NoBoddie's Fool

Two Alligators

2012-02-17T08:52:00.000-05:00

Two Alligators were sitting around talking when the smaller Alligator turned to the bigger one and said, 'I can't understand how you can be so much bigger than me. We're the same age; we were the same size as kids. I just don't get it.'

'Well,' said the big Gator, 'what have you been eating?'

'Democrats, same as you,' replied the small Gator.

'Hmm. Well, where do you catch them?'

'Down the other side of the swamp near the parking lot by the Capitol.'

'Same here. Hmm. How do you catch them?'

'Well, I crawl up under one of their Lexus cars & wait for one to unlock the car door. Then I jump out, grab 'em by the leg, shake the shit out of 'em and eat 'em! '

'Ah!' says the big Alligator, 'I think I see your problem ... you're not getting any real nourishment. See, by the time you finish shaking the shit out of a Democrat, there's nothing left but an asshole and a briefcase.'

Anthony Amore, Right On!

2012-02-16T15:17:00.001-05:00

Very big kudos to Anthony Amore

who wrote this terrific piece:

Last Weekend's Real Tragic Death

Last Friday, Osbrany Montes De Oca, a Lance Corporal in the United States Marines, set out to begin his patrol in the Helmand province of Afghanistan. As he was walking out of his base, his girlfriend said, he was ambushed by Taliban forces who shot and killed the 20 year old mortarman from New Jersey.

Lance Cpl. Montes De Oca was barely through his first year in service to his country when he made the ultimate sacrifice. But this young man's passion for his country is the stuff from which legends are made. Born in the Dominican Republic, he left behind a beautiful young girlfriend--"the love of my life" he called her--to enlist in the greatest volunteer force the world has ever known on a mission to bring stability to a country still suffering the ravages of Islamist fanaticism.

His patriotism was shared by his twin brother, Osmany. The Star-Ledger reported that the brothers joined the Marine Corps after graduating high school, telling family members that they wanted to serve their country and fight those who would harm it. The twins' commitment to service was so great that it actually rubbed off on their older brother, Sandro, who followed the lead of his kid brothers and enlisted as well.

America lost one of its best and brightest on that Friday in Afghanistan. But you'd hardly know it from following the news. Why? Because on Saturday another child of New Jersey, Whitney Houston, died.

Houston was born into a successful family that one might even call privileged. Her father (a former serviceman) was an entertainment executive. Her aunt was Dionne Warwick. Her godmother, Aretha Franklin. Houston grew to become one of the most awarded entertainers in history -- and one of its biggest failures. Watching the last decade and a half of Houston's life was tantamount to watching a car crash. Watching her husband's reality show, Being Bobby Brown, was like rubbernecking from the couch. Houston went from being a beautiful young singer and actress to a drug-addled mess. She was a mockery of her former self.

So when she died on Saturday, the word "tragedy" was thrown around like penny candy. By the following Tuesday morning, a Google search of the terms "Whitney Houston" and "tragedy" resulted in 148 million hits.

Meanwhile, a search for the term "Osbrany Montes De Oca" resulted in under 800 hits. As a Marine, that probably would be fine with Lance Cpl. Montes De Oca. He'd see himself as part of a unit, as a member of the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. And that's exactly what makes him a hero.

But no one mentioned Lance Cpl. Montes De Oca during the Grammys. There was no moment of silence or prayers for him. While CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News all broke from their regularly-scheduled programming to deliver non-stop coverage of the singer's death, barely a word was said about the soldier's. The love and adulation and respect were all offered to Whitney Houston.

Maybe we as a nation ought to spend more time being grateful for people like him, instead of paying incessant tribute to yet another dead celebrity.

And THAT says it all!

And Kudos also to Huffington Post for posting it.
(Never thought I'd say that!)

Fallen Hero: LCpl Osbrany Montes De Oca, USMC

2012-02-16T06:27:00.001-05:00

Lance Cpl. Osbrany Montes De Oca, 20, of North Arlington, N.J. (born in the Dominican Republic), died Feb. 10 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C., and was promoted to the rank of Lance Corporal less than two weeks before he was killed.

Montes De Oca joined the Marine Corps with his twin brother Osmany in December, 2010, after graduating high school.

According to the 2d Marine Division Public Affairs office, he was awarded the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal and the National Defense Service Medal during his service.

Osbrany is one of four brothers, and one of three Marines in the family. Sandro Moreta, his older brother, and Osmany, his twin, are also Marines. Franklin, the youngest brother, is a high school student.

Requiescat in Pace, Marine

This Nation Will Remain The Land Of The Free

Only So Long As It Is The Home Of The Brave

- Elmer Davis

Happy Valentine's Day

2012-02-14T05:40:00.001-05:00

And to my very own HoneyBunch:

I loved you then, I love you now, I'll love you all the tomorrows we have!

Global Warming = Weak Science

2012-02-10T17:52:00.000-05:00

Well, well, well.

The truth, as they say, will out.

"I feel duped on climate change"

Fritz Vahrenholt: "The fear mongers are still shaping the political debate. According to the German Advisory Council on Global Change, environmentally minded countries should forcibly bring about reduced consumption for the sake of protecting the climate. This takes us in the direction of an environmental dictatorship. And the fear-mongering is also beginning to take effect. When I was in a restaurant recently, I overheard a woman at the next table telling her children that it's wrong to eat an Argentine steak -- because of the climate. That's when I ask myself: How could we have come to this point?"

The Galileo of Global Warming

In Germany, where the global warming dogma has been very deeply entrenched, one of the founding fathers of Germany's environmentalist movement, Professor Fritz Vahrenholt, has converted into a global warming skeptic and is promoting his views in a new book and a series of article in Bild, a major German newspaper.

What caused the change? According to one account:

Vahrenholt’s skepticism started when he was asked to review an IPCC report on renewable energy. He found hundreds of errors. When he pointed them out, IPCC officials simply brushed them aside. Stunned, he asked himself, “Is this the way they approached the climate assessment reports?”

Vahrenholt decided to do some digging. His colleague Dr. Lüning also gave him a copy of Andrew Montford’s The Hockey Stick Illusion. He was horrified by the sloppiness and deception he found.

Germany's Godfather of Green Turns Skeptic

The UN is scaremongering over climate change

Who are you gonna believe, a respected scientist or some global warming alarmist-bullshit artist-former political fool?

Obummer: Class-less Act

2012-02-08T06:47:00.000-05:00

It's hard to top the classless act of speaking during the playing of the British national anthem while standing next to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, but Barack Hussein Obama has done that:

Another illustration of presidential hubris involved the Bush family. The White House put out a picture of a private meeting in the Oval Office on Jan. 27 that included former President George H.W. Bush and his son, Jeb, the former governor of Florida.

The Bushes were in town for the annual black tie dinner the next night at the Alfalfa Club, a gathering of business and political elites. The two featured speakers, both intended to be brief and humorous, were Obama and Jeb Bush. The president spoke to good reviews. He left before Bush spoke.

Obama hates such dinners. Some of his aides, in particular his political adviser David Plouffe, urged him not to spend an evening mingling with the 1 percent. Yet he chose to go, and attendees said it was the first time they could recall a speaker leaving before the other side had its fun. In addition, Obama’s 87-year-old predecessor was present.

Imagine the criticism five years ago if President George W. Bush had walked out on a dinner before Hillary Clinton spoke, with Bill Clinton in the audience.

Imagine that indeed: The indignation of the Liberal Left, The fury of the Blogosphere, The frenzy of the Barking Mad Moonbats.

H/T Weasel Zippers: Class act Obama walks out on Jeb Bush

The New American Dream

2012-02-08T06:21:00.002-05:00

Too bad this will never happen.

Despite saying 3 three years ago (in reference to 'fixing' the economy), and only 10 days into his presidency, “If I don’t have this done in three years, then it’s going to be a one-term proposition”, the Campaigner / Vacationer-in-Chief, thinks he deserves another term.

Obama thinks he deserves another term

Apparently he's not finished destroying America's economy.

Remarkably ... Stupid

2012-02-02T09:51:00.002-05:00

Michelle Obama cited "Remarkable progress" on the economy

"In the last three years, we've worked hard to get out of this mess and we've made some remarkable progress."

Remarkable, yes.

$15 TRILLION + and counting is VERY remarkable.

Progress? Only if you consider crushing debt and high unemployment as progress.

"You’re here because you know that we stand at a fundamental crossroads for our country. You’re here because you know that in less than a year from now, we are going to make a choice that will impact our lives for decades to come."

Oh, yes, if this guy manages to get re-elected it will impact our lives for decades, no lie. Barack Hussein Obama will not be 'fettered' by having to worry about yet another re-election campaign, nor present himself as being for American people anymore. He will no doubt spend the next four years cramming social programs through Congress while thoroughly debilitating the military... and ruining this country with debt.

Then she added that her husband is "very cute and he can sing, go figure."

Oh well, that makes all the difference in a president.

I would rather have a president who is decisive, competent, and a leader rather than a shirker.

Government Spending Figures

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Figures on government spending and debt (last six digits are eliminated). The government's fiscal year runs Oct. 1 through Sept. 30.

Total public debt subject to limit Jan. 30	15,313,699
Statutory debt limit	16,394,000
Total public debt outstanding Jan. 30	15,356,140
Operating balance Jan. 30	158,596
Interest fiscal year 2012 through December	62,662
Interest same period 2011	56,780
Deficit fiscal year 2012 through December	321,735
Deficit same period 2011	368,960
Receipts fiscal year 2012 through December	555,437
Receipts same period 2011	531,797
Outlays fiscal year 2012 through December	877,173
Outlays same period 2011	900,757
Gold assets in January	11,041

The Hypocrite-in-Chief

2012-01-30T15:05:00.000-05:00

Paul Ryan (R/WI), House Budget Committee member, has the right idea:

"We are not getting the kind of leadership we need from the outside. At the time when America needs it the most, we have a debt crisis on our horizon. The Senate hasn't budgeted for 1,005 days now. The president is not even proposing to tackle this fiscal crisis.

"So, what we need is a new president and a new Senate, and we need to give the country a very specific plan, a set of ideas of how we're going to solve these problems and let the country choose in November what they want America to become."

Fox News politics: Obama no longer calling Bush increases unpatriotic

Perhaps Barack Hussein Obama should take some time off from 1) taking vacations, 2) the campaign tour, 3) whatever else the hell he does besides the job he was elected to do.

O, but wait ... then he'd be in Washington, spending and borrowing and spending. Never mind.

In Case You Were Wondering

2012-01-30T08:14:00.001-05:00

Congress Logs Most FUTILE Legislative Year on Record

Congress accomplished less in 2011 than ANY other year in history.

NO Surprise here:

Spokesmen for Senate Majority Leader Harry ('Dingy') Reid, Nevada Democrat, and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, did not respond to questions about the lack of action.

So what DID they do?

Of the bills the 112th Congress did pass, the majority were housekeeping measures, such as naming post office buildings or extending existing laws.

And don't forget the spending, the disgusting, monumental Spending!

It's About Time!

2012-01-30T07:49:00.001-05:00

Kudos to U.S. Rep Allen West (R/FL) for having the doodads to say this when referencing liberal leaders (Obummer, Pelsoi, Reid, etal) at the Palm Beach County Republican Party Lincoln Day dinner :

"Take your message of equality of achievement, take your message of economic dependency, take your message of enslaving the entrepreneurial will and spirit of the American people somewhere else. You can take it to Europe, you can take it to the bottom of the sea, you can take it to the North Pole, but get the hell out of the United States of America."

Go ruin somebody else's country.
And take the damn Occupy Whatever idiots with you!

Allen_West:_Get_the_hell_out_of_the_USA

Save Snoopy !

2012-01-18T06:43:00.002-05:00

A Deltona judge will decide on January 25th if Snoopy will be euthanized.

His offense?

Defending himself from an unprovoked attack by another dog.

Snoopy, a pitbull mix, was being walked by his owner. Snoopy was on a leash.

The other dog, also on a leash -which the owner was NOT holding- ran across the street and began growling, barking and biting at both Snoopy and his owner.

Snoopy bit back in defense.

Now, Snoopy was supposed to be wearing a muzzle because he was labeled a "dangerous dog" for an attack on a different dog and owner in 2007.

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UPDATE: My information was from a news article on the web. I have been contacted by a reader who wrote the following:

Please CORRECT the misinformation in your article wherein you state that the 2007 incident was "an attack on a different dog and owner in 2007." The 2007 incident was a tussle between two dogs in the same household - two "siblings" arguing - the guardian of both these dogs is Snoopy's guardian. The other dog was Oscar, Snoopy's "brother" and it was a family argument. Oscar and Snoopy went on to live happily and safely together for years after this disagreement, until Oscar died of natural causes. Please CORRECT the misinformation in your article immediately.

Now why Snoopy would have been labeled "dangerous" and sentenced to wear a muzzle for this incident, I do not know.

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But, Snoopy did not start this and it wasn't his fault he wasn't wearing a muzzle.

“How do you put a dog down because he didn't have a muzzle on? That should be me. That's my fault. Not his fault. Fine me,” said Bob Johnson, Snoopy's owner.

Story here

I don't much like pit bulls.

But I don't believe that Snoopy should die.

And neither do the folks who have signed the on-line petition.

On-line Petition: Save Snoopy

Save Snoopy Facebook page

2012 Year of the Dragon

2012-01-02T07:38:00.002-05:00

The Dragon

The Dragon is a creature of myth and legend. A symbol of good fortune and sign of intense power, the Oriental Dragon is regarded as a divine beast - the reverse of the malicious monster that Westerners felt necessary to find and slay. In Eastern philosophy, the Dragon is said to be a deliverer of good fortune and a master of authority. Therefore, those people born in Dragon years are to be honored and respected.

Fifth in the cycle, Dragon Years follow the Rabbit and recur every twelfth year. The Chinese New Year does not fall on a specific date, so it is essential to check the calendar to find the exact date on which each Dragon Year actually begins ( February 4th )

The Sign of the Dragon

Dragons are the free spirits of the Zodiac. Conformation is a Dragon's curse. Rules and regulations are made for other people. Restrictions blow out the creative spark that is ready to flame into life. Dragons must be free and uninhibited. The Dragon is a beautiful creature, colorful and flamboyant. An extroverted bundle of energy, gifted and utterly irrepressible, everything Dragons do is on a grand scale - big ideas, ornate gestures, extreme ambitions. However, this behavior is natural and isn't meant for show. Because they are confident, fearless in the face of challenge, they are almost inevitably successful. Dragons usually make it to the top. However, Dragon people be aware of their natures. Too much enthusiasm can leave them tired and unfulfilled. Even though they are willing to aid when necessary, their pride can often impede them from accepting the same kind of help from others. Dragons' generous personalities give them the ability to attract friends, but they can be rather solitary people at heart. A Dragon's self-sufficiency can mean that he or she has no need for close bonds with other people.

Characteristics: Innovative, Enterprising, Flexible, Self-assured, Brave, Passionate, Conceited, Tactless, Scrutinizing, Unanticipated, Quick-tempered The characteristics of the Dragon Sign are tempered by one of the five Chinese elements of Metal, Water, Wood, Fire and Earth overlaying a 5-year cycle of characteristics on the original 12-year cycle.

THE WATER DRAGON 2012

Water has a calming effect on the Dragon's fearless temperament. Water allows the Dragon to re-direct its enthusiasm, and makes him more perceptive of others. These Dragons are better equipped to take a step back to re-evaluate a situation because they understand the art of patience and do not desire the spotlight like other Dragons. Therefore, they make smart decisions and are able to see eye-to-eye with other people. However, their actions can go wrong if they do not research or if they do not finish one project before starting another.

Likes and Dislikes

Color Preference: Greenish-Blue
Gems and Stones: Opal, Sapphire, Amber
Suitable Gifts: Tarot cards, camera, a copy of the I Ching, mirror, a family crest, mobile phone
Hobbies and Pastimes: Computer programming, public speaking, fossil hunting, astrology
Dragons Dislike: Taking orders, unnecessary bureaucracy, discounted ideas, people who don't give 100%

Friends and Enemies

Dragons are usually popular people, but because of their personalities, they seem to gather as much criticism as they do esteem. Due to their tumultuous temperaments, Dragons are not the most sensitive friends to those in need of a shoulder to cry on. Those who truly know the Dragon know he is a loving soul who will become your best ally in times of need. Once the dynamic Dragon has given his friendship, he will not let his friends down and will never falter in his allegiance to his companions. To a Dragon, a friend is a friend for a lifetime. Incredibly honest, Dragons are known for sincerity and are trusting souls. Because of this honesty, Dragons don't realize others may not demonstrate or uphold the same codes of ethics. Making the discovery that they placed their trust in someone who is dishonest makes the Dragon person quite sad, yet much more perceptive for future encounters.

Best Friends: Rats and Monkeys
Mortal Enemy: Dogs

More Here: Chinese Horoscopes: Dragon

Xmas: Redneck Style

2011-12-23T05:48:00.000-05:00

Xmas Lights

Greeting Card

Santa

Wreath

House Xmas Lights

Advent Calendar

Redneck is a term that originated in reference to agricultural workers (i.e. farmers) alluding to the sunburning of the neck from working long hours in the fields.

Today it is a slang term for a rural, white southerner who is politically conservative, usually racist and often a religious fundamentalist. The term is generally considered to be offensive.

But not to Jeff Foxworthy and his fans!

Modern Science

2011-12-22T05:29:00.000-05:00

From: Eyepoppers Best Science Photos

Nov. 18, 2011: A metal developed by a team of researchers from the University of California at Irvine, HRL Laboratories and the California Institute of Technology is pictured resting on a dandelion fluff without damaging it. The metal, which is about 100 times lighter than styrofoam, is the world's lightest material, according to the team.
Source: Reuters

WOW!!

That is truly impressive.

You know what the only thing better would be?

A cure for the common cold!

Christopher Hitchens, R.I. P.

2011-12-20T06:47:00.005-05:00

Christopher Hitchens, the author and essayist who wrote the provocative best-seller "God is Not Great," died December 15th night of pneumonia, a complication of his esophageal cancer.

Who was this guy?

From: Christopher Hitchens Dies:

He was an acknowledged contrarian and contradiction -- half-Christian, half-Jewish and fully non-believing; a native of England who settled in America; a former Trotskyite who backed the Iraq war and supported George W. Bush. But his passions remained constant and enemies of his youth, from Henry Kissinger to Mother Teresa, remained hated.

He was a militant humanist who believed in pluralism and racial justice and freedom of speech, big cities and fine art and the willingness to stand the consequences. He was smacked in the rear by then-British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and beaten up in Beirut. He once submitted to waterboarding to prove that it was indeed torture.

Hitchens was an old-fashioned sensualist who abstained from clean living as if it were just another kind of church. >snip<

An emphatic ally and inspired foe, he stood by friends in trouble ("Satanic Verses" novelist Salman Rushdie) and against enemies in power (Iran's Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini). His heroes included George Orwell, Thomas Paine and Gore Vidal (pre-Sept. 11). Among those on the Hitchens list of shame: Michael Moore, Saddam Hussein, Kim Jong il, Sarah Palin, Gore Vidal (post Sept. 11) and Prince Charles.

>snip<

He advocated intervention in Bosnia and the overthrow of Saddam Hussein in Iraq.

No Democrat angered him more than Clinton, whose presidency led to the bitter end of Hitchens' friendship with White House aide Sidney Blumenthal and other Clinton backers. As Hitchens wrote in his memoir, he found Clinton "hateful in his behavior to women, pathological as a liar, and deeply suspect when it came to money in politics."

He wrote the anti-Clinton book, "No One Left to Lie To" at a time when most liberals were supporting the president as he faced impeachment over his affair with Monica Lewinsky.
Hitchens also loathed Hillary Rodham Clinton and switched his affiliation from independent to Democrat in 2008 just so he could vote against her in the presidential primary.

The terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, completed his exit. He fought with Vidal, Noam Chomsky and others who either suggested that U.S. foreign policy had helped caused the tragedy or that the Bush administration had advanced knowledge. He supported the Iraq war, quit The Nation, backed Bush for re-election in 2004 and repeatedly chastised those whom he believed worried unduly about the feelings of Muslims.

"It's not enough that faith claims to be the solution to all problems," he wrote in 2009 after a Danish newspaper apologized for publishing cartoons of the prophet Muhammad that led Muslim organizations to threaten legal action. "It is now demanded that such a preposterous claim be made immune from any inquiry, any critique, and any ridicule."

His ideal way to die: "Fully conscious, and either fighting or reciting (or fooling around)."

Mr. Hitchens became a U.S. citizen April, 13, 2007, on the steps of the Jefferson Memorial.

Asteroid 57901 Hitchens is named after him.

Quotable Hitchens:

On newspapers:

"Only aspirants for president are fool enough to believe what they read in the newspapers."

"I became a journalist because I did not want to rely on newspapers for information."

On religion:

"If religious instruction were not allowed until the child had attained the age of reason, we would be living in quite a different world."

"To choose dogma and faith over doubt and experience is to throw out the ripening vintage and reach greedily for the Kool-Aid".

An excellent essay:

Christopher Hitchens on the rise of Obamania

More about him:

The Daily Hitchens

He will be missed.

Xmas Decor

2011-12-20T05:44:00.000-05:00

More than just a few lights strung around the windows:

LOL Cats Do Xmas

2011-12-20T05:29:00.000-05:00

Holiday 'Toons

2011-12-20T05:25:00.000-05:00

Here are some of my favorites:

The Obama$ Merry Xma$

2011-12-18T14:15:00.001-05:00

In a previous post regarding the Obummers' Holiday travel plans to Hawaii, I wrote that since they are traveling separately - because SHE did not want to wait - the plane 'fare' was going to cost the American taxpayers $100,000.

Oh, but that is apparently just a drop in the bucket, the tip of the iceberg.

According to The Hawaiian Reporter, which obtained more specifics about the executive expenditures, the total cost (based on what is known) for the 17-day vacation round-trip vacation to Hawaii for the President, his family and staff has climbed to more than $4 million.

Read all about it :

Hawaiian Reporter: Obamas Vacation

The Obamas are certainly working hard to distribute the wealth, everybody elses' that is.

Nancy Pelosi: Queen of the Congressional Fools

2011-12-17T17:50:00.033-05:00

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and the same nitwit who actually said:

"We have to pass the (Healthcare) bill so that you can find out what's in it."

and

"The American people voted to restore integrity and honesty in Washington DC, and the Democrats intend to lead the most honest, most open and most ethical Congress in history" ...

Has now said,

“It can clearly be labeled the Republican do-nothing Congress. It’s a year of missed opportunities and made-up crises.”

Well, Nancy, The Republicans are trying to rectify / amend / undo / neutralize the damage that the screwed-up Dummycrat-controlled Congress (Senate AND House) perpetuated on the American people when you presided over the House.

And the last time I checked, the Dummycrats control the Senate.

The Hypocrite-in-Chief

2011-12-17T17:09:00.003-05:00

Mrs. Obummer and the kids have left for their 17-day Hawaiian Holiday Vacation without Barack Hussein Obama who is still in Washington. SHE did not want to wait. He will join them later.

The two separate flights will cost the U.S taxpayers about $100,000. Because, as you know, they don't fly commercial.

Oh, but what about THIS :

"In an executive order issued November 9, 2011, titled "To Cut Waste and Promote Efficient Spending", which was touted by the white House as a sign of Obama's commitment to cut the deficit, Obama instructed agencies to try to avoid unnecessary plane trips.

Hyprocrite: a person who acts in contradiction to his or her stated beliefs or feelings; example: Barack Hussein Obama

Lovejoy Lives!

2011-12-17T16:22:00.001-05:00

This is the stuff Sy-Fy Channel movies are made of:

On December 14th, newly-found Comet Lovejoy took aim at the sun's corona where temperatures can reach 2 million degrees Fahrenheit (1.1 million degrees Celsius).

Most researchers expected the comet to be completed destroyed, blazing as brightly as Venus in the sky.

But Comet Lovejoy plunged through the sun's corona ... and came out the other side, zipping off into space!

Comet Lovejoy, a large sungrazing comet, officially called C/2011 W3 (Lovejoy), was discovered by Australian amateur astronomer Terry Lovejoy on Nov. 27.

Comet Lovejoy-Sungrazer

Comet Lovejoy Survives Fiery Plunge

NASA also created a website providing updates about the comet's pass through the corona, as well as images of the event beamed down by SDO. It can be found here: http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/lovejoy.php

And from

Space.com:

Photo: NASA/ SDO

This image, taken by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, shows Comet Lovejoy diving through the sun's atmosphere on Dec. 15, 2011. Lovejoy's tail is visible as a faint diagonal smudge to the left of the sun, toward the bottom of the image. The tail points from lower left to upper right.

Fallen Hero: Pvt. Jalfred Vaquerano

2011-12-17T15:41:00.000-05:00

U.S. Army Pvt. Jalfred D. Vaquerano, 20, died December 13th, in Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries suffered from enemy small-arms fire while deployed in Logar province, Afghanistan.

He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas.

Vaquerano, of Apopka, Florida, was an Infantryman who entered the Army from Tampa, Florida in January 2011. He was previously stationed at Fort Benning, Georgia. Vaquerano’s awards and decorations include the National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal with a Campaign Star, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, and the Army Service Ribbon

Pvt Vaquerano is the 1,855th American killed in Afghanistan.

Requiescat in Pace, Soldier

Hawaii Five-Oops ?

2011-12-15T06:42:00.002-05:00

The National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific , located in Punchbowl Crater just north of Honolulu, is the final resting place of over 30,000 veterans of World Wars I and II, Korea, and Vietnam.

And it is the site of an unforgivable show of disrespect to not only 23 veterans who survived the December 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor, but to every veteran interred there. Especially the ones whose graves were trod all over.

Hawaii Five-O Oops

Hawaii-Five-O TV show Disrespected Graves

Video Report here

Xmas at Arlington

2011-12-14T14:15:00.000-05:00

Rest easy, sleep well my brothers.
Know the line has held, your job is done.
Rest easy, sleep well.
Others have taken up where you fell, the line has held.
Peace, peace, and farewell...

Every December since 1992, volunteers have laid holiday wreaths donated by the Worcester Wreath Company of Harrington, Maine, at the headstones of over 5,000 of America's honored dead.

In 2006, the project was expanded into Wreaths Across America

In 2009, volunteers placed over 16,000 wreaths at Arlington and other memorial sites across America.

Ft Hood Massacre = Workplace Violence ?

2011-12-10T08:52:00.001-05:00

During a joint session of the Senate and House Homeland Security Committee on Dec 7th, Senator Susan Collins (ME/R) blasted the Defense Department for classifying the Fort Hood massacre as workplace violence and criticized the Obummer administration for failing to identify the threat from radical Islam.

She (correctly) suggested political correctness is being placed above the security of the nation’s Armed Forces at home.

This is the ultimate example of what is wrong with Barack Hussein Obama and his Administration -aka- the Insane Clowns of the Circus of Ineptitude.

Ft Hood Massacre = not Terrorism

The Disney Holiday Spirit

2011-12-10T07:41:00.001-05:00

In less than two weeks, the joy of the holiday season will come in the form of a fully decorated tree to 17 local military families from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit!

Disneyland's Trees

AND, Walt Disney World Cast Members (employees) collected 30,000 toys for the local Toys for Tots.

Disney Cast members collect toys

Obummer Defined

2011-12-10T07:26:00.000-05:00

This sums up NoBama:

Hypocritical, Incoherent, and Unpresidential

"Obama’s hypocrisy is built on a foundation of incoherence. This is not surprising. As a candidate and president, he has been as constant as a second is long."

Read more:

Obama's Hypocritical, Incoherent and Unpresidential Economic Speech

Holidaze

2011-12-07T18:00:00.001-05:00

The other day one of our local news readers remarked that our local pro basketball players will be playing out of town on Christmas Day and thus won't be spending the Holiday with their families.

And he sounded as if I should be sad about this.

Really, George?

I'm just so upset that millionaire sports players may have to spend Xmas eve in a luxury hotel away from their multimillion dollar mansions, that I don't know what to do. <- sarcasm

Oh, wait.

I could send Xmas packages and cards to the thousands of U.S. Marines, soldiers, sailors and airmen who are serving their country overseas. They aren't staying in luxury hotels nor cashing paychecks with lots of zeros. Their families aren't with them either.

Day of Infamy

2011-12-07T09:23:00.001-05:00

On Sunday, December 7th, 1941 the Japanese launched a surprise attack against the U.S. Forces stationed here. This precipitated the United States’ entry into WW II.

When it was over:

2403 Killed (1144 from the USS Arizona, alone) including 68 civilians

Of the 8 Battleships in port, 5 were Sunk:

USS Arizona: Total loss when a bomb hit her magazine; 1,177 lost

USS Oklahoma: Total loss when she capsized and sank; 429 lost

USS California: Sunk at her berth

USS West Virginia: sunk at her berth

USS Utah: sunk

Tea Party vs Occupy Checklist

2011-11-28T12:15:00.000-05:00

Updated Tea Party Versus #Occupy Checklist

Sources can be found here:
http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/209789.php
http://biggovernment.com/jjmnolte/2011/10/28/occupywallstreet-the-rap-sheet-so-far/

Thanks, Dmartyr at The Jawa Report

On Aging

2011-11-24T07:00:00.001-05:00

Yes, another birthday looms.

Thoughts:

Quit worrying about your health. It'll go away.

I'm not old. I'm chronologically gifted.

Birthdays are good for you. The more you have, the longer you live.

Things OLD Folks Know That Young Folks Should Learn:

Too many couples marry for better or for worse, but not for good.

When a man marries a woman, they become one; the trouble starts when they try to decide which one.

On anniversaries, the wise husband always forgets the past - but never the present.

Many girls like to marry a military man - he can cook, sew, make beds, is in good health, and he's already used to taking orders.

Eventually you will reach a point when you stop lying about your age and start bragging about it.

The older we get, the fewer things seem worth waiting in line for.

One of the many things no one tells you about aging is that it is such a nice change from being young.

Being young is beautiful, but being old is comfortable.

If you don't learn to laugh at trouble, you won't have anything to laugh at when you are old.

"The secret of staying young is to live honestly,

eat slowly, and lie about your age."

Lucille Ball

Happy Thanksgiving 2011

2011-11-24T06:37:00.000-05:00

May your stuffing be tasty. May your turkey be plump.

May your potatoes and gravy have nary a lump.

May your yams be delicious. May your pies take the prize.

May your Thanksgiving dinner stay off of your thighs.

Veterans' Day 2011

2011-11-11T00:01:00.012-05:00

A ‘Veteran‘ is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to “The United States of America” for an amount of “up to, and including his life.”

Thank you

to all

who have served

and

are serving!

My father: US Army Air Corps, 1941-1945

My father-in-law: US Navy, 1945-1969

My brother: US Coast Guard, 1968-1969

My husband: US Marine Corps, 1969-1972

My daughter: US Army, 1992-1995

My son: US Marine Corps, 2005-2010

Happy Birthday, USMC!!

2011-11-10T00:01:00.003-05:00

Remembering the Brave

Thank you, Jensen Sutta Photography!

The Blamer in Chief

2011-11-04T16:36:00.001-04:00

From Ray Stevens:

President Obama-Blamer in Chief

I usually write songs and this is my first attempt at writing an op-ed piece. It always amazes me how most political commentators beat around the bush. Well, that’s not how you write a song so let’s just cut to the chase and get to the chorus:

My song, "Obama Budget Plan" can be seen on YouTube. It indicates that President Obama's budget plan appears to be to spend as much of our money as he wants, on anything he wants and to pay for it by just printing more money.

The fact is, President Obama doesn’t really seem to have a plan at all. His administration has been working without a budget for almost three years now. He views having to consult Congress as an inconvenience and tries to go around them at every turn.

His latest plan is to blame the Tea Party movement for this country's first-ever credit downgrade because they forced him to face the debt drisis that he created by his out of control spending.

Then he and his aides want to blame S&P for bad judgment in addition to continuing to blame George Bush. President Obama is the “Blamer-in-Chief.”

I try to find the humor in everything but there is nothing funny about what the president, his policies and his associates are doing to this country with the help of a political party that obviously cares more about elections than the great nation they have sworn to protect and defend.

I’m tired of it. I’ve heard it all before and don’t want to hear it anymore.

I’m tired of hearing how we have lost a war and how our troops terrorize and kill innocent people in the dead of night.

I’m tired of hearing good, honest, caring people like the Tea Party folks being referred to as ‘terrorists” by people who won’t even call a real terrorist a terrorist.

Nothing is going to change in America until those people are defeated at the ballot box and politicians, regardless of their Party, decide to put America first and return her to her roots of free enterprise, fiscal responsibility and fairness.

Ray Stevens is a two time Grammy award winner, multi-platinum, multi-gold recording artist who has sold over 25 million albums.

Halloweenies

2011-10-31T05:00:00.001-04:00

I love Halloween. Not for the candy. Well, maybe for the chocolate candy. But mostly for the costumes.

Here are some favorites:

~ In the PET category ~

Kitty Jawa Kitty Picachu

~ In the KID Category ~

"Wilson" (from Castaway) Edward Scissorhands

~ In the Adult category ~

A pair of Boobs The End is Near

~ In the Disney Category ~

No Condolences

2011-10-11T15:06:00.000-04:00

Samir_Khan was part of Al Qaeda.

Al-Qaeda is a terrorist organization.

Ergo, Samir Khan was a terrorist.

So, WTF was THIS all about?

I wonder how many condolence calls the State Department has made to the families of fallen U.S. Marines, soldiers, airmen, and sailors?

Put Me in Charge

2011-09-11T09:38:00.000-04:00

Forwarded to me, author unknown, but obviously a Visionary:

Put me in charge of food stamps.
I'd get rid of food stamp cards; no cash for Ding Dongs or Ho Hos, just money for 50-pound bags of rice and beans, blocks of cheese and all the powdered milk you can haul away. If you want steak and frozen pizza, get a job.

Put me in charge of Medicaid.
The first thing I'd do is to get women Norplant birth control implants or tubal ligations. (Or Vasectomies for men!)
Then, we'll test recipients for drugs, alcohol, and nicotine and document all tattoos and piercings. If you want to reproduce or use drugs, alcohol, smoke or get tats and piercings, get a job.

Put me in charge of government housing.
Ever live in a military barracks?
"You will maintain our property in a clean and good state of repair." Your "home" will be subject to inspections anytime and possessions will be inventoried. If you want a plasma TV or Xbox 360, get a job and your own place.

In addition, you will either present a check stub from a job each week or you will report to a "government" job. It may be cleaning the roadways of trash, painting and repairing public housing, whatever we find for you. We will sell your 22-inch rims and low profile tires and your blasting stereo and speakers and put that money toward the “common good..”

Before you write that I've violated someone's rights, realize that all of the above is voluntary. If you want our money, accept our rules.

Before you say that this would be "demeaning" and ruin their "self esteem", consider that it wasn't that long ago that taking someone else's money for doing absolutely nothing was demeaning and lowered self esteem.

If we are expected to pay for other people's mistakes we should at least attempt to make them learn from their bad choices. The current system rewards them for continuing to make bad choices.

AND While you are on Gov’t subsistence, you no longer can VOTE!
Yes that is correct.
For you to vote would be a conflict of interest. You will voluntarily remove yourself from voting while you are receiving a Gov’t welfare check. If you want to vote, then get a job.

Recall This?

2011-09-11T09:24:00.000-04:00

Remember those recall elections on August 9th in six Wisconsin districts, where six Republican state senators (nearly a third) were basically targeted by labor unions and the Left spent a reported $30 million?

Voter Turnout was high: 63%

Four of the six Republican senators held onto their seats, and the Republicans retained the majority in the state senate.

Before the election, the Mainstream Media was all over the story.
After the election, the air time spent: CBS- 1 minute 55 seconds; NBC- 45 seconds; and ABC- 0 time.

Is this the new American way?

Lest We Forget

2011-09-11T09:21:00.001-04:00

A few more dates to remember:

November 5, 2009

Nidal Malik Hasan, U.S. Army Major and a Muslim, killed 13 people and wounded 29 more at Fort Hood, Texas.

October 12, 2000

The U.S.S. Cole was the target of a suicide attack carried out by Al-Qaeda terrorists in the Yemeni port of Aden. 17 U.S. sailors were killed, 39 were injured, and the ship was almost sunk.

April 19, 1995

The Oklahoma City bombing was a terrorist bomb attack on the Alfred Murrah Building. The blast claimed 168 lives, including 19 children under the age of 6; more than 680 people were injured.

October 23, 1983

241 U.S. Marines and Naval personnel were killed when the U.S. headquarters in Beirut, Lebanon was struck by a truck bomb. A French unit was also targeted. In all, 299 American and French servicemen were killed. Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility.

Obummer's Magical Misery Tour

2011-08-15T12:19:00.002-04:00

Barack Hussein Obama, Campaigner-in-Chief, is getting out of town.

Is it because of his new, lowest-ever, approval ratings?
According to the WH, it's to promote jobs and economic growth.

Obummer began a ~~re-election campaign~~ tour of the Midwest by bus funded by the American taxpayer.

The tour will cover locations where Republican contenders for his job recently ran rampant in Iowa. It will also avoid inner city areas.

Obama's Midwestern Bus Tour

I love this part: "With Americans showing historic levels of frustration with Washington, the president will try to feel their pain."

Will "TRY" to feel their pain.

BTW: the armored bus cost the American taxpayer an estimated $1.1 million plus and was made in Canada by Canadians. So much for promoting jobs for Americans.

"One More Thing"

2011-08-09T13:08:00.002-04:00

In a speech about the economy yesterday, Barack Hussein Obama attempted to reassure Americans by stating that he and Warren Buffett think we should have an impeccable credit rating.

Well, that just makes all the difference, eh?

The Dow was being shown at the same time. The more Obummer talked, the lower it went.

And then, as if it were an afterthought, Obummer says, "One more thing..."

and mentions the courage and sacrifice of the 30 American
military personnel killed in the deadliest day for Americans in Afghanistan.

As Commander-in-Chief THAT should have been the first and only thing to come out of his mouth.

Obama's 1st Dover Photo Op

Thought for the Day

2011-08-09T07:06:00.001-04:00

"The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed lest Rome become bankrupt. People must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance."

Who is the genius that came up with this?
Mitt?
No.
Michelle?
No.
A T.E.A. Party member?
No.
Obummer?
Hell no.

It was: Cicero in 55 B.C.

News Black-Out

2011-08-08T08:04:00.001-04:00

We're not hearing about this on the national news, are we:

Wisconsin State Fair Attacks

Here's a more colorful description:

Witnesses Describe Mob:Racially-Charged Attacks

State Fair Melee

Had certain specifics been reversed, all the major mass media would have been screaming Hate Crime, but apparently that term is applicable only in certain instances.

Harry Reid: Blithering Idiot

2011-08-04T09:47:00.000-04:00

On July 29th, Senator Harry Reid (Dummycrat/NV) brought blithering idiotness to new heights/new lows/whatever.

After the senate tabled the Boehner Bill, Harry "PINKY" Reid urged Congress to "accept my bill" and said it was "time to come together and compromise".

Compromise = accepting his bill.

Unbelievable?
'Fraid not.

VIDEO HERE

Hanoi Jane

2011-08-03T18:54:00.002-04:00

Jane Fonda is upset.

"I was to have been on QVC today to introduce my book, “Prime Time”, about aging and the life cycle. The network said they got a lot of calls yesterday criticizing me for my opposition to the Vietnam War and threatening to boycott the show if I was allowed to appear. I am, to say the least, deeply disappointed that QVC caved to this kind of insane pressure by some well funded and organized political extremist groups.

snip ... "Bottom line, this has gone on far too long, this spreading of lies about me! None of it is true. NONE OF IT! I love my country. I have never done anything to hurt my country or the men and women who have fought and continue to fight for us."

Well, Ms Fonda, the membership of the 'extremist groups' that you mention are no doubt made up of those of us who remember how you went to North Vietnam in 1972 and cavorted with an NVA anti-aircraft gun crew, the very same guns that shot down American planes; how you also participated in a staged press conference with unwilling American POWs, the purpose of which was to "prove" that American prisoners weren't being mistreated by their Viet Cong captors. Years afterward, when the then-released POWs described the very real torture and degradation they had suffered at the hands of the North Vietnamese, you dismissed them as "hypocrites and liars."

Yes, Ms Fonda, you certainly have first-hand personal knowledge of hypocrites. You define the word.

And as far as the "far right lies", here's a picture of you sitting on the damn gun.

And you have apparently forgotten about the documentary about a political troupe headed by yourself and Donald Sutherland which traveled to towns near military bases in the US in the early 1970s, putting on shows called “F.T.A.”, which stood for “F**k the Army”, aimed at convincing soldiers to voice their opposition to the Vietnam War, which was raging at the time.

But you never did "anything to hurt my country or the men and women who have fought and continue to fight for us."

(epithet deleted)

This ain't hell: Jane Fonda is mad at history

Gateway Pundit: Hanoi Jane Whines

Loonie Liberal of the Week/Month

2011-07-11T19:17:00.001-04:00

Meet Susan Fineberg , Associate Professor of International Business at Rutgers Business School, and Liberal Loonie.

FYI: Ms Fineberg worked for John Kerry, he of the multi-million $$ yacht that he docked in R.I. so as to avoid paying a six-figure tax bill.

Mila and the Marine

2011-07-11T18:31:00.000-04:00

Sgt. Scott Moore, of the 3rd Battalion 2nd Marines in Musa Qala, Afghanistan, asked Mila Kunis to the Marine Ball in November!

And her answer is...

Good for you Mila! You are going to have a wonderful time.

And good on ya Justin, for your encouragement!

The 4th

2011-07-04T08:24:00.000-04:00

"For those who have fought for it, freedom has a flavor the protected will never know." -- Unknown

Fathers' Day

2011-06-19T00:02:00.005-04:00

For military families, every day is Fathers' Day.

"The Killing" 's Killer

2011-06-18T21:02:00.002-04:00

For the past almost 13 weeks I've been watching AMC's excellent murder-mystery series "The Killing" and trying to guess 'who killed Rosie Larsen' .

Photo: AMCtv.com

Each episode explores the possibility of a different suspect.
The candidate. The aide. The teacher. The boyfriend.

Well, at first I was pretty sure it was Belko. Nope.

Now that we're down to the last episode (tomorrow night), I think I know who Rosie's killer might be.

I think it's ..... Michael Ames, Jasper's father.

And, by the way, my favorite character is Stephen Holder (Joel Kinnaman), the detective who is just chock full of secrets himself.

Photo: AMCtv.com

Priorities

2011-06-18T10:32:00.002-04:00

Answer: The seemingly endless war in Afghanistan. The housing mess. NObamacare. The disconnected idiots in Congress.

The economy. America is almost Broke, yet billions of our taxpayer dollars go to foreign aid ... like rebuilding the mud huts in Haiti with apparently more mud because I sure don't see the improvement.

Question:



"What do you think is the most important problem facing this country today?" Open-ended CBS news poll June 3-7, 2011

		%
	Economy/Jobs	48
	Budget deficit/National debt	10
	Health care	4
	Education	3
	War/Iraq/Afghanistan	3
	Other	28
	Unsure	4

And the former community ~~agitator~~ organizer- current Campaigner-in-Chief is playing golf for the 12th weekend in a row.

NObamaCare

2011-06-16T08:13:00.001-04:00

This was forwarded to me, author unknown, but obviously someone who understands Obamacare better than the fools who support it:

Let me get this straight:

We've been "gifted" with a health care plan we are forced to purchase and fined if we don't,
written by a committee whose chairman says he doesn't understand it,
declared deficit neutral by a CBO that underestimated Social Security and Medicare costs by about 100 trillion dollars, give or take a few trillion,
passed by a Congress that hasn't read it, but exempts themselves from it,
gaveled into law by a House Speaker who states we have to pass the damn bill to find out what's in it,
signed by a President who smokes,
supported by a first diet guru with a beam like the backside of a battleship,
exclaimed to be a big effin' deal by a VP with a bad plug job,
with funding administered by a Treasury Secretary who doesn't pay his taxes,
to be overseen by a Surgeon General who is obese,
and financed by a country that's broke.
What could possibly go wrong?

Today, June 14th

2011-06-14T15:10:00.001-04:00

Happy Birthday #236, U.S. Army !

Since 1775

Happy Birthday, Montgomery Edward Scott

Star Date 2160*

* as Given here ,

Although the Star Trek Data Base lists it as 2222

Memorial Day 2011

2011-05-30T10:29:00.001-04:00

THIS is why we remember.