Friday, October 30, 2015
Thursday, October 29, 2015
Send good wishes: Old NFO is laid up post surgery.
Send him a "get well soon" Email.
Something entertaining, maybe.
OldNFO at the geemail dot Kom.
Tell him B from MiddleOfTheRight sent ya.
For those in Northern Indana
Or willing to travel to Nothern Indiana for a decent collectors gunshow (not much Tupperware nor Evil Black Rifles...but many military rifles and other collectibles) Then be aware that the Nappannee Gunshow is this Saturday.
Apparently, they have rebuilt the exhibit hall that collapsed due to snow last spring.
Find the intersection of Rt 6 and Rt 31. Go east about 15 miles. Find Tomahawk Trail, turn north...look for the parked buggies and enter the gunshow.
Standard gunshow rules apply.
If you are hungry, the restaurant just south of the gunshow has an excellent breakfast buffet for like $8.00. All you can eat bacon, sassage, biscuits (and gravy!) eggs, pancakes, french toast etc.
Plus all you can eat bacon.
Apparently, they have rebuilt the exhibit hall that collapsed due to snow last spring.
Find the intersection of Rt 6 and Rt 31. Go east about 15 miles. Find Tomahawk Trail, turn north...look for the parked buggies and enter the gunshow.
Standard gunshow rules apply.
If you are hungry, the restaurant just south of the gunshow has an excellent breakfast buffet for like $8.00. All you can eat bacon, sassage, biscuits (and gravy!) eggs, pancakes, french toast etc.
Plus all you can eat bacon.
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
An armed society will ultimately always end up a polite one...
Seems that the Austrians are choosing to arm themselves in defense of their way of life and to protect themselves from the growing threat of the Middle Eastern immigrants flooding their country and terrorizing the Austrian citizens.
Apparently shotguns are nearly sold out. While not the best choice for a defensive weapon, they are legal in Austria, easy to get (require no permit), and better than nothing.
Apparently shotguns are nearly sold out. While not the best choice for a defensive weapon, they are legal in Austria, easy to get (require no permit), and better than nothing.
Truth:
Allison McKenzie was in the family apartment in Edinburgh.
The 17 year old was looking in the mirror in the family room one afternoon and wistfully cupping her young small breasts.
"I wish they were bigger like Colleen McDougals" she whispered.
At that very moment, her father Angus McKenzie and her mother, Louise were passing by.
Angus said heartily, "Och aye Lassie, if ya want 'em to grow bigger, take a piece of paper and gently rub it between them. Do this at least one or twice daily. Trust me, they'll grow".
Both Allison and Louise looked at him strangely.
"Aye lassies, trust me, it is a secret every man learns. Once or more daily,...and it'll happen. Some things men learn and women never see, even though it's right in front of them. Men know such things....Just as women have their lore, so do men."
The two women looked skeptical, but the moment passed and everyone went on about their business that day.
Young Allison, however, did not forget, and she tried Angus's secret cure. Every day, she took a piece of tissue and rubbed it between her breasts, morning and nighttime,
She did this for months.
Again, in the family room, she was examining herself critically, "Father, she said, I don't think your "secret" worked. Me breasts haven't gotten any bigger. Not one tiny bit. I'm thinkin' that you said that just to make me feel better. Or perhaps you were lyin'"
Angus looked up from where he and Louise were watching the telly at the other end of the room.
"Strange, it worked so well on yer Mother's arse...."
Angus will be buried in Edinburgh cemetery on Thursday....
The 17 year old was looking in the mirror in the family room one afternoon and wistfully cupping her young small breasts.
"I wish they were bigger like Colleen McDougals" she whispered.
At that very moment, her father Angus McKenzie and her mother, Louise were passing by.
Angus said heartily, "Och aye Lassie, if ya want 'em to grow bigger, take a piece of paper and gently rub it between them. Do this at least one or twice daily. Trust me, they'll grow".
Both Allison and Louise looked at him strangely.
"Aye lassies, trust me, it is a secret every man learns. Once or more daily,...and it'll happen. Some things men learn and women never see, even though it's right in front of them. Men know such things....Just as women have their lore, so do men."
The two women looked skeptical, but the moment passed and everyone went on about their business that day.
Young Allison, however, did not forget, and she tried Angus's secret cure. Every day, she took a piece of tissue and rubbed it between her breasts, morning and nighttime,
She did this for months.
Again, in the family room, she was examining herself critically, "Father, she said, I don't think your "secret" worked. Me breasts haven't gotten any bigger. Not one tiny bit. I'm thinkin' that you said that just to make me feel better. Or perhaps you were lyin'"
Angus looked up from where he and Louise were watching the telly at the other end of the room.
"Strange, it worked so well on yer Mother's arse...."
Angus will be buried in Edinburgh cemetery on Thursday....
Monday, October 26, 2015
Sunday, October 25, 2015
Government paycheck=Get out of jail free card
Especially when the lawbreaking is approved at the highest levels of government....Like maybe Barry O and his associates...
Dept Of Justice will not bring charges against IRS officials who improperly targeted Conservative Groups.
"The probe found "substantial evidence of mismanagement, poor judgment and institutional inertia leading to the belief by many tax-exempt applicants that the IRS targeted them based on their political viewpoints. But poor management is not a crime," Assistant Attorney General Peter Kadzik said in the letter."
If not a crime, then "Poor Management" should be grounds for dismissal at the very least.
But nothing will happen, at least not with the DOJ controlled by Barry O...
Dept Of Justice will not bring charges against IRS officials who improperly targeted Conservative Groups.
"The probe found "substantial evidence of mismanagement, poor judgment and institutional inertia leading to the belief by many tax-exempt applicants that the IRS targeted them based on their political viewpoints. But poor management is not a crime," Assistant Attorney General Peter Kadzik said in the letter."
If not a crime, then "Poor Management" should be grounds for dismissal at the very least.
But nothing will happen, at least not with the DOJ controlled by Barry O...
I should be going to a gunshow
Seein' as how the Indy 1500 is this weekend.
But I don't have the bucks to get what I want, and it likely wouldn't be available there anyway ..
And my gun budget will be tight for the next few months...
and, to tell the truth, I am not that motivated anyway...
Maybe next time.
But I don't have the bucks to get what I want, and it likely wouldn't be available there anyway ..
And my gun budget will be tight for the next few months...
and, to tell the truth, I am not that motivated anyway...
Maybe next time.
Saturday, October 24, 2015
Bummer:
One of my favorite actresses has passed.
Maureen Ohara passes on. She lived to the ripe old age of 95.
She will always be a beauty in my minds eye.
Maureen Ohara passes on. She lived to the ripe old age of 95.
She will always be a beauty in my minds eye.
Thursday, October 22, 2015
well, shit.
So yesterday was the day I did maintenance on the tractor. 200 hour interval oil change,....Simple, right?
Drain oil,
replace drain plugs (there are two on this tractor)
unscrew old filter cartridge,
put new oil filter cartridge on
add oil,
All accomplished yesterday. Simple. 25 minutes, and that long only because the oil takes forever to drain from the tiny drain hole.
I used the tractor to haul several things yesterday, after the oil change. no issues. All chores accomplished at low throttle setting (say 1500 RPM). That is important to the story, so pay attention.
Today, I went to push some partly rotten railroad ties out of their depressions in the ground preparatory to replacing them with new timbers.
Had to rev the tractor up a bit to push and lift at the same time. Closer to three thousand RPM.
First tie went fine.It rolled out of the ground and all was good. Repositioned the tractor over about 8 feet and pushed on the second tie. Odd gurgling sounds came from the front of the tractor. I looked and saw engine oil spraying from around the oil filter.
Shut the tractor off most ricky-tic. Don't think I hurt the engine.
Pull the side panel off and yep, there is oil dripping from the mess where it had sprayed from the point where the filter meets the engine block.
Go and get the filter wrench and figured I would give it a turn or two.....maybe I didn't get it tight enough (this engine needs the filter hand tight plus 2 turns). The filter was tight, but as I tightened it some more it felt....funny.
Decided to take the filter off to see what is what.
The gasket had split... no longer a round shaped flat gasket, it was instead a single long piece....
Maybe I wrinkled it when I put it on, but I don't think so. I had oiled it when I replaced the filter, and had screwed it on hand tight before getting the filter wrench on it.
Pull dipstick. Bone dry.
Now, the tractor is sitting across the driveway. Blocking everything from coming or going.
And I don't have any extra 10W-40 motor oil.
Shit.
And no spare filter. Shit Shit
I do have the old oil, but God Himself only knows what contaminants are in the bottom of the oil drain pan. Don't wanna use that.
I do have about 2 quarts of 0W-20 for the Prius, and about a quart and a half of 15W-40 for the truck. (I don't stock a lot of oil, as my vehicles don't use any at all...yet) Cool, thats enough to get me out of the driveway at idle, at least.
So I root around in the garbage for the old oil filter and use that gasket to replace the brand new (but damaged) filter gasket on the new filter.
So now I gotta go and get the right oil. Off to the auto parts store for 7 quarts of Mobil 1 synthetic oil. Another $40 I gotta spend, but hey...
On the way home, I stop and pick up the high pressure trans oil filter from the Kubota dealer(used to be a Kubota only part, and they know it $$$. They were out on Monday when I stopped to get one, but promised that they would have one on Wed or Thursday.
Dude hands me the filter, which looked wrong to me. I questioned him and he said "New design, looks different, but it IS the right filter".
Should a gone with my gut and pushed it, but I didn't.
Get back home, change the oil a second time and then pull the old trans filter off. This requires a hammer and a punch to get it to turn (and tighten also). Hammer the old filter off, and the new filter isn't the right one...won't even thread.
I'm not that upset. We all make mistakes. Not happy, but not mad.
So I change my shirt, get my wallet and keys, and put the "new" filter back in the box after wiping my oily handprints off of it, put old filter in a plastic bag and go back to the Kubota dealer.
Dude (different dude) at the counter says "How can I help you?" I explain my issue. "That isn't the right filter" he says, looking at the two. (duh)
So he looks up the old filter number and pulls a new one off the shelf...which looks exactly like the filter I brought in just off the tractor....Which is what I asked for originally, on the first trip..
"That'll be $74.68 he says.
"Cool. What about this filter, which cost $$54 and change? I ask as I push it across the counter to him
"No returns once the plastic is open." he says
"Hey, your guy sold me the wrong filter!" I pointed out. "I even questioned him about it...you were working with another customer when I was in here the first time....you had to have heard"
"I can give you credit if you have a receipt" he states.
"I don't. But I can go home and get it. ...But if I do that then one of you is gonna eat it when I get back" I stated.
"I can make an exception today" he smiled "But I am gonna have to charge you a 20% restocking fee"
"No". I stated flatly. "Not a chance...Call the police"
"What?"
"Call. The. Police"
"Why?"
"Might as well get them on the way."..I smiled at him..."We are gonna need 'em ...either you or me is gonna go to jail today"
"Um... lemme see what I can do.,..."
So it ended up the difference was $20.18...I paid it gladly. Next time I will buy my WIX equivalent filters through Amazon. Cheaper and easier...Had I known that WIX is now making a replacement I wouldn't have bothered to go to the dealer...and the WIX filter is cheaper too.
At least it was the right filter this time.
I didn't get a whole lot done today.
.
Drain oil,
replace drain plugs (there are two on this tractor)
unscrew old filter cartridge,
put new oil filter cartridge on
add oil,
All accomplished yesterday. Simple. 25 minutes, and that long only because the oil takes forever to drain from the tiny drain hole.
I used the tractor to haul several things yesterday, after the oil change. no issues. All chores accomplished at low throttle setting (say 1500 RPM). That is important to the story, so pay attention.
Today, I went to push some partly rotten railroad ties out of their depressions in the ground preparatory to replacing them with new timbers.
Had to rev the tractor up a bit to push and lift at the same time. Closer to three thousand RPM.
First tie went fine.It rolled out of the ground and all was good. Repositioned the tractor over about 8 feet and pushed on the second tie. Odd gurgling sounds came from the front of the tractor. I looked and saw engine oil spraying from around the oil filter.
Shut the tractor off most ricky-tic. Don't think I hurt the engine.
Pull the side panel off and yep, there is oil dripping from the mess where it had sprayed from the point where the filter meets the engine block.
Go and get the filter wrench and figured I would give it a turn or two.....maybe I didn't get it tight enough (this engine needs the filter hand tight plus 2 turns). The filter was tight, but as I tightened it some more it felt....funny.
Decided to take the filter off to see what is what.
The gasket had split... no longer a round shaped flat gasket, it was instead a single long piece....
Maybe I wrinkled it when I put it on, but I don't think so. I had oiled it when I replaced the filter, and had screwed it on hand tight before getting the filter wrench on it.
Pull dipstick. Bone dry.
Now, the tractor is sitting across the driveway. Blocking everything from coming or going.
And I don't have any extra 10W-40 motor oil.
Shit.
And no spare filter. Shit Shit
I do have the old oil, but God Himself only knows what contaminants are in the bottom of the oil drain pan. Don't wanna use that.
I do have about 2 quarts of 0W-20 for the Prius, and about a quart and a half of 15W-40 for the truck. (I don't stock a lot of oil, as my vehicles don't use any at all...yet) Cool, thats enough to get me out of the driveway at idle, at least.
So I root around in the garbage for the old oil filter and use that gasket to replace the brand new (but damaged) filter gasket on the new filter.
So now I gotta go and get the right oil. Off to the auto parts store for 7 quarts of Mobil 1 synthetic oil. Another $40 I gotta spend, but hey...
On the way home, I stop and pick up the high pressure trans oil filter from the Kubota dealer(used to be a Kubota only part, and they know it $$$. They were out on Monday when I stopped to get one, but promised that they would have one on Wed or Thursday.
Dude hands me the filter, which looked wrong to me. I questioned him and he said "New design, looks different, but it IS the right filter".
Should a gone with my gut and pushed it, but I didn't.
Get back home, change the oil a second time and then pull the old trans filter off. This requires a hammer and a punch to get it to turn (and tighten also). Hammer the old filter off, and the new filter isn't the right one...won't even thread.
I'm not that upset. We all make mistakes. Not happy, but not mad.
So I change my shirt, get my wallet and keys, and put the "new" filter back in the box after wiping my oily handprints off of it, put old filter in a plastic bag and go back to the Kubota dealer.
Dude (different dude) at the counter says "How can I help you?" I explain my issue. "That isn't the right filter" he says, looking at the two. (duh)
So he looks up the old filter number and pulls a new one off the shelf...which looks exactly like the filter I brought in just off the tractor....Which is what I asked for originally, on the first trip..
"That'll be $74.68 he says.
"Cool. What about this filter, which cost $$54 and change? I ask as I push it across the counter to him
"No returns once the plastic is open." he says
"Hey, your guy sold me the wrong filter!" I pointed out. "I even questioned him about it...you were working with another customer when I was in here the first time....you had to have heard"
"I can give you credit if you have a receipt" he states.
"I don't. But I can go home and get it. ...But if I do that then one of you is gonna eat it when I get back" I stated.
"I can make an exception today" he smiled "But I am gonna have to charge you a 20% restocking fee"
"No". I stated flatly. "Not a chance...Call the police"
"What?"
"Call. The. Police"
"Why?"
"Might as well get them on the way."..I smiled at him..."We are gonna need 'em ...either you or me is gonna go to jail today"
"Um... lemme see what I can do.,..."
So it ended up the difference was $20.18...I paid it gladly. Next time I will buy my WIX equivalent filters through Amazon. Cheaper and easier...Had I known that WIX is now making a replacement I wouldn't have bothered to go to the dealer...and the WIX filter is cheaper too.
At least it was the right filter this time.
I didn't get a whole lot done today.
.
Info Bleg:
What caliber/gauge/choke is best for drones??.
Srsly. Suggestions are welcomed. Height above ground is 40-100 feet generally below 70 ft. . Quadcopter.
I'm beginning to think I should have taken up wingshooting or skeet so's I'd be better for the drone that is irritating me some days over my homestead...
Srsly. Suggestions are welcomed. Height above ground is 40-100 feet generally below 70 ft. . Quadcopter.
I'm beginning to think I should have taken up wingshooting or skeet so's I'd be better for the drone that is irritating me some days over my homestead...
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Diversity, no matter what
So it would seem that some administrator at a middle school in California (where else? I think that California government is a stain on the American landscape and often wonder if the country would be better off if we fenced the California border off and let them be their own country) felt that she had to have Diversity in the student government at all costs....So she (chose to attempt to void the elections, which elected Asians, Whites, and mixed race students...and no Black or Latino students or "English Learners"....
Is there any wonder that the education system is so fucked up? These are the people that are school administrators..And she will probably keep her job, desite sendiung a bad message to the children under her care.
Is there any wonder that the education system is so fucked up? These are the people that are school administrators..And she will probably keep her job, desite sendiung a bad message to the children under her care.
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Fer the love of all that is Holy
It is a muzzle BRAKE, not BREAK.
One might expect people unfamiliar with the terminology of firearms to make this mistake (but not really) but firearms and component/accessory manufacturers?
One might expect people unfamiliar with the terminology of firearms to make this mistake (but not really) but firearms and component/accessory manufacturers?
Still a warrior
While kids today are taught to Hide Under Your Desk...Men of a previous generation were taught differently.
75 year old man subdues 19 year old intent on harming children with knives.
Now, he took damage closing with a knife in the hands of an attacker. Yes. But he succeeded in his mission.
If our paths should ever cross..I'd buy him a beer. Or 6.
75 year old man subdues 19 year old intent on harming children with knives.
Now, he took damage closing with a knife in the hands of an attacker. Yes. But he succeeded in his mission.
If our paths should ever cross..I'd buy him a beer. Or 6.
Sunday, October 18, 2015
A good feeling
Today, for the first time in nearly 20 years, I was able to fully concentrate upon a task of my own choosing.
No worries about having someone from my business call me for advice or help or a crisis.
No one needing an answer to a stupid question.
In fact, I left my phone where it couldn't hear it and just dug a trench with the backhoe...I didn't even check the damned thing. I SO wish that I had been allowed to sell out about 8 years ago. I'd be in better health and in a better frame of mind.
But the road back started today.
It was good.
No worries about having someone from my business call me for advice or help or a crisis.
No one needing an answer to a stupid question.
In fact, I left my phone where it couldn't hear it and just dug a trench with the backhoe...I didn't even check the damned thing. I SO wish that I had been allowed to sell out about 8 years ago. I'd be in better health and in a better frame of mind.
But the road back started today.
It was good.
Friday, October 16, 2015
Darwin
SO some kid gets pulled over....maybe a good stop, maybe not. Pulled over for flashing the cop top point out his brights were on?
But when he gets smart with the officer, AND THEN FIGHTS WITH THE OFFICER, he ends up shot. Ventilated 7 times. (after being tazed and other attempts to subdue him, mind you).
Watch the video. The family is making a big deal out of this, filing a wrongful death suit...I think the cop was in the right.
As Murph points out so often, sometimes you are better to comply and file a complaint later. Sadly, this was one of those times.
But when he gets smart with the officer, AND THEN FIGHTS WITH THE OFFICER, he ends up shot. Ventilated 7 times. (after being tazed and other attempts to subdue him, mind you).
Watch the video. The family is making a big deal out of this, filing a wrongful death suit...I think the cop was in the right.
As Murph points out so often, sometimes you are better to comply and file a complaint later. Sadly, this was one of those times.
Thursday, October 15, 2015
Paranoia
Sometimes it may well be that they are really watching you....
I often wonder if the tinfoil hat folks are there talking so loudly just to make us discount the reality hidden in their message....
I often wonder if the tinfoil hat folks are there talking so loudly just to make us discount the reality hidden in their message....
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Friday, October 9, 2015
Yeah, really dusty....
Look at this.
Hug your shorter lived family members today.
Remember those who are gone.
This is how Schmoo went out, in a similar manner.
Found HERE
Hug your shorter lived family members today.
Remember those who are gone.
This is how Schmoo went out, in a similar manner.
Found HERE
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
Idiocy
I find it amusing when (generally) women do something "symbolic" in support of something...
Say, they all wear pink for Breast Cancer (how, exactly, does that help?) or everyone in an office wears blue to support a comrade who is in the hospital (this does, what, to help?)...
But this from Legal insurrection about a campaign by 4Chan shows the idiocy in an extreme...shows how some people will follow a movement no matter how idiotic it may be...Especially Feminists. Because Patriarchy...Because Rape.... Urine Helps....
Originally found on Cold Fury.
Say, they all wear pink for Breast Cancer (how, exactly, does that help?) or everyone in an office wears blue to support a comrade who is in the hospital (this does, what, to help?)...
But this from Legal insurrection about a campaign by 4Chan shows the idiocy in an extreme...shows how some people will follow a movement no matter how idiotic it may be...Especially Feminists. Because Patriarchy...Because Rape.... Urine Helps....
Originally found on Cold Fury.
Monday, October 5, 2015
"whitewashing"
CNN lied to everybody watching.
on the left, the real image of the Oregon killer. On the right, the image they gave their audience...
Only white men kill people in large quantities with guns , you know.
on the left, the real image of the Oregon killer. On the right, the image they gave their audience...
Only white men kill people in large quantities with guns , you know.
Sunday, October 4, 2015
Them blue helmets make nice targets...
When and if Loretta Lunch gets her way....
OBAMA ADMINISTRATION AND UN ANNOUNCE GLOBAL POLICE FORCE TO FIGHT ‘EXTREMISM’ IN U.S.
Once, on a bet, I proved to a friend that I could hit a helmet (military surplus, and yes, I spray painted it powder blue for fun) at 500 yards....I did it 8 out of 10 times. (once my flinch and once a gust of wind, I think). I believe I can turn in a similar performance today...
Lots of folks can shoot better than I can.....and have better rifles too.
OBAMA ADMINISTRATION AND UN ANNOUNCE GLOBAL POLICE FORCE TO FIGHT ‘EXTREMISM’ IN U.S.
Once, on a bet, I proved to a friend that I could hit a helmet (military surplus, and yes, I spray painted it powder blue for fun) at 500 yards....I did it 8 out of 10 times. (once my flinch and once a gust of wind, I think). I believe I can turn in a similar performance today...
Lots of folks can shoot better than I can.....and have better rifles too.
Saturday, October 3, 2015
Yesterday
As a day, may not have been the worst day I ever had at work in the pat 19 years..
But it ranks right up there in the top 10.
But it ranks right up there in the top 10.
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Monday, September 28, 2015
Interesting, if true
And I don't doubt that it is true...
(You can click on CC at the bottom if the captions don't show up).
At least some folks in Europe are waking up....
Nw of only our government would do the same here with our illegal immigrant issue....
(You can click on CC at the bottom if the captions don't show up).
At least some folks in Europe are waking up....
Nw of only our government would do the same here with our illegal immigrant issue....
Zero Tolerance:
Means that the school administration NEVER has to use any judgement...Which means that they can never be accused of making a mistake if they hide behind zero tolerance rules........
But, once in a while, something like this happens, and they are forced to make a decision...
HS teen decks bully who punches BLIND BOY.....and is suspended for fighting.
School administrators who try to use "Zero Tolerance" as something to hide behind for making these types of decisions should never be allowed to work in education nor be allowed in any position where they could influence children again...
But, once in a while, something like this happens, and they are forced to make a decision...
HS teen decks bully who punches BLIND BOY.....and is suspended for fighting.
School administrators who try to use "Zero Tolerance" as something to hide behind for making these types of decisions should never be allowed to work in education nor be allowed in any position where they could influence children again...
Sunday, September 27, 2015
Jesus, I hate that...
I spent the last day and a half in the wonderful Peoples Republick of Illinois....
No gat on my belt.
I think I spent half the time realizing that there was no heater firmly ensconsed on my belt and the other half castigating myself because, intellectually, I knew that I had left my daily carry at home, but it just felt wrong and I kept coming up in a panic thinking "Shit, my carry piece fell off my belt".
Christ, I hate that feeling.
No gat on my belt.
I think I spent half the time realizing that there was no heater firmly ensconsed on my belt and the other half castigating myself because, intellectually, I knew that I had left my daily carry at home, but it just felt wrong and I kept coming up in a panic thinking "Shit, my carry piece fell off my belt".
Christ, I hate that feeling.
Yep. That about covers that
Bob Lonsberry nails the issue.
He was right then, and he is right today.
TWO AMERICAS
The Democrats are right, there are two Americas.
The America that works, and the America that doesn’t. The America that contributes, and the America that doesn’t.
It’s not the haves and the have nots, it’s the dos and the don’ts. Some people do their duty as Americans, to obey the law and support themselves and contribute to society, and others don’t.
That’s the divide in America.
It’s not about income inequality, it’s about civic irresponsibility. It’s about a political party that preaches hatred, greed and victimization in order to win elective office. It’s about a political party that loves power more than it loves its country.
That’s not invective, that’s truth.
And it’s about time someone said it.
The politics of envy was on proud display last week as the president said he would pledge the rest of his term to fighting “income inequality.” He notes that some people make more than other people, that some people have higher incomes than others, and he says that’s not just.
It was the rationale of thievery.
The other guy has it, you want it, Obama will take it for you.
Vote Democrat.
It is the electoral philosophy that gave us Detroit. It is the electoral philosophy that is destroying America.
And it conceals a fundamental deviation from American values and common sense. It ends up not being a benefit to the people who support it, but a betrayal. The Democrats have not empowered their followers, they have enslaved them – in a culture of dependence and entitlement, of victimhood and anger instead of ability and hope.
The president’s premise – that you reduce income inequality by debasing the successful – seeks to ignore and cheat the law of choices and consequences. It seeks to deny the successful the consequences of their choices and spare the unsuccessful the consequences of their choices.
Because, by and large, the variability in society is a result of different choices leading to different consequences. Those who choose wisely and responsibly have a far greater likelihood of success, while those who choose foolishly and irresponsibly have a far greater likelihood of failure.
And success and failure can manifest themselves in personal and family income.
You choose to drop out of high school or to skip college and you are apt to have a different outcome than someone who gets a diploma and pushes on with purposeful education. You have your children out of wedlock and life is apt to take one course, you have them in wedlock and life is apt to take another course.
Most often in life our destination is determined by the course we take.
My doctor, for example, makes far more than I do. There is significant income inequality between us. Our lives have had an inequality of outcome. But, our lives also have had an inequality of effort. Whereas my doctor went to college and then gave the flower of his young adulthood to medical school and residency, I got a job in a restaurant. He made a choice, I made a choice. And our choices led us to different outcomes.
His outcome pays a lot better than mine.
Does that mean he cheated and Barack Obama needs to take away his wealth?
No, it means we are both free men.
And in a free society, free choices will lead to different outcomes.
It is not inequality Barack Obama will take away, it is freedom.
The freedom to succeed, and the freedom to fail. And there is no true option for success if there is no true option for failure.
The pursuit of happiness means a whole lot less when you face the punitive hand of government if your pursuit brings you more happiness than the other guy.
Even if the other guy sat on his arse and did nothing.
Even if the other guy made a lifetime’s worth of asinine and shortsighted decisions.
Barack Obama and the Democrats preach equality of outcome as a right, while completely ignoring inequality of effort. The simple Law of the Harvest – as ye sow, so shall ye reap – is sometimes applied as, “The harder you work, the more you get.”
The progressive movement would turn that upside down.
Those who achieve are to be punished as enemies of society and those who fail are to be rewarded as wards of society. Entitlement has replaced effort as the key to upward mobility in American society.
Or at least it has if Barack Obama gets his way.
He seeks a lowest common denominator society in which the government besieges the successful and productive and fosters equality through mediocrity.
He and his party speak of two Americas.
And their grip on power is based on using the votes of one to sap the productivity of the other.
America is not divided by the differences in our outcomes, it is divided by the differences in our efforts. And by the false philosophy that says one man’s success comes about unavoidably as the result of another man’s victimization.
What the president offered was not a solution, but a separatism. He fomented division and strife, he pitted one set of Americans against another.
For his own political benefit.
That’s what progressives offer. Marxist class warfare wrapped up with a bow.
Two Americas, coming closer each day to proving the truth to Lincoln’s maxim that a house divided against itself cannot stand.
He was right then, and he is right today.
TWO AMERICAS
The Democrats are right, there are two Americas.
The America that works, and the America that doesn’t. The America that contributes, and the America that doesn’t.
It’s not the haves and the have nots, it’s the dos and the don’ts. Some people do their duty as Americans, to obey the law and support themselves and contribute to society, and others don’t.
That’s the divide in America.
It’s not about income inequality, it’s about civic irresponsibility. It’s about a political party that preaches hatred, greed and victimization in order to win elective office. It’s about a political party that loves power more than it loves its country.
That’s not invective, that’s truth.
And it’s about time someone said it.
The politics of envy was on proud display last week as the president said he would pledge the rest of his term to fighting “income inequality.” He notes that some people make more than other people, that some people have higher incomes than others, and he says that’s not just.
It was the rationale of thievery.
The other guy has it, you want it, Obama will take it for you.
Vote Democrat.
It is the electoral philosophy that gave us Detroit. It is the electoral philosophy that is destroying America.
And it conceals a fundamental deviation from American values and common sense. It ends up not being a benefit to the people who support it, but a betrayal. The Democrats have not empowered their followers, they have enslaved them – in a culture of dependence and entitlement, of victimhood and anger instead of ability and hope.
The president’s premise – that you reduce income inequality by debasing the successful – seeks to ignore and cheat the law of choices and consequences. It seeks to deny the successful the consequences of their choices and spare the unsuccessful the consequences of their choices.
Because, by and large, the variability in society is a result of different choices leading to different consequences. Those who choose wisely and responsibly have a far greater likelihood of success, while those who choose foolishly and irresponsibly have a far greater likelihood of failure.
And success and failure can manifest themselves in personal and family income.
You choose to drop out of high school or to skip college and you are apt to have a different outcome than someone who gets a diploma and pushes on with purposeful education. You have your children out of wedlock and life is apt to take one course, you have them in wedlock and life is apt to take another course.
Most often in life our destination is determined by the course we take.
My doctor, for example, makes far more than I do. There is significant income inequality between us. Our lives have had an inequality of outcome. But, our lives also have had an inequality of effort. Whereas my doctor went to college and then gave the flower of his young adulthood to medical school and residency, I got a job in a restaurant. He made a choice, I made a choice. And our choices led us to different outcomes.
His outcome pays a lot better than mine.
Does that mean he cheated and Barack Obama needs to take away his wealth?
No, it means we are both free men.
And in a free society, free choices will lead to different outcomes.
It is not inequality Barack Obama will take away, it is freedom.
The freedom to succeed, and the freedom to fail. And there is no true option for success if there is no true option for failure.
The pursuit of happiness means a whole lot less when you face the punitive hand of government if your pursuit brings you more happiness than the other guy.
Even if the other guy sat on his arse and did nothing.
Even if the other guy made a lifetime’s worth of asinine and shortsighted decisions.
Barack Obama and the Democrats preach equality of outcome as a right, while completely ignoring inequality of effort. The simple Law of the Harvest – as ye sow, so shall ye reap – is sometimes applied as, “The harder you work, the more you get.”
The progressive movement would turn that upside down.
Those who achieve are to be punished as enemies of society and those who fail are to be rewarded as wards of society. Entitlement has replaced effort as the key to upward mobility in American society.
Or at least it has if Barack Obama gets his way.
He seeks a lowest common denominator society in which the government besieges the successful and productive and fosters equality through mediocrity.
He and his party speak of two Americas.
And their grip on power is based on using the votes of one to sap the productivity of the other.
America is not divided by the differences in our outcomes, it is divided by the differences in our efforts. And by the false philosophy that says one man’s success comes about unavoidably as the result of another man’s victimization.
What the president offered was not a solution, but a separatism. He fomented division and strife, he pitted one set of Americans against another.
For his own political benefit.
That’s what progressives offer. Marxist class warfare wrapped up with a bow.
Two Americas, coming closer each day to proving the truth to Lincoln’s maxim that a house divided against itself cannot stand.
Friday, September 25, 2015
Moar Kitty Pictures
Eye be thinkin' Tam and Bobby need another kat....
I could deliver to Indy...
Once again, free shipping!
If we give them all away, I will try to ship a possum to Wirecutter free of charge....
Thursday, September 24, 2015
contrasts
In Mecca, during the Haj, 650+ people we trampled in a "stampede".
The Pope visits and tens of thousands of Catholics flock to see him, and no one is trampled.
Odd, that...Wonder why?
The Pope visits and tens of thousands of Catholics flock to see him, and no one is trampled.
Odd, that...Wonder why?
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Perhaps because there aren't as many trying...
Viola Davis isn't a graceful winner
Her statement: "The only thing that separates women of color from everyone else is opportunity," Davis said in her acceptance speech. "You cannot win an Emmy for roles that are simply not there." is perhaps true...
But then again, Black people are less than 25% of the population...and I strongly doubt that that many bother to ;earn how to act, or even try to be actresses. And of that very low number, how many can actually, you know, act? How many have the talent (developed by training or not) to become Emmy award winning actresses...or can produce an Emmy award wirthy role?
Much like the fact that few black men and women choose to become olympic swimmers....the pool (pardon the pun) of olympic swimmers of any race is small enough....add in the fact the even fewer black people choose to give that level of effort, and you have nearly zero olympic quality swimmers who have more melanin that I do.
Stem fields....Few enough women choose to become engineers. Fewer yet for black (and Hispanic) women. Are they underrepresented in all of these fields of endeavor? Yes. Is it because of a lack of opportunity? Doubtful; Maybe a lack of motivation, or maybe a cultural issue that prevents them from choosing to take that path, but, really, I doubt that it is a lack of opportunity as much as a lack of people trying for those WHO ACTUALLY HAVE TALENT TO SUCCEED....
Yeah, I know, pointing this out makes me a racist....
Her statement: "The only thing that separates women of color from everyone else is opportunity," Davis said in her acceptance speech. "You cannot win an Emmy for roles that are simply not there." is perhaps true...
But then again, Black people are less than 25% of the population...and I strongly doubt that that many bother to ;earn how to act, or even try to be actresses. And of that very low number, how many can actually, you know, act? How many have the talent (developed by training or not) to become Emmy award winning actresses...or can produce an Emmy award wirthy role?
Much like the fact that few black men and women choose to become olympic swimmers....the pool (pardon the pun) of olympic swimmers of any race is small enough....add in the fact the even fewer black people choose to give that level of effort, and you have nearly zero olympic quality swimmers who have more melanin that I do.
Stem fields....Few enough women choose to become engineers. Fewer yet for black (and Hispanic) women. Are they underrepresented in all of these fields of endeavor? Yes. Is it because of a lack of opportunity? Doubtful; Maybe a lack of motivation, or maybe a cultural issue that prevents them from choosing to take that path, but, really, I doubt that it is a lack of opportunity as much as a lack of people trying for those WHO ACTUALLY HAVE TALENT TO SUCCEED....
Yeah, I know, pointing this out makes me a racist....
Monday, September 21, 2015
All must go! Blowout sale! Get 'em while they last!
Free shipping for the next 2 days!
Anyone in NWI need a kitten? Know anyone who needs a kitten? We are making deals!
We have 4 left to find homes for.
email TheMiddleOfTheRight@gmail.com for more info.
If yer not in NWI, but need a kitten, if you take two or more, Free Overnight shipping!!!.......(just kidding).
More pictures available on request.
Anyone in NWI need a kitten? Know anyone who needs a kitten? We are making deals!
We have 4 left to find homes for.
email TheMiddleOfTheRight@gmail.com for more info.
If yer not in NWI, but need a kitten, if you take two or more, Free Overnight shipping!!!.......(just kidding).
More pictures available on request.
Sunday, September 20, 2015
Standards:
Can't argue with his:
"They're ivory. Only a pimp from a cheap New Orleans whorehouse would carry a pearl-handled pistol." - General George Patton
Friday, September 18, 2015
Many years ago:
The incident about the kid with the clock that was mistaken for bomb by an uninformed and ignorant school teacher brought this to mind:
So I was travelling to a class in Chicago...this was in, IIRC, the then Sears Tower. Long elevator rides...
I'm travelling with a buddy: we had carpooled to the city to save on gas and parking and such. He was pretty smart, and even more importantly to this story, quick on the uptake.
Now, realize, this was pre-9-11...a more relaxed, more sane age, less psychosis when it came to "security" and less unrealistic fears.
So you also have to realize that this was before cell phone service (and phone technology) was at the level that it is today. I was carrying a Star Tac phone by Motorola...Which was, while in it's time,a real whiz bang device, (not so much today) it had a battery life measured in 10's of minutes....So I was also carrying a pager....I would keep the phone off, and turn it on and call the number displayed on my nifty Numeric Pager....(See, kids, this is how we had to do it before the new cell services that you take for granted today was built)
My pager was a nifty device too. It had a user selectable set of something like 15 or 20 tones....not just the Beep-Beep-Beep that most pagers used. My choice (so it would wake me up no matter what) was a very raspy and strident alarm that one might hear in a nuclear power plant just before a soft voiced woman announced "Core Breach Imminent, please evacuate" or some other words of doom....
So anyway....Here we are, in an elevator in the Sears Tower..(I don't recall if it was still the tallest building in the world then, but were going to somewhere fairly near the top, so it was long ride) The elevator car was fairly full....And we were somewhere close to the middle of the herd...Something like 30 buttons were lit, and we were near the end, so we were going to have to wait through numerous stops....
And here, even in an elevator my magic Pager goes off with it's strident "the end is near"alarm...in my backpack. And I didn't remember which of the multiple pockets I had placed said pager....
Everyone looked at me and or mumbled expressions of displeasure...I had disturbed their serenity or something.
I looked at Jack and said "Oh shit, I think it activated".....
Quick on the uptake, he said "Fuck, find it quick! you only have 30 seconds".
Amazingly enough, the once crowded elevator car was now instantly uncrowded, as all the other occupants were pressed tightly against the outside walls, staring at the two of us with wide eyes.
I took the pack off and began rooting in the pockets to find the offending pager....He took it from me and held it "Here, let me hold it... you don't have much time...c'mon, hurry dude..."
After about 25 seconds, the door opened and the entire car with the exception of the two of us emptied out. As the door were closing, I yelled "Got it!". We laughed heartily at the joke that only we knew....
We continued on our upward journey, but were met farther up by two security guards....who held us (after removing the backpack from me, and relieving Jack of his briefcase) until the Chicago Police arrived.
They were, well, not amused, but professional. Didn't think it was very funny (at least officially, but they were both smiling broadly as they told us to behave better) and they let us go with a stern warning after searching us (I did ask about a warrant, but didn't push it as I had started the fun..).
We were late for the class.
Today, in the paranoid world we live in, we'd likely be shot...or at least incarcerated. But then, it was fun.
Don't try this at home kids.
So I was travelling to a class in Chicago...this was in, IIRC, the then Sears Tower. Long elevator rides...
I'm travelling with a buddy: we had carpooled to the city to save on gas and parking and such. He was pretty smart, and even more importantly to this story, quick on the uptake.
Now, realize, this was pre-9-11...a more relaxed, more sane age, less psychosis when it came to "security" and less unrealistic fears.
So you also have to realize that this was before cell phone service (and phone technology) was at the level that it is today. I was carrying a Star Tac phone by Motorola...Which was, while in it's time,a real whiz bang device, (not so much today) it had a battery life measured in 10's of minutes....So I was also carrying a pager....I would keep the phone off, and turn it on and call the number displayed on my nifty Numeric Pager....(See, kids, this is how we had to do it before the new cell services that you take for granted today was built)
My pager was a nifty device too. It had a user selectable set of something like 15 or 20 tones....not just the Beep-Beep-Beep that most pagers used. My choice (so it would wake me up no matter what) was a very raspy and strident alarm that one might hear in a nuclear power plant just before a soft voiced woman announced "Core Breach Imminent, please evacuate" or some other words of doom....
So anyway....Here we are, in an elevator in the Sears Tower..(I don't recall if it was still the tallest building in the world then, but were going to somewhere fairly near the top, so it was long ride) The elevator car was fairly full....And we were somewhere close to the middle of the herd...Something like 30 buttons were lit, and we were near the end, so we were going to have to wait through numerous stops....
And here, even in an elevator my magic Pager goes off with it's strident "the end is near"alarm...in my backpack. And I didn't remember which of the multiple pockets I had placed said pager....
Everyone looked at me and or mumbled expressions of displeasure...I had disturbed their serenity or something.
I looked at Jack and said "Oh shit, I think it activated".....
Quick on the uptake, he said "Fuck, find it quick! you only have 30 seconds".
Amazingly enough, the once crowded elevator car was now instantly uncrowded, as all the other occupants were pressed tightly against the outside walls, staring at the two of us with wide eyes.
I took the pack off and began rooting in the pockets to find the offending pager....He took it from me and held it "Here, let me hold it... you don't have much time...c'mon, hurry dude..."
After about 25 seconds, the door opened and the entire car with the exception of the two of us emptied out. As the door were closing, I yelled "Got it!". We laughed heartily at the joke that only we knew....
We continued on our upward journey, but were met farther up by two security guards....who held us (after removing the backpack from me, and relieving Jack of his briefcase) until the Chicago Police arrived.
They were, well, not amused, but professional. Didn't think it was very funny (at least officially, but they were both smiling broadly as they told us to behave better) and they let us go with a stern warning after searching us (I did ask about a warrant, but didn't push it as I had started the fun..).
We were late for the class.
Today, in the paranoid world we live in, we'd likely be shot...or at least incarcerated. But then, it was fun.
Don't try this at home kids.
"Sorry"...
So some kit named Ahmed Muhammed did a project for school....Built a clock that an ignorant person thought resembled their idea of what a bomb looked like...Or what fictionalized bombs look like in the movies...I mean wires and digital display mean bomb, right?
It was mistaken for a bomb. ...Of course, if you look at the pictures, there is nothing but circuitry...no actual, you know, explosives. Nothing that could be mistaken for explosives. But cops aren't very discerning......apparently even less so when your name is Ahmned...So he got arrested. Truly, anyone who after about 30 seconds of looking at the thing who thought this was a bomb is an idiot....
There is prudence, and then there is unrealistic fear and paranoia. You figure which this is.
At least the kid has gotten some fame from this.
It was mistaken for a bomb. ...Of course, if you look at the pictures, there is nothing but circuitry...no actual, you know, explosives. Nothing that could be mistaken for explosives. But cops aren't very discerning......apparently even less so when your name is Ahmned...So he got arrested. Truly, anyone who after about 30 seconds of looking at the thing who thought this was a bomb is an idiot....
There is prudence, and then there is unrealistic fear and paranoia. You figure which this is.
At least the kid has gotten some fame from this.
Thursday, September 17, 2015
No shit
And in doing so, you insulted every single previous recipient...and cheapened the prize for every future recipient.
Obama's award of peace prize was a mistake....
"The decision was based in a hope for the future rather than recognition of past accomplishments"....The big motivator was, of course that to the liberals in europe, at least he wasn't George Bush
Obama's award of peace prize was a mistake....
"The decision was based in a hope for the future rather than recognition of past accomplishments"....The big motivator was, of course that to the liberals in europe, at least he wasn't George Bush
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
For all you folks that think you can hide
From the Army, the National Guard, or even from some of your local cops when/if the Revolution comes...
Who thinks that those "Thermal Blankets" marketed by Max Tactical and others to those Militia minded folks who just don't understand FLIR....
I urge you to buy one of these add ons to your smartphone and learn just what FLIR can do...
You can see what a $250 thermal imager can do (IOS version available here)
....Now think about what the military has available. I worked with it 25 years ago, and it was bad-ass then. You could, under the right conditions, see a person's BREATH from a couple hundred yards away. And that was 25+ years ago.
You'll realize that your tactics will have to change.....drastically.
Who thinks that those "Thermal Blankets" marketed by Max Tactical and others to those Militia minded folks who just don't understand FLIR....
I urge you to buy one of these add ons to your smartphone and learn just what FLIR can do...
You can see what a $250 thermal imager can do (IOS version available here)
....Now think about what the military has available. I worked with it 25 years ago, and it was bad-ass then. You could, under the right conditions, see a person's BREATH from a couple hundred yards away. And that was 25+ years ago.
You'll realize that your tactics will have to change.....drastically.
Monday, September 14, 2015
Yep, way to make me happy Amazon.
So I've been a customer of Amazon's for ...a long time..longer than some of you have likely been out of high school (hell, longer than I was IN high school)..... I dislike their founders politics, but I do like their service enough to overcome that....
Along comes the smartphone. And the Amazon App.... A very handy tool. I can scan any barcode and see what the price is on Amazon compared to the price in the store right there IN THE STORE. (I especially like to check prices on books and music in Amazon while IN BARNES AND NOBLE!)....track purchases and such right there on the magic elf box in my hand....I even use it to BUY stuff once in a while...(OK, I use the amazon app to buy a LOT of shit...)
3 times, however,this year, I have turned the preference to "Leave me alone, Damnit" for the "Hey! let's send suggestions to B for stuff he might like or has previously bought!" ("Buy it again!"....even though the suggestions are likely one-off purchases like a stethescope). and clogging my notifications bar on my Android phone....and setting an alert which sounds just like my voice mail notification....which wakes me up in the middle of the night on the days that I am on call... And pisses me off when it is a false alarm....Now, I think that having the default be "on" for these suggestive selling thingies is maybe a good idea for the first time a person downloads the app.....but I am getting a bit peeved when they keep resetting the fucking preference to "ON" when I set the thing to "OFF" for a reason.
If this keeps up, I will decide that I don't need Amazon on my phone.... Which is going to impact my Amazon buying much more than their suggestive selling is likely to generate...the offset will be at least thousand dollars a year, if not more.
Ya hear me, Jeff Bezos? I already buy enough through you.. leave me the hell alone.
Along comes the smartphone. And the Amazon App.... A very handy tool. I can scan any barcode and see what the price is on Amazon compared to the price in the store right there IN THE STORE. (I especially like to check prices on books and music in Amazon while IN BARNES AND NOBLE!)....track purchases and such right there on the magic elf box in my hand....I even use it to BUY stuff once in a while...(OK, I use the amazon app to buy a LOT of shit...)
3 times, however,this year, I have turned the preference to "Leave me alone, Damnit" for the "Hey! let's send suggestions to B for stuff he might like or has previously bought!" ("Buy it again!"....even though the suggestions are likely one-off purchases like a stethescope). and clogging my notifications bar on my Android phone....and setting an alert which sounds just like my voice mail notification....which wakes me up in the middle of the night on the days that I am on call... And pisses me off when it is a false alarm....Now, I think that having the default be "on" for these suggestive selling thingies is maybe a good idea for the first time a person downloads the app.....but I am getting a bit peeved when they keep resetting the fucking preference to "ON" when I set the thing to "OFF" for a reason.
If this keeps up, I will decide that I don't need Amazon on my phone.... Which is going to impact my Amazon buying much more than their suggestive selling is likely to generate...the offset will be at least thousand dollars a year, if not more.
Ya hear me, Jeff Bezos? I already buy enough through you.. leave me the hell alone.
Such a surprize
I mean, whoda seen this coming?
Certainly no one with a functioning brain......
Iran has reportedly found an unexpectedly high reserve of uranium, following assessments that the country is running low on the nuclear raw material and just days after President Obama essentially secured an international nuclear deal with the country's leaders.
I am shocked, shocked, I tell you.
When the first A bomb goes off, it'll be Barry's finest achievement....Sadly, he (and most of the DNC) are not working for the good of the USA....
Certainly no one with a functioning brain......
Iran has reportedly found an unexpectedly high reserve of uranium, following assessments that the country is running low on the nuclear raw material and just days after President Obama essentially secured an international nuclear deal with the country's leaders.
I am shocked, shocked, I tell you.
When the first A bomb goes off, it'll be Barry's finest achievement....Sadly, he (and most of the DNC) are not working for the good of the USA....
Sunday, September 13, 2015
It just can't be.....
Apparently, Tam has put 300(!) rounds through a 1911 with no cleaning (and apparently, it started out not so terribly clean to begin with) .... and had no issues.....
Can't be. The only gun that can do that is, of course, a GLOCK. We all know that 1911's are Jam -O-Matics.... The only things worse are Kel-Tecs and Hi-Points....
Be interesting to see if it makes it all the way to the 2000 mark.
Can't be. The only gun that can do that is, of course, a GLOCK. We all know that 1911's are Jam -O-Matics.... The only things worse are Kel-Tecs and Hi-Points....
Be interesting to see if it makes it all the way to the 2000 mark.
Info Bleg:
Since the first rule is "Bring a gun" I am looking for a pocket pistol...I have, as my daily carry, (and wherever legal) depending on where I will be and the gun friendliness of the places I will be, one of the following:
General daily carry: Para LDA 3" It is a .45 1911-oid... is stainless. This is a 3" 1911 shaped (and manual of arms) firearm with a really long, but smooth and light double action trigger. Nice, but not as concealable as:
Social carry: Beretta 3032 Tomcat. Yeah, I know a defensive gun is supposed to have a caliber beginning with a "4" and all that....and a .32 isn't a real caliber ... But I can't always carry a .45 in some social situations, or for instance, when I am doing something like bowling or such....And modern loads for the .32 ACP approach the .380 in stopping power...not much, but a whole lot better than a sharp word....(if I could buy a Beretta model 86 today, in stainless, I'd buy one)
Around home/working in the yard, etc: A Taurus TCP in .380 ACP (is there any other size?). It is a last ditch thing, but the pistol is durable, tolerant of dirt and sweat, and is easily concealed and doesn't move around...and is easy to secure with an IWB holster and a belt, even when I am doing things like splitting wood or fixing a piece of machinery....If I am in the barn, there are other close at hand options. If I am out in the yard, well, again, better than a stick...
One thing that is very important to me in all of these guns is resistance to corrosion....I have sweat that eats carbon steel like acid. Anything carried IWB has to be either stainless or resistant to corrosion or it will be pitted in a week and inoperative in a month. Seriously.
I am looking at the DAO Bodyguard .380....anyone have any experience with this firearm? Durability, resistance to sweat, dirt, etc? Reliability? Other observations? Holster options for Concealed Carry?
General daily carry: Para LDA 3" It is a .45 1911-oid... is stainless. This is a 3" 1911 shaped (and manual of arms) firearm with a really long, but smooth and light double action trigger. Nice, but not as concealable as:
Social carry: Beretta 3032 Tomcat. Yeah, I know a defensive gun is supposed to have a caliber beginning with a "4" and all that....and a .32 isn't a real caliber ... But I can't always carry a .45 in some social situations, or for instance, when I am doing something like bowling or such....And modern loads for the .32 ACP approach the .380 in stopping power...not much, but a whole lot better than a sharp word....(if I could buy a Beretta model 86 today, in stainless, I'd buy one)
Around home/working in the yard, etc: A Taurus TCP in .380 ACP (is there any other size?). It is a last ditch thing, but the pistol is durable, tolerant of dirt and sweat, and is easily concealed and doesn't move around...and is easy to secure with an IWB holster and a belt, even when I am doing things like splitting wood or fixing a piece of machinery....If I am in the barn, there are other close at hand options. If I am out in the yard, well, again, better than a stick...
One thing that is very important to me in all of these guns is resistance to corrosion....I have sweat that eats carbon steel like acid. Anything carried IWB has to be either stainless or resistant to corrosion or it will be pitted in a week and inoperative in a month. Seriously.
I am looking at the DAO Bodyguard .380....anyone have any experience with this firearm? Durability, resistance to sweat, dirt, etc? Reliability? Other observations? Holster options for Concealed Carry?
Friday, September 11, 2015
So today is 9/11....
and leaving the historical significance of the date aside, it is likely to be a lively day.....
Seems that bunch of "Black Lives Matter" type folks are planning some demonstrations and other rallys promoting violence and mayhem.
I'd be careful. Be on guard. Stay away form predominantly poor black neighborhoods on 9/11 and 9/12.
This might be (most likely will be) a fizzle. But maybe not.
Plan accordingly...
Best not to be there, if ya can arrange it....You can't fight a mob, if and when. You can't carry enough magazines...
Seems that bunch of "Black Lives Matter" type folks are planning some demonstrations and other rallys promoting violence and mayhem.
I'd be careful. Be on guard. Stay away form predominantly poor black neighborhoods on 9/11 and 9/12.
This might be (most likely will be) a fizzle. But maybe not.
Plan accordingly...
Best not to be there, if ya can arrange it....You can't fight a mob, if and when. You can't carry enough magazines...
14 years ago:
'Twasn't christians, nor Bhuddists, not Wiccans nor Hindus nor Jews... 'Twas Muslims. Supported by Muslims. I don't care if it is politically correct to point that out or not. Not all Muslims are bad, but again, it wasn't Christians, nor Buddists, not Wiccans nor Hindus nor Jews who did this terrible deed......
I won't forget.
Will you?
Thursday, September 10, 2015
Oathkeepers jumps the shark
Yeah, they've either gone insane, or decided they have become irrelevant...
Oathkeepers send armed guards to protect Kim Davis from US Marshalls.
They've obviously lost their minds.
Monday, September 7, 2015
1 Adam-12: End of Watch
Martin Milner, star of Adam-12, has passed at the age of 83.
I believe I have watched every single episode over the years. His character, Pete Molloy, was, to me, what a cop should be.
I believe I have watched every single episode over the years. His character, Pete Molloy, was, to me, what a cop should be.
Y'know....
Every major Holiday I am amazed at the actions of people. Why in the hell some people leave home, and drive 1200 miles in a car that a sane person wouldn't drive across town (a small town, like on with 274 people in it)....and with $27.43 in their pocket for gas, food and ("unexpected") repairs.....I'm talking cars with oil leaks, rotten hoses and belts, bald tires, rod knocks, bad lifters, weak fuel pumps, cracked distributor caps, bad wires, and missing exhausts..... Cars that you'd be afraid to dive past the end of your block.....
Yet they drive from Arkansas to upper Michigan and (they hope) back.....
Or not....as I find out every major travel Holiday.
Yet they drive from Arkansas to upper Michigan and (they hope) back.....
Or not....as I find out every major travel Holiday.
Looks like Barry
Has the race/culture war he wanted...
Someone is stirring up a segment of that Demographic. I wonder who it is?
And once they get the cops on the defensive, then what?
Are they gonna go after Whitey? It'll probably work on the liberal city dwelling metrosexuals and the other liberals who really have no clue...who can't defend themselves...
But not elsewhere....Some targets are harder than others.
And if they do start killing cops and others, it will once again set relations between the races back. Just like the DNC wants so they can keep stirring the pot and garnering votes from the "disenfranchised"...
How many lives is that vote worth to these people?
Someone is stirring up a segment of that Demographic. I wonder who it is?
And once they get the cops on the defensive, then what?
Are they gonna go after Whitey? It'll probably work on the liberal city dwelling metrosexuals and the other liberals who really have no clue...who can't defend themselves...
But not elsewhere....Some targets are harder than others.
And if they do start killing cops and others, it will once again set relations between the races back. Just like the DNC wants so they can keep stirring the pot and garnering votes from the "disenfranchised"...
How many lives is that vote worth to these people?
Sunday, September 6, 2015
Did you know....
The day AlGore was born there were only about 7000 polar bears left on the planet.......
Sadly, today, only about 26,000 are left.....
Sadly, today, only about 26,000 are left.....
Saturday, September 5, 2015
I don't use it:
Friday, September 4, 2015
Yup
I agree:
I don't have any issue with the clerk being unable to do her job....if she can't, or if it makes her uncomfortable, or goes against her "Religious principle" or whatever...she can always quit/resign, etc.
But either do the job or get out, or go to jail.
simple, really.
Thursday, September 3, 2015
So now we know he isn't really running
Trump signs pledge to support RNC candidate.
We know it ain't gonna be Him. And we know he isn't really planning on sticking it out.
The pledge may not be legally binding, but it shows me that he isn't serious.
Not that I was looking forward to him being one of my choices.
We know it ain't gonna be Him. And we know he isn't really planning on sticking it out.
The pledge may not be legally binding, but it shows me that he isn't serious.
Not that I was looking forward to him being one of my choices.
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
On the Missouri
in 1945...on Sept 2, Japan surrendered. Tokyo bay...
Ending the war...likely saving hundreds of thousands of US military lives, and possibly more than a million Japanese military and civilian lives.
Likely, it was the two Bombs that turned the tide in the Japanese Government...
ETA: (This was supposed to post at 9 AM, but apparently I can't set a time correctly)
Ending the war...likely saving hundreds of thousands of US military lives, and possibly more than a million Japanese military and civilian lives.
Likely, it was the two Bombs that turned the tide in the Japanese Government...
ETA: (This was supposed to post at 9 AM, but apparently I can't set a time correctly)
Tuesday, September 1, 2015
Yep, Bring it
I mean, as he says, BRING IT.
All the way. Lessee you try. I don't think you have the intestinal fortitude or the wherewithal to do so. At least not if you've thought about the consequences. I have considered them.
At least that way you'll be upfront about it instead of sneaking behind peoples backs and lying and hiding the truth and misrepresenting "facts" and such.
I'm ready to play. Are you? I'll pay the price . Will you? I mean will you be there in the front lines, or will you expect your Tac Teams to do the dirty dangerous work? (Hint, yer gonna run out of volunteers really fast).
There are more of us than there are of you. More of us that you have police. Some will fight, some won't. But 10% of us are more than you can muster. And we know how to use our tools....likely better than your people.
So as he says. Go Ahead...Open the games. It'll be interestin', that's for sure.
I hope you don't, 'cause I don't wanna see a lot of people, especially cops and National Guardsmen, get killed. I don't want to see my country torn part.
But if you think you can win....
Found here first.
All the way. Lessee you try. I don't think you have the intestinal fortitude or the wherewithal to do so. At least not if you've thought about the consequences. I have considered them.
At least that way you'll be upfront about it instead of sneaking behind peoples backs and lying and hiding the truth and misrepresenting "facts" and such.
I'm ready to play. Are you? I'll pay the price . Will you? I mean will you be there in the front lines, or will you expect your Tac Teams to do the dirty dangerous work? (Hint, yer gonna run out of volunteers really fast).
There are more of us than there are of you. More of us that you have police. Some will fight, some won't. But 10% of us are more than you can muster. And we know how to use our tools....likely better than your people.
So as he says. Go Ahead...Open the games. It'll be interestin', that's for sure.
I hope you don't, 'cause I don't wanna see a lot of people, especially cops and National Guardsmen, get killed. I don't want to see my country torn part.
But if you think you can win....
Found here first.
It was bound to happen eventually:
Police officers enter wrong home.
Police officer shot, dog killed, homeowner shot.
Luckily, no one was killed....so far.
Now, the police were doing their job....they had to investigate the call. But entering the home? (they claim they announced themselves, but who knows?) Who knows what the owner of the home heard....perhaps he was sleeping. Either way, that was a bad move. Better to knock and let the homeowner invite them in.
Entering a home (and then shooting the dog) is NOT a good idea. Any of us might well have done the same...I'm not saying the officers were in the wrong, but it sure looks that way. I might well have shot at people who entered my home at night and shot my dog....in the dark, the homeowner may well not have identified them as police.
This is a tragedy. Luckily, there was no work for the coroner.
ETA: Apparently, it wasn't the homeowner who did the shooting, but rather a fellow officer who shot the cop.....
Police officer shot, dog killed, homeowner shot.
Luckily, no one was killed....so far.
Now, the police were doing their job....they had to investigate the call. But entering the home? (they claim they announced themselves, but who knows?) Who knows what the owner of the home heard....perhaps he was sleeping. Either way, that was a bad move. Better to knock and let the homeowner invite them in.
Entering a home (and then shooting the dog) is NOT a good idea. Any of us might well have done the same...I'm not saying the officers were in the wrong, but it sure looks that way. I might well have shot at people who entered my home at night and shot my dog....in the dark, the homeowner may well not have identified them as police.
This is a tragedy. Luckily, there was no work for the coroner.
ETA: Apparently, it wasn't the homeowner who did the shooting, but rather a fellow officer who shot the cop.....
Monday, August 31, 2015
So, today, in 1992
The Weavers surrendered.
10 days of standoff, countless man hours, hundreds of thousands of dollars....wasted.
All because of a lie perpetrated by the ATF......
Harris was acquitted of all charges.
Weaver was charged with failure to appear (remember, his appearance letter stated the wrong date) and fined $10,000 (the feds had to save some face, right?)
The weavers later sued, and then settled for wrongful death of Vicki Weaver and Sammi Weaver. The settlement was $100,000 for Randy and $1,000,000 for each of his three daughters.
But Sammi and Vicki are still dead.
I met Randy about 10 or 12 years ago.....He is a broken man. Damaged beyond the ability to heal. I feel for him. All the money in the world won't fix his loss.....But a chance at those agents might.....
Lon Horiuchi was indcticted for Manslaughter, but the Feds claimed Sovereign Immunity... He went free and later, the charges were dropped even though the Ninth Circuit reversed the claim of sovereign Immunity.........No other Federal Agents were charged...nor, as far as any evidence shows, were any of the FBI, the Marshalls Service, nor the ATF agents even demoted or in any way punished for the lies, or mismanagement that led up to this incident. Some were even promoted.
Trust your government. Really..
Next time it might be you.....
10 days of standoff, countless man hours, hundreds of thousands of dollars....wasted.
All because of a lie perpetrated by the ATF......
Harris was acquitted of all charges.
Weaver was charged with failure to appear (remember, his appearance letter stated the wrong date) and fined $10,000 (the feds had to save some face, right?)
The weavers later sued, and then settled for wrongful death of Vicki Weaver and Sammi Weaver. The settlement was $100,000 for Randy and $1,000,000 for each of his three daughters.
But Sammi and Vicki are still dead.
I met Randy about 10 or 12 years ago.....He is a broken man. Damaged beyond the ability to heal. I feel for him. All the money in the world won't fix his loss.....But a chance at those agents might.....
Lon Horiuchi was indcticted for Manslaughter, but the Feds claimed Sovereign Immunity... He went free and later, the charges were dropped even though the Ninth Circuit reversed the claim of sovereign Immunity.........No other Federal Agents were charged...nor, as far as any evidence shows, were any of the FBI, the Marshalls Service, nor the ATF agents even demoted or in any way punished for the lies, or mismanagement that led up to this incident. Some were even promoted.
Trust your government. Really..
Next time it might be you.....
Sunday, August 30, 2015
"the idea of a union without borders inside, also needs a functional border control at the external borders"
THe Europeans are just now figuring this out...
Since the Dems/Liberals seem to follow the Euros (for some reason they worship the Europeans style of governing and such.....) does this mean that WE will finally get a more secure border?
Austria threatens tighter border controls unless EU tackles migrant crisis....
Since the Dems/Liberals seem to follow the Euros (for some reason they worship the Europeans style of governing and such.....) does this mean that WE will finally get a more secure border?
Austria threatens tighter border controls unless EU tackles migrant crisis....
I'd sue for the interest.....
and add penalties for non-payment. Then sue for interest on the penalties....just like the State and Fed IRS does...
Lottery winners aren't paid in Illinois because of budget issues....
One would think that the Lottery would be funded properly....but apparently, like the rest of the state's finances, it is a giant Ponzi scheme....
Lottery winners aren't paid in Illinois because of budget issues....
One would think that the Lottery would be funded properly....but apparently, like the rest of the state's finances, it is a giant Ponzi scheme....
So...
back in 1992, on this day,,, with the aid of some CIVILIAN negotiators, Kevin Harris surrendered. He would later be acquitted of all charges.
If you've been paying attention to these posting, you'll have a timeline.
Think about it. It could be you next time.
If you've been paying attention to these posting, you'll have a timeline.
Think about it. It could be you next time.
Saturday, August 29, 2015
Sommat to think about
.
Who is gonna do it next time:
Certainly not the Euros....
HERE.
My Grandfather always said that the US succeeded and would grow and be strong, while Europe would stagnate and die because all of the really adventurous, smart, strong individuals (and their genes) moved to the US, leaving the weak sisters behind.....
Who is gonna do it next time:
Certainly not the Euros....
HERE.
My Grandfather always said that the US succeeded and would grow and be strong, while Europe would stagnate and die because all of the really adventurous, smart, strong individuals (and their genes) moved to the US, leaving the weak sisters behind.....
Friday, August 28, 2015
Stirrin' the pot again:
So they are still using Katrina to show how whites were the cause of the Black suffering in the days and weeks after Katrina.......Just because they didn't want a bunch of people wandering about their town.....refugees. Kinda hard to tell the simply unfortunate from the criminals though....So they blocked the roads and helped them get shipped to shelters. But because the refugees weren't allowed to wander the town and weren't welcomed with care packages and such,.....it must have been because of race....
But that is racist. In a town that is 40% white and 40% black.....A well to do town didn't want apparent ner-do-wells to invade their town.
Racists, every damned one of them.
Why bring this up 10 years later (and not so coincidentally, a year before an election) if not to stir the poor blacks up (again)? ?
(BTW, read the comments)
But that is racist. In a town that is 40% white and 40% black.....A well to do town didn't want apparent ner-do-wells to invade their town.
Racists, every damned one of them.
Why bring this up 10 years later (and not so coincidentally, a year before an election) if not to stir the poor blacks up (again)? ?
(BTW, read the comments)
Wednesday, August 26, 2015
And they don't even know where/how He got his gun...
But somehow, these people have already got a plan to use this tragedy to push new gun legislation nearly instantly....One wonders if they knew it was gonna happen....
White House/Klinton make gun control push just hours after Virginia murders
DO they ahve plans waiting in a drawer just so they can "Never let a crisis go to waste"?
Realizing their mistake:
On this date, 1992. Someone at the FBI got smart enough to realize that the news had gone out and that the media and people were watching.
The rules of engagement that had been put into effect on or about 8/22 for theSnipers HRT members were changed from:
If any adult male is observed with a weapon prior to the announcement, deadly force can and
should be employed, if the shot can be taken without endangering any children.
If any adult in the compound is observed with a weapon after the surrender announcement is
made, and is not attempting to surrender, deadly force can and should be employed to neutralize
the individual.
If compromised by any animal, particularly the dogs, that animal should be eliminated.
Back to the "normal" rules of engagement:
"Agents are not to use deadly force against any person except as necessary in self-defense or the
defense of another, when they have reason to believe they or another are in danger of death or
grievous bodily harm. Whenever feasible, verbal warning should be given before deadly force is
applied."
that were standard ROE for all other engagements....
Funny how scrutiny changes things....innit?
Trust yer government, remember?
The rules of engagement that had been put into effect on or about 8/22 for the
If any adult male is observed with a weapon prior to the announcement, deadly force can and
should be employed, if the shot can be taken without endangering any children.
If any adult in the compound is observed with a weapon after the surrender announcement is
made, and is not attempting to surrender, deadly force can and should be employed to neutralize
the individual.
If compromised by any animal, particularly the dogs, that animal should be eliminated.
Back to the "normal" rules of engagement:
"Agents are not to use deadly force against any person except as necessary in self-defense or the
defense of another, when they have reason to believe they or another are in danger of death or
grievous bodily harm. Whenever feasible, verbal warning should be given before deadly force is
applied."
that were standard ROE for all other engagements....
Funny how scrutiny changes things....innit?
Trust yer government, remember?
Was up on the hill last night
And there, in amongst the trees I have planted over the earthly remains of my pets, I was reminded of the words of Kipling.....it applies to cats too sometimes......
“The Power of the Dog”
THERE is sorrow enough in the natural way
From men and women to fill our day;
And when we are certain of sorrow in store,
Why do we always arrange for more?
Brothers and Sisters, I bid you beware
Of giving your heart to a dog to tear.
Buy a pup and your money will buy
Love unflinching that cannot lie—
Perfect passion and worship fed
By a kick in the ribs or a pat on the head.
Nevertheless it is hardly fair
To risk your heart for a dog to tear.
When the fourteen years which Nature permits
Are closing in asthma, or tumour, or fits,
And the vet’s unspoken prescription runs
To lethal chambers or loaded guns,
Then you will find—it’s your own affair—
But … you’ve given your heart to a dog to tear.
When the body that lived at your single will,
With its whimper of welcome, is stilled (how still!).
When the spirit that answered your every mood
Is gone—wherever it goes—for good,
You will discover how much you care,
And will give your heart to a dog to tear.
We’ve sorrow enough in the natural way,
When it comes to burying Christian clay.
Our loves are not given, but only lent,
At compound interest of cent per cent.
Though it is not always the case, I believe,
That the longer we’ve kept ’em, the more do we grieve:
For, when debts are payable, right or wrong,
A short-time loan is as bad as a long—
So why in—Heaven (before we are there)
Should we give our hearts to a dog to tear?
Hug your pets today....
“The Power of the Dog”
THERE is sorrow enough in the natural way
From men and women to fill our day;
And when we are certain of sorrow in store,
Why do we always arrange for more?
Brothers and Sisters, I bid you beware
Of giving your heart to a dog to tear.
Buy a pup and your money will buy
Love unflinching that cannot lie—
Perfect passion and worship fed
By a kick in the ribs or a pat on the head.
Nevertheless it is hardly fair
To risk your heart for a dog to tear.
When the fourteen years which Nature permits
Are closing in asthma, or tumour, or fits,
And the vet’s unspoken prescription runs
To lethal chambers or loaded guns,
Then you will find—it’s your own affair—
But … you’ve given your heart to a dog to tear.
When the body that lived at your single will,
With its whimper of welcome, is stilled (how still!).
When the spirit that answered your every mood
Is gone—wherever it goes—for good,
You will discover how much you care,
And will give your heart to a dog to tear.
We’ve sorrow enough in the natural way,
When it comes to burying Christian clay.
Our loves are not given, but only lent,
At compound interest of cent per cent.
Though it is not always the case, I believe,
That the longer we’ve kept ’em, the more do we grieve:
For, when debts are payable, right or wrong,
A short-time loan is as bad as a long—
So why in—Heaven (before we are there)
Should we give our hearts to a dog to tear?
Hug your pets today....
Tuesday, August 25, 2015
I give no credence
To the Rumors that Lois Lerner's secret email accounts were on Hillary's illegal email server.
None at all.
None at all.
Monday, August 24, 2015
Notes from Ruby Ridge:
On this day, in 1992, FBI Deputy Assistant Director Danny Coulson wrote a memo:
OPR 004477
Something to Consider
1. Charge against Weaver is Bull Shit.
2. No one saw Weaver do any shooting.
3. Vicki has no charges against her.
4. Weaver's defense. He ran down the hill to see what dog was
barking at. Some guys in camys shot his dog.
Started shooting at him. Killed his son. Harris did the
shooting [of Degan]. He [Weaver] is in pretty strong legal position."Something to Consider
1. Charge against Weaver is Bull Shit.
2. No one saw Weaver do any shooting.
3. Vicki has no charges against her.
4. Weaver's defense. He ran down the hill to see what dog was
barking at. Some guys in camys shot his dog.
Started shooting at him. Killed his son. Harris did the
(cite: Wikipedia.com)
But he didn't get anyone to listen to him, so the siege continued.......
So apparently, the French have no balls....
They, instead, rely on foreigners to do the dirty work of saving their asses.....
U.S. Airman Spencer Stone, National Guardsman Alek Skarlatos, their friend Anthony Sadler and Briton Chris Norman were presented with the Legion d'Honneur at the Elysee Palace in Paris.
So it took 3 Americans and one Briton to disarm the dude, while all the French fled in terror?
Seriously? 3 men, foreigners, saved the bacon of all the other passengers? I'm proud that 3 out of 4 were my countrymen, but saddened that the French apparently couldn't react enough to do it themselves....
ETA: Apparently I am wrong....at least one Frenchman took action.
U.S. Airman Spencer Stone, National Guardsman Alek Skarlatos, their friend Anthony Sadler and Briton Chris Norman were presented with the Legion d'Honneur at the Elysee Palace in Paris.
So it took 3 Americans and one Briton to disarm the dude, while all the French fled in terror?
Seriously? 3 men, foreigners, saved the bacon of all the other passengers? I'm proud that 3 out of 4 were my countrymen, but saddened that the French apparently couldn't react enough to do it themselves....
ETA: Apparently I am wrong....at least one Frenchman took action.
Friday, August 21, 2015
Is there any way
To make the annoying and persistent pop-up for Windows 10 go away?
I'm not so sure I want to "upgrade" from Windows 7 on this machine. I tried it on a (really cheap) Windows 8 machine and found that it slowed things down drastically...not so sure I want to do that to my main machine.
I'm not so sure I want to "upgrade" from Windows 7 on this machine. I tried it on a (really cheap) Windows 8 machine and found that it slowed things down drastically...not so sure I want to do that to my main machine.
1992... The beginning:
23 years ago, the incident in which many many people learned of the perfidy and callousness of the ATF, US Marshals service and the FBI (especially the Hostage Rescue Team)...and how they would lie, cheat, bribe and blackmail people to do their bidding....and lie, cheat and cover up and shift blame when they were found out.
Yep, I am talking about the Ruby Ridge incident with Randy Weaver.
This is the incident that showcased the incompetence of the US Marshals service...How they played "Operator" and bumbled in nearly every aspect of their investigation....all while costing the US Taxpayers tens of thousands of dollars BEFORE the incident at Ruby Ridge..
This is the incident where we learned about FBI sniper Lon Horiuchi,...and his (ahem) Marksmanship....Wherein his name became an epithet after he killed Vicki Weaver under hastily modified Rules of Engagement for the HRT team....essentially an order to kill any of the Weaver party on sight.
It was this incident which highlighted the failures of management of the FBI, the ATF, the US Marshals service, and relative un-accountability of the agents employed in those agencies...and the behavior that one would expect of some men with a great deal of authority and essentially zero oversight or accountability.....and the desire to protect their fellow agents and never question their allegations....No one in any of those agencies was punished for their role in this asinine incident......one that began on lies, escalated because of a cover up and incompetence, and resulted in deaths of members of the Weaver party and a US Marshall....... FBI sniper Lon Horiuchi was protected by his agency (see manslaughter charge section) and essentially allowed to go free after committing murder.....
If you take the time to learn the facts (and the Wikipedia article has it fairly straight), you can understand why our founding fathers warned us against governments.....and why they put the First Amendment first (so we could show, talk about, and explain what the government is doing) and gave us the Second Amendment (so we could fight back and protect the First).
It is said that this was the first of several incidents that gave rise to the "Militia" movement (and a great deal of mistrust of the government).... Perhaps it is. But had this incident not happened, the agencies involved would have had ample opportunity to find other ways to step in it not too far in the future......
Yep, I am talking about the Ruby Ridge incident with Randy Weaver.
This is the incident that showcased the incompetence of the US Marshals service...How they played "Operator" and bumbled in nearly every aspect of their investigation....all while costing the US Taxpayers tens of thousands of dollars BEFORE the incident at Ruby Ridge..
This is the incident where we learned about FBI sniper Lon Horiuchi,...and his (ahem) Marksmanship....Wherein his name became an epithet after he killed Vicki Weaver under hastily modified Rules of Engagement for the HRT team....essentially an order to kill any of the Weaver party on sight.
It was this incident which highlighted the failures of management of the FBI, the ATF, the US Marshals service, and relative un-accountability of the agents employed in those agencies...and the behavior that one would expect of some men with a great deal of authority and essentially zero oversight or accountability.....and the desire to protect their fellow agents and never question their allegations....No one in any of those agencies was punished for their role in this asinine incident......one that began on lies, escalated because of a cover up and incompetence, and resulted in deaths of members of the Weaver party and a US Marshall....... FBI sniper Lon Horiuchi was protected by his agency (see manslaughter charge section) and essentially allowed to go free after committing murder.....
If you take the time to learn the facts (and the Wikipedia article has it fairly straight), you can understand why our founding fathers warned us against governments.....and why they put the First Amendment first (so we could show, talk about, and explain what the government is doing) and gave us the Second Amendment (so we could fight back and protect the First).
It is said that this was the first of several incidents that gave rise to the "Militia" movement (and a great deal of mistrust of the government).... Perhaps it is. But had this incident not happened, the agencies involved would have had ample opportunity to find other ways to step in it not too far in the future......
Thursday, August 20, 2015
Perhaps you might want to save a copy
and/or print off a copy or two..
The DIY Sten Gun.
Mayhaps this winter I might try my hand.....
Anyone ever tried one?
The DIY Sten Gun.
Mayhaps this winter I might try my hand.....
Anyone ever tried one?
But we will have a replacement for you in 1 business day!
Except sometimes, not.
1 CC machine dead in storm on Tuesday evening. Check
Called them that night. Gotta wait until the AM to order a replacement. Check.
Wed AM, order replacement. Should arrive FedEx Thursday early morning deliver. Nope.
Not in the AM, not at noon, not by three. No tracking number available either.
1 CC machine dead in storm on Tuesday evening. Check
Called them that night. Gotta wait until the AM to order a replacement. Check.
Wed AM, order replacement. Should arrive FedEx Thursday early morning deliver. Nope.
Not in the AM, not at noon, not by three. No tracking number available either.
This is getting serious
It is bad enough when the job interferes with my drinking. (I mean, it is an issue, but it does help keep me out of trouble)...
But now, things are so chaotic and messed up that it is interfering with my SHOOTING....
Something hasta give. And soon.
I'd quit, but I own my own business, so I am kinda stuck.....
I really should go shooting when I am this fatigued.....might have to for real someday.
Not that I could shoot well....I'm so jazzed on coffee that I am about to start to hear colors.
Wednesday, August 19, 2015
Talent...Pure fuckin' talent
Watch THIS
Please put the drink down first. clear your desk of any spillable liquids. Maybe breakables too....
Please put the drink down first. clear your desk of any spillable liquids. Maybe breakables too....
Monday, August 17, 2015
Saturday, August 15, 2015
Luckily, no one was seriously injured
So I have this backhoe....
Actually, I have a Chinese made attachment backhoe that fits on the three point hitch of my Kubota tractor....
It is a pretty good backhoe. Digs well, and has enough digging force to move the tractor even with the stabilizers down sometimes. Nice unit for small jobs.
38 HP tractor. PTO driven Hydraulic pump.
Gearbox on the hydraulic pump seizes. Hilarity ensues. Parts flying like a small detonation had happened. Chains and brackets and bolt heads and other pieces flew with abandon and gusto.
No one was hurt. Chains did break, and pieces of metal were thrown about but they hit exactly no one who was watching me dig the trench. Those guards and shields that always get in the way actually have a purpose....
But they all moved back fairly rapidly.
Now I gotta contact the company and get them to send me a replacement.
No electric install for the range in the meantime. None of the other projects that I have waiting will happen either.
ETA: Now I gotta figure out how to disconnect the damned thing from the tractor......No hydraulics is gonna make things interesting......
Actually, I have a Chinese made attachment backhoe that fits on the three point hitch of my Kubota tractor....
It is a pretty good backhoe. Digs well, and has enough digging force to move the tractor even with the stabilizers down sometimes. Nice unit for small jobs.
38 HP tractor. PTO driven Hydraulic pump.
Gearbox on the hydraulic pump seizes. Hilarity ensues. Parts flying like a small detonation had happened. Chains and brackets and bolt heads and other pieces flew with abandon and gusto.
No one was hurt. Chains did break, and pieces of metal were thrown about but they hit exactly no one who was watching me dig the trench. Those guards and shields that always get in the way actually have a purpose....
But they all moved back fairly rapidly.
Now I gotta contact the company and get them to send me a replacement.
No electric install for the range in the meantime. None of the other projects that I have waiting will happen either.
ETA: Now I gotta figure out how to disconnect the damned thing from the tractor......No hydraulics is gonna make things interesting......
And to the other brother
Hey, Little Bro....Happy Birthday to YOU this time....
Yer gettin' up there too...
Friday, August 14, 2015
Why
Why isn't Hillary Clinton under arrest right now....or at least under indictment.....She wiped her server hard drive clean.
Isn't that suppression of evidence?
Were you or I in the same position, we'd be looking out through bars.
Why isn't she?
Isn't that suppression of evidence?
Were you or I in the same position, we'd be looking out through bars.
Why isn't she?
Kinda dusty in here:
Dog gets to play in snow one last time before dying.
Lots of folks made that happen.
Story with video HERE. Mind the dust.
I know when Schmoo was coming up to her time, we did everything we could to make her happy. But nothing like this....
Damn, I miss my dog.
Lots of folks made that happen.
Story with video HERE. Mind the dust.
I know when Schmoo was coming up to her time, we did everything we could to make her happy. But nothing like this....
Damn, I miss my dog.
Thursday, August 13, 2015
Whoa:
Just WTF blew up there in China?
I mean, really, that is a shitload of damage....and that is't a small explosion. The velocity must have been HUGE. Likely more than a natural gas explosion. That was some serious detonation speed. And BIG.
Pic link found at the Feral Irishman
I mean, really, that is a shitload of damage....and that is't a small explosion. The velocity must have been HUGE. Likely more than a natural gas explosion. That was some serious detonation speed. And BIG.
Pic link found at the Feral Irishman
Wednesday, August 12, 2015
SO Hillary is finally coughing up the email server
After how many months? Apparently they have had time to vacuum all the incriminating emails from said server.
This is a joke. Why even bother? You know, and I know, even if we can't prove it, that the delay was to giver her IT people time to clean everything that was incriminating from that server.
If I shoot someone, do I get months to buy a replacement barrel, change the firing pin and sand the bolt face so that there aren't any marks to match with the case and bullet found at the scene of the crime?
If I am in an accident, do I get time to go to a body shop and have the damaged body panels replaced and the car painted?
Seriously.
This is a joke. Why even bother? You know, and I know, even if we can't prove it, that the delay was to giver her IT people time to clean everything that was incriminating from that server.
If I shoot someone, do I get months to buy a replacement barrel, change the firing pin and sand the bolt face so that there aren't any marks to match with the case and bullet found at the scene of the crime?
If I am in an accident, do I get time to go to a body shop and have the damaged body panels replaced and the car painted?
Seriously.
Tuesday, August 11, 2015
Well, now....
Izzn't this INTERESTING?
I dunno if it is true, couldn't find the page at the paper.
Draw yer own conclusions.
I dunno if it is true, couldn't find the page at the paper.
Draw yer own conclusions.
I just signed up
For the Crimson Trace 250 Gunsite Pistol Course.
You should too. Especially since if you enter you increase my chances.
Please help send me....
You should too. Especially since if you enter you increase my chances.
Please help send me....
Monday, August 10, 2015
Buddy Baker passed
A true Nascar legend. He was 74.
Somewhere I have his autograph....Really nice guy. A true southern Gentleman. Class act.
Somewhere I have his autograph....Really nice guy. A true southern Gentleman. Class act.
Hey, it's her money
But damn, some people get a jackpot and then are really really stupid how they use it.
$88 MILLION. ($88,000,000)....all taxes paid. And she has blown more than 10% bailing her boyfriend out on drug and weapons charges. Bailing him out....He's still likely gonna go to jail. Hope his (ahem) companionship for the next few months is worth it. Bet she is surprised when they take him away after court.....or when he bails on her leaving her to pay the rest.
Here she gets a chance at wealth that few of us can do more than dream about......and blows a significant portion on a lowlife boyfriend.
Just goes to show, culture and all that.....
$88 MILLION. ($88,000,000)....all taxes paid. And she has blown more than 10% bailing her boyfriend out on drug and weapons charges. Bailing him out....He's still likely gonna go to jail. Hope his (ahem) companionship for the next few months is worth it. Bet she is surprised when they take him away after court.....or when he bails on her leaving her to pay the rest.
Here she gets a chance at wealth that few of us can do more than dream about......and blows a significant portion on a lowlife boyfriend.
Just goes to show, culture and all that.....
Shook him up, I did....
So today, I am taking the weekend's cash to the bank, and other errands, and the traffic on the road to the bank is stopped......I waited, and then shut off the truck and walked forward 10 or so cars to see why...
Seems a tree limb had fallen across the road. Not from a storm or anything, but had simply broken and fallen. The road was blocked and a police officer was there. (Branch was about 15" in diameter, and held on by a piece of wood about 6" wide and about an inch thick.).
The officer told me that it would be about 20-30 minutes until they could get someone there with a chainsaw to remove the branch (It isn't that big of a town, dunno why it should take that long...and this is the main street of the town).
I walked back to the truck, opened the tailgate and pulled out the old double bit axe I carry on one side of the bed (the other side has a short handled shovel) and walked back to the downed limb. As I went, I asked several other drivers (male) to come and help me with the branch.
4 strikes and the branch was free. 6 guys, including me, picked up the branch and more or less dragged it onto the grass. Road open. No need for a chainsaw. No waiting either.
The cop, (who watched the whole thing without saying anything) then asked me if I always carried an axe in my truck.
"Doesn't everybody?" I replied
The look on his face was priceless.
I got back into the truck and drove to the bank.
He watched me carefully as I drove by. I think he was disturbed by my answer.....
Seems a tree limb had fallen across the road. Not from a storm or anything, but had simply broken and fallen. The road was blocked and a police officer was there. (Branch was about 15" in diameter, and held on by a piece of wood about 6" wide and about an inch thick.).
The officer told me that it would be about 20-30 minutes until they could get someone there with a chainsaw to remove the branch (It isn't that big of a town, dunno why it should take that long...and this is the main street of the town).
I walked back to the truck, opened the tailgate and pulled out the old double bit axe I carry on one side of the bed (the other side has a short handled shovel) and walked back to the downed limb. As I went, I asked several other drivers (male) to come and help me with the branch.
4 strikes and the branch was free. 6 guys, including me, picked up the branch and more or less dragged it onto the grass. Road open. No need for a chainsaw. No waiting either.
The cop, (who watched the whole thing without saying anything) then asked me if I always carried an axe in my truck.
"Doesn't everybody?" I replied
The look on his face was priceless.
I got back into the truck and drove to the bank.
He watched me carefully as I drove by. I think he was disturbed by my answer.....
Saturday, August 8, 2015
So Burning Man wins against the BLM
Seems the agents will have to eat the same food everyone else has to....and no lavish command center....no special accommodations for the agents to sleep in......and no special dispensations of ice cream and other special treatments.
The BLM folks thought they could blackmail Burning Man to pay for a vacation for them.....And they lost.
Good.
ETA: More HERE...
The BLM folks thought they could blackmail Burning Man to pay for a vacation for them.....And they lost.
Good.
ETA: More HERE...
Friday, August 7, 2015
Thursday, August 6, 2015
So today
When everyone says something about how terrible it was that the Atomic Bombing happened at Hiroshima 70 years ago....and analyzes it from the benefit of hindsight....
Think about THIS.
And THIS
You cant change the past of 70 years ago. Nothing will change it or fix it.
War is war. Damage the enemy faster than he damages you in order to remove his will to, and ability to, fight.
We did that.
Think about THIS.
And THIS
You cant change the past of 70 years ago. Nothing will change it or fix it.
War is war. Damage the enemy faster than he damages you in order to remove his will to, and ability to, fight.
We did that.
Wednesday, August 5, 2015
Monday, August 3, 2015
Gaahh
Spent the days off (weekend) making gasoline powered equipment run (most of it hadn't run in 7-10 years) in order that it can fetch a decent price at an auction of some old folks property....They are both in nursing homes, so the stuff they will never use again is to be sold at auction to help their finances...
I may NEVER use gasoline powered equipment without adding either Stabil or Pri-G in every tank...At least then my stuff will start when it is time for someone to sell my shit.... God, I hate the smell of old stale gas. But I got all but one piece running. Should be worth about $10K more now....
Spent today playing catch up at work I may well fire someone that work(s)(ed?) for me for being an idiot.
And I was reminded that I had promised to bury some drainage tile at the range tomorrow....which I had planned as a half day off in order that I could sight-in and function test the Non-Ruger 10-22. I'd blow it off but there are 10 other people coming....Shit.,,,,Maybe sometime *next* Sunday I can actually go to the range and shoot......
And I got a huge oak down due to wind in the back yard..... Anyone in NW Indiana need about 6-8 ton of firewood? You cut it, you haul it, I make you good deal. Really really really good deal. Might even help you load it. I already have enough firewood from last year that I won't use the new stuff before it rots.....
I may NEVER use gasoline powered equipment without adding either Stabil or Pri-G in every tank...At least then my stuff will start when it is time for someone to sell my shit.... God, I hate the smell of old stale gas. But I got all but one piece running. Should be worth about $10K more now....
Spent today playing catch up at work I may well fire someone that work(s)(ed?) for me for being an idiot.
And I was reminded that I had promised to bury some drainage tile at the range tomorrow....which I had planned as a half day off in order that I could sight-in and function test the Non-Ruger 10-22. I'd blow it off but there are 10 other people coming....Shit.,,,,Maybe sometime *next* Sunday I can actually go to the range and shoot......
And I got a huge oak down due to wind in the back yard..... Anyone in NW Indiana need about 6-8 ton of firewood? You cut it, you haul it, I make you good deal. Really really really good deal. Might even help you load it. I already have enough firewood from last year that I won't use the new stuff before it rots.....
Sunday, August 2, 2015
2 July:
About the time you are reading this, the men of the Indianapolis had just been SEEN. Not yet rescued....But seen. Rescue operations are just now getting underway.
Think about that ordeal.
Think about that ordeal.
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