Rulze…

THE RULES FOR CITY SLICKERS TO ENTER THE COUNTRYSIDE-
1. Pull your droopy pants up. You look like an idiot.
2. Let’s get this straight; it’s called a “gravel road.” I drive a pickup truck because I want to. No matter how slow you drive, you’re going to get dust on your Lexus. Drive it or get out of the way.
3. They are cattle & feed lots. That’s what they smell like to you. They smell like money to us. Get over it. Don’t like it? I-10 or I-40 goes east and west, Pick one.
4. So you have a $60,000 car. We’re impressed. We have $400,000 combines that are driven only 3 weeks a year.
5. So every person in every pickup waves. It’s called being friendly. Try to understand the concept.
6. If that cell phone rings in hunt camp while a deer is coming in, we WILL shoot it out of your hand. You better hope you don’t have it up to your ear at the time
7. You bring “coke” into my house, it better be brown, wet, and served over ice. You bring “Mary Jane” into my house, she better be cute, know how to shoot, drive a truck, and have long hair.
OK, confession time. Before I posted this, because of my out of date, old fogie, life style, I called our child and asked what a “Mary Jane” was. I am SO afraid I will unknowingly post something dirty or offensive! For any of you other “so green ye could plant ’em” senior citizens….it is marijuana.
Sigh…

What is that saying???

A lie has been around the world twice before the truth gets its pants on…

The Washington Post’s fact checks have by and large been tools of partisan politics. We saw this most notoriously in Oct. 2020, when the Post undercut reports that Hunter Biden arranged what looked to all the world like an influence-peddling meeting between one of his foreign business clients and The Big Guy, that is, his father, who was vice president at the time. 

The fact that the Post’s “fact checks” are largely designed to intimidate, confuse, and undermine foes of the left’s agenda makes it all the more striking that on Wednesday, the Post’s fact-checking spotlight was shining on none other than Nancy Pelosi, who must have been all the more indignant that it wasn’t PJ Media or Fox catching her lying, but one of the left’s principal propaganda organs.

Full article, HERE from PJ Media.

The WAPOs ‘header’ says Democracy Dies in Darkness.

After 8 years of fact checks against conservatives while the left’s lies go through with no comments at all, to actually SEE the WAPO fact check Pelosi and give her four pinocchios is amazing!

I can’t help but wonder if there is a swing back toward the middle or an attempt to stop the loss of subscribers (over 200000 at last count), and an attempt to remain relevant in today’s current climate.

The left’s policy of America Last, Open borders, and excessive spending may now actually get some coverage, but is this too little, too late???

Your thoughts?

As if…

Xiden can remember any of the promises he’s made, so…

Left-wing groups are pressuring President Joe Biden to commute sentences for all federal death row inmates before he leaves office, which includes infamous murderers like the Boston Marathon bomber and Charleston church shooter.

Hundreds of Democrat-aligned organizations have signed onto a petition urging Biden to uphold his campaign promise to abolish the death penalty by commuting the sentence of every inmate, writing it is “not too late to act decisively.” 

Full article HERE from the Daily Caller.

Democrats are in full blown disarray, with literal meltdowns, tears, finger pointing, and wondering how they spent so much to gain so little…

How about them being totally disconnected from the reality of the world we live in, and now Comcast is trying to spin off Bravo, E!, Syfy, Oxygen True Crime and USA Network, as well as news networks MSNBC and CNBC. Of note, some are also saying they will outright sell them if anybody is stupid enough to buy them.

Also, Trump’s list of cabinet posts and personnel is even MORE upsetting to them. A former democrat in the administration (Gabbard), Gaetz for AG, Hegseth for SecDef, and others who are NOT politically correct.

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to head what he’s calling the “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) (and they’re doing it for nothing)!

Snerk…

Of course the lawsuits will start on 21 January from everybody and their brothers to ‘try’ to slow Trump’s role. All the while, the Dems will be bleating about bipartisanship, we didn’t do nuffing, and let’s just forget the last four years, ummkay…

Meanwhile .govs are now checking their hole cards and trying to tapdance to a tune they don’t know, as Trump doesn’t play games….

What say you?

At least…

They’re trying…

The VA is once again trying to expand telehealth.

Veterans Affairs leaders plan to eliminate all co-pays for telehealth services and award grants for telehealth clinics in rural areas, part of ongoing efforts to expand virtual care options within the medical care system.

In an announcement Monday, department officials said the moves could help “lower costs and expand access to care for all those who served.” Both proposals will have to go through a months-long rulemaking process before either could be put into effect.

Full article, HERE from Navy Times.

This was talked about in 2021, but nothing went forward. If you’re a disabled Vet, this can be a real boon, saving lots of transit time, especially for those who can’t get around well.

Frankly, this is long overdue, and I have used it a couple of times. No, it’s not perfect, but it beats sitting home suffering without help.

Sadly, as usual, there is no timeline attached to it, but if it’s offered and your only option, PLEASE make use of it!

A little humor…

In the greatest days of the British Empire , a new commanding officer was sent to a jungle outpost to relieve the retiring colonel.

After welcoming his replacement and showing all the courtesies (gin and tonic, cucumber sandwiches)   that protocol decrees, the retiring colonel said , “You must meet Captain Smithers, my right-hand man, God, he’s really the strength of this office.

His talent is simply boundless.”

Smithers was summoned and introduced to the new CO, who was surprised to meet a toothless, hairless, scabbed and pockmarked specimen of humanity, a particularly unattractive man less than three foot tall.

“Smithers, old man, tell your new CO about yourself.”

“Well, sir, I graduated with honours from Sandhurst , joined the regiment and won the Military Cross and Bar after three expeditions behind enemy lines.

I’ve represented Great Britain in equestrian events and won a Silver Medal in the middleweight division of the Olympics.  I have researched the history of …”

Here the colonel interrupted, “Yes, yes, never mind that Smithers, the CO can find all that in your file.  Tell him about the day you told the witch doctor to get f___ed.”

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Equal opportunity offense…

Blonde Men-

A friend told the blond man: “Christmas is on a Friday this year.”

The blond man then said, “Let’s hope it’s not the 13th.”

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 Two blond men find three grenades, and they decide to take them to a police station.

One asked: “What if one explodes before we get there?”

The other says: “We’ll lie and say we only found two.”

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 A woman phoned her blond neighbor man and said: “Close your curtains the next time you & your wife are having sex.

The whole street was watching and laughing at you yesterday.”

To which the blond man replied: “Well the joke’s on all of you because I wasn’t even at home yesterday.”

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 A blond man is in the bathroom and his wife shouts: “Did you find the shampoo?”

He answers, “Yes, but I’m not sure what to do… it’s for dry hair, and I’ve just wet mine.”

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 A blond man goes to the vet with his goldfish. “I think it’s got epilepsy,” he tells the vet.

The vet takes a look and says, “It seems calm enough to me”.

The blond man says, “Wait, I haven’t taken it out of the bowl yet”.

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A blond man spies a letter lying on his doormat. It says on the envelope “DO NOT BEND “.

He spends the next 2 hours trying to figure out how to pick it up.

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A blond man shouts frantically into the phone “My wife is pregnant and her contractions are only two minutes apart!”

“Is this her first child?” asks the Doctor.

“No”, he shouts, “this is her husband!”

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A blond man was driving home, drunk as a skunk. Suddenly he has to swerve to avoid a tree, then another, then another.

A cop car pulls him over, so he tells the cop about all the trees in the road.

The cop says, “That’s your air freshener swinging about!”

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A blond man’s dog goes missing and he is frantic.

His wife says “Why don’t you put an ad in the paper?”

He does, but two weeks later the dog is still missing.

“What did you put in the paper?” his wife asks.

“Here boy!” he replies..

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A blond man is in jail.. Guard looks in his cell and sees him hanging by his feet.

“Just WHAT are you doing?” he asks.

“Hanging myself,” the blond replies.

“It should be around your neck” says the guard.

“I tried that,” he replies, “but then I couldn’t breathe”.

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(This one actually makes sense…sort of…)

An Italian tourist asks a blond man: “Why do Scuba divers always fall backwards off their boats?”

To which the blond man replies: “If they fell forward, they’d still be in the boat.”

Veterans Day!!!

Words that bring a chill to anyone who studies history… 9,000,000 overall war dead, 21,000,000 wounded, 117,000 Americans dead and 5,700,000 civilians estimated dead…

At 5 a.m. that morning, November 11th, 1918, Germany, out of manpower and supplies and faced with imminent invasion, signed an armistice agreement with the Allies in a railroad car outside Compiégne, France. The decision was made to hold the notification of the signing until 1100 to provide the symmetry that we know today.

It all started on June 28, 1914, when Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian empire, was shot to death with his wife by Bosnian Serb Gavrilo Princip in Sarajevo, Bosnia.

It led to trench warfare, biowarfare, with the gassing of troops on both sides, and battles across Europe and the Mediterranean, including the infamous Battle of Gallipoli, searing that name for every in the history of Australia and New Zealand, HERE.

Germany, France, Britain, and other countries lost pretty much an entire generation of young men, and scars from WWI still mar the landscape in Europe. Supposedly the war to end all wars, sadly became merely a prelude to WWII, around 20 years later.

My dad served in WWI as a rifle and pistol instructor at Camp Beauregard in Louisiana, because he was an expert with rifle and pistols prior to joining the Army. He also suffered from Influenza during the time, and that may have contributed to his early death in 1959.

The first unknowns were selected from among the British, French, and American war dead.

Following the custom inaugurated by other allied countries in World War I the Congress on March 4, 1921, approved a Resolution providing for the burial in Arlington National Cemetery Memorial Amphitheater on Armistice Day 1921 of an unknown and unidentified American soldier of World War I. The Secretary of War delegated to the Quartermaster Corps the duty of selecting the Unknown Soldier and accordingly the Quartermaster General directed the Chief, American Graves Registration Service in Europe to select from among the burials of America’s Unknown Dead the bodies of four who fell in the combat area in order that one from among them could be anonymously designated as the one for burial in accordance with the provisions of the Resolution. Four bodies of Unknown Soldiers were selected, one from each of the following cemeteries Aisne-Marne, Meuse-Argonne, Somme and St. Mihiel–and brought to Chalons where they were placed in the Hotel de Ville. The fact that the bodies selected were those of Americans was determined by the location of place of death, original burial and uniforms. The utmost care was taken to see that there was no evidence of identification on the bodies selected and no indication that their identity could ever be established.

After the four bodies were arranged in the Hotel de Ville, the next step was the matter of selecting the one from among them to represent all the Unknown American Dead. This ceremony though simple was most impressive. In view of his outstanding service,  Sergeant Edward Younger, on duty with the American Forces in Germany, was given the honor of making the final selection. On Monday morning, October 24, 1921, at 10 :00 A.M. in the presence of The Quartermaster General, the Commanding General of the American Forces in Germany, the Mayor of Chalons-sur-Marne, high officers of the French Army, distinguished French citizens and eminent American and French civilians the selection was made. While a French military band played an appropriate air, Sergeant Younger slowly entered the room where the four caskets were placed. Passing between two lines formed by the officials he silently advanced to the caskets, circled them three times and placed a spray of white roses on the third casket from the left. He then faced the body, stood at attention, and saluted. He was immediately followed by officers of the French Army who saluted in the name of the French people.

The rest of that story is HERE.

TODAY is the day to thank those veterans, and say a prayer for those currently serving in the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines, and Coast Guard. To my fellow veterans, I would propose the toast, “Absent Comrades.”

And to the families- No one says thank you for your sacrifice. So let me say thank you to all of the significant others that hold the fort down while we go on long deployments. Thank you for putting up with all the moves. Thanks to all of the dependents who step up and do the extra chores around the house. When the veteran is deployed the budget has to be stretched. The significant other becomes the banker. Thanks to all of the families that hope for only good news. Thank you families for your service.

And to my shipmates in the P-3 all those years, and those onstation today, and my brothers and sisters from the other services… We did our jobs! And too many of us didn’t come home. But today is for us, the survivors!

Dayum…

I originally thought this was another ‘conspiracy theory’…

But it appears it is real!!!

A federal disaster relief official ordered workers to bypass the homes of Donald Trump’s supporters as they surveyed damage caused by Hurricane Milton in Florida, according to internal correspondence obtained by The Daily Wire and confirmed by multiple federal employees. 

A FEMA supervisor told workers in a message to “avoid homes advertising Trump” as they canvassed Lake Placid, Florida to identify residents who could qualify for federal aid, internal messages viewed by The Daily Wire reveal. The supervisor, Marn’i Washington, relayed this message both verbally and in a group chat used by the relief team, multiple government employees told The Daily Wire. 

Full article HERE from the Daily Wire.

And this ‘seems’ to correlate it…

This is just beyond the pale! This is politics taken to a whole new level that DIRECTLY impacts peoples lives!

And that is not good, on so many levels. Have the gloves truly come off? Is that what we are seeing, or, as FEMA said, just one wildcard pushing her authority for all it was worth? Of note, she apparently has NOT been fired (and why not)!

And this guy is apparently a ‘road warrior’ coming with all he needs to steal power from the local power company, wherever he is…

Personally, ‘I’ don’t think I’d be quite that open about it, but that’s just me…

Book promo…

First up is Larry Correia’s fifth novel in the Forgotten Warrior series- Graveyard of Demons

As always, click the cover for the Amazon link!

The blurb-

Hero of the people Ashok Vadal lives! Now, he must face down enemies on all sides if he and the Sons of the Black Sword are to have any hope of destroying the evil Capitol in a new entry in NYT best-selling author Larry Correia’s Saga of the Forgotten Warrior epic fantasy series.

In a land where the Age of Law reigns supreme and the casteless are condemned to live as untouchables, rebellion brews, and the forgotten gods whisper of a hero’s return.

THE BATTLE RAGES

Once a Protector enforcing the Capitol’s strict laws with an iron fist, Ashok Vadal discovers his entire life is built on lies. The ancient black steel sword chose him not for his bloodline but for his spirit, thrusting him into a destiny fraught with peril and glory. The Capitol is in chaos, teetering on the brink of collapse as the Great Extermination spreads its dark shadow across the land. The casteless, descendants of the once-great kings, are hunted to extinction. Their only hope lies in Ashok Vadal, now a fugitive, and Thera, the prophet of the forgotten gods.

Thera’s visions and unyielding spirit rally the Sons of the Black Sword, fierce warriors sworn to overthrow the tyrannical Capitol and restore balance. As Ashok traverses deserts, battles sea demons, and navigates political treachery, he grapples with his identity and the heavy burden of his newfound purpose. Alongside him are allies old and new: Jagdish, the strategic commander of the Sons; Gutch, a resourceful criminal-turned-ally; and Devedas, his former brother-in-arms now caught in the Capitol’s ruthless power struggles.

Meanwhile, Grand Inquisitor Omand Vokkan, a master manipulator with his own dark agenda, strikes a secret pact with ancient demons, promising them the annihilation of the casteless in exchange for godlike power. As the demonic invasion begins, Ashok and his companions must unite to combat threats both human and supernatural. Lines between friend and foe blur, battles rage, and the fate of Lok hangs in the balance.

Ashok Vadal may desire redemption and vengeance, but in a world where gods and demons once walked, a warrior’s heart and a black steel sword turns out to be mankind’s last hope.

Next up is Raconteur Press with two more anthologies- Giant Stomping Robots

The blurb-

You like your mecha with a side of alien invasions? It’s in here. Illicit gangs trying to fix heavy mecha demolition derbies? Done. Brave pilots standing between shrieking chaos and everything they hold dear? Good reader, if there was a Heroism Buffet, this anthology would be the restaurant your friends were rolling you out of every weekend. So plop yourself down at your favorite table, pour yourself a stiff one of sake (or soda if you’re the same age as the plucky teenage hero with bright hair) and prepare to be entertained by Giant…Stompin’…Robots! 

And last but not least- Coffee Capers

The blurb-

The invigorating beverage we all know and love wasn’t an easy thing to get at first, growing far away from the people who wanted it. Finally, there were breakthroughs and now it is grown all over the world, every region producing different coffees that brought new flavors to the table. It was an exciting moment in the progress of civilization, celebrated by kings and presidents. Everyone wanted coffee! Problem was, there was still more ground to be gained, and adventurers the galaxy over were in search of it. Some of the stories herein talk about the level of fanaticism, er, commitment there is to finding a better bean.

Today, you get to kick back, choose to ice it down, hot it up, add cream, sweetener, kafe hawaij if you like that spiciness in your life, and then lean back and enjoy reading this book while you savor your coffee. I think you’ll find this one quirky, with hints of the surreal, and an afternote of thoughtful satisfaction when you’ve finished each story.

Get ’em and read them and PLEASE leave an actual review. Us authors live or die on the basis of those reviews!

Grrrr…

Sniffle, cough, hack…

well, I’ve officially got a damn cold! On top of everything else this is not going to be a lot of fun. Well this new Antacid I’m taking, And the requirements for not being able to eat or drink for two hours after taking it it screws up my breakfast time, my lunchtime, and my suppertime.

And I’ve got the sinus headache to go with it! So not spending any time on the computer, matter fact, I’m writing this using voice to text on my phone just to get something down on paper so to speak…

I slept most of Thursday, between hacking a cough and a little bit of fever, at least I took aspirin. And that helped the headache just a little bit. I usually always get a cold in the fall, and I’m betting I caught this one at the hospital on Sunday night In the ER.

The librarian anthology is coming together and Cedar is working on the cover now. I will get with Amie as soon as I feel better and get it uploaded to Amazon. And speaking of Amazon Raconteur press Has a new book coming out Today. So go pick it up, enjoy the anthology, and please give them a good review! 🙂

Oh yeah, and go read the folks on the sidebar, they definitely are writing better than I am right now! 🙁

There is a new sheriff…

In town!

Scott Pinkster nailed it in one sentence… This election was won by French fries, garbage, an assassin’s bullet & a dead squirrel. 

And the economy, stupid. It’s ALWAYS the economy!!!

Arizona and Nevada can fiddle the vote totals all they want, but it will make no difference for anything other than local politics.

I was actually surprised to wake up yesterday morning and find we had a winner, because I’d gone to be by 7pm, choosing to not play the doom and gloom game.
Trump also won the popular vote, the first time since W in 2004, I think. And yes, the electoral college IS important, because that keeps NY, CA, OR, WA, and PA from controlling nationwide elections!
Kamala didn’t ‘concede’ so much as vow to continue the fight in her public speech from Howard Univ. So, I guess we’re back to the lawfare of 2016-2020 again… sigh
But at least this time the Pubs have the senate firmly in hand, and while we won’t know for a while, the house is still in ‘play’, if you will.The next 2.5 months could be really interesting, but I truly hope not!