The Miracle Cure?
Effecting Enslavement
“To disarm the people is the most effectual way to enslave them.”
– George Mason
Personification
A Note from Your Betters
An Interlude with Pink Floyd
Wayfaring Stranger
Space Madness?
Daily Cabin
Perfectly Unique
Clinton’s Charitable Heart
Questions and Answers
In Richard’s time I’m sure his logic prevailed. In our brave new world I’m afraid the electron Nazi’s are quickly closing down dissenting voices. What should encourage us all is the knowledge that ‘it’s all on a wheel: what goes around……’
Chocked Full of Lunacy
A mass of articles have appeared at Breitbart that demonstrate how far we have fallen. A couple of note are:
The former vice chancellor at the University of Missouri argued during depositions that it is sexual assault for a tall male student to ask a short female student out on a date. She argued that male University of Missouri students should call the Title IX office before asking a female out on a date to determine whether or not they had a “legitimate purpose,” a turn of phrase from the university’s student handbook that determines whether or not an act constitutes harassment. Full story.
A report from Reason reveals not a single New Jersey resident has surrendered their “high capacity” magazines to state police since the implementation of the magazine ban. Not one, not a single person in the state obeyed the law ! Story here
Then there is this: Organizers who had been planning to hold a California Women’s March in January have now canceled the event, claiming the attendees would have been “overwhelmingly white.”. White is terrible, and any event that has two much white should be outlawed. Story here
Daily Cabin
Winter in South Korea
Keep a sharp eye out for the wonders in your world this winter. See the beauty of the season before the rebirth brought by spring renews your spirit.
A Chicken that Roots
“A woman who demands further gun control legislation is like a chicken who roots for Colonel Sanders.”
– Larry Elder
Room for One More?
Occasional Cortex on the Courts
Chronology in Thomas
As I read the sayings in the Gospel of Thomas, I have to constantly remind myself that they are not given in chronological order. Consider sayings 43 and 13.
(43) His disciples said to him, “Who are you, that you should say these things to us?” Jesus said “You do not realize who I am from what I say to you. ” [shortened]
In Saying 13 Jesus turns the question around on the disciples:
(13) Jesus said to his disciples, “Compare me to someone and tell me whom I am like.”
Simon Peter said to him, “You are like a righteous angel.”
Matthew said to him, “You are like a wise philosopher.”
Thomas said to him, “Master, my mouth is wholly incapable of saying whom you are like.”
Jesus said, “I am not your master. Because you have drunk, you have become intoxicated from the bubbling spring which I have measured out.”
And he took him and withdrew and told him three things. When Thomas returned to his companions, they asked him, “What did Jesus say to you?”
Thomas said to them, “If I tell you one of the things which he told me, you will pick up stones and throw them at me; a fire will come out of the stones and burn you up.”
The Donald Does Time-Travel
Brit Hume, Fox’s senior political analyst, schooled Soledad O’Brien over her crowing about liberal outlets having forced President Trump’s Wednesday visit to U.S. troops in Iraq, “congratulating” her for noting that Trump had invented time travel.
CNN, other liberal outlets, and activist-celebrities had noted throughout Christmas Day and into Wednesday that the Donald did not visit U.S. service members for Christmas, as has become custom for recent U.S. presidents, especially during the war on terrorism.
Mr. Hume highlighted tweets complaining about this by Alyssa Milano and Montel Williams — the former of which was time-stamped “2:07 PM – 26 Dec 2018” — by noting that “by the time this was posted, the President and Mrs. Trump were in Iraq with the troops.”
Enter Ms. Idiot O’Brien, a longtime CNN host, who tried to take credit for the development. “Shaming him seems to work,” she replied.
Brett lowered the boom.
“Yes, Ma’am. Trump read this tweet when it was posted and time-traveled himself back to yesterday and flew to Iraq. Genius take,”
Nothing but crickets from Soledad.
Steph Ain’t Buying It.
Around the Farm
Well, the rains came and the winds blew over the last two days in Southern Middle Tennessee. Our little creek (above) swelled a little, but it is not nearly as full as I’ve seen it in days past. The photo was taken off of the back porch of the cabin. The creek runs south to north and our porch faces to the west. Many great sunsets from here and the sound of runny water can really make for a pleasant end of day. I’ve zoomed in a little in the next two photo’s to give a little detail to the two small waterfalls.
Tears
The Demo’s will be taking over the house shortly. While I weep for our country, I am buoyed by the promise of hilarity as our betters define the logic that warrants our demise. I hate it, but am determined to enjoy this shit show.
Wise Words
These words are applicable to more than one debate.
A Potion Called Nationalism
America has always been a ‘divided’ country. When formed our population was freed from tyranny, the tyranny that forced people to act within the bounds established by the privileged few. Every person was now free to act in their own self interest. So, a population divided in their wants and needs and free enough to act in a way that satisfied these needs is the nation that our founders envisioned.
As the little meme above demonstrates, freedom and capitalism, carried to the extreme, can result in the resurrection of the same tyranny it was so successful at defeating
My personal view is that Nationalism (the terribly feared word/concept) is the only potion that can rid us from the cycle of tyranny. All Americans, rich and poor, were they to act in the best interest of the country (as conceived by its founders) while living their dreams, raising their children, and worshiping their God, would end this sickness in the nation.
In My Neck of the Woods
The Christmas madness is over and I have a little breathing space before the soaking rains move into the area. Oh, then there is this:
I’m dropping all of the wife’s mandated taskings and heading out to the Elk River a little later this morning. I’ve put new line on the fishing rigs; 8 lb for the Crappie and 20 for the Bass. I’ll let you know how it comes out.
A PSA from TSA
A Thankful Time of Year
Makes Sense To Me
Rand Paul’s Drop the Mike Tweet
A Cabin for Christmas
Have a great Christmas Day
Rusty Red
Rusty is our 10 month old Border Collie, he is a holy terror. Rusty suggested that I wish each of you a very merry Christmas. In exchange he has promised not to dig any more holes in our hardwood floor. We’ll see.
Merry Christmas
Moonlight
Every once in a while things come together in an unexpected way to create a little magic. Last night was one of those times. Each of the images below is how the camera took the picture. No post processing, no special tricks with the camera, just placed it on the tripod and snapped away. The camera was on ‘auto-focus’ and it picked the aperture opening and shutter speed.
Yesterday it drizzled rain all day and there was heavy cloud cover. Combined with the day long high winds it was both gloomy and uncomfortable. Just after nightfall the clouds began to clear and the nearly full moon appeared. The low clouds were still flying across the sky (north to south) presenting a really spectacular sight. I did not expect that any of the shots I took would come out, but several really interrelated photographic elements came together. In the photo above, the porch lights were faintly shining on the trees in the foreground and the shutter was (of its own accord) open for 4 to 6 seconds. With the shutter open so long, the fast moving clouds blurred. In the photo below, I moved the camera and tripod up the hill and away from the cabin a bit.
And
Finally
Thank You Jim for Your Service: Good Riddance
For those of you that lament the departure of Jim Maddox as the Secretary of Defense, consider this: Maddox, in his resignation letter, touted his 40 years of ‘immersion’ in the geopolitical space and expertise as a warfighter. Given that nearly half of those 40 years (17 to be exact) were spent prosecuting, poorly I might note, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and in other sundry hellholes of the Middle East, he obviously has a limited toolkit and it is long past time that he moved into a domain he is better suited for. How many more of our brothers and sisters was he willing spend on this failed nation building insanity?
I’m being harsh, but he opened this can of worms….not me. Oh, and by the way, every American, regardless if they have served or not, has the absolute right to demand sanity in those things that are done in our name. I’ve spent more than 20 years in uniform, that 20 years buys me no greater voice than any other American. Every veteran understands what I just said, it’s time every American did too.
Remember Gents: It’s Not About the Nail
A Safe Space
“Those gun control activists advocating exchanging a liberty for safety should recall that the safest place on earth is solitary confinement at Leavenworth.”
– Rand T. Lennox
Saturday Morning Cabin
A Quick Reminder
There are a lot of reasons to turn around the gaggle that’s challenging our sovereignty at the southern border. Knowing that many of these folk will not only suck resources and contribute little, but also many will ultimately become ungrateful for the privilege of joining our society.
Hold the line. Build the wall
Democrats, California, and High Speed Rail
Eight years ago, the California High-Speed Rail Authority estimated it would cost $332 million to acquire the route spanning the Central Valley’s orchards, vineyards, dairies and cities. Obviously that ain’t what’s happening.
The process has proven far more legally tangled. The 1,900 properties in the Central Valley are now budgeted at $1.5 billion, part of the reason the project is 13 years behind schedule and at $44 billion over budget.
There are fights about farm wells and trellises, the price of nut trees separate from the land and the emotional value of land held by families for more than a century.
There is only one judge that settles these many disputes, 85 year old Edward Ross. Once a month he drives 200 miles to preside over these land disputes. For some reason every Kings County Superior Court judge has refused to hear the cases — citing unspecified “personal reasons.
You can read what an unholy mess has been created by California’s quest for a useless rail system here.
The Death of Free Speech
Free speech is increasingly imperiled as nations around the world turn to authoritarianism, which comes packaged as everything from iron-fisted dictatorial rule to coercive “progressivism.”
One thing every brand of authoritarianism has in common is speech codes. Dissenting ideas dilute authority, so they must be suppressed. We should be thankful for the free speech that remains, and rise from our Thanksgiving tables prepared to fight for it.
Our political speech is soggy with endless calls to “fight” for various “rights,” few of which bear any resemblance to what America’s founders considered to be inalienable rights. One important clue to their thinking is that rights were seen as something an unjust government could take away from citizens by force, not something benevolent governments present to citizens as a gift.
Freedom of speech was codified as the first of those rights because preserving the others is impossible without the ability to speak up and organize. We might reflect on the importance of religious freedom as the very first component of the First Amendment because inalienable rights are impossible to understand without acknowledging a power higher than the state from which those rights descend. Once the concept of rights is understood, safeguarding the ability to discuss them and organize peacefully to protect them is vital.
A Gentle Jab from Chuck
Daily Cabin
Louisiana in the Morning
God Grants Liberty
“God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are always ready to guard and defend it.”
– Daniel Webster
Bernie Logic
Reaping What Was Sown: Canada Edition
Controls on civilian use of firearms date from the early days of Confederation, when justices of the peace could impose penalties for carrying a handgun without reasonable cause.[4] Amendments to the Criminal Code between the 1890s and the 1970s introduced a series of minor controls on firearms. In the late 1970s, controls of intermediate strength were introduced. In the mid-1990s, significant increases in controls occurred. Only 2.3% of households possess a handgun.
And now this in the news: Canada’s national homicide rate last year was the highest it’s been in a decade because of a spike in gang-related violence and shootings. Much of the increase was linked to a dramatic rise in the number of gun-related killings, which itself was driven by more gang-related violence.
“Gang-related homicides committed with a firearm represented 12 per cent of all homicides in 2015,” Statistics Canada said. “By 2017, this proportion had grown to 21 per cent.”
In a report released Wednesday, the agency said there were 660 reported homicides in Canada last year.
Not only was that an increase of nearly eight per cent from 2016, it also pushed up the homicide rate to 1.8 victims for every 100,000 people — the highest since 2009.
Guess the Occupation
Alaska State Trooper! Overview of the position: The Department of Public Safety is Alaska’s primary law enforcement agency and are a “full service” state law enforcement agency, not a highway patrol. The department enforces criminal laws, traffic regulations, state fish and game regulations, and coordinates search and rescue operations throughout the state. The Department of Public Safety has two law enforcement divisions: the Alaska State Troopers and the Alaska Wildlife Troopers.
The position also offers $10K in moving expenses.
Lizzy’s Claim and the Turkey
Santa Arrived a Little Early
Burglars broke into his home and left him cocaine and pot says Brant Williams, 54. He also told Martin County sheriff’s officials he “worked for a high government official in China for 30 years,” In the end, deputies reported finding more than $100,000 in cash, drugs and several firearms. Williams can now be found in the county slammer. Santa is still the subject of a diligent search.
Rock Beats Scissors, Gun Beats Rock
Dustin Miller, 26, of Slippery Rock, Pa., sustained non-life-threatening injuries from a homeowner’s shotgun blast after Miller allegedly threw a large rock through a glass door in what state police say was an attempt to break in.
I don’t mean to disparage folk from Slippery Rock, but what the hell were your founders thinking?