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- September 12, 2021
- National Day of Encouragement 2021
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In these days of democrats gone insane with their power hungry attempts to control every aspect of our existence it's difficult to feel encouraged regarding any aspect of existence in the United States anymore.
The president of the United States is a bribe taking imbecile needing impeachment for his inept handling of everything with which he has been involved. He has a son who is equally lacking in character — and his wife is a typical self aggrandizing educator touting a meaningless credential as though it were some gold crown atop her feeble conceited head.
en·cour·age·ment
/inˈkərijmənt,enˈkərijmənt/
noun
the action of giving someone support, confidence, or hope
persuasion to do or to continue something
the act of trying to stimulate the development of an activity, state, or belief
September 12 brings us another National Day of Encouragement in the United States. The observance was first announced in 2007.
First proclaimed as Day of Encouragement by Mayor Belinda LaForce of Searcy, Arkansas on August 22, 2007 it was made a state day for Arkansas by Governor Mike Beebe.
President Bush also signed a message making September 12 the official National Day of Encouragement.
There is an Encouragement Foundation making plans to get more states involved in the National Day of Encouragement in the future.
So until such time as we get these so-called progressive morons out of the picture — which is now arriving much sooner with the now widely evident incompetence of the administration and democratic party and other woke oafs in general.
Try to be encouraged that better days are coming.
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- September 11, 2021
- September 11 2001 World Trade Center Attack
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On this day in 2001 19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group al Qaeda hijacked four airplanes and carried out suicide attacks against targets in the United States.
Two of the planes were flown into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, a third plane hit the Pentagon just outside Washington, DC, and the fourth plane crashed in a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
Almost 3,000 people were killed during the terrorist attacks, which triggered major US initiatives to combat terrorism.
While these events were transpiring I was teaching a Unix class at the local technical college. I will always know what I was doing when the World Trade Center was hit. I had a Pakistani national in the class who was an amiable fellow and had been complaining about his inability to pass through airports without excessive delays because of his skin color.
We didn't get much done that day due to the impromptu television set up by the assistant director and everyone following the events very closely. One of the instructors was very angry. A number of the participants exhibited fear. There was an older Jewish lady railing against muslims saying how "they're all animals" in their typical grating New York style demeanor.
I did not feel it was my place to address her regarding these comments so I remained silent and attempted to comfort my student by softly saying a salaam alaikum to which he smiled. I feel this enabled him to sit back and calmly finish the class without worrying about others in the building.
I left the day thinking that we should not blame anyone because of their skin color or religious persuasion ... because this guy in my class was an innocent — and I was sure he could not engage in terrorist activity.
Fitting a profile does not make you a terrorist.
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- September 10, 2021
- Worthlessness thy name is brick and mortar retail
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I just returned from 4 local stores looking one in particular of a few items unsuccessfully.
This has left me with quite an attitude toward the local brick and mortar retail establishments more concerned with you wearing a mask than providing you with commerce that is truly useful or even in your best interests.
Among a very few other items, I had a specific need for a set of USB digital speakers. I had decided earlier that a bluetooth speaker with power adapter would be an acceptable substitute.
First I visited Target. They had a suitable bluetooth speaker, but the rack in which the merchandise was displayed did not support the packaging and I couldn't remove one to purchase it.
I did not ask for help because the dullards in my midst did not appear capable of any level of assistance and were likely the workers who placed the merch in that infuriating inaccessible display anyway.
Then I went to Best Buy to seek the same item. They were closed. Talk about a leisurely work day. When you can't open til 10 am you simply aren't interested in doing much in the way of retail business.
Then I went to Office Max. They didn't have anything really suitable and I was surprised that they only had one model of computer speaker. It too had a 3 mm audio jack connection requirement for functionality rendering it totally unusable and thusly ... so much for them.
Finally I went to the Walmart Supercenter down the street. The preponderance of exceedingly dull employees working the electronics department was pretty disheartening.
I ended up simply leaving the cashiers station where I was waiting to get some help unlocking a speaker from the display case. I'm left feeling that the establishment, it's management, and business model are either totally stupid or disinterested. This is your Walmart in a nutshell.
Upon returning home I ordered a highly suitable set of digital USB speakers directly from Logitech.
I ended up spending less than I felt I would at any of the locally run by incompetent brick and mortar retail joints nearby.
In retrospect, I don't even know why I ever wanted to spend my dollars locally now that I've seen the absent minded warm body but that's IT populations playing at retail for these bastions of dullard humanity.
I actually wondered if they have those little keyboards with the pictures on them like the imbeciles who work for McDonalds use.
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- September 9, 2021
- California Admission Day 2021
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Today is California Admission Day.
This is a legal holiday in the state of California in the United States.
It is observed as a day of commemoration each year on September 9 as the anniversary of the 1850 admission of California into the Union as the thirty-first state.
A recall election aka recall referendum aka recall petition aka representative recall is a procedure by which certain jurisdictions allow voters to remove an elected official from office through a referendum before that official's term of office has ended.
Gavin Newsom has exhibited gross incompetence, bad judgement, wokeness, and libtard tendencies sufficient to provoke a recall election in California.
His ineptitude is the stuff of legend in conservative circles and I hope they succeed in throwing the scalawag out.
Boo !
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- September 8, 2021
- scis te ipsum
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Know thyself. In the original Latin, scis te ipsum.
Know thyself, and thou shalt know all the mysteries of the Gods and of the universe.
I have been pondering the sage wisdom which admonishes us to know ourselves. Always one to seek arenas of self improvement I have attempted to internalize various steps toward that end.
Inscription on the Temple of Apollo at Delphi
I attempt to quiet that rage which dwells within as a result of the PTSD I acquired from my youth. It is a difficult matter to collect thoughts when they are bouncing about in a cranium full of the disquiet of quiet rage. However, I am quite known for that level of uneasiness I try to quell as a function of self awareness and introspection. I am an animal of constant suppression and self control which is often not evident to some unskilled incorporated municipality CIO female.
Though I would like to be one thing, I am in actuality something else. That outward appearance of intellectual prowess is simply a function of that complexity which confuses each moment. My career was one of networks, interactive programming, facets of artificial intelligence, and systems designed to replace domain experts in the field. Then I find myself in those intellectual quagmires that actually pay the bills.
This would likely make me a whore.
I am good at much. Likewise I do poorly in many areas as well. I pursue those aspects of my existence which enhance my life experience even in the absence of true value to the world proper. I write code segments and batch files to handle various things I want done regardless of the common good.
This indicates a level of selfishness.
Alas, I have no passion. I once was passionate about medicine and health care. This passed with the absence of the committment to attend those classes which leads down that path. When the registrar told me "only 16 more years of school to go" I had to admit to the fact that I was not even remotely interested in another 16 years of school for anything and I put it all down at that moment. This lead me to declare that I didn't have the interest or committment and I departed matriculation never to return.
Plan B was good enough for me.
I repeatedly solicit feedback into my existence. There are comments on this blog but the venue remains unattractive to various others. I get rather empty commentary and a lot of outside hate mail when I raise the hackles of various differences and exceptions to my positions. However, I do not let this faze me because I know who I am, where I've been, and most importantly where I'm going.
The path less traveled has indeed made all the difference.
Relationships come and go. If I connect with someone I typically find it's way too late for anything meaningful with the fairer sex. They have had children with another and are fed up with the relationship thing and this is fine. However, I choose to limit my involvement with most others outside the realm of "friend" and indeed, I am happier for it I think.
I am difficult to be close to for sure. Very few have what it takes. I know a few but they are the strong independent type like me. Opposites attract. Likes repel.
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- September 7, 2021
- Superhuman Day 2021
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Sometimes we sell the disabled short. Many of those characterized as 'disabled' are in fact very able.
I have seen feats and abilities of the so-called 'disabled' that surpass a lot of we who are not considered disabled at all.
Today we observe Superhuman Day.
Each September 7th we honor those amazing persons around the world who are faced with the challenges of disability and rise above them with apparent ease.
Superhuman Day also celebrates and brings recognition to the hundreds of athletes, artists, musicians, and normal people who have overcome what was once recognized as a limitation of disability and went on to prove that they can do anything required.
Celebrate Superhuman Day by interacting with disabled people. Bestow your support upon any and every disabled individual you encounter.
There are far worse things than being there for another human being.
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- September 6, 2021
- Labor Day 2021
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The federal holiday of Labor Day in the United States is celebrated on the first Monday in September. That is today. Labor Day honors and recognizes the American working person and their works and contributions to the development and achievements of the United States.
Happy Labor Day to you !
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- September 6, 2021
- The Funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales
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The death of Diana was a rather shocking event for me personally. It's not that I was enamoured with her or any of the royals.
I just thought that those in charge of her conveyance were more responsible than they have been portrayed by history.
On this day in 1997 the funeral for Princess Diana was held in London.
I watched much of the proceedings between spates of teaching at the local technical college.
It is stated that a million people lined the streets while another 21 plus billion watched internationally on television.
The children were stoic but suffered greatly throughout the public proceedings and Diana's brother was a firebrand of criticism for the nationality and lineage of his sister.
I personally thought it was a tragic accident. There has been much subsequent innuendo revolving around conspiracy and notions of a royal 'hit' were proffered widely.
Me, I'm just sorry to see the woke snapperhead Prince Harry became over time. I think it's primarily a function of losing his mother entirely too soon.
I feel for him, but
Boo !
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- September 5, 2021
- International Day of No Prostitution 2021
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Prostitution is a controversial topic. Frowned upon and shunned by polite company, there are those of us who have found a place for the prostitute in our lives. Some of us such as myself had a 'whore heyday' as it were in their service hitches.
However, many times these proclivities diminish over time as mine did precipitiously with the advent of civilian life and the dissipation of a need for 'paid company' as it were.
Today is the International Day of No Prostitution.
This is a day of awareness observed primarily by antisex work feminists in opposition to practice of sex work.
It was originally held in 2002 in San Francisco Bay Area of California, and Melbourne, Victoria. and has become an annual event each October 5th.
There have been events held at the University of the Philippines Institute of Human Rights and the Asia-Pacific chapter of the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women as well as a candlelight vigil in Phoenix, Arizona.
Canada has been a location of political upheaval with opposing political factions opposing their anti sex worker laws.
Trades her soul as skin and bones
(You better love loving and you better behave)
Sells the only thing she owns
(You better love loving and you better behave) ooh ooh
Woman in chains (the sun and the moon), woman in chains
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- September 4, 2021
- NASCAR Sucks
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NASCAR is one of those popular things I detest. There is something about watching a bunch of automobiles run around a track which I find abhorrent. Perhaps it is my avoidance of much which is circular — including logic, conversational elements, and other such moronic things people do.
Be all of this as it may, on this day in 1950 Darlington Raceway became the site of the first Southern 500 which was the first 500 mile NASCAR race.
This is only significant because of who and where I am. I come from a long line of NASCAR fans and though I wouldn't be caught dead attending any NASCAR function I am in a distinct minority among my peers.
Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located in Darlington, South Carolina. I have traveled past it numerous times but never stopped there for any reason.
It is nicknamed "The Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as A NASCAR Tradition.
Get a life.
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- September 3, 2021
- National Welsh Rarebit Day 2021
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We have another Welsh Rarebit Day.
Each September 3rd it's time for a taste of the savory cheese dish.
The dish name translates to 'welsh rabbit' although there is no game in it which is good for me personally because rodents such as hares and rabbits are something I decline to eat.
Mom used to fix us toast with the hot cheese poured over it and it was something I enjoyed.
I personally thought it was better with the more crusty types of French and Italian breads rather than the plain white bread we used to eat more often.
Welsh Rarebit makes a wonderful fondue.
In Western Europe, taverns serve it with ale but I personally don't like to have alcoholic drinks with my food either.
Regardless, I enjoy the dish on those rare occasions it turns up on the menu and will celebrate the day for that reason alone.
Happy National Welsh Rarebit Day to you !
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- September 2, 2021
- Victory over Japan Day
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V-J Day, aka Victory in the Pacific Day aka or V-P Day is the day on which Imperial Japan surrendered in World War II which brought the war to a close.
The term has been applied to both of the days on which the initial announcement of Japan's surrender was made:
• August 15, 1945 In Japan, and because of time zone differences • August 14, 1945 In the United States and the rest of the Americas and Eastern Pacific Islands • September 2, 1945 When the surrender document was signed, officially ending World War II.
August 15 is the official V-J Day for the United Kingdom, while the official US commemoration is September 2.
The name V-J Day, had been selected by the Allies after they named V-E Day for the victory in Europe.
On September 2, 1945, formal surrender happened in a ceremony aboard the battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay.
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- September 1, 2021
- Hitler began Aktion T4 82 years ago
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On this day in 1939 Adolf Hitler signed an order to begin the systematic euthanasia of the mentally ill and disabled.
This order for mass murder, known as Aktion T4 was conducted in German occupied Europe from September 1939 through 1945. It consisted of forced euthanasia by agents of the SS in psychiatric hospitals. The total victims of this program were upward of 300,000.
T4 is a reference to a street address of the Chancellery department set up in early 1940 to recruit and pay personnel associated with this program.
Certain physicians were authorized to select those deemed incurably sick and administer a "mercy death" as a solution.
About half of those murdered were obtained from church-run asylums and these victims often had the approval of the Protestant or Catholic authorities of the institutions.
Justification rationales for this monsterous medicine was said to be eugenics, racial hygiene, and thrift.
Though Aktion T4 officially ended in August 1941, physicians in Germany and Austria continued these practices until defeat of Germany in 1945.
This informal continuation of the policy resulted in another 93.5 thousand additional deaths by the end of 1941.
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- August 31, 2021
- September 2021 is upon us
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With the advent of September memories of my youth surface which unfortunately do not represent the world nowadays.
I recall the month of September brought a slightly cooler weather with school startups and new clothes and many times a new school with the seven different schools I attended in 12 years of didactic failure.
It's a wonder I was able to perform anything valuable in society at all much less become the very in demand worker with status and remain exquisitely employable for scores of years when all was said and done.
So now we have idiot politicians overstating dangers of COVID for control of the masses. These are predominately democrat morons and the CDC which answers to them. I see a time when the CDC will be no more because of this over reach. Pelosi and her lapdog Fauci be damned. Trust is a difficult matter to regain when lost in the unseemly manner the democrats and CDC have lost theirs. At least I have the satisfaction of witnessing the miserable failure of the democrat administration and all the dumbass ineptitude it and all of the democrats comprise.
When the populace finally realizes what a bunch of chumps the democrats have turned them into there will likely be hell to pay.
Just remember that chumps. Some of us remained true to our intellects and the science. Too many think a cloth mask is going to save them when it's not really very effective at all.
An N95 respirator is a respiratory protective device designed to achieve a very close facial fit and very efficient filtration of airborne particles. Note that the edges of the respirator are designed to form a seal around the nose and mouth.
Early on September once was a time of pending harvests, carnivals, cupcakes and such. Now it's just a continuation of that drudgery the democrats have wrought onto the nation with impunity with their fear mongering of the ignorant masses unable to discern the truth for themselves.
About the only thing which has remained from the old days is the Autumn equinox which goes down Wednesday September 22 this year.
It's all a shameful mess to be sure.
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