http://thenewstalkers.com/ender Mon, 09 Nov 2026 14:54:59 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/ender/blog/2709/the-bad-shopper http://thenewstalkers.com/ender/blog/2709
Those that know me know I like to complain. I have a tendency to burden people with my problems. Sorry about that.
For some reason I cannot stop myself though. Maybe I am just selfish that way. So I am going to burden you all with my problems again. I have another one.
All of my underwear seems to be bad. I put on a pair today and the elastic was shot. Pulled them up and nothing. Just about fell down again. Then I tried to pull my pants up, usual stuff and the band folded over on itself.
I know people would say, just put on another pair. I did think of that. I tried on another pair and it had a hole in it. I thought come on. How does that even happen?
Then I need to do laundry and the only pair I have left now are really small. I would feel like something would pop out any any moment. Not that anyone would see, just be a tad bit uncomfortable for a while.
Besides being a tightwad and really just lazy, I guess I need to break down and buy some.
I really hate shopping for them though. Standing in the middle of a department store staring at men's underwear.
People look at you like you are a weirdo or something.
Then add on top of it, boxers, boxer briefs, briefs. I saw a pair of I guess some kind of weird hybrid boxer brief kind of thing. It went down to your knees. I almost want to go in, grab some tighy whities and run...
The ones I have with the elastic shot are Adidas. Lasted for a while. I like Adidas but when these got wet they made my ass itch if I had to sit down like on the boat...So kinda looking for something else.
What I will probably end up doing is waiting until I break down one night and try to find something online. I just have to figure out what I want. I don't necessarily want to know what people wear but any recommendations would be helpful. I am thinking about a mixture of different kinds. Just order a whole bunch at once. Bite the bullet and be done with it.
Until the next time...

]]> Tue, 24 Jan 2023 20:15:30 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/ender/blog/2706/let-your-freak-flag-fly http://thenewstalkers.com/ender/blog/2706
Every time I read the news there is always an article about some kind of anti LGBT activism going on.
I have yet to understand the almost complete hatred some have surrounding anything that has to do with sexual orientation.
To be honest, I fail to see how someone's sexuality is political at all. We have people's very lives being used as an agenda to attack some perceived mortal sin that people need to be shielded from at all costs.
Why does it bother some Republicans to the point of them getting hysterical over something that is none of their business and has zero impact on them at all?
Why does it bother some people to the point they would attack someone.


Florida man faces hate crimes charges for brutal & intense harassment of gay family

Click Orlando reports that 57-year-old Frank Norviel had allegedly been harassing the couple who lived next door to him for months “primarily based on their sexual orientation,” according to a probable cause affidavit. Norviel is accused of shining lights and yelling slurs at the couple from the fence dividing their properties or while riding a bicycle past their home.
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Norviel is also accused of harassing one of the couple’s children, telling him that he would kill the family’s cat and eat it. He also allegedly told the boy to “shut up” and suggested that the juvenile perform sex acts on his parents “like they trained you to do.”



Here we have a sick bastard that can't keep his perverted thoughts to himself and is actually telling a child to perform sex acts.
It is almost like they themselves have a perverted mind and are projecting their own thoughts. They are showing themselves to be the true perverts.
Even South of the border people are not immune.


Church woman sprays gay couple with holy water: “Get out right now!” “They are not from here,” she said. “They come from other depraved countries to teach immorality to the youth here.”



Sounds familiar right? I won't get into the fact that the man sprayed was a Mexican resident, the same as the woman.
Now it is attacking schools and the school systems, all for some perceived threat against the youth.
Threats not grounded in reality.
Attacks on schools by hardline right wing fanatics, and the policies wanted to be put in place by republicans.


Ron DeSantis appoints anti-LGBTQ+ activist to college board to “reconquer” schools

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has appointed far-right anti-LGBTQ+ activist Christopher Rufo to the board of trustees of the New College of Florida – a school with a reputation for being progressive and queer-friendly.
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He added, “If we can take this high-risk, high-reward gambit and turn it into a victory, we’re going to see conservative state legislators starting to reconquer public institutions all over the United States.”
Rufo said the board is planning a “top-down restructuring” of the school that will involve designing “a new core curriculum from scratch.”



DeSantis brought in this man, who according to the article does not even live in Florida, to make changes to a school.
When they talk of 'reconquer' I can only think they mean restructure in their image.
We have the conservative attacks on school boards. The need for them to take over school boards and restructure schools to fit their narrative.


School board meeting descends into chaos during debate about rights for LGBTQ+ students

Trakel’s speech is immediately hostile. Video of the meeting shows him lambasting the board for allegedly violating Idaho state law based on other proposed curriculum policies and for violating the meeting attendees’ First Amendment rights by not allowing them to criticize school district employees.
“Now, to get on to the exciting part,” he said before attacking the proposed LGBTQ+ anti-discrimination policy and saying he was there under his official position as a state senator.
“You, under Idaho law, are required to maintain the morals and health of all the students… You are going to put all of their moral health and safety at risk, and like I told you before you will face litigation. You call that a threat, I’m telling you that is what will happen. It has already happened in several states and there’s already been rulings on it.”
“Before you waste taxpayer money, before you put a kid in harm’s way, you better throw this policy out and not even consider it.”



I am now thinking that they don't care about the kids at all, only their agenda. This is a republican state senator that is attacking these people.
Of course it doesn't stop there. There have been attacks on public libraries.
Attacking libraries and wanting to throw librarians in jail and or fine them just for having certain books on shelves.


GOP bill would throw librarians in prison if they don’t remove books about sexual or gender identity North Dakota lawmakers are considering legislation to ban books containing “sexually explicit” content from public libraries. Under the proposed law, librarians who refuse to remove books containing such content, which includes depictions of “sexual identity” and “gender identity” as well as “sexual preference,” “sexual intercourse,” and “sexual perversion,” would face 30 days in prison and a $1,500 fine.



So throw people in jail for having books on shelves? This is an actual bill in a state house.
For the life of me, I just cannot understand the complete meltdown some people are having, if not the outright hatred some have, about anything to do with sexuality that does not fit into their neatly packed box where they think everyone should and/or are capable of being exactly the same.
It is time for the culture warriors to understand the only culture war is the one they themselves are waging.


]]> Thu, 19 Jan 2023 14:51:16 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/ender/blog/2704/happy-new-year http://thenewstalkers.com/ender/blog/2704
Post whatever. I decided to stay at home this year so I am just going to have fun.
Happy New Year to everyone, even those that don't like me....
So I am posting this for myself and anyone else that might be here that just wants to have a little, whatever...
Ring in the new year however you please...
As for me I am working on a hard Twelve...

]]> Sat, 31 Dec 2022 23:06:59 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/ender/blog/2701/just-wow http://thenewstalkers.com/ender/blog/2701
I need to write a paragraph even for a vid I guess, so here goes, I am sick and tired of the nastiness and insults that get thrown around.
So there...
Also Judas Priest reminds me of a good time during my childhood. Or should I say good times....Haha
Who is not a Victim Of Changes...



]]> Mon, 12 Dec 2022 23:47:03 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/ender/blog/2695/wolves-in-yellowstone http://thenewstalkers.com/ender/blog/2695
This is not really much of a blog, I just came across this video and thought it was amazing and wanted to share.
Well worth the watch.
Wolves that were eliminated from the park being reintroduced had a profound impact.
Every aspect of an eco system can be intertwined and we humans tend to muck up the works.
Just introducing the wolves back into the park had a domino effect and made for an explosion of growth throughout the park.
I am blown away at what happened.

]]> Sun, 04 Dec 2022 08:35:06 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/ender/blog/2692/the-men-and-women-in-blue http://thenewstalkers.com/ender/blog/2692
There has been some back and forth about law enforcement. There is commentary that runs the spectrum. We have people that are complete defenders of everything the police do, to the other end of the spectrum of the defund the police movement.
I personally appreciate what the police do. I could never deal with what they do on a daily basis. Dealing with idiots that fight and verbally abuse is not easy yet some handle it with grace and dignity.
Are there some bad cops? Sure but I would have to say that is true of most professions, the good and the bad.
I have been bored this Sunday afternoon (plenty of things to do, I am just being lazy) so I found myself watching cop videos on Youtube.
My opinion is most arrests and most causes of people being taken by force are of their own doing. Not stating the obvious about felony arrests, just common encounters that didn't need to go as far as they did.
I have personally found that just being nice and cooperative is all one needs to do. The fighting back and being rude will get you no where. I have been given warnings instead of tickets just by being nice and apologizing about my indiscretion.
In short, the older I get the more respect I have for what the police do. I wouldn't be able to hold my temper in some situations.
Seriously, I would want to beat the shit out of some of these people yet they somehow manage to keep their cool.
Whether some think they are good or bad, they are a needed part of society.
I am posting a couple of vids, some a little long, some short that shows what cops have to deal with.
My utmost respect for those that keep their cool under fire.


]]> Sun, 27 Nov 2022 15:46:14 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/ender/blog/2653/british-humour http://thenewstalkers.com/ender/blog/2653
As Britain mourns the loss of their beloved queen I can't help but turn to humour in times of sadness.
A reflex in me I guess. I grew up watching British television on the PBS channel. Started with Benny Hill, moved on to Are You Being Served and Absolutely Fabulous.
British humour may not be everyone's forte yet I always thought they were hilarious.
So in honour of England, some of their greatest hits, starting with Ab Fab.


]]> Sun, 11 Sep 2022 15:06:40 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/ender/blog/2633/independence-day http://thenewstalkers.com/ender/blog/2633
A busy holiday weekend. A time of cookouts,

get togethers

and fireworks.

Should be a time of pride and celebration. I know some people may not see it right now yet one thing we should have leaned about freedom is that is has to be fought for. It is not easy to get or maintain.
I want everyone out there to enjoy the weekend. No matter what one does or doesn't do, remember, we are all a part of this great nation.
So rise up children. Let your voices sing unto the world, Let Freedom Ring.
So I am setting this as a basic free for all. Post what you want, what you think, what you see.  Video, picture, story. Post your pride!


]]> Sat, 02 Jul 2022 18:13:07 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/ender/blog/2630/work-it http://thenewstalkers.com/ender/blog/2630
Fitness. Getting stronger, healthier.
If we could put aside the partisan political crap for a moment, I could use a little advice.
I have never been a fan of exercising on purpose. For most of my life I was generally healthy. As I am getting older and especially the last couple of years I feel I have become more sedentary. I seem to get winded easier.
A cousin of mine told me to come over to her house everyday as she has a park nearby and we could walk around the walking track. I think that would be good for cardio and kind of build myself back up some. Get a little endurance back.
Her son goes to a gym. I have actually never been to a gym so I am a little leary about that. Plus not to be too graphic yet I had a hernia surgery a little while back and they didn't want me to lift much.
I would also feel a little intimidated as I am kind of skinny at the moment.
So does anyone here exercise? If so what do you all do and does it help? I really need to gain some and gain more endurance.
Any advice would be helpful, just remember, I haven't done much in the last couple of years and would have to start slow, I would think.
Off to the races!
]]> Wed, 29 Jun 2022 15:08:29 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/ender/blog/2628/crack-the-sky http://thenewstalkers.com/ender/blog/2628
They say a generation defines someone from when/where they grew up.
That one will always go back to those times and similarities.
Sounds nice and all but I have ulterior motives. I do believe it true yet I am going to bombard you all with what I always seem to remember and go back to.
From my generation...



]]> Sun, 26 Jun 2022 00:52:36 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/ender/blog/2609/the-rough-rider http://thenewstalkers.com/ender/blog/2609
I was reading this and trying to understand what he meant.

I know this was about a war in Cuba and the charge up San Juan Hill.
That can be discussed if wanted.
Myself I was curious as to what this statement means to you.

]]> Wed, 27 Apr 2022 14:38:04 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/ender/blog/2577/you-know-who-i-am-congressional-candidate-martin-hyde-threatens-cops-career-during-traffic-stop http://thenewstalkers.com/ender/blog/2577
Thinking he is above the law? This is what we are electing to congress. We can do better...
This 'should' end his career.

From
]]> Thu, 24 Feb 2022 12:44:51 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/ender/blog/2555/robots-activate http://thenewstalkers.com/ender/blog/2555
In general television kinda sucks. I do find myself liking certain shows and it surprises me a little.
I really like the Battle Bots, have watched for several years.

I love watching them fight. How they are made, what they can do.
I just enjoy it overall. Would have been a cool hobby to get into.
Anyway, just seeing if there was another fan out there.

]]> Thu, 13 Jan 2022 20:30:48 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/ender/blog/2526/hey-jude http://thenewstalkers.com/ender/blog/2526
The song Strawberry fields came into my head and wouldn't leave. So I listened to it on YouTube. Ended up listening to song after song. 
So many good songs.
Then I remembered there was someone else that liked the Beatles, so Perrie, this is for you.
Beatles day !


]]> Sat, 13 Nov 2021 17:14:09 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/ender/blog/2525/knowledge-is-power http://thenewstalkers.com/ender/blog/2525
Sometimes when I am not feeling well I think of things from my past. I don't know why my mind runs back through old memories.
One of the better memories I have was watching Saturday morning cartoons. Mixed in was always the Schoolhouse Rock videos. I didn't mind learning a little something from them even though it was a Saturday.
They made learning fun. To this day every once in a while one of the songs will pop into my head. They stuck with me all of these years. One of the better things from that era.
So,

]]> Thu, 11 Nov 2021 15:21:50 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/ender/blog/2480/memes http://thenewstalkers.com/ender/blog/2480
What can I say, they speak for themselves.

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]]> Sat, 17 Jul 2021 00:16:25 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/ender/blog/2425/keeping-the-big-lie-alive http://thenewstalkers.com/ender/blog/2425
This is getting beyond ridiculous. This group Cyber Ninjas should have never been allowed to do what they are.
A completely partisan organization that is trying to do all of this in secret and block anyone from seeing what they are doing.

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They are pretending to be cops and trying to deny people access, even after a real policeman told her where to go.
]]> Sun, 02 May 2021 14:56:49 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/ender/blog/2410/heavy-metal http://thenewstalkers.com/ender/blog/2410
Going back to my roots
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Take A Ride
On Heavy Metal
]]> Sun, 04 Apr 2021 17:41:44 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/ender/blog/2408/a-prince http://thenewstalkers.com/ender/blog/2408
A tribute of a master,
just because
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]]> Sun, 28 Mar 2021 00:05:19 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/ender/blog/2385/tearing-families-apart http://thenewstalkers.com/ender/blog/2385
I was reading around today and came across this. It is an ongoing advice column that I would normally avoid. The headline caught my attention.


My Sister-in-Law Says I’m “a Communist Who Wants to Kill Babies”



So I Read it and it seemed all too real.


Dear Prudence,

My sister-in-law and I have very different political views. Actually, my entire family and I have very different political views: I’m liberal, and they aren’t. My parents and I had a very intense argument before the last election, such that we’ve mostly avoided discussing politics ever since. I usually only see my sister-in-law with my parents, as we’re not very close. During the most recent election, my brother told me that my sister-in-law and my mother spent a lot of time sharing conspiracy theories. She left our family group text and unfriended all Democrats on Facebook. She told my brother and mother that she wants nothing to do with me because I am “a communist who wants to kill babies.”
My brother says she has lost her mind and told her that I am no such thing. My mother, to her credit, told her to get a grip. If it were just my brother, I could deal with avoiding my sister-in-law and be fine. However, they have an 18-month-old daughter, whom I love as if she were my own. I have no children, and I am her only aunt. I would be devastated if my sister-in-law prevented me from seeing my niece. My brother wants me to “talk to” my SIL. I’m at a loss. She is already pretty irrational, but this is taking it to a whole new level. Should I try to talk with her? What in the world can I say? I know there is a real possibility that she wouldn’t even speak to me, much less listen to what I have to say.







—Not a Communist







That was my first concern, too : You say your brother wants you to talk to his wife, but it’s not at all clear that she shares that desire. It certainly wouldn’t do your relationship any good if you tried to foist a conversation on her that she didn’t want to have. I’m also not too sure you should be giving your mother much credit here. She apparently drew the line at calling you an infanticidal communist (a low bar to clear, but one she cleared nonetheless), but up to that moment had been a regular confidante for your sister-in-law, encouraging her to invest in various conspiracy theories and to demonize people like you. She’s more than a little responsible for this situation, even if she finds its current iteration slightly distasteful.

If you want to maintain a relationship with your niece, I think your present strategy is probably the best one. Give your sister-in-law a wide berth, be polite when interactions are unavoidable, focus on your niece, and decline any suggestions that you give her a call to say, “Hey, just so you know, I am not now, nor have I ever been, a member of the Communist Party.” That’s no guarantee that she won’t ever try to keep you from seeing your niece, I’m afraid, but there’s nothing you can do to guarantee that. Hopefully, in such a case, your brother would be willing to do more than say, “Hey, you’re nuts” to her and ask you to try to fix the situation. But I think you should prepare yourself for continued volatility on her part, and continued cravenness on your brother’s, sorry as I am to have to make such a prediction.
https://slate.com/human-interest/2021/02/dear-prudence-sister-in-law-says-im-communist-kill-babies.html



It made me wonder how many families are dealing with something similar. As polarized as we are, it seems to be hitting the homefront. Creating animosity and even distance as some family members will not even speak to each other over political bend.
It seems we have gone so extreme that we would allow politicians and their rhetoric destroy family units.
In my humble opinion, it is time to tell the devise politicians to pound sand.
We have seen with donald how hateful rhetoric and demonizing opposition can create actual hatred. If anything all of this should be teaching us to come together against the kind of extremes we are seeing yet it persists.
I heard just yesterday someone say that if so and so is elected or gets power it will be the end of the US as we know it.
That is the kind of hyperbole we should rise up against and let it be known it is not acceptable to rational thinking adults.










]]> Sat, 13 Feb 2021 20:38:14 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/ender/blog/2356/arnold-schwarzenegger-delivers-a-message http://thenewstalkers.com/ender/blog/2356 Sun, 10 Jan 2021 14:21:01 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/ender/blog/2336/afternoon-delight http://thenewstalkers.com/ender/blog/2336
Because I loved being a kid. We had a great time.
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]]> Wed, 09 Dec 2020 00:52:36 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/ender/blog/2292/wear-a-mask-parody http://thenewstalkers.com/ender/blog/2292
Wear a mask
Not much to ask
Don't cause strife
It could save a life
We're all in this fight
It's not left or right
Do not waver
You can be a savior
It is simple behavior
Wear a mask!





Noah Lindquist
]]> Sun, 18 Oct 2020 13:55:00 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/ender/blog/2240/escapade http://thenewstalkers.com/ender/blog/2240
I'm going to tell you something.
Okay imagine this.
So you're standing on that bridge
You are looking out across the city
You feel the wind through your hair
You're looking down at the water
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Are you still with me?
Fuck, where was I
Oh yeah
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Then comes that moment that you're standing on the ledge, you know?
And then that adrenaline comes.
That's the moment you get really scared
because you want to jump, but you're afraid of the consequences.
I mean, what if you break something?
But what you need is that one moment of thoughtlessness,
an empty mind and no awareness.
And that you then...
almost without any realization
just go for it.
And then you're in the sky, and then your awareness comes back dude,
and that's so fucked up, because then you get scared again.
But you also know that you have to go for it, because if you doubt yourself now,
then you will land badly, break something, and then everything will be for nothing.
So you take the perfect position, and then you land, and then you are underwater and realize that you succeeded.
That feeling...
Pure freedom.
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Do you understand now?
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Do you get it now?
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Look...
The reason that I am telling you this story...
Life is just like a high bridge that you have to jump off of...
Even though you're afraid...
But at the end, that split second that you don't think and just do it...
Then you're making the right decisions.
But you have to jump...
You have to jump...
Otherwise you will regret it...
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Escapade (Short Movie) - Filmfabriek


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