Sunday, July 30, 2017

# 31 Late night rambling

3am again can't sleep.  Pain in my right leg.  Took a pill for pain.  Wait awhile till it begins to work.

We have been having nice weather here in SoCal.  Mid to upper 80's cooling down to mid upper 60's at night.  Very muggy for the last week or so.  Pulling moisture from Mexico causing some thunder storms in the desert and mountain regions.  A few flash floods did some damage.  The fires are still burning but none close to were we live.

I am disappointed with our congressional lawmakers.  They go to Washington, DC to make laws to govern our country.  When they get in office they seem to forget they work for us.  Each promotes his point of view and refuses to listen to the opposing point and settling down to reach a comprise solution.  I think term limits for congressional office are the way to go.  There are people who have 40 years serving.  The pool numbers for congress are very low.  Yet they collect their checks, write books, make speeches and do busy work.  Each one has a staff who get s government check.  A very nice social club I think.

State government isn't any better.  In California we pay high taxes.  Yet the state has setup and office and millions of dollars to defend illegal emigrants.  Los Angeles has done the same.  When will they see the light?  The rich are leaving California and so are companies.  High taxes, excess regulation are making it hard to do have a business here.  Nevada and Texas will soon be eating California's lunch.

Red Red Hot Head is thinking about not writing in her blog.   Came as disappoint because I enjoyed reading the blog.

Take care.
Pappy1

Sunday, July 9, 2017

# 30 Home town

Most people have a home town they may be proud or not of this place.  I know some people who are very proud of their home town.  I was born in OK but left their with my parents at the age of 6 years.  We moved to a small town in CA.  A farming community called Dixon.  I still have family living there.  By all accounts that is my home town.  I do have some good memories growing up there.  Do I have a desire to move there and live now?  I think not.  But you never know for sure what lies down the road.  I lived for a few years in Jerome, Id.  Been back a few times to see how the town changed.  Not home either.  Burley, ID the same.  Back a few times but not home.  Then to La Mirada, CA in southern CA Los Angeles area.  Been here 32 years in the same location.  I think this is home.  People ask where are you from, my reply is born in OK live in Southern CA now.  Yes I am home.

Pappy1