John Wayne, 30 years later

I guess it is 30 years since the Duke lost his battle with Cancer the guys over at NRO have a tribute to the Duke

Some of my favorite John Wayne films are (in no particular order)

True Grit (1969)
Rooster Cogburn (1975)
The Shootist (1976)
Big Jake (1971)
Chisum (1970)
Rio Lobo (1970)
Donovan's Reef (1963)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence (1962)
The Longest Day (1962)
Alamo (1960)
The Green Berets (1968)

Good lord do you know how many films this guy was in?
Obvoiusly I favored his later roles as I was not much of a Cowboy movie fan though I did like many of his. I liked most of his war movies but this guy had a career spanning 1926 to 1976
50 years of film making. Not a lot of Stars had active careers that spanned that kind of time.

I think this week I need to break out some DVD's and get re-aquainted with the Duke.

Why US Companies rate a big fat F

You know, if you want free porn, you can get it no problem 7x24x365, pay $500 or more to an American software GIANT such as ohhh Say MICROSOFT and try to get customer service you get put on hold for an hour and then told, "Oh we're sorry the department you want to talk to is closed now."

So now I have this wonderful $500 office productivity package that is completely useless till the next business day because the wonderful electronically downloadable product they spew is only SUPPORTED a few hours each day.....Not pacific hours, not east coast hours or central hours....just whenever they freakin decide to pick up the phone. Yes they SELL it to you any time of day or night....just don't expect to be able to use it when you buy it....that requires some time tomorrow...when they feel like pickin up the phone.

You try to be nice, you try to be patient and yet they still flip you the finger with not so much as even an email to let you know.

Wild Weather

Well the news is full of stories of trees uprooted (even at the whitehouse) and the surrounding locations, further north we got loads of high winds and some of the most awesome cloud formations I have seen since leaving the Midwest decades ago. They were boiling downward and moving in from all directions to swirl around a massive center. C was a bit worried but it was forming to our south and the whole system was headed south southwest from our location so no worries of it hitting our place lightning and thunder were pretty intense but then it started to die down and we hade the reddest sunset that I can remember. Breathtaking.

USA Ammo

Wanted to give these guys props. While it took almost a month to get my order from them, that is no real surprise these days. An order for 1500 rounds of .45 ACP can be hard to find at all.

On top of actually delivering the full 1500 rounds, they gave me 3 to grow on. Im so used to getting shorted on bulk orders that this was a nice surprise. Their prices may not be rock bottom but then again the places with lower prices don't usually deliver this quickly. Not saying their prices are high, not at all, just not the lowest of the low, but the appearance of the ammo is primo.

I cannot comment on the quality of the stuff because Sig Sauer has still not delivered my P220 Super Match yet well over a month after ordering it, so I have nothing to shoot it with.

So if you are looking to buy Ammo, this start up all american company is worth giving some business.

Their selection right now appeares to be limited to .223, 9mm, .40, .45, .308 Winchester, 5.56 NATO and .50 BMG. (The 5.56 NATO rounds are Armor Piercing)

Give them a look if you are looking for some bulk ammo in those calibers. If/When Sig ever delivers on my P220 I'll give a report on the performance of the ammo.

D-Day Remembered

Spent yesterday watching movies of WW II, A Bridge Too Far, The Great Raid, Flags of our Fathers, Valkyrie and The Longest Day. Remembering the heroics and valor of our nations heroes and the great good they did the world. A very sobering day for me.

I reflected on the deeds and sacrifice of men mostly gone now, and comparing their courage and acts of heroism against the leaders we have today most of whom have never once faced personal danger for their country, or even served in the armed forces. Leaders who are more likely to hide behind body guards than to leap to the fore and shield those around them. Most of our leaders have no respect for the men and women in Uniform, and the only praise they bestow is self serving and insincere.

While viewing the movies I was proud of our heritage and our nation, only to come back to reality and see reports of "The Great Apologizer" wandering the globe asking forgiveness for all the evil acts of the Nation he is supposed to represent. His wife who has never been proud of her nation, and their friends and confidants who have consistently run the nation down. How can this happen to a once great example for the world?

The backbone of our Nation has let their guard down and those who would destroy what we are have taken charge of our educational system, and now apparently our government. It is all too easy to despair and feel that our nation will never again lead the world in hope and freedom.

I wish the following generations good luck. Reclaiming our greatness is the work of the young, the people of my generation are passing a terrible burden onto our children. All that we older folks can do is encourage them and try to educate them in the history and values our schools no longer teach or support.

We can also vote, we need to vote and we need everyone to vote. Apathy and laziness is what got us to where we are today, and when you cannot find the perfect candidate to vote for, the answer is not simply to "not vote" but to vote to minimize the damage as best as possible. That means that you may not be able to vote third party all the time to meet your Libertarian values because the way the system is set up now, a third party candidate is not able to win the whitehouse or most congressional seats. Not voting or voting for a candidate that has no chance of winning is tantamount to giving the barbarians the key to the city.

Ammo Day!

1500 Rounds of .45 ACP supposed to arrive with the UPS guy today. Wooohoooo took a month but I am finally getting it. Now if Sig would just get around to delivering my P220 Super Match Id be set for a fun fun fun weekend.