Didja buy yer PowerBall Tikket?
current estimates put the prize at $800 MILLION.
so, lessee, lump sum payment, so $450 Million...
Taxes on that at what? 40%,,,, SO you go home with something like 270 MILLION dollarz, all taxes paid.
That really wouldn't suck. I'm not sure I could spend it all ...Even helping Family and Friends.
I mean, one can do only so much partying....
But it will be fun trying to spend it.
Here's hopin'
Saturday, January 9, 2016
Friday, January 8, 2016
NRA propaganda:
But, in this case, it is true.
Show this to EVERY person you know. If you Facebook or whatever, post it there.
Make sure the truth get out there.
With your help, we can make the truth known.
"Can't stop the signal".
HT: Komrade Karl
Show this to EVERY person you know. If you Facebook or whatever, post it there.
Make sure the truth get out there.
With your help, we can make the truth known.
"Can't stop the signal".
HT: Komrade Karl
Wednesday, January 6, 2016
Let's look at one of Barry's examples:
Zaevion William Dobson's example, to be precise.
He's the young hero whose corpse Barry held up who Obama used as a prop so he could shed a tear.
Kid WAS a hero. Might have become someone according to reports.... (if he didn't fall prey to the Black Culture that destroys so many young black men) His killer(s)? They were gang members. Probably would have looked like Barry's sons, had he been able to sire any.....Didn't have their guns legally. Barry's new pronouncements would not have changed anything, were that to happen 6 months from now instead of in Mid December 2015.
If Barry really wants to fix the "gun problem" then he needs to deal with drugs, gangs, and yes, Black culture.
Blacks do more killing of each other (both with and without guns, actually) in their neighborhoods (percentage wise) than any other demographic. Hard to admit for many, especially blacks, but that is true. They commit more crimes, and therefore encounter police officers more often than the rest of us....
Few legal gun owners commit crimes. Lots of illegal gun owners do. A fairly high percentage of those illegal gun owners are black. Fix the illegal gun owners issue, and nearly every one of your gun problems will go away.
Unless the end goal is civil disarmament, of course.
He's the young hero w
Kid WAS a hero. Might have become someone according to reports.... (if he didn't fall prey to the Black Culture that destroys so many young black men) His killer(s)? They were gang members. Probably would have looked like Barry's sons, had he been able to sire any.....Didn't have their guns legally. Barry's new pronouncements would not have changed anything, were that to happen 6 months from now instead of in Mid December 2015.
If Barry really wants to fix the "gun problem" then he needs to deal with drugs, gangs, and yes, Black culture.
Blacks do more killing of each other (both with and without guns, actually) in their neighborhoods (percentage wise) than any other demographic. Hard to admit for many, especially blacks, but that is true. They commit more crimes, and therefore encounter police officers more often than the rest of us....
Few legal gun owners commit crimes. Lots of illegal gun owners do. A fairly high percentage of those illegal gun owners are black. Fix the illegal gun owners issue, and nearly every one of your gun problems will go away.
Unless the end goal is civil disarmament, of course.
Tuesday, January 5, 2016
Even NPR sees it:
Hears this referenced on the radio and had to research it when I got home:
The Case For Civil Disobedience in Oregon
It is an interesting article detailing the excesses that the folks in Burns are protesting.
If NPR is trying to be sympathetic to these folks, then there has been, and is an issue with the behavior of the BLM....but we knew that already, didn't we?
The Case For Civil Disobedience in Oregon
It is an interesting article detailing the excesses that the folks in Burns are protesting.
If NPR is trying to be sympathetic to these folks, then there has been, and is an issue with the behavior of the BLM....but we knew that already, didn't we?
Of course it does...
Microsoft Warns Windows 7 Has Serious Problems
You should "upgrade" to windows 10 immediately....
Of not, because there really aren't any issues with Windows 7. In fact, it operates over 50% of the WORLDS computers.
But Microsoft wants you to upgrade. Because. Borg.
(Me, I hear that they will support it 'til 2020, so if my hardware lasts that long, I'm gonna stay right here in 7 land).
(YMMV, past results are not indicitatve of future earnings, always practice safe sex. brush daily, and wear your boots)
You should "upgrade" to windows 10 immediately....
Of not, because there really aren't any issues with Windows 7. In fact, it operates over 50% of the WORLDS computers.
But Microsoft wants you to upgrade. Because. Borg.
(Me, I hear that they will support it 'til 2020, so if my hardware lasts that long, I'm gonna stay right here in 7 land).
(YMMV, past results are not indicitatve of future earnings, always practice safe sex. brush daily, and wear your boots)
As reported: The Executive Orders
(my comments are bolded)
Closes 'gun-show' loophole
Require gun dealers, whether they sell in a store, at gun shows or over the internet, to conduct background checks on those wanting to purchase a firearm. The administration is not setting a limit on the number of transactions someone can make before they are considered a "gun dealer" but notes that "even a few transactions" can be enough to require a license and a background check. Failure to obtain a license can result in up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.
So this really does nothing, as all FFL's have to do background checks anyway. Unless there is a limit put on how many private sales one can do in a certain amount of time, this has no teeth. Private sales are private sales. If no records then who can tell? (there really was never a "Gun Show Loophole")
Close loophole related to trust and corporate purchases
The National Firearms Act restricts sale of weapons such as machine guns and sawed-off shotguns. In recent years, individuals have been able to avoid background checks by purchasing these weapons through trusts, corporations or other legal entities. The number of these types of applications grew from fewer than 900 in 2000 to more than 90,000 in 2014, the White House said. The order will require people purchasing these weapons through trusts or other legal entities to undergo a background check.
Not really a big deal for most of us, and it has only been a big deal (and doubled or a bit more) in 2013 and beyond.....So it will, at most affect a few thousand class three people.....most of whom did the trusts for other reasons than to avoid the background check....And very few people ar killed with either legal silencers or legal full auto machine guns.
State participation
Obama said Attorney General Loretta Lynch has written a letter to states urging them to provide complete information, such as criminal history, to the federal database that's used for background checks. The AG's office is also asking states to increase communications with anti-domestic violence agencies.
Again, really a toothless thing
Streamline background check system
In 2015, the National Instant Criminal Background Check System received more than 22.2 million background checks, an average of about 63,000 per day. Under current law, if a background check isn't returned within three days, a dealer can move ahead with the sale. To speed up and modernize NCIS, the order directs the FBI to hire more than 230 staffers - a move that would double staff size - and complete technical updates to the database. The goal is for background checks to be processed 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Cool! better service! Yeah!
Lost or stolen guns
The order also stipulates requirements related to what happens if a gun is lost or stolen while in transit to a firearms dealer. Dealers are required to report lost or stolen weapons from their inventory but the laws related to guns that go missing during transit aren't as clear. Under the new order, the licensee shipping the gun will be responsible for reporting it missing or stolen.
So a law is clarified. Cool.
Mental health services
The White House is proposing to spend $500 million for increased mental healthcare services. Other provisions include reporting of Social Security information to the background check system, a move designed to keep those with mental health issues or who receive disability payments due to mental impairment from purchasing firearms.
Wouldn't have stopped Homes or Lanza, or likely kept Gabby Giffords from being shot in the head. I fail to see what, besides posturing, he is gonna fix here...Patient Privacy still is in force, so much reporting is still not gonna take place.
Gun technology
The president is issuing a memorandum to the Department of Defense, Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security to increase research into gun safety technology. The memo also directs the agencies to promote the use and acquisition of new firearm technology.
So, really, the above is nothing but words. But that is all we really can expect from Barry, isn't it?
Increased personnel, other measures
The White House said the president's 2017 budget will include funding for 200 new Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearm agents to enforce gun laws. Another $4 million will go towards enhancements to the National Integrated Ballistics Information Network, which tracks evidence that can be used to link gun-related crimes.
Why wait until 2017? Why not RIGHT NOW? Isn't even one life saved worth it? Guess where Barry will be in 2017? Yeah, not caring, really.
*****
So effectively, if this list is complete,, Barry is gonna make a whole lot of noise and actually, with the exception of better staffing for NICS and all, really gonna make a lot of noise, but really do nothing to change anything or do anything to keep people safe(er) from criminals with guns. (he won't address the real issue: that most gun violence is from people who would look like his son if he had had one)
Closes 'gun-show' loophole
Require gun dealers, whether they sell in a store, at gun shows or over the internet, to conduct background checks on those wanting to purchase a firearm. The administration is not setting a limit on the number of transactions someone can make before they are considered a "gun dealer" but notes that "even a few transactions" can be enough to require a license and a background check. Failure to obtain a license can result in up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.
So this really does nothing, as all FFL's have to do background checks anyway. Unless there is a limit put on how many private sales one can do in a certain amount of time, this has no teeth. Private sales are private sales. If no records then who can tell? (there really was never a "Gun Show Loophole")
Close loophole related to trust and corporate purchases
The National Firearms Act restricts sale of weapons such as machine guns and sawed-off shotguns. In recent years, individuals have been able to avoid background checks by purchasing these weapons through trusts, corporations or other legal entities. The number of these types of applications grew from fewer than 900 in 2000 to more than 90,000 in 2014, the White House said. The order will require people purchasing these weapons through trusts or other legal entities to undergo a background check.
Not really a big deal for most of us, and it has only been a big deal (and doubled or a bit more) in 2013 and beyond.....So it will, at most affect a few thousand class three people.....most of whom did the trusts for other reasons than to avoid the background check....And very few people ar killed with either legal silencers or legal full auto machine guns.
State participation
Obama said Attorney General Loretta Lynch has written a letter to states urging them to provide complete information, such as criminal history, to the federal database that's used for background checks. The AG's office is also asking states to increase communications with anti-domestic violence agencies.
Again, really a toothless thing
Streamline background check system
In 2015, the National Instant Criminal Background Check System received more than 22.2 million background checks, an average of about 63,000 per day. Under current law, if a background check isn't returned within three days, a dealer can move ahead with the sale. To speed up and modernize NCIS, the order directs the FBI to hire more than 230 staffers - a move that would double staff size - and complete technical updates to the database. The goal is for background checks to be processed 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Cool! better service! Yeah!
Lost or stolen guns
The order also stipulates requirements related to what happens if a gun is lost or stolen while in transit to a firearms dealer. Dealers are required to report lost or stolen weapons from their inventory but the laws related to guns that go missing during transit aren't as clear. Under the new order, the licensee shipping the gun will be responsible for reporting it missing or stolen.
So a law is clarified. Cool.
Mental health services
The White House is proposing to spend $500 million for increased mental healthcare services. Other provisions include reporting of Social Security information to the background check system, a move designed to keep those with mental health issues or who receive disability payments due to mental impairment from purchasing firearms.
Wouldn't have stopped Homes or Lanza, or likely kept Gabby Giffords from being shot in the head. I fail to see what, besides posturing, he is gonna fix here...Patient Privacy still is in force, so much reporting is still not gonna take place.
Gun technology
The president is issuing a memorandum to the Department of Defense, Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security to increase research into gun safety technology. The memo also directs the agencies to promote the use and acquisition of new firearm technology.
So, really, the above is nothing but words. But that is all we really can expect from Barry, isn't it?
Increased personnel, other measures
The White House said the president's 2017 budget will include funding for 200 new Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearm agents to enforce gun laws. Another $4 million will go towards enhancements to the National Integrated Ballistics Information Network, which tracks evidence that can be used to link gun-related crimes.
Why wait until 2017? Why not RIGHT NOW? Isn't even one life saved worth it? Guess where Barry will be in 2017? Yeah, not caring, really.
*****
So effectively, if this list is complete,, Barry is gonna make a whole lot of noise and actually, with the exception of better staffing for NICS and all, really gonna make a lot of noise, but really do nothing to change anything or do anything to keep people safe(er) from criminals with guns. (he won't address the real issue: that most gun violence is from people who would look like his son if he had had one)
Monday, January 4, 2016
pretty clear
Read this if you need a pretty clear (and concise) explanation of what is happening in Oregon that has sparked the (illegal) occupation by a bunch of so called Militia...
For the record: I think the BLM has done everything they could to destroy the Hammonds, and their staff members conduct is inexcusable and contemptible....and possibly criminal if it comes to that. But that is no excuse for perpetrating a felony.
I think the fools that are protesting by occupying the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge headquarters are doing no one any favors, least of all themselves. I also think that they are being led by a government agitator. Sadly, this can only end in bloodshed or jail time for these men. Nothing good will come of their actions. The media will portray them as armed, aggressive fools. They will not get the support that happened at the Bundy Ranch. The Hammonds and the people of Harney County don't support them, and they are closest to the area and the issue.
Sad, really
My only question: Will they be as patient with these men as they were with the leftist "Occupy" movement? Same thing, really, except the Militia folks are not yet shitting on cop cars and such....
For the record: I think the BLM has done everything they could to destroy the Hammonds, and their staff members conduct is inexcusable and contemptible....and possibly criminal if it comes to that. But that is no excuse for perpetrating a felony.
I think the fools that are protesting by occupying the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge headquarters are doing no one any favors, least of all themselves. I also think that they are being led by a government agitator. Sadly, this can only end in bloodshed or jail time for these men. Nothing good will come of their actions. The media will portray them as armed, aggressive fools. They will not get the support that happened at the Bundy Ranch. The Hammonds and the people of Harney County don't support them, and they are closest to the area and the issue.
Sad, really
My only question: Will they be as patient with these men as they were with the leftist "Occupy" movement? Same thing, really, except the Militia folks are not yet shitting on cop cars and such....
y'know, I gotta say
That this whole Oregon thing has certainly shaken the tree and gotten the somewhat radical (for whatever level of radical works for you) folks to start shrieking and flinging poo.......at the government, the "Militia" and at each other.
I mean, I realize that I am far from mainstream, but these folks are WAAAAAY beyond that.
Kinda fun to watch, actually. I wonder if the Left has the same issues?
I mean, I realize that I am far from mainstream, but these folks are WAAAAAY beyond that.
Kinda fun to watch, actually. I wonder if the Left has the same issues?
Not a bad idea:
Of course, the feminists and the liberals (two groups who, for the most part have venn diagrams that largely overlap) and the DNC (pretty much ditto) will be screaming about a "woman's right to choose", and "my body my choice" and "entitlements" and all their standard whooraw and such...
But really, He has a point:
Gary Johns’ suggestion that compulsory contraception ‘would help crack intergenerational reproduction of strife’ has been slammed by welfare groups
I think that (here in the US, at least), properly implemented, simple drug tests every month would do more, mind you....one fail and you are allowed rehab, two and you don't get welfare for a year. That, I think, would work better.
But I am told that I am mean, and racist, and all that.
But really, He has a point:
Gary Johns’ suggestion that compulsory contraception ‘would help crack intergenerational reproduction of strife’ has been slammed by welfare groups
I think that (here in the US, at least), properly implemented, simple drug tests every month would do more, mind you....one fail and you are allowed rehab, two and you don't get welfare for a year. That, I think, would work better.
But I am told that I am mean, and racist, and all that.
So, Isn't this "Racist"?
I mean, forcing people to get ID's and all......Especially ID's that meet Federal Standards and such.
Didn't we hear how an ID (of any kind) to vote was a terrible hardship to people, poor people, people of color and all that?
Yet I don't hear the outcry from the DNC or any other liberal organization about this:
Illinois, Missouri and other states State Issued ID (and Drivers licensees) not valid ID for entry into Federal facilities.....Including Airports.... (link fixed)
Isn't that racist? It was a hardship for people to prove their identity to vote....now you have to meet even more stringent Identification standards to fly, or enter a federal courthouse, or a federal prison....Isn't that even more racist(er) or something?
Think about this, however:
Now, to fly DOMESTICALLY, you need either a Compliant State ID, or a US State Department issued PASSPORT....
Haven't we heard this somewhere before?
Ihre Papiere bitte Your Papers, Please......
Didn't we hear how an ID (of any kind) to vote was a terrible hardship to people, poor people, people of color and all that?
Yet I don't hear the outcry from the DNC or any other liberal organization about this:
Illinois, Missouri and other states State Issued ID (and Drivers licensees) not valid ID for entry into Federal facilities.....Including Airports.... (link fixed)
Isn't that racist? It was a hardship for people to prove their identity to vote....now you have to meet even more stringent Identification standards to fly, or enter a federal courthouse, or a federal prison....Isn't that even more racist(er) or something?
Think about this, however:
Now, to fly DOMESTICALLY, you need either a Compliant State ID, or a US State Department issued PASSPORT....
Haven't we heard this somewhere before?
Note that to the "average joe"
That those people in (or actually, near) Burns, Oregon are "Militia"....
They are gonna lump these fools in with people like us.
I'm not so sure that that is an accident, especially with the timing of Barry's coming Anti-Gun push.
I'm fairly certain that this is a setup.
Think about it.
ETA: I just saw Ammon Bundy on CBS....I got the feeling that he isn't sure, exactly, why he is there or what the end goal is....
They are gonna lump these fools in with people like us.
I'm not so sure that that is an accident, especially with the timing of Barry's coming Anti-Gun push.
I'm fairly certain that this is a setup.
Think about it.
ETA: I just saw Ammon Bundy on CBS....I got the feeling that he isn't sure, exactly, why he is there or what the end goal is....
Sunday, January 3, 2016
So where
are the III patriots?
I mean, they have that short bus, and the mobile kitchen and all that that they solicited donations from a shitload of people to acquire.....Just for situations like THIS happening today in Oregon...yet I don't see any of them driving there to feed the protesters.
(Just for the record, I don't think that these folks are gonna make any difference, and really, even the Hammonds (who are going to jail) are not supportive of this protest......And committing a crime on Federal Property isn't a good idea...it is, in fact, a really bad idea...I think about half of the leaders are agent provocateurs)
But this is exactly what those folks gave all their money for.
I mean, they posted that if you didn't donate you weren't a "True Patriot" and all that....(I didn't give 'em a dime....I don't need some keyboard Kommando to tell me whether I am a patriot or not)
ETA:
for a decent overview of this incident (and lots of links) go HERE
(another, somewhat opposing view, HERE)
"Guns don't keep you safe"
Says Hillary Clinton.
Yet she is surrounded by armed men. Odd that. Is she a hypocrite?
The Donald says "If she really believes that she should demand that her heavily armed bodyguards quickly disarm!”
Which is true, but Hillary only means her words of rule for the little people....
Yet she is surrounded by armed men. Odd that. Is she a hypocrite?
The Donald says "If she really believes that she should demand that her heavily armed bodyguards quickly disarm!”
Which is true, but Hillary only means her words of rule for the little people....
Saturday, January 2, 2016
Footprints in the sand:
Your inspiration for the day:
And I awoke, and looked around....
I knew I wasn't alone:
I looked back, and saw only one set of footprints...
Jesus looked at me and said quietly:
"The Sandpeople ride single file at night to hide their numbers"
Friday, January 1, 2016
Wednesday, December 30, 2015
So when the next Assault Weapons Ban Happens
And Barry outlaws such machinery (if he can,.... and the big question: if our legislators will roll over and let him...)...
What are you gonna do?
Bury 'em in the backyard? (We will get to that later).....
Turn 'em in like the Australians did?
Really, what are ya gonna do?
A lot of New Yorkers chose to Not Comply with the "Safe Act"...
Now, apparently, (and, illegally, I think) somehow the NY State Police have 4473's....the better to knock your door down with a search warrant some evening....
Unless you have done a great job of hiding 'em, they'll find 'em. And charge you...and fine or incarcerate you. Best have a plan and have 'em (and the ammo) hidden well.....very well.
I, for one, believe that if the time has come to hide/bury those firearms, then it is past time to use 'em instead....
But I have also taken the time over the years to make several cache areas....some near my home, some elsewhere....in order that I have options and time to plan.
All cache areas are well salted with scrap iron. Steel and aluminum washers, short (and long) bits of rebar, and allthread....some an inch long, some a foot or two....some 16 and 20 inches long. Lots of buried wire that is (oddly enough) about 20" long...the same general length of a barrel and receiver. lots of aluminum cans and small blocks of aluminum.... Lots of empty cases buried or pushed into the ground. sometimes in groups of 20 or 30....(I pick 'em up from the trash at the public ranges)...even a few buried ammo boxes here and there....
How many false positives before the searchers give up? How many pieces of 3/8" or 1/4" steel pipe buried in PVC tubes before they choose other locations? (A posthole digger is your friend here, BTW.... And this is work. Hard work) I'm not saying that ground penetrating radar wouldn't be an aid to them, but Ihave done can do a lot to make even that form of detection harder.....
So. Can. You.
Laying false trails makes 'em waste valuable manpower...and if they are wasting time on your well-seeded possible stash areas, they aren't looking at your neighbors or compatriots. ....Giving them time to do something. Even giving them time to think how hard they are willing to resist.
Next time you go to the hardware store/Lowes/Home Depot, ask the plumbing department for their mistakes and cutoffs......Might be you can walk out with a bunch of scrap for nothing...Seed several areas. Same-same with your neighbors recyclables. Your workshop scrap? Same-same...
Yes, it is littering. Done in a good cause.
I figure over the years I have left thousands of false triggers for the metal detectors and GPR in many areas. Some also have the cache ready for when I need 'em. Some are ready to receive the stash when the time comes.
Are You Ready?
Or will you knuckle under? Be like the Australians in 1996? Have your freedom taken from you because of one incident used by socialist politicians who want to control you?
Plus, Note that Kalifornia can now take your weapons "Just Because"....and you don't get any notice they are in court to do so....no chance to face your accuser or defend yourself until AFTER the confiscation has taken place....... I think if I lived there, I'd have already buried one or two.....if I absolutely HAD to live in that state......
What are you gonna do?
Bury 'em in the backyard? (We will get to that later).....
Turn 'em in like the Australians did?
Really, what are ya gonna do?
A lot of New Yorkers chose to Not Comply with the "Safe Act"...
Now, apparently, (and, illegally, I think) somehow the NY State Police have 4473's....the better to knock your door down with a search warrant some evening....
Unless you have done a great job of hiding 'em, they'll find 'em. And charge you...and fine or incarcerate you. Best have a plan and have 'em (and the ammo) hidden well.....very well.
I, for one, believe that if the time has come to hide/bury those firearms, then it is past time to use 'em instead....
But I have also taken the time over the years to make several cache areas....some near my home, some elsewhere....in order that I have options and time to plan.
All cache areas are well salted with scrap iron. Steel and aluminum washers, short (and long) bits of rebar, and allthread....some an inch long, some a foot or two....some 16 and 20 inches long. Lots of buried wire that is (oddly enough) about 20" long...the same general length of a barrel and receiver. lots of aluminum cans and small blocks of aluminum.... Lots of empty cases buried or pushed into the ground. sometimes in groups of 20 or 30....(I pick 'em up from the trash at the public ranges)...even a few buried ammo boxes here and there....
How many false positives before the searchers give up? How many pieces of 3/8" or 1/4" steel pipe buried in PVC tubes before they choose other locations? (A posthole digger is your friend here, BTW.... And this is work. Hard work) I'm not saying that ground penetrating radar wouldn't be an aid to them, but I
So. Can. You.
Laying false trails makes 'em waste valuable manpower...and if they are wasting time on your well-seeded possible stash areas, they aren't looking at your neighbors or compatriots. ....Giving them time to do something. Even giving them time to think how hard they are willing to resist.
Next time you go to the hardware store/Lowes/Home Depot, ask the plumbing department for their mistakes and cutoffs......Might be you can walk out with a bunch of scrap for nothing...Seed several areas. Same-same with your neighbors recyclables. Your workshop scrap? Same-same...
Yes, it is littering. Done in a good cause.
I figure over the years I have left thousands of false triggers for the metal detectors and GPR in many areas. Some also have the cache ready for when I need 'em. Some are ready to receive the stash when the time comes.
Are You Ready?
Or will you knuckle under? Be like the Australians in 1996? Have your freedom taken from you because of one incident used by socialist politicians who want to control you?
Plus, Note that Kalifornia can now take your weapons "Just Because"....and you don't get any notice they are in court to do so....no chance to face your accuser or defend yourself until AFTER the confiscation has taken place....... I think if I lived there, I'd have already buried one or two.....if I absolutely HAD to live in that state......
Tuesday, December 29, 2015
Guess
'Cause there are actually pictures this time.....
McDonalds customer shoot another patron who told him his order was ready....
Those darned Amish....
McDonalds customer shoot another patron who told him his order was ready....
Those darned Amish....
Monday, December 28, 2015
Holy Fcuk!
Drove from NW Indiana to East Lansing Michiganistan today....and back.
Rain when I left.
Turned to freezing rain just past the state line. Then sleet. Rain, sleet. Ice, Freezing rain/Ice....then snow. Then more rain then sleet ....then snow.
Then, for the last 30 miles, nothing. Ran about a 50 MPH average where I often run 75
Loaded up my elderly passenger and his possessions, (in the sleet) and then made for home.
Sleet/slush/snow/rain...in every combination.
'Twasn't the roads, but the friggin' PEOPLE that made the drive so bad. Yes, it was slikkery, but I can deal with that. The morons? Not so much. 30 MPH on the interstate? Dude, get off the road. Fer sure, get out of the LEFT LANE. Don't be too skeered to pass the truck, either pass it or fall back and run behind it....But don't block the lane for the following 2 miles of people that can't get past you...
Grrr. 39 MPH AVERAGE...where 55 or 60 would have been safe much of the time.
But got my passenger to where he needed to be, safely, if a bit late.
So all is good.
But I HATE the first real weather because of the fools that cannot deal with it.
Rain when I left.
Turned to freezing rain just past the state line. Then sleet. Rain, sleet. Ice, Freezing rain/Ice....then snow. Then more rain then sleet ....then snow.
Then, for the last 30 miles, nothing. Ran about a 50 MPH average where I often run 75
Loaded up my elderly passenger and his possessions, (in the sleet) and then made for home.
Sleet/slush/snow/rain...in every combination.
'Twasn't the roads, but the friggin' PEOPLE that made the drive so bad. Yes, it was slikkery, but I can deal with that. The morons? Not so much. 30 MPH on the interstate? Dude, get off the road. Fer sure, get out of the LEFT LANE. Don't be too skeered to pass the truck, either pass it or fall back and run behind it....But don't block the lane for the following 2 miles of people that can't get past you...
Grrr. 39 MPH AVERAGE...where 55 or 60 would have been safe much of the time.
But got my passenger to where he needed to be, safely, if a bit late.
So all is good.
But I HATE the first real weather because of the fools that cannot deal with it.
On the post below:
It was pointed out in an email that some might construe my post immediately below as racist.
Maybe it is. Doesn't change the facts.
But you and I both know what the media won't report.
'twasn't Amish yoots running round fighting, "Brawling" and acting badly enough to shut down an entire mall.
It wasn't psychotic Asian Lutherans, either.
Was Dindu Nuffins and their girlfriends. It is every time. Poor black yoots from a certain subset of the black race, Hip hop and welfare.
Face facts, deal with it.
From comments about this incident on another site:
"How many sons does Obama have?"
Maybe it is. Doesn't change the facts.
But you and I both know what the media won't report.
'twasn't Amish yoots running round fighting, "Brawling" and acting badly enough to shut down an entire mall.
It wasn't psychotic Asian Lutherans, either.
Was Dindu Nuffins and their girlfriends. It is every time. Poor black yoots from a certain subset of the black race, Hip hop and welfare.
Face facts, deal with it.
From comments about this incident on another site:
"How many sons does Obama have?"
Sunday, December 27, 2015
I'd like to see the video
Of the "Brawl" that this story covers. Oddly, over 1500 "yoots" fighting, yet not a single picture of even one of them........
I'd like to know the demographic of the "youths" and I'd like to know how much was stolen while people were paying attention to the "brawls".
'Twas bad enough to shut down an entire mall, yet....
"No arrests were made"....
I'd like to know the demographic of the "youths" and I'd like to know how much was stolen while people were paying attention to the "brawls".
'Twas bad enough to shut down an entire mall, yet....
"No arrests were made"....
Saturday, December 26, 2015
"to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited"
Tar and Feathers:
Or , IMO, hanging for treason (after a good trial).
Read HERE.
(Similar to the New York ban, only without all the mistakes)
Here is the person who out his name on it. (I think he needs to be horsewhipped before the tar and feathers....)
Or , IMO, hanging for treason (after a good trial).
Read HERE.
(Similar to the New York ban, only without all the mistakes)
Here is the person who out his name on it. (I think he needs to be horsewhipped before the tar and feathers....)
Friday, December 25, 2015
I wish
all of you a merry Christmas.
May you spend it with people you love.
Remember the reason we give gifts.
If you aren't Christian, or do not celebrate Christmas, then take the wish of Merry Christmas in the way it was intended.
I'm out, gonna spend Christmas with my family.
May you spend it with people you love.
Remember the reason we give gifts.
If you aren't Christian, or do not celebrate Christmas, then take the wish of Merry Christmas in the way it was intended.
I'm out, gonna spend Christmas with my family.
Wednesday, December 23, 2015
Very very true....! I also feel that the current president so someone to be ashamed of.
Read
I further am ashamed that a majority of my fellow countrymen voted for him AGAIN, to a second term.
(Admittedly, the opponents to Barry O were....less than electable, but still....)
I further am ashamed that a majority of my fellow countrymen voted for him AGAIN, to a second term.
(Admittedly, the opponents to Barry O were....less than electable, but still....)
More islamic attacks in France, if on a smaller scale
Seems that folks in France have a LOT to fear from Islamic people...and not just recent asylum seekers.
Of course, both of them had "psychological issues".....but I don't think it matters to their victims who were run down by a man shoulting "Aloha Snackbar" "Allah Ackbar"....
Of course, both of them had "psychological issues".....but I don't think it matters to their victims who were run down by a man shoulting "
Monday, December 21, 2015
21 Dec, 1988
Another in the long list of terrorist incidents by the Religion of Peace.
This one over Lockerbie, Scotland.
Pan-Am Flight 103. 243 passengers. 16 crew. 11 folks on the ground.
I knew a dude who lost his dad on that flight. I met him long afterwards....Worked with him for a time.
He isn't right to this day.
Remember. Say a prayer for the victims. The family members too. They have to live with the aftermath.
How many of those M&Ms are you willing to eat, again?
This one over Lockerbie, Scotland.
Pan-Am Flight 103. 243 passengers. 16 crew. 11 folks on the ground.
I knew a dude who lost his dad on that flight. I met him long afterwards....Worked with him for a time.
He isn't right to this day.
Remember. Say a prayer for the victims. The family members too. They have to live with the aftermath.
How many of those M&Ms are you willing to eat, again?
Sunday, December 20, 2015
It is a good thing they are wrong:
Did the last of the Christmas shopping today (Saturday)....
It is a good thing that I (a legal Concealed Carry license holder and owner of many firearms**) am NOT the psychotic, bloodthirsty, maniacal murdering person the anti-gun people say I am......
Or the carnage when mingling with the rude, stupid, apparently psychotic and uncaring Christmas shoppers (and those driving to and from their Christmas errands) would have been incredible and spectacular. ....You'd be reading it on CNN right now.
But I am not, and you aren't.
**(I actually lost all but 3 in a tragic canoe accident just last week)
It is a good thing that I (a legal Concealed Carry license holder and owner of many firearms**) am NOT the psychotic, bloodthirsty, maniacal murdering person the anti-gun people say I am......
Or the carnage when mingling with the rude, stupid, apparently psychotic and uncaring Christmas shoppers (and those driving to and from their Christmas errands) would have been incredible and spectacular. ....You'd be reading it on CNN right now.
But I am not, and you aren't.
**(I actually lost all but 3 in a tragic canoe accident just last week)
Saturday, December 19, 2015
An example of why your vote matters not at all:
The 2000 + page "Omnibus Spending Bill" funds nearly everything the GOP promised to stop...
and doesn't fund anything they did promise to fix.
It basically gives Barry O and the DNC what they want.
And, of course, fucks you, the middle class taxpayer/working guy. right hard in the ass, no dinner, no romance, no lube.
The GOP is aiding and abetting therape of America "fundamental Transformation of America" by Barry and the DNC, with Paul Ryan helping.
He should be hung for his betrayal of his supporters. Beaten for the breaking of the promises he made to his constituents. Tossed out of office for his lies and betrayal. For starters.
and doesn't fund anything they did promise to fix.
It basically gives Barry O and the DNC what they want.
And, of course, fucks you, the middle class taxpayer/working guy. right hard in the ass, no dinner, no romance, no lube.
The GOP is aiding and abetting the
He should be hung for his betrayal of his supporters. Beaten for the breaking of the promises he made to his constituents. Tossed out of office for his lies and betrayal. For starters.
Friday, December 18, 2015
Tuesday, December 15, 2015
No idea of the carnage
I mean, forget that such action would be precedent setting, and would, really, destroy the US, by destroying the foundation of this country....
READ THIS At the end of the day, it'd be hard to get 10%. And many of those folks who stockpile ammo aren't looking for a war, but they can bring one if that is what it takes. Yeah, we are all fat and out of shape, but there are a LOT of us. And we (some of us at least) can shoot. Well. Some very well. Rifle or pistol. I ain't the best, by any stretch.....but I am pretty good. Lots better than me.
And yes, I AM willing to fight for my freedoms..
The cops may be "Trained Professionals" but they aren't up to this task. And I strongly doubt the National Guard would do much besides refuse to follow those orders.
These fools have dreams, but they have no concept of reality. They judge us from what they see of themselves. They aren't willing to get their hands dirty(but are willing to pay others to do it)......We are willing to get our hands dirty.
I'd hate to see our country destroyed by people like this.
READ THIS At the end of the day, it'd be hard to get 10%. And many of those folks who stockpile ammo aren't looking for a war, but they can bring one if that is what it takes. Yeah, we are all fat and out of shape, but there are a LOT of us. And we (some of us at least) can shoot. Well. Some very well. Rifle or pistol. I ain't the best, by any stretch.....but I am pretty good. Lots better than me.
And yes, I AM willing to fight for my freedoms..
The cops may be "Trained Professionals" but they aren't up to this task. And I strongly doubt the National Guard would do much besides refuse to follow those orders.
These fools have dreams, but they have no concept of reality. They judge us from what they see of themselves. They aren't willing to get their hands dirty(but are willing to pay others to do it)......We are willing to get our hands dirty.
I'd hate to see our country destroyed by people like this.
Monday, December 14, 2015
Since things have a higher chance of getting sporty....
I ordered a laser grip for my small pocket pistol....Lipstick on a pig, you say? Maybe.....But yet:
Sadly, some places I go to, I just can't carry that Para-Ordnance LDA 3" .45 with great big 3 dot tritium sights and a spare magazine. Just doesn't work.
And yes, I do believe that if you are gonna carry a gun, if possible it should be in a caliber that starts with "4" and all that (not that I'd feel undergunned with modern 9mm rounds)....But still....
And, of course, if I knew I was gonna need a gun, I'd not go there at all, or if I had no choice, I'd carry a rifle or a decent shotgun.
Most of the time, I'd prefer to open carry a .357 revolver or a full size 1911 in a decent retention holster... (I actually have a most excellent 1911 drop leg holster made by Michael Hast for me a few years ago, but where I live it makes people nervous...so I don't wear it out much...)
So I carry concealed and as big a gun as my destination and activities allow....Either a short 1911 or a .32 Beretta Tomcat.
Laugh if you want. I haven't found a decent 9 mm that is significantly smaller and more concealable than that 3"Para that I can shoot well. There are many 9mm pistols that I like, but not small enough to make the difference in concealability.....Not and have a decent enough trigger or grip (Or be safe enough) that I can shoot 'em well enough to want to use other than except in a last chance situation. Same same with the small .380's. Not much gun, poor triggers or worse grip ergonomics. First shot ok,...maybe. Second shot likely low (or, oddly, for the LCP, high and right)... Then there is the whole 'No safety except on the trigger" trend in modern striker fired handguns.....I'm old school. I like either a really long DA trigger pull or a safety other than the one on thebang switch trigger of a Glock or M&P...
So sometimes I carry a Beretta Tomcat in .32. (wish they made one in .380!) I can hit what I aim at with the thing consistently, it carries well, and the sights are as good as any pocket pistol out there, if not better than most. Not target sights by any means, but significantly better than the sights on my TCP or my LCP or my LC9.
Yes, I know, .32 doesn't begin with "4" and all that. Having said that, modern ammo has come a long way. And the .32 all steel framed gun is a hell of a lot heavier and more controllable than those fantastic plastic (and very very slim) .380's or 9mm's. I can shoot it, and shoot it well. The Gold Dots that I feed it are a hell of a lot more effective than the original ball....
And remember, that .32 ACP in my belt beats your .45 in your car or that .357 in your home in your nightstand.... When I need it. If I ever do.
Having said that, I felt that since ISIS and the other radical Jihadi Aloha Snackbar types are increasing their activity worldwide, it might be that I would need all the help I could get with the short sight radius of the Tomcat.....
Do I bought a set of Crimson Trace Lasergrips for that diminutive Beretta...
(Now I gotta get another holster, 'cause the grips don't git well in the Stoner Holster that I currently have)....But the grips work well, and that laser is fairly bright. Indoors, it'll help. Outdoors, at reasonable distances, it will be better than the sights that are on the gun.
I figure we are all going to need every advantage with a pistol, especially a conceal;able one, if we are gonna ever have to go up against Johnny Jihad with and AK or an AR......Not likely to happen, but a lot more likely than when I first began carrying a gun 30 years ago...then it was more likely to be an "Urban Yoot" intent on evening the score for all the discrimination his grandaddy endured......
Sadly, some places I go to, I just can't carry that Para-Ordnance LDA 3" .45 with great big 3 dot tritium sights and a spare magazine. Just doesn't work.
And yes, I do believe that if you are gonna carry a gun, if possible it should be in a caliber that starts with "4" and all that (not that I'd feel undergunned with modern 9mm rounds)....But still....
And, of course, if I knew I was gonna need a gun, I'd not go there at all, or if I had no choice, I'd carry a rifle or a decent shotgun.
Most of the time, I'd prefer to open carry a .357 revolver or a full size 1911 in a decent retention holster... (I actually have a most excellent 1911 drop leg holster made by Michael Hast for me a few years ago, but where I live it makes people nervous...so I don't wear it out much...)
So I carry concealed and as big a gun as my destination and activities allow....Either a short 1911 or a .32 Beretta Tomcat.
Laugh if you want. I haven't found a decent 9 mm that is significantly smaller and more concealable than that 3"Para that I can shoot well. There are many 9mm pistols that I like, but not small enough to make the difference in concealability.....Not and have a decent enough trigger or grip (Or be safe enough) that I can shoot 'em well enough to want to use other than except in a last chance situation. Same same with the small .380's. Not much gun, poor triggers or worse grip ergonomics. First shot ok,...maybe. Second shot likely low (or, oddly, for the LCP, high and right)... Then there is the whole 'No safety except on the trigger" trend in modern striker fired handguns.....I'm old school. I like either a really long DA trigger pull or a safety other than the one on the
So sometimes I carry a Beretta Tomcat in .32. (wish they made one in .380!) I can hit what I aim at with the thing consistently, it carries well, and the sights are as good as any pocket pistol out there, if not better than most. Not target sights by any means, but significantly better than the sights on my TCP or my LCP or my LC9.
Yes, I know, .32 doesn't begin with "4" and all that. Having said that, modern ammo has come a long way. And the .32 all steel framed gun is a hell of a lot heavier and more controllable than those fantastic plastic (and very very slim) .380's or 9mm's. I can shoot it, and shoot it well. The Gold Dots that I feed it are a hell of a lot more effective than the original ball....
And remember, that .32 ACP in my belt beats your .45 in your car or that .357 in your home in your nightstand.... When I need it. If I ever do.
Having said that, I felt that since ISIS and the other radical Jihadi Aloha Snackbar types are increasing their activity worldwide, it might be that I would need all the help I could get with the short sight radius of the Tomcat.....
Do I bought a set of Crimson Trace Lasergrips for that diminutive Beretta...
(Now I gotta get another holster, 'cause the grips don't git well in the Stoner Holster that I currently have)....But the grips work well, and that laser is fairly bright. Indoors, it'll help. Outdoors, at reasonable distances, it will be better than the sights that are on the gun.
I figure we are all going to need every advantage with a pistol, especially a conceal;able one, if we are gonna ever have to go up against Johnny Jihad with and AK or an AR......Not likely to happen, but a lot more likely than when I first began carrying a gun 30 years ago...then it was more likely to be an "Urban Yoot" intent on evening the score for all the discrimination his grandaddy endured......
Saturday, December 12, 2015
Gun show today
Saw a LOT of AR's for sale.
And AK's too.
All at approx 2.5 times what they had been for sale 2 weeks ago.
Capitalism at work. I support that concept strongly
I also saw VERY few buyers.
Market forces at work. Offsets the greedy capitalists and all that.
Balance will, ultimately, be found.
Lucky for me, ammo had not been particularly affected, except for 5.56X45. 7.62 x39 and 7.62X51....and, of course, their civilian counterparts.
I bought .32 ACP....Which has never been cheap, but wan't crazy expensive.
And AK's too.
All at approx 2.5 times what they had been for sale 2 weeks ago.
Capitalism at work. I support that concept strongly
I also saw VERY few buyers.
Market forces at work. Offsets the greedy capitalists and all that.
Balance will, ultimately, be found.
Lucky for me, ammo had not been particularly affected, except for 5.56X45. 7.62 x39 and 7.62X51....and, of course, their civilian counterparts.
I bought .32 ACP....Which has never been cheap, but wan't crazy expensive.
“hasn’t blown anything up yet.”
Yep, we, as a country, both need and want immigrants.
But, as Ann Coulter says:
"We want remarkable Americans, not immigrants whose selling point is: “hasn’t blown anything up yet.” What’s the upside of admitting 250,000 poor, culturally backward, non-English-speaking Muslims every year? When are we allowed to talk about what’s good for America?"
But, as Ann Coulter says:
"We want remarkable Americans, not immigrants whose selling point is: “hasn’t blown anything up yet.” What’s the upside of admitting 250,000 poor, culturally backward, non-English-speaking Muslims every year? When are we allowed to talk about what’s good for America?"
Friday, December 11, 2015
Maybe it was in the apartment.....
Since yer looking for that special hard drive in a lake , has it occurred to you that it might have been in that apartment you chose not to secure?
Or is this just an attempt to make sure that everyone gets a part of the overtime from the investigation?
Or is this just an attempt to make sure that everyone gets a part of the overtime from the investigation?
Thursday, December 10, 2015
This cold is kikkin my ass
What I wouldn't give for a couple of old recipe Dristan or Contac.
Damned meth cookers. Ruined it for the rest of us....
So the Feds banned cold medicine in any quantity,,,Now ya gotta show an ID to buy more than 4 or something........and, as far as I can tell, it didn't impact the supply of meth one tiny bit. Did inconvenience the rest of us though....
Sound familiar?
Rumor has it that Barry is gonna Do Something About Guns via executive order. Bet it works as well as cold medicine limits....
Damned meth cookers. Ruined it for the rest of us....
So the Feds banned cold medicine in any quantity,,,Now ya gotta show an ID to buy more than 4 or something........and, as far as I can tell, it didn't impact the supply of meth one tiny bit. Did inconvenience the rest of us though....
Sound familiar?
Rumor has it that Barry is gonna Do Something About Guns via executive order. Bet it works as well as cold medicine limits....
Sad that they can't see the cause:
White House:
"Tragic" that Americans buy more guns after mass shootings...
Maybe if you didn't alwaysDance in the Blood use these incidents as an excuse to try and remove our freedoms, we wouldn't.
"Tragic" that Americans buy more guns after mass shootings...
Maybe if you didn't always
Wednesday, December 9, 2015
Food for thought:
When was the last time you went to the range? Did more there than stand and punch holes in paper at a set distance?
Now, the chances of any of my readers (or me) ever having to face a Jihadi in our normal daily travels is remote.
Same Same ever having to defend ourselves with a firearm.....unless we are stupid and go looking for trouble.
But "remote" is NOT ZERO.
It would appear that the chances of meeting a Jihadi on American soil are, in fact, slightly increasing. (when I was born in was very close to zero. I would say that since the mid 60's it has, in fact doubled about every 5 years)..
The chances are still not high.....
But consider this, If and When:
Also: Who is more committed...Him, or you? He is likely better equipped, but that only goes so far...
Image stolen from WRSA
Now, the chances of any of my readers (or me) ever having to face a Jihadi in our normal daily travels is remote.
Same Same ever having to defend ourselves with a firearm.....unless we are stupid and go looking for trouble.
But "remote" is NOT ZERO.
It would appear that the chances of meeting a Jihadi on American soil are, in fact, slightly increasing. (when I was born in was very close to zero. I would say that since the mid 60's it has, in fact doubled about every 5 years)..
The chances are still not high.....
But consider this, If and When:
Also: Who is more committed...Him, or you? He is likely better equipped, but that only goes so far...
Image stolen from WRSA
Next time someone says they aren't coming for your guns...
Or your ammunition, let 'em read this.
This is the editorial from the New York Times...arguably one of the most widely read and influential newspapers in the world.
Certain kinds of weapons, like the slightly modified combat rifles used in California, and certain kinds of ammunition, must be outlawed for civilian ownership. It is possible to define those guns in a clear and effective way and, yes, it would require Americans who own those kinds of weapons to give them up for the good of their fellow citizens.
This is the editorial from the New York Times...arguably one of the most widely read and influential newspapers in the world.
Certain kinds of weapons, like the slightly modified combat rifles used in California, and certain kinds of ammunition, must be outlawed for civilian ownership. It is possible to define those guns in a clear and effective way and, yes, it would require Americans who own those kinds of weapons to give them up for the good of their fellow citizens.
Tuesday, December 8, 2015
we're number 15!
14 guns per 1000 residents. Lower than I had thought, but we have all those "Blue" metro areas (where most guns are in the hand of Obama's sons, and likely not counted) and a significant number of other Blue enclaves where the resident would pee themselves if they ever saw a firearm not on the belt of a Policeman...
Where does your state stand?
Where does your state stand?
Monday, December 7, 2015
Nice to see someone else notice it
Like I said HERE, until we cause the Gulf States to stop funding terrorism and extremism, this is only gonna get worse....
Others agree:
Until Saudi Arabia is forcefully and directly confronted over its international financing of extremism, events like Paris and San Bernardino will continue and multiply.
I think a surtax on Gulf oil will work. They are already hurting from the nearly 7 year low price of crude.... add a 20% tariff to that and they will have no choice but to cut the funding.
Why won't the Presidents (and this goes back nearly to Reagan) do something to end this?
And I think that my suggestion to treat the bodies of terrorists carefully will help too....
Others agree:
Until Saudi Arabia is forcefully and directly confronted over its international financing of extremism, events like Paris and San Bernardino will continue and multiply.
I think a surtax on Gulf oil will work. They are already hurting from the nearly 7 year low price of crude.... add a 20% tariff to that and they will have no choice but to cut the funding.
Why won't the Presidents (and this goes back nearly to Reagan) do something to end this?
And I think that my suggestion to treat the bodies of terrorists carefully will help too....
An interesting Proposal:
Remember this shooting?
Dude killed 9 decent churchgoing people.
It resulted in the hue and cry to remove the Confederate flag from many places...Just because the little asshole who perpetrated those murders had one on his wall...
So now we have the San Bernardino shooters....
Muslims. ISIL sympathizers..
Can we ban all Arabic flags? Open displays of the Koran?
Will local bookstores and Amazon and other retailers stop selling the Holy Book? Halal meats?
Stop laughing...one is as logical as the other.....All are, it appears to me, symbols of hate....
Seriously.
.
Dude killed 9 decent churchgoing people.
It resulted in the hue and cry to remove the Confederate flag from many places...Just because the little asshole who perpetrated those murders had one on his wall...
So now we have the San Bernardino shooters....
Muslims. ISIL sympathizers..
Can we ban all Arabic flags? Open displays of the Koran?
Will local bookstores and Amazon and other retailers stop selling the Holy Book? Halal meats?
Stop laughing...one is as logical as the other.....All are, it appears to me, symbols of hate....
Seriously.
.
The attorneys need an asswhoopin'
Read THIS.
Think about it. You attempt armed robbery. You knock one person at the store unconscious.
The other person shoots at you in self defense.
You shoot back, and kill the second person.
Then you claim self defense?
The attorneys who are representing the robber should be beaten and run out of town on a rail. Maybe ta and feathers....
Staked out over an anthill..
I dunno. This still ain't right.
I guess that is why many people leave no speaking witnesses....
Think about it. You attempt armed robbery. You knock one person at the store unconscious.
The other person shoots at you in self defense.
You shoot back, and kill the second person.
Then you claim self defense?
The attorneys who are representing the robber should be beaten and run out of town on a rail. Maybe ta and feathers....
Staked out over an anthill..
I dunno. This still ain't right.
I guess that is why many people leave no speaking witnesses....
I'm thinking wrapped in pigskin
and buried under the entrails of 10 pigs, each one of 'em.
Probably deep under a pigsty, just to be sure.
France puzzles over what to do with Paris attackers' bodies
It'd be a lesson for the rest.
And, when you publicized that fact, would be a deterrent to other would be psychotic jihadis. Do terrorism in France...kill our citizens, and we will defile your remains for all time.
Probably deep under a pigsty, just to be sure.
France puzzles over what to do with Paris attackers' bodies
It'd be a lesson for the rest.
And, when you publicized that fact, would be a deterrent to other would be psychotic jihadis. Do terrorism in France...kill our citizens, and we will defile your remains for all time.
This is no drill
74 years ago, the Japanese opened the ball....
over 2000 sailors were killed, over a thousand wounded...
Remember.
over 2000 sailors were killed, over a thousand wounded...
Remember.
Sunday, December 6, 2015
Yes, the layout changed
Something was fucked up wrong with the old template and it wouldn't work, or even let me in to edit it..
SO for now, we got this...
I will tweak it better as soon as I have the time and energy.
SO for now, we got this...
I will tweak it better as soon as I have the time and energy.
So lemme see if I got this straight:
Because some people used some weapons in a manner that is illegal, everyone who owns such weapons must suffer....
Freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution should be curtailed.
We should use as a litmus test a list that is arbitrary, that is generated by bureaucrats, with essentially zero right of appeal (and no notification that you are even ON the list).... and no right to face your accuser or a trial or Due Process....
A list that the perpetrators of the last two muslim terrorist incidents weren't on....
We need to do something about these Muslim Extremists (who are a small part of Mohammemdisn) who use a twisted interpretation of the Muslim Faith (even though they take the words of the Koran literally).....
We have to fight ISIL, and other extremists......
But Barry failed to suggest that what we really need to do is to cut off the source of funds for these extremists.....which (mostly) come from oil revenues in the Gulf states.....
(We could easily damage those revenues by placing a surtax on all gulf oil....say a 10 or 20 percent sales tariff on oil from those origins.....)
There should be no religious test for immigrants (even though we currently make it easy for Muslims and very, very hard for Christians and Copts, who REALLY are the refugees).....
Oh, and Assault Rifles are BAD.
Did I miss anything?
Freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution should be curtailed.
We should use as a litmus test a list that is arbitrary, that is generated by bureaucrats, with essentially zero right of appeal (and no notification that you are even ON the list).... and no right to face your accuser or a trial or Due Process....
A list that the perpetrators of the last two muslim terrorist incidents weren't on....
We need to do something about these Muslim Extremists (who are a small part of Mohammemdisn) who use a twisted interpretation of the Muslim Faith (even though they take the words of the Koran literally).....
We have to fight ISIL, and other extremists......
But Barry failed to suggest that what we really need to do is to cut off the source of funds for these extremists.....which (mostly) come from oil revenues in the Gulf states.....
(We could easily damage those revenues by placing a surtax on all gulf oil....say a 10 or 20 percent sales tariff on oil from those origins.....)
There should be no religious test for immigrants (even though we currently make it easy for Muslims and very, very hard for Christians and Copts, who REALLY are the refugees).....
Oh, and Assault Rifles are BAD.
Did I miss anything?
Trying hard to be relevant
And using all the buzzwords.
"Multiautomatic round Weapons"...."Gunshow loophole".
Yet her ignorance about that which she speaks is profound.....
Almost as bad as this guy...
"Multiautomatic round Weapons"...."Gunshow loophole".
Yet her ignorance about that which she speaks is profound.....
Almost as bad as this guy...
I couldn't agree more:
I am, of course, already a member. Not because I slavishly agree with the NRA, but because they arer the biggest, if not the best, gun rights organization here is the US. Politicians respect numbers.
The NRA-I joined today
The NRA-I joined today
Read, as they say, THE WHOLE THING.
While you are joining, think also about the Gun Owners of America.
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Saturday, December 5, 2015
I find it interesting
That the FBI and local police LEFT THE San Bernardino killers DWELLINGS UNGUARDED and (either through incompetence or stupidity) allowed the landlord to show the apartment to reporters....allowing them to wander around and coonfinger the contents. (who knows what was picked up and removed?) Who knows what evidence was destroyed?
It almost seems as if the cops or FBI was allowing the destruction of evidence.....
It almost seems as if the cops or FBI was allowing the destruction of evidence.....
Friday, December 4, 2015
Y'know, these people need to READ the Constitution
It is "Freedom of", not "freedom FROM".
{It actually says "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof"}
which clashes with:
A federal judge has banished the Baby Jesus and the Three Wise Men from an Indiana high school’s Christmas musical.
and:
“The living nativity scene impermissibly conveys an endorsement of religion and thus runs afoul of the Establishment Clause,”
Now, I am, actually totally against a State Approved Religion.
But I fail to see how the above equals a SAR.
If the kids wish to do their live Nativity scene, then isn't that "the free exercise thereof"? I would have an objection if the children of, say, a Muslim family were required to participate in any portion of theChristmas pageant Holiday presentation....But if the children wish to do so, and their parents have no objection, then......what, exactly, is the deal? (We all know it is a Christmas pageant, even if they have renamed it)
Perhaps a statement before the pageant declaring that this is a volunteer presentation and In No Way endorses this religion as a State Approved religion?
{It actually says "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof"}
which clashes with:
A federal judge has banished the Baby Jesus and the Three Wise Men from an Indiana high school’s Christmas musical.
and:
“The living nativity scene impermissibly conveys an endorsement of religion and thus runs afoul of the Establishment Clause,”
Now, I am, actually totally against a State Approved Religion.
But I fail to see how the above equals a SAR.
If the kids wish to do their live Nativity scene, then isn't that "the free exercise thereof"? I would have an objection if the children of, say, a Muslim family were required to participate in any portion of the
Perhaps a statement before the pageant declaring that this is a volunteer presentation and In No Way endorses this religion as a State Approved religion?
Question for liberals
and gun grabbers(but I repeat myself).....
What, exactly, do you want to propose for "Common sense gun laws" that (short of outlawing all firearms and/or confiscation ) would have prevented these jihadi psychos from doing what they did?
They were able to perpetrate their massacre in California, one of the states where gun laws are fairly restrictive.
What, exactly, would more laws have done to stop them from doing what they did?
Please, explain. Be specific.
What, exactly, do you want to propose for "Common sense gun laws" that (short of outlawing all firearms and/or confiscation ) would have prevented these jihadi psychos from doing what they did?
They were able to perpetrate their massacre in California, one of the states where gun laws are fairly restrictive.
What, exactly, would more laws have done to stop them from doing what they did?
Please, explain. Be specific.
Thursday, December 3, 2015
Food for thought::
I don't know the reason for the massacre in San Bernadino. Maybe religious, maybe not. Maybe a planned attack, perhaps not. I dunno.
But think of this:
Most of my readers own rifles. Many of us even own "Assault" type rifles....
Most own pistols.
Most of us could leave a "Holiday Party" angry, go home and return with said firearms. (Not that any of us would.)
But how many of us have IED's laying about?
How many of us have the PARTS for IED's laying around?
How many of us could, in less than an hour, come up with 4 such devices?
I mean, I have maybe a half pound (or less) of FFG because I own a flintlock, but I don't have the rest of the makins' for an IED at hand.....much less 4 of them.....I doubt many of the rest of my readers do either.
Strange that. Almost like it was planned....
Religion of Peace? Really?
ETA: 12:45PM. There is THIS as well...."I don't think they just ran home, put on this type of tactical equipment, came back and started shooting"
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
Not that I am complaining...
I mean, here it is, First of December and the daytime highs are in the mid 40's.....
But this warm temperature is, oddly enough, causing me to burn a lot of gas for heating (a lot, at least, for me....)
See, at anything over 25 degrees F outside temp, it is essentially impossible to make a small enough fire in the woodstove to not have the inside of the house over 75....then one has to open a window to cool the house off.....which goes against my grain...
Waste wood? I cut stacked, split stacked, moved and restacked all that wood in the basement. I can't accept wasting it.
So I burn natural gas....
But this warm temperature is, oddly enough, causing me to burn a lot of gas for heating (a lot, at least, for me....)
See, at anything over 25 degrees F outside temp, it is essentially impossible to make a small enough fire in the woodstove to not have the inside of the house over 75....then one has to open a window to cool the house off.....which goes against my grain...
Waste wood? I cut stacked, split stacked, moved and restacked all that wood in the basement. I can't accept wasting it.
So I burn natural gas....
Monday, November 30, 2015
Maine is mean
They want people to use food stamps for.....Food.
How rude. How mean, depriving people of empty calories instead of nutrition.
Unhealthy food is a right!
How rude. How mean, depriving people of empty calories instead of nutrition.
Unhealthy food is a right!
It is time for much purchasing
and many of you may well do it online. Christmas is coming.
If you buy things via Amazon, PLEASE do so via the links on the left column of my page.
It costs you ABSOLUTELY NOTHING, but if you click through that link there on the left and then log in and buy, I earn a small commission. (or click HERE)
Help me feed my guns.
For those of you who do so already, thank you.
If you buy things via Amazon, PLEASE do so via the links on the left column of my page.
It costs you ABSOLUTELY NOTHING, but if you click through that link there on the left and then log in and buy, I earn a small commission. (or click HERE)
Help me feed my guns.
For those of you who do so already, thank you.
The arabs see it....
Why can't the rest of the world see the truth?
These wealthy Gulf nations argue that accepting large numbers of Syrian refugees is a serious threat to the safety of its citizens because terrorists could hide themselves among civilians.
Not to mention that these radical Wahabbis are the direct result of the funding and propaganda campaigns of the same wealthy gulf states.....
I DO think that these people need help....and I really do think that we, as a nation, should help. But not at the cost of our men and women in the military, and not at the cost of our security here in our nation's borders.
Nowhere is there anything written that we have to allow unchecked migration to our country. No one (barrring US citizens), anywhere in the world, has a right to come here and reside in side our borders.
These wealthy Gulf nations argue that accepting large numbers of Syrian refugees is a serious threat to the safety of its citizens because terrorists could hide themselves among civilians.
Not to mention that these radical Wahabbis are the direct result of the funding and propaganda campaigns of the same wealthy gulf states.....
I DO think that these people need help....and I really do think that we, as a nation, should help. But not at the cost of our men and women in the military, and not at the cost of our security here in our nation's borders.
Nowhere is there anything written that we have to allow unchecked migration to our country. No one (barrring US citizens), anywhere in the world, has a right to come here and reside in side our borders.
Saturday, November 28, 2015
college presidents with balls
Or guts, or whatever description you want to use.
THis college president tells it like it is.....He tells the students the truth.
Not willing to appease the bunch of whiney brats that demand that they have "safe spaces" from "triggers" and that that they never hear words with which they disagree or or which make them feel uncomfortable.
An excerpt:
If you’re more interested in playing the “hater” card than you are in confessing your own hate; if you want to arrogantly lecture, rather than humbly learn; if you don’t want to feel guilt in your soul when you are guilty of sin; if you want to be enabled rather than confronted, there are many universities across the land (in Missouri and elsewhere) that will give you exactly what you want, but Oklahoma Wesleyan isn’t one of them.
THis college president tells it like it is.....He tells the students the truth.
Not willing to appease the bunch of whiney brats that demand that they have "safe spaces" from "triggers" and that that they never hear words with which they disagree or or which make them feel uncomfortable.
An excerpt:
If you’re more interested in playing the “hater” card than you are in confessing your own hate; if you want to arrogantly lecture, rather than humbly learn; if you don’t want to feel guilt in your soul when you are guilty of sin; if you want to be enabled rather than confronted, there are many universities across the land (in Missouri and elsewhere) that will give you exactly what you want, but Oklahoma Wesleyan isn’t one of them.
Friday, November 27, 2015
So only some lives
are worth protesting when they are ended:
Here we have two black children:
Both live in Chicago.
One, Tyshawn Lee, a 9 year old boy, killed by a black man who was a rival gang member to his father. (which everyone in the community knew, just waited for the police to make an arrest....)
The other, 17 year old Laquan McDonald killed by a white police officer.
Now, Tyshawn (the 9 year old) was doing nothing, was killed because of who his father was. Shot 7 times. Executed for revenge against his daddy.
Laquan (the 17 year old) was high on PCP, vandalizing cars, and was carrying a knife in his hand when confronted by officers. refused to drop the knife, and was shot 16 times.
Protests for Laquan. Marches and vigils. 'Cause white cop. (and excessive force, perhaps)
No protests for Tyshawn. Black man killed him, so he Don't Matter
Odd that.
The only thing I can figure is that there are racist double standards in the black community. White police officers don't get a pass, but black gang members do....
Here we have two black children:
Both live in Chicago.
One, Tyshawn Lee, a 9 year old boy, killed by a black man who was a rival gang member to his father. (which everyone in the community knew, just waited for the police to make an arrest....)
The other, 17 year old Laquan McDonald killed by a white police officer.
Now, Tyshawn (the 9 year old) was doing nothing, was killed because of who his father was. Shot 7 times. Executed for revenge against his daddy.
Laquan (the 17 year old) was high on PCP, vandalizing cars, and was carrying a knife in his hand when confronted by officers. refused to drop the knife, and was shot 16 times.
Protests for Laquan. Marches and vigils. 'Cause white cop. (and excessive force, perhaps)
No protests for Tyshawn. Black man killed him, so he Don't Matter
Odd that.
The only thing I can figure is that there are racist double standards in the black community. White police officers don't get a pass, but black gang members do....
Thursday, November 26, 2015
I hope
That you are celebrating Thanksgiving with people you care about, be that friends, or family or a combination of both. May you continue whatever traditions you have in the comfort of those you love.
Take the time to reflect, and give thanks for what you have. I have much to be thankful for, I hope you do as well.
Raise a glass to those who can't be with friends and family because they are standing a post somewhere less comfortable than where you are.
I will.
Take the time to reflect, and give thanks for what you have. I have much to be thankful for, I hope you do as well.
Raise a glass to those who can't be with friends and family because they are standing a post somewhere less comfortable than where you are.
I will.
Wednesday, November 25, 2015
Interesting
'twas pointed out to me that the (mostly not black and mostly well educated, not street people) reporters following the (mostly black and mostly not well educated)) protesters of Laquan McDonalds (he wasn't a choirboy, BTW) death a year ago are surprised by their civility and by their just plain good behavior and politeness.....Much in the way that they are surprised when a scary looking pit bulldog turns out to be a nice, cuddly pet.
Good doggie.
I think it is funny. Sad, but funny.
Good doggie.
I think it is funny. Sad, but funny.
Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Except, of course, political donations
So the IRS wants the Social Security Numbers of anyone donating to a Not for Profit organization (501-C-).......
Except, of course for Political action groups that could influence the elections......(Wonder why they exempted those??????)
This is, I feel, an invasion of privacy, as no one needs to know who I support. It could, in fact, be used as retribution against citizens who don't toe the party line, or whose views are not deemed correct by the current administration.
Lois Lerner has already done it, on a small scale, How would you like to have your donation to any non approved cause used to trigger an IRS audit, or other scrutiny?
Contact your Senators, tell 'em to reign in the IRS. Or your contributions to worthwhile causes will, at some point, be used against you.
Plan on it.
Except, of course for Political action groups that could influence the elections......(Wonder why they exempted those??????)
This is, I feel, an invasion of privacy, as no one needs to know who I support. It could, in fact, be used as retribution against citizens who don't toe the party line, or whose views are not deemed correct by the current administration.
Lois Lerner has already done it, on a small scale, How would you like to have your donation to any non approved cause used to trigger an IRS audit, or other scrutiny?
Contact your Senators, tell 'em to reign in the IRS. Or your contributions to worthwhile causes will, at some point, be used against you.
Plan on it.
Sunday, November 22, 2015
Fences work
At least in Turkey:
US working with Turkey to cut off ISIS border smuggling route...
With a fence.
But we can't have on on our southern border because "They won't work".....
Bastards. Lying Cheating Bastards.
US working with Turkey to cut off ISIS border smuggling route...
With a fence.
But we can't have on on our southern border because "They won't work".....
Bastards. Lying Cheating Bastards.
Interesting viewpoint:
So teaching at another NRA First Steps course I overheard:
"Yeah, last time we let a bunch of muslims in the country in such large numbers that we couldn't keep track of them we had 9-11.......Letting in a half million "refugees" from Syria or wherever sounds like the same thing to me.....".
14 new shooters in the world. 14 "New Shooter Smiles".
Payin' it forward.
"Yeah, last time we let a bunch of muslims in the country in such large numbers that we couldn't keep track of them we had 9-11.......Letting in a half million "refugees" from Syria or wherever sounds like the same thing to me.....".
14 new shooters in the world. 14 "New Shooter Smiles".
Payin' it forward.
Friday, November 20, 2015
At the range last night:
"Dude, I shot a 20 lb turkey yesterday.
Easy shot, it was just sitting there!,
Wow, I gotta say, a .50 cal muzzleloader sure is loud in the frozen food section of the Supermarket though...."
Bobby ain't right...
Easy shot, it was just sitting there!,
Wow, I gotta say, a .50 cal muzzleloader sure is loud in the frozen food section of the Supermarket though...."
Bobby ain't right...
Thursday, November 19, 2015
Newz you can use
Just to get off the Aloha Snackbar terror attacks for a bit....
Why there aren't more cars with gullwing doors...
Why there aren't more cars with gullwing doors...
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Just luck
that they were caught.
Wonder what they had in mind? Who were they planning on meeting here in the US? What deviltry did they have in mind??? Perhaps they just wanted some freebies....
At least they were smart enough to try and come the easy way.....across the Mexican border.
Wonder what they had in mind? Who were they planning on meeting here in the US? What deviltry did they have in mind??? Perhaps they just wanted some freebies....
At least they were smart enough to try and come the easy way.....across the Mexican border.
Never, ever,
Let a crisis go to waste.
EU Commission uses crisis of Paris Terrorist attacks to further tighten private gun ownership laws to keep the citizens safe.
(Full text HERE)
'Cause the terrorists will get their guns legally.....and it is so difficult , apparently, to get a full auto Kalishnikov in Europe....
And we all know Islamic terrorists follow the laws.......Right? Making it illegaler to possess such weapons will help keep those atrocities from happening, right?
ETA: Not that some Illinois politicians are any better
EU Commission uses crisis of Paris Terrorist attacks to further tighten private gun ownership laws to keep the citizens safe.
(Full text HERE)
'Cause the terrorists will get their guns legally.....and it is so difficult , apparently, to get a full auto Kalishnikov in Europe....
And we all know Islamic terrorists follow the laws.......Right? Making it illegaler to possess such weapons will help keep those atrocities from happening, right?
ETA: Not that some Illinois politicians are any better
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Not just Syrians
Any group which contains rattlesnakes.
Forward this to everyone you know.
Found HERE
Why would you let dangerous killers into your neighborhoods?
Forward this to everyone you know.
Found HERE
Why would you let dangerous killers into your neighborhoods?
Monday, November 16, 2015
"Round up the usual suspects"
So France, in an attempt to shut the stable door after the equine had bolted, apparently raided something like 75 assorted houses and compounds, seeking suspects in the terrorist attacks of Friday. Seems they found a "significant amount" of weapons and explosives.
Gotta Do Something..., I get that.....More importantly, the police and other authorities gotta be SEEN Doing Something.
But here is the question: If they knew where to look, and had reasonable suspicion to execute a search (and were, apparently correct in their suspicions) then WHY DIDN'T THEY DEAL WITH THE ISSUE of the terrorist safe houses BEFORE the attack? Why did they wait until AFTER some of their countrymen had been killed and injured? If they were raid worthy on Saturday or Monday, WHY WERENT THEY RAID WORTHY ON THE THURSDAY BEFORE THE ATTACKS?
Did their inaction result in increased casualties and deaths?
Twas true then.....
And I think it shall prove true today.
THE WRATH OF THE AWAKENED SAXON
by Rudyard Kipling
It was not part of their blood,
It came to them very late,
With long arrears to make good,
When the Saxon began to hate.
They were not easily moved,
They were icy -- willing to wait
Till every count should be proved,
Ere the Saxon began to hate.
Their voices were even and low.
Their eyes were level and straight.
There was neither sign nor show
When the Saxon began to hate.
It was not preached to the crowd.
It was not taught by the state.
No man spoke it aloud
When the Saxon began to hate.
It was not suddently bred.
It will not swiftly abate.
Through the chilled years ahead,
When Time shall count from the date
That the Saxon began to hate.
The French were a big part of the Crusades.....will they be again?
THE WRATH OF THE AWAKENED SAXON
by Rudyard Kipling
It was not part of their blood,
It came to them very late,
With long arrears to make good,
When the Saxon began to hate.
They were not easily moved,
They were icy -- willing to wait
Till every count should be proved,
Ere the Saxon began to hate.
Their voices were even and low.
Their eyes were level and straight.
There was neither sign nor show
When the Saxon began to hate.
It was not preached to the crowd.
It was not taught by the state.
No man spoke it aloud
When the Saxon began to hate.
It was not suddently bred.
It will not swiftly abate.
Through the chilled years ahead,
When Time shall count from the date
That the Saxon began to hate.
The French were a big part of the Crusades.....will they be again?
Sunday, November 15, 2015
Pictures of what can happen when the populace is disarmed...
And someone decides to slaughter the sheep...(somewhat graphic, deal with it or don't click the link)
Remember, this is from the "religion of peace".
Not saying that one "good guy with a gun" could have stopped this slaughter....but then again, he (or she) could have possibly cut down on the number of victims...4 men did this atrocity. 1 man with a spare magazine could have suppressed their fire.
Most concert venues here in the US are "Gun free Zones" too.
Remember, this is from the "religion of peace".
Not saying that one "good guy with a gun" could have stopped this slaughter....but then again, he (or she) could have possibly cut down on the number of victims...4 men did this atrocity. 1 man with a spare magazine could have suppressed their fire.
Most concert venues here in the US are "Gun free Zones" too.
So the word of the day on CBS
is "Radicalized".
Seems that we can blame whomever "Radicalized" theseFrenchmen French Muslims who were part of the terror attack.
Why is it that it is only the Muslims that get "Radicalized"? It isn't the German Lutherans who go all Radical....isn't the Catholics, nor the Protestants nor the Buddists nor the Wicccans nor the Druids ...
What is it about the Muslim faith that lends itself to "Radicalization"?
Yes, I know it is a small percentage of Muslims that "radicalize". What percentage of a population is it acceptable wherein that percentage may go nuts and kill you? If 1% of dogs went nuts every year and attacked and killed people, we would have no dogs in this country....1/2% ? Is that acceptable? Maybe .001% of muslims Can be Radicalized?? I dunno..
How many is too much of a danger?
Seems that we can blame whomever "Radicalized" these
Why is it that it is only the Muslims that get "Radicalized"? It isn't the German Lutherans who go all Radical....isn't the Catholics, nor the Protestants nor the Buddists nor the Wicccans nor the Druids ...
What is it about the Muslim faith that lends itself to "Radicalization"?
Yes, I know it is a small percentage of Muslims that "radicalize". What percentage of a population is it acceptable wherein that percentage may go nuts and kill you? If 1% of dogs went nuts every year and attacked and killed people, we would have no dogs in this country....1/2% ? Is that acceptable? Maybe .001% of muslims Can be Radicalized?? I dunno..
How many is too much of a danger?
Saturday, November 14, 2015
Coming soon to a city near you
Yeah, so some folks might consider me racist for the below. I don't care. I don't want to see my fellow citizens slaughtered. And let us all face the truth. When we heard that there were coordinated attacks happening in Paris, we all thought "Followers of Muhammad". We all knew, with near 100% certainty that these were not Buddhists. We knew who it had to be, even if we wouldn't talk about it....
So there are approximately 100,000 "Refugees" coming to the US. HERE are the cities to which they will be distributed.
Not all, I am sure, are terrorists. But Paris though for sure NONE of their refugees would be terrorists either, and yet, some were, and they have at least 150 people dead because of that assumption.
How man of your friends and neighbors are you willing to sacrifice?
Why would we want to bring snakes into our midst?
Wonder how many of these "refugees" are horrified at the deaths of so many infidels? How many of these "refugees" decry the actions of the murderers in Paris?
So there are approximately 100,000 "Refugees" coming to the US. HERE are the cities to which they will be distributed.
Not all, I am sure, are terrorists. But Paris though for sure NONE of their refugees would be terrorists either, and yet, some were, and they have at least 150 people dead because of that assumption.
How man of your friends and neighbors are you willing to sacrifice?
Why would we want to bring snakes into our midst?
Wonder how many of these "refugees" are horrified at the deaths of so many infidels? How many of these "refugees" decry the actions of the murderers in Paris?
Paris
I feel sorry for the folks in Paris. My prayers are with the families. But they were a terribly easy target to attack (again).
Much of the talk last night in the venue where I was socializing was that it could be tried here, but looking at the crowd of 200+, there were (that I know of) at least 30 firearms, and we would be, at least, a much harder target. Hard to do much about Suicide Bombers, but bullets would seem to work well against gunmen.
This is true of nearly every state in the west and midwest (west coast states excluded, of course) and much of the south, but the East coast would be as soft a target as the unarmed French were.
One wonders if these attackers arrived in the recent wave of immigrants. For those who are truly seeking a better life, I hope not......I fear that the borders of the EU are going to close with a bang.
Much of the talk last night in the venue where I was socializing was that it could be tried here, but looking at the crowd of 200+, there were (that I know of) at least 30 firearms, and we would be, at least, a much harder target. Hard to do much about Suicide Bombers, but bullets would seem to work well against gunmen.
This is true of nearly every state in the west and midwest (west coast states excluded, of course) and much of the south, but the East coast would be as soft a target as the unarmed French were.
One wonders if these attackers arrived in the recent wave of immigrants. For those who are truly seeking a better life, I hope not......I fear that the borders of the EU are going to close with a bang.
Wednesday, November 11, 2015
Happy Veterans day
Not all of us have forgotten your service.
Thank you, one and all.
You have my gratitude.
Thank you, one and all.
You have my gratitude.
Tuesday, November 10, 2015
Remember today
"The wind in the wires made a tattletale sound"
Today, 40 years ago, The "witch of November" came early and claimed the ship and crew of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
Interestingly enough, it was a P-3 Orion aircraft that found the wreck 4 days later....
Raise a glass to those that lost their lives 40 years ago.
Today, 40 years ago, The "witch of November" came early and claimed the ship and crew of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
Interestingly enough, it was a P-3 Orion aircraft that found the wreck 4 days later....
Raise a glass to those that lost their lives 40 years ago.
Monday, November 9, 2015
And sometimes, Justice starts to happen:
These town Marshalls are held under $1,000,000 bail in the shooting death of that 6 year old boy in Louisiana....Charged with second degree Murder.
The father is still in the hospital.
Bodycam video purportedly shows the father, Chris Few, had his hands up when the Marshalls opened fire, killing his son, 6 year old Jeremy Mardis, in his car seat.
If true, then they should be jailed for life. As Murphy points out, cops have a bit more latitude because of their job. The other side of that is that they should be held to a higher standard of behavior and even harsher punishment for wrongdoing....
It will be interesting to see what the investigation brings....But I find it interesting that the State Police arrested them, and the local District Attorney wants no part of this case....
The father is still in the hospital.
Bodycam video purportedly shows the father, Chris Few, had his hands up when the Marshalls opened fire, killing his son, 6 year old Jeremy Mardis, in his car seat.
If true, then they should be jailed for life. As Murphy points out, cops have a bit more latitude because of their job. The other side of that is that they should be held to a higher standard of behavior and even harsher punishment for wrongdoing....
It will be interesting to see what the investigation brings....But I find it interesting that the State Police arrested them, and the local District Attorney wants no part of this case....
Sunday, November 8, 2015
Sooo. I think things are gonna get SPORTY very soon...
Seems reports say Russia has pulled over 12,000 of it's citizens from Egypt in the past day, with another 24,000 to go...
When that is done, expect things to get ...interesting....for the folks that Russia thinks are responsible for the bombing of the civilian airliner...(Cough, ISIS,Cough)
Methinks that there will be a lesson taught, and a retribution paid....And I will give you 3:5 that Russian citizens are not targeted bu ISIS in this or the next generation.
Now if only the folks we have in charge of our countries response will take notes as to how to deal with people who indiscriminately kill our citizens....
When that is done, expect things to get ...interesting....for the folks that Russia thinks are responsible for the bombing of the civilian airliner...(Cough, ISIS,Cough)
Methinks that there will be a lesson taught, and a retribution paid....And I will give you 3:5 that Russian citizens are not targeted bu ISIS in this or the next generation.
Now if only the folks we have in charge of our countries response will take notes as to how to deal with people who indiscriminately kill our citizens....
Saturday, November 7, 2015
I woke up feeling pretty good today
Then I got out of bed, and that went downhill...
Methinks I am not drinking enuff.
Methinks I am not drinking enuff.
Thursday, November 5, 2015
If yer a cop, you can get away with shooting someone in the back...sometimes.
Now, the best way not to get shot by a cop is not to run from them, and not present a threat....
Comply with the officer's orders.
Usually that works.
Sometimes not. David Kassick apparently ran and that led, ultimately, to his demise...
I wasn't there, and I didn't see the whole thing and I wasn't on the jury that acquitted Officer Lisa Mearkle of murder.
From the piece of video I saw at THIS link, I don't think I could have acquitted her though.
I saw an officer shoot a man who, at that time, presented no threat. I heard her screaming and her orders were somewhat incoherent.
If that were you or me or any non-police gun owner, we'd have been tried for murder. And would be in prison for murder right now.
I'd like to hear the members of the Jury explain their decision. Perhaps they saw evidence that the rest of us didn't....
Comply with the officer's orders.
Usually that works.
Sometimes not. David Kassick apparently ran and that led, ultimately, to his demise...
I wasn't there, and I didn't see the whole thing and I wasn't on the jury that acquitted Officer Lisa Mearkle of murder.
From the piece of video I saw at THIS link, I don't think I could have acquitted her though.
I saw an officer shoot a man who, at that time, presented no threat. I heard her screaming and her orders were somewhat incoherent.
If that were you or me or any non-police gun owner, we'd have been tried for murder. And would be in prison for murder right now.
I'd like to hear the members of the Jury explain their decision. Perhaps they saw evidence that the rest of us didn't....
SO where are all the protestors
and the Black Live Matter folks...Where is Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton?
I don't hear Barry Obama saying "If I had a Son, He'd look a lot like Tayshawn".
Why? Why aren't they here on the South Side of Chicago Protesting and rioting and looting to protest the brutal murder of 9 year old Tayshawn Lee?
Because he was killed on the South Side of Chicago....and because Daddy is a gang banger and he was likely killed in retaliation for something Daddy did...
And we can add to that question why they aren't protesting the killing of aspiring model Kaylin Pryor....a young girl who likely had found a way out of the hood.....Killed in a driveby in Englewood...
Chances are that the only race in these incidences is Black on Black...so the B.L.M. folks ignore it.
I guess only SOME black lives matter.
I don't hear Barry Obama saying "If I had a Son, He'd look a lot like Tayshawn".
Why? Why aren't they here on the South Side of Chicago Protesting and rioting and looting to protest the brutal murder of 9 year old Tayshawn Lee?
Because he was killed on the South Side of Chicago....and because Daddy is a gang banger and he was likely killed in retaliation for something Daddy did...
And we can add to that question why they aren't protesting the killing of aspiring model Kaylin Pryor....a young girl who likely had found a way out of the hood.....Killed in a driveby in Englewood...
Chances are that the only race in these incidences is Black on Black...so the B.L.M. folks ignore it.
I guess only SOME black lives matter.
Range day!
Except it was a day of finishing the project of the burial of the new electric line that started almost 4 months ago. Likely the last decent day we have before spring for such escapades.
8 hours on a backhoe. (a small one).... dig 7 feet, move the tractor, dig 7 feet move the tractor, etc, etc, etc.
Plus since the range was built on filled ground, there are all sorts of treasures that one finds. Metal, stones, bigger stones, oddly shaped bigger stones, more twisted metal pieces, something unidentifiable, then some other shit I don't even want to know (I reburied it)....
The line is installed, and the outdoor range now has power for lights, and (eventually) the air compressor for the target turners that haven't worked in 3+ years....(since last time I fixed 'em....before the power went wonky about 2 + years ago).
I have spent more time at the range not shooting these past 6 months than I have spent shooting.
I also had to give lessons to the others helping:
1.. Only one person can give directions to the guy on the tractor/backhoe. One. Otherwise the operator does nothing.
II..Don't fuck around when giving directions. People get hurt that way.
C...MAKE SURE THE GUY OPERATING THE BACKHOE SEES YOU BEFORE ENTERING THE ARC OF THE BACKHOE SWING. Trust me, it is only 35 HP, but you will lose that battle.
8 hours on a backhoe. (a small one).... dig 7 feet, move the tractor, dig 7 feet move the tractor, etc, etc, etc.
Plus since the range was built on filled ground, there are all sorts of treasures that one finds. Metal, stones, bigger stones, oddly shaped bigger stones, more twisted metal pieces, something unidentifiable, then some other shit I don't even want to know (I reburied it)....
The line is installed, and the outdoor range now has power for lights, and (eventually) the air compressor for the target turners that haven't worked in 3+ years....(since last time I fixed 'em....before the power went wonky about 2 + years ago).
I have spent more time at the range not shooting these past 6 months than I have spent shooting.
I also had to give lessons to the others helping:
1.. Only one person can give directions to the guy on the tractor/backhoe. One. Otherwise the operator does nothing.
II..Don't fuck around when giving directions. People get hurt that way.
C...MAKE SURE THE GUY OPERATING THE BACKHOE SEES YOU BEFORE ENTERING THE ARC OF THE BACKHOE SWING. Trust me, it is only 35 HP, but you will lose that battle.
Wednesday, November 4, 2015
It is still theft
Seems that the cops in New Haven are pre-emptively stealing items from cars and homes, to prove a point.
Theft, however, is still theft.
And a beating for stealing is still a beatdown for stealing. Cop or no, on duty or not.
IfYaKnowWhatIMean...
Theft, however, is still theft.
And a beating for stealing is still a beatdown for stealing. Cop or no, on duty or not.
IfYaKnowWhatIMean...
Wanna have some real fun with your roommate?
Run into the bathroom while they are in the shower....
Yell "Roomath!!!,Wallonthamgro! Welmanthing regondo!"
Roll your eyes while being all wide eyes and such
Then run out of the room. Scram when you are halfway down the hall...
It works even better if you are wearing goggles and holding a baseball bat....Maybe wearing a rain slicker.
Don't ask me how I know.
Yell "Roomath!!!,Wallonthamgro! Welmanthing regondo!"
Roll your eyes while being all wide eyes and such
Then run out of the room. Scram when you are halfway down the hall...
It works even better if you are wearing goggles and holding a baseball bat....Maybe wearing a rain slicker.
Don't ask me how I know.
Monday, November 2, 2015
Interesting....and apparently legal
Seems that enterprising Saudi Arabian dairy farms are buying entire square miles of Arizona desert and are using the acreage (and the wells on those acres) to grow hay for export to farms overseas....
The thing is, they are drying up the aquifers because these areas have no restrictions on the usage of these wells....unlimited water. Which is why they bought those particular farms.
This sort of profligate use of water wells drained the aquifers in their home countries, so now they are moving here...
The thing is, they are drying up the aquifers because these areas have no restrictions on the usage of these wells....unlimited water. Which is why they bought those particular farms.
This sort of profligate use of water wells drained the aquifers in their home countries, so now they are moving here...
Good to know....
Judge dismisses charges relating to man shooting down drone hovering over his property.
I bet this gets referred to a lot in the upcoming year.
I may need it myself.
I bet this gets referred to a lot in the upcoming year.
I may need it myself.
Sunday, November 1, 2015
Fred Thompson
Has passed.
I really liked that guy. Kinda a man's man....married to a hotttie, was, among other things,a Senator, an attorney, and a film star.
A good Senator too...
I really liked that guy. Kinda a man's man....married to a hotttie, was, among other things,a Senator, an attorney, and a film star.
A good Senator too...
He must be taking testosterone shots
I'm talking about RNC chairman Reince Priebus....
Or maybe his testicles have suddenly dropped, after all these years.
I dunno. "The CNBC network is one of your media properties, and its handling of the debate was conducted in bad faith. We understand that NBC does not exercise full editorial control over CNBC’s journalistic approach. However, the network is an arm of your organization, and we need to ensure there is not a repeat performance."
But at least the RNC and the Republican leadership is finally taking a stand.
Now, likely, they will fold when push comes to shove, but this is a start in the right direction...
If the candidates had a clue, they'd either livestream the debates themselves, or agree amongst themselves that if the moderators of the debates handle it like the last ones, they will all walk offstage together if say, 3 of them are ambushed as in the past.....Just all say, "This is bullshit" and walk off.
Or maybe his testicles have suddenly dropped, after all these years.
I dunno. "The CNBC network is one of your media properties, and its handling of the debate was conducted in bad faith. We understand that NBC does not exercise full editorial control over CNBC’s journalistic approach. However, the network is an arm of your organization, and we need to ensure there is not a repeat performance."
But at least the RNC and the Republican leadership is finally taking a stand.
Now, likely, they will fold when push comes to shove, but this is a start in the right direction...
If the candidates had a clue, they'd either livestream the debates themselves, or agree amongst themselves that if the moderators of the debates handle it like the last ones, they will all walk offstage together if say, 3 of them are ambushed as in the past.....Just all say, "This is bullshit" and walk off.
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