Fish in a Barrell

Ya know I hate writing about the DNC. Its just to easy. It gets boring. How many times can you point to the train wreck? Morbid curiousity only goes so far.

But this is new.

I give you the new Democrat entitlement: Broadband for everyone! No doubt we're going to hear about AlGore's poor grandmother eating dogfood while using a 14.4 modem.

This is what the Dems are offering? Seriously?

I cannot tell you how much fun this is. I love it. I really do. You won't find this many holes in a donut shop.

If this isn't enough to convince you that the democrats are crazier than a shit house loon nothing will.

The Final Countdown: T minus 9 days

We're in single digits boys. Today is also significant, as we are closing on the new house... which we have never seen... and its being measured for new hardwood floors.... which we haven't seen. Oh this should be fun.

Its closing in about 2 hours... and I haven't seen a settlement statement yet... which is only mildly disconserting.

We found out yesterday that the bank was still madly faxing around various verification of former employment documents... which was also mildly disconserting.

Hey... I've done the mortgage thing. I know how it works. Its a panic business of putting out fires and living on the cutting edge of the knife.

I fully expected things to go wrong, then work themselves out at the end. That's just the way the business is.

Anyway.. today is actually DrWho's last regular work day. She's either on overnight call or late call the rest of the time we're here... and counting today, she only works 5 days total. Granted three of those 5 days are 16-hour shifts... but still... no more getting up early to go in. The girl gets to sleep late for the next month-and-a-half.

Well deserved says I.

By the way... if the title of this post caused you to hum the keyboard hook from that old Europe song... you've instantly lost all respect.

Brokeback Love Story

So... My wife was on call Monday night and as is tradition someone from the OR staff provided a movie, and the whole staff gathered in the lounge to watch it together.

Much to my wife's suprise... it turned out to be a special edition of Brokeback Mountain.

A little background here. Yes I am ashamed. But in her defense, she never believed the movie was actually about gay cowboys. In typical woman fashion, she simply couldn't accept reality. She was convinced it was a cowboy movie with a cowboy movie plot in which a couple cowboys were gay. Ahem. No.

So the whole OR staff... and understand... this is a hospital populated with wildly liberal people. The Chair of my wife's department is openly gay, and the new number 2 guy not only wears pink bras under his dress shirts... but he adjusts the straps a lot to make sure you know it.

This isn't a problem with the vast majority of their co-workers. So what I am about to describe to you is the reaction a liberal audiance had to Brokeback.

They laughed all the way through it. They Rocky Horrored it. Because its just that bad a movie. The acting is terrible. At one point... during what seemed like the 10th gay sex scene, a fella said, "Good lord... there was more talkin' in Castaway."

During was supposed to be a heart wrenching scene of rejection... one of the gay cowboys is so torn up about not getting laid (that is the whole movie, two guys that want to get laid. Love has nothing to do with it. Their relationship is solely sex) he goes off to the corner having a crying a fit and pukes. A circulator nurse in the audiance goes, "Oh my God! He's pregnant!"

You've read time and again that this is such a great love story. There is no love in it. These two gay cowboys bugger each other a few times a year. That's the whole of their relationship. One of them, in another howler, goes off to Mexico and hires a gay male prostitute because he's been away from his buddy to long... then actually uses that fact to try to put his gay cowboy buddy on a guilt trip.

That's love? Ladies... think of your husband looking you in the eye and saying, "You made me go 2 months with out sex, so I went found a whore." Boy... wouldn't you just feel so terrible about how you'd mistreated him?

The movie is brutally honest about 1 thing. It exposes gay "love" for what it is. Nothing more than lust.

The fact that gays look at this as a positive depiction just exposes their lifestyle all the more as nothing but a glorified fetish.

And the liberal OR Staff's take? They hated it. Not because it was about gays, but because it was just a really bad movie.

Why Should You Own a Gun?

During the 20th century, not counting warfare, governments murdered more than one man, woman and child every minute. 3.2 men, women and children, killed by their governments, every minute of every hour of every day of every year, for one hundred years.

That's why.

Public Safety

The pastey skinned invertibrates wring their hands and worry aloud. The public must be kept safe.

I ask you, why?

Why is it any of your business if I wear a helmet while I tear through the tarmac on my CBR?

Why... because if I crash, then your insurance will go up! Someone will have to pay for that 6 months I spent in the ICU. What ridiculous reasoning is this? Do we not see far more injury accidents in cars? How many lives would be saved if we required the drivers of automobiles to wear helmets and safety gear?

We watch NASCAR drivers walk away from 170+ mph multi-car crashes every sunday. With that kind of gear... what chance is there that anyone would die from a crash at 60mph? The same reasoning could well lead us to drop all speed limits to 5mph.

I have no desire to live like this.

What business is it of yours if I open a smoking bar? Or allow dogs in my resturaunt? If you don't like smoke... or dogs... can't you just leave?

Ever more.... Ever more I weigh the prospects of leaving America.

Excellent News!

Friends! There may yet be hope!

You cannot imagine my joy. I actually danced in a gig-like manner when I saw a link off the DrudgeReport. When Bill commented I had to post on it.

Now don't get me wrong. I'm not at all confident that BirdFlu will abandon its shiftless ways and actually mutate into something useful. It would certainly be nice if it did though. Short of a moderately sized planet-killer... this probably the best chance we have at some much needed human pruning.

I have my lingering doubts. Birdflu.... much like nuclear radiation... is far to unproven. The models always look far worse than the tests. Run Chernobyl through the computers and you'll find that half of Europe should've died out. Didn't happen. Sadly.

Anyway... lets not rain on the parade any more... we've got a potential plague to prepare for! Good times!

Happiness is a Dead Commie

Some of you will recall the picture I posted a while back of Che's corpse. There was talk of putting it on a t-shirt. The usual "wouldn't that be cool" stuff. Now of course 99 times out of 100 nothing ever comes of it. Well this time...



Boy howdy I was one happy camper when this showed up in the mail. Mad creds to Dadoovark for providing the shirt. My hippy neighbors havn't seen it yet... I can't wait to wear it to around WVU's campus. Oh happy day.

So...

Who wants one?

KLX 250



6-speed tranny. Modern suspension. Can you say, "Street Legal Dirt Bike"? Sorry Gregg. I'm joining Team Green.

ATF

I would be remiss if I didn't note the fact that the blog is suffering. Fact is... the reason I have the opinions I have... and the reason I write what I write is largely related to the fact that I have time to think.

Lately... I really don't have time to think... and when I do... I find myself thinking about the various differences between a BMW F650, a Suzuki DR-650 or DRZ400... or the new challenger.. the KLX250. If I have appeared distracted its because I am.

To much to do... not enough time to do it...

This time next week we'll be on the road to Nashville to drop the boys off and pick up DJ.

This time the week after we'll be on the road to Dickson to move in to our new house.

Things are a little hectic.

Yesterday for example was almost entirely wasted researching a company called FPE which used to make circuit breakers. Don't ask... just know that Home Inspections are a freakin' scam, and Home Inspectors don't know butt from a hole in the ground.

I basicly ended up telling the people who're buyin' my house that their inspector was crazier than a shit house loon.

Not to mention my late night counciling session last night...

Its friday dammit... its time to drink and smoke and carry on like fools.

Did I mention I almost bought a pistol yesterday? I was so irritated and pissed off about the inspector thing I took a break and started browesin' around my favorite internet haunts. By the time I came to my senses I was just about to hit the Buy button on a 645 dollar remake of the Confederate Lemat.

Now if ya don't know about that famed weapon you are missin' out. The original was a 9-shot .42 caliber cap and ball pistol... You could rotate the striker on the hammer down and then fire a 10th shot... which happened to be an 18 gauge shotgun! J.E.B. Stuart carried one of these... as I am sure Nathanial Bedford Forrest did as well at one time or another.

Anyway... I backed out. The new replica is actually in .44 and 20 gauge.... and I'm sure its a lot of fun... but I'd rather spend the bucks on a mill to make my own 1911s. What? You thought I'd forgot? bah.

Believe it or not my bourbon supply is runnin' low... I'm down to Bookers and Blantons. Yeah I know... its a tough life. I mean if you only have two to choose from... those are pretty damned good options. 2 guesses on what I'm drinkin' tonight...

ah piss on it... its 65 degrees and sunny... there's a little breeze goin' by... I'm gonna set out on the front porch and smoke. Maybe sip a little later. I'll be checkin' back directly.

Y'all have fun.

Heads Up

If you use mulch around your house be very careful about buying mulch this year. After the hurricane in New Orleans many trees were blown over. These trees were then turned into mulch and the state is trying to get rid of tons and tons of this mulch to any state or company who will come and haul it away. So it will be showing up in Home Depot and Lowes at dirt cheap prices with one huge problem; Formosan Termites will be the bonus in many of those bags. New Orleans is one of the few areas in the country were the Formosan Termites has gotten a strong hold and most of the trees blown down were already badly infested with those termites. Now we may have the worst case of transporting a problem to all parts of the country that we have ever had. These termites can eat a house in no time at all and we have no good control against them, so tell your friends that own homes to avoid cheap mulch and know were it came from.

more info

I got this in an email not long ago. I figured I'd pass it on. If you check it out on Snopes you'll find they say its false. Of course, if you read their explaination you'll find that its actually quite true... which they themselves admit. They gave it a false rating because of the menton of Home Depot and Lowes, which they feel will be safe. Its hard to argue since Home Depot buys no mulch from Louisianna. Snopes puts a great deal of faith in LSU's quarentine. I do not. As always take it with a grain of salt, but don't disregard it out of hand. Snopes is a great site and they do great work, but I feel they've dropped the ball on this one.

Shoot Him.

And you wonder why we don't let anyone watch our kids.

Please note the detectives talking about how meticulous one must be when collecting evidence in a case like this. Really? What's so complicated? The parents surveilence cameras recorded this evil bastard forcing the kids to felate him.

What's complicated about collecting this evidence?

Take him out back and put a bullet in his head.

I really don't understand the process here. Why is he still alive? Why was he arrested at all? Why didn't the father of these kids just kill him? Are you telling me you'd put the dad away for it? Because I'd nominate him for Dad of the Year.

Ya know what's complicated? The detectives are gonna try to empty all their "We don't know who did it" cases on this dude. That's what's complicated.

No doubt some lawyer will take the dude's case for the media exposure and the social boner. Innocent until proven guilty it says...

There's the video tape says I.

Shoot him.

Legend

I suppose each sport has one man that personifies it for better... Football has Peyton Manning... or worse... Baseball has Barry Bonds.

For years NASCAR had Dale Earnhardt. But actually... there was always someone that maybe fit the mold a little better.

Junior Johnson was born in 1931.

His daddy taught him to drive while running moonshine. Junior, it turns out, was a quick study. Its been said that Junior was never caught on the highway... not even close. I don't know how true that is... but the fact that its says tells ya somethin' about the way the man could drive.

He was called the same way a lot of preachers are called... we was plowin' a field... starrin' a mule's ass... when somethin' better come along. His brother L.P. walked right up and asked him to drive for him in the next race. Junior figured it may not pay no better... but drivin was a damn site more fun than plowin'.

He finished second.

The stories, tall tales, and out right lies about Junior are to many to list... entertaining though they be. What else would you expect from a man that won 50 races before retiring at just 34?

Oh by the way... did I mention he invented the modern practice of drafting when he won the Dayton 500 in 1960?

Junior is an authentic whiskey runnin' stock car racin' good ol' boy. He's a throw back to another civilization... Imagine Dale Earnhardt Junior running Herb through the back woods of Carolina on his off days...

NASCAR ain't a sport they says. They're right too. It's not really a sport.

Its more like a lifestyle.

Obediance

Its bed said recently that the Lord's call for obediance is to often ignored by the Church. This got me to thinking.

When one is commanded to do something that one wants to do, obeying is very easy indeed. Find me on any given Friday night and demand I sip some Bookers and you'll find me quite compliant. Order me to watch a Will and Grace marathon and we'll have a problem.

So it is to often with the Lord.

We all have our favorite verses... be they John 14:6 or 3:16... or something else. Likewise though, do we also have those verses that could perhaps better be described as versus. For they pit our will against God's.

Its in dealing with these Versus that our character is exposed. Will you distort the Word? Will you change God to fit your will? Or will you change yourself for God? If the Bible disagrees with you... who's wrong?

Perhaps this is a little clearer to me... in that one of my favorite verses is a versus for so many modern Christians. See... Modern Christian know things about Christ. They know He was a pacifist. They know He taught that we should "be nice to each other."

In short... They know Jesus was John Lennon.

So of course... They find themselves a bit stumped when they get to Luke. 22:36 comes to mind specificly:

Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one.

Here the fun starts. The Pope himself claimed that Christ wasn't actually talking about a real sword, but a spiritual one. I don't know... perhaps they sell spiritual swords on the steps of the Vatican... along with the Indulgences... I've never actually seen one. Must be nice though. This is an obsurdist view, and totally laughable. Christ is giving practical advice. He is preparing his deciples for a change, for life without His physical presence.

Ah... but Christ rebuked Peter for defending Him when the guards came! But.... Christ said turn the other cheek! But but but...

I've even read some folks claiming that "Luke" made this whole thing up when he wrote the book. Such a claim is comical and yet still sad. We rail against homosexuals for twisting the text of the Bible, and then we do the same thing.

Part of the Versus vs verses issue though relates to ignorance. When one has a good solid understanding of Christianity... these things matter very little... if ever they arrise at all.

Brilliant!

A wiseman once said;

"Big sisters are the crabgrass in the lawn of life."

Huge points for anyone who can name the source.

New Friend

Lets face it. Few things are as dear to a man as a well made knife. I probably haven't spent as much time on knives as I should... so let me take a minute to rectify that.

I've carried a Leatherman of one form or another for at least 6 years now. Probably closer to 8. Right now, more often than not you'll find a Leatherman Wave in its black holster on my belt. If I had my way I'd have that tool and a mini-maglite with me at all times. More often than not I have my way.

For all its usefulness though... the Leatherman is all tool. Its functionality as a weapon is zilch. Which brings me to my new friend.



Meet the Kershaw Tactical Blur. This is possibly my favorite pocket knife of all time. And I've had some fine ones. It's name is well earned. A flick of the thumb and this thing jump open. Don't blink. Switchblades are not this fast.

The grip is awesome as well. Sticky as can be. It's like 100 grit metal sandpaper.

Now don't get me wrong... I haven't given up on Kabar or Syderco. But this is a great knife. It feels perfect in my hand, and so far it has handled everything I've asked of it perfectly. If you're thinkin' about pickin' up a knew everyday knife... check out the Blurs.

The Curse of Interesting Times

The Dutch are considering outlawin' burqas. Swastikas are flying again in Germany. It appears Europe is back to its old ways. The more things change... the more they...

Well hold on now. Europeans are a bunch of lefties, right?

Sure... Economicly Europe is liberal, but when it comes to race relations europe is only progressive on the surface. One needs only to listen to soccer fans chant insults that would probly only be heard at an Illinois Klan rally in the States. Historically speaking we Americans may have had slaves, but we didn't march them into ovens. In the view of world history slavery is much more common and much more acceptable than say.... genocide.

Europe has a long history of genocide. In fact, some of the most effective and wide spread genocide in the world has happened on that continent. This history gives us a bit of perspective when we look at today's events.

Many have lamented that Europe has largely been lukewarm on the War on Terror. I cannot help but think that is partially because Europe doesn't take the war seriously yet. When they finally do take the war seriously though... it likely will not be the War on Terror to them. It is likely to be the War on Islam.

But no says you. Europe doesn't allow discrimination based on religion.

HA! says I. Europe changes the rules whenever she sees fit.

Europeans have a long fuse made of pure sloth. The fuse is finite however... and once lit, it will burn its way ever so slowly towards its end. It can be extinquished at anytime... but if it is not... there will be a bang. Or perhaps a boom... more likely.... and Earth-shattering KA-BOOM which will rock the moslem world for a century or more, if it survives at all. Americans may be wringing their hands over minority rights, but Europeans will be lining up brown people by the thousands at efficiently engineered execution centers. Anyone remember Dresden?

History is about to provide the Middle East with a teaching moment. What will the lesson be? Its hard to say. It's always easier to look back and see what lessons were taught than it is to predict what the lessons will be.

Right now the fuse is slowly burning away... but its showing signs of getting shorter. To expect that Europe will simply roll-over and die is insane. Things will get worse and worse with moslem relations there... and when things look the worst...

KA-BOOM.

Europe is a continent that requires a certain amount of warfare. It simply cannot exist in peace for more than a few decades. Frankly a decent sized European conflict is over due.

Tic. Tic. Tic. Tic. Tic. Tic.

The Myth of Low Crime in Canada

Canadian Crime Statics from 2004 per 100,000 population as reported by Canadian Police:

Crimes of Violence: 946
Attempted Murder: 2.2
Assault: 731
Sexual Assault: 73.7
Other Sexual Offenses: 8.2
Robbery: 86
Other Crimes of Violence: 42.3

Now before we go on, lets define some things. The Assault numbers are inflated, because they lumped all levels of assault, from say wearing a weapon in public to beating someone with a baseball bat, into one number. Since our American numbers don't account for that, lets just through out the Canadian numbers completely. Instead of 946 per 100,000, we'll call it 215 per 100,000. Now America doesn't have a chance right? Because the American numbers I'm about to show you actually include what Canadians call Level 2 and 3 assault.

United States of America

Violent Crimes per 100,000, as reported by police:

Murder, Attempted Murder, Aggravated Assault, Rape, and Robbery: 395

Canada: 215 per 100,00
US: 395 per 100,000.


So for every 1 serious violent crime in Canada, we have 1.8 serious violent crimes in the United States. Why that's just a startling difference. Ain't it?

Then again... remember... that 215 isn't the legit number. That's removing all of the class 2 and class 3 assaults from the Canadian number, which are included in the American number.

Uh oh.

So how many Class 2 and Class 3 assaults are there in Canada each year? I dunno... but when ya consider that the total assault rate is 731... I'd wager that its more than 180. Wouldn't you?

So much for the myth of low crime in Canada.

***I made an egregiously careless error this morning when I first posted this. It was just heinous. Probably the stupidest thing I've ever posted. I thought about leaving it for everyone to see... but then it occurred to me that some one might actually read it and believe it. Trust me when I tell you I'm an idiot before my third cup of coffee... particularly when it comes to simple math. I apologize. Thanks to Doc for pointin' it out.***

M'Out

Kids... I'm afraid you're on your own this weekend. Me and the family are about to roll. Headin' to the Great White North to spend a few lazy days at Niagara. As comical as it may sound I'll actually be staying on the Canada side. Wish me luck at the border. Or maybe you should wish them luck... ever how ya see it.

Jeb's been talkin' about seeing the HUGE waterfall for two days now. He's chompin' at the bit to get on the road. So.... Let my boys take up the slack for me this weekend.

Between Will, Res, EP, JAC and Vox you should be in good hands. Y'all keep 'em straight now.

The Beast



Kawasaki's ZX-14

Quarter Mile: 9.86 seconds @ 148mph.

Understand... this was stock. Out-of-the-box. Oh yeah... and these numbers were hit by a rider with little or no drag experience.

Oh mama.

The Important Things

Today I was slogging through our many years of writings and I began to wonder who it was that wrote all those angry rants. They certainly sound mad. This is strange, because I’m not really mad at all. In fact I’m as happy as I’ve ever been, if a bit stressed.

There’s been a tremendous change in my outlook. Things that bothered me before simply do not now. When I read of massive government waste, or equally massive bureaucratic stupidity, I simply chuckle to myself.

Why?

Largely its because I have become separated from society. I don’t work. I don’t watch TV outside of sports. What news I get I choose to get. My time is spent with my children, wife, and very soon my friends. I simply don’t feel a part of the society that is rapidly declining around me. I feel like I’m watching a ship of fools sink, rather than sinking with it.

I contribute nothing to the government. I pay no taxes. I do not vote. I no longer feel attachment to the ground on which I was born. The fire I once had to see it all fixed is long gone. Now I simply enjoy the show. How can one not?

Tiring of the Reagan Revolution the Democrats looked to Clinton to save them. All they got was moderate spending and massive cuts in welfare. Not what they had in mind.

The Republicans then elect Dubya, fearing the big government ways of Al Gore or John Kerry. In return Dubya increases the size and scope of government far more than either could have.

Next the Dems may elect Hillary over some war-mongering NeoCon. In return Hillary will re-double our war efforts in a manner that Dubya never could.

This is what I mean when I speak of high comedy.

In the past I kept connected through information. I simply absorbed everything I could about current events. That only lasts so long. Eventually reality wins. You can pretend you’re in the game from the bench, and you can even make yourself believe it, but you’re not really in the game. Someday the realization comes.

Oh don’t get me wrong. There are still issues that stir up a reaction in me; Abortion or Guns. But these things never keep me interested long. When the recent challenges to Roe fail, it won’t bother me like it would have 4 years ago. There was a time when I would have a serious internal debate about revolution. I would’ve asked myself if it was time to vote with my index finger.

Now? I’ll take a sip of bourbon, shake my head, and go back to thinking about motorcycles or pretty girls.

America is past saving, and not worth whatever struggle would be required anyway. The American people do not want to be free. They want to be fed and entertained. When you’re free you have to feed and entertain yourself, a much more difficult thing.

Live well. Drink well. Read much.

Christian concern is for the Lord and His Will. Not for the good of one nation or another. The rise and fall of empire is simply the way of the world. War and Peace are nothing to be overly concerned with.

Render unto Caesar that which is his…

nothing.

Not to Be Out Done

Believe it or not South Dakota is not the most Anti-Baby-Killing state in the Union. According to the National Oranization of Womens Health (BabyKillers R' Us) that distinction belongs to Mississippi.

Like South Dakota, the state only has one Infancide Processing Unit, and like South Dakota, Mississippi is about to pass into law a bill that would make it illegal for any doctor to perform an abortion unless the life of the mother is at stake.

Which statisticly speaking... pretty much never happens.

Where is Gold Going?

Back in 1980 Gold hit high mid-day at $850.00 an ounce. In today's dollars, that's $2,175.00... per ounce.

"2175 bucks!" you say. "2 1 7 5" says I. Then of course you scoff as you remember that you're talkin' to Nate.... who just happens to be crazier than a shithouse loon.

But look at the charts! Look!

We've got a great little pattern going here... natural fluxuation... ups and downs... but what we see is higher highs, and higher lows. Two steps forward, one step back. We're goin' somewhere folks. We know this bull-market is for real. That was proven back in January. If you look at the corrections, the last two lows were actually right at, or just above previous highs. That's serious people.

One tried and true rule of investing is, if's hit a price once, it will hit it again some day. We're gonna see gold break 2000 bucks an ounce.. It's going to happen. You can expect a steep correction at 850, as that number represents the uninflated 30-year high... but it the march will continue, and I suspect once 850 goes down the second time, it will pick up big time. If you haven't bought in before then, that's the time.

Gold is gonna roll on to the 2000 mark. After that all bets are off. But I'm not gonna ride it out much past it. I may even sell off at just short of $2000. It will peak sometime shortly there after... probably somewhere not to far north of $2175. After that it will drop like a rock, followed by a dead-cat bounce up to about $1,000... then it will begin the slide into slumpdom.

That's where we are people. I've made it as clear as I can. If you don't make a killing on this, don't blame me. People complain because no one gives them specific advice. Well... it don't get more specific than this: Buy Gold. BUY GOLD. Hold it until it hits 2000, then start considering selling. Don't bother selling off and re-buying on each and every correction. Who has time for that crap? Just hold it for the big one. I may consider selling at 850, just because I'm so confident there will be a big correction there.... but I also may be out on the boat sippin' bourbon and watchin' the pretty blonde girl play.

Anyway... You're Welcome.

Yankee Women

I offer you a letter to the Editor of the Asbury Park Times:

Hunting's not sport

Why aren't more people talking about the real issue with Vice President Cheney's hunting accident — sport hunting? The ranch where Cheney was
hunting provides quail that are raised and released for the sole purpose of
being hunted. Sport hunting is an oxymoron. There is no sport in hunting. It is
an outlet for those with misplaced anger and rage. That this was downplayed
comes as no surprise to me.

Shooting and killing birds with pellets is not only inhumane, it's
barbaric. Many birds are only wounded, and suffer. All living things feel pain
and deserve to be treated with kindness.

The National Rifle Association and fish-and-game interests are powerful
lobbies in Washington, constantly putting their own spin on hunting and gun
violence. They even urge parents to hunt with their children. What if Cheney had
shot a child that day? Would that have been much ado about nothing?

Countless forms of recreation do not involve the killing of innocent beings. Had Cheney been engaged in a more positive activity, his friend wouldn't have been critically injured. Violence is too prevalent in our society. Cheney serves as a terrible role model for our children. We need to raise our children to respect life and have empathy for all living things.

Nadine Hemy

You see... sometimes its far better to just let these people talk. You can win a debate without ever opening your mouth. I mean... to this nutcase, the fact that Cheney was shooting birds is more important than the fact that he shot a human being. Being.. did ya catch that? Notice how she refers to birds as "beings". And you wonder why Vox doesn't want women to vote.

This letter... this letter right here...

This is why we hate liberals.

NateMail: Powder Measure

Coy Getman of RCBS writes:

(on volumetric powder measure producing more accurate rounds than mass)

Some say yes, some, no. Volumetric measuring is done for black powder, mass for smokeless.
Now for thoughts "according to Coy": The stick powders do not come through a measure well, some of the sticks are sheared while others are pushed down into the reservoir, the result is different each time and not conducive to accuracy. The spherical powders tend to measure well as they are most often not sheared when measuring, therefore volume and mass will vary, little. I would say for the stick powder, use weight, for spherical, volume, but check periodically by weight.

What say you boys? I think ol' Coy nailed her down pretty good.

The Husband Store

A store that sells new husbands has just opened in New York City, where awoman may go to choose a husband. Among the instructions at the entranceis a description of how the Store operates.

You may visit the store ONLY ONCE! There are six floors and the attributesof the men increase as the shopper ascends the flights. There is, however,a catch: you may choose any man from a particular floor, or you may chooseto go up a floor, but you cannot go back down except to exit the building.

So, a woman goes to the Husband Store to find a husband.

On the first floor the sign on the door reads:

Floor 1 - These men have jobs. The second floor sign reads:

Floor 2 - These men have jobs and love kids.The third floor sign reads:

Floor 3 - These men have jobs, love kids, and are extremely good looking. "Wow," she thinks, but feels compelled to keep going. She goes to the fourth floor and sign reads:

Floor 4 - These men have jobs, love kids, are drop-dead good looking, and help with the housework."Oh, mercy me!" she exclaims, "I can hardly stand it!"Still, she goes to the fifth floor and sign reads:

Floor 5 - These men have jobs, love kids, are drop-dead gorgeous, help with the housework, and have a strong romantic streak. She is so tempted to stay, but she goes to the sixth floor and the signreads:

Floor 6 - You are visitor 31,456,012 to this floor. There are no men here. This floor exists solely as proof that women are impossible to please. Thank you for shopping at the Husband Store.

A new wives store opened across the street. The first floor has wives that love sex. The second floor has wives that love sex and have money.

The third through sixth floors have never been visited.

Dealing With Kalifornia

JAC and I were bs'in' the other day... talking about Kalifornia and its deplorable ways. Particularly the way they impose ridiculous restrictions on products sold there. Both of us agreed that we'd sooner forsake then entire Kali market than go through the trouble of producing a differently configured vehicle for one state.

We don't own a business though. Its one thing for us to say this. Its another for the owner of a small business in Murfreesboro, TN to write off one of his biggest markets. When Kalifornia outlawed public ownership of the .50bmg, the owner of Barrett Rifles did just that. From barrettrifles.com:

Barrett cannot legally sell any of its products to lawbreakers. Therefore, since California’s passing of AB 50, the state is not in compliance with the US Constitution’s 2nd and 14th Amendments, and we will not sell nor service any of our products to any Government agency of the State of California.

It doesn't get much clearer than that. If the state will not allow its citizens to purchase Barrett Rifles, then Barrett Rifles will not sell its weapons to the State of Kalifornia.

See those?

We call those balls.

The Myth of Stare Decisis

With two recent supreme court confirmation hearings under out belt, I suppose its fair to assume that the witless masses now have some idea of what precident is. Those who follow politics like it was some blasphamous horse race saw Alito and Roberts grilled on the subject. The Democrats on the committee wanted to make sure that the fast one they pulled in the 70's didn't get to close a look. Meanwhile the Republicans were coming ever so close to letting the cat out of the bag.

And to what furious feline do I refer?

A simple thing really. The term Stare Decisis refers to precident. Stare Decisis sounds better though. One of the best ways to pass one over on the great unwashed is to give it a latin name. To them, it sounds like something from God Himself. What? You didn't know God spoke Latin?

Let me waste no more words here. Stare Decisis is a myth. Its nothing more than a judge's trick. Its the fancy latin name for the cover over his ass. Its not a limit on judicial power. When a court wants to overturn something, they do. All the precident in the world won't stop them. The great thing about precident, for them, is its usefullness as a pressure relief valve. When they are under the gun about a decision they don't want to make, they can always fall back on good ol' Stare Decisis. The people here terms like that and their eyes glaze over. They assume its some gross legaleze that they have no desire to comprehend.

Stare Decisis isn't in the mind of judges. It's in the toolbox. It's something to fallback on when your spine fails you. Its something you ignore otherwise. No court ever refused to overturn law it thought was bad, in the name of Stare Decisis.

Dare I Hope

When I saw this, I got chills. Then... the great ogre that is my subconscience pessimism grabbed the wee optimist flicker.... shock it violently... body slammed it... kicked it 4 times... and threw it back into the gulag.

It's Hollywood.... You just know they're gonna make Leonidas gay.

By Low. Sell High.

Back in 2001 my wife and I purchased our house for $118,500. We just signed a contract to sell it for $192,000.

Tell me... my good liberal friends... Does that qualify as "excessive profits"? Should I, in the name of fairness, sold my house for say.... $150,000? Just you know... because I really don't need that much money?

Hey... I said there was a housing bubble. I didn't say you shouldn't be taking advantage of it. For crying out loud people... if you live in one of these area that real-estate has gone psycho... in the name of all that is good in the world... SELL! SELL NOW!

People lose their butts, more often than not, because they don't know when enough is enough. They get greedy.

Casinos count on it. You never get up 500 bucks and walk out. You stay. And you end up giving it all back, and then some.

In terms of the market people get so caught up on selling at the exact peak that they hold on to long, and get left holding the bag. Think about where these people could've been if they'd had the sense to cash out of the tech boom in the 90s? Well.. here's a hint... Mark Cuban did it, and ended up buying an NBA team with all the cash he made.

He was one of the few though... most folks were left with a bunch of worthless paper.

What's the housing market like where you are? Do ya know what your house is worth? Maybe its time to cut and run. Maybe not. Something to think on though.

The Wonderlic

One of the more entertaining aspects of the NFL combine is the wonderlic test. For those of you who have never heard, it's an intelligence test, and a very good one. One way to think about it, is sort-of like a spiral staircase. The questions at the begining are very simple, and they get harder as you go. There are 50 total questions, and you get 12 minutes to answer as many as possible. On the wonderlic as score of 20 equates to an IQ of 100.

Agents drill their players for weeks or months, often making them take the test 2 or 3 times per-day in the weeks leading up to the daft. Huge money hangs on a good score. There are teams, like the Rams for example, that simply will not take a guy with a bad score. On the otherhand its widely known that the Vikings actually seek out players with scores of 15 and below.

Vince Young, the hot qb prospect from Texas took the test this weekend.

He got a 6. A little quick math indicates that Mr Youngs IQ would then be somewhere around.... 30? I don't know that for a fact... I am just speculating... if 20 = 100 then 6 = 30. I'm not sure that the scoring is perportional, but I am sure that Vince Young wouldn't have a prayer of explaining how I figured that out.

Seriously. 6. 6! We're talking about a droolin' idiot here. Someone who is about as mentality capable as a box of rocks. You can claim I'm bein' a jerk or whatever, but the plain truth is, this dude a tard. He may not look like a tard... He may talk "street"... but he's still a tard.

What was this kid doin' in college? If you're one of those people who said he should stay in school... I ask you... Honestly... Why should a tard be in college? Do we really want our colleges graduating tards? Who's gonna work at McDonalds?

I mean... I assume Mr Young was in good standing at the University of Texas. Must be some pretty rigorous academics down there in Austin! Was he doing book reports on The Foot Book?

Of course I'm being ridiculous right? Everyone should go to college... everyone... tards... morons... folks who really have no desire to be there... everyone needs to go. Because lord knows, you can't get a job if ya didn't go to college.

After all... how can anyone be expected to colate, perform a myriad of amazing tasks with excell or powerpoint, if one doesn't have a deep background in 3rd grade math and 1st grade reading comprehension?

On a more entertaining note... Jay Cutler's score isn't widely known... but we do know he jumped in there at the bench press and threw up 23 reps at 225 pounds. That was good enough to best all but 1 of the running backs who lifted this weekend!

Vince Young drops like a stone because he screwed up a test... Jay Cutler is skyrocketing because he's shown some serious athletic ability.

This is the NFL.

ATF: The Continental Edition

I say the Continental Edition... because I'm sitting here in my smokin' jacket... sippin' shampanya.

Oh yeah... How you doin' baby?

Let's starting things off right. Apparently JAC has decided to make an issue of my fondest bourbon. Even going so far as to compare it negatively with the swill that is Kentucky Tavern. One might well expect such a transgression to lead to some great blog war. In my estimation this instance actually casts a great deal more light on JAC's simple palate than it does on the unimpunable quality of my beloved Makers Mark.

For those who started drinking a few hours ago... that was just a long drawn out way of me tellin' JAC to kiss my white ass. But I digress...

Understand that I am in no way claiming that Makers Mark is the equal of something like Rare Breed. Its simply laughable. But just because something isn't as good as the best there is, doesn't mean it isn't enjoyable. Bang for the buck and all that.

On a far more disturbing note... my quite full humidor is acting up. This is putting several of my dark lovelies in harms way, and quite needlessly. If you think I haven't lost sleep over the fact that the humidity level is far below par, you should think again. I've gone so far as to add a soaking wet paper towel (distilled water of course) to try to help out. I'm quite conserned. We'll see how it goes.

On the firearms front... There's clearly a Lee vs. RCBS debate waiting to break out here... with the RCBS snobs lead by Gregg, and the God Fearing supporters of all things Lee lead by JAC. I come down on the Lee side of things myself, and have been, much like JAC, known to sit and use a lee loader at the range on the same case over and over. You would be suprised what sort of groups this will produce. My brother and I, would not.

Now... what you don't realize is that approximately 2 hours has past since that last paragraph... and I've had a bottle of sssssssssshampanya pretty much to myself... so on that note... i'll leave you. But before I do....

Let me remind you that you should be listening to Chris Ledoux... or at least Brahms... unless its a Nat Light kinda night... where in you should be listening to Sammy Kershaw sing about Beer, Bait, and Ammo. Stick with those boys and you'll do fine.

Now eat.. drink... and be well... pat whatever fine lovely you find yourself in the company of on her ample rear end, and blame it on me.

Y'all keep 'em straight.

Post Number 911: Time Well Wasted

Its come to my attention that more than a few of you are still spending far to much time in some vain and pointless attempt to fix this country. This is more than a little disappointing. I sincerely thought we'd covered this already.

Listen carefully dammit... I don't want to have to type this up again.

The country will not be fixed. It's not going to happen. We've decended into a level of stupidity and self-destructive idiocy that has rarely been breached in the history of man. Well... at least outside of Africa.

Politics has been reduced to a team sport. You've become emotionally invested in one side or the other. You're like a bunch of mad british soccer fans. You love one side loyally and you hate the other unconditionally.

You read blogs... think... discuss...

For what? To what end?

You're wasting your time on topics that no one has the slightest business being interested in. The Current Events Snobs of the day continually look down thier noses at the sports page, all the while oblivious to the fact that they are obsessing over the comics. After all... The warmonger president is threatening to use his first veto to allow a bunch of terrorists to take over some of the largest ports in our country, while the peace-nik moslem loving hippies have pulled themselves up from the barrell long enough to squeel about something other than the lack of islamic lubricant. Not to mention the fact that the Vice-President shot a lawyer in the face while bird hunting... drunk!

Friends... Pull your head from your asses. There is a world out there to enjoy. There are children to play with. There are motorcycles and wave runners to ride. There are mountains to climb. Unseen trails to explore.

There is more to life than the comic pages that make up section A over the New York Times.

These things are much more entertaining when you view them seperation. When you disassociate yourself from either side... and simply see it for what it is.

High Comedy.

Spring approaches. Better that we should feast up mostly raw meat, drink arcane concoctions from the dusky hills of Kentucky and Tennessee, Ride the trails unridden, and of course...

Rut!

Take His Word

"Gun control? It's the best thing you can do for crooks and gangsters. I want you to have nothing. If I'm a bad guy, I'm always gonna have a gun. Safety locks? You will pull the trigger with a lock on, and I'll pull the trigger. We'll see who wins." — Sammy "The Bull" Gravano, whose testimony convicted John Gotti.

Nortons

Sucks.

That is all.

Anarchy, Vigilanteism, and the Rule of Law

John A. Rosenberger: 1st degree child abuse. Sentence suspended. 5-years probation.

This man didn't spend a day in jail. Understand that the legal definition of 1st degree child abuse is "knowingly and willfully causing serious physical or mental harm to a child. 5-years probation.. for serious damage.

Jason Nolan Brooks: Criminal sexual conduct on child. 2 years probation

Again. Not a day in jail. I couldn't find any specifics or generalities on what this charge usually means, but you can bet it was a plea deal anyway.

Robert Orval Sypolt: Male Child 13-17 - 2nd Degree Sexual Abuse served 3 months in a correctional facility - on 9-23-99 placed on 6 months home confinement then will serve 5 years probation.

Buggering little boys? No problem... you'll be out in 3-months.

Leonard David Keith: Female Child 6-12 - 1st Degree Sexual Abuse and Sexual Abuse by A Custodian served approximately 5 years and 8 months in a correctional facility and given 1-5 years probation.

Screwing your 6 year old daughter? No problem. You'll be out and doing it again before she's in middle school.

David E. Danks: Multiple Victims - 1st Degree Sexual Abuse sentence suspended and given 5 years probation. 2 female child victims between 6-12 years of age.

And hey... if you really like little girls, look at this guy! He's convicted of screwing two girls under the age of 12... never spent a day in jail. Not one day.

Gene Larry Maxwell:Multiple Victims - Sodomy with Person Under 14 or with Force, Lewd or Lascivious Acts with Child Under 14 in the state of California served approximately 5 years in a correctional facility.

Maybe you like ass raping little boys? Careful! that could cost you 5-years. Think back to the year 2001 people. How long does that seem? I guess we should be happy though... I for one am suprised that screwing little boys up the butt is illegal at all in California.


The preceding is a list of the child-predators within 1.5 miles of my house in little ol' Morgantown, West Virginia. I chose to use Morgantown instead of Dickson because WV actually takes the time to tell you what these bastards did, and how long they served for it. TN just gives you a name and an address. You don't know if the dude screwed his 16-year-old girlfriend two days after he turned 18, or if he raped 32 girls under the age of 10. Give WV credit. This is info we need to have. Tennessee is dropping the ball.

But lets get to the point shall we?

Answer me honestly. If that was your little girl that David E Danks had sex with... what would you do? When you sat in the court room, and heard that judge give him a suspended sentence and probation... what would you do? What would you do when you learned that the man that fucked your 7-year-old daughter wouldn't spend a day in jail for it?

This isn't a made up scenario. This is real. This happened.

You're on the jury. That little girl's daddy is on trial putting a .45 inch hole David E Danks' forehead. He doesn't deny it. Would you convict him?

I'll tell you right now... The Neo-Cons will tell you that this is a terrible situation... but we must honor the rule of law... because if we don't... it's just anarchy. Shooting the man is murder. Murder is illegal. Daddy must go to jail.

To the neo-cons I say what we have now is anarchy. The only legitimate role of government is to protect the weak from the strong. A society that allows child predators to go un-punished, or are insignificantly punished, has no government. It is, by definition, anarchy. Shooting that bastard in the head isn't murder. Its justice. Its justifiable homicide. Justified by what? By the fact that he screwed the man's daughter. Good enough for me.

Last week a man shook a one-month-old baby to death. Fractured skull... crushed ribs... I want you to think about how flexible a new born's bones are... I want you to think about the force required to produce those injuries.

And now consider this...

No one has taken that piece-of-shit out back and shot him in the head. What do you think he'll get? suspended sentence? 2 years in jail and 5 years probation?

You call that a justice system?

I'll take my chances with the He-Needed-Killin-Defense.

Bleg

DrWho could use some help. She's made up a pamphlet... sort of a FAQ on Epidurals. She'd like to get some feedback from some non-medical types. Let us know what ya think... helpful? not helpful? Idealy this will be given to pregnant women when at their first OB visit. Right now, there is literally no information on anesthesia being given at all.



Will labor be painful?
The pain experienced during labor is different for every woman, but most women will experience some pain.

What is an epidural?
An epidural is a tiny catheter that lies in your epidural space (right next to your spinal cord) that is capable of delivering medicine (a local anesthetic) that numbs the nerves that carry the pain sensations from labor.

How common are epidurals?
Here at WVU, __% of laboring patients receive an epidural. Approximately one hundred million women each year get a labor epidural.

What are some reasons that I could not get an epidural?
Unless delivery is imminent, you cannot be too far along to have an epidural. As long as you are going to deliver the baby during this hospitalization, there is no such thing as not dilated enough to have an epidural. However, if you are not dilated to at least 3-4cm, then the epidural may make labor last longer. If you have a pregnancy related condition called pre-eclampsia, a blood laboratory test to determine your blood’s clotting ability will have to be completed. If your blood does not clot well, then you would not be a candidate for an epidural. If you are on blood thinners or have severe liver disease, then you might not be a candidate. If you have symptoms of a blood infection or a rash in the small of your back, then you might not be a candidate. HIV is not a contraindication for an epidural.

What can I expect during the placement of the epidural?
First, your anesthesiologist will ask you some questions to make sure it is safe for you to have an epidural and get your permission. Then, you will be given some fluid through your IV. You will most likely be sitting on the edge of the bed facing away from the anesthesiologist. You will have some monitors placed (blood pressure cuff on your upper arm and a clip on your finger). The anesthesiologist will press on your back feeling for the right space. He will then clean off your back with a cold cleaning solution. A drape will be placed on your back. He will then put some numbing medicine under your skin with a small needle. You will usually feel a little pinch and then a stinging sensation that goes away very quickly. After that, you might feel some pressure sensation or a twinge down one of your legs. Both of these sensations are normal, but let your anesthesiologist know if you have them and which side you felt it on. Also, let your anesthesiologist know if you feel like he is working on the left or the right instead of directly in the middle. The anesthesiologist will use an epidural needle to find the epidural space, and then place the epidural catheter through the needle. He will then remove the needle leaving only the catheter. The catheter will be taped into place and a test dose of medicine given. If the test dose is negative, you will lay back down. After you get a bolus of medicine through your catheter, your legs will go numb and be difficult to lift. Your contractions will get shorter and less intense. It may take 10 to 20 min for the pain from your contractions to go away completely. The time from the first needle stick to the time you are comfortable is on average blank minutes here at WVU. Blank% of patients here at WVU thought that the procedure was better than they expected.

Is there a way to test the epidural?
Epidurals are a “blind” procedure, meaning we cannot actually see where the catheter goes. We give a test dose of medicine to better guide us to the accurate placement of the catheter. The signs and symptoms we are looking for after the test dose of medicine include a buzzing in your ear, numb lips, dizziness, and numb legs or buttocks.

What are the side effects?
The most common side effect is hypotension (low blood pressure). Blank % of our ladies here at WVU experience significant hypotension. Fluid through your IV is given to prevent this; also, there are medications that we can give if the blood pressure gets too low. Hypotension can cause nausea (sick at your stomach). Nausea occurs about 20-30% of the time. Backache after labor and delivery is a common side effect. This can be from several causes including pushing, straining, or an epidural. About 18% of patients having epidurals will develop a backache. This is thought to occur from the bruising from the needle stick. This will usually go away in a few days to few weeks. Depending on the medication your anesthesiologist uses, itching may be a side effect. Certain kinds of medicine can be given to help with the itching. If you have a history of cold sores, then let your anesthesiologist know because it may prevent him from being able to use a certain type of medicine. The next most common side effect is a headache at about 1%. This is from spinal fluid being encountered during the procedure. This is not dangerous for you or the baby; doctors sample spinal fluid for diagnostic purposes all the time. Your anesthesiologist will let you know after the epidural is placed if this is a complication that is likely to occur. Even if spinal fluid is encountered, only 60% of patients develop a headache. A technique similar to an epidural called a blood patch is 85-90% effective for alleviating the headache. Even if you don’t want the blood patch, most headaches will go away in a week or two. Occasionally, patients will experience shivering; however, patients without epidurals also experience shivering.

What are the risks from an epidural?
All of these risks are so low that no one is able to give an accurate percentage of likelihood that any of these will happen. Complications include bleeding, infection, urinary retention, seizure, difficulty breathing, epidural abscess, allergic reaction, nerve damage including paralysis, high spinal and cardiovascular collapse resulting in death. A high spinal is where medicine travels too far up your back and it effects the muscles you use to breathe which makes it difficult for you to breathe. We may have to breathe for you and possibly do an emergency caesarian section, but this is extremely rare. Another very rare risk is an epidural hematoma, which is a pocket of blood pressing on your spinal cord. This complication, if accompanied by neurological symptoms, would require surgery on your back to prevent permanent damage. Epidurals may increase your temperature to a low grade temperature, but this is not from infection.

Will an epidural increase my chances of needing a caesarian section or slow down my labor?
Although it is a frequent topic of debate, there is no scientific evidence, despite extensive studies, to show that epidurals increase the rate of caesarian sections or instrumental deliveries such as forceps or vacuum deliveries. Epidurals may slow down early labor by 20-40 minutes if it is placed when you are less than 3-4cm dilated. It does not slow down labor if you are past 5 cm dilated. It can sometimes even speed labor up because it allows you to relax more when you are not in pain.

What is a Combined Spinal-Epidural?
A combined spinal-epidural is where in addition to a normal epidural, a small amount of medicine is also placed in your spinal fluid. The advantage of this is that you will get almost immediate relief of your contractions with minimal to no leg weakness.

Can I have a walking epidural?
Although we have several techniques here a WVU to minimize your weakness in your legs, we do not currently allow laboring mothers, even with the best of motor control, to get out of bed. It is too important to have continual monitoring of the baby.

What are the benefits of an epidural?
Wonderful pain relief! With adequate pain control, you can rest before you have to push. Some ladies are so comfortable that they actually sleep! You are able to breathe better which improves oxygen supply to your baby. Laboring patients who choose to go with narcotics through their IV are not allowed to have any more medicine when it gets close to time to have the baby for fear that the baby will have breathing problems upon delivery. With an epidural, you will have good pain control during labor and even through delivery. The epidural does not need to be stopped when it is time to have the baby. Good pain control just makes the birthing experience more satisfactory and even enjoyable. Also, in the event that you may need an emergency caesarian section, your epidural can be used for a quick anesthetic. The epidural can also be used if you want your tubes tied.

Will the baby get any of the numbing medicine?
The babies of mothers with epidurals are exposed to a very tiny amount of the medicine; however, it is much less than babies of mothers who had intravenous narcotics such as Demerol Fentanyl, or Nubain. Studies have shown that there is no difference between babies born by moms who had epidurals and moms who did not have epidurals when comparing sleeping, nursing or pooping. Your baby will not be born numb!

Do epidurals ever fail?
About 10% of epidurals will fail. There are several techniques that your anesthesiologist can use to try and salvage the epidural without having to replace it. About half of those that fail will not need to be replaced. If delivery is not imminent, the epidural can be replaced. Some ladies experience “hotspots.” These are small areas, usually on your abdomen, that are not completely numb. Sometimes epidurals are one-sided. This is where only your left or right side is numb. There are techniques that can improve this, or the epidural can be replaced. As it comes time to push, you may have a pressure sensation. This may be uncomfortable. However, it is a good sign that you are close to having the baby and that you will be able to feel each time you need to push, which is a good thing.

Will I be able to control the amount of medicine I am getting?
Here at WVU, we have what is called a PCEA (Patient Controlled Epidural Analgesia). It has a button attached to the pump that is continually giving you medicine through your epidural catheter. You can push the button to give you extra medicine. As long as you are uncomfortable, you cannot overdose yourself because there is a lockout. However, you should not push the button if you are not in pain. Only you know if you are uncomfortable, so only you should push the button

Classic

So the other day Jeb comes up and says, as only he can...

"Daddydidyouheardat?" He says it just like that. All one word.

"What was is it buddy?"

"heh heh... Jeb pooted. Just like mommy does."

"Did you poot loud?"

"No! Not loud! Just quiet."

"Mommy poots quiet?"

"Mommy poots quiet... so not wake up baby Eli."

PLUG!!!!

My friends! The boy's finally gotten off his butt and jumped into the ring! Res Ipsa's got a blog. The theme alone is worth your time... particularly if ya miss 70's tv. Stop by if ya would... I know Giraffe will at least be happy about it.

Y'all come!

Bravado, Arabs, and China

There is something in our society... something weak. Something that makes people automatically associated aggressiveness with strength. We see it in the everyday assumption that white people can't win fights with blacks... because young black males demonstrate extremely aggressive behavior. This is a mis-interpratation of course, as one should regard such behavior as a large neon sign reading: coward here. This is the behavior of one trying to boast his way out of a fight he doesn't really want.

On a large scale we see this in the Muslim world. When there is 5000 of them, and no one to fight back, they are as brave as can be. They'll burn an embassy to the ground in a heart-beat.

But notice China, where the violent riots are not riots at all, but demonstrations. No buildings burning there.

Why?

Because the Red Army would love an excuse to kill every one them, and they know it.

Back in 1989 we heard all about the elite Republican Guard. We heard how powerful the soviet armed Iraqi army was.

Squish.

Now we hear the same things about Iran. Even Vox has fallen for it. Iran is not Iraq they'll say.

Squish.

The Arab myth of military prowess was exposed completely by Israel in 1967. We learned everything we need to know. They're all talk. They talk and talk and talk... until you punch them in the face... then they squawk... and whimper... and cry... and surrender... tails tucked.

The only middle-eastern army worth a damn is the Egyptian Army. Its the only one who's boys kept their heads under fire.

The rest are just just lapdogs... lookin' to get stepped on.

They're behavior in China is the tell-tale sign. They'll push around anyone they want! So long as they know they won't get pushed back. They have a comfort with certain cultures. Muslims believe whites to be largely cowards... so they feel free to behave anyway they choose. On the other hand, they do not doubt the brutality that China is capable of.

Brutality is how you earn these people's respect. You demonstrate will through violence. It is the exact opposite of western culture.

Its time we understood that, and responded accordingly.

10 Post Dayton Thoughts



1) Jamie McMurray really needs to learn to bump draft. No telling how many people he nearly killed Sunday. You don't bump on the curves kid... and you nudge folks down the straights... you don't ram them.

2) Why won't anyone help the 8 car?

3) I loved Tony Stewart's explaination on wrecking Kenseth... "He started it on lap 20. I finished it." If Tony wasnt' one of the best drivers in the world, we would've had the big one when Kenseth damned near spun him. Give 'em Hell son.

4) Kurt Busch really bit his tounge. Boy might be learning something.

5) Jeff Green didn't.

6) The Bud Boys are clearly the class of the field when it comes to pit stops. They smoked everyone all day long. One owner said, "If we'd had green stops all day, the 8 car would've lapped the field." I'm not real sure that way hyperbole.

7) The 2 and the 12 may work better this year than last year. Anyone see that coming?

8) The Charger's still behind.

9) Ryan Newman owes his second place finish to Kenny Shrader, who saved his butt by dodging him on pit road.

10) The Fox broadcastings are still better.

11) I will not be constrained by subject lines.

12) Tony wasn't driving aggressive. He was driving mean.

13) I like mean.

14) I will not bother changing subject lines for the sake of accuracy.

Daytona

Let's go racin' boys!

It's gonna be a wild year... May as well kick things off with a prediction though right? I'm going with the big name no one is talking about. Well... almost no one. At least until he and his teamate lit up happy hour yesterday. Of course I'm talkin' about Dale Jr and Truex.

Jeff Gordon was to busy rubbing his aching vagina to both practicing... but he did give his fingers a rest long enough to watch a little. He pointed out that Jr was looking real good. I for one am hoping Gordon was talking about Junior's car and not looking for a latenight shower partner.

Look for Kevin Harvick to make some noice tomarrow too. He's the darkhorse pick.

Late in the race I expect Stewart, Truex, and maybe ol' Happy to link up with Jr and follow the big dog to the front.

Gordon and his queer buddy Jimmy Johnson won't have a prayer when that happens.

Chevy will dominate. Again.

UPDATE

Well it was all set up like I thought... Dale Jr baled out to make his run... but as has been the case the last couple years... no one wanted to go with him. I don't know why Smoke didn't jump out there with him.... I really think the two of them could've taken the Little Johnson. Still... Great race... awesome to have racin' back!

Alternate ATF


Booze...

and SNL: Best of Christopher Walken.


NEVER QUESTION BRUCE DICKENSON!!!


and a new X-box game of course... Evil Dead!!! With Bruce Campbell playign ASH!

I'm the king baby!

Global Warming

I strongly recommend reading this piece. I have little faith in geology but I like the idea of using history to predict the future. This former NASA scientist claims that in just a few years sea level could rise by 25 meters. Think about that...

The coastal population centers of the US would be removed from existance. San Fransisco, Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Boston... All gone. The death toll could be in the hundereds of millions.

HA!

What could be better?

Church

Brothers and Sisters!

We are here for one reason, and one reason alone... To share our love... of Horsepower!

I present to you... The 2007 Dodge Challenger:



And now let me turn our service over to Reverend Red... who will offer testimony... and wisdom... from his...

The Sermon on the Dyno

Our text for today is Proverb 427

Thou shalt have more than 4 cylinders in your engine. Thou shalt have the ability to go ZOOM when thou dost "punch it". Thou shalt be able worship at the House of Horsepower. For this, my son, thou shalt have an American Muscle car or truck. Brothers and Sisters of the Church of Horsepower, I have been asked by our good Brother Nate, a true adherent to our sacred covenant, to give a few words about the need, the need I say for speed. Today, too many have lost their way, and have strayed from the true faith, of Iron and Steel and Rubber meeting the Road, of peel outs and Cubic Horsepower. There is a need to remember how we got here…. From the flathead V-8’s of our forefathers, to the coming of the power and the muscle of the American Automobile. The heritage of the 283, of the 327, of the 302, of the 340 small block, of the 350 Chevy, of the 351, of the 383, of the 396, of the 400, the 403, the 427, the 428, the 429, the 454, the 426 Hemi and the 440 Interceptor. These are the source of the power and the strength of the true faith. The breath of life, coming from Holley. And Glass Packs, to let the ignorant learn of the power we possess.

The era of the small cars and of the curse of OPEC has diluted the faithful, due to the need for practicality, but we hold true to the faith. These interlopers have mocked the need for speed, and have made gas mileage paramount in their worship. This must stop!! We have seen a resurgence in the faithful, thanks to pilgrimages to places such as Malibu, and the shine of the street, the Woodward Dream Cruise. And those that never lost the faith, them blessed good ol’ boys of NASCAR….. brothers, we love ya. New deciples have stepped forward to carry the torch, Brother Lutz of GM, and the return of Brother Shelby at Ford…. The legacy continues in the tradition of Harley Earl, and Hank the Deuce and the boys at MOPAR… thunder comes down again from on high.

Again the names from the past return, the Corvette, the Mustang, the Goat, the Charger, combined with the legacy of those that went before, the Super Bee, the Camaro, and the Cobra, and the new breed of Viper and GT, show us the way.
Remember our creed, and keep faithful to it.

Thank you brother Red for those inspiring words.

Friends... our prophecy is coming into fruition before our very eyes. The pictures you see are of the new 2007 Dodge Challenger. It is rumored come complete with a 6.1 liter 510 horse power Hemi.

Let us kneel.

Deer Cartridges, Fishin', and Other Grave Topics

Setting aside the wisdom of picking various cartridges based on terrain... let's tackle this head on. Where do ya stand boys? I spect you westerns are gonna favor the big magnums... y'all being out amonst the rocks and grass... deer got nothin' to hide behind. We Southrons have things a might tougher... as we rarely get a chance to take more than 50 yard shot. We find ourselves fighting thick brush everywhere ya look.

Now JAC makes his favorite plain. He's a girly .270 man. Of course... any sensible man of the South knows that a bullet that small is just gonna get deflected off some branch and end up killing some unsuspecting hunter... who probably was hunting with a .30 caliber... like all decent folk do. Ok ok... I know... that .270 wouldn't really kill him... but it would sting like hell.

I favour big bullets. Heavywieghts fly straighter... and hold their momentum longer. They are less likely to be deflected, and less affected by the wind. I prefer things like... 8mm Remington... and if we're talking about magnums... I'll go with 8mm Remington Magnum. Why? 65,000 psi for one. Big bullet... haulin' ass... Means I don't have to chase a damned thing. Whatever gets hit drops right there. Well... actually it probably gets knocked back about 4 feet... and you'll most likely be able to stick a thermos in the exit wound.

I won't be to hard on JAC. What we have and what we prefer are not always the same. I reckon the boy would sooner shoot a deer, or anything else for that matter, with a 375 Ultra Magnum. Why? Because... it's the boom stupid.

That said... I'll stick with my 99. You can name a rifle or two thats more usefull than a lever-action .308... But not many.

I aim to take her boar hunting when JAC and I go... Course he'll be carrying his off-brand .454 Casull. Fag. Damned ugly Ruger... course ya can't blame him.... he don't like the mounts on the Raging Bull... and he's so damned old he can't see without a scope.

Can you tell I'm a little irritated with JAC? Hey... it's not because he just got a great deal on the motorcycle I've been lusting for... Bastard.

Boys will be boys...


First off credit where credit is due... I totally ripped this video off of JAC's blog. Sorry. I can't help it. Its insane... I've watched it like 20 times already this morning.

It's like motorcycle porn. The amazing thing is seeing how playful these guys are. I mean... they're riding their asses off... they're doing things that mortal men simply do not do... and yet... they're just playing. Notice the crashes... the guys get up... and they aren't worried that they're hurt... their pounding the ground because they're pissed that they don't get to play anymore. They're pounding on each other like its Bristol... but they ain't in stock cars... they're on two wheels... and they're goin' roughly 50mph faster than the boys at Bristol to boot!

Men... watch the video. See why the boys of MotoGP shame all other racers... save only those of the Baja 1000. Please pay particular attention at the 4:04 mark... where you can feast your eyes on the most awesome powerslide I've ever seen.


Girls... watch the video. I give you my word... you'll be squirming in your seats. Why? Because what's better than watching a bunch of guys be guys?

Watch it. Love it.

Animals

Fortune Cookie Wisdom

It is easier to keep half a dozen lovers guessing than to keep one lover after he has stopped guessing. - Helen Rowland

I don't say we all ought to misbehave, but we ought to look as if we could. - Orson Wells


Ok... let's talk about Valentines Day protocol...

Listen carefully. Valentines Day is not about love. Its about fun for the girls. The best thing you can do is give them something to talk about with their friends. They love it. If that something has a mildly naughty twist to it... all the better.

Some basic rules:

- Don't humiliate yourself. This is the biggest mistake guys make. They write lame poetry, or sing.... or make some sappy statement in front of a crowd. To a girl, this is like a Harley Davidson. It looks a lot more fun than it is. Some of them, especially the young ones, think they want you to do crap like this. Don't. Doing so is committing man suicide. They'll think you're a pussy for the rest of your life.

- Don't go psycho overboard with the gift. It's about fun. If you have to buy her a rock, do it for your 10 year anniversary.

- Its not about you. She's probably not going to get you anything. If you complain about this, or expect it, or show even the slightest hint that you're disappointed, you're a big pussy.

- Suprise her. Always suprise her.

Now... some suggestions... Ya can't go wrong ording something and having it delivered to where-ever she is on the relevant day. Doesn't matter if its flowers, or a gift... have it delivered. Where-ever she is, there will be chicks... and they will have almost as much fun as your girl will. They love this stuff. The net is a glorious thing boys. Use it.

So what did DrWho get?

I sent her mildly-naughty pajamagram, and had it delivered to the ORs. Its a set of pajamas with "Devilisous" written on them. The box had some naughty fortune cookies... naughty dice... a "Do Not Disturb" sign like you see in hotels, and a little card that said, "Why don't you slip into something a little more comfortable?"

Cheesy fun kids. They love it.

Happy Valentines Day Girls

First of all let me stongly suggest that any of you ladies who feel slighted send the relevant male by here tommarow. I will be posting glorious and specific advice on the proper way to handle these occasions. I wish I could be specific now... but sadly I cannot. The fact is DrWho reads this while she's at work... and I will not spoil her suprise merely for your benefit.

It's a grand day... but 38 days until we're paroled... and it recently occured to me...

Our new house has a tiki bar in the back yard... complete with hot-tub and TV... you know what that means??

That's right baby...

I can play X-Box while I'm in the hot-tub!!!

The Great Nafta Debate

Few people know that the most watched show in TV history was actually a debate... but it wasn't a presidential debate. It was between AlGore and Ross Perot... and the subject was the North American Free Trade Agreement.

As is usually the case for these things... the main topic was hardly a focal point. Gore won by flustering Perot with his needling interupting style... and this took Perot out of his game.

Gore won. Plain and simple.

Or did he?

Style points aside... is a debate really about being convincing? or is it about being right?

Gore took command early, accusing Perot of opposing the trade deal because he stood to profit personally (from the family’s Alliance Airport), and challenged him to open the books on his financing of the anti-NAFTA campaign. This of course was completely unfounded, and total BS... it didn't even make sense... but it rattled Perot and the audiance loved it.

Gore also argued that the free trade would create jobs in America, and increase profits of companies in America.

Perot famously stated that we'd hear a giant sucking sound created by all the manufacturing jobs headed south.

So who was right?

13 years later the case seems pretty clear. NAFTA is a failed experiment. The illegal immigration problem that Gore claimed NAFTA would solve has only worsened. Businesses like GM and Ford... hell... whole industries have moved south.

Free trade is a good idea.

NAFTA was a bad idea.

All the fancy debate tactics... charts... and zingers won't change that.

France Surrenders to Dick Cheney

French Foriegn Minister Ima Pusi announced France's formal surrender to Dick Cheney on Sunday. In his prepared statement Pusi made the French position clear. "We'll take it anyway he would like to give it us." the French diplomat said.

"The display of military ability and projection of force was such that it could not be ignored. We won't sacrifice our entire existence when the odds are so hopelessly against us. We will join Cheney and work under him with great pleasures."

France also surrended to Puxatony Phil last week after the famous groundhog appeared to snarl.

Priorities

So umm...

We bought a house yesterday. A house that we have never actually stepped foot in. No doubt most of you will be shocked... but we actually decided to scrap the farm idea for now. We're just to far away. We don't know enough about the place. Much research needs to go into the location and the land, so instead of gambling... we decided to go with something cheaper, something we know we can sell easily.

In the end... Its a nice house. Its got plenty of whistles and bells... but its only on an acre. I will have neighbors.

On the bright side... the money that would've gone to pay for a new tractor... will now pay for a new boat, and a wise man once told me... a man on a tractor is working. A man on a boat ain't.

I guess in the end it came down to getting an awesome little farm with a great house... or getting a great house with no land, and being able to buy thousands in gold every month.

I like gold.

I like it a lot.

The Olympics Suck



This is a picture taken during the opening ceremony of the Olympics.

Gee... I can't imagine why no one gives a shit. Freaks.

Have A Nice Day!



Nothin' cheers me up like a picture of a dead commie.

Now if we could just get this picture on a t-shirt...

Speaking of

Fairy Tales...

I'd love to believe this story. I really would. Unfortunately it defies not only logic... but physics. In such circumstances... we must either conclude that God Himself made those cell connections, or that its all propaganda... a great story created to make you feel nauseous every time you dare question the official story.

The folks on that plane didn't make those calls. It just didn't happen. Given that... the logical question is; who did and why?

The answer will come out one day... and it will likely involve three little letters...

C. Y. A.

Chicken Little's Guide to Judicial Review

In a speech in Kentucky Justice Steven Breyer spilled the beans, and I don't think he even knew it. While discussing his judicial philosophy he said:

"Judges can consult six basic criteria in assessing a law: the language of the law, the history of the text, tradition behind the text, precedents, the purpose of the law and the consequences of letting the law stand or striking it down. I tend to emphasize purpose and consequences."

So... it doesn't matter what the Constitution says. What the congress meant to do, and what might happen if a law is struck down are the main concerns.

Its this attitude that runs rampant through the judicial branch of the US government, and can be found in every state and county as well. Here in West Virginia for example the constitution allows specifically for a lottery, but nothing else... but these little hotspot gambling places have popped up all over the state offering video poker and such.

Video poker is not a lottery.

But when the case came before the Supreme Court of West Virginia... where they debating the meaning of the word "lottery"? No. They simply said, "The state gets millions of dollars from these machines. What tax do you propose to replace that money?"

Chicken Little in a black robe.

Breyer admitted in his speech that his judicial method was less objective than the conservative approach of focusing on the language of the Constitution... but it certainly doesn't bother him. But it should.

See... with subjectivity comes personal power, where as objectivity creates a separation... a distinction from the source of the power. When you are being subjective about a decision it is personal to you. It is your taste and your feeling that determines the outcome. When you're being objective you realize that you are not the one who is in control... it's the system. Objectively 2+2 will always be 4... even if 4 is scary. Even if you really want it to be 3.

The problem with this purpose and consequences method of judicial review is that the judge who uses it has effectively set himself up as a king, and turned back the clock a thousand years. He's set aside the written law in favor of his own personal guidance.

The law doesn't determine the out come. He does.

This is the folly of the judicial left. They trade the most truly progressive innovation of the last 2000 years, written law, for the very tyranny it was created to avoid.

And they do so... in the name of progress.

Time

I simply do not have enough of it. We've sent Joy off... back down to Georgia... so gone are the long nights X-box. Blasting through the jungle while Charlie explodes in a glorious red mist.

The house is on the market now... and we've been showing it... so you can imaging that's a pain in the ass. Showing a house is bad enough... showing one with 2 kids 3 and under is a nightmare. Keep the clutter up. That's what the agents say.

Right. Yeah. I'll get right on that. No problem.

Moron.

This is even omitting the bizarre feeling of leaving your home so someone else can walk around and judge it... which isn't nearly as bad for me as it is for DrWho. She isn't really disturbed by it though... mostly she just wonders if we remembered to secure all the guns.

Anyway... we're leaving in 43 days... we haven't sold our house... and we haven't even picked out a house to buy.

Typical.

On the otherhand... I know exactly what motorcycle I'm going to buy and what accessories I'm putting on it.

See? That's called prioritizing baby.

The Liberal Mind

Christians tolerate their religion to be slandered and run the mud by Hollywood daily. We see our religion parodied by shows like Will and Grace in the many offensive ways... and the response is bored silence.

But to a liberal... Christianity is a violent evil religion that's responsible for murders and wars all over the world.

Muslims are apparently perfectly willing to throw the whole of Europe into war over a couple of cartoons in a couple newspapers. Shit the bed! Someone drew a picture of muhammad!!! Kill'em all! Islam is the most reprehensible mainstream religion in the world today. They slaughter.. torture.. rape.. and ruin... all out in the open... with video evidence. Of the handful of wars that have actually been faught over religion in our world's brief history, Islamic expansion was responsible for practicly every one.

But to a liberal... Islam is a religion of peace.

Cartoons. Drawings. They go to war over this?

These are not people. These are animals... something perhaps slightly more developed than the shrub next to my porch.

I'm supposed to give a damn?

Umm...

No.

Official Super Bowl Prediction

Seahawks 30-somthing - Steelers something-in-the-teens

Best commercial... go with the favorite... Budweiser will come through again.

***UPDATE***

Good to see the crappy officiating that's plagued this year's post-season continue.

Joy's Here

I'm getting a backrub.

HA!

SCOOP!

Somehow the major media outlets have failed to report this, but I've discovered that Jerome Bettis is actually from Detroit.

Do What Thou Wilt

From MR:

One of SR's old roommates and good friend from college had her husband pass
away from a heart attack on Jan 16th.While a loved one dying is always painful
what makes this a very trying situation is that they have five children, the
oldest 7 years old and the youngest 5 months old. To add to their difficulties,
they are currently in Jerusalem. They had been working as volunteers for the past three and a half years for an organization called Shevet Achim –
Light to the Nations.

The main role of Shevet Achim is to help infants and children with
congenital heart defects get the surgery they need. While this in and of itself
is a commendable task, the children they were helping were not Israeli, they
were Palestinian.

This presents a difficult situation in that Israeli doctors were potentially helping the enemy. All that being said, they were truly followers of Jesus, we see this as obedience to his command to "Go and do likewise" as the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37). Since they were volunteering, missions work, they were not paid for their work. You can read about the impact that Philip had on some of the people around him on two different blogs. Here and here. Also there is additional information on the website of the church they attended, Narkis Street Congregation and the funeral service that was held. This is a message that Philip gave at his church, "Testiphony".

There are a couple others there as well. I only met Philip once, but he
came across as being wise. This message shows a bit of that wisdom. A few things...

1) Martha and the kids need prayer. She has not yet decided if she will be
staying in Jerusalem or not. Staying there would be so like Martha.(To give you
a quick background on some influence in her life... her father use to smuggle
Bibles into China back in the 60's, 70's and 80's. He may still be doing it
although no one will talk about it now).

2) Simply put, they need money (Philip would take odd jobs to bring in
extra money beyond their support, they do not have that "extra" income
anymore). And speaking of support I am not even sure they had regular
support other then from friends and family. There is a secure
server on the Shevet Acham site, where you can specify who the donation will
go to if you (or anyone) does feel led to give. If you feel led to, would you be
willing to post this?

Any prayer would be greatly appreciated. Philip Berg is survived by
his wife and five children:Martha Berg, Asher (7), Adam (5), Nathaniel (4), Sara
(2), and Anna (5 months).

Thank you,

MR


It's hard for me to post stuff like this. Its hard for me to even read it. Its just a struggle I have within me. I read this... I research Shevet Achim and I can't help but look at the pictures of those little kids... and I am ashamed to admit that the before anything else... I wonder how many of them will repay the generosity shown to them by the organization by blowing themselves up on a bus.

But we are not called to judge. We are called to give. They are responsible for what they do. We are responsible for our own action and only that.

Due Diligence.