Archive for August, 2012
Posted in August 30th, 2012
“I know what you’re thinking punk. Did I choose Republican or Democrat last election? You know, in all the excitement and hype, I lost track myself. But what I have here in my hand is a United States Presidential Election ballot. It’s the most powerful ballot in the world. It will blow your ass clean [...]
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Posted in August 25th, 2012
Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, died Saturday, weeks after heart surgery and days after his 82nd birthday. Armstrong commanded the Apollo 11 spacecraft that landed on the moon on July 20, 1969, and he radioed back to Earth the historic news of "one giant leap for mankind." He spent nearly three hours [...]
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Posted in August 23rd, 2012
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — With stunning swiftness, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency said Thursday night it will strip Lance Armstrong of his unprecedented seven Tour de France titles after he dropped his fight against drug charges that threatened his legacy as one of the greatest cyclists of all time. via News from The Associated Press. The [...]
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Posted in August 17th, 2012
OK, so it is hard to disagree with the fact that this last two weeks has been very, very bad for Barack Obama. He has done everything but install a shrine to Karl Marx in the Oval Office, his VP has demonstrated the mental faculties of a turnip, his Secretary of State has told him [...]
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Posted in August 15th, 2012
Yeah… now I’ve bought some small throwing blades and am practicing with them. They are essentially steel blades about as long and heavy as a small butterknife, but with a sharper point and balanced for throwing. They look like this: We were at a flea market and I just happened to see them at a [...]
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Posted in August 15th, 2012
Here is the offical tracking of the unemployment data for the past four years. The graph shows the original predicted jobless rate by the Obama “experts”, the proposed “fixed” jobless rate that would be the result of the trillion dollar boondoggle “stimulus”, and then the dots are the actual jobless numbers. Keep in mind that [...]
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Posted in August 15th, 2012
Here is why I have so little optimism for the Romney election or the future of the republic. It all has to do with cultural and media bias which is so pervasive and so corrosive that I can’t imagine that conservatism can survive much longer. Here’s why: The Obama campaign has run nationwide advertising that [...]
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Posted in August 14th, 2012
So… I think I’ve posted before about our fifteen year old labrador. She has been in declining health for about a year now, and is steadily losing the ability to walk. She can barely get up a very short step, and frequently falls in the attempt and simply lays there panting. We took her to [...]
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Posted in August 11th, 2012
I am very surprised and more than a little pleased by this news. Romney names Paul Ryan his No. 2 – Yahoo! News. NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney introduced Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin as his vice presidential running mate on Saturday, turning to the architect of a deeply conservative and [...]
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Posted in August 10th, 2012
So, I take the dogs outside probably four or five times a day. I also try to do a daily walk around the neighborhood if I’m home. And I just meander outside from time to time just to enjoy the fresh mountain air. 90% of the time when I do that, I bring my wrist-rocket [...]
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