April 30, 2024

Yesteryear
One year ago today: April 30, 2023, she does Anne Murray.
Five years ago today: April 30, 2019, 15 cents to 6 dollars.
Nine years ago today: April 30, 2015, still in Deland.
Random years ago today: April 30, 2015, one crazy day?

           Spring approaches along with the scammer real estate ads. If it does not include the land, by definition, it isn’t real estate. Most of the “value” of America is based on inflated prices of real estate. The scam is the incredible lengths advertisers will go to disguise that their listings do not include the land, or that the house must be moved. Another common rip-off is listing the house by ZIP code. This is usually so you cannot use the address to look up the crime statistics. This property listed at $90,000 is an example. Let’s go over what I’m seeking, as the parameters have changed with the times.

           The big consideration is price. Banks will not mortgage certain types and prices. You don’t want any place that sells for less than $50,000 and you cannot get a mortgage under $150,000. The bank will just tell you to put it on your credit card or take out a regular 15% loan. That leaves a $100,000 gap where a curious situation often arises. That is, somebody has to sell a property fast in that range. This takes two major forms. The owner has died and the kids want the cash, not the shack. Or there is a speculator in a bind who needs to dump his cheapest property. particularly loath the latter. I said speculators, not legitimate real estate agents.
           Hence, there is no guilt attached to shafting a flipper. For me, things are at a slowdown for the moment, but by August we’ll be back in the swing. I keep a small $10,000 float in Florida to wave under the nose of anyone I think is desperate. There is a property in Ocala, which is too far away for me. But not for Ray-B. Anyway, by years end I want my Florida reserve to be more like $15,000 before the election. Hmmm, I just checked, my float is actually only $7,266, I dipped into it for vet bills. Still, it’s more than most these days.

           This is the week when Puerto Ricans parade around with their flag proclaimin what a fine lot they are. Despite billions in aid, they love to live in shanty towns. A land of giant venomous centipedes and inch-long flying cockroaches, the unemployment rate is kept below 10% only by not counting the 65% on welfare. Free univerisity does not help, the island remains a showcase that no amount of aid or example can make an entire Caribbean into a paradise once the Africans take over. They keep demanding statehood only because of it’s increased free money. Their annual parade is known here as the “Freeloader Festival”.

           The only livable parts of the island are where gated communities of Euro-Americans keep the locals in check. Statehood, my eye. America must rid itself of this festering sore. We’ve given them so much money they should all have PhDs and live in mansions by now—if they were so inclined.
           No, I’m not in a great mood, I just calculated my gas budget. I said we have the money, I did not say I liked it. Check later, I’ve got some energy returning and some cloud cover on the way. I’ll forget all the work that needs doing and go build a box. The birdies let me know something was wrong in the yard. Something in the 30-pound range knocked over the dish of my bird bath. It’s raccoon season again so let me get out there and fix things. Must not keep my birdies waiting. I thumbed through my guide and could not find the little bird with blue wings. Maybe not a native species?
           Aha, we guessed right about the unnatural silence concerning the Oregon winners of the $1.3 billion Powerball. Immigrants. The prize was split but one of the winners has terminal cancer so they took the cash. It took a while and I don’t like the explanation. Under Oregon law, it is illegal to even attempt to conceal the identity of a lottery winner.

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Anti-polar bear device.
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           We have a hit from a new bar-restaurant in Winter Haven. They have high hopes, planning to have music four nights per week. Themed music as in rock, country, big band, etc. No way they will find that kind of personnel in this vicinity. I’ve met nobody in 25 years in Florida that talented or dedicated. I sent a reply that if he needs somebody now, we are available. My bass is still acting up, I wonder if I have a cracked pickup coil.
           This is a perch for my birdies. I call it a ladder, but it is so the smaller birds have a better place to roost. I saw they had to struggle with the mist spray because their smaller talons cannot grip the square support poles, but if they land on the hose, the pressure pushes them back This is experimental and this way they don’t need to take turns with the birdbath dripper. The ladder consist of yard deadfall and repurposed small paintbrush handles.

           Festus Tuesday is canceled whenever the neighbor has company, so I’ve slated the movie “Fortress”, based on a true story. It concerns the B-17 raids from airfields in North Africa against mainly Italian targets. The bombing scenes so far are markedly more realistic than any other movie I’ve seen. Very well-researched on everything from formation flying to the fields of fire from the bomber blisters. They even got the Me-109 versus Tomahawk right for that theater, most people don’t know this is where they met most often. The entire movie is exceptionally realistic, including the dialog. Even the technical jargon of the ground crews and in-flight chatter is accurate.
           It would be nice if somebody ever made such an unvarnished movie about the German side. But we know who owns the movie studios. It was pretty amazing how long the Germans withstood the entire might of the attackers for so long. It was commonly understood on their side the real cause of the war was Germany developing its own money system based on worker productivity. It’s tricky for non-economists to grasp, but any nation who opts out of the central banking system becomes the bankers worst enemy and must be crushed. If they don’t, the entire bad money of the world becomes worthless in short order.

           The rancher who killed in self-defense has been released. The charges pissed off a lot of Americans who say he should never have been charged. The Deep State has made a whole new batch of enemies. The man was only released because of a hung jury with one holdout. That means the Arizona court system is so contaminated they managed to slip eleven woketards past the jury selections system, which itself requires a sordid pack of brutes from top to bottom. Tehy are pretty confident they can put Trump in jail and declare martial law in the subsequent uprising.
           This is what we tried to warn them of fifty years ago. You do not take over a country by getting most of the votes. You do it by taking over most of the civil service.

           What’s this? Losers who can’t get a date have now had their situation declared a crisis. Ha, like what are they asking for? Government funding? Dating equality laws? A crybaby vaccine? Face it boys, the “be yourself” shtick does not work for you bland, self-absorbed TV addicts. You are the same bunch who bought that highschool claptrap about personality and good hygiene. Allowing the report could be an Onion, I’m marking the spot just for the laughs.
           Here’s more papaya news. This is the too-tall papaya tree, with the fruit way up out of reach. This picture shows a small branch started to grow at around six feet. The tree is notorious for dropped large dead leaves that generally must be picked up by hand. Opting for a quiet evening, here is a quick list of what quiet means around here. I tested the bass wiring again and decided to replace the jack itself. I had to dig a spare out of the old Radio Shack bin. The I drilled and tested a battery case of one of my breadboards, only to discover it requires at least 6 volts to light up.
           I rearranged my junk drawer and salvaged all the screw while watching the bomber movie, while baking muffins and making a light supper of pasta noodles. I checked late on Caltier, no change, they are still off the air. I recharged all the phone and camera batteries and downloaded some bass tabs. Years ago I used to play “Sunny Afternoon” (Kinks) and I wonder if I could now sing it. I took all the plain wooden boxes out to the shed and gave them a coat of poly, not the best for rough wood.
           The 12V battery responded to being frozen so I have my drill back. I cut some pieces for a box for my electric clippers, that was my box work for the day. While deep watering the yard plants, I took note of several small leaves appearing on the peach tree. I went through my vast collection of electronics supplies to discover I have no 5000Ω trim pots, but for unknown reasons I have lots of 50k and 500k units, for which I cannot imagine any use. I’ll buy one if I have to but I do believe I’ll then have the first amplifier circuit I’ve ever built and it sure took long enough. I built it from instructions and it works without the pot, but says when adjusted right, you can maximize the output. I always wanted to do that.

ADDENDUM
           Here’s a gem, I finally got out the oldest [Caltier] files that pertain [deleted clause] and properly categorized the equity balances. These are arbitrary, since the lion’s share are mine. The division is for comparison purposes and today was a shocker to me. Once all is correctly allocated, that’s around $20,000, you know how much is my own contribution?
           At this time, the [Caltier] site is down for compliance and we know when they say the distributions are at month’s end, they mean no sooner than midnight. So, how much truly new money have I put in there out of my own pocket? $2.99. That’s actual, not an estimate. This reveals the deep core operational roots needed to manage a successful investment under this regime. In the 16 months since we began, the economy is so bad that I know most of the money came from previous sources and investments. So, if you found it exceedingly tough to put anything away under the current regime, this proves even the best of us have not had it any easier.

           Later, the Caltier site is still displaying down for compliance. I’m somewhat anxious as this month till test the secondary commodity fund. Does it behave like the real estate, a share of the monthly revenue? Or some other format? There is also a weird field saying “funds committed” that has no basis I can figure. At this time it shows $850 more than I’ve put in. A short while ago I did make a transfer for that same amount. That transaction has cleared properly, so is it the same $850 or no? How does Caltier know when not to answer my questions?
           I waited until past midnight on the Caltier report. Nope. The commodity fund has a minimum increment of $189. This purchases 28 shares, and this being month two only, I check the balance often until I have a build-up of confidence on any new set of transactions. Yes, I do read the fine print and I see Caltier has slipped in a new condition buried deep near the bottom of the third last page. It states that if they discover by any means that you do not permanently and actually reside at the address recorded on their files, they can confiscate your holdings. Now, you just know there is a government cuck behind that one. The same clause contains a declaration that you are not a temporary resident or a transient.
           This, folks, is why, if I was in charge, I would make it illegal for businesses to keep any form of your personal information on file. But, but, what if they need your address again? Then let them ask for it again.

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