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A couple weeks ago I watched an old movie, The War Between Men and Women. The male lead, played by Jack Lemmon, was loosely based on the artist, James Thurber. It was a good movie, bit dated, but one thing really struck me about it.  All the smoking!!  People were smoking everywhere, trains, cars, in public, in buildings, while others were eating, as they were eating,  around children.  I was...

So, the past couple months have been sort of interesting. This is just a brief rundown of occurrences. Firstly, I just wanted to say that my time at NT will remain very limited. I don't particularly need the additional and unnecessary stress that often accompanies conversations here. Therefore, if it's another two months before I return, you know at least know why I haven't responded. My...

Port Congestion I keep reading about ports being congested and the solution being put forth is more and bigger ships to carry more containers. Excuse me, but the problem is also inland… as rail and truck hubs are also congested. UP and BNSF in July halted east bound from the west coast for 1 week, to relieve the inland congestion or attempt. Now they have taken to metering traffic from ports...

Not certain what is going on… but my grocery pickups are starting to become congested… again. Like in the heady days about 15 months ago. Scheduling 2 to 3 days in advance; lines of vehicles awaiting a spot; missing items, etc. I miss the good old days, from last fall until about a month ago. When I typically could order for next day, zip right into a spot and being the only vehicle...

The weather has been a mix of good and bad this month. Some days have been hot and humid, and downright nasty. Others have been pleasant and almost cool. I'm going into another hot spell at the moment. Today is forecasted to be something like 95, and because of recent rain it'll probably be as humid as a swamp. Another cold front is supposed to blow through in a few days, though. Today's...

I see this sort of behavior all the time but saw something last night that really takes the cake.   A little background first. A major four lane thoroughfare on the outskirts of town, almost a small town beltline if you will, underwent a significant change recently.   You see local residents suddenly wanted to make it more friendly for pedestrians and bikers.   Okay, fair enough, it's going to...

Back in March of 2020, I decided to begin a ritual of hoarding, as I could clearly see the issues about to crop up with the supply chain. Unfortunately, I was a bit slow in that realization. An example would be that most necessary item of all… TP. I eventually ordered from Amazon and quickly received extremely thin cardboard like paper in packaging with strange writing.  Of coarse it served...

Texas had the most pediatric hospitalizations in the nation, at 239, according to the latest data released Monday by the US Department of Health and Human Services. Five mortuary trailers have been requested by the health services department in Texas, which is seeing a surge in Covid-19 cases and, along with Florida, leads the nation in pediatric hospitalizations. The Texas...

The political witch hunt is an American tradition.  Sometimes the witch hunt really does blame the appropriate people for the appropriate thing.  Most often the political witch hunt is used to hide the sins of those engaged in the witch hunt. Is Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. a scion of the right wing?  Robert Kennedy has led opposition to vaccines, most notably measles vaccines, as a cause for...

It is that time again... reviewing how much purchasing power the current income stream has lost and realizing the next raise is still months away.  CPI release ... The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.5 percent in July on a seasonally adjusted basis after rising 0.9 percent in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12...

On the shores of the Susquehanna Rivers, in the VERY small town of Nichols sits The Fainting Goat Island Inn.  It is a nice spot to relax and we did. And this little fellow joined us for breakfast every morning.  His name is Larry.

What can I say, they speak for themselves.