So like most folks, I had always believe that a brighter flashlight is a better flashlight. I mean, more lumens makes for more happiness, right? More lumens make it easier to see, and work, and (up till now) I had never said “gee I wish this light (or headlamp) was dimmer and had a much lower output”.

Yeah, that was before I had to fly at night. The lowest output light I own (I brought 3) is about a hundred lumens…..Which is about 94 lumens too many for the task in a small airplane at night. I mean, I had 2 lights with me that have both red and white light which are what I would have considered “low output” (and they were too bright by a factor of 10), and one additional  light that is like looking at the sun……

But in a small plane at 4500 feet, trying to look outside and compare what I see below and read a sectional chart, one needs a lumen count in the single digits, not one with 3 zeros to the left of the decimal…..

And now I gotta go find a decent LOW output penlight or headlamp.

Pilots: any suggestions? 

So some executive orders that were enacted illegally cannot be undone by a second executive order……

Or at least that is what the courts said today. 

Seems that a Clinton appointed judge says that an Executive order that was, on it’s face, illegal (But written and signed by a Democrat) cannot be undone by a legally enacted Executive order by a Republican….

So somehow, Executive orders become law if they are in place long enough….IF done by Democrat. Why do we allow this? This wasn’t LAW, enacted by the legislature it was a proclamation. Why do we allow ANY president to use executive orders this way? 

Someone seems to think that I need some of those Wood Pills,

A lot.
They keep sending me mail offering great discounts.

I’m not sure what the difference between Levitra,Cialis and whatever it is that starts with a “V”.

I’m not sure why they think so, either…..nor am I comfortable having someone think they know all that about my member, even if they are (so far at least) wrong in their assessment…..

So far, my junk still works, so I just send those messages to Spam.

Must be a lot of profit in chinese knockoffs of stiffy pills though. 

“I will support a package consistent with what the voters said,” Jordan told “Fox News Sunday.” “What they want is border security first. Build a border security wall, end the chain migration, get rid of this crazy visa lottery. Sanctuary city policy, get rid of those. Do those things first and then we will deal with the [Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals] situation.”

It isn’t that I don’t feel for the DACA kids. Some are truly wanting to be citizens, and have the US as their primary loyalty.

Some, however, don’t.

And Illegal Immigration leads to Undocumented car reposessors, unlicensed street pharmacists,  and other crimes along with those who just want a better life. Plus suppression of wages, especially at the bottom end.

At the end of the day, everyone should want border security, unless you are a Latino first and a US citizen second, which means you put Race before Country.

Wall. First. Then we can deal with the rest. BUT BUILD THE WALL FIRST. 

And then I laughed some more….

It is kinda true. And funny as hell:

Can you imagine though, if a white man parodied some of the things that are strange (to us) about a Black gathering?

Oh the HughManatee!!

That Europe wasn’t spending enough to keep it’s commitments to NATO?
That they couldn’t field the required naval, airforce, or land forces?

He was right:

 German defense official warned the country’s navy is running out of combat-capable vessels & will be unable to deploy overseas. He said that several frigates & auxiliary ships were already decommissioned due to their age.
“The Navy is running out of deployment-capable ships,” Hans-Peter Bartels, chief of the German parliament’s defense committee, told the Bild am Sonntag newspaper. He said that the problem has snowballed over time, because old ships were taken out of service but no replacement vessels were provided.

NATO doesn’t have the ability to fight, because they don’t have the personnel nor the materiel with which to do so.

They’ve been spending the money they SHOULD have been on their military on Social Programs for at least the past 20 years…..and hiding behind the Skirts of the US for military defense. …same as the rest of NATO…..and Canadia.

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And this is what the Obama administration tried to do to the US armed forces, and the DNC type folks are STILL trying to do to the US military.
The US military isn’t far behind that of NATO…..maintenance has been deferred, ships and planes haven’t been replaced, other material is not in the pipeline for replacement as it wears out. 

Seems that there is a shortage of Blue Agave, which leads (soon) to a shortage of tequila. 

Now, for some, this is a serious issue.

Luckily for me, I no longer drink tequila, having learned that there is a correlation between how much of that evil drink I consume and how many fights I get into, and, as a consequence, how many interactions with the po-po I have afterwards (Seems that tequila makes me break out in handcuffs….usually proned out on the ground).

But for some folks I know, this could be a serious issue.

Besides, real (ahem) mature men drink whiskey. 

Now, I don’t know the methodology, nor how the kid controlled for other variables, nor if the kid is biased or not.

However:

A science fair project at a California high school faced criticism earlier this week after it compared race and IQ levels in connection to participation in an elite program at the school, The Sacramento Bee reported Saturday.

Seems that people complained abut the conclusions without ever finding out if the methods used led to a valid conclusion.

Now, I know a significant number of very intelligent folks of African ancestry. Same same (although fewer) of people of southeast Asian ancestry (I just know fewer of them). Same with Hispanics.

Lots of very smart people, and, lets face it, lots of dumb ones too. Same with white (european ancestry) folks.

I would think that the incredibly smart percentage of those minority students are already IN better schools, and likely their parents area also exceptional examples who are likely wealthy enough to not need to sent their kids to public school….therefore they weren’t a part of the studied group. This does not, however, make the study inaccurate. The study does match my experience with people  in general.

Are the results and conclusions of the study correct? I dunno. I really don’t care.

However, the fact that the science fair project was pulled because it makes some people uncomfortable is what I find objectionable. 

Or is this a setup for GoFundME campaign to get even more money?

I find it hard to think that anyone could be THAT stupid. (on second thought, no, I really don’t, look at their ages. Probably were Obama voters and SJW types too)
‘Tis one thing to follow your dreams when you are in your 20’s. It is another to embark on an adventure like this with NO experience, NO insurance and NO knowledge of what the hell you are doing.

‘We sold everything to do this and lost it in 20 minutes’: Couple, who ditched their lives to move to a 28-foot sailboat despite having no experience on the water, have to be rescued when their boat SINKS two days in

The compassionate part of me feels sorry for them……(Nope, who am I kidding. I don’t)

Read THIS. (and read the embedded link therein)

She’s right..mostly. But so is “Thales” (follow the links to see what I am talking about)….Go ahead, I’ll have a cuppa while you read ’em…

Back? Ok, who is right?

Answer: BOTH of ’em are. There are exceptions, but for the most part those generalities are correct. Stereotypes exist for a reason.

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I gotta go outside and plow (and shovel and otherwise clear) snow…..Bein’ as I am the man and all.

YMMV.