Greybeards Gripes

   Here’s a pointer to the AuGres Pirates Festival , August 2nd, 2008.

And another,  to the Eastern Arenac Sportsmens Club,  Annual Gun Raffle/Picnic in September.

The network news shows,  and newspapers,  in the day’s leading up to the 4th of July Holiday,  along with the bit’s and pieces of blogging I’ve been reading,  have not had a good effect on me.  Right now,  I’m kind of in a drawn back mood.   That is,  harden the ramparts,  keep the armament at ready,  and ignore the outside world unless directly attacked.  

There’s so much lying and falsification,  especially in politics, business, and terrorism,  that I just don’t want to deal with it right now.  There doesn’t really seem to be a lot of incentive to try to right the falsehoods,  since regardless of the documentation one produces,  most people will refuse to believe the truth, unless it’s the truth “They” want to hear. 

As example of the headlines that are bugging me:

• Obama’s “Poverty act”,  raise taxes to pay more cash to the U.N.
• The, repeal the Second Ammendment, trash
• $4.29  gas, with no relief in sight
• Amnesty for Illegal Aliens
• Foreign Terrorists are now protected by OUR Constitution
• The whole Globalization thing!
• Global Warming (or cooling, depending on who you listen to)
• Convicted Felons can vote,  but American Soldiers oversea’s Cannot!
• ETC, ETC, ETC.

To top all that off,  I’ve just completed a personal finance report showing that in the past 5 years, since I bought my current home,  I’ve paid the City I live in,  nearly 15,000 dollars in taxes and fee’s!!

…………/ GB \…………