Okay, dating myself on this one, but Jonny Quest was a fav cartoon when I was younger.  My understanding is that Brigid has a fondness for all things Race Bannon.  Here’s a bit of history I found while surfing youtube…. Continue reading

Putting up some trim in the kitchen so we need a brad nailer. Me:  I just want to know who Brad is and who exactly he’s been nailing. Mr B:  I heard that Brad the Nailer is actually Vlad the Impaler’s second cousin….. Continue reading

Without equality under the law, we have tyranny. When laws have become too convoluted or when they are not administered to all people at all times in the same way, we have tyranny. When anyone, can be chosen to not be prosecuted where others are, based solely on their ‘status’ or their connections, we have… Continue reading

I’ve been reading blogposts about the storming of Normandy.  You can read some of them here, here, here.  Some posit that this could not have been done, were it done today.  Unfortunately they might be right.  But not because the will is not there.  It’s because those who are supposed to lead have lost their… Continue reading

And how better with being able to help out a friend doing something that I truly enjoy–it’ll be a nice break from the usual?…  I’ll also be listening to….. SHOWTUNES!!: How can you go wrong with a singing Marlon Brando? For a movie considered to be kind of family and fun, this song has some… Continue reading

Why the hell can’t some people just get the fuck over being in high school and having to start shit where none should exist??  Between a FaceBlog thing last night and stuff going on at work, I’m so done.  I don’t get Class Consciousness and I don’t get the gleeful mean-ness of people who just… Continue reading

How many impeachable offenses does a guy have to rack up before he actually gets, you know, impeached? obama has been collecting thses like folks used to collect S&H Green Stamps, but yet nothing has happened in our checks and balances system to check his power trip and create some balance. He is willing to… Continue reading

Mr B had a video a while back of a police officer doing a ‘firearm safety lecture’ complete with accidental discharge.  Tam linked to this article from China that hit the net a few days ago wherein a Chinese police officer did essentially the same thing.  ‘Professionals’ are professional the world over….    I thought… Continue reading

Spaghetti westerns, that is.  Murphy’s Law has the opening scene from Once Upon a Time in the West, a Sergio Leone classic.  My contribution is from A Fistful of Dollars…. Aim for the heart Ramon…. Continue reading

Talking with a lot of folks, things are troubled.  Not politically (completely), but on a personal level–health issues, personal issues, work, family….  Most folks are feeling like this: Or like this: I’m not quite sure just what’s causing the disturbance in the Force, but dang, there’s something going on. Continue reading