"The illegals I met last night."

Self | 1/1/2012 | Bern Pearson

[Gen.Blather]

I met some illegal Mexicans last night at a party. Several years ago I stayed with a couple of wonderful Mexican families in the Baja below California. These were well-off people. The homes, on average were beautifully tiled and some of them had mahogany inlaid walls, bookshelves and cabinetry that would cost a hundred-thousand dollars here. So, I’m guessing if they aren’t rich they’re very comfortable. The elderly not as well-off grandfather, while living in Mexico was receiving Social Security from the United States and owned a rent-free apartment in California which he used as his address to receive several forms of assistance checks from Californian agencies. He visited the apartment once a week to re-arrange things and make it looked lived in. He had a car, a Toyota Corolla that looked quite nice and had working air-conditioning. I gathered it was supplied as some form of assistance and he generally left it in California at the apartment. The apartment was about 1100 square feet and very livable. The grandfather told me most of entire complex, easily a 1000 units, were like him, on Californian assistance, but actually living in Mexico.

At the party were a couple of teenage boys from this family. Very nice kids. I’d be proud to have them as my own; diligent, hard working, trouble-free and much more adult than you’d expect from that age. They told me that they’d decided to go to high school in California instead of Mexico. They said that the (California) government gave them an apartment and they travel back to Mexico on the weekends. (I don’t know if they’re staying alone or if a family member is staying with them, but if I had to guess, they came alone.)

When I posted information on this family last time, Freepers angrily asked why I hadn’t reported them. Firstly, I was a well-treated guest. Secondly, this must be obvious to the casual observer. Even if I knew who to report it to in California, which I don’t, it is obvious that this is how it’s done. These people are only taking advantage of “benefits” put there for them. Not to avail themselves of these benefits would be like deciding not to take candy freely offered to you.

[Monkey Face]

Now there is something to light my way to the Land Of Dreams, tonight. Can’t say I’m excited about it. However, I’ll speak with you tomorrow, when I have some “Back Up.”

Until then, well...YOU know...

[NicknamedBob]

"Who DID frame Roger Rabbit?"

Judge Doom and the Weasels.

[Tax-chick]

Really? I only saw it once, when it was first released. Even as a teenager, I found the interspecies romance implausible.

[NicknamedBob]

He made her laugh.

Having a good sense of humor is a blessing everywhere in the Galaxy.

I know this to be true because I’ve read a lot of Science Fiction.

[NicknamedBob]

"Even as a teenager, I found the interspecies romance implausible."

According to Larry Niven, on Ringworld, it's the basis of inter-galactic currency.

[Silentgypsy]

Thank you for K update!

[Darksheare]

Even Charon is not immune to the dread scourge of marketing!

[Silentgypsy]

I’m falling asleep at the keyboard, so I’ll say goodnight and sweet dreams, y’all!

[Darksheare]

Pleasant dreams.

[fanfan]

Yellow face?

Duck!

[Tax-chick]

He made her laugh.

Iirc, I didn't think he was very funny. Maybe that's why I didn't buy it.

[ColdOne]

Same thing I was wondering.... Yellow Face?

[NicknamedBob]

"Iirc, I didn't think he was very funny. Maybe that's why I didn't buy it."

Well, you know ... toons.

It has been my experience that having a virtual or computer world interface with your real world can be trouble-making.

[null and void]

Who indeed?

[Silentgypsy]

Sun?

[Tax-chick]

Sun. It was a running joke with Sionnsar, bless his heart. He was a true Northwesterner, loved the gray drizzle. Scot, and all that ...

[Tax-chick]

[NicknamedBob]

Ah, the “Magic Fingers” back-rub technique.

[Monkey Face]

Geeze! I missed your birthday, even though I had it on my calendar!

Happy Late Birthday, Sis!

*blush*

[Monkey Face]

“Yellow Face” is from Lord of the Rings trilogy. It’s what the cowering creature Gollum called the Sun.