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Jim Bedwell

At the credit union today, the clerk next to the one that was dealing with me, told me that they are required to require masks and that there were some over by the door. I said OK, but did nothing, and my clerk didn't say anything, we were done in about 2 more minutes so I left - never had a mask on.

Now I don't wear a mask at Costco, Walgreens or the grocery at all. Over 95% of the people wear them. Got my booster (3rd shot - Pfizer) last week - sore for a couple of days, especially the first.

Jim Bedwell

Bob D,

I think Twain, in response to your final question, would say, "You repeat yourself".

Jim Bedwell

Today is the 32nd anniversary of East Germany's first allowing their subjects to go through the Berlin wall free, after 28 years of that Marxist tyranny. By contrast, I also heard today how Biden & Co. are trying to close another pipeline in the middle of the energy crisis they created, this one from Canada to Michigan. THEY CAN DO ONLY THE WRONG THING FOREVER.

David Cordell

The anniversary of the JFK assassination is less than two weeks from now. Here's something that I learned only recently. Two famous writers also died on November 22, 1963: Aldous Huxley and C.S. Lewis.

Steve Keene

David,

I know that statistic seems to grab attention.  What if you had said did you know that only two famous authors died on JFK's Birthday.  All the millions of others died that day included 100's of thousands that were competely illiterate.  It is all in the spin, if the Lefties have taught us anything.

Wayne Gary

David,

Next week Nov 19 has 2 important events in history.  I was born on Nov 19, 1951 and Pres. Lincoln gave his Gettysburg Address on Nov 19, 1863.

Bob Davidson

David -- it's interesting that those of us who are old enough to remember November 22, 1963, and those who aren't have such different reactions to that day.  I would be surprised if anyone our age didn't remember that moment when they heard about the assassination.-- like our parents on December 7, 1941.

My favorite is my sister-in-law -- her elementary school class had a field trip to Dealy Square to see the President that day -- they were there when the shooting started. 

People more than about twenty years younger than us don't have that date burned in their memories. 

Jim Bedwell

Wayne,

Happy Gettys-teenth!!

But you forgot to mention the other of the HOLY TRINITY of dates; i.e., when was Texas A&M founded?

Jim Bedwell

J.D. Tippit died on November 22, 1963, as well. I looked up his name and the J.D. stood for nothing (like a lot of J.D.'s don't stand for much today in the legal world). I was VERY surprised that the J didn't stand for James, since I figured he was named after James Mulvihill.

Tippit was born in 24 and died at 39. Oswald was born in 39 and died at 24.

Also today's Dem Party stands for nothing but evil.

Jim Bedwell

Speaking of the Dem Party, please forgive me, but Pelosi, Kamala & AOC all have great figures! Amazing the coincidence that 3 prominent females at this particular time in history in such positions of power would all have that SOLE POSITIVE ASPECT about any part of their beings!!! Too bad HilLIARy whiffed again since she doesn't "measure up" in that regard! hahahahahahhaha!!!!

Jim Bedwell

A lot of people don't know that one of the theories of the origin of the expression "OK" was the town of Old Kinderhook, New York, where President Martin Van Buren was from. When he was Vice President under "Old Hickory", Van Buren was so solicitous of his President Andrew Jackson's opinion in his position as his number 2, that that nickname evolved for him, and then became part of our culture.

By the way, AOC is NOT A-OK.

All these are Democrats.....what else?

Jim Bedwell

Biden's approval rating is now 38%. Kamala's approval rating is 28%, worst by ANY VP EVER.

I think this question is worth repeating. What in the world are these 28% and 38% "thinking"?!?!?!?!

Over 70% of ALL Americans now think the country is headed in the wrong direction. Again, what are those "less than 30%" "thinking"?!?!?!?

Jim Bedwell

A guy on Tucker was saying that Ukraine is before too long going to be Biden's 2nd Afghanistan - apparently Putin is putting troops on the Ukrainian border, and you know Biden can't and won't be able to do anything about that next domino in his failed foreign policy.

Jerry May

On this day in our history. Ellen and I met for the first time! I knew someone.....who Ellen worked with, and that person suggested I look for her online. 
I looked and liked what I saw. (never seen such an attractive girl!) And I found we had similar likes. So I wrote her, and told her she "was very attractive" and left it at that. It was a Friday. No response the rest of that day and all of Saturday until late that night..... she wrote me back and after a brief message, her return comment was: "You're not so bad yourself"
So we texted and talked, and decided to meet at "Seasons 52" (at Northpark near Maggianos) I was a little apprehensive in that, many I dated looked nothing like their pictures! 
I took a booth in the bar and waited. Ellen was right on time. (glad I got there early!) She was even prettier than her pictures! She got settled in and asked what I was drinking? I said: "Just water for now; I don't drink" I could tell she wanted a drink. I said, "Go ahead and order though" She said "Are you sure?" "Sure, I've been sober for a number of years, but no ....  doesn't bother me" She took the cue, and stopped the waiter. She then rattled off: "I'll have a dirty martini with Tito's vodka and lots of blue cheese olives!" (this order came out like ABCs recited at 78 rpms!) I said, "Wow you sure seemed to know exactly what you want." The waiter was still standing there with eyebrows raised...  and asked me what I wanted. "I'll stay with ice water!" Ellen then laughed.

We had hit it off, and talked for a bit and I noticed her looking at my hair. "Anything wrong?" Her response was: "I was looking at your hair being so dark.....and at first thought you colored it?" Obviously you don't,, just seems rare." I said "Guess there's a compliment in there somewhere!" (she laughed again)

So the whole evening went so well, we stayed for dinner! I was beginning to think I had finallly met someone I really liked, and it got serious pretty quickly! So we married in eleven months!

We both are advocates of "likes attract" because we have many of the same tastes and preferences. (with our exes being so opposite!)

So we've been back to Seasons 52 many times, and they know us when we go there!

Oh and the hair? Ellen said she wouldnt have gone out with me again, if I had colored it!

David Cordell

I'm particularly concerned about Biden's nominees.

Saule Omarova as Comptroller of the Currency. Educated at Moscow State University with a dissertation on Marxism.

From Fox News:

Naming the coal, oil and gas industries, specifically, Omarova said "a lot" of the "small players" in those industries "are going to probably go bankrupt in short order," adding: "At least we want them to go bankrupt if we want to tackle climate change, right?"

She also seems to want the Federal Reserve to take over consumer lending. That doesn't work for me.

David Cordell

Bob D.

Have you been to the 6th Floor Museum? I've visited three or four times. Very interesting.

Janalu Jeanes (Parchman)

David,

 I've been watching the developing stance toward Omarova.  I sure hope our Congress doesn't confirm her, as she is obviously a far-leftist, Communist-lite, just waiting to get her hands on our Treasury Dept. dealings.  She is a snake-in-the-grass, who would be delighted to see the US get taken down a few notches, to level the playing field as she determines it should be, with her biased thoughts of her former homeland's groupthink, in its relationship with Russian governance; a dominant country (Russia) she obviously admires greatly, with her gratitude toward the education they gave her.  Being a mixed Asian lady, she has the proclivity toward education excellence, and she is quite dangerous to Americans' naivete of people with her background, wouldn't you agree?

Yikes!

Hollis Carolyn Heyn

Jerry, sweet story and a breath of fresh air here.

David Wier

I remember that all the 7th grade classes piled into our room and we watched TV covereage the entire day concerning the assassination.

I have lived all my life in the Dallas area/and suburbs but I've never even gone to the museum. I've wanted to, but never got around to doing it.

My grandmother was Catholic and abosolutely loved, voted and campaigned for JFK. My family voted against him. I was totally sad about the assassination, as I am today and I wish that SOMETHING regarding the real truth had been known and released before now. The Jack Ruby thing - Lee Harvey Oswald  - it seems like someone should have found something. Now we're left with a bunch of conspiracy theories.

Jim Bedwell

David W,

Oswald and Ruby both acted alone. The Warren Commission got it right. I've posted my long summary of the event here. The best book is the late Vincent Bugliosi's 1000+ page definitive tome on the assassination; end of story. No conspiracy.

David Cordell

Hollis,

I look forward to reading your positive, "breath of fresh air" posts on this site.

Wayne Gary

Here is todays Mallard Filmore.  All of the vets are appriciated.  "Freedom is not free" it's etched in blood.

Sandra Spieker (Ringo)

Jerry,

Hollis is correct.  I breath of fresh air and a lovely story!  I am very glad you and Ellen as so happy, you both deserve it. 

Kurt Fischer

Wayne:

I'm not sure whether you noticed, but the Dallas Morning News dropped the Millard Fillmore comic strip beginning last Sunday.  Apparently a number of individuals had written to the paper objecting to the strip's tone.  If others are not familiar with the strip, the tone is conservative.  

It saddened me to have the DMN jettison one more conservative element.  A number of years ago, the new editor of the paper stated how pleased he was to be joining a paper which was progressive in its editorial content and conservative in its financial reporting.  I see that those who evaluate bias in papers tend to rate it as either Center or Center-Right, but that is not my evaluation.  In particular, the columnists tend to be more progressive in the opinions.  

Anyway, no more Millard Fillmore in the Morning News.

Wayne Gary

Kurt,

I now go online to see Mallard Filmore.  It actually is a daily cartoon.

https://www.arcamax.com/thefunnies/mallardfillmore/