The New and Improved...


Notorious Piece of Shit.

Yeah.. you're reading that right. Ruger has decided to produce... a "Target Mini-14". Which is like trying to market dual purpose swimming pool / septic tank.

Reading Ruger's page gives you the impression that even they no this is complete BS... but they figure they'll foist it on their idiot customers anyway.

What claims do they make for the accuracy of this weapon?

None. And who can blame them?

This is what they say, "the Target Mini can be tuned to shoot one-inch groups at a hundred yards." Of course... they don't say how... nor do they say how much it will cost to tune this piece of shit to shoot. They claim that one can tune it using the harmonic do-hicky. Best I can figure its similar to the B.O.S.S. that Winchester used to use. But the winchesters were "tuning" already accurate firearms... not magicly transforming poor quality plumbing and garbage actions into a useful weapon.

This junk rifle costs a grand! Contrast this with Savage... which claims its 300 dollar walmart package guns will shoot 3 shots in one inch out of the box.

So big news everyone! You can now buy a junk rifle from Ruger for 1000 bucks... and you then spend more time and money tuning it to actually make it shoot... of course... the trouble is...

Where do you find a plumber to tune the thing? God knows no self-respecting gunsmith would defile his work bench with it... and I don't buy their harmonic BS for a second.

Center Mass

When you go to the range... what do you consider center mass? Do you have a specific defined area? Or are you just thinking... somewhere in the torso there?

My thinking on this is a little different than most. That makes sense because in general most never think about this at all. Center mass just means center mass.

Actually... the human center of gravity is about 2 inches below the naval. I doubt many of you are aiming there.

When I practice... I think of a triangle from the nipples... up to a point at the base of the neck/ top of the sternum. You want to drop somone for certain? You have 2 choices... hit that triangle... or make a head shot.

Don't get me wrong... I'm sure gut shots and sucking chest wounds hurt... but I'll bet having your heart blown through your spine hurts like a bitch to.

Range Report

Today was a good day. I spent the majority of it at the range. I ran through lots of weapons... keep myself familiar and just working them out. Funny thing though...

So the fella shooting next to me has a very nice custom Springfield 1911.

Very nice.

This gun had been worked over big time. Someone loved it.

So imagine this... I'm in one lane shooting my wife's former carry gun... a PT-140. This is a very small framed pistol. It was built for reliability and concealment. Its not for competition.

In the other lane... this dude is shooting a custom 1911... from my beloved Springfield Armory Custom Shop no less.

We were both shooting similar targets.... you know the ones.. those black things that turn green where you hit. The Taurus is doing better than expected. Every shot is 8 ring or better.. almost all were in the 9 ring. I will use the words... extremely satisfied.

My neighbor however... boldly announced that he had emptied 3 mags and had yet to hit paper. Understand... we were shooting from 25 yards. Lots of people can't hit shit at 25 yards. The average cop can't hit shit at 25 feet.

So I hear...

"Hey buddy... I really need to know if this is me or my gun... do you mind firing a few rounds?"

Who me?

Understand... this is like the guy with the hottest wife you've ever seen asking you to bang her brains out right in front of him. Like you're doin' him a favor... Its a little weird.

"Sure.. no problem!"

So... I fondle her softly. She's tight. The slide to frame fit has been worked... ooooo.... she's tight. Night Sights.. extended grip safety... ambi safety... huge mag release... ported barrell... 8 ports! I thought, "Damn... You were built for speed baby."

Still... She wasn't shooting right for her owner... so speed wasn't called for. We needed to know where the bullets were going.

I took my time.

5 shots... I didn't even consider speed. Accuracy was my whole intention. Weaver stance... dominant foot back just a touch... I know I know... you girls shoot Isosolese... Fags. Breathe... barely touch the trigger... increase the pressure a tiny tiny ***BANG***.

She jumped... she fell back into my loving hand and there was the hole... dead nuts in my site picture...

***BANG***

Same thing... only now... there were 1 and a half holes.

3 more shots...

I lowered the weapon to survey the damage.

There were 5 shots in the 10 ring. Each hole was touching at least 1 other hole. The 10 ring was pretty much just gone.

I locked the slide back and handed her back to her owner who was looking at me.... just a blank stare.

"That is one helluva a weapon hoss."

Silence.

I went back over and started loadin' up the Steyr... He walked over and started talkin' to the only other guy at the range today.

Never said another word to me.

URGENT MESSAGE

TO: ALL MEN

RE: THE MAN FLAG

Effective Immediately:

The Man Flag will be lowered to half mast for no less than one week. The actions, or better stated, the inactions, of one man have shamed us all.

After the week of shame has past, we will discuss the situation further.

End Message.

Announcement

Listen carefully... Advertizements showing the bare butts of infants are NOT inappropriate. They are not perverted. They are not obscene. They are not dirty in any shape or form. They are not exploitative.

There will be no discussion on this matter.

You are free to disagree... but doing so will not result in debate... it will result in mockery, insults, and humiliation.

That is all.

ATF


Well... here we are... Its friday.... you know what to do... may as well get on with it. Wait... hold on... I need some tunes real quick... Robert Earl Keen.... yeah... that'll do. Now where was I?

Oh yeah....

A: Shit... I've got nothing... I mean nothing in my hand right now. Un-frackin' Acceptable. Hold Please... ... ... there we go. Blue Moon.. Summer Ale they call it. I call it tastey. Mildly sweet finish... far less so than say... NewCastle.... more subtle. Good good stuff. Damned refreshing.

T: I ain't smoked tonight... though clearly I need to. I am obviously on a big time CAO kick lately. Oh... I remember what I was gonna say about this... Ahem... If you smoke Acid Cigars... you're a fag. Yup... that was it.

F: Lets talk concealment boys. This week I got in my pair of NRA 5.11 Tactical Jeans. First let me say, if you're gonna get some, get one size larger in the waist than you normally wear. 32's fit perfect on me... but these are a little snug. Also, if you're like me and you require a relaxed fit (Tennis legs) these are gonna fit you tighter than you'd like. In fact... they're liable to cause unwanted attention from your ol' lady. Ya been warned. Now... the low down... First of all they have inside pockets in the front for concealed carry. They are in between your hips and your belt buckle below the waist line. If you think you're gonna carry a full-sized service pistol here think again. I carried a millenium in .40 for an hour and that was all I could stand. On the other hand... if you have a PPK or something slim like it... you could be all set. Also, if you're like Bill and sport a stubby in your drawers... these pants are right up your alley. My snub .357 fits just right. No print at all. I'll allow that it does take some getting used to.

On the other front... I don't know about y'all but I can't stand to have anything in my pants pockets but change. That means I'm all the time looking for places to put things like my cell phone. A couple years ago I aquired a denim vest and found myself wearing it more and more. This week I bit the bullet and upgraded to a Coronado Leather Company CCW Vest.

All I can say is wow. This is the nicest leather I've ever seen. For CCW you have two inside pockets that are completely hidden, one on each side of the front vest split. Mid-sized pistols work very well in these. Carry a pistol in one, and mags in another, and you'll find the vest hangs perfectly. Its like wearing a very comfortable shoulder rig, but the concealment is total. I mean total. No print. No hint. Now... the down side is... I don't know if I can pull it off in 100 degree weather. But I'll probably try anyway. Its that nice.

So.... what's your story?

Amazon Searches

Its funny what sort of results search engines come up with. I recently searched for children's book named, "This, and Last Season's Excursions".

The number 2 result on the list was:

Tending Inner Gardens: The Healing Art of Feminist Psychotherapy (Haworth Innovations in Feminist Studies) (Haworth Innovations in Feminist Studies) by Lesley Irene Shore

Now... I had a hearty laugh at that.. and I'm guessing a few of you will know why.

Hot for Teacher?

You can deny it until you're blue in the face. You can stand up and scream that it couldn't happen in your school... but it won't change the fact. It can... and at this rate it probably is happening right now.

If you're sending your kid off to school every day... then you have to admit to yourself that you're taking a chance that something like this is going to happen to them.

How many teachers have been busted in the last 12 months for screwing around with their students?

How many more have to get caught before you realize you're putting your kids at risk?

Ok... seriously... Don't the colleges of Education around here have "Don't tag your students" lectures anymore? I clearly remember those from my college experiences. Maybe we need some additional education... I mean... this happening a lot... Maybe we should have a state-wide In-Service Day... Seriously! "Folks... I know this may come as a shock to you... but really... you shouldn't be fucking your students. Ladies.. that means you can't dyke out with them either."

At this rate we're going to have to rework all of our little saftey sayings... I can hear them now... "If a teacher touches you in a way that makes you feel uncomfortable... stop, drop, and roll."

No really... it sounds absurd... but this latest chick was tagging her student at home, on school trips... and AT SCHOOL.

AT SCHOOL!!!!

"Hey Sally... why don't you come eat me during lunch? OOOPS!! I mean eat lunch with me! Tee Hee!"

Its out-of-freakin'-hand people.

Tennessee Kicks Ass

Even our Weeping Vagina of a Governor knows not to screw with our firearms. Today he signed legislation that prevents any government agency from regulating firearms in any way shape or form during a crisis.

Eat that Hippy!

Poodle Shooter No More?

Big news from Hornady and Bushmaster boys...

If you have an AR-15, you can now change the upper, and magazine follower, and shoot the new Hornandy 450.

I am seriously investigating this. A big thumper from my AR???

Nice.

Firearm Basics

I got an email today asking for a primer on firearms for those who read here elsewhere, but who are largely ignorant of the lore and language.

As always... Ax and you shall recieve.

It should be noted first that there are a several different types of firearms... there are classes... sub-classes... and sub-classes of sub-classes. If you think the orders and phylums of biology are extensive... you ain't seen nothin'.

But before we get into that... we should talk about how modern firearms work... and when it comes to ignition... they are all very similar. Basicly... you pull a trigger... which releases tension on a spring... which causes a hammer to strike a firing pin... that pin strikes the pimer... which is the small cap on the bottom of a round of ammunition... that primer explodes... setting off the powder inside the shell... and that explosion shoots the bullet down the barrell and out of the gun. That is an extremely simplified version.

So... chances are what you think of as a bullet.. isn't a bullet at all. Its a round of ammunition, that we call a cartridge. Each cartridge is made up of a shell, a primer, powder, and a bullet.

Weapon Types:

Rifle: This is a long-gun. It is usually fired from the shoulder. Generally speaking a rifle is a weapon that is to long to be fired with 1 hand.

Shotgun: Just like a rifle, except its designed to fire several pellets at once, instead of just 1 bullet. There are of course exceptions to this.

Pistol: This is a firearm that you shoot can shoot with one hand.

Actions: The action is mechanism that loads and reloads the weapon.

Action Types:

Fully Automatic (full auto, auto): This is actually the natural state of repeating weapons. You have to add steps and mechanics to make them semi-auto. These are the weapons that fire continuously when the trigger is held down.

Semi-Automatic: When you pull the trigger on a semi-auto weapon, it fires, exjects the spent cartrige, loads another round, but doesn't fire again until you release the trigger and pull it again.

Lever-action: These rifles fire when you pull the trigger, then you work a lever to make them eject the shell and reload. Think cowboy gun.

Pump: Similar to a lever-action... except you use a pump instead of a lever. Common in shotguns.

Bolt-action: This is a rifle action.... you work the bolt to load the weapon.

Revolver: cowboy pistol. You know what I mean.

Glossary of Terms (boys, if I leave something out jump in here):

9mm: When you hear someone say 9mm... or just 9 they are talking about a semi-automatic handgun chambered in 9mm. Its called 9mm because the diameter of the bullet is 9mm. Its a notoriously ineffective round. Its small bullet fired at a high speed. It tends to do very little damage and has practicly no stopping power.

.40: This is the bare-minimum cartridge when it comes to personal protection. The bullet is .40 inches in diameter and its propelled by more powder than the 9mm. Its a bigger bullet moving slower but has a great deal more stopping power.

.45: This is the classic self-defense round. Generally its refering to the .45ACP cartridge which was used in the 1911... which was standard military issue in world war II.

1911: The Pennacle of all engineering. Sam Browning designed it in... fittingly.. 1911. Its still manufactured and sold today in pretty much the same form. Think about that. Imaging a car designed 100 years ago... that was so well conceivcd that a century later, there was nothing better on the market. Dozens of companies still manufacture the 1911.

Single-Action: This means pulling the trigger only does one thing. It fires the weapon. You have to cock these weapons by pulling the hammer back yourself. These triggers are very light and easy to pull.

Double-Action- Pulling the trigger on these weapons does both. It cockes the hammer back, and fires the weapon all at once. These triggers tend to be very heavy and hard to pull.

SA-DA: These weapons can be fired double-action... or you can cock them yourself and leave the safety on... in a state refered to as cocked-and-locked.

Cocked and Locked: Bullet in the Chamber. Hammer is Cocked. Saftey is on. 1911's are carried in this state.

DAO: These semi-auto pistols are technically double action.. but their triggers can be very short and light, almost like a single-action. Glocks are a good example.

Glock: Manufacturer of plastic firearms... mostly plastic... and mostly 9mm... They are the favoured semi-automatic pistol of women and men that don't actually shoot. All Glocks are DAO. Men that carry Glocks are pussies.

Springfield Armory: The manufacturer of the finest 1911s in the world. The men who own Springfield 1911s have huge penises and testicles like bowling balls. Studies have shown that owning a Springfield Armory 1911 drasticly improves your sex life, ability to shoot, and even makes you taller. Women don't own Springfield Armory 1911s... as the resulting increase in testosterone causes all manner of unwanted side-effects.

Kimber: This is an French manufacturer of 1911 that markets exclusively to homosexuals. You can regularly find Kimber adds in The Advocate. Kimber owners are known to wear man-thongs... spritz their hair... and they even use loofas in the shower. Studies have linked Kimber 1911's with male hair loss and erectile dysfunction.

Para Ordanance: see Kimber.

Damn... That's enough for now... Take up some slack boys.

Dog Questions:

I just wrote up a lengthy and detailed post about our dog... but it occured to me... this isn't info I need to put out.

She's a big european-bred German Shepard. She's 3 years old... and she's about 90 pounds. On her training... I will only say... that it is... extensive. All obedience is off-leash. She's walked off-leash. She knows all sorts of detailed advanced commands... and has situational training to help her decision making.

She does use German commands... I could switch her to english... but honestly I think the german commands are cool. There's something entertaining about a german sheppard that responds to german commands.

Anyway... she'll be here in a couple months. I expect it will be a little rough for a couple days when she first gets here. Its a long flight from Budapest... she'll be tired... and I'm sure she'll be a little homesick and confused. She'll warm up fast though.

We're very... very excited.

ATF

Short and sweetboys...

A: Modelo Especial

T: CAO. Duh.

F: Steyr .40

Tunes???

The Roadhammers


How about you?

Must Have Dog

I'm going nuts. I can't sleep at night. I'm continually checking the deadbolts. 10 years of protecting my home with a devoted partner has left me spoiled. I find myself laying awake at night wondering what I'd do if I heard glass break.

Of course I knew what I'd do... and I was confident it would be ok... that's not what worried me.

The reason I can't sleep is has nothing to do with the fear of glass breaking. Its all about the fear of not hearing it break... of missing it. The layout of my house is ok... but it requires quick response. I can get to defensible positions and make one helluva stand to protect the kids... but we have to be fast.

This is where the big dog comes in. He's the first responder. He's the one who makes sure we know something is going bad, before it goes bad... so we have those extra seconds to get to the firearms and collect ourselves.

He doesn't just alert us though... he confronts the problem... and will die before he allows an intruder into the house.

Ya can't get that with a security system folks... no matter how much you pay for it.

I honestly don't see how someone can seriously evaluate their security, and not employ a living guardian of some sort... and no... cats don't count.

The first time the News runs a story about a cat pulling his owner out of a burning building.. then I'll reconsider my stance on felines. Until then... they are filed somewhere between flies and mesquitos.

As for us... we've decided to get a German Sheppard. We've found our dog. Unfortunately... we can't have her for about 2 months. Until then... I'm in for several sleepless nights.

Stupid Vegans

So... remember a few years back when the idiot vegans starved their kid to death by feeding him nothing but apple juice and soy??

They got sentenced today.

The wise people of Georgia threw their dumb asses in jail for life... which... considering they're vegans shouldn't be that long really.

The idiots pleaded with the judge... claiming that they had no idea their 3-pound son was sick until just moments before he died... because you know... its normal for 6 week old babies to weigh 3 pounds. I'm sure he was just the picture of health.... oh.... and they never took him to a doctor... and they birthed him at home.

Of course... I have no idea how the NOW gang is going to react to all this... since lets face it... this was just a late term abortion. It was just slower and marginally more cruel.

So... you're a vegan? a vegetarian? Then you're an idiot. Take a look at your eyes dipshit. They're in the front of your head. Why? Because just like everything else with its eyes in front... You're a fucking predator.

Vegetarian is not more healthy. Its proven in study after study to be less healthy... and vegans are the least healthy of all.

Anyway... raise a glass and gnaw on a half cooked rib-eye tonight y'all. Stupid has officially been declared a capital offense!

Untold History

One of the favorite caricatures of the Main Stream Media and urban society in general is the redneck militia member. You all know him. He's stupid, ignorant, racist, and he rarely bathes. He's a nutcase with no friends and he's probably a closet homosexual.

Today... we're going to have a little history lesson... and it starts back in the 90's... in a place called Waco.

See... Bill Clinton was the most polarizing president this country had seen since Lincoln. His clear and obvious vision threw aside the preferred liberal modis operandi; incrementalism. Clinton's wife pushed for socialized medicine. The pair were big government true believers with a history of violence and corruption. The Right Wing viewed them as a serious threat... a fear that Waco validated. But the first salvo's weren't fired at that little commune.

The first shots were fired in the form of The Brady Bill and the Assault Weapons ban. When one looks at these two laws objectively... one should conclude that confiscation is the next logical step. After all... when you outlaw the sale of certain weapons... doesn't it make sense that you're going to go around and confiscate the ones already here? Of course it does. But a funny thing happened... in the months that the ban was working through congress... more AK-47s made were sold in the US than had been sold in the previous 20-years combined... well over 20 million.

Clinton fired a shot over the bow of the American gun owner... and he got a shot right back... a big one.

The State Department was impressed... and rightly so. Those guns were purchased for a reason... and it didn't take a genius to figure out what it was.

Clinton then increasingly militarized federal enforcement agencies... particularly the ATF and FBI. The ATF was useful to him since The Right Wing was largely populated with gun folks... and the ATF regulated guns. At Waco... the militarization of the FBI and ATF showed their hand. They stated clearly... "We will kill you. We will burn you and your wives and your children alive, and we will get away with it."

This was escalation. This would become a game of chicken that Clinton knew the Gun Nuts would cower from. At his core Clinton sees himself as a man's man. He'd put these punks in their place.

The response is not at all what he expected.

All around America militias started forming up. Not just in Montana like you've been lead to believe.... Kentucky... Ohio.... Indiana... New Mexico... New York... PA.... practically every state in the Union eventually had at least one. The media jumped on this movement with both feet... but we know something now that we didn't know then... These folks paid no attention to the Main Stream Media... no more than we do now.

At its peak the state department estimated 300,000 militia members nation wide.

Once again the State Department was impressed. We know they were impressed, because federal officers began reaching out to the militias. The ATF and FBI in particular were very friendly with the bigger militias in New Mexico and Montana. They were continually interviewing and meeting with the leaders... asking things like, "If another Waco happened... in another state... you'd really pack up and go there?"

The best answer I heard to that question came from a militia leader in New Mexico. He said, "Hell no. Why would we? We've got plenty of you sum-bitches around here."

The message varied state to state... but in the end it was received loud and clear. The militia movement viewed Waco as an act of war upon the American People by their government, and if it happened again... there would be a wide response... not a localized flash point response. It wouldn't be one incident. It would be a serious of incidents.

Again... the State Department was impressed.

The game of chicken was on... and it wasn't the Militias that backed down. There was not another Waco. The feds declined to call the militia bluff.

Friends... Hillary Rodham is going to be our next President. She's not the pragmatist that her husband was. She's a true believer... a pure Big Government Acolyte... baptized in the waters of Holy Socialism. The ends will always justify the means to her.

In short... if it was up to her... there would've been another Waco. The escalation would've continued.

Well... in a couple years... it is going to be her call. You can bet the first time... there will be no response from the militias. Most are depleted... soft.

Its time for a wake up call. Not two years from now when more families are burned to death.... now. Get your ass out there and gear up.

The Right Wing fought a 6-year cold war with Bill... and won.

Its going to take more than a cold war to beat down Hillary.

NateMail: What Firearm?

From David:

I want to buy one but don't really have any idea on what to get. It would be for our house basically. We just recently moved from a small rural community to a pretty big city and I thought it might be a pretty good idea to have one. Do you have any suggestions for me? I'm not even really sure which questions to ask at this point.

Our favorite reaccuring topic!

Its my opinion that for home defense... a pump shotgun is hard to beat. I recommend a Mossberg 500.

Now... if for some reason you've decided against a shotgun... then a great second choice would be a weapon you can eventually use for concealed carry. A .357 revolver... which you can use with .38 special rounds when you're at the range (way less kick) may be just the ticket. I recommend the Taurus Titanium.

If ya decide otherwise though... you can't go wrong with .40 caliber semi. No 9mms. Nothing smaller than .40. We can list favorite weapons all day... and well... we'd probably enjoy it as much as anything.

Get at it boys.

Why Are Those Subscriptions Down Again?

For those who haven't noticed, Nashville's local rag "The Tennessean" has put up a searchable database of all concealed carry permit holders. Please explain to me why this is news.

Why is it anyone's business who has a ccw and who doesn't? This is purely a witchhunt on the part of a liberal anti-self-defense newspaper.

This is roughly as newsworthy as printing everyone's mortgage information... which by the way also happens to be public domain.

Fucking Commies.

Classic!

Oh this is nice.

The MADD Cop of the Year gets arrested for DUI. I know there are organizations more loathsome than MADD... but not many... NAMBLA comes to mind... and perhaps NOW... but its a pretty short list. This sort of humilation is a special treat indeed!

End The Damned Drug War

I'm sick of it. I'm sick of hearing people who call themselves conservatives talk tough on drugs. I cannot think of anything that's done more damage to liberty in America than the War on Drugs.

The Katheryn Johnston Case.. you remember... the 92-year-old grandmother that was shot to death by the Atlanta Narc Squad may get a little justice it turns out.

Check out just a few of the things the federal investigation into her death has turned up:

- The narcotics officers planted drugs to arrest a suspected drug dealer, who in turn pointed them toward Johnston's residence.

- The narcotics officers lied on their search warrant application, saying that a confidential informant had bought drugs at that address when that did not happen.

- The narcotics officers lied on their search warrant application, saying the house was occupied by a large man who employed surveillance cameras.

- The narcotics officers planted marijuana in Johnston's basement after they shot her in order to bolster their case and impugn her reputation.

- The narcotics officers asked another confidential informant to lie for them after the fact and say he had bought drugs at Johnston's residence.

The sad thing is... the apologists will bury their heads even deeper in the sand. They'll talk about how out of control Atlanta is... and they'll ignore the fact that the same thing happens in every town in every county in the US.

This war is turning cops into criminals... and its turning every day law-abiding citizens into cop-haters. It has to stop. The consequences of legalization are far better than the consequences of continuing this war.

And... on the comedy front...

The Atlanta Narc squad fired 39 times at the 92 year old woman... she was hit just 5 times... and several officers suffered friendly-fire injuries.

Remember... this was an elite squad.. supposedly with expert tactical training.

Derby Picks


No time to blog people... I've got my trigger issue dealt with and I'm finally makin' progress. On to the picks...

One of these horses is gonna win:

Cowtown Cat 20-1: I would make this bet in a heartbeat. The word around the big farms in Lexington is... this is horse. Take a look and the dosage and you'll see why. Its like the Queen says... its all about the breeding.

No Biz Like Shobiz 8-1: He's way cheaper than he should be because all the morons watching ESPN have been betting Street Sense. All he did was beat Street Sense in their last race.

Any Given Saturday 12-1: I don't think he'll win but the price is right.

Tiago 15-1: This is Giocamo's brother. He wan Santa Anita.. all be in on a DQ. Hey.. its the derby... you just never know.

Luiquidity, Circular Quay, Hard Spun, and Great Hunter all have a shot.... though I wouldn't bet Hunter... a winner hasn't left from gate 20 in over 100 years.

Sorry I didn't write more... to busy... I'll do better in the future. Y'all sip a julep!

UPDATE:

DrWho says Great Hunter is the horse. She's goin' by looks of course... can't fault her for that. He's big and bad. Hey... that sounds like why she married me! No... seriously....

As for my Official Derby Pick: I'd bet on all the horses I listed... my heart says Great Hunter... my head says No Biz like Shobiz... flip a coin. No... screw it... Liquidity for the win!

ATF


Well... we've covered firearms I suppose... I'm not in the mood to machine a trigger tonight... so instead I decided to curl up with some Pinot Grigio and some nachos.

This has me thinking.... so to speak.

How many serious wine drinkers do we have around here? JAC loves a good box of wine.. but fleas all things wine snob... SB clearly qualifies... Res? Well lets talk wine a little...

I've covered my most notable pet peeve... the idea that screw on caps = cheap wine... but there is another... inexpensive wine = bad wine. A titan in the manufacturing industry was questioned about the price of his company's newest product... he responded... "This is what an intelligent company should be able to charge for this product. 'you get what you pay for' is out-dated thinking."

Out-dated thinking.

While I sit sipping this 5 dollar per bottle wine... I find myself more sympathetic to his point. The nose is pure melon... the taste is citrus... maybe some apple and melon in there. Its less dry than most Grigios... and slightly tart... just enough to let the taste linger a bit.

I've had several 20 and 30 dollar bottles that aren't this enjoyable. Which brings me to my pet-peeve... high price = good wine.

Its simplistic thinking... and its circular as hell. If you pay 100 bucks for a bottle of wine... it must be damned good wine... and if you don't like it... you're just ignorant. Something is wrong with you if you don't like it.... not the wine. It grates on me.

I've had some very expensive wines that would've made excellent vinegar... and tonight I'm drinking a grocery store hero that's very very good.

So... do you want a wine that tastes good? Or do you want to impress your friends with a label?


Beringer Pinot Grigio. Its well below the wine snob... but perfect for folks who actually like wine... and at 5 bucks a bottle... its tough to complain. Its a perfect everyday wine. Its perfect for those guests who absolutely refuse anything but white wine. Honestly... I can't think of a reason not to have some on hand at all times. In fact... I do.

And what of the tobacco front?

I fear I have grave news... I thought I'd found a good tobacco shop here in town... only to find the cigars I purchased were dried out beyond all hope. Of course... I smoked the CAO's anyway. Tragedy friends...

Enough...

I hope all is well with you and yours.

Project 1911 Update:


Complications.


The trigger fit is off. So far everthing else has been pretty good... but it appears there is no way around some metal work here. The trigger simply will not go into the slide. I shouldn't be shaving off much... but it does irritate. I have my doubts that this will be my only fit issue.


grrrrr....

Project 1911: Update

Its been a while since I gave an update on my 1911 build. Since last I wrote on this I've changed my plans a great deal.

I decided to build the first weapon with as little cash as possible. What I learned was, I can build a 1911 for 369.00 bucks. It has a high quality frame... with fine checkering... but the rest is pure mil spec.

My parts have finally all arrived... so cleaning an initial assembly will take place tonight. I'll provide pics later and I'll shoot it for the first time tomarrow. You can expect some shooting impressions some time in the afternoon. I've been very impressed with the parts so far. The majority came in a mil spec parts kit on Ebay.

more later.

What Now?

Without question... emotionally speaking its to early to think about this... but the matter is about much more than just emotion.

We don't keep big dogs around just because we love them. Its true... we do love them dearly.. but dogs love work and work our dogs. A protection dog is an integral piece to the security plan I've instituted for my family.

I suppose one of the big mistakes folks make is the failure to truely characterize their protection tools. Firearms are great... but they are only one aspect of the plan. Dogs are great... but again... they are not a complete solution. Eveything works together.

We need a big dog for guard duty... for suspicion alert... for deterence... and if necessary... to be a man stopper.

Caster's death was by no means a suprise. We've been researching and planning for some time now... and here's a little of what we've learned:

First... the levels of protection dogs:

Alarm Dogs: These dogs bark and alert you of potential danger... but will do nothing to help you beyond that. Most dogs fit here.

Threat Dogs: They will bark and snarl and put on a wicked show... but they will not stop a determined attacker. They may bite and do everything they can to protect you... but they have no formal training in fighting. Naturally protective dogs like Cas fit in here. You'd be amazed at how often this type will successfully defend his home and family. But again... he won't stop a determined attack. For that you need an...

Attack Dog: This dog has been trained to take down men. He knows how to bite, where to bite, and how to hold on. Gun fire... weapons... and aggression will not scare this dog one bit. He will come and come and come until he's either dead, disabled, or called off by his handler. These dogs are not what you think. They are not mindless killers. They are often excellent with children and great family dogs. Most are off-leash trained and extremly socialized. The trouble with them? If you don't have a minimum of 7,500 bucks... forget it.

But what's for us?

I'm thinking we're going with a well-bred pup... and then around 6 months we're gonna send him off to bootcamp.

On the Loss of a Friend

I'm not one for emotional out pouring.... but this once I beg your forgiveness and understanding.

Julie and I have been married for 10 years. Nine of those years... we've shared with Bodacious Bocephous Caster, our chocolate lab... whom we simply called "Caz". We'd only been married a year when got him. We lived for two years in Knoxville without him... He went and stayed at

Mom and Dad's then. They love him as much as we do.

Jeb and Eli have never known a world without Cas in it. To them... he's just part of the family.

He was a playmate... and a protector. Everyone slept easy when he was in the house. He lead a good and happy life. He had a lot of fun, and he worked hard for, and with, the family that loved him. I doubt a dog could hope for better... hell he ate good to.

Cas...

I'm sorry. I ain't got the words.

I may post more pictures tomarrow as I find them. We have some great ones.

For now...




Well... there's just something nice about a 1-year-old wallering on a 100-pound dog.











W'ell miss ya buddy.

Tennessee Tax Free Weekend

Hrm... So... Given recent history... Are firearms and pyshoactive anti-depressants tax free tomarrow?

I'm just askin'.

All Time Hype

So I've been taking Sheryl Crow's advice a little further... see... I've been wiping my ass with dollar bills.

Why not? With inflation going the way it is... that's about all they're worth.

So... the Dow broke the all-time high today. Great. Don't think for a second that's a sign of a strong economy. It the direct result of the dollar going in the tank.

The dollar is approaching an all-time low against gold... and is at an all-time low against various other currancies.

People... this record high is not good news. Its not sign of a boom. Its a sign of inflation out-of-control. Its a simple fact... as the dollar is worth less... things priced in dollars will go up. Gas isn't 3 bucks a gallon because of any reduced production. Its higher because your dollar is worth less than it was in 3 or 7 years ago.

Few people realize that inflation is just covert taxation. As the government prints more and more money, and if you've been paying attention then you know that they've been printing it faster over the last 5 years than they have at any other time in American History, each dollar's value is reduced.

The more they print... the less your paycheck is worth.

And folks... they're printing a lot.

Now excuse me... I've got to go to the bank for some singles... wait... on second thought I may get fives this time... I love the added bonus of wiping my ass with Honest Abe's image.

The Rumor Mill Was Right




Check out the new BMW enduro 450! This is a serious race machine boys. Look close... I do believe that's a chrome-moly frame.










Repeat after me: oooooo! ahhhh!

Titans Draft Report

Ok... the draft is this saturday... and everyone with a website is calling for the Titans to draft a Wide Reciever... preferably one who can return punts. Enter Ted Ginn Jr.

It may happen that way... but I don't see it. I keep hearing the media types talk about the holes the Titans have... for example today I heard, "Brandon Jones is great... but he's got no one else around him."

Really?

Ever heard of David Givens? Givens and Jones are a solid 1-2 combo... a solid draft pick could make an impact at number 3 against nicklebacks.

And we have a pressing need at D-line right? We need both an end and a tackle....

You mean like Rein Long and Antwaan Odom? The Dline was decimated by injury last year. Folks forget that. With those guys back we're in a lot better shape. We need someone to take pressure off of Kyle and share time with Antwaan. If we find another freak great... but its not necessary.

Running back you say?

Lendale White looks great to me.

If I'm the Titans GM... this is my plan:

Round 1: The Best Defensive End available. Probably Moss from Florida.
Round 2: Time to go WR... Sydney Rice would be a steal here
Round 3: Time to snatch up an athletic saftey who can help on special teams

Later rounds:
We need guards... big time. Our O-line coaches always get the most outta his guys... get him a couple 4th rounders that he can work with. Then D-tackle... at the end... take what's there. Need doesn't matter in the last couple rounds. Its a lottery at that point.

There is really only one way the Titans can go that will infuriate me... they cannot draft another Corner in the first or second round. We've got Harper. At this point... you roll with him and Reynaldo. Even with Pac gone the biggest whole in the secondary isn't at corner... its Lamont Thompson.

A Question for the Gun Grabbers

So... you want all guns banned... confiscated. Well girls... here's your chance. Tell us how you propose to do it.

Liberals love to talk about how evil guns are... and how we should get rid of them. Ok... how? What's your plan?

Are you going to try a forced buy back? door to door confiscation? Or are you hoping for voluntary compliance? You could flank the gun rights crowd... and out law ammo sales... but that won't really get it done will it? Not when you consider how many millions of people have literally thousands of rounds already.

I ask... because I honestly believe you've never actually thought about this at all. You just say "Ban them"... as a knee jerk reaction... as if merely passing the law will magicly make the guns all disappear.

Do you realize that if only 20% of the legal firearms owners in america chose to ignore your ban, there would still be 20 million gun owners here? And not only that... they'd be the 20 million most hardcore gun owners? How would disarm them?

So... here's your chance kids. You want the guns gone... tell us how you propose to do it... assuming the tooth fairy is busy of course.

Just Wonderin'

So Dickson County High School recieved more bomb threats last week. I don't know for sure but I think this makes 3 this month. Now... each and every time this happens... the students are always rounded up and marched off to the football field where they sit around and wait until their parents can come pick them up.

Ya think its ever occured to the school officials that someone may be testing their response time and procedures?

I hope it has... but I doubt it.

William Demonstrates...

his spectacular ability to miss the point:

We need to trust the trained & responsible gun owners among us to keep us safe, yea right... like the Secret Service agent who shot his colleagues in the face & leg at White House last Tues?In case you missed it...http://today.reuters.com/news/ar...&src=rss& rpc=22


My response?

William... are you a child?

My 4 year-old depends on me to keep him safe. Why, if you are not a child, are you looking for someone to keep you safe?

The point is that you should trust no one to keep you safe. I assume you're an adult male. Take some responsibility for yourself and accept the fact that dialing 911 won't save you. It will just alert the police to come collect your body.

Ultimately your safety is up to you.

As for your accident... I suggest you look around on u-tube. There are some classic clips of cops shooting themselves in the foot with glocks. Fact is... the accident rate involving firearms is a great deal higher among police officers than civilian gun owners... despite the fact that civilian gun owners on average have more guns and shoot more. No wait... not in spite of that fact... more like... because of that fact.

Do you realize the average cop fires less than 200 rounds per year?

That's one decent day at the range. Not exactly what you'd call a lot of practice.

Another Shooting...

in another "Gun Free Zone."

Full-time professional security can't keep guns out of NASA... but you think a mere law is going to protect you at school?


Idiots.

DrWho Points Out:

The reason these liberals think bad guys with guns are so invincible is pretty simple. They haven't accepted that all people are not like themselves. Consequently, when they think of what an armed citizen would do, they first think of what they would do if they had a gun in that situation. In other words, because they would crap their pants, they assume everyone else would as well.

Since they cannot imagine themselves standing up to aggression, they cannot imagine that someone else would either. If they could imagine it, they would have to stop being liberals, as defending one's self or others is inherently contradictory to liberal ideology.

If you accept that you can defend yourself against criminal aggression... then that changes your world view. It alters everything else permanently.

The Democrats are the Party of the Squishy... the permanently offended... the perpetually insecure and terrified. Their voters are those seeking to hide under their beds from the big bad world... They shiver under the skirt of Aunt Samantha.

Ismail Ax: SuperHuman Badass

This is where I provide the link to an idiotic post

And this is where I quote it so you don't have to expose yourself to more of his stupidity than necessary:

Nashville has it’s own talk radio loudmouth, whom I had the distinct displeasure of listening to for the first time ever last night. Phil Valentine aired his Die Hard fantasies about how someone carrying a concealed weapon could have “ended” the massacre. No, Phil, and “no” to anyone else who believes this to be accurate. Unless the individual was John McClain (a fictional police officer trained to use firearms) or Blade, they would have likely ended up swallowing hollow points.

And this is where I explain why its idiotic...

First of all... in fairness to the author, he is expressing a view widely held on the left... ie; bad guys with guns are invinsible. Only the government can stop criminals... and if the government doesn't stop them... they simply cannot be stopped. This stems from the fact that the average leftist has never actually encountered real aggression in his life. When he does... its on tv... and his conclusion is the same as this dude's. Ismail Ax was Superman.

To the leftist... when a badman has a gun... he is invinsible. Interenstingly... when a good guy has gun... the same doesn't apply. Criminals with guns are infinitely skilled... while civilians with guns are just dumb rednecks playing Rambo.

Now... let's consider shall we?

Superbadass Ismail Ax purchased his first firearm 1 month before the rampage began. How many times do you suppose he went to the range? How often did he shoot? Did he have tactical training? Did he have any training at all?

The left is blinded by their own ignorance of firearms. Shooting is a skill. It takes practice. You can't just pick up a gun and morph into some unstoppable god.

Honest men and women defend their lives against these supposed unstoppable gods every day in America. Much more often than not... the good guys win. Why? Because the good guys practice. The good guys train.

People go the the range once... twice.. three times per week... every week... all year long. In Tennessee the average concealed carry permit holder for example goes to the range a couple times a month. Remember... that's just average... consider the ex-SEALs among us.

What if a guy like Underwater Operative had been there? Or an ex-marine? or Ranger? or anyone with real combat experience? Legally they'd be unarmed. Are you seriously going to argue that an ex-seal couldn't have smoked the Superbadass Ismail Ax?

Sorry... my money's on UO.

Ya know what else?

My money would be on anyone who'd actually had some training... anyone who'd been to the range a few times... and took their safety seriously enough to prepare.

These idiots think Ismail Ax was a badass because he was killing sheep. I suggest you watch the cell footage. He was taking his time. He was not just blasting all over the place. Why? Because he felt safe. He knew he was the only one there with a gun.

Fact is... he never would've known someone had drawn down on him until it was to late.

Dozens of lives could've been saved with a single shot.

But no... in the idiot mind of the left... if we'd just had stricter gun laws... after all... if having a firearm was illegal on school grounds we wouldn't be seeing these shooting rampages... because no one would have guns.

Right?

Then again... quick... name the last shooting rampage that took place outside of a "gun free zone"...

Stumped are ya?

And Now For Something Completely Different

Pool Update!

We can dig a pool with a Bobcat right?

Hey I know... let's spray some concrete!

One week's work. Not bad eh?

For The Record

I've now seen dozens of people from VaTech interviewed... and ya know what they all have in common?

They're enjoying this a little to much. These kids are smiling the whole time they are intereviewed. They are eating the attention up.

This is discusting.

What's almost as discusting is... I've seen all these people interviewed... and I've not watched more than about 10 minutes of coverage total. My TV has basicly been off since this crap started, and it will remain so until the dead horse is buried.

The Elephant in the Room

Lets face it... the reason people are so pissed about the posts yesterday, here and elsewhere, is that we're talking about the ulitmate taboo; personal responsibility.

You are responsible for your own saftey. Not the government. Not the police. Not your professor. Not the principle of your school. Its up to you.

The police will never be able to stop insane attacks like VaTech. SWAT teams have the training and the tools... but they can't get there in time. In fact, for the most part.. these attacks are over before the police have time to figure out what's even going on. Generally the attacker has done his damage and killed himself.

That's the way it works.

There are two answers... put incredibily well trained and well armed cops in every building on every campus in the country... or allow qualified professors to carry firearms.

By the way... a year ago a law came up in Virginia that would've allowed the latter... but it failed. One of its opponents claimed it was a victory... that it would help students and their parents feel safer.

I'm sure they felt safer... obviously they weren't safer... but hey... at least they felt that way... for a while.

In a situation like that... the cops can't help you. You have to help yourself. Lots of them did... lots didn't.

And to those critical of my stance... writing me off as insane... find a transcript of Dennis Miller's radio show yesterday. He called them all cowards. Is he insane as well?

The fact is, the public reaction to this has been quite a bit different than the attacks before. The squishy among us just don't like it.

Are You Pretending?

So... did you wander around all day ringing your hands? Did you jump at the chance to participate in our nations most recent emotional circle jerk?

OO! Fun! Look... we all have a chance to have some quality emotional masterbation!

That's what was going on yesterday. As a nation we were jacking off our emotions while staring at the porn blasting from every channel on our TVs. Discusting.

You don't know these victims... and you secretly enjoyed the hell out of yesterday. The unknown... that feeling like you don't know what's going to happen next... the chance to indulge in an emotional outburst.... ya loved it.

If you have an decency at all... you turned off the news yesterday, said a short prayer for the victims, and went and bought a couple hi-caps... after all... they'll be banned in a few weeks.

On VaTech

1. CBSNBCABCCNN is already beating the drums for a hi-cap ban... even though while they were reporting they sometimes acknowledged that they didn't know if the shooter actually had a hi-cap mag.

2. I've heard 2 9mm... and 1 9mm and 1 .22. either way... that's a lot of head shots.

3. Two students were inteviewed on NBC.. both admitted to watching him reload. They said they were to scared to try to stop him.

4. Students were apparently lined up execution style. Seriously. Since when did human beings become devoid of all character and courage?

5. The cowardice displayed makes me sick.

6. If 10 people had charged this guy... he would've been able to shoot 1... 2 at most. Instead... he just played shoot the sheep.

Vista Baby!

The new Dell arrived today... and I must say they did me right. They sent a significantly upgraded PC. Its the same chassis but it has a dual-core processor... windows Vista... 3 gigs or so of ram... and something like 250gigs of hard drives capacity.

So far... I've not done a lot of exploring... but Vista has serious gaget appeal. We'll see. For our use, XP was rock solid... hopefully this will be as well.


WOOT!

Warning: Un PC Post Below

Hey... I don't know if you heard... but apparently its the 60th anniversary of something about Jackie Robinson. I mean... you may have missed it. You might not have seen the 200 hours ESPN has DEADicated to it... or the pathetic pandering of the media on every level.

Can you people get a freakin' grip? He was black.. and he played baseball. Great. He wasn't even close to the best player in the negro league of the day. He was in fact, a freakin' publicity stunt... Hand picked for his personality... not his play.

I wonder if I am the only one noticing a sea change about race in America. There has been a backlash in the whole Imus thing... not to mention the Duke Lacrosse deal. At the same time the media is pounding the PC drum... the common folk are sick and tired of hearing about it. I've even heard liberal radio personalities defending Imus.

The ever present under current of racism in the world is a forbidden topic. We are never allowed to say what it is that we all know.

And what is it that we all know?

Everyone is racist.

Everyone.

Global Warming My Ass

Its April 15th... and its been snowing all morning.

Time for Chicken Little to start crying about the next ice age.

Play Time

And this is why I still have the stock exhaust on my KLX 250.

Big Day

The kid in A Christmas Story had to wait till he was 11 years old to his first BB gun. Yesterday, at the ripe old age of 4, Jeb brought home his first... the mythical Red Rider. There is just something heart warming about the site of a gun safe in your 4-year old son's closet.

And... if that wasn't enough to mark it a red letter day... when we got home last night we found several huge boxes in our driveway... with labels like... "Hayward"... or "Diving Board".

We'll be swimming in a few weeks.

Yeah baby.

Yeah.

The Miracle of Revelation

Setting aside the symbolic debate for a moment... I'd like to focus on the book itself... and the proof it provides by its very existence.

Revelation was written by John... it was a work that he felt was just as important as any he'd written... prehaps more so. He wrote it while on the Isle of Patmos. Now... likely you have no idea where that is or what its like... because why would you? But facts like these are important... and the Church is often neglegent in omitting them.

See... Patmos was a prison... an island of banishment. Political criminals... enemies of Rome... where exiled there to work in the quarry. The prisoners lived in squaller... in caves... they had nothing.

It was here that John was given his vision. Its that vision... the details recorded... and the perfect accuracy with the old testament writings of centuries before... that are the miracles I write of tonight.

If John had a team of 10 men... with access to the internet... working 8-hours a day... its conceivable that he could've written Revelation. Its concievable that he could have dug up all the arcaic references and accurately painted such a picture.

But the internet didn't exist... and now that it does its still not available in the caves of Patmos.

There is only one explaination for the existence, and the accuracy... for the continuity of Revelation. It is that there is a God... and He gave John a vision.

There are people out there who claim that Christianity is easy to believe. They claim that makes perfect sense. I am declaring tonight that it is not easy to believe. It does not make sense.

God's don't love men enough to sacrifice themselves. Men don't get up and walk away after being dead for 3 days. Men don't walk on water. Seas don't part. Worlds don't flood.

All of this is nonsense.

Its also true. By modern historical standards.. the Bible... and the account of Jesus' Resurection is the most verifiably true even in all of human history. We have less historical evidence of Hannibals elephants... of Rome's gladiators... of Aztec sacrifice... yet all of these things are taken for granted. We all know they happened... but the same standards that teach us that they are true.... also teach us that Christ rose from the dead.

It is nonsense... and it is true.

How can that be? Because in a nonsensical world... its the truth that is indeed bizarre.

I've used this analogy before but bears repeating... Imagine you drew some stick figures on a piece of paper... and these stick figures became self-aware. Not only would they be really cool stick figures... but they'd also go about learning about themselves.

But what could they possibly learn? they could learn about each other... and they could observe the paper and the lead and the ink lines... How would they describe themselves? And what would they say to one stick figure who spoke of a huge individual... a creature... with a pencil... and a massive table that they're paper rested on... where the creature sat and created them and their world.

They'd say he was crazy. They'd say its nonsense.

We're those stick people friends. Only the creature drew Himself into the picture and explained things to us.

Yet somehow... we still won't see.

Dell Sucks

Sorry for the lack of posts guys... but between the work in the backyard... and the fact that my PC went completely tits up... my web time is basicly non-existant. Truthfully I have no idea what's going on in the world.

I'll say this for Dell though... they really know what "catastrophic failure" means. My PC's power supply was popping and throwing sparks out the back. Helluva show... unfortunately my balls are now nailed to the proverbial data recovery wall.

screw it... there's a tractor in the backyard... we're gonna go play,

Jonah's Sin

We are told in the Bible that Jonah is ordered by God to go to Ninaveh... to deliver God's message of impending destruction... We're told that Jonah instead went elsewhere... in defiance of God.

Now... I ask you... what was Jonah's sin? Was it disobeying a command by God? Or was it the act of getting on the ship and leaving?

This may seem all a little pointless... so let me clear it up.

In another Biblical account... another man is commanded by God... and he also disobeys. In this case he is commanded to impregnate a woman. Instead he masterbates.

Was his sin masterbation? or was it disobeying God?

From that latter story the Catholics insanely extrapolate that all birtch control is sin.

Its amazing that they don't also find that travelling by ship is also a sin... since applying the same standard to each story requires it.

Catholic logic is often bizarre... but this is one of the most extreme cases. Its total lunacy.

The sin was not spilling his seed upon the dust. The sin was disobeying God. Just as Jonah's sin was not getting on a ship... but disobeying God's command.

So... Dear Catholic friend... before you preach about birth control to me... consider weather or not you've ever taken a cruise.

Happy Birthday Eli

Between the 26-inch LCD mounted on his wall... and the Omnidroid 9000 electronic battle playset... methinks he'll be a happy little boy.

Not bad loot for a second birthday eh?

On the other front... DrWho just got admitted to the hospital this morning. Protein issues and some pain have raised one to many red flags. Pregnancy number three has been a little to smooth. Hopefully its nothing.

Personaly I would much prefer little Elkan to arrive in a much less dramatic fashion than his brothers.


*** UPDATE ***

DrWho got home in time for a grand and glorious party! All is well. There was some consern for this or that... I'll not bore you with details... but it was deemed a false alarm. We've gorged upon cake and ice cream... and now its time to play in the bathtub (Eli's most favorite game) and then its off to bed... at least for the little ones... I of course will be staying up for some fine bourbon... and I will also be enjoying the company of my wife... AND Darlin' Joy.

HA!

UK's Next Coach

11 years ago... a young coach brought a truely pedestrian basketball team to the SEC tournament. As we walked out of the tunnel onto the floor... the fans in the crowd went wild for the young Florida coach... the Kentucky fans. Why? Because Billy loves Kentucky, and Kentucky loves him for it.

Back in 2003... If you recall Florida fans were sick of Billy. They're team had lost in the first round of the NCAA tourny to Sister Mary's School for the Blind and the President of the Univeristy was openly wondering if they'd lost Billy. He was almost convinced that Donovan would leave Florida for some other school.

Those who now say he'd never leave must have really short memories.

Donovan was not my first choice for the job... but he's about everyone else's. That's fine. He's a great coach and it will be a match made in Heaven. Florida will never be able to match UK's offer... because Florida cannot pay Billy more than they pay Urban Meyer. UK has no such limitation.

You watch. UK will offer Donovan a huge deal... something between 3 and 5 million per year... and heads will explode all over America.

Billy Donovan is the next University of Kentucky Basketball coach.

Time to Go Home.

Ex Fan

Ya know I've been rhuminating on this all day... I just don't think I can stomach NASCAR anymore. JAC said it best... its like they are running the sport with a focus group of soccer moms.

Listen clearly... Safety is not the number one consern you morons. Competition is. If saftey is the most important thing... what the hell are we doing racing in the first place? The danger is part of the appeal.

NASCAR got where it is by being a spectacle. It was the risk... the unknown... it was the idea that anything could happen.

Now?

Now its a sport that is choking to death on its own growth. Its just like anything else... the more people you try to appeal to... the more bland your product has to be.

Piss on it.

The Car of Tomarrow Sucks

If the Road To Hell is paved with good intentions, then on that storied piece of pavement the vehicle of choice is NASCAR's new abomination. They spent millions developing The Car of Tomarrow... and well... Apparently the best they could come up with was a 1988 Le Baron.

Seriously?

I'm sorry... but when you spend millions creating a new improved race car... shouldn't it be... you know... faster? Certainly not... way slower. Right?

Shouldn't it handle better?

This thing is a brick. Its a joke.

The fact is the whole thing was a dumb idea in the first place. Its arguably the dumbest thing NASCAR has done since the restrictor plate decision.

What Are They Thinking?

I'm trying to wrap my head around the strategic idiocy on display in Iran. Walk with me...

Lets see... Basicly they have us right where they want us. Our military is over extended and tired. The public is sick of the war... We'll be out of the middle east in 2 or 3 years.

Well... we would've been... if Iran hadn't decided to go and grab some british soldiers. The timing and stupidity of this action by Iran has Pearl Harbor written all over it. Oh I know... its not on the scale of Pearl Harbor... but rememember... if Iran executes these guys... its gonna piss of the Brits big time. Think we won't roll for Tehran with them? Think again.

Stuff like this energizes the American public. It pisses us off.

Watch... If this goes badly for those captured Brits... the American apetite for war will be awakened.

So the question is... Why? What does Tehran gain by stirring this pot? A single act like this is enough to make me question the supposed superior strategic minds of America's enemies. It makes me wonder if the previous events were just blind luck.

I mean come on... Its like Iran is over there saying... "The Fobs and Yanks are looking for a reason to attack us... but the public isn't behind them... so we're safe. Hey I know... Lets do something to radically increase public support for an attack on us! Yeah! That's a good one!"

Idiots.

Who Wrote That?

Southrons, hear your country call you,
Up, lest worse than death befall you!
To arms! To arms! To arms, in Dixie!

Lo! all the beacon-fires are lighted,--Let all hearts be now united!
To arms! To arms! To arms, in Dixie!

CHORUS:
Advance the flag of Dixie!
Hurrah! Hurrah!
In Dixie's land we take our stand,
And live or die for Dixie!
To arms! To arms! And conquer peace for Dixie!
To arms! To arms! And conquer peace for Dixie!

Hear the Northern thunders mutter!
Northern flags in South winds flutter!
To arms! To arms! To arms, in Dixie!

Send them back your fierce defiance!
Stamp upon the cursed alliance!
To arms! To arms! To arms, in Dixie!

--CHORUS
Fear no danger! Shun no labor!
Lift up rifle, pike, and sabre!
To arms! To arms! To arms, in Dixie!
Shoulder pressing close to shoulder,
Let the odds make each heart bolder!
To arms! To arms! To arms, in Dixie!

--CHORUS

How the South's great heart rejoices
At your cannon's ringing voices!
To arms! To arms! To arms, in Dixie!

For faith betrayed and pledges broken
,Wrongs inflicted, insults spoken,
To arms! To arms! To arms, in Dixie!

--CHORUS

Strong as lions, swift as eagles,
Back to their kennels hunt these beagles!
To arms! To arms! To arms, in Dixie!
Cut the unequal bonds asunder!
Let them hence each other plunder!
To arms! To arms! To arms, in Dixie!

--CHORUS

Swear upon your country's altar
Never to submit or falter!
To arms! To arms! To arms, in Dixie!

Till the spoilers are defeated,
Till the Lord's work is completed!
To arms! To arms! To arms, in Dixie!

--CHORUS

Halt not till our Federation
Secures among earth's powers its station!
To arms! To arms! To arms, in Dixie!
Then at peace and crowned with glory,
Hear your children tell the story!
To arms! To arms! To arms, in Dixie!

--CHORUS

If the loved ones weep in sadness,
Victory soon shall bring them gladness
To arms! To arms! To arms, in Dixie!
Exultant pride soon vanish sorrow;
Smiles chase tears away to-morrow!
To arms! To arms! To arms, in Dixie!

Answer?

Albert Pike. If you don't know why that's important... ask a mason.

The Legend of the Rebel Soldier

By Charlie Moore

In a dreary Yankee prison
Where a rebel soldier lay
By his side there stood a preacher
Ere his soul should pass away
And he faintly whispered: Parson
As he clutched him by the hand
Oh, parson, tell me quickly
Will my soul pass through the Southland?

Will my soul pass through the Southland
Through the old Virginia grants
Will I see the hills of Georgia
And the green fields of Alabam?
Will I see there little church house
Where I pledged my heart and hand
Oh, parson, tell me quickly
Will my soul pass through the Southland?

Was for loving dear old Dixie
In this dreary cell I lie
Was for loving dear old Dixie
In this northern state I die
Will you see my little daughter
Will you make her understand
Oh, parson, tell me quickly
Will my soul pass through the Southland?

Then the rebel soldier died

ATF

So... here I sit... blogging from my backyard... while my boys play in the dirt. Where would Ibe without this Axim?

Its bulldozers , excavaters, Bud Ice, and sunsets for me.

It was 83 and sunny today...

Piss on the North. Yankee sumbitches.

More later...

*** UPDATE ***

Well.. its later... Jimmy Russell stopped by... or at least... some of his Reserve did... a lot of it to be honest... and now... well... I'm useless.

Clint... congrats on your pt145. Great little carry gun. other than that? piss on it... I'm listenin' to Stevie Ray Vaughn and Charlie Robinson... Texas music dammit! Boo yaa... now leave me alone... Russell is callin'

Only in West Nashville

I realize that there are lots of urban types that look down on the trashy side of us country folk. Well... before ya get to comfy on that high horse... have a look at this...

Seriously. Where else can you find a more tasteless expression? Pink flamingos got nothing on this eyesore.

FREE AT LAST!!!!!


Free at last!!! Thank God Almighty we are free at last!

Friends!!!! Glory to God! The darkness has been brushed away.... and before me I see only light! The long days of suffering are at an end!

You heard it friends!


Tubby Smith... is no longer... the coach at the University of Kentucky!!!!


Praise Jesus!

Asshole in a hybrid...

SUV owners take a lot of crap from the jerks on the green left... I thought I'd take this opertunity to point out that there are dicks on that side to.

The other day me and Jeb are at a gas station... just out doing our thing... Just as I'm done filling it up I look behind the Escalade and see this scrawny little Honda hybrid something or other. Up struts this tall skinny veggitarian-looking (you know what I mean when I say that... pale... way to thin... sickly... gaunt... generally creepy and frail) dude says, "Wow did they make you trade in your first born son to fill that up?"

Now why does he have to go and start crap? Who's the insecure one here? The guy fillin' up his truck and minding his own business? Or the guy who thinks he has to remind everyone else how good his gas milage is?

I paused for a second... decided to cut him a tiny amount of slack... and said, "Nah... in fact it was number 3 coming along that made us get it."

There... now... he should've taken the hint right? I bought the big truck because I have a growing family... gas milage didn't enter into the debate at all...

But that's not good enough for dickhead in the hybrid.

"You could put five people in this."

He says that while pointing to a vehicle that is slightly larger than my black sportbike... and one that gets worse milage by the way. I look at it... You couldn't put 5 3 year olds in the thing. Its smaller than a 1973 bug.

"cramming my family into a glorified can of spam with a cordless vacuum motor isn't my idea of a pleasurable experience... and besides... its nice to know that we might actually survive an accident."

"Well! This car has better crash ratings than that tank over there."

"Yeah... its hell on wheels as long as your crashing into a wall at 35 mph. How does it do when it gets squished by one of these going 80? They don't test for that. I aint trading my kid's safety to save a few bucks on gas."

That ended the confrontation... and I walked on inside to grab a coke...

Hybrids my ass. You want to save on gas? Ride a motorcycle.

Glocks Suck


Now... we all know this didn't really happen... because Glocks never fail... Right?

REQUEST FOR REGIONAL BROADCAST

ATTENTION DEPARTMENTS WITH GLOCK HANDGUNS

THE HADDON HEIGHTS NEW JERSEY POLICE DEPARTMENT TOOK DELIVERY OF TWENTY (20) GLOCK MODEL #22, 40 CALIBER HANDGUNS, SERIAL #S KNX803 THRU KNX823 AND FOUR (4) GLOCK MODEL #27, 40 CALIBER HANDGUNS SERIAL #S KNA564 THRU KNA567 IN DECEMBER 2006. SINCE THEN THIS DEPARTMENT HAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS FAILURE TO EJECT, AND STOVEPIPE ISSUES WITH MOST OF THESE WEAPONS.

THIS DEPARTMENT USES 180 GRAIN FEDERAL BALL AMMO FOR PRACTICE AND QUALIFICATION AND 180 GRAIN FEDERAL HYDRA-SHOK FOR DUTY USE. MANY OTHER AMMO TYPES AND MANUFACTURERS WERE TESTED, EACH HAVING FAILURES TO EJECT AND STOVEPIPES. THE FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE HAS CHANGED SEVERAL INTERNAL PARTS INCLUDING EJECTORS AND EXTRACTORS WITHOUT SOLVING THE PROBLEMS AND RECOMMENDED ALL THE NEW WEAPONS BE TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE.

AT THIS TIME GLOCK HAS BEEN UNABLE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM.

Read more here

Now look... you all know I hate Glock. Its a given at this point. Ya know why? Because Glock is the Macintosh of Firearms. Its all hype and marketing. You buy a weapon (or a computer in the case of the analogy) that is inherently limited in comparison with its competitors.. because the limitations have been marketed as "features".

So... you bought your Glock because Glocks are the ultimate in reliability... Better think again hoss.

Why Nate Be Slow

Forgive me. I've been battling with blogger's BS login for 4 days now... obviously I've slayed the beast... for the moment... hopefully I'll actually find the time to post some of the millions of idea floating around in my head later... until then... remember...

New Blogger sucks.

Atheism as a Lack of Perception

Science is largely defined and influenced by observation and observable reality. We know for example that gravity exists because we observe it. We see it at work in our everyday lives.

The question I have is... imagine a group of militant blind men.... who suddenly got together and decided to question the existence of light. How would science prove that light exists? Observation requires perception... and without perception the whole system falls apart.

One can well imagine the difficulty of explaining light to those who have no ability to sense it.

This is where we are with atheists like Dawkins. Billions of people percieve what some call the "supernatural". Of course as a Christian I don't use the term... its all perfectly natural to me. A world created from magic soup.. unique and unreproducable... now that is supernatural. The ordered world we see... biochemistry... physics... created in an ordered way by a higher being... that's natural. But I digress...

When billions percieve something... to the point that they order their lives... and surrender their lives based on its existence... it lends a great deal of credibility. After all... how many scientists have succumbed to mere prison... surrending their own findings in return for their freedom? And how many of the faithful have endured torture and death without forsaking what they know to be true?

Would Richard Dawkins die defending the Flying Spagetti Monster's existence? Of course not. Because he can no more percieve the monster than he can percieve God... or than a blind man can percieve light.

The fact that some are blind is a pity... but it doesn't mean that light doesn't exist. Those of us who can see will never be swayed by silly rants by the blind.

Everytime Dawkins screams about the myth of gravity... I drop a rock and watch it fall. The conclusion... even by the scientific standard is simple. Perception of the Creator is part of the human condition. Those who cannot, are indeed aflicted. The trouble starts when you start asking where the affliction came from...

Believers and Atheists are both products of the church... and someone is going to have to take responsibility for that. Somewhere along the way the Church cut out Richard Dawkin's eyes... and he's been cursing God for it ever since.

Coincidence?

I keep noticing e. coli break outs... anyone else wonder why? Why is it that we are having several a year now... where as ten years ago they were slightly less common than female fighter pilots?

I seem to remember a burger chain that almost went out of business for similar reasons... but now big break outs in resturants and groceries barely cause a stir.

I wonder though... considering that e.coli is a bacterial infection... do you suppose it could be related to the fact that more and more of our food is grown in shit?

I know you may love those "organic" sections at the grocery stores... where you get your granola buzz... but when you look at those artsy labels and high prices... maybe you ought to consider who the sucker is. Because it just may be the guy that's paying premium prices for shit stained food.

ATF

Hey y'all... well... truth is... its Friday night but I'm not in much of an ATF mood. Jeb threw up for the first time this morning. Well... not the first time. But the first time since he's been old enough to remember it. I mean... literally its been years since he had a technocolored yawn.

Man... he was so scared... so totally freaked out. He didn't know what had happened to him... he acted like he thought he'd done something wrong. The kid looked up at me... sick as a dog... and about half-whispers, "I tried to keep it daddy."

So I've been busy tending to a sick little boy... and most of the day I've been thinking. Maybe this is the reason that learning to control our emotions is so important to men... because see... most men become daddies eventually... and when it comes to our kids... well... lets just say things can go from calm and cool to code red in a heartbeat.

I don't think we daddies deal with the perceived suffering or peril of our children very well... and without that training... without that iron grip on our emotions... I just wonder how bad the blood bath would be.

I remember back when Jeb was born... he was so bruised up... it was awful. He and Julie both had to be readmitted the day after we went home. His billy level was bad... so they sent us home with some lights to keep on him... but they weren't doing well enough. We took him back to the hospital around 2pm to get him in one of the big incubator deals.

I guess it was around 9pm and they still had not brought the lights to his room.... my kid had been without lights for 7 hours now.... when I had lights at home I could've been using... anyway I found myself out in the hall of the hospital... honestly sizing up interns, residents, nurses, and janitors. I clearly remember thinking... which one of these am I going to have to kill to get my son taken care of.

It was a cold... calculated... acceptable act at that point. It sounded perfectly rational in my head. Obviously I was able to keep it all together... but I now wonder if I would've been able to if I'd been raised differently.

The look on his face this morning... scared and apologetic... man it just tore me apart. Something in it was related to what I felt in the hospital that day... and its had me all screwed up ever since. Maybe it was the helplessness... I dunno...

Not much of an ATF post is it?

Here... I won't bum you out completely. How about a caption contest?

Force

Anarchy is might makes right on an individual level. Government is might makes right on a local, state, and or federal level.

In the end, governmental powers are all directly related to the use of force. Our own voluntary compliance creates an illusion which obscures this... but the fact that the sheep walk willinging into the slaughter house doesn't change what goes on inside.

This is why government police forces and military must be tightly controlled. Armed citizens are protected... but armed citizens with a disarmed government are far safer indeed.

Landscaping

Thank you for visiting the blog. We are busy at this time however. Normal blogging will resume once we have installed the new retaining walls, outdoor kitchen, patio, firepit, swimming pool, diving board, water slide, trees and shubbery, and relocated the hottub and a large amount of fence.

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Harley Sucks

Let me show exactly why. The following quote comes directly from a recent online review of the new NIghtster... which is a dolled up Sportster 1200.

"Considering I was riding with two friends, one mounted on a recent-model Japanese 600 and the other a DRZ-400 Supermoto, our group must have looked a tad bit funny, but with my two friends riding a safe and responsible street pace I was able to keep them in sight most of the time on the Nightster " - Motorcycledaily.com

Now... Do I need to break that down? Should I reword it?

"My two friends... who were riding bikes with engines one half, and one third the size of mine respectively... could've ridden off and left me in the dust any time they wanted... but they didn't because that would've been childish... even still... I was consistantly bringing up the rear."

Seriously. This Sportster has a 1200cc engine... and yet a glorified dirtbike... with a 400cc engine runs off and leaves it? A jap 600... again... half the displacement... runs off and leaves it? To put this in perspective... imagine a stock pre-73 bug putting out more power than... say... a stock Viper.

That's what we're talking about here. And engine 3 times larger... but so outdated and pathetic... it puts out less torque than a lot of high end lawn mowers. Seriously. Cub Cadet's larger mowers have more powerful engines. How freaking pathetic is that?

Oh.. and to make matters worse???

This is the second fastest motorcycle Harley makes.

It makes me wonder... If John Deere were to start selling modern tractors powered by the old twin from the Model D... how do you think they'd do?

That's exactly what Harley has been doing for the last 50 years.