Trump is trying to ban mail-in voting

 Ok kiddies, Trump now is trying to ban mail-in voting. Maybe the next step is to ban absentee ballots. 

Now combined with taking control of DC, can anyone see where this is all leading, in maybe 3 years? Just saying.

Trump has taken control of D.C.

 Well you heard it here first. I think taking control of DC is a strategic move by Trump in the next election.

Trump will use his control of DC when he attempts to get himself elected again in ‘28

Think that is ridiculous, Hitler did the same the the 1930’s. Just saying!

Air India 171 crash

 Air India Flight 171 causes

 Well, of course topgeek is a pilot! I have examined all the videos and audio evidence so far. It all points to power loss right after takeoff. It seems that both engines suffered from the same power loss.

The way the plane mushed into the ground indicates that it had no power. Mushed is an aviation technical  term that means the plane was losing lift and quickly. The RAT being deployed is another clue. That gets deployed automatically when power is lost. The last time I saw an airliner mush into the ground was the Air France A320 flyover disaster. Very similar.

The pilots had no chance to recover so low to the ground. I don't know the cause of the power loss. The black boxes will have to confirm what actually happened.

 

same old shit show

 I turned my attention away from politics for a second and it has become a shit show. Well, it was always full of crap but it has really bloomed in recent months. 

For background, I am not a Democrat or a Republican. I am mostly a fiscal conservative with some liberal ideas of social justice. What do I mean by that? 

 I think that I am for being conservative with the health of the country's finances. We, the taxpayers shoulder almost all of the money to run the government. And that is at all levels: federal, state and local. I am reasonably stingy with my money. I don't like being in debt, although sometimes that is what you have to do like getting a mortgage for a house. So I live (or try to) within my means. I think the country should also spend within its means, I like balancing the budget.

 Socially I believe that there should be a safety net. Some people can't work for varied reasons. We are a civilized country and those people should be helped. 

 Where do I stand on immigration? Legal immigration is great. There are rules for people to come into our country. If you apply for a green card and wait and are deemed acceptable we will welcome you. There are some cases where we as a country need to take in immigrants that ask for asylum. They skip the line because of various reasons, death threats, etc. As long as they meet the qualifications they should be allowed to come in to this country legally. There is also a category of immigrants that are valuable to our country. Tech workers, doctors, scientists and the like. They should be able to skip the line. Migrant workers are also needed. They should be documented.

 Illegal immigrants should not be allowed in to the country. Go ahead and build a wall, I'm all for it.

 There are cases where families are involved, and we should show compassion for these cases. 

  

Back Again

 I can finally post again after retiring in 2020 from AT&T.

The transition from working everyday to not working has been relatively painless. However I did retire when the Covid pandemic hit. That was a downer. 

 More importantly, I made the move to Florida as my primary home. We always had a house in Florida but we had  only used it for vacations. When I retired and Covid hit NJ we made the decision to move.

Florida was open and NJ was shutting down. By that I mean we left on one of the last flights out of NJ to Florida. Travel was being restricted and we had heard from friends that Florida had no restrictions of any kind. It turned out to be true. We could enjoy outdoor dinners, shop and pretty much everything was normal. So, probably the best decision we made.

 So we have been in Florida ever since, we established residency there in 2021 and I consider that my home now. We still have a house in NJ but we use it only in the summers (one of the problems with Florida is the crushing humidity in the summer.) 

We have been playing a lot of bridge (the card game). For those that don't know, organized bridge is a thing. I will have more to say on that in the future.

 So now that I am settled in I will have more time for this blog.

 

Thanks for reading. 

 

 

 

wikipedia madness

I hate it when i read something on the web and it has hyperlinks to wikipedia for every word longer than 4 letters. Annoying for anyone over the age of 4. Oh, wait, maybe the web has been taken over by 4 year-olds. Never thought of that!

Jeez it's been 5 years since I posted an entry!

Time goes by when you're having fun. Last time I posted I was employed by Avaya here in New Jersey. Avaya decided to close it's Lincroft facility and all of us in Lincroft were let go. For me personally this was a very good life event. I was picked up by AT&T. They are close to where I live. After about 9 months they made me an offer to be a Principle Member of Technical Staff, which I promptly accepted.

I am now working within their managed services group (CDNs mainly) with a very good group and loving every minute of it. Here is hoping the next post here isn't too far off.