Planet Of The Apes May Not Be That Far Off

The apes in the movie Planet of The Apes hunted men and used guns, cudgels, whips, nets and other weapons to do so. It all seemed pretty far fetched but made great science fiction. The thing is, it evidently is not all science fiction, at least regarding apes using weapons to hunt.

A troop of chimpanzees, in Senegal, has been found to make and use spears to hunt animals on which they prey. They have been observed doing it for many years. It makes me wonder if a real life Planet Of The Apes is not all that far in the future as it was in the movie. More info here: http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/innovative-female-chimps-may-have-pioneered-tool-use-hunting



All the best,
Glenn B

Nearly Half of Israelis Believe Another Holocaust Is Possible

Almost half of all Israelis believe another Holocaust is possible. That is according to survey results made public just before Holocaust Remembrance Day which was two days ago (source).

I find that absolutely astounding in today's day an age. How could that possibly be in today's world of rampant beheadings of those of other than Islamic beliefs based only on their faiths,  incessant calls for jihad, violent protests in which all of the protestors - up to tens of thousands of them - are Muslims (such as after the posting of the Danish cartoons depicting Mohammad) fatwas posted against Jews, Christians and others on a daily basis, the advance of ISIS with the destruction of Israel as one of their goals, the goal of Hamas to destroy Israel, the repeated and almost daily calls for the destruction of Israel by various other Islamic groups including the state of Iran, the U.S. snubbing Israel again and again despite Israel being one of our staunchest allies in the Middle East? What I am asking is not how it can be that so many believe it could happen again but how is it that apparently so many do not believe it could happen again!

If only half of all Israelis believe it could recur then that obviously means that more than half believe otherwise. That is truly astounding and very troublesome in my mind. It makes me wonder how people can bury their heads that far up their own arseholes as to not see the light of day ever when it comes to their own welfare. The only thing positive, in the fact that nearly half of all Israelis believe another Holocaust is possible, is that the numbers are up from last year, so some folks must have pulled their heads out of their arses.

Me, I truly find it difficult to grasp the fact that less than half of all Israelis believe another holocaust is possible. In fact, I believe that if nothing drastic is done to prevent one, another is going to be carried out in the not too distant future. If it does not happen in my lifetime then it will take place during the lifetimes of my my children.

All the best,
Glenn B

It's A Glorious Saturday...

...at least near where I live. The sun is shining, it is 68 degrees Fahrenheit, there is no wind of which to speak and it is a day to enjoy. How would you spend a day like that - fishing, hiking, bike riding, out shooting?

As for me, I am going to clean up my yard and gardens; try to level, or at least raise up, a low spot in my backyard; spread some cow shit in my gardens; plant some flowers; and get some other yard work done. Maybe I'll even mow the grass, replant the front lawn, and spread some grass fertilizer and bug killer.

I know, I could be at the outdoor range getting in some fine shooting today but it just ain't gunna happen - not today and probably not tomorrow which is promising rain. At least I can get some sun today and that will be a good thing.

All the best,
Glenn B

It's Friday Night - After A 40 Hour Work Week...

... for me, and add to that a 40 hour work week the week before and 16 hours the week before that and consider the fact that I had gout last week and the week before and all I can say is: Guess what the fuck I am doing tonight since the gout has not bothered me all this week! I started off with a shot or two of moonshine and am enjoying the last few sips of a Golden Monkey Tripel Ale (9.5% alcohol, 1 pint 9.4 fluid ounce) and will soon open another of those ales (and have another dollop of moonshine or three) to celebrate the weekend of goutless, booze consuming, freedom from the bullshit at work. Too bad I can not afford to just stay work free and booze plenty - I think I would enjoy life more, at least until I wound up with cirrhosis of my liver, if I could make it financially without work and just drink as much as I wanted. Seriously though, I would much prefer to be able to make it without working even if it meant drinking less, well maybe a bit less than I do now. Work sucks at this stage of life.

All the best,
Glenn B

Old Age & Smoking

 

Scandalized DEA Agents Face Minor Repercussions

The administrator of the DEA, Michelle Leonhart, told a House committee that she could not fire agents who allegedly had:

1) Allowed prostitutes onto government (as in our government) leased property, that property being the quarters of the agents while on assignment in Colombia.

2) Had sex with those prostitutes, in the above government leased property, at sex parties which were funded by a narcotics cartel (a fact of which it is claimed the agents should have been aware).

3) Left their firearms, official smart phones and computers in the care of  corrupt foreign police while they were engaged with prostitutes.

4) These parties took place over the course of several years.

5) Had upwards of 15 to 20 such parties (although it is not clear if the same agents were at each or the parties or even if some were at more than one).

6) Used government money do so.

(Source of the above.)

I am no prude; in fact, I don't think anyone would have to be fired for soliciting sex with a prostitute while off duty stateside or maybe even while abroad and off duty. (I am quite the Libertarian on that issue, I don't think the government has any business restricting the world's oldest business.) Yet, to participate in these sex parties and have narcotics cartels pay for them and to leave your weapons and other government property like smart phones and computers in the possession of corrupt foreign officials (who easily could have compromised the information on them) and to somehow use government money in all that is beyond the realm of professionalism and more than hints of negligence, and possibly criminal negligence, in ones duties. 

So, I kind of am wondering, which higher up DEA managers, or administrators, or maybe even higher up folks like Obama Administration bureaucrats or politicians also partook of these orgies (imagine the government is calling them sex parties). It seems almost to beg the question of who else must have been involved when Michelle Leonhart reportedly is trying to get us to believe she cannot fire any of the agents involved and can only give them a 2 week suspension. A slap on the wrist like that, with all the agents keeping their jobs and not facing other serious repercussions and keeping their salaries and pensions intact, certainly might at least hint at said punishment amounting to nothing more or less than hush money.

All the best,
Glenn B. 

Is It Jealousy...

...or just that look that accompanies out an out lust?

 

 

All the best,

GB

 

These Motherfuckers Destroy Anything They Want...

...aad Obama stays mum about it and uses pretty much the least force against them possible in trying to stop them. (Then again, is he really trying to stop them???) Yet, if any non-Muslim burned a q'ran or used some of the pages of one to wipe his arse, and posted the video on YouTube, Obama would be all over the news blaming that person for all the violence that would be sure to ensue and that would most certainly have been committed by Muslims.

These so called Islamic extremists killing rampantly and destroying humanity's artifacts are poor excuses for syphilitic pigs in my estimation and those who tolerate their actions are not much better. They need to be stopped and stopped soon or they will eventually destroy all of humanity's artifacts and destroy all of humanity itself other than themselves (and may do that too sooner or later). Sadly, leftist politicians seem all to ready to give them the capability of attaining the ultimate destructive power in the form of nuclear energy and eventually nuclear weapons. Once they have them, all is lost.


All the best,
Glenn B

 

Spring Has Sprung

...the crocuses have bloomed and already disappeared until next year, the tulips are well above ground (no flowers yet), other plants are sprouting in the garden, the forsythias are budding as well as some of our trees and the weather sure has gotten a whole lot warmer than it was a month or two or so ago. It felt so warm out there today (and was only in the mid 60s at best) it was virtually a summer's day. It would seem that spring already having sprung has put a spring in her demeanor and brought out the summer fashions early.

All the best,
GB

Only One Twitter Trend Higher Than Hillary's Announcement...

...that she will run for the presidency and that would be the Twitter trend:

#WhyImNotVotingForHillary (source)

That my friends, is excellent news.

I am not a member of Twitter but am beginning to see it could have its positive aspects after all.

All the best,
GB

Germanwings Bomb Scare - Here Come The Kooks

It is really sad and pretty fucking disgusting that assholes resort to doing things like calling in bomb scares as someone apparently did today relative to a Germanwings flight from Cologne to Spain (source). What makes it even worse is that this come on the heels of the Germanwings disaster during which all lives aboard that flight perished.

I sometimes find myself wishing that scumbags, like the person responsible for today's bomb scare, could be subjected to old-time vigilante justice. It's something a good beating or three probably would prevent from recurring.

All the best,
Glenn B 

You Get More Than You Pay For Sometimes

As you may or may not be aware, besides being a shootist and gun rights lover, I am an avid reptile & amphibian keeper. I keep critters like Bearded Dragons, Crested Geckos and Hermann's Tortoises among others. I also keep some aquatic or semi-aquatic species of herps to include some False Map Turtles and my latest acquisitions - three Iberian Ribbed Newts. I keep some fish in with the turtles and newts and have one tank dedicated to only fish (and some snails and Ghost Shrimp).

I have been perusing the available selection of air pumps lately figuring a couple of my tanks, on the same pump, could use a stronger one that I currently have. Then today, when I went to the monthly meeting of the Long Island Herpetological Society (my local herp society), a friend/member dropped off a Profile 9500, dual output, adjustable flow, air pump with another friend/member. I took one look and said I could use that and that I would give a $5.00 donation to the LIHS for it and it was mine. It was in as new condition in  scuffed-up box. I think it was taken out of the box, plugged in to see if it worked and then put back into the box and left that way.

I just hooked it up to the two tanks in need of a stronger pump than the one I had on them. I am amazed at the amount of air it spews out. The air stones inside my tanks had not much more than a trickle of air coming out of them and the two internal box filters, one in each tank, were bubbling steadily but on the slower side. Once the new pump was hooked up, the air-stones were bubbling like a pot of water on the boil and the internal filters looked to be on overdrive. I had to tone the flow control down to what would appear to be about 25% output to set it to my liking. To say I am happy with my purchase is an understatement.

I did some checking on the Internet. I could only come up with one place currently selling this model. It appears that not only has this pump model been discontinued but I am guessing the company either went out of business or changed its name as I could find no products from them offered online. The place that had it listed was selling it for $26.99 and another site that showed it as discontinued said it had retailed for $29.99. Had I been able to buy it locally, with tax, I would have paid about $32.58 for the higher listed price. I guess sometimes you get more than you paid for, even when doing it honestly. I think I'll have to throw at least another $5 to the LIHS as a donation. Hopefully the company did not go out of business because these fall apart in a month and I also hope it will last me at least a few to several years.

All the best,
Glenn B

Today In History - The Halifax Resolves - First Offical Call For Independence

On April 12, 1776, the colony of North Carolina authorized it's delegates, to the First Continental Congress, to vote for independence by way of the Halifax Resolves. This was an important step because for the first time in the history of the American colonies, the recommendations found within in the Halifax Resolves were not directed at a single colony but at all of the American colonies combined. Virginia soon approved similar measures and as you are aware, or certainly should be aware, on July 4, 1776 - the Declaration of Independence became this country's birth certificate of sorts and our first legal document as a free nation.

All the best,
Glenn B

I Miss Hula-Hoops

 

She is very good at it, don't ya think?

 

All the best,

GB

I Think I Am Going To Sell A Gun Or Three...

...out of those among my meager collection. I have no idea yet which one(s) to sell but could certainly use the cash. Of course, when I think of those from which I would be willing to part, only the clunkers come to mind. A bit more thought makes me realize, I just used the wrong word because I have no clunkers - it is just that when thinking of selling anything some older guns in good condition but of little value come to mind first and foremost as those to which I would only slightly begrudgingly say adieu. Alas, selling one or even two of them, maybe even three (if I have that many like that) would produce only an iota of the cash for which I am strapped. Decisions, decisions, decisions. All I can think is:

You cursed brat of an addiction! Look what you've done! My brain is melting, melting! Oh, what a world! What a world - with such decisions, decisions, decisions! Who would have thought a good little amount of debt like mine could destroy my beautiful gun collection! Oooooh, look out! It's going! Oooooh! Ooooooh!

Really now, I do need to think of something or other to sell. I have been wondering, what should it be! Along those lines, I pulled up my firearms inventory and realized - oh shit - I haven't updated my inventory since around 2012 and even for back then it did not look complete. I would have sworn I did a count of each one I had not too long ago but time flies as they say and guns sure do seem to have a habit of accumulating. So now, before I can even consider selling a thing, I find myself tasked with doing a firearms inventory to find out exactly what I still have, or have gotten new since, or don't have any longer, since I compiled the last one. Maybe it would be a good idea even if I don't decide to sell any of them. It would most likely be good to know exactly which firearms I own in the event of a theft, a fire, or some other catastrophe that might damage or destroy them and also not a bad idea to know just to be aware of what I have around. Heck, I might even find something I forgot about that is fun to shoot and will have to take it to the range. Still though, I would have sworn I did this not that long ago, it irks the hell out of me that I cannot find the inventory file, for the inventory I think I did, on my laptop.

All the best,
GB 

PS: Eureka! I found a more recent inventory of my firearms; well, let me say inventory of sorts because while it lists all of my guns it does not show serial numbers. I made up a list for firearms maintenance purposes when I gave the guns a really good going over and cleaning back in April and also last June. I guess the little grey cells were not as confused as I was beginning to think they may have been there for a moment. Perhaps it would still be an excellent idea to do a complete inventory just to make sure I got them all and to write down the serial numbers and other pertinent information for all of them.

A Brace of Glocks

I have never thought Glocks all that good looking as far as pistols go, that is until now.

All the best,
Glenn B

Another Candidate For The Walking Dead

Recently, I wrote up a post about my candidate for the next character to be added to The Walking Dead as a kickass zombie fighter and a good looker at that. I included a photo of an Asian babe that someone said reminded him of a ladyboy (yikes). So, I have picked yet another candidate for inclusion in the show as a long term member of the group.

 

I think she has some of the necessary attributes but can't figure out why in Hades she has on a set of shooting muffs. Sort of ruins the mood created by the feisty looking young model. At least this one cannot be confused by the confused for a ladyboy (at least I think not). She may or may not be Asian but she would do nicely regardless of that. I also like the get-up (except for those shooting muffs) and I love the nuke em  until they glo-green shotgun shells.

 

All the best,
GB

 

Been Working All Week...

...and two days the week before and am certainly not used to that many hours in a row. I have two more fulltime weeks to go covering for someone else on my job. Thus the lighter than usual blogging. I will try to make that up a bit over the weekend and hopefully can write up some posts ahead of time for the week to come. Anyway, my next to last post (two posts prior to this one) should at least appease my straight male readers and maybe my last post will appease those of a more conservative or libertarian ilk.

All the best,
GB

Like Hillary - He Loves To Take Credit When To His Advantage...

...and again like Hillary - he is quick to shift blame when it falls squarely upon his shoulders.
 

Sadly, the only Demoncrat (hint - her name is Hillary) who appears as if she will be running for the presidency in 2016 would be much, much, much worse than him. Bear that in mind if you are a Conservative, Republican, Libertarian, Independent or even a truly moderate Democrat - only you can stop her in 2016.

All the best,
GB

Happy In The Face of Death

A friend sent me an email telling me his neighbor wanted to jog with him but he went to his doctor who recommended against it because of the condition of his heart. He gave his neighbor my number and I went jogging with her without first consulting with my doctor even though my friend said maybe I should check first.

I am now in the cardiac intensive care unit at my local hospital, not so much due to the run but rather to the fun that came afterwards. She was quite appreciative of my agreeing to jog with her and invited me over to her place where she slipped a few Viagras into my beer. The sex was wild and lasted 7 hours and even though I am in the ICU of cardiac care, I am happy as I await either an emergency transplant or death.

Yeah right! Anyway, a hat tip and my eternal thanks to Herr Rich M for that one!

All the best,
Glenn B

National Beer Day - Hurry There Is Still Time...

...to enjoy a beer or three before it ends. Yep, that means that today, April 17th, was National Beer Day. See more about it and about beer here.

All the best,
GB

I Cannot Comment On How It Started...

...because the video begins after the initial encounter. However, I can say without one shred of doubt, that I would not trade places with the cop in it right now for all the tea in China because it looks to me as if he unjustifiably and brutally murdered someone. That cop reportedly (and as is seen on video allegedly of him and another man) shot a man in the back as he fled the officer and seemingly posed no threat to anyone. The officer is white, the victim - who died - was black. There is a lot more to it, read the NY Slimes Times article and watch the video that accompanies it here. The video sure appears to be damning on the face of it. If you ever wondered why cops are sometimes called "pigs" (and it has nothing to do with pride, integrity or guts), this may be the perfect reason.

If jurors see that video, the  officer is going to be hard pressed, extremely so, to give any justifiable reason for shooting the guy he shot. As with everyone, he is due his day in court and is innocent until proven guilty but I am a realist too and can easily envision him doing life or maybe even getting fried if SC is a death penalty state. Who knows though, his lawyer may find some way to get him off but if he does get ready for long term rioting. While I cannot condone rioting, I would fully understand the outrage if he winds up being acquitted, at least based on what little I know so far but as I said that video looks damning.

I also would not want to be any LEO anywhere near Charleston over the next couple to few months. It might get almost surely will be very bad after that shooting with violent protests and riots. I must say though, the one thing that Charleston has going in its favor is that the officer reportedly was charged with murder as speedily as he was charged.

On a personal note, I am concerned for a couple of dear friends who are visiting Charleston this week. They likely got there on the day of the shooting and are supposed to be there for a week. I am hoping they stay out of harm's way if the SHTF.

All the best,
Glenn B

Road Rage And Some Good Advice...

...can be read about in this article. The advice is given by the woman who was in the car the occupants of which (her family) allegedly were threatened by a chain saw wielding man. Yep, she gave some great advice after the fact, hopefully others will follow it before doing what her husband did. He reportedly put his whole family in harm's way by following the guy's car because the guy was supposedly driving like an idiot. Then the husband reportedly positioned his car, with his family in it, so the guy's car could not leave a dead end street onto which it had driven. The guy then allegedly approaches the family's car with chain saw turned on and threatens them. Why the husband, who had his wife and kids in the car, sat there and did not pull away is unfathomable. Don't be either an asshole chain saw wielder or an asshole of a father who puts his family's life in jeopardy like that.

All the best,
Glenn B

He Would Not Be My Top Choice For President...

...however, if Rand Paul wins the nomination, of any party, I will vote for him over the likes of Hillary Clinton or anyone that the Demoncrats will nominate. He announced his candidacy today. More here.

All the best,
GB

My Candidate For A New Character For The Walking Dead

She appears to be made for the role of a kickass female zombie fighter. She has a SS (or chromed) pistol to resist corrosion from all the zombie guts and gore, she has a decent looking harness (and I do mean looking and am not commenting on quality) with pouches for spare mags, she is showing us she can shoot lefty and is obviously a righty (based on how she is wearing the holster) and she has that look in her eyes that makes me think she could get serious about killing zombies (if such were a serious issue).

Furthermore, she smokes - showing she does not give a damn about the health hazards of smoking and who, in their right mind, in the middle of a Zombie Apocalypse, would give a shit about the hazards of smoking! In addition, she is a looker. Besides all that, she is wearing the perfect color nail polish for the role!

What in hell is wrong with the Walking Dead folks for not hiring her, or her look alike, to play a major part on the show! Screw Glenn being the only long term Asian on the show and in the group. Why not add someone Asian, sexy and appealing to men (as in straight men).

All the best,
Glenn B