keep all the voting blocks minorities happy!”
Even if it means that we have to make up a reason for a museum or something……
Gotta equal things out…can’t have all the parks and monuments be for the evil white man
Monthly Archives: October 2011
It occurred to me today
When driving past our own “occupy ____________” demonstration, and reading the signage that was displayed by the not so terribly bright looking attendees, that I could have likely reduced the average unemployment and increased the average IQ of the town by several points if I had only had a noose made of monomolecular wire and a means to tighten it…
I’m just sayin’
These people are their own worst enema enemy.
Well whaddya expect?
They gotta feed all those guns that the ATF helped smuggled over the border.
I mean, it is the USA today, with a known bias, but still….
all those stimulus jobs
each one created at a huge cost…often hundreds of thousands of dollars for each one created..
Yet the Justice Department is doing its best to remove jobs from Tennessee.
“Never ascribe to malice what can be blamed on incompetence.” Or something.
Just in case
you still have doubts as to the veracity of the glowball warmening movement’s scientists liars propaganda ministers spokespeople, you should go over to Real Science and see what the truth is.
Unless you are one of those folks who really wants to believe in glowball warmening. As a religion, rather than a science….
You know, like those Pastafarians….It’s not for me to judge. One religion is as good as another, logically….and when you have no science, but only faith to back your belief, then you can’t denigrate those who believe otherwise.
It is said
that were Satan to take over heaven, he’d have no choice but to take on God’s characteristics.
Conversely, if God were to ever take over Hell, he’d make a damned good Devil himself.
So it is with the folks who govern our nation today.
A generation ago, THEY were the protesters, Staging Sit-Ins and occupying buildings and protesting the Way Things Are….and agitating for Change.
They too had all the answers.
These are the same people today who work in our government, at least some of them….who make the rules which shape our nation and our society and our existence…..those same things that this current generation of protesters are protesting against. What made them not effect the “changes” which they wanted 15 or 20 or 25 or even 30 years ago?? Experience? Knowledge? Laziness? Why did those college educated, highly intelligent leaders choose not to do what they wanted to happen 20 or 30 years ago when they were protesting in the manner of their children today? The issues of the protests 30 years ago are still in existence today, mostly.
I wonder what the current crop of “Occupiers” will do (and think) 30 years from now, when their actions and the society which they have made will be the subject of protests and complaints and “occupation”?
High in the low 70’s….
Went out and shot in the morning. It was a PERFECT day for shooting. a mild (very) intermittent breeze , but mostly calm. I’d have rather spent the day at a longer range (say 200 yards or even farther) shooting a big bore rifle, but instead spent my limited time shooting for the E-Postal match hosted at Traction Control this month.
Excuses: I had Way too much coffee. I knew better than to have more than one cup before going to the range, but we lingered over breakfast (cornmeal waffles folded around scrambled eggs with ham) and generally took our time leaving for the range. So I ended up drinking 3 cups, which did little for the steadiness of my hands. Also the sun was in my eyes…..or something. But seriously, the coffee did not help. If I am ever gonna have a duel, best to do it without coffee, or I am likely to miss my opponent entirely….
Arriving at the range, (total trip time 4 minutes, takes longer to back down the driveway than to drive to the range from our home) there was NO ONE else there. Not a soul except for the denizens of the forest…Birds, squirrels, chipmunks and a somewhat somnolent raccoon who watched us from the shadow under the bowling pin range. (he didn’t bother us, so I left him alone too….Live and let live and all that).
First order of business: I had to measure off 25 feet in order to make a paint line in the grass at the specified distance. Luckily I had some upside down marking paint in the veehikle left over from a previous job….
We opened up the supplies barn and got two target backers, loaded them onto the target holders, and stapled two targets for practice…..It had been a few weeks since I had been on the range with the .22 pistols. And not for a long time had I used them at 25 feet. Generally I either shoot them indoors at 50 feet or outdoors at 25 yards….So felt that I needed at least magazine or two from each firearm. for a bit of familiarization…
(Pic from the 25 yd firing line bench)
First off: the Buckmark. I like this firearm, and sometimes use it for Bullseye matches. It is my backup to my Ruger/Tac-sol setup which is my favorite….Anyway, my groups looked more like shotgun patterns than targets, so I passed that firearm off to Midwest Chick, and tried the 1911. Same thing. My hand (and the end of the barrel) was wavering around like a young boy trying to piss his name into a snowbank….. Neither grouping was even worth scoring…
Ok, I took a bit of time, and gathered myself. Walked around a bit. Flexed my fingers and loosened my shoulders. Took a few breaths. Loaded the Ruger. Took a few more breaths….
Walked up to the firing line and sighted through the Milllet Red Dot (BTW, with no magnification, what class does this go into? Scoped or open sights?) and watched the 1 MOA dot wander around all over the target. Lowered the pistol and tried again to gather myself.
Took aim again and shot 5 shots, re-acquired the other target, squeezed off 5 more, changed mags, dropped the bolt, aimed at the lower left target, squeezed off 5 more shots, aimed at the lower right one and repeated the process. Then I moved to the other target paper and did it again.
Waited for Midwest Chick to finish, cleared the line, checked open slides/mags out etc., took the pistols back to the bench, and went to see how badly I had done. (all scores are upper left, upper right, lower left and lower right)
17, 19, 16, and 19 for a ….(carry the three) 71!
and the other target: 17, 16, 19 and 19….71!
Ok, I CAN do better. I will.
Next targets : Same dance. Took more time, used two hands.
lessee here: 22, 16, 16, and 17 …71! (WTF?)
and : 20, 18, 16, 18….72!
Hmm. I may NOT be able to do better than this. Not today.
OK: One more time:
Took my time, tried to control the shake (but it just wasn’t happening…who was the asshole who ordered the extra two cups of Hi-Test? And who was the fool who drank it? Feed him to the lions….or something!)
OK: We have a 17, a 13 (WTF?) a 23 and a 21. for a grand total of…..74!
I took a few pictures, shot a few through the TCP, and packed up and went home.
Maybe next week I’ll be smarter and NOT drink myself into the shakes drink more than one cup of java in the morning before heading to the range.
71, 71, 72 and a 74.Average 72. Not good. Not terribly bad, but not as good as I can do. I’m not gonna claim this as a score, but just as practice. Maybe next week, if the weather holds, or maybe some afternoon this week I can get out there when not over-caffeinated and shoot a decent score.
But bad morning at the range beats a good day at work hands down, doncha-know And I at least gave you confidence you won’t be lowest score..
You should follow the link to the E-postal match page and print out some targets and try it yourself. It is fun, costs nearly nothing (except for time and ammo) and see how you do….
I’ll be back soon and show how I can do in a non-over-caffeinated state.
So even if there is no reason
And you have no ties to anyone who might be a threat….no religious or other affiliations to any groups who might be a threat….If you are a LONE WOLF, They might just have a reason to suspect you.
They can still watch you.
Note this passage: “Indeed, while Mueller claimed the FBI had never once used the “lone wolf” provision, but that US citizens with no actually ties to terror groups pose a “serious national security threat” and would need to be targeted more. Olsen concurred with this sentiment, adding that such people are “probably the greatest challenge that we face.” The two also agreed that Congress needs to give them even more broad surveillance powers, citing the popularity of Android-based smartphones.”
Perhaps I should get an IPhone then?
Hertz has Gutz
Seems that they fire people who break their rules…Even when religion is involved.
Muslim or no, they make ’em follow their rules. Do your praying on your time, not the companies’ time.
Or hit the road.
No special treatment for any religion. Good. Everyone must follow the same rules.
Next time I rent a car, it’ll be a Hertz car.
No Fair!
Seems that the Justice Dept. is pissed that the truth is coming out about Holder. And his lies.
GOP is not playing fair by showing all those memos about Fast and Furious and Gunwalker…..That show that Holder should have a nose like Pinocchio.
Truth is a terrible thing if you are a politcian…Especially if you are a dishonest one. Even worse when you work for aforementioned dishonest politician….You’ll get tossed under the bus at the first inkling of scandal.