2021, what a year. I am finding myself repeating the same mistakes after healing from making them last year.

I work in a factory, safety is most lip service and injury and sickness is consolidated into the plants absenteeism stats. My light shoulder strain I was working through was discovered to be rips in the joint and dislocated tendons. It was impressive enough that the surgeon took trophy shots before and after.
Work claimed old age and denied all workman's comp. The lawsuit continues.

I'm back at work in a different position, as I have mobility issues and weight restrictions with the arm, and during the Christmas rush they get rid of all prebuild positions, (people building the subassemblys that are installed and wired on the assembly line. That's know our job too with no additional time to accomplish it. We try, and down energy drinks and painkillers, just like last time, and our dreams are of a second shift on the line.

My other shoulder is now in pain.

I'm older, damaged, other skills obsolete, and my CDL gone because I could move a arm when it came time to renew.

I've burnt the candle at both ends, seeking the approval of a machine.

https://www.newsweek.com/bloodthirs.....uckley-1664019
Don't trust them.

The story: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nati.....-memorial-day/

The speech: https://www.beaconjournal.com/story.....ce/7530051002/

I think the best response is to spread the speech, from an honorable man.

Hello there, I voted for Joe Biden, and before him, Gary Johnson. (I feel my duty is to vote for the best candidate. ) I think most of the change will be positive, and I hope I'm wrong on the policies which I disagree. Some of its going to hurt, but needs addressed. I think the GOP is doomed as a rational political party as the few public attempts I've seen to reconstitute without 'the former guy' was well stocked with his out of favor cronies. Same crooks, new tune, but the harmony is power at any cost.

It's a shame because I believe our system needs at least a two party system, and would be better with a small third.

I also believe I will see a devaluation of the dollar in my lifetime. When and if that happens I believe the world will stop using the dollar as the de facto trading currency. This means it will be hard for the government to borrow cheaply and a lot of people, governments and business dumping dollars. What does this mean for us? Look at all the money you have, on hand in checking and savings and take three maybe two zeros off the end.

Its going to suck.


i don't think you build a bunker and learn to eat cockroaches. I think everyone should if possible, do what the CDC and Homeland (I dislike that name.) security recommend. Keep a pantry, and use it so the food doesn't go bad. (It's helped me during layoffs.) Live within your means. (if possible) A few hundred bucks Canadian, or Euro might be a hedge. Do what you know you should. Let me know how you did it. :)

Today is day zero of the future. (just like everyday but...) It is traditional to treat it like a lottery ticket, 'What will I spend all that time that must be coming my way?'.

Health care: I'm going to use some! I will find a doctor instead of using the nearest Doc in a box, when I must.
Dentist: Same. Brush and floss is not enough.

Exercise: Keep it up but avoid over doing it when feeling good. That's how intervals widen between sessions.

Stop saying "Your guy" when certain politicians display venial actions. Own it when people I voted for disappoint.

Visit, and get out of the house. Use the acrylic art set I bought. Do the art lessons in The Natural Way to Draw by Kimon Nicolaides. Do not skip around the lesson plan like you always do.

Try building those bookcases instead of more firearms. You're never going to beat the Canadian government, they have to much of a head start.

Keep studying on how to be kind and happy. Practice those lessons.
Keep in mind, it's not as hard as it looks but neither is it as easy as it looks.

You are loved.

Make your part, a good year.

I am not a good man. Please keep this in mind.

I sew a little. Not much, mostly a little hemming here and fitting a shirt to make it fit in a one size fits most world. Its an obsolete skill in a disposable fashion world. Mostly.

I've been making fitted masks. They are 100% cotton, with a filter pocket and a pocket to put a replaceable wire to form to the nose. I sew a band patch or sports team patch to try to make it a fashion item. It takes 45 minutes of detail work to make and maybe $6 in cost. And I have to work to give it away.

I work in a factory, 90 degs outside and 10 or more higher inside. We have a fans, but the work is hard, frustrating and most are in pain from repetitive injury. Masks are more of the same.

I listen to stories about a weekend in Florida thanks to the cheap airfare, and others agreeing that when it's your time its your time and it only affects the old and they've had a good life.

I nod and smile the smile of Cain to my brothers in labor as I remember the certainty of believing I had killed my father for enough money to cover my bills. Three days of waiting by hospital to find out it was a bad virus but not the Virus.

So I try to average a mask a day. I am not a good man, my first thoughts would... be unproductive. So I try to do what a good man would.

...driving north heading home and I think I'm getting tailgated by a drunk who moves to my blind spot and hangs there despite my slowing down to allow him to pass and the speed up to keep him out of the danger spot. Lightbar turns on.

Texas State Trooper. Ah. OK not speeding, got license, insurance and a 9mm pistol lying on the passenger seat. Shit.

Pull over punched the window down and kept my hands in sight.

I conceal carry and I am licensed, I had pulled it out of the holster and then forgot to put it in the center console.

The officer asks for license and insurance. I say yes sir, but before we do anything I'm a CCW holder and I have a pistol next to me what would you like for me to do?

The office was friendly and professional. He asked where the weapon was visually checked asked if I had any others and had me step out to the rear of the car away from it. I explain and asked permission to reached down to unbuckle. I moved slow, and the cop is grinning.

The lights out over my license plate he checks my license and CCW and thanks me for identifying myself as armed and to get the light fixed.

Mistakes can be better than coffee to wake you up.

Been visiting in Texas. Back to the real world.

When I was a kid something happened that made an impression. The state had a three day storm of freezing rain. The ice build up broke limbs, trees and telephone and power lines across the state and most roads were impassable. No running water, heat or food other than what you had in the house. I had a great time, but was very aware of other in our neighborhood that weren't. My parents were raise in the depression and had lived on farm way out in the boon docks. They were in the habit of keeping a pantry with two weeks of food and had a chest freezer. Meat is less expensive if you split a hog or a side of beef with another family. Buying basics in bulk makes sense if you'll eat them before they go bad. (I suggest Alton Brown's Good Eat sub series 'Pantry raid' for ideas if your interested. Food network and youtube) We had a wood stove. (Everybody liked a fire and the stove burnt a lot of wood, the stove not so much. Also Dad had a boy, me, split wood. We were set when bad times happened not so much for doomsday, but because my parents had lived in a location an hour from help or comfort and during a several times when money was tight, so they learned to not only save a little money but save wealth. The decisions made for each of items were not 'planning for the day' but in making a decision in buying something apreaching its utility in the long term and if things went wrong. You didn't think they would but it was nice to know.

A short side note wealth is not money. Money is something, gold, paper, credit or an idea (think I'm kidding? What's electronic ones and zeros in your online bank account?) Wealth is Food, drink, shelter, clothing and luxury items like computers, book and porn. Money is convent when there is a lot of wealth, not so much when there's not. Wealth is good to have but not very convenient. (that's why I pay more in a year on a storage locker than the value of the contents.)

The reason for this is I like to target shoot; its fun. I reload and when I visited the place I buy the stuff needed. The store owner looked punch drunk, his phone is ringing off the hook and I have more in stock than he did. Customers were talking about gun bans and buying like it was food an the hurricane was about to hit, Maybe they are right. I just wished they all had full panterys. My parents weren't the only ones with full ones, and between them everyone in our neighborhood ate when it all went bad.

The radiator is keeping pressure, and the car is running well.

Yesterday I found the one person in Human Resources able to help straighten out a dental bill. She did so in ten minutes, while being cheerful and volunteered to see if an appeal to the insurance board might bring a higher payment. (May she be blessed.)

Harbor Freight Tools opened a new store near my house.

The New Year is looking pretty good so far.

I replaced the radiator on my Toyota. I had help and encouragement from a friend and despite grabbing tools from one another and shoving each other out of the way we have remained friends. No leaks so far. Waiting for the boom.

Playing along.....

Rules:
Go to https://www.urbandictionary.com and type in your answers to the following questions.
Post the definition it gives you.

(I posted the first definition.)

1.) Your name?

george

A guy with a very big (usually huge) penis.
Guy: wanna see it?
Girl: sure
Guy: ok here
Girl: HOLY CRAP its a george

Um..ask my friends...

2.) Your age?

43
A number used by the Lucky clothing company (among others) which stands for "Fuck You" or "Fuck Off", since "fuck" has 4 letters and "you"/"off" have 3 letters.


3.) One of your friends?

tim

vb. to sex someone up n. man with a massive schlong
vb.That whore just got timmed
n.You hear about Bob? He is tim.


4.) What should you be doing?

Exercising

Time wasted trying to look less fat. Not recomended for fat asses. May cause heart attack and muscle falure.
Fat ass "dude im so fat, maybe i should start exercising"

Mom "you wouldnt want to do that dear, you would kill yourself"

5. Your favorite color?

blue

buy blue mugs, tshirts and magnets
The hue of the portion of the visible spectrum lying between green and indigo, evoked in a human observer by radiant energy with wavelengths of approximately 420 to 490 nanometers.
The sky is blue.
(boring)

6. Birthplace?

Decatur 111 up, 14 down

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Decatur is a medium-sized city in Central Illinois. The city is unique in that it is composed entirely of soybeans held together by a sticky adhesive made of sadness and dried Krekel's soft-serve.

Local History:
The city of Decatur was founded in the 1800's by the Chicago Bears, who at the time were coached by the legendary Abraham Lincoln. Always the savvy businessman, Lincoln elected to exchange the team for tickets to a showing of "My American Cousin" in Washington, DC, and we all know what happened with that.

The city's auspicious beginnings attracted a number of aspiring industrialists spanning a number of industries, including hog rendering, dirt recycling, garbage producing, and pollution. Many of these industries can still be seen today, though the long ago laid off most of their employees.

The city is home to a few famous inventions, such as the flyswatter, the automobile turn signal, and Dr. Dustin Ellison's Fabulous Rectal Plunger (patent pending).

The air often has a curious smell about it and can differ from day to day, often so much so that residents have been known to refer to days of the week by smell:
Monday: Burnt Cheez-Its
Tuesday: Soggy French Fries
Wednesday: Unholy Ass-crack of Satan
Thursday: Toasted Cat Litter
Friday: Recently Deceased Hobo Coated in Vaseline

Government:
The city is ruled by a small, exclusive club of wealthy men who are engaged in a large-scale game of Monopoly, with each one attempting to construct a "Speed Lube" or "Cash Loans" establishment on every street corner. They delight in sporadically bulldozing entire blocks of downtown to construct "parks," and relentlessly lobby for airline service to our airport (last month's passenger traffic: Three people, one ear of corn).

Geography:
The dominating geographic feature of Decatur is the large depression located east of Nelson Park (also in the minds of Decatur's inhabitants) that serves as a collecting pond for the liquid excretions of the populace. Termed "Lake Decatur", this muddy soup is rumored to contain fish, but mostly consists of dead bodies in 1973 Buick Lesabres, still clutching their buckets of KFC.

Activities/Tourism/Nightlife:
Notable activities in Decatur include being poor, crime, sleeping, and defecating in public places. Visitors to Decatur are advised that "We Like it Here," and that "You Should Definitely Take your Hubcaps with You when You Park, or Possibly Stop at Any Point."


Decatur: We live here

(ADM does smell like french fries, I always liked it as a kid. Firestone used to make tires, then in an effort to break the union they did a lock out and had the managers make the tires loudly publicising the amount of tires unskilled labor could make. A year later tires started to explode. I always thought there was a connection. The first Brown's Chicken murders happened there. [Robber rounded up and forced everyone into the freezers, and then killed them. Repeated three more times in Illinois, unsolved for 20 years.)

7. Month of birth?
April


A left-leaning, cultured, intelligent, down-to-earth chic that has tons of friends throughout the world. She's a lover of cinema and ethnic cuisines, has a witty sense of humor and is a great person to get advice from. She's the friend that is always there if you need her. She's also fantastic in the sack.
"That chic is so awesome. What an April."

"I got the best blowjob I've ever had. That girl was a real April."
('Ever meme get more sex than me.')

8. Last person you talked to?

karla


a great, loyal friend; someone who gives all of themselves in any relationship, honest, faithful, pure in heart, true to one's self

(Completely true...if I want to live.)

9. One of your nicknames?


mac

a pimp or playa or mackin on sumone to put your moves on her
damn son ur a mak daddy

whatch me mac on dis gurl
(uh..What?)

The writing and directing is below what is expected for Youtube submissions, however I do have hopes that this movie might singlehandedly return MST3K to TV.

Short note, I was fired last night, and several people were let got for different reasons. I'm so... relieved. Yes its a bad economy, but I'm not in debit and have enough cash to last a couple of months.
It was a call center that is being sold to a different business. So things were stressful.

Life is good.