That hunger of the flesh, that longing for ease, that terror of incarceration, that insistence on tribal honour being obeyed: all of that exists, and it exists everywhere. – Ben Kingsley
The Commissioner defeated a conservative Republican, who wasn’t right-wing enough.
The defeated candidate remarked, “His name is Champion and he owns a gun store. How could I compete?”
You could’ve given me a gun instead of the other guy selling me a gun. That woulda worked.
For twenty-four years, I’ve just been in Florida temporarily. So, from Oregon, I get a lot of ‘you should come home.’
That famous guy was right, you can’t go home again.
Because you’d have to have three times the money we have. And then I still wouldn’t be in the Oregon I’d want to be.
We got it sweet here. Sure, it’s lonely. But we have each other and we’re overjoyed about that.
We’ll be fine until they come to the door.
Saw a television interview with a young female supporter.
She was wearing a Pro-Trump t-shirt. “NO MORE BULLSHIT.” Bright white on a blood red background.
And this young woman said it was perfectly fine for Trump to lie “for strategic reasons.”
Really, I think I understand cognitive dissonance about as well as the next guy, but what the fuck?
I saw another Trump flag this morning.
Ragnar and I are walking every morning.
Later than is best but I am still watching yesterday’s sports and waiting for nature to move me.
Saw an Indiana plate. Of course, this is a good place to winter.
Something I haven’t seen talked about is the Trumpite flight to Florida.
Imagine you notice that Rush Limbaugh and Laura Ingraham and Mike Huckabee and Donald Trump move to the same state which is run by Red Hatters. You escape high taxes and forest fires and diversity, what do you care how good the schools are, your kids are grown.
Lady from California moved in down the street. We call her ‘Karen Hollywood,’ as she was seen filming my wife, while Lily Airbender BlackSnaque, her black & white Shetland Sheepdog, performs a lengthy ever-so-feminine pee.
The grandkids named the dog and it’s true, looks the same like she’s taking a poop.
Trumpites immediately suspect the worse of others.
College-educated voters might call that ‘projection.’ Trumpites think that’s just ‘good thinking.’
Many, many people have told me – very strongly – they are using my literary excretions for home schooling.
Lest you wonder why I didn’t say bitch, piss or shit.
But here’s the point about Trumpites. At all levels, they like to pick and choose which laws and norms they disobey.
Stop sign? Kiss my ass! Illegal lane change? Lick my clit!!
She has three dogs. Only allowed two. It is the law.
Which, ironically or not, were written by old tightass white folks who got here first.
My wife noticed Karen walking two Boston Terriers and I saw Hollywood walking a faux Fox Terrier. My wife and I don’t argue because we don’t have to. Saw Karen Hollywood the next day with different dogs and she scooted away, all guilty-like. And I never thought to get my phone out and film her.
Oh, talked to an old buddy, an estimable guy who surfs in the Malibu morning and drives shiny classic cars in the bright California afternoon. He’s hanging with like two dozen people, they all trust each other. I admire the fuck out of that and I pray it works. Truly.
I don’t let other people on our property.
Looked at the wife one night, the two of us in our matching leather chairs watching the final episode of The Walking Dead, which seems less and less metaphorical every day, I looked over and said, “I’m gonna tell you the truth. I have always felt I was high risk.”
That’s why she goes to the liquor store without me.
My wife, still a sexagenarian, says, “I’ve felt the same way.”
Bottom line.
If everything goes as good as can be hoped, we should be able to pop our heads up “safely” on Groundhog’s Day.
Color me optimistic.
One thing I did figure out, 1968, guys like Jeff Sessions and Moscow Mitch were collegiate types – I was in the service but doesn’t matter for this point – the hippies fought the straights, like a cold civil war, and the straights won.
Sad but simple.
I blame Reagan.
https://www.businessinsider.com/liberal-moved-to-conservative-town-politics-culture-2019-8