Snort…

Think before you speak? What a novel concept…

These folks ‘forgot’ that rule…

FIRST TESTIMONY: 

I walked into a hair salon with my husband and three kids in tow and asked loudly,
“How much do you charge for a shampoo and a blow job?” I turned around and walked back out and never went back. My husband didn’t say a word…he knew better.

 SECOND TESTIMONY:

I was at the golf store comparing different kinds of golf balls. I was unhappy with the women’s type I had been using. After browsing for several minutes, I was approached by one of the good-looking gentlemen who works at the store. He asked if he could help me. Without thinking, I looked at him and said, “I think I like playing with men’s balls.” 

THIRD TESTIMONY:

My sister and I were at the mall and passed by a store that sold a variety of candy and nuts. As we were looking at the display case, the boy behind the counter asked if we needed any help. I replied, “No, I’m just looking at your nuts.” My sister started to laugh hysterically. The boy grinned, and I turned beet-red and walked away. To this day, my sister has never let me forget. 

FOURTH TESTIMONY:

While in line at the bank one afternoon, my toddler decided to release some pent-up energy and ran amok. I was finally able to grab hold of her after receiving looks of disgust and annoyance from other patrons. I told her that if she did not start behaving ‘right now’ she would be punished.
To my horror, she looked me in the eye and said in a voice just as threatening, “If you don’t let me go right now, I will tell Grandma that I saw you kissing Daddy’s pee-pee last night!” 
The silence was deafening after this enlightening exchange. Even the tellers stopped what they were doing. I mustered up the last of my dignity and walked out of the bank with my daughter in tow. The last thing I heard when the door closed behind me, were screams of laughter. 

FIFTH TESTIMONY:

Have you ever asked your child a question too many times? My three-year-old son had a lot of problems with potty training and I was on him constantly. One day we stopped at Taco Bell for a quick lunch, in between errands It was very busy, with a full dining room.While enjoying my taco, I smelled something funny, so of course I checked
my seven-month-old daughter, she was clean. The realized that Danny had not asked to go potty in a while. I asked him if he needed to go, and he said “No.”

I kept thinking “Oh Lord, that child has had an accident, and I don’t have any clothes with me.’Then I said,’Danny, are you SURE you didn’t have an accident?”

“No,” he replied.

I just KNEW that he must have had an accident, because the smell was getting worse.
Soooooo, I asked one more time, “Danny did you have an accident?” This time he jumped up, yanked down his pants, bent over, spread his cheeks and yelled ‘SEE MOM, IT’S JUST FARTS!!’
While 30 people nearly choked to death on their tacos laughing, he calmly pulled up his pants and sat down. An old couple made me feel better, thanking me for the best laugh they’d ever had!

LAST BUT NOT LEAST TESTIMONY:
This had most of the state of Michigan laughing for two days and a very embarrassed female news anchor who will, in the future, likely think before she speaks. What happens when you predict snow but don’t get any! We had a female news anchor that, the day after it was supposed to have snowed and didn’t, turned to the weatherman
and asked: “So Bob, where’s that 8 inches you promised me last night?” Not only did HE have to leave the set, but half the crew did too they were laughing so hard!

So remember, THINK before you speak… Or not… 🙂

More Raffle goodies…

LawDog is in need of $$$ to pay for lawyers and expert witnesses for his court case on 17 November. He has a GiveSendGo website- HERE that you can donate to.

CLARIFICATION!!! THIS IS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE GIVESENDGO DONATIONS OR DIRECT DONATIONS!!! BOTH CAN/WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE RAFFLE IF DESIRED!

Note- To answer a question I got, yes you can win more than one prize if you get picked more than once.

Here are the ‘rules’ of the fundraiser- For each $20 you will get ONE entry in the drawing, for each $100, you will get FIVE entries. It will be a random number draw, and we will go down the list, first draw gets choice, second gets choice of what is left, etc. All weapons MUST be sent from an FFL TO an FFL.

Send your receipt to Jennifer (at) hastonline  (dot) com for your entry. She is confirming receipt, usually within 24 hours.

The drawing will be the evening of 17 November whenever the hell they finally go to court, with the results posted as soon as the winners are notified. Now looking at late December… One more round of #$#%!@!.

And now, some more of the goodies up for raffle!!!

1960s Western Auto Model 200 (Marlin 336 made under contract to Western Auto). Including a couple of boxes of ammo…

A Beretta model 1935 in 7.65/.32 APC (Mfgr 1954)

A custom-built concealed carry bag to the raffle. Two ladies-purse styles available, and one unisex (messenger bag) style they can choose from along with custom fabrics.

More SF books (just a sample)!!!

A chainmaille die!

Dreadnaught Industries Billet-15 5.56 16″ carbine!

Boker V-42 Stiletto, still in the box! This is a copy of the WWII stiletto issued to the Canadian Forces!

16×24 metal print of Union-Pacific “BigBoy” #4014.

Two ladies rings! Finally, some ‘stuff’ for the ladies!!! 🙂

And from a Reiki Practitioner a Mala, the stones are not with it!

Home electrical work (some limitations due to location)- *Must live in a state that will accept or has reciprocity with a Montana journeyman’s license

Two original movie A sheets 24×41”

Custom rifle slings- Type may vary…

 

Dice bags/jewelry bags

At least one more AR pattern rifle (no pics/details yet)

Hairsticks from Bjorn Bladeworks and ‘dangly dragon’ adornments from Cedar Sanderson (no pics either)…

And more stuff still coming!

Thank you to each and everyone who has/is donating stuff!

I voted…

Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American people themselves and the only way they could do this is by not voting.

– Franklin Delano Roosevelt

November the 8th is the one day you need to be out and about, if you didn’t do early/absentee voting.  Please take the time to go cast your vote. It’s IMPORTANT.

IMHO, America is at a fork in the road.  The left fork is to descend deeper into the morass of government and regulation we have seen in the last two years, cutting our military and raising the entitlement mentality to a ‘goal’ for people to attain OR the right fork is to go back to our Constitution, realistic funding for the military, curbing entitlements to those that do nothing to even attempt to find work, and getting a healthcare plan that is actually affordable by the public.

To the Veterans-

As military retirees, it’s time to turn out to vote against this heartbreaking lack of leadership by the administration, congress, and the current military ‘leaders’. Veterans can stand up, vote, and make a powerful statement that hastens a change.

Get out there and make you vote count, whether you vote early, or vote next week!  I don’t care WHO you vote for, but dammit…VOTE!!!

It’s important, and our votes may be able to get this country back on track!!!

I voted, did you or will you on November 8th???

A new raffle…

As announced yesterday on our livestream, LawDog is in need of $$$ to pay for lawyers and expert witnesses for his court case on 17 November. He has a GiveSendGo website- HERE that you can donate to.

Those of you that know us have seen us do this twice before to help folks out, so you know we’re not blowing smoke…

CLARIFICATION!!! THIS IS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE GIVESENDGO DONATIONS OR DIRECT DONATIONS!!! BOTH CAN/WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE RAFFLE IF DESIRED!

To add a little ‘spice’ to the fundraiser, some folks have put up various items to be raffled off in support of his fundraiser (and hopefully generate a few more $$$ for him).

Here are the ‘rules’ of the fundraiser- For each $20 you will get ONE entry in the drawing, for each $100, you will get FIVE entries. It will be a random number draw, and we will go down the list, first draw gets choice, second gets choice of what is left, etc. All weapons MUST be sent from an FFL TO an FFL.

Send your receipt to Jennifer (at) hastonline  (dot) com for your entry.

The drawing will be the evening of 17 November with the results posted as soon as the winners are notified. The court date is being changed, so the NEW drawing date will be whatever the trial date actually is! Probably sometime in Dec… Grrr…

Now, what are some of the things available? Note- All guns are considered ‘used’, as is condition.

First is a custom built 300WinMag rifle! Built on a Remington 700 long action, Lilja barrel, bedded on a folding Accuracy International stock with a Vortex 5×25 scope.

A retro 590A1 9 shot Mossberg

A S&W Shield in 9mm with 2 mags, including an 8 round extended mag.

A day of private training at Mead Hall Range outside Oklahoma City (this one might be limited to driving distance of OKC), including simulator and range training by Bill Armstrong (owner). Coordination with Bill will be required to get a date that works for both parties.

And for the SF nerds… A selection of late 1960s, early 1970s SF paperbacks in very good condition!

There will be other items that will be added as we coordinate them with the folks donating them.

Remember- your receipts to Jennifer (at) hastonline  (dot) com and THANK YOU for helping LawDog out!

Edit- And another pistol. Springfield Fully Loaded with 2 Springfield Magazines. Jim Garthwaite re-barreled it and did a trigger job on it.

And another possibility or two… waiting on confirmation and pics.

More items and details on Friday!!!

A twofer…

First is an interesting article from the Intercept-

The Department of Homeland Security is quietly broadening its efforts to curb speech it considers dangerous, an investigation by The Intercept has found. Years of internal DHS memos, emails, and documents — obtained via leaks and an ongoing lawsuit, as well as public documents — illustrate an expansive effort by the agency to influence tech platforms.

Full article, HERE.

And things like this statement-

Geoff Hale, the director of the Election Security Initiative at CISA, recommended the use of third-party information-sharing nonprofits as a “clearing house for information to avoid the appearance of government propaganda.”

Just scare the hell out of me. WHO are those non-profits? What are their aims???

And then there is this one from The Atlantic-

LET’S DECLARE A PANDEMIC AMNESTY

We need to forgive one another for what we did and said when we were in the dark about COVID.

Full article, HERE.

Aside from the BS in both articles, and outright lies, Oster has also said this…

But now that they are in danger of losing all their power, they suddenly want to be ‘friends’ and go along to get along…

And now AFT head Randi Weingarten is trying to rewrite history concerning the closures of schools during the pandemic saying that had NO impact on kids learning and wasn’t the teachers union’s fault…

Funny how the test scores of the private schools stayed around their norm before the pandemic, while public schools dropped significantly…

So, not no, but HELL NO to any amnesty agreement!!!

You shoved that crap down our throats and revelled in your position of power and ‘authority’, constantly reminding us you were large and in charge…

So go piss up a rope. No amnesty, no playing nice with you, we’ll give you the same level of ‘compromise’ you gave us… Zip and nada!

Humor???

One to think about… maybe??? 🙂

WHAT Do Women Want??
 
Young King Arthur was ambushed and imprisoned by the monarch of a neighboring kingdom. The monarch could have killed him but was moved by Arthur’s youth and ideals. So, the monarch offered him his freedom, as long as he could answer a very difficult question. Arthur would have a year to figure out the answer and, if after a year, he still had no answer, he would be put to death. 
 
The question?…What do women really want? Such a question would perplex even the most knowledgeable man, and to young Arthur, it seemed an impossible query. But, since it was better than death, he accepted the monarch’s proposition to have an answer by year’s end. 
 
He returned to his kingdom and began to poll everyone: the princess, the priests, the wise men and even the court jester. He spoke with everyone, but no one could give him a satisfactory answer. 
 
Many people advised him to consult the old witch, for only she would have the answer. 
 
But the price would be high; as the witch was famous throughout the kingdom for the exorbitant prices she charged. 
 
The last day of the year arrived and Arthur had no choice but to talk to the witch. She agreed to answer the question, but he would have to agree to her price first. 
 
The old witch wanted to marry Sir Lancelot, the most noble of the Knights of the Round Table and Arthur’s closest friend! 
 
Young Arthur was horrified. She was hunchbacked and hideous, had only one tooth, smelled like sewage, made obscene noises, etc. He had never encountered such a repugnant creature in all his life. 
 
He refused to force his friend to marry her and endure such a terrible burden; but Lancelot, learning of the proposal, spoke with Arthur 
 
He said nothing was too big of a sacrifice compared to Arthur’s life and the preservation of the Round Table. 
 
Hence, a wedding was proclaimed and the witch answered Arthur’s question thus: 
 
What a woman really wants, she answered….is to be in charge of her own life. 
 
Everyone in the kingdom instantly knew that the witch had uttered a great truth and that Arthur’s life would be spared. 
 
And so it was, the neighboring monarch granted Arthur his freedom and Lancelot and the witch had a wonderful wedding. 
 
The honeymoon hour approached and Lancelot, steeling himself for a horrific experience, entered the bedroom. But, what a sight awaited him. The most beautiful woman he had ever seen lay before him on the bed. The astounded Lancelot asked what had happened 
 
The beauty replied that since he had been so kind to her when she appeared as a witch, she would henceforth, be her horrible deformed self only half the time and the beautiful maiden the other half. 
 
Which would he prefer? Beautiful during the day….or night? 
 
Lancelot pondered the predicament. During the day, a beautiful woman to show off to his friends, but at night, in the privacy of his castle, an old witch? Or, would he prefer having a hideous witch during the day, but by night, a beautiful woman for him to enjoy wondrous intimate moments? 
 
What would YOU do? 
 
What Lancelot chose is below.
 
 
BUT….make YOUR choice before you scroll down below. 
 
 
OKAY? 
 
 
Noble Lancelot said that he would allow HER to make the choice herself. 
 
Upon hearing this, she announced that she would be beautiful all the time because he had respected her enough to let her be in charge of her own life. 
 
Now….what is the moral to this story? 
 
 
Scroll down 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The moral is….. 

If you don’t let a woman have her own way…. 
Things are going to get ugly 

Book promo…

This comes from a friend- If you’re a student of history and aviation, this one is about a little known group flying A-26s in Vietnam. It is edited by Roger Graham- Fly By Knights: Air Force A/B/RB-26 Air Commando Missions in the Vietnam War 

The blurb-

By the time of the Vietnam War, the U.S. military had transitioned to jet aircraft. Yet leaders soon learned prop-driven planes could still play a role in counterinsurgency warfare. World War II-era Douglas B-26 light bombers proved effective in close air support and interdiction, beginning with Operation Farm Gate in 1961. Forty B-26s were remanufactured as improved A-26 attack aircraft, which destroyed hundreds of North Vietnamese supply vehicles on the Ho Chi Minh Trail in 1966-1969. The personal recollections of 37 pilots, navigators, maintenance and armament personnel, and family members, tell the harrowing story of B-26 and A-26 Air Commando Wing combat operations in Vietnam and Laos.

Three Ravens publishing has another anthology out! It Came From the Trailer Park- Vol 2

The blurb-

Think beer, snuff, and double-ought buckshot are what make rednecks tough?

Suburban soccer moms and soy latte-sipping men have no clue what these blue-collar men and women have to put up with on a daily basis. From chupacabras chewing the cable lines during the big game to zombie infestations boiling out from beneath that derelict double-wide on the other side of the trailer park, the heroes of It Came From the Trailer Park II have their work cut out for them! Hold their beer, Romero and Hitchcock. You ain’t seen nothin’ yet!

With stories by Jonathan Maberry, Arlan Andrews Sr., Philip K. Booker, Benjamin Tyler Smith, John M. Floyd, Michael J. Allen, Jenny Wren, Rob Smales, Mel Todd, Jerry Harwood, Christopher Woods, William Joseph Roberts, and Guest Editorial by the Lord of Hate, Larry Corriea.

So, pull on your boots, grab the whiskey, and don’t forget the shotgun. You’re in for a wild ride of backwoods madmen, hidden horrors, and explosive hijinks no amount of moonshine will help you forget.

Cedar Sanderson has a little novella up- Zombie Maggots

The blurb-

What could be worse than a zombie apocalypse? Two tales: A nameless protagonist faces off with humanity’s worst fears. The motley group just needs to find someplace safe. Maybe, then, they can think about the families that were left behind.

In the second story of the apocalypse, the defenders of what’s left of civilization discover the cold winters of Alaska are not enough to save them. Right now, they need some redneck engineering, and a whole lot of luck. Time is growing short, and the skies are buzzing…

 

And I can finally announce that I have a story in an upcoming Baen Anthology- The Ross 248 Project 

It will release May of 2023, but it is up for preorder now!

The blurb-

Traveling to the stars will be difficult, but not, perhaps, the most difficult part. What about when we get to another star? What then? Will the planets be immediately habitable? Not likely. Will those who undertook the journey be able to easily turn around and come home if they don’t find “Earth 2.0?” Almost certainly not. Therein the lies the challenge: Finding worlds that are potentially habitable and then taking the time, perhaps centuries, to make them compatible with Earth life. They will encounter mysteries and unexpected challenges, but the human spirit will endure. Join this diverse group of science fiction writers and scientists as they take up the challenge of The Ross 248 Project.

Contributors:

USAF General Steven Kwast
Patrick Chiles
Stephanie Osborn
Brent Ziarnick
Laura Montgomery
Daniel M. Hoyt & E. Marshall Hoyt
Matthew Williams
D. J. Butler
Robert E. Hampson
Monalisa Foster
J. L. Curtis
K. S. Daniels
Les Johnson & Ken Roy

I would also like to thank the readers that have given me over 50 reviews on both Ranching in Colorado and Country Boys (and Girls) will Survive! THANK YOU!!!

I’m baccckkkk…

Intarwebz is fixed! Turns out it was a broken wire in the can on the pole. Probably caused by all the winds the last few days banging the can back and forth.

And thankfully, we’ve gotten over 2 1/4 inches of rain in the last 24 hours, so we’re ONLY about 5 inches behind now.

BUT, the temps went from the 70s to the 40s, and my tired old body isn’t liking it worth $.02… Especially my back! The change in temps, along with the humidity just makes it painful to do anything. Or I should say, more painful.

It was interesting to get back on the net yesterday and see the absolutely hilarious blow up over Musk taking control of Twitter! You’d think the end of the world is coming!!!

Snort…

And the Marines have a new recruiting ad up, no wokeness at all!!!

No Intarwebz…

Posting from my phone, so we’ll see if this works.

Been off for 24 hours. Possible a bad modem, tech is supposed to be here this morning.

Go read the folks on the sidebar…

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After all they DO have some reviews… snerk…

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A hidden problem…

Most people don’t even think about the Mississippi River, other than when it floods…

BUT, the Mississippi carries somewhere around 60% of the grain, corn, and soybeans down to New Orleans for shipment overseas.

The Mississippi River, which carries 60 percent of the country’s grain exports, has reached historically low water levels. This week, the Mississippi reached minus-10.75 feet in Memphis, Tennessee, a level never before seen.

One article, HERE from Grist.

And another from the WAPO, HERE.

And from Popular Science, HERE.

The last time the Mississippi got anywhere near this low, was back in the 1980s, and the losses then were huge because of the crops lost to spoilage. And that was due to La Nina too! And we’re in the second year of La Nina, with a possible third year next year.

There are some ‘other’ issues that aren’t necessarily being covered- Like the fact that normally the Mississippi is two-way traffic (north and south bound). Now, it’s one way in most places, with barges stacked up at both ends.

Something like 300 barges are ‘stuck’ up north, and they have been downloaded to only draw 9 feet rather than the normal 11-12 feet, as the Corps of Engineers is only required to maintain a 9 foot deep channel.

There are also issues than ‘may’ require the barges to be partially off-loaded (maybe down to a half load), just to make passage.

To add insult to injury, the crops are piling up in silos all over the place, as the barges aren’t coming to get filled up, even as the harvest is continuing. This is causing a larger problem because as the silos fill, there is no place to ‘store’ the product, other than dumping it on the ground and covering it with tarps, then hoping they can recover some of that crop when the barges DO become available…

The problem is, that may not be until January or later, depending on the amount of rain that falls, or doesn’t fall…

Couple this with the Ukraine war, and there is a real danger of starvation in some of the third world countries that depend on grain, etc. to survive. This isn’t going to be pretty for the farmers, transporters, and most especially, the end users that depend on that grain.

I just hope and pray we get the rain that will bring the river back in time to save the crops and the people!