SOME THINGS I HAVE OPINIONS ON.
1. Leaf blowers. they should be outlawed. They serve no useful purpose except to blow trash from your yard into the street or someone else's yard or back into your yard if the winds are blowing that way.
2. Toll Roads, vs. Freeways. Our roads are falling apart. I, for one, would be willing to pay a small fee to have roads in better condition, only, of course, if there was a guarantee that these funds would be used for maintenance.
3. Noise. In nearly every town or city of any size you will see a sign as you get to the city limits, engine brake restricted on not allowed. Or some wording like that. For those who aren't aware, that means that a big rig driver can't use his jake brake when he is in city limits. I will listen to that brake all day long as it means the truck is stopping. It is a much better sound than the people in cars driving around with those huge sound systems in their cars and jacked up so loud that they over power even the truck brakes.
4. In a previous post probably a couple of years ago, I commented that I was against Hillary for among other reasons, she wanted to get rid of the 2nd amendment or at the least rewrite it. I shuddered at that thought. NOW, I shudder again as a group of Republican's want to give Trump the power to suppress or rewrite a portion of the 1st amendment, limiting or suppressing the right of freedom of the press.
Can I just say that Washington, D.C. and the politicians therein make me ill. I'm glad sometimes that I am old.
AND THAT'S THE VIEW FROM THE DITCH BANK
Thursday, August 9, 2018
Tuesday, July 31, 2018
A FEW THINGS I HAVE READ
AND SOME I MADE UP. I recently read these items in a local monthly paper on how to tell if you are a Southern New Mexican. Here are a few of them that I liked. You are a true Southern New Mexican when:
1. You stop asking Which one is hotter Red or Green
2. You know The largest lake, Elephant Butte, the largest river, Rio Grande, the largest beach, white sands are mostly water free.
3. When you start every restaurant meal with 40 chips and a pint of Salsa. and
4. You start every meal at home with 40 chips and a pint of Salsa.
5. You can drive from Deming to the air port in El Paso in less time that a Southern Californian can drive 15 miles to LAX.
6. You have conversations with both English and Spanish words.
7. You run out of green chilies in July and have to eat out for a month until roasting season starts.
And an observation, or two
1. New Mexico is mostly dry, and you always appreciate the rain, but you really wouldn't move somewhere else where it rain more.
And finally, You know a Sanitary landfill is just a garbage dump, and that it is definitely not sanitary.
AND THAT IS THE VIEW FROM THE DITCH BANK, PLAGARISMN AND ALL
1. You stop asking Which one is hotter Red or Green
2. You know The largest lake, Elephant Butte, the largest river, Rio Grande, the largest beach, white sands are mostly water free.
3. When you start every restaurant meal with 40 chips and a pint of Salsa. and
4. You start every meal at home with 40 chips and a pint of Salsa.
5. You can drive from Deming to the air port in El Paso in less time that a Southern Californian can drive 15 miles to LAX.
6. You have conversations with both English and Spanish words.
7. You run out of green chilies in July and have to eat out for a month until roasting season starts.
And an observation, or two
1. New Mexico is mostly dry, and you always appreciate the rain, but you really wouldn't move somewhere else where it rain more.
And finally, You know a Sanitary landfill is just a garbage dump, and that it is definitely not sanitary.
AND THAT IS THE VIEW FROM THE DITCH BANK, PLAGARISMN AND ALL
Saturday, June 30, 2018
I'M GETTING BETTER
I SAY THAT BECAUSE IT HAS ONLY BEEN A MONTH THIS TIME since I last posted. Today will be a short post about a few things that pertain to me. I will try to stay away from a political rant. I will try. We will see by the end of the post how successful I was.
1. Earlies this week my wife and I went to a city away from here for me to see a Dr. A dermatologist. After that visit, where he got a chunk of hide or four, we did a little shopping. as we were leaving the parking lot of the mall, we were in the exit and well exiting and a lady was on her way in. She was on a cell phone and nearly hit us head on cause she was entering the exit lane. Come on people, put down your phone and drive. Pay attention. The life you save may be mine.
2. We have a lot of Apricots on our tree. Well, we had. We ate a lot. Gave a lot to neighbors and some to the tech's at the dialysis center. We had 4 people say they wanted to come get some, but only one actually did. Now, with the wind blowing them off the tree and birds eating on them, most of them are gone. A lot were wasted and we hat that, but people, if you want them, you have to come get them when they are ready. Time and Apricots wait for no one.
3. This year has been extremely hot and dry. While we are getting a little tired of the wind, actually while it is drying out the land even more, it is helping to keep the heat down to the high 90's level. It takes an awful lot of water to keep the fruit trees alive, but we are trying.
4. The local community, of which we are a suburb, kinda, has been debating the possibility of authorizing off road vehicles, AKA, side by sides, to be on city streets. As in legalizing them. Man, that will be a disaster if that happens. The people here are already speeding and running stop lights and signs. I can hardly wait to see what happens when we have off road vehicles speeding around the city streets.
5. Finally I finish with a political rant. I live in a "Covenant Community" AKA a homeowners association. I really dislike these type of associations. They have the right to govern with out representation. If you don't live in one of these and someone suggests starting one, just slap them silly until they change their mind. We got a letter that we needed to paint our trim and gable ends by the end of August. I applied for a medical waiver for a time, but they have not chosen to answer me yet. Will wait and see what they say. What ever it is, it won't be good. It doesn't matter how bad you may or may not think the federal government or your State or Local government is, homeowners associations are worse than that.
AND THAT'S THE VIEW FROM THE DITCH BANK
1. Earlies this week my wife and I went to a city away from here for me to see a Dr. A dermatologist. After that visit, where he got a chunk of hide or four, we did a little shopping. as we were leaving the parking lot of the mall, we were in the exit and well exiting and a lady was on her way in. She was on a cell phone and nearly hit us head on cause she was entering the exit lane. Come on people, put down your phone and drive. Pay attention. The life you save may be mine.
2. We have a lot of Apricots on our tree. Well, we had. We ate a lot. Gave a lot to neighbors and some to the tech's at the dialysis center. We had 4 people say they wanted to come get some, but only one actually did. Now, with the wind blowing them off the tree and birds eating on them, most of them are gone. A lot were wasted and we hat that, but people, if you want them, you have to come get them when they are ready. Time and Apricots wait for no one.
3. This year has been extremely hot and dry. While we are getting a little tired of the wind, actually while it is drying out the land even more, it is helping to keep the heat down to the high 90's level. It takes an awful lot of water to keep the fruit trees alive, but we are trying.
4. The local community, of which we are a suburb, kinda, has been debating the possibility of authorizing off road vehicles, AKA, side by sides, to be on city streets. As in legalizing them. Man, that will be a disaster if that happens. The people here are already speeding and running stop lights and signs. I can hardly wait to see what happens when we have off road vehicles speeding around the city streets.
5. Finally I finish with a political rant. I live in a "Covenant Community" AKA a homeowners association. I really dislike these type of associations. They have the right to govern with out representation. If you don't live in one of these and someone suggests starting one, just slap them silly until they change their mind. We got a letter that we needed to paint our trim and gable ends by the end of August. I applied for a medical waiver for a time, but they have not chosen to answer me yet. Will wait and see what they say. What ever it is, it won't be good. It doesn't matter how bad you may or may not think the federal government or your State or Local government is, homeowners associations are worse than that.
AND THAT'S THE VIEW FROM THE DITCH BANK
Tuesday, May 29, 2018
MORE OBSERVATIONS
THE LONGER I LIVE AND THE MORE I OBSERVE THE HUMAN RACE, the more I wonder just how long things like this can go on. And then I read the Bible and the things that went on with Sodom and Gomorrah and the Tower of Babel and I realize we still have a ways to go before we are struck down. And then I observe the human race again and think, Maybe we don't really have that far to go after all.
Now, after that gloomy statement, I have to say I am really not that pessimistic. I know the world is sliding down, but there are a lot, and I mean a LOT of really good people around. In many countries. In fact in most countries. I have observed the kindness of people as I went through an illness over the winter. I observe the kindness in people as I watch the news, local and national and international. Now I will make a statement or two about things I have observed on a more personal level.
After saying what I did in the above statement about the news, I will say I really don't trust the news media. For the most part they are very biased, even though they would and will deny that. As I said before, Donald Trump was not my choice for President. But he was elected President by the people. Not by the Russians but by the people. So I would like to see some news reports on the things he is doing that are good, instead of looking and digging into his past for things that were bad. Is he a good person. I really don't know. He is brash and his language is not good. Well, many past Presidents language was the same, they just controlled it more when in the public eye and in front of a Hot Mic. OK Nuff about Trump and the news for now.
Now a little about the local politics. We have had a Republican governor for the past 8 years. She has done her best to keep the State budget in check and balanced without raising taxes. It has been a fight with the State legislature mostly Democrats, who mostly fight her and forget the people of the State. Now we are in an election year. One lone republican is running for Governor. His ads focus on what he wants to do for the State and the people and he tells how he wants to do it. There are 6 Democrats fighting it out to get elected for their party in the Primary election. One of them, not my choice, is saying what she wants to do for the people and the State. The other 5 are blasting her and and blasting Trump and the NRA. None of the other 5 have any thing to say what they want to do for the people. Well, they do. They want to raise taxes, raid the emergency fund and use if for their programs. They want to fund pre kindergarten and a lot of other things with this extra money. One woman wants to legalize marijuana to raise funds for the State, pointing to Colorado who has a legal marijuana program and is raining money that way. She fails to mention all the problems that has risen in Colorado because of it. Problems we don't need here.
Well, guess I have ranted enough. Have a good day and a good week and how ever many more days or weeks until the next post.
AND THAT'S THE VIEW FROM THE DITCH BANK
Now, after that gloomy statement, I have to say I am really not that pessimistic. I know the world is sliding down, but there are a lot, and I mean a LOT of really good people around. In many countries. In fact in most countries. I have observed the kindness of people as I went through an illness over the winter. I observe the kindness in people as I watch the news, local and national and international. Now I will make a statement or two about things I have observed on a more personal level.
After saying what I did in the above statement about the news, I will say I really don't trust the news media. For the most part they are very biased, even though they would and will deny that. As I said before, Donald Trump was not my choice for President. But he was elected President by the people. Not by the Russians but by the people. So I would like to see some news reports on the things he is doing that are good, instead of looking and digging into his past for things that were bad. Is he a good person. I really don't know. He is brash and his language is not good. Well, many past Presidents language was the same, they just controlled it more when in the public eye and in front of a Hot Mic. OK Nuff about Trump and the news for now.
Now a little about the local politics. We have had a Republican governor for the past 8 years. She has done her best to keep the State budget in check and balanced without raising taxes. It has been a fight with the State legislature mostly Democrats, who mostly fight her and forget the people of the State. Now we are in an election year. One lone republican is running for Governor. His ads focus on what he wants to do for the State and the people and he tells how he wants to do it. There are 6 Democrats fighting it out to get elected for their party in the Primary election. One of them, not my choice, is saying what she wants to do for the people and the State. The other 5 are blasting her and and blasting Trump and the NRA. None of the other 5 have any thing to say what they want to do for the people. Well, they do. They want to raise taxes, raid the emergency fund and use if for their programs. They want to fund pre kindergarten and a lot of other things with this extra money. One woman wants to legalize marijuana to raise funds for the State, pointing to Colorado who has a legal marijuana program and is raining money that way. She fails to mention all the problems that has risen in Colorado because of it. Problems we don't need here.
Well, guess I have ranted enough. Have a good day and a good week and how ever many more days or weeks until the next post.
AND THAT'S THE VIEW FROM THE DITCH BANK
Saturday, May 19, 2018
I'M BACK
WOW, IT'S BEEN NEARLY SEVEN MONTHS since I put up a new post. There is a reason for that, but I won't go into most of it, as most of any one who reads this already knows why. So I will make a few observations her of what I learned while I was "away".
1. Doctors don't know every thing. Most of them will admit that they don't. The few who refuse to admit that can hurt your health before they finally determine what needs to be done.
2. Most nurses know more than they are given credit for and they do have the patients welfare as a main concern.
3. Some hospitals are ran better than others, even though the medical personal do the best they can.
4. Our local hospital is County owned and has went through 3 or 4 administrators in the last 2 years. They have went from deep in the red to maybe finally getting into the black. The County commissioners are looking into selling it to a for profit company. In spite of the turmoil, the emergency room Dr's. and Nurses do an excellent job of caring for the people that enter there.
5. Nuff said for that. A little comment on the current political situation. More of that to come.
I have said in the past, but will mention it again here. Trump was not my pick for President. I did, and do, prefer him over Hillary. More about that later. For now I want to mention this then I will stop for the day. We have several people running for Governor of our State. Our current governor has timed out and can't run again. We have one Republican running and a slew of Democrats. The Republican in his ads has only things to say about what he wants to do for the State. While I am not sure about the front runner for the Democrats, she too has things to say about what she wants to do for the State. The rest of the Democrats have nothing to say about the State. Their ads, as well as the ads for those running for Congress or even other state Offices, focus on three things. Impeach or Stop Trump, get rid of the NRA, and stop Trumps wall. I find it odd that they or the media refuse to mention that the wall was actually started under the Obama administration, and most if not all that has been built was done so then.
AND THAT'S THE VIEW FROM THE DITCH BANK
1. Doctors don't know every thing. Most of them will admit that they don't. The few who refuse to admit that can hurt your health before they finally determine what needs to be done.
2. Most nurses know more than they are given credit for and they do have the patients welfare as a main concern.
3. Some hospitals are ran better than others, even though the medical personal do the best they can.
4. Our local hospital is County owned and has went through 3 or 4 administrators in the last 2 years. They have went from deep in the red to maybe finally getting into the black. The County commissioners are looking into selling it to a for profit company. In spite of the turmoil, the emergency room Dr's. and Nurses do an excellent job of caring for the people that enter there.
5. Nuff said for that. A little comment on the current political situation. More of that to come.
I have said in the past, but will mention it again here. Trump was not my pick for President. I did, and do, prefer him over Hillary. More about that later. For now I want to mention this then I will stop for the day. We have several people running for Governor of our State. Our current governor has timed out and can't run again. We have one Republican running and a slew of Democrats. The Republican in his ads has only things to say about what he wants to do for the State. While I am not sure about the front runner for the Democrats, she too has things to say about what she wants to do for the State. The rest of the Democrats have nothing to say about the State. Their ads, as well as the ads for those running for Congress or even other state Offices, focus on three things. Impeach or Stop Trump, get rid of the NRA, and stop Trumps wall. I find it odd that they or the media refuse to mention that the wall was actually started under the Obama administration, and most if not all that has been built was done so then.
AND THAT'S THE VIEW FROM THE DITCH BANK
Saturday, October 21, 2017
A FEW THINGS I KNOW
I WATCH THE NEWS AND OFTEN VOICE OR WRITE MY OPINION OF THAT NEWS. HAVING SAID THAT, I ADMIT I DON'T REALLY KNOW A LOT, I JUST HAVE AN OPINION. HOWEVER, THERE ARE A FEW THINGS I DO KNOW.
1. When I was a young boy I read a poem that impressed me. I don't remember now who wrote it, but it was called Hats Off, the Flag is Passing By. Now I always believed that and I still do. Show respect for the flag and the national anthem. If and I said IF, those in the foot ball league feel they have a need to protest something, then by all means do so. But to take a knee in protest of the flag and the national anthem is a mark of disrespect, not a show of protest. You can go on your knees in prayer. You can go on your knees or knee to propose to a loved one, you can kneel in respect to royalty where it is in the reigning party. But when the flag of the United States is presented, you stand and put your right hand over your heart. If you have on a hat, you remove it and place it over your heart. If you are in military uniform, you salute it. But you do not take a knee to protest it. THIS I KNOW.
2. I just got back from a three day trip to Albuquerque. Two nights in a motel. Traffic noise, sirens and people every where making noise. It was so nice to go to bed in my own bed, as broke down as it is, and open a window and hear nothing. Nothing but the sound of silence. There was some wind in the apple tree but it was a soothing sound, not a cacophonous sound like the city. I'll take the sound of silence any time. AND THIS I KNOW.
AND FOR NOW, THAT IS THE VIEW FROM THE DITCH BANK
Friday, October 6, 2017
A FEW MORE OBSERVATIONS
I HAVE A FEW OBSERVATIONS TO MAKE ON CURRENT, OR NEARLY CURRENT, NEWS STORIES.
1. The shooting in Las Vegas. I feel pain for those who lost loved ones or had loved ones injured in the horrific act of one individual. However, as usual, Hillary and her minions jumped on the gun control band wagon immediately, with no regard to the suffering that was going on. So lets look at a couple or three things that really happened here. First, the NRA, which Hillary wants abolished, had nothing to do with this shooting. They have issued a statement asking for stronger laws against what this shooter used. The shooter bought legal guns and then purchased illegal items from the internet to modify they guns he had in order to make them the type of gun he used. He did not buy these guns as he used them from any gun dealer. Finally, on this topic, there are millions of responsible gun owners which translates into millions of legal guns in the USA and they are not going on a shooting spree. Do not punish them for the actions of someone else.
1. The shooting in Las Vegas. I feel pain for those who lost loved ones or had loved ones injured in the horrific act of one individual. However, as usual, Hillary and her minions jumped on the gun control band wagon immediately, with no regard to the suffering that was going on. So lets look at a couple or three things that really happened here. First, the NRA, which Hillary wants abolished, had nothing to do with this shooting. They have issued a statement asking for stronger laws against what this shooter used. The shooter bought legal guns and then purchased illegal items from the internet to modify they guns he had in order to make them the type of gun he used. He did not buy these guns as he used them from any gun dealer. Finally, on this topic, there are millions of responsible gun owners which translates into millions of legal guns in the USA and they are not going on a shooting spree. Do not punish them for the actions of someone else.
2. The hurricane that hit Puerto Rico. The mayor of one of the cities has started a public feud with President Trump, which Trump has went along with. The mayor has stated that the Trump administration is doing nothing to help those in need. So, once again, lets look at the facts. The Governor of Puerto Rico has been in touch with President trump almost daily and has praised his assistance. There are cargo ships with multiple shipping containers full of supplies in Puerto Rico, but they have been unable to dock because of damaged docks. When they were able to get the shipping containers on land, there were two problems, One was the damage to the roads getting to anyone, and the other one is that truck drivers in Puerto Rico were not showing up to work to get these supplies to the areas where they are needed. Drivers from the US mainland have went to Puerto Rico to do this. Yet, the aforementioned mayor would rather trash Trump than acknowledge that his administration has and is giving all the assistance they can. Yet, none of these items are being reported on the news.
3.I saw on the news this morning that someone is inventing an electric airplane. It resembles a small business jet and will have a range of a few hundred miles and will seat around 8 people. Well, if you are a Jetsons fan that may sound good, but to me, I would fear that the extension cord would come unplugged mid flight or something, so I guess I won't be getting on one any time soon.
AND THAT'S THE VIEW FROM THE DITCH BANK
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