I'VE SEEN A LOT OF THEM OVER THE YEARS. Never thought I would be one of them, though. I used to look at them and just shake my head and think, "Come on, it can't be that bad". Now, in my dotage, I realize I am becoming one of them. More and more every day. I just have to shake my head and wonder, Why do they think the neighbors like to hear their cars and motorcycles with no mufflers on them. Or why do they think we like to hear what they call music floating through the air from blocks far away, not to mention next door. Or why do they think we like to hear their kids hollering and screaming at the top of their lungs and calling it fun. Yep, I am becoming one of them, and getting there fast. Sometimes I seem to be on a slippery slope heading there. And just what is it I am becoming? you ask. Or not. Well, whether you ask or not, I will tell you. I am fast becoming a CURMUDGEON. And what's more, I am proud of it. I am getting more like George, the neighbor in Dennis the Menace every day. And I don't really care.
AND THAT'S THE VIEW FROM THE DITCH BANK
Saturday, August 1, 2015
Wednesday, July 15, 2015
INSURANCE
DO YOU HAVE INSURANCE? who is it with. Just answer that question to yourself cause it's really none of my business. If you have it, or who with. unless you cause me problems, then I am sure I would like to know. Actually, I would insist on it. But that is not really the purpose of this post. Do you watch TV? Do you watch the commercials? If you do, do you really listen to the insurance commercials. Or even see them in a magazine or newspaper ad? What do they say.
Invariably they will say something like this; "You can save ( insert dollar amount here) over other companies. The amount will vary, depending on the company, but they will all, and I repeat, all, will promise to save you money.
So that set me to thinking. The next time one of those ads come on the TV, I will just take them up on their offer. I could use the savings. And I figure if I change every 6 months or so, I should be in a position soon where the next company that offers me a savings will have to pay me to use their insurance.
Now, I think that is a deal I couldn't turn down. How about you?
And THAT'S THE VIEW FRO THE DITCH BANK
Invariably they will say something like this; "You can save ( insert dollar amount here) over other companies. The amount will vary, depending on the company, but they will all, and I repeat, all, will promise to save you money.
So that set me to thinking. The next time one of those ads come on the TV, I will just take them up on their offer. I could use the savings. And I figure if I change every 6 months or so, I should be in a position soon where the next company that offers me a savings will have to pay me to use their insurance.
Now, I think that is a deal I couldn't turn down. How about you?
And THAT'S THE VIEW FRO THE DITCH BANK
Wednesday, July 1, 2015
POLITICS, AGAIN
I HAVEN'T POSTED FOR A WHILE ON POLITICS: So here goes a short couple of opinions.
The first one I will mention is the recent supreme court decision on same sex marriage. Now, I do not support this decision. I believe marriage is to be between a man and a woman. Or a woman and a man, if you prefer. Having said that, the purpose of this post is not to decry this ruling, but to decry the fallout of it. While those who fir this scene wanted equality, they now want everyone to do as they want. IE. If they want a wedding photographer and the one they ask refuses for whatever purpose, even though there are several photographers who are willing to provide this service, the one that refused will be, ( not can be, but will be ) taken to court and sued for the refusal. The same thing applies to bakers or any one else who refuses to provide a service. Yet, these people want an end to discrimination, but will discriminate others to force them/us to go their way. If a man wants to marry a man and a woman wants to marry a woman and the law of the land says they can, then by all means do so. But, do not force others to agree with everything you are doing. You/they can go about the business of marriage and all that the law allows with resorting to this kind of behavior. OK nuff said.
2. Just this year President Obama has established relations with Cuba. There are many, in and out of politics, who are against this policy as well as others who are for it. As I have said in the past and is listed in my profile, I am a member of the LDS Church and one of the scriptures we quote is that the gospel will be taken to all nations, kindred's and people. well, Cuba fits that profile and I am of the belief that this move was instigated by a Father In Heaven who now wants the gospel to go to Cuba, and this move opens that door.
AND THAT'S THE VIEW FROM THE DITCH BANK
The first one I will mention is the recent supreme court decision on same sex marriage. Now, I do not support this decision. I believe marriage is to be between a man and a woman. Or a woman and a man, if you prefer. Having said that, the purpose of this post is not to decry this ruling, but to decry the fallout of it. While those who fir this scene wanted equality, they now want everyone to do as they want. IE. If they want a wedding photographer and the one they ask refuses for whatever purpose, even though there are several photographers who are willing to provide this service, the one that refused will be, ( not can be, but will be ) taken to court and sued for the refusal. The same thing applies to bakers or any one else who refuses to provide a service. Yet, these people want an end to discrimination, but will discriminate others to force them/us to go their way. If a man wants to marry a man and a woman wants to marry a woman and the law of the land says they can, then by all means do so. But, do not force others to agree with everything you are doing. You/they can go about the business of marriage and all that the law allows with resorting to this kind of behavior. OK nuff said.
2. Just this year President Obama has established relations with Cuba. There are many, in and out of politics, who are against this policy as well as others who are for it. As I have said in the past and is listed in my profile, I am a member of the LDS Church and one of the scriptures we quote is that the gospel will be taken to all nations, kindred's and people. well, Cuba fits that profile and I am of the belief that this move was instigated by a Father In Heaven who now wants the gospel to go to Cuba, and this move opens that door.
AND THAT'S THE VIEW FROM THE DITCH BANK
Tuesday, June 16, 2015
WILL HISTORY DISAPPEAR
WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO HISTORY? Scratching your head yet as to why I am asking that question? Well, lets look at what is going on.
Ever since the advent of smart alec phones and other electronic media items, like I pods and I pads , and nooks and cranny's, the current crop of people spend the bulk of their time looking down. At their hands. Well, not really at their hands, but at what is in their hands. Like the above named devises. Or maybe they are just vices. And they do this in most waking moments, while working, driving, walking, eating or whatever.
And with all of this, the schools are no longer teaching cursive writing. Teaching students how to print. And with the shortcuts they use in the pods and pads and nooks and cranny's, they will soon forget how to print. And all the old history documents? Well, they are written in cursive and will soon become as a foreign language to most and thus discarded and lost. And well, you know the saying, ( paraphrased) those who fail to read the past history and the mistakes, are bound to repeat them. I fear for the history that will be written in the new smart alec phone language. who will really remember, in a few years, just what lol really means? Bring back cursive teaching.
AND THAT'S THE VIEW FROM THE DITCH BANK
Ever since the advent of smart alec phones and other electronic media items, like I pods and I pads , and nooks and cranny's, the current crop of people spend the bulk of their time looking down. At their hands. Well, not really at their hands, but at what is in their hands. Like the above named devises. Or maybe they are just vices. And they do this in most waking moments, while working, driving, walking, eating or whatever.
And with all of this, the schools are no longer teaching cursive writing. Teaching students how to print. And with the shortcuts they use in the pods and pads and nooks and cranny's, they will soon forget how to print. And all the old history documents? Well, they are written in cursive and will soon become as a foreign language to most and thus discarded and lost. And well, you know the saying, ( paraphrased) those who fail to read the past history and the mistakes, are bound to repeat them. I fear for the history that will be written in the new smart alec phone language. who will really remember, in a few years, just what lol really means? Bring back cursive teaching.
AND THAT'S THE VIEW FROM THE DITCH BANK
Saturday, May 30, 2015
YOU JUST HAVE TO WONDER
NAMES IN THE NEWS: Or rather the lack of names. I read an online news paper on a regular basis, and one of the items listed almost weekly are the local police blotters. Of all the things that are on the blotter is the number of times the officers are called and the result is that someone, or several someone's, have been drinking.
Or they are called to a bar or a club where drinking is going on and a fight broke out, often between family members. Sometimes to the extent of an injury being inflicted. Occasionally a fatal injury.
Yet, still they drink, and fight and just don't seem to understand the correlation between the two.
Yes, I agree, not all problems are the result of drugs and alcohol, but so often it is and one just has to wonder why they don't understand this and just stay away from those influences.
OH Well, THAT'S THE VIEW FROM THE DITCH BANK
Or they are called to a bar or a club where drinking is going on and a fight broke out, often between family members. Sometimes to the extent of an injury being inflicted. Occasionally a fatal injury.
Yet, still they drink, and fight and just don't seem to understand the correlation between the two.
Yes, I agree, not all problems are the result of drugs and alcohol, but so often it is and one just has to wonder why they don't understand this and just stay away from those influences.
OH Well, THAT'S THE VIEW FROM THE DITCH BANK
Monday, May 18, 2015
TICS, OR NEWS, ON THE NEWS
JUST A FEW OBSERVATIONS: A sad situation last week when an Amtrak train derailed in the Northeast. An even more sad part to this is that the Democratic part of Congress hopped on a band wagon blaming Republicans for the accident. Their mantra; If the Republicans hadn't cut funding this wouldn't have happened.
Well, lets look at the real reason, as far as we know it. The reason the train derailed was because it was doing over 100 MPH on a 50 MPH curve. Why was it going so fast? Well, that is yet to be determined, but it had nothing to do with politics. Fact: Amtrak funds are supplemented by tax payers. And it has been so for many years. Republicans have never cut that funding, as claimed by the Democrats in the wake of the recent accident. Republicans have cut increases in funding from time to time, but not the funding that was already in place. And again, speed, not funding or tics were to blame for the accident.
Next, one has to wonder why the news media constantly harp on Republicans running for President. As in: Do you think it was the proper thing for George Bush to go to war in Iraq? Every candidate said, Based on the information he had at the time, yes, it was proper. But the reporters don't like that answer. They want the candidates to say it was wrong, knowing what we know now. And because the candidates won't answer in the way they want, they call it a mis step on the part of the candidate. Yet, Hilary is never ask these type of questions, or any questions at all, for that matter, and in spite of the many things that she has done, she is touted and fawned on by the media. I just don;t understand it. Even thought she and husband Bill claim to had earned $30 million in the last 16 months, she claims to be the champion of the middle class. She has no clue.
And finally, President Obama has stated this weekend that there was a glitch in the system that allowed 2000 illegal immigrants to ignore a federal judges order and now Obama's administration is begging these individuals to tear up their work permits. Uh Huh, like that's going to happen. And like there really was a glitch. If you believe that, lets talk about that proverbial Arizona Ocean Front Property.
AND THAT'S THE VIEW FROM THE DITCH BANK
Well, lets look at the real reason, as far as we know it. The reason the train derailed was because it was doing over 100 MPH on a 50 MPH curve. Why was it going so fast? Well, that is yet to be determined, but it had nothing to do with politics. Fact: Amtrak funds are supplemented by tax payers. And it has been so for many years. Republicans have never cut that funding, as claimed by the Democrats in the wake of the recent accident. Republicans have cut increases in funding from time to time, but not the funding that was already in place. And again, speed, not funding or tics were to blame for the accident.
Next, one has to wonder why the news media constantly harp on Republicans running for President. As in: Do you think it was the proper thing for George Bush to go to war in Iraq? Every candidate said, Based on the information he had at the time, yes, it was proper. But the reporters don't like that answer. They want the candidates to say it was wrong, knowing what we know now. And because the candidates won't answer in the way they want, they call it a mis step on the part of the candidate. Yet, Hilary is never ask these type of questions, or any questions at all, for that matter, and in spite of the many things that she has done, she is touted and fawned on by the media. I just don;t understand it. Even thought she and husband Bill claim to had earned $30 million in the last 16 months, she claims to be the champion of the middle class. She has no clue.
And finally, President Obama has stated this weekend that there was a glitch in the system that allowed 2000 illegal immigrants to ignore a federal judges order and now Obama's administration is begging these individuals to tear up their work permits. Uh Huh, like that's going to happen. And like there really was a glitch. If you believe that, lets talk about that proverbial Arizona Ocean Front Property.
AND THAT'S THE VIEW FROM THE DITCH BANK
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
THERE SHOULD BE A LAW
OR MAYBE THERE IS: But not in my favor. In the last few months my wife and I have been to numerous Doctors appointments. Mostly for the purpose of check ups. Not because we were ill. Just because we were old. At least that is what one Dr. told my wife. Only to refute it when she repeated it to a nurse. One of the tests I needed was so a specialist could view my insides through a personal travel channel. First I was put into a deep sleep and then he went on his trip. When the scenery wasn't very interesting, he changed the route and it left me kinda down in the mouth. It seems like this is actually an invasion of privacy, in the most personal way. So, I think there are laws against this. The invasion of privacy thing. Well, there is, but before the Dr. can go on his travels, I had to sign a paper giving permission to travel on this private road. Guess that is duplicity on my part. So, why this post. No reason, I just hadn't posted for a while and couldn't think of any thing else to say at this time. Hope you don't give up on me. I will come up with something better for a future post. AND THAT'S THE VIEW FROM THE DITCH BANK
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