472 the point is in the doing

Last year was my year of "Less is More." If history has any precedence, that means I'll be getting rid of a bunch of stuff this year. These yearly themes tend to take a while to gel for me.

This year? The year of "Fair breezes and trade winds." Why? Well, I wanted it to be about sailing, but I find that it's more fun if you leave a little wiggle room for the universe to figure things out. So this leaves open the idea that, well, some other kind weather assists might happen, but also, a destination like Hawaii could happen. We'll see.

This quote is from a man building a schooner (see top picture). He's been at it for close to 40 years. Since his late 40s. He's now in his eighties. He's hoping to go for a sail by his nineties, but also... He has recognized that he doesn't care so much about the sailing, perhaps, he's enjoying the building.

There's some wisdom about life's struggles there. I've had this thought for a while: if we achieve the things we're striving for, what then? 

What other screencraps have been hanging out on my phone?

Guys, I finally figured out in concise terms why the Democrats have such a hard time getting anything passed in Congress, and why Republicans can get so many devious things done, despite being a minority.

Here's the deal: both parties actually work for rich people. 

Democrats rely upon poor people's votes, so they make a bunch of promises about lifting up poor people, but then they complain they can't get anything done because of the sinister Republicans.

Republicans rely upon racist votes, but also, rely upon the idea that every American is a temporarily embarrassed millionaire. They get stuff done for rich people, and while they're doing it, Democrats go along, saying, "well, if we want to get anything done, we've all got to cooperate."

So at the end of the day, rich people get their way, and everyone else gets a bunch of baloney.

Also, Republicans tend to spike the economy then blame it on the next (Democrat) administration. So when you hear "Biden Inflation" think "Grump Robbery."

Did you know the state used to have minimum speed limits? A local town couldn't ask motorists to go any slower.

That's changed, and now SF is slowing some streets down. It's not exactly car-free, and I can't remember the last time I rolled down Haight or Valencia at high speed, but, you know, it's a move in the right direction-ish.


Tampon manufacturers already knew this one.

Peace out.


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