ROTFLMAO!!!

Posted on by June 26, 2025

He’s NOT wrong…

Hey New Yorkers. I heard you’re probably going to get an outright communist as your mayor. Zohran Mamdani sounds like a real peach, and the fact that he won the Democrat Primary and is well on his way to the mayor’s office has made many of you fire up your Zillow account and start looking for homes out of state. 

I don’t blame you, but let me offer you some advice. You’re probably going to be tempted to come to Texas because so many companies have moved here, and you feel like you could easily land a job. I could see why you’d think that, but let me tell you about Texas. 

You really don’t want to move here. Texas is like Hell, only worse, because the living conditions here are so chaotic and difficult that the devil himself thinks it’s a bit much. 

Full article, HERE from RedState

Of course he’s a bit nicer than most of us, because the FIRST thing we’ll tell you is we do not want your attitudes or your ‘beliefs’ here. We believe in freedom of expression, honest conversations, and still do handshake deals for millions of dollars out here.

And just because folks live in a ‘rural’ area, doesn’t mean they are poor or dumb… A lot of the ‘little towns’ in Texas have major money management company offices in them, because people have money, serious money. And smart people… VERY smart people.

And those ‘dirty’ men and women you look down on are the ones that drill, pump, and process that oil you need to survive. And that old man in the overalls, broke down straw hat, and run down boots, sitting at the corner table in the local diner can buy and sell you…

Yep, the weather is ‘interesting’, but it keeps things lively… And you can see it coming! If you grew up surrounded by trees, or big buildings, you won’t like the ‘big sky’ out here!

Other than that, it’s a great place to live!!!

h/t Guy for the link

Oopsie…

Posted on by June 25, 2025

Seems I missed my blogiversary… I blame it on my back and drugs… Dammit…

18 years ago I started with this post on May 7, 2007.

I’m new to this whole arena, but thought I’d give it a try. I guess I fall in the “silent majority” as we have been deemed, I’ve never sought publicity, sued anyone for spilling my coffee, sure as hell ain’t a movie star; well, you get the drift…

I’m mid-50’s have a decent job, two decent kids trying hard to make their own way in the world today, and a lot of frustration with what is happening to the US of A. Being from the South, I hunt, fish, and shoot guns; so that immediately makes me one of those “rabid rednecks” to quote some out there. I did have a pickup, but it’s hard to park it where I work, so I drive a Pontiac… sure do miss the truck though… sigh…

As a retired military type, it really hurts to see the crap we are putting the folks in service through today. I lived through that in Vietnam, and I take the time to thank every Soldier, Sailor, Airman or Marine for their service when I get the chance. Most of the kids (I’m Southern so I can say that) are doing the best they can with what they have. They believe in the job they and others are doing in the Sandbox, and are pretty upset by the media coverage they get.

Anyway, I’m going to try this for a while and see what happens… thanks for reading and commenting…

Old NFO

Right at 7000 posts, 97,800 comments, and something over 11 million views later, I’m STILL amazed y’all stick around for my brain drippings…

THANK YOU EACH AND EVERY ONE!

And yes, I’ve added a substack in the last year also, so I can be found there… oldnfo.substack.com

Love it!!!

Posted on by June 24, 2025

Snerk… talk about the left melting down…

Florida is about to make a bold statement in the ongoing national debate over illegal immigration, and it’s not just talk — it’s action. 

The Sunshine State is rolling out a new approach that’s as tough as it is practical: setting up a string of detention centers specifically for illegal immigrants with criminal records. The centerpiece of this initiative is a facility tucked deep in the Everglades, built on the bones of an abandoned airfield, and already earning an unforgettable nickname from state officials: “Alligator Alcatraz.”

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier made it clear that this is no ordinary detention center. “There’s really nowhere to go. If you’re housed there, if you’re detained there, there’s no way in, no way out.” With the Everglades’ notorious swampy terrain, alligators, and invasive pythons, any thought of escape is as dangerous as it is futile. 

Full article, HERE from PJ Media.

That has all kinds of possibilities… and it’s easier than what ‘we’ were talking about…

And it would probably cost less than returning this place to a prison… sigh…

I can also see the lawyers having hissy fits about having to ‘visit’ Alligator Alcatraz. They would have to get on Blackhawks and would mess up their nice suits, much less not being able to travel in air conditioned comfort. 🙂

Of course I’m sure the left will find some judge somewhere to shut it down, or restrict it. Probably out of DC courts, or California…

But it’s still nice to think about them succeeding!

Sigh…

Posted on by June 23, 2025
I am so tired of the “instant“ Internet experts, who can go from experts on climate change, to tariffs, to Iran, and military tactics, and who know better than anyone inside the military, the intelligence community, or the government what should be done and how. It was also funny how the hue and cry over Trump‘s actions last night have brought so many out of the woodwork, when no one said anything about Obama doing the same thing.
And once again, I wonder why we should be listening to anyone in professional sports, actors, are any Internet randos about what was or was not done.
None of us, nor any of them were there, we weren’t involved in the intelligence collection, analysis, or dissemination of the same.
Nor were we privy to any discussions between the US, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, or the UAE.
For what it’s worth, which is zip, 0, zilch, nothing… I think they did the right thing. Iran has been backed into a corner by Israel, and the next logical step for them was to strike out at their perceived enemies in any way shape, form or fashion they could, including dirty bombs. The ballistic missile threat(s) were mostly stopped, and the Iranian mullahs were upping the threat…
They have held a threat of nuclear bomb/missiles over the heads of Israel, the Middle East, and the US for at least 20 years. And they have been in a declared war with us since 1979, which faithful tend to “conveniently“ forget. So yes, in my home opinion, the strike was long overdue.

And my friend Tom Rogneby had some similar thoughts, HERE.  And he calls out a few more that I happen to agree with…

I woke up this morning to an Internet of former immigration law experts who have evolved into law-of-war, constitutional law, and Mid East foreign policy experts. The mind boggles at what these geniuses will be tomorrow.

I need to step up my game. I’m just a guy who used to have some expertise in Eastern European culture and politics, who morphed into the digital equivelent of a car mechanic, but is currently retooling as a Dachshund caretaker and landscaper.

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Spent the weekend watching several schwanz-measuring contests. First, there was the “Who’s the Biggest Geek?” competition, followed by “Who’s Been a Geek Longer?” cagematch. Both of these were eclipsed by “Who Did the Most Cool Stuff When They Were In The Military 20 Years Ago?” scrum.

I did not participate. I was not there to help Heinlein change his typewriter ribbon, nor do I speak multiple non-human languages without a noticable accent. It goes without saying that I was never a Delta Force Scout Sniper Airborne Riverine Space Shuttle Door Gunner.

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Watching friends do well and become leaders in something is wonderful. Watching pricks who used to be dominant in their space become a footnote is almost as good.

I’m keeping my mouth shut for 72 hours, as always, to let the dust settle and wait for some truth to filter out, unlike the Dems (who, by the way, WERE notified (Schumer) prior, and Jeffries (after since he was out of touch), along with Johnson and Thune.

Sigh…

A little humor…

Posted on by June 22, 2025

To start the week…

It’s not like any of us have ever done this,  right???

WRONG E-MAIL ADDRESS

This one is priceless…A lesson to be learned from typing the wrong email address!!

A Minneapolis couple decided to go to Florida to thaw out during a particularly icy winter. They planned to stay at the same hotel where they spent their honeymoon 20 years earlier. Because of hectic schedules, it was difficult to coordinate their travel schedules. So, the husband left Minnesota and flew to Florida on Thursday, with his wife flying down the following day…

The husband checked into the hotel. There was a computer in his room, so he decided to send an email to his wife. However, he accidentally left out one letter in her email address, and without realizing his error, sent the email.

Meanwhile, somewhere in Houston , a widow had just returned home from her husband’s funeral. He was a minister who was called home to glory following a heart attack. The widow decided to check her email expecting messages from relatives and friends. After reading the first message, she screamed and fainted.

The widow’s son rushed into the room, found his mother on the floor, and saw the computer screen which read:

To: My Loving Wife

Subject: I’ve Arrived

Date: October 16,  2005

I know you’re surprised to hear from me. They have computers here now and you are allowed to send emails to your loved ones.  I’ve just arrived and have been checked in.

I’ve seen that everything has been prepared for your arrival tomorrow. Looking forward to seeing you then!!!! Hope your journey is as uneventful as mine was.

P. S. Sure is freaking hot down here!!

Well…

Posted on by June 21, 2025

THAT was interesting…

President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social Saturday that U.S. forces have successfully launched attacks on Iranian nuclear sites.

“We have completed our very successful attack on the three Nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan,” Trump announced on Truth Social. “All planes are now outside of Iran air space.”

The president said a “full payload of BOMBS” was dropped on the primary site, Fordow. 

Full article, HERE from Fox News.

Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan… The ‘big 3’ for Iran’s nuclear weapons program.

Fordow got 6 MOPs, Natanz and Isfahan got 30 Tomahawks. Talks weren’t going anywhere, and Iran knew what the consequences would be. But they ‘chose’ to believe that Trump would never actually DO anything…

Welp, that question is now answered…

What happens next is up to them. Of note, neither Trump nor Israel is saying anything about regime change, just about stopping Iran from getting a nuclear weapon.

Is what Trump did legal? Yes. As commander in chief, he was well within Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution spells out that “the President shall be commander in chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the militia of the several states,” while only Congress has the power to declare war, as an enumerated power under Article I, Section 8, Clause 11.

The War Powers Resolution of 1973 requires a report to Congress within 48 hours of the commencement of ‘hostilities’. And could run a maximum of 60 days…

However, the WPR can only be exercised “by (1) with a declaration of war, (2) with specific statutory authorization, or (3) a national emergency created by attack upon the United States, its territories or possessions, or its armed forces.”

Now Iran declared war on the US in 1979, as soon as the current regime took over, so ‘technically’ we’ve been at war with them for 47 years. I believe this was done under part 3, to prevent a nuclear attack on the US.

Also, Trump briefed Rep Johnson, so Congress was notified prior to the strike. And I loved the ‘misdirection’ of the very public departure of the B-2s plus tankers heading west… “Look over here, we’re positioning…”

Thankfully the missions were successful and none of our folks died!

Now it’s up to Iran…

That’s…

Posted on by June 20, 2025

A LOT of money…

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), an agency essentially dismantled by DOGE amid complaints from Democrats that cutting waste would harm impoverished countries, is at the center of a massive bribery scandal.

A federal contracting officer and three businessmen have pleaded guilty in a scheme involving bribes like cash, NBA tickets, and a country club wedding in a scandal the Department of Justice (DOJ) said was part of a $550 million scam, Fox News Chief Washington Correspondent Mike Emanuel reported Friday. 

Roderick Watson, 57, worked as a USAID contracting officer, according to a DOJ press release, and pleaded guilty to “bribery of a public official.”

Full article, HERE from Fox News.

One can only wonder how many other ‘contracts’ are similar, and whom else did the money go to?

We now know a lot of money went to NGOs for ‘various’ contracts, and that some of those monies were used directly against the US government and used in the United States.

It makes me wonder if the swamp can actually be drained… sigh…

 

Sigh…

Posted on by June 19, 2025

The unavoidable laws of the universe…

1. WORKSHOP LAW OF BREAD:
When the buttered slice of bread falls it always falls on the buttered side.
2. LAW OF LANES:
If you change lanes, regardless of where you are, the one you just left starts to move faster than the one you are in now.
3. LAW OF MECHANICAL REPAIR
After your hands become coated with grease, your nose begins to itch.
4. LAW OF THE TOOLS:
Any tool, when dropped, rolls to the least accessible corner.
5. BATH THEOREM:
When the body is immersed in water, the telephone rings.
6. LAW OF ENCOUNTERS
The probability of meeting someone you know increases when you are with someone you don’t want to be seen with.
7. LAW OF THE RESULT
When you try to prove to someone that a machine won’t work, it will!
8. LAW OF BIOMECHANICAL:
The severity of the itch is inversely proportional to the reach.
9. LAW OF COFFEE:
As soon as you sit down for a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something which will last until the coffee is cold.
10. LAW OF EXAM:
A book will remain in state of rest or covered in dust until exams time.
11. LAW OF SLEEP:
The nap becomes enjoyable when the alarm sounds.
12. LAW OF CHEAPER THINGS
You always find the cheaper item once you have bought the expensive one. OR you find the lost item just after buying an expensive replacement.

Pictures…

Posted on by June 18, 2025

My daughter got a chance to take a few photos while on vacation last week…

Yes, I bought her a nice Canon camera a couple of years ago, and she likes to work in black and white. All of these were taken in northern California. And yes, the little boy’s mother was right there, and they got off the tracks as soon as the picture was taken!

A little waterfall near where they were staying…

And a couple of pictures further up the creek.

Some interesting sheers in the rocks on the right side of the creek. All of that is apparently ‘natural’.

I hope y’all enjoyed these, I know I did!

Oopsie…

Posted on by June 17, 2025

The View had Arnold Schwarzenegger on yesterday and the interview went ‘off the rails’ so to speak…LOL

As conservatives, we have a sort of love/hate relationship with “The View.” For as long as it has been on the air, we are constantly baffled at how it stays on the air, and who would actually use minutes of their life to go sit in the studio audience, much less watch it at home. However, the truth is that the hopelessly uninformed, vapid gals of “The View” provide some of the best nonsensical content around. Their latest guest to once again put their collective idiocy on display is former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. 

“The Governator” sat down with Joy and Whoopi, et al, but the fun, at least for us, began when Joy Behar asked Schwarzenegger about the ICE raids going on in California. Either Joy is completely unaware that Arnold is a legal immigrant, or she really is as big a buffoon as we thought. Whatever the case, none of them got the answer they wanted from the actor. Behar began saying, “You’re an immigrant to this country, did you have a visceral reaction to what they’re doing, to what ICE is doing when you see the videos of it?”

The full article and video are HERE from Red State.

Snort… They really did NOT like Ahnold’s answer, or his comments… They kept trying to interrupt him but he was on a roll!

Go listen and be amazed at how thankful he is that he came to America!

I wish more felt the same way he does, rather than thinking America ‘owes’ them a life…