Definition of Opinion:  A belief or conclusion held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof.

Please be respectful to others with differing opinions. 

DeWitt Bacon

OR, when the chips are down, you might be in a casino. 

Michael Kelly

Michael Kelly

Nancy Scott (Nicoll)

 I'm sure there are many besides me who are reading this forum - albeit not everyday, or every word!  
Love the jokes! just wanted to wish all a Happy New Year! We are blessed by God to have our families, friends and health ( though we creak more than we used to 😂.

Frank Wiley

Thanks Nancy,  you are correct--We are Blessed by God!!

Frank Wiley

George Santos, Republican U.S.Hoise Representitive from New York Elect needs to go now.  He lied all the way through the campaign.  Interesting that We have President Lyin Biden that did the same thing------and is still doing it!!

Jim Coats

How NICE to see Nancy Scott (Nicoll) back on the Forum.  For those who have not had a chance to read her Classmate Profile, Nancy was, and maybe still is an RN Case Manager for Hospice of the Valley.  I have had wonderful encounters with Hospice staff at the end of both of my parent's lives.  In my opinion, Hospice staff are Angels on Earth.  I am very grateful for their gentle care for my parents and I love them all.

POINTS TO PONDER

I have a distant relative who is Always late!  In fact, her ancestors arrived on the Juneflower.

You have the right to remain silent.  Anything you say will be misquoted and used against you.

It is hard to understand how a cemetery can raise its burial costs and blame it on the higher cost of living.

You can't have everything.  You just can't.  Where would you put it?

If the shoe fits, get another one just like it....but for the other foot.

And, finally:  The shin bone is simply a device for finding furniture.

We're getting rain here in the Valley right now.  So, stay dry...stay safe....stay in your lane....and for the love of all that's holy....turn your turn signal off..

Patty Meyers (Anderson)

Nice to hear from you, Nancy.  You are one of the first people I met when I was moved to Phoenix.  Boy!  Was that a long time ago!

Raining here in Baja, but warm.  I hear it was -30 last week in Montana, glad to be here, it was beautiful.

Frank Wiley

Oh sure Patty.  Last week I was wondering how you were handling the blizzard and you're getting a tan in Margaritaville!!  You might still lose your "shaker of salt" but you won't step on a "poptop". 

DeWitt Bacon

Frank, you are right. Lying during a campaign or while in office is not acceptable. The difference between George Santos and lying Biden is Joe has been doing both and is still in office.

OK, I heard this one just this morning, so if you already heard it,  a courtesy laugh if you please.

A teacher was teaching the proper use of words. She called on little Suzi and said, "Use the word 'wonderful' in a sentence." Suzi replied, "I had a birthday party last week, and it was wonderful." "That's great!" replied the teacher. The teacher noticed little Johnny waving his hand franticly. "OK, Johnny. What is it?" Johnny said, "I've got to take a piss." The teacher said, "Now, Johnny, that is not a proper word to use here. What you mean is 'urinate.' Now use the word 'urinate properly, and you can go." Johnny replied, "Urinate. But if you had bigger boobs, you'd be a ten."

Please don't make me explain it. lol

Jim Coats

Patty and Frank.  Wouldn't you just know it?  The Dutchess and I are both allergic to shrimp or we'd crash Patty's party!

Frank Wiley

Jim, I'm sure Patty and Jimmy Buffet would allow you to eat a steak!!

Patty Meyers (Anderson)

In a couple of days we will be in Todo Santos where the real "Hotel California" is.  I've been there before but need to return.

Jim, if you join us we can give you elk, antelope or deer steak, your choice.

Frank, wrong side of Mexico for Jimmy Buffet.  We're on the Baja Coast overlooking the Pacific.

Jim Coats

Patty.  Re: Hotel California.  I thought you could check out, but you could never leave.  How did you make your escape so you can return?

Michael Kelly

DeWitt Bacon

Michael k, Shins, along with big toes, are helpful in finding all kinds of strange things.

Bill RIHS

Nice to see other classmates return to this Forum. Good posts today! I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas, I know shins are useful for finding low object. Frankly,  I use my feet, both of them. They are pretty effective at locating furniture legs and wall corners after some adult beverages😎. Yes, then arthritis sets in to remind me of those specific events. My podiatrist loves giving me shots in my feet at thosr affected locations. Yes, Santos needs to go along with lyin Biden and Shift.

Frank Wiley

Hi Patty, The coastline outside Hotel California is very pristine and beautiful.  Probably very similar to what the California coastline from San Diego to about Pebble Beach was like before all the irrigation.  I'm sure you will also visit Cabo being that close?  Tom Stevenson has a place in Cabo.  You might want to contact him?  Jim, "Hotel California" is a great song but I'm not sure what kinds of drugs "The Eagles" were on when they wrote it?

Frank Wiley

Glenn Youngkin is another viable candidate for President.  Google him.  Good resume.  I'm still in the De Santis camp though because of his Military Service.  Thanks!!  By the way and more importantly---Happy New Year!!  🧨🎇🎆.   I'm betting there will be alot of fireworks all year!  It WILL be a better year!!

Patty Meyers (Anderson)

Frank, when we were in Cabo a little over a year ago, we spent the day with Tom, on his boat, but there were no fish to be had so we ended up going back to his condo.  It was nice to see him and we had a very nice visit.  I have considered him one of my best friends since I moved to Phoenix in 1960 and we do stay in touch.  I think he is usually on the ranch at Christmas, that's why we're going to Todos Santos this time.

DeWitt Bacon

Frank, I have to disagree with you on Glenn Younkin being a viable candidate for President. I was all for him winning the Governorship of Virginia, and, yes, he did some good things regarding education. But I do have something against him. Virginia has similar laws as the federal government against protesting outside the home of a Supreme Court justice. I didn't expect the Biden administration to enforce the law, but Younkin had full authority to use his state police to enforce state laws. Yet he did nothing.

I do feel that DeSantis could be a good President, but to the best of my knowledge, he has yet to throw his hat into the ring. In fact, no one has made a bid to run against Trump, although many have voiced a possibility of it. I don't think anyone else can beat either Trump or DeSantis. I will wait until the campaign starts and the debates to decide. I know Trump carries a lot of baggage, but he has overcome that before. So until I see what happens in the primaries, I'm still in Trump's camp.

Michael Kelly

Jim Coats

I was going to try to send you a few jokes this a.m.  I think I'll publish just this one joke.

HOUSE DEMOCRATS RELEASED 6 YEARS OF TRUMP'S TAX RETURNS.

Now, that's funny.  There is NO rule, regulation or law saying a President (or presidential candidate) MUST release their tax returns.  Precedent, maybe......but NO requirement.

Why then did the Democrat run House do this?  Anyone with two brain cells to rub together would have to conclude it was an attempt to embarrass Trump (for paying relatively so little in taxes?) and to throw yet another hurdle in front of Trump's campaign for President in '24.  Perception??

Can we all agree on this....?  IF the mighty IRS ever thought Trump violated a tax law, they would have spread it across the entire left wing media and would have done anything they could to ruin him financially.  Has that happened?

MY CONCLUSION:  This is in the form of a question.  Can ANY of you, hand on the Bible, say that you have NOT availed yourself of every legal course of action to lessen your tax liability?  That's a rhetorical question because the obvious answer is NO....unless you are lying.  I cannot imagine anyone in our financial strata....or any taxpayer, saying...."Hey....I know I could take fewer legal deductions and get less money back OR pay MORE to the Fed and State because I'm just a good person and that's the way I roll."

My challenge is to EVERY politician in the country.  Prove that you have NOT taken every legal step or deduction to benefit yourself at tax time.  If you have not done this, then you are financially foolish.  If you think the law(s) are unfair and favor "the rich," then vote to change the laws.  Otherwise, shut the hell up!  Glass houses and all that.

AMERICA FIRST!!  SECURE THE BORDER!!

DeWitt Bacon

Michael K., I will add one more thing to your post. I hope the next President will be a BIOLOGICAL man or woman. I have no problem with a woman being President. I don't see any, though, that I feel can fill that position. Any suggestions?

Jim. Great post. Perhaps that is why the left is hiring so many new IRS agents. They figure that with that many, one of them can find something wrong with Trump's taxes.

Michael Kelly