tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post2778260455035448195..comments2024-03-25T11:19:35.199-04:00Comments on The Small Hold - Will Not Go Down Without a Fight: Sometimes I wonder if I took the Wrong PathPioneerPreppyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-1796421261583672182022-12-08T04:33:48.837-05:002022-12-08T04:33:48.837-05:00to say diversity is strength is to say cracks in a...to say diversity is strength is to say cracks in a plate strengthen itdeb harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05110992898072146282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-61279507706340020842022-12-07T22:25:25.194-05:002022-12-07T22:25:25.194-05:00PP, most of us that are where you are took a simil...PP, most of us that are where you are took a similar path to get to where you are (or we got here as fast as we could, as the saying goes). The rules we were all taught: work hard, invest and save, minimize debt - were based on literally thousands of years of civilization and civilized wisdom. Within a 30 years period, that has all been sort of upended. <br /><br />The reality - the reality Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-10270444556391746582022-12-07T18:43:48.564-05:002022-12-07T18:43:48.564-05:00Michael - Thanks for that I used to love Heinlein ...Michael - Thanks for that I used to love Heinlein so much as a kid sans some stuff I have mentioned to you before I could have done without of course. I guess what bothers me is the fact so many just know they will be propped up that they still don't bother to adjust even now. I am afraid karma may come after I am long gone which is kinda bad for me to wish it on others where I can witness itPioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-36279457563241807032022-12-07T18:39:47.253-05:002022-12-07T18:39:47.253-05:00Leigh - 100% any intelligent and self aware person...Leigh - 100% any intelligent and self aware person knows there is no such thing as a free ride. We can see what is going to happen but the democrat army will still scream for bailouts when it comes.<br />PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-70333020885641615502022-12-07T18:38:09.381-05:002022-12-07T18:38:09.381-05:00Sarthurk - Our numbers still look pretty favorable...Sarthurk - Our numbers still look pretty favorable but who knows what these demon spawn will do next? I almost expect direct and forced wealth re-distribution any day now and financial freezes just cause the need to buy more quislings...PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-23242487331866547612022-12-07T08:32:39.991-05:002022-12-07T08:32:39.991-05:00The wrong path? No, friend, you were raised with ...The wrong path? No, friend, you were raised with a moral anchor. Word have fixed meanings, not changed to hide inconvenient moral issues like "Minor attracted persons" (gag). <br /><br />Those without a Moral Anchor have NO Path, just a wandering wherever their pleasures lead them.<br /><br />“Do not confuse "duty" with what other people expect of you; they are utterly Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05329176313885665469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-26792852900380492072022-12-07T06:03:01.635-05:002022-12-07T06:03:01.635-05:00Well said. Human nature is never satisfied and som...Well said. Human nature is never satisfied and somehow this dissatisfaction is seen as a desirable quality, although it's usually called something like 'ambition.' Contentment is seen as 'complacency,' which apparently, is a bad thing. But nothing will change because there is no motivation to change. As long as government appears to clean up the mess, there are no consequencesLeighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788289492661192400.post-52821174462910304332022-12-07T00:46:04.043-05:002022-12-07T00:46:04.043-05:00Those thoughts are fresh in my own mind as well. M...Those thoughts are fresh in my own mind as well. My retirement situation which was once favorable, two years ago, Seems to be in serious doubt now. Gee, I wonder what happened?<br />Preps up and powder dry. Gray days ahead.Sarthurknoreply@blogger.com