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 This Blog contains Material which some readers may find Objectionable. I post on a variety of subjects. If you don’t like something then feel free to comment , without comments I have no idea what posts are offensive. I will not be taking anything done before I feel it is time, but my mind is not set in stone, if you think that your point of view is better than comment and we can discuss it.

Where is this petition?

Robin Williams, wearing a shirt that says ‘I love New York ‘ in Arabic.

You gotta love Robin Williams……Even if he’s nuts! Leave it to Robin Williams to come up with the perfect plan. What we need now is for our UN Ambassador to stand up and repeat this message.

Robin Williams’ plan…(Hard to argue with this logic!)

‘I see a lot of people yelling for peace but I have not heard of a plan for peace. So, here’s one plan.’

1) ‘The US will apologize to the world for our ‘interference’ in their affairs, past & present. You know, Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin, Tojo, Noriega, Milosevic, Hussein, and the rest of those ‘good ‘ole’ boys’, we will never ‘interfere’ again.

2) We will withdraw our troops from all over the world, starting with Germany , South Korea , the Middle East , and the Philippines . They don’t want us there. We would station troops at our borders. No one allowed sneaking through holes in the fence.

3) All illegal aliens have 90 days to get their affairs together and leave We’ll give them a free trip home. After 90 days the remainder will be gathered up and deported immediately, regardless of whom or where they are. They’re illegal!!! France will welcome them.

4) All future visitors will be thoroughly checked and limited to 90 days unless given a special permit!!!! No one from a terrorist nation will be allowed in. If you don’t like it there, change it yourself and don’t hide here. Asylum would never be available to anyone. We don’t need any more cab drivers or 7-11 cashiers.

5) No foreign ’students’ over age 21. The older ones are the bombers. If they don’t attend classes, they get a ‘D’ and it’s back home baby.

6) The US will make a strong effort to become self-sufficient energy wise. This will include developing nonpolluting sources of energy but will require a temporary drilling of oil in the Alaskan wilderness. The caribou will have to cope for a while

7) Offer Saudi Arabia and other oil producing countries $10 a barrel for their oil. If they don’t like it, we go someplace else. They can go somewhere else to sell their production. (About a week of the wells filling up the storage sites would be enough.)

If there is a famine or other natural catastrophe in the world, we will not ‘interfere.’ They can pray to Allah or whomever, for seeds, rain, cement or whatever they need. Besides most of what we give them is stolen or given to the army. The people who need it most get very little, if anything.

9) Ship the UN Headquarters to an isolated island someplace. We don’t need the spies and fair weather friends here. Besides, the building would make a good homeless shelter or lockup for illegal aliens.

10) All Americans must go to charm and beauty school. That way, no one can call us ‘Ugly Americans’ any longer. The Language we speak is ENGLISH. .learn it…..or LEAVE….Now, isn’t that a winner of a plan?

‘The Statue of Liberty is no longer saying ‘Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses.’ She’s got a baseball bat and she’s yelling, ‘you want a piece of me?’ ‘

Recent exposure to medical procedure

Recently I have had Basal Cell Carcinoma removed from my nose, I now have a skin graft in the spot that it resided.  The process was relativley painless after the local was applied, the repair was even more painless, as I can’t remember anything past being rolled into the operating room. The most important thing I can say to anyone who thinks they may have a spot or has spent more than an hour in the sun since you were born is to see a Dermatologist on a regular basis. I have at least one probably two more spots that will need to be removed and those will be taken care of in the next few months. I am just glad to have the cancer removed and the skin graft is doing well thanks to the doctor I had.  I would just like to thank the people that helped me with this, Dr. Singher, for the biopsy, Dr. Postin for the council, Dr. Sedrak for the removal after Dr.Postin called out sick, and Dr. Pownell, for the repair, and all the nurses that worked with the good doctors to keep me calm and worry free.

And I don’t want anyone to worry about it, I will NOT be posting pictures of the before or the after, because I know how much I hate seing medical photos.

“whacked out” priorities

Who the hell is
Michael Jackson?

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Last night in Los Angeles , the local ABC affiliate preempted the entire World News Tonight broadcast for a breaking local story.

Whatever Charlie Gibson might have reported about the economy, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the
President’s health care plans, unemployment rates
or the like didn’t make the air.  Instead, we got extended coverage of the helicopter delivering Michael Jackson’s body to the county coroner’s office and Jermaine Jackson’s
emotional statement on behalf of the family.

It occurred to me that much of the news this week has focused on three entertainers who passed away: Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson.  Every human life is precious, and every family grieves the loss of their love ones, but the
media predictably lavish attention on those who have lived their lives in the footlights.  There is precious little recognition for the good and quiet people who do not live public lives.

Coincidentally, I recently received a note about a quiet man who died three months ago.  He was a helicopter pilot when he was younger.  I’m guessing your local news didn’t remark
on his passing – I’m pretty sure it wasn’t reported by ABC in Los Angeles – so here it is.

Ed Freeman;
You’re a 19 year old kid. You’re critically wounded, and dying in the jungle in the Ia  Drang Valley , 11-14-1965, LZ X-ray, Vietnam .

Your infantry unit is out numbered 8 to1, and the enemy fire is so intense, from 100 or 200
yards away, that your own Infantry Commander has ordered the MediVac helicopters to
stop coming in.

You’re lying there, listening to the enemy machine guns,
and you know you’re not getting out. Your family is half way around the
world-12,000 miles away-and you’ll never see them again. As the world starts
to fade in and out, you know this is the day.

Then, over the machine gun noise, you faintly hear that sound of helicopter,
and you look up to see an unarmed Huey, but it doesn’t seem real, because
no MediVac markings are on it.

Ed Freeman is coming for you. He’s not a MediVac pilot, so it’s not his
job, but he’s flying his Huey down into the machine gun fire, after the
MediVacs were ordered not to come.

He’s coming anyway.

And he drops it in, and sits there in the machine gun fire, as they load 2 or 3 of you on board.

Then he flies you up and out through the gunfire, to the doctors and nurses..

And, he kept coming back,13 more times,and took about 30 of you and your
buddies out, who would never have gotten out.

Medal of Honor Recipient, Ed Freeman, died Wednesday, March 25,2009 at the age of 80, in Boise , ID.

May God rest his soul.

Medal of HonorWinner
Ed Freeman!

Since the Media didn’t give him the coverage he deserves, Send this to every American  ou know.

THANKS AGAIN,ED,FOR WHAT YOU DID FOR OUR COUNTRY.

RIP

HOW OUR CURRENT ECONOMY WORKS

It is the month of May, in Dublin. It is raining, and the place looks totally deserted. It is tough times, everybody is in debt, and everybody lives on credit.

Then, one day, a rich tourist comes to town.

He enters a hotel, lays a 100 Euro note on the reception counter, and goes to inspect the rooms upstairs in order to choose one.

The hotel proprietor takes the 100 Euro note and runs to pay his debt to the butcher.

The butcher takes the 100 Euro note, and runs to pay his debt to the pig grower.

The pig grower takes the 100 Euro note, and runs to pay his debt to the supplier of his feed and fuel.

The supplier of feed and fuel takes the 100 Euro note and runs to pay his debt to the town’s prostitute that in these hard times, gave her “services” on credit.

The hooker runs to the hotel, and pays off her debt with the 100 Euro note to the hotel proprietor to pay for the rooms that she rented when she brought her clients there.

The hotel proprietor then lays the 100 Euro note back on the counter so that the rich tourist will not suspect anything.

At that moment, the tourist comes down after inspecting the rooms, and takes his 100 Euro note, saying that he did not like any of them, and leaves town.

No one earned anything. However, the whole town is now without debt, and looks to the future with a lot of optimism…

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is how most Governments do business today!

Runnin a new monitor

Got the Fry’s ad on friday last week, and found a great price on a Viewsonic LCD monitor.  Got to thinking about the monitor I have used for about the last nine years., and decided it was time to get a new screen.

Went out this morning and picked up a 22″ LCD, got it home and hooked it up and could n0t believe how big a different it could make. Had to download a new driver to get the image right and the screen size correct, but it looks effin great now.

Getting Gas

A simple trip to the pumps should not warrant a blog post upon return, but this is something that I have to get out there.

I left the house at about 4:30 to get a drink and some gas, I pulled into the station about three minutes later, pulled right up to the pump and went in. I got my soda and snack and walked back to my truck, open the fuel door and removed the gas cap, slid my card and inserted the nozzle. Pulled the trigger and it pumped about 3 seconds then stopped, I’ve had false starts at the pumps before, so I thought nothing of it.

After several minutes at the pump and less than $3 in the tank, I remembered, Veeder-Root, this was one of the now many stations being plagued by this type of handle.  This system has environmental advantages, I think.

I can’t find any info on what it is these pieces of shit are supposed to do , but all I can see that they accomplish is to be a nuisance. Anybody who has ever pumped $30 worth of gas in $0.30 increments will agree with me.  I want the company that introduced them banned from releasing products in America, the man who invented or designed it fired…. from a cannon into traffic, and the pumps in use pulled from the public facilities that they currently pollute.  I have heard that they trap and recycle gas fumes, well I will and have driven miles out of my way to get to a station that doesn’t use them.

I will drive out of my way buy more gas than originally intended, and pay more for it, gladly.  The ability to set the handle and clean the trash out of your vehicle is worth the extra cost and effort.

Somali Cruise Package

This sounds like a hell of a lot of fun, and solves problems our current administration cannot.

 

Subject: Somali Cruise Package

 

Somali Cruise Package 

 

 

I was checking cruise lines because I heard the rates are very cheap right now. I found a Somali cruise package that departs from Sawakin (in the Sudan ) and docks at Bagamoya (in Tanzania ). The cost is a bit high @ $800 per person per day, double occupancy, but I didn’t find that offensive as I thought it a good value.

 

What I found encouraging and enlightening is that the cruise is encouraging people to bring their high-powered weapons along on the cruise. If you don’t have your own weapons, you can rent them right there on the ship. They claim to have a master gunsmith on board and will have reloading parties every afternoon as well as optional marksmanship training.

 

The cruise lasts from four to eight days and nights and costs a maximum of $3200 per person, double occupancy (four days). All the ship does is sail up and down the coast of  Somalia waiting to get hijacked by pirates. Here are some of the costs and claims associated with the package:

 

 

.       $800 U.S. /per day, double occupancy (four-day max. billing). 

 

 

.       M-16 full auto rental $25/day, 100 rounds 5.56 armor -piercing ammo. $15.95.

 

 

.       AK-47 riffle @ No charge, 100 rounds 7.62 com block ball ammo. at $14.95.

 

 

.       20 Barrett M-107 .50-cal sniper rifle rental $55/day, 25 rounds .50-cal armor-piercing ammo at $9.95.

 

 

.       Crew members can double as spotters for $30 per hour (spotting scope included).

 

 

.       They even offer RPGs at $75, $200 dollars for three standard loads.

 

 

.       Everyone gets use of free complimentary night-vision equipment and coffee and snacks on the top deck from 7:00 p.m.-6:00 a.m.

 

 

.       Meals are not included but costs seem reasonable. 

 

 

.       Most cruises offer a mini-bar … these gung-ho entrepreneurs even offer … get this.

 

 

.       DECK-MOUNTED DILLON M148 MINIGUN @ $450 per 30 seconds of sustained fire (Sign me up for that!).

 

 

.       They advertise group rates and corporate discounts … and even claim that the cruise is FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY!

 

 

.       They even have a partial money-back offer if not satisfied…………here’s some text from the ad:

 

“We guarantee that you will experience at least two hijacking attempts by pirates or we will refund half your money including gun-rental charges and any unused ammo. (mini-gun charges not included). How can we guarantee you will experience a hijacking? We operate at five knots within 12 miles of the coast of Somalia . If an attempted hijacking does not occur we will turn the boat around and cruise by at  four knots. We will repeat this for up to eight days making three passes a day along the entire length of Somalia . At night the boat is fully lit, bottle rockets are shot off at intervals, and loud disco music is beamed shore side to attract attention. Cabin space is limited so respond

quickly. Reserve your package before the end of May and get 100 rounds of free tracer ammo. in the caliber of your choice.”

 

As if all that isn’t enough to whet your appetite, there were a few Testimonials …

 

* I got three confirmed kills on my last trip. I’ll never hunt big game in Africa again. I felt like the Komandant in Schindlers list!    — Lars , Hamburg , Germany

 

* Six attacks in four days were more than I expected. I bagged three pirates and my 12-year-old son sank two rowboats with the mini-gun. Well worth the trip. Just make sure your spotter speaks English. –Ned, Salt Lake City , Utah , USA

 

 * I haven’t had this much fun since flying choppers in NAM . Don’t worry about getting shot by pirates as they never even got close to the ship with those weapons they use. Their squirrelly aim reminds me of a drunken door gunner we picked up from the motor pool back in Nam . –Chopper Dan, Toledo , OH , USA .

 

* Like ducks in a barrel. This is must do! –Zeke, Minnahaw Springs , Kentucky , USA

Electric cars, and the energy for them

I’ve been reading a blog about New Batteries for Electric cars(http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/03/12/improved-batteries-for-electric-cars-could-recharge-in-seconds/), and was amazed that it took six responses before someone asked the most important question when it comse to electric cars, and that is, wait for it….. wait for it….. wait for it…….

Where does the Electricity come from?

Solar cells don’t convert enough light to energy as of yet, Wind is only a viable option if the area you live has regular wind advisories, Coal, well that  kinda defeats the purpose there doesn’t it, Hydro-Electric, is just like wind, Geo-Thermal, Hah, and that just leaves Nuclear, clean, safe reliable, Nuclear Energy.  But wait we need some where to put the nuclear waste so that it won’t be bothersome to the environment, and we did until the President elected by the hippies shut down the project by cutting funding for it in the first week in office. 

You say you want to save the planet, and then you ignore the most logical and pertinent source of energy.  You elected a man who does not believe that nuclear energy can save the planet, and has displayed this belief  by shutting down Yucca Mountain in Nevada.  You cite the dangers of nuclear radiation on the ground water, Nevada is a desert, and if I’m not mistaken that means almost no ground water can be found there.

You want to save the planet, to save the planet you need to be informed. To save anything you need to be informed, Doctors go thruogh years of training to save lives, so what makes you think that just because you read a newspaper or magazine article that you have anyright to talk about how to save the planet. Get the WHOLE story before you go and spout nonsense in front of a camera about how we are killing this planet.

I have got news for you, the planet doesn’t care about you, Nature doesn’t care about you, Wildlife doesn’t care about you.  The wolves that you seem so intent on saving would just as likely kill you as they would walk away from you.

The death of Micheal Jackson

I guess I better jump into the fray with my own post about the death of Micheal Jackson. First, I will admit that I was a fan of Michael’s work, but that was when he was a young black singer and not an old white lady. Second, when I heard the news that he died it was well after he passed, but the only thought that I had at the time was that I was sad the Circus left town. Well it’s always a little sad when the circus leaves town. You know that there won’t be anymore sensastional things that people can point and laugh at. If the death of Micheal Jackson proves anything, it will be that no matter how much money you spend on plastic surgey you can never escape your Roots.