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Mailing My Ballot In Early

Apathy [ap-uh-thee]  1. absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement.
                                     2. lack of interest in or concern for things that others find moving or exciting.  Dictionary.com


What's upAmerica?Or,in reality.What's upMillennials?
I keep hearing that you are;Turned Off, Tuned Out, and May Not Vote!
By Clyde Hughes for NewsMax.com
"Millennials' interest in the election has dipped sharply since its peak in March and their lack of enthusiasm could mean many may not vote come Nov. 8, according to a USA Today/Rock the Vote Poll. That ordinarily would be bad news for Hillary Clinton, had Donald Trump not stumbled so badly recently, since millennials prefer Clinton over Trump by more than 3-1 and because their enthusiasm has tumbled since March when Sen. Bernie Sanders was fighting for the Democratic nomination, said USA Today. Millennials say jobs and the economy is the No. 1 issue followed by education and health care in the second tier and terrorism, civil rights, immigration and gun laws in the third tier, said the Ipsos-created poll. The Ipsos poll said millennials, ages 18 to 34, particularly millennial likely voters, mostly identify themselves as Democrats and Clinton has built her lead with the group, now up to a plus-49 percent advantage."

Let me tell you a little story about votingand how every vote counts. MyGrandfather,when he was alive,was a localPoliticianin the city ofCudahy, Wisconsin.The very first year he ran for public office,his family was so sure that he was going to win,that myMother,when she was still being courted by myFather,when he was still courting myMother,decided it was too much trouble for them to go outand vote.Back then,the candidates would receive a phone call from theWisconsin Election Boardtelling them of the results.MyGrandfathergot the calland lost byOne Vote.If myParentshad gone outand voted,myMother's Votewould have been the tying vote,and myFather's Votewould have been the winning vote.Your voteand every vote counts.The happy ending to this story is,myGrandfatherran again forPublic Officetwo years laterand won.He then held the position for16 Yearsin a row until he retired.True story.
In California, There Is So Much More To Vote For Than Just ForThe President Of The United States.Like Preposition 60,Which Requires "Adult Male Film Performers" To Where A Condom At All Times During Filming.
This is,Mailing My Ballot In Early,Jim Hauenstein,
And,
 “Every election is determined by the people who show up.”
- Larry J. Sabato -
That is my story and I am sticking to it!
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Once Again, I'm Doing It Late

OnSunday,I talked aboutAbsent-Mindedness.And if you read thatPost,no,it is not a true story.The reason I wrote it though,is because at the end of last month,I forgot to writeThe 5 Best Posts Of September, 2016!
So,without any further embarrassment on my part,here are those5 Best Posts Of September, 2016!In order of popularity.
 For the secondMonthin a row,we have a tie for5th & 4th Place!

Poetry, Short Stories, Flash Fiction, A Novelette, & A Novel You Can Buy                                 &My Father, Brother, And Son-In-Law Are True Heroes 
The Fifth or Fourth Best Post Of September is; "Poetry, Short Stories, ...etc" is all about the right side of my Blog, under that heading, explaining how those stories and poetry you see there are all written by me. I appreciate it every time someone takes a peak at those items. More so then having you read my Posts. Thank you.
The Fourth or Fifth Best Post Of September is; "My Father, ...etc" is my complaint from hearing too many times from Athletes and Sports Announcers how they are going to War, it's a Life or Death situation, and that they are ready to Battle! My Father, Brother, And Son-In-Law are all Military Veterans. Two of them fought in real Wars where Life or Death was truly on the line.
The Third Best Post Of September is;Believing America Is Still Great No Matter What The Propaganda Hype Is Right Now My ranting about someone I know who says he is Patriotic but hides his money overseas and doesn't pay any Taxes. The funny part of this story is, after I wrote it, I found out he was bilked for $300,000dollars in that "Overseas Bank Account" of his. Serves him right. I want a tax return too each year, but I am not willing to commit a crime to not pay taxes. If I could afford it, I would gladly give up my return each year to support out Great Country!
These next twoBest Posts Of SeptemberI take great pride in.They are twoFlash Fiction Storiesthat I wrote.
The Second Best Post Of September is;Some Institutions Will Let You Write Things Down On Paper With A CrayonA humorous story I wrote where I am deathly afraid of Friday the 13th! No spoilers so you will just have to read it.
And the Number One Best Post Of September, 2016 is;The Refrigerator Hacker A story about a Hacker who, of course, hacks into the wrong computer which is in today's technology friendly refrigerators. (If you hadn't heard about them, look it up.) What happens when he goes to the Police about his findings and the eventual meeting with the person who owns that particular refrigerator.
Well,there you have it.Now wasn't that worth the wait?
This is,Thanking One & All For Reading My Blog,Jim Hauenstein,
And,
“Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self."
[The New Statesman, February 25, 1933]”
- Cyril Connolly -
That is my story and I am sticking to it!
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Never Condoning Slapping Your Children

Monday morning blues got you down?What you need to do is get the answers to those two questions you never knew you wanted to ask?
TwoBuckHowie, Jim, or whomever you are trying to be this week. What is "Quid Pro Quo," and why do I have such a hard time using it in a sentence?Well, my insipid friend. First of all, you have to do something for an Equal Exchange. Like for Like. Measure for Measure. An Eye for an Eye. In other words, you have to do something for someone for them to do something for you. Dictionary.com says; Quid Pro Quo [kwid proh kwoh] something that is given or taken in return for something else. Much too confusing of a definition. I like my explanation better. Now, if you want to use it in a sentence, try what the Patrick F. Kennedy tried.State Department and FBI deny "Quid Pro Quo" over Clinton email classification. By Del Quentin Wilber and Tracy Wilkerson for the Los Angeles Times.com The backstabbingPoliticsofWashington.Man,you've got to love it.
Mister TwoBuckHowie. Do animals jam?You darn tootin' they do. Just ask the

This is,Never Condoning Slapping Your Children At Any Time,Jim Hauenstein,
And,
“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.”
- Mahatma Gandhi -

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Not Allowed To Be Within 500 Feet Of My Neighbor's House

I have designatedSunday,the day of rest,as my day to tie upLoose Ends,do rebuttals to anyCommentsleft on myPosts,andfill in the blanks onorof stories I forgot to write about.They say in life,and I do not know who they are, if you are fortunate to live a long life,you have stages later in your life where parts of it seems to be missing.It begins when you don't doing something,that you were supposed to do,and then you are labeled withAbsent-mindedness.People will say you are becomingSenileafter a certain age for searching for your car keys while they are in your hand.You get a few gray hairsand your forgetfulness turns intoDementia.Finally,you forget to put your pants on when you wake up in the morningand you get the label of havingAlzheimer's!Let me ask you this with a sound mind and body.Who here,in thisGreat Countryof ours,hasn't gone into the neighbor's house after a night of partying,fallen asleep,and gone through the dresser drawers looking for a pair pants when they wake up? You are all a bunch of lairs if I am the only one.The reason I might forget something is because my mind is like a computer.I have so much useless stuff stored up in there,that when I forget to clean out myMind's Cache,it has no room for new information.Like wearing pants!
This is,Not Allowed To Be Within 500 Feet Of My Neighbor's House,Jim Hauenstein,
And,
“Telling an introvert to go to a party is like telling a saint to go to Hell.”
- Criss Jami, -

That is my story and I am sticking to it!
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Donald Trump Complains Election Is Rigged, As His Polling Tanks. “The whole thing is one big fix. One big ugly lie. It’s one big fix.”BySam Levine Associate Politics Editor, The Huffington Post  Sounds like a spoiled child who is already feeling defeat! And please,let me hear from you if you believe himand think everything in life is a conspiracy against the people of the United States. 

My Good Friend Humberto Inzunza Looks Exactly Like Abraham Lincoln

"After four scores and seven minutes to go our college football team brought forth, a win on this day. With that, a new notion came forth, conceived in Science, and dedicated to the proposition that all new discoveries are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, the Nation's Presidential Election. Testing whether that Nation, or any Nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure the Anencephalic and Anencephalous Stooges who vote for a certain Political Party, without listening to the Candidates to determine who is most Qualified. So we meet here, on this great battle-field of technology. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives so that Science might live, besides who becomes President. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this!"

The Actual Gettysburg Address before Mister Lincoln's Speech Writers Rewrote it.
Abraham Lincoln
November 19, 1863


So,without further ado,some of theScienceI have been reading.

Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded for Molecular Machines 
"A trio of European scientists was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday for finding ways to energize and steer molecules, work which it is hoped will lead to the development of new materials and tiny sensors."





Major Dust Storm Could Soon Hit MarsBy Samantha Mathewson, Space.com Contributor "A raging Martian dust storm is expected to sweep across the Red Planet within the next few months, according to a study that found a way to predict these otherwise variable weather events. Global dust storms on Mars threaten robotic rovers traversing the Martian surface, as well as astronauts that may one day set up camp on the Red Planet. However, based on past weather patterns, Martian dust storms may soon become more predicable — and if history repeats itself, the next storm is just around the corner, according to a statement from NASA. Mars will reach the midpoint of its current dust storm season on October 29th of this year, James Shirley, a planetary scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, said in the statement. Based on the historical pattern we found, we believe it is very likely that a global dust storm will begin within a few weeks or months of this date." Obama goal: Send humans to Mars by the 2030sBy Tom Kludt, for CNN.com"President Barack Obama has his eyes on the stars -- or more accurately -- a planet. In an op-ed published Tuesday on CNN, Obama set a clear goal to send humans to Mars by the 2030s and to have them return to Earth safely, with the ultimate ambition to one day remain there for an extended time.Someday, I hope to hoist my own grandchildren onto my shoulders. We'll still look to the stars in wonder, as humans have since the beginning of time, Obama wrote. But instead of eagerly awaiting the return of our intrepid explorers, we'll know that because of the choices we make now, they've gone to space not just to visit, but to stay -- and in doing so, to make our lives better here on Earth. Achieving the goal, Obama added, will require continued cooperation between government and private innovators -- a collaboration that will begin in the coming years when companies send astronauts to the International Space Station."

Prehistoric Voice Box Reveals Dinosaur-Era SoundsBy Jen Viegas, for Seeker.com"The oldest known squawk box has just been found, and it suggests that dinosaurs were noisy but didn't sing or roar. Sixty-eight million years ago when dinosaurs roamed the Earth and Antarctica was warm and pleasant, a bird that looked like a cross between a duck and a goose filled the Antarctic skies with a deafening, honking call. Scientists know this through analysis of the oldest fossilized syrinx — a bird's equivalent of a voice box. The organ, nicknamed the squawk box, was a syrinx of Vegavis iaai, a Cretaceous-age bird found on Antarctica's Vega Island 66-69 million years ago. The discovery, outlined in the journal Nature, offers key, tangible evidence not only for what some prehistoric birds sounded like, but also birds' oversized relatives — dinosaurs. Since birds evolved from dinosaurs, they may have developed the syrinx later — and dinosaurs likely never developed it. This means dinosaurs might not have been able to make noises similar to bird calls. In fact, it's also likely dinosaurs did not roar."  Cosmic radiation may leave astronauts with long-term cases of ‘space brain,’ study saysBy Amina Khan, for Los Angeles Times Science Now.com "This is your brain in space — and it does not look pretty. Scientists studying the effects of radiation in rodents say that astronauts’ exposure to galactic cosmic rays could face a host of cognitive problems, including chronic dementia. The UC Irvine-led study, published in Scientific Reports, adds to a growing body of research on the harmful effects humans may reckon with as they venture out longer and deeper into space, whether on trips to Mars or potentially beyond. Recovery of the brain [from] these exposures certainly takes a very long time — so these are very chronic consequences, said study leader Charles Limoli, a neuroscientist and radiation biologist at UC Irvine. This of course raises a concern for NASA. It’s well-known that radiation can damage neural tissue and hurt cognitive function; cancer patients with brain tumors who need radiotherapy end up with what the study authors called “severe and progressive cognitive deficits.” But it’s not clear exactly what effect space radiation has on the brain because there are different types of radiation and they’re delivered in different doses. Space is filled with high-energy particles of all kinds that quickly would damage the cells of living things. Luckily, the Earth’s magnetic field shields us from the onslaught; but farther out in space, with only a spacecraft as protection, humans are exposed to much more radiation."  
This is,If You Would Ever Meet My Good FriendHumberto Inzunza,You Would Say He Looks Exactly Like The Above Pencil Drawing OfAbraham Lincoln,Jim Hauenstein,

And,

“The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.”
- Isaac Asimov -

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Oingo Boingo-ing My Way Through The Day

I have been told,by more than one of my children,that I'm not very funny.Well,since I'm not funny,and I have been busy all day with trying to repair myMercedes Benz C Class,I will letDanny Elfmanbring humor to today'sPost.Here is;"Trump Stalks Hillary!"

This is,Oingo Boingo-ing My Way Through The Day,Jim Hauenstein,
And,
"I was struck by lighting - Walkin' down the street - I was hit by something last night in my sleep - It's a dead man's party - Who could ask for more - Everybody's comin', leave your body at the door - Leave your body and soul at the door."- Danny Elfman & Oingo Boingo -
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Tonite Tonite

One of the earliest songs that I have ever written.Luckily,it was good enough so that everyBandI was in,we would play this song.

This is,Hoping You Have Enjoyed This Presentation OfTwoBuckHowie With The Exact ChangeJim Hauenstein,
And,
“Ah, music," he said, wiping his eyes. "A magic beyond all we do here!”
- J.K. Rowling, -
That is my song and I am sticking to it!
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I Personally Know A County Sheriff

You have to be kidding me.The organization,Blue Lives Matter is asking everyone to boycottBen & Jerry'sice cream because they have endorsedBlack Lives Matter."A statement by Blue Lives Matter said Ben and Jerry’s is spreading false and misleading statements and that the Black Lives Matter movement has inspired the assassination and attempted assassination of police officers, and it costs officers their lives."A statement like that could lead some to believe that allBlack PeopleareCop Killers!Me personally,I believe thatAll Lives Matter!Blue Lives,Black Lives,Yellow Lives,Pink Lives,Chartreuse Lives, andBen & Jerry's Lives,because I can't live without their ice cream. But,we all have to remember,Blackshave been persecuted in thisCountrysince its inception.Police Officersno longerProtect & ServetheCommunity.New recruits are taught that it is aWarout thereand it isUs Against Them.Meaning,thePoliceare now trained in aMilitary Fashionand the enemy are theCitizensof thisCountry!So when thePolicestop dressingand acting like theGestapo,Germany's Secret PoliceduringWorld War Two,and start being part of theCommunityagain,not separate from it,maybe we can all just along!All Lives Matter!
This is,I Personally Know A County SheriffAnd He Told Me All About The New Kind Of Training They Get.Even To The Point Where They Are Told Not To Associate With Anyone Except Other Police Officers.Jim Hauenstein,
And,
“Money can buy the necessary police order. Justice is sold to the highest bidder”
- Rohinton Mistry -
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Ronald McDonald lying low until clown scare blows overBy Katie Mettlerfor The Washington Post

Once Again

The day after that wonderfulDebate,where theCandidateswere especially cordial to one another,you are sitting home alone wondering,where inGod's Green Earthcan I find a book to read that is called;A Catalogue of Books Relating to the History and Topography of Italy
by Sir Richard Colt Hoare, 2nd Baronet from the Internet Archive?Well,here it is.  "Just the facts Ma'am."- Joe Friday -OK,these are the facts;
Book digitized by Google from the library of the New York Public Library and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb. Publisher Printed by W. Bulmer andCo.
Year 1812
Pages 127
Possible copyright status NOT_IN_COPYRIGHT
Language English
Digitizing sponsor Google
Book from the collections of New York Public Library
Collection americana
Notes Frontispiece is book-plate of the Stourhead Library.


Next question please.You know,the one you didn't know you wanted to ask.Don't be shy. 
What the heck is a Baronet?
A Baronet or the rare female equivalent, a Baronetess is the holder of a baronetcy, a hereditary title awarded by the British Crown. The practice of awarding baronetcies was originally introduced in England in the 14th century and was used by James I of England in 1611 as a means of raising funds. A baronetcy is the only British hereditary honor that is not a peerage, with the exception of the Anglo-Irish Black Knight, White Knight and Green Knight (of which only The Green Knight is extant). A Baronet is addressed as "Sir" (just as is a knight) or "Dame" in the case of a Baronetess but ranks above all knighthoods and Damehoods in the Order of precedence, except for the Order of the Garter and the Order of the Thistle (and the dormant Order of St Patrick). Baronets are not deemed members of the nobility, but rather, titled gentry. In Europe, their social rank is roughly equivalent to petty nobility.
 
Did get all that?
 
So,the next time you are sitting around the coffee table,I mean,the tea table,and your snobbishUncle Cliffordcomes through the door stating he has just been awarded the moniker"Baronet"by theQueen of England,just secretly remember,"In Europe, their social rank is roughly equivalent to PETTY NOBILITY!"
This is,Once Again,Answering Those Questions You Didn't Know You Wanted To Ask,Jim Hauenstein,
And,
“I know I have but the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too.”
- Elizabeth I -That is my story and I am sticking to it!Like what you are reading,or do not like what you see.Set up my Blog as your Homepage,or sign up as a Follower,or leave a Comment,and I will answer you in a Post.Thanks for reading.

I Never Just Stare At The Cheerleaders

ThankGodforTechnology.Can you imagine the conundrum I would be facing if we didn't haveDVRsto record important programs likeThe Presidential Debatetonight,or recordSunday Night Football.My favorite team playing tonight,The Green Bay Packers!
I have decided to do the only thing aPolitical Pundit,like myself should do.It is so important to watch theDebates,to decide whichCandidatewill move theNationforward,as a whole,and not vote for aPresidentwho looks out only for theSpecial Interest Groupsand hisFriend's Business Interests,likeGeorge W. Bush did.Or,likeDonald Trumpwill.
Oooops,their goes myLiberal Attitudeshowing again.
So I have decided.........to record theDebateand watchSunday Night Football!PACKERS SCORE!I love when theTeam,as a whole,goes into theEnd ZoneandDances After A Score!Here,I have a picture of it.
This is,I Swear,When I Am At The Packer's Game In Person,I Never Just Stare At The Cheerleaders,Jim Hauenstein,
And,
“I think a lot of times, the things you can't measure are often the things that give people the most success.” - Aaron Rodgers -
That is my story and I am sticking to it!
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