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To Biden of Not to Biden

 I am not affiliated with any political party and if I were to classify myself, I would say that I am a liberal conservative...

Bill Barr who was the US Attorney General under President Trump, who does not really support Trump for a variety of personal reasons, SAYS that he is voting for Trump because he is the lesser of the two evils...

WOW...  what does that say about our choices for the 2024 Presidential Election?

Whatever it is, it is NOT GOOD.

My thinking is that I agree with Barr.

I agree with him because of the lesser of the two evils is accurate but also for the following reasons as well:

1. Biden has some form of dementia
2. The liberal policies of the Democrats are not working
3. I do not want illegal immigrants in our country
4. I want lower taxes
5. I want a healthy economy
6. I want a strong military
7. We need to do something about our national debt

The racial issues that are going on in this country are somewhat embarrassing but unfortunately, they have been around since the 1960s.  They are rearing their ugly heads again which to me is somewhat cyclical.

Logically and statistically, a race that only represents 12% of the general public cannot seek out a majority against a race that represents 60% of the population.  Consequently, there will always be a White/Caucasian majority no matter how loud the BLACKS BITCH AND PROTEST.

But more importantly is the future success of the United States of America which is now in question because our 50 states are hardly UNITED.

Politics and HATE underscore this division.  If you think that Biden who has dementia and who is obviously being told what to do from someone like Obama, can solve this DISUNITY problem by the policies that he has put into place, then you should vote for him and keep him in office.

If you don't think Biden's policies are hurting the USA, then don't vote for him.  It is that simple.

PUT HATE AND POLITICS ASIDE AND VOTE FOR THAT PERSON WHO YOU THINK WILL MAKE THE USA BETTER THAN IT IS TODAY.

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Divided We Fall

As a group of like-minded citizens, Americans living in the United States are divided.

How are we divided?

• Politically
• Racially
• Gender
• Spiritually 

There is an insurmountable divide between LIBERALS and CONSERVATIVES where Liberals include those who are socialists and where Conservatives include those who are ultra-religious.

Those of us who were born in the 1940s and early 1950s are overwhelmingly concerned that this division will finally break us...  and the democratic republic experiment will once and for all be over.

On the one hand, it is a natural progression of an advanced society like the USA to give its citizens an abundance of gifts so that everyone can share in the wealth.  However, those that are wealthy do not see it that way, instead preferring to spend their money on themselves or on legacies so that their names will be remembered for hundreds of years.

EGO - GREED - VANITY will one day bite us in the ass if it has not done so already.

• Why do movie stars need to be paid millions of dollars to be in a movie?
• Why do professional athletes need to be paid millions of dollars to play basketball, baseball, or football.
• Why do billionaires need several homes, several private jets when they ignore all those who contributed money or purchased the products that made them that wealthy?

As the people demand more, the government is forced to raise taxes and all the wealthy stash their money in offshore bank accounts to avoid paying their fair share of taxes - NOBODY WANTS TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THAT...   WHY???

• Wealthy people do not fight wars
• Wealthy people do not pay taxes
• Wealthy people live under different laws
• Wealthy people considered themselves privileged
• Wealthy people look down on the rest of us
• Wealthy people are selfish and self-centered

Wealthy people need the common man to maintain their wealth and one day that will change, and we will see a bunch of wealthy people bitching and moaning because they finally have to share.

UNTIL THEN WE WILL REMAIN DIVIDED

Somewhat Political

 

Sea Turtles in Emerald Isle

All twelve nests in Emerald Isle have been laid by loggerhead sea turtles.



Another sea turtle nest was discovered Monday morning in Emerald Isle -- the twelfth of the season and nearing last year’s total of fifteen.

All twelve nests have been laid by loggerhead sea turtles.

Nesting and hatching season runs from May 1 to November 15.

Sea turtles are protected in North Carolina, and tampering with them or their nests can result in fines up to $50,000 and a year in jail.

Jimi Hendrix

 

Lying

 

A Political Army

 

Fried Foods

 

Speeches

 

Racism

 

Dessert

 

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Breakfast

 

My life from first grade through and including high school was very structured by my parents.  One of those structures was what we ate for breakfast so that at least those meals were balanced.

On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays we were served scrambled eggs with bacon, sausage, and scrapple.  I am sure we could have requested fried eggs or boiled eggs, but as I recall we didn't and that is what we served.

On Tuesdays we were served Oatmeal and that never varied.  With our oatmeal, we had cinnamon toast, milk, and a fruit and the fruit changed with the season.

On Thursdays we had pancakes with butter and maple syrup that my mother made from scratch as it was cheaper than buying it already prepared.  I cannot recall, but I am sure that blueberries might have been added to the pancake mix during the summer.

On Saturdays, it was always cereal and maybe a cinnamon bun to go with it.  My mother would purchase a variety of cereal, maybe 3-5 different ones she kept on hand, but I always had Cheerios.

On Sundays, we always had waffles and my dad would be the one who always cooked the waffles, wearing his bathrobe and slippers standing at the stove with his uncombed hair.

My sister and I poke fun at the breakfast ritual and my brother who is EIGHT YEARS younger than me does not remember eating like that at all.  I don't remember what he was being served but it had to be what my sister and I were.  My sister is twelve years older than him so when he was in the second grade, she was in college, and I was a sophomore in high school.

After I left home, my breakfast ritual stopped.  I seldom eat eggs for breakfast but when I do, it is usually an omelet.  My go to breakfast these days is Raisin Bran and Yogurt, English Muffins and/or waffles (frozen and heated in the microwave) with strawberry jelly not syrup.

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