A trip to Washington D.C. Part 2

Uncategorized / April 15, 2016

My freshmen trip to our nations capital was fun and educational. After the standard tour of the Capital and other landmarks we were allowed to do something that groups of 14 y/o’s could probably not do today.  We were given a city bus map and turned loose for the rest of the afternoon. Without chaperons.

Myself and two friends waited for a bus to take us to the Smithsonian Museum. The first thing we noticed when we boarded was that all the passengers were black people. And they seemed quite surprised when 3 white boys got on. The bus was full except for…the seats in the back of the bus… which we of course took, smiling and saying hello to the people as we walked to the rear.

We spent most of our time at the museum (a week would not be enough). Later we went to the Washington Monument, and climbed the steps all the way to the top (whew).

That night we were all back at the hotel, going home the next day. Now of course some of the boys (rowdy rough boys,14 and 15 y/o’s who have to shave everyday) decided to make the night memorable. They were able to procure some adult beverages (from the bellhops..I think) and …cigars. Things got rambunctious and I recall a mattress caught on fire but it was extinguished due to the quick thinking and full bladders of people in the room.

We all got back alive and the school got a bill from the Hotel for about $700 in damages. Or maybe closer to $3000 in todays money. Needless to say these two young teachers who promoted this trip were not back the next year.

And time marches on.

The road to tyranny is still open

Politics / March 12, 2019

History has always been a passion of mine. Studying the past can gives one perspective on where we are today and where were headed. In my humble opinion not many people study history today. Or if they do it’s a revisionist version meant to justify their political persuasions.

The Late John Lennon once admitted that his song “Imagine” was the “Communist Manifesto” set to music. “nothing to kill or die for”… “the brotherhood of man”… “and no religion too”. Yes John you were a dreamer. It’s the dream of many elites who wish a country could be run like a farm. The “benevolent” farmers (them) take care of the farm animals (us). We’re given our feed. The vet is called for us if needed, and in return we give back with eggs we lay, wool when we’re sheared and milk when we’re “milked”. Of course some animals have to put in a little work to pull the plow and wagons. “From each according to his/her ability, to each according to his/her needs.”

This is all wonderful in theory. Sometimes though the herd needs to be culled because some have gotten sick. Some need to be gelded to keep them nice and mellow. They certainly don’t expect or want the animals to speak out with any objections to the lifestyle they’re required to live.
Of course human beings are not animals, and there is this little thing called human nature and the Constitution that keeps getting in the way of the Socialist utopia that they dream of.

Nikolia Bukharin was a Communist revolutionary allied with Lenin. He wrote many treatise’s on world revolution. On the subject of “Free speech” he was always an advocate of it…until the proletariat managed to obtain complete dictatorship.
Then it’s “freedom of speech for me but not for thee.” Of course later on he received his nine grams after a show trial.

Now we have the President of “The National Organization of Women” Using her right of “free speech” to advocate the repeal of the 1st Amendment. Of course this means the 2nd Amendment will have to go also.

She also stated that minorities are too stupid less capable in obtaining voter I.D.’s  so this amounts to voter suppression.  Is this true? Remember minorities, this is what the Democrat party thinks of you.  Do you agree?

Remember the “free speech movement” at Berkley back in the sixties. Well all those young radicals then are the tenured professors now. College campuses  or nothing but little islands of fascism were our “snowflakes” have to have “safe areas” to protect them from any opinions that run counter to what there taught by their leftist professors. And things like “due process” for white males does not exist.  The best part is that parents and taxpayers get to pay for it all.

Is America really screwed? We’ll know on Nov 7th.

 

Driving in my car

Uncategorized / April 9, 2016

When your alone driving in your car do you sometimes have the stereo sound system cranked when a favorite song comes on? Sometimes my wife can hear me coming from 300ft away.  Why do you play it so loud, she asks? Because I’m alone and I can, I reply.

High tech tunes are standard in todays cars. It wasn’t that long ago when an AM radio and one piss-ant speaker was what you got.  Now your car can be one big boom box.

Oh I can remember those under dash mounted 8-track or cassette players. Dolby was a must to stop the tape hiss. Two speakers mounted in the back window. A little later came in dash models. Remove the P.O.S. radio and replace it with am AM-FM cassette with power boost.  Which made the units a little harder to steal. On night in the late seventies in the city of Burlington coming back from a blind date to a parking garage on a cold winter night I saw the drivers side window of my  Rabbit GTI smashed in, broken glass all over the seat, my stereo ripped out of the dash, about half dozen cassette tapes taken from the glove compartment along with a miscellaneous item. Calling the cops, they making a report, too bad, tsk, tsk.  Then driving back Worcester during a raging snowstorm. Fun.

Another time I lost a bunch of tapes went I forgot to lock the car, It was less then 10 minuets.

Then those cassettes would always jam up in the machine. Cassettes tossed out the window was a common sight along the highway, their tapes sparkling in the sun.

A/C is of course standard now. I once own an RX-7 that didn’t have A/C . I have story to tell about that some day.  It also had standard shift, which is an option now because automatic is now standard.

Oh, those were the days.

 

A trip to Washington D.C. part 1

Uncategorized / April 4, 2016

Its been almost five decades since that class trip to Washington D.C.. It was an eye opener for many of us who had never really ventured out of northern New England. My Aunt and Uncle had taken me to Fenway park the year before. That was my first exposer to a really big city, but this was a totally different experience entirely.

During the bus trip down the eastern seaboard it seemed like one big city from New York to Baltimore. When we got into the city limits of Washington we saw for the first time the Washington we never read about in our school books.

Washington D.C. Is a “Black” city. African America people everywhere. Coming from lily white Vermont where seeing a black person was an anomaly the reverse was true for Washington D.C. Then we noticed the litter…everywhere. The businesses all had iron bars across the front of their windows and doors. It seemed that every forth establishment was a liquor store.

We arrived at our hotel. Our tour of the Federal government portion of Washington would start tomorrow. Things would start smoothly and later it would get a little wild.

To be continued.

Good Morning Everyone

Uncategorized / April 3, 2016

Just a very brief post to let everyone know that where I live it’s damn cold for this time of year.

I remember a special day. The 4th of April 92′. On that day the air was warm. the grass was green, the sky was blue, the leaves were out, the birds were singing. It was a life changing event for me and the day was perfect.

24 years later you would think it would be like living in South Carolina by now. Not!

Hope it’s warmer wherever you are.

Small Changes

Uncategorized / April 1, 2016

I started this blog as pretty much a lark. Something intellectually simulating as I get none at my day job. My hope is that the few people who come across it will find it interesting, entertaining, sometimes provocative.
I’m still very much the amateur at this and I’m very fortunate to have an in-house expert to help me with it.
I’ve had the recommended links move to the side for more visibility. I hope that after viewing my efforts you will click to see the blogs I go to. And try to aspire to. More will be added as time goes on.
I have a lot more to say. The number of people who read my words is not the point. The fact that in this country I’m still allowed to say it. For now.
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