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I guess you got your money's worth out of the previous tires! Be glad you had a spare. A lot of new vehicles don't have one. I went out and bought real tires and rims for both my cars. Getting caught 200 miles from home with a flat at night with nothing but one of those little portable inflators sucks.

Looks like conventional armies are dead. Between Ukraine and Isreal's tactics, tanks have become deathtraps. Drones,shoulder fired weapons, and sneaky tricks seem to be the winning move. $$$ stuff like ships,aircraft and armor no longer mean success. If you can knock out a multimillion dollar aircraft or tank with a $50,000 shoulder weapon or a couple thousand dollar drone, all those big ticket defense contracts become worthless. The USMC has already made a big Change by phasing out tanks. Hard to say if the US army will follow suite. The same type of attack used to take out Iranian leaders and air defenses can be used against any country including ours. I'm pretty sure it's keeping people In high places awake at night.

Gotta be good stuff!

I really hated the whole bums rush to go to war after the tower attacks. Too many good men died or were injured. My younger son did a tour of duty in Iraq. My older son had a complete meltdown over it. He didn't want him to die in that "shithole". We all breathed a sigh of relief when he came home. I firmly believe in holding government accountable. If war can be avoided, it should be. Old guys in suits aren't the ones out there fighting. When it was me wearing the uniform, it was different than when your kids are the ones on the line. I guess I now know how my dad felt when I enlisted. Let's hope cooler heads prevail.

The big problem is a lot of influential people want a war with Iran. They were all about regime change in Syria. After that happened, that only leaves Iran as the big target. A lot of those "seasoned" diplomats were all for this. Iran fuels a lot of trouble in the region. I have no idea if this is a good or bad move. We all thought we were going to war with them back when the embassy was stormed by radicals back during the Carter administration. After the failed rescue all of us Marines had our seabags packed and ready to go. Who knew 45 years later it would still be like this.

So some Chinese folks were caught smuggling in a grain fungus. They are either overzealous researchers or part of a plot to attack Crops. Either way, not good. Too many bad things are caused by Irresponsible actions like this. Let's hope this isn't an evil plot. If it is, they'll try again.

Visiting around Paris. Paris, Tennessee that is. It's a great place to see nature. But today's weather is a bust. Great retirement location.

Looks like ground zero for nuclear war is now India and Pakistan. This has been brewing for a long time, and Pakistan is pretty much full of crazy people. The government is unstable. The chance of Them firing off the big one looks more likely every day. Let's hope cooler heads prevail.

As my dad used to say, raining like cow piss on a flat rock. He was a wwII vet, so maybe he picked it up in France?

I've tried it in the past. I can't tell you if it works or not. There have been quiet years and snake conventions in the back yard. Backing up to the woods has it's good and bad points. I can tell you the former neighbors bird feeders drew both vermin and snakes. I don't remember seeing any the year or two I used this stuff. Bobcats, raccoons, armadillos, possums, and even turtles have wandered about. More than a few turtles.

She's our third black cat. The first one lived 21 years. She was a sickly kitten that was adapted out,then brought back to the shelter. The wife took pity and brought her home. The second one adapted us. He was in the back yard and the wife Put out food and water. He started hanging around, and we ended up turning him into an indoor cat after about 6 months of enticing. Living the wild life took a toll on him. We spent $$$ on the vet to try to get him healthy, but it was a losing battle. He did go from feral to a lap cat in 7 years. So at least he was able to enjoy the last few years of life.

Got a cat from the shelter two weeks ago. Stormi is a 3 year old who already had a litter of kittens. They had all been adapted out, but after a couple of months she was still there. She was all skin and bones. She is very timid and the shelter told us she should be an only pet and in a home without kids. It's been two weeks. She looks a lot healthier and happy. Very curious and playful. She still spooks easily. She follows around behind the wife from room to room. She also has explored everywhere in the house, and likes sitting in the screen room in the back bird watching. It's hard to get pictures since she seems to react by running away.

On a lighter note- on vacation in Naples Florida This week!

No one trusts anything anymore. Much of what comes out of Government and the press has proven to be iffy. Often two Media outlets give out info that's 180 out of phase from each Other. And of course the internet is even worse. Our Leadership was always bad. It just has become more obvious. Fox and Msnbc are examples of extreme bias. Damn I miss Walter Cronkite.

I really don't get the "holocaust didn't happen" crowd. My dad was a wwII vet. The 14th armored division liberated a bunch of the camps. One of the few things about the war He ever told me about. And he made sure I understood the horror of what he saw. He said he would never forget the gut wrenching smell of it either. I passed this along to both of my sons. If I ever have grandkids, they will hear it as well.