Just Went And Dun Did It Again
Purchases.
The Good.
The Bad.
And The Real Damn Ugly.
Seemingly.
Itz alwayz the Real Damn Ugly Purchases that stick like the thickest molasses to one's soul.
WalMart.
I have shopped at thiz once great retail outlet since their inception way back when in Da 305.
In the last one and half yearz WalMart has most definitely lost a loyal customer.
Especially regarding food since the 99 centz store has taken their position on Da Block.
I'm talkin the real deal 99 centz store. Where EVERYTHING is 99 centz.
Not 99 centz plus 37 centz.
Not 99 centz plus 82 centz.
But a for real 99 centz.
Large Can Mussels With Octopus In Olive Oil and Tomatoe Sauce. 99 Centz
Large Can of Herring Filets In Mustard or Hot Tomatoe Sauce. 99Centz.
Cooked Talapia With Olive Oil In Large Tear Pouches. 99 Centz
Cooked Makeral With Olive Oil In Large Tear Pouches. 99 Centz.
Fresh, Large Catfish Filets. Three To A Pack. 99 Centz
Smoked Turkey By The Pound. 99 Centz
Swiss Cheese By The Pound. 99 Centz
One Pound Bags of Raw Cashews With Sesame. 99 Centz
Eggs. 2 Dozen. $1.97
All Kinda Nutz By The Pound. 99 Centz
Large Box of Four Packs To A Container Sea Weed. Various Flavors. You Guessed It. 99 Centz
Bananas. 39 Centz A Pound
Large Haas Avocados. 49 Centz Each
Tomatoes. Big Giant and Juicy. 39 Centz A Pound
One Pound Of Ground Espresso Coffee. 99 Centz
Every Kinda Gum. Four Packz Per Package. 99 Centz
Monthly Cell Phone Service With Sim Card Adapts To Any Android. $29.00 A Month.
Meatz.
Swine Any Way Ya Want It.
Frozen Foodz Up The Kazang.
Paper Productz From T.P. To Compute Paper To Note Bookz.
Giant Packs Of A Slew Of Penz.
And No.
The Expiration Datez Are Identical To Major Food Chainz.
Yeah.
For Sure Pure Heaven.
Moving Right Along.
Back To WalMart
I bring all of thiz up not for the fact that a backpack I purchased at WalMart literally fell a part in less than a week.
Not for the pocket knife where the blade literally fell out of the knife in the fifth day of ownership.
But for an Android I purchased to work with 'Family Mobile'. The WalMart pre-paid wireless plan.
A business plan that can only have been based on deep rooted Mafia guidelines.
Now I ain't gonna lie.
For reasons beyond all my comprehension I do purchase Androids like nobodies biznez.
As in every four months.
So.
I'm in the WalMart in Flagstaff, Arizona.
I am wanting a new Android.
I check out the current inventory.
I check out a real nice Samsung. In my opinion Samsung builds a great Android phone.
I have several.
The nice Young Lady approaches to assist me.
I will at thiz point say that all of the people I have dealt with at WalMart are the best.
I will also add that to a one they all hate working for WalMart. I'll leave it at that.
I'm just a pre-paid kinda guy. In my humble pre-paid customer opinion my experience is that for the most bang for one's buck, 'Straight Talk Wireless' iz the absolute best in pre-paid cell phones. I state this from experience having tried at least 6 pre-paid cell phone planz.
45 buckz. Unlimited every fuckin thang.
All the data I can suck up in a month.
I will also state that the very worst of the worst regarding pre-paid cell phones iz 'Boost Mobile'.
As well 'Boost Mobile' could not be any more annoying.
In very very most of the very most annoying pre-paid cell phone category, nothing even comes close to 'Family Mobile'. WalMarts pre-paid cell phone nightmare.
As I am checking out 'Straight Talk Wireless' cell phones I spot a real nice Samsung. I'm there.
I go to grab it. The Electronic department sales Gal approaches me.
She starts up a conversation regarding what cell phone I am interested in.
I show her.
Then it happenz.
"If you like 'Straight Talk Wireless', you'll love 'Family Mobile', WalMarts brand of pre-paid phones. All you pay iz $12.00 today. Then at your next due billing the monthly cost iz only $28.72."
"Hmmm. Thatz pretty slick. Ya All carry thiz service featuring a Samsung phone"?
"Sorry. No Samsung for you. Instead I have thiz great 'ZTE' phone."
"Hmmm.$12.00 to activate and $28.72 a month, thatz it"?
"Yes Sir. Thatz it".
"Well damn it. Letz hook dis up."
"Not a problem Sir."
Young Lady does her thang. I'm good to go.
For me cell phones real just serve one function.
Data.
Lotz of fuckin data.
At first everythang iz AOK. I'm a happy Old Man. $28.72 a month.
Who's smarter than me?
Right?
Then it happenz.
Exactly 12 dayz from my next billing my phone iz blowing da fuck up from thiz 800 number.
I ignore this rudeness until at a point I'm receiving no less than 8 of theze callz a day.
Finally.
Withourt one iota of who the hell thiz 800 number iz I pick up the call.
The call iz a recording tellin me that my bill iz due in x amount of dayz.
Blahsey Blahsey Blahsey.
Fuck Dat.
I block the number.
The very next day I start receiving many many callz.
This time from a 520 area code.
After endless dayz of theze annoying callz I finally pick up.
Itz Wal Fuckin Mart informing me of my next payment.
I block that number.
But Oh Da Fuck No.
Now my 'ZTE' iz blowin da fuck up with texts.
If all that waz not enough.
I am simultaneously receiving texts and e-mailz.
I begin my mantra.
"Only $28.72 a month. Only $28.72 a month. Only $28.72 a month".
On and on and on.
O.K.
I get it.
Again.
Thiz annoying rectal examination iz a pre-paid.
Right?
But Oh The Fuck No.
Three dayz after the due date I walk into a Tucson WalMart to plunk down my $28.72 payment.
A very nice Young Lady in the electronics department helpz me out.
I might add at thiz point that thiz Young Lady iz not at all enthusiastic regarding 'Family Mobile'.
"Sir. You might wanna dial 611 for the exact amount".
"Young Lady the exact amount iz $28.72 a month."
"I know Sir. But really I suggest you call 611."
"O.K Young Lady I'll do it".
I dial 611.
A recording comez on the line.
"Your monthly bill iz $28.72. To re-activate your phone today iz $82,79".
"Young Lady itz tellin me I need to pay $82.79 today."
"I know Sir. I had that service. Trust me Sir. Itz even worse than that. I now have 'Straight Talk Wireless'. I'm on ATT cell through 'Straight Talk".
"Damn. Thiz suckz."
"I know Sir. Itz just another WalMart Thing. Itz horrible".
"Whatz horrible"?
"Working for WalMart. It really suckz working here".
"Your not the first person to tell me that. How long have you worked here"?
"Seven yearz. We all hate working for WalMart."
"Thank you Young Lady. I'm outta here."
"Sorry Sir".
I walk out of WalMart feeling like shit holding thiz useless 'ZTE' cell phone in my hand.
I walk for awhile.
Then I come up on a 'Radio Shack'.
Hmmm. 'Radio Shack'.
Never did business with 'Radio Shack' before.
They sell cell phonez.
I'll buy another one.
Right?
I walk in.
I explain to the Young Man behind the counter what I am dealing with and can he help me in the purchase of another cell phone.
And we're off.
The young 'Radio Shack' Dude goes into thiz fast lickety salez pitch regarding thiz 'Samsung Gallexy 4' phone.
I'm like cool.
I like Samsung.
Thiz baby iz big enough to actually write thiz insane blog on. I'm sold.
Lock Stock and Barrel.
$125.00 out da door.
I'm an owner.
I'm there.
The Young Man disappears into the stock room.
Comez back out.
"Sir. We are out of stock.
But not a problem.
Pay for it now.
I will drive to Oro Valley, the other store and pick it up for you. You can come back later".
"Uhmmm.
No.
I don't leave money anywhere without walkin away with my purchase."
"Really Sir.
Thiz iz 'Radio Shack'. Everything iz on the up and up."
"I'm sure.
Thang iz.
Ain't happening.
Let me look around."
I see a real sleek 'Kyocera'. 40 buckz. 40 buckz a month. 'Boost Mobile'.
"Young Man. I like that 'Kyocera' over there. Big screen. 40 buckz a month. 40 buckz for the phone."
"I really do not recommend' Kyocera' Sir.
They are bad phonez."
"Hmmm. I'll take my chances".
The Young Man fetches the phone from out of the stock room. Hookz it up for me.
Now off to the Motel 6.
I receive veteranz discountz and Senior Citizens discountz for a very nice room.
I start playing with my new phone when I notice it iz for sure a 'Kyocera'. Just not the 'Kyocera' that I wanted.
Talk about Major Bait and Switch.
Shame Shame Shame.
On You 'Radio Shack'.
As well the phone startz to act up.
Back to the 'Radio Shack' I go.
But Oh The Fuck No.
A fast talking slickety slick manager playz with my 'Kyocera' piece of crap phone.
Wham. Slam. Fuckin. Bam.
Handz the piece of crap back to me with some slickety slick salez spiel.
I am at thiz point exhausted.
Out the door I go.
Two dayz later 'Boost Mobile' iz up my ass with text message's informing me on how much data I am burning through with their unlimited data plan and that at any fuckin moment I will go from 4G to the absolute slowest of 3G.
Fuck me.
Now at thiz point I have all the receipts from the credit card, the store.
I have all of the paper work and bookletz regarding this piece of crap phone.
What I do not have iz the BOX.
Into 'Radio Shack' I go.
The sad Ripoff conclusion of all thiz iz that Slickety Slick Sales Manager will not exchange the phone, which by thiz time iz Mal Da Fuck Functioning.
I am now stuck with thiz major piece of crap for the reason of not havin the fuckin BOX.
Conclusion.
'Radio Shack' az far az I am concerned Ya All are nothing but Fast Talking Shieterz, who can fall in love.
Kiss my ass.
And call it a romance.
So much for my first and last 'Radio Shack' purchase.
Oh yeah.
I will be purchasing another cell phone.
A Samsung on 'Straight Talk Wireless'.
Yeah.
Welcome to my life.
Now. On To The World.
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As Apple Share Prices Tumble From Marz, people can not get their hands on these phones fast enough.
China can not get their hands on these phones fast enough.
I have seen the new IPhone selling for as much as $1200.00 a piece in China.
The Chinese love these new Apples for the fact that their screens have finally come into the 21st Century regarding size.
This is a major factor for the Chinese due to their written language being so very large.
Thing is at this point in time it is illegal to own these new babies right now in China.
I'll stick with my Androids. Thank you very much.
Dollar for dollar Android offers a whole lot more for a whole lot less.
All the App's one could possibly want for free.
Our markets closed a bit up today.
But the talk on da street is that people are getting ready for the markets to take a dump as soon as the Fed stops feeding it.
A big wait and see.
On the Syrian front.
Missiles.
Bombs.
Tearing it up.
Boots on the ground.
No boots on the ground.
Again America.
Our Military Aircraft blowing it the fuck up means that we have boots on the ground.
Not a lot of boots on the ground.
Just enough to rescue any of American down pilots.
Now Britain is thinking about getting into this air borne fracus and frey.
About time.
ISIS has no love what so ever for Britain.
As far as this country goes regarding boots on the ground.
The only American boots that make any sense are small units of Special Forces.
My realty.
This is not our war.
To assist in the air.
No problem.
It is time that other countries learn to take care of themselves.
As well for Europe do do one damn thing to assist in this battle against Jihad.
That said.
Islamic Extremism is most definitely a major threat on this planet and must be exterminated.
I would very much like to see Europe jump on board in this global battle.
Britain.
One of yours was be-headed.
Where your planes?
Where your boots?
France.
One of yours was just nabbed.
Where your planes?
Where your Boots?
That is all I have to say regarding boots on the ground.
More importantly.
Good afternoon Mr. President.
You are looking very Presidential Sir.
That said Sir.
Ya might wanna just change coffee cup holding to another hand Sir.
I can only imagine all the muss and fuss disembarking any Air Force One Aircraft.
You just got caught in the moment Sir.
My Marines understand.
Regarding your speech at the U.N. Mr. President.
Kept it 100% Sir.
I gotta tell Ya America.
I'm on board regarding The Presidents statements that somehow Israel and Palestine can some day live in peace.
Side by side.
Just alone for the simple fact that this occurrence is way over due.
The President also stated that it is absolutely wrong that innocent Israeli's are killed due to Hamas rockets.
If all of these fractured religious factions want war.
So be it.
That is between them.
Not us.
Now if they want to bring their hate and killing onto our soil.
Fuck em.
They dust.
Die hard.
Die slow.
Die screaming.
As the President outlined.
In my words.
These factions are nothing but festering puss filled plaques on this planet.
As far as religions go.
For myself and seemingly for The President how one gets to the Lord is not the problem or the question.
For the simple fact is that these folk are getting with God.
Whoever their Beautiful God is.
You gettin with the Lord. You gettin with the Lord.
Straight up.
Whatever road one chooses is absolutely AOK in my book.
Cause Jack.
You gettin with God.
Enough of the hate.
The division.
The racism.
I have stated this before.
President Barack Hussein Obama' death threats are up 400%.
What I have never stated before is the reason as far as I see it.
Down to one damn thing.
Color.
The color of this man's skin.
This fact literally sickens me.
Unfortunately it's the truth.
Look.
I am not, nor have I ever been in total agreement with this President.
But for sure.
I have nothing but the utmost respect for this man.
In case Ya All have not noticed.
He is in his second term.
That is not by chance.
With the world on it's edge.
As a country we all must at this time back our President.
By the way Sir.
You damn ass took it Putin.
Great job Sir.
As far as I am concerned.
It is politics that are tearing this country up.
Shredding everything in it's path.
America.
It is more than time to unite as one.
To find peace and harmony as Americans with each other.
I know that statement will surely have some pundit on Fox News claiming dream land for me.
That's Awaight.
Then lets dream on together as a nation and aim for unity and not division.
Fox is my major news source regarding the bought and sold.
As always
Realclearworld.com is my main source of news.
Phew.
Gotta be the longest blog I have ever written.
So much more to say.
For another day.
Ryan. Out.
From my friends at Realclearworld.com another what I thought to be a great article.
File this one under 'Who Woulda Thunk'?
I hope Ya All enjoy.
China Thinks It Can Defeat America in Battle
But Beijing seems to be overlooking U.S. submarines
By David Axe
The bad news first. The People’s Republic of China now believes it can successfully prevent the United States from intervening in the event of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan or some other military assault by Beijing.
Now the good news. China is wrong—and for one major reason. It apparently disregards the decisive power of America’s nuclear-powered submarines.
Moreover, for economic and demographic reasons Beijing has a narrow historical window in which to use its military to alter the world’s power structure. If China doesn’t make a major military move in the next couple decades, it probably never will.
The U.S. Navy’s submarines—the unsung main defenders of the current world order—must hold the line against China for another 20 years. After that, America can declare a sort of quiet victory in the increasingly chilly Cold War with China.
How China Wins
The bad news came from Lee Fuell, from the U.S. Air Force’s National Air and Space Intelligence Center, during Fuell’s testimony before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission earlier this year.
For years, Chinese military planning assumed that any attack by the People’s Liberation Army on Taiwan or a disputed island would have to begin with a Pearl Harbor-style preemptive missile strike by China against U.S. forces in Japan and Guam. The PLA was so afraid of overwhelming American intervention that it genuinely believed it could not win unless the Americans were removed from the battlefield before the main campaign even began.
A preemptive strike was, needless to say, a highly risky proposition. If it worked, the PLA just might secure enough space and time to defeat defending troops, seize territory and position itself for a favorable post-war settlement.
But if China failed to disable American forces with a surprise attack, Beijing could find itself fighting a full-scale war on at least two fronts: against the country it was invading plus the full might of U.S. Pacific Command, fully mobilized and probably strongly backed by the rest of the world.
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That was then. But after two decades of sustained military modernization, the Chinese military has fundamentally changed its strategy in just the last year or so. According to Fuell, recent writings by PLA officers indicate “a growing confidence within the PLA that they can more-readily withstand U.S. involvement.”
The preemptive strike is off the table—and with it, the risk of a full-scale American counterattack. Instead, Beijing believes it can attack Taiwan or another neighbor while also bloodlessly deterring U.S. intervention. It would do so by deploying such overwhelmingly strong military forces—ballistic missiles, aircraft carriers, jet fighters and the like—that Washington dare not get involved.
The knock-on effects of deterring America could be world-changing. “Backing away from our commitments to protect Taiwan, Japan or the Philippines would be tantamount to ceding East Asia to China’s domination,” Roger Cliff, a fellow at the Atlantic Council, said at the same U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission hearing in January.
Worse, the world’s liberal economic order—and indeed, the whole notion of democracy—could suffer irreparable harm. “The United States has both a moral and a material interest in a world in which democratic nations can survive and thrive,” Cliff asserted.
Fortunately for that liberal order, America possesses by far the world’s most powerful submarine force—one poised to quickly sink any Chinese invasion fleet. In announcing its readiness to hold off the U.S. military, the PLA seems to have ignored Washington’s huge undersea advantage.
The Silent Service
It’s not surprising that Beijing would overlook America’s subs. Most Americans overlook their own undersea fleet—and that’s not entirely their own fault. The U.S. sub force takes pains to avoid media coverage in order to maximize its secrecy and stealth. “The submarine cruises the world’s oceans unseen,” the Navy stated on its Website.
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