I called in sick today. They want me to report to employee health for a COVID test. Note that when I actually DID have COVID back in May, no one gave a shit, as long as I came in to work.
Me
Doing Better
Fever finally broke at about 4 am. I woke up, covered in sweat to the point where my shirt and the sheets under me were soaked. Now I just have a bit of congestion and my body feels like I went a few rounds against a heavyweight boxer. Still, it’s an improvement…
This particular virus, whatever it is, is much worse than either of my two earlier bouts with COVID. I never had a fever with COVID when I had it before. Right now, we are seeing lots of cases of the Flu in the ED, more than we are COVID, and that may be what this is. Still can’t smell anything, but that may be due to the congestion and not the infection.
Back to bed…
Me
Taking a Break
It started Sunday. I had no appetite, was tired, had a tickle in my throat and a cough. Monday, I woke up with chills and had aches all over. I went to bed with a 100.5 fever. Now my temp is 101.2 and I can’t smell anything. Even though the COVID test I just took is negative, here comes my HCQ, Calcium, Ivermectin.
So no posting until I can get out of bed. If this is COVID, that’s the third time this year.
Education
Not New
A parent is claiming that a new law (trying to be sneaky and make it seem new) is preventing her from teaching students about holidays by preventing her from talking about Hanukkah because supposedly a new law says that teachers can’t talk about Hanukkah, Christmas, or even that made up stupid one, Kwanzaa*.
No, this isn’t a new rule. You can’t espouse religion in school, but nothing prevents you from explaining that different people celebrate different holidays. The problem here is that a parent wanted to come in and talk about her religion. It’s always been a delicate balance, and I can understand a school not wanting parents on the warpath because someone is engaged in what is a political minefield.
*Kwanzaa was made up in 1966 by a black American asshole after the Watts riots as a black people’s holiday. It is also celebrated in Great Britain, Jamaica, France, Canada, and Brazil. Note that not one African country celebrates it. Why not? Because it isn’t a real fucking holiday. The stated goal was to give black people an alternative to Christmas (which the inventor of Kwanzaa called a “religion for white people”) so they could celebrate black culture, rather than simply assimilate into American culture. Anytime a black man is successful, he is called names like “Oreo” and made fun of for “acting white,” which is why so few blacks do well. As an aside, the asshole who invented it was a convicted felon. He held women against their will as his slaves and tortured them.
Reading this, now you know why I didn’t like being a teacher. It’s all bullshit.
Anti American left
Eco Terrorists
The press is trying to make this sound like they were innocent divers trying to save some sharks from illegal fishermen. Reading between the lines, it sounds more like they are ecoterrorist enviroweenies. They spent three hours retrieving a marked fishing line with sharks and Jewfish on the line.
Look, I am a diver. I love seeing sharks. I love looking at the reef, but every diver (should) know that you don’t fuck with fishing gear, and you don’t fuck with lobster traps. It’s a crime. To top it off, they disposed of the marker buoy, and even the fishing line that the police told them to leave on the dock as evidence. If they REALLY believed that the line was an illegal fishing rig, wouldn’t they have wanted to see the poachers caught?
No, this was a couple of assholes trying to make a name for themselves by saving some fish from the evil fishermen.
tyranny
Trades
For months, we have been seeing stories about Britney Griner, the Woman’s Basketball player who protested the US, taking a knee and complaining about the US and its supposed unfairness to women. She get caught smuggling weed into Russia and was sentenced to prison. The penal colony she was sent to was supposedly inhumane torture.
Contrast that with the treatment being received by Pete Schwartz, who was convicted of four counts of felony assaulting, resisting, or impeding law enforcement officers using a dangerous weapon; interfering with a law enforcement officer during a civil disorder; obstruction of an official proceeding, and related charges. for his supposed participation in the J6 riots, even though he claims he never entered the Capitol or even had pepper spray on him on January 6. Even if the allegations are true, the trial was a farce. He was tried alongside three other defendants and was denied a separate trial. Since when does that happen in a case where the defendant faces up to 40 years in prison? (I love how police claim he stole “a wooden tire thumper” and used it on other cops. Let’s call it what it is- a club for beating people. )
Contrast that with Griner. She was released from prison today in a deal that saw President Biden free a Russian Arms dealer who was sentenced to 25 years for terrorism charges in connection with selling handheld SAMs to FARC. Meanwhile, a US Marine convicted of espionage remains in Russia, rotting in jail for the next 16 years. You and I both know that this smells like a “if you get caught, we will disavow you” op from the CIA.
You can bet your ass that Griner will still run her mouth about how unfair the US is, even though she has both seen how other countries do business and had the US free a terrorist to get her out.
This country now has one of the most evil governments on the planet. Perhaps that’s been the case for decades, and now they just aren’t bothering to hide it any longer.
Anti American left
No Room at the Library
Kirk Cameron has a faith based children’s book, filled with positive life lessons. He wants to read that book to children at a library during a story hour. None of the libraries that he has contacted is interested, even though many of those same libraries are allowing men dressed as women to have their own story hours.
I wonder why that is…
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Timing
One thing I hate is people who are late for appointments. I just think it’s disrespectful of the other person’s time to be late, it’s like saying that their time isn’t important to you.
That is why I get annoyed when people wait to the last minute to leave for a destination. They look at Google maps, and if the map says 48 minute travel time, they will leave the house at 9:12 for a 10 o’clock meeting. If they are late, they blame traffic and not their own lack of planning for their tardiness.
I was always taught that if you are 5 minutes early, you are already 10 minutes late.
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Smith and Wesson
Smith and Wesson reported that its sales returned to the prepandemic normal for the quarter ending in October, which is still profitable for the company. The drop in sales echoed ones reported by Sturm, Ruger, and other manufacturers and is the second consecutive quarter of slumping sales. This caused the company’s stock price to plunge to a 52 week low- from $14.39 a share in August down to $9.49 this morning.
I pulled out of the stock market last October, when it became obvious that things were going south. I resumed buying stock in July, and am picking up anything that looks like a healthy company but whose stock is selling at fire sale prices. Royal Caribbean Cruise lines is one, and now Smith and Wesson is added to that list. The company is still sound and is still turning a profit. When there is blood in the streets, buy oil. So that’s what I did- I picked up 100 shares. Maybe I will get some more before the stock recovers. I am betting that it will bounce back as inflation cools. If inflation DOESN’T cool, then money will be worthless anyhow.
I did the same thing in 2020 and made a shitload of money on Royal Caribbean and on Darden Restaurants. I bought RCL at $21 a share, then sold it 8 months later for $80 a share. I bought DRI at $50 a share then sold at $115. I made almost $50,000 in 8 months on those two deals when I turned $30K into over $75k.
My recommendation? If you have some spare investing money, find a deal on a stock. They are going to bounce back in a year or so, and you will make some decent returns. There are plenty of reputable stock purchasing companies that will let you buy stock direct with no commissions. I use ETrade.
******** As usual, the disclaimer: I don’t advertise, and receive nothing for my reviews or articles. I have no relationship with any products, companies, or vendors that I review here, other than being a customer. I pay what you would pay. I only post these things because I think that my readers would be interested.
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You Don’t Need a Gun, Just Get a TASER
Here is a prime example as to why you can’t rely on a TASER in a situation where you are in danger of death or serious bodily injury. The cops hit this guy twice with a TASER, and he still fought with them and with hospital staff, to the point where they had to use restraints.
Now instead of fighting with cops, imagine that you are shooting him with a TASER while he is stabbing your wife.