Spent the day at my parents

My family was there, and while we aren’t a Norman Rockwell kinda family, we had a fun and friendship and family time and fellowship.

And it was good.

And partway through it, I though of, and gave thanks for, all those men and women who couldn’t be with their family because they were elsewhere, in the military, spending their days standing guard in order that I and my family could enjoy that afternoon.

Thank you, men and women of the military. And Merry Christmas.

I appreciate your sacrifice.

Spread my thanks to the rest of your unit, if you are reading this.

Remember why

Why we celebrate this day.

Why we give gifts.

Why we gather with friends and family.

It ain’t about the food and the goodies and the presents.

Remember what we celebrate.

I wish each and every one of you a Merry Christmas.

What to get everyone for Christmas

I bet you know someone (or a LOT of someones) who would be delighted to have some of THESE.

I know that I do, and that I would. Just think, with this system, after the zombie apocalypse, you can not only have gold bars, BUT YOU CAN MAKE CHANGE.

Cool, eh?

A lot better than FRN’s.

Help a dude out….it’s Christmas.

A friend of Marks, (Talk Radio blogger) has had a bit of misfortune.

I thought I’d bring it to your attention, so if you have a bit of cash to spare, or a gift card you don’t need or might not use, you might be able to send him some help.

Details HERE

Short story: Vietnam vet lost his house in a fire. Friends are rallying around to help him, but since there are a LOT of us on the internet, I thought I’d let loose an appeal for a little more help.

If you can spare a few, or can help in other ways, here is an address:

Wayne Kine
C/O Mark Anderson
230 Allen M Parks Dr.
Rockport Tx, 78382

I put my money where my blog is and sent the hundred bucks that I had laying around for a new lower reciever that is currently out of stock thanks to Obama and Feinstein. So I sent it to him instead.

If you can, even a little, I am sure that it will be appreciated.

Open letter to the NRA

Since their “contact Us” page doesn’t work all that well (keeps asking me to remove anything but numbers, letters and punctuation), and since there is no email via which to contact them (although I will be faxing them a copy of this as soon as their offices open in order to make sure that they hear this.

Dear NRA:

I am a member of the NRA. I am also an NRA certified instructor. I am a gun owner, and I shoot regularly and believe in the Second Amendment.

After viewing the speech by Wayne LaPierre, I feel that this was the final straw. His leadership against our opponents is, at best, tepid, and his speech on Friday was an embarrassment.

I do not think that I will be renewing my membership next time unless he is replaced. He has always been, at best, marginal as a leader of the NRA.  His opposition to the many lawsuits in recent years, all of which were essentially won by the SAF demonstrated his poor judgement and leadership. Friday showed that his usefulness to the organization and the members has come to an end.

It is time for the board of Directors to act. Find a leader who is effective.

I cannot speak for my many fellow members, but unless you do, I think you will lose many members, effectively reducing the effectiveness of the NRA, and ceding it’s power to others, like the SAF.

Sincerely
B

Oh, and if any of you need them, the Second Amendment Foundation can be found HERE

Gun Owners of America can be found HERE

I think that they are much more effective organizations.