Happy Festivus, All!
In what has become a tradition for me over the last several years, this will be the first time my Festivus post hasn’t been over at The Piedmont Chronicles.
Also, there’s a new addition. No less vital than the yearly Airing of Grievances is the all-too-important Feats of Strength. I’ve worked on developing a few of these in what I hope will become a yearly tradition. Look for pictures next year as I’ll be competing in these games against my wife & daughter.
Festivus Feats of Strength
- throwing big rock the farthest
- running while carrying large, awkward-to-handle piece of furniture
- holding above head 60-lb bag of concrete the longest
- Indian leg-wrestling
- hole digging competition
- and a few others
I really don’t think the girls will stand a chance against me.
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And before we get into my list, let’s take a look at at some of the highlights from Dr. Rand Paul’s list:
Almost $20 million the Federal Aviation Administration spent to renovate an airport taxiway over on Nantucket Island that's "most often used by private jets," with some of the funds coming from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security, or CARES, Act.
Over $10 million the Federal Emergency Management Agency designated for buying test tubes for coronavirus testing, only to receive mini-soda bottles instead;
About $2 million the National Institutes of Health provided for research into whether hot tubbing is able to reduce stress.
About $1.5 million the National Science Foundation devoted to research that involved walking lizards on a treadmill;
Here’s his full list.
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And now, without any further ado,
MB McCart’s 2021 Airing of Grievances
Anthony Fauci. How anyone is still listening to this maniacal lunatic beats the hell out of me. The latest is probably the most damning yet. From the Wall Street Journal (guess we’ll have to add them to the list of conspiracy fringe media now), he & former NIH Director Francis Collins DID collude to stifle free speech & defame well-known scientists & doctors all in the name of continuing their stranglehold on the narrative of the Chinese Flu.
And also:Big Pharma
Legacy Media
The Biden WH
etc, et al
Going local — JC Henderson doing JC Henderson things. For trying to bring back Tommy Craig three different times. For being responsible for losing Megan Martin as our County Atty, and for the County Manager fiasco, and everything else he managed to accomplish this year. What an A$$hole!
My usual sentimental picks:
AB
Pye
Some of the old local standbys:
In the name of all that is holy, why are these people still trying to turn left onto 278 from Floyd St?! Can't we do something? Couldn't we just maybe have a one day purge where we have the legal right to pull these abominations from their vehicles & beat them unmercifully? (and only the people with Newton Co. tags, I can appreciate the fact that out-of-towners just don't know any better).
And while we're talking about driving & traffic, again, these people that have a certain tag on their car...as a rule, most of them simply should NOT be driving & I'll just leave it with that.
And I know I sound like a broken record, but these people running in the streets! My God! GET. ON. THE. DAMN. SIDEWALK!!!1!
And the golf carts. Just get in a damn car!
And the bicyclists. Just get in a damn car!
And the usual Freedom ones:
Tribalism in American Politics. Team Red vs. Team Blue. Who wins? Who loses? Who cares?
The fact that marijuana is not totally & full-on legal in every way. More specifically - Legalize It Like Tomatoes! No onerous regulations, while stopping the current attempts by the olde model cabal/power elite & corporatists' to take total control & turn it into another big pharma-style cartel.
The fact that there are so many who just don't get it. In a word, it's freedom. As Locke spoke of, it is truly our natural state, and until we get the government that matches our essence, we will always have major problems & issues. Freedom works. It always has & it always will.
Happy Festivus, Everybody!