Our weekly foray into the lighter side is back after a week’s hiatus.
See the OKDWC twitter/X can be educational. . .
We are hosting a hunter safety class specifically for adults. Please sign up, some of you really need it: https://t.co/NeKZPDmDql
— Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (@OKWildlifeDept) September 19, 2023
Don’t get me wrong, this is really, really unsafe, but your editor has hunted out of ‘treestands’ like that in his youth. Also, refresher hunter safety courses are a good thing. After hunting for like 20 years, I took the NY course again when my son took it. (Re)Learned a bunch of stuff.
While we’re on the topic of the outdoors, I have a warning for all of you in Moose country (I suppose this could go for elk as well): Steer clear of the moose.The reason I bring this up is a story out of Ward Colorado. A woman was walking her dog in a park when she was attacked by a moose. The Shiras moose came out of the woods and headbutted and stomped the woman. She survived, but any time a 1000lb + critter decides it doesn’t like you, your life could end in seconds. Moose are not like Bullwinkle and can/will stomp a mudhole in your @ss.
This week’s Pearls before Swine strip:
I have to say, I like dogs more than I like people. . .
Some political commentary:
MEMES!!!!
An Army Special Forces Soldier parachutes during Exercise Super Garuda Shield in Banyuwangi, Indonesia, Aug. 30, 2023. The annual exercise is a joint, multinational event focused on maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Austin Berner)
PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 19, 2023) Fire Controlman 2nd Class Lucas M. Ribeiro, from Zebulon, Georgia, uses a sound-powered phone during a live-fire exercise on the fan tail aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), Sept. 19, 2023. Boxer is a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship currently underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Connor Burns)
A U.S. Marine with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines and Republic of Korea Marines with 3rd Battalion, 1st Regiment, 2nd Marine Division participate in a combined patrol during Korean Marine Exercise Program 23.3 at Rodriguez Live-fire Complex, Republic of Korea, March 28, 2023. KMEP is a series of continuous-combined training exercises designed to enhance the ROK-U.S. Alliance, promote stability on the Korean Peninsula, and strengthen combined military capabilities and interoperability. 3rd Battalion, 6th Marines is forward deployed in the Indo-Pacific under 4th Marines, 3rd Marine Division as part of the Unit Deployment Program. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Mario Ramirez
An MQ-9 Reaper, piloted by the 556th Test and Evaluation Squadron, fires an Air-to-Ground Missile-114 Hellfire missile over the Nevada Test and Training Range, Nev., Aug. 30, 2023. The 556th TES performs all software and physical testing to improve the combat capabilities of the MQ-9 Reaper. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Victoria Nuzzi)
