This country where I was born

My sweet Foxi in a tree loving a peaceful life.

    As I sit here battling a head cold, I am thinking about this country where I was born.   I was born and raised here in the United States of America. My dad, who I have referenced numerous times on this blog, had a saying he used often: Love your country; just don’t trust your government.   Love …

The fight has finally begun

American flag with a peace sign at the 50501 protests at the Nevada state capital.

    Anger surrounding the current U.S. president, his hacker in chief and the numerous illegal activities taking place within our established government agencies is growing and is getting loud. Citizens are standing up to shout as the fight has finally begun.   Significant anger towards Elon Musk   After tens of thousands of letters and phone calls from constituents …

I am back on the blog

Beautiful Lake Tahoe, photo by Janet DelTufo

    Hello world. It has been more than three years since I have been here on my blog. I am not even sure what this first post will entail. More than likely, just a clean up of the time I have been gone and some chit chat before I dig into all of what the hell has been going …

Guns are not toys

The set of Rust

  Guns are not toys. They are lethal weapons and should never be considered a prop, not even in Hollywood. Oh Hollywood A high-profile incident last week has proven how unsafe gun use can lead to death. Actor Alec Baldwin shot and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the New Mexico set of a movie he is producing called Rust.   …

The Great Covid Divide Part Two

Crowds at college football games

      I am seriously sick of saying the word covid. But here we are again, in the great covid divide part two.   So over it I remember having to deal with people like this guy in the green shirt during endless government meetings, OY!!  Seriously, get over yourself. Good God!! The screaming and threatening will not change …

Joe Biden is like a bad husband

Joe Biden is like a bad husband

              Yeah, Joe Biden is like a bad husband. He cuts and runs; he deserts those who have come to rely on him and then he blames his victims. As chaos has sprawled out of control in Afghanistan, our bad husband in chief stood squarely behind his decision to let an entire nation hang …

The dedication of the Taliban

Taliban take control of many cities in Afghanistan

        The actions of the Taliban should never be admired, but the dedication of the Taliban is another story. Officials like to refer to the two decades the U.S. had troops in Afghanistan as a 20-year war. After the first year however, it became more of a stabalizing peace keeping mission. We kept the peace, and we …

Windows 10 Public Service Announcement

Windows 11 may not be available to you

    Today’s blog post is here to serve as a Windows 10 Public Service Announcement. Windows 11 not really free Windows is planning on launching Windows 11 this fall and gleefully has said the update will be free. No, that is not true. Windows has created a list of requirements to run Windows 11, and a large number of …

The Great Covid Divide

The great divide

    Here we go. We have another issue tearing up the country. The Great Covid Divide. Covid took over the Divided States of America more than 15 months ago. It ruined businesses, took jobs, created mass depression, and it took the lives of those with weakened or compromised immune systems. It also made big pharma and other big wigs …

When the enemy visits your house

Spam bots live to annoy

    When the enemy visits your house, or in this case your website, you gotta fight. And when your web hosting company tries to make you a victim of ransomware, you gotta end the conversation.   It has been awhile I have not written on The Journey Victorious site since the start of the pandemic. There has not been …