Sign of the King Snake

 

    Here's a California King Snake that I saved from death via vehicle on the way to pick up my mail. I took the picture after releasing him by our woodpile. He's the second snake I've run across this Spring. When I say run across I'm saying that I got my hands on them. I personally inspect all captured critters then put them back. Under one of our rocks in the front yard was a Sharp-tailed Snake which was only a little over 6" long. All and all snakes are good signs in one's dreams and in the real world. They're about personal power and growth. That's a sign of things to come if Putin refrains from starting World War III but that's another post.  

The Five Laws Of Stupidity or Why Things are So Fucked Up

    Stupid has nothing to do with intelligence and everything to do with bad behavior. Behavior that's not only damaging to everyone around them but to the stupid fucks themselves. Stupid people are their own worst enemies. Donald Trump comes to mind along with his supporters who are all very stupid fuckers. Then there are Republicans that, for the most part, are also acting quite stupidly. Add many of Democratic persuasion to that body of stupidity if I'm being 100% honest. Then ask yourself "Who will save us now?"   

The Rant is Due for a Sign

     Here's what I'm going to send to Lewis Black for his "The Rant is Due" series. Hope he gives it a read.

    Howdy Lewis. I've been a fan of yours for a long time and during that time I've heard you say a great many things exactly as I would have if I chose to rant online. I have even developed a fairly good imitation of you when you're in full rant mode which I'm told is the sincerest form of flattery. Thought you might like to give this rant the treatment it deserves.

    What has me foaming at the mouth lately is the bad behavior of miracle face cream and health care sellers. They advertise free fucking samples of a proprietary formula that makes your face look decades younger or cures your COPD. They show you before and after photos that I'm sure remain untouched by our current technology and testimonials that we're told are from satisfied customers (not). Then there's the health care quacks favorite tactic of subjecting us to long detailed videos that you can't fast forward through while they drill their bullshit deep into your frontal lobes. Anyway, the best part where they tell you that all you pay are the shipping costs. Just think, for only a few dollars you can try out our fantastic product and enjoy a whole month's worth of creamy smooth skin or better health. Everybody wants to look and feel better after all.

    So my wife, like many boomers, looks in the mirror and sees a face that doesn't look like she feels. She hates what gravity does to us all once we've reached retirement age and would like to reverse some of that damage. Along come the miracle face cream adds on Facebook or where ever and she'd like to try one of them. I got her a gift VISA card so that she could pay the $6.95 shipping and handling fee and not expose us to any financial shenanigans. These assholes refused it and would only take a credit card in her name. That's when I waded through their “Terms and Conditions” and you'll never guess what I found. By ordering the free bottle you're committing yourself to a monthly subscription cost of $129! You heard me, 129 fucking dollars a month! They'll bill you 14 days after they ship your free sample so that you'll have plenty of time to cancel the fucking subscription that you didn't know you were fucking signing up for in the first place. By the way, the number they want you to call to cancel that fucking subscription? I tried it out and it's been busy every time I called it. What the fuck? Talk about buyer beware. These unethical sellers depend on their customers/victims lack of understanding of online business practices and the fucked up tactics they use to get their greedy fucking hands on your money. I can easily imagine retired folks falling for this crap and if they're on a limited income that barely keeps them afloat like we are, that surprise deduction can mean the difference between feeding the cat or eating its food.

    I read every “Terms and Conditions” now at these type of sites and they're basically the same. Sometimes it's right at the beginning but usually it's near the end of that vast sea of bullshit that few of us can read properly let alone understand. It's hard to get my head around the amount of money that these cocksuckers must have taken from their unsuspecting customers. All I can say is Fuck those greedy fucked up thieving bastards with their extravagant fucking claims for the next miracle cure. Fuck them all.

US Authorities Zero in on Detained Super Yacht in Fiji!

    So sad. So enjoyable to watch as incomprehensibly wealthy Putin and his cronies lose their expensive toys. The rule of thumb is it takes 10% of whatever the cost of the Super Yacht to maintain it for a year on the sea. Some of these obscene pleasure boats are well over a football field long and can cost over 200 million dollars. There are currently over 3 billion dollars worth (soon to be 4 billion if it isn't already) in Super Yachts that have been detained. I am so fucking entertained by this channel as it helps the balance a tad. I give not one fuck for the hidden owners losses. Fuck those rich bastards. They're the greedy fucks that screwed their workers to pocket the profits. They are reaping what they've sown in some small way by losing their stuff. Personally I'd rather see them repent and use their money to help give this world of ours a future. But since that will never happen I'm more inclined to entertain the hope that they will get their just desserts sometime in the near future. 

    Here's what I'd like to tell them: Losing the yacht should be taken as a sign that you're on the wrong path and you might want to keep your eyes open for further losses if you continue as you have.

Signs of the Times

     There's one fact that chaps my hide and that's the fact that most Americans are clueless. They have no idea of how complicated issues are these days and insist on clinging to simple solutions for these issues. They are blind to the inherent racism built into our society nor do they wish to be reminded of it. They blame the wrong people for problems that are of their own making. Too many of them watch Fox News (which is more propaganda than news) and believe the bullshit they're peddling there. 

    Most damning of all is the Right's support for Putin and their continuing adoration of Trump in all his felonious glory. What the fuck is wrong with Republicans? Are they tired of Democracy? How can you support someone who is such a piece of shit that he belongs in a prison cell? Someone who lies constantly and is too stupid to understand how our Democracy works. Someone who failed to meet the pandemic head on for fear that it would ruin his presidency. 

    I'm also fucking tired of the constant 24/7 news cycle that has turned into bullshit corner instead of real news. I don't need to hear anyone's fucking opinion about how we almost lost our Democracy. I need to see this felonious piece of shit that we recently voted out of office on trial for his crimes along with all the scum of the Earth that he brought with him. Drain the swamp? He populated it with like minded assholes bent on profit and lean on caring for anyone but themselves. 

    Most of all I find it exasperating that so many Americans are buying into this bullshit while so many others are ignoring it entirely. If this continues we are fucked as a Democracy and will descend into the chaos that marks the end of a once great nation. Just sayin'.  

Second Sign of the Thumb?

     I haven't decided if this is a sign or more of usual things that happen in one's life. Shut the Honda door on my thumb yesterday and if it didn't hurt so bad I would have laughed at myself for trying to use that same hand to open the door. Once it was clear that my left hand was held from doing its normal duty by my thumb, I switched hands and finally released my crushed and bleeding thumb from the door jam. Nothing was broken but it looks as though my thumbnail may not survive. Only time will tell. Meanwhile I'm wondering at any deeper meaning other than to pay attention to what I'm doing. Shit happens.