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Page 4 — Shelton-Mason County Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023
Random thoughts for a February day
good message for a
A:eader board in front of
n Episcopalian church:
Jesus is woke.
Our given name is the
second gift we receive in this
world, after being given the
gift of life or maybe our
name is the third gift, after
the belly button.
What time of day do Bugs
Bunny and Yosemite Sam
take a nap?
In the atter-toon.
Bad name for a cake shop:
Operation Dessert Storm.
I’m glad the cryptocur—
rency phenomenon is waning
because I couldn’t figure it
out, and now I don’t have to
feel guilty about not figuring
it out.
Don’t be depressed that the
number of people attending
church these days is decreas-
ing. Look on the positive side: _-
KIRK ERICSCIN
THESE
TIMES
The number of people not at-
tending church is increasing.
Florida: Where con artists
flee to and thrive.
While visiting Corinth,
Mississippi, in 2013, I met an
old fellow who owned a road-
side cafe. I Said I wasvisit-
ing from Washington, and
he asked what kind of food
we eat up there. I told him
my wife eats a lot of tofu. He
thought a bit and replied,
“You folks don’t go to church
up there, do you?”
When I was a kid and
heard adults say, “Breakfast
is the most important meal,”
I wondered what the least im—
portant meal was. And why
weren’t adults showing any in-
terest in criticizing that meal?
I hope to live my life in a
way that makes me a creditto
my race.
Mrs. Ericson and I continue
to have a landline, mostly be-
cause I often use it to call my
cellphone when it’s missing in
the house.
Upcoming: A new euphe-
mism for vomiting.
A sign seen recently at
Safeway: “Stay Healthy!”
What about the people who
were never healthy?‘ Aren’t we
marginalizing the unhealthy?
When you think about
how often coincidences do
occur, it should be obvious
that coincidences aren’t that
uncoincidental.
I bet many orthopedic sur-
geons who repair NFL ath-
letes’ knees are less known by
their names and known more
by the knees they’ve repaired.
For instancefthe surgeon
who fixed quarterback Tom
Brady’s knee in 2008 when
he tore his AOL is probably
less known by his name —-
Neal ElAttrache —~ and more
known by “the guy who did
Brady’s knee.” ‘
You don’t see many people
lollygagging at Costco. EV-
eryone there seems to be on a
mission.
I ran into a woman I knew
when we worked at The Olym-
.pian newspaper in the 1990s.
I forgot her name, and I apolo-
gized for doing so. She told me
that the name I forgot wasn’t
her name anymore —she
changed her name to Suzanne,
which I have managed to
remember. '.
I recently meant to tell
Mrs. Ericson, “I’m having
lunch with Brad today,” but
my sentence came out like ,
this: “I’m having Brad with
lunch yesterday.”
“I went through hell last
night, but I came out on top
this morning.” -— My mother-
in-law after breaking her hip
at age 94.
I was around 10 years old
when my grandfather stepped
on the prongs of a rake lying
prong-side up in the grass.
The handle came up and
whacked him in the eye, and
he had a black eye for'days
afterward. Now when I see a
rake, I usually think of our
dear grandfather and thank
him for giving us such a Vis-
ible and valuable lesson.
~ I Contact Kirk Ericson at
kirk@masoncounty.com
LETTERS THE EDITOR
Document lesson
Editor, the Journal,
In anticipation of more nonsense
from some willfully misinformed letter
writers (AA and RG come immediately
‘ to mind), I respectfully submit impor-
tant differences between what may be
inappropriate document retention by
President Joe Biden and what is clearly
inappropriate document retention by
ex—President Donald Trump.
On Nov. 2, lawyers for Biden found
a batch of documents at the Penn Biden
Center for Diplomacy and Global En—
gagement, dating from his time as vice
president. Biden’s attorneys immediate-
ly contacted the National Archives and
they took possession of the documents
the next morning. On Nov. 4, NARA
contacted the Justice Department to let
them know of the document exchange,
and “on Nov. 9, the FBI started assessing
whether Biden had ,
illegally mishandled classified
information.
. By contrast, Trump failed for one
full year to turn over documents
knew he had, despite several requests.
~ When he finally turned over documents,
it was an incomplete set. After being
subpoenaed, he then had his attorney lie
in a signed affidavit that all documents '
had been returned. This inaction, lying
summammu roman
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and delay prompted the FBI raid of his
resort. ’
The documents in Biden’s possession
were all in relatively private, if not se-
cure locations, whereas the documents
at Mar al Logo were in areas accessible
to many of Trump’s guests including
any .number of potential spies and “busi—
ness associates.”
Documents held by Biden are marked
classified, but have yet to be determined
to be currently classified material,
whereas documents held by Trump are
not only currently classified but also
many are top secret. .
At worst, Biden can be accused of '
absent-mindedness or stupidity, but he
never withheld any documents once it
was clear hehad inappropriately kept
some after leaving office. Withholding
documents from an authorized govern-
ment ofi‘icial is a crime — something
Trump clearly did. Thus, Trump is being
investigated under the Espionage Act.
Pieter Booth
Shelton
Thank you, Journal,
Editor, the Journal, I
There’s a lot to be said about Mason
County’s good fortune to have The Shel-
ton-Mason County Journal as our local
Owned and published by
Shelton-Mason County Journal, Inc.
Publisher: John Lester
paper, covering the local news, without
hysterical overtones: “Just the facts,
ma’am” —— just the way I like it.
First, the news of major local impor—
tance: After what — a year, maybe more
since Barber Terry retired because of a
Washington State Licensing snafu re-
garding his barber license, The Cutter’s
Edge barber shop on Railroad Avenue
has a new certified professional barber!
I’ve had three haircuts and a couple
beard trims as he apprenticed there by
the aforesaid apprentice: I was allowed
to pay him in tips, but now I can pay
him for real and add the tip. Refreshing.
Second, I personally prefer news cov—
erage of the dispassionate sort, much
like The Wall Street and Shelton—Mason
County jOurnals. Both publications
demonstrate a respect for the reader to
make his personal decisions regarding
the news, 'then allow the editorial writ-
ers to make fools of themselves.
Thank you for treating your readers
as mature adults.
’James Poirson
Shelton
"Any anomalies?
Editor, the Journal,
It’s been almost three months since
the November election and we’ve yet to
’ Front office:-
hear from the new auditor how many
illegal votes were cast in Mason canny“: " ’
Mr. Duenkel did issue a letter last week
to the Journal outlining, his plan to en—
list the help of the local Voter Research
Project to aid in the ofi‘icial duty of his' ,
office.
' This project claims to be nonparti-
san butI suspect it is weighted heavily
Republican. The plan calls for the proj—
ect to canvas a list of potential voter
anomalies. My questionsiare: Is this the
same project that misidentified a num—
ber of voter anomalies in the primary?
Was this list provided by the Auditor’s
Office? What constitutes a voter anom—
aly? What does “canvassing” entail? It
appears that Mr. Duenkel is essentially
deputizing a vigilante group to do his
job for him. L
He fiirther stated he planned to in-
vestigate long—established principles of
a democracy that provide voters inforv
motion and the importance of their vote.
Does he want dumber and fewer voters?
Mr. Duenkel was elected to eliminate
election fraud. So far it seems his claims
of significant fraud are fraudulent. But
more to come, he says.
’ Craig Anderson
Shelton
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