Quirky thoughts from an old man.
“The truth is that if Israel were to put down its arms there would be no more Israel. If the Arabs were to put down their arms there would be no more war.”
This quote, or a paraphrase of it, has been attributed to many Israeli leaders. I don’t know of any refutation by any Arab leader.
Photo of a beautiful corner of the Huntington Gardens with two of the beautiful women in my life in the background. Life is good.
Israel has a right to exist and to defend itself. Last week Hamas terrorists crossed the line into evil. They did it with the intent to provoke a response. At this point, eight days after the the terror attack, it is still impossible to determine what the response will be. Hopefully the perpetrators of the attack will be punished and the people who trained, planned and motivated them will be brought to justice. It would be good if all this could be done with the least possible bloodshed among the innocent.
“We will only have peace with the Arabs when they love their children more than they hate us”.
I’m glad I waited a week before I wrote my first post about this horror. Earlier I just wanted revenge, now I want the unconditional surrender of Hamas without too many civilian casualties. It may not be possible but it has to be tried.
The photo is the beautiful ocean front of Tel Aviv.
Ethanol mandates and subsidies exist because, for thirty years, Iowa has been the first state in the quadrennial US presidential primary season. They have leveraged that position into wealth for Iowans and expenses for others using ethanol as the transfer agent. President Biden is to be commended for his attempt to move Iowa out of its first mover primary spot.
Look here if you want a refresher on why ethanol mandates and subsidies are a terrible thing for the working class and the poor. This rant was brought on by a discussion of why gas prices are over $5.00 a gallon in Arizona and over $7.00 in California. Ethanol is part of the problem.
SEE IT
SAY IT
SORTED
The British Government is attempting to get the British public to speak up when there is a problem. In this context what does SORTED mean?
Recreational Beliefs
Recreational beliefs are beliefs that you hold that don’t effect the way you live your life. For instance: Believing that aliens have landed on earth and the government is covering it up is a recreational belief: Believing that there is a conspiracy to make us all vegetarians is a recreational belief. and believing that Trump actually won the 2020 election is also a recreational belief.
Recreational beliefs have use as a signal of group membership; they are easy to hold without demanding any action.
I believe that the lithium in Tesla batteries lowers Tesla drivers fertility.
“We need “Alphabet Reform.”
