Wrong

I get tired of hearing the argument that the founding fathers wished for the "separation of church and state". 

This phrase never appears in the Constitution, nor in the Declaration, nor even in the Federalist Papers.

Not even once. Despite what people parrot, it is not used in any of these documents... It is inferred in the First Amendment, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion,or prohibiting the free exercise thereof..." but that phrase "separation"is not used, and the First is not meant for that. It says clearly what it says. Nor does Article 6 say anything about the "separation of church and state", but rather that "no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to hold any office or public trust..." Not quite the same thing as "separation of church and state".

Even the courts do not always agree that the phrase by Jefferson has anything to do with, or may be substituted for the First Amendment.

Those who use the phrase "separation of church and state" are misquoting Thomas Jefferson, and are demonstrating their ignorance. Parroting a phrase that hey heard from someone else, with no knowledge of where it came from, the context in which it was used, or what was meant by it.

Don't believe me? Look it up yourself. I'm not gonna bother to give you a link.

But stop using the phrase where it doesn't belong, and stop saying that it is in any of the documents that founded this country, or that that phrase has anything to do with the rules that govern our country.

After all, Jesus was all for theft at the point of a gun

We know this, because Obama said so.

Really?..... Really?..... Seriously?

Statements like this make me wonder about the inner working of his mind.

I have no doubt that Jesus would encourage us to help those less fortunate than ourselves.

Voluntarily. Not at the point of a gun.

And that is what taxes are: Theft enforced by force.

If you don't pay them, then men with guns come and take your stuff.

Think about it.

Whoah

Read this.

long, but really worth your time.

After reading it, I got nothin'. I can't say it any better. And after reading it, I wouldn't even try.

Go on, read. You'll be better for it.

Via the Freeholder

Yeah, it's like that

 I stole this, but it should be read by everyone.

The kids filed into class Monday morning. They were very excited. Their weekend assignment was to sell something, then give a talk on productive salesmanship.

Little Sally led off: “I sold girl scout cookies and I made $30″ she said proudly, “My sales approach was to appeal to the customer’s civil spirit and I credit that approach for my obvious success.” “Very good, Sally” said the teacher

. Little Jenny was next: “I sold magazines” she said, “I made $45 and I explained to everyone that magazines would keep them up on current events.” “Very good, Jenny” said the teacher.

Eventually, it was Johnny’s turn. The teacher held her breath, as Johnny always had a ‘different’ take on things. Johnny walked to the front of the classroom and dumped a box full of cash on the teacher’s desk. “$2,467″ he said.

“$2,467!” cried the teacher, “What in the world were you selling?”

‘ Toothbrushes” said Johnny.

“Toothbrushes” echoed the teacher, “How could you possibly sell enough

tooth brushes to make that much money?” “I found the busiest corner in town” said Johnny, “I set up a Dip & Chip stand, I gave everybody who walked by a free sample.” They all said the same thing, “Hey, this tastes like dog crap!” Then I would say, “It is dog crap. Wanna buy a toothbrush? I used the President Obama method of giving you something shitty, dressing it up so it looks good, telling you it’s free, and then making you pay to get the bad taste out of your mouth.”

Source: YOF  You should read his stuff. It's good

Watch this

He is right.

They'd never make a cartoon like this today.

Think about it. Then think again. 

Pass it on. Show it to your friends.

Don't hesitate

This guy didn't.

and it was a Good Thing.

Man walks into a store with a shotgun, you gotta think that he has things on his mind besides "eggs, butter, milk, and Ho-Ho's".

No hesitation.

Be like Han.

Although the guy in Milwaukee is likely to get heat for carrying in a place where it is prohibited...The store was posted "no firearms" (although that didn't stop the would be redistributionists either, did it?)

A liberal blog gets it,

Finally.

My grandfather blamed the decline of the civilization of the US on Social Programs...Welfare and such. He claimed it destroyed families and culture, especially black culture, because the majority(then) of the recipients were black. Seeing what "blue" areas are becoming, I have to say that he was smarter than I gave him credit for then.

My 5 (five)

Robb asks the question. And it is a good one. I have a large list, and hadda do some real cogitating to pick my top 5. It would be easier to do a top 50.

In no particular order, here they are:

1. A Sharps (or well made copy) in 45-90. While I don't often have access to a range where this rifle could shine, I'd like one. 45-90 because, in a pinch, I can use 45-70 in the longer chamber. Sharps because....Well, it is a Sharps. I know that there are more modern cartridges out there, whose long range trajectory doesn't resemble a rainbow, which carry more energy downrange, and are all around better for the job of long range shooting/sniping/hunting. I don't care. I want one.

2. A big double rifle. Something like this, or this...or maybe this.  In .470 NE. 26" barrel. Regulated to 100 yds. maybe with a second leaf for 200.  Just because. Unless you want to pool yer spare change and buy me these.

3. A Singer 1911. This one. I'd knock down Mother Theresa carrying 2 undernourished children to the doctor to get my hands on this.  And step on her too.

4. A grease gun .  If you need to ask why, then you need some serious re-education. Or you are stupid. Or maybe need your meds adjusted. Ideally with the 9mm conversion kit so I have a choice of what kind of money to turn into smoke and noise....

5. And last, but certainly not least (remember, no particular order) a Mauser (pistol)... specifically a Shaxi type 17 Broomhandle. Just because I want one. Besides, it was the basis for Han's gun which he used to shoot Greedo. And I like Han.

Now all I have to do is win several lotteries. And invent something that everyone wants to buy. Then I can begin the collection.

I wish

that I could find out the name of the man who designed that piece of equipment

In order that I could track him down and either kick him in the balls or piss on his grave.

Either would work for me after spending 3 hours struggling to replace a belt..
I donated several square inches of skin and about a half pint of blood, all because someone did a piss poor job of engineering.

Above the law?

Since the "won" failed to show at the Georgia court hearing regarding his eligiblity to be President of these United States, He is, best case, in contempt of the court.

And since his attorney didn't show, one would think that he considers himself above the law....(no surprise there)

2 things:

You haven't seen any of this on any mainstream media, and it is doubtful that you will...

And will this tactic of ignoring the issue work again? Will we let it?

I really don't know if he is or is not an eligible citizen. But the farther this goes, the more I wonder what he is hiding?

ETA: More HERE

An excellent article.


Read it. All of it.

Think.

Found through WRSA. (which is a site you should check out often)

Trying again

The folks in Washington are trying again to gain control of the Interenet.

Watch carefully.

Expect to act.

life

On Venus?

I highly doubt it, but it would be interesting.
But 800+ degrees F? nearly 100 times the pressure?

We do have life which exists in similar conditions here on earth, so it is possible.

If they are intelligent though, they'll likely want to stay away from us.

Women (true)

Stolen from a forum I check out periodically:

 God promised men that good and obedient women would be found in all corners of the world.


And then He made the earth round.

Light

Between the message the O pushes, and the Republican response to it, I no longer see a light at the end of the tunnel, I see an oncoming train (wreck)

There was nothing that I heard that inspired hope. Nothing.

If Obama gets re-elected, we are fucked.

And if Mitch Daniels' message represents the republican party, then there is only despair.

Methinks that someone missed a chance when all of our government officials were all together under one roof...

win

We got the stuff we won from the soldiers angels fundraiser.

Thanks for all your hard work Linoge.

Seems that Government Motors CANT GIVE THE VOLT AWAY.

Apparently they can't sell them, unlike other "normal" cars.

Dealers don't want 'em, for whatever reason.

Yet, strangely, the Japanese and Ford hybrids leap off the lot.

Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to yew

Today was the day the gods gifted us with the genius that was John M.Browning.

I own several examples of his genius.

Is he above the law?

Or is he subject to the same rules, regulations, and judicial orders that the rest of us are?

We shall soon see.

This should be interesting.

Missed it

I meant to post this yesterday.

On Jan 20th, 1942, the decision was finalized to completely eradicate an entire people from Europe.


Himmler and Hitler, and many others, at the Wansee Conference in Berlin, chaired by Richard Heydrich, finalized the plans for the Final Solution.

Something that we should remember....Much evil lurks in the hearts of some men.

If we forget, it can (and will) happen again.

(Note, it is being attempted in several places in Africa, just in a much less organized or industrial way.)

Socialism

Who determines how much profit a company can make?

Apparently, people who think that they know more than the rest of us.

Socialists, all of them. They think that they can decide how much profit is too much.
Soon, they'll be telling you how much salary you can make. And these things will be decided by a board of people accountable to no one. People that they decide should make those decisions.

And, lets not forget that, likely, you own bits and pieces of those companies they are going to limit the profits on....if not directly through your portfolio, then through your 401K and other retirement investments.

Look: I'd like to see gas prices drop, and I'd like to return to the days when I could fill up my tank for less than a Franklin. I'd like to return to the days of muscle cars. I'd like to go back to when $5.00 could let me cruise the strip for all night with my friends.

But to limit the profit that these companies make, to pass legislation where a select group of unelected "experts" decides what is enough profit for any single corporation is madness. It places too much power in the hands of people who have no right to determine the earnings of a company. It leads to a very steep and slippery slope, wherein each of us must ask politely for a decent return on our investment, be it time, labor, or dollars. Who will be next? Farmers? Stores? Factories? Why should anyone invest in anything if there is no incentive to do so? When there is no reward?

The actual amount of profit that the oil companies, the shippers, distributors, and retail outlets (individuals, all) makes on a gallon of gas is less than the taxes that the feds and the state steal from charge you. The rate of return is minuscule per gallon.

In another time, Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) and his co conspirators would have been branded "red" and hounded out of the government. Or horsewhipped for admitting that he even thought about such legislation.

How do even let these people into government?

Y'know, sometimes people are stupid. Sometimes they are led/influenced by stupid people. Like the news media.

We have had, here in the greater Chicago metro area, a fairly mild winter so far. For most of November and nearly all of December, we were above freezing and had very little precipitation fall as snow.

The past few days have been somewhat cold, reaching (gasp!) single digit temps. (really unusual for JANU!ARY). Today, warmer air is flowing up from the south, leading to a predicted 8" of snow possible for some parts of the are in the next 24 hours.

People are panicking. People are cancelling travel plans. Some schools are closing, with cold and snow as the reason.

Over 8" of snow.
In a 24 hour period.
In the midwest.
In January.

Jesus
What weak sisters we have living here.

Yep

Santorum did win the Iowa caucus.

But the GOP really only cares about their chosen boy, Mittens.

Santorum isn't the chosen one. They lied. You don't think that this had an effect going into New Hampshire?

Romney is getting the support of the GOP national folks. And he's gonna lose to Obama.

Betcha

Well, did you call 'em?

Did you even bother to call and explain why SOPA/PIPA, etc is a bad idea? Did you read anything that was posted on the 18th??

Or did you just go forward with your life?

Watch this video, might help. Take 4 minutes to learn.


PROTECT IP / SOPA Breaks The Internet from Fight for the Future on Vimeo.


(h/t walls of the city)


It is important. These bills can be used to (and likely will be) shut down blogs which are not approved by your government. Or any larger group who wishes to claim any copytight infringement. No notice, no chance to take down any material which might be an issue.  Just shut the website down.
Guess who gets to make that choice? The government. Do you think that is a good idea?

Many of us, some big, some small, chose to use today as a protest. As a day to (hopefully) educate and motivate the rest of you to take some action by cutting off the "free ice cream"

Or not.

I was impressed by Wikipedia somewhat less by Google, not so much by Drudge and Instapundit.
I guess income trumps taking a stand. Even though taking a stand might well save your income.

Cop, or soldier?

It can be HARD TO TELL.

Via JennifersHead.

Can you do any better?

THe sad fact is that it is harder and harder to tell. Cops are no longer "peace officers".

Sadly, other than militarized, I am not sure what they are. Some of them are good police officers. Others are something else.

But if you can't tell the difference in these photos, then you (and we) have problems.

Class

Midwest Chick and I spend a fair bit of time shopping this weekend. some high end stores, some low end stores, and most somewhere in between.

While I am all for saving a buck or two, I noticed something:

Wal-Mart and Menards had much less well behaved customers. Same with the cheaper grocery stores.

The stores that were one step higher in price had a much better class of people shopping there. By better class, I mean behavior wise. Same town, same demographic (or so it appeared), but a much higher level of social interaction quality. 

Quite simply, they behaved better. More like people and less like animals.

It may well be worth it for me to pay the slightly higher prices and shop where the lowest common denominator doesn't.

It'll be good for my blood pressure

No amount is too little

When it comes to the NRC and low doses of radiation.

They are even checking imported tissue holders.

They caution us to be careful sitting near them, as we might get the equivalent of 2 x-rays a day...

Yet there is no check on the scanners that they use in airports at all. Nor on the dosages the TSA personnel get while working.

Interesting, ain't it?

Content of their character

While I think that the day commemorating his birthday (MLK day) should be on his birthday, not a movable one so that federal and state workers get a 3 day weekend **, the think I want to talk about is this:

What would MLK say about the state of the black culture and the black population today?

What would he think of the fact that more than half of the black population is living off of government handouts?

Of the fact that more than half of the children raised today have no father figure?

What would he think and say about the "Black" leaders today, and what their policies have done to blacks in the US?

Would he think that the black leaders today have destroyed his "dream"? (you can watch it HERE if you wish)

His message was good then. And it is good now. I was raised to believe in what he preached in that speech.

I think he'd be disgusted by what has become of our society in general, and the black society in particular.


**(I mean, seriously, is the reason for the holiday to commemorate the birth of a hero, or who did something impressive.... or to create another day when federal and state "workers" don't even have to pretend to work in order to collect a paycheck?) 

it ain't like the movies.....

Car crashes, vehicular assault, and ramming others off the road. Movies are one thing, real life something else.

Those scenes are done under very specific conditions, with professionals piloting (generally) modified cars/trucks.

As these homeboys found out Saturday night.

Laws of physics and all that. But I guess you have to go to high school to learn that those laws cannot be broken....not spend your time selling drugs on a street corner.

Darwin is always watching and waiting. He was there when these boys learned things last night.

Via SCC.

Carry it with you...

So the young man is learning how to live in the wilderness...mentored by the old coot:

"What do I do if I meet a grizzly bear in the woods?" The tenderfoot asks

"Stand your ground. If you run, you'll only die tired and bleeding....Stand tall and look him in the eye."

"And if that doesn't work?"  The young man persists

"Throw shit in his face as he charges"

"where am I gonna get shit?" the young man wonders

"It'll be there when you need it, son"

You thought I was kidding you

about the Powers That Be watching and listening.

I wasn't.
While no one wants to see children with firearms.....:

Think about this:
The kid did a Tweet...About a gun
and Twitter's software alerted someone @Twitter...Who reviewed the message (and blocked it)
And called the school/police.

Big Brother IS watching you...

Text, Email, etc are just as easy to monitor.
Likely voice as well. Maybe your pictures too...The implications of this can be huge.

Be careful what you email, text and say on any phone. You never know who might be listening/watching.

Srsly.



Oh, and just to keep the Echelon (or Carnivore, or whatever) system well fed:

Thermonuclear
Jihad
guns
Biohazard
AMFO
drugs
explode

etc...

Yeah

Probably not real, but I like it.

Found HERE

Missing the whole point

Seems the Courtney doesn't understand why everyone is laughing at her...and thinks she is a loser....and a nanny stater. Did I mention that her actions make me think she is a loser?

And it makes her feel bad and she might cry.

Her name, just so she can find it via Google, is Courtney Fletcher, 23, of Mt. Lebanon. 

 Feel free to laugh when reading the comments. 

I'd like to thank the Academy...

I won a book!

Toldya that you should have entered the Soldiers Angels giveaway!
Could have been you.

Instead it is me...and a whole list of others.

You'd think

That folks wouldn't be such assholes with the first snowstorm of the season.

Yet they whine about it. Even though we have been extremely lucky to have had such a warm winter.

They still drive like idiots. (Darwin was very lenient today, IMO) You'd have thought it was really bad or icy or something, not just a few inches of snow. Good thing that I don't have a 2 MW laser attached to the front of the truck, or I'd have added to the carnage.

And, of course, apparently everyone is making french toast tonight. There are no eggs, milk, or bread available anywhere.(we bought our supplies yesterday)

Sometimes I hate people. Today is one of those times.

There is still time!

You can still get in the game!

The (slightly delayed) Soldiers Angels giveaway is still on!

If you haven't donated yet, then please do so. It's not the winning of the prizes, it's the giving. The prizes are just bonuses!

Quit whining

Another fool busted for carrying where it is illegal. (link via Uncle)

I am tired of hearing how sad it is that all these folks who go to New York from other states carrying firearms (generally handguns) are getting the shaft by the authorities in New York.

If you carry firearms illegally when "visiting" that state, you are subject to the laws of that state. Period.

Don't like it? Choose another destination. I seldom visit Mordor because I dislike the carry laws in place there. I cannot legally carry there, and am not willing to lose my firearm nor be charged with a crime if caught doing so. When I am forced to do travel there, I am careful to disarm both my person and my car/truck. I spend as little time (and money) there as possible.

It is incumbent on you, the firearm owner, to learn the laws of the areas to which you will be travelling and to act accordingly.
These laws are in place, kept there by the legally elected "representatives of the citizens" who reside in the states.

I don't like the dance we must do to be legal, and I choose where I will travel, shop and spend my tourist budget accordingly. But the fact remains that you are responsible for learning the laws of the areas to which you will be travelling. Would you feel as sorry for these people if they had been busted in Canada? England?
Just because you can drive to New York and never pass a border checkpoint or other feature that shows you have changed jurisdictions is no excuse.

I am sorry for these people, but they chose to break the laws, even if in ignorance, and they are subject to the appropriate penalties. As gun owners/CHL holders, we need to be aware of the laws in other jurisdictions.

If they broke the law because they didn't think that they'd get caught, or because they just didn't believe in it, does that make them any better philosophically than someone who liked drugs or child porn? They are illegal too. There are those who see no harm in heroin or kiddie porn, just like many of us see no harm in firearms. ("not the same" you cry! Depends on your point of view, doesn't it?) The laws of the state which you are visiting must be respected. If you choose not to do so, then be prepared to pay the penalty for not doing so. If you don't like the laws, choose to visit elsewhere. No one forces you to visit somewhere where you don't like the laws. YOU CHOOSE TO GO WHERE THESE LAWS ARE IN FORCE. And you can choose not go as well. You can also choose to flaunt these laws, but there are consequences if you do. Part of the decisions we make every day...risk vs reward.

And don't expect me to feel sorry for you if you get caught.

What do we call

Negros who live in Canada?


African Canadians?

Does this include the State too?

Resist.

I agree with everything in the linked article.

Generally, we lose nothing by resisting. Worst case, we lose no more than we would have by acquiescing.

So should we resist the State and it's minions as well?

I think so.

Where do we draw the line?

Range day

Spent about half a day teaching someone the basics of reloading...He loaded 200 rounds of 9mm on the Dillon 550....and then we spent another hour or so at the range turning those same rounds into smoke, noise and holes in paper.

Man, that felt GOOD!

I expect that he will begin reloading as soon as he decides on a press, and that will significantly up his round count shortly thereafter.

We found that his GLOCK was happy with 4.0 grains of 231 pushing a 115g JHP. (light loads, but they worked well for the range) Next time I think we'll up it to 4.2 grains because he had 2 FTLB.

It's hard to beat a few hours making your own ammo and then burning it up.

INteresting

If true, then it does show that the GOP is in the tank for Mittens...Not that that should be any surprise for any of us.



I don't know who I am going to support....But I am sure it won't be Obama Lite Mittens Romney, he of Obamacare (beta), who is conservative only in Massachusetts and other liberal states.



HT: Broken Patriot

Light a candle, indeed

ETA: Not me, a pic I found on the web. 

Just in case

you didn't see this on Borepatch:



And even if you did see it there, it is worth seeing again.

How do we stop this? How does this end in any way but tragedy and/or revolution and violence?

I'm open to suggestions.

The way it should be:

Stupid SHOULD hurt:





WTF was he thinking?

My cats are smarter than he is.

see more Very Demotivational

Old school

Not quite as hi-tech, but still cool.





Can you imagine the liability if this was sold today?

I do, however, want to build one.

Makes my home built gas powered hydraulic splitter seem "Hi-Tech".

Shoulda happened in 2008

But at least it is happening NOW.

Someone is questioning the eligibility of the WON to hold office in 2012. And this time a judge is gonna let them hold his feet to the fire. I foresee a constitutional crisis.

Maybe it is too late for the last election, but we are getting an early start on this one upcoming.

I'm still not gonna vote for Mittens though.

Word

Read. Think.

What do we do?

Bummer

and bit of Irony.

I'd be looking for another location.

Vote for Drano

Not what you think I might be talking about.


another thing you need ID for, but still no ID to vote.

(and this law is going to useless, and a hassle for businesses and for decent people)

This from the Peoples Republik of Chicago, where the Dead play Lazarus and rise up on voting day.

Vote early, vote often.

How to split wood the easy way

 No sweat.








Of course, no cardiovascular exercise either....

Getting a job must be an "undue burden" for the poor and people of color

or something like that....

One from list "A"or one from list "B" and one from list"C".

Link HERE for the original PDF

That 's what it takes to get a job. You have to show proof of identity (and meet other employment requirements, but we are talking today about the requirements of the DHS ), so that your SSN can be used to properly charge you a tithe percentage  of your earnings to pay forward the obligations of the gubmint on debts incurred in the past, and to provide freebies handouts benefits to the lazy freeloaders deserving poor and illegals.

Yet to show enough ID to prove who you are when you cast your ballot for your masters leaders who will make decisions regarding your lifestyle and freedom and economic status for the next election cycle is an undue burden...So does this mean that to be employed is burden for these folks? I know a lot of folks who are African-American who are gainfully employed and middle class who were somehow able to overcome the undue burden of providing ID for their I-9 so they could pay taxes earn a living. I really don't see how providing this proof of identity in order to be employed caused them a hardship.

Or it could be a blatant cover by the DNC and Eric Holder to hide the continued voter fraud perpetrated by the DNC and its {ACORN!} operatives. Some of which are funded by those same taxpayers.

Look: You need an ID to buy medicine, get on an airplane, write a check, get a bank account, enter many county and state and federal offices, cross the border into the us (legally), and generally to do almost anything except (according to the Brady Bunch) buy a gun.....

What I don't understand is why, if the states wish to implement a Voter ID law, they just don't simply copy the Indiana law, which has been upheld by the Supremes as valid and Constitutional.

Either way, these (proposed) laws will end up in court, where they will likely be upheld. This is, at best, a delaying action by the left. One which, when they ultimately lose, will give us a slightly fairer election.

Will this stop all fraud? Nope. Places like Chicago and Philadelphia will still lo"lose" votes in Red precincts. Electronic vote counters will still be vulnerable to hacking and fraud; election judges and vote counters will still be human, with all their frailties.

But it is a step. The fact that some states are implementing such laws, despite the vehement objections tells us two things: That everyone is aware of the statistically significant amount of fraudulent ballots, and that something must be done to make our elections fair. This step, in defiance of the left, and the president's lapdog AG, Holder, is a smack in the face of the DNC. I fail to see how this turns out badly for the people. Fairer elections give us back the possibility of control of our destiny. Whether we can do anything useful with that control remains to be seen.

To all my readers

May you each and every one have a Happy and Prosperous New Year. May your 2012 end with happiness and success, may your life be satisfying. May you and your family grow closer and I hope that your year ends with all of those you care for safe and comfortable.

My best wishes to all of you.

I'm off to a party, so don't expect anything until Monday, at the earliest!

Until then, be safe.

we need a list.

Of "bad" words so we can overwhelm the system that is watching us.

Eventually there will be enough processing power that we cannot overwhelm it, but until then, we can make it hard.

Jihad,
Bomb,
Infidel,
militia,
Prep.
drugs,
explosive,
revolution,
Yayo,
weed.
Gunwalker,
Ammunition,
bullets,
TNT
AMFO (and Ammonium Nitrate)
Radioactive....

Anyone want to add to the list? please, do so in comments.Lets get a BIG list for the Son of Echelon to chew on..

I think, just for testing purposes, I'll start out each cell phone conversation with one or more of these words for the near future. Just to help them test the system, ya know.

It are not too late

If you haven't, get in the game for great prizes and a chance to help some deserving folks!

More free ice cream later. I got brain lock.

I wonder if we can do that in Indiana?

Seems that Montana citizens are launching a recall of their senators who voted for the NDAA.

I kind of like the idea. It's legal, which voting from the rooftops isn't. (although the latter might be a more effective deterrant to future un-Constitutional votes).

I gotta go do some research here and see if we have recall provisions in our state Constitution.

Ammo is expensive

Some pigs are more equal

While the DOD doesn't allow yarmulkes or other religious headgear or other dress, they are bowing to the fundamentalist Muslims (again).

Look: I really don't care what your religion says. When you become a member of an army (any army) or other military organization, you lose your individuality, your rights, and your identity. You become part of the team, a cog in the machine, and you wear the approved UNIform. (uni=one) form. One form. One look. One set of dress rules.

Not so, now the DOD has bowed to pressure. And again, has made 2 sets of rules. One for Muslims, and another for every one not-a-muslim.

Were this a draftee military, there might be a bit understanding. But she volunteered to be a cadet. Chose to join. Volunteered.

CAIR is destroying whatever they touch. And, I think, hurting Muslims in the long run. By their actions, they de-legitimize (in the eyes of many other folks) the religious rules which Muslims live under. And they resist the assimilation process. Many Muslims bring good things to this country. They are the latest wave of strong, hard working would-be citizens who came to this country to make a better life for themselves and their families. Yet CAIR and other such organizations de-legitimizes them. 

Yeah

What HE said.

Now if we could just get the progressives to understand.

And care.

Before we have to do something drastic to stop them. And permanent.

WTF are you doing?

Reading blogs on Christmas morning?

Shut off the computer and be Christmas-ey.

Be with family or friends.

And Merry CHRISTmas!

(or other appropriate semi religious holiday celebrated more or less around the winter solstice)

Today, I learned

that it is possible to stand a Kubota 3540 tractor on one front wheel when the loader is properly filled.

And that it will pivot when you turn the wheeel. 

Now I have to order a new seat.

cops/warriors

They shouldn't be the same.

Police are supposed to be peace officers. To "protect and serve". Soldiers are warriors.

But they are becoming harder and harder to tell apart.

If they think they need all of this equipment to be police, what does that say about what they think about the population which they"serve"?

APESHIT

For shoes.

One wonders how many of these eager people are in the 47% that the government says need pay no taxes because they are living in "poverty"...Yet they can afford a $200 pair of shoes.

And look at their behavior: These scenes were repeated all across the country..(you gotta wait for the commercial though)



And:



Just think what their behavior is gonna be like when they are HUNGRY. And cold. And you aren't.

You think the doors on your home are gonna fare any better? And yes, there is definitely an ethnic/socioeconomic component to the crowds. Likely these folks don't have jobs either, if they can be where they were when they were there to get the shoes. Likely living off of "entitlements". But they can shell out the big bucks for fancy shoes. Even though the gubmint thinks they need more money from you to help these folks. 

Think what's gonna happen when the free stuff disappears and the police aren't able to help you. When their children are hungry and the cities are unlivable. When the crowds discover that you have what they want and there is no one to stop them from taking it.

Whatcha gonna do then?

Crowds like these folks will change your liberal attitude, I assure you.

Republican fold

Once again. So all the bad press, and all the posturing was for naught.

What did they gain?

And how much did they lose by doing it?

Just once I'd like to see the Republicans decide to do something, and damned well make it happen. Stand their ground, be strong, and be principled.  Not bow to pressure from the opposition, and not become afraid of what the DNC media says. I'd really like to see them have balls.

Oh, and Mr. Barry: If you really believe that having more money on the hands of citizens proles taxpayers, then why not REALLY cut in taxes. Say, 20%?

I really think that if a large Nickle-Iron meteorite were to hit Washington DC, the only thing I would mourn would be the loss of the monuments and the Smithsonian.But I'd trade them for the clean house in our government.

Now if only I could find one headed in the right direction...

More fraud

In the 2008 elections found.......

all linked to (so far) ACORN (and DNC).

Any surprise?

I bet it is in all 57 50 states and that it is all linked to DNC and ACORN.

Of course, it is just now coming to light, as the 4 years are almost over. Why only now? Why not then? How does it take 3 years to examine signatures? 

One wonders.

.

Doing the jobs

That Americans can't won't aren't allowed to:


all those "shovel ready" jobs...rebuilding the infrastructure of America...paid for with Tax Dollars.

Paid to Chinese firms.

Sad.

But an explanation as to why the US is starting to circle the rim.

THey oughta shoot him

No charges filed

THey ough to shoot the stupid bastard. Or at least charge him with manslaughter.

Stupid bastard killed a young girl with negligence and stupidity.

A muxxleloader is no less a firearm than any other rifle.

Remember the four rules.

Insurance

Why do we prep? Stockpile food, tools, a means to protect them (and us) from others who might wish to take them? Learn skills to make do without modern conveniences (like electricity) and the skills to protect what we have?

I figure it is insurance...and time.

I spend a little over $5 a week to stockpile food and materials which will give me a little bit of breathing room should the society in which I live go tits-up. Insurance against a time when the normal grocery stores full of food might have their just-in-time deliveries interrupted for a while...or for good. When the electricity which makes my life so easy for me stops doing so. When the natural gas which keeps me warm and which makes it so easy to cook food and gives me hot water for showering stops flowing.When your ,municipal water supply doesn't.

Five dollars a week is all I spend. Seriously. An average of $5.00. I buy canned vegetables when it is a real bargain, and I store those cans in milk crates that I get for free. Rice and beans are also good items to find on sale and which store well, especially in a 5 gallon bucket with a few desiccant packs to keep it dry. $250 a year, more or less. Not much figured weekly though. Most of us spend more than that wastefully. A few less sodas, or one less Latte, or taking a sandwich rather than ordering from Arby's for lunch once a week. But I can store a lot of food for that $5.00 a week.

But besides a bit of peace of mind, what am I really accomplishing? It takes a LOT of food to feed 10 people for a year (to pick a number). That is nearly 11,000 meals......that is 7,000 pounds of rice (or an equivalent amount of beans, or about 6000 cans of vegetables, or 4500 cans of Dinty Moore or Spaghettios. That's a lot of space and a lot of weight. That assumes, of course, that you eat exclusively from your storage food. And realistically, unless you have resources that most of us do not, you cannot store an infinite amount of food, due to cost considerations if not space issues. That 7000 pounds of rice? Realistically that is a little more than 2 pallets of rice...or one of rice and one of beans. Few of us have enough space to store that much. 3 pallets of cans. I don't have that much storage space, unless I clean out the garage....

But you CAN store a surprising number of meals with a little bit of judicious adjustments and some smart thinking. Put a layer or two of cans in the bottom of your closets...Cover with a blanket or towel. Put a board across the tops....You have used your space wisely. Same with under your bed. You can store a lot of calories under a bed. Not enough to last forever, but a lot.....maybe a shelf in the basement (if you have a basement). But with some thinking and ingenuity you can find a place for a few dozen cans/ a few pounds of rice. (a milk crate holds 32 cans, more or less)...

What you are really buying with your $5 a week is to have TIME. Time to adjust your lifestyle. Time to plant a few seeds to have a garden and have the plants bear. Time to figure out what to do, how to live BEFORE you starve.  Time to deal with the new conditions you may find and experience. Time to figure out how things will change, and what will work and what won't. Time to learn. Time to adjust. Breathing space, as it were.

Likely, you are a resourceful person. But no one knows what might happen, what conditions we might find....if and when. That $5.00 each week buys you TIME. Time which may well be as valuable as anything else when you need it to decide a course of action. Time to choose your path. Breathing space so you can make calm, informed decisions. Time which others will not have.

What are you prepping for? Really yer prepping for the future. Might be a bank crash/economic "realignment". Might be a software worm that makes modern electronic banking stop working. Might be a terrorist attack. Might be a natural disaster ('cause FEMA and the local folks did so well post Katrina, didn't they?) Might be an internet attack on our infrastructure, causing electricity to stop for a while. Might be any number of scenarios. No matter what happens (if anything) you, because of your preps, will have bought yourself some time to deal with the issues. Time most people will not have. 

And that time may well be worth more than anything....Yer preps will be a great value when that happens.

Training

"Owning a gun without practice does not make you an armed citizen any more than owning a guitar makes you a musician."

Cooper

Captain Trips

I think I haz it.

thought for the week

This one.

Sadly, we have many who fit this description....many in our government.

Food for thought

The more things change the more they stay the same. 

Note the date.

who knew?

I mean, really, Jedi Knights?

and thoughts about their issues here.

I see religious infighting coming soon.

Those Czechs, you know...

I wanna know where they are getting the LightSabers.

Whoah!

These are worth watching.

Like he says, if MTV is running these, then things are just going wrong.

Scary.

How's yer ammo supply? Yer level of training? Last time you went to the range? Did a combat course?

Might want to rectify that soon.

Just Sayin'.

So I gotta ask:

WTF happened to the people of Boston(in particular) and Massachussets in general?

238 years ago today their ancestors took action which led to the Revolution which foreshadowed the forming of our country.....and the writing of the Constitution....which made this country the magnet for freedom seeking peoples all over the world.


Yet today, those same tea party participants would likely spit in the faces of the current residents of Boston and the state in which it resides.

I guess all the freedom lovers moved west and south.

What a shame.

whole lotta shakin' goin' on.

200 years ago today, the fault known as the New Madrid Fault shook the Midwest (and continued for another few months).

The earthquake caused the Mississippi to run backwards for a time and cracked sidewalks in DC.

Whaddya think might happen if that shaking occurred today? With a greater population density and people living in more modern homes (not cabins)?

FEMA would likely have another opportunity to fumble their way through the disaster.

But in the meantime a lot of folks would starve, and may more would die of exposure.

Likely while the National Guard confiscated firearms....

Prep for such things.....have a plan. Have a secondary stash of preps in case your home is destroyed so you have time to dig yer primary shit out of the wreckage of your home while waiting for a blue tarp . 

Have you got earthquake insurance? Mine costs me less than 20 bucks a year for a $5k deductible plan.  Likely never need it, but it'll sure come in handy if we have a 7.0 + here in Indiana and my basement walls collapse.

Just a thought.

It's a start

Now we need even more stuff like this.

and jail time and maybe even asset confiscation for those who defrauded the taxpayers.

Unless, of course, you think a firing squad might be better for those found guilty.

I just met

Massad Ayoob.

Nice guy.

I thought he'd be taller.....

I gotta get me one of these!

I think I am gonna order several of these signs.

 

One for each business, and one for my home.

Maybe one for each car too. And the garage. And the barn.

Maybe my brother will see this and place them in our other businesses as well. (I'll buy 'em Bro!)

You can find them HERE.

Found at

Today's thought.

"If tyranny and oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy. "


James Madison.

Going after the Sheriff

Who does what the feds won't:

Enforce the immigration laws.

He's unpopular with the Latinos. Most of whom have more loyalty to their "people" than to their country.

And the Obama administration is losing ground in the Latino demographic.

So they sic the civil rights folks on him.You know that if it goes to court, Holder has the judge already picked out (and briefed).

Arizona sheriffs, doing the job the feds won't Protecting our borders. And getting heat for it.

And it must be that a majority of the (legal) residents who vote in the county seem to like him enough to re-elect him.

Now with even more prizes

Seriously, donate a few bucks to Soldiers Angels and get tickets to Linoge's wonderful raffle.

Ya gotta be in it to win it, boyz and gurlz.

Donate. Register. Do god things for some deserving soldiers and maybe yourself.

Now it is even easier

For this to happen: Follow the link...Read the story

Look: I don't know the veracity of this person. I have no way to verify her story. For all I know it is just that: a story.

But I do know that the Patriot Act has many flaws and now, hidden in the National Defense Authorization Act, are even greater dangers...dangers which can lead to (more) stories like Ms Lindauers. Read sections 1031 (especially paragraph (c)) and section1032. No trial. Held on an accusation. No proof required. Indefinite detention. Just on someones say so. No review.

Will the Military and Political folks actually use the openings provided for in the NDAA? Maybe, Maybe not. History says that they will...eventually.

The Constitution provided for protections to prevent such a shadow movement....protections against a hidden agenda or hidden punishments or detention for such individuals. Designed to prevent those in power from abusing their positions. Carefully crafted so long ago to keep the citizens safe from such behavior. That document is what has (so far) prevented this country from becoming, from devolving, into a Russia-like society or third world country like Iran in the '70's (or today), where secret police could pull someone off the street for interrogation or indefinite detention for the "Good of the State" as ordered by a nameless person placed into power and allowed to act with no review or fear of punishment.

Today we have allowed our politicians to strip us of that protection. To subvert the Constitution. To piss on the freedoms and the rules which make this country better (and different) than others.

And I find that frightening. If the implications of the NDAA (House Bill 1540) don't frighten you and anger you, then you are a sheep....and a fool.

How many free peoples have destroyed themselves by proclaiming "It can never happen here!", only to find out that indeed, it can.And when they find that out, it is (generally) too late.

Read the story. True or not, it should frighten you. And now we have opened the doors to even more abuse, with even less oversight.

I am angry. I am frightened. Not for myself, but for my country. That for which it once stood is being subverted....all in the name of the war on terrorism.  First it was the "War on Drugs", then it became a "War on Terrorism". But the erosion of our protection, the Constitution, is accelerating.. It may not affect me, but it will affect your children.

HT: Coyote Prime

Senate Bill 1867 is now in the House

as HR 1540.

Time to dust off the old dialing finger and let your "Representatives" know what you think about this abortion of a bill.


Then again, we could just revolt.

Or something.

Use the link at the top of the sidebar to find yer "reps" if you aren't sure who to contact (or stronger methods if you think necessary).

Be nice though when you call, angry peasants revolting seem to make them not listen. Until, of course they have too, but by then it is to late.

ETA: They passed the bill.

Perhaps we should begin heating the Tar and unbagging the Feathers.

I'm sure they'd prefer it to my first choice...Rope. Drw your own conclusions as to what it could be used for.

Knowledge and skills.

If you read me often, you realize that I generally advise people to prepare. Plan for things that can happen, and stock accordingly. Stock material supplies, AND stock knowledge. Knowledge is worth it's weight in gold for it's own sake.

What does your library look like? Mine has a LOT of "How TO" books, and I have a lot of personal knowledge. I have the knowledge in my head and the books for reference.

I can blacksmith, I can garden (quite well too, I might add). I am a decent jackleg primitive paramedic. I can fabricate in wood, steel, aluminum and brass. I can smelt copper, cast and forge...iron or brass. I can make bows. I can live off the land with just a knife and enough clothing to keep me from dying of exposure (I was actually comfortable for about 2 weeks that way one summer, just to see if I could....). I can make fire about any way possible. I can fell a tree and move the logs...Then spit and stack them as building material or as firewood...all by hand. I can clean your wound and then stitch you up and dress it and care for it to keep it from being infected.

I can, given a bit of time (and suitable material), produce adobe, clay bricks, tan leather, preserve food...and make containers to protect it.  Given flint, I can make all sorts of useful things. I can make black powder given the materials...and I can find or make those, given time. I can identify and locate and use most herbs available in the midwestern United States (my AO).

I learned to do these things for fun...and I occasionally do them outside of a classroom...for real (except the wounds).

I can engineer and build structures, including bridges and such. I can do basic (and not so basic) plumbing. I can work with nearly any home or light industrial wiring. I can make and use simple machines in innovative ways...Levers, pulleys, inclined planes, rollers, etc (and I occasionally still do, even when there is power equipment that can do it easier...Just for practice).

I can repair almost anything, except bad bearings and vehicle electronics (and I can likely cobble up or substitute temporary replacements for those in a pinch).

As importantly, I have close friends who are dependable who can do the same. The pool of knowledge available is deep and broad. I was lucky. I had a great set of teachers to start me out in my father and his father. I took it from there. And I have good people around me who can do the same.

I need more chemistry and medical knowledge...but I am working on that.

How about you? If you need help moving a washing machine, sharpening that knife, or changing your oil, you are a risk rather than an asset if and when. If you can't fix anything in your house, can't change the brakes on your car, can't build a wall or roof a home, glaze a window, swing an axe, change your own sparkplugs, fell a tree,  pull a splinter or dress the wound, or things like that, then you need to learn, or at least have that knowledge on your bookshelf.

Otherwise, you are a liability. Or will be.

Thought:

"Man is free the moment he wants to be."

Voltaire

I didn't win a hat

But I had a great time at the Indy Blogmeet.

Old NFO and The Big Guy traveled far to meet with us, so Midwest Chick and I  drove the two hours to meet with them and the rest: Roberta (of course), Tam, Joanna, Brigid, Don, Jack, Old Grouch, Kerry, Karl (with his famous hats as prizes), and a cast of thousands....I was lucky enough to get to sit next to Tam for some great conversation.

We had excellent service, and an unflappable waitress, who kept us full of assorted beverages and made sure that there was room for the many and assorted appetizers and (somehow) kept our food orders straight, even while ignoring the display of lethal hardware.

The portions of conversations I could follow included the color of electrical arcs, the destructive mechanism of of overloaded and overrun turbines, the incredible awesomeness of the Navy's railguns, the damage electrical current does to cutters (and other metal implements) when the power is (of course) "off" (you checked it yourself didn't you?), and the relative merits of assorted knives and multitools (there were enough of the former for about 2.8 per person, and at least one of the latter to equip each attendee....we could have disassembled a car with all of them).

As we arrived early for the meet (we left early in case there were issues with the 130 mile trip) we met up with Brigid and OldNFO for a bit of impromptu shopping for spices and such, and I had the fun of chasing Brigid's truck through the northeast side of Indy's traffic.....A challenge, I assure you, to keep her (and Midwest Chick) in sight as they wove in and out of traffic (likely Brigid was urged to challenge me by Midwest Chick?). It was fun as I had time to chat with OldNFO during the chase trip. We spent way too much money at Penzy's and Artisanos for specialized spices and oils and vinegars and salts and such....But they will be put to good use in my kitchen, I assure you.

It was a good relaxing day. I was tired early though, due to my (apparently not yet fully) recovery from a bad case of flu earlier in the week...We'd have liked to stay and have dinner with Jay and OldNFO, but the 2 hour trip home was looming, so we left about 4.

If you weren't there, you missed it. Sad you.

Don't even think about it...

Was talking to a man the other day....He knows me, and knows I am a prepper.(I sometimes preach...what can I say?)...He isn't, but he has all the toys...boat, cars, jet skis, motorcycles, etc.... During the conversation he asked if I am still prepping? "every day" I replied..."You?"

"Nah" he said. "I'll just come to your place".

"Don't even think about it, brother..."I replied. "Not unless you show up with 6 months worth of food for every person you bring, along with a rifle and pistol for each person and 500 rounds of ammo for each weapon...Else I'll give you one meal and show you to the gate and wish you luck. No tickee-no washee."

"But if I have all that I won't need to come to your place!"

Exactly.

Hope I never see him, if and when.

But he'll make his choices, just as I make mine. 

looner eeklipse

 Might be worth getting up early, especially you deer hunters.

Supposed to be something special.


http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2011/02dec_lunareclipse/

Exactly right

Think quick....Be ready

React.

Or be dead.

If you haven't read these...

Then you should.

"Surviving the Economic Collapse" : This is likely where the US will be in 10 years....Europe in 4.....Maybe less.

unless something bad happens....

And you should read "One Second After"...And "Lucifer's Hammer". Both are fiction (and dramatized). But both are very plausible scenarios which COULD happen. And which should get you thinking about what you might have to do to deal with the aftermath. Unless you really don't want to survive....

I do NOT think that things are going to change in a bright flash which in one second changes the world we live in. The more likely scenario is that things slowly slide into an Argentina-like devolution of our country. Less and less "official" productivity...Fewer and fewer people paying taxes and more and more people taking rather than contributing to society...Less and less culture and civilized behavior. (go to the "bad" part of any medium sized town or larger city for examples of the behavior to which I am referring ... and lets us not forget how large crowds of "Urban Yoots" can act)..... your hours of work slowly ending up buying less and less as prices edge higher and higher and inflation destroys your buying power. Police and courts and laws becoming less and less effective over time. More and more criminal behavior (which becomes more and more blatant) and less and less you can do about it.

The above statement does not preclude me from preparing to have enough time in a "SHTF" or "grid down" scenario to learn to deal with and adjust my lifestyle. To prepare for the big change which could occur. To plan for and deal with the things I can, and think about what I can do for the things I cannot realistically prepare for.  To stock things which may become scare rapidly. To have available things which I cannot easily make.Tools, seeds, food, etc. To acquire knowledge that will help me prosper in a less technological society.

Nor does that belief preclude me from having a Bugout Bag (some call it an Oh-Shit!-Kit) handy if I need it.

But whatever you think, please, prepare. Prepare for what you think might happen. Prepare for the worst you can reasonably prepare for. Get out of debt (I am working on that part), get some knowledge, and get preps so if and when you have knowledge. But please, prep.

Remember: Darwin is brutal...and uncaring.

What to do when the Euro fails:

Advice on what to buy in case of Eurozone Breakup: "precious metals, tinned goods, and small Calibre weapons"   (click here for link) (for some reason the link won't highlight, but it is worth the read)(I got  all of those already anyway)...do you?

All my retirement is already out of the Euro (as nearly so as to be total, anyway). I moved it to other sectors about 6 months ago. If you haven't done so yet, you might want to think about it. There is no safe haven anywhere, but you can minimize the damage to your portfolio by being elsewhere with your money. Yer still gonna take a hit of the Euro melts down, but a much lesser hit if you don't own any Euro investments. 

 Best is, of course, to buy gold, but it is harder to store and that scenario may not work if your money is tied up in a 401K or an IRA. But you can do a lot of good for yourself by careful placement of you money away from Europe and it's associated funds.

But if you haven't looked at your investments lately, you might want to think about it. You should be doing a review every 6 months anyway, but now might be a good time to review. 

YMMV.

Interesting

Patriot nurse.

Seems to know what she is talking about. Decide for yourself though. I have no idea what her credentials are. And I am likely not qualified to judge them anyway. But her videos do bring up some good points.

Found via THIS post.

Goodnight

Harry Morgan has passed. Aged 96

A varied career, but I will always remember him as Detective Bill Gannon from "Dragnet", and as Sherman Potter from "Mash". He appeared in many other films.

Infamy, as in a day that will...

yeah, Pearl  Harbor. 70 years ago.

Few who are alive today remember it.

But it remains the first time that the US took a black eye on our territory. And few realize that it was because our military failed to plan for it, and defend against it. Japan, in one swoop, became our enemy.

Yet today, Japan is our ally, or at least not currently an enemy.

Think about that. Seriously.

And say a prayer for those who gave their all this day so long ago.

Will we ever be at peace with our current enemy? Al Queda:  militant, radical Islam?

Perhaps, but only if we follow the Japanese example, and crush them before we re-make them. And only when we go all out to win, which we haven't yet done. They failed to "wake a sleeping giant". So far. So far we haven't gotten angry as the nation did after Pearl Harbor...and we haven't been serious about fighting.

Just a thought. Remember...

Like Fast and Furious

Except with money.

Anything to help the Cartels.

And I still thinking that I am being discriminated against, as I still haven't gotten my free gun from the feds.

Product review: Optimus Crux cook kit

When we were reviewing Bugout Bags this month (which we do yearly, at a minimum) we realized that we had forgotten the old adage: "Two is one and one is none". Between us, there was only one cookstove.

While this might not be a terrible omission, having only one cookstove means that there might not be any hot water for the Mountain House meals which are packed in the BOB's (or coffee, or any other cooking), should the only stove we pack be damaged or have an issue....or if we get separated.

While I carry a Coleman Exponent, it is heavier than I wanted for Midwest Chick. Her bag (and, to be honest, mine is too) is at the upper limits of her ability to carry. So we spent a fair amount of time looking for a lightweight stove for her bag.

There are as many stoves for backpacking out there as there are accessories for a 1911 (ain't capitalism great?!?). There are one piece stoves, multi-piece stoves,  stoves which burn kerosene, white gas (Coleman fuel) multi-fuel (Coleman or unleaded gas), propane/butane,  and some that will burn any liquid fuel which you can light with a match.

One of the things we looked for was simplicity of use,  another was durability. While there are light, foldable stoves out there that use liquid fuels,such as the Dragonfly , they all  had some issues with durability...they needed a parts kit and extra o-rings in order to assure reliability in the field. Plus they were somewhat complicated to set up. There are specialized (and highly efficient) stoves just for boiling water like the Jetboil, but that is all they do. You can't really do anything but boil water, no cooking. There are old school stoves, such as the Svea, but they are somewhat complicated and lack the BTUs, and take a while to warm up and cool down. Complicated and unreliable do not meet our needs for a BOB stove. Neither does slow to warm up and low output, even though it is very high on the durability scale (but heavy).

We considered another Coleman Exponent, but while I am comfortable with the operation of this stove, and can operate it and light it with my eyes closed, to a beginner, this is a somewhat complicated and intimidating stove. Plus it is heavy, at 2.6 pounds fully fueled (but a tank of fuel will last over an hour and a half). And it doesn't have a small footprint. It has the advantage of reasonable durability and reliability, and high output, and will burn either Coleman fuel or unleaded gas, but low weight and simplicity are not part of its features.

We decided on an Optimus Crux Lite Weekend cookset. It weighs 9 OZ plus the 10 oz (8 OZ fuel) fuel bottle. This is a 10,000 BTU burner which sets up in seconds, is easy to assemble, heats a liter of water in 3 minutes (room temp in still air), and has a small footprint when packed. Burn time for the canister is 90+ minutes, which is 30 liters of water. And it comes with a cookset that is also its cover.

We tried it at home, and it really does heat a liter of water in less than 3 minutes. And it assembles and disassembles easily and said assembly is intuitive. It might need a windscreen, but that is the only addition I can see it needing.

While your  BOB contents are your personal choice, I'd recommend that you check out this stove.