There are days, and then there are DAYS…
This is gonna be one of them. Behind from the git go, and just not making any progress on any front…
So you get humor…
Random things to ponder about…
– Sweet meats are candy, but sweetbreads, which aren’t sweet, are meat.
– Quicksand works slowly.
– Why do eggs come in flimsy paper cartons, and batteries come in packages only a chainsaw can open?
– Boxing rings are square.
– Tell a man there are 400 billion stars, and he’ll believe you. Tell him a bench has wet paint, and he has to touch it.
– Why does a writer writes, but fingers don’t fing, grocers don’t groce, humdingers don’t hum, and hammers don’t ham?
– If you can make amends, can you just make one amend?
– If you have a bunch of odds and ends and you get rid of all but just one, what do you call it?
– Why do you recite at a play, but you play at a recital?
– How can a SLIM CHANCE and a FAT CHANCE be the same, while a WISE MAN and a WISE GUY are opposites?
– Why do we ship by truck and send cargo by ship?
– Why do feet smell and noses run?
– If it was only a 3-hour cruise, why did MRS. HOWELL take so much clothing?
– Why is QUITE A FEW the same as QUITE A LOT?
– How does a building burn up as it burns down?
– Why do you fill out a form by filling it in?
– Why does your alarm go off by going on?
– When the stars are out they are visible, but when the lights are out they are invisible.
– How come SUPERMAN could stop bullets with his chest, but always ducked when someone threw a gun at him?
– Why call it a HAMBURGER, when it’s made of BEEF?
– Why does SOUR CREAM have an expiration date?
– What would a chair look like, if knees bent the other way?
– IF “Con” is the Opposite of “Pro”, then what is the opposite of PROGRESS?
– Why is LEMON JUICE mostly artificial ingredients, but DISHWASHING LIQUID contains real lemons?
– How much deeper would the ocean be, if SPONGES didn’t grow in it?
– Why buy a product that it takes 2000 flushes to get rid of?
– Why do we wait until a PIG is dead, to “CURE” it?
– Do Roman paramedics refer to IV’s as “4’s”?
– Why do we wash BATH TOWELS – aren’t we clean when we use them?
– Why do we put suits in a garment bag and garments in a suitcase?
– Why doesn’t GLUE stick to the inside of the bottle?
– Whose cruel idea was it for the word “Lisp” to have an “S” in it?
– What do birdies see, when they get knocked unconscious?
– Why don’t sheep shrink when it rains?
– Should vegetarians eat animal crackers?
– If the cops arrest a mime, do they tell him he has the right to remain silent?
– Why do people who know the least know it the loudest?
– If vegetarians eat vegetables, what do humanitarians eat?
– Why do we drive on a parkway and park in the driveway?
– Where do homeless people have 90% of their accidents?
– If you drove your car at the speed of light, and you turned your headlights on, would they work?
– Barbie is so popular, why do you have to buy her friends?
– Why do psychics have to ask you for your name?
– If you choke a smurf, what color does it turn?
– What happens if you get scared half to death twice?
– How do you tell when you run out of invisible ink?
– Why isn’t the word ‘phonetic’ spelled the way it sounds?
– When companies ship Styrofoam, what do they pack it in?
– What do you call a defective Milk Dud?
– Why do they sterilize needles for lethal injections?
– Do radioactive cats have 18 half-lives?
– What was the best thing before sliced bread?
– How come abbreviated is such a long word?
– it’s zero degrees outside today and it’s supposed to be twice as cold tomorrow, how cold is it going to be?
– Why do you press harder on a remote when you know the battery is dead?
– Why are they called apartments, when they’re all stuck together?
– Do fish get cramps after eating?
– Why are there 5 syllables in the word “monosyllabic”?
– Why doesn’t Tarzan have a beard?
– If all those psychics know the winning lottery numbers, why are they all still working?
– Isn’t Disneyland a people trap operated by a mouse?
– What is the speed of dark?
– Do you regret even starting to read these???
There…
Proof copies of Showdown finally showed up today. Now going through the proof to make sure everything is as it should be.
Due to less pages, I’m able to offer it at a MUCH better price than my others, so it’s going to be $10 for the paperback. I’ll get a post up as soon as it goes live on Amazon.
Thank you too, to those who have left reviews on the Kindle version already! I knew some folks wouldn’t like the cover, and I’m taking ownership for that. ALL reviews are appreciated!!!
A bit of history…
A 114 years ago, in 1907… our great grandparents were first able to buy the rifle pictured. The semi-auto Winchester Model 1907.
This is a gun they could buy from a Sears catalog and have delivered via USPS for $28. It was/is a semi-automatic, high powered centerfire rifle, with detachable, high capacity magazine.
About 400,000 of these were produced before WW2. Civilians had hundreds of thousands of these semi-auto rifles for 40 years, while US soldiers were still being issued old fashioned bolt action rifles.
The 1907 fired just as fast as an AR15 or AK47 and the bullet (.351 Winchester) was actually larger than those fired by the more modern looking weapons.. The ONLY functional difference between the 1907 and a controversial and much feared AR15 is the modern black plastic stock.
To summarize:
The semi auto, so-called “assault rifle” is 110 years old. It isn’t new in any way.The semi auto rifle was not a weapon of war. The government MADE IT a weapon of war 40 years after civilians had them.
The semi-auto can be safely owned by civilians. The proof is that literally 3 generations of adults owned and used them responsibly and no one ever even noticed.
Want to fix the horror of mass shootings? Fix the things that have changed for the worse in the last 50 years.
Because the rifle technology in question was here long before this insanity.
I can only wonder if this rifle will also be included in the ‘assault weapons’ ban Xiden is pushing for…
Why, all of a sudden, are the massive winter storms NOT being named? Anybody else notice that?
A quick recap of our little snowmageddon up here in North Texas-
8 inches of globull warming over two days. Coldest (so far), -7, now on the 10th day of below freezing temps. Yesterday at least it never got below 0F, but Texas is suffering. Thankfully (knocking on wood), we have had power and water the whole time. I have one or two water lines (of course to the washer) frozen in the house and will be watching them carefully this weekend as it finally gets above freezing.
The wind farms are tits up, frozen solid and apparently leaking oil now (which means they will have to be repaired). The ones that are still working are, according to reports, only providing 8% of the 42% of the power normally generated. Solar is covered by snow, so it’s not working either.
The McMansions down around Dallas and other areas are really hurting since they are all totally electric. I feel for them…
As others have said, Texas by and large builds to withstand a day maybe two days of below freezing weather, not two weeks of it, or the sub zero temperatures. There are going to be a lot of questions asked, and the answers ‘may’ be interesting…
Edit- The decision was made LAST January. The person that forwarded me the interaction said it took place a couple of months ago.
Politics or internal decisions???
In December, just before both the holidays and the seasonal gathering of sporting-goods dealers and group buyers who get together to write orders for the new year, Nikon’s North American office delivered stunning news: It was walking away from the riflescope market.
Dealers were told they could sell through their current inventories of Buckmaster, ProStaff, and BLACK scopes, but they shouldn’t write new orders, and they shouldn’t expect inventories to be replenished.
Full article, HERE.
I went on the website and they no longer show ANY rifle scopes, nor can you search for them. And no users guides were showing up (if you could access that part of the site).
So, they are walking away from a high profit line of merchandise, and, according to some information, they are no longer honoring warranties either…
h/t BJ for the following- I can’t vouch for this, but based on the article and website, very possible…
Buyer Beware!!! This happened recently and we are putting the word out to all gun/scope owners…. We purchased a Nikon scope for our rifle from a local reputable gun store, and paid $200+ for it. It came w/ a lifetime warranty, so all seemed good and we were happy with it. Used it a handful of times at the range, had fun and no problems. Then the O-ring began slipping, so we called Nikon and they were helpful and told us to package it up and send the scope in, and their technicians would take a look at it and let us know what they found and repair it. Sent it in, received the email about 10 days later that they would fix the issue (simple O-ring replacement) and service/clean it and send it back. Then, a few days later, got a 2nd email stating they no longer repair and sell Nikon scopes, and they could only give us a $99 voucher for their online store. We were shocked! But, out of curiosity went on their website and guess what??? NO SCOPES OF ANY KIND! They had other equipment, but no scopes. So, my husband called their C.S. dept. and the gal was pleasant, but said they were no longer servicing or repairing scopes. He reminded her there was a lifetime warranty on it, but she said there was nothing she could do. So, he told her we’d like it sent back to us, please ship it back. She informed him that shipping it back was not possible, as the scope had already been sent to “Texas” and we would not be getting it back. Again, we were in shock that they would confiscate our scope, and literally STEAL IT FROM US, and assume ownership and take away OUR RIGHT to getting it back and finding a private repairman to fix it. My husband was able to get a paper check sent to us, rather than an online voucher. So, we went to the gun store we’d purchased the scope from, and they had NO CLUE this was happening! They were disgusted and contacted their Nikon sales rep, and were told this was Nikon’s new policy and there was nothing he could do about it. The store owner said they would NOT be carrying anymore Nikon products, but not sure if they’ll sell their remaining Nikon scopes. The gun store is working with us on replacing our scope when they get more inventory in, and trust, it will NOT be a NIKON! Big Lesson Learned!!! If you have Nikon scopes, and they need serviced or repaired, DO NOT SEND THEM TO NIKON! Even if they’re still under warranty, you WILL NOT GET THEM BACK!
I’ve got two of Nikon’s scopes on a couple of .22s, guess I better to look at my Loopy catalog and see what I can replace them with… sigh…
On the weekend, major holiday (so to speak), massive weather situation, and the Daytona 500. So they do this…
“This Administration will not wait for the next mass shooting to heed that call. We will take action to end our epidemic of gun violence and make our schools and communities safer,” the president said in a statement. “Today, I am calling on Congress to enact common sense gun law reforms, including requiring background checks on all gun sales, banning assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, and eliminating immunity for gun manufacturers who knowingly put weapons of war on our streets. We owe it to all those we’ve lost and to all those left behind to grieve to make a change. The time to act is now.”
Full article, HERE. Apparently they are confident enough to jump up and down on the third rail of politics and thinking they will get away with it…
Something tells me it’s not going to work out like they think… EO or not… Compliance, to use that term loosely, it CT and NY is under 5%, if I remember correctly.
To all the ladies out there, this is your day!!!
I hope your day is a special one with the ones you love.
Truth right here…
Ineptocracy (in-ep-toc’-ra-cy) – A system of government where the least capable to lead are elected by the least capable of producing, and where the members of society least likely to sustain themselves or succeed, are rewarded with goods and services paid for by the confiscated wealth of a diminishing number of producers.
And an interesting old video… cut to less than 2 minutes.
Makes one wonder…