Monday, April 7, 2025

Reagan On Free Trade

Radio Address on August 6, 1983


In Short
Nobody wins trade wars. Tariffs on imports is nothing more then a tax burden placed on consumers. A much better idea is an agreement between two nations based on quotas they both feel are fair to each another.

It should be also added
When the United States imposes sanctions on other countries it is designed to put a squeeze on citizens in the hopes of causing it's government to collapse through an uprising. The side effect creates huge amounts of refugees trying to flee them for both our borders and those of others. I'd much rather turning to our 'state department' for alternative solutions.

Just as each of our own neighbors we may not like living next door it's better then getting in a shoot out with them.

Sunday, April 6, 2025

Yesteryear Recycling Compared To Today's

Repost

Keep it out of the dump in the 1st place!


Back in the days..* We used to flatten and tear off the labels on our cans for the can man (or 'Ball' jar our own home growns)

* Drink from water glasses (not plastic bottles)

* Since we had a cistern for FREE water, we didn't let the water run till it got cold. We had a bottle in the refrigerator.

* Repaired American Made long lasting metal small appliances, rather then throw plastic ones out every couple years.

* Meat came in wax paper, not Styrofoam & plastic

* Egg cartons (paper) went back to the egg lady to refill

* Reupholster the solid wood furniture that we'd keep a lifetime

* Cloth diapers (not paper)

* Refilled our milk, soda and beer bottles that had deposits on them.

* Fruit & vegetables came in reused wooden baskets and boxes (not plastic wrapped Styrofoam)

* Paper or cloth grocery bags

* We used our paper grocery bags for our trash. Which we later placed in a "Trash Can".

* Used Tupperware for lunchtime sandwiches.

* Baked in the Winter. It helped heat the house.

* Used a shoe maker or tailor for repairs

* Used actual cooking pots & pans instead of 3 layers of synthetic packaging to microwave & toss

* Cookies came from the oven, not from a package

* Waited from the bread man or the huckster rather then drive (saved fuel for America)

* Didn't need playground equipment. We had trees to climb or swing from

* Didn't have a pool in the backyard. All our friends were down at the pool anyway (& the girls)

* When the knees wore out in your jeans over the Winter.. you had a pair of shorts for the summer

* Yesterdays undershirts were tomorrow's cleaning/polishing cloths

* Dish towels were our paper towels

* Outdoor playtime snacks were wild strawberries, mulberries, and fruit trees around the hood

* Cigar boxes and coffee cans were storage containers

* We didn't throw our phones away every time the contract was up. ("Passing Notes" was "texting")

* "Fast Food" didn't come in Styrofoam, wrappers and a bag. It came in a can (Chef Boyardee)

* Coffee was served in a mug from the home percolator

* Board games lasted for years w/o the need for electric. Nor required buying the latest version for hundreds of $'s

Please feel free to add to the list


Things that are an improvement..* Pictures are now stored on harddrive rather then photo paper

* Sound files instead of vinyl records

* eMail rather then expensive postal snail mail hand delivered days later

* Internet news/magazine delivery rather then paper hard copy junk mail

* Computer stored documents and files

* Solid state instead of high energy consuming vacuum tubes

* Low energy consuming microwave and home heating devices, appliances & light bulbs

* Moved away from toxic coal heating furnaces

* Heavy reliance on internet instead of trip to library for all those costly paper produced reference books

* Water efficient washers, appliances and water heads

* Fuel efficient automobiles

Friday, April 4, 2025

Radio The Way It Use To Be



Once upon a time listening to radio was a fun uplifting experience. Unlike today's talking heads radio once brought fun, silliness and joy. They've been replaced by a bunch of sour pusses endlessly stuffing our heads with negativity they take all too seriously.

I for shall forever believe radio should be a fun place full of goofy entertainment where one can escape. Too bad all that's changed.



Radio Greats Weekend (2007)



Dick Biondi WJMK Radio Chicago 1987



Wolfman Jack WSM Radio Nashville 1990



The Day AM Radio Died: WABC Radio's last day of music
At noon on May 10, 1982 the "Musicradio" format ended and WABC became a news-talk station



AM Radio has never been the same since


Which You'd Rather?