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May 2024

Fighting The Elements

The first of the month was once again here and the monthly bill paying depression had set in. For the last three years just breaking even was the goal, forget about being in the black

Cutting more costs now seemed out of the question but the bills continue to grow judging by the size of the stack

The promotion and raise had happened but easy street was nowhere to be found

Now there is additional job stress with more responsibility and longer hours as the road to financial freedom never gains ground

The commute alone is $150 more a month for the forty-five minute one way trip

The price of gas has been up two dollars for three years and the cost of operating the car never seems to dip

The new battery was $175 and the two older tires are not showing much tread

The car seemed like a bargain when parked on the lot but no one ever discussed the overhead

And don’t even start a discussion about car insurance or any insurance for that matter

Like vultures in a tree the insurance corporations look for any reason to make their profits fatter

The premium increase notice had been received for both car and health

No claims had been filed for either, so the notice claimed the “price adjustments were never easy” as the unspoken truth was we needed to adjust our wealth

While the ever multiplying “you may owe” letters pour in from the insurer for the regular physicals and procedures that used to paid in full

Now the insurers look at what the physician charges like a red flag in the face of a bull

The doctors are charging more to cover their spiraling office outlay costs and escalating insurance expense

It seems every year a jury awards a 50 million dollar settlement for a botched operation and a huge premium increase is the insurers’ knee-jerk defense

In turn the physicians charge more than the insurance companies pay and pass the difference on to the patient

Perhaps not the amount billed to the underwriters but enough to make their time sufficient

While the patient sits in the examination room answering questions like “Are you feeling depressed?”

Perhaps there is a way a citizen could break from this monthly bill paying torture they absolutely detest

They can purchase a one way ticket to Mexico and walk across the border claiming they are a Central American deportee

And all those bills causing anxiety and sleep deprivation will suddenly be free

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Team Cell Block vs Team Memory Care

This years political World Series has been decided. Team Cell Block will try to best Team Memory Care for a winner take all

Trying to take home all the marbles, the Vegas odds makers are expecting a bare knuckles brawl

There will be no rules on this one. Name calling, mudslinging, and whispered unfounded rumors will all come into play

Under the guise of a debate, America’s pathetic and dismal political scene will be on worldwide display

In one corner will be the twice impeached ex-President and in the other will be the current President, a demented and angry old man

One fueled by burgers and fries and one by medicated applesauce and oat bran

Expected to come out swinging, the debate will be monitored by the always reliable CNN known for pushing stories like Russian collusion, laptop disinformation, and whipping migrants from horseback as they crossed the river

There should be no such bias from these broadcasters as they prepare to do their best for a non-partisan debate to deliver

Included in the specified rules were the demands from both parties in order to proceed in this spectacle of political gaming.

This should keep it fair for all as four years ago the debates were fumbled by all networks and moderators as both sides are claiming

The ancient guy is specifying no live audiences that could interfere with his train of thought

He is also demanding a couple of breaks as he may head back stage before looking too distraught

Muted mics are also in demand to keep accusations of incompetence silenced after the time limit expires

This gives the other debater time to counter with their own version of immigration, economy turn around, and enemy ceasefires

Another demand being bandied about is the candidates submit to a drug test to prove they are not medically high

And in order to watch this debacle, since weed now seems readily available, most of the viewership will probably be smoking their own supply

It should be interesting to watch Cell Block Trump duking it out with Memory Care Joe

The hatred will be instantly evident as the insults will immediately flow

America will sit in awe as these two spend a couple of hours achieving little but deepening the disdain between her citizens

And the wagons will be circled in an ever tightening knot as each ethnic group feels more and more isolated by these divisions

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Activists Needed: Hoodie and Mask Required

You had been looking for easy work since daddy had cut your funds and strolling past the bulletin board a want ad had appeared with the tear off strips

It was now time to back up those incensed anti-capitalist exclamations that have been rolling off your lips

Dialing the number listed, the recorded voice explains the time, the marshaling location, the per diem pay and a brief synopsis of the cause

Being a student of history for the last semester, you are prepared to become angry and ignore posted protest laws

Pulling out your dark Gap hoodie and LL Bean lambswool scarf and hoping for a menacing look

Because after all it’s a paying job, free food, and just maybe for once a chance to not be identified as a mook

So you’re ready to “stick it to the man” as the glorious protest anthems from previous decades ring in your ears

The angry mob had already formed as you approach the city square with the hoodie up, face covered and sweating heavily as the time to demonstrate nears

You checked in using the code name assigned, grabbed one of the preprinted protest signs and surged to the front of the mob

Screaming the curses of the oppressed as the aggressor continues to bomb, kill, rape and rob

The speaker was beside himself with rage as his speech was sparking murmurs of upheaval

Spittle was coating the megaphone as he shouted his justification to rebel as the aggressor to his cause was pure evil

It was easy work, the faux anger, the feeling of brotherhood, and at least for while not being society’s outcast

Perhaps you’d found your true calling, you were now somebody at long last

Yelling the oppressed slogans you pushed ahead marching to a new-found drumbeat when suddenly the cops appeared

Summing up that mob courage inspired by your comrades as they taunted and smirked and ignored the orders the area must be cleared

The stand-off lasted only for the ten-minute warning then tear gas canisters filled the air

With blurred vision and burning skin you stumbled your way out of the square

Once back in your nondescript room you pulled your trash can out and continued to barf

And realized the per diem pay didn’t cover the cost of the LL Bean lambswool scarf

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Monkeys, Juice, and Porn Star Seduce

Famous trials over the past century have always advanced the causes of the attorneys charged with winning the case

And how the trial is reported by the press is the view the public should embrace

Almost exactly100 years ago the Scopes monkey trial was major news as it challenged the requisite belief of the bible

It seems high school teacher John Scopes was accused of teaching evolution and violating the recently passed Butler Law and therefore was libel

Apparently Scopes didn’t buy into man was formed by a lump of clay

But instead crawled out of the ocean and continued upscaling until they became the rappers of today

The two attorneys were William Jennings Bryan a staunch defender of fundamental Bible teachings and Clarence Darrow an ACLU advocate and guardian of the Constitution and each orator had their say

In the end the verdict boiled down to John Scopes had taught evolution in violation of the narrow sighted Butler Law, was fined $100 but probably couldn’t use Apple pay

The next trial of the century was highly publicized as a former football star and part-time actor was accused of killing his wife and a friend

The media had a field day with a celebrity on trial and a group of high profile lawyers to defend

The names Cochran, Bailey, Shapiro, and Clark all became familiar as the press highlighted them on nightly news

A television audience remained riveted to the testimony hoping someone would deliver uncovered clues

The trial made stars out of the involved with judges, attorneys, and witnesses all mugging for their moment in the spotlight

A huge television audience hung on every word as racial overtones were front and center since the accused was black and the deceased white

In the end celebrity won out as the only suspect walked away scot-free and two were dead

Leaving remaining images of a tainted glove that didn’t fit and the staircase where the murdered had bled

The current trial has charges being brought before a jury to consider whether an ex-president committed fraud by falsifying payments to a porn star

The eighteen-year-old charges for an alleged cover-up are some of many filed by leftist DA’s in two different states and seem increasingly bizarre

This trial features attacks on the Constitution itself not on people or a religious standard

A socialist win at all costs, by the DA and judges appears more and more like justice is ignored and the rulings are gerrymandered

While this circus trial continues the three ring act is oozing with contempt by celebrity wannabes evidenced by the jurists, prosecutors, and the defense

The Republic might just hang in the balance as any verdict might just come at America’s expense

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