Earning Is Great But Work Sucks...

...at this point in my life because my job sucks. I wish there was something I could find for myself to do that I truly liked while earning at least the same salary I have now but that seems as elusive for me as was the quest of the conquistadors whilst seeking Eldoardo. Nope, the search for a new job has not been going very well. Maybe I am not looking hard enough or looking in directions where I will find something that befits me.

It is possible, I should heed the words of EAP and "Ride, boldly ride...". In my younger years, I abided by those words quite often and life was an adventure. It still is sometimes today buy I think that with age some of the boldness has left me and I surely am tired and without the strength of my youth. Yet, maybe all I need do is to heed Poe's words and head back over the mountains of the moon and down the valley of the shadow:


ELDORADO
by: Edgar Allan Poe

Gaily bedight,

   A gallant knight,
In sunshine and in shadow,   
   Had journeyed long,   
   Singing a song,
In search of Eldorado.

  But he grew old—

   This knight so bold—   
And o’er his heart a shadow—   
   Fell as he found
   No spot of ground
That looked like Eldorado.

 And, as his strength   

   Failed him at length,
He met a pilgrim shadow—   
   ‘Shadow,’ said he,   
   ‘Where can it be—
This land of Eldorado?’

 ‘Over the Mountains

   Of the Moon,
Down the Valley of the Shadow,   
   Ride, boldly ride,’
   The shade replied,—
‘If you seek for Eldorado!’

Seems simple enough although much easier for a younger man but after all, Poe was not writing about a younger man. I too, like the knight, am old, have not found Eldorado and my strength is not what it was once upon a time. Then again, when I had cancer, I was likewise or worse, yet I rode boldly and I found a bit of Eldorado in that I am still around to ride again. So why not now when in relatively good health . Considering that this has been one of my all time favorite poems, I think it is time to continue my search for Eldorado. Here's to the bold ride going forever on. I think I have come to realize, and in the end you may well find, that the bold ride was all of Eldorado we ever needed or that mattered.

All the best,
Glenn B

Did A Little Bit Of Gun Fixin Tonight...

...and am happy that I finally did it. I am not very confident of myself when it comes to fixing things around the house and such but if I have some decent instructions I will try my hand at some simple gun repairs now and then. I found a decent video on YouTube to illustrate what I wanted to get done so set out to give it a try.

A few weeks ago, I ordered and received a new safety switch for my Remington 870 Express Synthetic that had a J-Lock safety switch. I had planned to use the old spring and plunger but had problems, all operator caused no doubt, when trying to switch the J-Lock out with the new one. It is an understatement to say that disappointment cloaked my countenance when the safety spring for sprung the first three times I tried to replace the safety. The first time, it didn't as much spring out of the hole it belonged in but instead got stuck on the end of my Glock disassembly tool. I thought it must have flown out though and looked around for a couple of minutes thinking it had sprung only to find it stuck on the end of the tool. Man, did I feel like an arse. As for the Glock disassembly tool, that's what I used to ty to depress the spring enough to replace the retaining pin that holds it in place.

I tried again but the next two tries, the darned spring sprung out of that hole like a rocket. The first time it shot out, I could not find it but my brother-in-law Hans, whose place I was at while trying my hand at changing the safety, found it after several minutes search. Then it sprang a second time, hit me in the sleeve, and I figured should have fallen close by on the floor but was nowhere to be found. We looked for quite some time and I looked again later and again and again. Finally, I just gave it up for lost figuring it went down one of the floor mounted heating vents. That was about 2 or 3 weeks or so ago. Since then I thought about why that happened and figured the Glock disassembly tool was just too wide to depress the spring while giving the retention pin enough room to get in above the spring and hold it sufficiently before I could push the pin all the way through. What I needed was something to just push down on the edge of the spring on one side thereby giving the retention pin enough room to slide in on the other side and hold the spring down unassisted. Then the pin could just be pushed all the way into place without the tool blocking it. Of course, I also need a new spring to replace the one that I lost.

I wound up ordering two of the little and necessary coil springs from Remington. Luckily, I paid attention to the other parts that seemed to go with it. My synthetic 870 Express had a plunger under that spring. A narrow portion of the plunger on one end actually sat inside the coil of the spring and the wider part, on the other end, sat on the safety button's innards and acted as a click stop sort of thing that held the safety switch locked in place snuggly in either the fire or safe position; the spring gave it the necessary tension. (What can I say but that I am not a gunsmith and am explaining I as best can.) I note that the plunger in my gun was not shown on the website as being part of the current parts available for the safety. What was available was the 870 detent ball, aka: a ball bearing, that seemed to replace the plunger and that was listed as for "all models". So, I ordered one of them too. When they arrived, the spring looked longer than the old one but I cannot be sure without the old one for comparison. The ball bearing was much less in height than would have been the plunger or at least the half of it that did not fit inside the coil of the spring, so I figured that was why the spring may have been longer. Thus, I opted that I would go with the all bearing. Any way, it all had arrived and needed to be inserted but, of course and as usual, I procrastinated.

Finally got around to trying to replace that J-safety with the new one tonight. I used a narrower tool to push down on the spring, which gave the retention pin enough room on one side to hold the spring in place thus allowing me to remove the tool to make room to push the pin in all the way while the pin held the spring in place enough not to let it be sprung. In other words, the spring did not fly out this time and the operation was a success. In fact it was rather simple once I used the right sized tool to depress the spring as it should have been from the beginning had I given it a bit more thought at the time.

The happy result is that I once again have a fully functioning Remington 870 Express Synthetic or maybe I should say I think I do. I only bought this one a short time ago and have not test fired it yet but from what I know of these shotguns, it appears to function perfectly. I'll give it a try one weekend soon or bring it back to my brother-in-law's place for Labor Day weekend to have a blast with it then (or both).

All the best,
Glenn B

Machetes Now Partially Illegal In NY

NY has made machetes illegal to a certain extent. More here. It might seem good at first glance but if you know Cuomo and leftists as we NY folk know them then you would think otherwise. Cuomo and his minion are waging a never ending battle against the pursuit of happiness, truth, justice and the American way by the citizenry of NY State.  That especially holds for Cuomo's rampage against our right to keep and bear arms and now even tools! Of course the ultimate goal will be to ban machetes outright, on that you cam safely bet but for now they make it palatable to liberals by saying that illegal use of them is banned.

What a sad state of affairs it is that most New Yorkers probably agree with Cuomo in their perpetual insistence on more control of the people by the government and less liberty for all.

All the best and good night,
Glenn B

CCI Mini-Mag Availability

TargetSportsUSA.com has two types of CCI Mini Mag Ammunition available as I key this in on my laptop. They have: CCI Mini-Mag High Velocity 22 LR Ammo 40 Grain Copper Plated Round Nose

CCI Mini-Mag 22LR 36 Grain Copper Plated HP (the picture on the site shows it as copper plated high velocity ammo)

Each is $9.99 per box of 100 rounds and there is a limit of 5 boxes of each.

All the best,
GB

It's Always Too Many Or Not Enough

What more can I say except that it's true.

All the best,
Glenn B

Stay Alert And Be Armed Whenever Legally Possible

Good read here about an unexpected SHTF situation that could happen to anyone just about anywhere and at anytime. Read it before the femilibleftists in charge of Facebook take it down:

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1660951024232619&id=100009532116632&pnref=story

Be careful out there.

All the best,
Glenn B

Egads - No Beer

 

All the best,

GB

The Little Red Haired Girl - Gone Forevermore

The Little Red-Haired Girl, the unseen beauty who made Charlie Brown's heart throb and for whom he longed throughout the life of the comic strip Peanuts has passed on. Well, at the least woman on whom the Little Red-Haired Girl was based has left this world. http://www.startribune.com/obituary-donna-wold-inspired-charles-schulz-s-little-red-haired-girl-for-peanuts/390807911/

More about the Little Red-Haired Girl character can be seen http://peanuts.wikia.com/wiki/Little_Red-Haired_Girl.

We, those not as outward as others, probably all have had someone like that in our lives, unattainable and yet worshipped from afar. I remember the older blonde haired girl who lived on my block when I was about 12 or so. She was one of those rare beauties and I adored her without once letting her know it; although she teased me so often I am sure she had guessed it. Then one day I asked a friend of her's where she had been because I had not seen her around. The other girl told me she and her family had moved away. That was it, she was gone without even a goodbye. Should have learned my lesson about women then and there. Charlie Brown - you were never the only one with a lifelong cherishing for lost loved one!

All the best,
Glenn B

Don't Steal Trail Cameras...

...or if it looks to good to be true, as in finding a trail camera out in the middle of nowhere, especially in KY, don't pick it up. If you do, you may not like what happens next. At least one man lost fingers after a trail camera blew up. According to a report "The man had obtained the camera from someone who found it on a mountain trail". More here: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/08/21/dead-man-left-explosives-behind-in-kentucky-woods-police-say.html

Yeah right - he obtained the camera from someone else who just happened to find it. Okay, even if that was true, at least make sure where your buddy got that camera before fiddling with it because a fiend was leaving some cameras out there with explosives in them.

All the best,
Glenn B

Another Reason Trump is Assured To Get My Vote

“If Donald Trump wins, it will be a pretty dramatic setback,” says Murphy, who has emerged as the Democratic Party’s most vocal champion of new gun regulation. “Not just because how terrible he’ll be on the issue, but the fact that a presidential candidate who ran asking for a mandate on guns lost.”

More here: http://time.com/4457009/chris-murphy-guns-clinton/

I need no other reason to vote for Trump than that Hillary Clinton will try ot abolish the right of the people to be armed and therefor the right of the people to defend themselves and to overthrow tyranny. Remember that the 2nd Amendment was added to the Constitution by those who had just overthrown a tyrannical government. To me, their intent was clear - that the people should always be capable of doing so. 

All the best,
Glenn B

Kalashnikovs For Sale At The Airport - TSA and BATFE Would Shit Boulders...

...if such was the case here in the USA even though the AKs being sold at Sheremetyevo Airport, near Moscow, are only replicas. They reportedly are true sized realistic replicas at that. More here: https://www.rt.com/business/356507-kalashnikov-store-moscows-sheremetyevo/

The person or people who made the decision to allow sales of replica rifles at an airport might be true believers in the free market system but have little in the way of common sense capabilities. What will they sell at airports next, replica suicide bomber vests!

Of course, if it was up to me though, they would sell and rent real guns at airports so all passengers could be armed to defend themselves. Then though, I suppose they'd have to close down all the airport bars and stop serving alcohol on the flights. Decisions, decisions...

All the best,
Glenn B

A Reminder For The Older Voters...

...among us. Then again, it is also for younger voters even if they don't know the bear pictured.

Hat tip to Colette D.

All the best,
Glenn B

A Common Denominator

While it doesn't list enough of their heinous vile deeds, it says it all as far as I am concerned about Islam.

All the best,

Glenn B

Black Sabath Was...

...smashing but their performance way too short. It lasted all of 1 hours 20 minutes with a 10-15 minute solo by the drummer included in there while the rest of the band took a break. Great show by Ozzy and the rest of them just a pitifully brief performance considering the tickets were about $200 each!

What the hell, I have to say the music was excellent regardless of the brevity of the show. The best thing about it was that Brendan loved it and thought they were awesome. Nothing better than sharing things like that with your children, especially your now adult kids. I must have done something right.

I won't bore you with details of the show except to say that the first song was the fist song from their first and namesake album which in my opinion is the best album ever.

 

Brendan and I saw the show at Nikon Jones beach Theater on Wednesday night. Regardless of its brevity, it was the best concert we have seen in years.

 

All the best,

Glenn B

Groove Music Is Out

I just clicked on the saved version of God Bless America, sung by Kate Smith, that I have on my laptop. It opened with something called Groove Music which I am guessing is a media player that came with Windows 10 when I upgraded to that operating system. First thing I saw was a picture of the total arsehats extraordinaire  Kahn Yay East Kayne West on my laptop screen. Lest I should dishonor the memory of Kate Smith and God Bless America or maybe worse yet puke on my computer, I turned it off and reopened the song with Windows Media Player. I for one don't need to see images of a piece of shit like him anywhere within my field of view.

All the best,
Glenn B

GunBroker.com Raising Prices

GunBroker has announced that it is raising its fees for sellers using its site. The new fees will be: "...5% of the first $50 and 2.5% above that with no subscriptions, no minimums, and no insertion fees". Still not a bad deal but just like all else their services are getting more expensive. The new fees go into effect on 09/01/2016 for any item ending on or after that day. They did not mention if their fees for auction listing extras, like boldface titles, color headers or thumbnail pics are going up too.

All the best,
Glenn B

Sitting Here With My Son...

...listening to Rival Sons, the opening band for Black Sabbath at Nikon Jones Beach Theater.

The only way it can get better is when Ozzy walks out onto stage and starts crooning. Bet you never heard anyone else refer to his singing as crooning or to him as a crooner.

Anyway, the lead singer of Rival Sons just said that opening for Black Sabbath is somewhere between your first Christmas and the first time you opened a Playboy. Excellent sentiment for those of us whoever celebrated Christmas or looked at Playboy in our tender days long before the Internet and even before Hustler.

Pictures not loading, later for them. Phone almost dead, got to save some juice for Black Sabbath pics.

ALL the best,
 GB

Scheming Fuckers

This evening, I got a call from a guy claiming to be with Microsoft. He told me, in what sounded like a Pakistani accent, that my computer had a virus that was destroying my files and other computers. When I asked him to repeat himself, he said 'you are Mr. Battery aren't you' or something like that. He also again said something about my computer having malware. I told him that would mean I would have to have a computer and he went dumb, apparently never had anyone tell him that before. I could hear many voices, all probably scum like him and probably making similar scam phone calls, in the background. I hung up and suggest you do too if you receive a similar call from a fucker like him.

All the best,
Glenn B

Car Woes & Work For The Next 2 1/2 Weeks

I don't know if I will actually work for the next 13 business days but am scheduled to do so right now. I need the cash too, my car is in the shop and the estimated charges will be about $1,500.00 or virtually every penny I will get in my take home pay if I work all those days. My exhaust system was completely shot, including exhaust pipe, two catalytic converters and the muffler. Then there is an oil change, complete coolant system flush and a bit of electrical work. What a friggin bummer; I guess it is time for a new car but I will have to work an awful lot more before I have a down payment for that.

Luckily, I can take public transport for the first three days of work while the car is in the shop. My car should be done by Thursday allowing me to drive to another location for the two following weeks.

I need a drink.

All the best,
Glenn B

Olympic Gold Spread The Word

 

All the best,

GB

America Then And Now

Hat tip to Peter Q.

All the best,
Glenn B

A Stunning Development In Georgia

The governor of Georgia, who vetoed a bill allowing firearms carry on college campuses, has signed legislation allowing stun guns on college campuses.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/08/15/new-stun-gun-law-in-georgia-electrifies-concealed-carry-debate.html

All the best,
Glenn B

This May Well Be Ever So Correct

All the best,
Glenn B

Truthful 2016 Political Sign

I cannot add to that.

All the best,
GB

A Man Can Dream...

...can't he.

This certainly is one of mine and one of my son's I think!

Hat tip to John D.

All the best,
Glenn B