The Mid East Refugee Invasion Of Western Europe

That refugee problem that Western Europe is dealing with, the one in which millions of "refugees" the Mid East are swarming into Western Europe,  is not surprising. Many of those "refugees" are not really threatened from the militants in Iraq. Instead, some are people who are away from the trouble but see an opportunity to get out of the dismal circumstances of the area and settle in "rich' countries that will provide benefits to care for them. There have been many reports that some of the refugees are from places like Pakistan, not sub Saharan Africa, Iraq, Syria etc.

In one way I enjoy seeing the sanctimonious Europeans, who have lectured the United States for 50 years that we should keep open our birders and allow the massive illegal immigration from Mexico and central America into the United States to continue, suffer the same illegal immigration fate as we have. They never once suggested they themselves should take some of our (about 50 million in the past 50 years) illegals. Yet, they now ask the U.S. to take in many of the current Mid East refugees. How hypocritical!

I think the solution should be to help keep the refugees safe, but do so in a Mid Eastern nation or nations, perhaps Turkey. Temporary accommodations could be provided there by the world, under the United Nations' supervision. There is no need for millions of refugees to be resettled into Western Europe where they will be faced with a different language, culture, and religious bent.  Temporary resettlement in the Mid East can eventually led to the refugees returning to their homes after the crises there have ended. But no nation in the Mid East, not Saudi Arabia, for instance, has taken in a single refugee. That is shameful.

As Europe absorbs more and more of those refugees it will eventually see their number rise to a level at which the refugees will demand to have their former Mid East way of life become the norm. There will be a cultural clash that many in Europe will resist and the result will be much unrest, particularly in the form of an increase in the rise of local Islamic terrorist groups in Europe.

Thus, a new problem will have been created by the poor handling of the original one ( the refugee invasion)

Go Topless Day

I just found out there is a 'Go Topless Day' each year at the end of August. Wow! I missed seeing it. This could be a male dream come true sight, uh, if it's a female only topless display. We men have been going topless forever and no one ever objects (Well, when out fat gut and huge breasts show it is a little disgusting.....but it's still legal for the males out there to to show that). Why is it society reacts in shock and outrage, even passing laws claiming the sight of a female breast is obscene? Yet, the same people shocked by the female breast don't even notice male breasts.

GoTopless Day always falls at the Sunday closest to Women's Equality Day, Aug. 26. I think that might be intentional in this age of the so-called war on women. Women in the U.S. seem to complain allot about not being "equal", yet there is little evidence of it. However, they surely are treated unequally in the area of breast displays.  The right to go topless for women is based on gender equality. It is unfair.  But I know of few men who do not support the female right to show her breasts in public, so what are the people against showing female breasts complaining about?

Supposedly, on Go Topless Day, people in cities around the world are invited to stand up (and jiggle?) for a women's right to go topless in public. Both men and women parade topless, making it hard for any female to be arrested for public nudity, given the guys are showing their breasts too. Hmmm Looking at a boob map for Go Topless Day I see no rallies in my Oregon, but quite a few internationally. It seems that breasts are being barred in many places in the world on Go Topless Day. Oh my....I see that New York City has a 'Nipple Pride" parade on that day. I wonder why anyone would take pride in his or her nipples. Is the look of a nipple not an act of nature, not the individual? Should we take pride or fell ashamed because nature gave us or gave us not nice breasts?

I see also that in some of the parades while the display female breasts, the males cover theirs with bras. It's supposed to be symbolic of the female search for "equal treatment". But I wonder if bras for the ladies are more a demand of nature than for public decency. Men and women are treated differently in some areas, to the advantage of men in some cases and of women in others, based on conditions nature gives us. It's a life is unfair thing. Women could protest, for example, that they have to be the ones getting pregnant, but it won't change the fact that nature is the one who "discriminates" in that regard.

I say that women shouldn't be persecuted for doing something men have done for decades without any problems. So on Go Topless day break the bonds of slavery and show us your breasts. ladies!

Let Them Eat Cake

How long will you keep cooked food before you decide it may not be safe to eat? And what if you freeze that food?  I bet you didn't answer, "about 60 years." Why 60 years? That's because there is a married couple in Florida that is still enjoying a tasting tradition from their wedding day. Every anniversary they take a bite from the top layer of their wedding cake that they wrap in Saran wrap and store in a coffee can in their freezer. Yep! They eat their 60 year old wedding cake each year anniversary of their wedding and they live to tell of it.

Ann and Ken Fredericks said that they pour brandy over the dark fruitcake to moisten it and break off a piece. I wonder if they take a few sips of that brandy before eating the cake. In fact, I wonder if they take allot of sips, not just on tasting day but all the time.  Well, they do admit to drinking champagne with their yearly cake tasting. I know fruitcake is supposed to last a long time, but 60 years is odd. Anne says the cake tastes just like it did the day she and Ken were married, but their children are disgusted by the fact they still eat that cake. Yet, Anne she says it's actually quite tasty with the brandy and has never made them sick.

I wonder long frozen food is safe to eat? Most of the recommendations about frozen food, cake or not, claim that after a year or two the freezing process makes the food, not unsafe, but dry ("freezer burn") and unpalatable. Yet, Anne and Ken say that when they pour brandy on top of their cake each year to keep it moist it does stay as fresh as the day in 1955 it was baked. But then most drunks also say they pour a great deal of brandy inside themselves to preserve their body.

The story of the origin of the cake is that when Anne and Ken were married in 1955 Ann's grandmother made the cake. Most marriages never approach 60 years in length. They tend to spoil before the Fredericks' wedding cake spoils. Hmmmm The grandma is dead, and the cake still lives. What does that say about life? I guess it says for some that life really is just a piece of cake.

Ashley.com

I just learned something about  on line cheating on a spouse or what the politically correct call "a significant other". It seems allot of people are cheating and it's pretty easy to do.  There is a web site called AshleyMadison.com. a general dating site that targets people who want to cheat those they say they love. The site itself states on the its home page (I looked at it for "research" purposes only!) that, "Ashley Madison is the world's leading married dating service for discreet encounters.

Trouble for the cheaters is, it isn't as discreet as it claims. Computer hackers breached the site in order to expose the users and are beginning to share user data online.  Ashley says to its users that prospective users, "Life is short. Have an affair." Well, they also might say' Have a divorce and lose half your assets and your kids. Not only that the hackers have the users credit card info. AshleyMadison.com's owners claim 40 million users for the site. Wow! Is anyone not cheating?  No problem in knowing who the cheaters are because the hackers have posted included names, addresses and phone numbers submitted by users. The data also included descriptions of what members were seeking: "I'm looking for someone who isn't happy at home or just bored and looking for some excitement," one member wrote. "I love it when I'm called and told I have 15 minutes to get to someplace where I'll be greeted at the door with a surprise — maybe lingerie, nakedness."

No, no! That wasn't from me. It was a sample of the cheater wants. Ashley  Madison (I wonder if Ashley is a real person or just another company invention like Sarah Lee. And if Ashley is real, does she cheat too?) Ashley says its investigation into this is still ongoing and that it is "actively monitoring and investigating this situation to determine the validity of any information posted online." The company said it would "continue to devote significant resources to this effort." Uh, I think they mean, We got caught with our pants down here, but then....what do you expect?"

The hackers, who call themselves the Impact Team, demanded that Ashley take down the site as well as the companion site EstablishedMen.com (go ahead and have a thrill...click to see this one too), which "promises to connect beautiful young women with rich sugar daddies." So what is the lesson in all this? I am not sure there is only one.

Let's see. Lesson one is to cheat the old fashioned a way, you'll have less chance of being caught. Lesson two might be that morally superior types who expose others for their wrong doing are more ethically deficient that the ordinary cheater they hope to ruin. And finally, lesson three is that a whole lot of people are having more fun out there than  are you and I.

Boy Or Girl? How Can We Tell?

This might be the  beginning of the age of the end of gender identification. It seems that everywhere today the media tells us that one can pick whatever gender he/she (it?) decides is the best for the moment.  It's a bit confusing to me and  somewhat disconcerting, given I like the current distinct separation of genders. Somehow I can't look and not be confused when I see Bruce "Caitlin" Jennifer in a dress. But then we humans have to live our lives as we see best. So I wish that Jennifer guy/girl the best of luck in his new life with whatever sex he wants to be identified.

If big retailer Target has its way we might be seeing more UFO (Unidentified Flying Gender) humans.  As of now, parents or kids visiting Target will no longer have to consider their gender while shopping. The retailer announced Friday it will start removing gender based labeling in several departments, including toys, bedding and entertainment, around the store. So forget the "little girl department" or shopping for a boy's underwear in the boy's section of the store. Target will lump all those clothes into a unisex department. And it claims the decision to ban sex differentiation in kids clothes comes after receiving a great deal of "feedback and suggestions from customers". HMO Are people really demanding that Jane dress like John? I have not heard anyone demand that.

Here is the statement target released to the press about this change in policy. “As guests have pointed out, in some departments like toys, home or entertainment, suggesting products by gender is unnecessary. We heard you, and we agree. Right now, our teams are working across the store to identify areas where we can phase out gender based signal to help strike a better balance.” Oh my! Are both the boys and girls going to wear mini bras? Which one will get pregnant when becoming a big boy or big girl?

Target plans to remove pink, blue, yellow and green paper on the back of the walls to eliminate references or suggestions based on gender because gender based signs in certain areas is no longer necessary. “We never want guests or their families to feel frustrated or limited by the way things are presented,” the statement said. Huh? Are we shoppers frustrated because there are two separate departments for the little ones? I think it a logical way to make it easier to find the clothing we want to buy. I doubt shoppers will be less frustrated when all the boy and girl clothes are in the same section and all look alike.

Ok, I am exaggerating (for effect and a small bit of humor) this move by Target. It will still sell outfits for boys and outfits for girls that match traditional rules....for now, at least. But the customer will have to sift though a lot more items to find the right one for their little girl or boy. How is that more convenient for the shopper?

If I were a conspiracy theorist I would claim that first Target moves all the girl and boy items to the same section, and next it stops making sex specific items, instead, just selling unisex clothes that make little Johnny or little Frances look alike and makes them wonder if there is any difference between being male or female. Hmmm Those poor little ones won't even know what rest room to use (until they change that as well).

China's Economic Change

China has again devalued its currency, the yuan. Not only does this effect China, but the rest of the world, given China's economy is the second largest economy world-wide. But aside from that the real news about the devalued yuan is that it reflects the possible end of the "Chinese economic miracle". It also is a good move by the Chinese government because the old days of arbitrarily keeping their currency at a predetermined value is over. From now on the Chinese economy can be a more real free market one.

Basically, making the yuan cheaper is an attempt by the Chinese government to make their exports cheaper. Nations have not been buying as many of them in recent years an this is hurting that never ending growth in China's economic prosperity. The dictators know that if they can not keep making China a place of more and more wealth and consumerism, the Chinese people make begin to take exception with the dictatorship.

Just think of Asia and the rest of the world for that mater, with a China that is no longer quiet because of economic gifts to its people. It might mean a more hostile China, one in which the government uses a "them against us" mentality in order to keep the people from become dissatisfied with the dictators. In the past China has used nationalism as a pretext for blind support for the government. So with competition for foreign buyers among so many rising Asian economies, the government devalues the yaun in an attempt to get more foreign buyers of its products.

The problem is, what if that doesn't work? Will the failure of the Chinese economy to continue its growth make the Chinese people challenge the right of the dictators to continue to rule them? It would be nice if that happened.

More Politically Correct Nonsense

Here's another "I don't understand the logic of this political correctness" moment. This time it's European, not American political correctness.  It seems that the Frankfurt, Germany airport has decided women are "equal" yet need special treatment. Does that make sense? If you are a pc person it does, for political correctness says that to show we are all equal we have to give special privileges to some.

Anyway,  there are 14,000 parking spaces at Frankfurt Airport, but if you'd like one that is “bigger, nicer and closer to the terminals,” look for spots reserved for women only. Yep! Women get special spots that we male pigs are not allowed to have.  That's the pc version of equality of the sexes. The specially designed parking sections are scattered throughout the airport's parking garages, can be reserved in advance and should also be very easy to find: just look for the pink ribbon of paint on the floor marking off the wider-than-average parking spots and the pink parking garage walls that have flower graphics and signs announcing" Ladies Parking'.

Pink parking places for women is the designation. Oh, my. That smacks of stereotyping. In Germany, it is a legal requirement to provide these designated parking spaces for women so that the ladies will be closer to the terminal entrances. The parking areas are painted pink an airport spokesperson aid, “for quick and easy recognition by women drivers who are sometimes traveling with children (I guess the pc crowd thinks men never travel with small kids) as well as other drivers who should not park here; they cannot say they didn't notice the bright pink area designated for women drivers.” That sounds sexist to this male pig!

It's  also  patronizing for women to be singled out that way. And making the spots for women wider than those for men only makes it worse, because that promotes the stereotype that women are worse drivers and need more room when parking.  Gee, it's enough to make me want to put on a dress the next time I have to drive and park at the airport.