I'd like to step outside the discussion for a moment and thank Peter for being here.  I welcome his point of view and his thoughtful arguments.  Thanks!

Still stuck in the 60-70s as far as music is concerned, which is good and one of my pleasures. Still trying to play geetar after these years (started in ‘67, layoff for 50 years for life). 74 in a month or so and still instructing and enjoying helping people to pursue their flying dreams. When I was 72 had another 72 finally get his Private after he had 2-3 failed check rides trying over the years and now owns a late model 182 w/G1000. Still a thrill getting out of the plane for their First Solo. Reading a pleasure, mostly history especially military history. Mowing the lawn 😳 I actually enjoy, although 90+ weather makes it a challenge sometimes. Coffee in the morning with quiet for a couple hours until wife arises (early riser). Few other things but that’s most of it.

Well crap.. I think my license might be in jeopardy..
and all just because of a  state trooper...
The conversation went like this, when I got pulled over on my bike:
Trooper: "License and registration, please, I think you are drunk!"
Me: "I assure you, I did not drink anything."
Trooper: "Ok, let's do a little test! Imagine driving in the dark on a highway at night, when you see two lights in the distance. What is this?"
Me: "A car."
Trooper:"Of course! But which one? A Mercedes, an Audi or a Ford?"
Me:"I have no idea!"
Trooper:"So, you're drunk."
Me:"But I didn't drink anything."
Trooper:"Okay, one more test -- Imagine, you drive in the dark on a highway at night, and there is one light coming at you.What is it?
Me:"A motorcycle."
Trooper:"Of course! But which one? A Honda, a Kawasaki or a Harley?"
Me:"I have no idea!"
Trooper:"As I suspected, you're drunk!"
Then I started to get annoyed and asked a counter question.
Me: "So... counter question -- You're driving in the dark on a highway at night and see a woman on the roadside. She wears a mini skirt, fishnet stockings, high heeled shoes and only a bra as a top. What is this?"
Trooper:"A prostitute of course."
Me:"Yes, but which one? Your daughter, your wife or your mother?"
Things went downhill from there and now I have a court date to attend... once I get out of the hospital.

FIFY

All these women who are outraged over this are here because their mothers were against abortion. Do they not see the irony or the hypocrisy?

The Supreme Court just struck down New York's "explain why you need a gun to our satisfaction" law.  The left freaks out.

Dig a little deeper and it's a lack of fathers that's the problem.

Dig deeper to the core, and it's a rejection of Christianity.

But the reasons why that happened is historically complex, partly a legacy of racism, partly a result of attempted fixes of racism with unintended consequences, partly economic changes (such as the disappearance of passenger rail and city industries) and many other things.  Right now, feminism is preventing men of all races from wanting to commit to a female and family. Women have made it clear men aren’t appreciated and respected.

I look for gas prices to start falling late summer.

Think midterms.