Monday, May 26, 2014
KANSAS SEN. PAT ROBERTS calls out Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and slaps him down hard. Watch the entire video.
MEMORIAL DAY IN MANASSAS. This year, instead of our usual visit to Arlington Cemetery and Rolling Thunder, we went to the National Cemetery in Quantico instead. Here are a couple of pictures:
I was surprised. The Quantico cemetery is large, but mostly drive-through and there is very little off-road parking. It was jammed with people, though it may not seem so from the pictures.
While we were there, we saw a motorcycle riding couple (obviously Vietnam era from Rolling Thunder yesterday) leaving coins on the headstones of some of the graves, so I inquired about the tradition. It's simply a sign of respect from a soldier to a comrade who has died. The denomination of the coin symbolizes the relationship.
The couple also told us about Honor Flight and Wreaths across America. I've had the distinct honor of meeting a few of the WWII veterans at the World War II and Korean War memorials in the past. Next year we hope to be more involved than we have been in the past.
Finally, on the way home, we crossed paths with this lady:
She was simply standing (by herself) quietly holding the flag for passers-by to see. Nothing more. It was a very somber -- and moving -- sight.
I was surprised. The Quantico cemetery is large, but mostly drive-through and there is very little off-road parking. It was jammed with people, though it may not seem so from the pictures.
While we were there, we saw a motorcycle riding couple (obviously Vietnam era from Rolling Thunder yesterday) leaving coins on the headstones of some of the graves, so I inquired about the tradition. It's simply a sign of respect from a soldier to a comrade who has died. The denomination of the coin symbolizes the relationship.
The couple also told us about Honor Flight and Wreaths across America. I've had the distinct honor of meeting a few of the WWII veterans at the World War II and Korean War memorials in the past. Next year we hope to be more involved than we have been in the past.
Finally, on the way home, we crossed paths with this lady:
She was simply standing (by herself) quietly holding the flag for passers-by to see. Nothing more. It was a very somber -- and moving -- sight.
MEMORIAL DAY:
Friends,An email message from Texas Sen. Ted Cruz.
This Memorial Day weekend, in cities and towns all over America, small red paper flowers will be worn and carried by Americans honoring our veterans.
The paper flowers symbolize the poppies WWI veteran John McCrae wrote about in his famous poem, “In Flanders Field,” after being struck by the beauty of the bright red blooms that emerged from the graves of his fellow soldiers.
But it was a Georgia teacher named Monia Michael who began the tradition of wearing the red flower in remembrance of those who sacrificed their lives to protect our freedoms.
She had read a copy of McCrae’s poem in Ladies' Home Journal and then wrote her own poem that said:
Oh! you who sleep in Flanders Fields,Those flowers became her torch. Millions of people, all across the world, have now worn paper poppies to honor the courage of servicemen and servicewomen.
Sleep sweet – to rise anew!
We caught the torch you threw
And holding high, we keep the Faith
With All who died.
We should all find our own way to carry on the torch of freedom.
May we never forget the lives of each solider; it is their blood that has kept us free. And it is their sacrifice that calls each of us to cherish the gift of liberty.
Please join me in pausing to remember those who have fallen.
We are so grateful that our nation has warriors who defend and protect us from harm.
May God bless you, may God bless Texas, and may God bless the United States of America.
Sunday, May 25, 2014
NO, MOTHER JONES, Oklahoma isn't 'drying up' and its leaders aren't trying to block climate science education, they're trying to promote it. You blockheads just aren't paying attention.
FORTY-NINE IDIOTS -- excuse me, Democrat Senators -- sign letter urging NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to change the name of the Washington Redskins. This email has made the rounds before, but it's worth revisiting:
Here is an email sent to Clarence Page of the Chicago Tribune after an article he published concerning a name change for the Washington Redskins.
Here is an email sent to Clarence Page of the Chicago Tribune after an article he published concerning a name change for the Washington Redskins.
Dear Mr. Page...And finally, I would suggest that in 2014 and 2016 the American voters change the names in the Senate and Presidency to something other than 'Democrat'.
I always love your articles, and I generally agree with them. I would suggest, as in an email I received, they change the name to the "Foreskins" to better represent their community, paying tribute to the dick heads in Congress. And here is some other political correctness to consider:
I agree with our Native American population . I am highly insulted by the racially charged name of the Washington Redskins. One might argue that to name a professional football team after Native Americans would exalt them as fine warriors, but nay, nay. We must be careful not to offend, and in the spirit of political correctness and courtesy, we must move forward. Let's also ditch the Kansas City Chiefs, the Atlanta Braves and the Cleveland Indians.
If your shorts are in a wad because the reference the name Redskins makes to skin color, then we need to get rid of the Cleveland Browns. The Carolina Panthers obviously were named to keep the memory of militant Blacks from the 60's alive. Gone. It's offensive to us white folk.The New York Yankees offend the Southern population . Do you see a team named for the Confederacy? No! There is no room for any reference to that tragic war that cost this country so many young men's lives.
I am also offended by the blatant references to the Catholic religion among our sports team names. Totally inappropriate to have the New Orleans Saints, the Los Angeles Angels or the San Diego Padres.
Then there are the team names that glorify criminals who raped and pillaged . We are talking about the horrible Oakland Raiders, the Minnesota Vikings, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Pittsburgh Pirates!
Finally, let us address those teams that clearly send the wrong message to our children. The San Diego Chargers promote irresponsible fighting or even spending habits. Wrong message to our children . The New York Giants and the San Francisco Giants promote obesity, a growing childhood epidemic. Wrong message to our children.The Cincinnati Reds promote downers/barbiturates. Wrong message to our children .The Milwaukee Brewers - well that goes without saying..... Wrong message to our children.
So, there you go. We need to support any legislation to rectify this travesty, because the government will likely become involved with this issue, as they should. Just the kind of thing the do-nothing congress loves....
As a die hard Oregon State fan, my wife and I, with all of this in mind, might also suggest changing the name of the Oregon State women's athletic teams to something other than the 'Beavers'.
WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS: Europe Wants a Supercomputer Made From Smartphones.
The 'Wheels Within Wheels' title is just a recognition of the 'circularity' of computing architectures over my lifetime: from small, simple computers to big, centralized computers; to personal computers; to networks of personal computers (the 'cloud'); to smart phones; to networks of smart phones.
Round and round she goes, and where she stops nobody knows....
[I]n the tablet and smartphone age, it was probably only a matter of time before someone decided to make supercomputers out of the engines of present-day digital life. The thinking goes that because ARM cores are designed to run on small smartphone and tablet batteries, a supercomputer built around them could yield more speed with less power. In an age when high-performance computing, or HPC, is often constrained by heat production and electricity consumption, that could mean a more scalable machine.ARM is an acronym within an acronym; it stands for Acorn (the original manufacturer) RISC [Reduced Instruction Set Computing] Machine and is essentially an architectural standard for the computing hardware inside your smart phone.
The 'Wheels Within Wheels' title is just a recognition of the 'circularity' of computing architectures over my lifetime: from small, simple computers to big, centralized computers; to personal computers; to networks of personal computers (the 'cloud'); to smart phones; to networks of smart phones.
Round and round she goes, and where she stops nobody knows....
YOU MUST BE KIDDING! Taxpayers (i.e., we) paid $5.6M for climate-change games.
Unfortunately, no. It's simply more proof that progressives live in an alternate reality.
Unfortunately, no. It's simply more proof that progressives live in an alternate reality.
THE TRUTH ABOUT GUNS: New Jersey law would ban many common hunting rifles. If I lived in New Jersey, I could soon become a felon, as my old (~60 years, as my Dad gave it to me on my 10th birthday) Remington semi-automatic .22 would now be an 'assault weapon' because it has a greater than 10-round tubular magazine.
Interestingly, my new Henry .22 lever-action rifle, also with a greater than 10-round capacity, would not be banned (and I can fire it nearly as fast as I could the semi-automatic). And I can easily make a 'speed loader' for it out of a piece of 3/8" I.D. plastic or metal tubing.
The anti-gun nuts are indeed 'nuts'.
UPDATE: PowerLine notes that it's a litmus test of sorts for NJ Gov. Chris Christie.
Interestingly, my new Henry .22 lever-action rifle, also with a greater than 10-round capacity, would not be banned (and I can fire it nearly as fast as I could the semi-automatic). And I can easily make a 'speed loader' for it out of a piece of 3/8" I.D. plastic or metal tubing.
The anti-gun nuts are indeed 'nuts'.
UPDATE: PowerLine notes that it's a litmus test of sorts for NJ Gov. Chris Christie.
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