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  • There’s music for that man

    There’s music for that man

    That’s the look when I look I have when stepping outside, seeing the world. Engaging my pronouns XYFU

    For those with teevee, can you imagine charles manson being invited onto a talk show to discuss his murders and continues to do so

    You can see it ole Isaac Newton’s face expression

    Chance, now you’re just showing off

    Try to keep up Mophead

    I see the religion of pieces is being peaceful again

    Yeah, right and ok world Knowing the storm was heading in thought I would go check Armydog’s blood pressure early, seen his wifey first. Where is he? ” in his workshop, been out there 2 hours with my vacuum cleaner, I’m not allowed in his shop, you go check on him”

    Ok

    Dog, what you doin man

    “I’m making a family heirloom”

    Needs a better bridge

    “The wife sent you out here didn’t she, you back in and tell her, I’ll have her vacuum tuned up soon”.

    Ok dog

  • Ohh my, input input input

    Ohh my, input input input

    Was a time when I was told, “what you want to learn, software or hardware”?. Both! opened a box that contained many little boxes, then the hurry and wait mode kicked in which you time to… how about a few beers, go sauna and make baby, should be connected to the interwebs by then. Internal modem

    Some facts, al gore didn’t invent the net or build it, the Porn industry built up, think like this, men love buttons, Women have lots of buttons, ain’t that right Fellas.

    Remember what the femnazis said, “we can do anything a man can do, and do it better, could you please set the clock on the VCR, LOLOL sure. Business seen what was happening, got in on the action, then government’s eyeballs started crying bout all the $$ they could make. Sharing information, learning stuff that’s the bright side of interwebs.

    I can understand why some may think I’m out there, they be right, there’s reason I’m outside or doing stuff, I seen where things were heading, really didn’t want to partake anymore.

    Staying informed is a situation awareness item, but what cost

    Cockroaches hate the light

    I like the Lady, she’s outside doing stuff, still well informed

    Videos, what cool about videos, they cut down on misspelling, missing words and punctuation because of G’damn small buttons and cigar fingers, which are good for ringing necks.

    Bad Kitty knew JFK wasn’t talking about the USSR

  • Meanwhile at the kitchen table

    Meanwhile at the kitchen table

    Ever be doing something then having to stop, only to entertain a guest, enters Fast Freddy. I’ll pour the cup after that you’re on your own, I got stuff to do. ” what ya making” I mixing up a batch jerky.

    Scoville Heat Units: 300,000+ SHU

    Trinidad Scorpion Butch T variety in 2011, which briefly earned the title of “Hottest Pepper in the World”.

    With some added boost for these chilly soon to be Spring days

    Carolina Reaper

    Scoville heat units (SHU)1,400,000 – 2,200,000

    Freddy, you needin a Kleenex, your nose is runnin. It can a bit pungent in here at times, you be fine. (I gave him a project to do), thinking he spent too much time in the stratosphere, soon there will a baby born, I was thinkin what to give the child as a welcome into the world

    I can already hear the conversation, ” let me guess, this is from your dad, wow, he is old school” I figure the reply will be something as this:

    “Don’t let him hear that, first birthday just might a musket:.

    For information purposes Gunwerks has deer rifle that can knock down brown cows from 2 miles away, it’s all about deer hunting right?

    Hands Freddy a dishtowel, your eyes leakin, what what’s wrong with you? I shouldn’t have asked. He tells me while plowing snow, he blew the tranny, Freddy, don’t you drive a GMC, you know, a gay man’s carriage, Freddy I don’t like how this conversation turning, don’t you have stuff to do like bluing a barrel? He left.

    Some good reading in that book

    A strange gift for a baby you say, we’re dealing with crazies now, thinkin what sort of future will the child grow up in if these some sort of future leaders.

  • Amor animi arbitrio sumitur, non ponitur

    Amor animi arbitrio sumitur, non ponitur

     We choose to love, we do not choose to cease loving

    President Trump and me much in common, both have many irons in the fire, granted, his is far more important than mine, I see mine as adding to the fabric.

    Some background

    VA Grand Rapids told Grampa he couldn’t have beer in his room, they took his 6 pack. As Grampa said, 2 days later he escaped on a greyhound bus, not bad for someone already in their 90’s, found him at the backdoor. Dad an couple of us boys help set him up in basement, fridge with beer, a bed, floor radio and an indoor commode. Seemed like 2 weeks before people from VA showed up. Grampa died there 103 years of age. Won’t mean nothin to nobody, I’m cleaning up those real 2x2s from the early 40’s, gonna make some corner ladder shelving. Even I can make those. Lookin at that crapper was thinkin, yaknow

    if Elon would buy Harley Davidson, we’d all see how committed the left is to their cause. 🙂

    Ever notice how science and religion are always at each other’s throat, maybe it be more like a competition

    first one there wins!

    I betcha you with children think much same as Grampa did, there was 13 in his family

    I wanted to show you Weldon, 99 years old Veteran drinking moonshine like it’s Sweet Tea, I lost Weldon somewhere.

    Stay in the game no matter how little. When the last day comes, it will come on its own and it will be time.

  • The 250th Birthday of Patrick Henry’s ‘Liberty or Death’ Speech

    The 250th Birthday of Patrick Henry’s ‘Liberty or Death’ Speech

    The 250th Birthday of Patrick Henry’s ‘Liberty or Death’ Speech

    Greg Seibert for americanthinker.com

    Today, we celebrate the 250th Anniversary of Patrick Henry’s “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” Speech, which he delivered in the Virginia House of Burgesses on March 23, 1775. A speech had vision, courage, and foresight and should be ringing from the lips of statesmen and patriots today. Patrick Henry was a man of deep faith, so his remarks appeal to spiritual courage and trust in God as the foundation for fighting against tyranny.

    Here are a few segments that are as applicable today as they were when spoken 250 years ago, particularly as we engage in what can be seen, through Donald Trump’s executive actions, as a Third American Revolution in the ongoing fight for liberty.

    On the topic of freedom and slavery and having open debate:

    The question before the House is one of awful moment to this country. For my own part I consider it as nothing less than a question of freedom or slavery; and in proportion to the magnitude of the subject ought to be the freedom of the debate. It is only in this way that we can hope to arrive at truth, and fulfill the great responsibility which we hold to God and our country.

    Over the last decade, debate was stifled, law-making was hidden from the public’s eyes, and the media obfuscated the truth. But it is a new day, and corruption is being exposed at every turn. We need to be bold and courageous and state clearly once again that our rights do not come from the government but from God—and that the purpose of government is to protect those God-given rights. Not doing so will result in a government that enslaves us.

    On the topic of wanting to avoid issues, sweep things under the rug, and hope it all just goes away:

    It is natural to man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren, till she transforms us into beasts. Is this the part of wise men, engaged in a great and arduous struggle for liberty? Are we disposed to be of the number of those who, having eyes, see not, and having ears, hear not, the things which so nearly concern their temporal salvation? For my part, whatever anguish of spirit it may cost, I am willing to know the whole truth — to know the worst and to provide for it.

    Today, most Americans completely adhere to the primary values of “personal peace and affluence,” with a philosophy that can be summed up as “just keep me comfortable and don’t give me something too hard to do and quit bothering me.” Many act as if Liberty is too much trouble. However, a new generation of patriots is waking up. These patriots support a president who is willing to do the work to return liberty to the American government.

    On the topic of perseverance and courage in the face of a fight that is already underway:

    The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave. Besides, sir, we have no election. If we were base enough to desire it. It is now too late to retire from the contest.. There is no retreat but in submission and slavery! Our chains are forged! Their clanking may be heard on the plains of Boston!

    Americans are waking up to something they long failed to recognize: The very life of our country is at stake because a constantly growing and encroaching government has meant we are losing liberty daily. Henry provides in a succinct fashion the three tools that every patriot needs to gird up with for the battles ahead.

    We must be vigilant…that is watchful, examining carefully, digging deeper, not taking things at face value, not letting political leaders off the hook, but holding them accountable, knowing and holding fast to the Constitution, and forcing our government leaders to comply to it.

    We must be active. We can’t just “phone it in.” Instead, we need to be willing to exercise our rights to fight for liberty and connect with others doing the same.

    We must be brave. We need to take heart Joshua 1:9 “Be strong and courageous. Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”

    On the topic of coward pastors and coward leaders:

    Gentlemen may cry, “Peace! Peace!”—but there is no peace.

    Like all the Founders, Henry knew his Bible. This is a reference to Jeremiah when he is chastising the pastors of the day for being deceitful and unengaged. The pastors should have been warning their flocks that they were violating God’s law. Instead, they pretended everything was fine:

    From the least to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; prophets and priests alike, all practice deceit. They dress the wound of my people as though it were not serious. ‘Peace, peace,’ they say, when there is no peace.”

    Just one verse later, Jeremiah offered the remedy to these ills. That is to return to God and His ways.  to return to His ways:

    This is what the Lord says: “Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls.” But you said, “We will not walk in it.”

    Henry made the same argument in Virginia that Jeremiah made in ancient Israel and offered the same remedy. That remedy applies just as well today: Return to the core principles, the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution (including the Bill of Rights), and overarching Biblical principles (the Ten Commandments is a good start).

    On the topic of Relying on God:

    Besides, sir, we shall not fight our battles alone. There is a just God who presides over the destinies of nations, and who will raise up friends to fight our battles for us.

    The Founders believed that there is a sovereign High King of the Universe who rules over the affairs of men and we turn to this Divine Providence for His aid. We have been born for “such a time as this.” Those who have faith in something greater than the government have the courage to fight because they know that their rights spring not from the government but from God.

    Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death:

    Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!

    We are, as noted, in a Third American Revolution. However, unlike those in 1776 and 1865, today’s warriors have not taken up arms. Instead, we’ve used speech and the ballot box to place into the Oval Office a man who believes in liberty. Our fight is to support him. This is one more stage in our centuries-long fight to restore freedom and liberty. Of course, just as Americans discovered when achieving a beachhead at Normandy in WWII to fight back against leftism (Hitler was a socialist), we still have the tough work of advancing liberty across the continent, for liberty’s enemies are fighting back. However, if we heed Patrick Henry’s words, we will have a guide in this battle.

    Public domain.for the featured image

  • Today Is National Chocolate Carmel Day

    Today Is National Chocolate Carmel Day

    National Chocolate Caramel Day

    Chocolate has a long history and was used widely across pre-Columbian America since the ancient Central Americans established a thriving culture and grew different crops. Through contact with the European explorers, chocolate found its way to Europe and eventually to the rest of the world. The early European settlers began making candies in their homes in the latter decades of the 17th century. The earlier forms of these candies were made simply with water and sugar derived from beetroot juice. Later, fat and milk were added to produce the rich and creamy texture of caramel. Thus, the invention of chocolate caramel seems to have been an event just waiting for the two civilizations on different sides of the Atlantic to come together.

    It was only a matter of time before some genius mind would come up with the idea of combining the two. That lucky person was Milton Hershey. Today, the name ‘Hershey’s’ is synonymous with quality chocolate products, but few know the brain behind this company who singlehandedly made chocolate caramel famous throughout the United States.

    During the 1800s, when all major candy manufacturers in America were making traditional hard candies, Milton Hershey’s Lancaster Caramel Company was one of the few companies that focused on making chocolate-covered caramels instead of hard candies. But it was in 1893 when these chocolate-covered caramels really became popular. Hershey was so greatly influenced by the machines used by the Germans for making chocolate bars that he adapted the same technology and started mass producing caramel-covered chocolates.

    HISTORY OF NATIONAL CHOCOLATE CARAMEL DAY

    Chocolate has a long history and was used widely across pre-Columbian America since the ancient Central Americans established a thriving culture and grew different crops. Through contact with the European explorers, chocolate found its way to Europe and eventually to the rest of the world. The early European settlers began making candies in their homes in the latter decades of the 17th century. The earlier forms of these candies were made simply with water and sugar derived from beetroot juice. Later, fat and milk were added to produce the rich and creamy texture of caramel. Thus, the invention of chocolate caramel seems to have been an event just waiting for the two civilizations on different sides of the Atlantic to come together.

    It was only a matter of time before some genius mind would come up with the idea of combining the two. That lucky person was Milton Hershey. Today, the name ‘Hershey’s’ is synonymous with quality chocolate products, but few know the brain behind this company who psinglehandedly made chocolate caramel famous throughout the United States.

    During the 1800s, when all major candy manufacturers in America were making traditional hard candies, Milton Hershey’s Lancaster Caramel Company was one of the few companies that focused on making chocolate-covered caramels instead of hard candies. But it was in 1893 when these chocolate-covered caramels really became popular. Hershey was so greatly influenced by the machines used by the Germans for making chocolate bars that he adapted the same technology and started mass producing caramel-covered chocolates.

    HOW TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL CHOCOLATE CARAMEL DAY

    • Make a customized chocolate bouquet
      No one can resist a good old caramel-filled chocolate bar with nuts and gooey nougat. You can send a nice chocolate bouquet to cheer up your loved ones. Just go to your local grocery shop, pick up some caramel-filled chocolate bars, drop some caramel cookies in the mix and wrap them in see-through cellophane using a fancy ribbon or glitter tape.
    • Whip up some instant homemade ice cream
      There is no better way to welcome the summer than a bowl of homemade chocolate and caramel ice cream. All you need to do is blend some heavy whipping cream with chocolate chips, caramel sauce, and powdered sugar together in a blender. Pour the mix into an air-tight box and freeze it overnight. Drizzle some more chocolate chips with caramel sauce on top and enjoy!
    • Give a choco-caramel twist to your morning coffee
      This is probably one of the simplest ways to celebrate National Chocolate Caramel Day. All you need to do is grab a coffee mug and stir in your favorite instant coffee mix with half a teaspoon of warm water, caramel, and chocolate sauce. Boil a cup of full cream milk and pour it over your coffee mix. To take that perfect coffee picture for Instagram, you can top it with a dollop of whipping cream.

    FACTS ABOUT HERSHEY’S KISSES THAT WILL BLOW YOUR MIND

    1. Americans are obsessed with it
      More than 20,000 Kisses are made every single minute at Hershey’s plant in Pennsylvania.
    2. It gives you an instant dose of energy
      There are more than 25 calories in a single Hershey Kiss.
    3. It is available in various flavors
      Earlier, Hershey Miniatures was not sold as a separate product but was used for sampling the flavors of its upcoming chocolate bars.
    4. Chocolate for the wealthy
      Early Hershey’s chocolate bars were so expensive that only very wealthy people could afford them.
    5. Hershey’s makes millions of chocolate Kisses every day
      These chocolates are so popular that Hershey’s makes nearly 80 million of them alone every day.

    WHY WE LOVE NATIONAL CHOCOLATE CARAMEL DAY

    • It is a versatile and lovable flavor
      You can make many types of desserts with chocolate caramel. It is known to enhance the taste of even the blandest foods. From pancakes and brownies to coffee and cookies, chocolate and caramel go well with all types of hot and cold desserts. You can also use it as a topping on your drinks or mix it inside your cookie or cake batter.
    • Bakers and chocolatiers love to experiment with caramel sauce
      Making dessert art can be a fun way to celebrate this holiday. Caramel sauce can be spread on a baking sheet and baked until it hardens. Then it can be used to decorate cakes and brownies. It sets very easily and can be molded into artistic shapes. Working in a cool environment delivers the best results.
    • You can make other alternatives for sweeteners
      There are many ways to prepare chocolate caramel in your home. You can make homemade chocolate and caramel sauce with various types of sweeteners. Instead of using refined sugar, you can make it with honey, condensed milk, brown sugar, and sugarcane juice. These products contain fewer calories and add a unique taste to the finished product.

  • Today Is The Ides of March

    Today Is The Ides of March

    Ides of March – March 15, 2025

    Beware the Ides of March, or at least, be aware of when “the Ides” even takes place (March 15). The word “Ides” is derived from the Latin word “idus,” which refers to the middle day of any month in the ancient Roman calendar. The Ides are specifically the fifteenth day of the months of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the remaining months. The Ides were the designated days for settling debt each month in the Roman empire and generally included the seven days preceding the Ides for this purpose. No doubt debtors who could not pay their debts considered the Ides to be unlucky days as they were typically thrown into prison or forced into slavery.

    WHEN IS IDES OF MARCH 2025?

    As the word ‘ides’ refers to the middle of the month, the Ides of March is on March 15. Contrary to popular superstitious belief surrounding its origins, Ides simply marks the first day of the full moon in every month.

    HISTORY OF IDES OF MARCH

    The unlucky pall over the Ides of March has a more portentous tie to ancient Rome. Roman Emperor Julius Caesar was famously unlucky on the Ides of March in 44 B.C. when he was assassinated by his senators, fearing their ruler was becoming a dictator.

    Movies often distort historical events to make them more entertaining for the sake of drawing bigger audiences and better reviews. The same was true when English playwright William Shakespeare wrote his famous tragedy “Julius Caesar.”

    Much of what we commonly believe to be true about the demise of the unlucky emperor on that fateful Ides of March is based more on Shakespeare’s play than historical evidence, according to author Barry Strauss. His book “The Death of Caesar” dismantles the half-truths about the ruler’s tragic end on the Ides of March in 44 B.C. Here are three myths he calls out about the Ides of March killing of Emperor Julius Caesar:

    Myth #1:
    Julius Caesar was admonished to “Beware the Ides of March” by an unknown Soothsayer.


    False: The omen was actually “Beware the next 30 days” and was prophesied on February 15, 44 B.C. by an Etruscan Soothsayer named Spurinna. 

    Myth #2:
    Brutus was Caesar’s best friend and led the assassination plot.


    False: There were in fact three conspirators: Brutus, Cassius, and Decimus. Decimus was known to be most trusted by Caesar and is considered to have been the leader of the murder conspiracy.

    Myth #3:
    Caesar nobly uttered “Et tu, Brute” (you too, Brutus) with his dying breath.


    False: Caesar singling out Brutus as he lay dying was an invention of the Renaissance movement. The emperor was a trained soldier who fought for his life, tried to escape the ambush, and never uttered these words.

  • Bits & pieces

    Bits & pieces

    Sips my coffee… what sort of people/demons’ protest for the continuation in order to poison you

    National lobbyists, who rarely, if ever, show up to Charleston, came out in full force to oppose HB 2354, which would ban the in-state sale of any food products containing Red 3, Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Blue 1, Blue 2 and Green 3.

    Robert F. Kennedy Jr

    @RobertKennedyJr

    A new report, described as “the most rigorous assessment of the behavioral effects of food dyes ever conducted,” is based on a review of the results of 27 clinical trials in children performed on four continents over the last 45 years.

    I betcha you would ask if he took donations

    We’ll get to Uncle Scotty soon enough, first, seeing this kid build a weapon, you will understand Uncle Scotty even more so

    Uncle Scotty is a product of the environment he grew up in, so cussing is like right up there as a 2nd language… he’s not wrong with his Righteous Anger

    I like Ben Carson; he has hands that heal, he also knows what they removed from the schools

    Tosses this in for the sake of wonder, every culture can see the same thing, yet see it differently. Soon a Blood Moon will appear The Ojibwe people believe that the blood moon is a time of renewal and rebirth, symbolizing the cyclical nature of life.

    Renewal & Rebirth, the golden age

    sounds much the same

    Watchin this guy… no, I don’t have to go through all that

    not sure where she got them, 3 chairs, deck chairs, lookin like they came off the Titanic, with some Krylon, I’ll paint them up, red, white blue, should be ready for the 4th. You’ll see.

    This… this will never get old 🙂

  • The Trifecta of FFF

    The Trifecta of FFF

    Sips coffee… this is not President Trump calling me on the carpet

    Sir, before we get down to brass tacks, polite company should leave.

    President Trump giving orders to Karoline to go out there and give the ap their daily well-deserved beat down until their morale improves.

    Sir, I like maps, if one don’t know where they came from, how in the hell do they know they are going, maps are good, spreads out a map of the St. Lawrence Sea way

    That FATFUCKFORD has threatened our people, I don’t take to kindly to people who make threats against our Elders, our Women and children, the weak and defenseless. Ever hear of the Lexington sir?

    Ohh yes, the Coral Sea Chance, yes sir, you being a Peacemaker I humbly submit a plan of Action, known as Improvise, Adapt, Overcome

    Luckily, Lexington was docked at nearby Puget Sound Naval Ship Yard in Bremerton, Washington. Directed by the federal government, the Navy sent the carrier to Tacoma and rigged heavy electric lines from the ship to the city’s power system. From December 17, 1929, to January 16, 1930, Lexington provided the city with 4,520,960 kilowatt hours that powered factories, homes, and Christmas lights.

    Isaiah 2:4 Sir comes to mind

    Swords to ploughshares is a concept in which military weapons or technologies are converted for peaceful civilian applications.

    OF course sir the media will say Trump has gone Ballistic

    While that FATFUCKFORD can only watch

    As the Virgina class Texas appears blasting ZZ Top

    While the Ohio class Michigan appear from below the ice with a very familiar sound

    Nuke power can do the job, Go NAVY, do your thing, do your stuff, (Jeff Goldblum Independence Day).

    Anything else Chance, Yes Sir, you know the one that looks like she got viagra stuck in her throat ole rachel maddow, thinking Rush made my favorite jingle with her in mind

    Dog, President Trump knows it’s a solid plan Semper fi Sir!

  • Some Ying & Yang

    Some Ying & Yang

    Trying to stay positive in a world of negative waves man isn’t easy

    Many thanks go to Spider Woman

    The Ukraine isn’t anything even close to a democracy. Seen this lady a couple of years back, have wondered how she faired.

    Hmmm… in 2014… let’s see… who was in the White House then?

    Oh yeah, the Nobel Prize for Peace recipient, one Barack H Obama, a warmonger if ever there were one. He and his administration and Congressional co-criminals set it all up for the purpose of ramping up the corruption, the money laundering, and setting the stage for WW III. Heard tell, wherever islam goes, trouble soon follows

    There’s your real enemy.

    What’s really cool about the 1st Amendment we can Agree or disagree without wanting to kill each other, shame there are many here that don’t believe in such an idea

    Tosses another old video

    They use our money, weapons, equipment, training, intelligence, etc. The only thing that makes the Ukrainian army Ukrainian, is that they are using Ukrainian bodies instead of American ones. Thats it. Everything else in the Ukrainian military is a US/NATO product.

    Ukraine’s military is an army that the US/NATO built for fighting Russia indirectly. They are a pawn on a chess board, and the US/NATO view them as dispensable.

    Ever thought our “allies” would turn against US as they have, we’re the bad guys because we want peace.

    Way back, like way way back, Athens & Sparta were like kinda sorta, they’d trade stuff, Athens needing some help now and then, Sparta would show up, kick some ass and go home. Sometimes Athens would piss off Sparta, so Sparta would go and give Athens an asskickin, sometimes Athens would do some damage on Sparta.

    So what’s new under the sun, not much

    Bring on the Yang

    Some sled dogs are hanging up their harnesses and waiting for forever homes. Otter River Sled Dog Training Center and Wilderness Adventures now have retired Alaskan huskies up for adoption.

    The dogs range from 2 to 8 years old. Bonk says they’re not as crazy energetic as you’d expect. She says these dogs would love an active family but also make good lounge dogs.

    “I’ve never heard but good things about retired sled dogs as pets,” Bonk said. “They’re clean dogs, they learn really fast, they’re very smart, they’re typically food motivated as well and easy to train.”

    Ever eat in Marine Corps chow hall

    hell, you’d be food motivated to

    Bonk says they’ll ask about your background. Such as lifestyle, family, if your landlord allows dogs and what type of dog you’re looking for. She says they can usually match you with an available retiree. Potential adopters can try a trial at home, and if it doesn’t work, Bonk says the kneel will take the dog back. She says the dogs will always have a home at Otter River Sled Dogs forever.

    You can find a list of adoptable dogs here. If you’re interested, call owner Tom Bauer at (906) 231-0024.

    If people weren’t so mean and dogs lived longer, the world would be a much nicer place.