I'm In Geneva!

No not Switzerland, so I won't be climbing the alps, yodeling or picking wild flowers. I am in Geneva, NY - well actually right now I am at a Holiday Inn in Canandaigua, NY. I will be in Geneva tomorrow for an auction and stopped there earlier to preview the items up for bids. I think this will be my third time that I will be attending the Hessney Auction house for one of their gun auctions. I don't know if it's just me, or the fact that this is no longer new to me, or if it really is that the guns are not all that impressive for this one because that is what I got out of the preview earlier tonight. 

Maybe it's none of those reasons, maybe it's because I am almost flat broke. Just paying for the gas to get here had me emptying my change jar. At least the hotel is free, sort of, I am using points for my stay. Being I have very little cash with me, it is unlikely I am going to wind up going home with a bunch of guns like I did the last two times I was up here for their auctions. Then again, they accept credit cards and they also buy silver coins. I have about thirty such coins with me and silver closed at $19.67 today; it will be close to the same tomorrow in all likelihood. I could find myself exchanging those coins for almost $600 tomorrow. That added to the cash that I do have in my pocket could buy me a couple of decent finds. 

If I do buy anything, then once I get home, I will be selling some others that I already have but have little interest in keeping. I don't have any great money makers right now but could sell some to offset the cost of any new ones for which I may have the high bids tomorrow. There is a two tone Glock 19 calling my name (apparently new with the box), a Remington 700 BDL in .243 (it's got scroll engraving and is in like new condition), a Mossberg Model M44 .22 trainer (marked government property - I think), and Browning BAR, a Precision Small Arms Featherweight (Baby Browning modern clone, a masterpiece), a S&W Model 41 (that looked pristine) and a Rock Island Armory 1911 A-1 MS new in the box among some others. Did I say something to the effect that the guns did not impress me - whom was I trying to kid! That was before I figured out how much I can get for my coins. 

So, it looks as if I will be bidding on several items. In fact, I need to get out of the hotel's business center and back to my room to go over the auction catalog and make sure I am ready to play the part of the bumbling (but secretly savvy) bidder. I may not win many, if any, bids but I am going to have fun wishing and bidding anyway.

More on this tomorrow or Sunday.

All the best,
GB

WILLIE!

Brendan and I had a great time Tuesday night. Yet, I almost missed Willie Nelson at the show last night at Radio City Music Hall (RCMH) in NYC. Dropped off my pistol at a local NYPD precinct for safe-keeping while I was to be at RCMH because those bastards have a very restrictive policy for armed patrons -  not allowed in unless you are active duty NYPD. Could have left it home but the way I figure it, I was not about to travel to NYC unarmed at least part of the trip. Luckily, the NYPD showed me the courtesy to voucher my pistol while I would be in the show. The only catch, I had to pick it up by 11PM which at the time I thought would be fine because last show I saw him at, Willie played for less than an hour. That done, we decided to grab something to eat because we had about an hour and a half before show time. We picked a local pub and while the food only was mediocre at best, the ciders were cold and tasty (Strongbow) and the service was excellent.
 
 
 Then we walked over to RCMH. When we got close the RCMH, it was pretty obvious as to some of whom among the crowd would be seeing the same show. I gave up wearin cowboy boots about 20 years ago but the babe in the red dress in the first pic looked pretty good in them. There were quite a few big city cowgirls around! Brendan and me moved on and  entered the hall. First things first, a head call, then right to the bar. We got a couple of beers (Blue Moon), found our seats and sooner than later the show was on.

The first group, don't know their name, started around 8PM and played for 45 minutes. The lead singer was a babe in a pretty short black and she had legs, all the way up to there! But yes, even though the dress was short and the legs were long, I still noticed she and the band were very good. She had a voice, if not of an angel then of one in training. They played as long as Willie hd at the last show at which I had seen him and that was a good omen that maybe he would play longer but maybe a bad one too as you will see. Then a break to set up for second band.



Not only could this lady sing, she played a mean fiddle.

The second group, Alison Krauss (she holds 27 Grammy awards as of 2012) and Union Station, was very good, played for 1.5 to 1.75 hours from about 9PM or so. Then at about 1040 or so, during their last song, I left to pick up the iron while the band was still playing. Told my son if I did not get back in time to stay and just enjoy I. We were both bummed out because I would not likely get in again. He texted me that Willie was just starting up a moment or two after I had left the police precinct with my piece.

 

As I approached RCMH, I was thinking of how to grovel and beg so security would allow me inside while armed. Let me just say I got back in with no chicanery on my part, I told the guard I was armed an as  was doing so with ticket and ID in hand he told me something very lose to this: 'Go ahead, my supervisor told me you're okay, you can go inside no check'. I had just passed by an obvious supervisor while walking in. Let me put it this way, while the first singer of the night only may have been an angel in training, this guy was a prince of angels and he did not have to sing a single note for sweeter words to have been heard. Better luck than that I have not had in a long time. In I was without delay and there was Willie or as Johnny Cash would have said - The Man In Black.

I got back inside to my seat just as he started song number four. I cannot for the life of me remember which one it was but I do remember it was great. My son was pretty surprised to see me - butnot as surprised as me that I not only got back inside to see Willie but that I had approval from security. As for Willie, he was Willie as usual. He smiled, and sang, and joked, and commented and through some of his sweat laden bandanas to the ladies who cherished them like diamonds. He crooned on and on and on for about an hour and a half. That was much longer than when we saw him last year in Westbury, NY where he played for all of 45 minutes and I have to say that it pleased me and Brendan no end because the show was excellent.

Willie is one hell of a musician and singer and when you consider that he is in his young eighties it is amazing that he is as good as ever. Maybe there a little different timber to his voice, as to be expected, than 20 or 30 or 40 years ago but his singing is as mystical as holly, strong as an oak, wistful as a willow and come to the listener like a gentle breeze rushing through the leaves on sultry summer's night. At the end of the show, he was gracious enough to call everyone out on stage, all of the performers and whomever else came out with them and they sang the final song of the night together along with Willie and the audience.

All the best,
GB

PS: I forgot to add this, so will do it here. I probably never had to worry about being searched while walking into RCMH in the first place. As Brendan and I walked in (the first time for me) guess who got selected to be searched and who was allowed to walk in unimpeded. Just go back up top and look at the shirt he is wearing and you'll be able to figure it but if not I'll just say it wasn't me who got stopped. I wonder why?

Me and My Son Have Got The Willies!

At least we don't have crabs. Now seriously, we are soon to be headed out to Radio City Music Hall in NYC. To be honest I cannot remember the last time I was at Radio City Music Hall but I am fairly certain it was to see the first run of The Sound of Music back in the 60s. What can I say, my mom dragged me along. We are going tonight and just the thought of going there, after last being there for The Sound of Music gives us the willies. Kind of ironic it is that tonight we are going there for the sound of music too - just not the play. The reason we have the willies is because we will be seeing Willie Nelson and listening to his music and words!

It is a good thing when he is up this way. I have seen him twice before in NY, once at either the Hammerstein or Grand Ballroom (they share the same building) and then at the NYCB Theater at Westbury; also saw him once in New Mexico (many, many, many years ago).

All the best,
Glenn B

A Law Enforcement Officer's Life Can Get Pretty Shitty

They are often under a lot of stress on the job an sometimes take that stress home with them. It can make for a shitty life but I never would have expected it to have led to something the likes of which one (now former) police officer was charged. Read the article at the below link because if I told you, you probably would not believe me and I don't even know if I believe it yet. See:
 
http://fox2now.com/2014/06/06/chesterfield-police-officer-accused-of-invasion-of-privacy/

I have to hand it to the police department for whom the suspected pervert worked. They investigated, apparently arrested him, and fired him with no delay.

How come people, in general, are so sick that we they do things like this?

All the best,
Glenn B

Why Have I Never Bought A Hot Shots Calendar?

I sure don't know the answer to that question. Now now that I have seen the video, on YouTube, called Hot Shots Calendar 2014 - Behind The Scenes, I regret never buying one before but regret even more so that I never watched one of their videos before. I am pretty sure that if I see their 2015 calendar for sale this coming December, I am buying one for me and one for my son.

Men, the video is well worth the watch - lots of guns and lots of jiggling boobs. Women, unless you prefer women, don't bother because I am sure one of you will just call me some sort of sexist pig, as did a recent commenter on one of my older posts. I can only imagine that comment was brought on by her panties wadding up betwixt her camel's toes and I don't want to discomfort any more of you.



All the best,
Glenn B

If and When The Revolution Begins...

...I would hope it would not be an act of cowardly lunatics for ambush anyone as were the two police offices in Las Vegas today. It is a tragic tale, a male and female suspect entering  pizzeria, shooting the two officers who were eating lunch (one officer reportedly getting off at least one shot before he died), the suspects taking the officers weapons and ammunition then telling restaurant patrons to "tell the police this is a revolution". They then headed across to and entered a Walmart where they reportedly shot an innocent bystander. One report says that bystander was a licensed concealed weapons holder who engaged the bad guys and shot one of them, other reports make no mention of that person engaging the bad guys. Then the suspects reportedly went to the inside back of the store where they were engaged by responding police officers. The woman then reportedly killed her male counterpart and then turned the gun on herself committing suicide. Not exactly the type I would choose to follow into battle during a revolution.

Condolences to the families and loved ones of the officers and of the innocent civilian who were gunned down by these bastards.

All the best,
GB

June 6th - Seventy Years Ago Today...

...is a day that humanity should never forget because it was the day that began a push, like none before it or after it, to liberate Europe from the Nazi horde and to save the world from being overrun by them. Today is the anniversary of the Invasion of Normandy or D-Day (as it is widely known). It was the allied invasion of mainland Europe that ultimately led to the defeat of Germany and the Axis forces in WWII. Many died before that day and many after it but that one day was and remains a day that changed history and a day that was bathed in the blood of allied, and especially American, heroes. More American troops, were killed that day than from any other allied nation - far more than half of the casualties were from the USA. Think about them today, remember them, honor them and their memory, teach your children about them so they can teach their children and their children's children. They were true heroes that day, they really did save the world.

All the best,
Glenn B

Beretta Fathers' Day Sale

I just went to the Beretta site and ordered a 92 Series Spare Parts Kit. I have wanted to purchase it for awhile now and either it has been out of stock or I just did not have the $164 for asking price when it was in stock. I don't really have the cash right now either but I figured it would be a good deal with the 25% off for their Fathers' Day sale (and I have a couple of guns up for sale so probably will have the cash sooner or later and if not that's why I put in on plastic).

The deal wound up surprising me and being even better than I imagined. There was a link on the left side of the page to like Beretta on Facebook that, had it worked, was supposed to get me an additional 10% off. As I said though - that would have been had it worked. The link let me like Beretta on Facebook but did not give the 10% off code. So I searched around for it. I visited RetailMeNot and checked for Beretta coupon codes. They had several of them but none worked, that is except for one - the Facebook code - fbfan13. That got me the additional 10% off of my order for a total of 35% off or a discount of $57.40 - sweet! So, I got the 92 Series Spare Parts Kit for $106.60 instead of $164.00. Of course, I had to pay shipping and tax and that amounted to another $20.00 between the two. Total for it shipped, with the tax man satisfied, $126.60. Not bad at all. I wish I could buy a 92FS, or any Beretta pistol, at a 35% savings but I'll have to settle for the spare parts kit.

Just a reminder, the 25% off Fathers' Day Sale is running through June 13th and is site wide at http://www.berettausa.com/. I have no idea how long that Facebook code will continue to work for that extra 10% off. It's a good deal if you want anything from their site, too good for me to pass up anyway.

All the best,
Glenn B

Remembering The Man...

...and missing him and his presidency too tens years after he passed. I think of how it was then and how it is now and I realize the buffoon in office currently is a disgrace; Ronald Reagan was a real take charge kind of a guy who loved the USA, our way of government under the Constitution and all of our rights and freedoms that came with it. I miss him and his vision for America.

All the best,
Glenn B

Deciding On Guns To Sell - It Ain't Easy

I am planning on attending an upcoming gun auction later this month but am kind of low on cash. With that in mind I was thinking of maybe going through my collection and making a decision as to which of them I could sell. And I thought about it and thought some more and hemmed and hawed and finally, after about a week of that, pulled them out today to give them all a once over to see if I have any with which I feel I can part.

I decided to offer up my Winchester Model 12, break action, single shot shotgun. It is an oldie, I figure made before 1952 and thus older than me and it has been through a lot. There is pitting on the receiver and barrel but the bore is nice and shiny and everything works.

 

My son has test fired and so did I and it went bang every time. So, I am asking $200 (negotiable) for it but only in a local sale through Long Island Firearms classified section. If it does not sell within a few days, I may take the ad down and put up another but on GunBroker.com. Then again, I may decide to keep it if it does not sell on LIF. My son just found out I am selling it and his was highly disappointed. He told me it is a great gun and to keep it. It cannot get a better recommendation than that as far as I am concerned.

 

I haven't listed anything else yet but an considering whether or not to sell my Remington Model 241 Speedmaster. There are a few small surface scratches on the metal but I think it is in excellent condition as there is at least 90% metal finish remaining (maybe more) and the wood is in very good condition. It works flawlessly. That one will be a bit harder to part with so I am still hemming and hawing over the possibility selling it. I am guesstimating I could get about $350 for it, maybe more. I am basing my price assessments on the Standard catalog of Firearms but my edition is 2 years old; I ordered a new one and should have it by Wednesday.

 

I my also sell a New England Firearms Pardner shotgun that I own. It is a break action, single shot and it great shape except it has some rust freckling on the barrel. I removed the rust with an oiled cloth. Otherwise it is in excellent condition and you can barely notice the freckling. It would not bring in much but would probably give me enough cash a motel for the trip to the auction. I am guessing I could get $100 for it.

 

I also have a Polish Trainer, Mosin Nagant type, single shot rifle in .22LR. I may sell that one too. Who knows; not me, at least not yet anyway! I don't know if any of them will actually sell or even if I will put more than the Winchester up for sale. If they do sell, then I am certain that I will regret having sold them after the sale. It has been that way with almost every gun I have ever sold. The only solace I would have is if I actually used the money from their sales to buy a gun or three at the auction. Of course, that is iffy because even though I bid someone else could always out bid me.

 

Decisions, decisions - I think I will have a beer and ponder all that for a bit.

 

All the best,

Glenn B

 

 

 

 

Decent Deal On 50 Caliber Ammo Cans

Gander Mountain currently has mil-spec, new, 50 caliber M2A1 ammo cans on sale at $14.99 apiece and if your order is over $50 you get free shipping. So, buying 4 of them would get you the free shipping. That is a pretty good deal, for new ammo cans, at least in my neck of the woods. See:

http://www.gandermountain.com/modperl/product/details.cgi?pdesc=Crow-Shooting-Supply-M2A1-50-Caliber-Ammo&i=732803

All the best,
GB

I Thought 20 Pounds Of Binary Explosives Was A Lot...

...and I imagine that if I set off all 20 lbs. at once, it would be one heck of a boomer and quite the sight at that. Still, it would never compare to 300 pounds of it being blasted off at once. Watch the embedded video and see for yourselves. Yes, the video is in essence an over 9 minute long advertisement but it was fun watching the buildup to the explosion nonetheless and certainly was enjoyable, for me, to see the detonation. It also gave me kind of a chuckle to see the cheek weld of the millennium. Watch it, you will see what I mean.



I figure it would have been a whole lot more awesome had they included a gallon or two of gasoline atop all the binary compound but then I imagine the cost would have been prohibitive to bring in the local fire company to make sure that the forest did not burn down had something like that gone off. Kids (and adults) don't try it at home with or without the gasoline. Seriously, if you don't know what you're doing that would be an extremely dangerous undertaking.

Many thanks to Funker Tactical for posting the video and even more thanks to USA Chemical Supply for supplying the big bang. Somehow though, I don't think all of the earthworms in the area were too happy about them doing it but sometimes worm puree is the special of the day.

All the best,
Glenn B

Budwiper May Have Finally Gotten It Right...

...with their product (or Bud Light's product) Mang-O-Rita. I have had a few of them tonight and must say that they are a pretty tasty beverage and they have decent effect (at least on me). Four small cans of them have me decently buzzed. They are much better than Lime-A-Rita and I am sure (even though I never had one) that they are much more to my taste than the similar ones flavored like strawberries.

Mm-mm good.

All the best,
GB

My Sister Sent Me An Email...

...just minutes ago (or at least that I read minutes ago) in which she called someone a "twat-waffle". In my 58 years, I have never heard that one, leave it to my own sister to enlighten me. I replied to her that:

The "fucking twat-waffle" that is a good one. I can only imagine how hard a woman's legs would have to clamp around my head to turn me into that - oh what a delightful thought!!!!!!!!!!!!! Then again sister-dear, what have you been doing?????? LOL."

That was appropriate, don't you think?

Oh well, life goes on.

Later 4 U,
GB

Can You Help Me Figure Out The Caliber...

... of these massive looking shooters? Yes, that was a question for my red blooded manly readership and you ladies should notice that the "s" in the word shooters is crossed out making it another word altogether. Men (or women so inclined), take a look at the photo and tell me if you can guess the caliber of what this young female gunslinger is packing. A friend of mine said they were 40's maybe even 45's but I said they had to be 50 caliber - at the very least.

A hat tip to Richie M for this one.

All the best,
GB

It's Kind Of Hard To Say - Happy Memorial Day...

...not because I am anti-military and not because I am a bad American (I am neither) but because this day is the one on which we are supposed to honor they who gave their lives in military service while defending our great nation. How can you easily look someone in the eye and tell them to have a happy day when they lost someone and today is the day to remember them? It is a tricky thing because the tears may flow as old wounds are brought to memory.

Nonetheless, I wish all of you a happy Memorial Day as I ponder what life would have been like had those who have fallen in our defense not made the ultimate sacrifice. While it does not in any way make me happy that they are gone from among us, I think we all can be happy that they were so courageous and patriotic to have defended us and that we live essentially as a free nation because of them. Take some time today to think about them and to honor them - we owe them our lives.

All the best,
Glenn B

The Isla Vista Shootings

I just finished watching the morbid manifesto video (be advised it is pretty intense, graphic in the mental picture he paints, and not for the weak of heart or young children) allegedly left by Elliot Rodger prior to his allegedly killing 7 people and wounding others in Isla Vista, CA. I also read up some more on it as I have been doing on and off all day.

To me, the most disturbing thing of all was the fact that his parents notified the police, weeks ago, about YouTube videos that the alleged shooter had posted and that reportedly dealt with killing people and suicide (source); and then the police investigated and it seems it was left at that, with the soon to be alleged shooter remaining free. Had the laws been more similar, than not, to those in effect when I was a young lad, the guy would have been detained at the very least for a mental evaluation in someplace like Bellevue (a hospital in NYC with a mental facility where police often bring emotionally disturbed suspects) and if found to be bonkers and a threat to others he would have been detained in a mental institution, by force if necessary, possibly for the long term. That surely does not happen today, as regularly as it once did, when potentially harmful crazies are encountered by the authorities.

It truly is a crying shame that dangerous lunatics are allowed to roam freely among us and yet we law abiding citizens are punished for their, the crazy people's, actions by repeatedly having our rights and liberties restricted more and more after each such act of madmen. What makes it worse is that our rights and liberties are continually restricted more and more not to really protect anyone but merely for political reasons so leftists can get votes and gain control over us. After all, isn't California one of the most restrictive states when it comes to firearms! Yet, this obviously, in my opinion, very mentally ill person was able to acquire a gun or guns and kill people even. That even after the police were forewarned (and I am not blaming the police) weeks in advance of his potential and or his intentions to kill folks. I would bet that their hands were tied because being tolerant of loonies is par for the course in CA (as it is in too much of the USA). If that is not a shameful situation for us to be in then nothing is and something really ought to be done about dealing with the real problem - the people who are out of their minds and who actually pull the trigger in such shootings because they are free to do as they please even when seemingly an obvious threat.

All the best,
Glenn B

Donald Levine Has Passed Away...

...and while you may be wondering, who was Donald Levine, let me tell you he brought many a happy adventure to the lives of countless children (mostly boys) in the 1960s and 1970s. You see, he was the head of research and development for Hasbro, the toy company, back in the mid 1960s though 1970s. He also was the creator of the first action figure with moving parts - GI Joe (source).

GI Joe hit the market in late 1964, when I was 9 years old. I remember some of my friends had them and I pestered my mom for one for a long time before she finally relented and got me one. I cannot recall if it was at the same time I got GI Joe, or later, when I was also surprised with a GI Joe footlocker too. I imagine I would have gotten a GI Joe without any fuss and much sooner too had we not been piss poor. Now, when I look back on it, I am surprised I got one at all; at $4.00 it was an expensive toy, at least for us.

Cost be damned, it was among the best toys I ever had and it got a lot of play time. My son got to play with GI Joe too, not the original sized 11.5" figure but the smaller versions that came out in the 80s.

GI Joe was based upon honoring military veterans and was accessorized with military uniforms, helmets, guns and other weapons of all sorts. The idea to create an action figure, with moving parts, and to dress them in military uniforms to honor vets was Mr. Levine's idea, he was a vet himself. Imagine kids being allowed, even encouraged, to play with military action figures and that they would not get expelled or suspended if they brought them and their tiny toy weapons to school. It was another age.

More on Mr. Levine's story here: http://www.foxnews.c...tcmp=latestnews

Rest In Peace.

All the best,
Glenn B          

Awesome Desktop Background Photo

I was looking around the web tonight for some pics of hot girls with guns to add to a gun forum post. I found quite a few shots of gals that certainly would turn most men's heads. I also found this photo of just a gal's face behind some ammo.

 

 

It is now my desktop background, and also at the top of my blog (for now). She looks awesome as I am sure is she in the flesh. By the way, to say the eyes are the windows of the soul would probably be an understatement in her case but I do kind of wonder who or what she is thinking about shooting while she selects that one cartridge betwixt thumb and forefinger!

All the best,
Glenn B.

My Laptop Is Back

So, I guess I will start blogging again, in earnest, soon. I don't know what all they did to it but it seems to be working. I know they replaced the hard drive, I now have to check that they replaced it with the correct type and size. They also reimaged the hard drive, which I suppose means they put the necessary software onto it and all the BS software too. And the last thing that I know they did was to replace the heat sink fan since one side of the computer was getting literally too hot to touch (surprisingly they did replace the motherboard with it getting that hot but on that time will tell if it will need to be replaced or not). Right now, so far, it seems fine but all I have done was install MS Office 2010 and install Norton One. I have yet to install the 109 important MS updates that MS is saying I need. That should take hours, I suppose. Hopefully once they are all installed, it will still work as good as it seems to be right now. Blogging regularly should recommence tomorrow.

Al the best,
Glenn B

Wating For Godot...

...maybe was about the worst wait imaginable at the time it was written but waiting for my HP Laptop to be repaired and returned is just about as bad for me. I say just about as bad because I do not have the clap with no chance of a cure; thus, it is not quite as bad by at least a little bit. (Never read Waiting For Godot? Then get yourself a copy and sit down with it, it is a short but classic read.) 

I sent in my laptop last Tuesday, May 13th.I got a call from HP on the following Thursday saying they had received it and would soon begin working on it. Not a peep since then but I am hoping it will be finished and sent back to me within a day or two at most. Not having a computer readily available gets me thinking and talking to myself about what I am thinking over. That really is not all that much fun, makes me feel sorry for those I have cornered when I was in blabbermouth mode.Oh well, I am hopeful it will be here soon.

Later 4 U All,
GB

Hooray, The Box Arrived

Five days after I called HP to get in home service on my laptop, the shipping box they sent me has arrived. Why a shipping box? Because they refused to service the laptop in home; they in essence said it was to complex a fix. Oh well, at least I can ship it out tomorrow or Friday. That will suck s I will be pretty much without a computer for a week or two. Gotta be done though.

 

All the best,

GB

Lack of Blog Posts...

As you can see, I sure as hell have not been blogging a lot lately. My laptop is on the fritz again, still working but needs repair as a lot of things are going screwy. Once again, HP has told me to ship it to them and will not do an in home repair even though I purchased the friggin expensive additional In Home Warranty.

Besides that, I just have had very little that has been of interest to me lately to blog about. Maybe I should not say that I have not had anything of interest but rather that nothing of interest to me has inspired me to write about it. In others words, while each day may be another day, most of what is going on has been the same old shit and I am not getting a rise out of it.

I am going to guess my laptop will not be fully functional for at least 10 days to two weeks since I have not even received a shipping box from HP yet (screw them, next time I'll probably buy a Dell). More blogging in between now and then but probably not much; more will follow a successful repair when I again have a laptop that is not a pain in the neck to use.

Oh well, I still keep checking on others' blogs and am enjoying many of them very much.

All the best,
Glenn B

The Debate on The Death Penalty

The media is reporting on the execution of convicted killer Clayton Lockett and calling it botched. They report it took around 20 minutes for him to die after receiving a lethal injection. Reportedly the drugs used for the execution did not spread properly because of a problem with the killer's veins and he died of a heart attack after possibly suffering as evidenced by him eventually clenching his teeth, writhing and trying to lift his head. While the time it took him to die may have been much longer than expected because of a flaw in his veins, and while he may have suffered without intent by authorities for him to have unreasonably done so, why should anyone claim that to be a point against support for the death penalty? If in fact he was the killer as accused and convicted, I think it is good he is dead, justice has been served.

I disagree with any though who may say, in essence, that either it does not matter that he suffered greatly or that it actually is good he suffered (or in other words that it does not matter how justice is served as long as justice is the end). That he may have suffered more than was reasonably necessary would be sad if in fact he suffered. I do not think an execution should be gruesome to achieve justice and I believe that unreasonably horrendous executions should be illegal but I do not think for a moment that the death penalty should be banned, instead I think it should be accepted as law throughout every state. As for macabre executions, I am opposed to them but not out of ay sympathy for the convicted killer. I think that the reason behind not allowing them has little to do with the convicted and more to do with those who serve justice and they who live by it. I think that when justice is meted out in a gruesome and horrible manner it may well have become what it seeks to have ridded us of - namely a vile and heinous killer. Thus justice will have defeated its own purpose and we will have become no better than heinous killers should we execute in a hideous manner and then take perverted satisfaction in having done so. On the flip side, we would become little more than they who would sheepishly allow killers to run rampant, should we not execute convicted killers.

A problem, with executions in this country, seems to be that somehow all too many people have become convinced that a firing squad or hanging are terrible types of executions or that executions in and of themselves are cruel and unusual. Blame that on defense attorneys and on bleeding hearts. In fact, death by hanging and firing squad are usually quite swift executions if performed by someone following long tried and true methods. They are certainly more tolerable and give less of the horror effect, I think, than do electrocutions or gassings (but maybe that's just me as I see it). Regardless of what I think though, the fact is that there was, in past decades, a lot of argument about one type being more ghastly than another and that resulted in the call, from the bleeding hearts and eventually from the public, for something less objectionable. The answer was supposedly lethal injections. While they seem less horrendous than, and as efficient as, hangings or firing squads to me, the anti-death penalty crew has grabbed ahold of everything about them they can to try to abolish them as well as other forms of executions. When one goes wrong in method, it gives the 'antis' a lot to scream about. When they who support the use of the death penalty apparently take some sort of perverse pleasure, as opposed to merely taking satisfaction that justice was carried out, the antis have even more ammunition to try to shoot down the death penalty.

I, and I think most folks, would take satisfaction in knowing that the killer criminal was executed instead of taking the same satisfaction or more in knowing that he was executed and had suffered greatly as he died. That, if only, because it would give me satisfaction to know that while we sought justice and justice had been done, I and others had not become a horrible piece of turd like the convicted killer, who got his jollies by killing and/or who had absolutely no regard for his victims. Note, I am not saying that those who get satisfaction or even pleasure out of seeing justice done by way of a convicted killer being executed are the same as the criminal. They certainly are not the same if at the root of it they want justice to be carried out and that having been done is what satisfies or pleases them. I am saying though that getting pleasure out of seeing another man die in agony, and it is the agony that adds pleasure, while you in essence sit back and watch, with glee, as it if was a spectator sport is abhorrent.

As for the death penalty though, I fully support it in cases of convicted murderers and would find it even more abhorrent should we do away with it and allow them to live without just retribution.

All the best,
Glenn B

Their Type Of Women Versus My Type

Take a look at these two pics, it shouldn't be too hard for you to figure out my overall choice in women. One pic shows what I would avoid at all costs even if they were the last few women on earth. The other pic pretty much shows my type.


 

 

 

Just in case you have not figured it out, let me say that I support Israel.

All the best,
Glenn B