Wednesday, March 31, 2021

G. Gordon Liddy R.I.P.

G. Gordon Liddy died today at age 90. He wrote a book, the title at least, should be read by every American:
"When I was a kid, this was a free country"
Rest in peace, Gordon.

Quote du jour

“Even in our sleep, pain which cannot forget
falls drop by drop upon the heart
until, in our own despair, against our will,
comes wisdom through the awful grace of God.”

― Aeschylus

Tuesday, March 30, 2021

Jim Acosta in His Happy Place

Quote du jour

Procrastination is the thief of time.

- Edward Young

(I meant to post this yesterday)

Monday, March 29, 2021

Quote du jour

"Dr. Fauci reminds me of every bad weatherman: Always wrong, but never in doubt!"

- Matt Gaetz

Sunday, March 28, 2021

A Little Sunday Night Music

Oh, The Deep Love of Jesus - Simon Khorolskiy

Quote du jour

"Fervent prayer," says an old divine, "like a cannon planted at the gates of heaven, makes them fly open."

- Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Saturday, March 27, 2021

Best of the Web*


*…that Dave and I have seen all week!

(BTW, if you wonder where any of the links will take you, hover your cursor over the link.)

Political/SocioEconomic
EXCLUSIVE: 'People are the new dope.' Mexican cartels are seizing on Biden's lax border policies to run multimillion-dollar human trafficking scheme, using families as DECOYS to smuggle single adults, drugs -Daily Mail
Exclusive: Border Agent Gives Inside Account of Overcrowded Facilities - The family-unit holding cells smell like urine and vomit. Fights break out in the unaccompanied-minor cells. Scabies, lice, the flu, and COVID-19 run rampant...
24 More Charged in Voter-Fraud Probe, Prosecutors Say

Is Politifact trustworthy? Is Politifact unbiased? A review of past rulings



Culture
Feel Good Friday

Battle of the Bong Clouds



Photoshops/Cartoons/Graphics
Flopping Aces -Sunday Funnies

Sunday Funnies, 03-21-21
Today's Toons 3/17/21
Today's Toons 3/18/21
Today's Toons 3/19/21
Today's Toons 3/22/21
Today's Toons 3/23/21






Science & Technology
Warp Speed May Be Possible With Tremendous Amount Of Energy





Linkfests:
Larwyn’s Linx: Biden’s Illegal Immigration Agenda Creates a Massive Child Smuggling Crisis
In The Mailbox: 03.22.21
Larwyn’s Linx: Mexico's president blames Biden for border crisis
In The Mailbox: 03.23.21
Larwyn’s Linx: With HR 1 and S 1 Vote Fraud Bills, Democrats are trying to seize political power in 'perpetuity'
In The Mailbox: 03.25.21
In The Mailbox: 03.26.21 (Afternoon Edition)
Larwyn’s Linx: Angry, Depressed, Anxious? - Don't Despair
In The Mailbox: 03.26.21 (Evening Edition)




Dave's Rule Five Roundup:
Proof Positive - Vintage Babe of the Week - Betty Brosmer! and Best of the Web

Animal Magnetism - RULE FIVE ROAD TRIP FRIDAY

By Other Means - Tuesday Tap Rack and Bang, BeCos(play) It's Friday and Seeing Red

Evi L. Bloggerlady - Idomeneo

Ninety Miles From Tyranny - Hot Pick, Girls With Guns, Morning Mistress and Blogs With Rule 5 Links

Grouchy Old Cripple - Saturday Boobage

Irons in the Fire - Friday Data and ... Saturday Data Overflow

The Feral Irishman - Friday Femme Fatale

The Daley Gator - Daley Babe

Diogenes Middle Finger News - A Good Monday Morning

A View from the Beach - Rule 5 Saturday - Maddison Jaizani and Fish Pic Friday

24 Femmes Per Second - Jessica Walter

Knuckledraggin My Life Away - I'm sure she's taken, men And ... I’ll leave you with this

American Power - Beautiful Florida Women

Woodsterman - Rule 5 Woodsterman Style

The Other McCain - Rule 5 Sunday: Lilly Bakamoto

The Pirates Cove - If All You See ... and Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup

Wired Right - A Beautiful End to the Day

The View from LadyLake - Rule 5 Surfer Girls

The Right Way - Friday Babe and ... Rule 5 Saturday LinkOrama

Quote du jour

There have been so many charges "trumped up" against this president in the last four years (and none of them have stuck), that future generations may well believe that the term "Trumped up" was named because of him!
-Mike B

Friday, March 26, 2021

Free Gun Friday



Once again, mercenary friends, the opportunity to get sumpin' for nuttin'. If you care to take a chance, you can enter here. Good luck!


  • Flat face trigger for consistent trigger finger placement that allows for more accurate and repeatable shooting.
  • Enhanced grip texture allows the user to manage recoil, keep a
    firm grip and delivers comfort when concealing.
  • Extended magazine offers 13+1 round capacity. For more concealable option, we offer a flush-fit 10 round magazine.
  • 13 round and 10 round magazines included
  • Optics ready slide.
  • 4 MOA red dot sight included.
  • Fiber optic sights.
  • Ported barrel & slide.
  • PC Tuned Action
  • Tactile and audible trigger reset
  • Extremely thin and lightweight - can be comfortably carried all day.
  • M&P’s patented take-down lever and sear deactivation systems all for disassembly without pulling the trigger.
  • Optimal 18-degree grip angle for natural point of aim.
  • Armornite® durable corrosion resistant finish.
  • Backed by Smith & Wesson’s Lifetime Service Policy.

Specifications:

  • Model: M&P®9 SHIELD PLUS
  • Caliber: 9mm
  • Barrel Length: 4.0 ̋ (10.2 cm)
  • Capacity: 13+1 and 10+1 Rounds
  • Sights: Fiber Optic Green Front & Fiber Optic Red Rear
  • Length: 7.0 ̋ (17.8 cm)
  • Weight: 22.4 oz. (635.0 g)

The Optic: Riton X3 Tactix MPRD (Micro Pistol Red Dot)

Plus: 500 Rounds of Black Hills HoneyBadger 9mm ammo

How It's Going

Quote du jour

“Experience should teach us to be most on our guard to protect liberty when the government’s purposes are beneficent. Men born to freedom are naturally alert to repel invasion of their liberty by evil-minded rulers. The greatest dangers to liberty lurk in insidious encroachment by men of zeal, well-meaning but without understanding.”

– Louis D. Brandeis

Thursday, March 25, 2021

Vintage Babe of the Week

Tonight's Vintage Babe of the Week* is Betty Brosmer!
(*a.k.a. Rule Five Thursday)

Quote du jour

“Use the talents you possess, for the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except the best.”

- Henry Van Dyke

Wednesday, March 24, 2021

Quote du jour

"COVID didn't crush the economy. Government crushed the economy."

-Gov. Kristi Noem, South Dakota

Tuesday, March 23, 2021

Quote du jour

“A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at.”

- Bruce Lee

Monday, March 22, 2021

Separated at Birth?

Biden's New and Improved Border Patrol

Follow the Science™!


Kids in Cages 2021

Bare mattresses on concrete floors, and enough tinfoil to make AOC and Sheila Jackson Lee hats for a year!

Quote du jour

Due process, like free speech, is rarely valued until its loss becomes personal.

- Jonathan Turley

Sunday, March 21, 2021

Saturday, March 20, 2021

Long May He Wave!

Change My Mind!

A Little Saturday Night Music

He's a Pirate - Pirates of the Caribbean

Best of the Web*


*…that Dave and I have seen all week!

(BTW, if you wonder where any of the links will take you, hover your cursor over the link.)

Political/SocioEconomic

NEW: Border Crisis Numbers

US Border Patrol Arrests 22 Wanted Fugitives at Texas Ports of Entry
The Lynching of Derek Chauvin
Up to 50 Percent of Illegal Immigrants Estimated to Have COVID-19: National Sheriff’s Association




Culture
Feel Good Friday
Thomas Sowell Quotes on Greed, Socialism, Racism, and More
US Navy ship to be named for Medal of Honor hero from Korean War
‘Nobody’s Going to Shoot You,’ He Said, Five Minutes Before She Got Shot





Science/Technology
SpaceX narrows Mars landing site for Starship to four prime locations




Photoshops/Cartoons/Graphics
Flopping Aces -Sunday Funnies

Sunday Funnies, 03-14-21
Today's Toons 3/10/21
Today's Toons 3/11/21
Today's Toons 3/12/21
Today's Toons 3/15/21
Today's Toons 3/16/21




Linkfests
Larwyn’s Linx: The U.S. Military Just Became A Political Attack Machine Against Joe Biden’s Opponents
In The Mailbox: 03.16.21 (Morning Edition)
Larwyn’s Linx: The Border Is Wide Open To COVID Super-Spreaders
In The Mailbox: 03.17.21 (Morning Edition)
Larwyn’s Linx: The Sovereign Crime of Industrial Scale Vote Fraud
In The Mailbox: 03.18.21
Larwyn’s Linx: There is No Biden Administration
In The Mailbox: 03.19.21





Dave's Rule Five Roundup:
Proof Positive - Vintage Babe of the Week - Cleo Moore! and Best of the Web

Animal Magnetism - RULE FIVE MIS-EDUCATION FRIDAY

By Other Means - Tuesday Tap Rack and Bang, BeCos(play) It's Friday and Seeing Red

Evi L. Bloggerlady - Il Barbiere di Siviglia

Ninety Miles From Tyranny - Hot Pick, Girls With Guns, Morning Mistress and Blogs With Rule 5 Links

Grouchy Old Cripple - Saturday Boobage

Irons in the Fire - Friday Data and ... Saturday Data Overflow

The Feral Irishman - Friday Femme Fatale

The Daley Gator - Daley Babe

Diogenes Middle Finger News - A Good Monday Morning

A View from the Beach - Rule 5 Saturday - Rachelle Monet and Fish Pic Friday

24 Femmes Per Second - Anne Baxter

Knuckledraggin My Life Away - I'm sure she's taken, men And ... I’ll leave you with this

American Power - Friday Afternoon Women

Woodsterman - Rule 5 Woodsterman Style

The Other McCain - Rule 5 Sunday: Kalinka Fox

The Pirates Cove - If All You See ... and Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup

Wired Right - A Beautiful End to the Day

The View from LadyLake - A line up of the usual Rule 5 subjects? These country girls are not 'usual' in any way...

The Right Way - Friday Babe and ... Rule 5 Saturday LinkOrama

Quote du jour

When the Founders wrote the First Amendment, all they had were quill pens and hand cranked presses.

-Mike B

Friday, March 19, 2021

Into Every Life a Little Reign Must Fall...

A Hero of Two Koreas

 



Not every man has what it takes to defeat an armada with 13 ships. But then again, not every man is Admiral Yi Sun-Shin. 

 

Today, the 16th-century admiral is one of the most-revered military figures in both Koreas—if not the most-revered. From his early days in the army of Joseon Korea, he has stood a cut above the rest. 

 

At 37, he was able to lead his troops to success against the invading Jurchens, even capturing the Jurchen chief. But instead of rejoicing at his conquest, superior officers grew insecure in their own positions, which culminated in a plot to frame Yi for desertion. Yi was arrested and tortured for his alleged crime. 

Demoted to foot soldier after his release, Yi gradually worked his way back up the ranks with his own capabilities. At 45, he was promoted to admiral in the Joseon navy despite having no prior naval experience. He fended off many attacks by the Japanese, becoming one of the Japanese military’s greatest adversaries. 

 

To get around Yi, the Japanese sent a spy into the Joseon court to leak bits of false intel to the Koreans. This spy told the Joseon military that the Japanese were planning an attack and that Admiral Yi should prepare an ambush in a certain spot. 

 

But the admiral correctly identified this advice as a trap. He refused to follow the misguided order, which got him jailed and tortured yet a second time and also sentenced to death. His supporters managed to persuade the king to change his mind, but Yi had to become a foot soldier once again. 

 

The admiral’s successor was not as brilliant as he was and soon whittled down the Korean fleet to 13 ships after a series of naval losses. Yi was quickly reinstated as admiral to turn the situation around.

 

With just 13 ships, he defeated a Japanese fleet of 333 at the Battle of Myeongnyang and left the battle with all 13 ships intact. This move thoroughly crippled the Japanese effort to take Korea, and Japan eventually brokered peace after the Battle of Noryang. It was the admiral’s last battle, and he was tragically killed in action.

 

Not wanting to unnerve his troops, some of his last words were “We are about to win the war! Do not announce my death!” 

 

Admiral Yi’s posthumous name reflects the impact of his legacy on the Korean nation: Chungmu, meaning “loyal warrior.” 

 

There could hardly be a better name for a man who could still fight for a nation whose leaders had twice betrayed him—and hardly a worthier man to be included in the annals of war heroes. 


The Epoch Times

Quote du jour

"Truth does not become more true by virtue of the fact that the entire world agrees with it, nor less so even if the whole world disagrees with it."

- Maimonides

Thursday, March 18, 2021

Vintage Babe of the Week

Tonight's Vintage Babe of the Week* is Cleo Moore!
(*a.k.a. Rule Five Thursday)

Quote du jour

The longer we go without being told the race of the shooters, the less likely it is to be white men.

-Ann Coulter, "Coulter's Law"

Wednesday, March 17, 2021

Whiskey Before Breakfast

Whiskey before breakfast

A Little St. Patrick's Day Music

Robin Williamson - Rab's Last Woollen Testament

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Quote du jour

“Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy.”

― William Butler Yeats

Talcum Winfrey

Tuesday, March 16, 2021

When Life Hands You Lemons...

Quote du jour

And here's the happy bounding flea -
You cannot tell the he from she.
The sexes look alike you see;
But she can tell, and so can he.

- Roland Young

Monday, March 15, 2021

Grammar Rules Grandpa

Beware the Ides of March, Julius Cuomo!

Quote du jour

"We don't have to pay an organization to lie to us. They'll probably do it for free!"

- Jim Jordan, on the WHO

Sunday, March 14, 2021

A Little Sunday Night Music

Light of the World - Michael Card

The Poetry Corner

The Prodigal Son -John Newton 

Afflictions though they seem severe, In mercy oft are sent, 
They stopp’d the prodigal’s career, And caus’d him to repent. 

Chorus: I’ll die no more for bread, he cried, Nor starve in foreign lands; My father’s house has large supplies, And bounteous are his hands. 

What have I gained by sin, he said, But hunger, shame and fear? My father’s house abounds with bread, While I am starving here. [Chorus] 

I’ll go and tell him all I’ve done, Fall down before his face, Unworthy to be called his son, I’ll seek a servant’s place. [Chorus] 

His father saw him coming back, He saw, and ran, and smiled, And threw his arms around the neck Of his rebellious child. [Chorus] 

Father, I’ve sinned, but O forgive! Enough! the father said; Rejoice, my house, my son’s alive, For whom I mourned as dead. [Chorus] 

Now let the fatted calf be slain, And spread the news around; My son was dead, and lives again; Was lost, but now is found. [Chorus] 

‘Tis thus the Lord His love reveals, To call poor sinners home; More than a father’s love He feels, And welcomes all that come. [Chorus]

Quote du jour

“Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?”

- Abraham Lincoln

Daylight Savings Time Begins Tomorrow

Saturday, March 13, 2021

A Little Saturday Night Music

Roy Clark - "Ghost Riders in the Sky"

The Competition is Fierce!

Best of the Web*


*…that Dave and I have seen all week!

(BTW, if you wonder where any of the links will take you, hover your cursor over the link.)

Political/SocioEconomic
Senate Democrats Reject All Republican Amendments But 3 Before Passing Relief Bill in Partisan Vote
Illegal Border Crossings Hit More Than 101,500 in February
90,000 Ballots in Largest Nevada County Sent to Wrong Addresses, Bounced Back: Report
BORDER CRISIS: Mexico Govt. Is Angry At Biden’s Open Border Policies, Say They Enrich Cartels




Culture
Feel Good Friday
RUSH LIMBAUGH's Death certificate: 'Greatest Radio Host Of All Time'





Science/Technology
Popular flea collar linked to almost 1,700 pet deaths. The EPA has issued no warning
Robot Motherships To Launch Drone Swarms From Sea, Underwater, Air And Near-Space
Cleveland to Chicago Hyperloop would propel passengers at 700 mph through vacuum-sealed tubes





Photoshops/Cartoons/Graphics
Flopping Aces -Sunday Funnies
Today's Toons 3/3/21
Sunday Funnies 03-07-21
Today's Toons 3/4/21
Today's Toons 3/5/21
Today's Toons 3/8/21
Today's Toons 3/9/21





Linkfests:
Larwyn’s Linx: Want to understand why we’re so divided?
In The Mailbox: 03.08.21
Larwyn’s Linx: H.R. 1 Is a Partisan Assault on American Democracy
In The Mailbox: 03.09.21
Larwyn’s Linx: HR 1 is not pro-democracy, it's pro-coercion
In The Mailbox: 03.10.21
Larwyn’s Linx: Democrat’s HR 1 Vote Fraud Bill Would Allow Federal Micromanagement of State Elections
In The Mailbox: 03.11.21
Larwyn’s Linx: The Shameful Tragedy of Open Borders
In The Mailbox: 03.12.21



Dave's Rule Five Roundup:
Proof Positive - Vintage Babe of the Week - Christie Brinkley! and Best of the Web

Animal Magnetism - RULE FIVE WOKE HERD IMMUNITY FRIDAY

By Other Means - Tuesday Tap Rack and Bang, BeCos(play) It's Friday and Seeing Red

Evi L. Bloggerlady - Fedora

Ninety Miles From Tyranny - Hot Pick, Girls With Guns, Morning Mistress and Blogs With Rule 5 Links

Grouchy Old Cripple - Saturday Boobage

Irons in the Fire - Friday Data and ... Saturday Data Overflow

The Feral Irishman - Friday Femme Fatale

The Daley Gator - Daley Babe

Diogenes Middle Finger News - A Good Monday Morning

A View from the Beach - Rule 5 Saturday - Hailing from Shanghai - Leah Lewis and Fish Pic Friday

24 Femmes Per Second - Elizabeth Montgomery

Knuckledraggin My Life Away - I'm sure she's taken, men And ... I’ll leave you with this

American Power - Saturday Women

Woodsterman - Rule 5 Woodsterman Style

The Other McCain - Rule 5 Sunday: Irina Meier

The Pirates Cove - If All You See ... and Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup

Wired Right - A Beautiful End to the Day

The View from LadyLake - If you think Rule 5 women should Rule Friday Nights, I'm all for that idea.

The Right Way - Friday Babe and ... Rule 5 Saturday LinkOrama

Quote du jour

Never trust a prophet who shows up to tell you what happened yesterday.

-Mike B

Friday, March 12, 2021

Quote du jour

The White House reporters handle Biden the same way a family helps a three-year-old win at Candy Land.

- Argus Hamilton

Thursday, March 11, 2021

Vintage Babe of the Week

Tonight's Vintage Babe of the Week* is Christie Brinkley! (*a.k.a. Rule Five Thursday)

Quote du jour

"Do not pray for easy lives, pray to be stronger men."

- John F. Kennedy

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Quote du jour

“We have to stop expecting loyalty from people that cannot even give us honesty”

- @Girl_InTexas

Tuesday, March 9, 2021

Quote du jour

“A business absolutely devoted to service will have only one worry about profits. They will be embarrassingly large.”

- Henry Ford

Monday, March 8, 2021

Happy International Women’s Day!

Quote du jour

“Restricting the right of Americans to travel freely throughout our country while allowing illegal aliens to pour across the southern border unmolested would be a ridiculous but very damaging farce.”

-Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL)

Sunday, March 7, 2021

This Is a Joke - It Is Only a Joke!

If this were a real meme, instructions would have been given to you.


(Don't you love the fact that very little is said explicitly, but everyone gets the joke?)

A Little Sunday Night Music

O Church Arise (Arise, Shine) - Keith & Kristyn Getty

Quote du jour

God is wise just and sovereign of the world. The earth is his, and all its fulness. May he not do what he will with his own? If we question his providence, we question his wisdom. Is it fit for us who know nothing, to say to infinite wisdom - 'what are you doing?' His wisdom will best direct him to the best time to relieve the miseries of his people, or judge the wicked. We only see the present dispensations, but do not know God's unseen motives!

- Stephen Charnock

Saturday, March 6, 2021

A Little Saturday Night Music

Apache - Jörgen Ingmann

How to Avoid Poverty in America

How to avoid poverty in America:

A) Stay in school. Get at least a high school degree

B) Take whatever work you can find to build a record of dependability. Raises and promotions will follow.

C) Don't have children until after you are married.

D) Marry the person you love and commit to stay with them forever

E) Learn that all your needs do not need to be gratified at once, and stay out of debt

Best of the Web*


*…that Dave and I have seen all week!

(BTW, if you wonder where any of the links will take you, hover your cursor over the link.)

Political/SocioEconomic
CA Teachers’ Union Head Seen Taking Daughter to In-person Preschool Amid School Closures
Michigan National Guard Troops in DC Hospitalized After Democrat Run City Repeatedly Feeds Them Raw, Undercooked Meat and Meals With Metal Shavings
Dying In Darkness: Biden STILL Won’t Publish Schedule, Visitor Logs, Nor Hold A Presser… Deletes White House Comments And Petitions Pages

13 Killed in California Crash Allegedly Entered US Illegally via Border Fence Hole



Culture
Feel Good Friday





Photoshops/Cartoons/Graphics
Flopping Aces -Sunday Funnies

Sunday Funnies, 02-28-21
Today's Toons 2/24/21
Today's Toons 2/25/21
Today's Toons 2/26/21
Today's Toons 3/1/21
Today's Toons 3/2/21




Linkfests:
Larwyn’s Linx: Sara Carter: Biden immigration policy causing rampant ‘violence at the border’
In The Mailbox: 03.02.21 (Morning Edition)
Larwyn’s Linx: Unemployed Could Get $100,000 From Biden’s Stimulus
In The Mailbox: 03.02.21 (Evening Edition)
Larwyn’s Linx: Biden policies “encouraging the trafficking of children”: 117,000 illegal kids headed to U.S.
In The Mailbox: 03.05.21 (Morning Edition)
Larwyn’s Linx: Pelosi’s H.R. 1 Vote Fraud Bill Is an Authoritarian Outrage
In The Mailbox: 03.05.21 (Evening Edition)





Dave's Rule Five Roundup:

Proof Positive - Vintage Babe of the Week - Caroline Munro! and Best of the Web

Animal Magnetism - RULE FIVE UNIVERSITY REFORM FRIDAY

By Other Means - Tuesday Tap Rack and Bang, BeCos(play) It's Friday and Seeing Red

Evi L. Bloggerlady - Susannah McCorkle: Waters of March

Ninety Miles From Tyranny - Hot Pick, Girls With Guns, Morning Mistress and Blogs With Rule 5 Links

Grouchy Old Cripple - Saturday Boobage

Irons in the Fire - Friday Data and ... Saturday Data Overflow

The Feral Irishman - Friday Femme Fatale

The Daley Gator - Daley Babe

Diogenes Middle Finger News - A Good Monday Morning

A View from the Beach - Rule 5 Saturday - Krista Kemp and Fish Pic Friday

24 Femmes Per Second - Dyanne Thorne

Knuckledraggin My Life Away - I'm sure she's taken, men And ... I’ll leave you with this

American Power - Friday Babe Roundup

Woodsterman - Rule 5 Woodsterman Style

The Other McCain - Rule 5 Sunday: Cathryn Li

The Pirates Cove - If All You See ... and Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup

Wired Right - A Beautiful End to the Day

The View from LadyLake - Who's your favorite bartender?

The Right Way - Friday Babe and ... Rule 5 Saturday LinkOrama

Quote du jour

Dear Teens: Teen Vogue is lying to you. If property isn't important, then you won't mind if someone takes your cell phone? Ownership of private property is not determined by the size or value of the property, it's whether or not you have the right to control what is yours.
-Mike B

Friday, March 5, 2021

Self Defense Gun Giveaway


Do you own a Desert Eagle? What's stopping you? Here's a chance to score a Magnum Research Baby Eagle III and much much more! About $7,000 worth of goodies. If you're feeling lucky, you can enter here.