I fear that in a few decades, printed books will meet the same fate.
the Ol'Buzzard
Saturday, July 11, 2020
BURYING THE OLD IN THE AGE OF TECHNOLOGY
Tuesday, July 7, 2020
I HAVE SEEN A LOT
One thing
about being old, is there is little that you haven’t seen before.
I was young
during the Second World war: but I remember the fear; mothers and wives had
star flags in their windows – white stars if you had a love one in the war – a
gold star if your love one had been killed; there was rationing of food and most family
needs; It was a scary time.
The Polio
pandemic. Families were afraid for
their children and themselves. In
Mississippi, my grandmother insisted I stay in the house between noon and four
p.m. – the heat of the day. There was
no rational, but people were panicked and listening to conspiracy theories.
Atomic bomb
drills were held in school, and kids hid under their desk for protection from the attack
we were sure was coming.
I remember
the Korean War. That was a bloody war, under
terrible conditions, against a vicious enemy. Military men suffered greatly.
I was new in
the military during the Cuban Crisis.
People were afraid of mutual destruction and a nuclear presence in Cuba.
I watched
the racial violence of forced integration of the south. The country split between the north and the
south. Southern states determined to maintain Jim
Crow control over black southerners. The
violence against African Americans was on display for all to see.
I served in
Vietnam and witnessed the death and maiming of young military men over
politicians playing election politics.
57,000 men lost for nothing.
I remember
the Rodney King riots. The city burned.
And let’s
not forget 9-11 and the never-ending political war that ensued.
Finally, the Bush financial crisis that left the banks ruined and the stock market in shambles.
I have seen
it all before, but not like this. Now it seems everything is repeating in one disastrous moment:
A corrupt president dividing the country for his personal means.
Racist, bigots and white supremacist emerging into public view.
U.S. military in the streets, activated against civilian peaceful protesters.
A deadly pandemic
panic
An economic
collapse.
And a obstructive Republican Congress and Senate that are refusing to act.
We have survived the other crisis. They came one at a time. I am not sure how this one will play out. There is some thirty-eight percent of our population that seems content to stand by and watch our democracy destroyed.
Monday, July 6, 2020
Sunday, July 5, 2020
DONALD TRUMP, THE CORONA VIRUS AND SCRAMBLED EGGS
Fuck Donald Trump
Fuck the
Corona virus
For years I
use to put a little milk in my scrambled eggs.
Now instead
of milk I put in a little olive oil.
The eggs
come out moist and with a nice taste.
Sometimes we
need to step back from all the noise and focus on the small pleasures of
life. We only go around one time, and now
is all we have.
the Ol’Buzzard
Wednesday, July 1, 2020
ANOTHER COMPLAINT ABOUT THE NEW BLOGGER
Every time I try to add a Label, I get the notice that 'field labels are not valid.' What the fuck?
Any ideas?
the Ol'Buzzard
THE 2020 ELECTION IS THE DEMOCRATS TO LOSE
It is well
known. Republicans win elections. Democrats lose elections.
And here they
go again.
Biden has
agreed to debate Trump three times.
Why?
Biden is
ahead in every pole. There is nothing to
gain by debating Trump, but there is a lot to lose.
Trump is in
his element in a debate and Biden fumbles.
Biden’s primary debates were miserable – the last one was just
passable.
Trumps
supporters are not going to leave him under any condition. He has and will have a steady 40%. But Biden could come off looking feeble. Biden has nothing to gain and everything to
lose.
So again;
why the fuck are the Democrats agreeing to this?
It is mind
bending.
the Ol’Buzzard
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