If The Supremes Overturn Roe vs Wade (RvW)...

 ...watching the result while consuming a weiss bier or cocktail (or three) could be quite the amusing thing to do as the libs lose it and go berserk and their heads explode. No, it would not be fun to see them hurting anyone - just to see their heads explode (figuratively of course). Sadly, such a decision just may be what is needed to spark the seemingly long brewing civil war between the left & right in this country; if not then certainly mass civil unrest. Now, that could be something to watch too or maybe even to legally join in to protect freedom, justice, our Constitution, America and Americans' lives (including unborn babies in the womb). 

 

Now don't get me wrong. I am no big opponent of abortion but nor am I a big proponent - at least in most cases. I can see allowing abortions to protect the life of the mother or in cases of rape, incest, pedophilia and also in some other limited cases. I cannot see allowing abortions as a method of birth control because some neanderthal was too stupid to use a condom, to pull out, to get a BJ or go anal instead or because some woman was so eager to spread her legs she dropped the pin between her knees (a Catholic nun thing in grammar school, they made girls who spread em while sitting in class hold a pin between their knees for a long time), or because a woman did not care to take female measures to prevent pregnancy (like the pill or use a diaphragm or some other form of birth control). 

 

What I am totally against is the federal government having gotten itself involved in the first place. I believe there is zero legal authority, within the Constitution (the basis of all federal authority), for the feds to be providing funding for abortions or to be allowing them or banning them - the issue of abortion should be up to each state to determine. If there is such legality specifically spelled out within that document - show it to me.

Some things I think you can expect though, if it does work out that the Supremes actually overturn Roe versus Wade are:

 

Huge protest marches consisting of a lot of woe is me types,

Protest marches that quickly become violent,

 

Outright riots by pro-abortion folks as if the protest marches will not disrupt things enough,

 

Riots by BLM types who undoubtedly will say such a decision is racist because they seem to do nothing else except race bait and  do not care about black peoples' lives,

 

Riots by ANTIFA types just for the sake of rioting and of course they likely will claim, ironically, that preventing the killing of as of yet unborn, but yet living, children is fascism at its height,

 

Riots by far right groups opposing the above groups,

 

Lots of police officers and National Guardsmen being wounded and some killed in the rioting,

 

Lots of arson to include of government buildings, political offices, police stations, abortion clinics, and so on,

Lots of other types of property destruction,

Churches & other houses of worship being defiled,

 

Lots of looting (after all, lefties will need diapers & formula for all those kids they will be having),

 

Several autonomous zones being formed by wacko lefties,

 

Governors of so called blue states doing almost nothing to put down rioters,

 

RINO's kissing the arse of lefties,

 

Possibly some assassinations, or attempts at such, of justices and politicians, and other pro-life supporters - maybe even some attempts at assassinating pro-abortion types,

Lots of innocent bystanders being injured,

 

Lots of arrests with very few lefties being held for a long term as have been the arrested folks of January 6 fame still being held without trial,

Lots of arsehat politicians whining, gnashing their teeth, wailing woe is our country and giving truly unbelievable vile speeches opposing such a decision,

 

Outright civil war on a large scale because abortion was essentially the mantra of the leftists - it really is one of the driving principles of being a lefty in this country,

Attempts at packing of the Supreme Court with as many lefty justices as is possible (before this coming November),

Calls for the Supreme Court to be dismantled and for the Constitution to be torn apart with hopes of anarchy reigning until the commies can take over,

 

The media loving every minute and stirring the embers until they burst into flames of civil war while blaming it all (or most of it) on Trump should the overturning of RvW become reality,

 

Zero chance of any calls by leftist politicians to label any civil unrest by abortion supporters as being an insurrection, 

And I guess there is an outside chance that the person or persons responsible for the leak of the draft will actually be discovered and prosecuted to the full extent of the law now that the Chief Justice has made the seriousness of the offense clear (source).

 

I may be wrong about all of that but those are what I think are quite possible outcomes, even likely ones (except maybe for the last one), should RVW be overturned. 

 

I have to say, it will be amazing to see how the left turns on the Supreme Court should RvW be overturned; heck they thought the Supreme Court was the cat's meow so long as it upheld what they say is a woman's right - one that amounts to the killing of unborn babies. if it really happens, then I also cannot wait to see how they attempt to trash Trump over this. As for me, whatever influence Trump may have had in such a decision only raises his pedestal higher as I see it. The federal government needs to get its nose out f business where it does no belong. Maybe next, and I know this is truly wishful thinking on my part, the Supremes can declare the departments of education & energy as unconstitutional and declare the 2nd Amendment and our RKBA as an unalienable right that rally cannot be infringed.

Edited On may 4, 2022, To Add: I forgot to mention, if this comes about there will be not only riots but armed insurgency from the left. Of course, the left will not call it an insurgency but probably will say it was a peaceful protest by folks armed only to defend themselves and they had to shoot down the evil folks who support life.

All the best,

Glenn B

 

I Am Going To Miss The Fall In NY

It's 0100 hours here in Texas where I am now. It's also 77 degrees outside and here that feels cool. I will certainly miss those cool to chilly and crisp fall mornings in NY, especially those when I got the chance to go upstate for a pre-hunt scouting hike or a small game hunt. Oh well, life goes on and I am pretty sure I will not miss winter in NY very much.

All the best,
Glenn B

A Little Applejack...

...a good spiced ale, a couple of chocolate chip cookies (similar to Toll House cookies) and some good music have hit the spot and improved at least this latter part of today. Now if only I had some psilocybin and some mescaline (just kidding - about the mescaline anyway).

Maybe just a dram more of Applejack and oh how I want a cigar right now ( strange considering I survived stage 4 throat cancer in 2011 and have not smoked cigarettes since 1989 and not even an errant cigar since 1998). Oh well, what the fuck, if my son gets home soon, I am going to light-up if he still has one of the four cigars I bought him last week. You only live once and only die once - if lucky. Let me die a young man's death...

All the best,
GB

100 Things I Have Done - Have You Done Any Of Them

Have You Ever:

1. Waited for someone special who did not show up, and realized years later that your experience of that event had shaped much of your life?

2. Gotten so drunk you passed out and later had no memory of some things that happened before you passed out?

3. Repeatedly guessed what was inside wrapped presents each Christmas before opening them?

4. Taken a bus cross country?

5. Driven cross country, more than 2,000 miles by yourself?

6. Been wounded badly?

7. Seen the smile on a child’s face when he or she caught their first fish?

8. Field stripped and reassembled a firearm with eyes closed/or while blindfolded/or while in the dark?

9. Successfully hunted for wild game?

10. Achieved straight A’s in 2 or more consecutive semesters?

11. Walked more than 10 miles in one day?

12. Been to a foreign land?

13. Been overseas?

14. Sat patiently for hours, on your deer stand, in the rain or snow waiting, for a deer to show up?

15. Caught frogs, with your children, using your bare hands, and realized they were better at it than you - especially your daughter?

16. Ridden in a crowded subway and enjoyed it?

17. Heard someone in screaming in terror for help and actually gone to help them while unarmed?

18. Had nightmares because you had shot someone justifiably?

19. Seen the view from the top of the Empire State Building again and again and again?

20. Been to Ground Zero while it was still smoldering?

21. Taken a ferry ride for no particular reason?

22. Hiked to the top of a mountain?

23. Sinned while in a house of worship?

24. Grown a vegetable garden?

25. Been seriously assaulted and successfully defended yourself?

26. Bathed naked in a cold mountain stream?

27. Dug sea life fossils out of the ground near the top of a mountain?

28. Swam in the ocean at night after first having seen the movie Jaws?

29. Scored several consecutive bull’s eyes in archery?

30. Not balanced your checkbook in over one year, and not once having overdrawn your account?

31. Enjoyed sex more than 2 times in one day?

32. Broken a bone and set it yourself as best you could before getting to the doctor?

33. Visited your nation’s capital?

34. Enjoyed a visit to a museum more than anything else on a particular vacation?

35. Taught someone else how to shoot?

36. Sharpened a knife with a honing stone?

37. Gotten sunburned so badly you blistered on the same day as getting the burn?

38. Eaten a live animal?

39. Baked a traditional apfelstrudel (apple strudel) from scratch?

40. Gotten beaten up badly by multiple attackers in a fight, and still won the fight?

41. Told your child more than one bedtime story about more than one real life adventure you had and realized in the telling that you were your child's hero?

42. Stared at the sky for hours watching the stars or clouds pass by?

43. Been more than 100 miles out to sea for more than a day?

44. Volunteered for a dangerous job?

45. Slept outdoors without a tent?

46. Started a fire for cooking or warmth on a camping trip without matches or a lighter?

47. Been stung by a bee?

48. Caught a rattlesnake and held it in your hands?

49. Ever realized, as an adult, that you were so scared of something that you just wanted to cry?

50. No matter how scared, faced down that fear I just mentioned in number 49?

51. Marched in a parade as the color guard?

52. Been a pallbearer?

53. Lost over $500 in one card game, and won it back shortly thereafter?

54. Lied to a loved one, and later admitted the lie and told the truth?

55. Been in a car chase at 140 mph or faster?

56. Really fought for your life because someone was trying to kill you?

57. Thought the mailman was the greatest guy ever?

58. Forgotten your best friend’s name even briefly while speaking to him?

59. Gone backpacking for at least a few days in one stretch?

60. Been so broke you had to hunt for food?

61. Given $20 to a homeless guy you just happened to pass on the street?

62. Been in a car crash where the car was totaled and you received only minor injuries?

63. Had a body part removed by surgery?

64. Hitch hiked to anywhere more than 50 miles from your starting point?

65. Spent the night in a cemetery?

66. Watched children build a snow fort and tunnels in the snow and wonder why you remembered the snow being so much deeper when you were a kid?

67. Found a piece of buried treasure or a buried artifact?

68. Found everything you would eat in a day out in the wild?

69. Made a piece of wood furniture - no matter how crude?

70. Been humbled by a child?

71. Learned more than one language?

72. Lost more than 30 pounds?

73. Truly loved and lived knowing the future was uncertain and the end is always near? (Thank you Jim Morrison.)

74. Run more than 6 miles without stopping?

75. Canoe through rapids?

76. Walked up to within 25 feet of a wild bear in the woods?

77. Seen a Peregrine Falcon or other raptor in a large city like New York City?

78. Been in an earthquake of more than 5.0?

79. Swam in different oceans?

80. Read a good book end to end in one day?

81. Gone shopping routinely on Christmas Eve for your loved one’s gifts?

82. Seen at least one of your children being born?

83. Swum more than 5 miles without stopping?

84. Hiked in the woods at night?

85. Given blood?

86. Flown in planes 75 or more times in a single month? (Yes that means on 75 or more individual flights.)

87. Realized for whatever reason you had been an idiot at sometime in your life – and more than once at that?

88. Been taught what to do if you find a bomb on a plane, and actually be ready to do it if need be?

89. Been charged by a bull or a steer and actually push off of its head to get away?

90. Remained true friends with someone even though you had not seen each other in years?

91. Been terrified to do something and yet you did it anyway because you knew it should be done?

92. Been so sick in the hospital that the doctors were convinced of your imminent passing – but here you are after having surprised them?

93. Truly enjoyed your own company for a night out?

94. Enjoyed German beer in Germany?

95. Kissed someone while in your car at a drive in theater?

96. Been thanked by someone for having taught them something important to them?

97. Cared for a young wild bird that fell from its nest?

98. Dropped to your knees and then crouched down some more to really see why the snow looked so much deeper, or the trees so much higher, or an adult so much more imposing to you when you were a child?

99. Realized your children have become young adults and decent, hard working and loving ones at that?

100. Been truly satisfied with your life overall as you have lived it?

Yes I have done all of them, a lot more too when I think about the strange, wonderful, fun, difficult, easy, regular, unusual, recurring, unique, mundane, happy, sad, silly, smart, dangerous, and other things I have done in my lifetime. Nothing great, no bragging, just some 100 things that I have done or that have happened to me so far in my lifetime. I saw another blog with a similar list and it got me to thinking about my expereinces and I posted on some of them here.

All the best,
Glenn B

A fine afternoon....

...for the birds and the bees as they whizzed by on their ways to do whatever it is they really do, with blue skies over head, a few lofty clouds floating by, a warm summer breeze under their wings, and the late day sunshine to guide them. Just enough breeze reaching now and then under the branches of the dogwood tree to fill the air with the voice of the wind chimes, a symphony of sorts when combined with the chirping of the sparrows and house finches, the cooing of the doves, the buzzing of the bees, and the rustling of the leaves above. Add to that the wafting aromas of finely grilled marinated steak, along with the ever so faint aromas of grilled octopus; then take in the site of a table laden with potato salad in vinegar and oil with cukes and onions, bean salad, cuke salad, asparagus spears and good drink; and maybe - just maybe - you begin to think it does not get much better than that. Yet it got better when I was joined by my wife Linda for a nice dinner for two, and I really thought it does not get much better than this, heck I thought it does not get better than this. Even though I still feel pretty miserable, am still somewhat ill from my continuing bout with bronchitis, even though I could barely taste most of the food because my sense of taste is off kilter from my illness, I knew it could not get much better than it was. Life is good sometimes, even when you are down and out, or ill, or grumpy, or sad, or blue, or rotten or whatever. You just have to look around you and take it in for what it is worth. I can tell you, even if some of the days in between were not so great, today was worth saying 'I do' some 21 plus years ago.

All the best,
Glenn B