Howdy, Everybody;
"I love you, Pop!" - my grand-daughter.
If there is a better reason for living, I don't know what it is.
- Pop
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
9 Guns for Every 10 Americans
Howdy, Friends;
There's an article on foxnews.com here that says that there are 9 guns for every 10 Americans. This means there's not enough guns out there (grin).
Seriously, though - one interesting factoid in this article is that it states "The figures dispel the idea that gun ownership and high levels of violence necessarily go hand in hand"... and "There's no clear relationship between more guns and higher levels of violence."
I already knew this from other sources, but it's nice how these studies keep rolling in. Now, if we could only get the anti-gunners to look at the actual facts! An excellent source of more confirmed information is Gun Facts.
The ability of the general public to effectively defend themselves, on the spot in real time, is the greatest deterrent to violent crime. Taking this ability away from the law-abiding public (by passing anti-gun laws which only affect law-abiding citizens) consistently results in a general rise in violent crime.
Addendum: I do not support the idea that everybody should have a gun. However, I do believe that they should be available to all mentally healthy, law abiding citizens for home self-defense or hunting - and it should be legal to carry open or concealed when suitably trained and licensed. I do think training similar to current CHL program should be required to carry in public, primarily so that the person involved has a good understanding of the law relating to lethal force.
-Pop
There's an article on foxnews.com here that says that there are 9 guns for every 10 Americans. This means there's not enough guns out there (grin).
Seriously, though - one interesting factoid in this article is that it states "The figures dispel the idea that gun ownership and high levels of violence necessarily go hand in hand"... and "There's no clear relationship between more guns and higher levels of violence."
I already knew this from other sources, but it's nice how these studies keep rolling in. Now, if we could only get the anti-gunners to look at the actual facts! An excellent source of more confirmed information is Gun Facts.
The ability of the general public to effectively defend themselves, on the spot in real time, is the greatest deterrent to violent crime. Taking this ability away from the law-abiding public (by passing anti-gun laws which only affect law-abiding citizens) consistently results in a general rise in violent crime.
Addendum: I do not support the idea that everybody should have a gun. However, I do believe that they should be available to all mentally healthy, law abiding citizens for home self-defense or hunting - and it should be legal to carry open or concealed when suitably trained and licensed. I do think training similar to current CHL program should be required to carry in public, primarily so that the person involved has a good understanding of the law relating to lethal force.
-Pop
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
My Shortest Prayer
Howdy, Everybody;
My shortest prayer:
"Dear Jesus!"
This said between leaving the saddle of the motorcycle and hitting the ground. Walked away without a scratch. Sometime around 1971. I found this convincing, and got saved shortly thereafter.
-Pop
My shortest prayer:
"Dear Jesus!"
This said between leaving the saddle of the motorcycle and hitting the ground. Walked away without a scratch. Sometime around 1971. I found this convincing, and got saved shortly thereafter.
-Pop
My Daily Prayer
Howdy, Folks;
Every day, I pray this prayer, or some variation:
Dear Lord;
Thank you for this new day, Lord. It's beautiful.
Thank you for the love in my life, first for Your amazing love for me, and also for the love You have sent to me by way of my family.
Please forgive me for my sins, and help me to repent of them so that I may live a life more pleasing to you.
Please take care of my family, and bring them home safe at the end of the day. Most especially, R., D., T., J., J. and me. Please also take care of my extended family and friends. Protect them from accident and illness, harm and evil of any sort. Most especially, T.
Strengthen me against the day, and help me to do Thy will above my own, this day, and every day.
According to Thy will, so be it.
In Jesus' name, Amen.
'Nuff said.
-Pop
Every day, I pray this prayer, or some variation:
Dear Lord;
Thank you for this new day, Lord. It's beautiful.
Thank you for the love in my life, first for Your amazing love for me, and also for the love You have sent to me by way of my family.
Please forgive me for my sins, and help me to repent of them so that I may live a life more pleasing to you.
Please take care of my family, and bring them home safe at the end of the day. Most especially, R., D., T., J., J. and me. Please also take care of my extended family and friends. Protect them from accident and illness, harm and evil of any sort. Most especially, T.
Strengthen me against the day, and help me to do Thy will above my own, this day, and every day.
According to Thy will, so be it.
In Jesus' name, Amen.
'Nuff said.
-Pop
Friday, August 24, 2007
Pump Laws
(These will probably be revised frequently.)
Pump Laws
General
We only have one customer, and you're it! (Snort!)
Delivery
Pump Laws
General
We only have one customer, and you're it! (Snort!)
Delivery
- EVERYBODY lies about delivery. Except US. WE just pass on the lies told to us by our suppliers. I've been here more than five years and have seen exactly three pumps arrive on or before the date promised by the manufacturer. You know this - why are you acting surprised?
- Titanium pump parts are to be quoted with a delivery of ‘Someday- if you're lucky!’.
- Warranty does NOT cover operator screw-ups or damage caused by lack of maintenance.
- Warranty also does not cover electric motors that were submerged for three days in a flood.
- We do not ship certain types of pumps with oil in the bearing housing. The fact that your non-english-speaking field crew can't read the tags that tell you to put oil in the pump before startup is not our fault. Warranty does not cover damage caused by operating the pump without oil in the bearing housing.
- Turning the motor backwards is a BAD THING!
- Turning the plunger pump on with the discharge valved shut is a VERY BAD THING! (We have seen parts from the resulting explosion take most of a minute to hit the ground!)
- The fact that your mission-critical pump is down, and you have not purchased sufficient spare parts for it, is NOT OUR FAULT!
- And the fact that it will take 14 weeks to get the parts is also NOT OUR FAULT!
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Mouse for the MacBook Pro
Howdy, Everybody;
If you hearken back to the pages on switching over to Macintosh, you will remember that the biggest single problem I had was this Logitech VX Revolution mouse. I went through some teething problems and a couple of different versions of the Logitech software. The entire time I've been using it (six months?) the biggest problem was that it goes to sleep, and takes as many as 20 to 30 seconds to wake back up.
I finally uninstalled the Logitech software entirely - and installed the $20 SteerMouse drivers instead.
Problem solved. Everything works, hesitation problem solved. I am a happy camper.
Logitech, take note - your hardware is good but your Mac support absolutely sucks!
-Pop
If you hearken back to the pages on switching over to Macintosh, you will remember that the biggest single problem I had was this Logitech VX Revolution mouse. I went through some teething problems and a couple of different versions of the Logitech software. The entire time I've been using it (six months?) the biggest problem was that it goes to sleep, and takes as many as 20 to 30 seconds to wake back up.
I finally uninstalled the Logitech software entirely - and installed the $20 SteerMouse drivers instead.
Problem solved. Everything works, hesitation problem solved. I am a happy camper.
Logitech, take note - your hardware is good but your Mac support absolutely sucks!
-Pop
Thursday, August 9, 2007
About Separation of Church and State
Howdy, Everybody;
I have read the Constitution of the United States and amendments, and it does not say anywhere that religion must be kept separate from government.
What it does say is that the government is not allowed to MANDATE a specific religion as the state religion.
The First Amendment says "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof..."
If I choose to freely exercise my religion in a public school or a courtroom, the First Amendment declares that the laws of the U.S. may not prohibit me from doing so. That's what it says!
Get over it, all you left-wingers.
-Pop
I have read the Constitution of the United States and amendments, and it does not say anywhere that religion must be kept separate from government.
What it does say is that the government is not allowed to MANDATE a specific religion as the state religion.
The First Amendment says "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof..."
If I choose to freely exercise my religion in a public school or a courtroom, the First Amendment declares that the laws of the U.S. may not prohibit me from doing so. That's what it says!
Get over it, all you left-wingers.
-Pop
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