A little humor…

Posted on by December 1, 2024
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To start the week…

Christmas Cookie Recipe

   1 cup of water
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup of sugar
1 tsp salt
1 cup of brown sugar
2 cup flour
pinch of lemon juice
4 large eggs
1 cup nuts

   2 cups of dried fruit
1 bottle Crown Royal

Sample the Crown Royal to check quality.
Take a large bowl, check the Crown Royal again to be sure it is of the highest quality, pour one level cup and drink.

Turn on the electric mixer…Beat one cup of butter in a large fluffy bowl.

  Add one teaspoon of sugar…Beat again.
At this point it’s best to make sure the Crown Royal is still OK, try  another cup, just in case.
Turn off the mixer thingy.
Break 2 leggs and add to the bowl and chuck in  the cup of fried fruit and flour….Pick the frigging fruit off floor….

Mix on the turner.  If the fried druit gets stuck in the beaterers just pry it loose with a  dewscriver.

  Sample the Crown Royal to check for tonsisticity.

  Next, sift two cups of salt, or something….  who giveshz a sheet !?!?
Check the Crown Royal.

  Now shift the lemon juice and strain your nuts…
Add one table.  Add a spoon of ar, or somefink…. whatever you can find.

Greash the oven.

  Turn the cake tin 360 degrees and try not to fall over.
Don’t forget to beat off the turner.
Finally, throw the bowl through the window.
Finish the bottle of Crown Royal.
Make sure to put the stove in the dishwasher !!
Cherry Mistmas !!

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HOLIDAY EATING TIPS (as if anyone needs them since we just finished Thanksgiving!!!)

1.   Avoid carrot sticks. Anyone who puts carrots on a holiday buffet table knows nothing of the Christmas spirit.  In fact, if you see carrots, leave immediately.   Go next door, where they’re serving rum balls.

2. Drink as much eggnog as you can. And quickly.   It’s rare.  You cannot find it any other time of year but now. So drink up!  Who cares that it has 10,000 calories in every sip? It’s not as if you’re going to turn into an eggnog-alcoholic or something. It’s a treat. Enjoy it.  Have one for me. Have two.  It’s later than you think. It’s Christmas!

3. if something comes with gravy, use it. That’s the whole point of gravy.  Gravy does not stand alone. Pour it on. Make a volcano out of your mashed potatoes. Fill it with gravy. Eat the volcano. Repeat.

4. as for mashed potatoes, always ask if they’re made with skim milk or whole milk. If it’s skim, pass. Why bother? It’s like buying a sports car with an automatic transmission.

5. Do not have a snack before going to a party in an effort to control your eating. The whole point of going to a Christmas party is to eat other people’s food for free. Lots of it. Hello?

6. Under no circumstances should you exercise between now and New Year’s.  You can do that in January when you have nothing else to do. This is the time for long naps, which you’ll need after circling the buffet table while carrying a 10-pound plate of food and that vat of eggnog.

7. If you come across something really good at a buffet table, like frosted Christmas cookies in the shape and size of Santa,  position yourself near them and don’t budge. Have as many as you can before becoming the center of attention. They’re like a  beautiful pair of shoes. If you leave them behind, you’re never going to see them again.

8. Same for pies. Apple,Pumpkin, Mincemeat. Have a slice of each. Or if you don’t like mincemeat, have two apples and one pumpkin. Always have three.   When else do you get to have more than one dessert? Labor Day?

9. Did someone mention fruitcake? Granted, it’s loaded with the mandatory celebratory calories, but avoid it at all cost. I mean, have some standards.

10. One final tip: If you don’t feel terrible when you leave the party or get up from the table, you haven’t been paying attention. Re-read tips; start over, but hurry, January is just around the corner. Remember this motto to live by:

“Life should NOT be a  journey to the grave with the  intention of arriving  safely in  an attractive and well preserved body,  but  rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, body thoroughly  used up, totally worn  out and screaming “WOO HOO what a ride!

Book promo…

Posted on by November 30, 2024
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HY Gregor has her second novel in the Vechnoye Saga out, Tugarin’s Revenge

As always, click the cover for an Amazon link!

The blurb-

New myths. New magic. New monsters.

Less than a year after turning her world upside down, Ryan Fortner reappears in Niki’s life. Crypto Division isn’t done with her, and neither is the supernatural.

Their investigation of a stolen sword leads to a deadly discovery. A rift between worlds has unleashed Tugarin Zmei, a mythical warlord sworn to destroy Niki’s bloodline. It’s bad enough that her ancestral magic is barely under control—now Tugarin wants her head.

Niki must embrace her heritage to stop his revenge-fueled charge into the mortal world. A witch’s bargain, uncovering a clandestine brotherhood, and sword-fighting fae are only the beginning of the battle. Sometimes, there’s no going back to normal.

She plays a lot with Russian fairy tales/myths providing a very interesting read!

Next up is James Totten with a short story in his Pole Dance Aviation offshoot, Six Silent Men

The blurb-

A recon team is working the front line trace of defensive positions in the Donbas. Being sneaky is a prerequisite. Then all hell breaks loose when the team gets discovered. Tracers are flying, claymores are popping, and six men start running for their lives. Now someone needs to come and snatch the Deadheads from the jaws of death.
Enter Jason Kane and Pole Dance Aviation to the rescue. OV10Js and A7 SUPER SLUFFs start screaming to save the team. Fat Amy gets a load of Shitheads to go to the rescue. There is even and old CIA contract pilot named Toly that’s coming along for the ride!
How far will a Private Military Company go to fulfill a contract to extract six men that are knee deep in trouble? Find out in this belt fed action story that is ripped from tomorrow’s headlines. Come along for the thrill ride of a lifetime as the mercenaries from Pole Dance Aviation go all out to save six silent men.

Last but not least, a new release from Raconteur Press, a children’s short story, Giant Counting Robots

The blurb-

The robots are coming! The robots are coming! Whatever we do, we’ve got to be cunning!
Count along as they thunder into your town! Then translate into binary to communicate with them. This book is intended to be fun to read aloud, engage with, and grow along with a young reader until they’re ready for code-breaking!
From simple numerical concepts to the more complex, this is a read-aloud, learning, teaching book.
Most of all, though?
IT’S GOT ROBOTS!
So many robots of all shapes and sizes!
Count all the robots, they’re full of surprises!

This picture book will appeal to ages 3 to 10 as it can be read aloud, used to teach numbers and counting, and later, binary coding! Fun, educational, but most of all… The robots are coming! We can’t stop them at all!

And John Van Stry’s sequel to Summer’s End, Sometimes in the Fall will be up at Baen as an E-arc in mid-December, HERE!

I highly recommend all of them!

Arghhhh!!!

Posted on by November 29, 2024
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Really???

With all that’s wrong with the military in the reign of POTATUS the First under his Secretary of Defense, doofus Lloyd Austin, the one thing the military needs above all else has been the one thing consistently jacked up almost from Day 1, particularly on the Army side of the house.

Here we are four years later, and I am about to raise hell after reading about it yet again. What makes the recurrences even more egregious is that the poltroonish Austin is a retired Army general himself and, while not supposed to be playing favorites in his position, you’d think he’d at least keep an ear to the ground watching out for his former peeps.

Illustrative of the entire attitude of this DoD is what keeps happening with chow halls or ‘dining facilities’ (DF) as they’ve been renamed.

Food is the issue here…repeatedly.

The military runs on food.

Full article, HERE from Hot Air.

Howinthehell can we NOT be feeding the troops?

Granted, I haven’t eaten in a chow hall, IDF, DFAC, DF or whatever you want to call it in years, but I along with most of my shipmates pulled KP for some period of time back in the day, when the Navy had self-contained messes. There weren’t any ‘contractors’ anywhere to be seen, everything was run by the mess chiefs, from food prep, cooking, scullery, to cleaning the tables, floors, and ALL the equipment after every meal.

BUT WE ALWAYS HAD FOOD TO EAT AND EVERYBODY GOT SERVED!

I know that ‘most’ services have gone to ‘contractor’ food services, but how/why is this being allowed to happen by the officers, much less the senior enlisted?

That is…beyond belief, at least to me. The FIRST rule of leadership is taking care of your troops!

Even worse, this has apparently been going on for four years! Austin, Milley, CJCS, et al should be fired outright for this, IMHO!

Grrrr…

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Posted on by November 27, 2024
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Thanksgiving is a unique American holiday that brings all faiths and cultures of this great nation together around a common theme of thanks.

Traditionally, we stop for a moment in our busy schedules, gather with family and friends to reflect on the year past, give thanks for our blessings and freedoms and share bounty, food and fellowship.

Many of our Military are away from home on Thanksgiving Day. Please keep them in mind as we gather around the table on Thursday and include a thought of gratitude for the freedoms they defend and those we enjoy as a result of their dedication and sacrifice.

We also need to be mindful that for many Americans, it has been another tough year. Hard times can serve as a reminder to be more thankful; if you have the opportunity, reach out to someone less fortunate this week…

THE FINAL INSPECTION

The soldier stood and faced God,
Which must always come to pass.
He hoped his shoes were shining,
Just as brightly as his brass.

‘Step forward now, you soldier,
How shall I deal with you ?
Have you always turned the other cheek ?
To My Church have you been true?’

The soldier squared his shoulders and said,
‘No, Lord, I guess I ain’t.
Because those of us who carry guns,
Can’t always be a saint.

I’ve had to work most Sundays,
And at times my talk was tough.
And sometimes I’ve been violent,
Because the world is awfully rough.

But, I never took a penny,
That wasn’t mine to keep…
Though I worked a lot of overtime,
When the bills got just too steep.

And I never passed a cry for help,
Though at times I shook with fear.
And sometimes, God, forgive me,
I’ve wept unmanly tears.

I know I don’t deserve a place,
Among the people here.
They never wanted me around,
Except to calm their fears.

If you’ve a place for me here, Lord,
It needn’t be so grand.
I never expected or had too much,
But if you don’t, I’ll understand.

There was a silence all around the throne,
Where the saints had often trod.
As the soldier waited quietly,
For the judgment of his God.

‘Step forward now, you soldier,
You’ve borne your burdens well.
Walk peacefully on Heaven’s streets,
You’ve done your time in Hell.’

Author Unknown~

Remember, it’s the Military, not the reporter who has given us the freedom of the press. It’s the Military, not the poet, who has given us the freedom of speech. It’s the Military, not the politicians that ensures our right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. It’s the Military who salutes the flag, who serves beneath the flag, and whose coffin is draped by the flag.

If you care to offer the smallest token of recognition and appreciation for the military, please pray for our men and women who have served and are currently serving our country and pray for those who have given the ultimate sacrifice for freedom…

And all those in police, fire, and EMS that are also standing the duty today.

Maybe they can learn to code???

Posted on by November 26, 2024
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So, the meltdown within the DNC continues…

Kamala Harris blew through nearly $2 billion in campaign cash before losing to President-elect Donald Trump on November 5 and now, Democratic National Committee staffers have been hung out to dry. 

A new GoFundMe page has been launched to help staffers in the aftermath of the election, which wasn’t just a catastrophe for the campaign but also the DNC. 

Full article, HERE from Town Hall.

If you had any doubts about what would have happened to us under a Harris ‘administration’, this should give you an idea.

$20M in the hole, Harris et al simply walked away from those staffers who’d poured ‘heart and soul’ into the 107 day campaign. She doesn’t have to worry about money, and you can tell how much ‘joy and care’ she has for the rank and file.

Maybe those in ‘dire straits’ can learn to code right quick, while they draw unemployment…

That’s what they told the laid off Keystone workers after all.

 

Bet they’ll think twice…

Posted on by November 25, 2024
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If they ever decide to do that crap again…

A pair of climate activists who vandalized the National Archives Rotunda back in February when they dumped red powder on the encasement protecting the U.S. Constitution have learned their fate. 

Donald Zepeda, 35, of Maryland, and Jackson Green, 27, of Utah, were sentenced to 24 months in prison and 18 months, respectively, in the Feb. 14, 2024, attack on the U.S. Constitution housed at the National Archives in Washington D.C., U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves and FBI Acting Special Agent in Charge David Geist of the Washington Field Office Criminal and Cyber Division announced on Monday.

Zepeda pleaded guilty on Aug. 15 to felony destruction of property for dumping a fine red powder over a display case containing the U.S. Constitution in the Rotunda of the Archives building.

Full article, HERE from Fox News.

It has seemed that many of the climate ‘activists’ had gotten their hands slapped (at best), with a small fine, if not allowed to go free (well, there were those in Germany that the public yanked loose from the roadway).

I think that the new administration is going to not only taken a different look at climate change (spit), AND the protesters too!

It’s about time, IMHO!!!

A little humor…

Posted on by November 24, 2024
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To start the week…

Starting with the Christmas jokes…

Hopefully the LAST time we get this PC Holiday Greeting-

“Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, our best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low-stress, non-addictive, gender-neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasion and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all.

We also wish you a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling and medically uncomplicated recognition of the generally accepted calendar year 2024, but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make America great.  Not to imply that America is necessarily greater than any other country nor the only America in the Western Hemisphere and without regard to the race, creed or color.

By accepting these greetings you are accepting these terms. This greeting is subject to clarification or withdrawal. It is freely transferable with no alteration to the original greeting.  It implies no promise by the wisher to actually implement any of the wishes for herself or himself or others, and is void where prohibited by law and is revocable at the sole discretion of the wisher.

This wish is warranted to perform as expected within the usual application of good tidings for a period of one year or until the issuance of a subsequent holiday greeting, whichever comes first, and warranty is limited to replacement of this wish or issuance of a new wish at the sole discretion of the wisher.”

Wishing you a happy whatever.

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CHRISTMAS CAROLS FOR THE DISTURBED

  1. Schizophrenia — Do You Hear What I Hear?
  2. Multiple Personality Disorder — We Three Kings Disoriented Are

    3. Dementia — I Think I’ll be Home for Christmas

    4. Narcissistic — Hark the Herald Angels Sing About Me

    5. Manic — Deck the Halls and Walls and House and Lawn and Streets
    and Stores and Office and Town and Cars and Buses and Trucks and Trees
    and…..

    6. Paranoid — Santa Claus is Coming to Town to Get Me

    7. Borderline Personality Disorder — Thoughts of Roasting on an Open
    Fire

    8. Personality Disorder — You Better Watch Out, I’m Gonna Cry, I’ Gonna
    Pout, Maybe I’ll Tell You Why

    9. Attention Deficit Disorder — Silent night, Holy oooh look at
    the Froggy – can I have a chocolate, why are the French strange?

    10. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder — Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells,
    Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle
    Bells,Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells,
    Jingle,Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells,
    JingleBells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle
    Bells,Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells,
    JingleBells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle
    Bells,Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells,

Ouch…

Posted on by November 23, 2024
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Those chickens are coming home to roost…

THE WIND DIED ALONG WITH THE GOVERNMENT COALITION

And the cold weather came in just as it did. Part of the reason the government fractured? Ruinous green energy policies which exploded the price of electricity thanks to transitioning to unreliable renewables.

…The Greens are woke on steroids. Some years ago, their parliamentarians even floated the idea of legalizing pedophilia and incest. They have not met a progressive idea they do not like. Hence, they enjoy the support of garden variety radicals at universities and the youth vote.

The Greens support anything from deindustrialization and de-carbonization to transgenderism and abortion on demand. They embrace the inefficient pipe dream of “clean” energy — solar and wind in particular. On the other hand, they of course hate nuclear power that could save shivering Germans from Europe’s frigidity and high energy costs.

Full article plus links HERE from Hot Air.

Dayum… Spot price of electricity 800 Euro/MWh??? And twelve days of ZERO wind power production? Not good, to put it mildly, much less not even close to affordable!

I know we’ve had a number of conversations about Germany vs. California and the idiocy surrounding dumping Nuke plants, but Germany doesn’t have any backup for natural gas after the issues with Gazprom and the pipeline (which the greenies also want to get rid of). Although it is supposedly being cut, the average daily natural gas supplies to Europe in July reached their highest this year, up 5.7% compared with a year ago and 12% higher than in June. Basically, Germany is hoping the US will bail them out with LNG exports.

According to reports, it would take between 9 months and 2-3 years to restart any of the German nuclear plants, HERE from Radiant Energy Group.

Now what coach???

Even if they form a new government, what are their options to get power back in a timely fashion? And will it be affordable/clear the environmental hurdles of the EU?

 

 

Book promo…

Posted on by November 22, 2024
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Raconteur Press has anthology 42 out! Space Cowboys- Fission Chips

As always, click on the cover for the Amazon link!

The blurb-

The story lines in this anthology run the gamut, from planetside, to open space, to Mars and beyond:

An old cowboy and his dog teach the new kid how to handle rustlers. Cowboys defend their ranch and others against predators and thieves. Good guys and gals vs. the bad guys while they learn about horses. ‘Ranching’ creatures come among the asteroids, lousy neighbors, and rustlers. Frontier sheriffs step up and solve a crime before things go badly for everyone in town. ‘Rodeo’ takes on a whole new meaning with LBJ in an alternate history. Learning occurs on a cattle drive, with a surprise ending. With rustlers in space, technology is in play, with the equivalent of Rangers. A cowboy and his girl take on train robbers to save the passengers. An old cowboy comes out of retirement for one more cattle drive on Mars.

Pam Uphoff has book 13 in her Chronicles of the Fall out – Empire of Japan

The blurb-

The Three Part Alliance is falling apart, with internal strife, and out-and-out war . . .

In the Japanese sector, everything is spiraling into a major crisis, but for two teenage boys, their personal problems seem more immediate. For Shato house Kujo the usual fate of a servant’s child looms, while his legitimate best friend and almost brother is powerless to help, while preparing for college.

But the murder of the Crown Prince is about to scramble everyone’s plans as Japan withdraws from the Alliance, and plans retribution.

Quick reminder, if you need to do any Christmas shopping on Amazon, if you enter Amazon through any of the links on my blog, whatever you buy I’ll get a referral. It costs you nothing and its a nice little tip jar for me.

Thanks in advance!