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Tobe safe and warm on a
cold and wet night
All we really need is soup.


But I am having a lovly glass of red wine.

I hope everone is keeping safe, but at times this very hard to do,,

yet I think this is a time for us Humans
to reflect and give thought to our world,.

This covid-19 is not only about me or you living on the other side of the world
but now we know all of that.

Will we learn from what has been happening this year.?

Stay safe everyone and Walk good.

I see in the news that Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner have purchased a $30 million plot of land in Indian Creek formerly owned by Julio Inglesias.
That's about 90 minutes from Mar-a-Lago by car... longer by jet ski.

and centuries later, Mr. Greenspan's 'primacy of profit'...., insights into the powers of the free markets, to provide for our needs. As opposed to socialism, or worse, and the failed, VERY failed, 'planned economies'. Count them all.
In some lectures by Canadian (eh?) wannabee Illuminati member economist, Dr. Mark Carney, these concepts were mentioned, in the context of the alleged immorality of Capitalism.
The party line is the absence of what makes people happy and secure in this last named system of production and wealth distribution, ceteris parabus.
Well, even these alt leftie, white guilt, self loathing banker types will admit to two important trends over the past decades. For one, that the systems with the vapid 5 year plans all have failed, and in the process, have caused enormous human misery. If you deny this, have your nurse or doctor bump up the dosages of your medicines for reality testing.
And, similarly, that under Capitalism, the percentages of utterly poor continues to decrease, in many places, and remarkably so.
This is not to say that the many poor are no longer with us, as they always will be. But somehow to try to induce 'social morality' into the fix is wishful thinking. As evidenced by the above, and...
The inability to ope-rationalize or even to crudely measure such social variables, for economic models.
The need for the confiscatory redistribution of hard earned wealth in any such plans. Communism is wonderful, until it runs out of other peoples' assets.
And so, in the words of Republican slave freer President Honest Abe, "You can't help the poor by making the well off poor themselves".
In order for these plans to be put into place, big, VERY big, statist government is said to be needed. Just how is that working out in the many Dem ruled big government cities, and elsewhere? Minorities there more happy?
In planned economies, supposedly all promising equality, "from each's ability, to each's needs", soon a tiny ruling (Party) class emerges, and hangs onto power. Often using force and violence.

And so much more. Be careful what we ask for. The Great Reset, my foot.

why is it that american men are travelling to europe looking for a bride ??
well most men interviewed say that american women are not up to the job,
as they do not take care of themselves the way european women do ,
they are loud and brash ,
and are not well educated, among a lot of other reasons ,,
and to be honest i some how agree with them , in europe women are more graceful not only in appearance
but also in most aspects of life ,they are well educated ,have a good understanding of world wide affairs
and plan well for the future,,,,
and why is this the case,, well only 10 percent of americans actually hold a passport ????
yet in europe virtually every one has a passport ,, hence europeans learn a lot more about culture and living,
where as the majority of americans only ever see america so can never compare with other ways of life ...

I have just finished watching 'the vow' about sex cult in the states masquerading as a type of self help group.In it women are portrayed as entitled princesses and men as protectors who basically resent the women.it seems that by categorizing both sexes as such,both sexes feel shame,anyone any thoughts on this concept or the series in general?

The ideas of constantly comparing against standards -self-imposed or caught up in society- and setting 'pass marks' determining your behavior essentially drill down to 'minimization of regrets'. On the short run and in every day life 'minimization of regrets' is going to avoid you getting into trouble. Some trivial examples: "No I won't finish this bottle of wine by myself, less I'll have a hangover tomorrow" or "No, I won't binge watch this series, cause the whole week-end will get screwed up." or else "No I won't buy that splendid car, to outshine the neighbors cause I can barely afford the down-payment".

Last example already shows that 'minimization of regrets' also makes you unhappy in the long run. Your desire to conform or to excel clearly conflicts with personal ambition and priorities in life.

The opposite theorem is 'maximization of benefits'. Whereas this might be a highlighted concept in an undergraduate's economy course, it also applies to long term perspectives in life and brings fulfillment and happiness in the long run.

Once more some trivial examples to get the 'feeling': "Yes I continue playing piano/classical guitar even though my fingers hurt, cause I feel I can play this concerto flawlessly with a little more effort". Or: "I'll put aside my smart phone until I finally master this physics course". or else "I'd rather spend an hour a day learning Portuguese on Duolingo than squandering the time on TV or YouTube during this lock-down".

Dating environment
The bifurcation also shows up when evaluating potential partners in life. 'Minimization of regrets' is going to get you your favorite Mr./Ms Average with pass marks on all criteria you deem essential. It tends to be a lengthy 'procedure of comparisons' possibly paved with some divorces along the road.

'Maximization of benefits' sets you up to find Mr./Ms Exceptional. He/She will have the qualities you value most and the flaws you can most easily forget about.

By definition, a patriot is a person who supports and defends his/her country and it's interests, a person who regards themselves as a defender, especially of individual rights, against presumed interference by the federal government.

I've heard that word a few times in the last month.

Dog was always around me growing up. No way to escape it. Born in New York, the first I remember was Elmer. Dog died and for a while it was life without dog. My family moved to Florida and again dog was in my life. Every day it was dog. Trixie to be exact. Trixie was the family dog and after that dog died my mother bought a snooty dog. Prior to that we never had to pay for dog. They just came into our lives. The dog she bought had papers... pedigree to be exact. Sheba was her name. My dad caller her shit-head. Sheba was all white and my mother often paid for a groomer to wash and shampoo Sheba and add the finishing touch... that pink bow in her hair!

I'm not sure what happened to Sheba as my mother passed away and I was married living in my own house with Missy. Missy was a stray dog and feeding her corned beef wasn't a good idea as she never left after that. Before Missy came along shortly after someone broke into my garage and stole several of my model helicopters. Bastids... they were all customized and worth thousands. Insurance only paid a fraction as recovery. I'm sure had Missy been there they wouldn't have made it into the garage.
Sometimes dog in my life was a good thing, especially when a salesman came calling and had a black briefcase. Missy didn't like salesmen. I'll never forget the time she went after one of them as he was getting out of his car. She ripped the leather covering on his briefcase and the white padding was poofing out!.

Not long after, we learned Missy wasn't spayed and our clan of dog grew times 5. Rambo, Boots, Bear and two others who had no personality. Incidentally Rambo was our favorite. When it was time to move, they all found people to adopt them.

I was in the process of a divorce and somehow gifted a chow... the one with a black tongue. Oh yeah, more dog and more puppies. We had a pen with the puppies and a sign in the front yard. My dad was monitoring the event and after he returned from lunch every dog was gone.

A friend was moving to a no-dog community and I received Cheyenne a German Shepard who disliked inside. Not long after, I was gifted a Dalmatian puppy George who had to be the dumbest specie of 4-legged animals. George learned to climb a chain link fence and get into trouble, usually returning a day or two later. One day while gardening George made a break for freedom taking Cheyenne as an accomplice. Heavy rains came washing away the scent and they were missing for a while. Maybe a week. I checked online at the animal shelter to see if they were apprehended, but no luck.

One afternoon, I heard a familiar bark at my front door, Dumb and Dumber returned.
Amazing that both of them had their tails between the legs and the dropped head 'We fooked up daddy' look. Too much for me, George made a new home at the Dalmatian Rescue and at the age of 14, Cheyenne died. Buried in my back yard... I didn't mention that to the new owner I sold the house to!

So, that's my story. No more dog in my life. I live without dog.
One of my best friends volunteers a few days a week at the animal shelter and no longer asks if I want to adopt because my standard answer is I live without dog.

The guy in the condo across from me is a heavy smoker. He often sits in his screened porch that faces the courtyard puffing away and doing business. Semi-retired, he does handyman projects from time-to-time. In the past few days (probably due to the rain) he paces the covered walkway... smoking.

The guy below him, also retired, listens to music on his porch... also puffing away.
Anywhere from 6am until midnight, there's a really good chance the courtyard and balcony will have the smell of cigarette smoke.

Usually, I walk along the main road in the evening... after 11pm and sometimes I smell fresh cigarette smoke. A few of the residents smoke cigars. Most of these smokers are over the age of 60... at that age they have no intentions of quitting.

This morning, I got up earlier than usual and decided to do a brisk walk... along more than 200 condos facing the roadway and found it surprising as the smell of 'morning cigarettes' was every few hundred feet.

I lost a friend earlier this year. A drummer who started playing in the 60's. I remember in high school one summer my parents let my band to use the house for practice. He was allowed to stay at my house for a few weeks and smoked a cigarette seconds before going to sleep and seconds after waking up. Cause of death: lung cancer.

Condo living is not for me and I've been shopping for another place to live. Preference would be a small house, cottage or townhouse... somewhere away from smokers.

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