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3Hotdogs's Journal7 year old grandson ---- little bugger. He comes into the kitchen where sat a bowl of coins we were planning to take
to the bank machine.
"I know what that is. That's old peoples' money."
The thought of Biden dropping out, scared the shit out of me. After all, Kamala's approval rating was lower than Joes.
Sunday afternoon: (Thought bubble) "We're fucked."
Monday night, I sent an email to my friends, headed, "WE'VE WON !"
What changed for me? Her energy level. It is reflected in how people stand, walk, talk ---- present. Other people have had it. Janis Joplin did, not just onstage. Hunter Thompson did. JKF did. Some of my friends do, but not at such a high level.
Kamala has an energy level that she hasn't shown to the public before now. Add to that, a plan for the future and correcting past Republican damage.
Compare that with Trump. Behind a sound track of New Age music, you get a shuffling old man, droning on about lost election, ridiculing people and falling asleep on camera. In courtroom, at HIS convention. Oh, And then he added Vance to the equation. (Cue Nelson).
Someone on D.U. posted a one word description of Trump: Skeevy. That sums him up.
Back the energy level. People see this. WE'VE WON !
Why we will win. The whole Mega platform was -- Biden is old and senile. THEY OFFERED NOTHING ELSE. NOTHING !
The "Joe is not fit for office" argument is now gone. And guess who is old and psychotic, if not entering dementia.
So now, they are scrambling for something to hang their hats on: "Kamila can't legally run. She isn't entitled to the campaign money."
Beyond that, they have nothing. NOTHING !
For no particular reason, my thoughts went to my cousin, Jim. I've posted about him on D.U. a couple of times, over the
years. My summation of Jim, he got more out of life than anyone I know. The closest equivalent I can think of, -- imagine being able to hang out with Hunter Thompson. That would have been Jim.
He came to mind because the algorithm came up with "Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again." Jim's favorite verse out of that,
When Ruthie says, "come see her, in a honky-tonk lagoon,
Where I can watch her waltz for free neath her Panamanian room,
And I say, ah come on, now. you know, you know about my debutant,
she said your debutant just knows what you need, but
I know what you want.
That brings me to Jim and "The Swede." She was gorgeous. She and a friend, flew to Alaska one summer, to pan for gold. They got enough money to stay the summer. Then came back to N.Y.C. for a stop on their way back to somewhere in Sweden. Somehow/where, he met them on their travels. Back in N.Y., he arranged to meet them. I was invited to tag along to keep her friend company. Or maybe get lucky, myself. I didn't.
About 10 p.m., Jim is carrying her across the parlor to the bedroom. Both are naked, except for Jim, wearing nothing but his cowboy hat.
Her friend looks up and in a low voice, to herself, "Ride 'em cowboy,"
Two months later, Jim is on a plane to Sweden to meet her. He came back, two weeks later.
"So what happened?"
"I didn't work out,"
Is Bk of America down because of Cloudstrike? I tried to deposit money last night.
Alls I got on the screen, was the circling equivalent of the blue screen of death. When it became clear that the atm wasn't going to work, I tried to cancel the login. That wouldn't work either. So I drove away, with the circle still spinning .
School math --- grandkids, 9 and 11, in the back seat of my car. They are arguing about rational numbers.
11 year old admits that his brother might have a point.
Now, when I was 11, my concentration in the area of math was on how to divide a pie so's I got the biggest piece. Even that, I would sometimes fuck up.
What are the odd on the U.S. election.
Americans are now blocked from Ladbroke (perfect name).
We need more handicap parking spaces. The percentage of handicap parking spaces was probably assigned as part of A.D.A.
That percentage was fine, 20 or 30 years ago. But now, the Boomers have reached their dotage. So the percentage of handicapped citizens has increased in proportion to the general population. But the percentage of required handicap parking has not increased to take into account the change in the population's needs.
Is Costco aggravation still worth the savings? First ya gotta drive there. 20 minutes vs. 5 minutes into town Shop Rite.
Maybe it's my local Costco, Union, N.J.
Parking? I have a handicap placard but forget about finding a handicap spot that is empty. The percentage of handicap spots that was recommended by gub'mint A.D.A. (or whoever) is no longer adequate to support the Boomer population reaching their dotage.
So ya drive around looking for a spot. A car pulling out is a source of yelling and threatening to people. No fist fights today... but maybe next week.
Checkout.... The supermarkets in town, you're out in 5 to 10 minute. Costco self-checkout -- 15 to 20 and you gotta hump the heavy stuff from the cart to the scanner. Then ya gotta line up the code with the scanner.
Company check out clerk-- add another 5 to 10 minutes.
After ya get the stuff home, ya gotta unpack it, wrap the 1/2 that are going into the freezer and hump that half downstairs to the freezer.
Then, two days later, ya throw out the fruit and veggie that went bad.
For this, ya paid $60 - $120 per year to get in the door.
Cheap gas. So ya wait another 5 to 10 minutes to reach the pump. On my way home, the off brand gas is .05 cents more than Costco but no line.
The savings? There are clearly savings in some items. But how much? After today, I'm wondering if I should renew next month.
Your thoughts? Am I just being a cranky geriatric?
Adding my Ex. to my SS account. Has anyone done this? How do we do it?
We both collect SS. My benefits are $500 more per month. I heard that it is possible to combine the accounts so that she gets the same amount as I do, or maybe a percentage.
Anyone have information on this?
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