This surprised me…

Posted on by March 8, 2015

In Iowa it was illegal for a child under 14 to fire a handgun???

An Iowa House of Representatives committee has approved a bill that would lower the age at which children in Iowa could use guns with a parent’s supervision. The Judiciary Committee approved House Study Bill 201 Wednesday by a 19-2 vote. The measure would make several changes to the state’s gun laws, including legalizing the use of a suppressor to silence a weapon. The bill would also ban public access to a database of names of people with permits to carry and purchase weapons.

Full article/video HERE.

When one talks about creeping loss of rights, this one ranks right up there as far as I’m concerned…

I had my first ‘real’ gun at age 8, a single shot Stevens .22. By the time I was ten, I’d shot a SAA Colt quite a few times (under supervision by my grandfather), at twelve I got a .30-30. At fourteen I was given a pistol when I started driving.

And I wasn’t the only one. We were taught gun safety from the time we were old enough to toddle around…

This just amazes me. If I’d lived in Iowa, I guess I’d be in jail for teaching my daughters and my grandson to shoot at TEN!!!

WTFO???

What happened to our freedoms???

Husar’s Laws, part 9…

Posted on by February 17, 2015
  • 99% of all lawyers give the rest a bad name.
  • Definition of a teenager – God’s punishment for enjoying sex.
  • Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
  • Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.
  • Those who live by the sword get shot by those who don’t.
  • The 50-50 rule: Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there is a 90% probability you’ll get it wrong.
  • Flashlight: a case for holding dead batteries.
  • God gave you toes for finding things in the dark.
  • When you go into court, you are putting yourself in the hands of twelve people who weren’t smart enough to get out of jury duty.
  • Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will sit in a boat all day drinking beer.
  • Common sense is like deodorant. The people who need it most never use it.
  • As I have grown older, I’ve learned that pleasing everyone is impossible, but pissing everyone off is a piece of cake.
  • The first five days after the weekend are the hardest.
  • They say money doesn’t bring you happiness…I say neither does being broke.
  • It is better to have loved and lost than to live with the psycho the rest of your life.
  • Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.
  • There comes a time in every project that we must shoot the engineer and move on with progress.
  • Never pay in advance.
  • Golf is a game where the ball always lies poorly and the player lies well.
  • A driving range is a place where golfers go to get all the good shots out of their system.

A comparison…

Posted on by March 7, 2015

In a news conference, Deanna Favre announced she will be the starting Quarterback for the Green Bay Packers football team next season.

Deanna asserts that she is qualified to be the starting QB because she had spent 16 years married to Brett while he played QB for the Packers – even though she has actually never played football at any level from grade school up, never ran the offense of any team, nor ever played the game.

During this period of time, she became familiar with the definition of a corner blitz, the nickel package, man-to-man coverage, so she is now completely comfortable with all the other terminology involving the Packers offense. A survey of Packers fans shows 50% of those polled supported the move.

Does this sound idiotic and unbelievable … or familiar to you?

Hillary Clinton  makes the same claims as to why she is qualified to be the President of the United States and 50% of Democrats polled agree.

She has never run a city, county, or state during her “career” as being Bill Clinton’s wife. When told Hillary Clinton has experience because she has 8 years in the White House.   My immediate thought was, “So does the pastry chef, and the person who picks up dog shit from the White House Lawn”

When it comes to running the State Department, her biggest achievement was getting a US Ambassador and 3 other Americans killed, by pretending terrorism had been defeated…..Her words still echo…“what difference does it make”

Take away-  At least Deanna Favre is pretty!

Nuff said…

Pothole Hell…

Posted on by March 6, 2015

Alternate title, slaloming to work…

It’s pothole season in Northern Virginia… The freeze thaw cycle has popped most of the fall repairs out of the streets, and the ones the freeze didn’t get, the plows did…

Yesterday morning was more interesting than usual… I went in fairly early, so I was mostly driving on ice and sand (Oh yeah, Arlington Co. ran out of salt). So it was bumpy but survivable. Coming home in the afternoon was a different story!

It was a slalom from the git-go… And I watched two taxis hit each other trying to dodge potholes in their lanes so they honked at each other, and bang… LOL How’s that horn working out for ya now?

So I get on a main drag and the speed picks up a bit, and I’m trying NOT to get run over and still miss most of the ‘big’ holes, and I see a Ram 3500 literally BOUNCE up in the air! He immediately slammed on his brakes and pulled over and I slid over a lane really quickly. And Audi started zipping past me and he bounced up! I seriously think that pothole was at least a foot and a half across and probably 8-10 inches deep! There were five cars plus the Ram, plus the Audi all on the side of the road with either one or two blown tires on the right side!!!

I started counting at that point, since I could ‘kinda’ see them and counted 61 potholes in the last three miles home… Sigh…

Next week is really gonna suck!

I needed an alignment anyway, guess I’ll wait till they fix at least SOME of these damn things…

I think the better term at this point is POTHELL!!!

Be careful out there, they ARE out to get ya!!!

Interesting…

Posted on by March 4, 2015

It appears that at least the House realizes that gun banning is STILL the third rail of politics…

From the NRA…

Bipartisan Majority of the U.S. House Opposes Obama Administration’s Ammo Ban

238 Members Sign Letter Opposing Proposed Ban on AR-15 Ammunition
Fairfax, Va. – In an overwhelming show of bipartisan opposition, 238 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives have signed a letter to the director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, opposing the Obama Administration’s attempt to ban commonly used ammunition for the most popular rifle in America, the AR-15.  The National Rifle Association worked closely with House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) to gather signatures on this critical effort.

“This letter sends a clear message to President Obama that Congress opposes his attempt to use his pen and phone to thwart the will of the American people,” said Chris W. Cox, executive director of the NRA’s Institute for Legislative Action. “Obama said he would enact his gun control agenda ‘with or without Congress.’ He is now trying to make good on that promise. The NRA would like to thank Chairman Goodlatte and all who signed the letter for opposing this unconstitutional attack on our Second Amendment freedom.”

The NRA is working with Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) on a similar letter of opposition from the U.S. Senate.

To view the letter, along with the Member signatures, click here.

TBT…

Posted on by March 3, 2015

Or how you KNOW you’re old…

Sigh…

On the road for a couple of days, happen to be in a meeting with a couple of old friends, as we’re chatting, and old fart (White hair, white moustache), comes up and asked if I remembered him. I ‘kinda’ recognized him, it finally came to me that we’d worked together 25 years ago…

And then he reminded me that I’d been his instructor 36 years ago…

So the conversation continues, and finally the ‘young’ guy in the group asked plaintively, when what we were talking about happened…

We all thought for a minute and came up with the Early 80’s. The young guy said, well no wonder, I was ONLY 7 years old…

Sheesh… It’s time to retire. Actually all three of us old farts in the initial conversation ARE retiring in the next year. I’m not sure who will replace us, and we kinda agreed that it really won’t be our problem. They’ve rode us hard and put us up wet for many years…

Good luck to them finding suckers that will put up with what we did…

I’m gonna go get a beer.

One to think about…

Posted on by March 1, 2015

As the ‘war’ on the military by the administration continues, this one is worth thinking about…

regrets

And yes, he’s real. It’s not a faked poster. His bio is HERE. Of course the difference is WHO was president. George Bush, who actually appreciated the service of our warriors, and made repeated (and not photo ops) trips to Walter Reed.

And this one ties into the poster too…

THE FINAL INSPECTION  

The Soldier stood and faced God,
Which must always come to pass.
He hoped his shoes were shining,
Just as brightly as his brass.

‘Step forward now, Soldier,
How shall I deal with you?
Have you always turned the other cheek?
To My Church have you been true?’

The soldier squared his shoulders and said,
‘no, Lord, I guess I ain’t.
Because those of us who carry guns,
Can’t always be a saint.

I’ve had to work most Sundays,
And at times my talk was tough.
And sometimes I’ve been violent,
Because the world is awfully rough.

But, I never took a penny,
That wasn’t mine to keep.
Though I worked a lot of overtime,
When the bills just got too steep.

And I never passed a cry for help,
Though at times I shook with fear.
And sometimes, God, forgive me,
I’ve wept unmanly tears.

I know I don’t deserve a place,
Among the people here.
They never wanted me around,
Except to calm their fears.

If you’ve a place for me here, Lord,
It needn’t be so grand.
I never expected or had too much,
But if you don’t, I’ll understand.

There was a silence all around the throne,
Where the saints had often trod.
As the Soldier waited quietly,
For the judgment of his God.

‘Step forward now, you Soldier,
You’ve borne your burdens well.
Walk peacefully on Heaven’s streets,
You’ve done your time in Hell.’
~Author Unknown~

h/t JP, Frito, Griz and others.

Meh…

Posted on by February 28, 2015

On the road again, at least this one is ‘local’…

Really getting tired of this weather, and hoping it actually starts warming up a bit. I had a post ready to go, but deleted it because I really am tired of the political BS going on, and just decided it wasn’t worth the words and the negative attitude I had.

In other news, I am apparently a spammer according to my own blog… sigh

Three of my answers to comments over the last two days have ended up in the spam bucket. I wonder if my blog is trying to tell me something???

I’m working on book three, and I think the title is going to be The Grey Man- Changes.  Right at 60K words into it, probably another 30k or so to go, then the editing starts. And I finally get to use two chapters that I originally wrote for Vignettes… Yea me!!!

I would ask if you read either one of the first two, and haven’t posted a review, if you have time I’d appreciate it! I’d like to get to 100 reviews on Vignettes and maybe some time get there on Payback.

Your reviews are what help me sell the books, since I couldn’t afford to pay for advertizing and for those who sent me emails about editing mistakes, those have been corrected  (at least all the ones people told me about and I found after the fact) and both books have been re-released.

I have been truly humbled by the comments and positive reviews, both on Amazon and email. Thank you all!!!

And some lousy cell phone video, but hey… Kids and dogs… and WATER!

Here’s hoping the rest of the week goes better for everybody!!!

Husar’s Laws, part 8…

Posted on by March 2, 2015
  • The original point and click interface was a Smith & Wesson.
  • A common mistake that people make when trying to design something           completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.
  • She was only a moonshiner’s daughter …but he loved her still.
  • Those who get too big for their britches will be exposed in the end.
  • He had a photographic memory which was never developed.
  • I had amnesia once —- or twice
  • The gray hair makes you look distinguished and the hemorrhoids make you look concerned.
  • It takes two things to make a consultant: grey hair and hemorrhoids.
  • You can say ‘stop’ or ‘alto’ or any other word, but a large bore muzzle pointed at someone’s head is pretty much a universal language.
  •  If you carry a gun, people call you paranoid. Nonsense! If you have a gun, what do you have to be paranoid about?
  • The most important rule in a gunfight is: Always win – cheat if necessary.
  • Never say “I’ve got a gun.” If you need to use deadly force, the first sound they hear should be the safety clicking off.
  • Its always better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6.
  • Guns have only two enemies:  rust and politicians.
  • The only difference between a rut and a grave is the depth.
  • There are two kinds of pedestrians – the quick and the dead.
  • The easiest way to find something lost around the house is to buy a replacement.
  • It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a
    warning to others.
  • If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it was
    probably worth it.
  • If you can’t be kind, at least have the decency to be vague
  • Drive carefully… It’s not only cars that can be recalled by their Maker.
  • Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in the
    middle of it.
  • Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them.
  • Accept the fact that some days you’re the pigeon, and some days you’re the statue
  • If you need a shoulder to cry on, pull off to the side of the road.
  • The difference between the Pope and your boss is that the Pope only expects you to kiss his ring.
  • The Senility prayer: Grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, the good fortune to run into the ones I do, and the eyesight to tell the difference.
  • We have enough “youth”; how about a fountain of “smart”?
  • Reality is only an illusion that occurs due to a lack of alcohol.
  • If at first you don’t succeed, skydiving is not for you.
  • We are born naked, wet and hungry. Then things got worse.

The Marine answering machine…

Posted on by February 26, 2015

Too funny…

You get this in lieu of a real post, I’m busy writing… Sorry…