Unfortunately, he dropped the barrel bushing: and CJ, my ginger cat, decided that this rolling, bouncing thing was just the best toy since the invention of catnip. Before we could stop her, she’d grabbed the thing in her mouth and darted out of the kitchen door.

Source: Bayou Renaissance Man: Who says cats don’t have a sense of humor?

It gets worse and funnier after that 😀

Go forth an read.

My favorite rendition of the Last Supper.

Some GOP Hoosier delegates are tired Donald Trump an the 2016 primary shenanigans.  When pressed by a reporter from Politico over the phone, one Delegate announced “I’m supporting Tom Selleck!” and hung up.

Based on that, I here by announce that the candidate that I support for 2016 is Matthew Quigley; modest, entrepreneurial, and a believer in both  gun and minority rights.  He’s just the kind of president that we need.

This is too sweet and rich.

A group that firmly holds guns belong only to a small selected group is disgusted with a group that also  believes guns belong only to a small selected group.

A man who allegedly stabbed two of his cousins in self-defense, killing one and injuring the other, was arrested in Kampong Speu’s Borsaet district yesterday and charged with committing violence under aggravating circumstances, according to local police.   The suspect Nget Savet, 28, was allegedly attacked with a wooden board by Long Sodim, 23, and Soy Sochea, 25, on Sunday when he refused to drink alcohol with them, district police chief Chheang Kunly said. “Mr. Savet didn’t want to drink, and refused to his cousins, which made them angry. Then the two cousins first hit Mr. Savet with a piece of wood,” Mr. Kunly said. “Mr. Savet had a small knife [vegetable knife] which he used just to fight back with. He stabbed the left side of Mr. Sodim who immediately died. The other man was injured on his bottom.” Mr. Kunly told Khmer Times that Mr. Savet is known throughout Toul Ampel commune’s Tropang Tomlab village as a gentle and modest man, adding that he acted in protection of himself.  Mr. Sodim’s body has been sent to his family for funeral arrangements while  Mr. Savet could face between two to five years in prison and a fine of up to $2,500 if found guilty.  He is currently being held in provincial court for questioning.

Source: Man Charged for Killing Cousin in Self-defense | Khmer Times | News Portal Cambodia |

Remember how we keep saying that Gun Control is not about guns but about control? That is your confirmation. Something similar happened very recently to an 80-year-old man in Spain when he had to kill one of two home invaders who were beating his wife (Link to an article in Spanish.)  Mr. Jacinto Siverio Moreno was arrested and charged with murder and possession of an unregistered revolver. He was released under his own recognizance due to his advanced age.

This is the norm the moment you leave the USA. And if you check the laws and what passes for constitution in many countries, you will see that the claim that people have the “Right to Live” and the “Right of Self Defense” but having the proper tools to guarantee or even exercising those rights is a very limited privilege. It is just a devious way to keep the good people from actually having power that the governments fear can be used against them. Take for instance Mr. Moreno: He is a good guy from I could gather and even if they drop the murder charge, he still can get up to two years in prison for the weapons charge. A seasoned criminal will bear that sentence because he will be among his own kind at the Gray Bar Hotel, but regular folks find the idea of being thrown to the wolves too scary.

If your choices are being brutalized by the Criminal Element  and the Government or just the bad guys, it stands to reason that you rather have a 50% reduction on the shit sandwich’s size and decide not to own a gun. Proxy Victimization and Control by Government is achieved. It is Social Engineering at its worst (for us) and its best for those who wish to maintain power.

I just read Old NFO’s tale of buying himself a car and reminded me of our way of shopping for vehicles. Since money does not pour freely from our accounts, the missus and yours truly spend a great amount of time doing online research about cars or trucks we wish to buy. While she peruses the respected professional sites, I dive into forums and blogs trying to find the real value of a particular vehicle and their maintenance cost or any recurring issues it may have. That goes double if we decided to go with a used car rather than a sparking new showroom one.

Some years ago, the Boss had decided to splurge and buy herself a new sedan. She had several contenders and one of them was a Hyundai Sonata because it looked like that year’s Jaguar that some boss at her office had. After we did our research and found out that Sonatas for the most part have been with very little in the form of troubles and recalls, we headed to the dealership.

It was not long until a salesman showed up and offered his services. I took charge and indicated we were looking for a brand new Sonata which made the guy happy and proceeded to chant about all the goodies it cam with plus all the fantastic deals the dealership would offer. The boss picked the car she liked, I took it for a test drive and found it acceptable. Soon we were back to the office and we sat down to deal with the paperwork. After several minutes of much theater by the salesman, he presented me with a bunch of papers, mumbled about all the other fees, charges and financing and finally gave me a monthly payment number with the tone of voice that meant it was reasonable and any human would be happy to get. I looked at the paperwork and did something the salesman was not expecting:

I gave the whole thing to my wife.

You see, my wife is Attila the Hun when it comes to money and how it is spent. She is the type of person that will fight the bank (and win) if the balance has a 5 cent discrepancy. She is a master into researching for BS fees and unnecessary charges and how to get rid of them or walk away from the whole enchilada not caring of the salesperson might have spent six hours trying to make the deal. She will shred you to particulate to get the last cent possible out of a deal and then push for at least $50 more.  If the Spanish Inquisition had a Finance Department, they would issue a jihad against her or hire her on the spot.

So the Boss takes a pen to the paperwork and starts striking out shit, amending other, changing rates and percentages while explaining to the salesman why was she doing that. The poor guy never saw it coming and could only stare back and forth between her and me with my shit-eating grin.

“Nah, that is too expensive, I know you can do at least $3,000 less. Corrosion treatment makes sense, right? We live in Miami after all and we don’t want the car dissolving into rust…. but as it happens, all cars now come with corrosion protection from the factory and it is much better than any spray can crap they apply here at the dealership to extract an extra three or four figures. Super Duper Stereo System with 100 CD changer? Ha! I can change CDs on my own. I’ll take the leather seats as a freebie and if you can’t give them to me, I will settle for fabric, don’t care one way or other.” that and more and she went on and on while I saw what once was a confident salesman turned into a wimpy mass of humanity.

The poor guy did have to go back to his manager to get approval. But that was not the end of the story.. no sir. When the salesman was starting to prepare the financing stuff, my wife came out like a Matador with a raised sword and delivered the killing stab:

“Don’t worry about your financing. We are pre-approved with the bank. We are gonna use them since they offer a lower rate than you.”

So she drove out of the lot in her brand spanking new car while I followed her in awe in my crappy Nissan truck. I raced home and waited for her to arrive. When she did, I jumped inside her car and told her we should go out for a steak dinner to celebrate.

She drove straight to Wendy’s and got us burgers: “We just bought a car. No time to be wasting money on an expensive piece of meat I can get a WinDixie for 70% less and you can grill at home.”

As I said… ruthless.