Nonsense

 Kinda-Sorta following Trumps trial.  It's all bullshit.

Likewise, kinda-sorta following the chaos at the Ivy League.  That pro-Hamas bullshit. Those kids should be expelled, their manes made public, and any with a student visa should immediately be sent home. We enjoyed free speech when I went to college, but we knew that the administrators wouldn't put up with this level of nonsense. Chasing skirt, making sure our term papers were in, Drinking beer behind the ROTC building.  That's pretty much the way I spent my college years. 

I am forever blessed that we did not have social media during my formative years. Those protestors today may well have to defend their social media presence when they get out of school and start moving about in the professional world.

Turn Indicators

 My '01 F150 still starts and runs.  With almost a quarter-million miles, it has proven to be fairly reliable. I run a Honda Odyssey as my daily driver, but the truck it there if I need a truck. the old Ford fits the bill.  Recently I was driving it, and noticed that the left turn indicator wasn't working.   Reflecting on the last time I had to change bulbs, those might be factory bulbs in the truck.

This morning, I went out to diagnose the problem and learned that the problem was the front left bulb. Tinkering with things in the cab, running carious lights and looking at the rest of the bulbs on the truck, I noticed that the turn indicator seemed to be working. Odd.  I ran some more tests, walked around the truck ooking at lights, and for some reason that turn indicator seems to be working.

Or, I might have an intermittent problem, which drives mechanics and electricians crazy. It probably wouldn't be a bad idea to go ahead and change that bulb, and give the bulb socket a little TLC while I have it apart. 

Busy Monday

 Took the dawg to the groomers this morning, then went to Jena to go junking with Belle's sister. Had a nice lunch, then on the way home stopped by a gun store in Ball we had never noticed.  Talked to those nice folks for a bit, then rescued the dawg from the groomer.

Came home to check the news.  Trumps trial started today.  The one in New York, where he paid off a hooker.  Damned shame when you can't trust a hooker to keep her mouth shut.

I ordered some match .22LR ammo yesterday.  Two bricks were over $100,  I haven't bought much .22 ammo in a while, but I seem to recall that a brick of good ammo, down at the Feed and Seed, was about $20.  That's been a few years ago.  And, I am paying shipping on this order, so that adds to the unit cost.  Still, that's about 12 cents per shot, so that ain't as bad as I've seen it.

Grandson Luke (age 12) has noticed an inconsistency in his standard ammo load, and wanted to try some better ammo.  The state match is coming up, and what good is it to be a PawPaw, if not to order match ammo when the kid needs it.  He has some Eley and some SK coming in, and he'll have to test them both and decide which brand his rifle prefers.  The ammo will be here on Wednesday.

Ouch

From what little I know about aviation, I do believe that this Spitfire is going to need a going-over.

 From what I've been told, prop strikes demand that the engine and gear box be torn down and inspected. Those V12 Merlin (Rolls Royce PV12) engines don't come cheap.

Of course, if you're flying a Spitfire, money isn't really the issue, is it?

Eaten By Cannibals

 That's the newest family story told by Pore Ol' Joe.  Jessie Waters covers it.  Skip ahead to the 7:00 mark.

Basically, Joes Story says that 1) his uncle was piloting a single engine plane in WWII. 2) He was shot down over New Guinea. 3) He was eaten by cannibals.

The Pentagon says 1) He was a passenger in a twin-engine plane. 2) The engines failed for unknown reasons. 3) The plane ditched in the sea, near New Guinea.

This story takes nothing from Joe's Uncle Ambrose.  He served and died in WWII.  But, Joe dishonors his uncle through the cannibal angle.

Catfish

 So, judging from comments, Sonny's BBQ is a chain.  I had never heard of it.  When the parking lot is full of pickup trucks, and when we went in, lots of fat ladies at tables, that's a pretty good indication that the food is good.  I thought it was a local joint, but I stand corrected.

Looking in a freezer that I don't normally frequent, I found a box of catfish filets.  Farm raised catfish.  I have no idea how long they've been in the freezer, but the box was sealed, so we're good.  That solves the problem of what I'm cooking for lunch.

Watching the pro-Hamas protest that are popping up on the campuses, I am amused at how obtuse the protestors are.  There is no Palestinian cause except to destroy Israel.  They could have had a state years ago, but rejected every offer.  No one wants the Palestinians.  The two neighboring Arab states, Egypt and Jordan both flatly reject the idea of taking refugees.

I know exactly one Palestinian person.  A lady with advanced degrees who teaches.  She emigrated here and built a life.  Fine person, I consider her a friend and colleague.

I have another friend, a native American who worked in that region for a year or so as an industrial contractor.  He frequently says that a person has to live among those people for six months before you truly learn to hate them..

The Old Recipes

I've been coughing for the past two days.  Don't feel bad, not running a fever, just incessant coughing. A dry cough.

It's time for the old remedies.  Equal parts honey, lemon juice, and whiskey.  Sip on it.

It's probably just hay fever.  I'm sure something is blooming.

Good Question!

 It's a very good question.  PJMedia is reporting that flyers posted in Mexico are asking that illegals vote for Biden.

Flyers, ostensibly created by a nongovernmental organization (NGO) called Resource Center Matamoras (RCM), which reportedly has tentacles that reach U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas and even the Lizard King George Soros, are being handed out at an RCM facility in Mexico. They are also posted in porta-potties. The flyers, in part, urge illegal immigrants to vote for Joe Biden.

US law limits voting in federal elections to US citizens.  Some jurisdictions allow migrants to vote in local elections, but federal elections are limited to US citizens.  So, why are flyers in Mexico urging illegals to vote for Biden?  That is a very good question.