A local talk radio show opened with an interview of a local police officer. The officer related an incident at a local restaurant.
Here's the short version: Officer is meeting with some department management. Restaurant manager tells officer his gun is offending a customer and would he mind taking it off. Listen here.
Hopefully he can get the restaurant's side of the story. Should be good.
I'd love to hear the "offended" person's side. Just how does someone become so offended at the sight of an inanimate object.
The mind boggles.
* PSH reference here.
09 February 2011
Top Shot season 2 debut
Season two kicked off tonight. It kicks off much harder than season one. More on shooting and less "getting to know you, getting to know all about you..." I'm sure we'll get to that later. Looks like a solid field.
Nice start to see the "best" shooters choose teams grade school kickball style. Though I wonder if Mr. Lim's shot was luck or skill. I'm in solid agreement... once is luck, twice is skill. They started down this path but we didn't see the result which makes me wonder if his second shot wasn't a miss [terminating that story line].
Glad to see more "Tara's" this season. On average, what the fairer sex seems to lack in aggression, they make up in patience and dexterity (though this field is far above "on average"). Sorry to see the wimmenfolk selected at the bottom of the field. Just doesn't look good.
While I agree with Mr Reed's "I'll take any 7 of the remaining 14 against the rest. They all earned their spots here" at a gut level, I'd like to think in their shoes, I'd take after Mr. Lim's methodical attempt to build a balanced team.
BassProShops is obviously a sponsor. Welcome! I hope you find your sponsorship profitable! What do you have available in magnum calibers? (I'm in the market).
$2k card for each challenge win. Nice touch. But I bet Kelly is wondering "WhereTF were you last season?" He'd have made a nice sideline last season. How many challenges did he win? At least 4 IIRC.
Mr. Lim so far is listed only as a "golf pro" and future highlights hint at discord within the ranks. I wonder what kind of "underdog creds" we'll see from him and from Ms. "guess no one wants me" last chosen.
Who doesn't love an underdog story? Good start to the season!
Nice start to see the "best" shooters choose teams grade school kickball style. Though I wonder if Mr. Lim's shot was luck or skill. I'm in solid agreement... once is luck, twice is skill. They started down this path but we didn't see the result which makes me wonder if his second shot wasn't a miss [terminating that story line].
Glad to see more "Tara's" this season. On average, what the fairer sex seems to lack in aggression, they make up in patience and dexterity (though this field is far above "on average"). Sorry to see the wimmenfolk selected at the bottom of the field. Just doesn't look good.
While I agree with Mr Reed's "I'll take any 7 of the remaining 14 against the rest. They all earned their spots here" at a gut level, I'd like to think in their shoes, I'd take after Mr. Lim's methodical attempt to build a balanced team.
BassProShops is obviously a sponsor. Welcome! I hope you find your sponsorship profitable! What do you have available in magnum calibers? (I'm in the market).
$2k card for each challenge win. Nice touch. But I bet Kelly is wondering "WhereTF were you last season?" He'd have made a nice sideline last season. How many challenges did he win? At least 4 IIRC.
Mr. Lim so far is listed only as a "golf pro" and future highlights hint at discord within the ranks. I wonder what kind of "underdog creds" we'll see from him and from Ms. "guess no one wants me" last chosen.
Who doesn't love an underdog story? Good start to the season!
06 February 2011
Winter ePostals...
Merle "Most Prolific" passes along a couple ePostal matches currently underway.
First a rifle match from the Surplus Rifle Forum featuring MilSurp rifles. Funny how that works out.
Also the Ruger Forum has a pistol match running. The match attempts to simulate the life and death charging animal scenario. So the intent is to get your heart rate up and empty your magnum into the "charging animal" (simulated by a standard paper plate). This match exposes a glaring empty spot in the safe. The Magnum Revolver!
Note to self.. research and acquire a magnum caliber revolver. Something in .357 or .44 would suffice nicely. As I've not yet begun the research project, feel free to nominate your favorite in the comments.
First a rifle match from the Surplus Rifle Forum featuring MilSurp rifles. Funny how that works out.
Also the Ruger Forum has a pistol match running. The match attempts to simulate the life and death charging animal scenario. So the intent is to get your heart rate up and empty your magnum into the "charging animal" (simulated by a standard paper plate). This match exposes a glaring empty spot in the safe. The Magnum Revolver!
Note to self.. research and acquire a magnum caliber revolver. Something in .357 or .44 would suffice nicely. As I've not yet begun the research project, feel free to nominate your favorite in the comments.
01 February 2011
Algebra is easy!
So sayeth the SCSon!
MArooned bragged about his son pwning the boards at his local league. Good on ya. Ain't it great to be a dad! But I didn't expect I'd get to follow on anytime soon.
The SCSon has struggled in math, mostly because he wants to take short cuts and gets lazy. He loses carrys & borrows. Been there, done that. I check his homework every night and most of the time the first pass is about 50% and it takes 4-5 passes to get it right. I won't do his work for him but I'll have him explain his process and ask where he went wrong. If he doesn't see it, I keep asking questions until he discovers the error. It's a long and tedious process, frequently involving tears and tantums (IOW, "JUST FIX IT DAD!") But I won't. Your work, your score. You're the one that has the test on Friday, not me.
I asked about his homework tonight. He said "it's over there and it's all correct." They are doing simple algebra (x-15 = 27, solve for x) and somehow it clicked in his mind. He only missed one (a picture problem where he didn't write the initial equation correctly) and he inadvertantly skipped a problem. So one to "do" and one to "redo".
Dang! Who are you and what have you done with my son! What a quantum leap from the usual math struggles.
He started to get cocky. "I got this Dad"
"Ok, lets look ahead a little bit." I said and wrote out a couple more equations:
X + 15 = 7. He said "Impossible". "Bzzzt, wrong answer! Apply the same rules you've learned." He did and came up with the correct -8.
7x = 21 He correctly applied the inverse divide by 7 and got the right answer
x/4 = 20 Same here.
7x+3 = 24 It didn't immediately click but we talked about strategy (you are trying to Isolate 'x'). But he quickly got it.
It's really good to see him with confidence in the class where he's struggled in the past. I just hope he doesn't get complacent and continues to pay attention in class. (um, that would be a lesson from the school of been-there-done-that-'cuz-I-thought-I-knew-everything-and-had-to-work-really-hard-to-catch-up-when-I-found-out-I-didn't. It's a hard but important lesson to learn).
But Daaaang! Right now I think I could teach him trig!
MArooned bragged about his son pwning the boards at his local league. Good on ya. Ain't it great to be a dad! But I didn't expect I'd get to follow on anytime soon.
The SCSon has struggled in math, mostly because he wants to take short cuts and gets lazy. He loses carrys & borrows. Been there, done that. I check his homework every night and most of the time the first pass is about 50% and it takes 4-5 passes to get it right. I won't do his work for him but I'll have him explain his process and ask where he went wrong. If he doesn't see it, I keep asking questions until he discovers the error. It's a long and tedious process, frequently involving tears and tantums (IOW, "JUST FIX IT DAD!") But I won't. Your work, your score. You're the one that has the test on Friday, not me.
I asked about his homework tonight. He said "it's over there and it's all correct." They are doing simple algebra (x-15 = 27, solve for x) and somehow it clicked in his mind. He only missed one (a picture problem where he didn't write the initial equation correctly) and he inadvertantly skipped a problem. So one to "do" and one to "redo".
Dang! Who are you and what have you done with my son! What a quantum leap from the usual math struggles.
He started to get cocky. "I got this Dad"
"Ok, lets look ahead a little bit." I said and wrote out a couple more equations:
X + 15 = 7. He said "Impossible". "Bzzzt, wrong answer! Apply the same rules you've learned." He did and came up with the correct -8.
7x = 21 He correctly applied the inverse divide by 7 and got the right answer
x/4 = 20 Same here.
7x+3 = 24 It didn't immediately click but we talked about strategy (you are trying to Isolate 'x'). But he quickly got it.
It's really good to see him with confidence in the class where he's struggled in the past. I just hope he doesn't get complacent and continues to pay attention in class. (um, that would be a lesson from the school of been-there-done-that-'cuz-I-thought-I-knew-everything-and-had-to-work-really-hard-to-catch-up-when-I-found-out-I-didn't. It's a hard but important lesson to learn).
But Daaaang! Right now I think I could teach him trig!
29 January 2011
Movie Blogging...HopScotch
I'm a MovieBlogging virgin but what a flick to start off with. TCM tonight drug me in with "The Odessa File". I recall the book on the camper bookshelf. The title sounded ominous and I probably read a few pages but don't recall reading the whole thing. I tuned in tonight thinking it was a different story. [standby while I recall the other title]. Gotta love TCM for no commercials and leaving the flick intact, four letter words and all.
Following that TCM ran "HopScotch" unedited and without commercials.
Starring: Walter Matthau, Glenda Jackson, Sam Waterston, Ned Beatty.
Holeecow, this alone was worth the cable bill for the month! If you look in the dictionary under "intelligent comedy", "Hopscotch"willshould be listed!
Of course I cannot endorse the movie gunnie-fu in any shape or form. (is Danny Glover a WM protoge?) Throughout the flick WM presents as a nonviolent gunhater. He even congratulates a former colleague for carrying his gun unloaded, after WM uses said unloaded gun to subdue said former colleague! (see above -- former colleague knew of protagonist's aversion to guns and also knew his gun that protagonist that now had his gun is also unloaded but put up no resistance).
Ok, it plays the CIA as bumbling fools and Walther Matthau as the uber-agent running (and flying circles) around the agency[I doubt the portrayal remotely resembles reality]. But the flick portrays it masterfully!!
The flick is copyright 1980 so you probably won't find this in your local redbox, nor will you find it on BluRay 3D, but if you've got a couple braincells to rub together it's worth tracking down in whatever OldTech format you can find. The story is worth the ride.
Following that TCM ran "HopScotch" unedited and without commercials.
Starring: Walter Matthau, Glenda Jackson, Sam Waterston, Ned Beatty.
Holeecow, this alone was worth the cable bill for the month! If you look in the dictionary under "intelligent comedy", "Hopscotch"
Of course I cannot endorse the movie gunnie-fu in any shape or form. (is Danny Glover a WM protoge?) Throughout the flick WM presents as a nonviolent gunhater. He even congratulates a former colleague for carrying his gun unloaded, after WM uses said unloaded gun to subdue said former colleague! (see above -- former colleague knew of protagonist's aversion to guns and also knew his gun that protagonist that now had his gun is also unloaded but put up no resistance).
Ok, it plays the CIA as bumbling fools and Walther Matthau as the uber-agent running (and flying circles) around the agency[I doubt the portrayal remotely resembles reality]. But the flick portrays it masterfully!!
The flick is copyright 1980 so you probably won't find this in your local redbox, nor will you find it on BluRay 3D, but if you've got a couple braincells to rub together it's worth tracking down in whatever OldTech format you can find. The story is worth the ride.
14 January 2011
heh heh heh... (evil laugh)
I just had a brainstorm... Assuming Mr. C allows me an ePostal match in the coming year... heh heh heh!!!
Three clues:
.... part one: scavenger hunt (one item)
.... Part two: Some assembly required!
.... part tre: Reactive targets! (heh heh heh!)
oh please oh please let me have a slot.... this should be fun!
Stay tuned!
Three clues:
.... part one: scavenger hunt (one item)
.... Part two: Some assembly required!
.... part tre: Reactive targets! (heh heh heh!)
oh please oh please let me have a slot.... this should be fun!
Stay tuned!
11 January 2011
Cats and Dogs, living in peace
If you asked me last week to name an issue that would have the whole of state government speak with one voice and unanimously pass the legislation and the governor would sign, I could not have come up with an answer.
Tonight we have the answer "West Borough Baptist Church".
Specifically their plan to picket 9 year old Christina Green's funeral.
When I read they were planning to protest, I thought "What pigs". How could you possibly make a case that the killing of an innocent 9 year old is a good thing.
Arguably the most polarizing figure on the political Left is Kristen Sinema. She's out in front of any issue and she's loudly leading the left. On the right we have Randy Pearce who most recently made political enemies leading the SB1070 fight.
These two could not be anymore political opposites. But they and many others saw the need and sponsored the bill.
When the state legislature stands united and says "we shouldn't have to pass this if you had a shred of human decency. However you have proven you don't so we have to act." That should be a clue that you are not just on the fringe of society but completely off in a different dimension.
Tonight I am proud of my lawmakers. Good on ya guys!
Update.. Now I'm concerned about the unintended consequences. How will this law be twisted to criminalize objectionable but otherwise free speech. I don't see it today but that's how the law of unintended consequences works.
Tonight we have the answer "West Borough Baptist Church".
Specifically their plan to picket 9 year old Christina Green's funeral.
When I read they were planning to protest, I thought "What pigs". How could you possibly make a case that the killing of an innocent 9 year old is a good thing.
Arguably the most polarizing figure on the political Left is Kristen Sinema. She's out in front of any issue and she's loudly leading the left. On the right we have Randy Pearce who most recently made political enemies leading the SB1070 fight.
These two could not be anymore political opposites. But they and many others saw the need and sponsored the bill.
When the state legislature stands united and says "we shouldn't have to pass this if you had a shred of human decency. However you have proven you don't so we have to act." That should be a clue that you are not just on the fringe of society but completely off in a different dimension.
Tonight I am proud of my lawmakers. Good on ya guys!
Update.. Now I'm concerned about the unintended consequences. How will this law be twisted to criminalize objectionable but otherwise free speech. I don't see it today but that's how the law of unintended consequences works.
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