Wife-Material Checklist (2026)

Over the weekend, I observed on Twitter....some guy writing a short list of characteristics that you need for a wife in 2026. He listed: Doesn't have a penis, won't kill your kids, and not considered a whore.

Being from Alabama (1960s/1970s)....I pondered over the list a while....thinking it's not really complete.

Ten things that I would add?

1.  Shouldn't owe $80,000 on college debt. (To be honest....even $40,000 of college debt would bother me.)

2.  If she can name all of the Kardashian family members....that's probably a no-go.

3.  If she has a recently bought NEW car, and still has six years of $800 monthly payments....that's probably a no-go.

4.  If she has disappeared completely for seven days in the last year....with no explanation or reasoning for where she went or what she did....that's a hard no-go.

5.  I'm open to beach-walks, but if it means 6-mile walks around Dauphin Island (Ala) in mid-July heat, it's probably a no-go. 

6.  If she talks about CNN host folks....as if they were Jesus's Apostles....it's probably a no-go.

7.  If she keeps the list of 107 quotes from Kamala Harris handy, and utters a quote several times a week....that's a no-go.

8.  If she dresses whorish once or twice a year....it's acceptable.  Three times a week....that's probably a no-go (I might delete this one).

9.  If she follows tornado-alerts....minute-by-minute, and keeps a active list of storm-shelters...I might ask questions.

10.  If she consumes a case of beer (minimum) per week, that's a ify-situation.

My 'Debanking' Story

 Back around 13 years ago....I held a investment portfolio account (I won't say the company's name, but it's a top five 'player').  

I had my account listed with a APO address (since living Germany retired).  

One day....I had a email from the organization....saying I had 30 days to close my account. No reason given.  I spent around three hours that afternoon....trying to establish WHY I was being 'debanked'.  The five or six individuals I ended up talking to...could not readily explain the situation.

So, I thought...this is a IT-support problem....so I used their contact number there.  The IT-guy (American) took one look at the file, and in 20 seconds explained....the company had adapted to a ONLY-US-address situation.  Beyond that....he could not fix or resolve the mess.

The APO address?  Treated like a German-state.  

It took about an hour to find a financial organization that was military-friendly, and ten minutes to open an account.  The debanking company?  I left with no problems/issues.  I actually left with 10 cents left in the account.

The odd thing....still today....monthly, from the debanking crew....I get a email monthly about my account being  'open' with ten cents of value in it.  

One Odd Thing About The Chatter Of Aliens/UAPs And Doom-AI

 Over the past month or two.....I've watched probably sixty news reports on German TV (commercial and public)...concerning the great approaching DOOM of AI. I would say...about 90-percent are pretty negative and leading a typical German to fear AI.  

At the same time....I've watched about twenty to thirty US podcasts/interviews....over aliens/UAPs.  

So, I've come to this odd prospective....IF AI were filled with doom/despair/threats....the alien folks (the Greys, the Nordics, the Insect-people)....would all be hooked up and in the same threat/despair mentality.  But you don't get that impression.

Something here....makes no sense.

If AI were on some 'wild-ride'....it'd be like a Borg episode off Star Trek. AI-Borgs would exist along side of the Nordic or Grey folks.  But you notice....they don't seem to have any AI hooked-up.

The wildest scenario?  Maybe this doom-despair idea....is bogus.  Or the alien/UAP scenario is bogus.  

Three Thoughts

 1.  It's reached stage where I turn on Fox, MSNBC, or CNN.....where you got a four-person panel, and you feel like it's either propaganda-hour in the old Soviet Union, or some WWE-wrestling highlight chat.

2.  McDonalds came out this week to deny (in strong wording) that AI has NOTHING to do with pricing of products.  They swear that there's some guy/gal (probably named Becky or Timmy).  The problem is...if you got Becky or Timmy to talking....they'd both admit they get it from some E-mail source name Calvin or Delores....who seem to be quiet intelligent.

3.  Number of financial lawyers in Minneapolis are handling a increase in bankruptcy paperwork....which oddly....relates mostly to Somali folks who for five to ten years....were taking in a million-plus in 'profits' for some fake company....on a US gov't fraud situation.

So....the Somali folks can't really show any money left (broke).

What'd they do with the money?  No one can say.  It's like they dug a hole and just threw the money....as fast as it came in...into the 'pit'.

Five Observations

 1.  2026 Braves are the first team I've ever seen with one 5-star starting pitcher, and one single 4-star relief pitcher....with the rest of the staff marginal 2-to-2.5 star in capability.  The only thing keeping them in the mix....they can score runs.

2.  I've watched probably a dozen podcasts over the past month....over aliens/UAPs.

Oddly, I'm about 70-percent convinced that the Grey-aliens and the Reptilians are probably not agreeable if they were to meet in some alien bar.

3.  Very obvious that diesel production in Iran is almost null and void.....so unless they sneak the stuff in from Pakistan....truck and tractor traffic in a matter of 10 to 20 days will be zero.

4.  The hoodlums in France are doing everything possible to convince the public to vote for extreme far right.

5.  Just odd.....fed-employees numbers...lowest in 60 years, and no one really notices any problems.

My Thoughts Over The Christa Pike Execution Attempt

 I've probably spent 90 minutes this past couple of days....looking over the state attempt to execute Pike.

I've come to two thoughts.

First, whatever they pumped into her....it was probably a saline-solution....that some guy/gal intercepted and they felt they were helping the 'poor' gal.

Second, once the state proves this...what then?  Well...I think you have to give up on the easy-simple execution method, and either go back to the electrical-chair, or hanging.

As for Pike now?  Reschedule the event in a month, and repeat (over and over, if necessary).   

Small Town America

About once or twice a month, I'll see some piece in the news talking about the heartland, and 'small-town' America.  I've come to the opinion that most people really don't know what small town America really means.

Small town, America....is where little league games happen on hot Saturday afternoons, with ice cream later.

Small town, America....is where you know your barber, your mechanic, your plumber, and your neighbor on a first-name basis.

Small town, America....is where you trust your local politician not to cheat you too much or siphon off tax revenues to buy a modern-age statue of a penguin.

Small town, America....is where you go to funerals of people that you've known for thirty years and considered a friend.

Small town, America....is where you go fishing a dozen times a year with your high school friend and your wife's cousin Larry who does transmission repairs.

Small town, America....is where your kids are safe and the porch light is turned off by 9PM.

Small town, America....is where you do charity socials for folks who need cancer operations and don't have much money to cover all their expenses.

Small town, America....is where you attend a local church but never appreciate the minister standing on your front porch and chatting about Moses to you.

Small town, America....is where you get drunk once a year at the high school reunion meeting, and meet with a bunch of guys who are losers just like yourself.

Small town, America....is where pumpkins are grown and part of decoration in October.

Small town, America....is where you keep a gun in the closet by the door, but haven't fired it in twenty years....and its likely that the ammo will malfunction anyway, if you do fire.

Small town, America....is where Wal-mart has yet to arrive.

Small town, America....is where a catfish restaurant sits on main street and you can still get a all-you-can-eat deal for $9.99.

Small town, America....is where your Uncle Barney still tells WW II stories, although half the time he is in Africa fighting the Nazis and half the time he's in the Pacific fighting the Japs.....and the reality is that Barney was 18 in 1945 and had barely gotten into basic training when the war ended. 

Small town, America....is where your wife has tinted her hair and you think she's a new woman entirely. Later, you put on some Barry Manilow music and get her to put on the Madonna outfit that you bought via the internet.

Small town, America....is where your septic tank has failed but you have 44 guys ready to tell you how you can replace it yourself without paying Walt's Septic and Supply to do it for you. After failing miserably, you pay Walt's Septic and Supply to quietly fix what you screwed up and just let your reputation stay intact.

Small town, America....is where a parade occurs each fourth of July with veterans and kids involved. Later you grill some steaks and drink some fresh lemonade. And that night, you watch some kid light up $100 worth of fireworks, which accidentally set fire to some farmer's field and you spend two hours stomping out the field fire.

Small town, America....is where the only murder in the past decade was the local Baptist minister who got shot by some guy who came home early from work to find his wife in a inappropriate position with the minister.

The truth is that we all live in Small town, America....and we really don't care to move or be somewhere else.