Stand,,,,

Going through Fakebook tonight, only to catch up with Fam n Friends, and keep seeing the ‘stand with,,,,’ in profiles.

Israel, Ukraine, who ever, doesn’t matter,

but it bothered me.

Why?

These are Americans (note the small c from my usual spelling,,,) Do they NOT see the destructiion of this very country happening? Do they not want to keep America, The United States, OUR COUNTRY, together, viable, back to healthy and Fuckin’A’;awesome? I don’t get it. I really don’t.

And I read something out of Russia this morning before leaving for the J.O.B.,,,, Isn’t THAT what this country should be doing? Hold the cards close, keep the idea of self-sufficiency alive and REMEMBER all the times you’ve been shafted before, BEFORE committing to promises?

Way back when I was a young’un, There was a term that confused me: ‘indian giver’. Y’all recall that term? My confusion was lack of education, maleducation, miseducation, what have you. After years of learning history, I understand it was referent to OUR government and their decidely nasty habit of writing treaties and then re-nigging on them.

Thing never really change, do they?

Here I am, 55, Gen-Xer, doing what I was taught and learned on my own, trying to make a lif1e while the country is falling down around our ears. 10 more years and I would technically be allowed to retire (I never will, even if things were going great,,, Work is in my blood, even with the kayaks trying like hell to kick it to the side) I know the promises made of “social security” are ‘Indian-giver’ promises. Some are getting them: my generation, even after paying in our entire lives, will never see a penny. And while I can’t speak for my peers, I am okay with that, because, in some small way, those I do care about are collecting on that promise while they still can. Dad for one, and I don’t look at the deductions on my pay stubs as stolen money anymore, since dad IS collecting on it. My little contribution goes straight to him (in my minds eye)

Not even slightly concerned about never seeing that ‘retirement’,,,, I just want a country I can STAND for, and the PTwB are killing that peice-meal every day.

I STAND FOR THE U.S.! dammit!!! And anyone that posts that “I stand with (Insert country here)” that isn’t America shows me just how ‘programmed’ they are, not their philantropic side,,,,(they will stand with whatever latest ‘Thing” the Enemedia is selling this week. The U.S. is not on that list written by traitors and haters of Freedom.)

And I know, AmeriCAn Principles are not a country, but a state of mind, ideology, near a religion if you will (also Christian in heritage) and so long as someone like me is alive and breathing, that idea is NOT DEAD.

but it sure seems like its on life-support some days,,,,,

to all of those on Fakebook, if you post ‘I stand with’ anything but America or The U.S.,,,, you’re getting shadow banned on my feeds. Sorry, thats just the way it is. Your loyalty to that country that bore you and raised you to this level should be your first and foremost, but those same people NEVER post about the state of the nation.

I do this not out of hate, but love. I love my country. I have been elsewhere and seen how it is there, and this country always ‘Won’ my heart. I can only hope that those that ‘stand’ for places they have neither been, nor have any understanding of, will wake up and see that this country is in dire straights.

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Project on Lyssa has been completed tonight. Was able to move the seat pan back a full two inches, and instead of reinstalling the backband, I made a pad that sits against the back bulkhead. Very comfortable in testing here in drydock, and I will, hopefully, get some water time in this weekend and put it to the real test. That, and see if this ‘move’ improves her unladen performance. Not holding my breath, but hopeful.

Nothing new today from the J.O.B.,,, didn’t go out to work on monster gates today like I figured I would be. Seems bossman listened to my statement of “we have a problem” and is doing some thinking. GOOD! Should have done that from the start, maybe even consult with your installler and get an opinion on gear, BEFORE INVESTING THOUSANDS,,,,

but,

I’m just the welder, right? (no, I am NOT ‘just’ any ONE thing there. too many hats, and that should have been considered as well. Not my circus but I am one of the monkeys, and it shows.)

darkness has fallen fast out there tonight. I was using a headlamp to finish the work on Lyssa, then came in to post, and TOTALLY missed out on the sunset,,, sigh,,,, there’ll be more,,,

I do so like to sit on the porch and just let that scene unfold for me. Another of those ground and center events I need in my life.

anywhoooz,,,, more tomorrow,,, Keep on livin’