Sunday, September 30, 2007

Get outta that closet!

I submit that any man who finds this attractive ought to just come on out of the closet right now and admit that he's a homosexual. Look, there's no sense in trying to hide behind the facade that you like women who look like this, 'cause about the only thing that makes this creature a female is a lack of male reproductive organs. For once in your deceitful, miserable life, be honest, you crazy homosexual. :>)
Take care.
DAL357

Saturday, September 29, 2007

Get a clue!

I recently read a news blurb about Newt Gingrich deciding not to run for president in 2008; this is probably a wise decision, reached, no doubt, for two reasons: Newt is unelectable, and second, and most important, because he and his handlers know that no Republican has a chance of winning in '08.

Do the Republicans as a party really think they will win? Didn't the Congressional elections of '06 show them anything? The tide has turned towards the socialist Democrats, as opposed to the socialist Republicans, and only the party of the elephant hasn't gotten the word. I guess they'll get the word on the first Wednesday after the first Tuesday in November 2008.

Lest anyone construe this blog post as an endorsement for the Democrats, I assure you nothing could be further from the truth. I detest the Democrats' stance on essentially everything, and I am no fan of the pale Democrats, aka the Republicans, save for one issue: gun control (actually, I am not even a fan of them on that issue, but at least they are not actively seeking to destroy private gun ownership...yet). But I have to call it as I see it and the current Republican offerings--save for Ron Paul (a Libertarian cleverly disguised as a Republican), who has almost as little chance of being elected as I do--is so sad as to be, well, sad.

Get ready, America and the world, for a Democrat in the White House as well as a Congress controlled by the same party. Get ready to fork it over for the downtrodden and oppressed, and you damn well better smile while you're doing it.

Take care.
DAL357

Sunday, September 23, 2007

Intro to IHMSA

Here's a shooting sport I just happened to stumble upon in 2005, and am I ever glad I did. As far as I'm concerned, it's the most fun I've ever had with a gun, save for rabbit hunting when the bunnies are plentiful. The sport is called International Handgun Metallic Silhouette Association, IHMSA (pronounced "m-sah") for short, and it is a blast. Believe me, if it wasn't fun I wouldn't be in my third season of it. Below, you'll find a link to a video on YouTube giving you an idea of what I'm talking about.



Here the link to the organization's website.








I can't speak about all chapters, but I know the one that holds the matches I attend allows a person to shoot their first match for free (matches thereafter are $5 or $6 per discipline entered). But be careful, once you try it, you'll likely be hooked.
Take care.
DAL357

God's Gift to the Hunting World

Enough of this egghead-type commentary for now. Let’s move on to a fun subject. That’s right, it’s time to talk about guns and hunting. Yeeeehaaaa!

Okay, I’ll lay it on the line. I am an unabashed admirer and promoter of the .30-06. Not that other calibers don’t exist that beat the old warhorse on this or that ballistic point, but few, if any, offer the versatility of this 101-year-old package, and this is doubly true if one handloads most or all of his own ammunition.

Rather than reinvent the wheel, I prefer to let the following link to an excellent article explain why the .30-06 is such a good choice as a big-game caliber for both the beginner and the experienced shooter/hunter.

http://www.beartoothbullets.com/tech_notes/archive_tech_notes.htm/30

Take care.
DAL357

Saturday, September 22, 2007

Enhancing nature?

WOW! I just finished my umpteenth viewing of “Bob,” the sophomoric shill for a natural male “enhancement” product, and I’ve only been viewing television for just over an hour.* What gives? Is there a real need for this concoction? Have we suddenly become a country of non-functioning male protuberances? Judging by the ubiquitous nature of these advertisements, we must have.

I submit that, no, we are likely just as virile in this area as we have ever been. So what’s different? Delayed maturity or prolonged adolescence. Choose your term, they both mean the same thing.

For humans, sex can be a lifelong activity, although there is nothing stating that it must be. The frequency of sex, however, does change over time as humans age due to common physical changes. Sex is just one part of human existence, and it is as subject to the immutable effects of aging as eyesight. This fact is inescapable. But, thanks to a society that worships youth and holds it up to be the highest ideal, this idea is abhorrent.

Enter the marketers, who have recognized this pathology in the Western world and, of course, developed a potion for it. Never mind that what they are offering in this case, as in many others, is decidedly unnatural. As long as a 35-year-old male is able to keep going all night (which is really what making love is all about, isn’t it?), or a 55-year-old male is able to even get started, well, that’s all that counts.

I guess I can’t really blame the marketers for trying to make a buck off of the collective stupidity of the American public. Many multimillionaires have been created from this cash crop, and it’s not some recent phenomenon. P.T. Barnum once said something to the effect that no one ever went broke banking on the stupidity of the American public. How else can one explain the short-lived popularity of that 1970s icon, the pet rock, which made its inventor rich?

Getting back to the prolonged adolescence thing, what can really be expected from a post-literate people who are bombarded 24/7 with images of youth as the be-all and end-all? Look at all of the expense and bother people go through in the elusive quest to capture and maintain a youthful appearance, always losing in the end, and in the interim often looking like buffoons.

Does this mean one should let oneself go? Not at all. A person should always do the best with what they have, but their efforts should be executed within the context of their age. This is what’s missing today, mainly because of the lockstep march of all forms of media in promoting youth, that small segment of a natural lifespan, as all that matters. As a consequence, many people have no idea how they should behave past the age of 27.

More’s the pity.

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On a side note, it’s been said that there is no such thing as a perpetual motion machine, but I think I’ve discovered the closest thing to one as mankind is ever likely to find. Think about this: We are bathed in the message all of our lives that youthful beauty is where it’s at, which causes us to chase after and secure it by any means necessary, no matter the cost or hardship, which in turn shows the marketers that this is where our interests lie, which causes them to continue proffering these images as the ultimate ideal. What a system. What a scam.

Take care.
DAL357

*The fact that these commercials are on television at all, especially at hours of the day when children can be exposed to them, is a subject worthy of a treatise in and of itself. I may speak to this one day, but for now suffice it to say that children have had enough of their childhood stolen by foolish, selfish adults. They do NOT need to be exposed to this type of product.

Obfuscation deluxe.

Let us lay our cards on the table. I believe in the application of the death penalty where it is warranted. What would warrant this drastic action? The premeditated taking of life in a situation other than self-defense. It should not be used to punish rape, as heinous as that crime is, nor attempted murder, unless the victim is left in a permanent vegetative state, nor manslaughter. But it should be used.

One argument you'll often hear against the death penalty is that it doesn't reduce crime. Whether or not it does is immaterial. This take on the death penalty is used to confuse the issue, to bring in a specious argument that drops the context of each individual case. It is not the purpose of the death penalty to reduce murder in general; its purpose is to mete out the harshest of punishments for the highest of all crimes. The death penalty's purpose is to apply justice to that particular individual in that particular case. If it serves as a cautionary tale to others, so be it.

I could go on about this, but you get the idea of where I stand on this issue, especially on the issue of the death penalty as a non-deterrent.

Take care.
DAL357