Thus far I have really enjoyed Club for Growth’s political support. That includes being a significant force to get Bob Bennet out and supporting Mike Lee the Republican nomination for Senate. This upcoming potential battle is no different. The pro-business Club for Growth said Wednesday that if Chaffetz decides to challenge Hatch, the club will back Chaffetz. Chris Chocola, president… Read more »
#56 mharper
Yep, I heard that, too. I totally agree. I have to swap time for money – why shouldn’t they?
mharper42
June 1, 2011 9:56 pm
#14 GJT Screening welfare recipients for drugs, life as we know it is over Michael Berry has a cool idea to require all adults on welfare to get dressed up and report in somewhere every weekday 8-5 with an hour off for lunch of gubmint cheese. These gives them some appreciation for the daily grind required of those who are… Read more »
Darren
June 1, 2011 9:50 pm
Naturally, then, as we kick off “Recovery Summer! Part Deux,” the chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee says that buying homemade cars is a matter of national importance. “If it were up to the candidates for president on the Republican side, we would be driving foreign cars,” Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz explained while defending the protectionist auto/union bailout. “They would… Read more »
mharper42
June 1, 2011 9:44 pm
#4 TT This place is big enough to have grandkids stay over Planning ahead already, I see. 🙂 I lived in a 20’x20′ house north of the UT campus in Austin, with 3 cats. It was fine, had room for almost everything I owned at that time, although some of it was boxed up in the attic. The lot itself… Read more »
Darren
June 1, 2011 7:31 pm
Via The Blaze, which accurately characterizes the clip as vindication of Glenn Beck for warning that the hard left was working with the Muslim Brotherhood and other Middle East Islamist radicals within the “Arab Spring.” It absolutely is a vindication. Question: Do these lefties realize that they’re being played by the radicals, who will either discard them or destroy them… Read more »
Super Dave
June 1, 2011 7:22 pm
Do I dare mention the IMR 4227 in a short piece of lead pipe with a CCI 350 Primer, ignited with a 9 volt battery? NAH, better not, I don’t know nuttin’ about that BUTT, I’ve heard about it. I think it had something to do with Fishin’?
Darren
June 1, 2011 7:21 pm
Whodduh thunk it would take “that” many years to get all those itty bitty shards f glass our of my……….
Fingernails?
LOL! The point of impact is better than…
Chocolate?
Bonecrusher
June 1, 2011 7:17 pm
. . . . . . .and NEVER at 2 or 3 in the am.
Bonecrusher
June 1, 2011 7:16 pm
regarding firecrackers:
Common uses: mail box demolition, cat terrorizing
The best was a string of 15 or 20 lit and placed in the mailbox that dropped INSIDE THE HOUSE / not that I would know anything about that.
Darren
June 1, 2011 7:12 pm
HERE’S my post about the potential oil bom right here in Texas. Great news. Disappointing news is this: Meet the lizard that will kill Texas oil production. Strictly speaking, lizards don’t kill jobs, Liberals do. Amazing how all the billions of dollars already spent to get oil out of Cotulla, Texas would be for naught all because of the federal… Read more »
Darren
June 1, 2011 6:57 pm
Martin Bashir: I think Palin might be breaking federal law by putting the flag on her bus or something; Update: MSNBC flag videos added LOL, watch the ReasonTV video. It’s classic! For a direct quote from NewsBusters, go to The Blaze’s post on the same issue. The Flag code is NOT “federal law”. The only problem: the Supreme Court ruled… Read more »
Cheap thrill time for me back in the day was a half empty can of WD-40, several empty cans of my favorite adult beverage, several full cans of my favorite adult beverage, four or five unsuspecting slightly inebriated friends and a decent fire. Hilarity always ensued when the proper proportions of canned fluids were mixed with fire.
Southern Tragedy
June 1, 2011 5:27 pm
My Dad’s reloading bench was in the hallway just outside my bedroom. Made me think about his priorities in the event of a fire in the house, but made up for that with destructive power and flexibility in means detonation. At least I learnt my kids: “In the event of a faaaar, stay away from mama’s closet and outside area… Read more »
Gotta keep Gurstelle’s books away from Jihadist wanna-be children–of all ages. It was 69 this morning with heavy ground mist blanketing the pastures. What a glorious feeling. Guess that was today’s ration of moisture. At 4:45 it is 95 with 29% humidity. Ugh Many thanks to the management of the Chick-Fil-A store at 59 and TX 99 for the use… Read more »
gtotracker
June 1, 2011 4:35 pm
‘Bout some actually useful stuff gots posted here.
You can build a gun that shoots Q-Tips out of a vitamin bottle, a Bic pen, and a generic gas grill igniter (plus a bit of glue/silicone).
…not that I would know exactly how.
Also Suave hair spray is like rocket fuel in a can.
…again, not that I would know from experience or anything.
I feel as if I was deprived because William Gurstelle wasn’t around to write his books when I was young. His newest one is: The Practical Pyromaniac: Build Fire Tornadoes, One-Candlepower Engines, Great Balls of Fire, and More Incendiary Devices Gurstelle is famous for this 2001 book: Backyard Ballistics: Build Potato Cannons, Paper Match Rockets, Cincinnati Fire Kites, Tennis Ball… Read more »
You should get a piece of potassium or sodium in its metallic state. It comes packed in mineral oil because it reacts violently with water. If you throw a piece the size of a walnut into a pond, it sounds like a bomb going off. When the remaining pieces land in the water, it sounds like a machine gun. After… Read more »
We would unroll Black Cats by the hundreds to collect the powder, then make homemade M80′s with cardboard pants-hanger tubes.
Heh
Stolen test tubes and rubber “corks” from chemistry class. Whodduh thunk it would take “that” many years to get all those itty bitty shards of glass our of my……….
Anthony Weiner continues to provide the world with Instant Joke Kits. Rep. Anthony Weiner, sitting down for a set of television interviews Wednesday to answer questions about a lewd photo sent from his Twitter account to a college student, flatly denied sending the image. But he could not say “with certitude” whether the photo, which depicted a man’s bulging underwear,… Read more »
25 Shannon says: June 1, 2011 at 1:51 pm We would unroll Black Cats by the hundreds to collect the powder, then make homemade M80′s with cardboard pants-hanger tubes. Slacker. My Dad’s reloading bench was in the hallway just outside my bedroom. Made me think about his priorities in the event of a fire in the house, but made up… Read more »
Not sure yet. They have a new one opening in Stafford, but I’m not willing to work here all day and drive one hour each way. That would be too much. They may be making some changes at the restaurant close by, I was told, and they might be able to find something for me to do. Right now, I’m… Read more »
#17 Dude
Well, anyone on THIS blog, anyway. Over at Daily Kos (K-oss, as I pronounce it), they probably don’t know. Anything involving gunpowder is eeeevvviiilllll, according to them.
Reminded me of a dog we had when I was a kid. I think I’ve told the story before, but here goes again… It was either New Year’s Eve or the Fourth of July (I think the Fourth, as I don’t remember it being cold), and my father had bought some firecrackers. This was, of course, prior to the nanny… Read more »
GJT
June 1, 2011 10:45 am
Puppy dog got a new lesson in laws of nature over the weekend. Son and I were on the driveway and saw a doe on the other side of the property, puppy soon noticed her too and a stare down began. Puppy decided to go after her and as he got near, what turned out to be Mama doe turned… Read more »
GJT
June 1, 2011 10:27 am
#3
Tedtam
Wow! I did not know Florida was working this legislation, that is awesome. Screening welfare recipients for drugs, life as we know it is over according to the lefty commentors around the ‘net. Heh, heh.
Boy am I ever glad that hurricane season is finally open. I’m so tired of hearing about floods and tornadoes everywhere, but with nothing to create local scare or panic. Now, finally, hurricane season in officially here and we can hear constantly about this season to be the worst ever, buy batteries and water, be prepared to move on a… Read more »
OletimerLin
June 1, 2011 10:02 am
Here’s a term I haven’t heard in a while. Seems like quite a bit of it going on nowadays. Yellow journalism: Biased opinion masquerading as objective fact. The practice of yellow journalism involves sensationalism, distorted stories, and misleading images for the purpose of exciting public opinion.
OletimerLin
June 1, 2011 10:00 am
A Blind man went Bungee jumping Scared the living hell out of the dog.
The sky appears to be blue because that’s what Obama wants it to be. Nowhere in the Constitution does the power to dictate the color of the sky vest in the Office of the President, but since it does not expressly prohibit Presidential dictates regarding the color of the sky, the current occupant of that high Office has so decreed.… Read more »
Thus far I have really enjoyed Club for Growth’s political support. That includes being a significant force to get Bob Bennet out and supporting Mike Lee the Republican nomination for Senate. This upcoming potential battle is no different. The pro-business Club for Growth said Wednesday that if Chaffetz decides to challenge Hatch, the club will back Chaffetz. Chris Chocola, president… Read more »
#56 mharper
Yep, I heard that, too. I totally agree. I have to swap time for money – why shouldn’t they?
#14 GJT Screening welfare recipients for drugs, life as we know it is over Michael Berry has a cool idea to require all adults on welfare to get dressed up and report in somewhere every weekday 8-5 with an hour off for lunch of gubmint cheese. These gives them some appreciation for the daily grind required of those who are… Read more »
Naturally, then, as we kick off “Recovery Summer! Part Deux,” the chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee says that buying homemade cars is a matter of national importance. “If it were up to the candidates for president on the Republican side, we would be driving foreign cars,” Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz explained while defending the protectionist auto/union bailout. “They would… Read more »
#4 TT This place is big enough to have grandkids stay over Planning ahead already, I see. 🙂 I lived in a 20’x20′ house north of the UT campus in Austin, with 3 cats. It was fine, had room for almost everything I owned at that time, although some of it was boxed up in the attic. The lot itself… Read more »
Via The Blaze, which accurately characterizes the clip as vindication of Glenn Beck for warning that the hard left was working with the Muslim Brotherhood and other Middle East Islamist radicals within the “Arab Spring.” It absolutely is a vindication. Question: Do these lefties realize that they’re being played by the radicals, who will either discard them or destroy them… Read more »
Do I dare mention the IMR 4227 in a short piece of lead pipe with a CCI 350 Primer, ignited with a 9 volt battery? NAH, better not, I don’t know nuttin’ about that BUTT, I’ve heard about it. I think it had something to do with Fishin’?
Fingernails?
Chocolate?
. . . . . . .and NEVER at 2 or 3 in the am.
regarding firecrackers:
The best was a string of 15 or 20 lit and placed in the mailbox that dropped INSIDE THE HOUSE / not that I would know anything about that.
HERE’S my post about the potential oil bom right here in Texas. Great news. Disappointing news is this: Meet the lizard that will kill Texas oil production. Strictly speaking, lizards don’t kill jobs, Liberals do. Amazing how all the billions of dollars already spent to get oil out of Cotulla, Texas would be for naught all because of the federal… Read more »
Martin Bashir: I think Palin might be breaking federal law by putting the flag on her bus or something; Update: MSNBC flag videos added LOL, watch the ReasonTV video. It’s classic! For a direct quote from NewsBusters, go to The Blaze’s post on the same issue. The Flag code is NOT “federal law”. The only problem: the Supreme Court ruled… Read more »
Oletimer #11;
LOL!
Sarge #5;
Perhaps you’re right.
“Because, it’s out there.”
Blast from the Past
Cheap thrill time for me back in the day was a half empty can of WD-40, several empty cans of my favorite adult beverage, several full cans of my favorite adult beverage, four or five unsuspecting slightly inebriated friends and a decent fire. Hilarity always ensued when the proper proportions of canned fluids were mixed with fire.
My Dad’s reloading bench was in the hallway just outside my bedroom. Made me think about his priorities in the event of a fire in the house, but made up for that with destructive power and flexibility in means detonation. At least I learnt my kids: “In the event of a faaaar, stay away from mama’s closet and outside area… Read more »
‘Bout ‘time’, that is.
Gotta keep Gurstelle’s books away from Jihadist wanna-be children–of all ages. It was 69 this morning with heavy ground mist blanketing the pastures. What a glorious feeling. Guess that was today’s ration of moisture. At 4:45 it is 95 with 29% humidity. Ugh Many thanks to the management of the Chick-Fil-A store at 59 and TX 99 for the use… Read more »
‘Bout some actually useful stuff gots posted here.
You can build a gun that shoots Q-Tips out of a vitamin bottle, a Bic pen, and a generic gas grill igniter (plus a bit of glue/silicone).
…not that I would know exactly how.
Also Suave hair spray is like rocket fuel in a can.
…again, not that I would know from experience or anything.
I feel as if I was deprived because William Gurstelle wasn’t around to write his books when I was young. His newest one is: The Practical Pyromaniac: Build Fire Tornadoes, One-Candlepower Engines, Great Balls of Fire, and More Incendiary Devices Gurstelle is famous for this 2001 book: Backyard Ballistics: Build Potato Cannons, Paper Match Rockets, Cincinnati Fire Kites, Tennis Ball… Read more »
You should get a piece of potassium or sodium in its metallic state. It comes packed in mineral oil because it reacts violently with water. If you throw a piece the size of a walnut into a pond, it sounds like a bomb going off. When the remaining pieces land in the water, it sounds like a machine gun. After… Read more »
#34 – Cool echo after impact!
This is always fun on a hot Saturday afternoon. They call ’em targets.
Heh
Stolen test tubes and rubber “corks” from chemistry class. Whodduh thunk it would take “that” many years to get all those itty bitty shards of glass our of my……….
No singing!
Deprived of one of the important manly social skills:
Blowin stuff up real good.
There were no reloading supplies around my house.
You make due with whatcha got.
Anthony Weiner continues to provide the world with Instant Joke Kits. Rep. Anthony Weiner, sitting down for a set of television interviews Wednesday to answer questions about a lewd photo sent from his Twitter account to a college student, flatly denied sending the image. But he could not say “with certitude” whether the photo, which depicted a man’s bulging underwear,… Read more »
Because how silly would it sound to sing the lyrics
“Purple skies
Shining on me.
Nothing but purple,
Do I see..”
See what I mean?
Why not? 🙂
25 Shannon says: June 1, 2011 at 1:51 pm We would unroll Black Cats by the hundreds to collect the powder, then make homemade M80′s with cardboard pants-hanger tubes. Slacker. My Dad’s reloading bench was in the hallway just outside my bedroom. Made me think about his priorities in the event of a fire in the house, but made up… Read more »
We would unroll Black Cats by the hundreds to collect the powder, then make homemade M80’s with cardboard pants-hanger tubes.
Unexpectedly.
M-80 😀
You hafta use a LOT of them for that.
Common uses: mail box demolition, cat terrorizing
Not sure yet. They have a new one opening in Stafford, but I’m not willing to work here all day and drive one hour each way. That would be too much. They may be making some changes at the restaurant close by, I was told, and they might be able to find something for me to do. Right now, I’m… Read more »
Good point.
So hey, how’d the restaurant gig thing go?
#17 Dude
Well, anyone on THIS blog, anyway. Over at Daily Kos (K-oss, as I pronounce it), they probably don’t know. Anything involving gunpowder is eeeevvviiilllll, according to them.
It’s hard for me to fathom anyone over the age of 6 not knowing what Black Cats are, but good description nonetheless.
Reminded me of a dog we had when I was a kid. I think I’ve told the story before, but here goes again… It was either New Year’s Eve or the Fourth of July (I think the Fourth, as I don’t remember it being cold), and my father had bought some firecrackers. This was, of course, prior to the nanny… Read more »
Puppy dog got a new lesson in laws of nature over the weekend. Son and I were on the driveway and saw a doe on the other side of the property, puppy soon noticed her too and a stare down began. Puppy decided to go after her and as he got near, what turned out to be Mama doe turned… Read more »
#3
Tedtam
Wow! I did not know Florida was working this legislation, that is awesome. Screening welfare recipients for drugs, life as we know it is over according to the lefty commentors around the ‘net. Heh, heh.
Boy am I ever glad that hurricane season is finally open. I’m so tired of hearing about floods and tornadoes everywhere, but with nothing to create local scare or panic. Now, finally, hurricane season in officially here and we can hear constantly about this season to be the worst ever, buy batteries and water, be prepared to move on a… Read more »
Here’s a term I haven’t heard in a while. Seems like quite a bit of it going on nowadays.
Yellow journalism: Biased opinion masquerading as objective fact. The practice of yellow journalism involves sensationalism, distorted stories, and misleading images for the purpose of exciting public opinion.
A Blind man went Bungee jumping
Scared the living hell out of the dog.
#9 El Gordo
🙂
The sky appears to be blue because that’s what Obama wants it to be. Nowhere in the Constitution does the power to dictate the color of the sky vest in the Office of the President, but since it does not expressly prohibit Presidential dictates regarding the color of the sky, the current occupant of that high Office has so decreed.… Read more »