Arrival

Robert A. Heinlein, Grumbles From the Grave.

Was a Douche Involved, Too?

The pilot of Asiana Flight 214 that crashed in San Francisco is claiming that he was blinded by the light.

Federal crash investigators revealed Wednesday that the pilot flying Asiana Airlines flight 214 told them that he was temporarily blinded by a bright light when 500 feet above the ground.

Knots, Heads

A crime of violence in my hometown, Gainesville, Florida:

A Gainesville man was arrested after a woman he was intimately involved with told police he battered her.

Deputies gave this account: At about 11:45 p.m. Sunday, the 44-year-old victim sent a text message to her daughter saying Thomas “put knots on my head” and had called her names.

We used to call that slapping a knot upside [someone's] head, or going upside [someone's] head. Or, if you did it by stealth from behind, Jap-slapping [someone].

Ah, the Florida of my youth...

Arrival

Cold Steel Aluminum Ti-Lite 6".



And I make the chubby Lynn Thompson look absolutely lithe, to be honest.

Seen On Drudge

Not to put too fine a point on it, but I wonder if the jellyfish have applied for EBT cards and registered to vote as Democrats?

Where'd They Go?

US servicemen from the Korean War and the Cold War declared Missing In Action, that is.

Looks like the Soviets got them, and with the connivance of the Eisenhower regime in the US, were intentionally forgotten.

Yer Doing It Wrong

You're supposed to make the tigers run around the tree until they melt into a pool of butter.

Yer Opportunity To Drool and Moan

"Burgers of Distinction" found in the Gainesville, Florida area.

For example, here is a pic of the Surf 'n Turf Burger from Sweet Mel's: 1/2 lb. Angus beef, 10 sauteéd shrimp, alfredo sauce, Parmesan cheese:

The Sort of Thing That Amuses Me

This:

Yah, it's offensive and in bad taste. Deal with it, or find another blog to visit.

Found here.

A Good Thing

More shooting ranges being developed in the Charlotte area.

Another Fast & Furious Rifle Turns Up

It was used to kill a Mexican police chief. Thanks, Barack Obama and Eric Holder!

update: bad link before, fixed. Thanks to Brock Townsend for noticing.

update 2: Screwed up the link to Free North Carolina. I'm definitely not paying attention to detail, something that was emphasized to me in Navy boot camp lo those many years ago.

The Beaver Menace

Drowning the SC Lowcountry, one stream at at a time.

Dude, You're Just Embarrassing Yourself...and Your Team

The "I have no memory of that" only works for politicians, NOT SAS paratroopers.

He's trying to get out of the crime of owning a handgun in the UK. Don't have too much room to gloat here about the difference between UK and USA, because there's plenty of jurisdictions in the US (New York City, for example) where the right to armed self-defense isn't permitted.

The Vatican Answers the Difficult Questions

Such as, "Is the Hulk Catholic?"

Video of the Day

I think you'll all love this:



h/t Amy Alkon.

Happy Independence Day!

Photo found here.

I Bet It Was Titiana

Over in Gastonia, NC, (Charlotte's downscale neighbor), one of three Usual Suspect™ shoplifters bit a security guard who tried to detain them.

"Titiana." LOL.

Hey, Look On the Bright Side...

...at least she wasn't screwing her teenaged students.

He'll Be Crying To Come Home In Six Months

"Putin Says Snowden Can Stay in Russia ‘If He Wants To’ – But Only If He Stops Damaging US."

I've seen this sort of narcissistic behavior before, back in the mid-1980's when I was living in Spain. During that time period there was a soldier in Germany that defected to the USSR - - the dumbass couldn't cope with military life and, rather than accept the options available - - serve out his time and get an honorable discharge, or be a shitbird and exit under a general or bad conduct discharge - - he decided that a third option was available, to defect to the USSR as a victim of oppression. The Soviets obligingly accepted him, and ran tests to see what sort of work he was suited for. Since he'd had pet reptiles as a teen the Soviets sent him to a venom lab to spend his days milking deadly snakes to make antivenin. This not being what he had envisioned when he defected - - he apparently thought he'd be given a Black Sea dacha (estate) and a pension of some sort - - he soon began clamoring to return to US custody and a nice Army jail cell. He was obligingly turned over by the Soviets to the Army, where he served a term in the brig and was given a Dishonorable Discharge.

I fully expect Snowden to be treated the same way - - once the interrogators in the FSSR (KGB's current title) extract all the information they can, of course.

Re-Organizing

With the demise of Google Reader, I'm having to get all my feeds organized in Feedly. I'll try to crank the free ice cream machine here shortly. Your patience is appreciated.