I'm seriously considering bringing back my old blog and posting to it again. Still can't talk about my job so much, which is ok because I want to keep that to a minimum, but with some interesting things coming up in my life, why can't I post about things?
Being somewhat of a blogger that had a faithful following, this blog was kind of a bust for me. For one, it is hard or me to blog about things without bringing a personal view to it. The point of this blog was to blog anonymously, but I had difficulty doing it. Will I still blog here, maybe, as it retains some of its anonymous feel and if I want to go on a tirade about something, I can always post here again. But in the meantime, my regular blog is back up.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Saturday, April 11, 2009
New Additions to the Family
So life has been busy, hence the complete and nearly utter lack of postings as of late. But last week I got the chance to go out and see the Machine Gun Shoot atknob creek. And picked up two guns while I was there.
My new AR-15 with an M4 body design (actually model is an XM15-E2S)
Ruger 10-22, I saw this rifle and the moment I saw it I knew it was destined to be mine.
Haven't fired either yet, and still working out the glitches, like figuring out how to collapse those bipods down. EDIT - Figured it out, to easy
That joins my collection, which includes an AK47, a Taurus Judge, and a little winchester .22 .
Now I need to figure out names for them.
My new AR-15 with an M4 body design (actually model is an XM15-E2S)
Ruger 10-22, I saw this rifle and the moment I saw it I knew it was destined to be mine.
Haven't fired either yet, and still working out the glitches, like figuring out how to collapse those bipods down. EDIT - Figured it out, to easy
That joins my collection, which includes an AK47, a Taurus Judge, and a little winchester .22 .
Now I need to figure out names for them.
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Personal Stuff
I kind of created this blog as an outlet to just give a rant now and again with the ability to do it semi anonymously, but because of circumstances, it really doesn't let me update as much as I would have liked, so I had to do things like send Instapundit the pictures I took for the Cincinnati Tea Protest I attended last week (I didn't have time to blog about them though I wanted to) which was fantastic btw, since I will likely have to forgo the April 15th massive tax day tea party protests due to work *sighs*
My Thoughts Exactly
Meanwhile, I've been kind of in a lull lately, but I started working again. Some people know what I do for a living, but my boss doesn't want me really blogging about it, so using as generalized terms as I can without telling you who exactly I work for, I am in orientation and training for people entering my specific job field. We hire them on, they come to me and my peers, we teach them the rules and regulations of our business, we train them on the basic skills necessary to do their jobs and then they are sent onward to get further training in a more select field once I am done with them.
Despite the economy, we are still hiring. So I am busy. That's just part of the job I guess. Anyway, I am in the middle of an orientation process right now and it will continue for another month or so before I am given a break to do things like read blogs and stay up to snuff on current events. I like to stay informed. Unfortunately, there is a lot of training we have to go over and only a short amount of time to do it in, so we have really long days. When I get off at night, I generally want to crash.
So blogging is likely not going to be very much, but I still want to post to articles I find interesting. Most of them related to current events, and quite possibly the Kentucky Derby.
I have absolutely no idea who this person is, but that is a fantastic shirt!
In the meantime, I'm going to be cheering on the Tea Party Tax Protesters from a distance, and wishing I could be a part of the fun. . .
5,000 Strong!
Pork Products
My Thoughts Exactly
Meanwhile, I've been kind of in a lull lately, but I started working again. Some people know what I do for a living, but my boss doesn't want me really blogging about it, so using as generalized terms as I can without telling you who exactly I work for, I am in orientation and training for people entering my specific job field. We hire them on, they come to me and my peers, we teach them the rules and regulations of our business, we train them on the basic skills necessary to do their jobs and then they are sent onward to get further training in a more select field once I am done with them.
Despite the economy, we are still hiring. So I am busy. That's just part of the job I guess. Anyway, I am in the middle of an orientation process right now and it will continue for another month or so before I am given a break to do things like read blogs and stay up to snuff on current events. I like to stay informed. Unfortunately, there is a lot of training we have to go over and only a short amount of time to do it in, so we have really long days. When I get off at night, I generally want to crash.
So blogging is likely not going to be very much, but I still want to post to articles I find interesting. Most of them related to current events, and quite possibly the Kentucky Derby.
I have absolutely no idea who this person is, but that is a fantastic shirt!
In the meantime, I'm going to be cheering on the Tea Party Tax Protesters from a distance, and wishing I could be a part of the fun. . .
5,000 Strong!
Pork Products
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Going Galt
I bought a copy of Ayn Rand's book, Atlas Shrugged. Its been going around a lot and I thought I would check it out.
Except it is a freakin' huge book, and though I want to read it, it doesn't come across as light reading. Of course it's a classic. At 1069 pages and tiny print, I think it might be something I'll pick at over time.
But the thought of 'going Galt', as is described on various blogs I read, does sound like an appealing notion. Basically, the premise behind going Galt is that you reduce your income and live in a means so as not to allow the government to get more of your money through taxation, especially in this day an age where we are in a situation of having out of control spending courtesy of the government and the only way to pay for that spending is through taxes. It's basically a form of protest through your check book.
Why this idea appeals to me is a few reasons. One, I was raised on the notion of provident living, which is living in a status of self reliance. In a matter of economic hardships, a lot of people are looking toward the government to bail them out instead of looking at what they can do to get by. The funny thing is, at this moment, the economy really isn't that bad. People are still able to buy their necessities. We don't have massive food shortages or anything of that nature. People aren't starving. Most people are just finding themselves forced to eat out less, to bypass going to the movies right now. They have to cut back from getting those little luxaries in life. True, there is the mortgage crisis of people possibly getting their houses foreclosed, but its not due to lack of housing that is causing this problem. If a person loses their home, they still have the option of downsizing after all. That doesn't necessarily kick them out into the street. What about renting a smaller place until they get on their feet again?
There are so many things going on in this situation that is the root of it. I am outraged by the amount of spending going on in DC right now. What is the matter with these people? The fact that Obama wants to 'fix' everything at once is part of the problem. We need to fix the economy first, and ramming every little pet project that ever existed through our budget, continuing to bail out businesses that keep losing money with no hope of ever getting that money back, this is not going to help us in this situation.
I think we need to let AIG and Citigroup and the big three auto makers to fail. Yes, it will put a damper on the economy, but we've thrown how many billions of dollars at them so far and to what? They just come back asking for another hand out. Enough is enough, they can't depend on the government to come in and rescue them, while keep asking for hand outs. I've come to a point where I don't think I'll ever buy a domestic automobile.
So this is my protest. I'm going to do everything I can to make sure that the government gets as little of my money to tax as possible. Now, granted, I'm not making anywhere near 250,000 dollars a year and I don't own a small business, and my pay is on salary so I make the same amount whether I work more hours or less, but I think I can see where I can avoid taxation. How about getting by with less?
Hmm, sounds like a perfectly sound plan to me. Until the government gets the clue that maybe IT'S the cause of this problem and not the solution.
Except it is a freakin' huge book, and though I want to read it, it doesn't come across as light reading. Of course it's a classic. At 1069 pages and tiny print, I think it might be something I'll pick at over time.
But the thought of 'going Galt', as is described on various blogs I read, does sound like an appealing notion. Basically, the premise behind going Galt is that you reduce your income and live in a means so as not to allow the government to get more of your money through taxation, especially in this day an age where we are in a situation of having out of control spending courtesy of the government and the only way to pay for that spending is through taxes. It's basically a form of protest through your check book.
Why this idea appeals to me is a few reasons. One, I was raised on the notion of provident living, which is living in a status of self reliance. In a matter of economic hardships, a lot of people are looking toward the government to bail them out instead of looking at what they can do to get by. The funny thing is, at this moment, the economy really isn't that bad. People are still able to buy their necessities. We don't have massive food shortages or anything of that nature. People aren't starving. Most people are just finding themselves forced to eat out less, to bypass going to the movies right now. They have to cut back from getting those little luxaries in life. True, there is the mortgage crisis of people possibly getting their houses foreclosed, but its not due to lack of housing that is causing this problem. If a person loses their home, they still have the option of downsizing after all. That doesn't necessarily kick them out into the street. What about renting a smaller place until they get on their feet again?
There are so many things going on in this situation that is the root of it. I am outraged by the amount of spending going on in DC right now. What is the matter with these people? The fact that Obama wants to 'fix' everything at once is part of the problem. We need to fix the economy first, and ramming every little pet project that ever existed through our budget, continuing to bail out businesses that keep losing money with no hope of ever getting that money back, this is not going to help us in this situation.
I think we need to let AIG and Citigroup and the big three auto makers to fail. Yes, it will put a damper on the economy, but we've thrown how many billions of dollars at them so far and to what? They just come back asking for another hand out. Enough is enough, they can't depend on the government to come in and rescue them, while keep asking for hand outs. I've come to a point where I don't think I'll ever buy a domestic automobile.
So this is my protest. I'm going to do everything I can to make sure that the government gets as little of my money to tax as possible. Now, granted, I'm not making anywhere near 250,000 dollars a year and I don't own a small business, and my pay is on salary so I make the same amount whether I work more hours or less, but I think I can see where I can avoid taxation. How about getting by with less?
Hmm, sounds like a perfectly sound plan to me. Until the government gets the clue that maybe IT'S the cause of this problem and not the solution.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Over the last couple of weeks, life has been busy. So I haven't been posting.
Meanwhile, this is a great article to read.
Meanwhile, this is a great article to read.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
LOL Builders
see Sarah Palin pictures
It all started with a freakin' cat eating Cheeseburgers.
Going back on Pundit Kitchen, you can see that they are starting to get more and more critical of Obama recently.
But the best Lolbamas are over at IMAO
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