Via Of Arms And The Law.

There was a moron politician mentioned in the news this week, commenting something about no armed civilians actually stopped any violent criminals.

They do need to make shit up to support their grabbing for power or they come up with stories so they don’t scare themselves silly at the possibility somebody may actually firmly disagree when they go Stalin.

Hat Tip Manny L.

A Hispanic Color ID Chart according to a Pew research:

I love “research” like this. Without having to go to the effort to read pages of  “investigation”, you know there is a heavy political tint in it. And I am not accusing the researchers of malice at all, but it is simply what they have probably been taught: Race is color and color is the only to be considered in the interaction between people.

And that makes them ever so wrong. Hispanic is not skin tone based but culture based.

According to the chart, I am a Hispanic Number 2 Shade (I feel like I am a Revlon eyeliner all of the sudden) which makes me White. But when you use the word “White” in the US, you get the Anglo-Saxon connotation : English Language native, Protestant and enjoys the snow and Macy’s Parades. If you know a Hispanic, specially one born outside the US , you know that there is nothing ever so different with the same skin color than your Anglo and a Catholic, snow hating, soccer-watching Hispanic. And if you have a lot of Hispanic friends, you know our skin color comes in Crayola box variety.

And then, to make things more confusing, Hispanics  get balkanized per country/region: You may sit me in between to an equally “melaninized” male from Uruguay and a dark black lesbian from Dominican Republic and I will have more things in common with the woman than the male simply because we were raised in the Caribbean basin sphere of influence. From the accent of your Spanish to the commonalities in the food we eat and the music we hear, we share many similar aspects, including the deep envy for the quality of beef the Uruguayan bastard has access to, allegedly some of the best if not the best in the world.

And then, if you really want to be confused, add the immigrant aspect to the Latino mix. Argentina has a well known German immigrant history, Brazil somewhat less. Peru has a lot of Japanese descendants and Venezuela had a lot of people coming from the Middle east back in the late 1800s, early 1900 which for some obscure reason were always tagged as “Turcos” (Turkish) even if the were from Saudi.  Now and to get even more confusing, add the European refugees from the wars of Mid 20th Century and you will have kids from different colors and cultural backgrounds whose parents and grandparents came all over the world, but they themselves identify as Hispanic because they speak Spanish, live in Latin America and even they do maintain cultural ties with their parent’s land of origin, they have the commonality of the culture they grew up with. And because of some sort unexplainable magic, all balances.

Trying to shoehorn Latinos into a politically-motivated racial mold is a fool’s errand, but one that provide us with many chances of laughter.

You open the front door and everything is covered in a white substance that did not come from Colombia.

Last time I scraped ice off a windshield was almost 40 years ago and used clear half of cassette box. It usually worked better than the tools designed for the chore.

I am afraid the diet is gonna take a hit. It seems the body does not consider salad a proper winter food and is letting me know it.

And yes, I expect thicker “shipments” of the white shit in the coming months. You don’t have to rub it in.

I do need thicker socks.

I am suddenly finding out what parts of my body deal with cold like champions and what parts bitch more than college millennials watching Blazing Saddles.

In the meantime and as a good transplant from Miami, I am watching reruns of Life Below Zero to get tips for surviving cold weather.

Too much?

On 10/31/21, at approx. 3:30 PM, in front of 250 Hudson St, @NYPD1Pct, a 26-year-old female, was approached from behind by an unidentified female who made anti-Asian statements and punched her in back of her head. Any info? DM us or @NYPDTips or ☎️1-800-577-TIPS pic.twitter.com/RymKs03VYN

— NYPD Hate Crimes (@NYPDHateCrimes) November 5, 2021

When will this madness stop? We cannot allow these Klan-like attacks to continue happening in the City That Has Never Been Woker.

The probably unvaccinated suspect last seen swerving around the piles of garbage bags collecting in the streets.