I recently discovered a new blog that was linked from one of my other blogs that I regularly read. This chick rocks. Today's post made me laugh and her list of deathbed requests would match mine almost exactly. CZ
http://mausersandmuffins.blogspot.com/
Friday, June 27, 2008
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Gun Porn
One of my dearest friends in the world happens to work for one of the good lawmakers in DC, and I thought I'd put his comment at the forefront since it was hidden on my previous post. Thanks, Sean, and tell your boss we're all glad he supports common sense. Here it is:In case you wonder what my boss thought about the issue...Some in our office are already trying to apply for permits...PRESS RELEASEU.S. REP. JOE BARTON, TEXAS 6TH DISTRICT2109 Rayburn House Office Building
- Washington, DC 20515 - 202.225.2002 Contact: Sean Brown - Sean.Brown@mail.house.govThursday, June 26, 2008
Rep. Barton: Supreme Court gun ban ruling “restores freedom”WASHINGTON – Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in District of Columbia v. Heller that the District’s handgun ban violates the Second Amendment:
“It’s about time this law was struck down. It only makes sense that people should be able to defend themselves in their own homes. The Second Amendment in the Bill of Rights states “the right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.” It doesn’t mention geographical boundaries. However, for more than 30 years this law has kept guns out of the hands of law abiding citizens in our Nation’s Capital. At the same time the arsenal carried by criminals has grown and intensified and Washington, D.C. has consistently been identified as the “murder capital” of the U.S. The gun ban did little to protect the citizens of the city and instead made them criminals if they chose to protect themselves with a firearm. It also infringed on the rights of hunters, sportsmen and weapons collectors. The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn this ineffective and draconian gun ban not only makes sense, it also restores the freedom to all citizens granted by our Constitution.I hope this sets a precedent for future Court decisions and that judges on all levels will follow the Constitution when it comes to ruling on an individual’s rights.”
June 26, 2008 2:28 PM
June 26, 2008 2:28 PM
Since I'm giddy like a schoolboy over this decision, I thought I'd post some gun porn...uh, pictures, of some classics. Both of which I happen to own and will soon fondle gleefully. CZ
Hell, Yeah!
It's only the biggest decision about individual citizen gun ownership since the NFA of 1934. The Supreme Court of the United States released the decision in the Heller case this morning that the Washington DC ban on handgun ownership is in fact unconstitutional. It's about time, and I'm appalled that it was such a close decision at 5-4. That means there are no less than four morons serving as Supreme Court Justices. For Shame.
So, all you lawyers in Chicago and every other city with similar ridiculous laws on the books should start getting your act together and paperwork set to file lawsuits in order to restore the rights of all (except felons and mentally unstable) United States Citizens to protect themselves, family, and home.
I think I'll clean and rub on a few of my guns tonight. I'm proud to be an American.
CZ
Friday, June 20, 2008
Back to Life
So, after a little doubt, I found out that there actually is one good thing about the People's Republic of Chi....errr...California. The scenery in northern California is absolutely breathtaking in some places. As many of you know, Karen and I just returned from our honeymoon at Lake Tahoe. We had a fantastic time, and many pictures will follow in the days to come. Drinking, gambling, hiking, etc..I'm off today to get a little relaxation time in before going back to work tomorrow. The list of great things on this trip is huge, and I'm trying to go through all of it and not leave anything out.
The picture on the top is a small pond near the top of Tallac mountain, which is one of the tallest peaks near Lake Tahoe. The pic below is at the top of Tallac. We didn't make absolute summit because of early season snowpack (yeah, in the middle of June) and the lack of proper equipment. It was still a six hour hike covering approximately 8 miles and 3000 vertical feet. Very draining, and they list the hike as "strenuous" for a reason. It was worth every second and every drop of sweat.
I'll decompress and compose a few more blogs shortly. As for now, In SB's immortal words....Good Day to You!!
CZ
Friday, June 13, 2008
The Beginning
The sun shone in her eyes, opening brilliant golden hues of brown I'd never seen before, and opened to depths I had never experienced. The depth of which matches my love for the woman I wed yesterday, June 12th, 2008.
She is my wife, and the love of my life. We stood in the garden by the fountain, accompanied by no one aside from the minister and those that were there to document the occasion. I can't remember ever feeling so complete and at peace with everything. If I accomplish nothing else in life, I have accomplished one thing. I've married the one for me.
The air was light and cool, gone with the breeze was the muggy and thick. Fifty feet up on a balcony, on a night in the mountains, I could smell the peace in the air. I could smell the calm and serenity. I think she could, too. The sun had set a while ago as she looked at me again with those big brown eyes, and again I could see the golden depths just as I had when the sun shone brightly. They were telling me, like they do every day, that we are one. I love you, Karen Vicens.
CZ
She is my wife, and the love of my life. We stood in the garden by the fountain, accompanied by no one aside from the minister and those that were there to document the occasion. I can't remember ever feeling so complete and at peace with everything. If I accomplish nothing else in life, I have accomplished one thing. I've married the one for me.
The air was light and cool, gone with the breeze was the muggy and thick. Fifty feet up on a balcony, on a night in the mountains, I could smell the peace in the air. I could smell the calm and serenity. I think she could, too. The sun had set a while ago as she looked at me again with those big brown eyes, and again I could see the golden depths just as I had when the sun shone brightly. They were telling me, like they do every day, that we are one. I love you, Karen Vicens.
CZ
Monday, June 9, 2008
Ouch
As suspected and prognosticated in my last post, gas is going through the roof. Today's big story on the national news is the fact that gas may be $4.50 a gallon (national average) by the end of the week. Forget the fourth of July. That's officially been bumped up. End of the week, kids..Ouch.
I'm glad Karen and I will be making just a quick two hour (now looks like $45) drive up to get married in Eureka Springs this week. Scott and Jen are visiting the Martins this week and it looks like they will have spent a couple hundred on gas by the time they get back. All that for a place that's only six hours drive time away. Eeek. 400 miles and some change to the Lou. 200 and some change down to see Jen's Parents in the duck hunting capital of Arkansas, then another 250 miles back home. Approximately 900 miles will be added to the odometer of Scott's TJ by the time it's all said and done. That equates to about 50 gallons of gas with an average 18 mpg that the 4.0 liter six might get on the highway since it's a manual tranny. That's $200 at a $4 average per gallon. Their Dave Mathews Band tickets were cheaper than that, I'm sure.
Gone forever are the road trips like the Griswalds took in National Lampoon's Summer Vacation. I can't believe it's been 25 years since that movie came out. In today's money, that trip would have been a few grand just in gas. That giant sled of a goofy station wagon got about seven or eight miles to the gallon. Awesome. All the Hummer owners are going to be keeping their steeds in the garage soon, I think, because that's about what they average. Unless, that is, the owners have more money than sense. Aahhnuld out in Cali with his fleet o' Hummers is probably not doing much recreational cruising with Maria riding shotgun these days. Kevin and Sam, great friends of ours that live near Sacramento in the People's United Socialist Republic of California, are now paying $4.59 a gallon. Woohoo...Kevin says he's driving like a grandfather. I hear ya, brother, I hear ya.
In positive, much happier news, I'm officially getting my ass kicked. I knew going in it would be tough, but I was ready for it, because at 32, I'm not getting in any better shape without serious effort. Karen and I decided a few months ago to ditch the gym membership since we were paying a ridiculous $80 combined every month. Stupid money. Anyway, we had seen a paid infomercial on the boob tube about a program called P90X. Usually, these things don't really intrigue me because I've seen too many workout gimicks in my day. Ab rollers, thigh masters, whatchahoozits that don't do shit for you but empty your bank account.
To put it bluntly, this is a serious ass-kicking program, but it's worth every cent of the $130 entry fee to play. I've only done two of the (I think ten) dvds so far, but I can tell it will pay off in spades by putting me in the best shape I've ever seen. I'll let everyone know a little more about it when I'm not so sore, tired, and can speak more about the exercises and results.
How much is gas in your neck of the woods?
CZ
I'm glad Karen and I will be making just a quick two hour (now looks like $45) drive up to get married in Eureka Springs this week. Scott and Jen are visiting the Martins this week and it looks like they will have spent a couple hundred on gas by the time they get back. All that for a place that's only six hours drive time away. Eeek. 400 miles and some change to the Lou. 200 and some change down to see Jen's Parents in the duck hunting capital of Arkansas, then another 250 miles back home. Approximately 900 miles will be added to the odometer of Scott's TJ by the time it's all said and done. That equates to about 50 gallons of gas with an average 18 mpg that the 4.0 liter six might get on the highway since it's a manual tranny. That's $200 at a $4 average per gallon. Their Dave Mathews Band tickets were cheaper than that, I'm sure.
Gone forever are the road trips like the Griswalds took in National Lampoon's Summer Vacation. I can't believe it's been 25 years since that movie came out. In today's money, that trip would have been a few grand just in gas. That giant sled of a goofy station wagon got about seven or eight miles to the gallon. Awesome. All the Hummer owners are going to be keeping their steeds in the garage soon, I think, because that's about what they average. Unless, that is, the owners have more money than sense. Aahhnuld out in Cali with his fleet o' Hummers is probably not doing much recreational cruising with Maria riding shotgun these days. Kevin and Sam, great friends of ours that live near Sacramento in the People's United Socialist Republic of California, are now paying $4.59 a gallon. Woohoo...Kevin says he's driving like a grandfather. I hear ya, brother, I hear ya.
In positive, much happier news, I'm officially getting my ass kicked. I knew going in it would be tough, but I was ready for it, because at 32, I'm not getting in any better shape without serious effort. Karen and I decided a few months ago to ditch the gym membership since we were paying a ridiculous $80 combined every month. Stupid money. Anyway, we had seen a paid infomercial on the boob tube about a program called P90X. Usually, these things don't really intrigue me because I've seen too many workout gimicks in my day. Ab rollers, thigh masters, whatchahoozits that don't do shit for you but empty your bank account.
To put it bluntly, this is a serious ass-kicking program, but it's worth every cent of the $130 entry fee to play. I've only done two of the (I think ten) dvds so far, but I can tell it will pay off in spades by putting me in the best shape I've ever seen. I'll let everyone know a little more about it when I'm not so sore, tired, and can speak more about the exercises and results.
How much is gas in your neck of the woods?
CZ
Friday, June 6, 2008
Hang on Tight
I just called K to tell her to gas up the car before prices at the pump go up again. I was watching Squawk on the Street this morning, and they were reporting oil futures up nearing records again, and that Morgan Stanley predicted $150 a barrel in less than a month. Nice. I think this is what T.Boone Pickens was saying three weeks ago, you Morgan Stanley geniuses. I was a skeptic of the pullback of oil futures during the last two weeks. It hurt to see my options on PCZ taking a serious hit, but they'll be up nicely if oil continues an upward spike. This is from Bloomberg today:
Of particular interest is the gentleman from Israel spouting off about attacking Iran if they don't quit their nuclear programs. Hmmmm...You think oil is high now, wait 'til THAT happens. Ugly can't begin to describe it. Gas up my fellow readers, because as it sits now locally, in Ft. Smith, AR at $3.82 a gallon, I wouldn't be the least bit surprised to see it up ten to fifteen cents by the beginning of next week. Ugh.
CZ
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