FELLOW AMERICANS

two things i've learned during the transition are hamburgers at 21 are $35 and the minimum wage should not exceed $9/hr.
goodluck suckerrrrs.

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DID YOU KNOW THE FIFTH EASY PIECE?

just finished watching the greatest movie ever made (as of today), "five easy pieces", dated 1970 with jack nicholson. took me awhile to find the fifth easy piece.

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JAIL HIM

wow with two months to go before inauguration the future trump administration is already evil, corrupt, racist, crooked, un-american, nepotistic ----- and thats its upside.

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YES I'M LOST

an opinion in nyt by douthat claims hillary supported every small voter cohort except healthy, hard working people and lost. she was not inclusive. being nice to those who need help may be noteworthy but is a loser.

although a hillary supporter i've always been upset by helping the weak at the expense of others.

dump trump. he's not the answer....??????????

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YES - I WIN

revenge is sweet. i have subscribed to the new york times. take that republicans.

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RIGGED

rigged.
michael moore has it right you should not over think your reaction to the election results. just do something. after all democratic votes exceeded republican votes by a preliminary million. it is really odd, improper and outrageous that all segments of govt. have fallen into the swamp of republican backward, unstable mentalities. the system and rule of law cannot be fixed right now.
you know what is right and what is wrong. our system is wrong. can we be saved?????????? who will step forward?
no one......???

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MY VARIOUS BAD COMMENTS MADE ON THE INTERNET LATELY

you can lead a horse to vote against trump but you can't make it not do that.

johnson's getting a lot of attention by not knowing what aleppo is. any publicity is good. donald knows that and relies on it. johnson's numbers should rise.
i guess there aren't enough trump incredible blunders to be outraged about.

starting to think of potus as an honorary position like queen elizabeth of england. as long as donald doesn't do anything affecting the nation he's ok with me.
keep him happy by putting him in the oval office with a monopoly game and a couple of cronies and he'll be happy.

hillary can bake cookies for her grandchildren.

i'm just sayin'
trump aint going to help people who can't do the job they got.
just finished doing my own driveway (i'm 85). the guys that did it last year did a bad job.
driveway jobs must have gone to china?

on the upside of trump presidency we'll get a useless congress and supreme court to go along with a useless president.


sorry i'm a korean vet and volunteered for the draft in '53 because i wanted to get the obligation over with. it never occurred to me that i could get hurt. outside of a case of poison ivy i did ok.
don't thank me. in retrospect it was a good experience and a great vacation and i cashed in on all the benefits.

re the media silence on the pentagon penetration on 9/11: like the alamo it was an embarrassing loss. they penetrated the inner sanctum of military power in the world.

russian aggression: if they can't build a washing machine what can they do?

keeping an eye on the odds daily it looks like donalds chances are starting slightly to get worse. about 2.7 to 1 against this afternoon.
yes i know joe namath and the jets were about 18 point underdogs to the balt colts in Super Bowl iii and won.

its
bonnie and clyde clinton
or
al capone (what taxes?) trump. btw al capone went to prison because of his taxes.


mitch mcconnell for president is starting to sound good.

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OF "CABBAGES AND KINGS" AND DONALD TRUMP

of "cabbages and kings" and donald trump......
my take is lewis carroll meant there is no difference between one cabbage head and another. its interesting how odd the various interpretations are. one presumably educated person on the internet said that carroll got it from shakespeare in richard iii where he said "cabbages and things". these english professors need a brain. i'm sure this is bs.

according to google "cabbages and kings" in the poem "walrus and the carpenter" is a nonsense poem. pardon me google but i think lewis carroll managed to channel and control a lot of hostility and anger toward the stupidity of human beings by his writing of the GREATEST STORIES EVER TOLD, "alice in wonderland" and "through the looking glass".

my take is that cabbages and kings means there is not much difference between a head of cabbage and the head of a nation. both are alive but a head of cabbage has a purpose.

as i walked out on my last day having worked with the incompetents at department of defense for over 30 years i thought of some of the last lines in "alice in wonderland":


`Off with her head!' the Queen shouted at the top of her voice. Nobody moved.

`Who cares for you?' said Alice, (she had grown to her full size by this time.) `You're nothing but a pack of cards!'



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DUMP TRUMP

thinking of dumping trump. y'know there's nothing magic about the name "republican". you won't turn to lead if you called yourselves something else like "libertarians" or the "fatcat party". the party of lincoln is long gone and his party is a totally different thing than it was in 1860. ryan, mcconnell, and others can just rename themselves and leave trumpster by himself.
y'know george washington had no party affiliation.

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MUSLIM TRUCK KILLER SORTA ANGERS ME

"Gérard Araud (born February 20, 1953) is the ambassador of France to the United States. Before that he was Permanent Representative to the United Nations, ..." on MSNBC (10 minutes ago) said several times that if the police were not busy protecting jews this would not have happenned.
i guess europe are a-holes.
this comment sorta cools my anger against the muslim truck killer.

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JUST SAYIN' ABOUT THE DALLAS SHOOTING

wow the guy was angry and outraged. surprise, surprise.
(white) people i worked with threatened use of their guns if necessary or for revenge. one made his own bullets. another was a hunter who would drop down from a tree on to a deer and use a knife. these are ...ummm... civilized white men.

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EVERYONE WINS

its a "milo minderbinder" world. isis sells the west oil. we give them arms in return. almost everyone profits. terrorism is a small price to pay for all the profits for everyone. isis can't ruin its reputation by being nice.

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OBAMA IN ORLANDO

marco rubio is with trump on this trip. he'd better be careful because it took christie years to remove the stigma of being with obama after hurricane sandy. republicans who seem to need a lot of comfort because they can't handle any problems run to democrats who are strong.

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NITWIT TRUMP INVOKES POCOHONTAS


pocohontas and american indian women:
in history many american indian women have proven themselves superior to white christian men. sacawagea while nursing her newborn baby led the white christian lewis and clark expedition across our country. she had enough experience and knowledge (like ummmm... foreign policy experience) with the various tribes to provide safe passage across our continent for the expedition.
i'm doing my best to inform the ignorant trump supporters...............

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LAND OF THE FREE - HOME OF THE DRAFT DODGER

the same people who are always whining about regulation in business, banks, corporations, wall street, whatever are for regulation of your life, your wife's life, your children and friends lives.
cnbc right now is claiming hillary will bring down biotech. sounds like bs to me. cnbc is getting to be just another propaganda arm of the worst political forces in america - land of the free.

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THE NEW PRESIDENT INTRODUCES HIMSELF

vladimir putin? i'm donald trump.
KABOOM!
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kim jong un? i'm donald trump.
KABOOM!
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isis? i'm donald trump.
KABOOM!
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D-DAY

anyone remember - its the anniversary of d-day, the day we invaded europe to save the world from trump's relatives.
i guess if that judge were of german heritage he would be ok.

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BERNIE, BERNIE, BERNIE


bernie will make brooklyn great again: he'll bring the dodgers back to brooklyn. rebuild ebbets field. encourage nathan's to make larger frankfurters. express buses from the port authority to coney island. replay the game where bobby thomson hit that short homerun at the polo grounds.
yea!

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CHICKEN HEART - I REMEMBER IT WELL

the trump story as told in 1937 by arch obeler on the radio show, lights out. and edited today.


"I tell you that mass of flesh was donald trump ..the tissue of which for some reason is undergoing constant, rapid, accelerating growth. With every passing hour its growth is doubling. Do you know what that means? If it is now one block in size, within thirty hours that cannibal flesh will have increased in size to one square block to the thirtieth power. VOICE RISES. In thirty hours every inch of this whole city will be crushed under that moving flesh. Within sixty hours it will have covered the entire state. Within two weeks the entire United States. You ask for the National Guard. I say call out the entire army. Blast this thing off the earth.

If you want to hear the whole story, the MP3 is here:
https://archive.org/download/LightsOutoldTimeRadio..."

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DEFENSE DEPT. SAFETY SPECS


my boss sent me to a four hour intensive session on ammunition production safety specs. the teacher sent by some outrageously priced contractor came in late.

HOUR #1 HE told a few bizarre, bigoted (mainly black and jew) jokes, drank his coffee, ate his box of donuts, adjusted his 42" belt, looked for a blackboard, chalk, took attendance, asked for a projector, waited for installation of projector, searched for electrical outlet, waited for bulb to be replaced, informed us of a rabbi's bad behavior on his holiest day, and blackpeople eating watermelon, burped, went for a pee, loosened his pants, and called for a break.

HOUR #2 after our coffee break we got down to serious work. we introduced ourselves, distributed boilerplate worksheets and textual materials (perfect for our engineers and scientists). teacher actually picked up a piece of chalk and started making diagrams, squares, and circles on the board. he then inserted a graphic into the projector which to my surprise he knew how to work. trying to stay awake i drew a variety of pictures on my worksheet.

HOUR #3 very soon teacher began complaining about hunger pangs and as happy as a pig in shit about his great presentation sent us on our way early after distributing framed certificates with our names, official imprints and signatures for course completion, he asked for directions to the cafeteria and disappeared.



now fully prepared and anxious to start my project with new and exciting information of geometric figures on a pad i returned to the office enthusiastic to write up my first safety spec to keep our nation and defenses secure. this is why we're the greatest nation on earth. yea!




armed with my complete safety instructional cookbook, canned textbook answer sheet, boilerplate worksheet, automaton like defense dept. mentality conducive to a stepford person(or sparta, new jersey) mentality, and framed certificate certifying that i was an expert in determining ammunition safety with imprimatur, raised seal and appropriate signatures i reported to my bossman's office.

the bossman said, "you have a free hand. the ball is in your court. run with it. go, go, go."

"i will. i will. i will."

"for your first assignment you will prepare a safety specification for the xm34e1 flotation fragmentation mine, flashing, rotating, decorative, auto-loading, self-actuating, really expensive device. "

"yes, sir, i'm on my way."


DEFENSE DEPT. IN ACTION


i ran to my cubicle hung my official framed, signed, and sealed certificate assuring my competence in preparation of ammunition safety specifications like the looney tunes engineer in the next cubicle who had his phd diploma tacked to his wall ... ummm ...partition thing.

and started working to save our country and support our troops.

A WEEK LATER ------------------------

me: "here it is, bossman. a comprehensive compendium of all safety requirements for this item as required by the official textual and canned materials handed down from the all-wise command."

bm: "this is only one page, double spaced."

me: "yup, thats all thats necessary. its all in there."

bm: "beef it up. i'd like at least ten pages to show my great effort and my magnificent work in this area."

me: "i've incorporated all the necessary components and requirements. its all there. what else do you want? you're the boss."

bm: "no, you're the expert. we sent you to that expensive, intensive course with doctor jonas,phd, MD, and master of bs and gave you a framed, certified, imprimatur stamped certificate with gold leaf lettering. as i said, you have a free hand. do it. do it. do it."


me: "let me understand this. you say, i have a free hand and i'm the expert?"

bm: "yup."

me: "ok, i've got it, boss. its as good as done.? see you later."



FIVE YEARS LATER - AFTER ALL THE VALUABLE STUFF THEY TAUGHT ME


me: "well, today is my last day. i'm retiring. bye."

bm: " what a coincidence, today is my last day too. i'm getting a promotion and going to the command and getting a superior performance award for my exceptional and excellent leadership and supervisory ability. by the way, weren't you completing a safety specification?

me: "oh, remember? it was completed with your superior assistance. you've been such a great help."

bm "sure, i remember it well."

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DEFENSE DEPT, MANAGEMENT AT WORK FOR YOU:

its not how or where you jump, its how high you jump, and how fast you can sing and dance.

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THE GREAT ELECTION 2016

jeb has some really annoying body language. have you noticed how he tosses his head like a skank at the officers' club? the vets in south carolina may find this arousing remembering their war experiences. these moves should win a lot of votes in south carolina. really - actually i can't remember #2 or #3 but they were irritating also.

he's tall which is a plus. the problem is his blood can't be pumped as high as his sorta' brain.

on the plus side the blue dyed grey haired ladies in south beach like him. hand holding rich people is a really good political characteristic for raising money and he's a nice boy.

his beloved bro. W is campaigning with him. i'm sure south carolina vets' children will gladly give up everything to protect him and the bush family and friends.

on the demo. side we have, bonnie and clyde barrow clinton, waiting in the wings.

like bob dole i may sleep late on election day.

RETRO DON'S POST -HEALTHCARE

ASSORTED OBSERVATIONS

1. there are absolutely no life altering events: if you are a bastard going into an experience, you will come out a bastard at the end of the experience. perhaps for some wishful thinking if you think that in dickens' christmas carol, scrooge has changed after his dream experiences you are very (har, har, har) sadly mistaken. from what i saw people become even more self centered and selfish than they were before.

2. a person next door to me at the hospital died. every day an orderly took out a pail of stuff from that room. i worried about what it contained reminding me of, snowdon's secret in catch 22. after a few days the person died. some relatives and friends took it badly -lots of heart rending sobbing, crying, and grief. they had a brief service at the person's bedside. the room was cleaned and the next ill person was moved in. the world goes on.

3. at a rehab facility: a person and his relatives who make the most noise and demand the best service can get the best attention and perks. there's nothing better than having a feeling of entitlement. a patients' visitors seemed to think nothing of helping themselves to some of my (trivial) stuff like bottled water when i wasn't around. trivial but very annoying. the patient obviously pained one night told the staff they'll be fired in the morning. most of the staff present liked the idea. the next day the event appeared to be totally forgotten.

4. i salute most of the brave healthcare workers who put up with all the crap that many sick and helpless people can deliver. if the patients weren't so pathetic there would be a bounty on their heads.

5. feeling really terrible i asked the doctor to just have a gun loaded and put one shot in the right spot on my head. he replied that that treatment was not on his list of possible treatmens so he could not comply with my request. its interesting that we shoot horses and put cats and dogs away but people must suffer outrageous demeaning and painful procedures, "we saved your remaining meaningless and useless life at incredible cost".

ANOTHER EVENTFUL HOSPITAL STAY

crumpled up in a ball of pain and illness i entered the hospital as best i could. the first words you hear tell you they'll be right with you and you should have a seat. sitting there for an eternity of suffering someone calls your name. the processing interrogation gives you hope that help will be on the way. soon you wil hear the bugle of the cavalry riding in to save you..... toot,toot,toot.........

eventually you wind up in a bed in a gown with your butt end visible to all. not too bad considering that i was present when a theatre group in the dc area mooned the audience (so clever and talented). i never want to see another show by that stupid group again. i guess that was art. my butt is not art.

somehow i know not how i got through that day but the next day i was on oxycodone, rush limbaugh's favorite med, all day.

the highlight of my stay was when my throat closed up. i could still breathe - fortunate or unfortunate depending on your point of view. no food or fluid could be swallowed. somehow the procedure for entering my stomach was easy for the medical staff but not so easy for me. anyway all they had to do (a piece of cake) was run a tube up my nose, have it bend down into my throat and eventually into my stomach. nothing to it. unfortunately the remaining space in my throat was not large enough to accomodate the tube. i can assure you that jesus, mohammed, buddha, and moses together were totally useless. you can imagine whatever you want but the spirits are of no use to me. yup, my fault.

three fun attempts at placing the life saving death tube failed which only made the nurses angry at me. eventually an eent doctor ran a tube with light and viewer into my throat and found out there was not enough space for the tube. so smart. the staff was exonerated. they did their job. not their fault. the good news was that the part of my throat which was swollen was the best part of any that could swell. yea - so lucky - i may live - or not - depending.


after about three days with my throat closed w/o food or drink except for the slow drip of poisonous expensive substances going into my arm they managed to decrease the swelling so that i could eat and drink again. a very important essential characteristic for the maintenance of human life. its in a book.

every five minutes some nurse comes in and wants you to drop your pants. i have no idea as to why? to see my transplant scar; to squeeze my transplant; my personal attractiveness; to check my you-know-what; size matters; i'm adorable; to check the tube running into a urinal (since i couldn't move); whatever?

finally after about a week the horde of doctors, nurses, and king's men declared me cured even though it was not known what was wrong with me in the first place. unfortunately the cure although not killing me left me as weak as a one year old.

completely unaware as to how weak i had become i thought (heh, heh) i would bouce back in a day or two. of course this was a typical male overestimate of ability. a total mismatch of reality to actuality. having worked with engineers i know that many of them can't put a plug into an electrical outlet but are great authorities on the physical universe. yes, i'm guilty too except i can put a plug into an outlet most of the time.

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TRUMP CAN WIN IT ALL

it is said that $10 billion will be spent by politicians on the next election cycle. clearly backers expect a big profit delivered from politicians on this investment. and who is expected to pay? guess....

i'm not a trump fan BUT although he is very flawed he's the only politician who will probably not be indicted or under investigation by our ... ummm ... honorable, honest, and impartial, sorta' justice system.

unfortunately we'll have to live with some crooks, liars, weasels. money grubbers, its unavoidable.

i can now see why trump can win everything.

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RETRO DON'S POST


Wednesday, December 29, 2010

DR. STEVE, U. S. DEFENSE DEPT. GENIUS


for thirty years dr. steve worked on the development of the door wedge. finally finding out that it was already invented he became an alcoholic and died in an officer's club restroom. in addition, he now was older and no longer attracted the skanks at the bar in a physical way. life was not worth continuing. visions of fame in the scientific community vanished. so sad.

his concept of the wedge developed over many years supported of course by tax payer money. in the beginning he tried bowling balls but found they rolled away from the door. the mathematics of his findings can be found in his technical report, NON-LINEAR FRICTION ANALYSIS.

later on he tried blocks of ice which melted and also slipped away from the door.

almost successful was the use of computer hard drives but the exposed circuitry scratched the floor.


INVENTOR OF THE WEDGE
finally coming up with a triangular shaped rubber device he was let down and depressed upon finding he was only 45,000 years late. so close. beaten out by a neanderthal man in a cave

his boss said that the U. S. DEFENSE DEPT. is always seeking new and innovative methods and he provides the environment for scientific inquiry and growth. he praised dr. steve for his harvard-like new england accent and for always carrying a manila folder around when not at his desk.

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RETRO DON'S POST

and going brain dead

CORPORATIONS ARE PEOPLE

i must have slipped into an alternative universe, or my wardrobe sucked me into narnia or did i go through the looking glass. at any rate somehow the phrase corporations are people keeps pounding in my head. this is most bizarre and surreal. i wonder how this could have happened?

corporations are people...corporations are people...corporations are people...

i must have hit my head because this would be ridiculous. concussions and also old age cause delusions.

somehow in this time warp anomaly the supreme court must have had something to do with this and they did. y'know the supreme court is made up of old people and i wonder how reality based they are.

in this realm soylent green is people. i guess i may have gotten into the movie somehow.

sooooo, both corporations and soylent green are people. of course.

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RETRO POST:

Wednesday, July 4, 2012

its now two years since my doctor officially declared me dead. so i fired the doctor. science is so wonderful. y'know, bumble bees can't fly.

its not that there are not enough scientists and engineers in this country, its that there are too many of them. most of poor quality. separating the "wheat from the chafe" is difficult or impossible. having worked with such people in our defense dept. i can assure you that at least 5% of them are good. the rest of them should be working in mines or factories in some janitorial job. changing a light bulb is a challenge.

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JUST SAYIN'

just finished watching, "office space", the greatest movie of all time.

its about working in an office with idiots like most white collar workers do. oddly they don't seem to notice. its working in DOD. the bosses and managers and officers know less than a brick wall. they can give orders or take orders but can't actually do anything. viagra cannot fix their problem.

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YES EVEN AFTER LONG TIIME RETIREMENT I'M STILL STEAMING ABOUT DOD MANAGEMENT INCOMPETENCE

RETRO DON'S POST


Monday, December 27, 2010

WINTER WEIGHT ANALYSIS

(WITH APOLOGIES TO THE HARD WORKING AND COMPETENT PEOPLE IN THE U. S. DEFENSE DEPT. (WHO ARE SWALLOWED UP BY THE MEAT MACHINE AND INCOMPETENTS AMONG MANAGEMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES)

using the latest U. S. DEFENSE DEPT. scientific, and mathematical techniques including multi-variable regurgitation, analysis of deviates, divergence of sputum induction, dr. professor meatball's theorem, and an embarassingly large amount of money for useless contractor salesmen we are investigating the cause of increased winter weight among executives, officers, and the skanks of the defense dept.


so far it appears that eating, drinking, and not getting off their fat asses is the major cause. talking, flirting, and hanging out in officer's clubs and the rest room does not burn body fat.

dr. professor bozo meatball, leader of this program and graduate of (ugh) new jersey colleges and universities has devised a complex statistical method using only your fingers and toes. he considers himself a genius with degrees: ms in oral activities, phd in bar hopping, ahole studies, and draft dodging.
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LIFE IMITATING ART

tonight's debate will partially be a recreation of "alice in wonderland":

donald trump as the mad hatter
ted cruz as the march hare
jeb bush as the dormouse
carly florina as alice

"Chapter 7: A Mad Tea-Party
There was a table set out under a tree in front of the house, and the March Hare and the Hatter were having tea at it: a Dormouse was sitting between them, fast asleep, and the other two were using it as a cushion, resting their elbows on it, and the talking over its head. `Very uncomfortable for the Dormouse,’ thought Alice; `only, as it’s asleep, I suppose it doesn’t mind.............’ "

life imitating fiction or vice versa.

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TRUMP NOT A CITIZEN

trump's eligibility is in doubt.

my investigation to date reveals that Power Girl (real name Kara Zor-L, cousin to superman,. native Kryptonian. Her origins have changed several times in continuity when the Multiverse was erased. Current alternate identity: Supergirl and mother of our donald trump born don-el. this proves that he is an alien and explains his super powers which he can attest to.

my investigators will continue to search for the truth as they did with president obama.

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ON DONALD TRUMP

currently researching his background. discovered he is an alien from the planet krypton. his birth name was don-el, a relative of kal-el. will keep you informed as investigation continues.

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RETRO 2010

MOON ROCKS

i'm expected to believe that some guy who acquired a bunch of what they call college credits in geology because he wanted to avoid the draft for 'nam and because of his parents' profitable lawn service walks out on his lawn and among the gazillion varied and unique rocks he discerns that one popped off the moon. whoa, thats a leap of faith and a lot to digest.

my theory is (y'know what buffalo chips are?) that those ufos when they land (usually in nevada) empty their - ummmm -- you know - moon rocks and fly away.




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JUST REALLY BORING STUFF


PARTIALLY REVISED - RETRO DON'S POST

ROLLING STONE, STORY:

Army Deploys Psy-Ops on U.S. Senators

By Michael Hastings

February 23, 2011 11:55 PM ET

"The U.S. Army illegally ordered a team of soldiers specializing in "psychological operations" to manipulate visiting American senators into providing more troops and funding for the war ........"

why is this a surprise? every nitwit in the defense dept. thinks he is saving and ruling the country. my wife's hair stylist (alcoholic) husband came into the salon one day and said the "gulf of tonkin" incident was not too important because he was not called to a meeting. amazingly, the self-importance of defense dept. personnel goes right down to the bottom.

right now i am controlling your mind by my thoughts; thinking, thinking ----- "meet me at the officer's club at 1800 hours".

see, you are now under my control.

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Posted by granpa don at 11:19 AM
Tuesday, February 22, 2011

just sayin':

the rko chester, right next to west farms square, where my bro' in law worked as an usher in the '40s was right under the el which does not enhance its image but it was a nice theater.

diagonally across the street was a ..mmmmm.. pizza place. mmmm... pizza.

one night while pizzaing with friends a young lady about my age about 16 sat down next to me at our booth and i didn't have the sense to walk her home. stupid is forever. poor me.

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Posted by granpa don at 9:00 AM
Monday, February 21, 2011

179TH AND VYSE, BRONX, NY (PART XXXX): LIFE BEFORE DEATH IN (ugh) NEW JERSEY


in the early '40s it was fairly safe for a tween to travel the subway system around nyc. i was only abused once very briefly (and walked away) on the subway system which scared me but here i am. perhaps - probably the guy moved to sussex county new jersey where he belongs and got a job in the human resources department at my defense intallation. who knows? DOD PLEASE NOTE just sayin'.

during high school, assignments requiring attendance at some of the nyc museums in manhattan was required . so i knew my way around nyc.

for my 13th birthday a great uncle gave me $20, probably the rough equivalent of at least $200 today. i went downtown and squandered this fortune in one day. i went to a penny arcade, took a tour of nbc studios, the museum of science and industry which was in the basement at 30 rock (which no one remembers but me), bought some luminous paint (musta been radioactive.), had lunch, and other stuff, returning home broke.

yes i should have turned this money over to my parents and never seen it again. they would have done the same things i did only without me.

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RETRO DON'S POST

Friday, February 25, 2011

179TH AND VYSE, BRONX, NY (PART XXXXI): LIFE BEFORE DEATH IN (ugh) NEW JERSEY

(continued)


CRIME AND PUNISHMENT, AMERICAN STYLE -----

with many ex-gis home after the bastardgerman warii, it was inevitable that our guys would initially be hanging out at the corner candy store with nothing much to do. one day a police car rolled up and caught some of them red handed pitching pennies. they were cited or something and will go the rest of their lives with this stain on their record.

some other major crimes at the time; like the time i had to appear in court for ball playing at the beach and the time me and artie were picked up for talking to each other in the street. they let us go after driving us a few streets away. i'm sure that artie's telling them of our right of assembly under the constitution of the united states had a big influence on them.

THANKS TO THE EVER VIGILANT NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT A MAJOR CRIME WAVE WAS AVERTED.

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RETRO DON'S POST - ON FISHING

FROM: 179TH AND VYSE, BRONX, NY (PART XXXXIII): LIFE BEFORE DEATH IN (ugh) NEW JERSEY

FISHING (UGH)

my dad loved fishing. on his one day off, most of the time he went on boats to long island sound. fortunately for me, he rarely took me along. he awoke me early-early in the morning. (groan). first we would pick up some great coffee and sandwiches (the best part) from his store. then usually we would go over to westchester avenue (near the el) where the bronx river widened out to enter the sound and board one of the fishing boats moored there. twice we went out to long island via lirr (early, early, early in the morning).

i know its me not you. i find fishing boring and tedious. exposure to water, the elements, the uncertainties of waterways, and the motion of the boat do less than nothing for me. tying hooks, cutting up worms or other bait and skewering it is gross. sorry dad, i just can't hack it. you're the man!

on one occasion i reeled in the day's prize fish. my dad split the prize money with a friend we were with. i'm still waiting for my share. who holds a grudge?

fishing sucks.

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RETRO DON'S POST

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

ON PENSIONS, BUSINESSMEN, CABBAGES, AND KINGS.

-"The time has come," the Walrus said,
"To talk of many things:
Of shoes—and ships—and sealing-wax—
Of cabbages—and kings—
And why the sea is boiling hot—
And whether pigs have wings."


in retrospect my guaranteed pension was the pot-o-gold at the end of the rainbow. the carrot at the end of the stick. if it were not there, working with nitwit scientists, engineers, and secretarial skanks (in a new jersey defense dept. installation) would have been immeasureably more difficult than it was.


in addition if the govt. had paid the actual interest rate on the pension funds there would be no problems. if in some states like .. umm .. new jersey the politicians had made their obligated contributions there would be no problem.

meanwhile, business men waiting for their next victim to step into their business web while watching fox news are feeling sorry for themselves imagining that they are working. they're upset over these pensions as they balance their two sets of books waiting for their homestead rebates. i have two words for them: ---- ---.

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RETRO DON'S POST 2012

today's fictitious item is dedicated to a DOD co-worker and his friend:

LIGHTS UP

Co-worker: my good friend fell down a flight of stairs and died .... sob, sob, whimper.

Me: thats so sad. how did that happen?

C: he was at a party and had a few drinks and stuff. he stepped outside to get some fresh air when it happened.

M: so he was drunk?

C: he also had some recreational drugs. very little.

M: just a few drinks and drugs?

C: we both got our phd's at the same time. he was so smart.

M: sooooo, he was very smart and was drinking and taking drugs and staggered outside for some fresh air and fell down a flight of stairs and died and thats why i should feel sorry for him and you.

C: he was just having fun .... whimper, sob, whine, whine, whine.

M: apparently he was not smart enough. i guess they'll give phds to anyone. all you have to do is pay them money and sit on your butt through hundreds of class hours. these things happen when you drink and take drugs. i guess you can make a (faux) silk purse from a sow's ear as they say. suck it up.

C: whine, whine, whine, whimper, ..................................................

LIGHTS DOWN

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FRANK SINATRA SINGS FOR DONALD TRUMP

i saw this in the movie house during wwii - "the house i live in".



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AMERICA CAN BE GREAT AGAIN

sorta patriotic bent today.






RETRO DON'S POST 2012


can't wait for the tea party to take over. i clearly remember the good old days when we didn't need money, mainly because we had no money.


dusty unpaved roads were so much fun to travel. passing hooverville towns were always interesting to view as your model T, rolled by.

when the tea party takes over it will cost you a nickel each for a subway trip, a phone call, two rolls, and a cup of coffee - yea.

in the good old days health care was free. you went over to fordham hospital and died. simple and easy.

we don't need any stinkin' signal lights, schools, or fire depts. volunteers can take care of everything just don't count on me. i don't volunteer for anything unless it involves water skiing.

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