tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post854524617548519560..comments2024-03-22T17:43:18.211-07:00Comments on bionic mosquito: A Run on Revolversbionic mosquitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12002548958078731031noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-44805364218676912812020-03-30T12:36:20.455-07:002020-03-30T12:36:20.455-07:00If I didn't laugh, I would cry.If I didn't laugh, I would cry.bionic mosquitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002548958078731031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-57061263150855719632020-03-29T13:51:16.721-07:002020-03-29T13:51:16.721-07:00This morning my husband asked me what was 1957 for...This morning my husband asked me what was 1957 for? I told him it was the year Atlas Shrugged was published. I know the list is inexhaustive, but that's why I put the etc. Smile, if you still can. PegAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-8301200476022819682020-03-29T09:07:30.984-07:002020-03-29T09:07:30.984-07:00Oh, Jaime, why are you planing ahead? You are ruin...Oh, Jaime, why are you planing ahead? You are ruining everything!<br /><br />:-)bionic mosquitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002548958078731031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-27617468108815806882020-03-29T09:06:29.717-07:002020-03-29T09:06:29.717-07:00Add 1812, 1846, 1941, 1963, and 2001 to the list. ...Add 1812, 1846, 1941, 1963, and 2001 to the list. Just for starters.bionic mosquitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002548958078731031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-6656835532167250542020-03-29T07:59:54.099-07:002020-03-29T07:59:54.099-07:00On Thursday, March 26, I submitted a Letter to the...On Thursday, March 26, I submitted a Letter to the Editor at a local paper which included this paragraph. <br /><br />"Normal? If what we had before was normal, then we are going to experience something far worse—major recession and even Greater Depression, widespread unemployment, hyper-inflation, the death of the US dollar, authoritarian and autocratic rule, martial law, chaos, destruction, wars, and a loss of life on a scale we’ve not seen before. Is that abnormal? It’s going to become the new normal and we’re going to learn how to live with it and, potentially, to die from it. When it’s over, everything about us as a people, society, culture, country, and world will be different. Completely different."<br /><br />Of course, this is only my opinion and I expect to receive pushback and ridicule, but I can find no good reason to believe anything else. Our style and standard of living are going to be transformed radically, not necessarily for the better. <br /><br />How it plays out remains to be seen, but those who are wise will take appropriate action, not so much to stymie the change, but to live through it and come out the other side in relatively good shape--without any guarantees that they will. <br /><br />This is where faith comes in. Have faith. We're going to need it. <br /><br /><br /><br /> Rogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08156823478509665137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-13751310781491268092020-03-29T06:39:59.143-07:002020-03-29T06:39:59.143-07:00I had plans for that g'ment check but changed ...I had plans for that g'ment check but changed my mind twice. First was to buy more ammo and new weapon. Then, to give to 2 of my children that will benefit and need. But ...<br />What if it is an advance on 2020, and/or 2021, tax return?<br />Maybe I will cash it and keep it on hand for a year?JaimeInTexashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729407700850451849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-84569232467585782122020-03-29T05:25:26.356-07:002020-03-29T05:25:26.356-07:00I suspect what they do in future flu seasons will ...I suspect what they do in future flu seasons will involve some measure of restrictions applied unevenly to different areas. They will be more cautious about damaging economies, but choose measures for their impact on our daily lives to remind us who is in control. I know the US population has been subdued considerably over the last 100 years or so, but I would never have believed this near total submission would happen in my lifetime. Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14010513213569295642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-4316968215290592442020-03-28T18:43:31.433-07:002020-03-28T18:43:31.433-07:00Those who read this blog already know that 1789, 1...Those who read this blog already know that 1789, 1861, 1913, 1935, 1957, 1965, 1971, etc. were all harbingers of what was to come. The land of the free, the home of the brave has thrown away liberty with both hands. PegAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-80562056176270308542020-03-28T18:03:13.410-07:002020-03-28T18:03:13.410-07:00Roger, your comment raises the point that life wil...Roger, your comment raises the point that life will not return to normal for a long time, if ever. Once this "pandemic" is declared over, will we return with the same frequency to restaurants? Will we attend sporting events? Will we continue to work from home, for those for whom this is a reasonable option?<br /><br />Will we shun anyone who sneezes?<br /><br />And what do we do next flu season?<br /><br />This, of course, on top of the countless thousands of businesses that will never re-open.bionic mosquitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002548958078731031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-648884752216444797.post-39740709394810517832020-03-28T15:37:49.613-07:002020-03-28T15:37:49.613-07:00Your question, "Why are companies doing this ...Your question, "Why are companies doing this now?", is right on point. Why didn't they do this six months ago? Five years ago? <br /><br />Obviously, something has changed in the world of finance, which these companies are aware of and taking evasive action against it. What has changed? <br /><br />It is quite certain that all of us will find out shortly. Good luck and Godspeed on your own revolver drawdown! Oh, BTW, I just purchased a new clothes washer which should last for years and years. I paid for it with my own 'revolver', that is, a credit card, and which I will pay back when Uncle Donald sends me the $1200.00 as promised. <br /><br />My recommendation: Buy hard goods which you absolutely need or which you can use to generate future income. No speculation, no padding the bank account, no frivolous entertainment, no vacations. This has become a matter of personal survival. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Rogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08156823478509665137noreply@blogger.com