Put down the hot drinks before watching the video…

Hot Tea through the nostrils HURTS.

Y’know, the more I see the way the political landscape shaping up, the more disappointed I am.

On the one hand, we have Barack Obama. His one redeeming quality is that he has stayed true to his roots. He is a useless, foolish, unskilled (as anything but a politician, rather than a leader), somewhat radical redistributionist. He hasn’t surprised me one bit. While I didn’t vote for him (and won’t this time either), he has been exactly what I expected.

On the other hand, we have….well, basically not much:

Romney? Nope. I’ll likely vote for no-one. Or write-in something cute. But I WON’T vote for him. Especially since the MSM has decided that he is who they want to run as a Republican. Besides, he is just Obama-Lite.

Gingrich? Causes me to feel nauseous. Not a chance. See “Romney” above.

Perry? Yeah, when he can remember his lines, he says all the right things. But nah. not him either. He’s just Romney-Lite.

Cain? unlikely he will be the nominee. The “politics of personal destruction” have worked their magic, and I doubt that he will make it. The RNC hasn’t done much to help him, unlike other candidates. We’ll see. Might vote for him, might not.

Bachman and all the rest. Yeah, I laughed too.

Sadly, the RNC hasn’t bothered to find a decent candidate. Perhaps this is the legacy of Mr. M. Steele. Perhaps it is just an indication of the failure of the RNC leadership. I’d like to have had the chance to vote FOR someone rather than AGAINST someone else. Doesn’t look like it is gonna happen this time around though.

I’m not going to “hold my nose” this time. Maybe to some it is a wasted vote, but I’m not gonna vote for the lesser of the two weasels this time around.

Were I able to, I’d force every ballot to have “None Of The Above” under each list of candidates. My money says that’d win about 70% of the time.

Perhaps this should be the next big push for us Tea Party folks to make happen. A nationwide push for a real choice instead of choosing between two folks whose only difference is HOW they are going to screw things up for the rest of us.

So how do we get “None Of The Above” on the ballots?

Winter is coming. This should be no surprise to most of you. It has, in fact, been scheduled for a long time.

Are you prepared for it? There are a LOT of things you might want to prepare for….Lets take your automobile for instance:

Do you have decent tires on your car? Decent wiper blades? Antifreeze? (did ya check to see if it is still good for at least 20 degrees (F) lower than your reasonable expected low temps this winter?) Do you have a decent pair of boots, a blanket and/or jacket and some socks and warm clothing in the car? Gloves? Hat?  When was the last time you replaced the battery (or had it checked)? Do you have an ice scraper in the car yet? Do ya have (some) food and a method of melting snow if need be? Jumper cables? Ladies: Do you have an “emergency” kit for being snowed in for a few days somewhere besides home? Some clothes besides that dress you wear to work?

What if everyone is trapped by the same snowstorm and can’t come when you call for help on your cell phone? Happened twice around here last year. I know of one lady traveler who nearly lost her toes walking a mile or so in 18″ snow in a really nice party dress and heels. Lucky for her some “redneck hick” took pity on her and gave her a ride to a hotel where she was treated for frostbite and given warm clothes and a shower. He had a great big 4WD truck, and nearly got stuck trying to turn around to deliver her to a safe place.

You should be ready. Winter happens. If you are not ready, get off your ass and get prepped. It isn’t that hard. and the time to be thinking about it is NOW, not when yer stuck in a snowbank. Nor when your car won’t start in a cold, windswept parking lot because your battery is 5 years old. Then it is too late. Not when the snow is over your hood and you wish you had stopped 20 miles back, or maybe stayed at work, or left early because the storm is really kicking and the snowplows are having a hard time keeping up. Or when the car (or semi) behind you spins out and blocks the road so that the plows can’t get there… or the tow trucks. Again, it happened several times last year. You can be safe in a car for a few days IF you have some simple plans and some clothing to keep you warm and some materials. But ya gotta think ahead.

 You’ve got about a month. Maybe less.

Or you can be a sheep, and expect others to do the work for you, keeping you safe. That works, until it doesn’t. Then you are a statistic. With frostbite.

Or a corpse.

I’d likely contribute.

The lawsuit against a whole shitload of defendants those responsible for the death of Jose Guerena has been filed.

I hope they win, and win BIG.

If you know a vet.

Say a prayer for those that cannot hear your thanks. Remember those who served, sacrificed, who fought and died to protect their country and it’s citizens. You are reading this in english because some gave all to protect this country and it’s way of life. Appreciate them and their memories.

And remember… Today is Veterans Day.

Originally Armistice day…commemorating 11th hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month..The official end of World War One….(the War to End All Wars).

Remember. Be thankful.

I do, and I am.

Damned straight.

Ladies: Pick one. Either you are helpless like a schoolgirl and need protection from a male (and therefore are not equal), or you are able to stand up for yourself like an adult, in which case you don’t need all of those protections.

If that is the case, then next time I see an Irish flag or a Saudi flag or a French flag or a Mexican flag, I’m gonna go all medieval on the person wearing it. Especially on the fourth of July. Because it is apparently enough that the flag waver is “disruptive” and “offensive”.

Look, I am all for free speech. I am also a Patriot. I love my country. If you love yours, and it is different thatn mine, feel free to wear your flag. Also feel free to go home.

Either way, lets have some standards. And let us apply them equally.

Else someone might get hurt.

(and no, I am not talking about the asshole judge or the principal who caused this ruling. nor even the mexican students who began this).

To sell all that oil to China instead of us….

Keystone pipeline delayed.

Soon we’ll all be burning ice for our heat.

Methane Hydrates might soon replace gas wells.

or not.

But hey, the search for energy goes on.

For each man on the Edmund Fitzgerald.

 36 years ago today.

For an interesting history, Go to Wikepedia. Lots of info you likely didn’t know.

If you care. I did.