There is so much talk about censorship as of lately. Even more now than ever before.

In the 70’s there was a movie/Broadway play called, “Jesus Christ, Superstar.” When that movie first came out, some in the Christian community protested it and tried to get it censored. They felt that it didn’t represented the Christian community and Jesus Christ.

Also in the late 70’s and early 80’s Tipper Gore and some of the Christian leaders took it to the House of Representative to censor what we listen to. They were responsible in putting warning labels on records; especially songs that they felt were offensive. One of the song was, Rocky Mountain High by John Denver. They felt that it was about getting high on drugs. As John Denver states, “It was about getting high on nature through the Rocky Mountain.

When the book, DaVinci Code came out, the Catholic church wanted to censor that book and later on the movie. All it did was boost the sales for the book.

When Harry Potter first came out, once again the Christian community protested and tried to get the movie censored. They feared the theme of witchcraft was damaging.

Yet, when the Lord of the Rings movies came out about month later; there was no protest by them. Why is that?

I will tell you why: the author of the Lord of the Rings series was a Christian; whereas the author of Harry Potter wasn’t. They were being judgmental.

Every time a certain group would protest and try to censor something, no matter what it is. It gets people’s attention. They go fast to check it out just to see what’s all the buzz. So why try to censor and boycott; when all it will do is boost the sales?

Look back in history, during the Roaring 20’s. It was the Christian movements that tried to banned alcohol. All it did was led to bootlegging; and eventually overturn.

How about when Elvis started out? The Christians back then didn’t much care how he would shake his hips. So they censored his appearance on television, that they would not show him shaking his hips, by only showing his top half. That didn’t last long.

I know that I probably mentioned these before in previous blogs. I only mentioned them again as I hope to get to the point of this blog.

There is movie that may or may not get shown called, “The Hunt.” The basis of that movie about hunting the deplorable. Now the deplorable is what Hillary Clinton and the fake mainstream news media called all those who voted and supported Trump.

There are people who felt that it was an inappropriate time for that movie to comes out because of the hate and violence out there right now.

Let me ask you this one question. Would Hollywood thinks twice about making a movie about those who voted for Obama and hunt them down?

My answer to that question is “Hell No!!”

That is off the subject.

I’m not in favor of censorship; even though that movie gets me upset. I stand by the Constitution. In the Constitution, there is such a thing as Freedom of Speech and Freedom of Expression. We have the right speak our mind.

As I said in my blog about 1984, “The lead character, a reporter was being censored by Big Brother.” It seems that book is becoming more and more true.

Before it was some Christians protesting and wanting censorship. Now, it seems, that it is those on the Far Left that is wanting censorship. They want to censor anyone who doesn’t agree with them. Just like Big Brother in the book, “1984.”

They wants to censor Pres. Donald Trump, when he tweets. Yet, when those on the Left; especially the Squad; it’s alright. Where’s the justice?

As I said in my past blog, Roseanne was fired from her own show because of her comment that she made. Yet, Whoopi Goldberg was still able to say hateful things about Trump. Shouldn’t Whoopi been fired? I say that she should have.

There is a big stink involving censorship and Facebook. Those who are Conservative are being censored and some even shut down on Facebook because of their views.

The group Dixie Chicks was also censored because of their comments about Pres. George W. Bush. It cost them a great penny. I have to tell you, they didn’t deserve the treatment they gotten. I have to admit, I took their side.

It goes to show, if you don’t agree with those on the Left, the fake mainstream news media will try to censor you, to silence you. Believe me, when my blog was shut down in June for just over a month; I thought for sure that I was being censored. I felt that that I had offended someone.

I’m here to tell you, I will not be silenced. I will speak my mind until the day I die. This is still a free country. We have right to the Freedom of Expression and the Freedom of Speech. I will be like the lead character in the book, “1984.” I will continue despite anyone who wants to take away my freedom. I will die for my rights of the freedom that I have.

It says in the Bible that those who proclaimed to be a Christian will be persecuted for their faith. It seems like it is happening more and more too. You got to watch what you say or else. You are not allowed to say things about certain groups or you will be sued or charge with a hate crime. Yet, those on the Left can continue saying whatever they want to anyone who disagree with them.

As you have already probably heard, the oldest and first Kmart in North Dakota is closing it’s doors in mid-December. Believe me, it’s a crying shame to see the store go under and close their doors.

Kmart had been around for a long time. Not as long as Sears though. The Fargo Kmart store had been around for over 50 some years.

At one time, Kmart was one of the top retailers. I remembered when they opened the Kmart in Moorhead. The reason for opening that store was to be able to be open on Sunday. When they was about to open that Kmart, Tempo; which was in the old Holiday Mall became scared. They felt that they couldn’t compete with Kmart. So they closed their doors!

I remembered as kid, the Fargo Kmart store had a cafeteria that was in the back of the store. They also sold flavored icy drinks. It was a family friendly store.

They would have the blue light special that would flash and the manager would announced, “blue light special!” , and they will tell you where you can find it.

The next 2 Kmart, one was in North Fargo near NDSU. One of the reason that one was closed was because when the Fargo Dome opened up, customers from the Fargo Dome would used Kmart parking lot to avoid paying high parking fees at the Fargo Dome for events.

The other Kmart opened not far from Target, in the Burington Coat store. They opened that store to gives Target a run for their money. They did ok for a while too. The reason for closing that store was because Wal-Mart opened up nearby.

Where the original Kmart is in South Fargo, there is nothing down there to give them a run for their money. It’s a prime location. This part of town will be lost without Kmart; unless something worthwhile can comes in and take over.

I’m going to give you reason why Kmart had been failing the last few years. Some people would think that Wal-Mart is to blame. They are not at fault. They could had survived Wal-Mart. Some things were cheaper at Kmart than at Wal-Mart and vice versa.

Wal-Mart was the cheapest, then came Kmart, and Target was a little more expensive. Target is considered to be the rich’s Wal-Mart. The poor/working class would shop at Wal-Mart and Kmart; whereas the rich wouldn’t be caught dead at a Wal-Mart and Kmart stores.

Here is what killed Kmart:

Kmart should never merge with Sears. As I said in my blog, “Sears was an albatross around Kmart’s neck.” Also in my most recent blog, the oldest retailers, I mentioned that Sears was the downfall of Kmart.

Another things that killed Kmart and even hurting other retails, like Pres. Trump had said, is on-line orders. People don’t shop in retails anymore. They would rather shop from home in front of the computer in their pajamas and shop on-line through Amazon. It’s convenience. I have to admit that I had shop on-line. The reason for shopping online is because you can get things that you can’t get in the store.

The biggest thing that had killed Kmart is the management. It starts at the top. This is where the head honchos wouldn’t want the public to know. They wouldn’t be too happy with me for sharing this with my readers.

Most Recently, Eddie Lambert was the CEO of Kmart/Sears corporation. Let me tell you, he ran Kmart into the ground and he didn’t care.

They should never merge with Sears. If they didn’t had Sears dragging them down, I actually believe that Kmart could had survived.

The upper managements had made many bad choices in the last few years. They never paid the workers very much either.

The original owner of Kmart took care of the employees. I’ve seen old pictures; where Kmart’s employees actually had fun while work. Maybe that was why some of the Kmart’s employees stuck it out as long as they did.

I feel sorry for them. It’s hard to start over; especially as a person gets older.

I’ve heard recently that there was a no logical reason for closing the Fargo Kmart store. Earlier, they renewed their lease for 4 more years. The sales at the Fargo Kmart was as good as Bismarck. Those 2 Kmart was the top in sales. If any Kmart should close; it should had been the Minot store.

What these upper management were thinking, no one really knows. They are not telling anyone.

The reason they gave was to save money on gas, when they bring a truck up with freight. They could had done the same thing by closing Minot instead of Fargo.

Who knows what they were thinking?

Here is my thought on that: since both the Fargo and Bismarck stores had higher sales, they both got bigger trucks. With Bismarck and Minot stores open yet, they could combine the 2 stores. I still can’t wrap my head over their reasons for choosing to close the Fargo Kmart.

Like I said earlier, there is nothing in South Fargo after Kmart close. What will the people do?

My heart goes out to my former co-workers at Kmart; especially those who had been there a long time and still can’t retire. It’s hard starting over. I was one of the lucky one when I left Kmart over a year ago. I’m glad the opportunity came along when it did. I saw the writings on the walls.

In light of all these school shootings the last few years, I felt that I will mentioned what is missing in our schools.

This may be very controversial and there may people who will disagree with me. I welcomes your comments.

There is now high security system in the schools today. Higher than what it was when I was in school. They have scanner like the ones you finds at the airports and the courts. In hoping to stop guns from entering the schools.

The latest news, some schools are allowing teachers to carry guns to arm themselves in case of would-be shooters to protect themselves and the students.

They are asking for trouble when they do that.

They even have armed security guards inside the schools. Some schools even have lockdown, like a prison.

Back when I was in high school, from the ninth grade and up we were allowed to go up town Hawley during lunch hour instead of walking over to the elementary school for lunch; if we didn’t much care for the lunch being served.

In some schools that is being taken away.

Also back in High School in Hawley, students would crossed the road from the high school to smoke. Some may even had done drugs.

Since it was just off the school grounds, nothing could be done.

That was mild compare to what the schools today is facing.

I have gotten in a debate with a person over with what I’m going to share in this blog years ago. So here is what I feels is missing in our schools today.

The moment they took the Bible and prayers out of our schools, violence have gotten worse.

I understand the reason because the ACLU had gotten involved and felt that it was a form of discrimination to non-Christians or other religions.

All religions pray in some form or another. It doesn’t matter if your are a Christian or not. You could be a Muslims or whatever, and you still will pray.

Even if you are not a Christian, you can still meditate. It’s that quiet time to begin the day.

It was during the Columbine school shooting, that the shooter aimed the gun at a Christian student and threatened them deny Christ or die.

Another things that is missing in our schools is morality. Young people today are not taught morality, at home and at school.

Parents are either too busy with work to spend time teaching their kids, or are not in the home anymore because of divorce. So they leave it up to the teachers.

People morality are way different than it was when I was a child. Just look around today and you will see.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m for allowing children to be themselves. That’s how they develop. They still needs some form of morality.

There is a lack of discipline in our schools. When a child misbehave, they send them to the school counselor to help the teachers understand why they are misbehaving.

These school counselors diagnosis the students as having ADD; when they may or may not. Then they highly medicated them. That way they can control the students better.

Kids need to be kids. It’s part of the development process.

Maybe they act up because they are bored. They are not being challenge in our schools.

Now days, kids have their own cell phone. I think when they are in school they shouldn’t be allowed to have them. If parents needs to get a hold of their kids, they can call the school and relay a message to them like the old days.

Back to the discipline part, I’m not saying that teachers should beat a child senseless. I’m against corporal punishment that was in the old Catholic schools. Yet the students needs some form of discipline; so that they can learn morality, learn what’s right and what’s wrong.

Yet today’s children are ruling the schools. If a teacher lays a hand on them to discipline them, they scream child abuse.

If they do a good job to be rewarded, and the teachers gives them a pat on the back. The students may say, “the teachers touch me inappropriately.”

I don’t even know if they say the pledge of allegiance to the flags anymore.

When I was in school, and the first thing we did everyday was say the pledge and salute the the American flag.

I’m not saying that there wasn’t fighting in our schools. I’m just saying, school was safer back then. Students were taught morality. They were discipline if they misbehave. They were allowed to pray. Our founding Fathers would roll over in their graves if they knew what is going on in our schools today.

If you want to stop the school shootings, it is time for this country to get back to God. It is time that our students are taught morality. It is time that they are discipline properly when they misbehave. Not beat them, discipline them!

It is time that they are allowed to pray and bring their Bibles to school if they want.

We don’t need to arms our teachers or have security guards. We must not tie their hands though. That way they can teach and challenge the students to be who they are meant to be.

Not all students needs to be medicated to be kept under control.

I can understand loyalty to something or someone. Continuing routing for the Vikings is way beyond loyalty. It’s almost pure crazy and frustrating.

I know that a team can’t win every game. There have to be a winner and a loser. If a team wins too much, people becomes suspicious. For example: the New England Patriots.

The joke goes, “why can’t the Vikings eat cereal? They choke every time they comes to a bowl.”

The Minnesota Vikings had been to 4 Super Bowl and lost all 4 of them. Don’t get me wrong, they are not the only team to lose all 4 Super Bowl. The Buffalo Bills did it too.

The only difference, the Bills had lost 4 in a row pretty much.

Believe me, I felt living up here in North Dakota and Minnesota, a person should route for their home NFL team, the Vikings. I just get so frustrated with them for constantly losing and choking.

There is one NFL team I dislike more and that is the Detroit Lions. They have not been to a Super Bowl yet.

What gets me, when the Vikings plays against the Lions and loses; I have to asked, “How can they lose to the worse team in the NFL?”

It’s gets frustrating every time to see the Vikings constantly choking. It’s the added stress on a person life. Why do you want that in your life?

It’s like working at a dead-end job or staying in a love-less marriage. Why bother? They are like an emotional vampire. They just drain you emotionally.

In 2018, the Vikings had a chance to make history by being the only NFL team to have a home field advantage at the Super Bowl. They had blown it though. It could had been them against the Patriots; but rather it was the Eagles who beat the Patriots instead. I have to admit part of me was hoping that the Vikings could pull it off and make history. Once again they choke and let a lot of people down.

When it seems that they choked during the playoffs, they blame other people instead of taking responsibility themselves. They either blames the coach, the manager, the referee, and the list goes on.

When the Eagles beats them, they blamed them and called them outright names.

Some people even goes as far as to say that the Super Bowl is rigged because of the Vince Lombardi trophy; and he played for the Green Bay Packers.

They should stop blaming others and look within to see why they keep choking.

I remembered when I was with a group from the Twin Cities as we were going through Wisconsin on the way to Indianapolis for a Work & witness trip. I mentioned that Wisconsin is such a beautiful state. Believe me, that wasn’t the thing to say to someone who is loyal to the Vikings. Wisconsin is the Green Bay Packers home turf. I don’t care, because Wisconsin is beautiful and it’s God’s country. At least, the Packers had won Super Bowl.

Even the Chicago Bears had won a Super Bowl.

I’ve got some healing for you to help you with your frustration with the Vikings. You don’t have to keep routing for them year after year; unless you enjoyed being stressed out every time. If you enjoys the frustration, so be it. That’s your problem!

North Dakota may not have a NFL team; but they do have a college team to route for. I’m talking about the NDSU Bison. Right now, they are on a winning streak. Even though, people are becoming suspicious.

We have the Green Bay Packers. I know, I’m a fudge packer, as fans of the Packers are sometimes called.

There is now 2 NFL teams that have a quarterback from NDSU that we can route for rather than keeps getting frustrated over the Vikings.

There had been other players from NDSU who went on to play in the NFL though. Phil Hanson played for the Bills, and he came from NDSU. Sure he took them to about 4 Super Bowl and couldn’t get them over the hump.

Not like Carson Wentz, who plays for the Eagles. He brought them to the playoffs in 2018; so that Nick Foley could take them over the top and win the Super Bowl. The Eagles was able to wipe the smug off Tom Brady’s face.

Every time a team can do that, I’m ecstatic.

Now this year, we have another quarterback from NDSU who is playing in the NFL. Easton Stick is playing for the LA Chargers.

The only difference, Wentz is the first string quarterback and Stick isn’t though. I’m not saying that he can’t moved up and help the Chargers make to the Super Bowl.

I don’t think that they can play each other in the Super Bowl; but they can possibly play each other in the playoffs. That will be match up to see. It will be nice to see Wentz and Stick plays up against each other; since they are both from NDSU.

Besides, the Chargers also yet to win a Super Bowl or even plays in a Super Bowl. When they were known as the San Diego Charger, they made it to the Super Bowl but never won as well.

So why keeps routing for the Vikings? Why keep putting yourself in a stressful and frustrating situation? Do you hope that maybe some days they will actually pull off the inevitable? I want to know. Be free to comment at the end of this blog. I welcome it with open arms.

The Minnesota Vikings didn’t deserve a new stadium. They didn’t deserve the taxpayers of Minnesota to pay for it. That was the biggest waste. It’s more of waste than the Wall that we need on our border between US and Mexico.

Before there was Amazon and other on-line orders, there were mail ordered catalogs. You could order about anything through these catalogs; like you can on-line. Guys could ordered a mail order bride if they wanted to.

People would take these catalogs to the outhouse to go to the bathroom.

Spiegel was such a catalog. I don’t know if they had a store or not. They had a catalog that went out around the country.

Montgomery Wards was started in the early 1900’s, give or take. They had catalogs and even had a store that you can browse through to see the products. They sold appliances as well as clothes.

I remembered as a child going in the Montgomery Ward store in Moorhead, MN with my folks. That store was on 8th st and Main ave, just behind the Dairy Queen. After going in the store, we would stop at the Dairy Queen for some ice cream.

The Dairy Queen is still there but not Montgomery Ward. I don’t know if there is any down South though.

There used to be a Woolworths around the country. They had an escalator between the two floors. At lease the one in Fargo, ND did, right on Broadway next to the railroad crossing.

They was also known for fountain; which was to them as a little café that sold ice cream soda, along with hamburgers and fries. They also were big down South. They had their shares of racial trouble though. Such as segregation of the blacks from the whites.

The Woolworths store was known also as a five and dime stores.

Do they still have any down South?

Another retail store similar to the Woolworths was Ben Franklin. Except Ben Franklin didn’t have the fountain(café). They both were the five and dime stores. Ben Franklin was mainly located in small town. They had the small town atmosphere.

The building for Woolworths is still on Broadway in Fargo because it’s a historical landmark.

Ben Franklin is one of the latest stores who is slowly disappearing from our small towns. There is no more in Fargo; and there were a few in Fargo-Moorhead.

The last time I was in a Ben Franklin store was when I was in Park Rapids, MN. It was nice little store for that small town.

There was a grocery store by the name of Piggly-wiggly. There isn’t any of them up north. There is still some down South though. They were a small town grocery store atmosphere. We would grocery shop there along with Red Owl as well. Both are not around in Fargo-Moorhead anymore.

Red Owl was bought out by Super Value; which also owned Hornbacher’s. Now Hornbacher’s is a huge store.

Whereas, Piggly-wiggly merge with Buttry-Oscal, and soon became Sunmart. Now Sunmart is known as Family Fare.

Macy was only around since 1929. They are old but they are not the oldest retail store. Macy is also struggling.

One of the latest casualty of the oldest retailers is Sears. Sears had been around as long as Montgomery Ward. They started out as a catalog. They sold practically everything in the catalog, even a bride.

At one time, they had Sears Tower in Chicago. They sold Craftman tools. They sold appliances as well as tires for automobiles. They sold farm equipment. At one time they sold good American made stuff for Midwest and across the country and world.

When we moved down to the farm, we bought our washer and dryer from Sears. They lasted a long time. That was because things were made to last; not like now. Now days things are made to buy and not last.

Sears started going downhill since the 90’s. What kept them around as they did was that they merge with Kmart. As I said in my blog, Sears is an albatross around Kmart’s neck. Sears was the reason for Kmart struggling like they are today.

There is no more Sears around; except for those that is in the Kmart stores.

Are you ready for it? Drumrolls please!! The winner is for the oldest retailers is…JC Penny.

JC. Penny started the same time as Montgomery Ward and Sears. They also started out as a catalog.

Even though they are struggling as well, they are hanging on; which is good. I like shopping at JC Penny. I always get nice clothes when I shop there. If they close that store, why would I need to go to West Acres? I prefer them over Sears. I prefer them over Macy.

There you have it folks. I named few of the oldest retailers. A lot of those stores are gone now, except for the memories. I even told you the winner, the retailers that is pretty much still around for now.

For those who didn’t already known, he was at the Fargo Dome this past Friday night; which happened to had been my birthday as well.

Marilyn Manson was born Brian Hugh Warner on January 5, 1969 in Canton, Ohio. He took the name Marilyn Manson from Marilyn Monroe and Charles Manson.

I can understand stage personality to attract fans. It’s a gimmics. It’s part of entertainment. A lot of singers/performers looks for ways to entertain the audience during a live performance. They don’t just depend on their singing ability.

When he first came out, there were people who thought that he was on Wonder Years as a friend of Kevin Arnold, played by Fred Savage. That was a big rumor back then.

His style is more Gothic. Which makes him very creepy looking. Now as I mentioned in my blog, “Love affair with a vampire,” there are people into gothic.

He painted his face a pale white and wore black lipstick to make himself creepy and gothic looking.

To me, it’s just creeps me out. I’m not into his type of music.

Now I can tolerate Alice Cooper. He was normal compare to Marilyn Manson.

Alice Cooper real name was Vincent Damon Furnier. He was a son of a preacher. Alice Cooper had done some outrageous things while on stage performing. It was nothing like Marilyn Manson though.

I can even tolerate one of the greatest rock group of my time, KISS. They, too had worn makeup as part of their stage persona. They are imitated by another rock group, Hairball.

KISS was known to throw wild party inside of their hotel room and trash the place; while on the road.

That’s nature in the world of rock music. They get crazy with their antics.

I’ve heard stories about when Marilyn Manson was in Fargo the last time. He had to have a babysitter/security guard around to watch over him to make sure that he behave himself. He would get drunk and crazy. I even heard of some of his outrageous stage performances. One of the performances, he grabbed one of the security guy and pushed him down and his head into his crotch, right on stage. How discussing!!

Alice Cooper and KISS never done that.

I couldn’t work load in for his concert because of other commitment. I wouldn’t want to work load out because Marilyn Manson creeps me out. It was my birthday and having him at the Fargo Dome was not a good birthday present for me.

I mean, it would had been nice seeing the set-up for his concert. But that’s as far as I go with seeing him.

There had always been some kinds of war with the cattle industry throughout history.

During the 1800’s, when the cowboys roam the earth; some ranchers felt that their cattle should be able to roam free. Many were against building fences to keep their cattle in. So instead, they branded them, so they can tell their cattle from somebody else. Plus, people trusted others more back then.

Some cattle ranchers dislike sheep herders. So there was a feud there as well.

My step-dad had an on-going feud with a neighbor who raised goats. He didn’t like it very much that their goats would get on his property. He felt that they were contaminating the pasture land for his cattle. You see, they didn’t believe in building a fence; and they would get onto our land to graze.

Some farmers have their favorite type of cattle to raise. So there can be a little feud there as well.

Holstein was considered milking cattle. My step-dad didn’t much care for them. He said that raising Holstein is a lot more work for one. They are harder keeper. When raising Holstein, you are pretty much tied to the farm.

My step-dad preferred the Black Angus; and we raised them on the farm. They are easy keepers. They are good with their young. You don’t have to really watch them when the time came for them to give birth. Black Angus are good eating as well, because they are built stocky. They are not overly fat.

Holstein are not the best beef cattle; because they don’t put the weight on as well as the Angus. The reason, they are more for milking purpose.

Anyway, the vegans and vegetarians wants to regulate the cattle industry. They wants to tell everyone to go vegan. Don’t they know that will hurt the cattle industry? That will also hurt agriculture economy?

Years ago, Oprah got into trouble with the cattle industry down in Texas for her comment she had made against them. They sued her, and she had to retract.

Some vegans and vegetarians are very strict, for example: Paul McCartney. If any meat or meat by product touch the appliances, utensils, etc.; it has to be replace.

Cory Booker, who is running for President, wants to regulate the cattle industry. He wants to make everyone become a vegan or a vegetarian like him.

Alexandra Cortez wants to banned cow farts. She believes that it is poisoning our o-zone area.

There is a joke on u-tube, in which Cortez was drinking milk and was asked do you know where milk came from? She said, “the milk carton.”

It goes to show what she knows. Milk comes from cattle.

The reason why these vegans and vegetarians are so against eating beef or meat altogether, is because they feels that it’s not healthy for you.

I’m here to tell you. It’s not eating beef that is bad for you; it’s the chemicals that is being used around our cattle. Chemical, like Round Up is poisoned. If you wants healthy cattle, go natural! My step-dad did. He was against using any form of chemicals on his crops from the vegetables garden to growing his hay.

When it came to feeding the cattle, he fed them hay or let them eat grass. It was better for them. He never fed them corn; because corn just makes them fat. You wants them stocky but not overweight.

Last year, I wrote a blog on eat your vegetables. I have been eating more vegetables as I’m on a healthy lifestyle diet.

I don’t think that the government should tells you what to eat or not to eat. They don’t have the right to dictate. This is still a free country.

Sure, I have cut back on eating meat; but I still eat meat once in awhile. I love a good hamburger or a good steak. I don’t want the government to tells me that I shouldn’t eat meat.

I believe that a good eating steak or hamburger must be an Angus.

So Cortez or people like her, when you are drinking milk remember, milk comes from cows not just a milk carton.

It would be nice if we could get what we want all the times. I mean who wouldn’t wants to get what they want when they wants it. I mean there are things that I would love and wish I could get.

I will show why it isn’t such a good idea to always get what you wants. You wouldn’t appreciated it as much. It would be like a new toy you get for Christmas or your birthday. It’s fun to play with at first; but once the newness runs out, you’ll get bored of it.

It will create people of entitlement. Believe me, we have enough of those running around in the world today.

Let me start with the Old Testament, in Judges and 1 and 2 Samuel. The Jews wanted a king to lead them like their neighbor. God didn’t want that for His people. Not because He is a jealous God; but because He knew how they wouldn’t appreciated it.

God eventually gave in to the Jews whining and begging, and gave into their whims and wishes , to give them a king. For those who read the Bible, knows what happened afterward. King Saul turned out to be a bad selfless king, and then they got King David, and the list goes on…

Some children can manipulate their parents by having a temper tantrum just to get what they want. Parents will gives in because they don’t want to see their children unhappy. They wants to shut them up.

I remembered when I was a teenager and my nephew was having a fit because his father wouldn’t take him along with him. He threw himself down on the sidewalk in Hawley. It took my mother, his grandmother to get up and calm down. The tactic she used was buying him some ice cream inside the drugstore.

I also remembered when my mother told me that we will get a part time job at 13 years old. The job was picking berries at Granrude fruit farm. It wasn’t that we had to get out and work. It was to teach us the value of hard work and the value of money. By earning our own money, we could help buy our school clothes and anything else that we may want. So you see I have been working pretty much since I was 13 years old. I come to appreciate the lesson from that. At that time I didn’t, and really didn’t appreciate the idea of getting a JOB.

If the kids of Sam Walton was made to work their way up at Wal-Mart; maybe they would take better care of their employees.

Some of these young Leftist like Cortez for example, if they had to get out and work at an early age, maybe they wouldn’t be the way they are today. They wants to offer everybody free money. Because they don’t understand the value of money and hard work.

If I had kids, I wouldn’t buy them cell phone. I would make them work for it once they become old enough to do so. They would appreciate it more.

When a child is given everything they want just by having a temper tantrum, the thing that they learn is that they can get anything they want if they just cry and make a scene.

Life is not that way. Sometimes you just got to work for what you want.

I know work is a dirty word to some people.

I have more respect to parents who laid down the law before entering the store and tells their children that they will not get what they want; even if they have a temper tantrum. I lose respect to parents who gives in to their children temper tantrum.

Sometimes that happens just to teach us a lesson. Like when God will gives in to our temper tantrum to teach us. It can be use as a learning tool. See, I warn you about why you really don’t need that. It can teach us to have patient. It can teach us to have compassion and not to get too big for our britches. It can teach us to be more appreciative when we finally do get what we want.

Through the years of working for a living, when the time came that I came into an inheritance, I appreciated it even more. I made sound wise decisions for my future. I invested part of my inheritance.

I’m not saying that we shouldn’t buy our kids gifts. I’m just saying parents must not give in to their temper tantrum.

Even some older kids feels that they are entitled to more because they are the oldest. It had been like that through the ages, even in the Bible.

Some only child will feels that they entitled to things.

I was an only child until I was 6 years old. Whenever I wanted something, all I did was point to it and my grandmother would give it to me. My mother was upset at her because she did that.

So as a child, I never got everything that I wanted. Am I jealous of the other kids who did. Maybe a little! It did helped me appreciate the things I got when I was able to get it myself down the road. It taught me the value of hard work and the value of money. I came to appreciate my inheritance. I even bought myself a nice bed out of it.

I would love to have that free money that these Leftist is offering, and who wouldn’t. What will that teach us? It will teach us nothing.

This is a good question that is probably on a lot people minds.

I may be jumping around; but I hope to give you some good examples to help you decide.

First, let me start with, earlier this year, Governor Doug Burgum sign a bill allowing business to open earlier on Sunday; thus overturning the Blue Law.

Now North Dakota was the last state in the union have businesses to be open on Sunday. At first, they had to wait until noon to open up. Now either August or September, businesses can open up earlier on Sunday.

As I wrote in my blog, “Never on a Sunday,” I wrote the pros and cons about Sunday opening.

From a business point of view, I can understand the reason for being open on a Sunday. It helped a lot of businesses in Fargo; once they were able to be open on Sunday. It did hurt Moorhead though, because they didn’t prepare for it.

On the downside of it, it hurts family time. It allowed businesses to hire more part time help. By having only part time help, business owner didn’t have to pay out benefits. They can earn more of a profit.

Is that moving forward or greed?

I believe in a Capitalist society. I believe in making money the old fashion way, by working for it. That’s the American dream!

Another example is downtown Fargo. I have to admit; since they are finally fixing up downtown, it looks nice. It’s just too expensive for the average Joe to live and shop downtown. It seems that they are turning Fargo into a bigger Metropolitan.

I’m not a big fan of that.

Fargo had the small town atmosphere that I miss. Crimes is up downtown. The way Fargo is becoming; it makes me miss the old farm that I grew up on. Where everything was peaceful. I would like to retire some place reclusive. I take the country over big metropolitan city. You can have Chicago!

Is that moving forward or greed?

Prosperity is just around the corner. Since Trump took office, things been looking up for America. The stock market been doing very good. There is more job prospects. It goes so that it takes a businessman to be President; because they know what is best.

Since Trump took office, even my investment been doing good. I have a better paying job with benefits. My future looks bright. I’m actually looking forward to retirement. The reason: I feel that I will be able to retire when I become 65. I have to admit, I didn’t always felt that way. I felt that I could end up working until I died.

Am I moving forward or am I greedy person?

I just want my share of the pie.

How about you? Do you want your share of the pie? Are you willing to move forward to get it? Does that make us greedy?

We must not look back but to learn from our history. Keep both hands on the wheel and keep moving forward. It’s time that we leave the past behind. We all have a past that we may not be proud of.

Are you sitting on your duff and doing nothing or are you going to get off your lazy ass and make something of yourself; by moving forward? You got to have the get-up and go to be able to move forward. Sometimes, you got to make up your mind and just do it.

If I didn’t start the ball rolling over a year ago, I probably would had still been in sinking ship at Kmart. I surprise everyone there when I actually quit.

When I heard that there is a possibility of making money with my blog, and also being able to share my opinion and thoughts; believe me I took the bull by the horn. It may a slow start right now; but you got to start somewhere.

I have been told that I do have the umption to be a go-getter. Sometimes, we just need a little push.

I remembered in my Senior year in high school. I made up my mind to get more involved with school activity; even though my mother worked night and my step-dad was very old-fashioned and strict.

So it goes to show that I’m a go-getter; if I want something bad enough.

So you tell me, is it moving forward or greed?

As you probably had heard, Ross Perot had passed away this past week. He was 89 years old.

He was old when he ran for President back in 1992. It could had been because I was young and to the young people anyone older than them are old.

Ross Perot was a businessman like Donald Trump. He was just ahead of his time.

The news media was very harsh on him. They made him look like he was crazy as a fox.

No one took him seriously. Yet, some of the stuff he had said actually came true.

Think about it: how many young people takes the elderly seriously? They think that they are off their rocker.

Anyway, when Ross Perot ran for President in 1992; he was thorn in the first George Bush’s side. Because of him running for President, the Conservative votes of the Republican party was divided. That was why Bill Clinton was elected President. He was the lesser of 3 evils.

I was a young Republican at the time and wasn’t about to divide the party. So I voted for the first George Bush. I voted for him in 1988, since he was Vice-President under Ronald Reagan, the greatest Republican President; and the reason why I became a Republican in the first place.

I voted for the first George Bush in 1992 because I felt that he had proven himself as President. I also was still a new Republican.

I never wanted his sons, George W. or Jeb Bush.

You think that the media was hard on Pres. Trump? Well they were just as hard on Ross Perot. He never stood a chance against the media. He also ran as an Independent. At that time, the country wasn’t ready for a third party candidate.

The older I had became, the more I started hating the Establishment in Washington. I believe that I’m not alone too. I mean, how else could you explain, Donald Trump.

He isn’t your everyday career politician. He was a businessman first. He stood up to the mainstream and social media. He called them fake news. Some may think that he doesn’t respect reporters. You can’t respect reporters if they don’t respect anybody. I like Trump because he tells it like it is.

He just happens to came at the right time. When the American people had enough with our government. Whereas Ross Perot was just a little ahead of his time.

In 1992, the American people wasn’t ready for the change we are going through now. I mean, first of all, President Reagan offered the similar change when he was President. Reagan wasn’t part of the Establishment either. He had faced opposition from both parties and the news media as well. Even the first George Bush was nothing like Reagan. Reagan gave us a taste; but we weren’t ready for it.

There was probably others before Perot who fought against the Establishment. Just like there was others after Perot.

The tea party was formed under George W. Bush, to shape up the Republicans.

Herman Cain, the CEO from Dominos ran for President in 2012. The media was tough on him as well.

When Donald Trump came along, we were ready for a change. He may had been harsh; but we needed someone like him to stand up against the critics.

You may think that I’m harsh. I don’t apologized for that either.

Change is not ever easy. The baby boomers and older; even some of us Generation X, are not as easily into change. We have to give credit the Millennials. Instead of being harsh on them and calling them unstable. We should thanks them for showing us that change isn’t as hard as we thought possible.