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I finally crossed Carl Sagan's The Demon Haunted World off my list. Pretty good read on critical thinking.

Hey everyone. Hope you guys are all doing well in this crazy f---d up world we find ourselves in. I was unaware of Charlie Kirk until this morning. Gwen and I have been exploring Zion National Park since August. We've been staying at Watchman Campground mostly but we did backpack out to Lava Point and primitive camped for a few nights. This is by far one of the most beautiful places I've ever seen. Hanging out in Salt Lake City now. Then taking a trip down I-40 to Tennessee. I have some business to wrap up there bore heading back to Wisconsin. Life has been pretty good. We had almost no cell coverage in the park and almost never turned the radio on. The world is a wonderful place if you can just divorce yourself from all the negativity. Hope you guys are all ok. It's been a while.

Different stupid but just as stupid.

@Gromnir"Ice Barbie" I am soooo stealing that. Having served in a Marine rifle platoon I can tell you for a fact putting them on an American street in front of a mob is a bad idea. This goes one of two ways. If the marines are armed a good number of the mob might end up dead. Thats bad. If they are not armed a number of the Marines end up dead. Neither outcome is acceptable so it's a weapons grade stupid idea to create the scenario. But we have a stupid government run by stupid people. Which would still be true even if the quarter landed the other way last November.

And here I thought you appreciated my consistency!

I once favored the elephants over the donkeys. It took working on a congressional campaign in 1994 to change my mind about that. Shortly after that I was dyed in the wool Libertarian and have been ever since. The more exposure you have to politicians the more you will come to hate them and everything they say, do, think, and stand for.

My God haven't the last eight years, Trump Part 1, Biden, then Trump Part 2 not demonstrated that they ARE equally bad? Albeit in different ways bad. The two political parties of this country, in their current state, are not just bad, they are deranged. Up until the day Obama and the 114th Congress walked out the door it may have been a tad hyperbolic so suggest they were "equally" bad. They were both terrible at times and less so at others. But since 2017 it's gone over a cliff. I've met a lot of folks with Trump euphoria that is nonsensical to me. But in the words of a country song; it's funny how falling feels likely flyin'.... but only for a little while.

I have found politics bothers me so much less now that I ignore it completely.

Right now I'm drinking a cup of coffee and watching the sun set on a pleasantly cool evening. Life is good. Hope ya'll are doing well!

Hey everyone. Hope y'all are doing well! We're in Jamestown New York for a family function. We're picking up Bri from the airport in a few hours. I dislike New York mostly but it's nice around here. We drove up from Texas which was pretty miserable this time of year. After this it's back to cheese land for a while.

@ShadySands Happy Birthday my brother! We are older, grayer, and likely heavier than we were. But we carried the legacy in our time! More than that no one could ask!

I just dropped in to take my victory lap. I believe I predicted the 47th President of the United States would be a complete idiot who has no business being put in charge of anything? Nailed it! Of course that was a bet I really couldn't lose!

Beautiful weather in LaCrosse the past few weeks. But you can feel the air getting drier. Winter will be here soon. We're planning a trip to Big Bend National Park in November. Already have a campsite reserved in Cottonwood. We will spend the winter in West Texas. Looking forward to it. Hope you guys are doing well. @Azdeus hope your foot is doing better.

I know you are all eagerly waiting for my endorsement of a candidate in the 2024 US Presidential race. I have made my choice! Not Trump or Harris. Oh God no they are both just awful. I wanted to endorse someone who has served honorably in war. Someone who will supports for the free practice of all religious faiths. Someone who will fight for his people!