Net humor…

Posted on by September 12, 2018

This was supposed to post yesterday, but the scheduler didn’t schedule… sorry…

I’m tired of the BS, politics, and other crap going on, so you get humor from across the pond.

Bookseller conducting a market survey asked a woman: “Which book has helped you most in your life?”

The woman replied, “My husband’s check book!!”

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A prospective husband in a book store: “Do you have a book called ‘Husband – the Master of the House?’” 

Sales girl: “Sir, fiction and comics are on the 1st floor!”

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Someone asked an old man: “Even after 70 years, you still call your wife – darling, honey, luv.  What’s the secret?”
Old man: “I forgot her name and I’m scared to ask her.”

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Pharmacist to customer: “Sir, please understand, to buy an anti-depression pill you need a proper prescription …
Simply showing marriage certificate and wife’s picture is not enough!”

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For MEN….and WOMEN with a bit of humour ??
A man was granted two wishes by God. He asked for the best drink & the best woman ever. Next moment he got mineral water & Mother Teresa.

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There are 3 kinds of men in this world. Some remain single and make wonders happen. Some have girlfriends and see wonders happen. The rest get married and wonder what happened!

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Wives are magicians. They can change anything into an argument.

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Why do women live a Better, Longer & Peaceful Life, compared to men?
A very INTELLIGENT student replied: “Because Women don’t have a wife!”

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COOL MESSAGE BY A WIFE: Dear Mother-in-law, Don’t teach me how to handle my children. I am living with one of yours and he needs a lot of improvement!?

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When a married man says, I WILL THINK ABOUT IT – what he really means is that he doesn’t know his wife’s opinion yet.

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A lady says to her doctor: “My husband has a habit of talking in his sleep! What should I give him to cure it?”
The doctor replies: “Give him an opportunity to speak when he’s awake! “

I’m not responsible, I just pass ’em along on recycled electrons… 😀

9-11 Never Forget!!!

Posted on by September 10, 2018

We are coming up on the 17th anniversary of the 9/11/01 attacks on the United States by four sets of al-Queda hijackers…

These images were burned into our consciousness that day…

American Airlines Flight 11, and United Flight 175 hit the two towers at the WTC.

American Flight 77 hit the Pentagon.

And United Flight 93 (destined for Washington, DC) crashed in Shanksville, PA after fighting between the hijackers and the passengers.


We used to hear the term “defining moment” thrown around a lot, about the attack, but not so much anymore… I actually heard a millennial last week asking what the big deal was with 9-11. It’s obvious the education system is downplaying the whole thing, and I walked off before I said what I thought of his lack of education.

Being a ‘bit older, I also remember a few others, President Kennedy being shot in Dallas, Martin Luther King being shot in Memphis, Neil Armstrong’s first step on the moon…

On 9/11, I was in my office at the University when I got a call from one of the University pilots who is a retired Marine; he told me to “get to a TV, somebody just hit New York with an airplane!”

I finally found one in a conference room upstairs and turned it on, as it happened it was on CNN…

Others started to wonder in to see why I was ‘violating’ University policy, and the pilot called me back, about that time.  I do remember something to the effect of “a terrible accident has occured” being said on TV about the time the pilot saying this wasn’t an accident, it was an airliner and something bad was going down.

As we talked, the second airplane hit the second tower, and we agreed about the fact that America was under attack, but at that point we had no idea who had done it…  Anger was the prevalent feeling, and frustration, since there wasn’t anything we could directly do for those folks…

About a half an hour later, I was called into a meeting with law enforcement about securing/protecting facilities and infrastructure; we were interrupted by the announcement that the Pentagon had been hit, and the tone of the meeting changed from what if, to we need to prepare NOW!  I also remember driving back to my office and hearing about Shanksville and UA 93 during that time. We set our emergency response plan into effect, sending folks home and going into a 24 hour response cycle.

I stayed at work, coordinating with various folks, but I noticed a lot of my co-workers were in shock that anyone would attack America, much less why attack us…  I wasn’t shocked, I was PISSED…

The few of us that were ex-military tended to not say anything after the first couple of arguments, since we had a significantly different perspective. We knew the military had been placed on elevated alert, and folks were either airborne or sitting in cockpits on strip alert…

In the days that followed, I didn’t get a lot of sleep; watched a lot of coverage.  When the list of casualties came out, I found out I’d lost three good friends in the Pentagon, CAPT Larry Getzfred, Jack Punches, CAPT USN (Ret), and AW1 Joe Pycior. They had all been in the Navy watch center. I wrote to Navy Personnel volunteering for recall to active duty.  Sadly, I wasn’t recalled…

Why did I post these pictures?  Because they are REALITY… Not sugarcoated, apologized for, sanitized talking points, or spun by whomever.  We, the USA were attacked on our home soil by terrorists who are STILL determined to bring America to her knees, since we are the “Great Satan”…  17 years later, the terrorists are still after us…

Old Ironsides will fire rounds and play taps based on the timeline of the attacks today. Link HERE.

Take a knee…

Posted on by September 9, 2018

The original author is Stanislaus “Stan” Drew, a Christian author and proud American who, according to the Christian Index, wrote the guest op-ed last year while a member of Palm Springs Baptist Church in Palm Springs, Florida – after San Francisco 49er Colin Kaepernick first began his protests during the National Anthem. Mr. Drew is retired and currently lives in Crescent City, Florida.

His words ring true to any veteran. Just sayin…

©Stanislaus Drew 8/24/17

Take a little trip to Valley Forge in January. If you don’t know where that is, just Google it from the sidelines. Hold a musket ball in your fingers and imagine it piercing your flesh and breaking a bone or two. There won’t be a doctor or trainer to assist you until after the battle, so just wait your turn.Take your cleats and socks off to get a real experience. Then take a knee.

Then, take one at the beach in Normandy where man after American man stormed the beach, even as the one in front of him was shot to pieces…the very sea stained with American blood. The only blockers most had were the dead bodies in front of them, riddled with bullets from enemy fire.

Take a knee in the sweat soaked jungles of Vietnam. from Khe San to Saigon…Anywhere will do. Americans died in all those jungles.There was no playbook that told them what was next, but they knew what flag they represented When they came home, they were protested as well..and spit on for reasons only cowards know.

Take another knee in the blood drenched sands of Fallujah in 110 degree heat..Wear your Kevlar helmet and battle dress…Your number won’t be printed on it unless your number is up! You’ll need to stay hydrated but there won’t be anyone to squirt Gatorade into your mouth. You’re on your own.

There’s a lot of places to take a knee. Americans have given their lives all over the world. When you use the banner under which they fought as a source for your displeasure, you dishonor the memories of those who bled for the very freedoms you have. That’s what the red stripes mean. They represent the blood of those who spilled a sea of it defending your liberty.

While you’re on your knee, pray for those that came before you, not on a manicured lawn striped and printed with numbers to announce every inch of ground taken…but on nameless hills and bloodied beaches and sweltering forests and bitter cold mountains…every inch marked by an American life lost serving that flag you protest.

No cheerleaders, no announcers, no coaches, no fans…just American men and women…delivering the real fight against those who chose to harm us…blazing a path so you would have the right to “take a knee.”

You haven’t an inkling what it took to get you where you are…but your “protest” is duly noted. Not only is it disgraceful to a nation of real heroes, it serves the purpose of pointing to your ingratitude for those who chose to defend you under that banner that will still wave long after your jersey is retired…

If you really feel the need to take a knee, come with me to church on Sunday and we’ll both kneel before Almighty God. We’ll thank him for preserving this country for as long as He has. We’ll beg forgiveness for our ingratitude for all He has provided us. We’ll appeal to Him for understanding and wisdom. We’ll pray for liberty and justice for all…because He is the one who provides those things.

But there will be no protest. There will only be gratitude for His provision and a plea for His continued grace and mercy on the land of the free and the home of the brave. It goes like this…

GOD BLESS AMERICA!

Thank you, Mr. Drew!

Nine Line has a shirt out that ‘fits’ my thoughts… HERE.

Nike’s SJW stance…

Posted on by September 8, 2018

Lots of ‘hype’ surrounding this, the left is saying it’s positive, and ‘numbers are up’

BUT…

The real numbers don’t show that.

Nike’s Favorability Drops by Double Digits: Before the announcement, Nike had a net +69 favorable impression among consumers; it has now declined 34 points to +35 favorable.

No Boost Among Key Demos: Among younger generations, Nike users, African Americans, and other key demographics, Nike’s favorability declined rather than improved.

Purchasing Consideration Also Down: Before the announcement, 49 percent of Americans said they were absolutely certain or very likely to buy Nike products. That figure is down to 39 percent now.

The Effect on the NFL Seems Small, For Now: Forty percent of consumers said Nike’s campaign does not make them more or less likely to watch/attend NFL games — 21 percent said more likely and 26 percent said less likely (14 percent didn’t know).

From Morning Consult, HERE.

Also a lot of counter memes are showing up, but I still think Ramirez hit a home run, as he usually does, with this one. This one actually supports those who really DO make the sacrifices…

And yes Nike, you blew it IMHO… We veterans may be old, and out of shape, but WE have money and influence with our children and grandchildren, and WE buy Christmas presents.

Sigh…

Posted on by September 7, 2018

This…

Wouldn’t be a teacher today for all the tea in China… Nope…

This is what happens when kids never fail due to helicopter parents and participation trophies.

THESE were our ‘participation’ trophies back in the day, and those who are serving today.

 

 

TBT…

Posted on by September 5, 2018

I wonder how many of today’s generation would have any clue to what some of these are… sigh

My uncle had one of these in his store…

This one is pretty easy…

 

This one is pretty easy too…

Not so much, but still easy…

 

And this one will confuse the hell out of them…

Enjoy your week and all those ‘modern’ things… Some of which DO make our lives easier, but others who’s planned obsolescence tends to bite us in the ass on a routine basis… Oh yeah, and NOTHING here required a battery to work… 😀

Posted in TBT

Book promos…

Posted on by September 4, 2018

Ladies day!

First up is Holly Chism’s short story collection

As always, click on the cover to go the Amazon page.

The blurb-

Look closer. The things that you’re assuming you’re seeing? May not be what you think. Is that really a mouse, or is it a Brownie? Is that really an owl? Is that polished gemstone a stone…or an egg?

We take so many things for granted. Some of them may be harmless, but many are a lot less so. I wonder how many people ignore red flags every day, because they only see what they expect to see?

This collection takes what’s “normal” and asks “What if it’s something more?”

Alma Boykin’s Daughter of the Pearl

The blurb-

Count Chang wants glory. Leesan dreams of marrying. Neither can foresee the power that awaits them—or the danger.

Cloud-dancers use magic to keep the world in balance. But the Great Northern River ails, and strange, twisted and evil things move across the land. The humans along the river cannot see the danger, but the Great Sky Emperor does. He grows angry. His wrath will remake the world and none of the cloud-dancers want that.

Count Chang hears a rumor of a Chosen One living far to the south, the only human able to heal the river. Instead he finds a corrupted naga and Leesan, the unwanted third daughter. Valueless, cursed, ignorant, Leesan would be better off dead, or so her father’s mother insists. Instead Chang claims her and takes her north, to train the gifts she unknowingly carries.

Chang detests the idea of marrying. Leesan cannot imagine a woman with value of her own. Together they must find the cause of the river’s ailment and heal it. Evil lurks in the land, and it will take all their power, trust, and strength to do their duty and save the world from the Great Sky Emperor’s wrath.

That is, if they can.

73, 000 words.

Next is Cyn Bagley’s novella Diamond Butterfly

The blurb-

It’s in the blood.

Someone is after Nova Tewa’s son and that someone is willing to kill to get the child. Nova is on the run in the middle of the a blizzard in the Sierra Nevada mountains. She will do anything to survive.

A novella in the EJ Hunter world.

And last but not least, Dorothy Grant’s Scaling the Rim

The blurb-

Never underestimate the power of a competent tech.

When Annika Danilova arrived at the edge of the colony’s crater to install a weather station, she knew the mission had been sabotaged from the start. The powers that be sent the wrong people, underequipped, and antagonized their supporting sometimes-allies. The mission was already slated for unmarked graves and an excuse for war…

But they hadn’t counted on Annika allying with the support staff, or the sheer determination of their leader, Captain Restin, to accomplish the mission. Together, they will overcome killing weather above and traitors within to fight for the control of the planet itself!

Old School EDC…

Posted on by September 3, 2018

Old school EDC, going back to carrying a revolver, but I HATE breaking in a new leather holster…

Colt Cobra in Galco leather.  Bianchi speed strip loaded with Hornady Critical Duty.

And I got ‘chastised’ on FB for not boosting the signal for a Veteran Owned Business, so…

My little challenge coin… The top one was carried daily for a little over three years. So yes, they DO wear a bit. The bottom two show both sides of the coin.

These came from Warrior Chip, a VOB started by Gunnery Sergeant Donny Campbell, USMC Ret. who is the founder. Link to their site is HERE, and you can either design your own, or have them do it. Their costs are reasonable!

I paid with my own money for my chips, so there… 🙂

Labor or Labour Day…

Posted on by September 2, 2018

US vs. Canada spelling… sigh…

Both countries celebrate it on the first Monday September as a tribute to the working men and women.

Who started Labor Day?

Like most cultural events, there is still some doubt over its origination. Some records show that Peter J. McGuire, general secretary of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners and a cofounder of the American Federation of Labor, was first in suggesting a day to honor working men and women.

However many believe that it was Matthew Maguire, a machinist, not Peter McGuire, who founded the holiday as recent research seems to support the contention that Matthew Maguire proposed the holiday in 1882 while serving as secretary of the Central Labor Union in New York.

Whoever the source was, what we do know is that the Central Labor Union adopted the Labor Day proposal and appointed a committee to plan a demonstration and picnic.

The First Labor Day

The first Labor Day holiday was celebrated on Tuesday, September 5, 1882, in New York City, in accordance with the plans of the Central Labor Union.

In 1884 the first Monday in September was selected as the holiday, and the Central Labor Union urged similar organizations in other cities to follow the example of New York and celebrate a “workingmen’s holiday” on that date. The idea spread with the growth of labor organizations, and in 1885 Labor Day was celebrated in many industrial centers of the country.

In the USA, governmental recognition first came through municipal ordinances passed during 1885 and 1886. The first state bill was introduced into the New York legislature, but the first to become law was passed by Oregon on February 21, 1887. By 1894, 23 other states had adopted the holiday in honor of workers, and on June 28 of that year, Congress passed an act making the first Monday in September of each year a legal holiday in the District of Columbia and the territories.

I remember growing up, we didn’t start school until AFTER Labor day, and we always got out in late May. Of course we also went to school from 8AM-4PM, seven periods a day. We had six classes, and a one hour study hall or PE/sport (if you played a sport, last period was always the ‘sport’, usually followed by one or more hours of ‘practice’).

Talking with a friend who is a teacher, apparently with the ‘new’ layouts, they only get about 80 hours of ‘dedicated’ instruction a semester now, of which they get ‘maybe’ 65-70 actual hours.  And we wonder why the kids can’t spell, read, or do simple math… sigh…

Anyhoo, enjoy your day off, unless you’re military, police, fire, EMS, hospital, and… and…