This Whole Public Camping Law Chat

 The Supreme Court came up late last week and said that Americans don't have a right to camp on public property (meaning on sidewalks, city parks, etc).  A city can displace the public campers.

When all this homeless 'hype' started up a decade ago....no one really envisioned 'druggies' being in the mix, and that long-term camping (say for 20 years) would be acceptable.

Having been on the end of military deployments and their vision of long-term camping.....there are three essential elements.

First, sanitation is a key factor.  You can't show me a single public camping situation in SF, Portland, Seattle, or LA.....where you don't have rats/mice.  Every single health agency ought to be doing their job and shutting down public camping. 

Second, safety is an absolute must.  You can't have a quarter of your 'tent-city' on some drug-rage and you worried about getting killed over some comment you made over the Power-Rangers, the pitching staff of the Detroit Tigers, or the best way to cook ribs.  

Third and final....when someone says long-term camping (at least to a Army or Air Force guy)....there's a limit.  Army folks might be agreeable to two or three months of this style of living....Air Force guy might have six weeks of patience....to live in 1-star $90 tent.  

For those cities who want to be 'helpful'?  Select a point at the end of town....50 acres of property, and add public toilets/showers, and some covered patio area for dispersal of food.  Register the guy at the gate, and have the police monitor the camp.  Drug-use?  Don't accept it....force rehab.

The point on this discussion that I shake my head on.....how can a guy go and find this healthy (mentally) for a mid-20s person to sign up for 40 years of camping lifestyle?  

Four Observations

 1.  Just odd...timing of Hillary Clinton's book (presently) and a month-long period of interviews across the nation to sell the book/brand.

You'd think she was competing for the VP slot under Gov Newsom.

2.  Pressure on VP Harris to 25th-Amendment Joe Biden because of dementia?  Well....I'd suggest by mid-July....the House will be putting pressure on her.  

If she did do something like this and become President.....Newsom's 'game' is crapped-out and Harris might be the one winning in the convention.

3.  Science study done....proving that if  you exercise a lot....you tend to see things in slow-motion (at least you think/believe that).  

If you do zero exercise....you see reality in 'real' time....no slow-mo.

Having hauled hay in my youth....I would agree....a 8-hour day hauling hay feels like 40-hours of work....bundled  in a short-time spell.

4.  McPlant burger at McDonalds done....consumer interest wasn't there.  Would be interesting to know how much they wasted in developing it, and trying to brand it.

Three Humble Thoughts Over The Biden-Trump Debate

 1.  Pretty shocking....CNN actually ran a pretty decent debate.  The two commercial breaks?  Total waste in my opinion.

2.  Blink rate of Biden at several points....one blink per 50-odd seconds.  He was on some simulant but he also seemed drained of energy.

3.  The necessity to dump Biden?  Existing....but there's six weeks before the Convention.  Joe might be convinced not to step down, and just continue on.  

Odds of a 2nd debate?  ZERO.

Ten Humble Thoughts

 1.  Odd podcast I watched this AM.....mid-30s gal....claims she wasn’t allowed to board a United flight with her baby.  Reason?  She “misgendered” a nonbinary counter-attendant. 

Half-a-million people will likely view the video, and stage their own non-use of United over this.  

2.  After a while of accommodating things to accept a dementia guy in charge....it's not that hard to accept a bus-driver who has dementia, or a Waffle-House cook with dementia, or a bank-president with dementia, or even a doctor with dementia.

It took me a while to grasp this, but it makes perfect sense.

3.  One of the best ways to help achieve society’s collapse.....is to isolate people from your circle or refuse to recognize their opinion.  

4.  It's just odd....how people know all nine members of Supreme Court.....rather than remembering the starting line-up of the NY Yankees.

5.  I saw a video of Ashley Biden (Joe's daughter) speaking yesterday.  After about 30 seconds....I'm prone to suggest she was on medication.

6.  I think by 2025's conclusion....Disney will try to market 'Star Wars' for sale, and admit that they really screwed up the story.

7.  The minute I notice you having more than two tattoos.....I'm disengaged and likely thinking you have a 'problem'.

8.  Watching CNN for more than 10 minutes....I get this feeling of being in some cult-group.    

9.  There should be some kind of index used to determine how brainwashable people are, and certain job fields should be denied to those with a '7' or more on the index.  

10.  Just odd....Biden as a Senator....wrote a law to ban gays from the military.  This week, he hyped up the idea of a mass-pardon for all gays booted out from that law era.

I suspect, if President Biden wins in November....by 2029....he will have given every single American at least one to two pardons for something.  

How Joe Got Rich

 

I sat and contemplated this story.

Basically....Joe/Jill Bide used one single Delaware house....for refinancing 20 different times.

Original value of the house?  $350k.

What the loans added up to?  $4.2-million.

I've tried to make sense out of this.

The only way it makes sense?  

Each loan results in the house providing cash to the Bidens.....with the bank  holding the refinanced home.  Then some 'friend' steps in and pays cash for the mortgage deal from their pocket (not Joe/Jill's pocket), and the cash in Joe/Jill's pocket is thus gift-money and not really reported to IRS.

Legal?  Well....yeah, but most banks would say it's got an element of money-laundering attached....after you do this three or more times.

Did he report all  of this to the IRS?  I would imagine  yes.

My Three Thoughts On The Biden-Trump Debate

 Before we reach the debate:

1.  I think Russia will engage on their retribution gimmick (attacking some US target 12 to 24 hours prior to the debate.....with Biden backing out of the debate because of this event.

2.  If the debate does take place, I expect the CNN crew to be fairly biased but find that Trump is not really debating Biden.....he's going full-blast on CNN.  

3.  Biden has had seven continuous days of full up 'juicing'....so I'm curious if his body can handle a 8th day, and if the juicing wears off half-way through this debate.

My Thoughts On Oppenheimer (The Movie)

It's been two weeks since I watched the 3-hour 'saga'.   Four observations.

1.  The sound is crap. Between accents and low-quality recording....I'd say about 20-percent of movie is of poor quality.

2. To be honest, story-wise....there's probably material there for four different movies, and they led  you around to a complex story....which got you frustrated as time went by.  

3.  This Oppenheimer was a sex-nutcase-magnet....attracting a fair number of women (probably because of his brilliant mind).

4.  Toward the last hour.....I just wanted an ending (my patience had worn out).

My advice....if you really wanted to stay and view the whole thing....start off with three shots of whiskey, and down another shot every ten minutes.  For three hours?  It would 1.5 bottles to sustain a view (more if your wife is sitting there with you).