Tuesday, October 29, 2024

"Overlords"

“Overlords”

By Jim Culp

A Vision of Tomorrow

 

(This is a short one because I am busy with my autobiography) …

 

My friends, acquaintances, in-laws and outlaws….

Always...ALWAYS... question your government anytime you please.

Those bastards were elected by us, and they should be voted out of office

when they do not do as they promised!!

They are not your overlords…they are YOUR political servants.

It is far too long as we trudge through the bullshit of their careers.

I also want to make my voice heard about “Tenure.” I think it is a crock of

monkey piss. Some of these idiots are over 80 years old.

Tell me…dear reader…do you want someone that is 80 years old to

have access to nuclear triggers?!? How about 90?

I sure as hell don’t. I also don’t like a hot head like Josh Holly

to have it. I won’t even mention Joe Biden or Kamala

Harris…that is unthinkable to me.

Let me know your thoughts.

Always,

-JimC                

             

 

Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Gun Free Zones

 

“Gun Free Zones?”

By Jim Culp

September 18, 2024

 

Hello. Jim here.

I was just reading some mindless crap and came upon the term “gun free zones.” I’d seen it before, but today I guess I need to comment on it.

First though, I’d like to address how stupid all this stuff is.

People that are stupid enough to fall for idiocy like this are the same ones that are going to be the cowards that run away when a foreign power invades our shores.

Do you know why the mainland of North America has never been invaded by a foreign power? It’s really quite simple. The figure hovers somewhere around 37-47 percent of our population. This includes the lower forty-eight states, Alaska, and Hawaii. In contrast to many other nations, the USA is pretty damn well armed.

Now…there are those that think that armed citizens are NOT necessary to a free state…but they are those that are going to run to my door asking for a firearm when the shit hits the fan. Trust me...I’ve had it happen to me even when there was not a serious emergency…just a drunk dumbass running around the tiny little town that I lived in around 1995 to 2006. Less than one-third of that town’s populace owned guns, and about ten percent of the people had immediate access to them. It turned out that no action was needed from the populace…because the idiot surrendered to the deputy sheriff before any harm was done. When it was all over, I asked people why they had come to me requesting firepower from my gun closet. I reminded them of town meetings when people were wanting to make the town “gun safe” so that kids wouldn’t shoot anyone. I argued that this was the arena of the parent…not the city or state. It was quickly decided that the latter was to be the silent precedent.

Guns are tools…they are not sentient in any way shape or form. It is idiots within our democracy that would proclaim otherwise when they say that “guns kill people” and “get rid of guns and we’ll be safe.”

Nothing…I mean absolutely nothing…is further than the truth.

Have a safe summer. Hold your ground against the morons.

 

-JimC

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Tuesday, July 2, 2024

"Presidential Debate One"

 

(My notes of the recent Trump/Biden debate)

“Presidential Debate One"

July 1, 2024

{I am not a Democrat or a Republican. I believe that both of those parties are corrupt and need “house cleaning.”}
9 PM:
Democrat: President Joe Biden
Republican: Donald Trump
My Words: Just me and my two cents…they mean nothing except my feelings. My words are in Italics (like this…)
(From here forward these persons will be called “Trump” for Big Don, and “Biden” for “Not So Sure what I said” Joe.
The session started out with opening statements, and neither one was impressive to me. I started writing at 9:11 PM when Joe stuttered out some incoherent crap, and Trump mentioned that he didn’t understand Joes words.
Trump seemed confident so far, and some of his stuff was accurate; some not. {Ever fact checked politicians? It’s a painstaking job, and I would have to be paid to do it.}
The last thing I will point out about opening statements is one that Joe said that “that cost of groceries was not going up.”
Dude, you gotta be smokin’ some sweet shit. I live in Lee’s Summit, MO…and the grocery bill in my own house alone has almost doubled this year.
Around this time, Trump was given the microphone for his input on “Roe vs. Wade.” (If you don’t know what that is…you have been living in a shed.”
Trump was adamant that Roe V. Wade and many other things should be handed back over to the States (remember those?}
There was back and forth over that, and Biden insisted that he had done the opposite of what he had really done.
Biden tried to rebuke Trump on things Trump had accomplished while in office, and there is a back and forth. Biden has a clear chance to make his points…but stumbles all over himself and no one gets a clear message from him. Trump attempts to take the wheel with Roe V. Wade and screws the pooch on his rambling about anything but the subject.
Biden is given the border issue. The moderator sets the stage saying that there was talk that “too many immigrants were admitted early.”
The question is asked “does Trump intend to deport everyone?”
Biden is clear to breach the front lines and might as well be playing “Candyland” with his grandkids. The subject is lost and there is nothing settled on the topic.
Biden champions the “Pact Act.” There is a back and forth, and it doesn’t do anything for me.
The debate on Russia and Ukraine is laid down for discussion. Trump immediately calls “BAD” on Biden. He goes back and forth over the fumbles and failed policies here and there. Trump confuses Ukraine with other issues and other issues like North Korea and such.
Trump (citing other officials) says that Biden makes a mess out of Military Operations whenever he tries to operate in that mode. {IMO: I am a retired soldier of 22 years. It is my belief that if he could say it without taking too much heat…he’d say Joe needs to stay the F*** out of MIL OPS because he hasn’t got a clue how anything works.}
Biden calls Vladimir Putin a “war criminal.” He then stumbles through strategic matters of the region and makes a complete ass out of himself. Trump receives and Alibi and talks through the last issue and then this one…he is cut off.
Question to Biden: “What leverage will enact Hamas and Israel to end war.
Biden makes a play on many offers made by the USA and talks about “getting rid of Hamas.” He offers no solid strategy to do so.
Trump stumbles with Hamas, and it is back to Biden. Joe has cleared his head a little by this time and tries to be the “comeback kid.” He makes some sense, but the issue is overcrowded by his lack of knowledge.
Trump asks about an independent Palestinian State in the region. There is no clear path for anyone on this.
Trump is asked about the events of January 6th. Trump dodges the question like a pitcher ducking a line drive and gives no relief to the subject. There is an interchange with Nancy Pelosi, and I did not catch it… {my bad}. There is an exchange about the proud boys, and Trump isn’t very forth coming. There is an issue about “Trump giving them orders.”
Biden brings up the porn star. It is all old stuff, and we all know that Stormy got her money. Trump gets a rebuttal, and it is complete nonsense.
Trump call Biden the “worst President in US history.”
{there is a break for the contestants}
Biden stumbles through questions about “black voters.”
He cites something about “Black voters not receiving free homes.”
Biden tries to reply on this issue, and f***s it off like nobody’s business.
Trump is given the microphone and claims that “back in the 90’s, Biden called black folks {super predators}. No one seems to say much about it, and it is rendered mute.
Question: Would Trump take any action on Water/Air regarding climate change?
Biden tries to reply but doesn’t get a word in straight.
Trump says, ‘Paris Accord was going to cost the USA a trillion dollars.’
Biden tries to apply but fumbles all over the issue.
Social Security: Moderator asks “should people with high incomes contribute more?
No one makes any definitive contribution to this issue. {probably because both contestants are filthy rich…}
Border Issue: Trump claims that Biden is a @&&%#& liar. He claims that people receive Social Security benefits as soon as they enter the USA. There is a short argument, and there is no benefit from it.
Child Care:
Trump said the SOS. {In the Army… that means Same Old Sh**.}
Biden was grilled on Child Care issues. He retaliates with more knowledge on the subject that I could have mustered. He knew his stuff.
After this, there is a massive fallback on prior issues that is finally stopped by the moderator.
The issue of the drug “fentanyl” is raised. {IMO: The entire argument is both a waste of time and way too much conjecture on both men’s parts.}
There is an argument about paying for prisons.
The moderator addresses the men’s ages. Biden is 86, and Trump is 82. Age, competency, d*** sizes, and anything else you want to debate was part of this waste of taxpayer’s dollars.
Moderator to Trump: “Next election…will you accept losing if it becomes so?”
Trump: “Yes…if it is a fair election, and there is no foul play. Also, we are close to World War III! Do you want someone like him as Commander in Chief during that time?”
CLOSING STATEMENTS
Biden:
The President openly claimed that while in office, (then) “President Trump raised taxes.”
There is significant discussion after this…where Biden stumbles through the rest of his statements and retaliations.
Trump:
“Millions are coming in from Afghanistan and Iran.” Biden is not respected.
“I have the highest approval rating from the VA and veterans!!!"

I hope that you have made something of this.
Cheers,
JimC
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Friday, April 26, 2024

Gun Free Zones

 

“Gun Free Zones?”

By Jim Culp

April 26, 2024

 

Hello. Jim here.

I was just reading some mindless crap and came upon the term “gun free zones.” I’d seen it before, but today I guess I need to comment on it.

First though, I’d like to address how stupid all this stuff is.

People that are stupid enough to fall for idiocy like this are the same ones that are going to be the cowards that run away when a foreign power invades our shores.

Do you know why the mainland of North America has never been invaded by a foreign power? It’s really quite simple. The figure hovers somewhere around 37-47 percent of our population. This includes the lower forty-eight states, Alaska, and Hawaii. In contrast to many other nations, the USA is pretty damn well armed.

Now…there are those that think that armed citizens are NOT necessary to a free state…but they are those that are going to run to my door asking for a firearm when the shit hits the fan. Trust me...I’ve had it happen to me even when there was not a serious emergency…just a drunk dumbass running around the tiny little town that I lived in around 1995 to 2006. Less than one-third of that town’s populace owned guns, and about ten percent of the people had immediate access to them. It turned out that no action was needed from the populace…because the idiot surrendered to the deputy sheriff before any harm was done. When it was all over, I asked people why they had come to me requesting firepower from my gun closet. I reminded them of town meetings when people were wanting to make the town “gun safe” so that kids wouldn’t shoot anyone. I argued that this was the arena of the parent…not the city or state. It was quickly decided that the latter was to be the silent precedent.

Guns are tools…they are not sentient in any way shape or form. It is idiots within our democracy that would proclaim otherwise when they say that “guns kill people” and “get rid of guns and we’ll be safe.”

Nothing…I mean absolutely nothing…is further than the truth.

Have a safe summer. Hold your ground against the morons.

 

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Saturday, March 30, 2024

"Is this a Mistake?"

 

“Is this a Mistake?”

 

By Jim Culp

 

March 30, 2024

 

 

Today is called “Good Friday” by many religions. Just to name a few…Baptists, (and all its branches), Catholics (and all its branches), and many others that would exhaust me to write down. It is a day (primarily in Catholicism) that is a remembrance of Jesus (known by many names and titles) being betrayed and handed over to some dudes that really didn’t like him and being taken to several groups of “holy men” that decided that they would take him to someone else. You can read all about this in most any book that has “Holy Bible” on its front cover…or, if you want to give your wrist a break…you can just purchase the New Testament; because most of this story is in that work. You can probably get one for free…but it may be hard to read. Anyhow…you figure that part out. 

Good Friday is supposedly the day that all the pre-curses happen that would eventually lead to the trial and execution of this man who claimed to be the Son of God. There are books, movies, focus groups, and hundreds of other venues that tell us hundreds of people’s sides to this whole thing…but there is no true answer, because there is no one alive who can testify to any document, person, or other fact that backs this whole thing up. There are literally hundreds of thousands of scholars, ministers, laymen, preachers…and yes, the Pope of the Roman Catholic church. This man is supposedly the “Emissary of the Christ” and therefore infallible. Well, crap on the bathroom floor! Why can’t he just take care of all this stuff and set everyone’s mind and heart straight, and we can all go home happy.

The truth of all of this nonsense is that it is all 100% grade AA bullshit. No one is going to fight your devil battles for you, because there is no devil. Yep…he’s made up too. I remember going to a friend’s house for lunch (across the street from our house in El Paso) and his mother telling my friend that he better eat his corn or the devil might do something bad to him. (Take a step up on the angel scale…yeah, Devil was an angel before he pissed the old man off).

So, as you travel down the road of life, just take religion (and all of its bullshit) and toss it into a hole, a fire, a garbage disposal, or whatever means suit you. You’ll be a much happier person when you do what I did a few years ago. Forget religion…it’s all bullshit, and it’s bad for ya.

 

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Monday, November 6, 2023

"Dazed and Confused"

 

November 6, 2023

“Dazed and Confused”

By Jim Culp

 Queen Rania (Jordan), your points are well noted. However, you failed to note or understand that it was Hamas that started the rocket attacks and hostage taking in the beginning. Israel responded with attacks of her own, and here we are. This morning you stated on television that this is terrorism. Are you forgetting that Hamas started these attacks in the first place? Do you forget that this conflict is a state of war? It’s not terrorism, it is a response to a dreadful series of attacks that Mr. Netanyahu ordered to protect Israel’s citizens and their interests in the region.

Lastly, let’s talk about terrorism. Hamas and her supporting nations have sponsored acts of terrorism since I was a small boy in a rural town trying to understand it all. I think you have your terms and conditions crisscrossed.

Either way, we will see how this conflict takes shape in days to come. I only hope that people will see what this is… and I believe it is a conflict brought on by militant groups that are fueled with hatred and supported by nations that desire the state of Israel to become a hole in the desert.

We will see how this all pans out.

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Friday, October 6, 2023

"Give and Take"

 

“Give and Take”

October 6, 2023

By Jim Culp

 

It’s not really that cold here today (55ºF) …but the wind is blowing right off of Satan’s arse. It’s that wind that no one likes, but as with everything on this planet…there is give and take in all we do. We’ve had a warm to hot fall, and I guess we might have to pay for that this winter…again…give and take.

Over on the left wing, we’re seeing things in D.C. that have been unheard of for decades. The men and women that handle the helm of government in this nation are in a real pickle of a situation in the halls of Congress and the Judiciary. There are traditions and rules being pulled out of the gluteus maximus on a minute-by-minute basis, and no one knows what the outcome is going to be. You can literally read an article on whatever news you wish, and it will change in a few minutes. I think Kim and Vlad have threatened to destroy the earth about fifty times now, and we’re all still here. They give us bullshit, and they take it back. Give and take. Then India and China decide to ramp up and make a promise to take back Taiwan.

I have a suggestion. Why don’t we all take a big breath and split up Africa. Everyone has their little fiefdoms and give all the leaders a hard on, and we can settle all of our problems within large arenas with gladiators. These will be supplied from the penitentiaries of the United States. Give and take… we give gladiators, you pay us money. The money will be in the billions, and our debt will be reduced to zero in a year or less. Wanna nuke the world? You can’t participate, and all the nations getting filthy rich from the games will bar you from every court on the Earth. Give and take.

Don’t tell me I can’t run a country or a fight ring. Donald Trump did it, and he’ll do it again. Give and take.

 

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Monday, September 18, 2023

"Of Loyalty and Not"

 

“Of Loyalty and Not”

By Jim Culp

September 18, 2023

 

It’s warm in Missouri today (about 75˚F), and the cicadas are singing their lovely songs that can either give you pleasure, or annoy the living hell of you. To me, the temperature is pleasant, and way more tolerable than most of the temperatures we have experienced in this past year. Today, as with many days this past year; I am stocking up on sales at several stores, as well as other items like ammunition and various bug-out items.

My go-to place for that here in Independence is Bass Pro-Shop, a huge retailer for all kinds of hunting, fishing, camping, and much more. I have been a loyal and faithful customer to this franchise (and Cabela’s when they were bought out) for almost fifteen years. During my shopping, I noticed that 9mm ammunition was on sale, so I pushed my cart right over to the ammo area and began looking at the deals. Soon after that, I thought it might be a good time to get my daughter an automatic handgun to supplement her .38 special. That in mind; I moseyed over to the gun counter and started looking at 911 style handguns that I think she would enjoy as long as we keep the cost down and the caliber less than Dirty Harry’s 44 Magnum.

I started perusing the models they had for sale there, and a guy came over to check to see if I needed help. I quickly stated that I was looking for just such model and brand, and I saw in under that glass right away. This model was made by Charles Daly firearms (although sold to someone nowadays), and I pointed it out to the guy. As soon as I held it, I realized that it was chambered in 9mm Parabellum based on a .45 ACP frame. I thought it would be good for her to have confidence in a now platform; as well as a great choice for a person to learn with and not have a sore wrist after 20-30 rounds.

The clerk looked at me and said “whadduyah think buddy?” I said, “I’ll take it.”

Five minutes later, we were walking through the firearm purchase form required by the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms.

He first checked my ID and then he started to tell me that there are two new items on the checklist. He explained that they are confusing and exhaustive. I proceeded to tell him that “everything with the Federal Government always is.”

So, he took me through the two questions that a judge and 20 bullshit lawyers from 50 states at the bar couldn’t un-scramble. I read them and finally said I was ready to move on. When he reached the same question during his inspection, he immediately said I was disqualified from purchasing a weapon from any retailer for 24 hours. No words of knowledge… no see you at the bar… nothing.

Bass Pro Shops, I am no longer your customer. This proves that you are becoming a tool of the Liberal establishment in Washington, DC. It also proves that our freedoms and the Second Amendment are again being attacked by the likes of Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi, and Charles Schumer.

Does this mean I am a Trump fan? Oh my God no way. I think Trump should already be in prison. Our country needs real leaders.

What I AM talking about is the onset of Communism, Socialism, and Marxist ideologies.

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Thursday, September 7, 2023

"Accountability?"

 

“Accountability?”

By Jim Culp

September 7, 2023

 

I saw yesterday that the USA is sending another one billion dollars to Ukraine. Well, that’s nice. But I have a few comments as well as some suggestions.

When I was in Iraq in 2003-2004, I wore several hats besides the helmet that I wore daily, and let me tell you, that got really old really fast. But another hat I wore was the Field Ordering Officer…in short…that guy who orders all the stuff that the Army didn’t give us that we needed.

So, I would go to the office tent that was used as a pay section, and sign for $10,000 dollars in US currency. When I used that portion up, I could go back and get more. During this time, I ordered comfort items for my troops, and proper tools to build furniture, sandbags, etc.

My point here is not to bore the living hell out of you, it is to make a point. During that time, I had to account for every single penny of that money to the last penny. Why? I was the taxpayer’s money.

So, tell me…when we send some country a billion dollars, wouldn’t up expect the receiver to have to account for that much money? I think they damn sure should. When I was in Iraq, I can personally tell you that if I hadn’t kept account of one penny of that money, I would be sharing a cell with Bubba at Fort Leavenworth. My anal retention would be zero after that first month.

Why are we broke? I’ll have a few suggestions in my next blog.

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Thursday, August 24, 2023

"To Vote,,,and not Vote"

 

“Vote...and Vote Not”

By Jim Culp

August 24, 2023

 

A friend of mine (I’ll call him Bob) called me last night (one of us lost the other’s number). Having been soldiers of the same unit got us shuckin’ and jivin’ for the first time in at least a decade. After some soldier jokes and worthless B.S… we talked about the times while out on our tanks. This guy and I went all the way back to our time in Delta Company, First Tank. Then the phone was quiet, and I asked him if he was calling for something else. He said he was calling me because I was on the call list for the Republican Party that was calling people on their list for the support of Donald Trump.

“Well dude, I haven’t been listed on that since 2002, and I don’t know who put my name back on it…but you can scratch me off of it.”

“What? Are you kidding me brother?”

“Listen man…it’s been a long time. I have different views and beliefs that I didn’t back when we were riding the steel killers. Maybe we better talk on that side for a while before we decide who we are voting for.”

There was brief and uncomfortable pause, and then he spoke up.

“Jim, you know me bro…I wouldn’t just haphazardly support anyone, but I feel this one in my bones. Trump has saved us time and time again, and right now he is our only hope.”

“Let me stop you there, Bob. You couldn’t sell me that if you had a 5-ton truck full of pretty whores and hundred-dollar bills. You can say that of anyone in government that you have seen pull off some major political feats, but that doesn’t make the person infallible.”

“Ok, Jim. I just wanted to talk.”

“Really Bob? I think you were ready to shovel me fifty pounds of shit and tell me it was chocolate pudding. I was in Iraq in 2003, and way into 2004. I did two personal things during that tour, and here they are. A) I came to bear with my faith. I took faith and religion and tossed them out of my life.

B) I stopped taking any words from any politician at face value. There is simply way too much crap to wade through after the words are spoken. I don’t care if it’s Bill Clinton or Barack Obama, Daffy Duck or Bugs Bunny…I have made up my mind that I would let them impress me, not the other way around.

“Yeah,” said Bob, “that’s a big slice of pie to eat.”

“You mean as big as Christianity? When I was in Iraq, I read a ton of books at night when everything was half-ass quiet. At least twelve of them were about world religions. Man, were my eyes ever opened.”

His phone hung up. I know that he had because he’s a guy that never upgrades anything. So… he probably still has a phone that is as big as a lawn tractor.

He started and lost that argument, and there is a reason why. Don’t try your tricks with an intelligent human. They don’t line up like suckers.

Will I vote in the next Presidential Election? We’ll see. Someone has to convince me of his or her metal and serving the USA like a POTUS should, not try and make a side deal to fill up the coffers.

I don’t know where things are going, but I will make my own path. I guarantee that my actions will not be because of a god that tells me it’s right, or a politician that needs to be in an old folk’s home.

Like my main homie Bob Dylan said so many years ago… “the times they are a changin’.”

 

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Sunday, April 30, 2023

History

 

“History”

By Jim Culp

April 30, 2023

 

Some history is fact (by a number of people who witnessed it happen), and then there is fanatical bullshit that allows Bob and Tony to throw a few lie grenades into the tale. This crap of taking down statues should have never happened. The American Civil War was only partially slave owners, and many of the Southerners did not own other people for work. Statues are history. I would not take part in taking down anyone’s statue even if it were Hitler, Stalin, or Hussein. No, I am not exhausting the bastards, I am just trying to tell people that yes, they were evil people…but they are still PART OF HISTORY. You learn from the negative AND the positive. In martial arts, this is achieved by striking a balance somewhere between Yin (dark) and Yang (light) and thus “balancing your life.” Children (in grammar school) are taught only the positive, and they will grow up thinking that every government is good, all people are good; until they wake up one morning and realize that they have been sheltered and were not allowed to learn things for themselves.

It is a truly astounding time in your life when you see things for yourself, and either form your own opinion, or go ask someone that is knowledgeable on the subject you are analyzing for your benefit. For me, one of the greatest days of my life was visiting the museum of British History. The Tower of London is literally a tower made of stone. Every floor is a century of time. It is astounding that this massive structure was made by masons, commoners, and hundreds of other walks of life.

So back to the main topic, who do you think helped this civilized kingdom built? Slaves. Thousands of them across hundreds of years. There are statues to British monarchs and their families. Do we get on a plane and go to London and destroy what doesn’t make the status quotient.

Wake up and understand that this Earth and its human inhabitants are never going to be perfect. Is a lion guilty of sin if he eats a gazelle? No, he’s making his way through history…just like you and me.

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Monday, February 20, 2023

"How is it happening?"

 

“How is it happening?”

By Jim Culp

February 20, 2023

I spent years modeling railroads and trains. I loved the hobby, but it was expensive. Anyway, modeling in any scale, any vehicle/car/tank/truck can teach you a massive amount of information that you may not have learned otherwise. My step-father was a railroad man for 34 years on the Santa Fe Railroad, and there wasn’t much he didn’t know about the job. So when I started modeling trains at age 11, I had a subject matter expert at my disposal. Eventually, Pop got interested in it and we did it together for a few years.

Fast forward Forty-Three years, and here we are at the impending break of war. My daughter and I have been “conspiracy theorists” (peoples name for it, not what we are) for a long time. We love to check things out and see if they make sense, or they look like fraud/lies/crooked government/etc. Last week she asked me about the train crashes. I offered two options that I could easily believe to be the cause.

One: Lack of adherence to preventive maintenance. I can’t say what the railroads’ maintenance schedule is, or how they go about it. What I can say is that it is probably a failure of the truck(s). Other than the couplers and droplines, the trucks are the only thing that constantly move with the rail’s curvature. Look at slide A. There are at least 12 points that even my old eyes see where a failure can take place. I would like these companies (Norfolk Southern and others) to provide service records for at least the last two years. Now look at slide B. This is the anatomy of a Bettendorf truck (used by many railroads operating in the USA). There are many manufacturers to choose from, but Bettendorf trucks are made right here in the USA in Bettendorf, Iowa.

Now I turn to potential cause 2: The CIA (some weeks ago) told the President and his cabinet that they have identified over thirty Russian “sleeper cells” within the continental USA. These are cells of 4-5 people that raise babies to become “sleeper agents.” That term means that the agent (all trained up) can wait up to twenty years before taking on a mission of whatever type. Could this be the cause of these derailment disasters? I think so. It wouldn’t be all that hard for a person to take a minimum of devices and place them here and there. Remember the parts of the truck? It would be nothing to weaken 3-4 of these, and even one bad truck could toss the train, Remember that these tanker cars are carrying 34,500 gallons of fluid…then multiply the number of cars carrying the same, and you get a staggering figure.

That’s my reasoning. Stay tuned for more.

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Thursday, February 16, 2023

“Things pass…Things carry on.”

 

“Things pass…Things carry on.”

By Jim Culp

February 16, 2023

 

Well, I had a dinner date today, but that was cancelled by myself and the other party due to about a ½” of ice that is still holding her ground against salt and brine trucks as I type (ha-ha…that’s funny, I never learned to type; so I use a method called “pecking,” and I am up to 23-36 WPM, so I am ok for my methodologies.

At the library a few days ago, I was printing out some certificates for the people downtown who are handling my pension process. There was a group of six boys and four girls…all about 15-16 years of age. It was only 1:00 pm, so I wondered why they weren’t in school. Anyway, they were talking about jobs, life, and parties. Pretty common stuff. But what perked my ears up were two of the boys saying “if they want me to work, I’m $20 per hour, or you ain’t getting shit out of me.”

“Wow,” I thought to myself. That kid must have some serious skills. It wasn’t a few minutes later that another boy said “Man, they wouldn’t even let you sweep the parking lot at Target.” The conversation was still going when I left the library, but the final diagnosis was this. I don’t think that kids (not all of them) want to work anymore. The art of cellphone and the crap music that they like are the way of the Dodo to me. I imagine a time (and soon) when all of those phones are going to get shut off, and half of a population won’t be able to perform simple tasks.

Yesterday was the anniversary of my father’s death. He died in 1969 of a massive myocardial infarction (a severe heart attack) at the age of 42. I was 2 years old at the time, so I never really knew him. Rufus Thomas Culp was a good man, a loving father, and a hard worker. He and Mom had two daughters and five sons: myself being the youngest. Going back to the first subject above, I always wondered what my Dad would think of kids these days and dare to say that he might just think a little like me.

 I will quote one short epitaph that my mother always like to say (her mother died when she was 43) and it is written in the King James bible. “Honour thy father and thy mother; and…though shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.”

JimC

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Friday, February 10, 2023

"Assault Weapons"

 

“Assault Weapons”

By Jim Culp

February 10, 2023

 

Here we go again. The gun grabbers have decided that they are going to “end all gun violence” by shutting down stores and other similar modes of absolute bullshit. Take a look at the photo attached to this post. That gun is an assault weapon. Back in my day, I could sit in my cupola aboard my M-1 Abrams and wipe out troop targets at 900 meters with it. I could shatter bricks and concrete with its powerful ammunition. When you fire a blast from the big gun, you immediately follow up with two machines guns to kill all the enemy troops that scattered after the big blast. Can you find this killer gun on the street? Possibly…and in Montana, probably likely. But unless you have a Class III license, and that is not easy to acquire these days. Machine guns are made for war, as Assault Rifles are as well. When you go to war as a soldier, you use any and all means at your disposal to defeat the enemy. Rest assured; he will do that same.

People in our government (and those in support of the ignorance it is perpetrating) are calling weapons “Assault Rifles” that nothing of the kind. I have an AR-15, and it is a fun weapon to shoot at ranges and competitions. It is unable to fire cartridges at more than one shot with each depression of the trigger. Can it be modified? Sure, it can. A person with enough knowledge, the right tools, and the patience can modify the weapon to fire automatically. But that is illegal, and once you do it, you’re a criminal and the ATF can wreck your life for good. When caught, you’re never going to own a gun again legally, and you are going to face fines, imprisonment, or both.

Moving forward, let me explain ignorance to you. Ignorance is defined as the “lack of knowledge and understanding.” If your ignorance causes me to lose my Amazon delivery for a day, there will be a little cursing on my part…but no real damage to me or my daily routine. Yes, I am inconvenienced, but no real harm comes to me. But if my firearms are taken from me because my captors are acting out of ignorance, they’ve done two major things. The first would be ignoring that my Second Amendment rights have been violated, and that I have they have illegally taken actions against me because they and their masters are ignorant. It’s as simple as that. The Gun Control Act of 1968 accomplished many things, but I am going to spell out only two for you. The first being that it made out a policy (then Law) that you could not have an automatic firearm of any type unless very special requirements for that. Along with that was explosives, grenades, and all kind of stuff in that category that soldiers were bringing back from the war in Vietnam. The second being that there would be a federal form you had to fill out, and that had to be checked and approved by the ATF before you took the weapon out of the seller’s store. In 1993, the instant background checks were added by the Clinton Administration, and very soon all of that paperwork would become digital.

Law abiding citizens living in the USA have come to grips with that, and the laws keep a large number of firearms from being illegally obtained. But what is happening now is that large numbers of people in our government want to take mine and your guns away…again; based on ignorance.

-Jim Culp

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Saturday, January 28, 2023

"Thugs will be Thugs"

 

“Thugs will be Thugs”

By Jim Culp

January 28, 2023

 

This morning, I poured my coffee and sat down at the table that holds my laptop and necessary items. I had not seen the Tyre Nichols videos yet, so I searched for a good link and watched all of them. They were disgusting to say the very least. There was a video of the stop, then the struggle between him and the cops, and several other ones from cameras with different angles or views. I watched them twice, trying to make heads or tails out of the savage beating that Mr. Nichols endured. The stop was first…you see one of the cops jerk his door open before he even started to question him about his driving. He’s tackled and pepper sprayed, then tries to run again. Why? I fully believe that the “police officers” (and I used the term simply to identify them) were going to beat him anyway, and he kept trying to get away because he could sense their anger or was afraid for his life. He runs a short distance again and is tackled again. He receives pepper spray, tasing, and punched three times. The officers hold him while one of them delivers directed punches to his face.

The second video, taken from the street, shows some of the more violent moments of the encounter after police have chased down Nichols. One officer takes Nichols to the ground while another knees him in the torso. As the first two officers bring him to the ground, they continue to punch and knee him, and a third officer walks up, pauses to swing his leg, and kicks Nichols in the head.

Finally, Mr. Nichols ins successfully handcuffed, and leaned up against a car. The ambulance arrives (late…but to be fair, Memphis is a big city) and the EMTs start evaluating him. However, the twenty-two minutes that passed while he was left alone to bleed and suffer was pure negligence in my opinion. During that time, the “police officers” were talking about everything that had occurred and did not check on Mr. Nichols at all.

The videos that I have seen do not show him being treated, placed in the stretcher, or anything of the type. Two of the officers claimed that Mr. Nichols had tried to reach for their guns during the stop. They also claimed that he had been driving recklessly…but there is no evidence to support that.

My final point. Cops called a “scorpion unit” place deep fear in citizens…much the same as Nazi storm troopers did to the citizens they were brutally engaging with. These five guys were thugs, and nothing more. They are now facing second degree murder, and I hope they are convicted. Was Mr. Nichols a saint? I don’t know…but her certainly did not need a sentence of death that ultimately ended his life.

JimC

 

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Thursday, December 29, 2022

"The Haves" and the "Have Nots"

 

“The Haves and the Have Nots”

By Jim Culp

December 29, 2022

 

There is a great distance between people in our country. There are arguments every day on twenty or more television channels, and many more than that in government buildings, lunch time at jobs, and a hundred other places…even house of worship.

This country is headed for a very long struggle, and there is a great need for responsible leadership in our government, military, cities and townships. The time is coming when there will either be successful and responsible government in our times, or we will implode on our own weight.

This morning, I read an article about NASA’s new telescope that cost the taxpayers 10.8 billion dollars. Apparently, we need to find a planet that has life on it, and then devise a plan to go there in the near future. Well, isn’t that nice. But here is my take on that. We haven’t even put a base on our moon yet. Sure, the space station is floating around the world, but that’s already old technology.

Maybe I am an old, disgruntled soldier… but I fail to see the need for finding planets in distant places where we have absolutely no technology that is going to get someone there for fifty or sixty years. It is folly, and a massive pipedream to go with it.

As for that 10.8 billion, here’s a few suggestions for our gubberment:

·       Let’s repair/replace all the failing bridges

·       Let’s repair all the roads full of potholes and failing concrete

·       Let’s build homes for the homeless, and they help

·       Demolish old houses and buildings; they are homes for thugs

·       Let’s worry about Texas before we worry about Mars

·       Let’s quit sending people to prison for smoking weed

·       Let us, as a people, make Congress impose new term limits

Anytime we, as our country’s taxpayers, see money being channeled to utter bullshit, need to speak up. I could care less what party you belong to, or what church you go to…we are all the Citizens of the USA! It’s time to TRULY make our country great again.

There is literally NO reason for a U.S. citizen to go without the basic needs of food, shelter, and health care. I can’t stress enough that we need to turn our money and talents back into our country.

Being the last blog entry for 2022, I want to thank all my readers and all your constructive comments. They mean the world to be, and I’ll be here to rant and rave in 2023.

Cheers,

-JimC

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Friday, December 23, 2022

"Sane and Insane"

 

“Sane and Insane”

By Jim Culp

December 23, 2022

 

After our worthless government, my greatest peeve of 2022 was people and their treatment of animals. I understand people walking their dogs, taking them to the pet park, and many other activities people do with their pets. But here and now, I want to address dogs and their owners. Many people treat their dogs as good as their children, and in some cases, better.

I won’t go down that drainage pipe because I am due for a long winter nap.

Here in the big city, I see people leaving dogs outside all night long. Now, there is a season of the year that this is ok, provided the animals have food and water, and something to get under if it rains. Acceptable, but pay in mind; if you don’t have a high fence, remember that the pit fighters need bait, and lot of it. This is all considering that two things are not done, and they are easy. Chaining a dog is ok for a very short period of time…say thirty minutes…Hubby is trimming the verges, and Mom is inside mopping all the floors. No one needs a dog in the middle of either, so cool. If it’s really hot, at least chain them in the shade with a large bowel of clean water.

What is not acceptable at all is chaining a dog in the yard and leaving it there because the stake is set in concrete. So lazy Pete watches six hours of porn and heads to the bedroom to sleep. Meanwhile, Rover is either freezing his tail off (sometimes literally) or panting so hard from heat that he starts having heart palpitations (yes, dogs can have heart attacks too).

Either season, either way…unacceptable to me. If you are not going to treat a dog like a pet, give him away to someone that wants one, or put an ad in the paper. Just make sure that the buyer is not a dogfighter…and yes, you can purchase a plan for websites that run people’s ID and many other items.

Most people out here in Lee’s Summit are good to their pets. I see it every day. But go about eight miles into Kansas City proper and you’ll see every atrocity against pets that you can imagine. Dogs outside on nights that it is 20⁰F. Unacceptable. Their dogs (or any pet) should be removed and seized, and the owners fined big bucks. Repeat the offense? Prison time.

Last point… I understand livestock because they (cows and such) are just not for the house. But when it is cold, they need to get out of the direct wind at least. Straw is a high helper, especially of you have turkeys or chickens.

Be kind to your animals, whatever you are. I used to have several reptiles, but they require a lot of care. I found them good homes and didn’t charge the new owners. Fish are great, but again; need a ton of TLC.

Whatever you do, don’t leave Mutley out in the cold, it ain’t cool.

My best to all this holiday season,

-JimC

 

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Tuesday, December 20, 2022

"Back and Forward"

 

“Back and Forward”

By Jim Culp

December 20, 2022

 

I don’t celebrate Christmas, and I haven’t since 2004 when I converted to Modern Paganism. We pagans celebrate the Season of Yule this time of year. Yule is the symbolic “death” of the year…the trees have lost their leaves, the air is cold, and most humans are less active at this time. The New Year is right around the corner, and we’ll go from there. Many people here in the Mid-West are Christians (at least thirty versions of such) and attend various rituals and things that pertain to the life and death of a Savior, one that would bring them peace and prosperity. I do not care what a person believes, so long as he/she doesn’t want to cram it down my air tube. Every man and woman on this planet have some say on his/her fate, and every one of us dances to either their own tune, or to someone else’s. I say, “you do you,” and “I’ll do me.”

 I live in western Missouri, and we are about to have a bout of weather that we haven’t seen in years of later. The West is already experiencing heavy snows and deadly cold temperatures as a write this. My brothers in Idaho are better weathermen than the ones on TV, so if I really want to know something, I give them a call.

This year is winding down to a close soon; and we’ll head into a new year with plenty of doubt and fear. The Earth is one the verge of World War III, and we will see what happens the next 2-3 days.

Whatever decisions are made, they had better not be taken lightly. I wish you all a merry holiday season, and may we all have peace in our hearts, and joy with what we have.

As for the aforementioned… I say this. Love with all your heart…be kind to one another and appreciate your blessings that you are alive and well. This may well be the last Holiday Season that we experience in peacetime.

-JimC

 

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