Dave’s Ramblings

Gab and I went out for the afternoon to cruise the lake and just goof off to spend some of that ‘quality time’ we rarely have time for. We were going to try to get her up on skis for the first time, but wasn’t able to find anyone else to go to serve as a spotter for me. Normally I’d have to turn people away to go boating, our boat will seat eight comfortably, but is stickered for six, but we’ve accumulated all sorts of things to drag behind the boat so there’s always something to do. So instead we took my big baby, Hunter Briars, his first boating trip. Judging from his reaction it will not be the last time… we all had a good time.

Wasn’t able to get very many pics while we were out, Hunter was having such a good time diving off the back of the boat to chase his retrieving dummy, by the time I could get the camera back out and turned on he’d jump back in the boat to shake off for the next run.

But a good time was had by all, of course with a storm looming and threatening to break we headed back in, by the time we got back home (only 10 miles) the sun broke through and the storm was gone, go figure. Hunter is just plain crashed out, he’ll sleep pretty good tonight

Next weekend should be the fireworks display for the forth they put on every year at the lake. They put on a pretty decent show, but it’s even better watching from the water, that’s where you’ll find us.

Sparked from webloafer’s comment;

Our Bill of Rights has been worked over pretty throughly by the liberal supremes in black.
Don’t deceive yourself……the second admenment is in the cross hairs of these power hungry wolves. They won’t be stopped, how can we short of revolution? And we are too fat and lazy to consider that, and wimps mostly, and cowards.
We let them push us around any way they want.
We vote in our states for laws, they are overturned…..it happens over and over.
It is out of control…it is good to see others realizing the problem.
Remember next is the second admendment……

Is the US headed for another Revolution?

A revolution, I’m not so sure this country is really that far from it, again… only this time we’ll not be fighting the Brit’s (no foul intended) we’ll be wrestling control back from the liberals.

If things continue on the current path of consuming all of the liberties and such we have fought others to keep, fighting the ’system’ to keep them doesn’t seem to be that far from what we’ve done in the past, and are fighting to keep in place for others.

I’m not so certain even the might of the US Military (of which I have proudly served) could stop a revolt of the US population as a whole these days, technology, tanks, and planes all of the toys would really be little match for the pure numbers, they’d be way out-manned and out-gunned. You can’t discount the numbers of the masses whom have also served that possess the knowledge of the tactics and how easily this information could be disseminated and passed along. These little insergencies in Iraq would look like a schoolyard fight in comparison.

As far as repealing the second amendment, ……….when they pry my cold dead fingers …….
This could make for an interesting discussion…. (draw some attention from the FBI/SS too? cool, bring it on.)

Subject: FW: The Perfect Husband

Several men are in the locker room of a golf club. A cell phone on a bench rings and a man engages the hands-free speaker function and begins to talk. Everyone else in the room stops to listen.

MAN: “Hello”
WOMAN: “Honey, it’s me. Are you still at the club?”
MAN: “Yes”
WOMAN: “I am at the mall now and found this beautiful leather coat. It’s only $1,000. Is it OK if I buy it?”
MAN: “Sure… go ahead if you like it that much.”
WOMAN: “I also stopped by the Mercedes dealership and saw the new 2005 models. I saw one I really liked.”
MAN: “How much?”
WOMAN: “$260,000!”
MAN: “OK, but for that price I want it with all the options.”
WOMAN: “Great! Oh, and one more thing….the house we wanted last year is back on the market. They’re asking $950,000.”
MAN: “Well, then go ahead and give them an offer, but just offer $900,000.”
WOMAN: “OK. I’ll see you later. I love you!”
MAN: “Bye, I love you, too.”

The man hangs up. The other men in the locker room are looking at him in astonishment. Then he asks: “Anyone know whose phone this is?”

We’ve all heard stories about this happening, many know of people who’ve had their property ‘condemned’ and ripped from beneath them only to have a strip mall put in its place shortly after being leveled and sold for pennies on the dollar to some developer. Now the highest court in the land is ruling that it’s legal for a city to say your house and land would better serve as an office building, parking lot, or whatever??

My response- now think about when the last time you participated in your ‘local’ elections, when was the last time you went to a ‘town hall’ meeting, do you know who’s got the authority in your community? If the answer is no, best get a move on and get a little more involved, you could be next.

See the below listed definition for the term asshat! I think thats a bit more fitting for the justices who decided this turd.

Excerpt from CNN

High court OKs personal property seizures,
As a result, cities have wide power to bulldoze residences for projects such as shopping malls and hotel complexes to generate tax revenue.

Local officials, not federal judges, know best in deciding whether a development project will benefit the community, justices said.

First heard this one on the Bob and Tom radio show… the mental image created if you sit and think about it for less than 10 seconds is quite humorous.

I’ll have to find some new ways of using it both in and out of context now to help spread this fabulous new noun/adjective.

Example:
It is feasible to guess that by November, 2001, the word asshat was now in full usage all around the United States. Secretary of State Collin Powell was quoth in early 2002 as saying the following at a State Dinner: (in regards to Usama bin Laden) “We have not yet found that asshat [bin Laden], but we’re sure as hell trying.”

Lifted from here, where the official definition is being stored awaiting Webster to print it.