Beautiful Little Bird

Lyle Northey (Silent/Boomer)

The ugly people never seem to get enough of spreading of divisive remarks. Now they are saying that Harris will only be 3/5th of a President. This is the reference that is traceable to the freeing of the slaves and giving them the vote, or rather 3/5th of a vote. The people that make such remarks should lose their right to vote altogether.
There have been a couple of other things that are supposed to be such big deals that must not be much as they are not being covered by the big “news” outlets like Fox. All the efforts to dig up some little thing to point at when they are defending a 34 times convicted felon that should be in jail and would be if the system was treating him as it treats everyone else.
Now on to the mess at Arlington National Cemetery. They have established rules for where people can take pictures and what type of activity can take place there and yet a political ad was filmed there against the rules and nothing has happened yet. Why does the DOJ not do something? Could be that it is because Arlington is under the control of the Army and they need to use the power of the UCMJ and the Military Police to resolve that issue. Start at the bottom, the guys on the cameras or start at the top, the guy with the bad makeup job but arrest someone and make the regulation known.
Anyone else that when there and violated the order would have been dealt with very swiftly and very directly. This is again a mystery as to why Trump gets a pass on everything. We are seeing the autocratic attitude of the very wealthy saying laws may be made but they are not for us to obey. We write our own laws and do as we damned well please regardless of what you think. He is not the Commander and Chief, arrest his ass.

Lyle Northey (Silent/Boomer)

Many things have been talked about in these writings, can’t say discussed because that implies we had a conversation and that is not the case. So for another bit of information, when the last group of people were interviewed for the Supreme Court a question was asked and no answer was provided.
That question was,”Are there any laws on the books dealing with the male anatomy?” No one is concerned with the male anatomy, there may be other questions but none on that. The female anatomy, especially the reproductive part, is topic one on some peoples agenda. The hope of the folks that put together the plan 2025 are nose deep into that subject.
The people behind all this are ready, willing and able to send a woman that has an abortion to her death. An eye for a zygote. It seems to make no difference about the health of either party, even if the resulting child were to be malformed and die after birth a presumptive abortion is murder.
Now after the child is born what manner of assistance does the GOP have to offer? Well there was no health insurance, no maternity leave for mom or dad, no assistance of a public nature, no free lunch at school if the child lives that long, and did I forget to mention there are no public schools left. They will make sure that you are kept in the dark about any and all subjects they do not bless.
The way Trump talks we may well be in all kinds of conflicts and that is sure to get them to have some plans for the male body. Most of those plans are to send as many as possible off to war to keep the arms dealers in business and their profits growing. They need increased revenue to pay all the bribes they made to get and keep the war going. The continuation of wars has been a staple of the human condition.
At one time in history the factions that went to war were lead by the King or leader whatever he was titled. Today those “leaders” sit in the fancy boardrooms and get briefed on the progress of the wars and that seems to be the only commitment they have with the battle. Shall we suggest that if a “leader” advocates to have a war that the first, only and deciding battle of that war be fought by the “leaders” of the concerned nations. Everyone else can go have a beer and watch TV or have a chat with a friend. If that were the case, how many wars would there be?

Apollo 10 achieved the fastest speed humans have ever traveled.

SCIENCE & INDUSTRY

Despite being described as a “dress rehearsal” for the first moon landing, which took place just two months later, Apollo 10 achieved something incredible in its own right: the fastest speed that humans have ever traveled. Astronauts Thomas Stafford, John Young, and Eugene Cernan reached a speed of 24,816 mph while returning from their eight-day voyage on May 26, 1969, a record that not even subsequent Apollo missions managed to top. Before doing so, Stafford and Cernan boarded the Apollo lunar module and orbited our only natural satellite at a distance of about 9 miles from its surface. Young later walked on the moon as part of the Apollo 16 mission, and Cernan did so with Apollo 17.

Other speed records, while impressive, don’t even come close to Apollo 10. The land speed record, set in 1997 by a 54-foot Thrust SuperSonic Car, is 763 mph, while a diving peregrine falcon can reach speeds of 200 mph — making it the world’s fastest animal. The average commercial airliner travels at a speed of 550-600 mph, which is the fastest most of us will ever go. Unless you have an intense need for speed, that’s probably a good thing.

John F. Kennedy Donated His Entire Presidential Salary to Charity

When JFK took office in 1961, he was the richest individual to hold the role. Kennedy was born into a wealthy family, and while he accepted the president’s annual $100,000 salary, he opted to donate those funds to charity rather than pocketing any for himself. Kennedy’s decision was reminiscent of a predecessor from several decades prior; Herbert Hoover was independently wealthy too, and decided to donate his presidential salary as well. After taking office on January 20, 1961, JFK’s prorated salary of $94,583.32 for the remaining year was dispersed among several charitable causes. Throughout Kennedy’s entire political career — a period that included six years as a congressman, eight years in the Senate, and an abbreviated term as president — he donatednearly $500,000 of his various government salaries to charity. Some of the charities he contributed to include the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts of America, the United Negro College Fund, and the Cuban Families Committee.

Lyle Northey (Silent/Boomer)

The conventions are over and the candidates are named. The next event is supposed to be a debate of the Presidential candidates. Will it happen? It is looking more and more like it will not. Trump does not want the debate to take place on ABC because he cannot pick the moderators and he might have to tell the truth.
Should Harris change venues for him? Definitely not. He either shows up or he doesn’t but either way have it on ABC.She is so much more capable than he is. This is a time when there is no compromise .
Trump is getting support from Generation Z males as they look at him as a masculine example. This view has to be taken through the bottom of a beer mug so that the distortions are covering the true image. Maybe they want to be the next Ebstien or some such nonsense. The fact that he has the equipment of a male does not make him a man, especially a man to be looked up to.
Yes, social views of what men and women are today are very different from the days of John Wayne and everyone had a cigarette hanging from their lips. The tactic to success in the gender contest is to discover the weakness or lack of ability and then overcome it. For instance, most young women do not seem to know how to cook, and can’t even boil water without sourcing it. So learn to cook. Being a chef is not a talent for all but it is a very demanding and gender neutral career. Everyone likes to eat, so impress by feeding them.
Some of the other reasons that looking in the T direction for masculine inspiration is foolish is the fact that he always appears to be the victim of something. He needs lots of things but adoration has to be at the top of the list and you have to be very easily impressed to admire someone with 34 felony convictions and all the other legal baggage he has.
It has taken many years to get to where we are as a society. The goal for us all to thrive and succeed is to encourage and develop each individual’s potential. With dreams and ideas like going to Mars and beyond we cannot allow gender to identify or limit where answers to a sea of questions comes from. Intelligence is not an exclusive commodity given to only one sex or the other. Our history tried to force that view on society and it did not work.
Just how effective was the idea that women were all stupid and inept and yet the nation followed the dictates of a Queen? Many species have the oldest female as the leader. All of the writings of old put women in a subservient role and the male dominating it all. It would seem they took their example from the lion. All the males lay around and wait for the female to make a kill so they can eat. The male function was to look impressive and breed and not much else, sound familiar.
History shows the French Court has been made up of men dressed up like a peacock and doing little else beside showing off and breeding. No wonder they all lost their heads. Point being we need to celebrate and encourage all to be their best and to always be respectful of each other. As for how they act behind their bedroom doors is all up to them and whatever they agree on.
To advance we must evolve, that can cause problems. These changes are a continual thing within a vibrant society and rather than be intimidated or dominated by them, we must embrace the changes and move forward.

Dwain Northey (Gen X)

Now that the Democratic National Convention is over and Kamala Harris is officially our Nominee let’s talk about the Elephant in the room, (pun 100% intended).

The Convention this week was jubilant and joyful a stark contrast to the RNC and their tales of doom if they don’t retake the mantel, and honestly that is what Trumpublicans are most upset about, the shear amount of joy and determined optimism that was on display in Chicago this past week.

Fox (Faux) News talking heads are up in arms that Kamala during her acceptance of the Democratic Nomination was bracketed by the American Flag. They honestly believe that they alone are the only party to have ownership over our nations flag… they have some completely coopeted the symbol that many Democrats are unwilling to fly the flag. I served in the U.S. Army in the 1980’s and I for one am happy that we are taking back the symbol of our nation, let me be as honest as I can, I don’t believe that the flag belongs to either party, but I am tired of having my patriotism questioned because I don’t vote Republican.

Trump and his ilk are furious that the DNC has assumed the mantel of Family, Faith, and the Flag because they have beat the American public into believing that they represent these values. Donald never believed in anything other than himself, Family, 3x divorced, Faith, could not quote one passage of the book he held upside down in Lafayette Square, Flag, he likes to hump it put his face and name over it… never sacrificed or served to protect it.  

Our system was set up as a two-party system, but to be honest that isn’t what we have right now, the rot of Trumpism needs to be exorcised so a reasonable Republican party can contribute to the political discussion. Look at any elected government in the world, what we believe or what we are told is conservative is so far from reality it is unrecognizable. Religious zealots don’t represent Conservatives, refusing to take care of their people don’t represent Conservatives, putting 100% of your faith in one person does not represent Conservatives. The Party of Lincoln has been dead for a long time, the Party of Reagan (as broken as it was) is far left of this GOP, the Party of Trump needs to be ushered into the woodshed like Ol’ Yeller and put down.

Parts from the original Wright Flyer have been to space.

SCIENCE & INDUSTRY

On December 17, 1903, at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, aviators Orville and Wilbur Wright achieved the world’s first motor-powered airplane flight. On that historic flight, the Wright brothers’ aircraft, the Wright Flyer, reached an altitude of just 8 feet and traveled a distance of 120 feet. Little did anyone know that just 66 years later, parts of that very same plane would travel much higher and much farther — all the way to the moon.

When astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon on July 20, 1969, he brought with him two fragments from the original Wright Flyer: a 1.25-square-inch piece of muslin fabric cut from the aircraft’s left wing, and a piece of spruce wood taken from the left propeller. Armstrong carried the pieces inside his “personal preference kit,” a small bag of personal items that each of the Apollo 11 astronauts was allowed to bring with them into the lunar module for their journey. But Armstrong wasn’t content to simply treat the Wright Flyer artifacts as carry-on luggage — he placed the fabric and wood inside a pocket of his space suit and walked with them on the lunar surface. In this way, Armstrong was able to pay tribute to the Wright brothers, whose pioneering work ushered in the age of aviation that made the Apollo 11 mission possible.