Gun Walker Update

over at Dave Codrea's site The War On Guns I linked to the updates before. I will be linking to them again now.

Part One

Part Two

Part Three

Part Four

Part Five

Part Six

Part Seven

Part Eight

Part Nine

Right click on these and click open in a new tab or open in a new window, then click over and read the time line and the rest of the story.

Fasting

I am fasting at the moment. In the morning I need to present myself to the local lab for various blood draws, urinate in the little cup and other assorted indignities. My Dr is concerned since I've lost 42 pounds since last year and I haven't been on a diet. However diabetes does run in my family. However again, I believe the answer is very simple. When you are in pain, you don't eat. As a sufferer of several herniated discs in my neck, middle and lower back I am in moderate to severe pain at all times. Therefore, I've gone days with just drinking water and diet coke and eating saltines to stave off hunger pangs. It's not too hard to understand. However in the a.m. I will start the process to determine if that is, in fact the case. I think afterward if Taco Bell is open I'll go pig out on a few 5 layer burritos.

I feel that conflict is coming

A major conflict. A world changing conflict. A conflict that will change everyone's lives and not for the better. Read the news with what is happening in the middle east, Washington D.C., our country's schools. And you start looking around for the little handbasket.

I am going to post some links here. A few of them are posted over on the side bar under Special links. These are sites I recommend you go to and read up on how to prepare your homes and families for what I pray is NOT coming in the near future. However to be completely honest, I feel that with the current political situation, coupled with person and businesses taking cruel advantage of the so-called "End of the Mayan Calendar", things are going to go sideways in a hurry. For the record. I DO NOT believe this end of the world theory borne out by the "Maya" calendar or Nostradamus or any other "Prophecy" There are many people who do however. And in their haste they could create a self-fulfilling prophecy. and THAT is what I am concerned about. Also for the record. I have been involved with Emergency Preparedness since the late 1980's, back when people who tried to prepare for natural disasters were labeled "Evil Survivalist's" I am not a Survivalist. I am a realist. Natural Disasters happen. Wars happen, Terrorism happens and losing your job or the collapse of the financial markets happen. I'd like to have my family prepared so that when one of the above DOES happen, I can feed my family good food, clothe them in clean clothing, and be sure that we are still able to live mostly as we do before an incident happens. The people of Occupy Wall Street would call me a 1 percenter because I don't intend to wait on charity or the government to come along and hold my hand like many residents of New Orleans did after Katrina. Sorry, but I'd rather help myself. That way if something goes wrong, I know who to blame. ME.

Now below is a few links with some explanation.

http://www.alpharubicon.com
I am a member of this website. I have been a member since 2003. I have written some of the articles on this web site. Just look for articles written by "GreyLocke" and that's me. I am one of the few members of the site who actually "outs" ourselves and lets people know who we are. In fact I am on many different sites under the name greylocke. I won't list them as a few don't need to be harassed by people looking me up. And if you are wondering what greylocke means, it mean gray hair or gray beard. If you've seen my profile picture you know I have both.

About.com LDS Food Calculator
Calculate your food storage needs.

Food Storage Guide FAQ .PDF
A FAQ about your food storage

Backwoods Home 7 most common Food Storage Mistakes

LDS Food Storage page

I had a few links over there that dead ended but I've removed them now.

Now for a few links of very useful information.

Third World Technology files
Get Bit Torrent install it then download the torrent of ALL the files from this web site. I have and I have made backup copies of it across 3 external hard drives. It is over 14 GB of compressed files, after uncompressing there is over 20 GB of information. Also I seed the files through Bit Torrent and I urge you to do the same to disseminate the files as widely as possible.

Bit Torrent
If you don't already have it

7 zip
The program I use to compress and decompress archive files

Appropedia
An alternative Technology/Living web site.

A Compendium of Useful Information
Bob is a little more concerned with the Peak Oil scenario but he does have useful information.

Primitive Ways
Just what is says, but my kids have enjoyed trying some of the things written here.

Green Trust Free E-books Download Page
Many useful files/texts on alternative energy

No Tech Magazine
Just what it says. A very thought provoking and interesting read.

Evenfall Studios Wood Working Library
they have many free wood working texts available.

Practical Action
Practical Technology answers for fighting poverty

Low Tech Magazine
What it says. Not to be confused with No Tech Above.

Tech Library
A library of technical projects

Agrarian Nation
A very nice blog about old fashioned farming techniques.

Survival Spot Blog
They have links to many informative videos and a lot of useful information.

Hesperian Health Guides
Free Downloadable and purchasable bound medical guides.

I just went through my various bookmarks and I have over 100 sites that I browse for information. these are just a few. I realize that many are for a low technology lifestyle in case of a Major disruption. However I honestly believe that with our current situation, it may actually come to that. I pray it doesn't, however as the saying goes, "Pray for the best, Prepare for the worst."

Note to self

After applying bengay muscle rub to neck and shoulder that are being afflicted by the herniated disc in your neck, wash your hands. Do NOT rub you eye or the bridge of your nose. Thank you.

Interesting search term

Shotgun on top with 22 on bottom.

Honestly I don't know of any firearm like that. Most combo guns will have the shotgun barrel on the bottom with the rifle barrel on top. I point you towards the Savage Model 24, the Springfield M6 Scout and I've seen a Belgium made gun, not a FN gun, that has a .22 on top and a .410 below but for the life of me I cannot remember who made it. It's been over 20 years since I've seen it. If you don't need it to be a double barrel there is the Rossi Matched Pair rifle shotgun combo of which I have one with a 20 ga barrel and a .22 barrel. I paid $169.99 for it brand new with a black nylon carrying case. My kids and I enjoy shooting it. If you go to the link I put in for the Savage it will show you about combo guns with multiple barrel configurations. But I personally don't know about them other than what I have posted plus I many years ago shot a Drilling which they talk about in the Combination Gun entry on Wikipedia. The one I shot had British makers and proof marks and was an S/S .450 Nitro with a .303 British underneath. I loved that gun, but the recoil with the .450 Nitro was a bit stiff for me.

As always you can use the e-mail link at the top right to get a hold of me if you have any questions or you can leave a comment.

Hey Google, Microsoft and all you other Web Developers

Quit tracking me.

Quit trying to target adds to me based on my browsing.

Quit making your privacy policies so obtuse and convoluted that I need 2 lawyers to check over them and another lawyer to check them.

Quit keeping my search term entries and try to generate some more money by sending me targeted adds.

Quit trying to slip a tracking cookie into my system, even though you say it contain none of my personal identity stuff stop it.

In short what I do is "MY" business. NOT yours.

I shouldn't need to use multiple add ons in Firefox to block your cookies and tracking objects. I shouldn't have to clear my cache every 30 minutes to be sure you cannot track me. Just STOP IT!

You have no reason to be trying to track what I do or where I go on the internet. If I want to buy something I'll search for then. Your targeted adds do nothing except annoy the heck out of me.

I am a writer, therefore I will at times look for things while making no sense to other people are pertinent to what I am doing. So quit sending me adds for sex bondage gear when I try to find a picture of a "Slave Collar" which I had to go through 7 pages to find a picture of a slave collar used on slaves before the civil war. I don't want nor need adds for PVC Vacuum Bondage. I shouldn't have to sign out of my account to search for something related to a story I'm trying to write because you are trying to be "Helpful" and make a buck. Your Opt-out policy is very obtuse and no matter how many times I try to opt out your system tries to set ANOTHER cookie on my computer. NO! NO! NO!

You don't need to shove a cookie down my computers throat for me to be able to "Opt-out" You need to change your policy to an "Opt-in" you can tell me about a service you have and if I want it I can click a link. You are relying on the fact that most people don't really read the TOS and Disclaimers on your service. I've tried to read them. And I STILL don't know what exactly they mean. And you make it Dang near impossible to "Opt-out" unless you can put a cookie on my computer? Uh, NO!

Change your policies, everything should be "Opt-In", if someone wants your service they click a link, if they don't want your service they don't click a link. SIMPLE RIGHT?

Evidently not.


Google might have tricked Apple. Read HERE Something like this should NEVER happen. You want to make it easier for your users? How about you make it that "WE" the users don't have to be bothered with this garbage unless "WE" want it. That is how thing like the Sony Rootkit endangered thousands if not millions of users. They put in something without "Telling" or "Asking" if they could do it.

Also how about making it so when we have a problem I don't have to spend hour upon hours trying to get in contact with a REAL person?

Someone hacked my Yahoo Account about 3 years ago. It took me a WEEK to get to speak to a real LIVE person to answer the security question to get my account back. Why did it take that long? Yahoo asked for the answer to a security question but wouldn't let me know what the question was. I'm sorry, I have over a dozen different accounts all with different information and security questions. It took getting a tech support person on the phone to ask me the security questions before I could get my account back. Why did it take me actually contacting the California Secretary of State to get a real phone number answered by a real human being?

And you people wonder why users don't trust you?

Try getting ahold of your own tech support without using your internal directory.

Dining in St. Louis

For those bloggers going to the NRA Convention, there are some very good restaurants within walking distance of the convention center. I'll post the ones that I have personal knowledge of.

Mike Shannons is just 4 blocks south of the convention center across from Kiener Plaza

Ruth's Chris Steak House 315 Chestnut St you can see the Riverfront, the Arch and the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Just north of which is the Riverfront shopping district a series of shops and restaurants and a few taverns/nightclubs. there is also another Metrolink station inside of Eads Bridge, which you can ride back out to the airport hotels.

There are quite a few smaller dining establishments all around the downtown area within easy walking distance of the convention center, but those 2 I have very personal experience with.

I asked my kid brother the Chef who still lives in St. Louis for recommendations and his list is the same as mine. Mike Shannon's and Ruth's Chris.

Now if you don't mind a little walk, you can take the Metrolink to the Delmar Loop in University City/Central West End, and walk about 1/4 mile west to Cicero's. they have moved since I was last in St. Louis, but they only moved a block east and now take up almost a full block of the one side of Delmar. They have great Italian food/Pizza, a good bar and on most weekends great live music. Just be sure to leave before the last metrolink train runs or call a cab. Throughout the entire Delmar Loop/Central West End area are literally dozens and dozens of good restaurants, pubs, nightclubs and bars.

If you are planning on doing some sight-seeing while you are in St. Louis, I recommend seeing The City Museumwhich is within walking distance of the convention center, but it's about a 20-30 minute walk. There is a charge for The City Museum. Just a few blocks over from The City Museum is the St. Louis Veterans Memorial, I recommend looking in. If you have a car I recommend going out to Forest Park and seeing The Science Center and the St. Louis Zoo. They are both free, but do have exhibits which are fee based. Also while in Forest Park, you can go to the Natural History Museum, also free with some paid exhibits and the St. Louis Art Museum, Free with paid exhibits.

If you'd like some night life, there are the casinos out on the Missouri river with the WestPort/Riverport area, there used to be a shuttle from the downtown hotels out there, I don't know if there still is. They do have some nice shows and restaurants at the casinos though.

My mind is a little tapped out at the moment. But if you are staying in a particular area or interested in a particular type of restaurant or entertainment you can either leave a comment or send me an e-mail through my e-mail link at the top right.

For those going to the NRA Convention

A piece of advice. DO NOT GET A HOTEL ROOM IN THE CITY. Get one out in the county by the airport and take the Metrolink to the Convention center. The metrolink will let you off less than 20 yards from the convention center. It is safer, and you won't have to pay the St. Louis city hotel room tax. Most of the hotels by the airport have a free shuttle which will take you to and from the airport metrolink station and the airport main or east terminal. Also if you want to know a few good places to get grub there in St. Louis drop a comment or an e-mail to me, and I'll be glad to expound on it. I do know the JayG and LawDog are going, so if you are a blogger and are going to convention and wish to ask a few questions about St. Loo please ask. I'd be more than happy to answer any questions you might have.

Mark

Very pertinent

h/t Evyl Robot

I have no sympathy for this girl or her parents

Hooked on chicken nuggets: Girl, 17, who has eaten nothing else since age TWO rushed to hospital after collapsing

Ever since she was a toddler, Stacey Irvine has eaten little else but chicken nuggets and the occasional portion of chips.

Now, at the age of 17, she has been warned by doctors to change her appalling diet or die.The factory worker – who says she has never tasted fresh fruit or vegetables – had to be taken to hospital earlier this week when she collapsed after struggling to breathe.

Her poor suffering mother has stated that she has "tried" to get her daughter to eat healthy, but she won't. Her other two children do eat a varied diet, it doesn't say what, but I hope their diets are more healthy. What I find myself asking on this, is just WHO? is the parent? My kids have tried that little game on me, where they would refuse to eat something and 2 of my kids actually figured out how to make themselves regurgitate on demand. That stopped after I made them eat what they spewed. If this girl was one of my children she would have a choice, eat what every other member of this family eats, or you don't eat. Period, End of Discussion. I don't blame this girl if you want to be brutally honest. I blame the mother. She allowed this child to defy her without any fear of discipline or punishment, and now the girl has come close to dying. And she STILL seems to want to continue with her self destructive diet. This girl needs a severe criticism session on her butt before she kills herself.

And to top if off, according to the Yahoo story, people are blaming McDonalds for this girls stupidity. Why is no one castigating this girls for her own actions? No, it's the BIG Corporations fault, that this girl only ate McNuggets. Wha?!!? Correct me if I am wrong, but if I decide to do something stupid, like drive drunk. And I get hurt, injured or something like that. Whose fault is it? The manufacturer of the car I was driving? The manufacturer of alcohol I was consuming? The Bar where I consumed it? The gas station who sold me gasoline? NO! It's MY fault, for being so stupid as to do that. That is what is called personal responsibility. And this girl and her mother have none. Do what you want and accept no consequences for your actions. that has become the new personal mantra. Only it isn't that new. Allow me to direct your attention to this phrase. "Do What Thou Wilt." I will let you look up the reference yourself. A phrase who defined the life of one of the worlds ultimate hedonist has evidently been making a come back under a new guise.

I'll leave you to read between the line.

Re reading a good series

If you like Lois McMaster Bujold's Vokosigan Saga and David Weber's Honor Harrington Series or even Anne McCaffrey's Dragon Riders of Pern you will like Elizabeth Moon's Vatta's War Series. I am currently rereading the entire series, and I find myself lost in my imagination. Placing myself in the story, and thinking "What would I do if I was in that situation?" I find it a very enjoyable read, and I also recommend her Familias Regnant series of books as well. You can find all of her books available on Amazon.com, NOTE, I am not an Amazon affiliate, I do not get a commission. I just really enjoy good books.

No Content for you!

Thanks to SOPA No Content here!

"These Aren't The Droids You're Looking For, Move Along!"

Your hunting rifle is now a sniper rifle

and your hunting shotguns are now Eeevil assault weapons.

FALL RIVER, M.A (WPRI) - A local man is arrested after police seize a stash of weapons from a Fall River home.

Police were called to an apartment on North Main Street Tuesday night for reports of a man heavily armed with weapons.

Once inside, police discovered a loaded handgun and shotgun, a sniper rifle and semi-automatic rifle, and more than 600 rounds of ammunition.

Police arrested Colin Kenny, 23, for assault and various weapons charges.

Take note of this Hunters who say that it is ONLY others peoples guns that are dangerous. So when you throw other gun owners under the bus, remember your guns can be classified whichever way the politicians want as well.

H/t JayG

Blogger has an issue

Evidently every post I make is showing up as linked to posts by everyone in my blogroll. I didn't change anything, so evidently it's an issue with blogger. I have no idea what to do to fix it other than yelling at the google overlords at blogger to fix their errant software.

Some Monday after Christmas Songs

Why is the Department of Justice looking at my page

I don't think I've done or written anything to bring down the DOJ's Ire. Anybody have any ideas?

1911A1 Longslide question

Does anyone make a kit or know where I can get parts to convert my Norinco 1911A1 to a 6" Longslide? I want to be able to switch between the 5" and the 6" without having to do a bunch of hand fitting.


"Bueller?... Bueller?"

A loss in our ranks

Mamaw Farmgirls Mom has passed away from her fight with cancer.

Please click here and leave your condolences.

Lucky Gunner Ammo Test

Well It took me a while but I finally got to test the .45 ACP Fiocchi ammo that Heidi at Luckygunner.com sent me.

They sent me a box of 230 gr FMJ .45 ACP for me to test with my Norinco 1911A1.. I enjoyed testing the ammunition against my Winchester White Box 230 gr FMJ .45 ACP, I had some photos however the SD card in my camera is messed up, so I was not able to recover the photos.

However I do have some results to share.

Control: Winchester Whitebox

shooting 2, 7 round strings at 15 feet. Average groups size 4 1/2 inches with 1 flyer bringing the groups to 6 inches.

No failures to feed or fire, 1 failure to eject which was quickly cleared and resume firing.

Penetration shooting into 3 liter soda bottles filled with water lined up in a row.

Winchester Whitebox penetrated 4 slug exiting bottle #4 at an angle

Second round penetrated 5 bottles and slug was in fifth bottle hardly deformed.

Third round penetrated 3 bottles and took off for parts unknown.

Power test filled a 2 liter bottle with dirt and place it on top of a stand to see if the bullet has enough force to knock the bottle down or off the stand.

Winchester Whitebox 3 rounds all 3 knocked the bottle over and off the stand.

No further FTF, Fire or Eject.

Cleaned Pistol to start fresh.

Fiocchi Ammo

2, 7 round strings at 15 feet, average groups size 4 1/4 inches with 2 flyers bringing the groups to 5 3/4 inches. No failures to feed, fire or eject

Penetration: 1st round penetrated 2 bottles and took off for parts unknown.

Second round penetrated 4 bottles and ruptured the fifth, slug in 4th bottle, also first failure to eject. Cleared pistol for next round.

Third round penetrated 5 bottles and was recovered in the 5th bottle. It could almost be reloaded and used again.

Power: 1st round knocked the bottle completely off the stand and split the bottle.

Second round knocked the bottle over and almost off the stand.

Third round split the bottle but did not knock it over. Shell stove piped, cleared the jam and fired a 4th power test which knocked the bottle off the stand.

I shot the rest of the round off at various targets, such as monster energy drinks cans filled with water. Without fail the Fiocchi shredded the cans. The 5 gallon bucket filled with water took a full magazine the final round stove piped.

It's the first time I've fired the Fiocchi Ammunition, and I will say that I like it. The recoil seems to be a little more than the Winchester Whitebox, but it is very manageable. The 2 stove pipes I honestly think are my fault as I wasn't holding the pistol tightly enough.

I hope that I get a chance to test some more of the Fiocchi Ammo. It is accurate and seems to me to be just a little bit hotter than the Winchester Ammo. It did seems to leave my pistol a little bit cleaner than the Winchester, I didn't have that much powder residue on my slide like I do with the Winchester Ammo.

If you'd like to get some of the Fiocchi Ammo to try yourself, follow this link (50 rounds Fiocchi .45 ACP) and get some. They also offer 1000 round pack at this link (1000 rounds Fiocchi .45 ACP)

You answered 26 out of 33 correctly — 78.79 %

Go see what you made and post it it the comment section.

http://www.isi.org/quiz.aspx?q=FE5C3B47-9675-41E0-9CF3-072BB31E2692

Obama's BLM trying to ban shooting on public lands.

This is just a draft of new regulations which would ban shooting by the public on Federal lands.

"Gun owners who have historically been able to use public lands for target practice would be barred from potentially millions of acres under new rules drafted by the Interior Department, the first major move by the Obama administration to impose limits on firearms."

Go RTWT

H/t Insty

Kathleen at Hillbuzz has an interesting Idea

And a very valid point about the media's roll in trying to destroy GOP Frontrunners Ron Paul and Sarah Palin. And I perfectly agree with her on what is blatant hypocrisy by the MSM and their selective reporting.

"The Democrat-Controlled-Media’s bias against GOP candidates who can beat Barack Hussein Obama is getting more apparent every day.

The most blatant recent example was the CBS/National Journal debate in South Carolina, where GOP Frontrunner Ron Paul was allowed to speak for only 89 seconds during the televised hour of the debate, receiving just one question. And Michelle Bachmann’s campaign was inadvertently copied on an email from CBS “News” prior to the debate, in which CBS “News” Political Director John Dickerson admitted that Michelle Bachmann “is not going to get many questions” in the debate (though she did get far more time than GOP Frontrunner Ron Paul)."

Go RTWT

Tuesday Tuneage

Let me know what you like.

I am one of the 1%

Go over to Arrrrgh, to see what I am talking about.

Veterans Day is very special to me

This is the reason why. This is my youngest daughter Megan. Is the picture below it was her 8th birthday. Let me show you how my little angel has grown.




This picture was taken over spring break earlier this year.




This picture was taken over the summer on a trip to St. Louis Missouri. We were at the St. Louis Zoo.



This picture was taken a few weeks ago at the final Cross Country race for her school.



And this one I just took a few minutes before starting this post.



My little Angel is becoming a very beautiful young lady. This is one of the reasons Veterans Day is important to me. The honoring of our servicemen and women, the honoring of all who have served. And because God gave me a beautiful daughter.

I need to buy more guns now. And a bunch of boys had better stay away. :)

Marko posts about this and it hit a chord with me

"When she later discussed the incident with her husband, he explained that it’s a cultural thing. He explained that in the student’s native culture, intent is as important as–and sometimes more important than–results. He missed the exam, but his intentions had been good, so to him, the teacher marking down his grade was profoundly unfair."


Intentions versus actions. He "Intended" to come to class so the teacher should have given him a passing grade. That she didn't was "wrong" and "unfair". Just go over and RTWT and see if you think this describes the OWS idiots as well as other.

The Ulsterman has the White House Insider again Edited Fast & Furious

This time talking about the backroom chaos at the Whit House between Valerie Jarret and Bill Daley.

Another look back at the Bill Daley – Valerie Jarrett battles following this week’s breaking news of Daley’s imminent departure/demotion from the Obama White House. No other media source was detailing conflict between Daley and other members of the Obama administration at the time this interview was initially published in April of 2011. Given this week’s revelations – these interviews now hold even more considerable meaning and insight into just what is going on within the Obama White House:


Go RTWT

Edit to add just a few entries down there is a very interesting discussion about Fast and Furious. The Gunwalking scandal currently taking place.

"Ulsterman: It seems the Solyndra scandal is heating up for the White House as –name withheld- predicted. You still feel Fast and Furious is the scandal to focus on as the means of getting to Obama?

Insider: To hell with Solyndra. I told you before – if it helps to weaken the administration, fine. So be it. The more the merrier – but NO, Solyndra is not what we are focusing on. Fast and Furious remains the most pressing concern at this moment for those inside the administration trying to contain the scandal. I assure you of that. They were all in on that program you know. The administration…the party leadership. It was attached to the arrogance they had after passage of Obamacare – they thought there was nothing they couldn’t accomplish. Nothing they couldn’t push through."

A little further down the page is this nugget of information from the Insider.

"Insider: Bullsh-t there isn’t an answer – it’s just that the answer is the most frightening one, so not enough people are willing to look at it. If the Obama administration wasn’t really concerned about the actual guns – they lost over a thousand or so, right? Can’t find them. No idea where they went. So those guns weren’t the concern. It was the crime they wanted to trace back to those guns that were sold in the United States. It was the crimes they wanted to happen – they fu—ing encouraged to happen – that was the purpose of all of this. Turn around and use those crimes to push through much tougher federal gun controls, and push through some kind of amnesty immigration policy. WE killed 200 Mexicans – that message…guilt voters into amnesty, right? And I’m not opposed to some immigration policy – it’s needed, and long overdue. But for God’s sake – I’m not for killing people to get there. This White House was willing to do that. This White House, the Obama administration – they were willing to kill Mexicans. But they made a mistake…the killing of the border agents – they didn’t prepare to have those killings linked to the weapons. Or if they did, they didn’t realize it would backfire against them like it did."

Once again RTWT

Oh I giggled like a schoolgirl

when I read this.

"You know what the difference between me and you really is? You look out there and see a horde of evil, brain-eating zombies. I look out there and see a target-rich environment."
Dillis D. Freeman, Jr.:

Bias? Double Standard?

No, you're kidding? Right?

Ed Driscoll has a look at the media's recent history.

"In 2009 and 2010, the media trashed the Tea Party, using the crazied, hyperbolic language possible — and yet were envious of their success at the polls last November, and wanted a Tea Party of their own. Hence, Occupy Wall Street. Richard Fernandez asks a great question at the Belmont Club. Did the MSM’s intensely negative reporting cause them (directly or indirectly) to amp up the craziness at OWS to waaaay past 11 on Nigel Tufnel’s Marshall stack, or is that simply what happens when a mass of people with an ill-defined cause co-habituate in an urban Burning Man festival for months on end?"

Go RTWT

Cute

Yes I know it's NOT "The Hall of the Mountain King" but the Imperial March.




And now for some Majesty

Early Tuesday Tuneage with a bonus

Plus some bonus Tuneage today

These aren't the droids you're looking for

When an Trustee asks if she should be auditing a publicly funded Union Retirement account, not only is she told "No" but the Union then tries to fire her.

"Natasha Nimer had a simple question: As a trustee in a local labor union representing City of Phoenix employees, did she have a duty to check the books of a taxpayer-funded insurance account it managed?"

Go RTWT

H/t Insty

Occupy Wall Street Leaderless Leaders are appropriating

the fund donated for the "Occupation" for their own ends.

"On Sunday, October 23, a meeting was held at 60 Wall Street. Six leaders discussed what to do with the half-million dollars that had been donated to their organization, since, in their estimation, the organization was incapable of making sound financial decisions. The proposed solution was not to spend the money educating their co-workers or stimulating more active participation by improving the organization’s structures and tactics. Instead, those present discussed how they could commandeer the $500,000 for their new, more exclusive organization. No, this was not the meeting of any traditional influence on Wall Street. These were six of the leaders of Occupy Wall Street (OWS)."

Go RTWT

H/t Insty

The Global Warming Scam

h/t Borepatch

The Ulsterman has the Washington Insider back

"Author’s Note: This interview was originally divided into three parts with an initial publication of August 15th. Due to repeated requests, we are now making it available here in its entirety. This interview is the first face to face sit down in months with our longtime D.C. political operative we have come to simply call “Insider”. They offer up a unique perspective and insight based upon their decades-long experience as a D.C. insider working within the highest levels of government – including helping to elect Barack Obama in 2008. WARNING: Adult Content"

"Ulsterman: It’s been a while hasn’t it? Face to face that is.

Insider: Yes it has. Been busy. Tired. Loving it though. I really do love this. All of this. Gonna miss it. And we have made so much progress. Incredible progress.

Ulsterman: How so? Eric Holder remains at the DOJ. Barack Obama remains president.

Insider: Really? That’s how you put it to me? Holder is at the DOJ – for now. For now, right? Open your eyes. Holder is getting absolutely slammed at every turn. We got people in Congress calling for full investigations now. Calling for Holder to step down. Calling for f***ing justice! You didn’t see that last year. You didn’t see that before we started all of this. Something like that doesn’t happen in days or weeks, or even a month or two. It takes f***ing time. Who else pointed to the DOJ and said THERE IS THE SCANDAL. Who else? Nobody but me. I gave you that. On a f***ing platter I gave you that. So don’t come here now on my invite and point at me and say there hasn’t been any progress. ERIC HOLDER IS GOING DOWN. Ok? It’s happening. Right before our f***ing eyes. And like I’ve always told you, Holder is the Obama firewall. Holder is the stop-gap to everything. Every f***ing thing. You head up the DOJ you can pretty much stamp out 99% of anything coming at a president. Do you understand that? I know—"

go RTWT

Evan Sayet

Tells it like it is from the Liberal Viewpoint

Obama's Czars

Just who are they?

Sean Linnane Tells us about them and what they are Czar's of.

My question is just why do we need them in the first place? Especially as they are not confirmed or Vetted by the Senate.

A member of the fourth profession tries to drum up business

by insinuating Myke and Ruth Hawke were getting divorced. I'll just post the link to Myke and Ruth's Blog so you can read for yourself.

HERE

Now for someone to make an insinuation like that and for their employer follow the actions they have, they need to be publicly ridiculed for their ignorance as well as sued for defamation and possibly libel.
My best wishes to Myke and Ruth and their son. I hope that idiots like this don't put you guys off continuing your show.

Bureaucracy run rampant

"When an over-zealous regulator shows up at a farm dinner demanding that food be destroyed as hungry guests await, who do you call? Here's Laura's account written as a letter to her guests who had come to Quail Hollow Farm expecting a meal of foods harvested from local small family farms."

Go RTWT

Wircutter was just added to my Blogroll for this

He had a wee run in with one of the 99% idiots.

I suggest you go read it Here

Canadian Shale oil to China instead of the U.S.?

Go read about this. Then come back.

Excuse me Mr. President, how is this supposed to help your constituents? You know Real Americans? The ones who are trying to put food on the family table, pay their bills and you know, live? How can higher prices for fuel help me? I have 7 children and I can barely afford to cover all of their necessary expenses now. I just had to pay 160.00 to get my daughters flute fixed, oh the flute is a luxury? Not to her and not to me. That flute and her skillful playing of it might just help her get a scholarship for her to go to a school I can in no way afford. However the trip to the music store to pick it up cost me almost $20.00 in gas. That same amount of gas before you came to office cost me $12.00 That is an $8.00 difference. $8.00 is enough to buy dinner for myself and all 7 of my children. Or it was before food costs started going up because of increased fuel costs. So now a meal for myself and my kids costs almost $13.00. Another $5.00 taken out of my budget. Mr. President do you really even care about the average people? Or was that just a campaign slogan? You constantly talk about helping the disadvantaged people, well here I am I am disadvantaged. I am disabled through no fault of my own. I have steel plates in my back from a fall at work, I have a lot of nerve damage, I have since herniated 2 more discs in my back and neck because I seem to keep falling down, since my balance has gone to hell since my surgery. My work-comp case has been on-going since 2004 and still has not gone to court. Yes that's right, 7 years going on 8 come next february, and I am still fighting the insurance company and the work comp division. I'm not rich, I'm not one of the 99%. I was a person who worked 40-50 hours a week at a job I enjoyed, that paid all of my bills, put food on my family's table, clothes on my children's back and a little extra in my pocket. And ever day you futz around and dither makes my costs on everything go up. Which means I have less and less available to provide for my children. And "YOU" blame me and people like me for problems "YOU" and "YOUR" minions and "YOUR" policies have created and continue to create. You're right. There is a problem in America. And you are the one causing it.

Kathleen at Hillbuzz has info on the retired military benefit cuts

"It turns out that the Obummer Regime isn’t against all budget cuts.Cutting benefits for retired military is just fine with the Narcissist In Chief…and his buddy John McCain (RINO – Arizona)."


go RTWT

I forgot to post

Here are 5 of my kids plus a friends nephew trick or treating monday night. My 4 boys are wearing space armor that I made for them, the 3 youngest are also wearing helmets that we made for them.



My daughter Megan made her wings I just had to bend the coat hangers to give them support. The boys weapons are homemade as well except for Matthews Nerf Gun.

Just wanted to show off my kids. :)

The poeple who gave us Barack Obama also have given us Occupy Wall Street

Another from The Ulsterman Report

"While attempting to give the appearance of a “leaderless” movement, Occupy Wall Street is in fact the result of a very calculating and dangerous organization of radicalized anti-Americans who have infected U.S. politics at the highest levels of government – including the White House."

Go RTWT

Interview with an Obama/Washington Insider

The Ulsterman Report reposts it's interview with an Obama/Washington Insider.

"But would another four years of an Obama presidency be the best thing for America? (Long pause) Now that is a much more interesting question right there, and a question I think more and more Democratic Party insiders are asking themselves these days, myself included. I am going to come right out and say it – No. Obama is not up to the job of being president. He simply doesn’t seem to care about the work involved. You want to know what? Obama is lazy. He really is. And it is getting worse and worse. Would another four years of Obama be the best thing for America? No it would not. What this country needs is a president who is focused on the job more than on themselves. Obama is not that individual. I actually hope he doesn’t run again. Looking back, as much fun as the campaign in 2008 was, Hillary Clinton should have been the nominee. Hillary was ready to be president. Obama was not ready. He had never lost a campaign. Everything was handed to him. He doesn’t really understand the idea of work – real, hard, get your heart and soul into it work. And frankly, that is very disappointing to a whole lot of us…"


Go RTWT

Aww Crap

I find from AD that Dr. Glover, AKA William The Coroner has died. Link to his Obituary He was a very fine gentleman, extremely knowledgeable, and very erudite. He shall be missed. Please hoist a glass to him.

Booker T Washington and Black victimhood

This was sent to me and I think it fits perfectly.

Booker T. Washington on Black Victimhood


Please go read the whole thing.

Gun Control in my house

There are many people who talk about how gun control is needed to protect the children. I agree. And to protect my seven children, ranging from 18 years old to 8 years old, I have taught all of them about "Gun Control"

It is extremely simple, which drives the gun control activists nuts because it isn't what they perceive as "Proper" gun control.

Here they are in order

1. All guns are always loaded.
2. Never let the muzzle cover anything you are not willing to destroy.
3. Keep your finger off the trigger until your sights are on the target. And you are ready to shoot.
4. Be sure of your target and what is beyond it.

Lets discuss #1

"All Guns Are Always Loaded"

For the most part this is true in my house. My children all know that firearms are NOT a toy. They have Air-soft guns and BB Guns and Pellet Guns. And they know what each of these weapons can do. How? By seeing just what an Air-soft pellet, BB, Lead Pellet from a .177 Pellet rifle can do to a soda can filled with water. Then seeing what a 36 gr .22 LR Bullet does to a similar can. Without exception, none of the "toys" compares to what happens when the hydrostatic shock from a .22 destroys the can. A .177 pellet will split the can, but not split it wide open and make it jump 3 feet in the air. My children have seen what happens when a load of 00 Buck out of a 12 gauge hits a 3 liter bottle filled with water. It isn't pretty. But it is an extremely graphic representation of the amount of power a firearm has. the same thing when a 7.62X39 or 7.62X51 round hits a 5 gallon bucket filled with water, with the lid on tight. A few times I've had the lid fly over 20 feet away. So my children "KNOW" just how dangerous and deadly a firearm is.

#2 "Never Let the Muzzle Cover Anything You Are Not Willing To Destroy"

My kids have fired all of my weapons at various times. They know exactly how much pressure it take to pull a trigger. I've also demonstrated just how light a weight that actually is, by having them hold a raw egg in thier hand while they drop their hand down onto a table. Try it. Hold a raw egg in your hand palm up, loosely hold it, now put your elbow on a table and let your hand fall naturally. Nine times out of ten you will crack the egg. So the kids know that if that muzzle sweeps across something they don't want to shoot like one of their siblings or me or the house they run the risk of an ND or an AD. Also to help train with that some snap caps come in handy. I shook up one of my know it all kids, I won't say which one, who wanted to carry a rifle with their finger inside the triggerguard with the safety on. With a snap cap in the chamber I asked the child in question to jump out of the back of the truck carrying the rifle, they did and I heard the Click-Snap of the hammer dropping. I then asked them to clear the rifle. And they couldn't because it was little too hard to pull back the charging handle against the weight of the dropped hammer. I made my point.

And that part also covers

#3 "Keep Your Finger Off The Trigger Until Your Sights Are On The Target. And You Are Ready To Shoot"

All of the kids were shocked by just how easy it was to have a ND or AD. So drilling them constantly that their fingers do NOT belong inside the trigger guard until they have sights on target and are ready to shoot really stuck.

#4 "Be Sure Of Your Target And What Is Beyond It"

Demonstrating this to the kids was another graphical demonstration. I set up a 1/8th inch steel plate held up by 2 5 gallon buckets filled with water. One bucket in front of the plate which was my target, and one bucket behind it. And 5 feet further behind that was a 4X8 piece of plywood in front of my berm/backstop. That only took 1 round of 7.62X51 FMJ from my C-91 to destroy both buckets, punching a nice hole through the plate and peppering the plywood with 5 or 6 pieces of the bullet, 2 of those pieces went all the way through the plywood into the backstop. My twin boys were very impressed, until I explained to them that if it wasn't for the berm/backstop those pieces could have gone on and hurt or killed someone.

So as I sit here typing this I stopped to think about just how many weapons there are near me. Without getting up and going to the safe I have 7 loaded weapons, that I KNOW my children will not touch without permission or cause. Not think, I KNOW. My kids know anytime they would like to shoot all they have to do is ask, and I'll get one of the rifles or the handguns out of the safe, and they can run to their room to get their PPP gear. So they don't have the same fascination with firearms that kids who grow up without access or knowledge of them. To me and my children firearms are more of a tool and an enjoyment than anything else. The kids know dad keeps 2 of his revolvers loaded with snake shot for the snakes, and 2 of the shotguns loaded with #8 rounds for the same reason. They know the semi-automatic pistols are loaded with FMJ for the Tokarev and hollow points for the 1911A1. The rifles are loaded with FMJ with an extra mag for the C-91 on the buttstock and a bandolier for the SKS next to it.

My kids KNOW all this stuff. Am I worried about them getting into my guns when I'm not around? No, I'm not. I'm worried about any of their friends who come over and want to play with my guns. Hence I lock my door when I'm not at home. If my 2 oldest daughters need a weapon for any reason they know where the key to my room is and they know just behind the door is a loaded shotgun. They know where the 2 revolvers loaded with snakeshot are as well as where the serious ammunition for both revolvers is. They know where the key to the gunsafe is if they need even more serious firepower.

My kids are "Gun Safe" Many children, especially children in areas where firearms ownership is restricted or frowned upon are not. And THAT is where you get children playing with firearms shooting and killing themselves or other children. They don't know any better. All they know is what they see on television. They see the good guys and bad guys waving firearms around and nobody gets hurt for real. They don't see just how dangerous these tools actually are, they don't see proper safety procedures, or the reason for the procedures.

Gun Control advocates say "It's for the children." No it's not. It's for their own sense of superiority, of I make the rules so they apply to you, not to me and mine. Some Gun Control Advocates actually believe that less guns will equal less crime. The problem is the only way that could possibly be true was if there were no guns anywhere in the world, and no one had the knowledge to make them. Sorry that isn't ever going to happen. If that ever did happen though, crimes would still be committed, people would still be killed and assaulted, just with other items, knives, axes, machetes, screwdrivers, hammers, shovels, rakes forks, pens, pencils, hoes, sticks, rocks, broken glass, many other things can be used as a weapon. The problem is not the item, it is the intent behind the wielder of the item. And that is what Gun Control activists don't understand. Intent, not the item is the problem. I own firearms. I have no intent in ever harming another human being unless they offer violence to me or mine. But several Gun Control activists have threatened violence to others. Don't believe me? Go to Dave Codrea's site and look in his archives. You will find comments, Tweets and posts of Gun Control activists wishing harm and in a few cases outright threatening people who do not agree with their views or who have caught them in their lies. So for them, they HAVE the intent, so I would not want them to own firearms as they might be a danger to myself or others let alone themselves.

I'm going to wrap this up.

Gun Control in my opinion is teaching everyone safe responsible gun handling skills. That should be the only Gun Control that should be talked about.

Who is telling the truth? Israel or Palestine?

Farmgirl has noticed

That certain Trends are happening in the stores. And I agree with her 100%

Occupy Chicago leaders under investigation

For links to Terrorism.


Jim at Gateway Pundit has the report

Old NFO has a post

About the Gray Hair Brigade

I suggest you go read it

The Ayers Brother want to take over public schools.

"Former Weather Underground terrorist leader, and long time colleague of president Barack Obama, Bill Ayers is actively supporting the Occupy Wall Street movement, in his home town of Chicago – while his education activist brother Rick Ayers wants to see the movement extended to the nation’s schools"


Go RTWT

h/t Hillbuzz

Kevin at Hillbuzz links to

a report about the very discredited, bankrupt ACORN is the engine behind the Occupy Protests.

"This will come as a surprise to almost none of you, I’m sure, but ACORN has now been officially identified as the driving force behind the “Occupy Wall Street” miscreants.

This is all about the 2012 presidential election, and the only chance Obama has of being re-elected. It is a three-point plan being orchestrated from the White House involving the typical rogues’ gallery of Leftist goon squads."

Go RTWT

Kevin at Hillbuzz deals with a possible Troll or Plant

"Dear HillBuzz,

Romney is definitely not my first choice. I like Cane. But what are you going to do if he does get nominated? Any of the Republican candidates is much better than Obama, including even Ron Paul with his isolationist/McGovern-like foreign policy. I’d like to remind you of Reagan’s “11th commandment”: never speak ill of a fellow Republican. Right now all these attacks on Romney make it much easier for Obama to win, should Romney get the nomination. Ultimately we all want Obama to lose in 2012. So, he is the one we need to attack. People were saying that McCain or Hillary were Obama-light. But any “Obama-light” would be infinitely better than “Obama-full version”

Eric"

As usual go RTWT

Because my cats do stuff like this all the time

but never when I have the camera handy....

Tuesday Tuneage

A Russian KGB Defector tells how the U.S. is boned

The Video of the entire interview is here.

The Transcription of the interview is here, Part One. Part Two. Part Three.

A selected clip of the interview as it relates to our country's current problems is here.

Click on the third link first then watch the first link and read the second link. Very, very scary.

Link to his Wikipedia page is here.

Make your own decision, however just make sure you get all the facts first.

Brigid has MORE BACON!!!!!

Click to be BACONFIED at Brigid's.


Yummy!!!!

My furry bedwarmers

Since Phlegmmy posts her pups all the time, I thought I'd share my two ear warmers with you. They are sisters about 22 months old and they either sleep at the head of my bed while I'm on the computer or Cao (Cow) the black and white one sleeps at my head while Layla the reddish brown one sleeps under the covers at my side or in between my feet. Their momma Daisy, either sleeps on the floor next to the bed or she sleeps on the pillow on the other side of my bed. And usually Skeeter, Gemma and QT Pi (Cutie Pi, pi being the actual symbol for Pi) will be somewhere on the bed with me as well, sometime Skeeter joins Layla under the covers, other times he joins Cao next to my head.

Rolling over at night is an unusual negotiation at times.

Cross Country

Saturday, my youngest daughter aka Sprog #4, ran in her last cross country meet of the season.


It started out bright and early at the park about 25 miles away from home. The birds in the lake were looking around at all the people suddenly showing up so early.


They looked at everyone and tried to do their normal routine.


But the people kept coming and making more and more noise


They finally started herding their little ones out of the small lake and into the bushes and shrubbery around the lake.


Here is my #4 child, youngest (and third) Daughter, in her cross country uniform. Doesn't she look happy dad is taking her picture?


Here is her grade group (8th Grade) getting ready to start.


I actually got it right as the starter fired the starting pistol, I'm surprised I actually got it.


AND THEY'RE OFF!


Here she is coming around the back of the front section of the 2 miles course. Only 1.5 miles to go.


Here she is coming off the back portion of the course, only .25 miles left to the finish line.


I was unable to get to the finish line because of how decrepit I am, but here is the Middle school team, 7th graders in front 8th graders in back. She finished 15th out of 27 and improved her time by a minute and 8 seconds. I'm very proud of her. The head coach said if she continues to work out, she has a place on the junior varsity team next year.



And this picture she had to take as it was while we were walking back to the van she saw a family of bears on the side of the road. So of course she had to take their picture

Her team took 2nd place Saturday, and came in 3rd place for the entire season out of 9 schools. I am very proud of her, and I think she will do very well next year in athletics.

I couldn't have said it better myself

Seriously?

I am awaiting the Brown truck of happiness

to deliver to me a package for my perusal and testing. The package will contain 1 50 round box of Fiochi .45 ACP 230grain Full Metal Jacket. It will be tested by me and a couple of my kids, and If I can get a hold of him a friend with the local Sheriffs Office. I already bought a box of my regular Winchester White Box which is my normal shooting load to test against the Fiochi. I am still figuring what empirical test that would show a clear result of testing the ammunition.

The first test I normally do is the hydrostatic test. Where a round if fired into an opened aluminum can filled with water to guage the effectiveness of how well the round transfer the shock to the container. Followed up by shooting into a filled but sealed 1 liter bottle, 2 liter bottle and 3 liter bottle. And while it is fun to shoot the bottles in also shows how the shock is transferred by the amount of damage done to the bottles. Then using more filled 3 liter bottles, the penetration is tested, 2, 3 liter bottles filled with water is roughly equal to 1, 1 gallon jug allowing for the difference in the materials. So for good penetration the round must penetrate 4 3 liter bottles to reach the FBI Mandated 12 inches of penetration. I know the Winchester Whitebox can do it. Hopefully later this week the ammo comes in and we can test it against the Winchester ammo.

For the FTC Disclaimer: LuckyGunner.Com is providing 1 box of 50 rounds of .45ACP ammunition for this test. The Winchester Whitebox ammunition I purchased myself for my own use.

Tuesday Tuneage

Just in case you want better sound I offer the next video












Let me know what you think in the comments thingie

Bill Whittle says it all

Teh Snark

is Strong with this one

Sunday Reflections

h/t Ace

The Zombie Apocalypse is here

For proof you need only turn on the Television and watch the news, or open a newspaper or weekly news magazine.

Proof?

Here it is.


















How else can you explain a bunch of people who have become the brain drain of our society? Rather than becoming responsible, contributing members of the American way of life, they demand free this, free that and someone to take care of them. In other words they are unthinking programmed Zombies, who are attempting to eat the seed corn of this country to make their lives a little easier.

I've got news for you folks, even if you got everything you asked for, inside of 6 months you will have nothing. No food, no money, no I-phone, no nothing. When you eat your seed corn, you don't have anything to plant to grow the next crop. And without that next crop you have famine and death.

But you don't see it that way. You want to take from those who have worked, those who are the means of generating wealth and prosperity in this country, and you want to punish them because they dare to rise above you. So you want to tear them down and destroy them. What happens when there is no one else to tear down? What happens when there are no more job producers in this country? What happens when there are No Jobs?

Think about it.

I think this says it all "I am the 53%"

h/t Insty

The GOP was against it

before they were against it. Megan Mcardle has the scoop

h/t Insty

Why is it that Jewish people are blamed for all the wrongs in the world?

The Tattler has the story from Occupy Wall Street and Occupy Los Angeles. Watch the videos, they are extremely enlightening about just what the liberal Media and liberal education system has produced in this generation.

Occupy St. Petersburg Florida

Who are they? What are their aims? Dr. McKalip tries to find out. So go to his site, sunbeamtimes.com and keep up with what is going on.

I forgot the thusday Tunes, so here they are for friday

As always please let me know if you like what you hear.