Trust no one this day!

Minutemen, please get ready.

Here's looking at ya!

A Hot Dog that I purchased at the Frosted Mug in Forsyth MO, appeared to be looking and smiling at me... Of course a few beers helped with the illusion!

Stats for Taney County Covid-19 for Oct!

As I am somewhat an OCD kind of individual, I made it a point to track the progress of the Covid-19 virus as much as possible month to month. People, like myself, love numbers. The data seen here represented most of the month opf October 2020.

I apologise if the graphic is a bit blurry. I also want to inform anyone who has an interest, that the Taney County Health Department did not report their figures each day. Rather, there were days when no reporting occured. To fill in those missing days (usually two to three days at a stretch), I extropolated the numbers using an averaging method.

What can be gleamed, almost immediately, was the very slow to no change in the number of deaths! It was basically a flat line, going from 28 to 31 for a net change of 3 individual dying out of a population of more than 56K. Even the newly confirmed cases did not amount to very many getting sick! My thought was, gee, those number are insignificant. This was especially true when one takes into account that the swab or PCR test, that is given after death, can be off by as much as 20%!

So, if these figures are accurate, then why are we all wearing a mask? I mean, I get the social distancing and handwashing, but masks?

Americans everywhere, please think very hard!

China Now! An ongoing work...

CHAPTER ONE

Darryl Kinkaid, a nondescript, even bookish looking sort of man of 42 years, worked as a bio-research scientist in a small Kansas town by the name of Caney. And, as a low level research assistant, he would have likely stayed a completely anomalous nobody... That is, had the fates been more kind. Had they not reared up and slapped him hard in the face.

Working late one rainy Friday night in the basement of a pharmaceutical firm by the name of Para-Quell, Darryl stumbled onto a discovery that would ultimately shake the world to its foundations! But, let us not get to far ahead of ourselves...

Canely, Kansas was the sort of town located in Montgomery County, a county in the south central part of the state, that supported a population of only about twenty two hundred. Most of the citizens, that could work, worked on area farms as paid labor. Few actually owned one, as large conglomerates had swept them up decades ago during the farm acquisition era of the eighties. Really crazy times that saw many a farm owner plunged from relative wealth to day laborers scraping together a less the glamorous living. Darryl worked just outside of town off Interstate 166 on a small dead end street in a lab facility that more resembled a large house than anything else.

Just off to the west ran Sherbil Creek though a stand of ragged scrub scattered about with juniper trees that had seen better days. The house/lab also sported a small barn, and so fitted right into the general landscape. In truth, Para-Quell was a level four bio-research facility that was funded by the government. A fact, that not even Darryl or the townsfolk (for that matter), were aware of. Yes, Canely continued to slumber on in the days ahead. Not unlike much of America.

CHAPTER TWO

Novenber 2020, had come and gone, seeing a new President arise from the obsecurity of a well appointed basement. Newly elected President Sknu Snowdem was a man on a mission. Along with his running mate Mary Hairloop, Snowden had much on his 'Agenda of Change', as he so often liked to call it. Chief among his list of things to do right the hell now, was openning the borders to millions of new Democrats while also ramming gun confiscation down the throughts of a still stunned populace. Shnu knew full well that when the mega taxes hit, that some would go into open revolt. Well, let them throw sticks and stones, he thought, as he hurried into the Senate Chambers. A Senate that now had a plurality of like-minded Democrats who shouted loudly on November the 4th, that 'We will get some changes made, now, damnit!'

Weathern changes expected in November 2020!

Forsyth MO. – The temps certainly went quickly downhill, beginning on Friday, October the 23rd as we were enjoying 80 degree plus temps! Those conditions quickly dropped down in to the 50's! That new regime of 50's and 60's looked to be the new norm as we moved on towards the end of the month!

So, cooler weather was expected to heaad on in, and that meant that I was going to have to dig out some warmer clothing and perhaps a space heater, to help keep my condo at acceptable temps! I always try to keep my electric bills as low as possible. This requires me to restrict my heating to my office area while leaving the rest of the condo much cooler.

November of last year (see graphic) can be all over the place in terms of daytime and nighttime temps. This sort of regime is typical for southwest Missouri when one lives close to the Arkansas border as I do. The only potential fly in the ointment, might be the establishment of a snow pack early on in the northern tier of Midwestern states. Then depending on how the steering current set up, could allow for earlier than normal snowfalls or ice storms to develope over southern Missouri.

The infamous Zebra Mussel invasion of Bull Shoals!

Forsyth MO. - For many decades now, a small striped mussel has been invading fresh water lakes and streams, all across the Midwest! Known as the Zebra Mussel, for its unique striping pattern, this very invasive shellfish is native to the Black, Caspian, and Azov Seas. I understand that somewhere's about 1980, it's believed that the Zebra mussel was introduced, by accident. This occured when a trawler ship arrived from the Black Sea and dumped its ballest into one of the Great Lakes! The progress of the so-called 'invasion' can be seen in this graphic;

I decided to take a walk, on a nice and warm day in October, in River Run Park. River Run had been submerged for much of the past year due to heavy rains. When I arrived, I was amazed to witness a vast number of what looked like minature clams clinging to just about every surface near the Bull Shoals Lake.! There must have been tens of thousands that I could see in the immediate area. (To say these mussels are fast reproducers would be an understatement). I found the following pertaining this amazing reproductive ability; 'Under natural thermal regimes, zebra mussel oogenesis occurs in autumn, with eggs developing until release and fertilization in spring. In thermally polluted areas, reproduction can occur continually through the year. Females generally reproduce in their second year. Eggs are expelled by the females and fertilized outside the body by the males; this process usually occurs in the spring or summer, depending on water temperature.  Spawning may start when the water temperature reaches 12°C and release rate is maximized above 17-18°C (McMahon 1996). Over 40,000 eggs can be laid in a reproductive cycle and up to one million in a spawning season.' Wow! Thankfully, the mortality rate for these guys are very high!

The mussel grows tiny protein like 'hairs', on its ventral or bottom side, that it uses to attach itself firmly to an object. This hold, once established, is said to be stronger than a 'suction cup'!

I contacted the District office of the Corps of Engineers at 870-425-2700 and was informed that they had 'no plans' to do anything other than to address any impacts to the dams they monitor. (One has to really admire this 'can do' attitude). Also, as in most other government office, the Corps office was closed to the public due to the Covid-19 pandemic...

So, for now, I will assume that the invasion will continue unabaited.

Random Thoughts!

A compilation of thoughts coming from the mind of a man with a head full of sand!

Biden/Trump debate – The last debate, before the coming election on November the third, came and went. During that debate, both candidates attempted to win over a tiny bit of the population. Why? Because most had decided who they were voting for quite some time ago. The very few fence sitters also probably walked away still undecided. The thing is, it's very hard to win any debate when one side is held by the truth and passed deeds, while the other feels there is no problems with lying as long as the ends justify the means. That's the Democrats, in a nut shell.

The Virus – As a world races towards a vaccine or actually a number of treatments, The Left continues to squeeze out the last remaining drops from a most convenient crisis. Some questions still remain; 1) Was the virus bio-engineered or not? 2) Was it intentionally released upon the world? 3) Were there elements of the so-called Deep State that were part of some kind of conspiracy? Time will tell, as all will be revealed in time.

Level Four Bio-research Labs – Level four is the highest level for isolating dangerous virons from ever escaping and yet that is exactly what happened in the population dense city of Whuhan, China. It is the largest city in Hubei and the most populous city in Central China, with a population of over 11 million, the ninth-most populous Chinese city. So, not the best location to have an accidental release occur. And Whuhan has two such labs, both situation rather close to the infamous, so-called wet markets where all sort of live animal and sea food is sold. Now, while I may not be the crispest cracker in the box, I was wondering if it would be a better idea to have these labs in locations with little or no local populations. Call me crazy, but if there's no on around and a virus escapes, then would not said virus just simply die? Isn't that correct. Better yet, by world dictate, why not restrict any such lab to a location in Antarctica! Food for thought!

One rainy afternoon!

One rainy afternoon, while I was lounging around at a favorite watering hole of mine, one Bobby Carter breezed in holding a plastic bag out in front of his body. And, I noticed that whatever was inside had evidently also garnered the attention of a few flies.

“Y'all want these here streaks?”, Bobby asked as he strode up to the bar. “They come all the way from Nixa!”

I glanced from looking up at Bobby, down to the bag he had placed just below my nose and frowned. A rather unpleasant order had begun an assault on my senses and at that exact moment, I understood why the flies had so much apparent interest!

“Steaks? What sort of steaks?” I asked with some interest.

Smiling, Booby plunked the bag down on the bar and intoned.... 'Why, my semi-inebriated friend, this here's three, count em, three one pounder T-boners!”

Wow, I thought, as I placed a hand on the package. “ Hey! These steaks are frozen!”

'Yes sir”, Bobby responded with a smile. “ Them there slab of beef has been frozen for like a whole year!” He knocked his knuckles on the package producing a dull thump for emphasis. 'They might even had a touch of freezer burns and so that's why they're also free!”

“Well, I guess I'll take em anyways”, I responded. “DanO never passes up a good piece of meat!” I also had realized that the odor must have been coming from somewhere else.

----------------------- I got home later that day, and tossed two of the steaks in my freezer, while positioning the third one in the refrigerator to thaw. Before doing that, I did weight the steak and found it came to 17 ounces. Wow!

The next day, that steak was still partly frozen but a close inspection revealed no freezer burn at all. To say that I was thrilled would be an understatement. I decided to leave the meat in the fridge for one more day before attempting to grill and eat it.

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S-Day – Standing for 'Steak Day' had arrived! I wanted to do things right, so I had planned to grill that behemoth steak over a hot charcoal fire. This was going to be the first time all year I'd grilled out and so it was sort of a special occasion.

Outside, the weather had turned quite warm for the time of year, about 80 or so by early afternoon. I had positioned a small grill on a metal table on the balcony of my third floor condo and was waiting for the charcoal briquettes to get hot. Over in the kitchen was a single Russet potato that was baking in a portable convection oven. Life was good.

Before you could read page one of a novelette, the steak was done along with a potato that had been in the oven for about 35 minutes. I grabbed it and threw it on a plate before going out to recuse the now slightly rare steak from getting overdone. I then sat down on a couch next to a coffee table and proceeded to chow down.

How was that steak? It was audacious, great tasting and all that it could be! Yes sir, that steak when added to a baked potato and salad, was everything the average man craves in the way of memorable meals.

November 2020 to see cooler temps!

And so the slide into the fall of 2020 begins!

Vote for Trump!

The truth about this election cycle!

On the question of collusion!

Here in America, one Party seems to be for a continuation of the great experiment that is our Constitutional Representative Republic, while the other side seems for some form of socialism, up to and including communism! Meanwhile, the Chinese Marxist government has made it no secret of their desire for world domination...Hmm

Now, consider a scenario where elements of the far Left and the Chinese government actively collude to bring about massive global change. Changes that would be agreeable to both entities if properly pulled off. A way that would see a very few controlling all the masses. Here in the United Socialist States, one might conjecture that it might be individuals like Schumer and Pelosi. Over in China it would likely be Xi Jinping along with his various henchmen. Perhaps America could eventually be a satellite and a servant of China with the Yen the default international currency? Yes, I know this is pure speculation on my part, but questions still remain, don't they?

Even assuming that the previous thought was remotely possible, what then would be the chances of China intentionally releaseing a virus that would create global crisis? Isn't that exactly what the Democrats have done here with their promotion of violence via Antifa and BLM? How would both be exploited for maximum effect? These are just a few questions circulating around my empty head this day.... And then, the POTUS comes down with the virus..... Wow!

An open letter to those who hate Trump!

Do you dislike that he made cruelty to animals a FELONY? Do you dislike he gave billions to stop the opioid crisis? He destroyed ISIS, killed how many terrorists without going to war, and oh wait, everyone said we’d be in World War III by now with North Korea? Do you dislike him because we are the largest producer of oil? Do you dislike him because he wanted to build a wall to keep criminals and drugs from coming in? Do you dislike Trump because he’s keeping Muslim terrorists out of this country? Do you dislike him because he just slashed the price for medications and in some cases 50%, which is driving big Pharma nuts? Do you dislike that he signed a law ending the gag-order on pharmacists that prevented them from sharing money-saving options on prescriptions?

Do you dislike that he signed the Save Our Seas Act which funds 10 million per year to clean tons of plastic and garbage from the ocean? Do you dislike that he signed a bill for airports to provide breastfeeding stations for nursing moms? Do you dislike that he signed the biggest wilderness protection and conservation bill in a decade designating 375,000 acres as protected land? Do you dislike that he loves America and puts Americans first? Do you dislike that he made a gay man the ambassador of Germany and then asked him to clean up national security and unclassified as much of it as possible for transparency? Do you dislike that he’s kept almost every campaign promise (with ZERO support from Congress who work against him daily!) plus 100 more promises because Washington was much more broken than he thought? Do you dislike like that he works for free, donating his salary to different charities? Do you dislike that he’s done more for the black community than every other President?

Do you dislike that he listened to senator Scott and passed Invest In Opportunity Zones to help minorities? Do you dislike that he passed prison reform, which gives people a second chance and has made quite a huge difference for the black communities? Do you dislike that he passed VA reforms to benefit the very people who served our country and defend our freedom? Do you dislike that he’s winning and signing new trade deals that benefit Americans, instead of costing us more? Do you dislike that he loves his flag and his country? Do you dislike that he calls out and has shown all of us that they ARE Fake News, and they twist the truth to control and mislead the people and he is trying to protect us from this? Do you dislike that he’s ending wars? Do you dislike that he has made a commitment to end child-trafficking and crimes against humanity and has made 1000’s of arrests already? Do you dislike he’s brought home over 40 Americans held captive, the last one from Iran? Do you dislike that he’s proven he was right about the Deep State and he was spied on? Do you dislike that he was a Billionaire before he ran for President and now is worth at least 1/3 less… because he loves America THAT MUCH? Do you dislike that he’s making the world pay their fair share for the UN for protection? Do you dislike that he respects cops, veterans, ICE & First Responders?

Do you dislike that he does not sell out America to other countries, like the leaders prior to him have done? Could it be possible that the ones who SELL OUT America to line their pockets OWN THE MEDIA AND HOLLYWOOD and hate him so much for trying to expose them and hate him for putting the PEOPLE first that they manipulate our thinking and control the information we get to steer US to hate him? These people benefit when you hate the man trying to stop them… so they won’t have to give up the wealth they have gotten and continue to get thru mass taxation and control. Wouldn’t you at least want to RESEARCH this possibility? Could 65,000 Americans already know the TRUTH… that he has done more for blacks in the last 20 years than our last 5 Presidents put together and is actually NOT a racist but you believe he is because it has been drilled into your head and yet you’ve never researched his accomplishments? You can start by watching those daily briefings he did during the lockdown (all on line) and then watching the coverage on the Main Stream Media and how they twisted it.

Do you actually believe the President encouraged America to inject bleach? Did you research the effects of UV LIGHT which is used to disinfect SCHOOL BUSES and medical equipment and is also being used as a treatment for bacteria and respiratory infections by injecting it into humans (search Healight but don’t use Google… they are part of the Deep State and manipulate what we see! And they sell our info, which is why you see merchandise pop up the day after you searched for something! Use Duckduckgo)!!! They want you to believe he is stupid because if you figure out that he isn’t, they will lose billions of dollars and all their control. I know… it is hard to let go of what you believed to be true for most of your life. You are not alone. But your BLIND hatred of this man who is literally trying to save us from the far Left, radical Socialists is going to be detrimental to our country if you continue to support their hatred. They are teaching hatred and separation… even in families! You are not allowed to agree with “part” of their agenda and think for yourself; you must repeat their FULL belief system or name-calling and insults ensue… this is the definition of a cult! All or nothing! They despise LAW AND ORDER. Just look around you. He supports it, so we are safe and can live in a civilized society. He stands for unity and America first. You will be amazed at how much more peace comes into your life when you turn off the FAKE NEWS and turn on the true America, where we focus on what unites us, not what divides us. The media hates him from day one. Impeachment was on the table before he was elected. They said Impeach the Mother Fuc#^*r….but his rhetoric is bad? He’s never given a chance yet he’s done more in 4 years than any president with zero help from the media or democrats. Results don’t lie onto the radical left. How dare he care so much about America. Love it or leave it. Do your research… I have! I All of these are verifiable things Trump has done! And verifiable that the media twists his words! Enough said! I don’t want to argue, I just want people to be informed and to make their own minds and have their own opinions not just what we are told mostly by mainstream media. Do your own research, please.