Um Pat……if you’re listening to the go-go’s you definitely need a vacation……. :beer:

German Dragon

Send you an e-mail as requested, so, get me out of the can and let’s set up some contact

Who’s in charge here?
http://iowahawk.typepad.com/iowahawk/2008/09/hey-barack.html

M1A, AR15, Barrett 50cal, 1911.

All cheap crap.

I want one of THESE:
http://blog.wired.com/defense/2009/03/military-laser.html

Sully

Concerning the upcoming “exorcism,” I thought you might find this interesting. Back in the 1980s the U.S. Army began funding a “psychic spying” program. Spending $20 million over ten years, it ultimately became known as “Remote Viewing.” For political reasons it was transferred to the CIA, who in turn turned it into a circus before allegedly discontinuing it.

The developers took the technology private and formed a company called PSItech (www.psitech.net) which offers training tapes and services.

Contrary to what the pop culture may say about it, Remote Viewing is nothing more than a set of attention-management protocols that teaches the Viewer to use the unconcious mind for data collection while keeping the imagination from trying to “embroider” the collection process.

If you follow the Introductory course, you should become proficient enough within a few hours to hit a 50% to 75% accuracy with large, unambiguous targets (for example, “Indian Ocean,” or “Rocky Mountains,” or “New York City”). The Full Course tapes delve deeper into the “gestalts” and theory, and include a TRV session in which a student blind-probed the target “Nuclear Weapons / Next Use / Hostile Intent” and sketched out an underground bunker being penetrated.

Beyond PSItech, I don’t vouch or endorse anything else on the Net about it, especially if it smacks of “New Age” or otherwise seeks to dilute the rigorous discipline of the protocols the Army developed. But within PSItech itself, I thought it might be something that would interest you.

Yesterday I attended a seminar entitled “Healing the Wounds of War,” dealing in part with TBI and PTSD. Turned out to be a lib clusterfuck, down to including massage therapy, aromatherapy, and acupuncture.

The one meeting I wanted to attend was the “Community of Veterans,” but it was closed to the public.

On a lark I went into another meeting called “Faith-Based Responses to War and Violence.” It was populated with long-hair hippie-type CLERGY(!) that were “bravely” announcing how they “can no longer be bound to the hierarchy of their orders.” Yadda, yadda, yadda. Reminded me of those freaks that lick other fags’ assholes clean.

It was at this point I wished I had brought my photo album of spirit photos to beat the hippies over the head with, and to show them who God’s enemy looks like (since they were obviously never taught that in seminary).

About this time, a returning Afghan combat vet and his wife stepped into the meeting room. I could see it radiating off of him, and when I confirmed who he was I yelled at the hippies to STFU because “this young man has been face-to-face with naked spiritual evil and his faith has survived, and in that conflict his holiness has been purified.”

I went on. “This is the reason I came to this seminar, not how you liberal clergy self-righteously justify yourselves at fucking up the Cause of Christ, but to hear from men like this on the difficulties they have returning to civilian life. So, sir, please speak to us.”

That shut the hippies up for the rest of the meeting.

After that meeting, I had a chance to sit down with our local Director of Veterans’ Affairs. I’m still digesting what he said to me. Perhaps in a few days I can post some cogent questions that I would appreciate the vets on this site answering.

To Jenny and Roland.

I’m a 3rd gen. Marine.
My family consists of idiot savant inventor hermits and wannabe artist’s.(with the full spectrum of political stupidity thrown in)

And I’m a gun looney who also does swordwork.
Makeing them or useing them is no difference to me.
(I have made and use my own fluted plate armor..)
( I grow hops for my homebrew and grapes for my wine, I make a port you’d die for…..)

I consider myself more of a rifleman/gun mechanic not really a gun smith.

Lastly I’m a historian, thats why I’m nervous.

Heh. Found this at Wicked Thoughts ( http://bussorah.blogspot.com )

This is funny but all too true:

I voted Democrat because I love the fact that I can now marry whoever I want. I decided to marry my horse.

I voted Democrat because I believe oil companies’ profits of 4% on a gallon of gas are obscene but the government taxing the same gallon of gas at 18% isn’t.

I voted Democrat because I’m not concerned about the slaughter of millions of babies so long as we keep all death row inmates alive.

I voted Democrat because freedom of speech is fine as long as nobody is offended by it.

I voted Democrat because I believe that people who can’t tell us if it will rain on Friday can tell us that the polar ice caps will melt away in ten years if I don’t start driving a Prius.

I voted Democrat because when we pull out of Iraq I trust that the bad guys will stop what they’re doing, because they now think we’re good people.

I voted Democrat because I believe liberal judges need to rewrite the Constitution every few days to suit some fringe kooks who would never get their agendas past the voters.

I voted Democrat because I believe the government will do a better job of spending the money I earn than I would.

I voted Democrat because I’m way too irresponsible to own a gun, and I know that my local police are all I need to protect me from murderers and thieves.

A Liberal is a person who will give away everything they don’t own.” — Ron, the Gregarious Hermit.

Also from Wicked Thoughts:

Lincoln and Obama

1. Lincoln placed his hand on the Bible for his inauguration. Obama used the same Bible.
2. Lincoln came from Illinois . Obama comes from Illinois.
3. Lincoln served in the Illinois legislature. Obama served in the Illinois legislature.
4. Lincoln had very little experience before becoming President. Obama had very little experience before becoming President.
5. Lincoln rode the train from Philadelphia to Washington for his inauguration. Obama rode the train from Philadelphia to Washington for his inauguration.
6. Lincoln was a skinny lawyer. Obama is a skinny lawyer.
7. Lincoln was a Republican. Obama is a skinny lawyer.
8. Lincoln was highly respected. Obama is a skinny lawyer.
9. Lincoln was born in the United States . Obama is a skinny lawyer.
10. Lincoln was honest, so honest he was called Honest Abe. Obama is a skinny lawyer.

Sorry to hear this! Too much fun last night or?

Want to share a bit about that last shooting course?

How did you do? Well I’ll wager.

Are these local range courses good, or should I just plan to make my vacation to one of the big name schools?

Mademoiselle Minister’s primary responsibility may be to the girls, but she can indulge a few questions to inform me and chase away a little of her boredom.

Coming from an outdoorsy background and places I tend to overlook close range practice, and that leaves a big hole in defensive skills.

Thanks Jenny.

I may find some local range with an interesting class to try.

You are a good employee. Selling your range and your classes even though I am a long way away.

Know this, however, if I were ever to come to your range for a class; I will be sorely tempted to pretend to have never touched a firearm before and take a basic course from you. Oh, the grip and position work that you would have to do with this dense student. It would look like a game of Twister.

I just sentenced some unknown genuine and earnest student guy to a good deal of suspicion someday!

When you get your new rifle you might enjoy and learn some of the other side of shooting from an Appleseed or Boar Sight outing.

http://www.appleseedinfo.org/index.htm

http://www.boaring.com/Boaring_Experiences/Shooting_School.html

In which cartridge did you order it

Jenny,

When you get the rifle ready to make noise and holes, I just noticed that the Appleseed Project has made their shooting camps complimentary for women in 2009. They also appear to be serious about promoting that women become and improve as shooters, and might be a useful resource for your own work.