Breaking in the Glock

Just returned from the firing range. I think I did pretty good considering it's been well over 20+ years since I've fired a handgun. I hit the center of the target on the X twice and in the 7-8-9 range the majority of the time. Only missed the shadow 2X and not by much. Overall, a good start. Let's see. I think it was at about 30 yards out. Not sure. How long is a typically range? I had the target 1/2 way out. I actually hit better than Wade did until he took a good stance. Firing like a criminal with your body turned and a one hand hold just doesn't do it. Kade and Jacob had a turn too. We were all shocked at how loud this weapon is. Bam. BAm. BAM. Very powerful. I've really learned that being shot would not be fun!!!

Not at My House

http://www.carrollspaper.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=7451&TM=55111.9

No, Hell no, double Hell no, and Triple HELL NO!!!!

American Issues Project: Every Single Day

Wow. Finally some sanity from the MSM...CNBC no less

What. It only took the death of capitalism, the imprisonment of our children's finanical futures/freedoms, and Obambam promising to pay for bad mortgages? What did they think would happen when they helped elect this man?

http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=1039849853

And I can't help but wonder if Obambam's idea of creating more jobs and stimulating the economy is going to be done in this way....flying around the country in a private 747 to sign said bill in one state, then fly to another to announce his mortgage bailout plan, thus helping increase the amount of jet fuel used since it is in a slump, and adding to, according to Al Gore and the like, green house gases, thus giving more people in bigger gov't the opportunity to create more fear and lies to further enslave those who buy into the disproved arguement, but still create more jobs through bigger gov't to help study it and "control" it through regulation....whew. That was a tough sentence to structure. Even some of the kids at the HS he visited in AZ seem to get it.

"The students also questioned why Obama chose their school for his speech since he wasn't talking about education and wondered how much money the district spent on beautifying the campus while district positions and services are being cut.

District officials noted this week that the landscaping project completed over the weekend at Dobson was already in the works and was just expedited by the president's visit. Funding came from voter-approved bonds.

New sod was laid in front of the school Tuesday, and Daudfar said, "The joke at the school is they're going to take it away when he (Obama) leaves."

AP government teacher Jeff Sherrer said his students "feel very strongly about the issues, maybe more than the general population." He thought at least one of his students was outside protesting, and he had planned to take his students outside as a class project to show them what was going on but didn't get the chance." (The Drudge Report)

Nothin'

Sorry, but I got nothin'. Nada. Nichts. Zilch. Zero.

My brain is on hiatus for awhile. Maybe I should ask the gov't for a bailout?

Capitulation

I hope the few of you who read this blog have been paying attention and sharing the information you find valuable with family and friends. Our federal gov't has taken over the free market and our financial futures. Now they are following in the footsteps of Europe in capitulating to the radical Muslims who already infest our cities and towns spewing their hatred and guile. (If you haven't paid attention to the pro-Hamas rallies across the country, you should take a minute to look into it. Search some of my older posts and look at Atlas Shrugs)

From Wizbangblog.com
By executive order, President Barack Obama has ordered the expenditure of $20.3 million in migration assistance to the Palestinian refugees and conflict victims in Gaza.

The "presidential determination" which allows hundreds of thousands of Palestinians with ties to Hamas to resettle in the United States was signed on January 27 and appeared in the Federal Register on February 4.

President Obama's decision, according to the Register, was necessitated by "the urgent refugee and migration needs" of the "victims."

Few on Capitol Hill took note that the order provides a free ticket replete with housing and food allowances to individuals who have displayed their overwhelming support of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) in the parliamentary election of January 2006.

Let's review some of Barack Obama's most recent actions since he was inaugurated a little more than two weeks ago:

* His first call to any head of state as president was to Mahmoud Abbas, leader of Fatah party in the Palestinian territory.

* His first one on one interview with any news organization was with Al Arabia television.

* He ordered Guantanamo Bay closed and all military trials of detainees halted.

* He ordered all overseas CIA interrogation centers closed.

* He withdrew all charges against the masterminds behind the USS Cole and 9/11.

* Today we learn that he is allowing hundreds of thousands of Palestinian refuges to move to and live in the US at American taxpayer expense.

Anyone else seeing a pattern here?

A new gun law is being rushed through Congress. I don't know how the fed's would expect to follow up with this law if it is to pass as there are so many gun owners in our country, but the thing that scares me in it more than anything is the right given to the gov't to search your home WITHOUT A WARRANT!!!

Here is a summary of the bill:
1/6/2009–Introduced. Blair Holt’s Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009 - Amends the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act to prohibit a person from possessing a firearm unless that person has been issued a firearm license under this Act or a state system certified under this Act and such license has not been invalidated or revoked. Prescribes license application, issuance, and renewal requirements.

Prohibits transferring or receiving a qualifying firearm unless the recipient presents a valid firearms license, the license is verified, and the dealer records a tracking authorization number. Prescribes firearms transfer reporting and record keeping requirements. Directs the Attorney General to establish and maintain a federal record of sale system.

Prohibits: (1) transferring a firearm to any person other than a licensee, unless the transfer is processed through a licensed dealer in accordance with national instant criminal background check system requirements, with exceptions; (2) licensed manufacturer or dealer from failing to comply with reporting and record keeping requirements of this Act;
(3) failing to report the loss or theft of the firearm to the Attorney General within 72 hours; (4) failing to report to the Attorney General an address change within 60 days; (5)
keeping a loaded firearm, or an unloaded firearm and ammunition for the firearm, knowingly or recklessly disregarding the risk that a child is capable of gaining access, if a child uses the firearm and causes death or serious bodily injury.

Prescribes criminal penalties for violations of firearms provisions covered by this Act. Directs the Attorney General to: (1) establish and maintain a firearm injury information clearinghouse; (2) conduct continuing studies and investigations of firearm-related deaths and injuries; and (3) collect and maintain current production and sales figures of each licensed manufacturer. Authorizes the Attorney General to certify state firearm licensing or record of sale systems.

I'm not sure what country I'm living in anymore, but it sure isn't the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA that I thought I knew.

Victims of Murphy's Law

Why does it never fail? Murphy's Law always seems to bite me in the arse. My car has had a front end vibration since about Oct. of last year. The fix it shop said it might be the rod and pinions and that would be about $1500. If it was just the arm that holds on the tire $400 each. Less than a year ago I had two new tires put on and the front brakes replaced. Granted, I put about 5,000 miles on driving across country and back and forth from ID to CA a few times. And I was towing a trailer, but still. I was relieved when the rod and pinions were fine, but it didn't save me any money. Two more new tires $500, new front and back brakes $500. Arms on both front sides broken $800. Rental van that I was driving doused in paint from some idiot who lost it off of the back of the open pick up truck. It was night, so I thought it was water. Alas, no. The next morning when I got up I was horrified to see it was paint, now dried on the van. Splattered pretty much all over the entire van. Sigh. I tried the pressure washer, hot water and a scrub brush, pleading, shouting, nothing worked. It wasn't latex paint, more like an enamel. Double sigh. $250 to the detail shop to remove said paint before I turned the rental back in. Triple sigh.

To top it off, two days of this week were spent arranging rides to take care of said vehicles. What's the point of having a rental van that you can't use for an entire day because it needs repairs itself? I've had a sick kid home from school and tonight at 7:00pm I am expecting around 50 people from church to show up at my house for my part of the progressive dinner. At least I don't have to prepare the salad, but I have been working all week to get the house cleaned up and organized a bit more. I can finally see the entire floor of my laundry room since moving in. I've had bags of clothes to give away and a pile of "stuff" sitting there forever that has now been taken care of. One bright spot of the week, I did win a beltlette on a radio station. What is a beltlette? Apparently some cute new belt designed to hold lipstick and money so you don't have to carry a purse while your out clubbing or picking up guys at the bar. hahahahaha. Guess I'll just have to use it for it's aesthetic properties only. Problem is the radio station is 1 1/2 hours away in the Tampa area. Maybe that will give me a good excuse to take the kids to the beach on their next day off of school and pick it up.