Economic issues-taxes, freedom to do business, unemployment
Rats. Those wily little rodents are much in the news lately, after our President took jabs at Maryland Representative Elijah Cummings who represents Baltimore. It seems that more than one news outlet in that area has done stories, and documentaries describing the rat-infestation problems in Baltimore. It is well-known that rats follow humans wherever they …
The story at the top of the KOMO Web site today is a video of an Army Veteran who was touring Seattle with his wife and children, describing how a "repeat offender" just released from jail threw coffee on his young son in the stroller. The offender had served eight months of a 12-month sentence …
Continue reading Sometimes I wonder why I read the news at all…Welcome to Seattle and King County WA
But does he recognize it? I'm guessing probably not. This situation is the epitome of a capitalist tradeoff. His campaign staff is unionized. He went along with it, because he has to, as a "democratic socialist". He is also highly in favor of a minimum wage of $15 per hour. His campaign has a …
Through a number of city-wide policies, the fast-growing city of Seattle has decided that, because more people "of color" than whites skip out on Library fines, ride the Metro buses without paying, live in tents on the streets, commit property crimes, and use and deal drugs out in the open, that those crimes and misbehaviors …
Continue reading The City of Seattle has confirmed that it is Lawless
This past week, I did something I've never attempted before...since until now I had no need to do it. Over at Ricochet.com, one of our most beloved members did a post about her unfortunate situation. She is elderly, and living alone. She lives in Montana, and we met her in 2017 at the big Montana …
Continue reading You CAN teach old ladies new tricks-the joy of giving!
I was reading an article in the Wall Street Journal this week. Here are some sentences describing someone's imprisonment. Alone in his cell, he isn't permitted to leave (on weekends) for the 30 minutes of fresh air he gets on weekdays. The lights burn 24 hours a day. He can't wear a watch, and sometimes …
And still being a productive member of society. Today is my 70th birthday, and I don't feel a day over 69! Today was a day much like any other. Wake up at 5:10AM, dress, eat breakfast (after feeding the owner), leave for work and arrive at 6:00 on the dot. Do my normal job, fend …
Continue reading And life flows on, within you and without you…On turning 70
China.Is.A.Communist.Country. I do not voluntarily deal with those who live in Communist, totalitarian, countries. I refuse to buy a product of a Chinese company. I won't buy a Volvo car (Volvo is owned by Chinese company Geely). I would not buy a Chinese-branded phone (Xiaomi or Oppo). I currently have a long-term-care insurance policy from …
Continue reading Want to join my Network on LinkedIn? No Mainland Chinese Citizens Accepted.
Sometimes it seems like the residents of Seattle are completely detached from reality. While those of us in the real world are hard at work at our jobs, Seattleites are rallying in the streets, protesting Chase Bank's "Alleged Fossil-Fuel Investments". Please enlighten me. Why, pray tell, would anyone give a rat's ass whether a bank …
Continue reading Dispatches from the NW Loony Bin, AKA Seattle
That will seem like elementary school, compared to the new tie-up between two financial-data providers. Be afraid, be VERY afraid. You voluntarily sign up for a Facebook account, and you make a conscious decision to use Google products, like internet search, Gmail, and YouTube. You can decline to use Facebook, and there are alternate search …
Continue reading Are you worried about how Facebook and Google use data they collect about you?
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