Been a while. Ruminations are constant and legion. Always something to ruminate upon…
I am both confused and sad about the state of affairs in Nowhereamerica… My brother lives now in Oregon. He has lived for a long time in Germany. Took a job in Oregon with a Fed-agency. Im sure it appeared to be a good idea at the time but he is hating it. He claims it’s all one big shitty strip mall. And thats Oregon. I wonder what places like Pasadena and Santa Monica are like. Where it’s warmer there has to be more homeless.
My bro is looking to complete his contract and head back to Europe.
Sad, when Europe with its decay and liberalistic nonsense wins over Oregon. Where I guess the decay and liberalistic BS lives and thrives as well.
I spoke to a friend recently. He and his wife retired from the Philippines, moved to an Island off the Wash-coast. When he told me where he was going I said, “… thats were all the liberal loonies alive…”. His reply was, “ I am liberal loony”.
But then, living in a gated community, on an island, allows one to be liberal and loony and not have to get your shoes dirty.
I fear the social-mission to erase the middle class may be going well. Iowa is a good example… Iowa has low unemployment, A reasonable indicator of how the society fares. But the work-place landscape has changed. The decent union$ jobs are no longer plethora. The packing plants, the manufacturing, the season labouring… all has changed. Wages now are not “as good” as they once were, I am told. Everyone is “doing it hard”, they say.
But I still see kids with iPhones, everyone does a couple “vacations” each year. I get the feeling that everyone is living maxed-out on their credit. Nothing new there.
And the retired grandparents kick-in a lot; baby sitting, travel to family gigs, etc. Grand parents rule.
Average Iowa income is about 55k pa. In the Solomon’s avg wage is about USD2k.
The world is an amazing place…
Farewell Tina Turner… what an amazing woman. Amazing, I say.
The Native Iowan 
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