is... wishing Americans would wake up before it is too late.
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Morning K2 - great article!
I got a few sent to prison by arguing that if we wouldn't want them as a next door neighbor, we shouldn't put them out in society to be anyone's next door neighbor.
It for the point across.
Have a great one!
Whew! you had me worried. LOL
Manana amigo. Thanks for the info and the good conversation.
Yep, and that has me worried.
Better get my shovel out...
Wow, never thought that much about that end of it. Duh! Now that you say it, it's plain as day.
I sure like your 'pet' birds. I brought back an African Grey with me. He was about 6 mo old when we got him. $30 for the 'quarantine fees'. Got him in 1989. He'll probably outlive me, from everything I read. He is one talking son-of-a-gun, for sure. Like part of the family.
People here, who have never lived anywhere else, just don't grasp what it really means to live in another country. It's no wonder we are known by some as Ugly American .... People would come visit, and all they did was criticize the locals for not being and doing everything 'like us'.
Two things for sure. 1) It makes you appreciate the US and 2) you learn to be more accepting of differences.
You lived in Honduras. I have thought about moving there. Is it too 'crime ridden'? Is there decent medical care?
Yeah, I guess they were for food? I had heard about that.
Man, you have lived in a lot of plces! Are you retired mlitary?
Yeah, I realize most snakes aren't poisonous, but they will sure make me break a leg getting away or give me a heart attack!
In Africa, EVERY snake that I'd see was a "Black Mamba" ... per the locals. Of course it wasn't but that was their story!
That is a long dang snake!
I know the feeling. When you (I, We, whomever) try to explain something, their eyes glaze over and they start with that "How did this stupid SOB ever live to be this old without knowing that" kind of look.
So tell me, what is tht wicked looking reptile in the picture with the young lady?
must be at least 10 feet long!
Sounds like the Congo. They had killed off everything edible, practically, already. They were even poaching the Gorillas for making potions/medicines for their 'stamina'. It was nothing to see gorilla bones in the local markets, being marketed to use for soups to increase 'potency' and 'stamina'.
Three years there, and the only animals I saw truly free 'in the wild' were a couple of Hippos ... There was a litle bar and cafe where one could sit outside on the terrace out back, above the river, and watch the hippos when they came out of the water to 'graze'. I wasn't worried about it then, but would be now, as they were occasionally as close as .... maybe 50 feet to the terrace.
Then of course they had crocs in the river, but only saw one, as he slipped back into the water when we passed in a boat. I wanted to take a gorilla watching excursion, but wasn't allowed to go.
The travel is the only thing I really miss about the military. I loved being able to take off for a week on a temporary duty assignment to some remote country in Africa, or some city in Europe.
You know, it appears Romney is avoiding any committments as far as where he stands on gun control, the second amendment and the UN Small Arms Treaty crap.
I don't know about you guys and gals, but that makes me nervous as a long tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs. Think he's just trying to stay out of the fray on firearms, in hopes of getting some more independent votes .. or is he in truth an 'anti' in Republican clothing?
Someone who is familiar with his record as governor, can you fill me in please? Not on what he 'said' but what he actually 'did', as far as second amendment rights wile he was governor.
Thanks much. I know the subject isn't being brought up by the Democrats, but that is for a reason .... and we all know what that reason is.
Gee, I hate to think just how much, in many different areas, is riding on this election in November.
Again, thanks.
If it was up to me, we'd run the clocks forward two hours and leave them there year round! I absolutely love having that extra daylight in the evenings .... plus I could sleep another hour in the mornings when I plan on getting on the water at dawn to go fishing.
Are you allowed to do any hunting there, or is there anything to hunt?
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Don't sweat it. Zero has everything under control!
Blunt has spent the last couple of decades playing to the crowd. This is no different - nothing new for him.
I hear ya. I gave up most all my bad habits too. I do still smoke a few cigars. Other than that, I go fishing, and go shooting once in a while. Was going to play slots some, but since the wife got worse, she can't go and I don't go alone.
It's all in the attitude though. I'll do my best to never get 'bored'. There's always something to get into, even for an old, fat, balding guy!
Oh you forgot one thing - you are also one of the wisest ones here on IHUB!
Be safe. Always look forward to reading your posts.
OK - you're the same as I am - Central Standard Time, one hour behind NYC. Just wondered.
thanks
walk - you still 'shoot' a little craps from time to time don't you? I mean, you're in Vegas! LOL
So compared to Zulu time (GMT) How many hours different, earlier or later, are you there?
That'll teach me to mess with old men! LOL
Well, I guess in that case, alcohol and firearms can mix .. a little bit .... You must have been a good little boy last year!
What kind of smokes are those?
Liberal politics the MSM doesn't print.
Fools.
Holy Treaties, Batman! This can not be permitted to occcur!
Yeah, I'm just being facetious. Screw Samuel Jackson. He'll not get another penny of my money to see one of his movies!
Man ....... It's hard to imagine, unless one actually has it, I guess.
Well, you know how "we" are ..... just a bunch of old sourpuss racists ...
Oh, so your statement
Xanax - powerful muscle relaxant .... used by many to help ease the withdrawls from cocaine and methamphetamines .... or if no cocaine or methamphetamines were readily available. Depending on amount consumed, could be very dangerous combination if taken with cocaine or methamphetamines ... a case of mixing uppers and downers ... which literally pull the body in two separate, distinctly different directions at the same time.
If the pics I saw of her labeled 'last days' were accurately labeled, she was totally f'd up .... eyeballs nearly falling out on cheeks and appparently needing help to just stand up and walk.
Well, a least Jackson's an honest racist, unlike most of 'em.
But tell me .... how could such an open and outright racist even think about calling anyone else a racist?
Oh,yeah, because that's the only reason anyone could possibly have for not wanting to re-elect Obama.
I mean ....think about it ....
Obama utilized his constitutional powers and authority to compel congress to get their act together and work as a reral bi-partisan team .....
He used his superior powers of persuasion and widespread popularity to get a universal health care law enacted ....
The president has set the example for sacrificing and working hard to get the country lined out and running smoothly .....
Obama has almost singlehandedly gotten the economy back on track, and put the nation on a clear cut path to prosperity ....
This president has applied his vast experience and executive abilities to create millions and millions of jobs to put Americans back to work ....
The man in the White House has persuaded the Mexican Government to deal withthe illegal immigration problem, and secure our common border ..
Obama has scrapped all the vastly unfair tax laws, and working hand in hand with both parties of congress, created a simple, fair, just and adequate tax code ....
President Obama single-handedly got the country's credit rating raised to AAAA+++
He has been the one to come up with the blueprints to put Syria, Egypt, Tunisia and Libya in motion toward the transformation to democratically elected, freely chosen governments who put human rights and freedom at the very top of their agenda.....
Along with all these, Obama has instilled a feeling of hope and change in every American, to replace the widespread negative morale created by the past administration ...
So, hell yes, race just has to be the only possible reason to not vote to re-elect Obama, and the reason no one has brought up a bill to amend the constitution to allow him to seek up to four terms in office. Yep, it's nothing but race!
Damn racist Tea Party Americans anyway.
Whoops ....
Sounds like it might have been self inflicted.
My theory (just a theory) is that they realize they are out on the fringe/edge, and they aren't comfortable being out there all alone, being the cowards by nature that they are .... so they go to any length to try and convince others to join them, to convince others that they are right, and that they are the enlightened ones who have found the answers to the mysteries of life. Those who don't fall for those 'lines' therefore become 'idiots', 'stooges', and any other slur or insult that enters their mind. Truth is they don't know anything (hence, remarks like: We have to pass it to find out what is in it) and become very upset and disturbed when anyone points out the logical and obvious errors in their thinking. For instance, they believe they can spend America to prosperity ...... which, to most of us, makes absolutely no sense at all. They are also very prone to react based on emotion rather than fact or common sense, so they fall for the 'hope and change' and 'yes we can' sort of pied piper bullschitt.
Now that I have said all that, I actually have absolutely no idea why they do what they do, or say what they say, or believe they can win hearts and minds by calling people fools, because those tactics defy logic. You will note however that when challenged with a direct question, requiring a 'yes' or 'mo' answer, they become defensive and lash out ... feeling cornered and disappointed their pied piper leader is not there to bail them out.
Whew! Glad that's over!
You said it. No way to recall them all. Just too dang many!
I'm sure some of today's acts are probably just as good ..... but then why do I see so many youngsters who are totally turned on to the Stones, the Beatles, Clapton, Rod Stewart ... et al?
I understood completely what you were saying. If any of the pictures I saw, that were captioned as her 'last days', she was high as a kite and appeared to have to get help to walk.
I know friends feel a need to protect the image of their friends, but why just tell an outright lie that makes you look like a fool when the truth comes out? The ones saying she was 'clean' are either lying intentionally, or are fools.
Seems she was found in the bathtub. Sounds like it might have been planned. I've known two who suicided and they became eerily 'happy' their last day or two alive ... seemed like once they made their decision, they became at peace with it all, and just relaxed, waiting their 'time'.
I don't know ... all speculation of course. man, dope does strange stuff to folks.
Absolutely great! Made my day! Thanks so much.
No big deal - just wondered.
Florida, I think it is, will allow non-residents to obtain a carry permit there.
It is then good in all the other states with Florida reciprocity.
Hey, it's just tooooo dang cold to get outside and do anything here today!
I think Carter even was better than what we have now. Seriously.
I think that one hit a chord with the world ..............
I damn sure wouldn't hold it against him ... !!!
She said more than once it was all too much, and she wanted out ....
Poor kid ......... Mom dead and a father who probably calls her once a year .. I know that's not fair, but I'm allowing my personal feelings about Brown to tint my thinking.