Redistribution of Wealth

The Communist Party confiscated my grandparents’ and my parents’ land, homes, guns, jewelry, gold coins, paintings, wedding pictures, clocks, watches, bonds, stocks, tools, savings, and anything of value. They left my grandparents homeless. Grandpa and grandma had to build a barn-like structure made of mud and straw bricks, which they called home. My grandparents refused to relocate from the rural area into grey concrete apartment cubicles in the city. My parents chose the one bedroom apartment with its low rent, subsidized by the government.

I am staring at my 50-year-old house, empty, sad, and abandoned. We spent 18 wonderful years within its walls. The formerly lush surroundings are now overgrown with weeds and kudzu. We trimmed the azalea bushes; they are making a comeback with beautiful pink, purple, and fuchsia blooms. The rose bushes are sprouting a few anemic, tiny flowers. 

I know where Tiger’s tomb is by the overgrown cluster of daffodils. The only hardy survivor is the fig tree, planted when the house was built. It has grown taller since I last saw it. It is covered with blooms – birds and squirrels will be happy when the sweet fruits ripen later in the summer. The Japanese magnolia, or what is left of it after Katrina, is a symphony of pink beauty. In a few days, it will snow petals in a thick carpet all over the yard.

The house has been empty for over two years now, a victim of the mortgage market crash, crash brought on by the Democrats forcing banks to lend money to citizens who could not possibly afford a home or pay it back.  The area is so economically depressed. Renting or selling is equally impossible. There are two other empty homes on a small street of ten houses.  It is an ideal place, quiet, lovely, and close to everything.

The Democrats enlisted the help of nefarious organizations such as SEIU, ACORN, community agitators, and other street organizers to picket the homes of bankers to force them to lend money to non-credit worthy customers under the false charge of racism. Once the loans were approved, with very little checking of documentation, the bankers had no choice but to package bad mortgage loans with good ones and resell them to others in order to minimize loss. Bankers are in business to make money for their stockholders, not redistribute wealth among citizens.

Realtors received their cut of the bad mortgage deals. They helped people they knew could not afford such lavish and expensive homes on their incomes. Paperwork was misfiled, salaries stretched, proof of income and bad credit scores overlooked.

Cool Planting Azalea Bushes pictures | Amazing Azaleas

Pink flowers flourish in a wonderful array on this bush along Century Blvd in LA near the airport. These were captured on an early morning walk down the street in search of real coffee. The bush was unknown to me, but thanks to my flickr friends who give this azalea bush the ID. The flowers each measure about 1 1/4" in diameter, but don’t they look like Easter Lilies in a way?

Portulacaria afra (variegated) #2 This was a mangled runt which I separated from the previous plants shortly after purchasing. It is planted in a 4" azalea pot. I’ve generally kept the leaves to a minimum but have left it alone for a few months. It’s pretty small considering how long I’ve had it. The root system leaves something to be desired. The cream/pink leaves first appeared a little over a month ago.

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