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Ignorance is Truly Bliss

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I am writing this sitting in a quaint coffee shop in the town which I live. The young and the old are flocking in…lining up to buy these tiny creations of cake, chocolate, fruit fillings and numerous things I cannot pronounce. The guy behind the counter is metro-sexual to the highest level and I would place him at the opposite end of the man spectrum compared to Si from Duck Dynasty.

Uncle SiYeah….I’m being a bit judgmental as I sit with my Diet Coke and chocolate “torte” in front of me.

I can tell you I feel about as comfortable in this environment as a Trump supporter at a Hillary rally. My son is upstairs getting tutored for Algebra. Figured you were wondering why I was in here.

I’m watching these people. One right after the other. Manicures, pedicures, and perms(not that there’s anything wrong with that). They talk….well….gossip really about who did what to whom and how many times. Each seems to be making a fashion statement and consider the importance of the brand of their purse(both men and women) well over the government’s monetary policy or the number of vets that committed suicide today.

Out front sits a Prius. Is it there? Could it be? Yes! A “Bernie” sticker rides on the back of this car. Fitting.

A guy just walked in wearing skinny jeans and I am fairly certain black fingernail polish. Hmmmm…..

I need a beer.

Of course, they serve wine….no beer.

These people have no clue. Well, I’m generalizing of course but since I’m writing this I’m allowed. The Federal debt is approaching 20 trillion. They have no clue. Over 300,000 babies will be killed this year because it just isn’t convenient to take responsibility. They have no clue. There is a North Korean satellite flying overhead that MAY contain a nuclear weapon that could send us back to the stone age. They have no clue.  I am sitting here armed…..yet somehow this evil gun doesn’t kill them. They have no clue.

What the hell is a torte anyways? Seems like a piece of cake to me.

Ignorance is bliss.

 

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17 Comments

  1. JBernDrApt says:

    You said it . . . very well. And if a animal is mistreated, death by torture is required but the murder of babies is okay!!! Judgment will come. And I’m totally against animal mistreatment – but the murder of babies, judgment day will come. Keep Looking UP

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  3. Oren says:

    There are times when you feel like you have been asleep and woke up on an alien planet. John, you just had a trip to the Twilight Zone.

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  4. SingleMom says:

    I spent the first half-century of my life living in the country and working in the alpha-male-dominated fields of construction, heavy equipment, and petroleum products. My customers reflected those lifestyles. They had 4WD trucks for a reason, respected their wives, raised their children, and paid their bills. Unexpectedly out of work, I got a job in a convenience store in our county seat. For the first couple weeks, I felt like an anthropologist on field assignment. I got a crash course in how much of America lives, and it scared the h*ll out of me. They don’t have a clue.

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  5. Irish-7 says:

    I am with ya, Brother, appalled by the priorities of the Left and amazed at the number of supporters. It is hard to fathom how America has fallen from the beacon of liberty and prosperity to the state of moral decay teetering on financial collapse. I am reminded of the book from 1958 titled “The Naked Communist”. It is uncanny how Liberals hand delivered the goals listed: Takeover a political party, the public school system, colleges/universities and the media. Promote promiscuity and homosexuality. Eliminate the influence of organized religion. Also, think of the thousands of Americans that gave life and limb to prevent the spread of Communism, only to have the population vote for this scourge (twice!) decades later. WE REAP WHAT WE SOW!

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  6. Panhandle Rancher says:

    Ah Rourke, there is nothing quite like the sachee-torte had in a Viennese coffee shop. See:http://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/sacher-torte-recipe. I visited that fair city many times passing from west to east back in the scary old days. Oft times on the way back one of the cakes would be with me. I remember hearing Mozart pounded out on a grand piano on the Stephenplatz. Viennese coffee houses, the great music masters, and a now brown and muddy, blue Danube.

    PR

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    1. joyce says:

      Ahhh….Rourke’s coffee shop confections conjured up the Viennese torte…..your torte conjured up the Prater giant ferris wheel. Can’t quite figure out which makes me smile more. Love heights so i am imagining the incredible view, the Bond movie didn’t do it justice…..

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  7. Panhandle Rancher says:

    Rourke,
    The wife and I are making our 30 mile trek today to what passes as a town nearby. We may have a coffee at our local shop and if so will try to take a surreptitious photo. The lizards and other inhabitants of that establishment more resemble woodlands creatures replete with long beards and coveralls than Bernie acolytes. The building itself was constructed in 1902 of native limestone.
    PR

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  8. jh says:

    and IF TSHTF these people will be some of the most dangerous creatures on the planet because they will be scared, lost and desperate to get their fix of technology and customary conveniences they’ve grown to rely upon. They will also sell you out in a second for that torte and diet coke you’re eating.

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  9. A Girl says:

    A torte is a tart or sweet cake. I guess that makes people feel better buying something they can’t pronounce it makes it extra special. I’m concerned about how to prepare for an EMP if the Korean’s successfully attack us via satellites. I have a SIL who just ask me about EMP’s and I shared about prepping…but I need to know more myself.

    Thanks for saying what we all say about the current state of politics, one of my children went from Trump to the Bernie side because his new university friends convinced him it was right…smh.

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    1. JR says:

      Appreciate your commenting A Girl. I am concerned about the Korean threat as well. Not sure if they are truly capable of placing a nuke in space for an EMP – but concerned nonetheless.

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  10. Gunner says:

    How timely, couple of guys at work were sharing their knowledge of EMP and going back to the Stone Age. I offered a few comments about grid failure and faraday boxes. They thought i was nuts. I went out to the truck a lunch and got my copy of Ted Kopple’s book Lights Out. Now they are sure I’m one of “those preppers”. But one of them borrowed the book. Ignorance is bliss.

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    2. Panhandle Rancher says:

      One Second After and its successor One Year After made many scared sheeple question their views. The former is a classic of the EMP genre. Of course I remember when Alas Babylon was new on the shelves.

      PR

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