Month: November 2022

I am a person with a high need for socialization. Throughout my life, I have strongly sought to be around people.

Our kids provide that socialization in spades. I find that I need only ten percent of the outside socialization I needed previous to having kids. And when I got married, I needed only half the socialization I needed prior to that.… read more “Socialization needs with children”

Liberal lies:

-Production goods and services come from labor. Without a few great business geniuses and their massive investments, we would not have nearly the amount of high quality goods and services we do today. Example: the tech for engines existed for decades until Henry Ford perfected the automobile and massively scaled up production.

-Giving money away is good.… read more “Lies of the Liberals and Lies of the Conservatives”

America’s regulatory framework today consists of government agencies that are very inefficient and slow, because they have no accountability to anyone.

If we got rid of all of the regulatory agencies and shifted that work to the courts, we would see much better outcomes with higher efficiency.

I would also greatly reduce the costs of the legal system, make judges accountable (ie they can be fired easily if they do a bad job), and make it more accessible.… read more “Better Regulatory Framework for America”

I went to what I thought was a small MultiCare Indigo Urgent Care facility on South Hill with a hand injury. I was there for less than a half hour and sat in a chair and a doctor rush in and rush out in less than two minutes.

A couple of months later, I got a bill from Multicare for $2,066.… read more “Multicare Emergency Room Scam on South Hill, WA”

https://www.stephendiehl.com/blog/ftx.html

https://www.ers.usda.gov/amber-waves/2015/october/ers-tracks-meat-prices-at-the-retail-wholesale-and-farm-levels/

Something is wrong here. Ranchers are getting less money while meat packers get more. Looks like a monopoly?

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/blog/2021/09/08/addressing-concentration-in-the-meat-processing-industry-to-lower-food-prices-for-american-families/

I bought a new-to-me fifth wheel a couple of weeks ago, a 2021 Keystone Montana High Country 40′ long, that the previous owner lived in for a little over a year and kept in excellent condition.

My family and I slept in it the first night in our driveway to test it out and had fun.… read more “First Fifth Wheel Road Trip”

The gravel road to the Guler ice caves is blocked by a downed tree. It clearly has been there awhile. The park service was founded with the ideal of making these parks accessible recreation areas for all Americans. Every organization starts with a mission, turns into a business, then becomes a racket. The parks service employees now work hard to close off access to Americans by shutting down roads and travels officially, and by stopping maintenance unofficially.… read more “National Parks Service”

I highly recommend “Edison as I know him” by Henry Ford.

I became convinced a few months ago that buying a fifth wheel camper trailer was the way to go. I bought one a couple of weeks ago and am currently on our first trip. I am not so sure it was a good decision. This post will analyze it a bit further.

I spent a lot of time on RV trader and craigslist and built a spreadsheet of 37 options.… read more “Buying a newish fifth wheel camper trailer: is it worth it?”