It's an expression that most people have never heard used....except on TV news or in some Rambo movie.
So I'll define 'gone rogue' for you.
It's like some farmer who has been told that normal farming is X, Y and Z....but you show up one day and they got a book on Japanese farming techniques, and various neighbors are stopping to remark that 'Walter has gone rogue'. It means he's not following tradition, normal rules, established procedures, or public doctrine.
It'd be like you buying and sipping corn whiskey all your life, and one day....the neighbor shows up and you've gone and mixed the moonshine with strawberry syrup, and put a cherry into the glass....doing 'gone moonshine rogue'.
Or it'd be like you being a single guy all your life....up to age 60....suddenly getting into a relationship with the Dairy Dip gal (Wendy, age 18).
Or it'd be like you smoking unfiltered cigarettes for forty years, and just stopping all the sudden one day.
Or it'd be like you to attend a local Methodist Church each week for twenty-five years, and suddenly....you join up with some South Korean Baptist group.
Or it'd be like you to wear Red Wing boots to work daily, then suddenly you start wearing Italian-made sandals to work each day.
It's not that 'gone rogue' is bad....it's just a sign that maybe you lost your way, or got knocked in the head.
Friday, 27 September 2019
The Necessity of Nancy Pelosi's Health for the Next 75 Days
Basically, it's a fairly stressful period for the House Speaker for the next 75 days. If at any point, she has a stroke or heart attack.....the whole impeachment process goes into a tail-spin, and the Democrats in the House would have to go and find the replacement Speaker.
Questions would come up and you'd have to wonder....can Nancy come back? Is she out for six weeks? Who could do a stand-in job? Could the Democrats come to agree on someone that easily?
So I think the Speaker is under a fair amount of pressure and stress. If you wanted to make this whole impeachment process into a bigger mess than what it is....having Pelosi wheeled out of the Hall from a sudden stroke would be it.
Questions would come up and you'd have to wonder....can Nancy come back? Is she out for six weeks? Who could do a stand-in job? Could the Democrats come to agree on someone that easily?
So I think the Speaker is under a fair amount of pressure and stress. If you wanted to make this whole impeachment process into a bigger mess than what it is....having Pelosi wheeled out of the Hall from a sudden stroke would be it.
Thursday, 26 September 2019
What Is Accomplished Over the Next 120 Days?
Looking forward to October, November, December and January.....what exactly will Congress be able to achieve? More or less nothing?
For the bulk of 2019, and then adding this 120 day period onto it......if this impeachment thing fails, then the record for the House members going home in summer of 2020 to campaign looks like crap.
If they fail on this impeachment, will they go and find something else to impeach upon? My guess is that you might actually see a second impeachment (if round one fails in January) by October.
All of this will lead voters to question working ethics and achievements....then likely vote a hundred Democrats out of the House.
Can you blame this upon Pelosi? No, she's stuck with the players in the House, and it's their agenda....for better or worse.
For the bulk of 2019, and then adding this 120 day period onto it......if this impeachment thing fails, then the record for the House members going home in summer of 2020 to campaign looks like crap.
If they fail on this impeachment, will they go and find something else to impeach upon? My guess is that you might actually see a second impeachment (if round one fails in January) by October.
All of this will lead voters to question working ethics and achievements....then likely vote a hundred Democrats out of the House.
Can you blame this upon Pelosi? No, she's stuck with the players in the House, and it's their agenda....for better or worse.
After Reading the Whistle-blower Complaint
Basically nine pages.....highly organized, and in a manner of a PhD thesis (something I found odd). To write in this manner? Well, something like this would have taken a minimum of forty hours, with proof-reading required.
So, three basic observations:
1. Almost all (I'd say near 98-percent) is second-hand information. He heard it from so-and-so. He heard this from another so-and-so. So to me, as the IG over this....I'd just be shaking my head. It's basically worthless, unless you forced each single first-hand individual to come in and give testimony. The IG won't go to that extent unless there was something of value stolen or someone threatened.
2. The guy writes this a great deal.....'these events happened, but I don't know why'. Again, that takes away any value to the complaint itself. Maybe he should be President, and let others second-guess him?
3. He has classification authority, which most mid-range or lower-ranking folks would not have. But you have to ask the question.....the info that he took....he seemed to spend a lot of time on research. I would be guessing over the period in question....he must have invested a minimum of eighty man-hours in writing and researching the entire 'event'. So it begs the question....what exactly is this guy's full-time job? I certainly (when working in the Pentagon) would never have had so much free time to do something like this.
Value? Well....it sounds politically biased, and I have to wonder if he's capable of working for the President. Maybe he's one of those folks who should just get a job with Google, write code, or run a car-rental shop at the airport.
So, three basic observations:
1. Almost all (I'd say near 98-percent) is second-hand information. He heard it from so-and-so. He heard this from another so-and-so. So to me, as the IG over this....I'd just be shaking my head. It's basically worthless, unless you forced each single first-hand individual to come in and give testimony. The IG won't go to that extent unless there was something of value stolen or someone threatened.
2. The guy writes this a great deal.....'these events happened, but I don't know why'. Again, that takes away any value to the complaint itself. Maybe he should be President, and let others second-guess him?
3. He has classification authority, which most mid-range or lower-ranking folks would not have. But you have to ask the question.....the info that he took....he seemed to spend a lot of time on research. I would be guessing over the period in question....he must have invested a minimum of eighty man-hours in writing and researching the entire 'event'. So it begs the question....what exactly is this guy's full-time job? I certainly (when working in the Pentagon) would never have had so much free time to do something like this.
Value? Well....it sounds politically biased, and I have to wonder if he's capable of working for the President. Maybe he's one of those folks who should just get a job with Google, write code, or run a car-rental shop at the airport.
Wednesday, 25 September 2019
What Do Polar Bears Eat?
It's an unusual topic and I spent around 90 minutes today reading up on Polar Bears and their 'dinners'.
So lets start with an odd fact which few people grasp....Polar Bears don't eat Penguins. Why? You'd think some type of relationship thing? Well....no. Penguins only frequent the South Pole region. Polar Bears only frequent the North Pole region (to include the US, Canada, Iceland, Greenland, Russia, Norway, Sweden, and Finland). So they never meet up. However if a couple of Penguins did meet up Pete, the Polar Bear....they'd likely be a mid-day snack.
Polar Bears do like the taste of Seals, along with various Whales and Walruses. Geese and bird eggs? Yes....that's on the list as well. Fish? Yep, and various types. Rabbits and mice? That's on the menu as well. The various berries that might grow in the northern 'circle'? Polar Bears will go for that, but it's not worth the low calorie count.
So here's the thing, if you go and read summaries by guys who spend weeks out in the wild and observe Polar Bears....their primary source of food is Seals (adults and pups). If you subtract Seals or hunt them out of existence....then you got a problem. Whales and Walruses, down on the list? You are mostly talking about the caucus of Whales, that might accidentally end up on some beach. The Walrus thing is a good number two source of food for Polar Bears.
So if you have a Polar Bear standing in front of you and looking 'sickly'? Well....it's fairly good odds that he's in the same age group as those old sickly lions that you occasionally see on Mutual of Omaha shows, and toward the last year of his life.
If you wanted to wipe the Polar Bears out? You'd have to go and hunt the Seals and Walrus populations down to nothing. Presently, no one seems to have that agenda on their list.
So lets start with an odd fact which few people grasp....Polar Bears don't eat Penguins. Why? You'd think some type of relationship thing? Well....no. Penguins only frequent the South Pole region. Polar Bears only frequent the North Pole region (to include the US, Canada, Iceland, Greenland, Russia, Norway, Sweden, and Finland). So they never meet up. However if a couple of Penguins did meet up Pete, the Polar Bear....they'd likely be a mid-day snack.
Polar Bears do like the taste of Seals, along with various Whales and Walruses. Geese and bird eggs? Yes....that's on the list as well. Fish? Yep, and various types. Rabbits and mice? That's on the menu as well. The various berries that might grow in the northern 'circle'? Polar Bears will go for that, but it's not worth the low calorie count.
So here's the thing, if you go and read summaries by guys who spend weeks out in the wild and observe Polar Bears....their primary source of food is Seals (adults and pups). If you subtract Seals or hunt them out of existence....then you got a problem. Whales and Walruses, down on the list? You are mostly talking about the caucus of Whales, that might accidentally end up on some beach. The Walrus thing is a good number two source of food for Polar Bears.
So if you have a Polar Bear standing in front of you and looking 'sickly'? Well....it's fairly good odds that he's in the same age group as those old sickly lions that you occasionally see on Mutual of Omaha shows, and toward the last year of his life.
If you wanted to wipe the Polar Bears out? You'd have to go and hunt the Seals and Walrus populations down to nothing. Presently, no one seems to have that agenda on their list.
Bernie and His Registry
I tried to make sense out of this....Bernie Sanders came out yesterday and said that America needs is a “national wealth registry.” You make over X-amount....you'd be on this registry.
What's the purpose of the IRS? Well....no matter what amount you make, you kinda have to fill out paperwork and let them know how things are.
Is Bernie even aware that the IRS exists? I don't know.
But after thinking over this....I have this better idea.....a national nutcase registry.
When the cops or some judge says you are a certified nutcase....your name goes on this registry. No matter where you move, or live.....folks could look you up and feel good that you aren't on the list, or bad if you are on the list.
But I guess that my registry idea won't take off.
What's the purpose of the IRS? Well....no matter what amount you make, you kinda have to fill out paperwork and let them know how things are.
Is Bernie even aware that the IRS exists? I don't know.
But after thinking over this....I have this better idea.....a national nutcase registry.
When the cops or some judge says you are a certified nutcase....your name goes on this registry. No matter where you move, or live.....folks could look you up and feel good that you aren't on the list, or bad if you are on the list.
But I guess that my registry idea won't take off.
Greta and Evangelist 'Kids'
After watching the UN clips of Greta Thunberg, I turned off the sound and watched the animation of the speaker.
If you've ever been in the south of the US for an extended period....particularly in the 1960s and 1970s.....especially in the heat of the summer, there are revivals. Around one-percent of these will include Evangelist 'Jimmy Joe' who was typically 12 to 14 years old, and some teenage kid who'd gotten all Jesus-energized, and started quoting scripture (mostly all from the New Testament).
After he'd impressed his parents and relatives....some minister would hear about 'Jimmy Joe' and come over.....getting some hyped-up feeling over this kid's minister actions. Then he'd convince 'Jimmy Joe' to come to a revival one evening to preach.
They'd put out the word in the community, dozens of extra folks would drive five to ten miles out of their way, to hear this 13-year-old evangelist to preach to them. Maybe a two or three dozen young teens would show up....who typically wouldn't be at some revival.
'Jimmy Joe' would put the emphasis into his speech....slaming the Bible down, talking trash on Satan, praising John the Baptist as if he were a uncle, describing angels as if they were from the Dallas Cowboys, and trying to touch people (usually the adult minister would try to correct him and avoid that fakeness) to rid them of demons.
A dozen folks would come forward at the end of the 'show'....confessing their sins, and they'd all hustle on Sunday to be baptized.
Most 'Jimmy Joes' would last around five years, and half the time....they'd get burned out or emotionally strung up to such a degree that they needed to be sent off to a rehab unit in Bessemer or Ozark Springs.
I look at Greta and I basically see the same behavior, and the same 'saving' at work. 'Jimmy Joe' characters always believed they were doing God's work, and Greta believes she's saving the Earth.
At some point, she'll go over the line, and say something that will bother the social folks of Sweden, and they will come to suggest to the parents that she's either burned-out, or emotionally unstable. My guess is that they will swiftly remove her from Sweden and find some country where they don't grab folks for forced rehab.
But I'll say this. There's nothing wrong with 'Jimmy Joe' people being evangelists and carrying on this 'save-your-soul' business. If it makes them happy.....fine. I generally believe the same for Greta, and her save-the-Earth business. If it makes her happy, fine. But there is this fine line where you are burned-out, and I would suggest Greta is about half-way there.
If you've ever been in the south of the US for an extended period....particularly in the 1960s and 1970s.....especially in the heat of the summer, there are revivals. Around one-percent of these will include Evangelist 'Jimmy Joe' who was typically 12 to 14 years old, and some teenage kid who'd gotten all Jesus-energized, and started quoting scripture (mostly all from the New Testament).
After he'd impressed his parents and relatives....some minister would hear about 'Jimmy Joe' and come over.....getting some hyped-up feeling over this kid's minister actions. Then he'd convince 'Jimmy Joe' to come to a revival one evening to preach.
They'd put out the word in the community, dozens of extra folks would drive five to ten miles out of their way, to hear this 13-year-old evangelist to preach to them. Maybe a two or three dozen young teens would show up....who typically wouldn't be at some revival.
'Jimmy Joe' would put the emphasis into his speech....slaming the Bible down, talking trash on Satan, praising John the Baptist as if he were a uncle, describing angels as if they were from the Dallas Cowboys, and trying to touch people (usually the adult minister would try to correct him and avoid that fakeness) to rid them of demons.
A dozen folks would come forward at the end of the 'show'....confessing their sins, and they'd all hustle on Sunday to be baptized.
Most 'Jimmy Joes' would last around five years, and half the time....they'd get burned out or emotionally strung up to such a degree that they needed to be sent off to a rehab unit in Bessemer or Ozark Springs.
I look at Greta and I basically see the same behavior, and the same 'saving' at work. 'Jimmy Joe' characters always believed they were doing God's work, and Greta believes she's saving the Earth.
At some point, she'll go over the line, and say something that will bother the social folks of Sweden, and they will come to suggest to the parents that she's either burned-out, or emotionally unstable. My guess is that they will swiftly remove her from Sweden and find some country where they don't grab folks for forced rehab.
But I'll say this. There's nothing wrong with 'Jimmy Joe' people being evangelists and carrying on this 'save-your-soul' business. If it makes them happy.....fine. I generally believe the same for Greta, and her save-the-Earth business. If it makes her happy, fine. But there is this fine line where you are burned-out, and I would suggest Greta is about half-way there.
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