Sunday, October 8, 2023

And they ask me why I go fishing so much...

 


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Thursday, October 5, 2023

Gathering the Fish Slayers of Northeast Kansas...

 As usual, I'm running a little late.

I still intend on introducing to the 4th member of our little fishing club, Shawn, but I figured I'd better get last Sunday's trip off the table while it's still semi-fresh in my mind.

As usual it all started out fueling up and picking up a couple bags of ice around 5:00 am then I was off to gather up the crew.

You know you have good grandkids if they're willing to get up at 5:30 on a Sunday morning to hang out with you.

Anyway, the trip we left Topeka, headed north to Nebo State Lake just a little east of Holton. Took dirt roads to Valley Falls where we tried a couple spots on the Deleware. South to the Lecompton boat ramp on the Kansas river, then ended up back in town on the Kansas river off of Lower Silver Lake Road.

All the and we only ended up with three fish, a frog, and several minnows the kids caught by hand. And yes, Jack was a little pissed when I wouldn't let him take them home with him.

Sorry Jack.

So, instead of me babbleing on about it I thought maybe I'd just post a few photos I took along the way. 

















I'm going to have to ask you guys to bear with me as I struggle to remember how the whistles and bells on the ol blog work.

I wanted to run the phots side by side.

Well, that didn't happen.

Anyway, that pretty much wraps up another exciting gathering of our exclusive "Fish Slayers of Northeast Kansas" club.

Till next time...

Kevin McGinty


Monday, October 2, 2023

Friday, September 29, 2023

Meet Brenden...

 Today I'd like to introduce to what I like to refer to as the goof of the bunch. This kid is quick with some off the wall wise crack regardless of the situation.

Brenden is 14-years-old and has some really big hopes and dreams. Here while back he was talking about applying for a part-time job at McDonalds. Hey, a kid's gotta start somewhere, right?

Anyway, I asked him if he'd ever heard back from them and he told me he had but they said he wasn't qualified for the job. 

Not qualified? But Brenden, McDonald's hires and trains thousands of kids every year. He said he understood that but he had applied for a managers position.

He want's to take advanced math classes in school to help prepare himself for when he goes to work for NASA.

I remember when I was looking for my first can as a kid I was looking for $200 and $300 jewels. Granted, that was a long time ago.

Not Brenden, he's looking at new car ads on his phone. In his way of thinking there's no reason he should buy something somebody else either didn't want or had so many problems with they got rid of it. 

He does have a point but he also completely glosses over the fact that he has zero visible means of actually paying for one.

And that my friends is why I say the kid has big hopes and dreams and also why I refer to him as a goof.


Brenden's a good kid, he's a lot of help out on the river, and a vital part of this little club of ours...

Kevin McGinty


Thursday, September 28, 2023

Introducing the charter members of our little club...

 I suppose if I'm going to be talking about this little fishing club of ours I probably ought to start off by introducing you to our charter members.

I'll go ahead and start with the youngest and work my way up from there.

At 4-years-old, Jack aka Jack Attack is possibly the rowdiest of the bunch. He's a ball of fire and depending on where we're going he's usually the first one to the river of creek bank. He does have a problem staying focused on the task at hand which is supposed to be the pursuit of those elusive channel cats.


 I put a 1 oz. sinker (no hook yet) on his little fishing pole so he could practice casting it and he's actually getting pretty good at it. He's convinced he's ready for a hook and really wants to bait it himself. I'm not so sure.

It doesn't usually take all that long before he loses interest in casting his line either into the water or getting it tangled up in the bushes and he's ready to go exploring.

There's never a shortage of clam shells which have become his sea shell collection. He gets a kick out of finding an occasional snail shell. But his all time favorite and prized collection has to be the dinosaur bones he's collected along the way.

I always pack a cooler full of sodas, juices, and other assorted what nots but he prefers to chomp on the ice.

Weird kid.

For several reasons I've avoided taking his two older sisters with us, mainly because I wanted to see how Jack was going to handle it. Anyway, I asked him last week if we should take the girls along with us.

He got quiet, then he looked at me and said, "Pop-Pop" I think it'd be okay as long as they wore their life jackets in case the fall in the water.

I could be that our little fishing club will be gaining a couple new members in the coming weeks...

Kevin McGinty


Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Introducing the charter members of our exclusive "Fish Slayers of Northeast Kansas" club...

 Good morning boys and girls. 

A lot of things have changed since we last spoke.

For instance, in the last two years my entire view of the world and my priorities have all changed drastically.

As far as the world goes, well, there's nothing I can do to keep it from going straight to hell and to tell you the truth, I just don't give a damn anymore.

My wife and I have both had major, life altering health challenges we've had to deal with and in the last month we've become great-grandparents.

Obviously, my plan to stay young and vibrant forever has failed miserably so I've decided to spend whatever time I have left on the world of ours hanging out with my grandkids.

In the crazy world they're growing up in I want to give them something to look forward to and some day down the road something to look back on and put a smile on their faces.

I want em  to remember back when their crazy ass grandpa drug them out of bed ar 5:00 in the morning in search of those elusive channel cats he's always chasing.

I want em to remember watching the sun come up from some river bank I drug them to before the sun came up. 


I want em to remember slipping and sliding in the mud.

I want em to remember packing and unpacking the truck as we head from one fishing hole to the next.

I want em to remember the frustration of not catching anything and the excitement of finally landing a big one.

I want em to remember the dirt roads we traveled and the wild turkeys and the deer we've seen along the way.

And I want em to always remember grandpa bitching at them to put down their phones.

Yeah, I want em to remember it all.

So, every other weekend I make the rounds, pick them up and head out to whatever river or creek suits me on that particular day and make a day of it.

Sometimes we're successful and sometimes we're not.

They don't know it yet but catching those elusive channel cats really isn't really the point.

The point of the whole thing is building memories.

Because when it's all said and done material things and assorted stuff will come and go but memories, if done right can last em a lifetime...

Kevin McGinty





Monday, April 24, 2023

 Back The Blue



For a long time now, law enforcement has been attacked by the radical left.  There's bad apples (in a manner of speaking) in all walks of life all across the board - does that mean that the entire human population needs to be exterminated? Common sense has to enter sometime.  

We need our law enforcement. 

Yes there are some law enforcement officers who have zero business being in law enforcement, but what about the decent honorable men and women in law enforcement?!  

It is honorable to see several Back the Blue flags on people's automobiles, in front yards of houses.  This movement caught the attention of our state lawmakers.

Just this afternoon while combing the net for blog topics, our own local KSNT has this article. 

https://www.ksnt.com/capitol-bureau/back-the-blue-license-plates-approved-in-kansas/

'Back the Blue' license plates approved in Kansas

Yes, our Governor Kelly penned off on House Bill 2346 for Back the Blue license plates. 

This is a good thing but much more needs to be done to show the due respect that law enforcement deserves.  

Monday, April 17, 2023

Babies Lives Matter!


https://www.krqe.com/news/crime/closing-arguments-jury-deliberation-expected-in-alexis-avila-child-abuse-trial/

Not related to the current political drama. I've been following the story of a Hobbs, New Mexico teen mother who tossed her newborn into a trash dumpster last year January.  Surveillance cameras caught the horrible crime on camera which made it easy for law enforcement to arrest the teen mother.  If you know the desert, the winters in the desert are more than bone chilling.

After she tossed the trash bag with her newborn baby into the dumpster, several hours had passed.  Three scavenger people rummaging through the bin heard the infant crying.  All three scavengers desperately searched the bin and it's contents and they found the baby.  They called 911 and cared for the baby until first responders came.  The baby survived.

The teen father had no idea his girlfriend was pregnant and as the story unfolded, I believe him to be telling the truth on that.  The baby is living with the teen father and his family.  She claimed that she didn't realize she was pregnant and when she had the baby, she was at her home.  She claimed to not remember anything of what she did after the baby was born, that she blacked out. 

I'm not trying to position myself in judgement over her.  If I had been on that jury, I would have asked these questions of her:  

1. What frightened you so much that you felt you had no where to turn for assistance?

2. Knowing you had a living breathing baby, how could you place him in a trash bag with trash in it and hurl the bag into a trash dumpster?

3. Do you value life in general?

Her sentencing is coming up May 1st. 

Do I believe that she should be in jail, yes.  With that said, everyone has a soul that needs redemption. We all have fallen short and are all sinners.  It is my sincere hope that while the teen mother is in prison that she receive much needed counseling and genuine Christian intervention to help guide her. 

I pray that somehow there be some much needed healing for all parties concerned.  If Jesus could reform the murderous Saul of Tarsus (turned into Apostle Paul), there is hope for the teen mother and every sinner.



Wednesday, April 12, 2023

United States of America? Not if the Democrats have anything to say about that!


The Democrats are more concerned about investigating things that take them away from what they were elected to do...which is working for the people.  There's many things that the Government (both state and national) can work on to improve the lives of the tax paying American citizens.  The list is endless.

The Democrats feel themselves above all rules.  There are many events prior to the Tennessee expulsions where the Democrats have conducted themselves above the rules that they oppress the Republicans with.  What?! The Democrats are oppressors? Surely not!  Yes! Democrat oppressors exist even in this current day!!  Democrats pretty much own the mainstream media and social media which peddles Democratic lies to the public.

The Democrats are hellbent on destroying America and their faithful followers are nothing but brainless drones.  The phrase "you can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make it drink" comes to mind.

Kevin and Safe over these many years have been trying to reach out to the population with their straight forward common sense blogs.  Well, being that Freedom of Speech is still intact, these blogs will continue....much to the horror of the oppressive Democrats.


Friday, March 31, 2023

Untitled

Condensed and final edit.... Sometimes my thoughts are a "work in progress"... so I ask for patience.

The Democrats are rejoicing over this indictment, but for all of the wrong reasons.  Oh we got Trump this time.... I have never seen such an incredibly blind bunch of deliberately mislead political bullies. 

I can go on and on with colorful adjectives to describe the Democrats, but you know all the adjectives...

This is what I have to say... Is Donald Trump a saint - hell no but I'd rather have him in office than the communistic socialistic (you can fill in the rest of the adjectives) Democrats.  

They need to visit the Bible, they need to read and apply this particular passage to their own selves... 

(King James Version) John 8:1 - 17... talks about how the scribes and Pharisees tried to trap Jesus into judging an adulterous woman. His reply - He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. One by one all who had stones dropped their stones and walked away.  

I know that we are in times of uncertainty but, yes there is a but in this story that is unfolding before our eyes.  It is hard not to be afraid, but we must remain calm and diligent.  We need to act instead of "react".  

In the Book of Matthew, Jesus's Parable of the Weeds is something we need to look at.  

Matthew 13:24 - 30 (NIV)  The Parable of the Weeds talks of the enemy sowing weeds among the good seed in the field.  The owner's instructions to his servants: Matthew 13:30 "Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat and bring it into my barn." In this Jesus is talking about the second death for evil doers.  See Revelations, reference second death.  The Democrats are drunk with hatred, self absorption of themselves, and they are the epitome of extreme deception.   No, the Democrats aren't satan, but they are satan's demons.  

Safe is right, we need to be in prayer.  We also need to put on the full armor of God - reference the Book of Ephesians, Chapter 6.  We need to strengthen our faith and trust in God.  We've all read the book, we all know how things end for satan and his demons.  Things may look bleak currently, but in the end - evil will lose bigly.  Things of this world are only temporal.  

Looking back in history, comparisons, etc.... President Richard Nixon - yes he came close to impeachment.  Watergate was all the buzz in the 1970's.  Bill Clinton - was impeached but remained in office.  The Monica Lewinsky scandal was all the buzz in the 1990's.  Those two men were not as dogged as what the Democrats have been and are still currently doing to Donald Trump.  

Why do they hate Donald Trump so much??  Well at one time, he was a Democrat and one of their biggest financial supporters... then to the horror of the Democrats, he switched to Republican and fair and square defeated Hillary Clinton.  I believe that the hatred the Democrats have towards Donald Trump goes far deeper than just switching political affiliations.  For every finger pointing the Democrats to at Donald Trump, they seem to be oblivious to the number of fingers pointing back at them. 

Kevin is right, we're losing America as we knew it.






Sunday, March 26, 2023

Electric Vehicles and Self-Driving Vehicles

Nothing new on the Washington DC front... they're still after Donald Trump.  

Handsome Hubby n' me went to a car show yesterday that was over at The Pad on N. Topeka Blvd.  It was nice to see the classics, the hot rods, there was one rat rod there and yes, there was one 100% totally electric Ford F150 truck.  Just me, but I feel that new truck was out of place over at the car show.  It had it's hood up and all I saw was an empty cavity where the engine should be.  Now I'm not knocking Ford or any other brand of vehicle... however, I'm not a fan of these 100% electric vehicles.  Also, I am not a fan of these vehicles that can drive themselves - I'll get to my reason for that after my rant on 100% electric vehicles.

Electric vehicles need to be plugged in.  Is your house able to support the drain it would take to charge your vehicle at home?  Are you prepared to be paying higher electric bills to run your appliances, heating and cooling, etc., at home with having to charge this vehicle along with running everything? That's something to think about.  If this thing takes hold, will we be able to live comfortably in our own homes?

Ok, onto the self-driving vehicles.  Those are totally creepy! Think about this.  They're run on computer.  No computer is immune from being hacked! Not trying to sound apocalyptic here but imagine if you will... you and your family on a nice drive to whatever your destination is... someone hacks into your self-driving vehicle and you have zero control! What do you do? Sounds like a nightmare. 

I'd rather stay with my gasoline fueled vehicle!


Friday, March 17, 2023

Did you remember to wear green today?

 Did you remember to wear green today?  Well if not... you might still be safe.... if you have some green in your wallet that is. (giggles). Just pin a dollar bill to your shirt and you're covered.

Kevin invited me to help out with blogs.  I accepted. Thank you Kevin. 

Things are getting crazier as time marches on with Biden in office.  Sometimes I feel we're somehow in an alternate reality but no, just take off the eye glasses, clean them and take a look around. It's worse than just frightening!  Biden has the country headed for a colossal train wreck but with how he talks, we're fine.  Yeah right, when it begins to snow in July in Kansas!  

The Republican Party best find a strong Republican for the 2024 election or we'll see another 4 years of Biden/Harris.... provided Biden lives through a 2nd term without croaking.  I'm not so certain if Donald Trump will win in 2024 but if he does win, he'll try to fix things like he tried in his 1 term in office.  He really did try.

There really needs to be an age limit set on people who run for President (and also for Congress)... and Congress needs to have term limits!

There's lots in the headlines in the news papers and media - the Democrats are still after Donald Trump - it's their life's goal instead of working for the American tax payer like they're supposed to be doing. 

The weekend is upon us.  The usual errands of grocery shopping, laundry, etc. is on tap.... but don't forget to make time to do something fun.  

Hugs, Rikki

Thursday, November 10, 2022

So I know you're all waiting for my analysis LOL

Are Ameriican voters stupid? Yup. 

Pennsylvania actually elected a dead guy to the state legislature. And elected a brain dead deadbeat hulking neanderthal to the Senate. So yeah, there's some pretty stupid people out there, stupid defined as democrat. New York decided they liked out of control crime and elected a pro crime governor. Arizona went pretty much all blue and is trying to rob Kari of the elections she won. California re-elected Grusome Newsome, no surprise. Worst governor in America.

Abortion was on the ballot and passed pretty much everywhere it was. Voters raised minimum wage in several states. 

What's wrong with these people? Who knows. They have turned their backs on God for one thing. America is living in the days of Noah, where every man did what was right in his own eyes. 

This election shows us that America could be declining beyond hope of recovery. People are greedy, envious. Demanding those who work and earn share the fruits of their labors with those who refuse to work. Blaming the people who create the jobs for their troubles, instead of looking at their own lives and getting busy improving themselves. We have a Marxist president, and many members of congress.

I'm old enough to remember when communists were hated and exposed wherever they were found. It was accepted their goal was to overthrow our government. They were always known to be evil people. These days they run our country. Tailgunner Joe McCarthy was right, you know. He called it like it was and got destroyed by the communists who ran the media and hollywood. FDR had communists in his cabinet and was just an old Bolshevik at heart.

Is it any wonder we are seeing what we are? Sexual perversion is now normal. Actually enforced by law. Call a her a him and get cancelled. 

We're looking at the end times, friends. We don't know when, but America and in fact the world are declining fast. The heathens are winning. Be prepared. Look to your families, your friends, your church and God.

But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God— having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people.

They are the kind who worm their way into homes and gain control over gullible women, who are loaded down with sins and are swayed by all kinds of evil desires, always learning but never able to come to a knowledge of the truth. Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these teachers oppose the truth. They are men of depraved minds, who, as far as the faith is concerned, are rejected. 

2 Timothy 3


Thursday, August 25, 2022

Let's talk about student loans, or buying votes as it should be called.

 OK. I decided to post up a blog. Just because. I know folks still look at America's Blog. And I know Kevin has a lot on his plate right now and doesn't really have the time to mess with the toy store. So here we go.

So the commies spend a few hundred billion of our tax dollars to buy votes from deadbeats who don't want to pay back their legal obligations. Not surprising.

What I'm tired of hearing is these commie rat bastards defending this unconstitutional and illegal action by claiming the Trump tax cuts "weren't paid for". This exposes their Marxist beliefs. Using tax dollars to pay back deadbeat's loans takes money directly from the treasury. Tax dollars paid into it now used to pay back loans. That money must be borrowed from somewhere to return to the treasury. That took our money we already paid and redistributed it to a bunch of deadbeats to buy votes. 

Tax cuts don't remove money paid into the treasury. The let you keep more of your own money instead of handing it over to the government at the point of a gun. It's not their money. It's your money. It doesn't have to be "paid for". The appropriate thing is for government to reduce spending to offset it. Like don't pay deadbeat's loans. Don't send hundreds of millions to a corrupt Ukraine to fight a proxy war. Don't hand over hundreds of millions to phony solar companies set up just for the purpose of grifting money without producing anything.

Tax cuts, the Trump cuts, the Reagan cuts, the JFK cuts all produced the same results. They stimulated a stagnant economy, made it grow leaps and bounds. Jobs were created. Businesses grew. Companies returned money they had offshored. And revenues to the government increased exponentially. Despite the lies from the commies, they work.

But the left, being a bunch of Marxists, believes all money belongs to them, to be distributed as they see fit. They see you keeping any of your own money as theft from them. That's the basic tenet of Marxism. Collectivism. It all belongs to them, to be managed as they see fit. Which is also the reason it never works.

But America is filled with greedy, lazy mooches who think they are entitled to your hard-earned dollars. Just because. And that's why they get away with this crap. We've raised a generation of losers. Not all of them. But too many. And they'll be the death of America if they are allowed to continue. Not outside forces. Not crazy muslims. Not Iran dropping a nuke on us. But our own people, indoctrinated and educated by Marxist from Kindergarten on. They'll burn the whole thing to the ground, then stand in the ashes waiting for their next meal, oblivious to what they did.

Let's hope there's enough patriotic Americans to vote these commie rat bastards out of office and take our country back. Again. And restore sanity. Hope so. I'm cautiously optimistic. 

Probably the last thing I need right now...

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