Is it just me???

Posted on by January 18, 2018

Or has anybody else noticed a slow down in the Intarwebz?

All day yesterday, both at work and at home, web pages were slow to load, comments were taking 30-45 seconds to post, and I was getting timeouts on some sites.

Additionally, some sites weren’t loading at all, and searches were taking longer than normal.  Another 39 comments in the spam box when I got home last night, but at least no more trojans were trapped by the malware/virus software.

And a TBT picture… This was probably ’57 or ’58 I was ‘playing’ with dinner… 🙂

Heh…

Posted on by January 17, 2018

Apparently ‘somebody(s)’ didn’t like my post yesterday…

48 ‘comments’ in the spam filter, and two trojans popped up on my machine last night…

One wonders what bot readers the libs are using, and what keyword searches that they are using to ‘target’ those of us who don’t kowtow to them…

And Trump announced the top ‘fake news’ stories yesterday!

Below is the full list of winners of the 2017 Fake News Awards:

1)     The New York Times’ Paul Krugman claiming markets would ‘never’ recover from Trump presidency

2)     ABC News’ Brian Ross’ bungled report on former national security adviser Michael Flynn

3)     CNN report that the Trump campaign had early access to hacked documents from WikiLeaks

4)     TIME report that Trump removed a bust of Martin Luther King, Jr. from the Oval Office

5)     The Washington Post’s Dave Weigel tweeting that Trump’s December rally in Pensacola, Florida, wasn’t packed with supporters

6)     CNN’s video suggesting Trump overfed fish during visit with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

7)     CNN’s retracted report claiming Anthony Scaramucci-Russia ties

8)     Newsweek report that Polish First Lady Agata Kornhauser-Duda did not shake Trump’s hand

9)     CNN report that former FBI Director James Comey would dispute President Trump’s claim he was told he was not under investigation

10)  The New York Times report that the Trump administration had hidden a climate-change report

11)  In Trump’s words, “‘RUSSIA COLLUSION!’ Russian collusion is perhaps the greatest hoax perpetrated on the American people. THERE IS NO COLLUSION!”

One can only wonder how many ‘other’ stories were considered, since reports indicate that the MSM is 90% negative toward Trump throught 2017, which is apparently the highest negative ratio any President has ever seen.

HERE is a link to a Pew Research study of the first 60 days, and it didn’t get any better…  Another link, HERE from WAPO.

But the stock market is still setting records, more jobs are being created/filled, and Apple is bringing BILLIONS back to the USA!

Apple Inc. said it will bring hundreds of billions of overseas dollars back to the U.S., pay about $38 billion in taxes on the money and invest tens of billions on domestic jobs, manufacturing and data centers in the coming years.

Link HERE, from Fortune Magazine.

Not PC…

Posted on by January 16, 2018

Sooooo… This post might ‘offend’ a few folks, but what the hell…

The military ‘knows’ Shitholes! And has for years… And sent us to them for YEARS!

You might be deploying to a “Shit Hole”:

  1.  If your boss tells you to update your Gamma Globulin, Yellow Fever, Malaria, Dysentery, Tetanus and other fun immunizations (minimum of 7)- You might be deploying to a Shit Hole.
  2.  If the Mobilization Coordinator tells you not to waste your time bringing a radio, or any other electronics, as there is no electricity and there are no signals- You might be deploying to a Shit Hole.
  3.  If the Travel Pay folks give you a travel advance and the Per Diem rate is only $8.00/day, for everything- You might be deploying to a Shit Hole.
  4. If the “Area Cultural” briefing is only 30 minutes long, but the briefing on communicable diseases is 3 hours long- You might be deploying to a Shit Hole.
  5. If the “Area Cultural” briefing includes facts that some leaders in the host country keep young boys as sexual slaves- You might be deploying to a Shit Hole.
  6. If the “Area Cultural” briefing includes facts that male members of that society have multiple wives, but also engage in sexual activity with barnyard animals- You might be deploying to a Shit Hole.
  7. If the “Area Cultural” briefing includes a State Department warning about travel- You might be deploying to a Shit Hole.
  8. If the “Medical Briefing” includes recommendations not to walk barefoot, drink the local water, or eat ANY food on the local economy- You might be deploying to a Shit Hole.
  9. If the “Medical Briefing” includes information that the roadside ditches not only serve as flood control, but also as a common latrine- You might be deploying to a Shit Hole
  10. 9. If the Daily Report for your new assignment includes an area for “Number of Personnel Med-Evac’ed” from theater for unknown diseases- You might be deploying to a Shit Hole.
  11. If the monetary exchange rate is greater than 50 to 1 for local currency to US Dollars- You might be deploying to a Shit Hole.

And if you’re ‘really’ bored… h/t to Wing for this one…

Fun to play when the ‘news’ is extolling these ‘countries’…

And you know it’s really bad, when you go to donate blood and they give you a list. If you’ve EVER been in any of those countries, you’re politely asked to leave and not come back… BTDT…

Pink Pistols…

Posted on by January 15, 2018

Couldn’t help but think of Ray Carter when I saw this article…

The Pink Pistols describe themselves as a group “dedicated to the legal, safe, and responsible use of firearms for self-defense of the sexual-minority community,” helping LGBT individuals who want to learn how to shoot.

One of the more ‘interesting’ comments to me, is this one…

“I’m seeing an improvement because I hang around with a lot of conservatives, I reach out, I turn the other cheek so to speak, but we can have dialogue. And when you start having dialogue, you start seeing people as people rather than us and them. Then that starts people taking a look at coming up with solutions, or addressing problems and coming up with solutions that are acceptable to both sides.”

Full article, HERE at Breitbart.

Ray always said it wasn’t about what a person’s ‘persuasion’ was, it was about shooting and personal safety. He never felt ‘pressured’ by any of us to be anything other than what he was. The one incident I will always remember was at NRA Houston, when he confronted the protesters and went full ‘High Queen’ on them. I have never seen so much confusion in my lift… ROTF!

Ray worked for 2AF, and very successfully too! He’s gone too soon, but it’s nice to see something he helped start is still succeeding!

Back to reality…

Posted on by January 14, 2018

Sigh…

Welp, no deer again. As a matter of fact, the closest I got to one was driving out of the deer lease…

Another 10 feet, and I’d have popped that sucker with my pistol out the car window! We were driving down a caliche road, fenced on both sides, when we saw a good sized doe. She rand down the road about 20 yards, then started coming back at us.

I stopped, and she kept coming, then jumped the fence about 10 yards in front of us! A little closer and I would have taken that shot! Sigh…

And this morning we found out that in addition to a Jaguarundi on the property, that Lawdog saw last night, there is a mountain lion in the area!

Might have a ‘bit’ to do with the fact we didn’t see any deer in our blinds… Dammit…

But in the good news category, or the you gotta love Texas girls category, your choice; this 20 year old young lady got her first deer on her first hunt! And as you can see, she is cleaning it herself (Granted, she got a lot of advice)!

And there was ‘something’ moving back in the bush on the left side of the clearing, but I didn’t have a clear enough view to shoot. Same as in the morning. Pretty sure it was a deer, but if I can’t tell whether it’s a buck or a doe, and for sure which way it’s pointing, I’m not taking the shot.

But the bright side was two days of no internet, two days of no TV, and a significant reduction in my BP, so I’ll take that and be happy!

Nada…

Posted on by January 13, 2018

This is the only thing I saw, that I could’ve taken a shot at! One big old fat raccoon. Not a deer to be seen.

sigh…

Gone hunting… again…

Posted on by January 11, 2018

Hopefully with better luck!

edibles

Go read the folks on the sidebar, they’re better at this than I am…

Oh yeah, and then there’s this one…

Which is probably what I’ll see… again…

Out of pocket til Monday AM, y’all have a good weekend!

Uh oh…

Posted on by January 11, 2018

I think I just heard the death knell for the national reciprocity!

Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) was named to the Senate Judiciary Committee today. What might that mean moving forward for the Senate’s attitude toward potential legislation effecting the Second Amendment? Nothing great.

Like us on Facebook at CAGuard on Foter.com / CC BYGun rights advocates often raise the specter of armed state agents going door to door to confiscate firearms. Kamala Harris helped make that worst-case-scenario a reality in California. Her attorney general’s office presided over California’s Armed Prohibited Persons System, which spent at least $24 million sending police to citizens’ homes to take away weapons.

Full article HERE, from Reason.com

There are still a number of lawsuits ongoing in Cali that she is responsible for either pushing, or implementing… Sigh…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

End of an era…

Posted on by January 10, 2018

The venerable Boeing 747 is no longer in passenger service with any American airline… Full article, HERE.

Sigh…

The first time I flew on one was 1972, with Braniff. It was a brand new (1 year old SP-1 747). And I think it was this airplane, since I remember that color scheme. Dallas to Honolulu, in the last row…

But I was young and having fun… 🙂

Over the years I flew on Pan Am, TWA, and a number of foreign 747s. My last 747 flight was from Sydney to LA, in 2014, on one of the last United 747s to make that run. It even had the throwback paint scheme!

Through a combination of luck and knowing the bus driver, I had a ‘considerably’ better seat on that one. Just sayin…

It was Jon’s last flight as a 747 check captain, and I’d been sitting in the cockpit talking to him, not realizing the door was closed. The purser was ‘less than pleased’ when she came stomping up to the cockpit about a missing passenger… Sigh…

The ‘strangest’ 747 I ever flew on was from NRT-OKA on an ANA bird.

The interior is also all Pokemon characters, and it’s ALL coach seats at Japanese pitch, which is barely 30 inches… There were over 400 people on board, and the airplane boarded in 25 minutes!!!

The 787 is a much nicer ride, and a little faster too, but there will always be a soft spot for the 747!

 

Grumble…

Posted on by January 9, 2018

I just wish the weather would make up it’s mind…

9 degrees last week, 69 yesterday, and supposed to be 70 today…

Then back in the 20s/30s this weekend.

Consistency, thy name is NOT north Texas weather… Sigh…

If you’re feeling like crap, go get checked out. Classmate’s hubby in Houston was admitted to ICU with strep, pneumonia and the flu!!!

That is NOT a threefer you want to have. Please say a prayer for Danny, he’s going to need it.

I need more cooffffeeeeee…