Closing up the cabin we spend the summer in and heading back to Las Vegas. Saw a little pine marten on our private road tonight and guess he/she was saying goodbye. We set up some game trail cameras and spotted a moose. He ran past my friend’s game camera too. He’s a little guy. Our cabins are in the middle of the woods near the Boundary Waters. We rehabbed both of them, so there is running water, electricity, and fiber internet.
Last night made a steak from Apple Market in Chicago. We drank our last bottle of red that I picked up at Binny’s when I was in Chicago during July. We had some foie gras and sauternes too! I am glad Apple ships to Vegas. Hard to find good beef west of the Mississippi.
Had some drinks on the deck one last time. Solostoves are awesome.
Been a rough summer. Hit a deer in June and my mother passed away in August. One awesome thing that happened was both of my grandsons came up. That means five generations of my family have spent time here. The bugs were nasty up here June/July and the first part of August but now the weather is here and it is spectacular. I saw a guy putting out a Trump sign today on the gravel road we take to get to town but frankly, I am seeing more Harris/Walz signs. The Dems in Minnesota seem pretty energized. They must love tampons in the boys bathroom. Trump Derangement Syndrome is very strong here though if it wasn’t Trump, it would be someone else. Might as well say Republican Derangement Syndrome.
As I found in Chicago, Republicans are a pretty tolerant bunch. Democrats are not though they feign tolerance and are “data-driven” until the data doesn’t match up with what they are driving at. I read this article today and thought it was pretty insightful to the psychology of the Democratic mind.
I think the explanation is simple: generic progressivism is no longer a helpful way to win merit badges, extend your network, and get a book deal. There is a general, if implicit, repressed understanding that many people no longer believe that the Democratic party works for the good, or that progressivism can lead to a series of easy, linear victories against oppression. But at the same time, there’s no socially permissible alternative; and socially acceptable people haven’t authored new ex cathedra rules about how it might be acceptable to talk about this. Socially acceptable people aren’t even sure, secretly, if they’re in the right anymore.
Just to remind everyone, Kamala Harris is a Marxist, and was raised by a Marxist. Tim Walz loves China. China is Marxist! So much joy in the Marxism.
I don’t care how much you hate Trump, you will hate Marxism more.
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I am on the road the next few days. Hitting up the Badlands on the way home. Last year, we fly fished our way home but it is tough to do that with our dog. After hitting that deer in Colorado last June, I ain’t ever driving that road again. Plus, I get to hit up Crown Burger in Salt Lake City if I time it right. Until the next post, wishing you bubbles up.
If you are going thru the Badlands I can recommend the Alex Johnson Hotel in Rapid City. Even if you don't stay there the lobby is worth a visit, as is the Native AMerican shop in the hotel lobby. If you do stay there and the weather is nice the rooftop bar is a good place to look at the Black Hills and the lights of Rapid City at night while grabbing an adult beverage. Talley's Silver Spoon across the street is a great breakfast and lunch spot too.
Jeff, I have enjoyed much of your writing and comments on the how life's banalities along the journey are really what matters. Not the destination - you learn nothing from that. The journey.
Take heart in knowing that much of American is rejecting Marxism. Even the youngsters. They remember how life was under Trump and how it radically changed under Biden-Harris (having an abbreviated administration label is always risky yet they went there figuring the fix was it. It's not!)
Here in Socialist Southern Kalifornia I have seen NO Harris-Walz paraphernalia but plenty of Trump 2024 flags, stickers, yard signs, and the ultimate passive-aggressive sign of grassroots conservatism: The American Flag. Yes, this is a runaway election which is why Trump is targeted for death. He cannot be stopped by legitimate means and his support exceeds the ability of the steal. Harris is not a plausible candidate for victory and the built-in fraud isn't enough to push her over the line.
We'll see a few more attempts on Trumps's life, unfortunately, which will not be covered by our legacy media except in passing. A black swan event? Middle East nuke exchange? Ukraine escalation (again)? Cancellation of our elections? Expect one or all of them. I don't think anything is beyond the pale by the Chicago Marxist clique running our country.