The Real Virus

Mental illness is the real virus sweeping the country.  We have a leader that is a psychopath, his followers are delusional, and the country is crumbling around us.  Science has been relegated to the place religion should be.  Facts, reasoning, and logic have been turned into evils indulged in by overeducated people confused by reality. " I got mine " has replaced any sense of community.  The government has turned into the mafia.  The Don has himself surrounded by lickspittles helping him pump the swamp to the point it has become a lake of dishonesty.  No institution is too sacred to abuse.  Trump has defecated on the military, the supreme court, and his cohort Mitch McConnell has helped Trump grab the genitals of the legislative body.  Meanwhile we walk among the Trump zombies and act like life is normal.

Morning Outrage

Winky awakened Kadizzle with her insane need to open all the windows early in the morning.  This means Kadizzle is in the mood to be outraged.  For good outrage you need something to set you off.  Being so sound asleep Kadizzle was near death and then to have Winky zip the window blind up caused a nuclear reaction in the brain. Best to send this rage somewhere else.  Rob Port, what a piece of work.  This large lumbering hulk of Crisco is the excuse The Fargo Forum uses for not paying a real journalist. 

Port wrote in the Forum that the Bad Ass Grandma group is a front for billionaires.  Guess what the billionaires are trying to do? The evil billionaires are trying to overthrow the kind Republicans in North Dakota. You know those nice guys who support the gentle Trump. Amazing billionaires banning together to bring democracy to North Dakota.  God help us.  God did help himself with the help of the Supreme Court.  Now those silly little religious schools can get tax money.  Only if they are Christian Republican religious schools.  The world is an amazing place.

A nice picture with Sylvie

Be sure to click on the picture and see if full size.  Grandpa has so much fun with Sylvie.

A Pleasant Stop

Winky diverted our homeward bound journey to Lake Angustrura in South Dakota.  It only took a little over an hour to make it from Lusk.  This is the same lake we usually stop at on the way home in the spring or on the way to AZ in the fall.   Very different with all the people here in the summer.  We ended  up ebiking and taking a swim.  South Dakota has done a very nice job with the park and there are miles of sandy beaches.  The water was warm and felt good on a hot day.  Later in the day a terrible storm went East and West of us.  The park blew the danger siren and the Kadizzles tuned in to the weather station. Things were tense for awhile, but all went well.  In the height of the storm Winky suggested if it got bad Kadizzle could put on his new bike helmet.  It is not actually a bike helmet, but an orange tree trimming helmet.  Kadizzle put it on and sat in his chair waiting for the world to end.  The world did not end so we awaken to another morning that is very pleasant, but Trump is still alive and wrecking havoc. 

The simple minded

Living in the third world.

Winky and Kadizzle have awakened in Lusk, Wyoming.  Last night we wandered from the Earth module down to a covid 19 cafe.  After a nice meal we decided to get a milkshake.  What struck Kadizzle on the walk was the poverty and mess here in Amrika.  As Kadizzle looked around he thought it felt like some poverty stricken area in Mexico.  Lately the New York Times has been full of articles about income inequality.  The rich live in compounds and keep the poor at bay. Trump helps the rich exploit the poor and no one notices.  The level of ignorance in this country is astounding.  Too many times Kadizzle has talked to people who attended college and found them dumb as bricks about the reality we live in.  Most people live in their own little bubble.  Winky came back from the milkshake expedition on a little different route.  Winky reported there were some nice houses in this run down bum shunkle town.  That is our country.  A few do well as many scratch for a living.  Last night all these busted flat people set off fireworks to well into the night.  Without a pot to piss in they burn up their paycheck on cigarettes, fireworks, tatoos, and some fancy wheels .  Most amazing are the people buzzing around on four wheelers with a big American Flag celebrating the new slavery the Republicans have created.  Poverty for the whole country is a choice, not a necessity.  Will we take the country back from the one percent?  Ignorance is the real virus, and you cannot stop it with face mask. 

Little Sister

Trump has finally driven my poor little sister nuts.  Patty was at the community pool with four Trump cultist.  Their idiocy got to Patty and she gave them the full blast.  Kadizzle has never heard his sweet little sister go on such a rant.  It is shocking when you find out how uninformed, and brain dead a good friend is.  At this point you would have to keep your head in a bucket not to know what a worthless con man Trump is, but the cultist can do it.

Here we sit in Lusk, Wyoming baking.  The fireworks will keep us from napping.  Kadizzle got way too far into the bourbon last night and recovery is needed.  May have to turn on the Earth Module air conditioning.

The Plan

The plan was for a different life style.  Bike riding in the western mountains is the new plan. Today Winky and Kadizzle too the most excellent ebike ride in Wyoming.  The trials were a lot of fun, and thankya Jeesus for ebikes.  Kadizzle hopes to explore more areas on the way home. Perhaps we can explore up around Sheridan, Wyoming.   It is raining right now and the rain is badly needed.  Had no idea there was such nice country around Cheyenne and Laramie .  Had a great time with Sylvie.  She is going bonkers because she gets a puppy today.  If you are an old goat like Kadizzle then get yourself and ebike.  Kadizzle saw a younger guy with his kids today on the steep trails struggling to pedal the old fashioned way.  An ebike takes thirty years off your belly.

The wind died

Waking up to a peaceful no wind day.  A miracle to awake in such a wonderful area. Yesterday we drove around the countryside.  Very pretty area that must have amazed the original settlers.  After a great supper we had some custom made bourbon and did some singing with Sylvie.  Took Sylvie on a hike and taught her some hiking and navigation skills.  Sylvie is getting good at compass skills and the GPS.  My have to get Sylvie a GPS for Christmas.

At this point it appears our house in Hazen may be sold.  Winkie wants a house in Payson, Arizona.  It will be a lot of hassle moving and making the transition.  Not looking forward to that.  The housing market in Hazen is terrible and it feels like we gave the house away.  Recently we have put a fortune into the place with two new bathrooms, new windows,  a nice kitchen, and redid the garage.  Such is life.

Today looking for ebike fun.  May do some more exploration.  Yesterday we found an area with a lot of ebike trails. 

Looks like Trump is on the run.  If we can bring that rat to bay the country may be on the rise again. Do your part fight the rat every chance you get.

Insane Wind

The Kadizzles are nested in a wonderful spot, one major problem, insane wind.  The Earth Module is rocking and The Pop up camper is suffering.  Sylvie slept over with granny and gramps.  Winkle says the wind is 28 mph.  Yesterday Kadizzle took a neat ebike ride around Turtle Mountain.  Kadizzle and the gang went for a hike along a stream yesterday.  Sylvie jumped in and got cooled down.  Part of Kadizzle's plan on the hike was to see if the trail could be ebiked.  The trail looks good, but at one point you have to cross the stream.  The crossing point is part of a beaver dam.  Kadizzle figured he could lower the water level by destroying the dam.  Kadizzle got a lesson in beaver dams, and learned to respect their building ability.  The little beast really know how to weave twigs and stick together.  Beavers seem to build a base for their dams out of mud, and surprisingly rocks.  Kadizzle was amazed at the size of rocks the beavers could move.  Kadizzle finally had to give up on the dam destruction project.  The water level did go down about a foot.  Maybe if the blasted wind goes down the fat man will try that trail today.

Hope they have Trump on the run

Wind, wind, and more wind here in Wyoming.  The area is fantastic, but the wind just does not let up. Fran and Erin are staying in their soft sided pop up camper.  The wind is driving them nuts.  Last night for the second night Sylvie transferred to the Earth module. 

Now for the good news, it appears even some of the brain dead Trump supporters are waking up to the fact he is a hopeless mess.  Trump ignoring the fact Russia placed a bounty on American soldiers should get to the most simple minded, but reality does not sit well with Republicans. 

More hiking today.  Kadizzle may do an exploration run on the ebike.  When we climbed to the top of the rugged peak the other day Kadizzle got a great overview of the area and the trails.  Hopefully the trails will support a ebike ride.  If only the blasted wind would go down.  Fun teaching Sylvie outdoor skills.  Sylvie loves hiking and outdoor activities so she is having a blast. 

Sylvie

Be sure to click on the picture to enlarge it.  A very nice picture of my Sylvie.  We went to the Snowy Mountains today.  More good hiking, eating, and campfires. 

Wyoming Wonders

The Earth Module sits on top of a small rise with an incredible view.  Fran, Sylvie, and Erin are camped next to us in their pop up.  Yesterday we took a fantastic hike to the top of a huge boulder mountain with a view a hundred miles out onto the plains. The internet service is poor here.  So much fun seeing Sylvie.  The wind was so bad last night she had to come to the Earth Module to sleep.  Nice ebike riding here also.  Got to see a baby moose with the mom from about twenty feet away.  Everyone really likes the area.   It is dispersed camping which is nice.  When Sylvie got up we sang some songs and gave Sylvie a lesson on Halley's Comet.  We did the Comet study because of a song that mentioned it.  Also have been teaching Sylvie how to navigate with GPS.  If Kadizzle can get around to it he may post some pictures later.  The solar panels are doing a great job of keeping us charged up.

Slow down the testing.

Dusk in Lusk

Here we sit in Lusk, Wyoming.  We are right on the corner of some skididly RV park.  The people who run the park are real touchy about parking on their grass. The sites are skinny and there was not much room for our slide out.  Kadizzle did not know they were niggifiddles about the grass and inadvertentloy got a wheel on the grass.  Pap came running and complained, and ma showed up a little later to guide us in for a third try.  Finally we settled in and had a good night.  So we are off to Vedavoo to camp with Erin, Sylvie, and Fran.  First summer trip with the camper.  Since we sold the sailboat this is a different life style. 

Awakening

Kadizzle is up, it is around six in the morning.  Winkie is still in bed.  Waking up as an old lump is like coming out from under anesthesia. Kadizzle feels like pie dough that has just been rolled out.  Gravity seems to be everywhere.  Walking toward the kitchen feels like a boulder with legs.  Dreaming wears Kadizzle down to a frazzle. Kadizzle dream, and dreams, and dreams.  The dreams are so bizzare and detailed that Kadizzle awakens every night and wonders how does the brain invent these elaborate movies. The complexity of the scenery is incredible.  How does the mind make a movie?  How does it do it night after night?  Last night was a classic.  Kadizzle dreamt he was walking past a factory that made rebar.  Where in the hell did that come from? About fifty years ago along the Ohio River Kadizzle did ride a motorcycle by a factory that made rebar. Why did the mind drag this up fifty years later and incorporate it in a dream? Strange.  The sun is coming over the right shoulder.  This means the sun is on the North side of the house.  The Earth has tilted to the extent that the very sun that shines in the southern windows now shines in from the North.  This giant rock is hurtling around the Sun, the sun is blasting off in space, and Trump is lying at the speed of light. 

Right here in engine room things are scattered all over the floor.  The stuff is from the go bag.  What in the hell is a go bag? Well the preppers, if you know who they are have a bag full of crap they can pick up and run with when the shit hits the fan.  Kadizzle sort of likes the idea.  In Cottonwood at a garage sale Kadizzle got a seventy dollar bag for one dollar.  It was brand new.   Now in the bag are things that might get you out of a bind.  There are two way radios,  a space blanket, a GPS, pencil, paper, earphones, a water filter, snacks, gloves, a balaklava, a swiss army knife,  a headlamp, pulling tape, and on and on.  We all face that moment when we say " If only I had a...."  Well a go bag should have that magic thing that gets you out of a bind.  So the go bag is in the truck most of the time.  Actually there are two go bags. A smaller version is a backpack with a few essentials.  The problem is these bags have to always be rearranged.  Sometimes things in the backpack go to the go bag, and vice versa.  Anyway there is a big mess on the floor of the engine room because the go bag is getting checked for the trip to Wyoming. 

Is the cult cracking?  Somehow Kadizzle want to believe people are leaving the Trump cult.  His lies have become so blatant, that maybe there is hope. His Tulsa event was so pathetic.  The fact that teenagers supposedly fooled his gang is a good laugh.

Over at Stroupini's the carpet is down, should say upside down. Stoupini has lad carpet all over the yard which will soon be filled with gravel.  The idea is he carpet will keep the weeds down.  When the gravel shows up the project will be complete.

How Can You Tell?

Below is a song by John Prine.  Now if you encounter someone who is a John Prine fan you know they are basically a good person. A few people have hit it out of the park.  Kadizzle would say John Prine, Leonard Cohen, and Bob Dylan are three people you can count on. The ability to combine words and music to perfection is a rare treat.  Some people can crank out one or two or even three great ones, but these guys have dozens.

John Prine - Summer's End Official Video

The Trump Honor Roll

Put up a Trump flag to show people you are on the Trump honor roll.  Sadly we have about four on the honor roll here in our hamlet. On this honor roll you don't get honored for reading, thinking or checking facts.  You are honored for being a good cult member.  You believe. You believer there was a biggly crowd in Tulsa.  You believe what the man behind the curtain says.  Believing lies is a skill the Trumpsters have mastered.  Flags are great.  A simple pieced of cloth will identify a racist, an idiot, or a Nazi.  How convenient.  You may have always thought Willy was a little simple, but to have Willy self identify makes life easy.

Solar Bike

Yesterday Kadizzle figured out a way to recharge the ebike with solar power.  Since the Kadizzles are going to do some dry camping in Wyoming this will be a good breakthrough.   Our two solar panels are hooked to a twelve volt battery, and the battery runs an inverter into which the bike charger is plugged. It is kind of a long way around the barn to get the job done, but it seems to work.  No doubt it is not the most efficient way to do it, but any port in a storm.  Off to Wyoming we will go with two ebikes.  

In Wyoming we will meet our talented little granddaughter, Sylvie.  Sylvie is at her first acting job today.  At age 11 she is being paid $150 an hour to act in a public service add for a hospital. Grandpa expects a nice birthday or Christmas present this year.  Everyone was delighted to find out Sylvie was accepted to the Denver school of arts. 

If you believe it, it is true

What is the explanation? How do the cult members stay in the cult?  Every day the evidence of Trump's incompetence, crookedness, lying, and immorality just pile higher.  How do the cult members ignore a pile of evidence that obscures the sun?  Most amazing are the religious dingers.  Kadizzle knows several people that are " washed in the blood of the lamb".    These people march to church and get their tank filled with mythology, then they go home and turn on Fox News.  Delusional is the only explanation. Today Kadizzle came across an article about Trump's niece writing a book.  The niece is a psychologist.  She tells tales of how rotten Trump has been his entire life.  Today the big deal is Bolton's book about the Trump rot.  Everywhere you turn someone is leaking the truth about the rat in the White House, yet the cult still believes.  Republican has become a religion.  You just believe contrary to any evidence.  You just have faith that Trump's rot is god inspired. 

"Pilgrim"- Steve Earle and the Del McCoury Band featuring Emmylou Harris

Have we become a police state?

Yesterday Kadizzle took off for Taylor, North Dakota with Stroupini to get some trees for his backyard. As we drove into the little town of Dodge, North Dakota Stroupini slowed down, but not enough.  As luck would have it an officer of the law was driving East while we were going West.  It was apparent the sheriff's deputy was going to stop Stroupini.  Stroupini pulled into a side street and the patrolman followed.  After asking Stroupine for his drivers licence the deputy asked Kadizzle for his.  This seemed like a very strange request and Kadizzle questioned the officer as to why he would as for the passenger's license.  The officer said it was for his protection.  Protection from what? He had already asked if we were armed.  Of course we were not.  Two men in their seventies would not pose much of a threat.  The deputy was a big man and could probably have knocked Stroupini over with a fart.  It might have taken a little work with the night stick to subdue Kadizzle.  Kadizzle gave he officer his license.  When the officer went back to his car to print out a ticket for Kadizzle he started to take Kadizzle's license with him.  Kadizzle asked why? Apparently the officer was going to call in both license.  Kadizzle told him no, Kadizzle wanted his license back.  There had been a little discussion earlier and the officer said Kadizzle did not have to give him the license. The officer said it was for his safety, so Kadizzle agreed saying indeed he did want the officer to be safe.  Now all of this raises he question, what if it was a van load of people, or a bus load of people?  Would everyone on the bus or van be checked?  Were it a van load of Mexicans or black people how would it be handled? There is nothing wrong with good police work, and in this encounter everyone was polite and cordel, however it did give the impression of a country run by Trump.

A ride in the Badlands

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Click on the link above to see a nice video of the bike ride with Winky yesterday in the Badlands. We had another great ride. Good weather, scenery and a setting that rivals any in the country.  

Let's flag stupidity

I am an idiot.  If that is the message you want the world to see raise a Trump Flag, a Confederate Flag, or just put on a red Trump hat to let people know you are simple minded.  Almost forgot, you could put a Trump bumper sticker on your car.  We live in a society of symbols.  The NRA sticker on a pickup lets you know what is inside.  Food is labeled, and a lot of people like the idea that you can pick up a package and know how much salt is in the chips.  When people label themselves you can tell how many beans are in the jar with ears on it.  It is nice to know right away you are talking to an uneducated idiot.  Kadizzle has his anti Trump shirt.  It simply says Impeach on it.  When the shirt supply is low and most of the T shirts are in the laundry Kadizzle pops on the Impeach shirt.  It is fun to wear it around town and troll for dingers.  The shirt does identify Kadizzle as whatever he is, certainly not a Trump fan.  Now here comes the propaganda problem.  Idiots are proud to be idiots. The idiots want the world to know they are simple minded.  Here in Trumpville the idiots drive the loudest trucks and motorcycles possible to bring attention to themselves.  Like the gun totters that you encounter in Arizona with a side arm, you know right away you are looking at an idiot, an armed idiot. What could be finer.  Kadizzle was in Auckland, New Zealand and there he was an old goat from the U.S. with his Trump hat walking down the street in downtown.  Kadizzle could not help it. Kadizzle told the simple minded fellow he was an embarrassment to the United States.  What have we come to when people proudly declare they don't have an ounce of intelligence?

Political facemask

It is Sunday morning.  Winky just wandered into the kitchen.  Kadizzle is sitting here reading The Economist.  A short little article on facemask caught his attention.  The article said facemask are more to protect other people than yourself.  Boing!  That explains it. Republicans don't care about anyone but themselves.  That is why they don't wear facemask.  Democrats care about other people, that is why they do wear facemask.  Could there be a simple way to identify people?  Republicans believe, I got mine, the hell with you.  Democrats believe the more people are happy the more they will be happy.  So now we have a system that is wonderful.  The idiots wear red hats, so you know them instantly. The selfish people don't wear mask, so you know them instantly.  Then there are some who take it one step farther and put up a Trump flag or a Trump bumper sticker.  They are making it clear they want nothing to do with reality. This is a great system we have in place.

Sad to see the Brain die

Some problems developed with our pickup truck.  It seemed the battery was not charging the way it should.  After spending a small fortune the mechanics said the problem was solved, but they were not sure how they solved the problem.  Kadizzle questioned if the truck had actually been fixed.  In the morning Kadizzle went out to the truck and started the engine to see if the battery was charging correctly. Kadizzle reported to Winky who was standing by the the repair seemed to have been a failure.  To determine if the battery is charging of course Kadizzle thought he was looking at the gauge that indicates the state of the battery.  Winky said let me see what you are talking about.  Kadizzle pointed to the gas gauge and said to Winky " Look that needle should be right in the middle and it is not" .  Winky said " You idiot, that is the gas gauge."   Kadizzle suddenly realized what a 70 year old brain is like.  Fortunately the Truck had half a tank of gas so the battery was not dead.  Checking the correct gauge things seemed better. 

There is something magic about the brain, and sleep.  Yesterday Kadizzle drove himself insane trying to fix the garage door.  The door would go up about a foot and stop.  Kadizzle spent six hours adjusting, lubricating, and fiddling with the damn door.  Still no success.  In the end Kadizzle gave up with the thought that the answer might come to him in his sleep.  Awakening this morning Kadizzle realized he had been concentrating on the door.  Kadizzle had paid no attention to the mechanism that actually does the work.  Neighbor Bob asked last night " Did you lubricate the chain".  The answer is no, but that did lead to the thought about lubricating the slide the mechanism runs on.  That is probably the problem.  Cannot wait to find out.  Everyone has heard the saying " sleep on it".   It really works. 

Brain rot

Coming down the street towards the back yard there it was, a Trump flag flying on the neighbors flag pole.  How do people who appear capable and normal fail to see the sickening inadequacies of Trump.  It might have been acceptable to believe in the orange terror at one point.  Today the pile of lies, the evidence of Trump's incompetence, the endless fraud is so extensive how could anyone still believe in his cult.  Nothing has destroyed Kadizzle's faith in humanity like Trump.  People Kadizzle has known and thought to be normal are caught up in the cult.  What in the hell is wrong?  It is like Mormons, they believe the most insane nonsense, yet they appear to be normal humans.  How can the brain wander off into the wild?  Even Fox News has turned on Trump at times.  How do these people isolate themselves from reality?

Driving Entertainment

Sometimes one gets bored driving.  There is a solution.  Listen to KFYR radio until you get so infuriated you call in to Scott Hennen.  It is hard to say enough bad about this worthless lickspittle, but Kadizzle will try.  Driving with Winky toward the Badlands Kadizzle decided to call in to Scott Hennens Trump love session.  Kadizzle had a plan.  The plan was to set Hennen up by saying the subject of the call was fairness.  When you call in some prescreener answers the phone and ask you what your topic is.  Kadizzle said he wanted to talk about fairness.  When Hennen finally started talking to Kadizzle he said " This guy wants to talk about fairness, I wonder if it is about us" Yep Scott is about you and how you talk over people, hang up on anyone who disagrees with your, or go to a commercial.   " You allow anyone who agrees with you to talk forever,  Lets put this to a test" Kadizzle said to Scott.  " Donald Trump is the worst president we have every had and you cover up and spin for the lying con man."  " Do you deny it, do you have any shame".  At this point Hennen says " nice talking to you" and hangs up, and goes to a commercial.  Hennen proved the point. 

The saddest part of this whole thing is the tractor drivers that eat up Hennen's right wing spin.  Who would sponsor such cow droppings? Of course, it is Mr. Pillow.  Hennen brags about Mr. Pillow's book about how Mr. Pillow went from a crack head to CEO.  No respectable company would support red neck KFYR, but Mr. Pillow the guy who stands beside Trump does.  So a crack head figures out how to make pillows out of ground up car seats and makes a fortune.  The crack head along with Kevin Cramer, Kelly Armstrong and all Trump's North Dakota lickspittles come on Scott's show and get free political ads while Scott throws them softball questions. 

In past call ins Kadizzle has suggested to Scott he have someone on with him for balance.  "That is not necessary" Scott explains.   " If you don,t like my spinning, and lying listen to another channel".
Now if Scott has not dumbed down the gun totters, and the plowers enough, KFYR then runs a couple hours of Rush Limbaugh.  KFYR radio is an embarrassment to any sensible person living in North Dakota.  Get yourself a Magic Pillow and have your brains sucked out.

Donate

Kadizzle has never been big on political donations, but this year is different.  The scum we call Republicans has become so uncontrolled with idiocy. Trump spreading a conspiracy theory yesterday about a 75 year old man knocked over by the police is more than anyone can take.  Kevin Cramer is in the NYT today denying he knows anything about it.  Worse than senseless scum is the only way to describe these lickspittles for the rich. What does it take for people to wake up? Can you drive nails into the head of the idiots under the red hats?

Off to the Badlands again today for another bike ride.  Don't be silent about the Republican rats. Fight them on the streets, in the paper, at the coffee shop.  If our country is to survive these lying scum must be defeated.

Sniffers

Tomorrow another sniffer will come to see our house.  For some strange reason sniffers are finally showing up, but no one has made an offer on the estate.  Winky has totally seccumbed to her OCD.  Winky has Kadizzle helping her remove every dead branch from the property.  No one would believe the amount of organic detris we haul from this property.  Our wonderful neighbors to the West have an old rickety cart we use to haul to the tree dump, and the grass dump.  Kadizzle has the job of keeping it empty.  Winky and Marilyn see the empty cart as a challenge to fill with anything that was once alive.  Winky is back by the engine room asleep.  Kadizzle awoke at 4:30 A.M. and is in the kitchen getting up to date. 

Kadizzle came across an article about the national debt in the NYT.  The article gave a very good explanation Kadizzle recommends about what money it.   Money is a puzzle.  Basically. money is a belief.  It is total nonsense when you think about it.  You can give someone a piece of paper and they will give you a slice of pie with ice cream?  Money is nothing but faith.  Anyway read the article for an interesting spin.

The Most Honest Three Minutes In Television History

Rant Time

Trump endorses Burgum.  That is what the headline said. Make Kadizzle puke. In North Dakota you seek the endorsement of Trump.  The State of North Dakota has become hopeless when people take pride in standing with the worst president in history.  Trump has nailed it.  Trump snatched the title from Bush with glee.  To see ads on television where a couple of Bubba's brag they are Trump supporters and you should vote for them makes one wonder what we have come to.  North Dakota has dumbed down to an extent formally unimaginable.  The state sits on 6.8 billion dollars yet will not pay teachers, allows people to go without health care, and acts like it is broke.  The only purpose of the legacy fund in North Dakota is to insure the rich are not taxed.  If anyone suggest making the rich pay their share of taxes then the piggy bank will be broken into.  It has not come to that.  Kadizzle sits in Mercer county.  Mercer county is in the middle of the coal game in North Dakota. The evidence is overwhelming the coal game is coming to an end.  Just pretend it is not going to happen.  Just like we pretend climate change is not real.   The dolts in the Republican mafia could be proactive and try to find some new economic base. Kadizzle favors looking into nuclear power, but the dolts want to revive coal.

You must watch the video below. It will be on the test.

Click on video Below very good music

Trump Song Parody Blasts the President’s Many Misdeeds | NowThis

Camping at Cheyenne Mt. State Park

The dirty secret of capitalism -- and a new way forward | Nick Hanauer

Kadizzle is getting old. Sleeping seems to make him tired. Living in a body that is getting old is a chore. Awakened this morning stiff in the wrong places, and a back that would rather stay prone.

A New World

Old Grandpa Kadizzle gets a buzz out of seeing the offspring.  Too many times from the perspective of the children Kadizzle calls them with facetime to see the little monkeys in action.  Think about it, you can see Evie, Quinnie, and Sylvie just by firing up the little laptop.  Seeing those bugs always bring hope and cheer.  Those bugs are who we are fighting for.  As Trump does his best to destroy everything good about the world we have to fight back. Trump is destroying truth, education, the environment, and common decency.  What kind of world is Trump making for our grandchildren? Kadizzle is obsessed with this battle.  Republicans and their obsession with greed represent the worst plague of our lifetime.

There is enough food, medicine, shoes, wood, and power for every person on the planet.  The problem is one small group has take way more than their share.  Now call sharing any bad name you want.  Call it communism, socialism, or greedism.  It is simply the truth no matter how you slice it. If I eat all the cake there is no cake for you.  You can dance and sing, and say make more cakes, but the real solution is to share the cake.  Republican will never share voluntarily.  Governments whether you like it or not decide how things get distributed. Governments decide how much the greedy can take.  No matter what you label your government they are in charge of distribution.  When you say hands off to the rich stealing everything, they will.  That is what third world countries are about.  When you protect the rich you endorse their stealing.  Oh, no, its not stealing, they earned it.  Sure they did and Las Vegas earned the money in the slot machines.  Fooling stupid people is stealing.  Trump the con man has made stealing respectable.

Kadizzle tries something new

So far something new did not work.  Kadizzle is trying to post a video.  Maybe some time will make it work. If not just disregard this. 

Badlands Goodlands

Again yesterday Kadizzle and Winky headed to the Badlands.  Little by little we are doing the whole Ma De Hey Trail.  Although we have lived in North Dakota and visited the Badlands many times Kadizzle only recently realized how magnificent they are.  It hit Kadizzle like bird droppings on the head yesterday that the only way anyone would ever know how amazing this part of North Dakota is would be to get back into the Badlands.  The reality is there is no way except walking, riding a horse, or bicycle that you can get back into the wilderness. The Kadizzles have intensely covered about every inch of the western United States in a span of twenty years. The Badlands compares with the best of what we have seen. 

Two old people in their 70's buzzing through the Badlands on ebikes hitting speeds of close to twenty miles per hour.  The trails are no do da ride.  More than once we had minor crashes.  There are plenty of places you could make a mistake and end up over a cliff hurt or dead, but it is worth it.  So far we probably have knocked out somewhere in the range of thirty miles.

Now a little tourism rant.  The trails in the Badlands are a great accomplishment for North Dakota.  However, without the push from private people it would never have happened.  North Dakota has some wonderful opportunities for outdoor recreation, but getting the money for recreation from farmers is impossible.  Farmers drive tractors for fun, they do not hike, bike, or do anything that does not result in an ear of corn.

A thousand years ago Kadizzle moved to North Dakota with Winky.  We lived on a farmstead and got to know the farmer and his kids.  One summer the Dad bought an RV.  The family  was going to go on the first vacation ever.  Kadizzle and Winky were assigned to watch the farm.  The farm kids had never really been anywhere and Kadizzle could not wait to find out what their reaction to seeing mountains would be.  Dwight was the older boy.  On the return Kadizzle asked Dwight " Well what did you think of the Rocky Mountains?".  Dwight said " They were big, but they would be very hard to farm".   So back on the tractor.

Imagine running a restaurant.  Imagine budgeting 95% of your resources to advertise and 5% of your funds to fix up the restaurant.  That is North Dakota. North Dakota will spend a fortune for advertising, but will not actually put a cent into any recreation project.  If you could use the big lake, the Badlands or the Little Missouri people would love it.  The cost of trails is nothing, a little money spent on Lake Sakakawea could do miracles, but no, no, no we just want to farm.  What does North Dakota do? The state puts up fiberglass cows, fish, and metal pheasants along the highway.  Kadizzle is always amazed when he talks to people about Lake Sakakawea.  It is a man made wonder.  It is the third largest man made lake in the United States, but guess what?  Most of the people in the state know nothing about it or have never been there. Why?  There are no decent facilities there.  The lake cannot be utilized by anyone but fishermen.  The lake could have trails around the shore, it could have decent places to eat, some marinas, golf courses, and cabins, but no, we don't do that sort of thing, we just chase cows around.

A new Sailor

Kadizzle took the Jennie Rose out for a sail with Nick.  It brings joy to the heart to see a young guy embracing the joys of sailing.  Nick has done a great job restoring the boat and has had a lot of enjoyment out of it.  We sailed over to Mallard Island and Kadizzle showed Nick the anchorage.

Today Winky and Kadizzle will. once more go to the Badlands to ride the ebikes.  Sniffers are coming to look at the house so we had to get up early and do some dusting.  Selling a house in Hazen is like getting Trump out of office.  It takes persistance.

OK a little Trump ranting.  All of our problems stem form economic oppression.  Poor people riot, rich people don't.  As long as we have system that encourages greed and hate, we are doomed.  The solution is right there, tax the rich, provide jobs for the poor.  Trickle down doesn't work. Forced trickling does.  We can build roads, schools, homes, you name it and give people jobs so they can live a decent life, but when we build yachts for a few, mansions, for a few, and personal jets for a few we have a problem.   This is not rocket science. 

Yesterday Kadizzle tuned in to KFYR radio to see what hate the station was stirring up.  Scott Hennen the mini Rush Limbaugh was glorifying the NRA mentality.  Some Red Hat called in to say how he was protecting his store in Bismarck with armed friends.  Ya, sure , ya betcha.  When an NRA gun dinger goes nuts and plays army we will have a real mess on our hands.  Just a matter of time, and then you have KFYR radio, and Trump blowing the dog whistle.

The Earth Tilted

The planet must have tilted a lot during the night. The sun is coming over Kadizzle's right shoulder. That means the house has turned almost 180 degrees.  The sun has moved from the south side of the house to the north.  Hopefully the politics of this country will tilt to sanity and the fuhrer will die in his bunker.

Kadizzle is going to get dressed and head up to the lake for a sail with Nick.  Kadizzle helped the young aspiring lawyer refurbish the old Jennie Rose.  Winds look decent to do some nice sailing.  Nick said the boat was cooking along at seven knots the other day.  That is over hull speed which is fun to do.

Rant: Make those Christians dance

Few political stunts in Kadizzle's life have been as rank as Trump's little walk to the church yesterday.  His antics were disgusting in so many ways.  Here is a man who has never gone to church unless there was a payoff thumping the Bible.  Trump is the ultimate crooked preacher. The saddest part of this mess is how willingly the silly fundies let Trump pull their strings.  Sorry, but Kadizzle feels fundamentalist Christians are every bit as bad as Covid 19.  How many wars, and terror have been brought on by religion. How many times has religion been used to dupe the simple minded. To see Trump make the religious dance strikes fear in the heart of anyone with a mind.

It doesn't Hurt to ask

Kadizzle has tried to drill this into his families head, but he just had an excellent example.  The Kadizzle's have been having trouble with their internet service.  In the final service call they seem to have it fixed. As usual they say " Is there anything else I can do for you".  Yes, you can take $25 off my next bill. They did.  Went through the same thing with Verizon many times.  Verizon gave me $75 off.  When Kadizzle talks to these people he explains that if their service works 50% of the time, then he should only be charged 50% of the bill.  Why not turn the tables on the CEOs that walk off with billions?  Just about anyone will give you 10% off if you just ask.  Ten percent of everything you spend could end up being $10,000 or more.  Some people call Kadizzle cheap and Kadizzle reminds them that the store or other person asking you to pay too much is not embarrassed, why should you be.  Turns out Kadizzle has been a customer of Midco for 41 years.  They have made over $80,000 from Kadizzle.  So lets think about who is getting the best of who.  It don't hurt to ask.

A little riot story

Once upon a time some native Americans got upset that a pipeline was going through their land.  This was in North Dakota and not much happens here.  It became a national news item.  A standard practice that you can now see going is to blame out of state protestors.  This is always promoted by the Republicans.  Kadizzle came across a post on the facebook at the time.  A local kid who had become a police officer wrote on facebook that he was in a bank in Mandan, North Dakota.  He was in line behind a native American.  According to the police officer he saw the protestor cashing a check from Warren Buffet.  When Kadizzle pressed the person for details the story fell apart.  First, do you think protesters are paid with checks? Making up stories for the gullible to believe is standard procedure for Fox News.  When you use the same trick over and over even a dog will catch on. 

Berthold Bay

A sailing friend took this picture.  Old Kadizzle has spent hundreds of nights holed up in this spot.  May fond memories.  So many sailing tales around the campfire here. So nice to sail into this bay every spring.  Was there about a week ago. 

It was the best of Trails, the worst of Trails

Winky and Kadizzle had to lay low while the estate was shown in Hazen.  Off to the Badlands once more we headed with the ebikes.  In segments we have been doing the Ma Da Hey Trail.  On this trip we hit the jackpot.  The trail was just stunning.  North Dakota does have some wonderful spots.  Some of the turns were so sharp dropping down to the Little Missouri that you had to come to a complete stop at the switchback.  OK,  that is the good news.  Now the bad, in the infinite stupidity of regulations carried out to the extreme bikes cannot be taken into the wilderness portion of the Badlands.  Kadizzle generally agrees with this rule, but every rule has it's short comings.  In this case it meant somehow we had to skirt about two miles of the wilderness on bikes.  Now it was obvious other people had tried to do this, but what it meant was we had to take a bypass that pretty much, did not exist.  In fact it did not exist.  Pushing the bikes and riding through brush we were not able to get by the protected part of the park.  A couple simple solutions exist.  First they could build a bypass, second they could make an exception.  The trial we needed did briefly wander into the sacred territory.  If they let bikers use the sacred portion of the trail they would be on it for less than ten minutes.  The reality is no one is way back in that part of the Badlands except the people on foot and bikers.  It is just the classic case of an insane application of a rule.  The intent is good, but the outcome is not.  Anyway perhaps if Kadizzle becomes awake this morning he will ad a video or picture to this post later.

Swigert Class of 2020 Video (This is Sylvie's teacher, the absolute best)

Will Change Come?

You can dance, and spin, and hit them on the head, but they will not change.  Kadizzle is an old man.  It has taken 71 years to learn you cannot change society until people are cold and hungry.  If the great depression proved anything it is that change will only come with pain.  When people have had enough change will come.  Currently the spark may be ignited for change.  The root of the mess is inequality.  Kadizzle firmly believes capitalism must be changed or discarded for something that mandates sharing.  When so many do without while a few wallow in unneeded wealth we have a problem folks.  Let this sink in.  The four richest people in the United States have as much wealth as the bottom half of the country.  If that does not ring your bell, push some button in front of you to go to cartoons.  So you are a black person living in a slum.  What do you have to lose by showing your anger with a barbecue at Target? When you got nothing, you got nothing to lose. 

If people cannot see Trump is the flower at the top of the plant. Trump sits atop the rubbish heap of stench that got us in this mess.  There are none so blind as those that will not see.  Republicans have one goal and one goal only. Protect the rich, enrich the rich, it is that simple.  If you cannot see that push the cartoon button.

When Kadizzle goes to Denver he goes to Walmart.  At Walmart he engages a few black people to take their pulse.  Kadizzle wonders how they are going to vote, or if they are going to vote.  Kadizzle got his answer black people are voting with matches and bricks.  They have had enough.  Don't blame them.

Scott Hennen

Yesterday Kadizzle had to take a truckload of tree branches to the dump.  Irritated with Trump's lying about Joe Scarborough Kadizzle wondered how KFYR radio host Scott Hennen would spin the story if he was confronted with it.  Hennen plays the role of little Rush Limbaugh in Bismarck, ND.  for KFYR radio.  The rednecks with red hats love the radio station.  If Trump farts Hennen will praise the zephyr and call it the wind of God.

Kadizzle called Hennen while he was on the air for his morning session of lies.  Kadizzle asked Hennen for his spin on the Scarborough story.  Hennen said it was alright for Trump to jump in because he story was in the papers. It was the newspapers that were at fault.  Whenever Hennen is confronted with facts or the truth he talks over you, hangs up the phone, or goes to a commercial.

Hennen has a secret weapon.  Since his show runs with a time delay he can cut you off and pretend like the conversation ended politely.  Radio listeners would get that impression.  The net result is you don't get to express your opinon.  The real irony to this crap is they call the show "fair and balanced".  If indeed the show was fair and balanced someone would be on the air with Hennen representing the other side of the story.  Kadizzle has suggested this to Hennen at times.  In the end Hennen's show is a little propaganda outfit for the Republican party helping with the dumbing down of our country.  Hennen also understands the way to play up Kelly Armstrong, Kevin Cramer, and any Republican that wants to be a kiss up to Trump. Hennen gets them on the show and throws some softball questions with continual compliments.  Hennen's advertisers are the guys who sell erection pills, magic pillows, gold scams, and the who gammit of things that appeal to the poorly informed.  KFYR's business model is give the people at the circus what they want.  It is the Fox News model in action.  Now if anyone does not see the problem just keep the radio on after Hennen is done spinning. Guess who comes on next.  Yup, it is a couple hours of Rush Limbaugh the world champion liar.

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Launch the boat

Kadizzle has launched hundreds of sailboats. Yesterday we put Stroupini's boat in the water.  The most memorable was a launch many years ago of the Jennie Rose.  The sailboat was sitting high on the trailer as sailboats do.  McGarve and Kadizzle had the boat at the top of the ramp. The ramp was long and steep because of the low lake level.  We were about to back the boat down by the water.  The procedure for launching a sailboat is a bit complicated.  Because a sailboat draws so much water one must get the boat out into the water at least forty or fifty feet before it comes free of the trailer.  To do this the trailer is first parked by the waters edge, then an extension is put between the boat trailer and the truck that will back it into the water. So we were going to back the trailer with the boat on it down to the waters edge. McGarve was on the boat by the wheel.  Kadizzle began to back the boat. When Kadizzle tapped the brake the boat trailer came lose from the truck.  In order to prevent disaster safety chains connect the trailer to the truck.  However ,  the chains were rusty and immediately busted loose.  There he goes.  McGarve is going down the steep ramp about 12O feet long.  McGarve's eyes were the size of pumpkins.  Kadizzle was watching in amazement.  McGarve thought Kadizzle had locked the safety latch and Kadizzle thought McGarve had done it.  Of course neither had .  The boat took off down the ramp and into the water.  The boat floated free without a hitch. It actually was a wonderful launch.  Now the marina operator who had a few bolts loose saw the whole thing.  In a fit of excitement he called the park rangers and told them a disaster had taken place.  There was one major problem the boat trailer was out there in the lake somewhere.  Kadizzle assured McGarve it was no problem.  With utmost luck Kadizzle tossed a small anchor out and caught the trailer.  As we pulled the trailer out of the water the rangers came rushing up.  They asked if there was a problem.  Kadizzle with a great deal of fun said " No, we do this all the time".

Insanity

Here we sit, Kadizzle, and the people inside his head.  The coffee is good, Winky went nuts because something went wrong with the coffee maker and the coffee went all over the floor.  Cannot resist listening to the ex con tell his stories on youtube.  It makes one realize how nutty the world is.  Here it comes.  Trump.  Trump is just a lousy con man.  Trump is a mentally ill nut case.  Kadizzle grew up with a psychopath that lived a few blocks away. These people have no sense of getting caught.  The con man on youtube was telling his story about how his pizza business was too much of a headache so he thought he would just burn it down.  The first try did not work, so he went back later and burnt down the whole block.  The insurance company knew he did it, but could not prove it.

When Kadizzle lived in Wheeling, it was at one time known as little Chicago.  Al Capone came to the racetrack there.  Anyway if you have seen the mob type operate they are not hard to figure out.  Trump is nothing but a mob guy.  Who could be so stupid as not to see it. Trump dismisses all the good guys and fills the positions with idiots and other mob guys. Trump's gang scamed the virus. Trump tries to get people to buy his drug as a cure.  It is like a cheap tv commercial.  Trump or one of his buddies must have had stock in Clorox.  Why else would he try to get people to drink bleach.  Now for the amazing part, the idiots who cannot see what is going on.  Simple minded people surround us, they walk around in a daze.  When someone hangs with the mob, they are part of the mob. Look at Cramer, and whats his name Burgum.  If you watch the con man video you will find out loyalty is everything in the mob.  Does that sound familiar? Our country is being run by the mob.  How can people be this stupid. Trump will not show his taxes.  Did anyone forget Al Capone went to jail on taxes.   Now, this takes the cake.  One of Trump's guys goes to jail, and he pardons them. Imagine a mob boss who can pardon people.  Are we really this stupid?

Going to prison

Wow, Kadizzle has been studying up on going to prison. It sounds like no fun at all. Go to youtube and let Larry Lawson tell you about prison.  The United States is on par with the worst country in the world for the way people are treated. Not, much time to tell the story, because Winky and Kadizz are going biking in the Badlands today.  However, the guys stories are fascinating. Today he talked about being on con air. That is the prison airline.  Locked in your seat you cannot use the bathroom for up to sixteen hours.  Check out his first experience in prison where they make a cocktail of human waste to throw at the warden.  After they do that everyone gets beat senseless regardless of your innocence. Check it out we need prison reform desperately.

Awakening with a devious scheme

The old lump got out of bed and decided he needed a shower.  In the shower he thought about the article he read in the NYT.  The article outlined how Trump caused a lot of distress for a family that lost a daughter.  Trump claimed Joe Scarborough murdered the woman.  A complete lie.

Read the article.  Now here is the plan.  We are plagued with idiots.  The guy who sells us insurance is a Republican dolt.  Kadizzle if he gets the courage, which may not happen would go to the dolt and say " If you don't read this article about Trump I want all my insurance canceled and I will go with another agent".   Here is the problem, the dolts are never forced to see the truth.  What if a lot of people joined my movement and forced the people they do business with to face a little truth?  Republicans have the luxury of pretending they do not know how evil Trump is.  We let them get away with it.  What if conscious Americans forced the unconscious to smell the smelling salts? What if you said, " OK, I am not buying this car unless you read this"?  All the dolts hear is Rush Limbaugh and Fox News.

Now maybe one could go about this politely, and say something like " It would sure help me be a customer if you read this.

The Problem with Shitt's Creek

The Kadizzles got drawn into the show Shitts Creek.  By normal standards the program and the people are absurd.  Wait they are not.  There is a new normal where people believe in and support Trump.  Kadizzle has walked away from the silly show and realized reality is every bit as goofy.  We have a lying, cheating, immoral rat for president, and he does three stooges stuff all the time.  It is no different from Shitts Creek. The right conclusion is there is no normal. Normal people do not vote for Trump, but there he is. Normal people would not wear a red hat that says I am an idiot, but you see the idiots. Normal people would not let someone give you money from your own wallet and tell you it is a gift.  Normal has completely evaporated.  One day we are in a pandemic locked in the basement and the next day we are crowded on the beach.  One day we are worried Obama is going to push granny off a cliff, and the next day we are looking for cliffs where she can sit and get the virus.

One inch smarter

Who knows why, but Kadizzle was called into the kitchen to stir the oatmeal.  For no reason known to man Winky wanted to measure Kadizzle's head.  Kadizzle thought he might be getting a new one.  Well Kadizzle's head is 22 inches around at the equator.  Next we measured Winky's head which turned out to be 21 inches.  This explained a lot.  How much difference one more inch of brains can make.  Not sure what kind of head Winky is ordering for Kadizzle, but he hopes it will fit.  Does it come programmed, or does it have to be filled with bull manure? Would be kind of nice if the new head has more hair, and less age marks.  Maybe the new head will be digital with a better hard drive. The hard drive on this head is worn out and there aint much hard.

Sailing Adventure

Down the lake the little boat went in front of the wind.  A pleasant sail that took the small boat to Berthold Bay.  Low and behold Nick was there with some friends on the Jennie Rose.  The Jennie Rose is the boat Kadizzle has been helping restore for the last couple years.  Sailing back into the area where the Jennie Rose was anchored we went aground.  The depth meter on our boat is useless. Getting back on the water brings back hundreds of memories.  Each Spot on the lake has a story.  Shad owned the boat we were on and probably got tired of Kadizzle's endless recollections.  The bunk on the small boat was small and narrow.  After we had some socializing tied up next to the Jennie Rose we crawled in to sleep. Shad snored all night and Kadizzle had the fire belly from the fire pickle and a couple rum and cokes. The weather forecast seemed to promise a sled ride back in the morning, but that was wishful thinking.  Leaving early to beat the oncoming rain we ended up beating into massive waves.  The morning was cold and spray from smashing the waves did not make it any better.  The wind god had to show he was boss and made us fight out way back.  Tired we finally made it back to the marina.  Kadizzle is getting old and the battle wore him down.

Being a " Know it all"

At various times someone has said to Kadizzle in not the nicest of fashion " You are a know it all".  Well Kadizzle must admit he certainly has the characteristics. To know everything is not as easy as just signing up as a know it all, it takes lots of study.   Currently Kadizzle is learning how to fly a jet passenger plane, operate a tugboat, be a bum, and too much else to relate here.  How do you know everything.  You go onto Youtube and just watch video's.  Hat's off to Omar, all the stuff you have to remember to fly passengers is way more than Kadizzle will master.  Omar did that for a living. Tugboats are more complicated than Kadizzle thought.  This morning learning how to manipulate a huge cargo ship turned out to be more complicated.  Being a know it all is a lifetime study.  Just being a good bum involves way more than Kadizzle thought.  Bums, at least professional bums need to know a lot about trains.  Kadizzle learned so much from Shoestring the bum he never would have though of.  How do you hide, how can you tell where a train car is going,  and the list goes on.  It turns out every job has way more knowledge than one might think.  Kadizzle has mastered being a lazy, worthless old man if anyone wants tips.  Now if you have infinite curiosity Youtube is endless.

Way back one hundred years ago Kadizzle was in college.  When Kadizzle went to the library and tried to do research he quickly ran into his lifelong problem, attention deficit disorder.  Wandering down the narrow isle of the library to find a book, another book would catch his attention.  Soon Kadizzle would be paging through a book that had nothing to do with his research.  Back to the subject of being a know it all.  One of the best ways to know everything is ask questions.  If you are not bashful about asking questions you will find out a lot. What is that for? Why are you doing that? and of course Why do you want me to quit bothering you and get the hell out of here?

Hym ha Fiddler

Shanika and Kadizzle set off to try a motorcycle in Sydney, Montana.   It was a pleasant drive into the oil rich country of the west.  Always Kadizzle is bumfuzzled by all the idle equipment in the boomtowns.  The oil boom caused so much to be built that is now sitting idle. A lot of people lost a lot of money.  Convenience stores with ten counters and endless isles of soft drinks are empty with next to no customers.

About forty minutes or so before we got to Sydney, Shanika called motorcycle Willie to let him know we would arrive.  Willie turned out to be a fiddle f**ker.  You know the type person who finds it difficult to walk in a straight line.  A normal person about to try to sell a motorcycle would make sure it had oil, it would start and have it ready to go, but not Willie.  When we arrive Willie is in the garage with the cycle torn apart changing the oil.  So after a constant stream of pauses and meaningless conversation it finally comes time to start the motorcycle.  It starts right up, amazing.  Willie had just put a little charge on the battery.  However, it would not start again.  The battery was bad and could not hold a charge.  This meant some more fiddling.  The motorcycle had to be pushed out by the truck and jump. started. 

Kadizzle took the BMW 650 thumper for a spin.  It was a nice cycle but just did not seem to fit Kadizzle's profile.  Shanika tried it and decided it was too big.  So back to Hazen we flew with no cycle.  Some good conversation, a nice drive, and some wasted gas.  Such is life.  The coffee just finished perking. 

When old Kadizzzle was a kid people would ask the usual question " What do you want to be when you grow up?'.   Kadizzle wanted to be a bum.  Kadizzle has been watching bum videos on Youtube.  Winky doesn't like it.  Shoestring is the bum making the videos.  He is a very professional bum and just happen to pass through Bismark a week or so ago according to his video.   Youtube is amazing.  If you can get enough people to watch your documentary on being bum you can make enough money to buy a couple sandwiches.  In fact people have sent Shoestring money to help him be a bum. 

How the mind works.  This train of thought at five A.M. made Kadizzle think of singing the old depression song halaluja I ama bum.  Kadizzle broke out with this song in New Zealand and low and behold the lady running the Airb&b knew the song and started singing along.

Back to bumming.  Shoestring has a terribly mangled hand.   Shoestring got off a moving train and fell.   He pushed himself away from the track by putting his hand on the rail.  Whoops two fingers gone.  There is a story he tells with the event how the police immediately issued him a trespassing ticket in the ER while his cut off fingers dangled in the glove.  If you are tired of virus news watch Shoestring and learn the art of bumming.

Winky's breast get rave reviews.

Old Kadizzle was wandering around the house. Looking out the window there was a long line of cars coming down the street.  Since we live on a cul de sac it seemed very strange.  The cars were driving by our house honking their horns. Puzzled Kadizzle went into the bedroom where Winky was getting dressed.  She just happened to have her shirt off with her naked bosoms exposed toward the window. Since our house is so isolated we rarely pull the curtains.  Winky did not realize a parade was going by. Kadizzle told Winky it might not be a good idea to be facing the window half naked. Kadizzle told Winky " They must like what they are seeing, all the cars are honking". It took a little time to register, but Kadizzle figured out the town must be having a graduation parade for the seniors.  Hopefully nobody saw Winky's inadvertent display.  If anyone did it will spread like wildfire that Winky flashed the seniors.

Lying and cheating for the greater good.

Kadizzle had a bad experience with a North Dakota rat politician.  In fact he has dealt with a couple of the dishonest rats.  Now the Republican rats are fighting amongst themselves.

This little Rat or should it be said big rat helped rig an election against me.  It has been written about before on this blog.  It is a strange world. Living in a rural area everyone knows everyone.  Kadizzle used to work for a man that supports this rat. The ex mayor of Hazen supports the rat.  It is disturbing to find our people you thought were somewhat honest would buy into the old idea that you can do something dishonest if it creates a greater good. Dirty tricks, lying, and immoral behavior are all part of politics.  It is a matter of degree. However, who you support says everything about you.  If you publically say you support Trump you are admitting you don't have an once of sense or decency.  The only other possibility is you are delusional. The evidence is clear about Jeff Delzer, Kadizzle has first hand knowledge about how the man operates, and how dishonest he is.  This morning Kadizzle called the old mayor who supports Delzer the rat.  The mayor said he knows nothing about the crooked crap Delzer pulled.  This is pretty much impossible.  If you come out of the huddle and claim you are clueless if it will be a pass or a run, who would believe you.  This is their game.  Deny it ever happened. Trump gets away with this like no one in history.  If you get caught, just simply lie. 

MAGA Good music for a bad president.

Hard to Imagine

It is hard to imagine, but we are on a massive ball of rock hurtling through space drinking coffee. Not only is the massive chunk of rock moving, but it is also spinning. The rock has spun around and now it is morning.  This rock is whizzing around a massive atomic explosion and it is my 71st trip around the continuous atomic bomb that has been going for billions of years.  Nothing unusual about that.  Like ants we wander around oblivious to the scale of our world.  Radio waves are jumping through the air like bees, but we don't see them.  Radiation is everywhere heating, cooling, and burning.  Clueless we make up silly stories to calm ourselves.  Magic replaces logic, it is easier. We have elf's, saints, gods, and devils. We are clueless how we got here and if we will end up in some other strange universe when the breath goes out of us.  Little diseases try everyday to kill us.  We try to kill each other.  We fight over air, water, salt, dirt, and whose Jesus is best.  Wow, it is total insanity.  Each of us lives in our own fantasy, fly like a butterfly, sting like a be, and Trump says don't you want to be just like me.

Another Week

Here we go another week.  Stoupini and Kadizzle took the ebikes for a spin at the state park.  Kadizzle did not realize the park has a pretty nice trail.  It is easy by trail standards but a nice ride along the lake shore.  All the sailors are starting the season. Kadizzle misses his boat like a lost loved one.  May have to get another.

Winky buzzed of early this morning to the grocery store.  She is sure there is more safety at the store from the virus when fewer people are there.  People are predictable, the excitement of the virus is wearing off and more and more the game is going back to normal.  Like so many things the entire episode will become a thing of the past.  The unique thing about society is the ability to ignore problems. Air pollution is the classic case.  It does not happen all at once.  Gradually the air gets worse.  The net result is people accept a yellow haze as normal.  Climate change is another case where things happen slowly.   If a disaster happens slowly it is not much fun.  The first time someone with a gun shot up 27 little children it was a big deal, now we accept it as normal.  When Trump told his first couple of lies people noticed, now he lies constantly and it is accepted as normal.  Just read how the police shoot people at will in Brazil and it is accepted as normal.  Very quickly our society will accept the old the sick and he wounded being cut down by the virus.  As long as I am warm and my belly is full who cares. That is the American way.  I got mine, the hell with you. 

Electric Crash

Sure enough adding a battery to Winky was a mistake.  The woman is incapable of going slow.  The two old coots took the electric bikes to Harmon Lake to enjoy the wonderful bike  paths.  Kadizzle stopped on a metal bridge to let Winky meet up with him.  As Winky came barrelling toward the Bridge Kadizzle  told her " Go ahead if you want".  Apparently Winky decided she would rid in the lead.  Kadizzle was looking forward as Winky came from behind.  Then there was a crashing explosion and Kadizzle looked down to see Winky splayed on the deck of the bridge.  Her handlebar caught on Kadizzles.  Now an ordinary person would slow down if the had to go through a very narrow spot, but not Winky she had to go like a rocket with disastrous results.  Her helmet saved the bridge and her head from damage.  With some bleeding little scrapes she got up and blamed Kadizzle for the whole thing.  Kadizzle as an old municipal judge tried to explain to her that if you hit someone who is parked it is your fault. Fortunately rocket woman was not hurt and the equipment survived.  Bikes do have brakes, the trick is to use them.  In the end we went 18 miles.  Winky said she did not get enough exercise on the ebike.  Kadizzle has tried to get it through her head she can turn down the assist and she will need more effort.  The concept may never sink in to the hyperactive part of the marriage.   Now there are some physics involved.  Peanut weighs about half what Kadizzle does. This means her electric motor does not have nearly the work to do that the motor on the Kadizzlator does.

The Idiot (Trump's theme song)

Awakening

Leaving the coffee house on the west end of Kadizzleville the large lump of humanity wandered down the hall to the engine room. On the desk in the engine room is the bill sent automatically from the toll road that goes around Denver.  $54.75 was the toll.  Surely a mistake, but no the man on the phone said it was correct.  Even after Kadizzle promised the guy a nice Christmas present he would not lower the price.  You pay by the axle and the system treats a truck pulling an RV as two vehicles.  So the money will fly out the window.

Over at the Stoupini construction site we got a little done.  Stroupini set a couple post in concrete and Kadizzle began building the stone walkway.  Perhaps this morning we can keep going.  The big news is he ebike gang.  Two old men, and one old lady took off on their ebikes.  Winky was on her brand new zippity do da Hiabike, Stroupini had the Rad Rover, and Kadizzle had his Hiabike.  All we needed was the tough guy motorcycle outfits.  Of course Winky had to go like her underwear was on fire.  Winky complains you get no exercise on an ebike. Ebikes let you adjust the assist level. Of course if you set the assist to high pedaling  will not be very difficult. Winky is having a difficult time figuring out that she can ask the bike for less assist and she will have to pedal harder.  The net result is she now goes like a rocket leaving the old men in the dust.  The gang did a quick ten miles through the country side on gravel roads.

Kadizzle is so pissed off on the next topic he cannot avoid it.  Political hacks in North Dakota are running ads to get elected.  In the ad they proudly say they support Trump.  Are we really that stupid that we would vote for anyone who supported Trump? Yup, the people of North Dakota are dolts. To make it worse our governor says he stands with Trump.  Who could breath air and not know by now what a dishonest, worthless crook Trump is? Amazing, absolutely amazing that Trump can lie, cheat, and steal right in front of people and the fail to see it.  Go drink a bleach cocktail and vote Republican.

The plan for today is an ebike ride at Harmon lake.  It will be a test of Winky's skill riding her new bike.  Should be interesting.

Good Morning

Awakening old Kadizzle looked out the window at the neighbor's roof.  Frost, there it was frost on the roof and summer is supposed to be here.  At last the grass has finally turned a nice green, and the leaves have become brave enough to come out on the trees. Kadizzle has been helping old Stroupini build his new backyard. Yesterday Kadizzle borrowed the transit from city hall and showed Stroupini how to use it.  Getting the yard to grade is the first step. In graduate school Kadizzle took a course in landscape architecture, so that makes him an expert. Now we have a day in front of us.  Could be a great day to get Winky on her new ebike.  May even ask Stroupini to join us with his ebike for a romp through the prairie.

Dallas and Marilyn are our neighbors to the west.  Both are getting up in years. Dallas is 87.  They are like the old Timex commercial, they take a licking and keep on ticking.  Those two are out in the yard everyday if the weather permits.  Dallas can hardly walk, but manages to weed, prune, and he just built a nice little planter.  Marilyn is having a hard time with her sight, but you can't keep them from jumping around.  They have been very good neighbors.  Often in the summer we all sit on their back porch have a rootbeer float or a refreshing drink.   Winky and Kadizzle help them with a lot of task. They are very enthusiastic bird feeders. One of Kadizzle's jobs is to stock the bird feed. It takes about three fifty pound sacks a month when the whole flock is here. Dallas has gone to great lengths to attract Wood Ducks.  The ducks come back year after year. Why not, Dallas has built a dozen nice nest for them.  One nest is equipped with a camera so Dallas and Marilyn can sit in the kitchen and watch the young ducks hatch.  Yesterday the Kadizzlites hauled a trailer load of mulch in for Dallas and Marilyn.  So who knows how the day will go.  A lot of little task are running around waiting to be done.

Jeff Delzer a little political rat.

As the world turns.  Years ago old Kadizzle decided to run for the board of directors of West River Telecommunications.  Wow, was it a learning experience.  Kadizzle had no idea of how crooked the local Republicans were, but he found out.  The Republicans wanted their pet waterboy Randy Christman to win the election.  Kadizzle quickly found out the Republican Party had taken over the phone company which is a cooperative.  To top it off the head of the coop then was Mick  Grosz. He was a dishonest as the rest of them. By nature coops are usually pretty democratic organizations, but the Republicans figured out how to take over the phone company.  Mick Grosz got his Republican buddy Randy Christman on the board in no time.  The real cou was when Mick became head of the phone company.  He was totally unqualified, but had packed the board with his Republican buddies. Normally an outsider would have been hired to run the phone company.  Mick set it up so Randy could appear at public functions for the phone company and hand out free hamburgers while he campaigned for the Public Service commission and to keep his place at the phone company. 

When Kadizzle decided to run for the phone company board he discovered a little know and never used rule that might help him get elected.  According to the rules of the phone company a person could garner proxy votes.  To do this someone seeking election could go to a business and ask them to assign their proxy vote to the person requesting it.  No one had ever done this before.  Prior to taking on the task of running Kadizzle had a conversation with Mick Grosz.  Grosz assured Kadizzle that management would not try to swing the election.  This was an incredible lie. Grosz wanted Christman to win.  When Grosz found out Kadizzle was using a new technique to garner votes he felt he had to put a stop to it.  Grosz called Kadizzle in before the board and had the phone company lawyer explain to Kadizlzle that Kadizzle could not collect proxy votes.  It was a bluff.  Kadizzle told them to go to hell and continued to collect the votes.  This is where the crookedness of Mick Grosz would really shine.  Although Grosz said what Kadizzle was doing was not acceptable Grosz sent his own wife out to collect proxy votes for Christmann.  Grosz was clearly interfering in the election.  To make matters worse Grosz tole his hack on the board to go to businesses Kadizzle had signed up.  The hack told the businesses to make new proxies and give them to the Christman gang.  Keep in mind Grosz had formerly said the proxy system was invalid, and Gosz knew full well he was lying.

So the big day came for the election. This is where the corrupt nature of Mick Grosz really shined.  Kadizzle suggested to Randy Christmann that both Christmann and Quinn speak to the people at the annual meeting of the phone company before they voted.  Christman and Grosz said that if the people voted to hear the candidates the candidates could speak.  There was no need to vote. Grosz could have simply announced the candidates would speak.  Grosz asked the audience to vote like this " Do you want to have the prize drawing now or do you want to hear the candidates speak?".  Now, imagine this, most of the people are at the annual meeting for a free meal and to win a prize. 

One thing the Republicans realized was how easy it was to take over the phone company. Grosz understood that controlling the vote was very easy because people could only vote if they came to the annual meeting.  Prior to the meeting Kadizzle suggested to Grosz that they let everyone vote by mail.  The system was set up so they held the annual meeting on a Friday in June.  This guaranteed that no working people could vote, and that working people would go to the lake rather than attend the meeting.  To put the icing on the cake Grosz provided a bus from his hometown to ship in old ladies and other old Grosz supporters.  As if the election were not rigged enough Grosz went one step farther.  Anyone who was going to vote a proxy vote had to have a special ribbon on. The color of the ribbon indicated who you were going to vote for.  So for the supreme insult to decency Grosz had the board members stand on stage with the Christmann ribbons on their chest.  What a farce. 

What does this have to do with Delzer the rat.  At the annual meeting Kadizzle sat beside his good friend Pat Galvin.  Pat was a die hard Republican.  Delzer who was in league with Grosz, and Christmann circulated through the audience telling people to vote against Mike Quinn.  When Delzer told Pat to vote against me, Pat said " You can go to hell no one is going to tell me who to vote for". I always liked Pat but I was really impressed with his integrity on that day.  Delzer is one of those people who believe all is fair in the name of the Republican Party.  Like all the Republicans who are now trying to suppress the vote and sway elections with any immoral means possible Delzer is on board.  Delzer is like the rest of the Republicans in North Dakota.  They have one goal, tax breaks for the rich.  That goal is paramont to honesty, democracy, and all the things honest voting stands for.

Winky's ebike is here

Winky's new ebike came yesterday.  Kadizzle is jealous.  Her bike has some bells and whistles his bike does not. Her tires are much larger.  Not sure that is good, it might make the bike more clunky.  Now Winky weighs about half what Kadizzle does so she is going to go a long way on one battery charge.  It will be great fun to take the ebikes to the Badlands.  Today we may do a practice buzz locally.  If you have tried an ebike do so.  Go to some bike shop that sells them they will let you try it. You will get hooked quickly.  Kadizzle has not found anyone who is disappointed.  You can buy a Rad Rover for around $1,600,  but think about it before you do.  The Rad Rovers seem like reasonable bikes, but they are only really good for city riding, and a little off road stuff. If you are a more hard core biker then you need to kick it up to about three thousand and get a more rugged bike. The ebikes are made in two basic configurations.  The type Winky and Kadizzle have are equipped with a motor mounted near the crank.  The other type has the motor in the rear hub.  There are advantages to each, but Kadizzle thinks the best set up is the crank assist.  Europeans have really embraced these bikes, and more and more of them are showing up in this country. There is going to be fighting about using these bikes on trails.  Purist don't want to share the trails, but Kadizzle feels they are just selfish and wrong.  Speed is the issue.  The pedal guys think the ebikes can go too fast. That is just not the case.  Skill will limit the ebike speed.  Kadizzle was on a trail with a good conventional bike guy and Kadizzle could not keep up with him.  The only place where the bike will kick ass is on hills.  Even the best pedal guy cannot make it up a hill like an ebike.  The real good thing about the ebike is it will get lumps doings something.  You do get exercise on an ebike.  You decide how much assist you want.  If you want more exercise set the assist to the lowest level.  Anyway give it a try.  Bird lady you should get one or your kids should get one for you.  One of the best reasons for an ebike is the environment.  Think of the environmental benefit of these things.  We love to just hop on the bike and go to the store instead of messing with the car or truck.  Omar, you and the missus would really enjoy these on your travel.  Your typical person could easily go 25 miles using the battery hard.  If you work and pedal thirty or fourty miles is realistic.  Kadizzle went up to the lake and back for a total of 56 miles, and Kadizzle is pretty lumpy.

Ask the stupid guy

If Winky reads this Kadizzle is in deep trouble.  Winky loves to tell Kadizzle how ignorant he is.  However, there is a big problem.  Whenever Winky has a problem she cannot solve a yell comes for Kadizzle. " Kadizzle, I need you, I can't get this blank to blank?' It might be the computer, it might be the bike, it might be the car, who knows, but the answer to the problem is call the guy you just said was an idiot.  Winky may have learned this from Trump.  When Trump gets a question he cannot answer he calls on the person he recently said was incompetent.  Dr. Fauci is in this position. Trump contradicts everything Fauci says, but if Trump cannot answer a question he says " I will turn that over to the doctor".   Russians call Trump " A useful idiot".  Kadizzle must be a useful idiot.

Boredom striking like lightening

Kadizzle is bored beyond belief.  What hope is there in virus land? Winky is obsessed with the virus. Kadizzle needs go do something.  The plan may be to pack up the camper and go to wild Montana.  Winky's ebike may come today or tomorrow.  Once Winky gets her ebike we need to do some excitement.  A bike path on a mountain railroad would be just the think. Winky is resisting leaving the castle, but Kadizzle is going nuts. 

Kadizzle has been helping Stoupini landscape his back yard. Kadizzle donated some landscape blocks. We made a wall out of the blocks.  Getting the blocks level has been a chore.  Kadizzle has rebuilt the wall at least three times.  The damn thing still needs more leveling.

It is dryer than a popcorn fart here and Kadizzle has been trying to raise some new grass. The seeds will not germinate.  Oleaginous: rich in, covered with , or producing oil; oily or greasy. Kadizzle likes to learn new words. Yesterday the word came up in an article. Never saw the word before. Certainly applies to Trump.

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Cheeche's Prizes and Grandpa's joy

Lying Contest (watch to the end)

Uncharted Water

There is a strange feeling when you sail into an area where you have never been before, but the country is headed that way. Will we end up right back where we started like Magellan did? Actually he didn't make the whole trip, but that is another story or allegory.  Do we want to end up in the same place?  When the pandemic is over do we still want to be without healthcare and a decent wage for everyone? Do we still want to live in a country where four people have as much wealth as the bottom half of the population?

If the virus is a wake up call it will be the best call we ever got.   Greed capitalism simply does not work.  People with the cheese are sitting on two hundred million dollar yachts in the Mediterranean while ordinary people are in food lines. The real virus that has brought us here is viral stupidity. We are no led by the most despicable president in history, and a major portion of our population is clueless.

The great depression ended because people were in pain.  World war two also helped.  Do people have to be slapped with hunger, and cold in order to awaken?  Apparently they do.  So too often things need to get worse before they get better.  Talk to a reformed drunk.  Things had to get worse so they could get better.  The other choice is just turn yellow and die.  My uncle took that route.  Is our country going to turn yellow? Yes yellow is the color of a banana republic.  Look at some of our cities. Baltimore, Philadelphia, Detroit, Chicago.  People are living in slums that would rival South America.  It doesn't work anywhere. What? What doesn't work is letting a small group of people take as much as they want.  That is the lesson of the French revolution, the Russian revolution, the Chinese revolution, and the history of humans. When the rich are defeated often their heads roll. Do they learn, no.

Darch, a tough old man

The video below features Darch promoting the race in his town.  They don't get any crazier, or tougher than Darch.  Darch took sixty pounds of gear and did the Ma de hey trail by himself last year. Darch must be about 73 or so.  As if his accomplishments were not great enough he is the Canadian ambassador to the Crazy Club.  His bolts are not all as tight as they should be.  When last we saw him he insisted on sleeping in the back of a pickup truck.  Darch is studying to be a street person.

Merritt Crown 2020 Promo (Darch promoting the race)