Happy April First

Saw this at Politico and thought others might enjoy it.

Conceal Carry Permit

On Sunday, I took a class at Gander Mountain to obtain my conceal carry permit in MN. I learned a few things as well.

1. You're only as good as how much you practice
One guy in class had a Springfield XD, with lots of accessories. A large case, four large magazines, an attachable flashlight, a holster for his gun and his magazines, and one or two other items. He also was probably the worst shot in the class. At 15 feet, he missed the target 6 out of 30 times. Another guy in class used an old Colt revolver. A gun his dad bought many years ago. His shot groups were just fine.

2. I can take a gun to school.
It just has to remain in my trunk, that way my gun will be safe.

3. Dry firing a gun is ok.
I have been told many times to never dry fire a gun, since that is bad for the gun. Well, now I am told (by a former LA police officer and Army Vet) that dry firing is good cheap practice for gaining familiarity with the gun and to train proper muscle memory. Doing three clearance checks before dry firing was emphasized.

4. Don't buy ammo at L and M if you are in a hurry.
They have cheap ammo, but it can also take a few hours to find someone that is able to help you.

5. I am leaning towards a double action pistol instead of a revolver as a carry weapon.
The Ruger (why does spell check think Ruger is not a word?) LCP seems a little too small to me. Maybe the new SR9 compact? Although I have heard in MT that some people like to go jogging with something like this strapped on.

Neon Horse

So, do you like rock music from the 70's to 80's?
Glam Rock?
AC/DC?
David Bowie?
But what if you want to listen to something that is Christian?
If that is the case, I have the band for you.
Check out Neon Horse.
They are different. Very good, but different.
Great music to listen to when stealing neighborhood signs, or when changing letters on other neighborhood signs.

A Shofar and a Llama?

Click on this link.
Now scroll to the bottom of the page.
See the red slider that moves the page left and right?
Move it all the way to the right.
What do you see?

Red Green gets a job with NASA

So, NASA wanted to find out if there is any water on the moon.

Did they send a manned mission? Nope.

Did they send a rover like the Mars Mission? Nope.


They took an empty rocket hull, pointed it at the moon, then sent it at full speed into the moon. Just in case that was not enough, shortly after the first impact they sent a satellite behind it to also crash into the moon.


Ideally the resulting plume of moon dust could then be studied and scientists could possibly find a trace of water.


So, with all the expertise, knowledge, and technology at the disposal of NASA they basically come up with a plan that sounds like a Red Green idea. Literally. I am positive part of the satellite is (or at this point was) held together by duct tape, fishing line, and bungee cords.

Oh, and it cost 79 million dollars, if you were wondering. Just think of that next April 15.
Where did your tax money go?

Towards crashing space junk into the moon!

Kardelen is eaten by a horse!

Just kidding.

The government stole my ipod

According to the US government, my family is in poverty. We make less than the poverty limit for a family of four. I think our breakfast this morning would prove otherwise.

We had oatmeal for breakfast. Everyone in the family eats it a little differently. The youngest likes cinnamon sugar and butter. The oldest likes peanut butter, cinnamon sugar, and brown sugar in hers. Mom likes walnuts and chokecherry syrup. I had peanut butter and brown sugar. Picture a table with all that food on it. Does that sound like a table in an impoverished household

My point? If this is poverty, I think the rest of the world would like to be impoverished the way we are in America. The World Bank figures that 1.4 billion people worldwide live on $1.25 or less a day. Based on taxes last year, we were nearly 40 times that limit.

I think that we are blessed.

Here is a random video.