WHISKEY OR WATER? Samuel Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, is accredited with saying "Whiskey is for drinking, water is for fighting over". I am sure he was somewhere in the West when he said that. I am also sure that all those people back east running around like ants from a den have no clue how precious water in the West actually is. Well, maybe not all of them. There may be a few who live there that immigrated there from the Western climes. And if they did, they probably did so because of the above mentioned water. Here in the Land of Enchantment, there are two water wars going on in the courts. There is a town, or village called Magdalena that has lost it's water. Why, cause it's so dang dry the town well went dry. And caved in. They have been receiving help from the State and neighbors hauling in water to the people there for 3 or 4 weeks now. The State is finally about to decide to let them drill a new well. A few miles south of this village, in a flat stretch of land called the St. Augustine Plains, an Eastern company, with foreign money backing them, wants to drill about 300 wells ( I may be wrong on the number ) to a deep aquifer and pump thousands of gallons of water every day until the aquifer runs dry. Yep, you read that correctly and of course this case is in the courts and so far the judge has ruled against the water well drilling company. So far the local residents are winning, but most of them are just working people and don't have the funds to fight a court battle against a large company. We can only pray that the courts continue to see the stupidity of allowing foreign ( as in east of the Mississippi river ) entities drilling for and extracting what little water we have. The other case is similar to this one, but is a little farther North, in the area around Albuquerque. I haven't heard a lot of details on this one yet, but from what I have heard, the case is similar to the one mentioned above.
On a related note, in Colorado there is a large brewery, brewing a popular beer. Considering the wild fires there and the water needed to fight it, and the drought that is in that State, as well as here to the south, I have to wonder how much water goes into a beverage that causes nothing but heartache, not to mention head aches. Consider all the brewerys across the country that make not only beer, but Whiskey, if they all shut down and people just drank water, then perhaps Mark Twains saying would need to be changed. And just perhaps, even, there would be a little more water for the benefit of all, not just those who choose to drink whiskey and fight over water. I can assure you, the water fights are real and will continue as long as the west exists. And THAT'S THE VIEW FROM THE DITCH BANK
Monday, June 24, 2013
Thursday, June 6, 2013
WHAT'S YOUR OPINION
THERE'S THIS OLD QUOTATION ABOUT OPINIONS: You know the one. If you don't I'm not going to quote it here. Just to say that every one has an opinion. Of course those opinions aren't always in agreement. So, I'm going to mention a few things political here and then ask for you opinion. If you choose to express it. I will qualify this to this extent. Most of what I will write here has been taken from the media. Maybe not the popular media of the day, but the media just the same. And it all is taken from the items that seem to be playing out on the popular news of the day. So, here goes.
From an article written by Larry J. Eastland, PhD. he comments on Obama's fading Presidency. I won't quote his entire article, but just highlight a few of the things he said, but I will quote these.
1. The "Transformational President didn't transform. If any thing, the divisiveness is worse.
2. The new age of a Permanent Democrat Majority lasted just two years. Today there are fewer Democrats in Congress, in State Legislatures, and in governorships than when Obama took office. And George W. Bush is as popular today as Barack Obama. Not exactly a mandate.
3. The "I can cut unemployment in half in my first term didn't cut it.
4. Obamacare--his only legislative achievement--is as unpopular an idea today as it was the day it passed--if not more so.
5. The "most transparent and honest administration in history" has shown to be...well...you know. Nuf said.
Now, those are the opinions of Mr. Eastland, and here are a few highlights of why he said them.
Obama is fading cause it's his second term and he can't run for president again. No one will have to run with him on a ticket, so they have nothing to fear. There fore, they are turning away from him. Also, all through out this presidents terms, he has been over shadowed by the Clintons. And while a lot of people don't like President Obama, a lot of people like Bill and Hilary Clinton.
Next he commented on a comment that someone made is not about how a leader leads in a crisis, but how he leads in a mess. And Obama has three or four messes on his hands right now, and not a lot of friends to help him out. The democratic party is distancing themselves from him and they don't seem to understand the Hole theory. As in, when you're in a hole, stop digging. They just can't seem to stop.
I will comment on just a couple of other things that Mr. Eastlan mentioned. Not a lot of people know a lot about Presidednt Obama. They see him on TV doing Presidential things, kinda like a TV show, and what goes on when not on TV is rarely seen. Also, in his second term, many of those who now work with him realize that their jobs will be in jeopary in a few years and they will be jumping ship soon to find good jobs in the private sector, leaving Obama to find who ever he can to fill the jobs that need filling. And they will not necessarily be the best people for the job.
There was more said in the article, but was just quoting facts to support a lot of the things mentioned, or just other things along the same line as those mentioned. I do fear that I didn't do the article justice, however, and I will give any one the reference to this article if they want to read it in full.
Now, I will mention a couple of things that are still political in nature, although not necessarily all Obama generated. Will, maybe not all.
The first one is the C-CPI. I will assume that any of you who may actually read this drivel, know what the CPI is, but if you don't, it is the Consumer Price Index. The other C stands for chained, as in the Chained, CPI. It is a new way to calculate Social Security and Veterans benefits, and President Obama included it in his most recent budget proposal. If it is adopted, it will decrease the Social Security and veterans benefits in the future. While most of the comments focused on these two things, it could also raise taxes. Like this. Every year, the Internal Revenue Service makes adjustments, based on inflation, to income tax brackets........These adjustments help prevent bumping tax payers into higher tax brackets and making them pay more because of inflation. The chained cpi would yeild smaller increases than the current formula, there fore more of your income will be taxed at a higher rate. Taxpayers with an income of $10,000 to $20,000 would see their taxes raise the most by almost 7% over 16 years, while the higher tax bracket for those earning over $ one million would pay only a .2 % increase. This would cut Social Security by $127 Billion over 10 years while raising taxes by $142 Billion in that same time period.
Now, some of the solutions to these things are as follows, according to Moi.
Congress should not pass this budget that includes the C-CPI. Who ever is in charge should crack down, hard, on waste and inefficiency in the payment of Medicare.
Many who currently collect Social Security should not. This program was originally designed for a retirement benefit, for those who pay into it, but it has been expanded over the decades by changing the rules by those in government that allows all too many people to collect this benefit, often without paying much into it. I didn't get into the Obamacare program, and will not do so, as I have done so in past posts. Just pay attention to what is happening with this going forward.
I encourage any who read this to pay close attention to all the things that this administration and the congress are doing. I don't care if the members of congress are Democrats, Republicans, Independants, Tory's or Whigs, theie first priority should be the welfare of the people they represent, and to take care of the business of the country. And they are not, as a body. There may be individuals on both sides of the aisle, or in the middle of the aisle who are so inclined to take care of the people, but as a body, both house and senate, are so busy worrying about who is going to get the best of the other, that the purpose for which they are elected has gone by the wayside. So, I repeat, pay close attention to what is going on in Washington, regardless of the party in the white house or in the house or senate, in State houses, county offices and city offices. And then vote for those that seem to be the best, regardless of party.
AND THAT'S THE VIEW FROM THE DITCH BANK
From an article written by Larry J. Eastland, PhD. he comments on Obama's fading Presidency. I won't quote his entire article, but just highlight a few of the things he said, but I will quote these.
1. The "Transformational President didn't transform. If any thing, the divisiveness is worse.
2. The new age of a Permanent Democrat Majority lasted just two years. Today there are fewer Democrats in Congress, in State Legislatures, and in governorships than when Obama took office. And George W. Bush is as popular today as Barack Obama. Not exactly a mandate.
3. The "I can cut unemployment in half in my first term didn't cut it.
4. Obamacare--his only legislative achievement--is as unpopular an idea today as it was the day it passed--if not more so.
5. The "most transparent and honest administration in history" has shown to be...well...you know. Nuf said.
Now, those are the opinions of Mr. Eastland, and here are a few highlights of why he said them.
Obama is fading cause it's his second term and he can't run for president again. No one will have to run with him on a ticket, so they have nothing to fear. There fore, they are turning away from him. Also, all through out this presidents terms, he has been over shadowed by the Clintons. And while a lot of people don't like President Obama, a lot of people like Bill and Hilary Clinton.
Next he commented on a comment that someone made is not about how a leader leads in a crisis, but how he leads in a mess. And Obama has three or four messes on his hands right now, and not a lot of friends to help him out. The democratic party is distancing themselves from him and they don't seem to understand the Hole theory. As in, when you're in a hole, stop digging. They just can't seem to stop.
I will comment on just a couple of other things that Mr. Eastlan mentioned. Not a lot of people know a lot about Presidednt Obama. They see him on TV doing Presidential things, kinda like a TV show, and what goes on when not on TV is rarely seen. Also, in his second term, many of those who now work with him realize that their jobs will be in jeopary in a few years and they will be jumping ship soon to find good jobs in the private sector, leaving Obama to find who ever he can to fill the jobs that need filling. And they will not necessarily be the best people for the job.
There was more said in the article, but was just quoting facts to support a lot of the things mentioned, or just other things along the same line as those mentioned. I do fear that I didn't do the article justice, however, and I will give any one the reference to this article if they want to read it in full.
Now, I will mention a couple of things that are still political in nature, although not necessarily all Obama generated. Will, maybe not all.
The first one is the C-CPI. I will assume that any of you who may actually read this drivel, know what the CPI is, but if you don't, it is the Consumer Price Index. The other C stands for chained, as in the Chained, CPI. It is a new way to calculate Social Security and Veterans benefits, and President Obama included it in his most recent budget proposal. If it is adopted, it will decrease the Social Security and veterans benefits in the future. While most of the comments focused on these two things, it could also raise taxes. Like this. Every year, the Internal Revenue Service makes adjustments, based on inflation, to income tax brackets........These adjustments help prevent bumping tax payers into higher tax brackets and making them pay more because of inflation. The chained cpi would yeild smaller increases than the current formula, there fore more of your income will be taxed at a higher rate. Taxpayers with an income of $10,000 to $20,000 would see their taxes raise the most by almost 7% over 16 years, while the higher tax bracket for those earning over $ one million would pay only a .2 % increase. This would cut Social Security by $127 Billion over 10 years while raising taxes by $142 Billion in that same time period.
Now, some of the solutions to these things are as follows, according to Moi.
Congress should not pass this budget that includes the C-CPI. Who ever is in charge should crack down, hard, on waste and inefficiency in the payment of Medicare.
Many who currently collect Social Security should not. This program was originally designed for a retirement benefit, for those who pay into it, but it has been expanded over the decades by changing the rules by those in government that allows all too many people to collect this benefit, often without paying much into it. I didn't get into the Obamacare program, and will not do so, as I have done so in past posts. Just pay attention to what is happening with this going forward.
I encourage any who read this to pay close attention to all the things that this administration and the congress are doing. I don't care if the members of congress are Democrats, Republicans, Independants, Tory's or Whigs, theie first priority should be the welfare of the people they represent, and to take care of the business of the country. And they are not, as a body. There may be individuals on both sides of the aisle, or in the middle of the aisle who are so inclined to take care of the people, but as a body, both house and senate, are so busy worrying about who is going to get the best of the other, that the purpose for which they are elected has gone by the wayside. So, I repeat, pay close attention to what is going on in Washington, regardless of the party in the white house or in the house or senate, in State houses, county offices and city offices. And then vote for those that seem to be the best, regardless of party.
AND THAT'S THE VIEW FROM THE DITCH BANK
Monday, May 27, 2013
I'M GOING TO LIVE A LONG TIME
HOW ABOUT YOU? Do you know how long you will live? Well, I don't actually know how long I will live. In years. But I do know this. I'm in the beginning years of my 8th decade of life. And I saw on the news the other day, ( qualification, at my age "The other day" could have been a day or a month or even a year or more ago ) that said that a person would lose 3 sets of keys and 4 cell phones in a life time. Refering to the opening statement, I will live a long time, cause I have yet to lose my first set of keys and my first cell phone. I would purely hate to lose my keys. The cell phone, not so much.
So, I will ask for some comments here? If any one feels so inclined. Which would you like to lose, if you had to lose something. Either of the items mentioned, or something else. If you were to lose one of those items, and you had a choice, which one would you like to lose. Keys, or cell phone? Just curious.
In my humble opinion, there are a lot of things worse to lose than a cell phone or a set of keys. Like your mind, or a eye or limb. A Good friend or family member. Or your testimony of the gospel. Personally I would rather lose the alloted number of keys and phones than any of the other things I mentioned. Opinions, any one.
What would make you feel really devastated if you lost it.
One last note; The best thing to lose is your temper when you are angry. Anger makes your mouth work faster than your brain.
AND THAT'S THE VIEW FROM THE DITCH BANK
So, I will ask for some comments here? If any one feels so inclined. Which would you like to lose, if you had to lose something. Either of the items mentioned, or something else. If you were to lose one of those items, and you had a choice, which one would you like to lose. Keys, or cell phone? Just curious.
In my humble opinion, there are a lot of things worse to lose than a cell phone or a set of keys. Like your mind, or a eye or limb. A Good friend or family member. Or your testimony of the gospel. Personally I would rather lose the alloted number of keys and phones than any of the other things I mentioned. Opinions, any one.
What would make you feel really devastated if you lost it.
One last note; The best thing to lose is your temper when you are angry. Anger makes your mouth work faster than your brain.
AND THAT'S THE VIEW FROM THE DITCH BANK
Monday, May 20, 2013
I MUST BE HAVING FUN
WHAT ABOUT YOU? You've heard the expression, I'm sure. You know the one. Time flies when you are having fun. Well, time seems to be flying, so I must be having fun. Let me back up a few years, uh, decades, and give you a little background information.
For the few of you that may have read this blog from the beginning, you know that I spent the bulk of my working life in the mining industry. For the other one or two of you that haven't read this blog much, well, I spent the bulk of my working life in the mining industry. And during that 40 years and 2 months I worked in the mining business, I worked 16 different schedules. But the one I will talk about in this post is the one we called the 8 day off schedule.
It worked like this. We worked 12 hour shifts. 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. for the night shift and 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. for the day shift. Sometimes we had to be earlier for a safety meeting or some other type of meeting, but I won't get into that for this post. Suffice it to say I am talking about 6 to 6 when I talk about the shifts we worked. Now, the schedule worked like this.
We would start night shift on a Thursday and work for 4 nights; Thursday, Friday; Saturday and Sunday, coming off shift Monday morning at 6 a.m. Then we would be off Monday and Tuesday. Then on Wednesday we would work the day shift for three days and be off on Saturday and Sunday. Then we would go back to the night shift on Monday for three nights, being off then onThursday and Friday and then starting the day shift on Saturday for four days. Which meant that starting Wednesday you were off for 8 days. Yep, 8 days off in a row. Every month. In case you haven't figured it out by now, we worked 14 day and were off 14 days in every 28 day period. So after the 8 days off, we then went back to the night shift on Thursday to start the cycle all over again. And it took forever for those 8 days to come around. Cause, again, if you haven't figured it out, coming off shift at 6 a.m to start a day off, most of that first day off was spent resting, leaving you with one day to do something. So you looked forward to those 8 days off. Which took forever to come around.
Now, I mention all this to get to the point of the post. We have a young couple living next door to us and the man works in the mine, on the 8 day off schedule. And his 8 days off seem to come around really fast. He probably don't think so, but to me, being now on the outside and looking in, as it were, it seems they come around for very fast.
So, I must be having fun, cause time sure is flying by.
And THAT'S THE VIEW FROM THE DITCH BANK
For the few of you that may have read this blog from the beginning, you know that I spent the bulk of my working life in the mining industry. For the other one or two of you that haven't read this blog much, well, I spent the bulk of my working life in the mining industry. And during that 40 years and 2 months I worked in the mining business, I worked 16 different schedules. But the one I will talk about in this post is the one we called the 8 day off schedule.
It worked like this. We worked 12 hour shifts. 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. for the night shift and 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. for the day shift. Sometimes we had to be earlier for a safety meeting or some other type of meeting, but I won't get into that for this post. Suffice it to say I am talking about 6 to 6 when I talk about the shifts we worked. Now, the schedule worked like this.
We would start night shift on a Thursday and work for 4 nights; Thursday, Friday; Saturday and Sunday, coming off shift Monday morning at 6 a.m. Then we would be off Monday and Tuesday. Then on Wednesday we would work the day shift for three days and be off on Saturday and Sunday. Then we would go back to the night shift on Monday for three nights, being off then onThursday and Friday and then starting the day shift on Saturday for four days. Which meant that starting Wednesday you were off for 8 days. Yep, 8 days off in a row. Every month. In case you haven't figured it out by now, we worked 14 day and were off 14 days in every 28 day period. So after the 8 days off, we then went back to the night shift on Thursday to start the cycle all over again. And it took forever for those 8 days to come around. Cause, again, if you haven't figured it out, coming off shift at 6 a.m to start a day off, most of that first day off was spent resting, leaving you with one day to do something. So you looked forward to those 8 days off. Which took forever to come around.
Now, I mention all this to get to the point of the post. We have a young couple living next door to us and the man works in the mine, on the 8 day off schedule. And his 8 days off seem to come around really fast. He probably don't think so, but to me, being now on the outside and looking in, as it were, it seems they come around for very fast.
So, I must be having fun, cause time sure is flying by.
And THAT'S THE VIEW FROM THE DITCH BANK
Friday, May 17, 2013
WHERE DO YOU FALL ON THE LIST
NOT TALKING ABOUT YOU PERSONALLY: But the place, or State, where you live. What list? you ask. Well, the list of corruption. I think the two or three of you who actually wade through this drivel I call a blog are aware that I live in New Mexico. And a lot of New Mexicans will say that New Mexico is the most corrupt State in the Union. Many years ago, even decades ago, a New Mexico politician commented that if you want a degree in political corruption, go to Chicago. If you wanted a Masters degree, go to Louisiana, but if you wanted a Doctorate, go to New Mexico. People from the East Coast will probably say New York or New Jersey are the most corrupt, so it might just depend on where you live on what you think about corruption in Politics. For this post, however, I will concentrate on the Land of Enchantment.
Residents of the State will point to Manny Aragon, a politician serving prison time for kickbacks on a federal courthouse contract. He is also drawing a pension check while in prison, cause he's "eligible". There are others serving prison terms for a variety of reasons. Our past Governor had to withdraw from on offered cabinet post in the Obama administration, cause he was, ( and still is ) being investigated for receiving big campaign contributions in exchange for campaign advise. The pay to play is still working it's way through the system. I could mention more things, but I think you get the idea. A past report put New Mexico as the 45th worst State for corruption, but a more recent report has us at number 39.
I am now going to mention a few things Martinez. As in Governor Susana Martinez. In case you haven't realized this yet, I like her. Is she a perfect Governor. No. Has she made mistakes? Yes. But as a general rule, she has done many good thing for the State and has tried to do more, but has been stymied by the legislature. I will mention just a few.
During the 2013 Legislative session, she sponsored a bill to fix the above corruption items. Her bill never made it out of committee. She has tried to get the policy repealed of giving drivers licenses to illegal residents. A practice started by the previous governor. The legislature just don't seem to understand the word Illegal. And they come up with some of the stupidest reasons for not fixing this problem. Our County Senator among them. One more item. Or two. Our State's corporate taxes were the highest in the region. She wanted to lower it in order to attract more businesses to the State. Without going into the things that took place, this bill was passed. Many legislators fought this bill, including our own County State Senator, saying that the State would lose money. It was finally passed because the legislative persons are in love with all things Hollywood and this bill meant those filming in the State also got a tax break. And what has happened since this bill was passed. Businesses are already moving into the State and more businesses are looking to move here. Lower taxes, but more businesses, thus more jobs, thus more taxes. A win win situation, it seems to me.
So I'll end on this note. Our legislature, including the afore mentioned State Senator, has worked with Governor Martinez on a lot of things to improve the State and it's people. They have worked together to cut spending and to balance the budget and keep the State in the Black. Something Washington requires of States, but not of itself. I think if those in Washington would take a lesson from our Republican Governor and mostly Democrat Legislature and how they are willing to work together for the good of the people, at least most of the time, we could find our nation once again in the black financially and that our unemployment rate would decline as more people would have jobs. Now if we could just get the State politicos away from the corruption trough. And THAT'S THE VIEW FROM THE DITCHBANK.
Residents of the State will point to Manny Aragon, a politician serving prison time for kickbacks on a federal courthouse contract. He is also drawing a pension check while in prison, cause he's "eligible". There are others serving prison terms for a variety of reasons. Our past Governor had to withdraw from on offered cabinet post in the Obama administration, cause he was, ( and still is ) being investigated for receiving big campaign contributions in exchange for campaign advise. The pay to play is still working it's way through the system. I could mention more things, but I think you get the idea. A past report put New Mexico as the 45th worst State for corruption, but a more recent report has us at number 39.
I am now going to mention a few things Martinez. As in Governor Susana Martinez. In case you haven't realized this yet, I like her. Is she a perfect Governor. No. Has she made mistakes? Yes. But as a general rule, she has done many good thing for the State and has tried to do more, but has been stymied by the legislature. I will mention just a few.
During the 2013 Legislative session, she sponsored a bill to fix the above corruption items. Her bill never made it out of committee. She has tried to get the policy repealed of giving drivers licenses to illegal residents. A practice started by the previous governor. The legislature just don't seem to understand the word Illegal. And they come up with some of the stupidest reasons for not fixing this problem. Our County Senator among them. One more item. Or two. Our State's corporate taxes were the highest in the region. She wanted to lower it in order to attract more businesses to the State. Without going into the things that took place, this bill was passed. Many legislators fought this bill, including our own County State Senator, saying that the State would lose money. It was finally passed because the legislative persons are in love with all things Hollywood and this bill meant those filming in the State also got a tax break. And what has happened since this bill was passed. Businesses are already moving into the State and more businesses are looking to move here. Lower taxes, but more businesses, thus more jobs, thus more taxes. A win win situation, it seems to me.
So I'll end on this note. Our legislature, including the afore mentioned State Senator, has worked with Governor Martinez on a lot of things to improve the State and it's people. They have worked together to cut spending and to balance the budget and keep the State in the Black. Something Washington requires of States, but not of itself. I think if those in Washington would take a lesson from our Republican Governor and mostly Democrat Legislature and how they are willing to work together for the good of the people, at least most of the time, we could find our nation once again in the black financially and that our unemployment rate would decline as more people would have jobs. Now if we could just get the State politicos away from the corruption trough. And THAT'S THE VIEW FROM THE DITCHBANK.
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
DO YOU REMEMBER
IN A DECADE NOT SO FAR AWAY, AND THE NOT SO DISTANT PAST: But farther back than the memory of my grandchildren, and maybe even some of my children, a president resigned from the presidency because he was caught spying on people. He was a Republican. I am not writing this post to hash over all that took place with him and his consorts back then. It is ancient history. I just brought it up as a way of reminding us of what happened during that time. A quote says that history repeats itself, and I wonder if it may be doing that now. The Infernal Revenue service spying on groups, delaying their applications over a word in the title of their group. Spying on news reporters. Boy, that got the media's attention.
Now, there is political posturing on both sides of the aisle. Instead of trying to do what is the best for the country and it's people, the opposing parties seem only to point at each other and try to make the opposite party look bad. Fingers are being pointed. The President says he won't stand for things and calls it Republican posturing. The Republicans are blaming the President and his cohorts of cover ups. In my Ditch Bank viewpoint, I think they are both right. And both wrong. But in any case, they neither one are concerned about the country. And Nancy Pelosi recently said that the Obamacare bill was lowering insurance premiums. I ask, how can she know. Most of the bill doesn't even kick in till next year. I do know that my retirement insurance premium has went from $106 a month 4 years ago to $260 a month now, 4 years later. I know that my Medi Care insurance premium went from $90 a month to over $100 a month now. And less is being paid. We will wait and see what happens on this one, but I fear the worst, and hope for the best.
In that not so distant decade, there was watchable TV shows and movies we actually looked forward to attending. Now, we refuse to go to a movie and we watch very little TV. Most of the shows are not only vulgar, but stupid. The so called comedys aren't even funny. Except in a potty mouth kind of way.
Well, I got those things off my chest. And THAT'S THE VIEW FROM THE DITCHBANK
Now, there is political posturing on both sides of the aisle. Instead of trying to do what is the best for the country and it's people, the opposing parties seem only to point at each other and try to make the opposite party look bad. Fingers are being pointed. The President says he won't stand for things and calls it Republican posturing. The Republicans are blaming the President and his cohorts of cover ups. In my Ditch Bank viewpoint, I think they are both right. And both wrong. But in any case, they neither one are concerned about the country. And Nancy Pelosi recently said that the Obamacare bill was lowering insurance premiums. I ask, how can she know. Most of the bill doesn't even kick in till next year. I do know that my retirement insurance premium has went from $106 a month 4 years ago to $260 a month now, 4 years later. I know that my Medi Care insurance premium went from $90 a month to over $100 a month now. And less is being paid. We will wait and see what happens on this one, but I fear the worst, and hope for the best.
In that not so distant decade, there was watchable TV shows and movies we actually looked forward to attending. Now, we refuse to go to a movie and we watch very little TV. Most of the shows are not only vulgar, but stupid. The so called comedys aren't even funny. Except in a potty mouth kind of way.
Well, I got those things off my chest. And THAT'S THE VIEW FROM THE DITCHBANK
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Don't you just hate that
Hate: a word used in many contexts. Like the title of this post. When people say that, it is usually in a context of irritation or sometimes just as a joke when something happens that causes aggravation, but not really meaning HATE.
A little story of history. I started to say past history, but if it is history, it is past. Many years ago, even decades, actually. While working with a crew of men, the supervisor did something that caused friction between him and another employee. Most of those on the crew had had trouble with this supervisor at various times, and this particular employee was one of them. Because of the incident that took place, the employee, who was stewing about it( I don't remember what the situation was) made a statement that "He hated the supervisor." He turned to me and said "Don't you?" I replied "No". He ask why not, cause this supervisor has caused you more problems than most of those on the crew. I will probably paraphrase what I said, but it was something like this. "Hate is an emotion, and so you have to spend time hating an individual when you give in to that emotion. I have other things to spend time on rather that hating someone." He could not understand that statement. Probably still doesn't. But that is how I felt and how I feel now. We have just too little time to spend it hating someone or seeking ways to get revenge on someone.
Now, having said that, I am getting to the point where I just hate the phrase " The new normal". This is saying that things that were normal no longer are and the things that take place now are new and they are normal. That is like saying the "New Morality". All that is, is the old immorality." If it used to be immoral, it still is, as listed in the Bible. If it used to be normal, and no longer is, maybe we all should look at what was normal and see if the New Normal is a good thing. And id it is not, then lets go back to the "Old Normal" and outlaw the New Normal. And quit saying the new normal. And THAT'S THE VIEW FROM THE DITCH BANK.
A little story of history. I started to say past history, but if it is history, it is past. Many years ago, even decades, actually. While working with a crew of men, the supervisor did something that caused friction between him and another employee. Most of those on the crew had had trouble with this supervisor at various times, and this particular employee was one of them. Because of the incident that took place, the employee, who was stewing about it( I don't remember what the situation was) made a statement that "He hated the supervisor." He turned to me and said "Don't you?" I replied "No". He ask why not, cause this supervisor has caused you more problems than most of those on the crew. I will probably paraphrase what I said, but it was something like this. "Hate is an emotion, and so you have to spend time hating an individual when you give in to that emotion. I have other things to spend time on rather that hating someone." He could not understand that statement. Probably still doesn't. But that is how I felt and how I feel now. We have just too little time to spend it hating someone or seeking ways to get revenge on someone.
Now, having said that, I am getting to the point where I just hate the phrase " The new normal". This is saying that things that were normal no longer are and the things that take place now are new and they are normal. That is like saying the "New Morality". All that is, is the old immorality." If it used to be immoral, it still is, as listed in the Bible. If it used to be normal, and no longer is, maybe we all should look at what was normal and see if the New Normal is a good thing. And id it is not, then lets go back to the "Old Normal" and outlaw the New Normal. And quit saying the new normal. And THAT'S THE VIEW FROM THE DITCH BANK.
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