By now this video has been everywhere. What I find interesting is the yelling at about .50 of someone saying "he's got a gun!".
I have to think this is the union action equivalent of the poacher claiming to the game warden "He was coming right at me!" to justify the out of season meat.
Friday, December 14, 2012
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Quote Of The Week
Found on Moonbattery, the original and the original rewrite are here on Texas CHL.
“Do not blame Obama, blame the people of America who have so enthusiastically acclaimed and adored him and rejoiced in their loss of freedom and danced in his path and given him triumphal processions. Blame the people who hail him when he speaks in the Forum of the new wonderful good society which shall now be America’s, interpreted to mean more money, more ease, more security, and more living fatly at the expense of the industrious.”The original was from Roman philosopher and statesman Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC). Some things never change.
Saturday, December 8, 2012
Musical Interlude
Being a songwriter has a certain appeal for me and my greatest inspiration has been Al Yankovic. He's in no danger of being dethroned:
As many people lose full time jobs and move to part time or temp jobs, your career is likely to cover several employers per year.
The Contractor (tune of The Boxer):
I'm now a lowly contractor
my story's seldom told
I have squandered my existence
For a pocket full of mumbles such are promises
All lies and jests
Still a man hears what he wants to hear
And disregards the rest
When I left my home and my family
I was a brand new college grad
In the company of strangers
In the quiet of a cube farm business running CAD
Starting low, seeking out the flash assignments
Where the up and comers go
Looking for assignments only they would know
Lie la lie ...
Now asking only salaried wages
I come looking for a job
But I get no offers,
Just a come-on from the job sites on the internet
I do declare, there were times when I was so near broke
I took some low gigs there
Lie la lie ...
Now I'm polishing my resume
And wishing I was hired
on a job.
Where the New York City taxes weren't a-bleeding me
Bleeding me, going broke
In the clearing stands a contractor
pursuing his old trade
And he carries the reminders
Of ev'ry job he finished and was
told it was his last day
but you did a real good job.
"I am leaving, I am leaving"
But the contractor remains
Lie la lie ...
And for those of you who have gone from seeking a hip new joint to a new hip joint, here's Life In The Slow Lane:
He is a bald-headed man
He used to be handsome, and she had varicose veins.
She propped him up, and he held her for balance as they walked
through the crowded mall.
He has a nasty reputation as a cranky old fart
They say that he's toothless, he had a weak heart
They had one thing in common, they slept late in bed
She'd say, “Slow down honey, your face is turnin' red."
Life in the old lane
Surely now you’ve lost your mind, mm
Are you with me so far?
Viagra for action, hot flashes just the same,
The afternoon movie, forgettin’ your name
They shopped Vitamin Cottage, they took
all the right pills
They threw Tupperware parties, they paid Medicare bills
There were lines behind her driving, pissed at her slow pace
She pretended not to notice, she was caught up
in the race
In every evening, just as it gets dark
He was too tired to make it, she was too tired
to fight about it
Life in the old lane
Surely make you lose your mind
Life in the old lane, nuttin’ to do, too much time
Life in the slow lane, uh huh
Fartin’ and bitchin’, blinded by thirst
They didn't see the stop sign,
took a turn for the worse
She said, "Listen, baby. You can hear a siren
ring. We've been up and down this highway;
haven't seen a goddam thing."
He said, "Check the rearview mirror. I think I'm gonna crash."
"The cop is right behind us, and you just can’t pay him cash."
They went North on the Southbound freeway,
messed around and got lost
They didn't care they were just dyin' to get off
And it was life in the old lane
Life in the slow lane
As many people lose full time jobs and move to part time or temp jobs, your career is likely to cover several employers per year.
The Contractor (tune of The Boxer):
I'm now a lowly contractor
my story's seldom told
I have squandered my existence
For a pocket full of mumbles such are promises
All lies and jests
Still a man hears what he wants to hear
And disregards the rest
When I left my home and my family
I was a brand new college grad
In the company of strangers
In the quiet of a cube farm business running CAD
Starting low, seeking out the flash assignments
Where the up and comers go
Looking for assignments only they would know
Lie la lie ...
Now asking only salaried wages
I come looking for a job
But I get no offers,
Just a come-on from the job sites on the internet
I do declare, there were times when I was so near broke
I took some low gigs there
Lie la lie ...
Now I'm polishing my resume
And wishing I was hired
on a job.
Where the New York City taxes weren't a-bleeding me
Bleeding me, going broke
In the clearing stands a contractor
pursuing his old trade
And he carries the reminders
Of ev'ry job he finished and was
told it was his last day
but you did a real good job.
"I am leaving, I am leaving"
But the contractor remains
Lie la lie ...
And for those of you who have gone from seeking a hip new joint to a new hip joint, here's Life In The Slow Lane:
He is a bald-headed man
He used to be handsome, and she had varicose veins.
She propped him up, and he held her for balance as they walked
through the crowded mall.
He has a nasty reputation as a cranky old fart
They say that he's toothless, he had a weak heart
They had one thing in common, they slept late in bed
She'd say, “Slow down honey, your face is turnin' red."
Life in the old lane
Surely now you’ve lost your mind, mm
Are you with me so far?
Viagra for action, hot flashes just the same,
The afternoon movie, forgettin’ your name
They shopped Vitamin Cottage, they took
all the right pills
They threw Tupperware parties, they paid Medicare bills
There were lines behind her driving, pissed at her slow pace
She pretended not to notice, she was caught up
in the race
In every evening, just as it gets dark
He was too tired to make it, she was too tired
to fight about it
Life in the old lane
Surely make you lose your mind
Life in the old lane, nuttin’ to do, too much time
Life in the slow lane, uh huh
Fartin’ and bitchin’, blinded by thirst
They didn't see the stop sign,
took a turn for the worse
She said, "Listen, baby. You can hear a siren
ring. We've been up and down this highway;
haven't seen a goddam thing."
He said, "Check the rearview mirror. I think I'm gonna crash."
"The cop is right behind us, and you just can’t pay him cash."
They went North on the Southbound freeway,
messed around and got lost
They didn't care they were just dyin' to get off
And it was life in the old lane
Life in the slow lane
Unemployment
Unemployment is down by .2% for November which is happy, happy news except for a couple of minor things:
1. The number varies a bit, but on average it takes about 150,000 new jobs a month the break even in this country. Average job creation for the last 6 months has been 141,000. Last month was 118,000.
2. The big reason the unemployment number is going down is because people just quit looking and are therefore not members of the workforce. When the unemployed give up, they're no longer unemployed, hence the drop. When labor force participation drops to about 58%, unemployment will be zero.
3. It seems that in the last 6 months alone, close to 3/4 of the jobs created have been government jobs, which means that they produce no wealth for the economy, just a drain on money that would be more profitably used elsewhere.
So a semi-real unemployment rate somewhere in the 10's has been rendered down to 7.6% and a more real (U6) unemployment rate in the upper teens never gets mentioned.Adjusting the U6 to normal participation rates gives us a number in the low 20's which is comparable to great depression numbers, which were generated without the tricks in current use.
The obvious solution then is to raise taxes on those who create productive jobs and give it to non-productive government drones. It worked for FDR who parlayed a similar situation into a third term.
1. The number varies a bit, but on average it takes about 150,000 new jobs a month the break even in this country. Average job creation for the last 6 months has been 141,000. Last month was 118,000.
2. The big reason the unemployment number is going down is because people just quit looking and are therefore not members of the workforce. When the unemployed give up, they're no longer unemployed, hence the drop. When labor force participation drops to about 58%, unemployment will be zero.
3. It seems that in the last 6 months alone, close to 3/4 of the jobs created have been government jobs, which means that they produce no wealth for the economy, just a drain on money that would be more profitably used elsewhere.
So a semi-real unemployment rate somewhere in the 10's has been rendered down to 7.6% and a more real (U6) unemployment rate in the upper teens never gets mentioned.Adjusting the U6 to normal participation rates gives us a number in the low 20's which is comparable to great depression numbers, which were generated without the tricks in current use.
The obvious solution then is to raise taxes on those who create productive jobs and give it to non-productive government drones. It worked for FDR who parlayed a similar situation into a third term.
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Work Is The Curse
Of the drinking class. The blogging class as well. Had an interview this morning and I start tomorrow at 7:30. Back to the grind.
Could be interesting. In the meantime I guess I don't retire quite so soon. Or as is more likely, I get a nice raise come February.
Could be interesting. In the meantime I guess I don't retire quite so soon. Or as is more likely, I get a nice raise come February.
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
All Your E-Mails
...Are belong to us.
Or so says this fellow who was in a position to know. He says:
A friend of mine had a sig line that contained every flag-raising word he could think of and attached it to every e-mail he sent. This was before the advent of mass capture and storage software and presumably he no longer uses it.
You can tell it works by the large numbers of terrorists and bank criminals the feds have been publicly picking up. I mean it's not like anyone involved in investment fraud or tax evasion could get a high government position now is it?
Or so says this fellow who was in a position to know. He says:
The FBI has the e-mails of nearly all US citizens, including congressional members, according to NSA whistleblower William Binney. Speaking to RT he warned that the government can use information against anyone it wants.This calls for data storage on a truly massive scale of course, and a search might take a not inconsequential length of time as well. I suppose if the government finds you suspicious, they can just toss you in jail and start the search engine. You'll stay there untill they find the evidence or remember that your'e their guest after finding nothing.
A friend of mine had a sig line that contained every flag-raising word he could think of and attached it to every e-mail he sent. This was before the advent of mass capture and storage software and presumably he no longer uses it.
You can tell it works by the large numbers of terrorists and bank criminals the feds have been publicly picking up. I mean it's not like anyone involved in investment fraud or tax evasion could get a high government position now is it?
Islam, An Aberration
Interesting chunk of text:
Found on Gateway Pundit where the principal line is a Facebook posting of a slave for sale.
… For what it is worth, Ahmad al-Baghdadi is not the first Muslim to portray Islamic civilization as a fantastic anachronism that has outstayed its welcome; the prophet of Islam himself, Muhammad, made a similar prophesy in a canonical hadith: “Verily, Islam started as something strange, and it will again revert to being strange just as it started, and it will recede between the two mosques [Mecca and Medina] just as the serpent slithers back into its hole.”‘Not even the prophet himself believed the BS he was selling.
Found on Gateway Pundit where the principal line is a Facebook posting of a slave for sale.
1 – Black skin. Tall 172 sm. Weight 60 kilos.No price mentioned. He's in Saudi, so shipping would be pricy.
2 – Castrated (excellent for working with a family) you can check him with a doctor our yourself if you have experience in the matter.
3 – [His] health is quite undamaged and has no imperfections.
4 – Age 26 years.
5 – Religion muslim and [he is] obedient and will not disobey you except in what displeases God. Please, the matter is very serious and is not a joke.
The Future Of The Military
Under Obama, the military is reduced to a giant sociological experiment by the undergrad psych students at Harvard, and technology developed by the greenest mad scientists money can buy.
Sen Mark Udall is up for election in 2014 and is in full campaign mode already. His latest contribution is to the greening of the national defense. His latest newsletter boasts:
This is green technology here on so many levels. Start your company now and get your own Abrams tank to play with and half a billion bucks to spend on your green ideas with the usual understandings that 10% will go to the DNC and the president's re-election* fund. Big bonuses to your companies management team 2 years out just before declaring bankruptcy are the norm. Don't forget to include a GPS, flat screen TV, and high speed internet connection for the tank crew.
*Or retirement fund if it turns out he can't repeal the 22nd amendment by executive order.
Sen Mark Udall is up for election in 2014 and is in full campaign mode already. His latest contribution is to the greening of the national defense. His latest newsletter boasts:
This is vitally important because you never know when we'll find ourselves in a military conflict in a region where the only available fuel for our Abrams tanks is dried cow chips. To this end, I can envision a tank with a 200 ft tall windmill on top and a boiler on the back into which the crew are frantically tossing the chips. Range and speed would be reduced but fewer people get killed in highway accidents at lower speeds.Dear Fellow Coloradan,
What do GPS, flat-screen televisions and the Internet have in common? Before each became commonly available consumer goods, they were developed by the military. Alternative fuels are on the cusp of similar cutting-edge development.Last week, the U.S. Senate voted 62-37 in favor of my amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act of 2013, authorizing the Defense Department to continue its efforts to develop and use alternative fuels.
This is green technology here on so many levels. Start your company now and get your own Abrams tank to play with and half a billion bucks to spend on your green ideas with the usual understandings that 10% will go to the DNC and the president's re-election* fund. Big bonuses to your companies management team 2 years out just before declaring bankruptcy are the norm. Don't forget to include a GPS, flat screen TV, and high speed internet connection for the tank crew.
*Or retirement fund if it turns out he can't repeal the 22nd amendment by executive order.
Monday, December 3, 2012
Domestic Terrorism
This time from a different source. The president is tweeting to his followers what will happen if we don't give him our watches and wallets:
From the prez' tweets, regarding the mortgage deduction:
The prez is in a pretty good position here.
Plan A: No one agrees with anything and taxes go up next year. The economy tanks, and the prez blames republicans.
Plan B: Republicans agree to more modest tax hikes and budget cuts to be named later. Budget cuts never happen. Economy tanks and the prez blames republicans.
Plan C: Republicans give prez everything he asks for, economy tanks, prez blames republicans.
Going to be a bumpy ride.
"Breaks for middle class impt for families & econ. if top rates don't go up, danger that middle class deductions get hit - bo," the president said via Twitter.Thanslation: Gimmie my tax hikes or the middle class gets it. Later student loans and teachers saleraies came up:
Obama responded that tax cuts without revenue increases would result in a reduction in student loans, while work/study and college tax credits would expire.Translation: Gimmie my tax hikes or students will get it.
The prez is in a pretty good position here.
Plan A: No one agrees with anything and taxes go up next year. The economy tanks, and the prez blames republicans.
Plan B: Republicans agree to more modest tax hikes and budget cuts to be named later. Budget cuts never happen. Economy tanks and the prez blames republicans.
Plan C: Republicans give prez everything he asks for, economy tanks, prez blames republicans.
Going to be a bumpy ride.
Domestic Terrorism - Not
If you dig a bit there's a story going around about a bomb being set off at the back door of the Social Security office in Casa Grande AZ, a suburb of Phoenix.
The bomber was picked up rapidly as his car and license number was noted by a suspicious citizen. It was a big bomb, or a very small town as practically everyone heard it but no one was actually injured. Daily Kos has already ID'd the bomber as a Tea Partier in the advance wave of the upcoming right wing revolution. The FBI however, ID's the culprit as one Abdullatif A. Aldosary, 47, an Iraqi refugee with a long history of disruptive behavior.
The first clue should have been the bombing of a Social Security office. The SSA is doing more damage to the U.S. than all of Al-Quaida put together. Also a not insignificant number of Tea Partiers are on Social Security and while they wouldn't object to seeing it phased out, they certainly don't want to miss a check.
The FBI refuses to call this domestic terrorism:
A quote from an annonymous FBI source says
The bomber was picked up rapidly as his car and license number was noted by a suspicious citizen. It was a big bomb, or a very small town as practically everyone heard it but no one was actually injured. Daily Kos has already ID'd the bomber as a Tea Partier in the advance wave of the upcoming right wing revolution. The FBI however, ID's the culprit as one Abdullatif A. Aldosary, 47, an Iraqi refugee with a long history of disruptive behavior.
The first clue should have been the bombing of a Social Security office. The SSA is doing more damage to the U.S. than all of Al-Quaida put together. Also a not insignificant number of Tea Partiers are on Social Security and while they wouldn't object to seeing it phased out, they certainly don't want to miss a check.
The FBI refuses to call this domestic terrorism:
A quote from an annonymous FBI source says
This contact said that it is highly unlikely that Aldosary will be charged with any terrorism offense. While they are internally treating it like a domestic terrorism investigation, including looking at if he had any help constructing the explosive device, the FBI is saying very little and and will prosecute this as a simple explosives and arson case because of “the political sensitivities involved.”The thinking goes, I guess, that if you do nothing to upset the sensibilities of the terrorists, maybe they'll put the next bomb in front of a Wall St. bank instead of the white house.
The Future Of Transportation - Bicycles
I just found out that downtown Denver is getting a supplementary set of traffic lights specifically for bicycles. Just what the beleaguered downtown driver needs is another distracting set of instructions to try to follow while navigating a decidedly traffic-hostile environment. Bicycleists are a bunch of spandex-wearing scofflaw hooligans. Run them down if you get a chance.
Yes I ride one too, but I don't wear spandex. I also try to stay off the streets.
In a remotely related circumstance, here's a phone message covering a red-light accident. You got to root for the little old ladies in this one. Hilarious.
Yes I ride one too, but I don't wear spandex. I also try to stay off the streets.
In a remotely related circumstance, here's a phone message covering a red-light accident. You got to root for the little old ladies in this one. Hilarious.
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Weed
This video is just too good not to pass on:
The pothead ex-professor is someone I've met repeatedly.
The pothead ex-professor is someone I've met repeatedly.
Saturday, December 1, 2012
To Your Health!
Some of my favorite vices now seem to be virtues. It seems that in addition to the health benefits conferred by beer and wine, Coffee, when added to ones daily intake, piles on the health benefits to the point of near immortality.
Well maybe not quite that good, but capable of extending your life to the point that you die of something more obscure than the usual ailments. Throw in some Astragalus* and you're good to go. Or at least outlast the Social Security system.
*I'm not endorsing this stuff. I don't take it, and all claims for it are hearsay at this point. It might work, who knows.
Well maybe not quite that good, but capable of extending your life to the point that you die of something more obscure than the usual ailments. Throw in some Astragalus* and you're good to go. Or at least outlast the Social Security system.
*I'm not endorsing this stuff. I don't take it, and all claims for it are hearsay at this point. It might work, who knows.
Gun Fun
Following a carbine match last week it was discovered that my Hi Point 4095 was suffering a mechanical failure in the bolt. The casting was fine, but a steel insert that carries the firing pin was buckling. The factory said send it back, so I did. Estimated return time is early January. It was hinted that the bolt design had been redone and a new one would be coming back on the gun.
At the time I had been experimenting with a sight mount that seemed to promise 2 MOA accuracy from the gun. Testing will resume when I have my lab rat back.
Meantime I'll be at the gun show tomorrow. Stop by the CSSA table and join the NRA if you have any money left after buying 2 more Evil Black Rifles and more Bulk Ammo.
D'wife has suggested that if I buy reloading dies for 9mm Luger and a supply of bullets, the ammo might make good trade goods in the coming apocalypse. While I wouldn't mine having the parts, I'm inclined to think she's been watching too many prepper shows on TV.
At the time I had been experimenting with a sight mount that seemed to promise 2 MOA accuracy from the gun. Testing will resume when I have my lab rat back.
Meantime I'll be at the gun show tomorrow. Stop by the CSSA table and join the NRA if you have any money left after buying 2 more Evil Black Rifles and more Bulk Ammo.
D'wife has suggested that if I buy reloading dies for 9mm Luger and a supply of bullets, the ammo might make good trade goods in the coming apocalypse. While I wouldn't mine having the parts, I'm inclined to think she's been watching too many prepper shows on TV.
In Memorium
This morning about 1 AM my MIL passed away after about a month of declining health. She was 88. She is survived by 2 daughters and one grand daughter. Her ashes will be returned to Scotland.
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