Vito has the duty… Anytime Kaya cries, he licks her, just like he did with Jace.
And a little bit better pic of Kaya Jean…
According to PP, I’m amazed she got a pic without a fist in Kaya’s mouth… Apparently she is one ‘hungry’ little girl!
PP thanks all that wished her and the baby well, and she appreciates the good thoughts.
240 years ago, this country was founded on these words…
IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776.
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America,
When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.–That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, –That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.–Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world…
Today, IMHO, we find our country in the throes of a division caused by partisan politics, usurpation of the Constitution by the current administration, and enforcement or ignoring laws at the whim of the administration. Any disagreement is used to charge those as racist, homophobic, sexist, etc…
THE UNITED STATES FLAG CODE
Title 4, Chapter 1
§ 8(a)The flag should never be displayed with the union down, except as a signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property.
Most individuals who have served in military service of our nation should recognize this signal. And today, I think it is appropriate. This is NOT the country I spent 20+ years defending…
THIS is the world I remember, where patriotism was openly displayed, and political games and PC police didn’t exist…
And THIS…
Spend the time with friends and family, enjoy the fireworks if you get the chance, and remember those fireworks symbolize the bombs bursting in air, and our flag still being there…
It is the late summer of 1940, and the Battle of Britain is at it’s height. Racing for the coast, following a bombing mission over southern England, a straggling He111 of KG55 has been attacked by a Spitfire of RAF Fighter Command. The bomber is badly damaged, but in the nick of time a pair of Me109s of JG26 have come to the rescue, sending the Spitfire diving into the Channel. If they are lucky the Heinkel crew may still make it back to their base in France.
Iceland signed yesterday a joint declaration on defence matters with the United States – including a “temporary presence of the US Army” in Iceland.
The declaration is an addendum to the deal signed back with the US Government back in 2006 putting an end to permanent US military presence. It states that “the security situation in Europe and the North Atlantic region has changed” since the US Army left.
From the Iceland Monitor, HERE.
Note- It does say ASW, and last time I looked the US Army doesn’t ‘quite’ have that capability… Of course the Icelanders consider all services to be US Army. We loved that, because it meant THEY got the blame in the press, not us…
Ah yes, the fun days in Kef, the smell of drying fish… Snowing sideways at -30… The nearest divert 2+ hours away…
And with the Brits and Dutch out of the ASW game, it falls back on the US, Canada, Spain and Germany to pick up the load of the GIUK gap… They French are too busy drinking wine in the back of the bus to bother to participate, and the Portuguese are waiting to pick up the targets south of the dog box…
Good times… 🙂
Looks like PPP is now back to just PP…
Kaya was born just after noon today 8lbs 11.5oz. Baby and momma are both doing well.
NOW it’s gonna get interesting for Vito…LOL
And I’m a grandpa again… Sigh…
In the wake of the Orlando atrocity, and Istanbul, we have new polls out…
In a new Gallup poll released, a nearly two-to-one margin of Americans (64 to 34 percent) think that increasing the number of people carrying concealed handguns will help prevent terrorism. Even 45 percent of Democrats agree.
This comes from a National Review piece by John Lott, HERE.
Even the Brits are carrying the polls, like the Independent, HERE. But there are some notable errors, like the shooter only reloading once, but shooting over 100 times…
I think the Brit reporter has watched too many Hollyweird movies…
And of course the Dems did a ‘protest’/fund raiser by doing a sit-in on the floor of the House (I believe both of these are actually illegal according to House Procedures), and pouted because ‘their’ special little gun bill didn’t get reviewed… sigh…
Sooo… The left continues to push their agenda, regardless of what the PEOPLE want. They continue to rely on push polling, and ‘leaders’ to expound on what is ‘best’ for us peons…
Hellloooo… You ‘might’ want to take a look at what just happened in England with the Brexit vote… Or not…
I swear these people are so insulated from reality, they wouldn’t know reality if it slapped them up side the head…
Of course, THEY are protected by people with guns…
Lastly, on the bad news side, apparently the TN law everyone ‘thought’ was going into place holding business owners responsible if they posted no gun signs, apparently got watered down. Say Uncle has the update HERE.
The REAL agenda ‘should’ be to celebrate our country’s independence, since it IS the 4th of July weekend, but since the PC police are frothing at the mouth about all kinds of perceived slights, etc. I wonder what the celebrations will be like.
If you’re taking off to enjoy the weekend, have fun and stay safe!
It’s summer time, and coming up on the 4th… Fireworks and…
For whatever reason (maybe it’s the damn near 100 degrees), I’ve been thinking about home-made, hand cranked ice cream…
We used to do this at all the family reunions, and any ‘other’ time, like 4th of July, we could get away with it! My personal favorite was home-made peach ice cream, with fresh freestone peaches right off the trees!
What was yours?
No politics…
🙂
h/t JP
I think…
It’s pretty bad when I LOSE weight during a party weekend…
But I’m back in battery… More or less… 🙂
Seriously, thanks to all those who helped this weekend with the cooking, cleaning, and moving crap around as required. You know who you are!
All good things must come to an end, and so the party has…
A few of our favorite things…
And shrimp! 🙂
Most folks departed today, but it’s been a good two days, lots of good conversation, sly humor, puns, discussions ranging far and wide, and a great group of folks…
I think I’m going to sleep till Wednesday… LOL
Thanks to everyone that helped out with the cooking, cleaning, and everything else!