Some thoughts. First your computers. I switched from Microsoft to Linux (ubuntu) several years ago. Its free, updates itself regularly, good forum for help, etc. Never looked back. If you have a computer you can mess with I would suggest just installing Ubuntu. You can google - install ubuntu on a microsoft computer and get a lot of help. What it amounts to is downloading ubuntu onto a memory stick and then booting with it and its a done deal! then all you have to do is load it up with software and you are on your way. And, again, ITS ALL FREE! Ubuntu has a good forum for help. You will never look back.

I wonder, how you getting along with the VA? The girl who is taking care of me decided that I was getting too old to be too weak so she sent me to another girl to get me fixed. Damn well killed me and my wife was right in there agreeing with all they have done to me so far. When I started I swear they were trying to get me to suicide with some of the stuff I had to do but, now, I can actually getup easier amongst other stuff. My problem is memory. I always ask if they have "the pill" and they always say no with "but millions are working on it". The other day I asked and was told that there are a lot of pills that may, or may not, work but most have problems and then they listed the problems. I do not want any that 'may' work - too dangerous! (I am a bit cowardly). But, all in all, the VA actually takes care of me pretty good. My only real problem is that they have me eating a LOT of pills for this and that.

I could easily whine about the government forever and never duplicate myself. Its why I am so enthused about the commission thing. The trick is to go in and ask every person working for gov to explain what their job is and how they do it. I suspect that they could get rid of half the people working there with that alone (when they did it in the 40's they cut costs by something like almost 50%). Its like people that are programmers. The VA, for instance, used to have one place to log in. Now they have three ways to log in. Waste of time and effort but they had nothing better to do. Same thing locally. Port Angeles (where I live) is replacing a large parking lot. When its done it will be 'modernized' but will be, basically, the same thing they spent over a million dollars "fixing" although they are going to have places to load up EV's which they don't have yet. I see stuff happening all the time simply because they have money they must spend. Our state highway department is constantly doing something to highways that is a waste of time and money. Drives me nuts.

I think I mentioned the simple fact that the military has been ordered to do a study of where and why their money goes. Its now been several years and there is yet no information available (and, I suspect, never will be). Every now and then somebody in congress ask how its going and, as far as I can tell, they don't even get that!

The Military, incidentally, especially the Navy have created messes that they don't talk about, don't admit to and its pretty bad. There is an ammunition dump that has really serious problems. i have often wondered what would happen if something went bang but I know it wouldn't be pretty.

I do know that there is a lot of talk about what happens to the military if Trump gets in. Actually there is a lot of talk about a lot of things if he gets in. As far as I am concerned Biden is working very hard to make sure he doesn't win. If he does it will be a miracle. I will vote for him but the whole thing scares the crap out of me. I suspect the best thing would be if he wins and dies a year or two later and we have a female president and, hopefully, she does well she will have been in training for several years which may help.

Later!