Cuckoo’s Nest!
30 May 24 “You’re on Earth. There’s no cure for that!” Samuel Beckett Mental Illness: We’re experiencing today a national disaster that has taken decades to unfold! Starting in the 1960’s with then Governor Reagan in CA, and subsequently perpetuated by then President Carter in the 1970s, state-run “psychiatric hospitals” […]
Memorial Day, 2024
27 May 24 “Memorial Day,” also know as “Decoration Day,” has been celebrated annually in the USA (on assorted dates) since 1868. Since 1971, various “Memorial Days” have been consolidated and jointly celebrated on the last Monday in May. Today, in solemn commemoration, Vicki and I attended our Memorial Day Celebration here […]
Lists!
25 May 24 “Cultivate your capacity for surprise” Richard Barron “The List” Violent insurgencies worldwide have always carefully collected names and addresses of “counter-revolutionaries” These names include military (particularly the Spc Op Community), media, police, political officials and their families, “reactionaries,” who have a history of boldly speaking-out against Communism, […]
2024 NRA Show, Last Day
19 May 24 2024 NRA Show, last day Attendance at this year’s NRA Show was significantly lighter than in past years, according to people with whom I talk. In fact, some vendors are more than a little upset with the light attendance! Many current NRA members are disturbed with the organization as […]
NRA Show, 2nd Day
18 May 24 NRA Show, Second Day Today, DJT spoke, as promised. We did not personally attend, but he received NRA’s enthusiastic official endorsement, as expected. There were news reports of protestors outside, but we didn’t see any. In the vendor area: Savage’s “Stance” Pistol is flat (9mm, single column) and […]
2024 NRA Show and Convention, Dallas, TX
17 May 24 2024 NRA Show and Convention, Dallas, TX Vicki and I are here in Dallas, TX for the 2024 NRA Show. The Show started today and will go through Sunday. The high-level political meeting is on Monday! On Monday, it will be decided who will lead the NRA into […]
“Provocation”
16 May 24 “It’s not about what people claim. It’s about what the other side believes you might do to them.” John Mearsheimer On 8 Feb 24, at a swank concert in Scottsdale, AZ, a woman (an attendee) noticed an angry, drunken man tearing-down barricades at the event’s entrance. She […]
Unaware!
14 May 24 “… and sometimes the Circus comes to you!” A random knife attack took place on Times Square (NYC) this last Saturday. A “disabled person,” sitting in a wheel chair on a sidewalk suddenly jumped-up and stabbed a female tourist with a long knife. The perpetrator then sat back […]
Regret in Heaven!
8 May 24 Few things in this world upset me more than witnessing unworthy scum-bags desecrating/vandalizing our nation’s national monuments, particularly our war memorials! These craven buffoons, none of whom ever served their country, are unfit to stand in the shadow of heroes who fought and died, along-side me, in Vietnam! Their […]
Lamentations!
4 May 24 “It never troubles a wolf how many the sheep be!” Plato A long-time friend, currently living in the LA area, called yesterday expressing concern for the physical safety of himself and family. He is Jewish, and like most of my Jewish friends, not particularly religious. Only rarely does […]
Upside Down!
1 May 24 “In the City of Constance (present-day southern Germany) on 6 July 1415, John Hus was burned at the stake by the Catholic Church for the ‘heresy’ of criticizing corrupt Church practices that were not supported by Scripture (much as Martin Luther did a century later). Curiously, Hus’ personal safety had […]