Sheila and I were married yesterday at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Tucson, AZ.
Best man was my longtime friend Mark, who made a special drive with his wife to be there.
Maidens of honor were Kira, Sheila's oldest daughter, and her best friend Barb.
It was great having Sheila next to me all night long last night. We are both tired.
I have since flown back to Las Vegas, this time swimming in a sea of pleasant thought, having a ring on my finger for the first time in 16 years.
The honeymoon will be later on this summer when both of us can get some time off. We haven't decided where, but I'd bet on a road trip. We might go to Santa Fe and take as much as we can of historic 66 from there all the way to Kingman. I've also identified a few possible romantic getaways elsewhere.
I look forward to spending the rest of my life with her!
Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers.
Sunday, January 25, 2015
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Not Quite What I Expected..........
In my previous post, I was wondering if some fatass politician was going to blame the NRA for the recent terrorist attack in France.
We didn't quite get that. Yet.
What we got instead was the actor Liam Neeson blaming this on "too many (expletive deleted) guns in America". That's right. "Too many guns".
It wasn't the magazine printing cartoon images of the prophet Mohammed that caused this. Nope. That couldn't possibly have anything to do with this.
And it certainly wasn't the terrorists. Nope. That could never have caused the attack either.
Instead it's "too many guns" in America that caused this.
It doesn't matter that this terrorist attack happened in France. It also doesn't matter that the French gun control laws placed the first police officers responding to this into a state of being disarmed when trying to take control of the situation. That has nothing to do with this, according to Liam Neeson. It can't possibly have anything to do with this at all. Nope. Instead, it's all because of the "too many guns" in America.
This is rather rich coming from someone who's earned quite a pile of money starring in movies that glorify gun violence. He takes money from a motion picture studio that glorifies the violent use of guns, and then blames a terrorist attack on one country on guns that are in another country.
I'm very glad that Liam Neeson came forward to blame the "too many guns" in America for this.
One........it makes all of the gun control proponents look stupid. Not a single one of them is disavowing his remarks. Not one.
Two. It shows us the level of hypocrisy that a Hollywood actor can suffer from.
Three. It also shows us just how disconnected from reality that a Hollywood actor can be.
I hope that from this day forward, Liam Neeson refuses to star in any movie where a gun is used, be it for portraying a criminal activity or for a "good guy" using it to defend himself.
I also hope that if he has a concealed weapon permit, that he reports to the nearest police station to surrender it, along with the gun that he carries for self-protection.
We didn't quite get that. Yet.
What we got instead was the actor Liam Neeson blaming this on "too many (expletive deleted) guns in America". That's right. "Too many guns".
It wasn't the magazine printing cartoon images of the prophet Mohammed that caused this. Nope. That couldn't possibly have anything to do with this.
And it certainly wasn't the terrorists. Nope. That could never have caused the attack either.
Instead it's "too many guns" in America that caused this.
It doesn't matter that this terrorist attack happened in France. It also doesn't matter that the French gun control laws placed the first police officers responding to this into a state of being disarmed when trying to take control of the situation. That has nothing to do with this, according to Liam Neeson. It can't possibly have anything to do with this at all. Nope. Instead, it's all because of the "too many guns" in America.
This is rather rich coming from someone who's earned quite a pile of money starring in movies that glorify gun violence. He takes money from a motion picture studio that glorifies the violent use of guns, and then blames a terrorist attack on one country on guns that are in another country.
I'm very glad that Liam Neeson came forward to blame the "too many guns" in America for this.
One........it makes all of the gun control proponents look stupid. Not a single one of them is disavowing his remarks. Not one.
Two. It shows us the level of hypocrisy that a Hollywood actor can suffer from.
Three. It also shows us just how disconnected from reality that a Hollywood actor can be.
I hope that from this day forward, Liam Neeson refuses to star in any movie where a gun is used, be it for portraying a criminal activity or for a "good guy" using it to defend himself.
I also hope that if he has a concealed weapon permit, that he reports to the nearest police station to surrender it, along with the gun that he carries for self-protection.
Sunday, January 11, 2015
Some Random Thoughts; 1/11/15
In the wake of the tragic shooting at Charlie Hebdo, Organized Media and the liberal left have been in a panic over two things. One of them is that the mainstream of society will associate this terrorist action with Muslims, and another is that the right wing might gain control of France.
France for years has been a socialist paradise. Free health care (if you can get it), 35 hour work weeks (if you can find a job), six weeks of vacation a year (if you have a job), and gun control that's so strict that even a percentage of the police aren't allowed to carry guns.
Could it be that the real fear is that they know a socialist paradise does not protect the individual citizen, since the needs of the State come first?
I'm waiting to see if one of our own politicians will be blaming the NRA for what happened in France. The NRA is a formidable opponent to the proposed UN treaty that's targeting "small arms". Watch for one of them to come forward to say, "if only this treaty had been in force this would never have happened!"
Organized Media and those who let Organized Media do their thinking for them are telling us that we shouldn't be offending the Muslims.
Yet these are the same people who have no problem with Christians being offended. Example, federal money being used to fund "art" depicting a crucifix in urine.
They will deny that they have an anti-Christian bias, but try asking them about having federal money fund an art project that has the Koran submerged in urine, or an image of the Prophet Mohammed defaced.
Watch them change the subject if you suggest that. That is, if they don't turn and walk away from you.
Living in a state that has legalized gambling will present you with images that you are not likely to forget.
I keep thinking about that 40 something woman that I saw in a casino last month. She was trying to withdraw funds from an ATM, and saw the message on her screen that informed her that her daily withdrawal limit had been reached.
That look of despair and panic on her face is something I will never forget.
Proponents of legalized gambling will tell you that it will bring money and jobs into your state.
That's very true. Billions of dollars come to Nevada each year. The roads here are in good shape, and I pay no state income tax.
However, the entrepreneur who founded my new employer didn't make his money from gambling. He made it from another business, having recognized a niche need for that industry that he filled.
I can't say that my job depends on legalized gambling, and I think that might be a good thing.
As for those billions of dollars that are coming here, I haven't gotten a single dime. I do indirectly benefit from the good roads and lower tax burden. But I'm not convinced that gambling should be legal.
How has legalized gambling helped Atlantic City?
Last I heard, the slums are still there.
Yet...........I'll have to admit that playing the nickel slots are a lot of fun, as well as shooting craps. I haven't done very much of either since I started living here. I don't like the $5 minimum bet that most casinos here have on the craps table. I did visit a casino in Henderson that my boss told me about that had a $1 limit, and thirty minutes later I was up $4 when I quit.
I guess craps isn't as much fun if it's legal where you live. It seemed like it was much more fun when I was a resident of California/Arizona.
I am becoming convinced that federal legislation is needed to prohibit Microsoft engineers from being near any hardware or software that is used to fly spacecraft or aircraft.
How many planes would suddenly crash if Microsoft were to write code for aerodynamic control? How many rockets would blow up? How many manned spacecraft would find themselves stranded in orbit?
Microsoft engineers definitely need to be kept away from flight articles.
That's all, folks!
France for years has been a socialist paradise. Free health care (if you can get it), 35 hour work weeks (if you can find a job), six weeks of vacation a year (if you have a job), and gun control that's so strict that even a percentage of the police aren't allowed to carry guns.
Could it be that the real fear is that they know a socialist paradise does not protect the individual citizen, since the needs of the State come first?
* * * * * * *
I'm waiting to see if one of our own politicians will be blaming the NRA for what happened in France. The NRA is a formidable opponent to the proposed UN treaty that's targeting "small arms". Watch for one of them to come forward to say, "if only this treaty had been in force this would never have happened!"
* * * * * * *
Organized Media and those who let Organized Media do their thinking for them are telling us that we shouldn't be offending the Muslims.
Yet these are the same people who have no problem with Christians being offended. Example, federal money being used to fund "art" depicting a crucifix in urine.
They will deny that they have an anti-Christian bias, but try asking them about having federal money fund an art project that has the Koran submerged in urine, or an image of the Prophet Mohammed defaced.
Watch them change the subject if you suggest that. That is, if they don't turn and walk away from you.
* * * * * * *
Living in a state that has legalized gambling will present you with images that you are not likely to forget.
I keep thinking about that 40 something woman that I saw in a casino last month. She was trying to withdraw funds from an ATM, and saw the message on her screen that informed her that her daily withdrawal limit had been reached.
That look of despair and panic on her face is something I will never forget.
* * * * * * *
Proponents of legalized gambling will tell you that it will bring money and jobs into your state.
That's very true. Billions of dollars come to Nevada each year. The roads here are in good shape, and I pay no state income tax.
However, the entrepreneur who founded my new employer didn't make his money from gambling. He made it from another business, having recognized a niche need for that industry that he filled.
I can't say that my job depends on legalized gambling, and I think that might be a good thing.
As for those billions of dollars that are coming here, I haven't gotten a single dime. I do indirectly benefit from the good roads and lower tax burden. But I'm not convinced that gambling should be legal.
* * * * * * *
How has legalized gambling helped Atlantic City?
Last I heard, the slums are still there.
* * * * * * *
Yet...........I'll have to admit that playing the nickel slots are a lot of fun, as well as shooting craps. I haven't done very much of either since I started living here. I don't like the $5 minimum bet that most casinos here have on the craps table. I did visit a casino in Henderson that my boss told me about that had a $1 limit, and thirty minutes later I was up $4 when I quit.
I guess craps isn't as much fun if it's legal where you live. It seemed like it was much more fun when I was a resident of California/Arizona.
* * * * * * *
I am becoming convinced that federal legislation is needed to prohibit Microsoft engineers from being near any hardware or software that is used to fly spacecraft or aircraft.
How many planes would suddenly crash if Microsoft were to write code for aerodynamic control? How many rockets would blow up? How many manned spacecraft would find themselves stranded in orbit?
Microsoft engineers definitely need to be kept away from flight articles.
* * * * * * *
That's all, folks!
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