1968 green Mustang for sale. Used hard. No reserve…
Reason for selling- Owner only has a 2 car garage…
Estimated sale price- $4,000,000
Yeah, it’s THAT Mustang…
Full article, HERE.
I need to hit the lottery. Oh, that would mean I have to PLAY the lottery…
Sigh…
China is branching out, but in a different way than in the past…
During colonial times, European powers exploited Africa for the vast resources that it possesses. But what China is doing today is actually much worse. Yes, the Chinese greatly desire African resources, but ultimately what they want is Africa itself. But instead of conquering Africa using military force, China is using economics instead. Today, more than 10,000 Chinese-owned firms are operating in Africa, and virtually every major road, bridge, railway and skyscraper is being built by the Chinese.
Full article, HERE from ZeroHedge.
The TL:DR is they are going to ‘own’ Africa when the inevitable defaults happen… And by then there will be millions of Chinese, including PLA already there in their separate enclaves and Africa will once again be a slave state/continent…
‘Free money’ is never free. There are always strings, and the Chinese are master puppeteers…
It appears the left and the MSM are ‘unhappy’ with the outcome of the shooting at the church in White Settlement, but there IS some pushback.
The USA Today is being criticized for publishing an opinion piece on Wednesday arguing it’s “terrifying” that some Texas churchgoers were armed when Jack Wilson jumped into action and killed a mass shooter before he could shoot anyone else.
Wilson, a firearms instructor who was a volunteer member of the church’s security team, has been widely praised for his life-saving response, but Arizona Republic columnist Elvia Diaz found problems with the situation.
Full article, HERE.
But the ‘kicker’, if you will is this statement…
In other words, he’s exactly the kind of man you want around with a firearm. But we know nothing about the at least six other parishioners who also appeared to draw their handguns at West Freeway Church of Christ in White Settlement, Texas.
And that’s terrifying.
Why? They stood up and went toward danger, both men and women. Did they respond ‘perfectly’? Maybe not, but they took action. Obviously THAT is what scares the columnist and others who have chimed in on this, happily pointing out errors of omission and/or commission…
The bottom line is TWO MEN DIED trying to protect their friends and neighbors at church before the perp was taken out by Jack Wilson (kudos to him). How many would have died if the ‘amateur’ security team hadn’t been in place and they had to wait on law enforcement?
Or is this really about the fact that Texas and other states are being proactive about having churches form their own security details, taking gun free zones away from potential mass murderers???
Wakey, wakey… Time to be up and about… Now go forth and screw up those checks… 🙂
But I do have a few questions…
I haven’t found out who let the dogs out…where’s the beef…how to get to Sesame Street… why Dora doesn’t just use Google Maps…Why do all flavors of fruit loops taste exactly the same, or how many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop……why eggs are packaged in a flimsy carton, but batteries are secured in plastic that’s tough as nails…what does the fox say… why “abbreviated” is such a long word; or why is there a D in ‘fridge’ but not in refrigerator… why lemon juice is made with artificial flavor yet dish-washing liquid is made with real lemons… why they sterilize the needle for lethal injections… and, why do you have to “put your two cents in” but it’s only a “penny for your thoughts”?Where’s that extra penny going to… why does The Alphabet Song and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star have the same tune… why did you just try to sing those two previous songs… and just what exactly is Victoria’s secret? and where is Waldo?… Can you hear me now?… Now my mind is hung up on how much is that doggie in the window? Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?
Best wishes to each and every one for 2020!
Go read the folks on my sidebar… Sigh…
Posted from my iPhone.
Well, I have my health, ‘most’ of my mental facilities, and I’ve got some writing done.
Two novellas published, one full length novel published, a short story published in an anthology, and another submitted for another anthology.
NOT as much as I’d like to have done, my goal was two books this year, but that didn’t happen.
I truly appreciate my readers and those who give me reviews, both on Amazon and personally via email. I’d also like to give a shout out to my alpha and beta readers, you folks have truly made my novels better through your attention to detail, and the myriad of your experience.
And I cannot fail to mention both Tina and Steph who do the covers and final edits. You ladies have bailed me out from my own stupidity every time and there is no way I can thank you enough for your patience and understanding!!!
It has been an interesting year travel wise, got to two writer’s conferences and was honored to be a panelist on various panels at both of them. I know I’m not an alpha list author, but I DO try to give back to the writing community. If I tell you my mistakes, maybe you won’t repeat them and be a step further along the ladder than I was. I am also thankful for our local groups that get together and bat ideas back and forth. Some of those have turned into ‘something’ at least part of the time.
One of the bigger ‘negatives’ this year is Farcebook… It’s a helluva time sink, and I’m trying to stay off of it most of the day, only occasionally checking it AFTER I finish writing.
On the political side, all I can say is TEH STOOPID IT SHOULD BURN!!! Gah… We elected these assholes??? What were we thinking?
But I have my health. As I get older, the creaks and pops increase and I find that I’m missing all those naps I turned down as a kid. Sadly, I’ve lost a few friends this year who have passed on mainly due to age/illness.
As 2019 comes to an end, I just want to wish everyone the best for 2020, may you be healthy and successful, and 2020 be a better year for us all. I’ll leave you with this-
LTUE has put up two videos of panels I was on last year…
They run about 45 minutes each. Not professionally done, but pretty good, all things considered. These are done for writers, things for them to consider for their characters/books/backstory.
First up- Fundamentals of Self Defense
Next is one I moderated on Grieving, Death, and Chronic/Long-term Illness
We get nothing for these, and have to pay to attend the conferences. And of course we end up against panels WE wanted to see… sigh
You don’t have to come back…
Unofficial motto of the USCG Rescue units. That big guy in the middle of the picture exemplifies that.
He swam at night through 80 knot winds, ripped through a roof without the aid of a chainsaw and was repeatedly hoisted more than 100 feet into the air while battling turbulence and dangerous power lines around him as he aided in the rescue of 59 others in Houston, Texas, as Hurricane Harvey battered the area in August 2017.
For his heroic feats during Harvey, Petty Officer 3rd Class Tyler Gantt, a Coast Guard aviation survival technician, or rescue swimmer, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross — the U.S. military’s oldest aviation award for heroism in flight — during a ceremony in December at the Coast Guard Aviation Training Center in Mobile, Alabama.
Full article and link, HERE.
He clanks when he walks, and he’s not the only one. Kudos to ALL of these heroes for the lives they saved!!!
I’m still full from yesterday… sigh…
Feel for the parents out today hunting more batteries for the kid’s toys…
The Day After Christmas
Twas the day after Christmas, and all through the house,
Every creature was hurtin’ even the mouse.
The toys were all broken, their batteries dead;
Santa passed out, with some ice on his head.
Wrapping and ribbons just covered the floor,
While upstairs the family continued to snore.
And I in my T-shirt, new Reeboks and jeans,
I went into the kitchen and started to clean.
When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from the sink to see what was the matter.
Away to the window I flew like a flash,
Tore open the curtains, and threw up the sash.
When what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But a little white truck, with an oversized mirror.
The driver was smiling, so lively and grand;
The patch on his jacket said “U.S. POSTMAN.”
With a handful of bills, he grinned like a fox.
Then quickly he stuffed them into our mailbox.
Bill after bill, after bill, they still came.
Whistling and shouting he called them by name:
“Now Dillard’s, now Broadway’s, now Penny’s and Sears
Here’s Robinson’s, Levitz’s and Target’s and Mervyn’s.
To the tip or your limit, every store, every mall,
Now chargeaway–chargeaway–chargeaway all!”
He whooped and he whistled as he finished his work.
He filled up the box, and then turned with a jerk.
He sprang to his truck and he drove down the road,
Driving much faster with just half a load.
Then I heard him exclaim with great holiday cheer,
“ENJOY WHAT YOU BOUGHT…….
YOU’LL BE PAYING ALL YEAR!”
And you can file this away for next year…
According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, while both male and female reindeer grow antlers in the summer each year, male reindeer drop their antlers at the beginning of winter, usually late November to mid-December. Female reindeer retain their antlers till after they give birth in the spring. Therefore, according to EVERY historical rendition depicting Santa’s reindeer, EVERY single one of them, from Rudolph to Blitzen, had to be a girl.
We should’ve known… ONLY women would be able to drag a fat-ass man in a red velvet suit all around the world in one night and not get lost.
Guess I’ll go look in the fridge to find what’s left from yesterday’s dinner to munch on today… 🙂