tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145024992024-03-07T08:54:19.880-05:00Nonlosta place for things that maybe shouldn't be lost (or things that have been found) (or things I felt like posting at the time)Arnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14320614178763935603noreply@blogger.comBlogger240125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14502499.post-11620249251465070442010-03-23T18:04:00.005-05:002010-03-23T18:22:02.164-05:00JDRF Walk, 2010Breakfast (why the breakfast for a diabetes event is all-carb is beyond me):<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ0RiPHiLwsmIl2JZk3gBQ5C33fHElzGsF1X9-L2Bfncw8r_8f13P-Q2MPwxvY_so_tHesL7I2GBX6Fqm-xqzZsPc-jI2FS1O3uLWQb8AIxLIPmkSPiKv8dbO9iSDUwU4HPoI/s1600-h/March+2010+001.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ0RiPHiLwsmIl2JZk3gBQ5C33fHElzGsF1X9-L2Bfncw8r_8f13P-Q2MPwxvY_so_tHesL7I2GBX6Fqm-xqzZsPc-jI2FS1O3uLWQb8AIxLIPmkSPiKv8dbO9iSDUwU4HPoI/s400/March+2010+001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451971467745877330" border="0" /></a>A nice sand-sculpture:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwBAFptWLZfgT1T-mhZDyIletG7pYyOY0-r6pRJ0jqHvB9n-ixGaP6V0Bf7h0wdYKQqB2kIUeOHg8Z400oGRJ2vp0obktzU8Ir-zxfbdJvmhxg2Ue4BABDpLV_j4RQuMY9Cic/s1600-h/March+2010+004.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwBAFptWLZfgT1T-mhZDyIletG7pYyOY0-r6pRJ0jqHvB9n-ixGaP6V0Bf7h0wdYKQqB2kIUeOHg8Z400oGRJ2vp0obktzU8Ir-zxfbdJvmhxg2Ue4BABDpLV_j4RQuMY9Cic/s400/March+2010+004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451969719394337234" border="0" /></a>Devin and Grandpa, starting the walk:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_xC8n4FBSFNKJiF8YkAM-mTeyTViH3ztMflAv9GGApTgJnJShGfXQNQ8_9fUDff1qNkG0KnHvvjL_rSVfhIpEIG4uv4I0GxKk5JTPvLQOx0Hud6Tbwi-R4bWu0GgE7bP4RdE/s1600-h/crop+Devin+n+Gpa.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 384px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_xC8n4FBSFNKJiF8YkAM-mTeyTViH3ztMflAv9GGApTgJnJShGfXQNQ8_9fUDff1qNkG0KnHvvjL_rSVfhIpEIG4uv4I0GxKk5JTPvLQOx0Hud6Tbwi-R4bWu0GgE7bP4RdE/s400/crop+Devin+n+Gpa.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451971602841511218" border="0" /></a>Devin and (her) Mom, continuing the walk (she outpaced G'pa and I for the first time):<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYRjggDMhLh3PSZt6ukb9GZ3CqTgthd95R4NHmJcBt1DgbPI9PoqkmUVKZSjxrrECZxpaEIGMRWVJ9WVPsvdoqHOGcc6Jpgsr5aik64RQYOFCFYtP4Ud_n7drGfFKwgr-WRt4/s1600-h/March+2010+031.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYRjggDMhLh3PSZt6ukb9GZ3CqTgthd95R4NHmJcBt1DgbPI9PoqkmUVKZSjxrrECZxpaEIGMRWVJ9WVPsvdoqHOGcc6Jpgsr5aik64RQYOFCFYtP4Ud_n7drGfFKwgr-WRt4/s400/March+2010+031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451969720004495698" border="0" /></a>There's always something oceany to take pictures of (washed up jellyfish):<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ_vr90zqDM_WUNDiVrOY9y5jsyCl3uyzUQng35ReCrCXHQP6rq6S1QfORCDphf8xuNoCUymDItvJFpQJby6qmuOv62ppN5EW-TkCq6Aje7ZmxmiS36u8AdN7ETVkbWvtZGlA/s1600-h/March+2010+034.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ_vr90zqDM_WUNDiVrOY9y5jsyCl3uyzUQng35ReCrCXHQP6rq6S1QfORCDphf8xuNoCUymDItvJFpQJby6qmuOv62ppN5EW-TkCq6Aje7ZmxmiS36u8AdN7ETVkbWvtZGlA/s400/March+2010+034.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451969728679009986" border="0" /></a>A couple of pictures to kind of show the line of people:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm4YjKsnULzEY9SNCaIdci1bzqFlTP8LSwGFWLUTl6tTknV8B21NEx8LXNSAdiPeWIiI7_HbJpAqeGn4IrhBxHKN1jeqj3B00PYJ5fNlTHXWgZqSqUCC-hnlwgl1utbLCJo9Q/s1600-h/March+2010+036.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm4YjKsnULzEY9SNCaIdci1bzqFlTP8LSwGFWLUTl6tTknV8B21NEx8LXNSAdiPeWIiI7_HbJpAqeGn4IrhBxHKN1jeqj3B00PYJ5fNlTHXWgZqSqUCC-hnlwgl1utbLCJo9Q/s400/March+2010+036.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451969736716495202" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqKS0cv8fIgBZRYgWbw-jYybjYy2HM9KrkKCmtD7oN_rmsfwCjc2QQNtLZEODFd34DEAHZtW1GLZo81796X0Ay6uAQFqPHYroS4EW5gSOPhHVuWRFZj0GASOVhOR9-gSibFtI/s1600-h/March+2010+033.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqKS0cv8fIgBZRYgWbw-jYybjYy2HM9KrkKCmtD7oN_rmsfwCjc2QQNtLZEODFd34DEAHZtW1GLZo81796X0Ay6uAQFqPHYroS4EW5gSOPhHVuWRFZj0GASOVhOR9-gSibFtI/s400/March+2010+033.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451970490360550626" border="0" /></a>The End:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvE2hbGFdD8sB1Hd-6grCj_f3isPZa0I2sGz7Iq2g6iDE5dPlqYjFGrvzFmROMibDaWxew68ny3vazZsXX_9jIwwbHujpUE7E3kWc0YtYuTCGkOF2p4X-CNg5IQ_Kg9i4opx0/s1600-h/March+2010+039.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvE2hbGFdD8sB1Hd-6grCj_f3isPZa0I2sGz7Iq2g6iDE5dPlqYjFGrvzFmROMibDaWxew68ny3vazZsXX_9jIwwbHujpUE7E3kWc0YtYuTCGkOF2p4X-CNg5IQ_Kg9i4opx0/s400/March+2010+039.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451970494014354514" border="0" /></a>A Self-Portrait:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1nRaHaTj8OyEZ8p6VgfJ5SkKlcesIGzscUzElLDArLNVVWSwtD0REqZafZWczdk2xyq6Q1LTtzstt7fJ8wyB4qwUvGqdX4VYKQTAqItkJJfCjkuDugckkoEhtTgV1_25R6kc/s1600-h/March+2010+040.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1nRaHaTj8OyEZ8p6VgfJ5SkKlcesIGzscUzElLDArLNVVWSwtD0REqZafZWczdk2xyq6Q1LTtzstt7fJ8wyB4qwUvGqdX4VYKQTAqItkJJfCjkuDugckkoEhtTgV1_25R6kc/s400/March+2010+040.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451970506244587586" border="0" /></a>Deving, playing after the walk:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYmGoUNGS6aPi3Uy69IEwwIQ-VbQaXXuq4KQiEkHS1rP7cb_uIJVRfQATwJrxpDrsZoyvG7uC7LWsFHL9I3kTV_Xehi6cW6PwEG5mtJ6iwZ60wrmx-r53KiOQqYee91fGr1uY/s1600-h/March+2010+041.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYmGoUNGS6aPi3Uy69IEwwIQ-VbQaXXuq4KQiEkHS1rP7cb_uIJVRfQATwJrxpDrsZoyvG7uC7LWsFHL9I3kTV_Xehi6cW6PwEG5mtJ6iwZ60wrmx-r53KiOQqYee91fGr1uY/s400/March+2010+041.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451970513019170498" border="0" /></a>Arnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14320614178763935603noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14502499.post-90069577687395610042010-03-17T16:41:00.004-05:002010-03-17T17:09:41.406-05:00We got our census form......and promptly looked up the sections of the constitution which applied to the situation.<br /><br />From the U.S. Constitution:<br /> Article 1 Section 2:<br />"Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole Number of free Persons, including those bound to Service for a Term of Years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three fifths of all other Persons. The actual Enumeration shall be made within three Years after the first Meeting of the Congress of the United States, and within every subsequent Term of ten Years, in such Manner as they shall by Law direct.<br /> Amendment 14:<br />"Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, counting the whole number of persons in each State, excluding Indians not taxed."<br /><br />These are the constitutional guidelines for our federal census, therefore question 1 on my census form is constitutional.<br /><br />From my 2010 census form:<br />"1. How many people were living or staying in this house, apartment, or mobile home on April 1, 2010?" Pretty simple, quite constitutional.<br />"2. Were there any additional people staying here April 1, 2010 that you did not include in Question 1?" ??? If I answer the first question correctly, do I really need the second one?<br />Now that we've satisfied the census provisions in the Constitution, the part that pisses me off:<br />3 wants to know if we rent, have a mortgage, or own outright our home.<br />4 requests our phone number.<br />5 asks for first name, middle initial, and last name for each person living here. This might be ok, just to help eliminate fraud, but it's not technically in the constitution.<br />6 is sexist. Can the government not count us without segregating us by our private parts?<br />7 is ageist. Can the government not count us without segregating us by our age?<br />8 is racist. Can the government not count us without segregating Hispanics, Latinos, and Spanish origin folks?<br />9 is racist. By definition. "What is Person 1's race?" Can the government not count us without segregating us by race?<br />10 is about whether people in this home live or stay somewhere else sometimes. I don't even know what to say about this one. Does it really make a difference?<br />There's room on the form for 12 people.<br /><br />Do I need to point out that the only reason the government needs this information is so that they can redistribute wealth (in theory) from those they see as having it to those ages, colors, and sexes that it sees as not having it?<br /><br />I'm sure there's a regulation or code somewhere that makes this all legal, but it doesn't make it right.<br /><br />I think I'll get a big fat red marker and write a "5" on the front page and return it.Arnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14320614178763935603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14502499.post-1566425416770298552010-03-06T17:54:00.000-05:002010-03-06T17:55:20.131-05:00well said:<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7n2m-X7OIuY&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7n2m-X7OIuY&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Arnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14320614178763935603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14502499.post-7818481564992535282010-02-16T21:34:00.002-05:002010-02-16T21:36:12.171-05:00More Kevin's Mead pics<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwrmBoDeOxEQv9n6ijHHnqxj2O57vBn4oPDEdfdS06-sCdM_mmgfA_Ryqtq01SoxcOLVUTfTwk5amxloiEipeAs91XQu_lA9hQy_OxYo6wvLDwgzLzd_TYAFrchqOgGSXYNbY/s1600-h/006.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwrmBoDeOxEQv9n6ijHHnqxj2O57vBn4oPDEdfdS06-sCdM_mmgfA_Ryqtq01SoxcOLVUTfTwk5amxloiEipeAs91XQu_lA9hQy_OxYo6wvLDwgzLzd_TYAFrchqOgGSXYNbY/s400/006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439035535726359026" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ6BFMv3iqjVH0iav3oOHGWvxXcWYdrOQ8laMa8bp1cNZO0TMUdaxFAUwiYYygOdyy1CD3nJibcwsF-KXN1TJkzdL4DXl1f1ixgqRA656AvmHaS63AtoI0vAFhu9VtO26q0Z0/s1600-h/002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ6BFMv3iqjVH0iav3oOHGWvxXcWYdrOQ8laMa8bp1cNZO0TMUdaxFAUwiYYygOdyy1CD3nJibcwsF-KXN1TJkzdL4DXl1f1ixgqRA656AvmHaS63AtoI0vAFhu9VtO26q0Z0/s400/002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439035532590928210" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG_zmQ7y7a0AnkucxvgD5b4ckq7EC8ZsEyN00LYo35TWmBO5EVpgy4bSsQWTy9KnqjN7fYsvdcNmt-YiLyyDRclM_HhAxwgdZTihzreEuTLNV_lKeqxc5qcOWvIuYT6jfzT5Q/s1600-h/002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG_zmQ7y7a0AnkucxvgD5b4ckq7EC8ZsEyN00LYo35TWmBO5EVpgy4bSsQWTy9KnqjN7fYsvdcNmt-YiLyyDRclM_HhAxwgdZTihzreEuTLNV_lKeqxc5qcOWvIuYT6jfzT5Q/s400/002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439035524453382002" border="0" /></a>Arnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14320614178763935603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14502499.post-2671623534109406422010-02-14T22:17:00.003-05:002010-02-14T22:28:10.394-05:00Kevin is 18 now...We made this mead today. Local wildflower from 2008. 28 Brix with Lalvin EC1118.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQQ_x3A-SqDcIa4EF1AoU3FnTki3YEKoB3Uz53tFwfXZrn1UjA2tCS3GvavGN2h9j-C94RSCgdXnAMCvdp8MaJ2SKCTI0nbGnVwK9zSPGNyajJ5W_4EBxlicpwWf8CBySgPME/s1600-h/047.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQQ_x3A-SqDcIa4EF1AoU3FnTki3YEKoB3Uz53tFwfXZrn1UjA2tCS3GvavGN2h9j-C94RSCgdXnAMCvdp8MaJ2SKCTI0nbGnVwK9zSPGNyajJ5W_4EBxlicpwWf8CBySgPME/s400/047.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438305978818625298" border="0" /></a>We'll open the first bottle 31 Jan 2013. What a nice, dark and aromatic honey it was.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgON3193mSqrI51lbRSbyHh2GQ_cedxCzpSCgjZNgXG3SKXbj-PMpSk1cABeMRvvGC8znsRAPe5kY0uYMnM4ke5ep1Kk7Cihwjxu25aAIR0Ix8aWRfrAzgqcHJGZBUBUlycMVY/s1600-h/044.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgON3193mSqrI51lbRSbyHh2GQ_cedxCzpSCgjZNgXG3SKXbj-PMpSk1cABeMRvvGC8znsRAPe5kY0uYMnM4ke5ep1Kk7Cihwjxu25aAIR0Ix8aWRfrAzgqcHJGZBUBUlycMVY/s400/044.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438305969774022354" border="0" /></a>Arnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14320614178763935603noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14502499.post-11454422108788688042010-02-05T17:41:00.005-05:002010-02-05T17:51:56.553-05:00Nietzsche kind of revered hipocrisy,I don't see it as a very redeeming human quality, myself.<br /><br />Pelosi: Where Are the Jobs, Mr. President?<br /><br />August 1, 2003<br /><br /><br />Washington, D.C. -- House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the Bureau of Labor Statistics' announcement that 470,000 people abandoned their job searches in July and that <span style="font-size:130%;">3.2 million</span> private sector jobs have been lost since President Bush took office:<br /><br />“The fact is that President Bush’s misguided economic policies have failed to create jobs. Since President Bush took office, the country has lost <span style="font-size:130%;">3.2 million jobs</span>, the worst record since President Hoover. And today we learned that in July nearly half a million people gave up looking for a job.<br /><br />“Job losses are taking a real toll on the financial security of American families. While Democrats are fighting for opportunity, jobs, and economic security for working families, Republicans continue to focus on helping those who need help the least...<br />“It is time for President Bush and the Republicans to get to work for all Americans, not just the elite few<br /><br />Well, we're at a jobless count of <span style="font-size:180%;">8.4 million</span> during the current recession. Why does she not ask the president about that anymore? Is it really just because today's president is a Democrat? How very small-minded of her. And everyone else.Arnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14320614178763935603noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14502499.post-24767000075050997282010-01-29T10:49:00.002-05:002010-01-29T10:58:34.607-05:001 goal down...I got the 45 out of layaway back on the 3rd of the month, but didn't take any good pics until I ultra-lightly bead blasted the marred finish. It sure looks nice now!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNnoMUkvMwqSS99onuUc0InIN3mvkSxRKEblvUGI0zMusmyWia_GRET4XSGEzDpYSi9RVEEvrVehOef8rUUoxwrYb1siKeknqDjVcx9Doq5B1SSSY8TXkyMfu7MAsZlOdqKTk/s1600-h/Colt+Government+1911+45.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432190838646231858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNnoMUkvMwqSS99onuUc0InIN3mvkSxRKEblvUGI0zMusmyWia_GRET4XSGEzDpYSi9RVEEvrVehOef8rUUoxwrYb1siKeknqDjVcx9Doq5B1SSSY8TXkyMfu7MAsZlOdqKTk/s400/Colt+Government+1911+45.jpg" /></a> I am relatively new to the 1911 scene. Back in '92 I had a combat commander, but I sold it.<br />I'm pretty sure the trigger and sights are aftermarket, and maybe even the mainspring housing (it's plastic!). I like the sights a lot, but the trigger has a wiggle to it that bugs me so I may work on/replace that.<br /><div></div>Arnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14320614178763935603noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14502499.post-76236259535660371072010-01-29T10:40:00.003-05:002010-01-29T10:45:49.665-05:00The Not-So-Great Communicatorthink about the following sentence:<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">"The middle east is a problem that has plagued that region... for centuries."</span><br />-POTUS44 BHO 1-28-2010 at a town hall meeting in Tampa responding to a question from a USF student.<br /><br />I realize I'm not Harvard educated, but isn't the region itself the middle east? Isn't that like saying that the home 2 doors down from me is a problem that has plagued that house for months?Arnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14320614178763935603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14502499.post-27150343133810627902010-01-23T11:16:00.001-05:002010-01-23T11:17:34.701-05:00Old Year, New Year, Same Words...thanks to <a href="http://www.breitbart.tv/">Breitbart TV</a>.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3aOILuS1i_M&rel=0&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3aOILuS1i_M&rel=0&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Arnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14320614178763935603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14502499.post-37220891639063024812009-12-27T14:10:00.007-05:002009-12-27T14:53:12.299-05:00Old Year, New Year (Guns XXXIII)<div align="center">Well, we added to our collection this year unlike most.</div><br /><div align="center">in June we added a Heritage Arms .22 convertible <a href="http://nonlost.blogspot.com/2009/06/heritage-guns-xxxii.html">(you've seen this posted before):</a></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRSgja4tK8OWHz-0sLU1H6UBSNjmvGCGc_wM3zGHAHZTVwIUb39a-7RVY5Y9R16JqTxZsuAUCb_cgoOg4LItgyNttAW6UdBldLA911qhseN59KGkjN7znYJkD_GY-8MhS3dew/s1600-h/Heritage+22.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419998180625692146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRSgja4tK8OWHz-0sLU1H6UBSNjmvGCGc_wM3zGHAHZTVwIUb39a-7RVY5Y9R16JqTxZsuAUCb_cgoOg4LItgyNttAW6UdBldLA911qhseN59KGkjN7znYJkD_GY-8MhS3dew/s400/Heritage+22.JPG" /></a> </div><div align="center">in September, we added this CZ52 to the family. Well, I guess <em>I</em> added this one.</div><div align="center">I bought it without the Wife's permission, but she wasn't too upset when we saw one in a gun shop the next weekend for almost double what I paid. I wasn't really in the market for one, but I couldn't pass up a good deal:<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY9Erx5uTfALaq3zN37IxfvUOmSkeGXinBCTWymTfIpR_zuVF1hATjnE4Lpw9kjSIDIPkQxfkcOre4I2flReUao3n1RM9l9dsNU_8oohtg05lhaj8TMnOP2W2TspAnUuUTPjg/s1600-h/IMG_0791.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419998169652093570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY9Erx5uTfALaq3zN37IxfvUOmSkeGXinBCTWymTfIpR_zuVF1hATjnE4Lpw9kjSIDIPkQxfkcOre4I2flReUao3n1RM9l9dsNU_8oohtg05lhaj8TMnOP2W2TspAnUuUTPjg/s400/IMG_0791.JPG" /></a><br />at the beginning of November, we added this Bulgarian Makarov pistol to the collection.</div><div align="center">It is one of the most comfortable pistols we own according to the wife who has claimed ownership of this one (so I guess I'll have to get one for me as well!):<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk6NQ4S_A-FzN1zKNIbh0RKxVKGUflVYmuN6eRKUEiNMl5IhiGZV4ebg2M4izS2qNFdVReXnuU8eXxji6Ysd6IKIzodAwPqP4lEUdBmwNw1i1Qr8h-dt91jODc5R2yB0iHJiw/s1600-h/IMG_0792.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419998165156385378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk6NQ4S_A-FzN1zKNIbh0RKxVKGUflVYmuN6eRKUEiNMl5IhiGZV4ebg2M4izS2qNFdVReXnuU8eXxji6Ysd6IKIzodAwPqP4lEUdBmwNw1i1Qr8h-dt91jODc5R2yB0iHJiw/s400/IMG_0792.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEjbR8GwzDstSnDerqBzm0ZU8P_yJcR_5BeGtIcHcANI45WvWiC87bj14jIjeTfXhDUDhGBw1FFWXvl1zYi6ODmwka9YZg02PhlLLsGf2A1reAUluAZmqY-8wToaVcrhJ_SsE/s1600-h/013.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419998156957829170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEjbR8GwzDstSnDerqBzm0ZU8P_yJcR_5BeGtIcHcANI45WvWiC87bj14jIjeTfXhDUDhGBw1FFWXvl1zYi6ODmwka9YZg02PhlLLsGf2A1reAUluAZmqY-8wToaVcrhJ_SsE/s400/013.JPG" /></a><br />last, but not least, our xmas presents! A pair of CZ82s. "His and Hers", if you will:<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8UkGbXVX8wsPwfG-rOPdh2cYMSvkY_tLBAk-r5oFudxVrjYdu1cshYiQftejK3yRIscGg6kz5JUBfVIwNBEk0L9VRZ9BKEpCJq6cSZUvoayjY7o6jwUyg8hPrTXOdC-w8Av0/s1600-h/IMG_0787.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419997477039853522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8UkGbXVX8wsPwfG-rOPdh2cYMSvkY_tLBAk-r5oFudxVrjYdu1cshYiQftejK3yRIscGg6kz5JUBfVIwNBEk0L9VRZ9BKEpCJq6cSZUvoayjY7o6jwUyg8hPrTXOdC-w8Av0/s400/IMG_0787.JPG" /></a> one by itself, with all the accessories it came with:<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikQwNdBe1sePdEKbAP5QxBLfzCC784CEGOjH7gr8HCavCf1nJ5VxXqX7SzbW7K45HeQEqXr2AB0PxoxeI92Yi_scXbQvyt2HWUuJVrB-m2Kmxbe2iZBxFgzyI1_K3-1y8Xdi0/s1600-h/060.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419997473474104850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikQwNdBe1sePdEKbAP5QxBLfzCC784CEGOjH7gr8HCavCf1nJ5VxXqX7SzbW7K45HeQEqXr2AB0PxoxeI92Yi_scXbQvyt2HWUuJVrB-m2Kmxbe2iZBxFgzyI1_K3-1y8Xdi0/s400/060.JPG" /></a> one of the great things about these pistols is the importer's mark, hidden away as it should be:<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwACl8VHO4aOaMedkUMOGxeqUp8pDHgOtInYzwI4XrSVEE5OdejUEKWwGo6PC40lx0jFsZS2jlCkUexe5EeyBrW1YJXcgV33GmmE6jOwWYkpqhSjnVkC8UxJwcJQH2bQMcI_4/s1600-h/IMG_0778.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 226px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419998151586637874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwACl8VHO4aOaMedkUMOGxeqUp8pDHgOtInYzwI4XrSVEE5OdejUEKWwGo6PC40lx0jFsZS2jlCkUexe5EeyBrW1YJXcgV33GmmE6jOwWYkpqhSjnVkC8UxJwcJQH2bQMcI_4/s400/IMG_0778.JPG" /></a> </div><div></div><div>And what's in store for the new year?</div><div></div><div>-probably refininshing and restocking the CZ82s</div><div>-a .22 pistol with a sound suppressor</div><div>-perhaps a "his and hers" pair of 10/22s for the wife and I to customize our own rifles</div><div>-stocking up on ammo to feed the whole family of guns</div><div>-perhaps a few Mosin Nagant rifles since they are just soooo cheap </div><div>-constant deal watching</div><div>-oh, and getting my .45 out of layaway where it's been since the first week of November.</div></div></div><br /></div>Arnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14320614178763935603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14502499.post-44942479385595055002009-12-01T20:15:00.002-05:002009-12-01T20:19:20.979-05:00quizzical BHO(aff gann iss tan)<br />(pah kee stahn)<br />(tah lee bahn)<br />(al kaiedah)<br /><br />This is the best I can do at spelling the president's pronunciation of Afghanistan, Pakistan, Taliban, and Alqaeda. the only one he seems to pronounce as though he were an American is "Afghanistan".<br /><br />I don't know what this means, but I'm sure it means something...Arnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14320614178763935603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14502499.post-32630760917379816412009-11-25T19:40:00.004-05:002009-11-25T20:49:38.545-05:0013th Anniversary (IV)<div align="center">Day 3:</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">You can barely see (and boy are they hard to shoot!) the dolphins here. It took a couple days to get any pics of them since they don't pop up out of the water too much. They were active like the pelicans every morning in bad light.</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtZojNFum2QZ0u43-TGm3K1kvl6lG123akLojFhBjfkfLS2IeGt0rl5xzkYbCBCVvFBD-eb2rindBVNzudLix-MXUfB22zxvW4csv03ixSwLWbd1b-GfbHxi1xTY5woGCbIiA/s1600/happy+13th+anniversary+129.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408207474845131570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtZojNFum2QZ0u43-TGm3K1kvl6lG123akLojFhBjfkfLS2IeGt0rl5xzkYbCBCVvFBD-eb2rindBVNzudLix-MXUfB22zxvW4csv03ixSwLWbd1b-GfbHxi1xTY5woGCbIiA/s400/happy+13th+anniversary+129.JPG" /></a> This closer-up is the best I got:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEios_EOiH4fOBw2u-t__DGIiceVfRpx7s-XsM85H1KDWZ-o_9npZm80VeBnnHKWtv0IS-vLUIyvaDxDI2fEGBBMMa5DTik-3-vMwVRTYdOa9lAQXiY8bkFTOVCe92scyKpwoKU/s1600/happy+13th+anniversary+130.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 226px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408207472307205298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEios_EOiH4fOBw2u-t__DGIiceVfRpx7s-XsM85H1KDWZ-o_9npZm80VeBnnHKWtv0IS-vLUIyvaDxDI2fEGBBMMa5DTik-3-vMwVRTYdOa9lAQXiY8bkFTOVCe92scyKpwoKU/s400/happy+13th+anniversary+130.JPG" /></a><br />Great Blue Heron:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihvf99-6VAvDCkv09qAsxbPPUduypN-HR5vXh1EbK8tqKiHiRZ7vZmpfT8dICcOvZHPdM76L6RwOMo-NeRbYcKVvViSJmahBmhkd4_mjQ3UKCQK3yjL9ZTwlH8R3Y_d0khZxY/s1600/happy+13th+anniversary+296.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408208552908841186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihvf99-6VAvDCkv09qAsxbPPUduypN-HR5vXh1EbK8tqKiHiRZ7vZmpfT8dICcOvZHPdM76L6RwOMo-NeRbYcKVvViSJmahBmhkd4_mjQ3UKCQK3yjL9ZTwlH8R3Y_d0khZxY/s400/happy+13th+anniversary+296.JPG" /></a> <div>And again with the GBH:<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD1wBgIXtyXMd7nWpSycEFOAUeAPbB2-1CAq1RjitHXNIBDJADMH6RIyUPyiJqgt5IBswdYgbl-YCz8JjPXBD4VCElkbws-F_sN4cEp8UztyggcneexgwPD3U4EOJet79w33I/s1600/happy+13th+anniversary+290.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408207460175422466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD1wBgIXtyXMd7nWpSycEFOAUeAPbB2-1CAq1RjitHXNIBDJADMH6RIyUPyiJqgt5IBswdYgbl-YCz8JjPXBD4VCElkbws-F_sN4cEp8UztyggcneexgwPD3U4EOJet79w33I/s400/happy+13th+anniversary+290.JPG" /></a></div><div></div><div>And the pre-dinner view, once again:<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEQfQU1s23Pd0ur2Nu7smduOjVlPR1yYShyjhz-WlZmMaixllXfZ6dFthBt4FBeNSu_TbTFst2gFueRnxJqAbarFWe9w_ZjYu8pzs0Rosyc547tZLQAABQhs_9Zl_pi8BKlAo/s1600/happy+13th+anniversary+158.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408207454399695058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEQfQU1s23Pd0ur2Nu7smduOjVlPR1yYShyjhz-WlZmMaixllXfZ6dFthBt4FBeNSu_TbTFst2gFueRnxJqAbarFWe9w_ZjYu8pzs0Rosyc547tZLQAABQhs_9Zl_pi8BKlAo/s400/happy+13th+anniversary+158.JPG" /></a><br /><div>We had salmon with leeks. No pictures. I'll be sure to fix that next time we do anything like this. I did post some <a href="http://nonlost.blogspot.com/2009/01/peppered-salmon-with-leeks.html">pics of salmon with leeks </a>in the past if you're interested.</div></div></div></div><br /></div>Arnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14320614178763935603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14502499.post-17258323562201372032009-11-22T19:57:00.005-05:002009-11-22T20:33:43.757-05:0013th Anniversary (III)<div align="center">Day 2.</div><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Pelicans seem to really love being active in the morning when the light's not too great:</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicZQXi_vuFEExE_oe_k999U50UM3hZ_VD_pDIHwsKm17Zdcbh94RDSljQjNNs_k-_ew-eh-iKk_oFmg6P_fbo36qZ6O3_pdAKEda0EATVBJhNnaMbrqzrOYNteVieIaLlH9-E/s1600/happy+13th+anniversary+072.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407104503839904962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicZQXi_vuFEExE_oe_k999U50UM3hZ_VD_pDIHwsKm17Zdcbh94RDSljQjNNs_k-_ew-eh-iKk_oFmg6P_fbo36qZ6O3_pdAKEda0EATVBJhNnaMbrqzrOYNteVieIaLlH9-E/s400/happy+13th+anniversary+072.JPG" /></a> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7kA_wzChbGB1l01T9NSeggYKmXWLiby70vPPX8WYOaZkdfkgN8KXdOFIiYL5gu_k4lLf06Rp1GqlpMogZ3JaiyOke9m2AP4hoLvsS6h5ZpQ7i0wgqy2nGpdzjWy8aM9vBUuc/s1600/happy+13th+anniversary+073.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 226px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407104496864376178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7kA_wzChbGB1l01T9NSeggYKmXWLiby70vPPX8WYOaZkdfkgN8KXdOFIiYL5gu_k4lLf06Rp1GqlpMogZ3JaiyOke9m2AP4hoLvsS6h5ZpQ7i0wgqy2nGpdzjWy8aM9vBUuc/s400/happy+13th+anniversary+073.JPG" /></a><br /><div><div><div align="center">The Wife and I have been paying attention to the sky here in Florida, and we just have to say that I don't think we've seen anything like it anywhere else:<br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbg68qYxOHjkTclB5XIokKH5VxTWeGuMZf43rC4GSgqS76jKNMRkVHOTYXe2oHi2kEaATxzgW4GmOre2IGmnSMjpszPUwjFswJXOBPH2UOEpORLGe4N4HAefV7jsiaHSGWA5k/s1600/happy+13th+anniversary+035.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407098776859095106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbg68qYxOHjkTclB5XIokKH5VxTWeGuMZf43rC4GSgqS76jKNMRkVHOTYXe2oHi2kEaATxzgW4GmOre2IGmnSMjpszPUwjFswJXOBPH2UOEpORLGe4N4HAefV7jsiaHSGWA5k/s400/happy+13th+anniversary+035.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center">Why, yes, this is a self-portrait. It was not taken by myself, however, but by the lovely Wife:<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp4RmeA_5Ln7q46ivwULg1NSHYkNuFzO39NR1_XL7ZK9tywdp3j5digHPqW_5FQrUoKB7tLiOUiAuV_9C-UDJ3YoZmZpk92Q7-MpJmhbSqP13FrmbcnFbJ2v5YUkdr6svbUU8/s1600/happy+13th+anniversary+148.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407101913736500114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp4RmeA_5Ln7q46ivwULg1NSHYkNuFzO39NR1_XL7ZK9tywdp3j5digHPqW_5FQrUoKB7tLiOUiAuV_9C-UDJ3YoZmZpk92Q7-MpJmhbSqP13FrmbcnFbJ2v5YUkdr6svbUU8/s400/happy+13th+anniversary+148.JPG" /></a><br />The not-as-stellar-as last-night's sunset, but still nice:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvjudgwKckBl0cH-Vs3u7FDB_J8GCzLRIe70QYd_PXp-DJGqL7VkaigeIIox1SvSgFV_qdW474gaZ403FbbY8ZgipUUxobyZ9y-tJg44ULwI4bjskfQKBG7C8YtJjIhOdeNwU/s1600/happy+13th+anniversary+195.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407101915846881010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvjudgwKckBl0cH-Vs3u7FDB_J8GCzLRIe70QYd_PXp-DJGqL7VkaigeIIox1SvSgFV_qdW474gaZ403FbbY8ZgipUUxobyZ9y-tJg44ULwI4bjskfQKBG7C8YtJjIhOdeNwU/s400/happy+13th+anniversary+195.JPG" /></a></div><div>I think that last one was taken by the Wife. She was trying for that "lava" effect where the sun seems to melt into the sky before it quite reaches the horizon.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> We retired to a grilled meal of Nathan's hot dogs, Johnsonville Brats, and pork tenderloin. Unfortunately, I failed to photograph dinner. Again.</div></div></div></div></div>Arnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14320614178763935603noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14502499.post-7543127696294860022009-11-21T21:38:00.007-05:002009-11-21T22:17:41.712-05:0013th Anniversary (II)<div align="center">Day 1.</div><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">At the seawall, almost immediately upon arrival:</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPcKmSNBNcfGNKRfB6KUYWS3YwKAHNrEO5nugllN46Fl_11n-dOukN-jwkDfARU5kZh4B3KX9fzCD4L1jBuaF_TP82Rlicka0US-l8J0TubfS3mvHSPZ3Cd-zCJ3Y9-R8shJM/s1600/happy+13th+anniversary+020.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406754021417473954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPcKmSNBNcfGNKRfB6KUYWS3YwKAHNrEO5nugllN46Fl_11n-dOukN-jwkDfARU5kZh4B3KX9fzCD4L1jBuaF_TP82Rlicka0US-l8J0TubfS3mvHSPZ3Cd-zCJ3Y9-R8shJM/s400/happy+13th+anniversary+020.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center">I know it looks rickety, but I was quite surprised at it's stability.</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiITjvicToAFhONiwTwNMugGan9h3UfbMn9ODQsQ5NKuAL2Zj3xIDAfi_MSPrmgLWL-xMIWMaVLOUOmIf-nYRLrGgXFXf7mzB4PQ00T9lAbx4xKEWhs8mSP81QkIMc7amLBD1M/s1600/happy+13th+anniversary+022.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406753777980562162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiITjvicToAFhONiwTwNMugGan9h3UfbMn9ODQsQ5NKuAL2Zj3xIDAfi_MSPrmgLWL-xMIWMaVLOUOmIf-nYRLrGgXFXf7mzB4PQ00T9lAbx4xKEWhs8mSP81QkIMc7amLBD1M/s400/happy+13th+anniversary+022.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> Not the best light, but I like shooting pelicans:</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTJjrKFOgfBtZVDc3Ng9qOHjkQb1kVQApi_6naPOT_92Hb6mer6mmaUOfMV4U1Vamr99fNaV_5_g-XoMaSRvuyR4H6WcwQWtwovbD3mHSWR0JlpVA1IDPdvFkbQUMZhzPk2Uc/s1600/happy+13th+anniversary+034.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406760664429909986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTJjrKFOgfBtZVDc3Ng9qOHjkQb1kVQApi_6naPOT_92Hb6mer6mmaUOfMV4U1Vamr99fNaV_5_g-XoMaSRvuyR4H6WcwQWtwovbD3mHSWR0JlpVA1IDPdvFkbQUMZhzPk2Uc/s400/happy+13th+anniversary+034.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a><br />The requisite self-portrait:<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFQ37m73TUMmZZs_3E8ma70VtXH_ucakal6ytdoufJdV6DW8ZgrlN10P0Tqlcb1pAAhLCg-K_-60-LhJOKO6642aqRYMt5jdj959UbT8cPf-hgTu4j00WDOA0bvF7P8_Ls1Gk/s1600/happy+13th+anniversary+023.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406753762308579330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFQ37m73TUMmZZs_3E8ma70VtXH_ucakal6ytdoufJdV6DW8ZgrlN10P0Tqlcb1pAAhLCg-K_-60-LhJOKO6642aqRYMt5jdj959UbT8cPf-hgTu4j00WDOA0bvF7P8_Ls1Gk/s400/happy+13th+anniversary+023.JPG" /> <p align="center"></a><br />Nearing dinner time, day 1:<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_K6nwhs6fhYgOxOU3hOISgtEp1W_IaearSYNQmM9nBBF0PhSdyGDsBFmoU7kyXK3W3xxLeYdQ49h2sGaMDaPjBfpraTwyV-iW_e9B_El5JN8iG_l3XIhtwRbh2YGyCMLLb0g/s1600/happy+13th+anniversary+046.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406753769383249026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_K6nwhs6fhYgOxOU3hOISgtEp1W_IaearSYNQmM9nBBF0PhSdyGDsBFmoU7kyXK3W3xxLeYdQ49h2sGaMDaPjBfpraTwyV-iW_e9B_El5JN8iG_l3XIhtwRbh2YGyCMLLb0g/s400/happy+13th+anniversary+046.JPG" /></a> We had ribeyes, asparagus, and potato leek soup:) I failed to photograph the meal :(Arnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14320614178763935603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14502499.post-24731341411240286722009-11-14T09:42:00.003-05:002009-11-14T09:50:46.246-05:0013th Anniversary (I)<div align="center">A few pics related to the house we rented last weekend at Manasota Key.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">A friendly 'gator:</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiosgUGiEmoMK-3UQb9El_ruUi_4hIpCD0svSLVRZvGm-2pUf7Lw6-7gbdjcPIPw3vR7ExZ47usTlv7DGK-BIP8xthhsfz3GYFVO_al0O1YR1K2PE0wPsjL6F8NYepstNIxk-c/s1600-h/happy+13th+anniversary+011.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403970329745330578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiosgUGiEmoMK-3UQb9El_ruUi_4hIpCD0svSLVRZvGm-2pUf7Lw6-7gbdjcPIPw3vR7ExZ47usTlv7DGK-BIP8xthhsfz3GYFVO_al0O1YR1K2PE0wPsjL6F8NYepstNIxk-c/s400/happy+13th+anniversary+011.JPG" /></a><br />The house, a view from the seawall:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9kIbRmtVlxCqQJUapbtDsviloYZ1aNRgcQ2fiEQ0y5ZcMq77P05x4XD1E5_SGBg5zWgAMYHLMt5h27T4_BfPXBlDmuZ9SVqcMZYHXU35uxm9tlliT-O4wFaGLbOChvXZ5kZc/s1600-h/happy+13th+anniversary+393.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403970326790579506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9kIbRmtVlxCqQJUapbtDsviloYZ1aNRgcQ2fiEQ0y5ZcMq77P05x4XD1E5_SGBg5zWgAMYHLMt5h27T4_BfPXBlDmuZ9SVqcMZYHXU35uxm9tlliT-O4wFaGLbOChvXZ5kZc/s400/happy+13th+anniversary+393.JPG" /></a><br />The view from the bedroom:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcljawJZkSe7miNJRjgU2lpq0RI0zg2xivlQhL7c3A0GHjoNKji3RpGAvDvpcwZbFn2_8E6nNGS_jOGtruTXIwkaDdqzGv_lV6o4IaPbWlabyNaW9J7KAGcXzXNBghNA1AsX4/s1600-h/happy+13th+anniversary+313.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403970340271820626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcljawJZkSe7miNJRjgU2lpq0RI0zg2xivlQhL7c3A0GHjoNKji3RpGAvDvpcwZbFn2_8E6nNGS_jOGtruTXIwkaDdqzGv_lV6o4IaPbWlabyNaW9J7KAGcXzXNBghNA1AsX4/s400/happy+13th+anniversary+313.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><br /></div>Arnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14320614178763935603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14502499.post-11664143045525291672009-11-13T21:02:00.000-05:002009-11-14T09:40:55.786-05:00change of pace......even though I'm really riled up about politics, I'm going to ignore it all for at least today.<br /><br />Hurricane Ida and the Bird. Not a band, but there's a video:<br /><p><br /></p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxdabiQSbmcCpWvVMUyrlGdorq1T-jgE_tT4ZWSo_YcmV_cf542j3UjTc9kqG2nU8ZeyUSro4Y3HRE' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><p></p><p>This is from our weekend last (13th anniversary weekend getaway) at Manasota Key.</p>Arnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14320614178763935603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14502499.post-8893359368625433982009-10-31T13:32:00.000-05:002009-10-31T13:34:14.858-05:00BHO Jugend (V)Halloween is spooky even on this blog...<br /><br /><br /><object style="WIDTH: 425px; HEIGHT: 344px"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/08BAfKCfu74"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/08BAfKCfu74" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Arnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14320614178763935603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14502499.post-6409979521354857652009-10-31T13:27:00.001-05:002009-10-31T13:30:15.189-05:00BHO Jugend (IV)<p>Scary.</p><p><object style="WIDTH: 425px; HEIGHT: 344px"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zt6JWzBqLWs"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zt6JWzBqLWs" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></p><p> </p>Arnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14320614178763935603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14502499.post-83626974651248097502009-10-31T13:20:00.001-05:002009-10-31T13:22:05.877-05:00BHO Jugend (III)We'll try this again!<br /><br /><br /><object style="WIDTH: 425px; HEIGHT: 344px"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1_l8KK3gGxQ"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1_l8KK3gGxQ" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Scared? Happy Halloween!Arnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14320614178763935603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14502499.post-58286849949951658652009-10-25T10:36:00.003-05:002009-10-25T10:38:40.839-05:00MEADThis bottle of the 30brix went over very well at Fred's Oktoberfest party! He tells me I made some mead drinkers that night. That's my job. I'm a Meadvangelist.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2W-EmUgwFdZ3RcaYX50vgZxQEUtribo-9y1Vcl4LPhuCHkws8XYqz2o3nmuunApSB-k0_QEzwpk2kjgjBXmTuT2Oe80gD5GfAjLMkc5bLDR4FuhPVM7K4-U5Fj_458Y0sdcc/s1600-h/P1010022.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 212px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396562141009626706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2W-EmUgwFdZ3RcaYX50vgZxQEUtribo-9y1Vcl4LPhuCHkws8XYqz2o3nmuunApSB-k0_QEzwpk2kjgjBXmTuT2Oe80gD5GfAjLMkc5bLDR4FuhPVM7K4-U5Fj_458Y0sdcc/s400/P1010022.JPG" /></a> SKOL!Arnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14320614178763935603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14502499.post-19493442374160845202009-10-20T19:10:00.002-05:002009-10-20T19:14:01.287-05:00Quote of the Day:<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">"If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace." </span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"><br /></span><em><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;">Thomas Paine</span> </em><br /><em></em><br /><em></em><br />I have 3 children, so I guess I feel the same thrice over.Arnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14320614178763935603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14502499.post-9710497652339189092009-10-02T17:10:00.001-05:002009-10-02T17:11:20.941-05:00BHO jungend (II)Since the first video was apparently killed by YouTube, here's another posting.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6JmmFeR7CY0&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6JmmFeR7CY0&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Arnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14320614178763935603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14502499.post-60187671966083242132009-09-29T20:47:00.004-05:002009-09-29T20:49:46.262-05:00Guns allowed in Arizona barsHey, barkeep, if you're so concerned that guns might be kept (by folks who aren't even drinking) in the vicinity of your bar, don't you worry about all the cars in your parking lot?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i4PSarfGJNWRZRC0OWFn9f0dF59wD9B18F0O0">http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i4PSarfGJNWRZRC0OWFn9f0dF59wD9B18F0O0</a>Arnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14320614178763935603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14502499.post-14007987744321438192009-09-28T19:27:00.001-05:002009-09-28T19:28:49.750-05:00Mr. President, what office are you running for now?<a href="http://biggovernment.com/2009/09/26/obama-threatens-the-peace-of-the-world-how-i-learned-to-love-the-bomb/">A good article, Mr. Boreing.</a>Arnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14320614178763935603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14502499.post-12197574393157166202009-09-24T18:04:00.002-05:002009-09-24T18:07:12.222-05:00BHO Jugend<p><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5zrsl8o4ZPo&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5zrsl8o4ZPo&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></p>Arnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14320614178763935603noreply@blogger.com0