I69 comes thru this state.  A few years ago, they decided to destroy another well established state road and call it 69. Destroyed everything in its path, including where i grew up. 

I, and nearly all the locals, refuse to call it 69. 

It goes in both directions.  It was a 'smallish' state road.  4 lane + median. Small towns along the way had access roads.   

Now its 6 lanes, and access has been cut off to all the small towns along the way.  Some got overpasses so they could at least get across to the rest of their town ( not connecting to the interstate now, truly overpass ) and some just got removed and cut off from themselves.. 

Tue Aug 05 2025 19:47:03 UTC from IGnatius T Foobar

Is it a one way road? Or does it go in both directions?

I have admitted a few times, im not good with things like that, and when i tell a joke, i have to work hard on it.  Remember my emotional level is about that of a flea.. 

Sat Aug 09 2025 14:25:45 UTC from IGnatius T Foobar

Weed makes you an asshole. Don't believe me? Look at the social media posts of its apologists.

Personally, i'm not a fan of any mind altering drugs, other than for official therapy.  I think in the long run they all cause issues on continued use, some more than others.   But, as mentioned before, like most personal choices, i wont tell another person they cant.. as long as it does not effect me. 

Sun Aug 10 2025 00:47:33 UTC from SouthernComputerGeek

Weed makes you an asshole. Don't believe me? Look at the social media posts of its apologists.

One minute its 1973.. you are out camping and thinking about building a fire to cook dinner.  you look around and suddenly its 1984. graduation time and trying to figure out what to do with your life.  blink. its 2025.. and one of the few still left standing...  where did everyone go?

No, but happens so fast at times. 

Mon Aug 11 2025 00:03:36 UTC from IGnatius T Foobar

As I always say, one should not be surprised by the passing of time, when it is the single most predictable thing in the universe.

The "pearl-clutching" church ladies were right about everything.

A friend of mine has proposed the idea that Trump is really a Democrat mole. That he never really switched sides, but had enough 'look' to him that he would have better luck running as a R and then jam home the common agenda, and just ignore the other pieces that go the other way as the overall plan is more important..  They can be "fixed" later.

With a lot that is happening as of late, it does makes you wonder.  And nothing at all in government is random. its all planed by whomever is behind the curtain, so while a bit on the paranoid side, its plausible.

Or, it was a " Lets see, his core beliefs will push the agenda along greatly, so we will let him get in and do our bidding, and even he wont know hes doing it"

I don't like Trump as much as I used to but that is a load of BS.

Tue Aug 19 2025 14:50:51 UTC from Nurb432

A friend of mine has proposed the idea that Trump is really a Democrat mole. That he never really switched sides, but had enough 'look' to him that he would have better luck running as a R and then jam home the common agenda, and just ignore the other pieces that go the other way as the overall plan is more important..  They can be "fixed" later.

With a lot that is happening as of late, it does makes you wonder.  And nothing at all in government is random. its all planed by whomever is behind the curtain, so while a bit on the paranoid side, its plausible.

Or, it was a " Lets see, his core beliefs will push the agenda along greatly, so we will let him get in and do our bidding, and even he wont know hes doing it"

He didn't say it was fact, just that its a theory of his.  And really its not that far fetched, considering the state of politics in this world and who is really in control. ( and no, i don't pretend to know who, but clearly someone, or some small group is.. its not the people in office )

Wed Aug 20 2025 16:21:12 UTC from SouthernComputerGeek

I don't like Trump as much as I used to but that is a load of BS.

Tue Aug 19 2025 14:50:51 UTC from Nurb432

A friend of mine has proposed the idea that Trump is really a Democrat mole. That he never really switched sides, but had enough 'look' to him that he would have better luck running as a R and then jam home the common agenda, and just ignore the other pieces that go the other way as the overall plan is more important..  They can be "fixed" later.

With a lot that is happening as of late, it does makes you wonder.  And nothing at all in government is random. its all planed by whomever is behind the curtain, so while a bit on the paranoid side, its plausible.

Or, it was a " Lets see, his core beliefs will push the agenda along greatly, so we will let him get in and do our bidding, and even he wont know hes doing it"

 

Ted was right.

Some times laws suck.  They get in the way of doing the right thing, because your moral foundation says don't violate the law, even if the law is 'bad'.