More Confused Than I Need to Be.....

 So, in the last few days since I wrote the blog on dating in 2022, I had a number of people write me on what it is like to date today. 

Damn.....I'd be single too.

I don't know. I had gone through a horrid patch back in the 1970s and I'd hadn't a date in well, 2 1/2 years. Wasn't even trying. Combo of going to school full time, working 3 jobs, playing on and off on Saturday nights, playing in the Lamar Band, I just had no time.....

As I've said, my present wife apparently couldn't get me to pay attention any other way and asked me out after a Lamar game. 

And she paid. Are you listening girls.....SHE paid.....

I don't know. And I know there's an old fashion ideology in this, but there's too much sex and not enough romance today. 

I really don't think you young people understand romance. 

The idea that your heart jumps a little when you see them. Hell, I am still glad when my wife gets home from work. And we've been together dating and married 44 years. We dating a long while before we got married, hell, even waited until we both finished college. 

But hook-ups, friends with benefits, pulling trains, cheating at a drop of a hat, 150 body counts( all these for men and women) come on, how are you going to find someone who truly loves you? Is it all materialistic and sex now?  

The older I get the more I wonder about stuff and wonder about us.....

$7000?????

 So, a newsman was reporting that someone had lost $7000 at the Redbud playing some sort of a " Game of Chance."

What the feck?

Who carries $7000 with them to a carnival? Or was it on a Visa/Mastercard?

Have you not spoken to you family, especially younger family members about "gaming?" 

I already have trouble with gambling anyway. The house in the end is going to win. Can't you figure that out from size of the casinos in Vegas?

I am sort of amazed at the "Game Rooms" on Hwy 96 between Jasper and Buna as I drive home on Thursday evenings. Some lighted up like a 747 needs to see the driveway in order to land. 

Want to gamble, go to established places....Places where you might actually have some sort of a chance to win...Heck, if you really want to gamble, put your money into a nice blue chip stock. Those companies generally  want you to make money......The casinos in Vegas, don't want you to make money....

If I Knew Who to Fight....I'd Fight 'em.

 And at my age, I'd cheat like hell...Gun, knife, hell, I'd bite and eye gouge.....

This coming Sunday morning, we set our clocks forward......Again......

I wished we'd put it one way or another and leave it the hell alone...

Maybe when the Texas Legislature meets in January of 2023, someone will do something about the time change....and legalize marijuana, and at least make it more medically accessible. 

But, god forbid those bunch of evangelicals in the legislature do anything that makes either any sense, or do something someone might enjoy....

Anyway, you've been told......

I Feel Sorry for You

 Well, some of you mostly young people. 

I was somewhat aware of this "movement" but I am to the age, that certain things, well, I could care less about....Until it starts to show up in my clothing YouTube/ websites that I read/watch.

Rafael, from " Real Men, Real Style" had a video on YouTube this morning about dating in 2022, how hard it is from a guy to get a date, or a long-time girlfriend, or a wife. 

And I know the terms Red-Pill, Blue-Pill, Black-Pill, MGTOW.....I know what they mean, but I really have not cared much about what people, ( Men AND women)  are going through in the dating world. 

And to be honest, I didn't understand about dating in the early 21st century, until my son went to Asia and the dating there was still somewhat like it was in the 1970s....( And trust me, dating has never been easy.)

When I looked at the comments in " Real Men, Real Style" was pretty much amazed at the ground-swell of guys ( and girls) who were done with dating. Most blamed on-line dating apps. 

So many commented that they thought they were exclusive in dating a girl, but she was dating and having sex with another guy. ( That's been around forever, the old Johnny Cash line from the tune " Cocaine Blues" " I thought I was her daddy, but she had 5 more." )( And there's always been guys stringing 3-4-5 girls along.)

I don't know. 

I look and see so many of you who are single and wonder what the world is going on? 

I am wondering if we are in the midst of a total societal change?  

Personally, I've been married 40+ years now, and I wouldn't start over. Hell, if someone held a .45 to my head and told me I had a date, I wouldn't even know where to begin....I probably tell them " Pull the trigger."

P*ssed-Off?

 So, I must apologize for last evening's post about me being pissed-off.

Since I've retired, well, I have become somewhat of a hermit. And really unless a passport is involved, or a radio show, I hate going anyplace.

Today, I have to go someplace with a large group of people, and well, while I am good in these situations, and can "socialize" with the best of them, in the end, the old teacher starts to come out about an hour into the situation, especially when there are children who need their asses beat present. 

I am sort of like Sheldon from the "Big Bang Theory" and a form of OCD comes out about control. 

I literally am dying inside. 

Again, I taught school, for years, and years.....And worse yet, I get really upset when someone tells me to do something I really don't want to do. 

My mother and I both have this problem( Mom taught for almost 40 years) and when we are together in a group for any length of time, we'll clash, but we both understand what's going on and are fine in a little while. 

This doesn't generally happen in one on one situations, it's a group dynamic. 

So pray for me today that I don't lose my mind....

Economics Lesson- March 2,2022

 Okay, let's briefly go over what is going to happen in the economy, and most of it caused by the war in Ukraine. 

Once again, like or not, it is a global economy. And it's only going to get worse. 

The price of oil ( West Texas Crude)  breached $112 for a while this morning. As I write this, oil was at $110. 

The question then becomes this. At what point will Americans stop buying gas, or slow down consumption is an actually better term? 

Most economists say in the $140-160 a barrel range. Once again over $4+ a gallon gas. Probably around $4.60-$4.70? 

You must remember that Russia supplies 12% of the world's oil. There is no embargo in Russian oil, but people are not buying it. Part of it is the oil comes from the Black Sea region of the world and what is also located on the Black Sea? Ukraine. Insurance companies won't insure the ships traveling to that region. 

Then, you've got to remember that the area in the world in the war zone is the " Breadbasket" of Europe. 

That part of the world supplies 25% of the world's wheat.

20% of the world's corn. ( Corn is mostly used to feed livestock)

80% of all sunflower products. 

Heck aluminum is at an all time high. Russia a producer of aluminum.  

Not to mention barley, oats, etc. that comes from that region. 

Once again, this is going to lead to inflationary times not only here, but worldwide.

( And remember transportation costs of everything will increase. Trucks, trains, planes all use a form of oil to transport their goods-)

Buckle-up folks. It's fixin' to get a great deal more expensive

You Want the Sh*t Scared Outta You This Morning?

 Read this article that Putin might actually use his nukes on the West.

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/02/28/world-war-iii-already-there-00012340