The attack of the Drag Queens.

The Drag Queen show went off without a hitch. It was not really a show, it was a bunch of people celebrating their right to be different. KMOG radio, and all the right wing dingers portrayed it as an assault on children. Four brave masked men were on the highway at the entrance to the rodeo grounds with their sign warning against " groomers".  The Commander and Kadizzle attended the event. Children were present and having a good time. There was good music and some very good performances. Nothing to fear, unless you are a Republican. 

Kadizzle could not help himself, he had to ask the masked men why they wore mask. Kadizzle pointed out to the brave protesters that if they really believed in their position they would be proud to show their faces. Apparently they gave up early when they found a poor market for right wing hate. 

Payson has a very good police force that understands the crazy right wing people who live here. The police force understands civil rights. Unfortunately the right wing Hoopleheads don't believe anyone has the right to disagree with them. When ever the Hoopleheads propose a threat the Payson Police are always there to protect civil rights. They do a great job. 

The simple minded dingers love to portray anyone who does not follow the dinger culture as a groomer. Groomers recruit children to be gay or different. Reality seems to indicate you grow up to be what your genetic make up tells you to be. There were a lot of young children at the event. It was entirely suitable for kids and the kids had a good time. Were any of the kids infected with the desire to be drag queens? Seems like a hard line to sell, but KMOG give it their best try. 

Heather Cox Richardson

 Either you know who she is, or you don't. If you know nothing about Heather Cox Richardson, more than likely you are a Hooplehead or very close to being one. She is an excellent writer and historian. With her knowledge she can blow a Republican out of the water at a mile away. Of course the Hooples never read anything of substance, they watch cartoons on Fox News. 

There is an art to being stupid. First be careful what you read. Better yet don't read.  Of course the same rule applies to what you watch. Don't watch any mainline news, or as Trump calls it " Fake News". Stay away from educated people. Hang with the Tea Party gang. Feast on conspiracy theories, and find a good right wing radio program like Glen Beck. 

Being semi conscious saves a lot of energy. Fire up a smoke, pop an opioid and go to a Trump rally. A real good tactic if you want to be a Hooplehead is imitation. Imitate stupid people. Say what stupid people say. Learn a few key phrases like Hunter Biden's laptop. Answer every question with something you learned on Fox News. In no time at all you can live among the unwashed wearing a Trump hat and flying a Trump flag. Good luck. If you do sit down to think, ask yourself " How did I get this way". 

Hoopleheads in Congress

There are about twenty dingers who are shutting down the government. Eli Crane is our local elected idiot. Of course he is one of the dingers. The market for idiocy is booming. If you live in an area polluted with non educated dingers chances are good one represents you. Guns, gays, God, and locally the drag queens are all meat for the dinger mind. Misleading the Hoopleheads is all it takes to get elected. Scare tactics are supreme. We don't live that far from the border, but there are no border problems here. The Hooples are not concerned about their children getting blasted to Jesus by a gun nut, but according to the Hoopleheads drag queens are the big threat. 

 

KMOG Don't call if you don't agree Make accusations, but never provide evidence

Some commentary below on KMOG radio. Like any good Republican propaganda radio station they make vague accusations. Mike Quinn is abusive. How? What did he say? When? Where? No answers. This is KMOG. When they have a right wing election denier on and you ask a difficult question, that is abusive. Just like Gary Morris, KMOG management will not talk. They know there is no case for their one sided radio show. Today they hung up on me three times, and on another caller once. Dissent just will not be tolerated. I asked to buy an hour of air time. They will not reply. Like Gary Morris, it is run, dog run. When you got no ammo, run dog, run is what you get. If you want to hear a phone go click when they hang up, just call up and challenge the liars. Todays fabricator said  I paid $200 to fire my misleading statements out on the air, and no one should eat into my time for making up stuff. This is KMOG. For two hundred dollars you can lie like Trump, of course only right wing stop the government lies count. An amazing thing happened today on the propaganda show. One of their own called in and said " Let Mike Quinn talk".  This was a right wing guy saying the Constitution supported free speech. Wow, one of their own dingers who understands the concept of free speech. The dinger said if I were allowed to talk I would embarrass myself. Seemed like a good argument. Of course the guy said I was a communist. That is KMOG radio. The Glen Beck, Rush Limbaugh radio station of Payson, Arizona. As Trump takes us down the drain, radio stations like KMOG will provide the sewage that goes with the decline. 

KKKMOG

 At 9:00 A.M. the dingers will come out of the woods on local right wing rant radio. KKKMOG features election deniers, and the usual bunch of sexual nonsense. The schools are under attack by porn books, groomer, and drag queens. If you are a Hooplehead running for office you need to give the Hooples their daily dose of sexual titillation by mentioning some sort of sex conspiracy. Spinning the heads of the Hooples is what KKKMOG is all about. 

Hooples love being under attack. If someone isn't invading their pristine world of sex, then it is the Marxist, communist, socialist, and liberals. Not only are the schools under attack from the sex gang, but also from the Marxist. What is the answer? Send your kids to a private school where they can learn Jesus is the answer to all math and science problems. Better yet keep your kids at home and teach them to be as stupid as you are. Isolating people from reality is the name of the game. 

The reality is the rich have stolen everything, but never, never, mention that. It would mean to get the goods back you would have to tax the rich. No, no, none of that. Always remember this saying, " I never got a job from a poor guy".  That may not be the exact quote, but you got the idea. All good things come from the generosity of the rich. Therefore we must shower them with yachts, cars, mansions, and tax breaks. 

The rich love stupid people. Go to the casino and watch the stupid people laugh as they hand over their money. Raping the ignorant is what it is all about. Trump showed us how far you can take that game. 

Here in Payson the old Hoopleheads whine about taxes. They don't have bus fare. The Hooples think the Marxist or the transgenders took the money. The Hooples just can't figure out the guy on the hill in the mansion took the bus fare. 

Them Dog Kickers

Them Dog Kickers:

How 'bout them dog kickers, ain't they crumbs? Kickin' them doggies in their buns.
Kickin' them Afghans. Kickin' them mutts. Kickin' them puppies poor little butts.
Lookit them dog kickers, ain't they cute? Some use a shower shoe. Some use a boot.
Them dadgum dog kickers, ain't they mean? Runnin' kickin' every day that's seen.
How to be a dog kicker, don't need a ticket. Find an old dog. Haul off and kick it!

How can you say something without saying it? Well here goes. Kadizzle is astonished. Someone committed a grievous injustice against the great Kadizzle. Another someone met the first someone. The first someone told the second someone they thought Kadizzle was intelligent and they liked him. Now this is very strange. If someone spit in your soup then went on to say what a nice guy you were, you would be puzzled. Stranger yet the second someone said the first someone was really a nice guy and deep down was OK.  This all left the head of Kadizzle spinning. A someone could have just as easily said Hitler really liked the Jews and deep down he was a good fellow. Indeed the world is strange. 

Old Shanika sings a song about dog kickers. Listen closely to the words of this song about dog kickers. 

If you look up the definition for a dog kicker you find this:“Kicking the dog” refers to oppressive, or aggressive behavior towards others. The dog is an analogy for the people who are important and loyal to us such as employees, co-workers, friends and family.

Another look at dog kickers says they get angry and go home and kick the dog. It is the dog kickers that give immigrants a bad time. The dog kickers don't have the courage to address the real root of their problem, so they kick the dog. This dog doesn't like being kicked. 

Jake Xerxes Fussell - "Have You Ever Seen Peaches Growing on a Sweet Pot...

Are you an idiot?

Did you ever wonder if you were an idiot? Now the test has become very simple. Donald Trump created the test. If you voted for him you are an idiot. That was really easy. Are  you an extreme idiot? Easier yet. If you want to vote for him again, you are an extreme idiot. There were ways to tell you were an idiot before Trump came along. You could have been in a cult, or church, or fallen for pyramid schemes. You may have had hints you were just not that smart, but along came Trump, and do da, you could tell right away you were an idiot. 

Now what should you do if all of a sudden you realize you are an idiot. First, don't advertise it. Don't put up a Trump flag, wear a Trump hat, or go to Trump meetings. If you do all  your friends, and all the other con men will know you are an idiot. Once you realize you are an idiot, the less you talk the better. People pick up on the verbiage of idiots. Those conspiracy theories are great fun, but zipity do da they expose you as not to bright just to quick. Another bit of good advice. Once you realize you are an idiot, don't hang around with other idiots. Why? Think about it. You go to a Tea Party meeting, anyone who walks in that is normal knows it is a room full of idiots, there you sit. How about a Republican meeting? Same thing, there you are in a bushel of dingers. More than likely you are one. The best thing you can do is be quiet and stay away from other dingers. 

Is there a cure? Maybe. You can try reading real facts. You can change channels, you can stay away from KMOG radio. The real question is, is stupid a choice? Hard to say. One good way to tell how much of a dolt you are is gambling. If you buy lottery tickets, and go to the casino, chances are you have no understanding of math and probability. Understanding these things is basic to getting out of the idiot class. 

Now, there is one special kind of idiot, the rich idiot. Daddy leaves you a bundle. Daddy leaves you a bank or a business that pretty much runs itself. It could be a farm on some good ground. You think you have some sense because you have some money, nope if you voted for Trump, you are still and idiot. 

Wait, there is some hope. Maybe you are not really an idiot. Maybe your dad was an idiot and taught you to be one. If it was a learned behavior, there is hope. If your dad believed a lot of nonsense and taught you to believe the same crap, there is hope. You are what we call a learned idiot, and you can be cured. 

CAVE men

 CAVE men as Jeff calls them. Citizens, Against, Virtually, Everything. The Payson Cavemen are against sunshine, rain, fresh air, and swimming pools. If Democrats or progressives are for something the Cavemen are against it. One thing the cavemen are against in any shape or form is taxes. Everything should be free the cavemen feel. The cavemen come to every town council meeting and object. The cavemen grind out conspiracy theories with a diesel generator. 

Payson is a small mountain town that is growing because it is cooler than nearby Phoenix. Progressive, intelligent, normal people want to plan for the future and go forward, not the cavemen. The cavemen want to ride horses, wear guns, wave Trump flags and go backwards.

Gary Morris is the leader of the Cavemen. Gary explains to the Hooples what the latest lie is. The Hooples get their information from Fox News, and some mysterious radio station, like KMOG. Recently the Hooples brought in the big gun liars. The liars are stuck on the election Trump won. The big local liars are Eli Crane, Kari Lake, and they even brought a national liar in to gin up nonsense. How fast can you march backwards. Every week there is the mini Hooplefest at the Tea Party were some half baked nonsense is spread. 

Slowing down progress is the main goal of the Hooples even though they would actually like to go backwards. So everyday in Payson it is the normal people versus the Hooples.  

W.C. Fields tribute Have some fun watch this

The greed dogs lost their minds.

The Commander is back and barking orders like there is no tomorrows. Kadizzle picked up the Commander at the airport. Airports specialize in creating a maize. Phoenix has to be in the running. The only decent airport that makes sense is Denver. 

OK, to the greed dogs. A developer is going to build a 75 million dollar home in Phoenix as a spec home. The developer says there is "a need" for this type of home in Phoenix. Holly shit there is no "need" for such a home anywhere. The home will have 29 bathrooms, and two swimming pools. How in the hell can people be so insane. Phoenix has a terrible homeless situation, so does Payson, and some simple dinger says what we need is a few 75 million dollar homes. If the dingers had fire trucks they would come to your house and spray it with gasoline. 

That is the Republicans. The rich need to pay taxes, and the Republicans just want to shovel more money to them. There is no problem that cannot be solved by taxing the rich. Even climate change will come under control if the rich quit spewing waste into the world. How f...king dumb can people be. People are living on the street and we are having a shortage of 75 million dollar homes?

The Sun Came up

 Kadizzle slept late, a blessing. The Commander will return this evening from her hike in Spain if the gods of weather permit. Not much to report. The day is off to a spectacular start with a clear sky and sunshine. 

Yesterday George stopped by to purchase some golf balls. George somehow found out Kadizzle collects golf balls for a hobby. George has a mellow voice seasoned with a very mild Italian accent. It is a pleasure to hear George speak. George sets up shop in a parking lot once in awhile and sells golf clubs and other golf paraphernalia. 

George had a career selling clothing in Youngstown, Ohio. Youngstown is not that far from Wheeling, West Virginia where Kadizzle grew up. George talks like someone from that area. Youngstown was a steel mill town infested by crime and the mafia just like Wheeling. 

Both towns had a wonderful mix of nationalities. George likes to shoot the breeze, and it is delightful to talk to George. 

So George sorted through the large bin of golf balls and picked out 36 he liked. Kadizzle sets no price, George just pays what he wants. George handed over fifteen dollars which was  fine. 

No choice, read the article below in the New York Times.

 The Wrecking-Ball Caucus: How the Far Right Brought Washington to Its Knees. 

Our country is under siege by the Hoopleheads both on the local level and the national level. Headquarters demands you read the article above in the New York Times. Republicans are bent on destroying our democracy. Unless you are asleep you can't miss the mess they are creating. If they pull off a government shut down it may be the final shot where they blow their own foot off. If Americans cannot figure out the Hoopleheads are nuts, we have a big problem, and our country is toast. 

Jasper Little Bottom returns from Spain on Sunday

Kadizzle has been without adult supervision for at least ten days. That all will change when Jasper Littlebottom returns from her great adventure hiking the Camino Primitivo in  Northern Spain. The 73 year old woman and supervisor of our domain is quite a hiker. The hike is 200 miles long. Peace and quiet have reigned supreme here at the estate with the boss gone, but that will all quickly change. Orders will be barked out, things will be cleaned up, straitened up, and the sun will rise on a different planet. 

Getting Littlebottom to leave the U.S. is difficult, but she has had a good time, and has many tales to report. Littlebottom was able to see Madrid, and took more time to visit some museums and historical sites than Kadizzle did. Today she will do the botanical garden in Madrid. Kadizzle visited it and the size is astounding. 

Meanwhile back here in Hoopleville the Hooples had a court hearing yesterday. The Hooples are obstructionist and in general they oppose the future. If the Hooples could they would outlaw the next day. The Hooples have an organization called "Transparent Payson".  As with every Hoople endeavor there is no transparency. They just held a meeting and only sworn Hoopleheads could attend. The Hooples don't like the fact that the town overturned one of their crazy moves. 

Kadizzle watched some of the court proceeding. The lawyers for the town outgunned the idiot lawyer representing the Hooples pretty seriously. Strangely the Hoople lawyer admitted they did not have a case. Not sure what the exact outcome was, it got so silly and boring Kadizzle left at a recess. The Hooples are against everything. If they could stop sunshine they would. One old Hoople was there that just ended his radio career on KMOG that lasted about a week. That poor Hoople did not understand the mechanics of conducting the fantasy hour on the radio and listeners asked to have him tossed into the dustbin. 

The court hearing revolved around the rights of the town council. The Hooples essentially argued that anything the town council did could be referred to the voters. Of course this would essentially make the town council useless. Hooples love the constitution, except when they have to follow it. The judge should have banged his gave and told the Hooples to get out as fast as they could. 

Famous video of Gary Morris posing as a riverboat captain playing cards.

Watch closely, listen closely this is good. 

There will be blood

 There was a movie with the title " There will be blood". Well, at 9:oo A. M. , there will be lying. KMOG radio has what they call "The Forum".  The Forum features the best liars Payson can muster. The Forum is a call in show. Now there is a catch. If you want to call in and agree with what ever right wing nonsense is being promoted, go ahead, they will let you rant about the communist, Marxist, liberals, and drag queens all you want. Don't call in and challenge any of the Tea Party doctrine. Don't call in and mention the truth. Don't call in and blow a hole in a favorite conspiracy theory. Nope, KKKMOG will not tolerate dissent. If you ever watched Fox News you know how these things operate. One sided is the best description. For something to exist it has to have two sides. Name something that exist that only has one side, you can't. On KMOG radio there is a one sided conversation. It does exist. What will the Hooples be ginning up today? The favorites change with the seasons. Drag Queens were big a couple weeks ago. Election fraud is a staple. Attacks on town government go over well, and of course anything that has some sex in the schools mixed in works just fine. The formula for a right wing rant is pretty simple. Get out the list of trigger words, and weave them into a fantasy. The newest and now popular nonsensical word is " The Uniparty".  What in the hell is that? Like ANTIFA no one knows, and like ANTIFA , The Uniparty, probably doesn't exist. 

Now for the strange part. The far right nut cases are attacking the less nutty Republicans. An old favorite was to call anyone with any sense in the Republican party a RINO.  That got old. Now, the nut cases have whipped up the UNIPARTY.  Supposedly the UNIPARTY is made up of a bunch of evil government people, of course Democrats, and last  but most important, Republicans that have joined the other two evil forces. So the real beauty of this is Republicans turning on Republicans. You know the old Mike Pence trick. 

Imaginary organizations are always a favorite of the Hoopleheads. There is always a bunch of rich guys, or better yet Jews plotting evil for the Hoopleheads. It works. An imaginary enemy is how you got kids to behave. We used to have boogy men in the basement and the attic. That kept the little kids out of the basement and the attic. Republicans keep the Hoopleheads out of reality with the boogy men

The Boogeyman | Official Trailer | 20th Century Studios or how to run a Tea Party meeting

Scaring people is the bread and butter of the Republican Party, so thought the Hooples might enjoy this. 

Trump thinks Pence is too honest?? - Lewis Black's Rantcast Delicate people, and Hoopleheads should not indulge

Kadizzle is obsessed

 Kadizzle cannot keep his mind away from the vision of the little pretend cowboy lying in court. Did I really see an elf sitting there lying to the judge? Have you ever seen something you could just not take your eyes away from? In court yesterday the judge had to tell Kadizzle several times he was not to look at Gary Morris. It was like saying don't look up in the sky at the aura borealis. Seeing that little weasel unabashedly lie seemed like watching a rocket launch. This man is in court making un believable shit up and letting the words come out of his mouth. 

The lie that astonished Kadizzle was when Gary Morris claimed Kadizzle spit on him at the Tea Party meeting. It was an incredible fabrication. Ironically Kadizzle has a video of the encounter that has irrefutable proof such a thing never happened. What was most frightening was Gary Morris claimed he had Hoopleheads that would back up his lies. What Republicans have done to the legal process should frighten every American. Hearing that are supposed to expose the truth have become lying rodeos. Beyond belief is the fact that the Republicans screaming about the justice system being weaponized are the ones doing it. Jim Jordan is the Jesus of lying scoundrels. Then you have the nut cases like Marjory Taylor Green. 

When these people show up an lie unfettered the court system is in shambles. 

When the little bastard, Gary Morris claimed I spit on him, he said I had sweat on my brow. This insane description seemed like he had just read some strange science fiction book. Maybe these delusional liars believe what they say. Gary Morris often dresses as  little cowboy. With his white hat, belt buckle and blue jeans he pretends he is strutting in a western town leading a herd of idiots to slaughter. 

Everyone reading this has seen Trump rallies on television. You have seen what a herd of delusional idiots look like. Frightening, that such herds of Hoopleheads exist. 

Recently Kadizzle has had a strange experience several times. He becomes engaged in a conversation with someone who seems normal and reasonably intelligent, then they come up with some insane statement that takes the wind out of you. Once classic insane statement from people is claiming there was never a moon landing. Last night this came out of nowhere from someone Kadizzle thought was burning regular fuel. Another amazing thing Kadizzle has heard from the strange people is Dr. Fauci had Covid invented. 

When you hear the same crazy idea from a couple of people you conclude they are listening to the same source of fantasy. Some brains must be titillated by believing the bizarre.

You can see it every day down at the lake. At the lake the Jehovah's Witnesses sit there every day nicely dressed. Talk to them, they seem like normal people until you get into the God and Jesus crap, then you realize their train went off the track. 

Now for the puzzle Kadizzle cannot solve. How can these people add, subtract, and multiply and then believe God is going to give them their own planet to rule? How can the same mind that can do brain surgery not figure out a conspiracy theory when he hears one? It is baffling. It is also scary. We live, walk, and exist in  a world were people openly demonstrate reality doesn't work for them. You can see it everywhere. People believe in magic. You can rub a slot machine a certain way and get it to pay you. You can stand in a church and kneel, make special signals to god with your hands, and god will give  you a prize. 

Connecting things that are not connected is a specialty of Hoopleheads. It rained because we did the right dance. It didn't rain because we didn't do the dance right. We prayed for rain in church and later that day it rained. God answered our prayer, but God was busy when we asked him to cure little Johnny of cancer. What in the hell is wrong with the Hoopleheads?

It all comes down to one simple statement " If you believe it, it's true".  It would sure be great if we could change that. If only it was " If you can prove it, it is true".  Now this is where the dinger run the train off the track. The Hooples don't have a clue how scientific research works. How do you prove smoking causes cancer? A Hoople would simply say Gerty got cancer, she smoked, therefore cancer is caused by smoking. That is good enough for a Hoople. The same Hoople will tell you Trump is smart because he is rich. Of course if he is rich because he stole, swindled, and cheated, it makes no difference, if you are rich you are smart. 

Nothing is more confusing than being rich and not too bright. This happen. Daddy struck gold, Daddy's little boy inherited the gold mine. Now little boy thinks because he has nice clothes, big house, and pretty wife he is smart. How many times have you seen this show?

Over and over you will hear people claim Trump is a successful businessman. Al Capone was a successful business man, so was El Chapo the drug dealer. Hooples just cannot put a string of logic together. The rigged election lies are a classic. Think about this, you are going to cheat in an election, now why wouldn't you do it right? If you were going to have your candidates win, why wouldn't you have enough of your candidates win to have a majority? If a Hoople was going to rob a bank, would the Hoople go into the bank and say give me ten thousand dollars. Maybe the Hooplehead would say that, but most bank robbers say give me all your money. Simple logic goes right over the head of a Hoople, that is why they love story time at the Tea Party. 

Tech Briefs

 Somehow or other Kadizzle became a subscriber to a trade magazine called Tech Briefs. The magazine features complex breakthroughs in science and manufacturing. Most of the articles are too complex and over the knowledge level of Kadizzle, but you can get a good idea of where the future is headed reading the articles. 

Astounding breakthroughs are just years away. Materials have been developed with unimaginable properties that will change the way we live, the way energy is produced, and the way health care is carried out. 

When you feel hopeless after seeing backward Republican dupes on television or locally the magazine gives you hope for a better future. The advances in energy production are incredible. This morning Kadizzle read about a carbon material that will push space craft and aircraft into a new era. Materials that outperform older materials by factors of ten and fifteen are coming down the tube. Lightweight strong materials will change everything. 

Good news, bad news

Something was going to go wrong, Kadizzle had that sixth sense. It did this morning Kadizzle went before a judge to protest the lying of Gary Morris, the local head of the Republican Party. Like a fool Kadizzle thought the lying was the focus of the hearing, wrong. Kadizzle lost his appeal due to a technicality. When Kadizzle confronted Gary Morris about his lying an earlier restraining order Gary Morris had filed had not expired. Kadizzle thought it had. The earlier restraining order which was based on a series of lies expired in May of 2023. This meant when Kadizzle confronted Gary about his lying at the Tea Party that was just fine. Now for the zinger, when Kadizzle confronted Gary Morris in September of 2022 the other fabricated restraining order was in effect. You cannot confront someone who has told blatant lies about you if a restraining order is in effect. The net result was none of the evidence about Gary Morris lying really mattered. 

Now, for the good news. In front of a judge, and on the record Kadizzle was able to make it clear what a liar Gary Morris is. That alone was worth the effort. Kadizzle could not restrain himself from starring at the little weasel as he misrepresented reality and lied. The judge told Kadizzle he was not allowed to look at Gary Morris.  The little bastard falsely claimed Kadizzle spit in his face at the Tea Party encounter. Kadizzle asked Gary Morris to clarify this remark and he then claimed it was some sort of fog or mist. Kadizzle asked him exactly where he was hit by spit. Anyone who observed Gary Morris would have quickly concluded what a weasel the little bastard is. 

The video of the encounter with Gary Morris at the Tea Party did not get shown. The judge would not view it because three copies were not provided. The video clearly shows Gary Morris is a liar. 

The court record will show Gary Morris failed to check about the allegations he made. Sadly only the judge and his clerk were in the court room. It would have been great for more people to see how Gary Morris operates. Now, the big decision is to appeal or not appeal. Even if Kadizzle were to lose the appeal it would mean another judge would get a dose of Gary Morris when he reviews the proceedings. If the whole thing is going to be based on the technical fact that the old court order did not expire, then an appeal would be a waste of money. On the other hand having two judges hear the testimony may be worth the lost money. The more people know the way Gary Morris lies, the better, and who better to know than two judges. Stay tuned. 

One thing Kadizzle wondered before this hearing, was would Gary Morris lie in court. The answer is yes. His lie about the spitting took the cake. 

 

Gary Morris, wins on a technicality, a triumph of the lying weasel

Lewis Black

Now if you get upset with profanity, don't watch the video of Lewis Black below. He is a comic that gets enraged. There is no comic like him. Kadizzle spent hours watching his shows on youtube. His commentary is often right on the money.  It is like his mind is speaking right to you with no censorship. If you like the damn thing watch a couple more. If you don't laugh you got a problem.  

Lewis Black on Aging (In God We Rust)

The Tax Cheats

 People and corporations with gazillions don't want to pay taxes, nobody does. Awakening this morning Kadizzle read the New York Times to learn the home land was awash in cash because corporations went to Ireland to avoid taxes. So the Irish have billions that belong in the U.S. Homeless people in Ireland may benefit while we have more homeless here. The rich never have enough, their yachts are never big enough, and they just can't have too many homes. 

What happens to the peasants? Poor children have poor day car, poor health care, and poor housing. Who cares the Waltons have a giant yacht. Republicans and Democrats just cannot muster the courage to tax the rich. The rich buy congressmen like eggs by the dozen. People dance around with their arms in the air. What are we going to do? The solution is there, it was the solution to the depression, tax the rich. Oh, no that might hurt their feelings. 

Make Lying Wrong Again

 The new hat reads " Make Lying Wrong Again".  Tomorrow Kadizzle will go to court to deal with a pathological liar named Gary Morris. Gary has a habit of arbitrarily lying. In the not too distant past Gary called a local radio station and claimed Kadizzle was arrested twice in North Dakota for assault. Gary entirely fabricated this nonsense. To top off his insanity Gary filed a restraining order against Kadizzle. What was that about? Gary claims that when Kadizzle asked him to discuss his lying that was " harassment".  Tomorrow should be fun. Gary will not be able to run or hang up as is his usual fashion. Gary will have two choices in the court room tomorrow. One would be to lie some more, and the other would be to tell the truth. 

Any liar can check the facts. Gary before he spread his nonsense could have called the court system in North Dakota to check about his fabrications. Of course Gary did not do that. Checking would have revealed the truth. 

KMOG radio has been helping the Republicans spread an insane story. Republicans love stories that involve sex. Some guy named Slaton claimed on the radio that in the town of Show Low, Arizona a girl was caught on camera masturbating a boy in class, and the teacher did nothing. Kadizzle heard this absurd statement and called a guidance councilor at a Show Low high school to ask if the story was true. The councilor was outraged, and said it was a lie. Next, Kadizzle called back to the live call in show and reported the results of his call. The story was instantly changed to a private school. What next? Wendy Rodgers a elected liar repeated the story in the next day on the radio.  Liars are always careful not to give any specifics, so you cannot check out the story. What school, when, where. Nope, that does not work for liars. This pattern of lying pervades the Republican Party. Republicans are not good at this. The original story was to cast a bad pall on public education, but when the Hooplehead changed the location to a private school he created a bigger problem for the Republicans. Republicans are trying to destroy public schools. The Republicans are supporting private propaganda schools with vouchers. Whoops now the private school is the villain. Get your lying ducks in order Republicans. 

Must have taken a lot of effort

 Click on this photo to enlarge. Encountered this building in Madrid. The vegetation is real. An amazing accomplishment. 

Are they in a trance?

 You have met them at your door. Some religious person comes to your door and tries to sell you the most nonsensical crap imaginable. Are they in a trance. It seems so. These people walk around in a special world accepting nonsense as realty. The strange thing is these people are in this state of mind 24 hours a day. You can see this trance like state at the casino, at a Trump rally, in church, and on it goes. A crowd of people believing complete nonsense. How does it work. It must be like gas lighting. Mom and Dad tell Johnny some stuff that is true. Johnny begins to believe everything he is told, that is where the train leaves the tracks and rarely gets back on. The amazing thing is these people can be fully functional and still not be in the real world. Cults are the classic example of people in a trance. The cult members can cook, sew, and build buildings, but a major part of their brain does not function. Do drunks know they are drunk? Probably not. A drunk thinks they can drive a car. The drunk does not comprehend a major part of his brain is asleep. The religious drunk is no different, nor is the Trump cultist. People in the Trump cult send Trump money. What conscious person would send someone who claims to be a billionaire money? 

The most destructive force on Earth

Having just returned from the Kadizzle world tour here are some thoughts. Spain was the country Kadizzle just visited. Kadizzle saw in Spain the remnants of what religion has wrought. The human capital wasted on religion added to the wars, hate, and destruction brought about by religion surely take the cake for the biggest blight on humanity. Accidently religion did have some minor benifits, but on the whole man kind would be light years ahead if not plagued by the mafia run church. To this day scoundrels are still bilking the ignorant with all the old games of the religious con game. 

Religion's greatest accomplishment was allowing people to believe things that are simply impossible and untrue. Of course that leaves the door open for people like Trump, the popes and others to run rampant. 

One you leave the real world of physics, logic, and common sense you are on the path to disaster. Selling false hope is the biggest racket ever concocted. Churches have always collected and hoarded cash. Both the Mormons, and the Catholics have billions that could help people, but hell no just build more cathedrals. Total insanity. 

Read history, then try to make a case religion did more good than harm. All over the world warring factions usually get their start from religion. It is universally true. Look at how children suffered from religion. Young children were raped, put in prison like orphanages, and abused in every fashion by religion. 

The worst  crime religion every committed was stealing the minds of the young with silly stories, propaganda, and threats of hell. In modern times it is religion that got Trump elected, suppressed women, and continued on the path of suppression of ideas. 

Lets grow up, and take responsibility for the planet. Lets quit asking God to do what we should do. 

 

81 People

An astounding figure, 81.  81 people own half the wealth of the planet. How did we get this way? Can you say Republican greed dogs. When Kadizzle saw the 400 million dollar yacht of the Walton greed family, the message was clear, greed is out of control. How much suffering could be cured if the greed dogs did good with the money they stole? While peasants are on strike for a little more than $20 and hour the greed dogs own everything. Kadizzle asked artificial intelligence how much you make an hour if you have a billion dollars. Assuming you get 4% return on your money that would give. you $4,500 dollars an hour 24 hours a day. Now lets ask A.I. how much you would have to spend to get rid of one billion. If A.I. is right you would have to spend $5,500 dollars an hour twenty four hours a day seven days a week for twenty years to get rid of the money. Now, if liars like Trump who claims to have ten billion would have to spend $50,000 an hour. Some of the greed dogs claim to have 50 billion. So do the math. These rats could eliminate so much poverty if they built something besides yachts and big houses. Greed is the problem. 

 

A Good day

 Ruben Gallego drew a good crowd at the Democratic Headquarters yesterday, a good sign there are functioning brains in Payson. Where are the. young people? The young have the most at stake. Old codgers don't have so much to lose. The planet is on fire, and may not be here for the next generation. Are the young going to come alive at election time? Women will be wearing head coverings if the Republicans get in office. Alreadly women have lost control of their bodies. 

Waking up this morning there is the smell of fire in the air. The air is a little full of a light haze that sort of looks like smoke. 

Wonderful evening at the Natural Bridge last night. A fundraiser was held in a incomparable setting with excellent food and drink. The music was just right and a nice crowd was there. Kadizzle kept wondering , where are the Hooples?  With a crowd of a couple hundred there was only one Hoople wearing a gun T Shirt, everyone else appeared normal. 

The troublesome tree got cut down yesterday. Winky will be a bid angry because if fell on one of the new trees.  Not a whole lot of damage, but not a complete success. Fortunately Kadizzle has a good way out. The kind neighbor insisted on cutting the tree down for Kadizzle. His plan was raw skill, Kadizzle was going to use a different more scientific method.  Happy to have the help Kadizzle let the neighbor go full bore. With him the neighbor brought five strong college students to tug on the tree to get it to go in the right direction. Nope, that did not do the trick. Kadizzle's plan was to tie the tree at the top with rope so it could only fall one way. No need, the neighbor said with confidence in his chainsaw skills. He did have one problem, his chainsaw had the dullest chain in human history. Well the tree is down and the view is imensely improved looking towards the mountains, so all is well. 

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How Coal Trains are Loaded - Why do you need to see this?

YOU need to watch this video. The  average American Hooplehead cannot conceive of the rate we are putting CO2 into the atmosphere. As you know Kadizzle spent his career in the coal industry. When you watch this video here is what you need to know. This is a 100 ton coal car being loaded. The train will carry ten thousand tons of coal. The coal is being burnt as fast as it is loaded into this train at a power plant. Now here is the amazing part, at any given moment 100 trains like this are being loaded in the United States. In Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, North Dakota, Wyoming, Illinois, Colorado, and many other places. Now for the zinger, in addition to this coal being burned at an unimaginable rate, there are other mine mouth power plants where the coal goes on a conveyor from the mine to the power plant. You CANNOT put that much carbon dioxide in the air in two hundred years when it took the planet Earth 10 million years to put the carbon in the ground. Think about sitting in a small room with ten guys smoking cigars, it just will not work. How ignorant can we be? Very, Trump was elected. 

Cannot listen to Mrs. Greed Dog

 Mrs. Greed Dog is head of GM. She gets 30 million a year for salary. Some CNN person was interviewing her and Mrs. Greed is trying to justify her pay.  This is America. The greed dogs make millions and refuse to give the peasants anything. Kadizzle finally checked to see who owned the 300 million dollar yacht he saw in Barcelona. It was the niece of Sam Walton. Those bastards at Walmart sell the slummers supplies and than park a 300 million dollar yacth which is hardly used in Barcelona. People wonder why we have homeless, why teachers are not paid. Are we really that stupid. My old dead friend Bill used to say" It is their money they can do what they want".  Yes you can be as immoral and greedy as you want. Recently Kadizzle enjoyed giving the old spanish woman cleaning the hotel room a $20 tip, he gave another big tip to another worker. When you can just give someone money and maybe make their day a little better, why not do it. How can the greed dogs totally lack any accountability?  If Kadizzle had the cheese he would go down the street handing bills to every poor person in sight. What satisfaction is there in greed?

KKKMOG radio about to turn on the conspiracy cranker

KMOG is the local voice of the Hoopleheads. If you want to hear a cheap version of Fox News tune in at 9 A.M. Will they have the liar of the day? Will they comment on the Drag Queen attack? If you like conspiracy theories, lies, and tales of election fraud tune in. If you like to be dismissed cut off, and have them hang up on you, just call in and ask a question about the lying.  

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Modern serfdom is our lot. Nothing has really changed. The big guy exploits lots of little guys. Serfdom actually got worse by turning it into slavery. Slavery turned into share cropping, and wage slavery. The serfs now make hamburgers, are fodder for war, and vote for Trump to rob them blind. 

The exploitations of ignorant people

 How many severely ignorant people are there? Trump has shown us the number could be higher than 71 million. Any one who voted for Trump definitely has a mental deficiency. However, a lot of simple minded people do not vote so  you could easily add another fifty or sixty million people. 331 million people live in the United States, easily a third of that number are severely mentally handicapped. 

With at least 100 million people who don't understand math, science, or reality the field is ripe for people like Trump to harvest the fruit from stupidity. A classic case of reaping the rewards of ignorance was the trickle down theory. Republicans sold the Hoopleheads on the idea that giving the rich more money wouuld make the Hoopleheads rich. The Hooples jumped right in and bought the idea. Religion is another classic case of just raping the Hooples. Give me ten percent of what you make and I will tell you wonderful stories about how things will be better after you are dead. What would you call someone who bought that bullshit? On it goes, you just find a way to mine ignorance and get rich. One discovery the exploiters learned long ago was the power of scaring people. Religion knew it was a gold mine. Scare people with hell and take them to the cleaners. Then there is the old scam of telling a Hoople they can get into some sort of pyramid scheme and make a bundle. Amway, Mary Kay, and a host of people did that scam. Mr. Pillow, Mike Lindell, what a scam he created. Sell the simple minded pillows. Let them rest the empty space where a brain should be on some shredded foam and charge them dearly. Are there enough Hooples? The abundance of dolts has been proven over and over. Trump is a classic. Commit  crime and then sell T shirts with your mug shot. Yup, the Hooples buy them. When a man who calls himself a billionaire ask for a donation and you give it to him you verify your idiocy. Toxic stupidity will end our civilization. 

Vallnord Bike Park FULL REVIEW Part 1

This is where Kadizzle rode the ebike in Andorra. Don't get him wrong. He did not do anything but the old man trails. The trails in this video are insane, and suicidal.

A Simple principle of justice

For twenty five years Kadizzle was a municipal judge in a small town in North Dakota. One of the most basic principles of justice it to explain to the person in front of the judge exactly what they are being accused of. A judge cites chapter and verse of the law that the defendant is accused of breaking. 

 This simple idea is something the Hoopleheads cannot cope with. Kadizzle asked KMOG exactly what did he say that was offensive? No answer no reply. Kadizzle asked Gary Morris where he got his information he lies about? No answer no reply. Yesterday Kadizzle asked the Hooples why he could not attend the lie fest? No answer. 

When a Hoople makes an accusation, there are never any details. It would seem that if you accused someone of stealing something you would have to note what they stole. Not the Hooples. 

This all reminds Kadizzle of an incident that happened to him in Charleston, West Virginia when he was doing his studen teaching. Kadizzle was called into the principles office and told " You need to stop what you are doing". Kadizzle asked " What am I doing?". The reply was you know. " How can I stop what I am doing if you will not tell me what it is?"  I knew what I was doing. I was telling the truth about the war in Vietnam. I was supposed to stop telling the truth, but the principle could not say that. This is the Hoople philosophy in action. We are not going to let you tell the truth or expose lies in public. 

On KMOG radio yesterday the daily liar was promoting the movie 2,000 mules. The movie has been completely debunked as a fraud full of lies. Strangely the speaker on the radio admitted fake footage was in the movie. However, as usual the KMOG radio host hung up the phone as quickly as possible. 

Run, Dogs, Run

What happens when you corner a Hooplehead with logic. It is Run, Dogs, Run. When you call KMOG radio and ask a conspiracy guy a question about his lies, the host will hang up the phone as quickly as possible. When you ask Gary Morris to discuss his lies it is Run, Dog, Run.  When the Hooples have a conspiracy speaker at the funeral home and invite the public, you ask them why you cannot attend, Run, Dogs, Run. 

It is a pattern in life for right wing dingers to leave the conversation as quickly as possible when they know they are up against truth and logic. One little liar will not be able to do the Run, Dog, Run.  Next week Gary Morris will be exposed for his lying in court. Trump doesn't show up in court because like all liars he knows he will be a cornered rat. 

Yesterday Kadizzle asked the Hoopleheads at the conspiracy meeting why he could not attend. No answer, just threats.  Hooples know the danger of serious debate. Hooples fear reality and facts like lightning. Another local Hoople a master at Run, Dog, Run is Michael Heather. Hang up the phone, slam the door, threaten to call the police, but don't explain why.  Watch some asinine congressman get cornered in the Capitol by a reporter, and you can see Run, Dog, Run in action. When Kadizzle cornered Gary Morris recently at the Tea Party meeting it was Run, Dog, Run. 

A real man, a decent human being could answer a simple question.  Why can't I attend? No explanation, just Run, Dog, Run.  Ask Gary Morris " Can we talk about your lying?".  Nope, Run, Dog, Run. 
 

Hoopleheads invite Kadizzle to their meeting then refuse entrance.

Local radio station KMOG was doing it's imitation of Fox News. Kadizzle listened as the liar of the day went on about election fraud that just does not exist. This ding a ling who is a buddy of Mike Lindell or old Mr. Pillow was shooting out nonsense at a good pace. The dinger brought up the 2,000 mules movie. Kadizzle called in to the radio program and noted the movie had been debunked. The silly dinger admitted fake footage was used to make the movie. It seemed strange the dinger promoting the movie would admit it had inaccurate footage, but dingers are special. Somewhere in the KMOG broadcast one of the dingers said that if ANTIFA comes to your town don't call the sheriff, just take your guns and solve the problem yourself, then call the sheriff to clean up the bodies. Wow, advocating for a little violence. 

OK, now to the main show. During the lying session the announcer said the featured liar would be speaking at a funeral home right after the show and everyone was invited. Kadizzle decided to go hear the nut case expand on his election fraud lies. Strange to have a speaker at a funeral home, but that is how the Hoopleheads roll. Once at the meeting Kadizzle was recognized as a liberal trouble maker and denied entrance, no reason was given and suddenly the event became billed as a private event. The Hooples threatened to call the police if Kadizzle did not leave. Kadizzle decided to video the nonsense and a Hoople tried to grab his phone. The Tea Party regulars were there to hear the paranoid nonsense. Kadizzle left. Only the Hoopleheads announce on the radio an invitation to come to a falsehood fest then turn you down when you show up. 

Shuttle car demonstration

My career in coal mining started as a shuttle car operator. This rare above ground shows how a shuttle car operates underground to haul coal away from the continuous miner. The shuttle cars Kadizzle operated were a little bigger, but this video gives you a very good idea of how they work. They are electrical and you cannot see the cord that is fed out and pulled in when the shuttle car moves. Brings back ancient memories of the time Kadizzle was 19, and 20 working underground. Keep in mind all this was done in the dark in an entry twenty feet wide. 

Wasting human labor, resources, and humanity

Who can beat the Catholic Church when it comes to wasting human capitol, resources, and lives? The La Sagrada Familia has to be the most insane waste Kadizzle has ever encounted. The insanity is breath taking. This church has been under construction for 140 years. The workers could have been building homes, schools, roads, hospitals, and a host of useful things, but no the Catholic Church diverted the resources to this insanity. You have to see it to believe it. Why do humans pile up rocks when they could be doing something useful? Does God really get an erection when he sees another church go up?

 

A Strange world

 Every so often old Kadizzle checks the statistics for this silly blog. Strange things are always about. Recently the number of viewers has shot up dramatically. Why? Checking the statistics all of a sudden there are 19 thousand viewers in Singapore. Now what in the hell would anyone in Singapore check this blog for. Makes absolutely no sense. The countries where this thing is favored keep changing. First it was Russia, then some other strange places. How does this system track people. Something has got to be wrong. 

Getting the body back on local time

The body clock is out of wack. One more time Kadizzle is wide awake at three A.M. in Payson, AZ. Looking at the news climate change is here and killing people everyday. Meanwhile the Hoopleheads are oblivious. According to the local Hooples the real danger is drag queens. While kids are shot to hamburger at school the Hooples fear drag queens, groomers, and liberals. 

The local Democrats have had great success with the Doughnuts with Democrats on Saturdays. Jeff has taken to calling it the Doughnut army. This is like Ukraine against Russia. The Hooples seem on the retreat. The worst Hoople nest in town is the Tea Party. The dingers that show up an lie at the Tea Party have been taking a beating from a local general in the doughnut army. Calling out the lies makes the Hooples melt. The Tea Party invites some so called speaker to come before them and repeat the party ling of paranoid insanity. The invited liars are pathetic and the general has no problem tearing them to shreds when he takes the microphone. Hoopleheads, and facts just don't mix. 

Try this, spread a few drops of oil on water. It will create a film. That is Hoople propaganda. Now take a little detergent and spray it on the oil. The oil film is gone. That is how you use truth to blast the Hoopleheads. 

Story Time

Old Kadizzle wandered down to the new neighbors building project. Forest was having a problem with his skid steer loader and needed to let it cool down. So while it cooled it was story time. Each of us recounted stories. Forest is just like Kadizzle for story telling. As we finished Forest told a good one. 

According to Forest the moon landing placed a recording of many people from different places talking in their native language on the moon. One recording was in Navajo. When the astronauts were practicing for the moon landing they dressed in their moon suites practiced in the harshest land they could find in the southwest, which happened to be on the Navajo reservation.  

While they were practicing an old Navajo came by herding sheep with his grandson. The old man spoke no English, but the grandson could speak Navajo. The PR man for the NASA group asked the Navajo to record a message that would be included in the package that would be left on the moon. 

The old Navajo spoke into the recorder with his message, and told his grandson not to tell the PR man what he said. The grandson laughed and did as instructed. The message was placed on the moon, and no one ever knew what the old Navajo said. However there was a duplicate of the recordings, and a historian decided to have them translated. It turned out the old Navajo's message was " Beware of the White man, he will steal your land".

Wonderful crazy ebike ride never to be duplicated

One of the most enjoyable ebike rides in Andorra was along this strange irrigation canal. Look at the picture closely and you can see the path about two feet wide beside the water. Dropping off the path into the water would have been very painful. The picture does not entirely do the path justice. For about  mile the canal winds long the edge of a cliff overlooking the town. You are about 900 feet above the town looking strait down. Seems like a very odd placed to have an irrigation ditch, but on the other hand it would water the whole town. Locals walked along the ditch for exercise. Prior to this part of the trail was a very nice and another amazing part of the trail through a mountain gorge next to a mountain stream. Be sure to click on the pictures to enlarge them. 

There is no better way to explore than by ebike. 

 

Enduro Trail | Vallnord Bike Park Andorra

Back in the U.S. A.

 Finally slept in my own bed. A very long haul from Madrid to Payson, Arizona in one day. Packed planes, airports, and trying hopelessly to sleep. Thought of the poor Jewish people packed onto railroad cars by Trump's brother Hitler. This morning Kadizzle figured what he longed for in the United States. Space, open space, wide open space. Europe was in the dryer too long and the cities are shrunk. Small cars, small streets, small shops, and the compression of everything. 

The Europeans are far less wasteful than Americans. One brilliant idea is the hotel rooms. Your room key has to been inserted in a little slot turn on the lights. You cannot leave the room and leave the lights on. Another brilliant idea was wiring that shut off the air conditioner if the window was open. 

The Spanish take art and design very seriously. Everything is designed with some artistic flair. The eyes do not get bored in a Spanish town. No homeless tents to be seen anywhere. Also no junked cars and American style slum warriors storing trash everywhere. Cleanliness seemed an obsession. The streets were swept, washed, and they seem to hire the bum walkers to pick up litter. Smoking must be taught in school, everyone smokes, but they do keep out of all buildings, and public places. 

All the cities seemed so vibrant. People talked, moved about, and socialized. By comparison American cities seem more like outdoor funeral homes. Why can't we have high speed trains. Moving along at 200 mph hour enjoying a beer seems like something that could be accomplished. What about the fountains, and the parks? Why are outdoor spaces so gracious and nice in Madrid, Barcelona, and Andorra?  Of course gun slingers are none existent in Spain. Never saw anyone carrying  gun. Not a single Trump hat.

Conversations with the Spanish and people from all over Europe showed how much better educated, and informed they are. Europeans know far more about our political mess than American. Europeans laugh at the Trump cult and cannot believe the cave people with Trump hats. 

On the high speed train from Barcelona to Madrid did not see any of the junky mess you would see on a train rid in the U.S.  If you ever ride Amtrak it is like a junkyard tour. 

The Europeans have kept the rich under control, they do not let them steal everything as we do in the states. 

One thing terribly lacking were signs in English. Not sure how to take that. Seems to be saying something about Americans lack of language skills. Maybe the Europeans are saying grow up lean another language. To make the world work most Europeans speak some English. Kadizzle after two years of Spanish long ago knows bout ten words. 

The people were all nice, but one. Somehow Kadizzle lost the ticket to get out of the free parking lot. The first hour was free. The owner would not just open the gate and let Kadizzle out, he wanted twenty dollars for what was supposed to be free. Infuriated Kadizzle got behind another car an buzzed out when the gate opened. That was the only nasty on the whole trip. Most people went out of their way to be helpful. 

Last night on the plane Kadizzle had a conversation with the flight attendant. She grew up in Beulah, North Dakota, the town ten miles west of Hazen where we lived for forty years. There are only about 3,000 people in Beulah, so what is the chance of meeting one. 

Now back among the Hoopleheads. There are no goofy pickup trucks in Spain with Trump flags and idiots driving. Motorbikes must outnumber cars two to one. Every sidewalk is lined with motorbikes. It is the only practical way to move about. Watching people trying to commit suicide on the roads with motorbikes is a simple amusement. The mix of cars, motorcycles, and people is stunning. Amazing the do not pick up truck loads of dead pedestrians every night. 

Food is an entire different experience. The Spanish take eating very seriously. Kadizzle ordered a gin and tonic. The bar tender filled the elegant glass with ice and swirled it around to cool the glass, then emptied the ice and put fresh ice in to make the drink. When food is put out the display is always done with a flare of caring and art. Being a professional fat guy Kadizzle was amazed by the breakfast the hotels served. Somehow the eggs were so much better and they had five kinds of fresh bread. There was such a nice spread every morning at the hotels it made the American version look like a cheap meal at a hog farm. 

If you played your cards right a nice hotel was cheap. The hotels adjusted their prices constantly according to demand. My favorite hotel in Madrid would go from 80 dollars a night to 150 instantly if demand was there. 

Winky planed here hike much better than Kadizzle planned his urban ramble. A lot of stress came from trying to find accommodations on the fly. In Andorra where Kadizzle spent the most nights in a row, the cozy hotel quickly became a small family of people kibitzing on the porch of the Hotel. 

If you want instant terror, high blood pressure and stress, rent a bug car and drive around Barcelona. Bumper cars is mild amassment in comparison. Now turn on google maps with the directions feature. Google maps will lead you in circles in every direction but where you want to go. Kadizzle plotted out his escape from Barcelona to Andora before he left. The map showed you could go down the street and make one left turn an essentially be on your way to Andora, but no google took Kadizzle through  a  maze.  

Okay that is it for today. So nice to be home an moving at any pace that pleases. No more mystery about what people are saying. Getting the body back on schedule will be a task. Had enough traveling to last at least five years. Small towns are the only way to go. Visit a huge city, but never live there. 

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Insane food retail

 Madrid has one food outlet for every two people. In the tourist part of Madrid there is a bar or restaurant every hundred feet. Out door eating is popular. Have a drink and watch the world go by. 

Leaving for Phoenix today, Winky will keep hiking on the Camino Primativo. Said they are going 19 miles today.

Long Day

 From Andorra to Madrid the hard way. Like an idiot Kadizzle made arrangements for a room in Barcelona with JT the con man. Driving in Barcelona is like sleeping with machine gun fire. Getting the car back I wrecked was the only goal. Turned the car in a dat early just to get rid of it. JT tried every scam to make me pay more for a room he arranged. Said the hell with it and got on the bullet train to Madrid. With no keyboard will finish story later.

Wonderful e-bike ride

 Such a nice bike ride. Miles along the river and then high above Andorra alongside an irrigation ditch. Incredible views of the city. When Kadizzle gets time will put some pictures online.

Life in Andorra

 Another nice breakfast. The hotels here put American hotels to shame. Way cheaper and way better. Parking in Andorra is impossible. May take the bus down the mountain and rent an e-bike. Good conversation and dinner with British motorcycle rider. Guy just turned 60. Enjoying the good life. He was professional cyclist. Had more than one wreck over 100 miles per hour.

Eye infection from seeing too much

 Got up with eye problem. Only place Kadizzle figured to go was hospital emergency room. Google directions led me in a circle for thirty minutes. Driving around here is a nightmare. Roads are narrow and were laid out with a weegee board. Locals drive like their ass is on fire. Hospital said 220 dollars just to look at my eye. Went to regular eye doctor. Another insane game of find the place. Finally got some medicine. Medicine that would cost $200 in U.S. was ten dollars. American drug companies are merciless cheaters.

Browsed a liquor store, half the price of American liquor. Just had a late lunch. Nice meal, more than big belly could ever eat, $14, back home would be at least $25.

Mountains here Amazing, and Kadizzle has seen a lot of mountains.

Why are we so dumb?

 Have had so many good conversations with people in Spain. Have always found people in other countries know more about American politics than Americans do. They all know the dangers of Trump the con man. When I talk to foreign people I always find that they know more about reality than the typical American Hooplehead. Why are Americans so ignorant? 

E-bike day finally arrived

 God smiled on Kadizzle and he ended up in a wonderful place. Atop a mountain in the Piranies. Wonderful ride with amazing scenery. These mountains are on steroids. The mountain bikers here are suicidal. The guy at the bike shop said they only helicoptered 5 people out this summer. Slow year. Cannot believe people are not killed every day on these trails. Will try to upload photos later.

Finally got a nice hotel cheap. 70 bucks with breakfast and dinner.

The food here is so good. Makes American food look like dog food. European design is so much better than dull American hotels. The attitude towards waste is also far ahead. We are so backward in every way.

Resting in Madrid

 

Kadizzle in Andorra Spain

 A unique drive here, road winding, but good. Mountains are beautiful and very steep. Cannot think of any mountains as steep in the U.S. Andorra is tightly squeezed into the valley. No where to park in the entire town.

Had an incident with a parking lot. It was owned by a car dealership beside the lot. You got one hour free. Somehow I lost my ticket. The jerk at the dealership wanted me to pay $20 to get out. Kadizzle was enraged. One of the dealers employees was taking a car out. Got right behind him and zipped out while the gate was open. I hope he is as pissed as he got me. Maybe he called the police. Got the feeling he did not like Americans. Must’ve had a bad U.S. experience. 

Will go to a smaller town tomorrow and see if I can get an e-bike.

Hotel will not serve dinner until 8. Spanish eat very late. Haven’t eaten since 7 in the morning.

Here Kadizzle goes

Up very early. Going to rent car today and head up coast. Cannot decide if Kadizzle should pay extra for automatic transmission. May be safer. Need to figure way to wash clothes. Think Kadizzle will go alone without JT. Even though they drive on American side still confusing the way streets are laid out. Concerned about getting out of town. Hopefully hotels will be cheaper in countryside. Time to go across the street for coffee.  

Another crazy day in Barcelona

 Can it get any crazier  The keyboard is in Spanish, so this may be hard. Yesterday, I wanted to rent an electric bike. By some strange act of God a guy walking along asked me if I wanted to rent an ebike. So it ended up very strange. He got me a good deal on a bike, but wanted me to pay him to take me on a tour. JT was a great tour guide, he knew his stuff and took me everywhere. My radar told me he was some sort of con man, but I just cannot make my mind up. JT told me he had been in prison in the U.S for drug dealing. Six years. Also he is an ex alchoholic. We hit it off very well and had a lot of fun. When I have more time I will tell his story of how he go into drug dealing, and how he got caught. According to him he was on the very bottom of Pablo Escabar´s empire in Miami. 

Anyway we hit it off great and had a lot of fun. So today when I went to return the bike, there was JL again. I paid JT too much yesterday, but he took his family out for dinner and was very grateful. JT claims I am getting special treatment. My radar is bouncing on an off about if I can trust him. However, I had what may turn out to be a good or bad brainstorm. Why not have JT go with me in a car and be my guide and interpreter. He wants 40 dollars a day, which seems too much. There are other options. Go by myself by motorcycle or car. May drive toward wife, where her hike ends. Money is flying out the bunghole, so must decide what to do. 

Enough of that insanity. Barcelona is unlike any American city I have seen. the buildings and history are incredible. Had a great time seeing the beach, and of course JT had to show me the topless women. I love to visit marinas when I can. The boats were amazing. One yacht cannot be discribed. It was a 400 million dollar yacht. The size is unimaginable. I cannot find a picture of the yacht, but it was bigger than any of the pictures I could find. May try to upload it later. 

Everyone is very nice here. Buzzing around trying to follow JT on the ebike was totally insane. Amazing we did not get killed or kill anyone. JT ignors all traffic lights and common sense safety, but he is skilled at it. 

Sorry to all Catholics, but seeing the waste caused by the Catholic Chuch on building is astounding. If the church had built things for people instead of pissing away a gazillion on churches humanity would be miles ahead. 

Last, but no least for now. CNN scared me to death today reporting Trump an Bidden are tied. We as a country are in deep, deep trouble. 

Cannot imagine if Trump were to get elected. If the Democrats had any sense they would run someone young. It would be do da. Everyone must fight or the country is gone. The infestation of stupidity is worse than any covid ever could be. 

A day to remember.

 With no keypad when Kadizzle needs one, the story will be hard to tell. A brief description might help get started. Kadizzle has been wanting to rent an e-bike in Barcelona. Magically a grifter of sorts appears and offers an e-bike rental. It turns out JL is an x cocain 

dealer that did six years in prison. Somehow the rental turns into an e-bike tour with JL. JL is supposed to be out hustling for rental customers, but somehow he is scamming his boss with his tours. The whole story is to long and complicated to write since this iPad has no keyboard. Ended up having a great time and wonderful meal. What started as a fifty dollar excursion turned into almost a bill for two hundred. Kadizzle might have been taken, but it was a very good tour and the drug dealing story was such a bonus. 

Within minutes of meeting JL Kadizzle sensed the old New York mafia accent. Ended up buying JL lunch and paid him 80 for his tour guiding. In the end it was great fun. When Kadizzle has Access to a keyboard perhaps he can provide the interesting details.

The people you meet

 The most fun on this trip has been meeting people.Must admit Kadizzle is an expert.Just finished a good conversation with a lawyer from Chile. Last night met wonderful  woman fighting for Women’s rights. Invited bar owner to Payson.Once you get out of the eggshell the world is wonderful. The rest of the world knows what Trump is doing to our country. Travel so opens the mind.