On the recommendation of General Keith Kellogg this past week, I check out the late Senator and President John F. Kennedy book from the library. It was written in 1956 called “Profiles In Courage.” Having grown up with a larger than life version of President Kennedy, I started reading immediately (also, the book “John F. Kennedy and PT-109” was a highlight in my early school reading years). Oh how the Democratic Party has changed … and in my opinion, “progressively” for the worse.
My summary goes like this and applies equally to all who are in public service:
It’s not always politically wise to take positions and make decisions based on what is best for one personal career or short term gains … but to make the often difficult decision that is best for one’s country. Those who are elected to political parties are always being tugged this way or that based on loud voices and personal survival in elected office … but it take courage for patriots to make the best decisions the country as a whole.
Loved this @Rainmaker1973 X.com post about digital storage and in particular USB flash drives (also enjoyed the photo):
Nope. Paradoxically (and theoretically), the more you save on a flash drive, the lighter it gets.
USB drives use Flash memory, which means the the ones and zeros of the data are stored on transistors.
When you save data, a binary zero is set by charging the float gate of the transistor, and a binary one is set by removing the charge.
To charge it, we add electrons, and the mass of each electron is 0.00000000000000000000000000091 grams.
This means that an empty USB drive (which mostly holds zeros) weighs more than a full USB drive (which has ones and zeros). Add data, reduce the weight.
After a long and steady battle with the Internet connections at the condo over our Thanksgiving vacation in Florida, the fight is finally over.
The pain of returning the hardware Xfinity sent was enough to make me scream (long wait JUST to return something) … but after tossing the Netgear R7000 router and replacing with a refurbished Eero Pro mesh router it solved the problem (a new modem or xFi gateway was not needed).
Waiting about 40 minutes just to return and the previous speed test – note the upload speed is terrible!
Since this week’s weeks MyDesultoryBlog.com posts include a couple end of the month personal and private family posts, it seemed like a good time add test post filler … especially after backing up and updating the Linux server Wednesday evening.
Here’s a photo from the condo kitchen update that I sent to Taylor in a message after his range hood microwave stopped working last week. Hm … perhaps I should touch base with him to see what he is doing to either fix or replace it?
Perhaps there are a few Republicans in your circles struggling with selecting a GOP Presidential Candidate for 2024?
Sometimes, if I listen really carefully, I can hear in my head the fragments of a dialogue between two voices capturing the ambivalence thoughtful conservatives feel about their current political choices. Yes, I’m hearing voices so you might not want to take anything I say seriously. But before you demand my immediate institutionalization, at least listen to the conversation, and, as Donald Trump builds an unassailable lead in the barely-started-but-already-apparently-over Republican primary, ask yourself if maybe you might not be hearing the same things. It goes like this:
Fleece vest-wearing conservative: “How can you possibly vote for Trump?”
MAGA hat-wearing conservative: “How can you possibly not vote for Trump?”
Fleece vest: “I’m sorry, you’re going to have to explain yourself.”
“Come Sail Away” is today’s Music Monday song by Styx. It took me back to hanging out in the dorm room with my roommate and listening to music. Was life less stressful back then … or is it just the rose color glasses perspective of time (probably the later)?
