Looks like the chicken's coming home to roost

Ok, someone got the bright idea to tax alcohol and tobacco because it was bad for you, and almost nobody said anything.
Because if you did, you'd be in favor of people doing what was bad for them (yawn, ,,and others).

So we got the increasingly draconian Sin Tax on alcohol and tobacco, and other 'bad things'.

Guess what? Now they're going along a predictable branch of that path, in taxing unhealthy drink choices.

Like Sugary Soda Pop and chocolate. I know what'll be coming next..."Ohhh the poor can't afford that tax, and they don't know how to shop healthy", so drop the sugar tax and find a way to soak the rich some more.

It's a slippery slope, these Liberals societal engineers are on; where do you draw the line on bad food, drink, expression (Imus/Hymytown Jackson), actions, or witch hunts , and the ever more blurry line of acceptable ,,,whatever?
Does it depend on race? Skin color? Some arbitrary dietitian with an axe to grind against some food she hates? The whiff of cigarette smoke, while some @sshole gets away with damaging everyones' hearing within a 5 block radius?

They're STILL getting my money?

I was looking at this article about the Liberal Anti-tolerance shown at the UTSA campus today.
Chris Simcox was speaking when the ever so tolerant Left was trying to shout him down with their everpresent lies and misrepresentations.
I didn't know the Klan was patrolling the borders back in the '70s? they musta got stuck in their robes, because there were so mant illegals here in the early 80's that Ronaldo Maximus made one of his few mistakes by giving them amnesty.

But anyway, as I was looking for the money quote I saw on TV, I saw this 'feel bad' article about the Nawlines sponges living in Texas being evicted because FEMA was late with their rent.
It's been, what? 18 months since Katrina?
And they're STILL not back on their feet? WTF is wrong with those people? Are they even working? How long are the taxpayers going to be squeezed to pay for those slackers?

I know I haven't had anything new, but ya don't really feel like posting after eating a chit sandwith, ya know....

Chelsea Clinton

Ya know, I'm going to have to stop with these turn-off titles.
I don't have a lot of people readin this blog anyway, don't need to send them running away in revulsion, too.

Anyway, I read about the smartest man and smartest woman *ever* to occupy the White House (and claim possesion of the furniture) sponging enjoying a relaxed visit to a friends beachside bungalo. When the smartest first daughter *ever* was mentioned.

I knew she was pretty doggy during the White House years and wondered how time had changed her appearance.
According to this exerpt of Free Republic (from the NY Post)Chelsea
chic new look is turning heads. With her sleek, honey-blond coif and understated but deftly applied makeup, the former first daughter has undergone a dramatic transformation from bookish collegiate to soign‚e sophisticate - sparking rumors she had help from a plastic surgeon. Not so, counter a panel of insiders - who insist the 24-year-old's new urban-cool polish is the result of flattering makeup, soft golden highlights and a layered haircut that aspiring look-alikes have already christened "The Chelsea."

Ummmmm..."bookish collegiat"? I heard she majored in partying-till-you-powerpuke while at dads alma matre in England. Probably had the same kind of ,,,,ummmm...well the apple doen't fall far from the tree, does it?

Anyway, if you want to see her manly nipples you can clickum for bigum, or follow the comments of her adoring fans....

I just wonder which course had field trips involving wet teeshirts?

Of course,,,

Zed is heading for Iraq and Sam is in the shower.

Alone in the house.

Alone, with no-one to see her, when the phone rings...

WHY is she answering the phone in a TOWEL in an EMPTY house?
We know that slutty Jan would walk around nekkid......

C'mon Chris,,,,,,

Why is this guy still polluting the earth?

Darth Sader is calling (again) for the death to America.

Well, at least we agree on something- he wants his followers to come out of hiding and fight like men, so they can "throw the invaders out of the country." And get killed in the process.

Hey Darth, when did you get back from your terror capital? Last I heard you skittered off to hide in Iran.

Gawd, why didn't we get rid of that PoS way back when?
-Oh yeah, We don't want to make people dislike us, we want to fight a war without hurting anyone.

More meme fluff

From RTG

April 6th, 2007 by RTG

1. The reason Kurt hasn’t been updating his blog with anything but fluff is:

a. He’s having a torrid affair with a mysterious stranger.
b. He’s deeply involved in a project that requires all his time.
c. He’s secretly negotiating deals in Syria to free the Iranian hostages.
d. All of the above.
I wish it was a female A(and the wife)

2. What were you doing ten minutes ago?
Surfing my blog roll

3. What are your plans for this weekend?
It was going to be the Saxet gun show, until I found out they're looking for a new place

4. What other blogs have you been reading?
My blog roll

5. Do you believe the justice system works?
Pretty much

6. Favorite city to relax in:
It used to be Port Aransas, Tx (until it was over-run by tourists and retirees)

7. Last book you read:
The Operators manual of an International 9900i semi cab

8. Last movie you saw at the theatre:
It was so underwhelming that I can't remember

9. Last time you wanted to scream at your computer monitor:
About two days ago

10. True or false: What goes up must come down?
Except for gas prices- they paid off the gravity Gods

11. What is on your iPod?
iPod??????

12. What is on your TiVo?
I might even recognize one if I saw it...

13. If you could be anywhere right now, where would you be and what would you be wearing?
A very private small coastal town, and less than I am now -the wife, too
14. What are you wearing right now?
A pair of cut-offs

15. What’s the most controversial news story of the week?
That I consider controversial, or the MSM?

16. Should abortion be legal?
It should be up to the woman's conscience

17. What is your opinion of John McCain?
Why is there still an -R- behind his name?

18. What is your opinion of Google?
I can't tell you because Big-Brother is filing everything I type

19. What is your opinion of Congress?
It would be refreshing to get someone who cares about what's best for AMERICA, rather than scoring political points (or money)

20. Apples are to televisions as Jeff Skilling is to _________________.
I should KNOW that name...

Another use for the trackhoe

Move a barge:

Y'all need to drop by Rhianna's

And let her know in her comments about your favorite 'Peeps' , 'Peeps' story, "peeps' peeps, and anything you can think of about how nice 'Peeps"are!




C'mon, Rhianna, don't be a hater...

The MSM TV news...

Giving people what they want.

As I've said before, I don't think the "Evening News" has a responsibility to stuff its newscast with as much hard news as possible. We can get the news in a lot of places these days, and today's "Evening News" has every reason to experiment.

A willingness to shake free from the traditional nightly newscast formula can be a good thing, in fact – witness last week's cavalcade of cancer stories. The preponderance of animal stories this week, however, seems to fit with Neil Steinberg's argument that we are now seeing "the YouTube-ization of news."

That would be a movement towards news that favors arresting images over traditional stories; Steinberg warns that "we [could] wake up one day and Katie Couric is leading the 'CBS Evening News' with a video of a cat being set on fire.

~snip~

Is that such a tragedy? Not necessarily. As CBS News correspondent Thalia Assuras points out, "[p]eople love giant pandas," and the "Evening News" is simply giving them what they want – while also spending the majority of the broadcast on more serious news. Besides, it's not like the notion of showing cute animals on the news is new – a water skiing squirrel, for heaven's sake, made the news more than once back in the '80s and '90s.

If you want to give cute and cuddly pictures, there Thalia; sweater puppies are nice and soft and cuddly and inviting. You and Katie could give a nice audience appreciation appearance, and increase your cr@ppy ratings at the same time.

It's not like you actually report the *news*, or anything that isn't making a political talking point that might make people that you seriously.



---AND in other items not worth your prime time ...time, Prominent (and accurate) hurricane forecaster William Grey says the oceans will begin to cool over the next 5- 10 years. But nobody will notice because he's an ACTUAL meteorologist, not an over-hyped, pompous looser who's only accomplishment is putting warning labels on the albums of the people he's now brown-nosing.


So, ladies- the audience wants to see sweater puppies.
Cute.
Warm.
Soft.
Adorable.

Erica,,,

When you come down to the Texas blogfest, we won't be doing any of this.

So STOP IT!

I bet that's an interesting conversation

The great and presuasive Democrat Majority leader is doing the "Exellent!" tour of the Mullacrasticracy.

Two senarios I can envision:
1- Speaker Pelosi- Gentlemen, you need to take into account the 50% of your population that you are exploiting and discriminating against.

Saudi Mugawump- SHUT-UP woman! Where is your hajib?

-OR-

2- Speaker Pelosi- ...equality and discrimination...blah, blah, blah...illegal quagmire in Iraq...Bush is Hitler...Yadda, yadda, yadda... Womans rights and equality...no problem with sharia law- as long as it applies to others...

Saudi Mugawump- Thank you most powerful woman in BusHitler's government, we'll take your remarks under advisement.

(Nancy leave the Harem room)-
Saudi Mugawump- Allah, what a frigging airhead.
Nice rack, though, huh Hazz'am?



(UPDATE Fri. 2:10AM)
Michael Savage was going on about how brave N.P. was for making the sign of the Cross when she visited John the Baptist's ummmm...grave.

Sorry Michael, that Godless Liberal probably just did that through Pavlovian conditioning. It probably ment as much to her as returning a wave from someone she didn't know.

Just a quick note on the British kidnapees

I guess Margret Thatcher was the last Prime Minister with a pair of them. Huh?
Now we'll be seeing the Faulkland Islands being turned over to Argentina, because it isn't "proper" to keep them from their rightful original owners- or some PC cr@p.

It Was 25 years ago that we watched the British navy fight their last battle.
Now they can't, or won't defend themselves against unprovolked attacks during the course of official duty.


I'm just wondering if the British tars will be bringing their obligatory King James Bibles (delivered to them by gloved hands) that they read from before they ate their "culturally correct" meals.


Good by John Bull, it was an honor to know you.

Kurt, we missed the bus

That was at 7:20 this morning.

I finally got to bed around 3:30 this same morning after working last night.

I can't sleep, so I may as well do what I need to do and go to work tonight untillaround 1:30- 2AM on 3 hours of sleep.

Y'all have a nice day.

AHHHH,,,,,,, another loving relationship story

And, no hunny it's not because of my girlfriend.
What was she calling about, anyway?

Follow the money

That could be a good answer to any number of reasons that politicians act the way they do. From Bush laying a buy on the illegals mess to the Libs kissing @ss on the lonatic fringe of their far left.

But I'm busy whith all these odd hours my job has right now, and between trying to catch up on sleep, getting banks unf*cked (don't try to put money in Bank of America checking with a Debit card from Woodfrest bank), and wasting time and gass driving to S.A. for nothing, and trying to do something with the yard.

I just got called in about 5 hours early for a load, and then have an 11PM Austin to do, too- so I'm not sure when I'll do anything worthwhile here for a awhile.



Happy Birthday Melissa! We'll get a card off as soon as we can, didn't realize the "actual" date.

Poor Corey Glass

He is missing his family terribly because of circumstances involved in his military service.
The circumstances oddly enough are because he's in Canada, trying to attain refugee status from the U.S. as a draft dodger deserter. Because of Americas illegal war, ya know. His lawyer is the draft dodger.

He's not in the "real" Army, he joined the National Guard in 2003 because it was "a humanitarian organization".

Glass has been in Toronto since August following seven months of hiding. He went AWOL from the army during a two-week leave to return home.

He had joined the National Guard in Indiana four years ago under the impression he would be filling sand bags and helping guard U.S. soil. Instead, he was sent to Iraq, a war he says he couldn't fight with a clear conscience.

"I'm kind of mad," Glass said outside the closed-door hearing. "I signed up for what I thought was a humanitarian organization, the National Guard."

Glass set up computer and telephone systems before leaving for Iraq. A sergeant, he worked in intelligence overseas.

He misses his parents and three siblings, who support his decision to flee, but Glass says he will not go back to the U.S. if his claim is denied here.

"I guess I'll have to find out what I have to do then and start looking for other countries," he said.

Yeah, guy, I'm sure France would love to have you.

Riddle me this

Read this excerpt and see if you can tell what's wrong.

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO - KIMBERLY SHRUM grips a Smith & Wesson .357 Magnum revolver and aims at a target 25 yards away.

Bang.

A hot shell casing hits the floor, joining hundreds of others littering the concrete at Jackson Arms Indoor Shooting Range in South San Francisco.

Shrum centers herself and aims again.

Bang.

After two days using her new revolver, Shrum's hands are sore from the recoil of every shot.

Ok, how many caught that?
Not that I'd expect anyone like Staff writer Christine Morente covers religion, families and general assignment to know the difference between a revolver and an auto loader,,,

But she goes on to talk about girls and guns- what a combination...I bet even Bonnie Parker looked good with her gat.

Didja ever

Go online and enroll in a semi-important website (like an online bank) and forget to write down the log-in info?

Me neither.

In other developments here at casa trainwreck- the humungous thunderstorm we had Friday knocked out the power numerous times. during one of those times we fried the router. $60 (with a mail-in rebate) and hours of frustration at getting the laptop wireless to connect were spent. I kept getting either a "server refusing connection" or "connection was reset" message every time I finished setting the security code.
After calling it a nite, and deciding to ask for Belikin help, the laptop was put up for the night.

This morning it works. Guess the router and laptop both needed a nap.

WOW! What a ride

We had some rain last night.
And some wind.

I don't remember hearing anyhting about thunderstorms befor I went to work, but it was probably one of those Texas storms that come out of nowhere.

I was heading back from San ANtonio on my second trip and saw how BLACK the sky was over Castroville, and then started the lightning. It was all over the place, it looked like I was driving in a strobe light theater. At least it wasn't raining. Until I got to the other side of Castroville, then it let loose.

I had pull over because I couln't see anything. at. all.
We were sitting (three semis) still and rain and hail was hitting the windshield like we were going 60 MPH. The Mexicans people evacuation San Antonio -for some reason- couldn't be bothered to stop, they just slowed down.

Hondo creek- where we go shooting- was almost bank deep the last I saw before it got dark.
Just passed that, there was a dry van pushed sidways off the road, and all the road construction barrels and signage was scattered all over HWY 90.

I had to keep the differential lock in all night, just to keep the truck straight- because of the wide drive tires. They're called floaters- and they do. I know that the footprint is the same as two regular duals, but maybe it's over a foot wide, and the water can't escape that it wants to hydroplane faster. Even with 48,000pounds of sugar in the tank.

Oh, well. It's over, nothing I know was broken. I haven't been to the paddoc yet to see the remains of the garden, though. Well, if anything survived I'll be glad- Darwanism and all. The best plants survive.

Abu Graib !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Did I get your attention, or did your eyes automatically glaze over?

I'll mention it in passing, along with the ignorant, inbred, boyish c*nt holding the leash in the pictures. That was bad. It wasn't torture.
It may have been a violation of the Geneva convection- IF they were members of a STANDING(legal) military organization.

GITMO!
Are you tired of hearing about the supposed "rights" the islamo-terrorists have under the Geneva Convention?

The Left can't stop crying about the "rights" of irregulars involved on terrorism.
There is a vast difference between Resistance fighters who target only military targets, and terrorists who target (mostly) innocent civilians.
The Left conveniently forgets this, while crying about "rights".

The Left says we have to go overboard in extending "rights" and privileges to our captives- because if we don't then Micheal Moors "Minute Men" will have an excuse to treat our troops badly.

Guess what Libs, it doesn't work that way. The terrorists look at the Geneva convention as another one sided weapon to use against us.
Beheadings.
Torture.
Mutilations.
Forced confessions.
Standard fare for the Mullahcrastocracy.

The Geneva convention prohibits Military prisoners of a LEGAL military force from being paraded around for propaganda purposes.
You aren't raising your voices about the kidnapped Brits?
Why?

For the same reason you held your tongue about the torture of our POWs held in Viet Nam? Who, I might add, were ALSO signers of the Geneva convention.

No wonder your credibility is in the sewer for anyone with an IQ of more than a Gerbil.


UPDATE
I just remembered, those "tortured and abused" prisoners in Abu Graib petitioned to be tranferd to OUR (American) prisons when Abu Graib was turned over the the Iraqis.
Not that you heard about that from the MSM- did you?

Does this remind you of anyone?

I don't have anyone specific in mind, I just found this while looking for my "Pretty little red rivi-air head".

You-tube doesn't have it.

BUT,,,, I do know some people that THIS song would fit:

Some like it wet

This is like the third week in a row that it's either been raining, or is wet from the rain.
Everything here is frigging green, and growing.
You can't tell we just mowed the lawn last weekend.


The front yard





It's too wet and humid to do any kind of fine (furniture grade) woodworking because of the 100% humidity here.
I'd guess that we had somewhere around a foot of rain in the last seceral weeks- counting the 7" we had to start it off.

Karen loves it because it reminds her of Old Blighty.
I don't because I can't really do anything outside.

Where we live is supposed to be semi arid (the begginings of the southwest desert- if you want). I walk outside and it feels like I'm in the middle of Puert Rico's El Yunque rainforest. I would say Guam, but it's not that hot and the rain isn't comming down in sheets.

El Capitain!

I have found your unknown missing son!

He was arrested for piratical acts, and believes in the Flying Spagetti Monster. (Ok, not 'arrested", but it sounded good)

“I feel like my First Amendment was violated,” Killian, 16, said. “Freedom of religion and freedom of expression. That’s what I tried to do, and I got shot down.”

Freedom of religion?

Yes, Killian says, his “pirate regalia” is part of his faith — the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster.

I just KNOW that this will interest most of my faithful readers

All three of them.

Because I know just how cutting edge you are fashion-wise.

Hold on to your credit card and hope you aren't on this list of people who got their onfo stolen from the T.J. Maxx and Marshalls clothing chains.

Just putting this out for the benefit of the public.

This would drive the Left absolutely bananas

I know, I said I wasn't going to do any presidential stuff, but after reading this, I just HAVE to endorse Fred Thompson.
He has links to Watergate!

Cool, one of the biggest made-up scandals of modern times.
They'll be rolling on the ground chewing on the carpet over that.
...I mean a "real" carpet, on the floor- not their girlfr......ohhh- sorry-

Can you imagine how they'd act if Fred Thompson and Tom Trancredo ran together?
WOW, we could power the country on the hissy-fit the Lbs would throw!


Oh, and probably undo alot of the Conservative distrust of the Republican party---
So we KNOW that will never happen.


I mean, WHY do what's best for the country when you can rake in all those cash donations from your "cheap labor" buddies?

After reading this post I want to do business with them

I'd like to buy one for Karen. Probably some kind of youth/ladies model.
Except that we want an octagonal barrel.

We went to look at some over at Sportsmans' Warehouse the other day, in preperation for BaG day. She hefted a round barrel carbine and then an octoganal rifle, and could see how much steadier it was.

Ok, all we need now is to find a .22 mag with a short stock,,, and do something with her un-winkable left eye. OR teach her how to shoot lefty.

Is it a co-incidence?

Or am I putting WAYYyyyyyy too much Hollywood .....ummmmmmm..imagery into this?

Does this "Maveric"


Kinda remind you of


THIS 'Maveric"?





or am I just giving too much credit to the Left?





OHhhhh, and just for gratutous "sixiness"...

Can you see it?

It's a 3-D cube!





They're called stereograms.
They came and went in the late 90's -early 2000's.
I haven't really seen them since.

If you don't know how to *see* it, follow these steps.

1. Click on the image to make it full size.
2. Focus your eyes about a foot BEHIND the screen. (Try looking at the wall behind your moniter and sloooowly sliding youe eyes sideways)
3. You'll start to see some kind of change in the picture, DON'T change your focus.
4. Soon you'll get a better image, try slooowwwwly moving your head back and forth a little bit.
5. When your eyes 'recognize" the image, you can start to look AT it, instead of through it.

Try some more:


This is a hollow cube with rings. (it's kinda hard to see the sides until you get used to it- this could be stereograph 3.0)


Now that you've got the hang of it, try a moving picture!

If you have trouble, try and give it a break- then come back. It took a while before I could just look and *see*.

Ok, one more for Easter! It's bigger, so it might be easier to see.










Ok, one more- how about a naked cowgirl...floating across the ceiling?

Friday night

AND what are you doing?

Wanna bet?

Geoge Bush sent one of his cunyaus down here to San Antonio to talk to some construction bigwigs.

Among other ummmmmm........policy statements, he said:
In a comment aimed directly at conservative critics, Gutierrez warned that 'the American people ill not tolerate a one sided bill.'
Wrong Mr. Gutierrez, I'd bet that someone with a "one sided" plan would walk away with any election they ran in.

He also went on to state that:
Gutierrez, who was born in Cuba and educated in Mexico, said the United States desperately requires a policy which welcomes immigrants to feed the country's growing economy, saying immigration 'will give this nation the economic edge over the coming century.'


"The reality is that there are thousands of jobs that aren't getting filled, because we don't have enough workers," Gutierrez said. "Immigration is crucial for our economy to grow in the years ahead. This is something we all need to recognize, and it's part of facing our reality."
Ya know, I'm really getting tired of theses PC types acting like we need to encourage these lawbreakers. That they're no different than the LEGAL immigants that are welcomed here.

Let me say again- Mr. Gutierrez, and tell your Jeffe- The reason AMERICANS aren't doing the work is because the pay isn't worth it.

My job is in a slowdown right now, I'm looking at other jobs, but refuse to even consider applying for any that say bi-lingual-BECAUSE I know that the wages and benefits will suck.
I like construction work, but refuse to work for $8 - $12 per hour.
That's what the pevailing wage is in San Antonio because of George Bush's "compassionate" immigration policy, and his continued @ss-kissing on that third world country to the south.

Yeah, I know- it's capitolism. It made America great, but you still get what you pay for. You pay for someone with a thrird grade education who broke the law to work here- you get someone you can't trust to do the work you hired them for.
Without constant supervision.

Keep talking like that Mr. Gutierrez, and watch your popular support sink even lower than it is now.
But that's ok, the big contributors are happy.