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Today’s Earworm
Posted by daddybear71 on January 29, 2013
https://daddybearsden.com/2013/01/29/todays-earworm-310/
Musings
- For those who think that the government will be able to track every firearm in the country through registration, please answer me this: The government has a hard time keeping track of a few hundred thousand human beings, such as foster kids and parolees, that are supposed to be under its supervision and that the majority of society wants to be properly tracked. What makes you think they’ll be able to track 100 million firearms, when a majority of our society don’t want them to do it and will actively try to resist their efforts?
- Irish Woman went to the school, which Boo will be attending next fall, today. It was supposed to be a “meet the teachers” visit, but it included a rather long talk about security at the school. Apparently the school has a pretty sophisticated lockdown system with steel security doors, and they are participating in some sort of program with the state police to check out their other security measures.
- I’m working on doing peer-level performance reviews right now. I need politically correct ways of saying the following:
- Dumber than a bag of hammers
- Useless as tits on a boar hog
- Couldn’t lead wild dogs to raw meat
- Doesn’t produce enough to justify the oxygen wasted
- Shouldn’t be trusted with live ammunition or a root login
- Walks on water and talks to God
- The only reason our company is profitable
- Not paid nearly enough for her efforts
- Note to self on home improvement projects:
- Do not leave the compound mitre saw out in the rain overnight. I hope it works after a few days in front of the dehumidifier.
- I swear I do not hide the tools so that my lovely and oh so forgiving wife cannot do work when I’m not home.
- The tools she was looking for have been under the passenger seat of my truck since the summer, honest.
- If I haven’t used a tool in 5 years, it’s not my fault if I can’t remember its exact position at the moment.
- There are no true 90 degree corners in this house.
- It is better to have to cut off an extra 1/4 inch than to have to make a trip to the lumber yard.
- Home improvement projects should not lead to trips to the emergency room or several sessions of intense marriage counseling.
- I’ve never been so happy to see someone get outbid on EBay than tonight when Irish Woman lost out at the last minute on a 1954 Kotex vending machine. No, I do not know what she planned on doing with it.
Posted by daddybear71 on January 28, 2013
https://daddybearsden.com/2013/01/28/musings-3/
A Response From My Senator
Below is the response by Senator Rand Paul to my emails thanking him for his support of Second Amendment rights and opposition to anti-gun legislation:
January 28, 2013
Dear Mr. DaddyBear,
Thank you for contacting me regarding the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn. My thoughts and prayers are with the children, parents, teachers and community as they mourn this tragic loss of life.
After such a senseless act of violence, the power of prayer and the kindness of friends, family, and neighbors near and far provides solace and strength to the community. I hope we can learn more about what warning signs were missed and how we can better prevent tragedies like this from occurring in the future. However, I do not believe we should rush to point fingers or enact reactionary legislation curtailing Second Amendment rights. No amount of gun control will be able to prevent mentally disturbed individuals from committing despicable acts of violence. High-risk individuals will still be able to acquire firearms and other lethal weapons, even with an increase in prevention. Please be assured I will oppose any proposed gun control law which would limit the right to gun ownership by those who are responsible, law-abiding citizens, and that I will continue to defend Americans’ Second Amendment rights in the Senate.
Once more, thank you for sharing your thoughts. Please do not hesitate to contact me if I can be of assistance in the future. I look forward to hearing from you again.
Sincerely,
Rand Paul, MD
United States Senator
Posted by daddybear71 on January 28, 2013
https://daddybearsden.com/2013/01/28/a-response-from-my-senator/
Overheard in the Preschool
The following conversation was relayed to Irish Woman by Boo’s teacher:
Boo – My mommy is going to my new school today and meeting my teachers!
Teacher – Oh really? Which school is that?
Boo – It’s Saint <INSERT OBLIGATORY CATHOLIC SAINT> school, and Jesus is going to be my teacher!
Yeah, that’s my kid, always trying to get the best instructors. It’s better than my comment that you could tell his new school was serious about math, because they nailed our Lord and Savior to a plus sign. That one got me an elbow in the ribs.
Posted by daddybear71 on January 28, 2013
https://daddybearsden.com/2013/01/28/overheard-in-the-preschool/
Today’s Earworm
Posted by daddybear71 on January 27, 2013
https://daddybearsden.com/2013/01/27/todays-earworm-309/
Missing The Point
President Obama is complaining that the Republican majority in the House of Representatives is not willing to compromise on his anti-gun rights agenda, and opines that the Republicans are not listening to public opinion on the matter. He again states that he has a lot of respect for the Second Amendment. He says that he understands the traditions of hunting that most rural families have, but that the realities of how guns are handled in urban settings must trump such things. Surprisingly, he asserts that he has used a gun in the past, and regularly shoots skeet at Camp David.
Mr. President, those things mean precisely diddly over squat to me. Hunting, skeet, and the inability of your urban constituency to raise a generation of people who don’t maim and murder each other at will have nothing to do with my right to keep and bear arms. To be perfectly blunt, my right to keep and bear arms is there so that when someone who holds your office decides to rule rather than govern, then people like me will have the instruments to contest that decision.
My gun rights aren’t for hunting deer or shooting skeet. They’re for hunting dictators and shooting tyrants. Until you learn the difference, the fact that you can knock a clay out of the sky and mourn the death of urban youths at the hands of other urban youths is worth nothing.
To the pro-rights crowd in Congress – Keep it up. If the President is having to turn to his lap dogs in the media and whine, then you must be doing what I and millions of other gun owners have been telling you to do for the past several months. Thank you and please keep up the good work.
Posted by daddybear71 on January 27, 2013
https://daddybearsden.com/2013/01/27/missing-the-point/
Thoughts on the Day
- Today, for the first time in years, I paid someone else to change my oil. I just didn’t feel like it, and I haven’t changed the oil in the truck since July.
- Also paid them to change out the serpentine belt, which I’m pretty sure hadn’t been done since the truck came off the assembly line.
- Yes, I’m a big wimp for not doing it myself, but I exchanged the time to do it at home for money, and then used the time to continue work on Irish Woman’s closet project.
- Note to self – Do not tell your wife that she should suffer as much as you do when you’re doing her projects because it’ll discourage her from coming up with other bright ideas. She won’t appreciate it.
- Also, the correct answer to “How do you like my hair” is not “She put in too much blonde this time.”
- Write this 100 times on the blackboard – “I will not comment on how her new hairstyle resembles the one worn by Michelle Obama.”
- Luckily, I have foreseen a need for just such a day, and have installed a twin bed with a good mattress in the basement.
- Dinner tonight was crab stuffed salmon, shrimp sautéed with lemon, steamed asparagus, salad, and raspberries.
- Either all is forgiven or she’s planning to send me to Valhalla with a good meal in my belly.
- It would appear that Boo was playing in my room today. In order to go to bed, I had to take a light saber, a laser rifle, a Viking helmet, and a SpiderMan glove off the bed.
Posted by daddybear71 on January 26, 2013
https://daddybearsden.com/2013/01/26/thoughts-on-the-day-89/
Today’s Earworm
Happy Australia Day!
Posted by daddybear71 on January 26, 2013
https://daddybearsden.com/2013/01/26/todays-earworm-308/
News Roundup
- From the “Hand in the Cookie Jar” Department – The FBI is refusing to comment on whether or not it is investigating a United States Senator for going overseas to frequent underage prostitutes. The senator is reported to be shocked that someone would have the temerity to investigate him, and is appalled that someone would dare to question his judgement and good character. Personally, I was impressed with the good senator’s response to the charges. It’s not every man who quotes the Roman emperor Tiberius in a news conference.
- From the “Sad Panda” Department – A federal court has decreed that President Obama’s “recess appointment” of members of the National Labor Relations Board while the Senate was still in session is unconstitutional. I’m shocked that a federal judge would say that the Constitution means what it says. Usually their interpretation is so skewed one way or the other that you’d have thought the Founding Fathers wrote the darn thing in LISP. President Obama is said to be so upset with the decision that he missed three putts and missed par on four holes today.
- From the “Rotary Oscillator” Department – A group in Florida is trying to raise money and awareness of the utility of excrement, in all of its various forms, using a calendar featuring bikini models and piles of feces. Wow. Scantily clad women being covered in waste. Yeah, I got nothing. Anyone else want to take a whack at this one?
- From the “Fondue For Two” Department – Officials in Norway are cleaning up after a truckload of cheese burned for several days after an accident in a tunnel. Luckily, no-one was hurt in the fire, although there are reports of some indigestion after a few firefighters overindulged on pieces of bread on skewers that were dipped into the fiery glop. Cleanup is predicted to take several weeks, and will require the deployment of federal aid in acquiring enough tortilla chips, brocoli florets, and chardonnay. Oh yeah, and lefse. Lots and lots of lefse.
Posted by daddybear71 on January 26, 2013
https://daddybearsden.com/2013/01/26/news-roundup-172/
Today’s Earworm
Posted by daddybear71 on January 24, 2013
https://daddybearsden.com/2013/01/24/todays-earworm-307/
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