Nerd Stuff
Had all the parts in hand. I opened up the case. Proceed to install the new NIC, another hard drive. Realize I need to go fetch a SATA cable. Go to plug in the power to the drive… Who the heck only puts one SATA power connector in a modern computer power supply!
ARGH.
The drive is still in the box, the correct adapters will be here shortly, and I will power up that drive and add it to the cluster.
Bloggers stepping over the line
Thursday, Allyson was shown a post by her BFF. The gist was, “if you voted for Trump, you are dead to me.” It wasn’t directed at Allyson, but Allyson was part of the target group.
Emotions are running high. For me, it is a joy and lightness I have not felt in years. I have taken delight in poking the leftists that have been melting down.
I have lived with the knowledge that the left will vandalize my property if I show support for the Republican Party. I’ve kept my mouth shut and just kept on keeping on.
Allyson has been on the left for so long, she didn’t believe my fears of being attacked for not toeing the Democrat party line.
Yesterday, she learned in a very personal way. And it hurt.
She wants compassion from the left. She wants them to be the good people she knew them to be. To have people she loved, and respected become unhinged broke her.
She will be posting. She has asked me to moderate her replies.
She broke the rule. She was a dick. She made person, if veiled, attacks on individuals. This will not and is not tolerated.
I’m sorry that it got to this point.
The Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy Dance
There are two Supreme Court Justices that have expressed an interest in leaving the court. Another is thinking about it. A fourth is in bad health.
Our guys will not Ruth it up. They will retire after the Snope opinion issues. That is my opinion. I think we might see another of our people retire.
It would be horrible if illness forced the last Justice to leave the court, but it would move another seat back to the constitution.
If this happens, we will have a majority of originalists on the Supreme court for the next 30 years, or more.
Trifecta
Not yet. We have the Senate. This allows us to put more constitutional originalists in the inferior courts. This is great. It means we can confirm Supreme Court nominees over the objections of the Democrats.
We have the Presidency. Even if they were to succeed in assassinating Trump, at this point, JD will become the president. He would become President four years earlier than I expect. Not particularly concerned — now. Monday, it was an issue.
We do not, yet, control the house. As of 2000, Thursday, we had 210 seats in the House. There are 27 seats still to be called. Some races are very close. We need 218.
Keep your fingers crossed.
Friends and Family
I lost my Mother and my Father this year. They passed. I lost my brother when he exposed his evil side. I hope I gained family in The Cousins.
My parents were Republicans until they drifted in to the propaganda of CNN. I never felt that I would be disowned for still being conservative when they no longer were.
Many of us have had to deal with friends and family that cannot tolerate those on the right. They have removed us from their lives.
If you have had an experience where a friend or family member who has expressed that you are still loved or still a friend, regardless of your politics, please share those positive stories.
I really need some positive stories about people on the left.
Please have a great weekend
Comments
3 responses to “Friday Feedback”
As one of the commentors “attacked”, I didn’t take it as an attack. I took it as her not wanting to associate with me because of my opinion. That’s a valid feeling. She seems like a good hearted person under going an existential crisis. She’s learning that everything she knew was wrong, and it’s hard. I’ve been there. She’ll come out the out the other side stronger and without the negative people holding her back.
There are 3 types of people in the world; those with integrity, those who will adopt whatever position they think will make them “popular, and those who will despise you for who you are and represent.
The Progressive Elites mostly populate the latter 2 categories. The world is a beautiful place only when it spins as they want it to. They truly believe that we must follow their lead or be forced to, using violence if necessary. Or we can be “contained”. No other way or mode of thought is permitted.
Last Tuesday, the Silent Majority and People who want to Live Free and Quietly spoke up. We shouted and Roared.
Progressive Elites are shocked, stunned and in disbelief. They realize that We,the People who still believe in a Constitutional Republic, the United States of America and have integrity outnumber them, are their neighbors and former associates/friends/family.
They should have attempted to listen and think with a goal of building consensus, not absolutes.
Get over it.
One comment as a reply to mine was moderated. I didn’t see the being a dick part, even reading the unredacted version.
No harm, no foul to me. I think that some of this could be attributed to the scales falling from her eyes and dealing with the cognitive dissonance that comes with moving to our side of the aisle.
Look, my wife was raised outside the US. For those that were around the GFZ forum, you know where she came from as I asked my mother-in-law to recount her experiences under socialism and then a dictatorship. I bring that up to explain, while she’s been generally conservative, she has fallen prey to left think. When a school shooting occurred less than 5 miles from us (as the crow flies), she lost her mind. Demanding that “something be done.” Told her that I understood her fear. Made the mistake of gently informing her that she was engaged in left think. Sent her into orbit. Eventually she calmed down to a simmer. Took her to our daughter’s school to show her the security measures in place and also explain that human error is the largest factor that is difficult to mitigate. That helped her to see things in a new light. It’s been several years since then and she’s less prone to it.
Shared the above to say, it’s a process and don’t be too hard on yourself.
Allyson, it takes time. Take your time with the transition, mourn your unexpected losses as you need. We will be here to say hello and debate or discuss stuff (light, heavy or anywhere in between) when you’re ready. I can’t speak for all, but I’m here to help as best I can. If I’m not, that’s ok, just let me know.