - and probably is - uh, why not!   No wonder she  - likely, with too many tasks, and too little time - waxed harpy to the man.  Yeah, they were both rather slovenly, but that's sort of beside the point.  Sort of, because the clothing available to (overly tasked) women is just plain impracticable, and bbuuuck ugly.  Yes, the woman was seriously overweight, and that stupid shortie (recycled-coke-bottle) sweater made her look even more so.

Per that horrible sweater, see alot of those stupid things, but anyway, why is everything have to be so derned ssshort?  Because the pervs' (and most definitely their handlers)  who rule the women's (especially) clothing industry hate. our. guts!

Tuesday, April 20, 2021

Is that guy in the zoom room swishy? First off - and maybe i

missed out that Sunday - but i cannot recall ANYWHERE in Scripture where i am commanded to horn in / make assumptions about some guy's personal business.  Yeah, the guy does seem to come off swishy, but that's between him and his Lord (Who IS the boss...His way, or the highway).  

Anyway, i really don't want to know if the man sleeps with another man or (more likely) men.  If that's what he's into, then he has to eventually account to the Lord - just like i do, just like every one of us - saved or lost.  Yep, even saved people are called to account - even though saved people don't get thrown into the lake of fire.  Even Paul - PAUL! of all people, talked about fearing the Lord.  And Paul didn't smoke cigarettes or use the f-word - when the copier attempted to munch on that page.

In addition, somewhere in the New Testament, is the term, "evil surmising."  That's basically, either overtly or covertly, making assumptions about people, and having, at most, scant evidence.  Needless to say, can lead fo gossip, real quick.  That's a real easy sin to fall into, and best to get out and away from that drama, and stay away.

So much for both the accusation - launched by atheists - and the rallying phrase - spouted by various rank haters (who wrest Scripture, bigtime) - that Gawwd hates faqs. Uhm, not only is this particular man's (and every other adult's) private business protected by Scripture, but in addition...

Nowhere in the New Testament are we permitted to take law into our own hands and bring either physical or material harm to homosexuals.  Yeah, things were different in Old Testament days, but that didn't keep the vileness out; neither the northern or southern kingdom would bother themselves to separate from skank; even the pagans round about them were shocked at the stuff God's people had fallen into.  Jeremiah was HATED by his OWN kinsmen, for telling it like it is.

Bible is very liberating.  Ya see, while we have no right to horn in on anyone's business, and are, in fact, commanded to treat all people with kindness, we (here at the office) are not commanded, by the Lord, to invite people, who just come off as weird (or skanky) over to our (pre-covid) lunch table.  

In the real world, most people don't have a million bucks stashed away.

Lately, have read a few chidey-heidi articles preeeching at us, to shore up, at the very least, several hundred thousand dollars before retiring.  One formula reads 10 X one's annual income.  What fairy land are these writers from?  In the real world, most 60-somethings (and every other adult) might have a year's take-home, if that, stashed away.

Frankly, it seems, (the handlers of) these fake-news writers have another agenda.  That is to create covetousness, anxiety and envy among their readers - for no better reason than some sheets and giggles.  Especially the part where they get into what you (luzer) need to invest in.  Uh, in the world as is, when you're 50-something, with only a few k in the bank, coming up with a few 100k within 10 years is most likely not going to happen.  And by the way, high-yielding stocks are risky; you can lose - hard.

Friday, April 16, 2021

Well that would have been an interesting read, but per google,

there was no article.  Yeah i get it, google is part of the kancel-kulture, but also coming to understand that text is going out of fashion.  Like the skimpoid cuts of fabric, same with news - everything is tweets, and way more (byte-hogging) video, and way less in the form of sentences forming paragraphs.

Anyway, am rather curious as to what brought on the "white supremacist" railing, but not curious enough to go on instascam - or whatever video-byte-site - to find out.  Can guess through - namely, the woman (who, if i'm not mistaken, is bi-racial) is right-winged in her world view.  Don't know who she voted for - if she even voted - and don't really care.  

Then again, to be accused of such doesn't even require scanty evidence.  Who knows, maybe, somewhere along the way,  she blurted out, "what kind of name is that? whatever happened to names like Bill and Sarah?"  All's i know is: the lady thinks feminism has sold women down the river.  Was hoping she had a blog.  Maybe she does...somewhere.  

Speaking of right-wing blogs, a few weeks back, went searching.  Did find a list - many were more like news-sites; was looking for regular blogs, written by regular people.  Found one or two; but they were private...ya know, another screen-name / password to forget.  Uh, no thanks.

Tuesday, April 13, 2021

Lunchbreak, and there's time to post about a very disturbing test we all have to take. Right off the bat, knew something "wicked

comes this way."   Well, alittle search on google confirmed my initial suspicions concerning DiSC.  Ya know, it's the Biblical root and fruit principle - that is, if the root's rotten, the fruit will be the same - yeah, it might sorta taste okay...at first, then a short time later comes the mad dash for the rest-room.

William Moulton Marston came up with (i guess) the early form of today's DiSC.  He was a psychologist...uh, that there sends up a big red flag.  Anyway, the article continued, and it's twisted contents sort of surprised me, but not really.  No mention of church, of course.  Guess to that three-some, sunday was just another day.

Needless to say, we all have to take the test, and then hear some preeechy training concerning it - i guess, sorta along the lines of weirdo-kowtowing 101.

i may be retiring sooner than planned.  And don't really have the money, but things are just getting really weird.  And the safety of soul and mind are, uhm, a tad more important than money.  Yep, will have to depend upon the Lord; His help in finding something part-time - something where there's no nosy-ars'd manipulative test, what out by some weirdo.  

Yep kiddies, you can be completely heterosexual, and still be a perv to the max.

Saturday, April 10, 2021

Read a very disturbing article over at "Smart Living 365," the blog mistress, Cathy Goldberg gushed about a book. One that frankly teaches nothing but

 how to grow young women into old harpies.  Yes, it is a sad undeniable fact that men look down their noses at us women - that's always been, and always will be.  And sadly enough, smart women do better only  to trust ANY man within firm limits - i.e., a discrete ace or two up a sleeve.   Throughout the last 6,000 some years, husbands have abused/abandoned their wives, and plain not gave a hoot about the children they have left behind.  Uhm, that's why big gubment had to bring in the bureau of domestic relations.  Anyway, about the book, it teaches young women to be...oh, marginally thankful, but to make it all known far and wide, I demand, I deserve.  In other words, the author, Abby Wambluuck, is basically siding with the baser sort of men (alot of them around) - oh, but that's fembotz for ya - She, basically, preeeches at women to be more like men - because don't cha know, men are inherently better human beings than us women.  And of course, there's a whole lot of gushing going on over there.  Ya'd think old women would have acquired even some wisdom, over the past 50 or 60 years - that some things won't change, namely, that men are bigger (and even a few IQs smarter) than us women.

Didn't buy the book, and have no intentions on wasting even one thin dime to acquire this latest volume of toxic waste (of paper and ink).

And ya may wonder why, when it comes to non-fiction books, uh, i'm just a bit leery about female authors - yeah, there's a few good ones out there, but with the natural (i.e., Lord ordained) order of things, it's usually (not always, but exceptions prove...) male authors are more fact orientated and less inclined toward spouting the latest socio-political rubbish.  

Oh wait a sec, that was 50-some years ago, when the teachings from the Bible remnant preacherMEN still had some influence, even among lost people.  For example: 50 years ago, there was no way you wanted to get caught cheating on an exam - so ya didn, or falsifying science research.  Per a recent article (see sidebar) happens all the time, and even seasoned peer reviewers get hornswaggled.  Scary thing is, if jittery pokey is played between a geology journal's pages, what's going on down the hall, where a medical journal is being peer reviewed - oh, and the feature article focuses upon the human coronary system.  

Loving drywall? We derned hedonistic Americans...here we go again ;/

If you need to replace a refrigerator, or have had it with that saggy couch - they're made overly bulky these days, but won't hold up very long if you or a family member is over (oh my goodness) 200 pounds...oh, comeon, the average guy is nearly that.  Anyway, if you're an older person, living alone - read somewhere where almost half of adults live alone - good luck finding major appliances and furniture that isn't short on lifespan and long on square footage.  

You'd think an apartment-sized washer and dryer would cost less than the standard 3-loaders.  Nope, and that's if you can find one.  Same goes with refrigerators.  In the real world, most people have a limited budget, and buy what's available - and on sale, if possible.  And many people don't have rooms the size of baseball diamonds.  So, there you are, living alone, with limited floor-space - with waay more frig, waay more washer than you need.  By the way, old people generally eat significantly less than young people - so the electricity cools a constant 1/2 empty frig - and that cooled air exits upon opening the door.

Loving drywall? Once again, we Americans are accused of being...oh whatever, when the reality is, wanting houses big enough to actually move around in and

keep tidy - that is, after a long day at the workplace.  As if it's supposed to be 1950-something - when mom had all day to clean/polish table-tops, walls, baseboards, floors.   Those days are gone - mom HAS to work a job...that is, if she wants any sort of financial security for her family's present and future.  

It's called, living in the real world, dealing with (maybe, not liking overmuch) things as they are.   What the backwoods cult people forget is:  a 1,600 square foot house for a family of four or five isn't enough space when one or both parents need office space.  Even before the plandemic, working from home, sull or part-time, was becoming the norm.  One laptop, a monitor large enough to show a spreadsheet, and the printer takes up desk-space - one basically needs a L-shaped desk to have room to spread out and look over the printed spreadsheet/s, and then there's one or two manuals, because it's smart to make sure you've the right line of accounting, and the right source documentation (which takes up a tab of its own).  Sure, modern computers are smaller than the clunkety things 20 years ago, but electronics have a way of taking up living space. 

In the 1950s, those little pink Levittown houses didn't have electrical outlets every three feet.  Any fireman will tell you, it's not wise to have things right up close to light switches, outlets, heating vents.  The table where the family's phones and tablets are charging is not the place to park hats and newspapers.  Homes during the 50s didn't have computer equipment (which, like any other electronic device, need plenty of breathing room) a microwave oven, a dishwasher (needful items, because mom works for a paycheck).   

During the 50s, a kid could do his schoolwork just about anywhere; enough space for a book, a tablet and a pen.  Upstairs, the oldest, who is in 10th grade, is working a school assignment; the kid (almost an A-student) is studying a curriculum which, of course, involves a (much utilized) computer and 11×14 printed sheets - and more than a few.  Then there's the middle kid, in 3rd grade, who's favorite software is power-point - and we know that spells "ink cartridge$."  The youngest isn't in school, and not much interested in computers - but that will change.

Monday, April 5, 2021

Word of the day: double-dipper. That's punishment of people who,

for years and years, troubled themselves to get up and go to work, at a job that paid a (modest but) sustainable wage and yielded a (modest but) reasonable non-social security retirement.  So, ya get a job afterwards, pay into social security, and work long enough - and some - to fulfill 40 quarters, your social security check will be SLASHED by about 40% ; especially, if you were stupid enough to have worked a job that was just above entry level - in short, a job that paid enough to cover basic living expenses.

Friday, April 2, 2021

A drawing on a Chick Tract shows a few devils jumping and cheering, the moment life left Jesus' body. Got me to wondering,

how long were they celebrating, until one of them noticed that alittle something wasn't cooperating with their upcoming party-plans?  Being i have no education in micro-biology, i have no idea how many seconds or minutes it takes for cell parts to quit producing what the cells need - and getting rid of what they don't.  Which of the systems shut down first?  Do those systems go off-line at once?  At the moment the soul leaves the body, how long does it take for cells to begin to degrade?  Thirty seconds?  Two minutes?

When did one or more of the devils notice...uhm, hey guys, we got a major problem:  it's been more than time enough, and not one single mitochondria nor golgi-apparatus nor nuclear-membrane ... nothing has degraded, not one single molecule in or on the body of Jesus Christ - no sin = no cells getting mushy.