What strange things are going on. Read where a singer from New York sued a Phoenix hotel where she stayed, saying she was bitten 1,500 times by bed bugs while staying there. DDT used to keep these things under control, but was banned sometime in the 1970’s.
Farther away in Ireland, a high school teacher has been jailed for referring to a male student as “he” instead of his preferred pronoun “they.” He will remain there until he either purges his contempt, or until further order from the court.
President Biden’s speech about the soul of our nation was strange too. He gave his word as a “Biden” that he’s never been more optimistic about America then called half the country fascists. UNBELIEVABLE! He angrily rambled on about the guy he beat 19 months ago, a self indictment that things aren’t going well. The blood red back drop was only missing the heraldic Roman Eagle and it was 1938 Berlin all over again.
Marines were used as props days after threatening American gun owners with the state’s weapons of war. If President Biden calls this democracy, I’d hate to see his version of communism.
Inflation is at an all time high and some folks are taking out loans to buy groceries. Others can’t find/buy baby formula for their children and gas prices are still through the roof. Throw in the border crisis and I don’t think it’s the Make America Great Again crowd that’s the problem. Sorry Uncle Joe.
Speaking of the border, Chief Ortiz said under oath that the border isn’t secure because there are no consequences to crossing illegally. Though Secretary of Homeland Security Mayorkas says the border is secure. Makes your head spin, doesn’t it? A wall sure sounds cheap now. No worries, we’ll just keep shipping them to Washington D.C., California and New York until there are consequences.
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Let’s jump to something else here. One of my favorite buildings on the square in Clinton used to house Simes Shoe Store. I happened to run across a copy of the Democrat from 1937 that contained an article about Ben Simes. He was a Clinton merchant for 53 years selling boots and harnesses. Mr. Simes said, “The public demands more today than when I first went into business and if service is not given, people go where they can get it.”
His son Ben Simes Jr. went on to run the store and took courses in footology. He received a certificate from the O’Donnell Shoe Company of Humboldt, Tennessee with a grade of 97%. What was true then is still true today. People go where they can get the best service. You bet.
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Hang in there old buddy. There’s more to come in this old world. Whether we’ll like it or not, who knows. In the meantime, have a swell day.
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‘Til Next Week:
J.M.W.
