Monday Morning

Shoveling out and pressing on!

Comments

[Manuel Transmission]

Good morning and First!

[MissMarple2]

From end of the previous thread:

War Room with Steve Bannon. You can listen live or scroll down for the video:

https://pandemic.warroom.org/listen-live/

Mike Lindell was just on and he is NOT backing down. He has even MORE evidence than he put in his video "Absolute Proof."

Steve Cortes at the bottom of the hour who says that Trump is the presumptive nominee in 2024.

[Melinda]

Change!

Axios
@axios
NEW: Google will resume accepting all political ads this week after banning them following last month's insurrection at the Capitol, according to an email obtained by Axios. axios.com/capitol-siege-

https://twitter.com/BradMunchen/status/1363833466811392000

[Neo]

And you see what’s happening in the studies that are beginning to be done, maybe at your university as well, about the impact of former military, former police officers on the growth of white supremacy in some of these groups.
https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/joe-biden-wisconsin-cnn-town-hall-transcript-february-16

[henry]

Ugh.

@vickimckenna

Somehow making it easier to ballot harvest in WI is something that Evers thinks has anything to do with the budget.

https://twitter.com/vickimckenna/status/1363872282226151438?s=21

[henry]

Statewide top down control of who is allowed a vaccination. Through government software. Kiss medical privacy good bye.

@vickimckenna

Wawautosa tests "vaccine registry" for experimental
vaccine". It's just to help you make an appointment and totally not going to be used to target people who don't want the experimental drug. Trust them.

[henry]

Link to Fox News story

@vickimckenna

Every House Democrat signs on to sweeping, radical bill that would federalize elections, criminalize speech and protect election fraud.

https://twitter.com/vickimckenna/status/1363875279098310656?s=21

[James D.]

No surprise about that, Henry.

I guess we'll see if McTurtle has any interest in trying to stop it in the Senate.

[Old Lurker]

Let me save to the trouble of wondering, James.

No. He does not.

Change my mind.

[clarice]

In the DC metro area they are doing everything except begging on their hands and knees to get minorities most impacted by the virus to get vaccinated and they refuse..header again in today's front page WaPo is about there being no "equity" in vaccine distribution.

[Neo]

Who takes responsibility for vaccinating detainees? “I don’t know,” said California’s surgeon general.
https://calmatters.org/health/coronavirus/2021/02/immigrants-detention-centers-vaccine/

[Neo]

BREAKING: Supreme Court denies stay in Trump v. Vance, clearing way Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance to obtain former President Donald Trump’s financial records.

[Neo]

BREAKING: The Supreme Court has denied Trump’s Pennsylvania election challenge as moot.

[Neo]

PolitiFact Is Ticked That We Fact-Checked Their False Fact-Check Of Our Fact-Check Of Their Fact-Check
https://thefederalist.com/2021/02/20/politifact-is-ticked-that-we-fact-checked-their-false-fact-check-of-our-fact-check-of-their-fact-check/

[James D.]

no "equity" in vaccine distribution.

I automatically assume that anyone who uses the word "equity" is a vicious, mendacious liar who should be ignored and dismissed.

[Melinda]

Niemands Knegt
@NiemandsKnegt
Salzburg 🇦🇹, 21-2-2021

Gisteren wederom een gigantische demonstratie tegen COVID-19 maatregelen in Salzburg.

Steeds meer protesten door heel de EU, nog steeds amper berichtgeving daar over in de Nederlandse reguliere media.

📽️ Via @AnonymecitoyenS

pic.twitter.com/37Xmfpx9vR

TRANSLATED FROM DUTCH BY MSFT

Salzburg 🇦🇹, 2021-21-21 Yesterday another huge demonstration against COVID-19 measures in Salzburg. More and more protests throughout the EU, still hardly any coverage of this in the Dutch mainstream media. 📽️ Via @AnonymecitoyenS

https://twitter.com/NiemandsKnegt/status/1363830812500774912

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

This to me seems possible but unlikely. If it does occur it wll not be from organic wealth creation but an unhealthy OD;
Fed's Rate Hikes Storm Back Into The Spotlight As Scorching Economy Overheats

This seems to me more probable;
Rabo: Markets Are Starting To Be Concerned The Magic Spell Might Be Breaking

We're about at the end of a drunken bender. The question is whether a cop finds us in the gutter and tosses us in the hoosegow or we simply stop breathing and that same cop finds us DOA in the morning.

[Melinda]

Counterpoint:

The Treasury is Dumping $800 Billion Out of the TGA, and it’s NBD

https://fedguy.com/the-treasury-is-dumping-800-billion-out-of-the-tga-and-its-nbd/

[Manuel Transmission]

We just listened to a nearly hour long video of Catherine Austin Fitts talking about a lot of things that make your hair stand on end.

https://usawatchdog.com/building-a-bitcoin-prison-catherine-austin-fitts/

It starts out on the Bitcoin mess, but evolved into several other things of note. Mel and others may know her, but this was my first dive. My only hesitation was her glowing praise for RFK Jr, but my disdain for him may be entirely propaganda given as ta how we recognize ever more of that being shoved down our throats.

[Narciso]

But neera tanden

https://mobile.twitter.com/CBedfordDC/status/1363887701653610498

[Narciso]

Maybe you should have done something abouy it

https://mobile.twitter.com/TomCottonAR/status/1363852695577255937

[Narciso]

Indeed

https://mobile.twitter.com/AlexBerenson/status/1363887042975916034

[Narciso]

Yes but squirrel

https://mobile.twitter.com/ByronYork/status/1363859541352456197

[cathyf]

My snark got willowed...

They are not a free press. They are the prostitutes in Prog Inc's world of racketeering.

They are not even prostitutes— prostitutes get paid! The press debases themselves for free, which is why they are going out of business!
People totally unclear on the concept of Faustian bargain. Do you think that Satan ever stops laughing his ass off at these morons?

[Sidwhite]

Hi from balmy Abilene, Tx. Freeze stated breaking on Thursday with 70 on Saturday afternoon. Supposed to be in high 60s this pm. How it happened I do not know, but none of my frozen hose bibs had any damage. No cracks and no messed up washers causing any drips. Still on boil to drink mandate (I understand it is to be lifted tomorrow) but we had plenty of bottled water before the Big Freeze. I kept my countertop icemaker when I sold the RV in 2002 so we’ve been giving it a workout on bottled (had about 10 gal jugs for emergencies) water since elect was restored.

[Old Lurker]

Cathy, what I wonder about Satan is why he would even want the souls of people in the Press. I sure as hell (see what I did there?) would not trade much for them all.

[cathyf]

OL you do have a point...

[Sidwhite]

After spending 4 years intensively following the Trump admin and the 20 presidential election and subsequent wind down, my desire to absorb every tidbit of info has waned. Sidwhite is not a prolific commenter and it is usually questions rather than opinion, but I will follow JOM and Check Lucianne daily, but it’s off to work, with surfing more centered on gardening and cooking websites.

Now SCOTUS proclaimed that if the deep state can deny and stall long enough to allow bogus results to be posted, the illegality is moot! What a bunch of morons! Why am I repulsed?

Change my mind!

[Neo]

#SCOTUS will not review challenge to Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s extension of mail-in ballot deadline.

This is really disappointing because in 2018 the Pennsylvania Supreme Court (5D-2R) stuck it's nose into Congressional redistricting, completely replacing the plan by the legislature with one of their own which gave at least 3 seats to the Democrats. The issue in Republican Party of Pennsylvania v. Degraffenreid (formerly Boockvar) would have ended this practice cold.

Justices Christine Donohue(D), Kevin Dougherty (D), and David Wecht (D) are up for a retention vote in 2025, while Debra Todd(D) and Sallie Updyke Mundy (R) are up for retention vote in 2027. Chief Justice Thomas G. Saylor (R) must step down Dec 2021 and Justice Max Baer (D) must step down Dec 2022 when they reach 75 years old.
If the judge is not retained or steps down, the governor, subject to the approval of the State Senate, appoints a temporary replacement until a special election can be held. Governor Wolf (D) is in office till Jan 2023, when term limits preclude him from running again.

[Narciso]

It saves time, sidwhite

[Neo]

Yikes. This editor at @washingtonian
has some offensive comments about Africa and the size of a black man’s lips. And she seems to think that too many “afros” turn a park into a “jungle.”
https://twitter.com/ArthurSchwartz/status/1363573564306251777

Byck has recently used her platform to encourage “white folks” to read Washingtonian articles providing education on how to “be anti-racist” and identify “systems of oppression”.

[matt - deplore me if you must]

Corruption has been enshrined by the Supreme Court. At a time when there is widespread distrust of government, the Supremes just signed, sealed and delivered the death warrant for free and fair elections. What happened to ACB and Kavanaugh?

[James D.]

What happened to ACB and Kavanaugh?

They are either cowards, morons or traitors, or maybe all three.

It’s clear now they didn’t deserve our support, and I have absolute contempt for them.

[henry]

Biden is short circuiting his way through some blather on PPP renewal,

[MissMarple2]

https://amgreatness.com/2021/02/21/is-the-biden-administration-stumbling-into-war/

Victor Davis Hanson

"Nothing is more dangerous than stronger powers, even inadvertently, sending signals that are interpreted as weakness by weaker powers."

[henry]

@thenewsonnbc

This Michigan business is offering “Pot for Shots” — free joints for people who get the coronavirus vaccine. @shaqbrewster has the story.

[Neo]

I expect Trump to announce his run for POTUS at CPAC because once you are a candidate you can't attack or indict him (think Joe Biden) without interfering in an election.

[rse]

Young People of Color seem to be the new group to be hyped in policymaking. Seems offensive to me.

America's youngest workers, particularly young adults of color, are facing the most dire employment prospects since the Great Depression. As our nation looks toward recovery, and policymakers and investors seek strategies to build stronger connections to economic opportunity for young workers of color, we’d like to highlight the promise of work-based learning (WBL) opportunities:

WBL can help young adults of color get the experience, education, credentials, and relationships necessary to succeed in the workforce, now and in the future.
WBL can provide young adults of color an entry point into jobs in industries where they have been historically underrepresented. WBL can provide opportunities for young adults to demonstrate their value and abilities to employers and to change biases around hiring and career advancement.

In this research report, we describe how four organizations involved with the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Generation Work initiative engage with young adults and employers to design and manage WBL opportunities.

Read “Unpacking the Work of Work-Based Learning” to learn about the behind-the-scenes programming and relationship-building work that practitioners engage in with employers. We describe how practitioners have tailored their programs to meet the needs of young adults of color and to support employers in their work to develop, structure, and support WBL opportunities.

https://www.aspeninstitute.org/publications/unpacking-the-work-of-work-based-learning/

[Old Lurker]

What hope do WeThePeople have once ALL THREE of the checks and balances are corrupted at the same time both at the Federal Level and at most of the State Levels too?

[Porchlight]

Hi all! Finally getting back online after an interesting week in central Texas. We had no power from 2 am Monday morning until 3 pm Thursday afternoon. We did have running water, including hot water, from our gas water heater.

But it was very very cold in the house and eventually got down into the 30s indoors. Fortunately we had enough warm camping gear and flashlights/candles and food. Felt like we spent the entire time trying to be warm. Would have been much smarter to get outside and move around more often.

Anyway, pipes made it through okay (wrapped/dripping) and that was the greatest concern.

It's now in the 70s and absolutely beautiful, expect for the frozen vegetation which isn't so pretty.

I enjoyed being offline. Even when I heard that Rush died I was glad to not be near the internet. It was good to think of him and remember him without exposure to nonsense from the left.

Thanks to narciso and Extraneus for checking in!
Hope all is well with JOM.

[rse]

More that partly answers OL question.

In the wake of COVID-19 and our nation’s reckoning with racial injustice and inequity,we find ourselves in this moment in our history that shouldn’t be wasted. WBL opportunities for young adults of color will be more important now than ever. The ongoing impact of systemic racism on education and employment is strikingly visible in the pandemic economy.Young adults of color remain among those most significantly impacted by the COVID-19 recession —with unemployment rates near 20%for women and up to 25%for men among 16-to-24-year-old Black, Latinx, and mixed-race workers.12Additionally, because a high concentration of young adults worked in the retail and hospitality industries before the pandemic, there is great uncertainty whether there will be jobs for them to return to.

We have an opportunity to redesign systems and structures in ways that are race-conscious, address inequities, and benefit everyone. Race-conscious investments in WBL opportunities will help ensure that the most diverse generation of workers in US history are equitably prepared for and connected to good job opportunities.

Race-consciousness as the basis for restructuring the economy and society. We're along way from Bakke.

[MissMarple2]

Porchlight,

How did your cactus fare?

[MissMarple2]

41 years ago today, the US Olympic ice hockey team shocked the world by beating the Soviets right here in NY. The Soviets were thought to be unbeatable, but they were no match for the American spirit! #MiracleOnIce continues to live on as a symbol of American exceptionalism. pic.twitter.com/G5WEnvAFC2

— Lee Zeldin (@leezeldin) February 22, 2021

Video at the link.

[Old Lurker]

RSE, so basically they are going to have their own little Art V convention but only with themselves, and without having to go through that pesky state ratification nonsense.

Nice.

[MissMarple2]

Reuters
@Reuters
·
1m
The ancient site of Ur in Iraq will be the stage for an inter-religious prayer service held by Pope Francis next week. An event local archaeologists hope will draw renewed attention to the place revered as the birthplace of Abraham https://reut.rs/2MdPM1h

[Porchlight]

MM, I think it survived! It is a little droopy. but still shows structure and is not nearly as deflated as the ones around the neighborhood that were never covered. I am tempted to water it but I think it's too early (even though temps are warm now).

[MissMarple2]

Porchlight,

I hope it survived! It will be a triumph of ingenuity!

[Melinda]

Justine Sanders
@JustineAnnSand
This is legitimately insane.

Rachel C. Abrams @RachelAbramsNY
SCOOP: Congressional Dems sent a letter to Comcast, Amazon, Google, ATT & others, demanding to know what they plan to do about the "the spread of dangerous misinformation" from Fox News, OAN and Newsmax - including whether they will continue to carry them
nytimes.com/2021/02/22/bus…

https://twitter.com/JustineAnnSand/status/1363910184008114177

[Narciso]

Yup

https://mobile.twitter.com/RMConservative/status/1363914274071076864

[Old Lurker]

Just for Buckeye...

Thinking about Buckeye's Mitch Rapp and the 500 yard solution to problems, I have taken to a new trick when having trouble falling asleep.

Instead of counting sheep (since that makes me think about all of my neighbors and fellow citizens and that makes me so mad I really cannot fall asleep), I challenge myself to name 25 people who if disappeared would do the most good. If still awake, I think of the next group of 25 and so on.

I think my wife wonders why I now sleep with a smile on my face.

:-)

[Narciso]

Mitch rapp is near beer. Court gentry and devom andreas and harwood (nick irvings alter ego)

[Melinda]

Moar Fauci flipping:

Rachael L. McIntosh
@EntropyPress
so basically, if you are not actually SICK you don't actually spread covid. Gosh, who would have thought of that?

Dept. of Resource reDistribution . gov @NOTDumPhuk
Wut

https://twitter.com/EntropyPress/status/1363907273525977097

[Old Lurker]

Mitch Rapp is just a placeholder name, Narc. Those other two would do just fine. A few others as well.

[Narciso]

The whole villain roster from burn notice well the top tier, escher mason vance.

[Jane]

Sheesh Porch! I’ve been worried! So glad everything is okay. You’ve been missed!

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

If I understand the TGA properly it's like a Strategic Petroleum Dollar Reserve that the Fed uses to flood the market with barrels of dollars as the WH does the oil market with barrels of oil.

[Narciso]

Except oil is worth something

https://gab.com/BeTallmadge

[Narciso]

This link

https://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/jihadist-perceptions-rising-superpower-troubles-along-chinas-belt-and-road

[clarice]

Glad our Texans fared well.

[MissMarple2]

Raheem Kassam
@RaheemKassam
·
1h
On the back of Biden backing Cuomo’s mass murder and Democrats demanding open borders with China at the start of the virus, Jen Psaki announces flags at half mast and a candle lighting ceremony to commemorate lives lost.

I’m not kidding. She just announced it.
=====================================
Nothing is too tasteless for the dems.

[Jim Eagle]

Kyle Mills (The Vince Flynn replacement) has a new one out: Total Power.

Talk about being prescient:

"In the next thriller in the #1 New York Times bestselling Mitch Rapp series, it’s a race against the clock when ISIS takes out the entire US power grid and throws the country into chaos."

[MissMarple2]

Seems appropriate:

[Momto2]

I challenge myself to name 25 people who if disappeared would do the most good.

Since Rush passed away (and my DH 2 years ago) I've been formulating a question to ask God when I get to heaven. Why He leaves awful people like Soros here and takes home so many good ones. I know He has a plan that I cannot see or imagine.

[Porchlight]

Thanks, Jane. If I'd had a smart phone I could have checked in. I should have tried harder though!

[Porchlight]

Have we heard from Sidwhite and our other Texans? mike in houston, Texas Liberty Gal, etc?

[clarice]

https://www.theepochtimes.com/supreme-court-dismisses-slew-of-2020-presidential-election-lawsuits_3706263.html?utm_source=news&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=breaking-2021-02-22-2

[Porchlight]

I don't understand it either, Momto2. Those bad folks seem to live forever.

[Stephanie Nene Not Your Normal Granma]

Hey RSE, I was in your neck of the woods this morning for the signing/closing on this house. Glenridge Pt Pkwy. I waved on the way by!

One closing down, one to go on Friday. The moving truck arrived on time this morning. Tomorrow is D-Day. We are in a hotel Tuesday and Wed nights here. Then Port Charlotte on Thursday. Whee!

[clarice]

https://www.discoursemagazine.com/culture-and-society/2021/02/22/conspiracy-theories-and-anti-semitism/

[MissMarple2]

Porchlight,

Sidwhite and mike in houston have checked in.

Haven't heard from TLG yet.

[Narciso]

Everyone exceot tlg.

[MissMarple2]

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/02/22/faucis-boss-francis-collins-contradicts-biden-praises-trumps-operation-warp-speed/

IF THIS GUY IS FAUCI'S BOSS WHY DOESN'T HE REIN HIM IN?????

I didn't even know Fauci HAD a boss! I thought HE was the head of the NIH!!!

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

--I know He has a plan that I cannot see or imagine.--

Psalm 37

Psalm 109

From Isaiah 57;
The righteous perishes,
And no man takes it to heart;
Merciful men are taken away,
While no one considers
That the righteous is taken away from evil.
He shall enter into peace;
They shall rest in their beds,
Each one walking in his uprightness.

[henry]

Fauci is the infectious disease at NIH. Or the head of the department. Likely both.

[MissMarple2]

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/02/22/the-sharks-circle-as-neera-tanden-nomination-falters-potential-replacements-emerge-for-budget-post/

[Sidwhite]

Porch, my latest post is above on this page at 12:07. Good to know you are ok as are we.

[Marlene]

Good afternoon! Good to hear from you Porch! We have a niece in Austin who had already decided to move back up north before the Texas weather event. She plans on going to grad school in Boston. She had no food in her house last week and had invited friends to stay with her!
Porch, how did your kids cope? Did they think it was an adventure to be "camping out" inside the house?

[rse]

Steph-You were about a mile and a half or so from my house. One of my walks is to hike up to N'side, cross 400, loop through that fiserv pkg lot, and then cross 400 again before eventually heading P'ree dunwoody.

The lake in that pkg lot/office complex has a family of geese hatched during lockdown. The mother and father would be the beginning and end and those goslings marched behind one another just like make way for ducklings.

I enjoyed being a resident of Fla all those years. Make sure you fully understand all the different types of insurance in Fla. I have a friend who sent me an email after she had made an offer on beachfront home getting ready to close asking me to explain to her about flood insurance.

Had to explain there is a cap on what flood will cover which is a problem in a storm surge and that with Fla wind coverage there is a % that must be funded out of pocket before insurance kicks in. It's not a gross dollar amount.

As I noted yesterday listening to geoff duncan was enough to make me want to flee the state.

[Stephanie Nene Not Your Normal Granma]

So there was this professional assassin that charged $10,000 per bullet.

A guy comes up to him in the bar one day and says, "Are you the guy who charges $10,000 a bullet?"

"Yup."

"What if you miss?"

He looks at the man, deadly serious. "I don't miss..."

"Okay, we'll I've got $20,000. I just found out my wife is having an affair with my best friend. They're at the motel together right now."

"Let's go," the assassin says.

So they drive to a store across the street from the motel and climb up on the roof. The assassin takes out his rifle and attaches the scope.

"They're in room 21. I want you to shoot her in the head, and I want you to blow his dick off."

The assassin looks through his scope. He keeps staring for several minutes, not taking the shot.

"Well? What are you waiting for!?" the husband asks.

"Hold on a minute. I think I can save you $10,000."

[Old Lurker]

You're the best, Steph.

[Momto2]

We are certainly in danger of losing any modicum of common sense!

[Ignatz Ratzkiwatzki]

That's funny Steph.

And now I will be offline for several hours busy trying to be less white.

[Marlene]

Stephanie, there are several beachy restaurants at Englewood Beach. Veterans Blvd. becomes EL Jobean/776 at the U.S.41 light. (straight thru) It is a bit of a drive,as is Venice. So, when you're settled we'll tell you about our favorite places. The area around Murdock Circle (shopping area) has all the usual chain restaurants.

[jimmyk]

Thanks for checking in, Porch!

If I understand the TGA properly it's like a Strategic Petroleum Dollar Reserve that the Fed uses to flood the market with barrels of dollars as the WH does the oil market with barrels of oil.

Except that I believe the TGA is under the control of Treasury, so the decision can be based entirely on political expediency rather than any economic rationale. At this point, though, there's little difference, as the Fed just seems to be doing the bidding of the Treasury anyway.

[jimmyk]

Oops, should have crossed out Petroleum rather than Strategic.

[Stephanie Nene Not Your Normal Granma]

RSE, we are in flood zone X. Not an issue. The house has a new roof and has the latest hurricane retro fits, so we got a break on the homeowner's. New HVAC, new pool equipment.

[Stephanie Nene Not Your Normal Granma]

Oh and a new septic.

[Narciso]

Plus his manifest incompetence

https://thefederalist.com/2021/02/22/60-pro-life-leaders-pen-letter-urging-senate-to-reject-divisive-xavier-becerra-nomination/

[Jack Lillywhite]

jimmyk,

There are a number of drawdown categories at SPR and the Naval Reserve in CA. But the last emergency drawdown was the 2011 coordinated release under IEA ( International). But there are yearly sales to refiners for topping-off.

[mike in houston]

Just got off the phone with Ted Cruz's office. I asked them to find their biggest badass aide and send him down to slap Chuck Schumer upside the head. They got a big chuckle out of it. Tried 3 of Schumer's offices all were not answering because of covid.

[matt - deplore me if you must]

We should all send notes to Pissaki thanking her for lowering the flags to half staff for Rush.

[James D.]

https://thefederalist.com/2021/02/22/60-pro-life-leaders-pen-letter-urging-senate-to-reject-divisive-xavier-becerra-nomination/

Posted by: Narciso | Febru

If McTurtle actually was any kind of leader, and if the GOP had any dignity, or common sense, or balls, they would vote as a bloc against every single one of Biden's nominees, no matter who they are.

Make the Dems stay together and vote unanimously, and make Harris break every tie, and make the Dems 100% own every one of these criminal jackasses nominated by an illegitimate president.

Fine, we don't have the votes to stop them, at least our side doesn't have to voluntarily collaborate.

[MissMarple2]

James D.,

Excellent idea. But we know that this crew will have the wheeler-dealers, traitors, and others who will trade a vote so that Manchin can vote no in return for some crooked favor.

I look forward to hearing the President speak on Sunday.

[Melinda]

JiB-

Cool little clip, here:

Khaled Homoud Alshareef 🇸🇦
@0khalodi0
مباني مطبوعة بتقنية ثلاثية الأبعاد قد تشكل ثورة في صناعة البناء

TRANSLATED FROM ARABIC BY

3D printed buildings could revolutionize the construction industry

https://twitter.com/0khalodi0/status/1363957436932100099

[Manuel Transmission]

Back at ya, Steph:

A successful rancher died and left everything to his devoted wife.

She was a very good-looking woman and determined to keep the ranch, but knew very little about ranching, so she decided to place an ad in the newspaper for a ranch hand…

Two cowboys applied for the job. One was gay and the other a drunk.

She thought long and hard about it, and when no one else applied she decided to hire the gay guy, figuring it would be safer to have him around the house than the drunk.

He proved to be a hard worker who put in long hours every day and knew a lot about ranching..

For weeks, the two of them worked, and the ranch was doing very well.

Then one day, the rancher's widow said to the hired hand, "You have done a really good job, and the ranch looks great.

You should go into town and kick up your heels.” The hired hand readily agreed and went into town one Saturday night.

One o'clock came, however, and he didn't return.

Two o'clock and no hired hand.

Finally he returned around two-thirty, and upon entering the room, he found the rancher's widow sitting by the fireplace with a glass of wine, waiting for him.

She quietly called him over to her.. "Unbutton my blouse and take it off," she said.

Trembling, he did as she directed. "Now take off my boots.”

He did as she asked, ever so slowly.. “Now take off my socks.”

He removed each gently and placed them neatly by her boots.

"Now take off my skirt.”

He slowly unbuttoned it, constantly watching her eyes in the fire light.

"Now take off my bra..”

Again, with trembling hands, he did as he was told and dropped
it to the floor.



Then she looked at him and said, "If you ever wear my clothes into town again, you're fired.”

[MissMarple2]

Melinda,

I personally find those 3-D printed homes UGLY.

They may appeal to some people, but not me. Of course, I detest Ikea furniture, too.

[Jim Eagle]

Mnel,

Thank for the 3D printing link. I prefer the ones that make machine guns:)

[Texas Liberty Gal]

Thanks to see how we're doing here in the Dallas area. My hubby and I have been fine. Had a few days when they alternated having heat on and off . 2 of our sons and one of the girlfriends stayed with us as they had no heat or water. Our oldest son's son's family fared the worse as they had no heat at all for over a day. Thankfully our DIL's sister and husband were spending the weekend in Austin so son and family moved to their house where it was nice and warm. Our 3 grandkids loved playing in the snow and going a whole week without school.

Today was a glorious day, sunny nice and warm.
Today was the 1st day I walked land was able to catch up with Rush's podcasts. I'lve cried every day thinking about him being gone. Have listed to his podcasts from the day he started. That's going to take me longer to get over.

Glad you are all doing well. I'm going to try hard to keep in touch every day. This is a special group and I want to do a better job of keeping in touch. Blessings to you all.

TLG

[Jane]

Man Tran,

You rock!

And I can’t wait to have Stephanie arrive next week!

[Jane]

TLG,

Glad you are fine. Can you post a link to Rush’s podcasts? Can’t help but think he is better off without all this BS. Mark Steyn hosted his show today, and his wife Katherine was his guest!