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.

the state of texas is the recipient of some, shall we say, criticism. but i have to say that todays live action zombie apocalypse in houston is pretty darn awesome. i’m wondering if something like this could be hosted here in phoenix.

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…

every state should have one. i just joined the arizona chapter here.

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.

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”…

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.

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.

random picture, taken with my cell phone.