we picked up a diamondback wildwood bike yesterday at the thrift store for $20.00. it needs some work, like a new chain and tires, but other than that, it seems to work. this is the girl’s version, so now me and the hubby will have matching diamondbacks to ride the streets of phoenix.
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just back from visiting the family back east for a few days. note to self: never stay at the ramada inn at 160 frontage road in newark. what a dive.
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every year, management sends out an employee satisfaction survey. toward the end, i was offered this question. it angered me, so i left it blank. why do they want to know? why do i have to choose?
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so i’m driving home tonight on the 202, and this car pulls in front of me and kicks up a small rock. i hear this loud “crack”, and sure enough, it puts a crack right in the middle of my windshield. bastard.
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i’ve been listening to traffic’s rendition of john barleycorn and have only now come to understand that john barleycorn is just a personification of the process that barley goes through from planting, to harvesting, to brewing, to replanting, in making beer. probably because i have never paid too much attention to actual lyrics, other than the way they sound, as another music element to a musical piece. go figure.
in my travels, i found the above pictured version of the song, which sounds as if it comes right out of the renaissance faire. love the album artwork as well.
it was nice to be able to find it on itunes. what was not nice, is that the low spark of high heeled boys is only available if you purchase the entire album.
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new promo, from smith & wesson.
by the way, even though their site was recently revamped, it’s still slow as molasses.
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i enjoy the different images that google uses to celebrate various dates. today, i learned that it’s the birthday of alphonse mucha , my favorite artist of all time. if you’re not familiar with his work, follow the link and browse the gallery.
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just picked up a copy of x-women from atomic comics today. the artist, milo manara, is pretty well known, especially for his erotic art. i have his tarot card deck the erotic tarot, which is rather, well, interesting. funny that it took so long for x-women to show up as a book, though it appears it’s a one-off.
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i got this light when i renewed my membership. i don’t agree with all the positions of the nra, but i can’t deny that they’ve supported 2nd amendment rights. and the gun insurance that comes with membership is well worth the cost.
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not for me, but the hubby. he went shopping for work shoes yesterday and brought home these beauties. gotta love the brand.
and speaking of work, i went out to my car this morning to go to work, and the battery was dead. i had noticed that the engine was starting to turn over rather slowly the past day or two. batteries don’t last very long when exposed to 110+ degree heat. note to self - when the engine starts turning over slowly during starting, get thee to the autozone and replace the battery. fortunately, there’s an autozone about a block away. with a little luck, they’ll have a battery in stock. they open in about an hour. i’ll be a little late to work today…
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i came across an ammo give away contest at the aforementioned blog. i can’t resist the possibility of winning 1k rounds of quality 9mm ammo, thus, the following snippet:
M.D. Creekmore at The Survivalist Blog – a survival blog dedicated to helping others prepare for and survive disaster – with articles on bug out bag contents, survival knife choices and a wealth of other survival information is giving away a 1,000 round case of 9mm – 124 Grain FMJ (a $200 value – donated by LuckyGunner)! To enter, you just have to post about it on your blog. This is my entry. Visit The Survivalist Blog for the details.
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someone decided to have at it on my hubby’s windshield last night. the police seem to think that it’s because the kids are off for the summer. oddly enough, they were by our neighbor’s house last week, as their car was broken into. and someone also stole a grille from our car port around the same time frame.
i’m getting close to pulling a “clint eastwood”, and hanging in my front yard with my 12 gauge grumbling “get off my lawn”…
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in his column, savage love, dan savage receives a question about trans relationships, or a lack there of, and posts a wonderful response. excerpts are as follows:
question:
Where can a straight guy find a transsexual woman who is NOT a hooker and just wants to be friends (with benefits)?…
answer:
…It’s nice that you’re willing to be friends with the transsexual you’re fucking, LTL—that puts you above most straight-identified men who are into trans women. But most trans women, hookers or not, want more than that. They want love, companionship, intimacy, and a commitment—you know, all that shit non-trans women want. Be open to an actual relationship, LTL, and you’ll have an easier time finding a non-pro who’s open to you.
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so it seems that history repeats itself. all of this has happened before, and it will all happen again. the concept, so poignantly revisited time and time again through out history, was brought to mind while reading marti’s post from the mothership (or would that be the motherblog).
admittedly, i have a history (there’s that word again) of mixed feelings on the issue, but i find that as time progresses, i’m of the mind that people should use the bathroom that reflects who they are. and it’s no one’s business what’s in my pants. and that goes for the person in the next stall, as well. you know, in all the years i’ve been using public ladies rooms, i’ve never seen a naked body save my own. not that i’ve been looking, mind you. and every multiple person public rest room i’ve visited all have stalls. funny how that works - no one sees what’s in my pants, and i don’t see what’s in other people’s pants.
perhaps this time, we can break the cycle. because really, i don’t want to relive this nightmare.
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the pink pistols met at ben avery outdoor shooting range today for the last outdoor meet for the season.
it’s funny how people seem to wave at cameras - even the range master joined in.
our fearless leader hard at work setting up our next meet.
some heavy artillery right next door.
and i believe he was shooting a sig.
i installed a new extractor in my m&p9c which worked flawlessly. i’ll post some pics of that process soon - it was an adventure. at least i can continue to shoot the cheapo winchester ammo i’ve stocked up on.
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it seems that may is zombie awareness month according to the zombie research society. of course, for me, every month is zombie awareness month in the face of the coming zombie pandemic. i hope you are all stocking up on ammo.
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as you can see, my sig p6 is fixed. it took all of 30 seconds to install a new trigger bar spring which i ordered from top gun supply, who had it in stock, and shipped it out promptly. i ordered an entire spring set, just in case any other 30 year old springs decide to give up.
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we met up with the pink pistols at ben avery shooting range yesterday. it was nice seeing them again, and it was the first time i’d been at the outdoor range. i brought my ruger 10/22 rifle, and the sig p6. notice above, the broken trigger bar spring, which occurred about 100 rounds into the shoot. i suppose it’s to be expected, as the gun is 30 years old. i’ll order a whole new spring kit - no telling at what point any of the other springs are about to go. apparently, this is not uncommon. also, the scope started to loosen up on the rifle, so we left early. now, on to order the new springs and some locktite.
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