71 years old.

I’m not sure I could do that well.

And I practice fairly often.

Could you do it?

The shooter in the Texas Church at White Settlement has not yet been identified.
In most incidents like this in the past, we know the identity and ideology of the shooter.
This time, not so much.

I wonder why? Perhaps because this time it was conservatives who were targeted and the shooter isn’t a member of a “right wing” group?
Perhaps there is another reason…I dunno

ETA: Keith Kinnunen. But no other information. Which is wierd, ’cause normally we have all sorts of data immediately after an incident. 

She said “she was suffering from abdominal pain and had vomited.”

She died in a hospital shortly thereafter.

Of what?
Would they tell us if it was something highly contagious?

Why would Congolese folks come to the US via Mexico, anyway?

Except that it cannot fix stupid.
(it can, however, muffle the sound)”.

YMMV

Peter brings the news with a link to this article….

Conclusion: What we already knew: Gun violence is a (poor) black culture issue.
But also:
Gun SUICIDE is a  white cultural issue.
And the two are not related, really.

Go read the article…It pretty well lays it out.

Not really news to anyone who pays attention. But perhaps it will shed some light for those who just listen to the headlines rather than collect the facts.

At the end of it, CRIME in general is a black issue. Gun Crime is a significant part of that, but it really is the culture that is the issue.

Cries and accusations of racism in 3….2…..1….

Sad, but they’ll be gone in 18 months or a year….

Poor Greta will be forever the laughingstock of her generation. 

‘Twas good to see my family, especially the nieces and nephews, Most of them have grown up and have been making their own way in the world, so I don’t see them as much.

We ate and talked and cleaned up and then, way too soon, it was time for us to return to our own homes.

It was a good day.

If you are a soldier or sailor or other military, I hope you have the ability to spend time with your families.

If you are standing a post or a watch, then I thank you for your service and sacrifice this Christmas.
If you have a family member that the above applies to, please extend my thanks to them.

Same for those who are Police or Fire or other First Responders.

All of you: Merry Christmas and/or Hanukah.

Mid 50’s (F) for the next few days. Before, during and after Christmas. Here in the greater Chicago area.
Fifty-Five Freakin degrees.
On Christmas.

Yet, oddly, it isn’t even close to a record high temp for this next few days.

Record High is 64.

(record Low is -18).

Nope, not Glowbal Warmenating, sorry Mr Gore. Not even close.

At least we don’t have to shovel all this sunshine, even if it does make it hard on Santa’s sled runners.