Mom and the AR-15

Most of my regular visitor are probably not hostile to gun ownership.  I doubt that this vid will change many of your minds about gun ownership because your already on the intelligent side of the question.  However, most of us know people that aren't as enlightened.  The young lady in the video is a lawyer, a wife and a mother of a little girl.  She also has some good things to say about why the AR-15 and the Glock 9mm are good gun choices for women.  This vid is about 6 min long and worth the gander.  Her longer, 16 min vid can be found here if you're interested. 

Teacher Marries Student, Avoids Jail

I'm all for marriage.  I think America would be a lot better off if people married earlier in life and stayed married for the duration.  By earlier, I mean just that.  I'm not opposed to teenage marriage in the least.  Historically that's the norm anyway.  If 16 or 17 year old kids are going to be having sex there isn't much you can do about it.  Of course that's not a problem if the kids are married and going to stay together.

Somethings however seem, if not wrong, down right icky.

A 42-year-old North Carolina teacher escaped charges of statutory rape by marrying the teenager she was accused of having sex with.  Shipman was facing a sentence of 15 years in prison after being accused of statutory rape for sleeping with Ison when he was 15 years old. But North Carolina state law states that Ison cannot be forced to testify against his spouse, forcing prosecutors to drop their case.

Elsewhere in the story it mentions that the boy's mom had to grant permission for the 17 year old boy to marry his teacher.  Where was the kids father?  Only a women would let her son marry a women more than twice his age.  If this whole deal is simply a dodge to keep this teacher out of jail, ok, I guess.  If that's the case, how long does the kid have to stay "married" to keep her out of jail?  1 year, till he's 18? 4 years, till he's 21?  Talk about punishing the victim.

I get it.  At 15 the male is liking any kind of sex he can get from any female.  No doubt the boy consented eagerly to the whole "relationship".  At 17 this boy is going to get as many blow jobs as he wants, if for no other reason because if she slacks off, she's going to jail.  Heck, anything the kid wants, no matter how kinky is now on the table.  

I was going to start ranting about what a waste it is having to be young and limited to a women who is well past her prime, then I reread the last sentence of that last paragraph.  I'm sure he'll find the strength to muddle through till he's 21, maybe longer if she loses a few pounds.

A Good Place to Bank

Texas, not the worst place in the nation to live.

Falukorv

I believe that there is too much violence in the world today.  It seems like everyday that goes by another story of senseless mayhem hits the news.

A woman in southern Sweden has been charged for attempted assault after attacking a man with a frying pan full of Swedish sausages.

What is it with the Sweeds and their sausage?  They have issues with sausage adds being "too sexy".  They even have gender experts that comment on improper uses of the sausage as a phallic symbol. and counter protesters who like sexy sausage adds.

Clearly the only responsible course of action is to outlaw assult sausage and require stricter registration of all hot dog like food products.  Then and only then can the sausage return to its proper place in Sweedish culture:

The falukorv was even a central character in one of Sweden's cult pornographic films from the seventies, Fäbodjäntan (titled "Come and Blow the Horn" in the UK).

Resolutions

Does anybody keep their resolutions?


RESOLUTION #1:

2007: I will read at least 20 good books a year.

2008: I will read at least 10 books a year.

2009: I will read 5 books a year.

2010: I will finish The Pelican Brief

2011: I will read some articles in the newspaper this year.

2012: I will read at least one article this year.

2013: I will try and finish the comics section this year.

RESOLUTION #2:

2007: I will get my weight down below 180.

2008: I will watch my calories until I get below 190.

2009: I will follow my new diet religiously until I get below 200.

2010: I will try to develop a realistic attitude about my weight.

2011: I will work out 5 days a week.

2012: I will work out 3 days a week.

2013: I will try to drive past a gym at least once a week.

RESOLUTION #3:

2007: I will not spend my money frivolously.

2008: I will pay off my bank loan promptly.

2009: I will pay off my bank loans promptly.

2010: I will begin making a strong effort to be out of debt by 2009.

2011: I will be totally out of debt by 2010.

2012: I will try to pay off the debt interest by 2011.

2013: I will try to be out of the country by 2012.

RESOLUTION #4:

2010: I will try to be a better husband to Marge.

2011: I will not leave Marge.

2012: I will try for a reconciliation with Marge.

2013: I will try to be a better husband to Wanda.

RESOLUTION #5:

2010: I will stop looking at other women.

2011: I will not get involved with Wanda.

2012: I will not let Wanda pressure me into another marriage.

2013: I will stop looking at other women.

RESOLUTION #6:

2010: I will not let my boss push me around.

2011: I will not let my sadistic boss drive me to the point of suicide.

2012: I will stick up for my rights when my boss bullies me.

2013: I will tell Dr. Hodger and the group about my boss.

[gbwl]RESOLUTION #7:

2010: I will not get upset when Charlie makes jokes about my baldness.

2011: I will not get annoyed when Charlie kids me about my toupee.

2012: I will not get angry when Charlie tells the guys I wear a girdle.

2013: I will not speak to Charlie.

RESOLUTION #8:

2010: I will not take a drink before 5:00 p.m.

2011: I will not touch the bottle before noon.

2012: I will not become a "problem drinker".

2013: I will not miss any AA meetings.

RESOLUTION #9:

2010: I will see my dentist this year.

2011: I will have my cavities filled this year.

2012: I will have my root canal work done this year.

2013: I will get rid of my denture breath this year.

RESOLUTION #10:

2010: I will go to church every Sunday.

2011: I will go to church as often as possible.

2012: I will set aside time each day for prayer and meditation.

2013: I will try to catch the late night sermonette on TV.

Truth Comes Out

Remember that story that came out last week?  The one with the lawmaker holding the AK-47 in the Virginia State House, begging them to outlaw all those big scary guns.  As it turns out, Mr. Joseph Morrissey need to be told to get his thumb off the trigger (a basic safety skill, mastered by 12 year old boys in hunters safety class).  It seems Mr. Morrissey used to be a lawyer.  He's not now, because he lost his law license.  He lost that license for a number of reasons, helping out rapists who had extra cash to spread around, circumventing the law as a prosecutor to illegally arrest people, and being a violent criminal himself.

According to legal brief filed by the victim’s attorneys, Morrissey shouted, “I’m going to kill you. I’m going to beat your head in,” before beating the victim and “smash[ing] his head into the corner of a brick wall.”
 

How is it that a disbarred criminal with a history of violence comes to be in possession of any firearm?  According to the story he borrowed the rifle.  More importantly, since his being in possession of the gun is all ready illegal, why haven't the authorities arrested him?