Have a LOT of "stuff" happening, .............................

but want to give a belated, but very hearty "CONGRATULATIONS !!" to Old NFO, for his book, The Grey Man Vignettes becoming a reality.

Job search time {UGH!} - seems a new comptroller of the corporation we provide security for doesn't like guns {WTH is he doing in TEXAS, then?} - as of 1 April, we are to be unarmed, with a concomitant almost 30% drop in pay.  Now, at $14.50/hr., it was kinda worth it to travel 104 miles daily, paying tolls - at $10.50/hr., however, I will be paying THEM for the 'privilege' of working.

In addition {this has all happened in the last 2 weeks}, the FodGuy has been hit with health news that's not good - he has to go on oxygen 24/7.  Yes, we are both smokers, but thanks to a manager above the FodGuy, critically necessary air-cleaning units have NOT been installed at a 'new' facility, for over a year, so the FodGuy's lungs are giving up.  He is now out on permanent disability.  Thank you, giant corporations.

To my beloved, my soul mate, my FodGuy - remember these words always ................................

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From my Colonel .................................

HOORAY - 53-46
The U.N. Resolution 2117 lists 21 points dealing with firearms control, but perhaps of most interest is point number 11: “CALLS FOR MEMBER STATES TO SUPPORT WEAPONS COLLECTION, DISARMAMENT ---”

HOORAY - 53-46 vote - The U.S. Senate voted against the U.N. resolution.

 

 

This is that brief, glorious moment in history
when everyone stands around...reloading.

 

Now, Which 46 Senators Voted to Destroy Us? Well, let their names become known !! See below . If you vote in one of the states listed with these 46 “legis..traitors”… vote against them.

 

In a 53-46 vote, the Senate narrowly passed a measure that will stop the United States from entering into the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty.  The Statement of Purpose from the Bill reads:  "To uphold Second Amendment rights and prevent the United States from entering into the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty."  The U.N. Small Arms Treaty, which has been championed by the Obama Administration, would have effectively placed a global ban on the import and export of small firearms.  The ban would have affected all private gun owners in the U.S. and had language that would have implemented aninternational gun registry, now get this, on all private guns and ammo.

 

Astonishingly, 46 out of our 100 United States Senators were willing to give away our Constitutional rights to a foreign power.

 

Here are the 46 senators who voted to give your rights to the U.N.

Baldwin (D-WI)

Baucus (D-MT)

Bennett (D-CO)

Blumenthal (D-CT)

Boxer (D-CA)

Brown (D-OH)

Cantwell (D-WA)

Cardin (D-MD)

Carper (D-DE)

Casey (D-PA)

Coons (D-DE)

Cowan (D-MA)

Durbin (D-IL)j

Feinstein (D-CA)

Franken (D-MN)

Gillibrand (D-NY)

Harkin (D-IA)

Hirono (D-HI)

Johnson (D-SD)

Kaine (D-VA)

King (I-ME)

Klobuchar (D-MN)

Landrieu (D-LA)

Leahy (D-VT)

Levin (D-MI)

McCaskill (D-MO)

Menendez (D-NJ)

Merkley (D-OR)

Mikulski (D-MD)

Murphy (D-CT)

Murray (D-WA)

Nelson (D-FL)

Reed (D-RI)

Reid (D-NV)

Rockefeller (D-WV)

Sanders (I-VT)

Schatz (D-HI)

Schumer (D-NY)

Shaheen (D-NH)

Stabenow (D-MI)

Udall (D-CO)

Udall (D-NM)

Warner (D-VA)

Warren (D-MA)

Whitehouse (D-RI)

Wyden (D-OR)

 

Folks: This needs to go viral. These Senators voted to let the UN take OUR guns. They need to lose their next election. We have been betrayed.

46 Senators Voted to Give your 2nd Amendment Constitutional Rights to the U.N.

 

Please send this to SOMEONE!

 

 

 

 

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Via Old NFO .................................. paying it forward .............................................

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Video you NEED to watch ......................................

via Old NFO, from An Ordinary American - I'm privileged to know a young woman from Ukraine {NOTE:  It is NOT proper to refer to it as "The Ukraine"}, who is brilliant and beautiful, one of the kindest young women it's been my pleasure to get to know - I've not had the opportunity to ask her about recent events, but rest assured, I will ..................................................

Some of the older folks among us might remember a movie titled " Z " from 1969; the "authorities" in the video above remind me of the truncheon-wielding "authorities" in " Z ".  As Martin Niemöller noted

First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out--
Because I was not a Socialist.
Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out--
Because I was not a Trade Unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out--
Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me--and there was no one left to speak for me.







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So, right now, I'm a little bit high from

prescription hydrocodone cough syrup ............................. beginning ~ Tuesday, I was feeling like a case of impending bronchitis - took off work & went to doctor yesterday {our regular doc pulled up stakes & headed to one of the Carolinas, for his wife's sake, per office staff}, new "doc" is female PA, which means I can get 'well-woman checks' at regular docs vs. referral to specialists {YAY!}.  She diagnosed me with a sinus infection, beginning bronchitis, etc.  Prescribed Z-pak of Azithromycin, Flonase steroid nasal spray, Vituz Solution cough syrup {new-to-me, and NO GUIAFENSIN!! ;-) }, AND just for good measure, a steroid shot to my tuchis to symptomatically treat the congestion. 

The pharmacy had to order the cough syrup, so went back today to get it - called work this morning & told them I wouldn't be in, achey in all joints - the cough syrup is pretty cool stuff - took 1 teaspon 1.5 hrs ago, and feeling pretty relaxed .................................. yeah, THIS will help me sleep.  ;-)

Work is ................................... OK, I guess ...................................... kinda got put on the spot by someone I really like & respect, to the effect that I'm needed as a shift supervisor, whereas most anybody can do patrol.  Ah, what the hell, it all pays the same - and if McDonald's burger flippers start getting $15.00/hr, I want to see MY pay double!!  Slightly more responsibility being armed security than "would you like fries with that?"  ;-)








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As if Tuesday & Wednesday weren't "exciting" enough, tonight .......................

someone was hit by a 'beam' & knocked halfway down a 40 foot hole in the ground - don't know if he's one of our principal's employees or a contractor, just know that from 7:45 pm 'til 8:30 pm, the 3 of us security folks were kicking a$$ & taking names - we handled it damn well, if I do say so myself.

Please keep the unknown gentleman in your thoughts & prayers - EMS were prompt & ready to assist, got him to a good facility in a very timely manner, so, hopefully, there won't be any lingering damage.





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Sooo, there's major maintenance going on at work ...............................

the company we provide security for manufactures some LARGE items, so the pieces to make them are correspondingly large.  When they pull out the stops, as they have for this iteration, a lot of the work falls to outside contractors.  These contractors do not exactly choose the cream of the crop, intellectually.  In all honesty, I believe some seek out illegal aliens, so the contracting firms can give their bottom lines a major boost.  Part of OUR job is to ensure that IDs are 1) valid and 2) acceptable from the standpoint of OUR principal's contracts with the U. S. government.  Also, if one is driving, one must have a driver's license, NOT just a state ID - with a license, there is SOME expectation that the driver will have insurance, should anything happen on the campus {which is private property, BTW}

Sooo, yesterday, we had one rocket scientist & his passenger attempt to access the facility utilizing the driver's fishing license {the passenger had NO ID}- ummmm, NO, that is not acceptable.  The driver argued that it was issued by the state, therefore valid - as compelling as his argument was, we stuck to our guns and refused him access, since we're kinda picky & would like to have a picture on the license.

This evening, we had two illegals who reside in other Southern states {which states issued them state IDs, NOT driver's licenses} attempt to drive on - one took off onto the campus, the other performed a U-turn & left.  The one who rabbited the gate had claimed to be employed by "XYZ" Company.  Patrol was notified, as was our manager, and various & sundry other personnel.  Our manager returned to the campus, and commenced a search with Patrol.  About 2 hours into this, a supervisor of "Blue Star" Company left, to return with BOTH individuals, and since the supervisor was driving, we had to allow them on.  The one who asserted working for "XYZ" Company insisted we were wrong, that he'd stated he worked for the "Blue Star" Company.

Earlier, per our manager, I had called the Sheriff's Department, requesting a Deputy so we could file a criminal trespass complaint against the one who drove onto the campus after we'd told him no.  I later cancelled the call, and 10-15 minutes later, not one but TWO Sheriff's vehicles, with a total of 4 Deputies, showed up.

Life can be ................................... interesting ................................. :-(



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Found MY poster for the next "Kilted to kick Cancer" drive ;-)

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Happy New Year !!!!!

So, today is my birthday ..................................

Friday, a couple of co-workers surprised me with a new wallet/badge combo, a 32 SD card for my phone, a GORGEOUS cake {will try to get the pictures off my phone & posted here}, a gift card to Jason's Deli {GREAT food}, pink roses and a balloon - yesterday, the FodGuy presented me with a dual magazine holder for my 9 mm, and tonight, when we went to Texas Roadhouse for dinner, the couple behind me paid for our dinner!!  {Don't know if they overheard it was my birthday, noticed the FodGuy's USMC ballcap, or just picked us at random for an act of kindness}

Feeling quite celebratory here .................................... ;-)





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We're headed down to Kemah tomorrow ..............................

unsure of the actual geography, but I b'lieve it's a bit north of Galveston, for our anniversary {14 years, who'da thunk it?  ;-) } - we're "doing" a murder mystery dinner cruise & spending the night there, IF we can find accommodations .....................................

We don't have NEAR the 'social life' we used to; b'tween the FodGuy working zero-dark-thirty 'til whenever, and my working 1300-'til relieved, our schedules don't allow for a lot, plus he works most weekends {when he put in for vacation for our anniversary, he was told, "B-b-b-but, it's end of the month/end of the quarter!"  He politely informed that person that he'd BEEN working most every weekend for MONTHS, and the company had decided that 'managers' were NOT to be compensated for putting in 16-24 hours per weekend, over and above their 'regular' 44+ hours a week.  The squawker kicked it up to the next level, who told the FodGuy, "Have a good time!"  ;-)

I'm dealing with a pregnant Twitless Wonder, who tried to tell me that SHE was taking off the same time I was, so SHE had priority - ummmmm, NO, you do NOT, since I requested the time off BEFORE you even started working here; I've been here over a year, I've EARNED my time off, so I'll be paid for it, while TW will have a short check - sux to be her, I guess ;-) .

Hope all have a happy Thanksgiving; despite 'our' collective problems, this is STILL the best nation on earth - "we" have much for which to be thankful.




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I know, I know, Old NFO is gonna try to turn me over his knee .........................

Work's been hectic, the "Brats" demanding - and WE have an anniversary coming up !!

Some random thoughts ............................. for folks who believe physics is waa-aa-aay beyond their cognitive functions .........................
Look at a ruler - 12 inches {in the U.S.}, correct?  One inch is one twelfth {1/12} of the total.  Alternatively, consider a child of, say, 5 years of age, and an adult of 50 years of age.  For the child, 5 years is the extent of his/her awareness; for the adult, 5 years is one tenth {1/10} of their awareness.  There you have the theory of relativity in a couple of nutshells  ;-)
Also, the theory that two objects cannot exist in the same space, at the same time?  Remember that next time you're in rush hour traffic - the jam ups occur because, more than likely, a couple of "motorists" decided THEY could both occupy the same space at the same time.

Just some 'thimking' while my blood sugar descends ............................. ;-)




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Sooo, I'm working armed security for a company that has U. S. government

contracts, plus some proprietary "things" they want to keep proprietary.  Seems it would be a no-brainer that all who desire access have appropriate ID, correct?  Not so much ...............................

Today, we had the third, in as many weeks, of fake ID used to try to gain access - this one was GOOD, but for the little problems of no holograms, plus it was an expired ID - the young man ultimately admitted he'd bought it "somewhere".

Note to the criminal illegal alien contingent - it just might behoove you to ensure that your fake ID is, at the very least, CURRENT.

We have recently stopped asking people if they were citizens, because some grievance monger found it to be "insulting" - yeah, I know, right?  So we now allow all & sundry with 'valid' ID access, whether it's "limited term" or some other variation that indicates, to anyone with 2 semi-functioning brain cells, that the holder is in the country under less-than-clear circumstances.  It's frustrating as hell, but since 'we're' not the "deep pockets", the "deep pockets" dictate our authority. 

Oh, and the 3 with fake IDs?  We merely denied them access .................................





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From my LtCol., .............................................

HERE'S a thought - I will put MY "mental stability" up against Feinstein's, et al, ANY day - with no 'victim points' for my having been physically/emotionally/psychologically/sexually abused as a child/adolescent .......................... think any of them would take me up on it?  Me, neither ................................

 

Dianne Feinstein: "All vets are mentally ill in some way and government should prevent them from owning firearms"

Yep, - she really said it on Thursday in a meeting in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and the quote below from the LA Times is priceless. Sometimes even the L.A. Times gets it right. 

Kurt Nimmo from the Los Angeles Times: 

"Senator Feinstein insults all U.S. Veterans as she flays about in a vain attempt to save her anti-firearms bill." "Frankly, I don't know what it is about California, but we seem to have a strange urge to elect really obnoxious women to high office. I'm not bragging, you understand, but no other state, including Maine, even comes close. When it comes to sending left-wing dingbats to Washington, we're Number One. There's no getting around the fact that the last time anyone saw the likes of Barbara Boxer, Dianne Feinstein, Maxine Waters, and Nancy Pelosi, they were stirring a cauldron when the curtain went up on 'Macbeth." "The four of them are like jackasses who happen to possess the gift of blab. You don't know if you should condemn them for their stupidity or simply marvel at their ability to form words."

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'Nother good video for today ..............................

Unfortunately, King George III is sounding awfully contemporary .................................

{Snitched from Bayou Renaissance Man }





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In honor of tomorrow ................................

John Adams asking Mr. Thompson, the Secretary of the Congress, if Thompson supports Dickinson of Pennsylvania {no to revolution} or Adams - Thompson's response, as well as Abigail Adams' reminder that the only measure of a man is his commitment to a cause "Have you forgotten what you used to say to me, I haven't. Commitment, Abby, commitment. There are only two creatures of value on the face of this earth - those with a commitment and those who require the commitment of others. Do you remember John?"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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THIS is who/what "we" are helping ................................. ?? WARNING: Graphic video

May God have mercy on us ...............................






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How far we've fallen .......................................

Might behoove all Americans to take a look at this video ............................ used to be regular TV fare in my household when growing up ...............................




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Getting REALLY TIRED ....................................

of having to 'sign in' to Blogger via Internet Explorer - "WE" use Mozilla Firefox, but for whatever reason, Blogger sees fit to NOT allow me access to MY blog via Firefox - anybody have suggestions?  I really DON'T want to change platforms, but if that's the only way to get Blogger's attention, guess that's what I'll have to do ........................................ :-(

PLUS, I have to jump through the same damn hoops to edit - what happened to "user-friendly"?!?!?








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From my LtCol .............................

Today was a day for remembering ............................... BullDog, Big Al, AWACS, DittyChaser, Nomad, my Dad

Semper Fidelis, Gentlemen

Hand Salute!



The Sheepdogs by Russ Vaughn
Most humans truly are like sheep
Wanting nothing more than peace to keep
To graze, grow fat and raise their young,
Sweet taste of clover on the tongue.
Their lives serene upon Life’s farm,
They sense no threat nor fear no harm.
On verdant meadows, they forage free
With naught to fear, with naught to flee.
They pay their sheepdogs little heed
For there is no threat; there is no need.
To the flock, sheepdog’s are mysteries,
Roaming watchful round the peripheries.
These fang-toothed creatures bark, they roar
With the fetid reek of the carnivore,
Too like the wolf of legends told,
To be amongst our docile fold.
Who needs sheepdogs? What good are they?
They have no use, not in this day.
Lock them away, out of our sight
We have no need of their fierce might.
But sudden in their midst a beast
Has come to kill, has come to feast
The wolves attack; they give no warning
Upon that calm September morning
They slash and kill with frenzied glee
Their passive helpless enemy
Who had no clue the wolves were there
Far roaming from their Eastern lair.
Then from the carnage, from the rout,
Comes the cry, “Turn the sheepdogs out!”
Thus is our nature but too our plight
To keep our dogs on leashes tight
And live a life of illusive bliss
Hearing not the beast, his growl, his hiss.
Until he has us by the throat,
We pay no heed; we take no note.
Not until he strikes us at our core
Will we unleash the Dogs of War
Only having felt the wolf pack’s wrath
Do we loose the sheepdogs on its path.
And the wolves will learn what we’ve shown before;
We love our sheep, we Dogs of War.
Russ Vaughn
2d Bn, 327th Parachute Infantry Regiment
101st Airborne Division
Vietnam 65-66





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