Wednesday..

 - I am so sick of American presidents who are not an embarrassment to the nation, and basically our species. Biden continues to be a babbling stumblebum dementia patient incapable of even the simplest of tasks. Trump was  policy wise one of the greatest ever but lacked the ability to keep his mouth shut when it was necessary. Obama stuck his nose into things (beer summit, anyone) and passed judgement on police whenever he needed to stir up shit, Bush…etc ad nauseum.

Americans deserve and desperately NEED a president that has our best interests in mind, knows how to achieve them, and knows how to STFU when he/she should. As of this moment, we aren’t seeing any choices that meet this very simple standard.

- One thing that raises my attention is the sheer number of guitars and basses in the world right now, and how many will be gifts soon. Yes, even Chinese and Indonesian made ones can be DAMN fine instruments, but consider:

     * There will always be a limit on how much quality wood is available to make instruments.

     * So much of it is wasted on building pieces of crap that will break, fall apart, sound awful, and are pretty much unplayable, for the beginner market. If an instrument is a genuine mid or better quality make, beginners are much more apt to learn. If an instrument is a throwaway, it’s almost always thrown away before the Christmas tree is taken down. 

     * Above all, do your homework. Some $500 instruments rival and can surpass those costing 10 times as much, some several thousand dollar model are hit or miss, etc. Spend a tiny bit more and purchase from actual retailers instead of Amazon and such. Get a teacher and actual books instead of watching endless videos. 

- I’m seeing a lot of internet chatter about reinstating the draft. Current proposals being floated around limit college deferments to the current semester, recalling those who failed to complete basic and advanced training, illegal aliens, and a lot more. I don’t know if this is a good idea, backfilling troop ranks with criminals, illegals, and people so out of shape they can’t walk the circumference of the parking lot. 

- I’m thinking one huge shortfall of our nation, if not the world, is the troubling matter that people receiving unearned charity are more and more dictating the terms of their charity. Illegal aliens *demanding* more money and ‘better’ accommodations, life long welfare recipients stealing thousands of dollars of goods without fear of prosecution, etc. All these folks should understand that we the people don’t have to give them a damn thing, that we can just as easily defend our civilization as throw it away on them.

- When mimes are arrested is it necessary to advise them of the right to remain silent?

- No post Friday, on the road picking a guitar