Dino the Dinosaur

The Cat and the Dinosaur

       To tell this story I will need to give you some background as to where and what I do.This would come in the form as an artist, writer, retired , grumpy , 69 year old farmer still wannabe. I am a lover of nature, and have spent a lot of time in it. Retiring about 3 years ago , I set some roots down in a year round campground. at first i thought I would spend my winters in the southwest, but after 2 winters I longed for our area around here.  I also owned a cat and bought a perman-

 

Ms. Prissy

ent house trailer set up on a lot with  water, sewer and electic in a Home Owners  Assoc. or a HOA as i will refer to it from now on. 

    My days are filled with a fair amount of sitting as my back is grdually getting worse to what end i dont know. I used to be fairly active when younger, I was a chainsaw sculptor, and artist, heavy equipment opeator, beyond working a full day I would come home and work on the farm and feed my animals. As I had ducks, chickens dogs and cats that was the old days. I am a bit more relaxed nowadays. I try to move more often but I have to watch more carefully. Hav

ing fallen a few times here lately under stupid circumstances I am just more careful about what I do.

My current group of cats

Old pics of strays

Havent seen her for awhile but thought she was neat.  

    Here lately  motivation to do something is great but just getting up and doing it,or as in this case sitting down and doing it. Anyhow tonite i would like to relate to you a story about my Dino the Dinosaur.

     Dino came to me by way of a chore I was doing. Unusual in the sense that it actually involved the animal I was feeding. I have been feeding the stray cats at pikes peak campground partiallly due to untimely death of lela, the caretaker here that died in a an automobile accident a year ago. since then noone was feding he cats and it ws nothing to see them scampering out of the dumpsters slimy and wet from who knows what trying to scap up enough to eat. Last winter on my birthday in Dec. on a gloomy day they call your birthday. the day was grey and damp, snowy mess of a day and returning home i had to pass the dumpsters on the way in. 

     On top of one the dumpsters was this black, with brown streaks and a wad of long hair ball on its right leg stray cat. It digusted me that someone couldnt take the initiative to at least see them fed. So as i watched her scurry off I decided to go and get them a cxouple of bowls of catfood and feed them as a birthday gift to myself. A chore is what I needed to bring me out of my funk. To do something for someone else, as in this case feed the strays. It doesnt help the problem as there ar as many as always show up and a few new kittens. All the cats are black except that one I initially saw on top of the dumpster with the ice ball. When i say all, there is 7 black cats and 4 kittens of those 2 are juist weeks old and cute as hell. The other 2 black kittens are older and lovable , and if I am real lucky I can pet the choclate black cat. The kitttens all come out to greet the truck and know its sound. They  run around the dumpsters in excitement and this one little one has me stomping around like I'm playing cow pasture polka.

      I have turned  what I thought was, and is a good deed I do into a daily chore with unknown longterm responsibilities that are better dealt with by our community. After all they were here before I was 3 years ago and longer as it has been a long standing problem our comunity tends to ignore as most places do. 

       My plans so far and as of my birthday was to feed them and work out the details later. This is what I did every day since I realized the only way anyone was going to do anything about the cats is that I needed to do it now. So I did and reluctantly yet steadfastly I have managed to every day to feed at the same time of 6:00 pm. I have found over my years of feeding animals is that they have an internal clock and they know that they need to be there to eat at the same time every day to get to eat.

        Well an unusual and very unigue event happened to me the other day. Normally before I put down their full dishes I pick up their old ones. Anyhow in one of these dishes was this little plastic toy that looked like Dino the Dinosaur. I can only assume that one of those cats had found it and put it in the dish for me. I picked it up because it was so unusual that it was there. That there was no way it was humans that did it. There was plenty of places for it to lay even if accidentally thrown there. Moms surely wouldnt let their kids go in where I feed the cats behind the dumpsters. It had to be one of the cats that  brought it intentionally or accidentally there as a reward for me. Dont know if its actually a reward or not, but i liked it right off the bat and recognized Dino as a mascot for Sinclair Oil Co. that was around in the early 60's that had toy gas trucks and even a board game which is where i believe this Dino came from and can be dated from around 1969. or 55 years old. Its only one piece of what i thought would be a multi piece set. Also this would be in the time frame of the park where I live when it was built. The game would go for 20 now used or more as it is rare but only if complete.So just one piece but the best one of course, Dino himself may be worth 10 dollars. Not much of a reward but still better than the nothings I usually get. The ducks would talk to me, the chickens would just pick. pick, and the dogs talk, and the cats at best will let you pet them, 

      But to actually get a gift besides a stick from a dog , I cant remember an animal coughing up much more than a furball. But here was a Dino the Dinosaur. A cat had to find it and then pick it up and carry it unknown distance just to drop in that bowl for me to find. And believe it or not, a cat to boot. Cats usually dont do much that humans want them to do and to find one that has empathy for you or even another cat is an on demand procedure for them. So in my eyes this is a really big thing and a nice return for the gift that keeps giving. 

       In the long run  will have to address a few issues with the park. I had a complaint the other day from one of the old directors that the cats were shitting around the office. I retorted with just what am I supposed to do since the cats were starving. and in the garbage getting ice balls in their long fur because of getting wet scrapping for food in wet trash bags in the dumpsters. The ice balls rip out and take the hair with them and if cold enough will cause frostbite and with lack of food and health they will die. 

       I have heard complaints from others about the cats laying on their porches and under the campers. They wont feed them but enjoy bitchng about them. Some attempts to spay and neuter were made but they have gave that up since I am feeding. This is not sustainable and the problem is increasing despite as much as i like seeing the kittens come out to greet me daily . I realize there is one maybe 2 females that are not fixed. This needs to be done. It is hard to do or will be hard to trap the 2 mothers because number one they are all black and all except the kittens are ferrel,  They even keep their distance from me until I drop off the food and pickup the empty bowl.  They will have to be tamed down. 

       As far as the cat poop i will offer to buy a load of sand to dump along the fence behind the dumpsters and this will give the cats an area and beautify the dumpster area at same time. It is and was a combination of mud and so forth that atracts water and trash that spills over .  It smells but with the sand it should improve the cat litter problem as well the cleanliness of the area. I also would like to make some five gallon cat houses as i call them and will put a little red light on outside and straw to give them a warm rain tight shelter. The association are the ones that should be responsible. Its their mess and they ignore it. No one wants to spend money to pay for spay and neuter , at least when they can bitch for free. I miss having a dog and still have my cat Ms, Prissy who has been out west with me a couple of times. Lately at 9 oclock nightly I can count on 4 young coons coming up and getting their bowl of cat food. This is costly but I consider it buying good luck. Surely feeding 9 black cats zooming this way and that, makes chances good of the going right to left will outweigh the bad luck of left to right and the good years of luck will add up enough to keep me going to 100.. Only 31 more years. I also have an injured possum who is not to old that comes infrequently or at least I think it does. It seems to come after the coons but they usually dont leave much. The injury appears to be to its foot and it appears to get around good and there are no open wounds apparent so it may heal itself. It appeared to be in good spirits after eating. I will add more pictures I have taken of the cats including the little ones, and the coons and possum. Enjoy, i have.

Concepts of a plan

Hard to Get Started

        Some days are better than others when it comes to writing, Some days the words fall out of your brain like rain down a gutter. Other days you have to search through the cobwebs to find the right words to say or even a place to go that your readers would follow. My topic today has to do with racism. 

         To me racism isn't a black and white issue that it was fifty years ago, It has become more complicated than that. In fact, racism goes way back in our national history from the very start of migration from Europe and beyond, Puritans seeking religious freedom experienced racism to a degree . 

         The definition of racism according to the oxford dictionary is-The inability or refusal to recognize the rights, needs, dignity, or value of people of particular races or geographical origins. More widely, the devaluation of various traits of character or intelligence as 'typical' of particular peoples. And I also need to include these definitions to further define racism -

1. prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism by an individual, community, or institution against a person or people on the basis of their membership in a particular racial or ethnic group, typically one that is a minority or marginalized.

   • the belief that different races possess distinct characteristics, abilities, or qualities, especially so as to distinguish them as inferior or superior to one another.
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   •         These definitions were copied from a Google search and are not my own words. If you notice, nowhere does it say a certain skin color or religious affiliation is necessary to be a racist. Instead, it is more the way one group acts toward another. Blacks do not own being victims of racism any more than other groups. We are just programmed to think that way from birth having grown up in the civil rights era. 
   •         Jews were persecuted during WW2 to the extent that over 6 million lost their lives due to Nazis and Adolph Hitler's hatred for the Jews because of their religious affiliation and the way as a group they were able to amass fortunes and own property that was confiscated later by Nazis. It was more that they were jealous of the Jews because of how tight-knit they could be as a group.  This closeness of Jews was necessary because of previous times when they were oppressed leading back to bible days. 
   •         There was a multitude of ways that the Nazis were racist to the Jews was apparent by the way they were marched off and starved in death camps because their name was on a list. they were tattooed so that when asked a number on their forearm could be correlated to the list. this tattoo was used when they were finally gassed and then cremated with the only crime of their life was being a Jew. During WW2 we allowed hundreds of thousands to immigrate to the USA while we went to war to stop the Naqzi fascism. 
   •         The US at the same time rounded and placed thousands of Japanese Americans in prison camps, only we said it was for their protection but in the same way as the Nazis, we reacted as a nation to protect ourselves from the possibility of retribution from Japanese Americans who might destroy or spy on our nation while we were at war with Japan. 
   •         Even the USA has been racist to a degree that we put native Americans on reservations and starved them for the color of their skin and the fact it hid American aggression when it came to taking their lands. Some of that hostility still exists today. Reparations will never make it right or be enough for their ancestors to ever forgive. 
   •         The same could be said for the blacks who suffered from the hands of white racists which led to the Jim Crow days when blacks had to sit in the back of the bus or were only allowed to drink water from fountains marked colored only. 

            Which brings me to this piece of crap sheriff. i felt a definition of racism is necessary to show how according to him a relatively meaningless post was taken the wrong way. A sheriff standing in front of his seal of office states that democrats(group) need to be included on a list for retribution because the way they feel when trying to treat other humans humanely. 
2.        The history of racism starts out a lot like this. We allow a person of authority to designate a group as undesirable and that action needs to be taken to make things right. This isn't necessary but a fact of life and will always be. This sheriff had nothing to do with illegal immigrants and in fact didn't have a dog in the fight but took it upon himself to make an issue out of illegal immigration to prevent it from coming home to him. I will include my post earlier and it has a link to his story. 
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   SPON         https://www.facebook.com/share/p/NTuX7BeYMpAvYD9o/- 
4.          The people being wronged are Democrats and why? Because we have a political party that aligns itself with illegal immigration when a lot of times they are the beneficiaries of these people who they hire and hide in their factories and exploit as necessary to do the work they wouldn't do. unfortunately, those who choose to exploit the illegals don't want any reform or allowance to work here and become citizens. making them legal means they would have to pay all the same as regular workers. Most who employ these illegals could care less if immigration comes through and deports them all. They will just hire more the next day and so continues the merry-go-round of illegal immigration. owners of these businesses who hire immigrants should foot the cost of deporting and transferring to the border these illegals as a deterrent to hiring them. if there is no place for illegals to work then they will have to seek a legal solution and illegal border crossings will go down. There is a solution to the problem but that isn't what the problem is. 
5.         The Republicans need an excuse to be in power. This is as good as any. This sheriff is just stoking the tension between political parties by suggesting that Democrats should be responsible for the immigration problem when in reality the Republicans have no real working plan to reduce illegal border crossings or to deal with the influx of disadvantaged peoples of the world. As Democrats, we just try to deal with everything. The good and the bad, but instead of complaining, we look for solutions to the problems.  
6.        One thing we don't want is retribution for wrongs from the other political party. it is useless to even consider trying to change them by penalizing them for their actions. we need to be leaders and can lead so well that they would have to be exceptional to ever be elected again. The downfall or the reward of that is that society will win. we will no longer be steeped in negativism that has been prevalent lately. Something this sheriff only knows how to do and that is stoking the fires of racism, even if it's between while folks. 

 

Nuclear War. Are we ready to hand trump the keys again?

 Nuclear War 

Should Trump Hold The Keys Again? 

  

      I am in the process of rewatching the nuclear blasts that ended WW2 in Nagasaki and Hiroshima. The devastation and destruction and loss of life on a scale rarely seen in human timelines. possibly the destruction that remained after the meteor that ended the dinosaurs may have been larger, but the lingering ill effects were probably worse with the atom bombs. We still don't know the total damage that may have been done from the radioactivity that was released from those bombs. 

       Long-term effects may include residual radioactivity of primary importance. From there, we may expect chromosomal damage in our DNA and the DNA of plants and animals around the world. This is compounded by our continual use of radioactivity for a variety of purposes, some beneficial to us and the planet and others that result in making our lives a constant receptacle for the buildup of radioactivity. We are constantly collecting more and spending the usefulness of it, then collectively storing it for an untold amount of years, till we find a way to denature it, or safely store it so no natural disaster may make it harmful to humans again.   

        As most people know, we also use radioactivity as power generators for domestic and military use. we also have facilities and mines where we produce and refine the radioactive material. Also, we use radioactivity in bombs like the ones we dropped on Japan in WW2. I believe 7 nations currently have bombs and several more working on refining the technique to produce their own weapons of mass destruction..We have had wars where we went to war seeking weapons when they fell into the hands of those we don't feel should have them. there are still those out there we try to negotiate with but have little success when it comes to trying to limit their ability to have their own weapons. 

      You know the players, of China, and Russia with Iran and North Korea being those we have had conflicts with before over their use of nuclear weapons. to say the least, we are walking a tightrope with our finger on the trigger of war every second. In the USA we allow our president to be the one to commit us in times of war and peace to use these weapons of mass destruction in a manner where they are used with the utmost consideration as to the consequences of said use. We are not just electing a president, we are electing a decision-maker who will look at all the parameters of the situation where we might use these weapons to defend our nation and people. 

      With all our technology and safeguards we still face the possibility of accidental loss or ignition of weapons to unforeseen mishaps involved with the safekeeping of said weapons. In this instance, we may have an exploded weapon from a foreign country that is an adversary under normal conditions. we need a leader who is willing to look beyond the relevant facts before acting on a plan to retaliate. An accident is an accident and although there will be repercussions we still need a steady hand on our nuclear missiles at least.  They should be used as the last resort when it comes to a response. 

      Enter Donald Trump Ex-president of the USA, There was a reason why he is Ex-president and not President today.  He lost the faith of the people in the previous election and they elected another president. Part of having your finger on the trigger of nuclear weapons is to have a level head. Not prone to spur-of-the-moment decisions, gut feelings, being a hot-head know-it-all, and a thorough understanding of what you are working with and who you are working for. Trump is guilty of bad traits and clueless when it comes to understanding physics or anything useful when it comes to nuclear warfare or nuclear use. His knowledge of science is limited to a great extent and is only overshadowed by his lack of respect for the office of president. 

       This is a man who has to win this election because he needs the protection of the office to avoid charges of treason and interference with elections as well as inciting riots. A man who constantly lies to the people is an existential threat to our democracy and swears vengeance on his perceived enemies. Who feels he is above the law, has placed the courts in a position to grant him immunity powers of a king, and has claimed he will be a dictator on day 1. 

         He is hardly my pick for president. he has no superpowers that make him any different than any other person seeking that office. His past actions grant him no remedy but to face the charges he is accused of like a real man, despite the ramifications. He was fired once from the job and should be again because he doesn't even understand the office of the presidency and wants to treat it like it is his personal plaything that he can do whatever with.  

          I am nobody with a keyboard and an opinion and that is all I need to do all I can to prevent this man from returning to office. if I can convince one more person to take a second look before voting for this man then I have done my job. I still believe every vote counts. If you don't vote then you must understand that I just listed his good qualities. Social Security and all aspects of government in the USA will be affected by this man who has nothing to lose with a second term. He knows we do. it is important to get out and vote and if you are not registered then do so now. It is your civic duty. Btw, I have only been called for jury duty once in my life but have voted for years. 

POS Racist Republican Sheriff

POS Republican Sheriff

So this is what voting and supporting candidates has come to. We are writing lists as they did in Nazi. Germany. Recording Democrats addresses for reprisal is the same as identifying Jews.

Republicans can have a list also. A couple of homes with Fuck Biden signs would be first on my list. I really don't think we want to resort to lists. This assholes next election may have all his cronies posted on the front page of the local paper. Lists are for racists and idiots who can't remember. Only in Ohio can we come with this crap

Ohio sheriff asks for residents' addresses with Kamala Harris signs to send illegal immigrants to homes

Portage County Sheriff Bruce Zuchowski issued a warning if Kamala Harris became president

 By Stepheny Price Fox News

 click here for story

So this is what voting and supporting candidates has come to. We are writing lists as they did in Nazi. Germany. Recording Democrats addresses for reprisal is the same as identifying Jews.

Republicans can have a list also. A couple of homes with Fuck Biden signs would be first on my list. I really don't think we want to resort to lists. This assholes next election may have all his cronies posted on the front page of the local paper. Lists are for racists and idiots wh…

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Trump assassination in perspective.

 Trump Assassination in Perspective.  

He can't seem to understand why everyone is against him. Could it be he perpetuated a lie by JD Vance who fictionalized a tale of Haitians eating dogs and cats.

Trump says the Democratic rhetoric is what led a person to attempt an assassination attempt by an individual who waited 12 hrs in the bushes to take a shot at Trump. Yes he was a Democrat but like the KKK we also have good and bad on our side. But it wasn't sanctioned by Democrats though many see it as an end to a means, though very few would go to the extent that we have seen in this election cycle.

We are a peace party for the most part. It is the rhetoric of Republicans that make us appear capable of anything like attacking the capital after a lively political rally filled with hate. To just show the world we can take things in our own hands , and interfere with a political election.

We believe in letting the courts do our talking as well the Constitution , where we allow the rules that are written by our forefathers define the path we should follow. We make no exception for anyone special and we don't seek to change laws by petitioning the courts for exemption because they feel they are special.

We don't single out groups and protect all that come through our doors to give them basic civil rights they are entitled to. We don't make up stories to get elected by attacking legal residents by slandering them and making their lives miserable.

Our politicians are in office for noble causes, of trying to make our life better and give us hope and direction.

We don't have politicians who negatively portray our nation as an experiment in chaos. Who say one thing and look for a way to benefit themselves by accepting a leadership role.

Trump's rhetoric and hate is as much to blame for the attempts on his life as anything. A man who courted the NRA and has twice been shot at it with the high school shooters gun of choice. A rifle that has no purpose in our society. That can be stowed in a young shooters back pack and assembled and used to stop young lives not protected by the secret service, a senseless end of life. Trump refuses to even mention gun control for fear he will lose votes , let alone his life.

He is a person who carelessly ventures through life despite the possibility of assassination places his life in danger on a whim , let alone the lives that are there to protect him that he could care less. They don't just have a job. They offer to lay down their life for him , and he could care less or make their job any easier. They are more than I ever will be for that man.

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