CSI: Dog Walk

I ran across this from a friend on FB.

A New Hampshire apartment complex is mandating that residents submit pet DNA samples.

It seems that some dog owners are conveniently ignoring the courtesy of removing their dog's waste from the apartment complex. Now, discovering Fido's patty surprise as your walking your dog is not fun. Why anyone would respond to this with anything other than "it's none of your damn business." is beyond me.

And if you should see a ginger in sunglasses with a seriously dramatic look, you know someone is about to be charged with leaving crap on concrete.

I am TJIC and a Buycott

Massachussetts has arbitrarily decided that the writer of a blog, in exercising his First Amendment right to infringe on his Second Amendment right by disarming him.

Travis is going to need money for the legal bills that are sure to follow. He runs an online comic book store. There are already comic book artists that are speaking out against him. What sweet irony would it be to buy something from Travis to help him make a living, that came from one of these bigoted fools?

Molon Labe!!

update: I kinda just banged out this post originally and didn't do the proper thing and credit the image. In it's current form, it comes from Borepatch. While I occasionally have a dim little flicker of something profound, Borepatch consistently hits Grand Slams out of the park.

QOTD -

Kevin has found a wonderful chew toy and is pawing at it and dissecting it's philosophy to shreds.

This quote, that Kevin quotes comes from H.L. Mencken -

The government consists of a gang of men exactly like you and me. They have, taking one with another, no special talent for the business of government; they have only a talent for getting and holding office. Their principal device to that end is to search out groups who pant and pine for something they can't get and to promise to give it to them. Nine times out of ten that promise is worth nothing. The tenth time is made good by looting A to satisfy B. In other words, government is a broker in pillage, and every election is sort of an advance auction sale of stolen goods.

The whole piece at TSM is worth the read, as always. And the scary part is that Kevin's chew toy votes.

HTF are we educating children these days?

The answer is;  WE ARE NOT.

From comments at Tam's, found at KB's.

The teacher said, "Well, we're not as concerned about their knowing the exact answer as how they feel about that answer." 

How a child feels about an answer? Um, yeah, it's no wonder accounting practices are what they are today.  That above quote was in regards to a student having arithmetic challenges.  Luckily, the student found a tutor who cared enough to search out the root cause. 

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot? Jennings MO NEA votes "No Confidence" against school board

And before you can say "I brought you an apple"  it seems the board is being accused of being bloated with pay raises to administration officials while the rest of the district faces a deficit.

However, how on God's sweet earth does the Jenning NEA think it can vote 'no confidence' against the school board?  Hello, the board is the ones who get to decide these kinds of things.  It's symbolic, just like everything else the NEA is doing these days is.

The inmates(Jennings NEA) are running the asylum.  The school board has left class early and the children suffer.  Is it any wonder why the state of Missouri has rules in place to take over financially troubled school districts?

Don't pet the sweaty things....

And don't sweat the petty things. All day at seemingly random times these insignificant events in my life have popped into my brain. Instances where the situation didn't go my way, where I could have cried 'NOT FAIR!' and made a big fuss out of it. Nope, I hiked up my big boy pants and soldiered on. The thing that pisses me off the most, is that I had to relive these moments and remake the decision to live with the consequence of my action. Between the DQ chocolate malt and the new Harry Dresden novel, I'll feel better.

John (Con)yers D(umbass)-M(yocardial) I(nfarction) seems to believe there is a 'Good & Welfare' clause in the constitution that permits Congress to pass healthcare legislation.



Kevin Baker has a post up to send copies of the constitution to send to all member of Congress. Would someone please highlight this clause for the copy for Representative Conyers?

Update: yeah, I looked through two of my copies of the constitution and couldn't find that 'good and welfare' clause he talks about. Oh Rep Conyers, can you please send me a copy of 'your' constitution. I need to borrow it and make a trip to the national archives.

Pouring salt in a wound

(image courtesy of Robb Allen

It seems that New York wishes to treat salt like a controlled substance.

Why can't people make their own health and lifestyle decisions? Why does the state feel the need to say what is good or bad for us? Please excuse me while I find a moment of Zen to help my blood pressure.

What's good for the goose is good for the gander

Or rather it is until it directly affects your pocketbook. It seems that Furious Mike has gotten all butt hurt now that the anointed one has asked told congress to limit the size and salaries of financial institutions. Well there Mikey, when you push your agendas on people and expect them to do away with their trans fats and table salt, what do you expect? Bloomberg is reaping what he has sown. I don't agrees with this either. If there ever was a guy who needs to be marginalized and shown as a tyrant, it's Mike Bloomberg. The day he leaves office is the day I eat til I'm stuffed salt laden trans fat added bacon. Then I'm gonna go shootin' with my EBR.

(h/t to John Lott)

I. AM. READY.

A group called the Velvet Revolution has increased the reward to $200,000 for the arrest and conviction of the President of the US Chamber of Commerce. His alleged crime, opposing the theory of global warming. Velvet Revolution, here's fair warning, if you're going to arrest people based upon their beliefs and convictions, then be prepared for a war. You stupid idiots have no idea. Come try and arrest me for my belief, just try. You'll get a whole bunch of lead thrown rapidly at you in 125 grain increments.

On the Ft. Hood Murders

What happened this last week in Texas at the Ft. Hood Army base is truly a tragedy. Major Hassan shot and killed thirteen people and wounded many more. He did this on a military base with a privately owned weapon. It is said that he calmly walked around and shot to kill those that were already wounded. He even stopped to reload. Finally a civilian contractor, one Kim Munley while taking fire that caused injuries to her, shot the alleged gunman. She stopped him. Isn't it ironic that the very people the gun control groups wish to arm semi-exclusively had to rely on a civilian LEO contractor? On the surface, this was a natural born American citizen who had no desire to be deployed. He had wrote about his dissatisfaction many times on the internet with the way the war in Afghanistand and Iraq is going. He argued with the very soldiers he was being sent to treat. I am calling upon our military to step up and defend the cause of liberty for soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines alike and arm them even while stateside. The next time it might be a more determined foe.

Gunnie Etiquette

In my attempt to be the Mr Manners of the 2nd amendment blogosphere, I bring you another edition of gunnie etiquette. and for reader Nick, a surprise.

So you bought that new gun and you wanna shoot it. You have the money but no inclination to buy ammo. Don't come crying to me when you can't find any. Oh, and if it's not a caliber I shoot, I don't know pricing for it. So please don't ask.

No, I won't reload your ammunition for you. That is why I am currently running a series of posts on the basics of reloading. It is to whet your appetite to try it yourself. I can lead a horse to water, but I can't make the horse drink.

When I offer to assist you with an issue you have, don't make me wait over an hour for you to show up. On two different nights. Seriously, some of us have better things to do than wait for you.

And for reader Nick I offer this.

Michael Moore

MICHAEL MOORE IS A FAT SLOBBERING HYPOCRITIC BOORISH ASS! Attacks capitalism in his new propaganda piece by chargin rubes to go see the garbage

The failure of the first of THE FOUR RULES

It is simple, really, every gun is always loaded and treated as such. For example

MPERIAL, Mo. | An eastern Missouri man is dead after accidentally shooting himself while teaching firearms safety to his girlfriend.

So this gentleman wished to show his girlfriend firearms safety. Good for him, right? Hang on

The shooting happened Friday. Jefferson County Sheriff Glenn Boyer told the station that according to witnesses, Looney was demonstrating how to use the different safety mechanisms on several guns. Witnesses told authorities that Looney would put the guns to his head, ask his girlfriend if she thought the gun would go off, then pull the trigger.

I'm confused, was he wishing to teach her firearms safety or how to play Russian Roulette?

The safety mechanisms worked for the first two guns. But the third gun fired. Looney died Saturday at a hospital.

Well, two out of three isn't bad, or in this case, it was for Mr. Looney.

Tear it up

It's time to take a match to it. h/t to Robb

The first rule of CCW Club

You do not talk about CCW Club

The Second rule of CCW Club, you DO NOT talk about CCW Club.

Third Rule of CCW Club, you can't throw a rock 1,000 fps, that's why you joined CCW Club, make certain you're always a member of CCW Club where appropriate.

Fourth rule of CCW Club, shoot your gun enough that when it's time to talk about CCW Club, you're breathing to do so.

Fifth rule of CCW Club, if you're not gonna follow rule four, don't follow rule three.

*ccw - Missouri's name for a conceal carry permit.

Indifferent Rage

I try really hard not to go off into rants about the little things that are society's curveballs. And I really work hard not to sweat the small stuff. Today is different, there's a lot of bad energy, general ill will, or karma in the air. That being said, you've been forewarned.

Quincy,

When I walk up to you as you the cashier, I expect, Hi, Hello, Greetings, How are you this evening, day, morning, Friday whatever. Did your parents miss out on your basic social skills skillset? I mean come on man, looking at me like I've got the three foot growth of fungal toenail coming out of my forehead is not conducive to our coming exchange. Please is another word, it goes back to your obvious lack of social skills. In your favor, you were able to speak clearly the total I owed, $11.42. Easy enough. Which brings me to my next point. When I hand you $20.47, I don't want the two damned pennies back. Two from seven is five. So, $20.47 minus $11.42 is $9.05. I want the freakin nickel. I don't want three more pennies to add to my collection of the two I tried to give you. I blame your teacher for this for two things. First, learn to count change and count it back. It's a lost art and you'll impress the old ladies with it. Second, go back to school and slap the dumb idiot who made sure you weren't left behind. If you can't solve two from seven then they FAILED you and you FAIL for letting them do it to you.
Finally, thank you is the appropriate ending of our transaction, thanks in a casual kind of way. Just some sort of gracious acknowledgement of our fidicious exchange.

Regards,

TotC

Dear Vitran Express

Your guy delivering in Chesterfield MO today. Slovenly. Seriously? Untucked shirt and a spare tire that would fit your truck hanging over his shorts. Talk about Dunlop disease. It done lopped over his belt.

I have to pull my own pallet off the trailer also. After he pulls his pallet jack off the truck and wants to leave the crappy pallet at my place. No Thanks. And damn, the trailer smelt like a nest of rats used it for their personal urinal. Now I was willing to let all that go. Nope, the straw that broke the camel's back was that I had to sign twice on your bill of lading. Mr. Dunlop couldn't even sign his name on his paperwork to let me know which one to sign. Kthxbi.

Hey there whitehouse.gov

Flag me as a right wing extremist for dissenting against your porkulus bill.

Put a check mark next to my name in your file of gun owners

Use Saul Alinsky techniques to ridicule and isolate me and my fellow Tea Party Members.

Crank up MSNBC, CNN, the Washington Post and the entire .gov media machine to downplay what the majority of this country wants, no DEMANDS!!!

Just know this, you'll reap what you sow. In 2010, to quote the Reverend Wright, your chickens will come home to roost.

Paypal = Bovine Fecal Material

A while back I asked if a frog's ass is watertight. That was here. Kevin Baker has posted an update. Paypal has apparently decided that charity raffles benefiting wounded disabled soldiers is unworthy of their services. To that I say, a hearty kiss my ass Paypal.

I am new to the whole RKBA/2A movement. I've stated that my first go around was more about destroying evil paper circles. But damnit, this time I am like Kevin, I'm sick of the anti gun bigotry that some in this country want to perpetuate. Paypal, no more. Ebay, no more. I'll take my money elsewhere.