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  It's easier for me to get into the mindset of a male conservative rather than a woman. I have no clue as to why any woman would choose to be a part of the boys club. They clearly are not welcome other than to be objects to goggle and grope. They must look like a Stepford wife and not a Susy Wiles, who is the exception to the rule, although Wiles remains in some sort of closet and only comes out when summoned by the orange man. Even Trump at first was unwilling to have her in his regime but realized she could be an asset as long as she stays out of the public eye. For me, Karoline Leavitt is the easiest to profile. She grew up in a traditional home where man was ruler and women were pretty things who learned how to use men to get what they want. She married her Daddy and lives the life every MAGA woman desires. In my opinion most of the women who support Trump have been groomed from an early age that they are nothing without a male figure. They accept their role as the traditional...

  My Dad died shortly before 9/11. My ten year old nephew found him lying on the kitchen floor with a cookie in his hand. For my nephew, his buddy was gone. Neither of my parents were in good health during their lives. They lived in an era where doctors smoked with them in hospital rooms. I'm glad he never saw what happened on September 11th and I'm glad he will never read the tweet from our recent president who claims the North Korean dictator is his friend. What a fucking slap in the face to all the men and women who fought for their freedom. I was just a child who sat at our kitchen table and watched my Dad go somewhere else as he stared off into the past. I remember him describing a day they were hunkered down in a field as Chinese soldiers fired upon them. He then said he had never felt so cold. It seeped into their skin and bones and he could smell the death of his fellow soldiers. Eventually, he stopped talking about those days to us, but he never stopped thinking about ...

 This won't be a popular post, but let's start with something we probably all will agree on. Ya gotta be some kind of stupid to treat military personnel like garbage. These sailors and soldiers come from the MAGA base. Mom and Dad are flag waving, blue collar conservatives. They all go around thanking everyone for their service to this country. They are proud to send their child off to a possible war, or even worse, no toilet paper, moldy bathrooms, insufficient food, long hours.... Whatever a young person's reason is for joining the military, they are the ones who will risk their lives for all of us.  I saw an alleged picture of one of the USS Abraham Lincoln's bathrooms. I dunno, every movie I've watched about soldiers and sailors have them cleaning their temporary homes with toothbrushes. As one in high command noted, there's probably a little truth to both sides about the conditions on the ship. Word from angry parents is that their children are literally ju...

  Back in my younger days, I read books to the end, even when they were pretty awful. I don't do that anymore. I will read a few chapters and if it's not bringing me in, I don't waste time anymore. Many people consider our flag sacred. I feel the same about books. I threw away one book in my life and that was, 'Hillbilly Elegy,' by JD Vance. I don't know if he had a ghostwriter, but the book was actually well written and it held my interest - until the very end. I can't even recall the moment that made me toss the book away. I think I felt duped. Throughout the book he talks about growing up poor and living with his dysfunctional family. I related to that. But if I remember correctly it was at the end where he seemed to blame the people he grew up with for their place in life. If he could break away, surely these lazy people could do better as well. That was his message and still seems to be his message so it's no wonder the people of his hometown haven...

  I used to watch live cams of peregrine falcons who nested in weird places in American cities. There was one camera I especially liked that was placed on a building in Waukegan, Illinois. I believe the building was sold and the cam taken down. I never got too interested in the bald eagles but I'm saddened to see Jackie , the partner to Shadow, has died. She was fourteen years old and I'm not sure whether age played a part. It seems Jackie was in a fight with another eagle and veterinarians just couldn't save her. It looks like Shadow has already moved on.  Men. There is a new gal in the nest, although it has yet been determined if it's a girl. They believe so and could this be the gal who beat Jackie? For a man!? Women. When I was living in a teeny tiny town where everyone really did know your business, I liked to go to the pizza joint because they had the best onion rings. So one evening I walk in and a young lady is behind the counter as a rather distraught looking m...

  If you live in Chicago, or as they say, the Chicago suburbs, which in my case was Buffalo Grove, thirty three miles away, you are familiar with Eagle Man, who sells insurance to bimbos and annoying radio men (Mancow)  I believe they are still in business although unfortunately (?) I no longer live in a Chicago suburb, thirty three miles away, so I am not entertained or amused by the commercial where a giant eagle lands on a woman's car, then lays an egg with a note inside.  People paid attention. It certainly helped their business, but who actually thought it was a good idea to buy insurance from this company? Insurance is pretty serious business, don't you think? We need it at our darkest times- a house fire, a car accident, flooding and so on. It's a traumatizing experience, so it baffles me when I see these commercials like the actor who portrays Mayhem or Jake from State Farm. It's funny stuff for a very serious situation. It's not only the insurance companie...