I am angry and passionate care to know why?

For years I have been torn apart over the office of The President of The United States of America. I have seen beloved presidents who have outright lied to a group of people to get elected and then abandoned them when in office. I have seen people who have not one care for the people they were elected to govern after they swore to protect them. They have strong-armed their way to passing laws that were poisoning the entire population. They seem more motivated by money than justice. Many friends and family have been lead to the slaughter by these liars and thieves to include me. Local, State and Federal elections have all left me disappointed. how is it that people who have never actually done anything remotely to qualify to hold the most powerful office in the world are getting traction? I see friends and family parroting the rhetoric and lies these people spew and believing that a group that has never done a thing for them can gain such loyalty from them? Why do we keep allowing our elected officials to draw more power and money to themselves at our expense? We all live a little leaner every year and watch our kids struggle to get off the ground. We agonize as we see them work so hard and have so little. They are robbed the minute they leave for college and it never stops. Having to see these kids and friends and family continue to put all their hope in an organization that has become the ultimate parasite hurts me beyond words. Never in my life has the government ever done anything that has made our lives better. Everything they do has a price tag on it. Everything they regulate becomes less efficient and more expensive. They have created a large group of people that are willing to live off the crumbs from the great table in Washington. The waste and the luxury in our nation's capital will make you want to vomit. Just tighten that belt and no child would ever go hungry again. Clean up the pay to play going on at ALL levels of government and we could all have affordable drugs and really great healthcare. We do not have social issues we have government issues. If you are not willing to see this or able to find the grit to say this is wrong then you have bought into the entire deal.

The Many Faces of Pain

Pain is something we all endure in our lifetime. But there is some pain that cannot be cured with medicines. The pain that debilitates is only one layer to the entire complexity. Pain that keeps us from being active can have multiple symptoms.  Like being in pain so you cannot perform daily tasks. The pain of knowing someone else has to take up your slack. The pain of looking into the eyes of your child and telling them that you cannot play with them. The pain of suffering the embarrassment of having to constantly say no. The pain of knowing you are not always going to be there when the ones you love need you. The pain of knowing your disability is costing your family the type of lifestyle you would wish for them. The pain of feeling like a failure. You look to doctors, medicines, and God for strength but where do you go when that isn't enough? You pray your family will be alright with what you are and what you can do. The pain of settling for less. So when you know someone is in pain realize that the pain runs deeper than the physical. Understand why they are the way they are. Forgive them the mistakes they will make.

Dear Santa,

      I have had some moments in the past year and yes I have been naughty a time or two but don't you want to rethink things a little? I know a good many folk who have been more naughty than I have and they got some really nice things for Christmas. I mean my family out gifted you by a long shot. Heck, even my friends beat the stew out of you. I would expect a lump of coal or a bundle of switches but dude I am not an axe murderer. I bet even jackwagons like that subway dude did better for Christmas than I did. So I am going to do the best with what you have given me and try to be good this year. But next year could you please not give me cancer? I have enough to deal with and this is a real drag.

Memorial Day

A silent bell tolls and the end of your watch is nigh. As you return from post and patrol to go to your heavenly rest we take up the post and patrol in your stead. Your name whispered on the lips of every one of us who declares our freedom under the banner of the greatest country in the world made so by your sacrifice. We The People remember and lift on high your name and your life as due payment for the freedom we so richly enjoy. Never forgotten and always remembered as the reason for the blessed gift you have given us all with your honored blood.

I Don't Feel Well

When I don't feel well stops being an excuse and becomes a way of life. When pain, like a raw nerve as sharp as a knife. You used up your resolve just the other day. Life is an obstacle that gets in your way. When sleep is a curse that comes at a cost. When you awake in pain you know you have lost. Time ticks on by but it doesn't get better. You live out your days just under the weather. Family and friends faces are so sad. They know what you are going through must be bad. The perpetual smile that graced your face now looks like a smirk has taken its place. Doctors and lawyers just to get by leave with nothing just wanting to cry. To face your children from day to day when they know that you are feeling this way. They all walk on eggshells and act as you're broken. You fall into society just as a token. Your faith is stretched paper thin no hope of success no win win win. What is left to do but move at  your slow pace. One foot in front of the other a pathetic race. You turn your back on the things that you knew when bathing and dressing is all you can do. Angry and grumpy a constant friend. I just want it all to end. Thinking of what you leave for your wife. A broken unhappy sad little life. Trying so hard to make it all work. Trying so hard not to be an ungrateful jerk. I think I will go now it all has been said. Another day dawning on hope that is dead.

iPhone 5 and Apple iOS7

Dear Suckers,

     Every time you wait in line for yet another electronic raping P.T. Barnum's dead toes curl. Apple zombie apocalypse has already occurred and lets face it you did not survive. I have seen and used Apple products and just because they did it first doesn't mean it is or ever will be the best. So while you allow all of your personal data to be sucked into the cloud that is currently being hosted by the NSA I will remain anonymous with my antiquated phone that makes phone calls. I don't care how many tinfoil balls you stuff into your hippie beanie when you give out your fingerprint recognition information you might as well use your privates as the face recognition key to unlock your phone. Slavery no longer needs chains it has catchy dubstep tunes played through over priced ear buds that still don't last any longer than the cheap ones. Oh yes my little piggies you are being lead to yet another slaughter. Wait until that freaking iWatch has a damn polygraph feature added to it without your knowledge. Hurry out today to obtain your new Orwellian finger sucker. I can't wait to see what you can't do with the new iOS7 and the hoops you have to jump through to make it actually work without giving your credit card information to Al Qaeda.

Character

Character is the one thing that is entirely yours to build or destroy. It really seems that in this day and age it is just better to back stab, lie, cheat, or steal than to do the "right" thing. We have all had to stretch truth a time or two but what did we gain in the process? Lets break it down shall we? Those who know what I mean when I say that someone is a person of character will tell you that he or she is trustworthy and a good friend. Character is about knowing who you are and how you act toward other people. Along with character comes integrity. Many sayings come to mind such as "He is as good as his word" or "his word is his bond" it is about not making a promise you cannot keep. People of character are rarely ever looking out for themselves or seeking recognition. They rarely over exaggerate a situation and are truthful all of the time. For instance a person who has little character or self esteem will answer this question this way; How was your trip? It was the most awesomest, amazing, beast, epic, killer, trip ever! A person of character would say It was a lovely trip I truly enjoyed myself.

Now I described that to tell you this. There are few people of character left to carry on the civil act of being a decent human being. Too many liars who sneak around and cannot face their betters. So many who covet that which they have not earned and are unwilling to put in an honest days work. I have personally suffered long hours and financial loss to retain my character and good word. I have no regrets with regard to this but really get steamed when I see others of poor character succeed in any way. You know who you are because you cannot honestly look me in the eye! Hell you can't even look yourself in the mirror. I hold my head up high every single day. Not because I am prideful or boastful. I am thankful for the opportunities I have had and strive to make the best of every situation. Oh believe me when I say I have failed more than one time. But I did it honestly and with integrity. That is what the current generation is lacking. A sense of honor and commitment to a moral standard that is above reproach. I weep for those who cannot see beyond their own ego, selfishness, and greed. Pay attention to the world around you because the way you are acting someone is going to be gunning for you. Living your life looking back with regret is not a price that is worth paying for ANYTHING!

Not Good Enough

I know that many of you out there have become concerned for the safety of yourself and your family. Gun sales have skyrocketed over the last 5 years. Folks it is simply not good enough to own a gun. Part of the problem is we as Americans want to be safe but are generally unwilling to work for it. Owning a gun comes with a greater responsibility. Safety comes first to mind when considering a firearm purchase. Hiding it from the kids is not a safe option. If you can get to it so can they. A safe is barely a viable option because once again if you can get into it so can they. Teach your children about the firearm. Show them the firearm. Answer all their questions. As they come of age teach them to operate the firearm and how to break it down and clean it. But is this enough? I say NO! If you own it you must be prepared to use it, and use it under duress. You are not going to have all the time in the world to bring your weapon into play and the attacker may be as well armed or better armed than you. I could site several incidents in recent news history where the attacker was well prepared and well armed against unarmed or under prepared victims. Once you lose your opportunity to act there are no mulligans or do overs. So learn how your firearm works, practice with it as frequently as possible, take classes in self defense with a firearm, and read about all the data available. I hope and pray that none of you ever have to use your firearm or come into that type of dangerous situation. But if you do I hope and pray you heed this little piece of advice and take responsibility for your safety and the safety of your family.

Foreign Aid

Alright folks here we go! Senator Rand Paul R-KY has put forth an amendment on the foreign aid package we send to Egypt. My question is why is it only for Egypt? Here is what we do about foreign aid, we stop it. We are creating a welfare nation here in our own country with 11 States touting welfare rolls that exceed the employed population. We are trying to create a welfare world. I don't want to buy these people off I simply don't want to see naked starving children as a result of their government's poor choices. We have a ton of used clothing and unused produce here in this country so send them that and be done with it. Don't send them new NIKE tennis shoes and porterhouse steaks. Let us stop this insanity across the board. Let us focus on our problems, our debt, our borders, and our decline. We have nothing to fear from people who cannot feed and clothe themselves so why bribe their corrupt officials? Perhaps we should cut the head off this problem instead of feeding it.

The "Big" Day

Well tomorrow it is back to the doctor. We will be discussing the "options" for treatment. I had hoped that a better option than what is facing me would become available but I don't get an easy button. As schedules panned out we have no one to watch the kids so I am flying solo. I will miss having my wife there to temper my nerves. I have to get my big boy pants on in the morning, suck it up, and deal with it. I am not afraid of the treatment or the side effects as they are temporary. I am however very nervous about the 100% iron clad cure option. I have a family that needs me and am not prepared to leave them in a lurch. Hell my youngest son would barely remember me if this goes badly. I feel like I am carrying a very heavy weight on my shoulders and am now being asked to run up a muddy hill. School didn't prepare me for this. My folks didn't prepare me for this. Only life has given any illumination as to what is to come. I don't blame school or my folks but wow this sort of stuff should come with a manual. I see the worry in the eyes of those who are closest to me. That hurts the most. Not being the rock, the tough guy, the pillar, or the anchor. I always thought I could puff up my chest and stick out my chin and take on the world. Well God has a funny way of dealing with that sort of arrogance. Thank you for the lesson Father, it was much needed. Well time to get some things done and move on to fixing this so we can carry on with our grand plans.

Face Value

I would like to thank every person who has ever lied, fudged, or fibbed. I can no longer take ANYTHING at face value. I know that forgiveness is a part of being human and being a good person but wow. having been raked over the coals so many times there are very few things I accept at face value. I realized this this morning as I was reading things and being totally dismissive of the face value of what was being said. It is real easy to become a tinfoil hat wearing conspiracy theorist when everything you see or hear is a half truth. Then someone comes along and is actually genuine and BINGO I don't believe what they are saying. It is almost like the entire English language reverts to the least likely definition of each and every word. My head is going to explode soon I am sure of it. You turn on the television, LIES. You read the newspaper, LIES. A politician takes in a breath, LIES. Your kids get caught in a tight spot, LIES. Someone is the least bit uncomfortable with you, LIES.

Then someone comes along and is genuine and honest and I wonder why I can't believe what I am hearing or seeing. I wonder why people get so bent when they do the right thing and still get screwed over? Wow perhaps the simple truth is the truth and we all need a hell of a lot more of it. There has never been a lie told that is ultimately easier than the truth. I am trying to raise three boys with this in mind. It is very hard when they are lied to constantly. It makes me want to apologize to everyone who is honest and sincere because I am almost incapable of believing you. Just before I started writing this I picked apart a friends blog because I was seeing ulterior motives where there were none. For that I feel like shit. But it makes me wonder how many people do the same to me? How do we keep from clubbing each other like baby seals every time we speak?

Is there a place that exists where face value is face value? I mean even with religion, politics, and sexual relationships aside can the average person be trusted any more? You go to buy something that is promoted as this product for this price, LIES. You end up paying a hell of a lot more for the idea they placed in your head and that is what advertising has become. It is a lie to achieve the up sell. Case in point have you bought a car or a house lately? How about appliances or electronics? One lie after another until you get your wallet out then we get to the truth. Just tell me what it costs to get what I want and we will start there. You are not going to wear me down because I can walk away. Lets talk cable and internet or cellular service. Ever hire a contractor? All a big pack of lies to get more money out of you.

In conclusion what is real anymore? What happened to genuine care and consideration for others? I miss that sense of community and sharing. Be it good or bad people are ashamed of who they are and unwilling to play the hand of cards they are dealt. It may not be the winning hand but at least you are in the game!  

For those who have forgotten.

N CONGRESS, July 4, 1776.

The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America,

When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.--Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.

He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.
He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them.
He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only.
He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their public Records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures.
He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people.
He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected; whereby the Legislative powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise; the State remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within.
He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands.
He has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary powers.
He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.
He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substance.
He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.
He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power.
He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation:
For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:
For protecting them, by a mock Trial, from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States:
For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:
For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:
For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury:
For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences
For abolishing the free System of English Laws in a neighbouring Province, establishing therein an Arbitrary government, and enlarging its Boundaries so as to render it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute rule into these Colonies:
For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws, and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments:
For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever.
He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us.
He has plundered our seas, ravaged our Coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people.
He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty & perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized nation.
He has constrained our fellow Citizens taken Captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against their Country, to become the executioners of their friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands.
He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages, whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions.

In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A Prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.

Nor have We been wanting in attentions to our Brittish brethren. We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here. We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which, would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence. They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity. We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity, which denounces our Separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind, Enemies in War, in Peace Friends.

We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.

Lack of Rantage

For those of you who have been following The Rant I want to first thank you and second explain the drastic reduction of rantage here lately. I have been slowing my roll for 2 reasons. I have had some health related issues and second my rants are starting to run together. If conditions in this country continue down the same muddy rutted road my rants will distill into 2 words the first starting with F and the second starting with Y. Perhaps I will be as lazy as the rest of the country and just do a selfie of my magnificent longest digit and just post that. At this point folks I want to rant about EVERYTHING! Even the "nice" stories are contrived or outright lies. I am about to look into buying a cave and moving on in. I means seriously nothing seems to be realistic anymore. Even people local to me are living in a fantasy world and not seeing the reality of what is going on around them. I will open this up to suggestions as to worthy topics to "rant" about. I am willing to discuss anything at this point. I certainly hope this feeling of utter disdain passes.

We can't fix stupid.

Folks I see so many intolerant comments from those who preach tolerance these days that it makes me want to puke. We are all imperfect. We make mistakes. We say things in anger that if we had the time to think it through would not have said at all. If a person is to be held accountable for every thing they have done wrong or said that was angry we would all be in jail. I am the last person to cast stones as I certainly live in a glass house. The recent Paula Deen incident is proof positive that we live in a Godless, loveless, hateful world filled with self righteous assholes. Yes I said it and I will probably say it again. SO WHAT! If a person makes changes to correct the ignorant behavior have we not room in our heart to forgive. Note I said forgive but never forget. Bottom line if you are offended by hate words like Honkey, Cracker, Faggot, Homo, Queer, Chink, Spic, Polok, Mic, Kike, Heine, Nigger, Porch Monkey, Blue Gum, or any of a thousand more I could list then perhaps you should rethink your life choices instead of pointing fingers. If you are one then might it be a burden on you to make amends? Should I forgive you for being a lazy ass life sucking dumbass who steals food from my table and toys from my children? GROW THE HELL UP PEOPLE! This isn't High School it is LIFE! Start living yours and stop trying to steal mine.

Father's Day

I have, for many years, tried to think of ways to show my Father what he means to me. I have tried gifts and lavish meals but they all fell woefully short of my intentions. As I grow older and am the Father of three boys I think the only thing I can say is what I feel. Every time I come across a parental decision I have a pause and think "What would Dad do". It has not failed me yet. Every time I take a moment and try to recall exactly how my Dad raised me before acting on a parental decision I have met with great success. Dad didn't always get it 100% right but it was better than I could do without his guidance. He was always kind enough to listen to every question and give the best answer he could. He was a great teacher, mentor, and friend. He had expectations that were set in stone and he never budged even when I put on my best begging act. He kept me on the right path. He allowed me to make my own mistakes and learn my lessons while keeping me safe from my own short shortsightedness. Now as I look to be a good Dad I once again have my Dad to thank because I have an entire lifetime of great memories to draw upon. Thank you Dad for always being my Dad first. It really did make a difference. Much love and kindness comes with that ultimate of offerings. I understand that now more than I ever have.


With much love and gratitude,

Tom

I am so very angry.

You may ask why the title to this particular blog. Well this is a very personal blog not your run of the mill political rant against tyranny. So stick with me for a few moments and learn why I am in fact so very angry. Imagine a young man raised to be clean and decent, to be upright and faithful to those you choose to partner with. A young man that took personal responsibility to be safe when having intimate relations with the women he chose to partner with. A young man who avoided the peer pressure to be "cool" and never altering his body which is a gift from God. Yep no tattoo or piercing even living and growing up in the 1980's. A young man that made informed and well thought out decisions regarding the health care professionals he chose to allow to practice medicine on him. Living as "Godly" a life as he had the ability to do so even realizing he is a failed sinner. Now after 43 years of playing it safe and doing the right thing he is told that he has been poisoned by those he chose to care for him. His family may be robbed of him. His boys may not have a Father there to watch them win that game, graduate from school, build a life, find their mate. To have to face a wife daily that he may not grow old with. Looking at the worry on the face of a Father that may have to bury his only child. To weekly have to report bad news to his precious friends. All for the neglect and carelessness of a healthcare "professional". All because a poison was introduced into his body not of his choosing or in spite of his careful life of cleanliness and thoughtfulness. Do I have the right to be angry? is this some punishment for the sins I have committed in my life? I have been diagnosed with Hepatitis C. As we go through the steps of typing and finding treatment for it I as that each of you who read this pray. I ask you to pray for those I mentioned above. I do not ever wish to hurt them even with the possible problems with treatment as we desperately seek a cure for this. Pray that this has not ruined my liver so that I can survive the treatments that are available. Pray that those who seek to treat my illness make the best possible decisions. Pray for 3 young boys who desperately need their Father to be there for them. Pray for a wife who should not have to face the future alone. Pray for a Father who does not want to outlive his Son. Pray that the anger does not consume my thoughts. Pray.

Marriage Equality

     Alright folks lets talk. I am seeing a great deal of turmoil over the topic of who should have the "right" to be married. No matter how you define it marriage between 2 people is their business not yours. They only go through the paces to allow others to share in their joy. It is a choice they make between themselves and God. Who are we to second guess God's willingness to allow or disallow anything? Human rights are easily granted by giving ALL human beings an even playing field. The fact that we judge folks on the decisions they make is where the real sin lies. We pat ourselves on the back to make ourselves feel better. We espouse other people's causes to feel good about our shitty behavior. Stop sitting on the fence waiting for others to stand up and do the right thing. Reach down and grab that tiny set of nuts buried deep and be a person not a sheeple. I refuse to say that marriage is wrong just because I read a passage in The Bible that "might" be interpreted that way. Once again who am I to judge? Do not lead I may not follow. Do not follow I may not lead. Just walk with me and be my friend.

      Rant #2 visa vi the current hubub about marriage equality. Who do you think you are helping or impressing by dragging out your "Gay friend/family member" to bolster your sincerity? It is like someone calling you racist and bringing out your ethnic friend to prove your point. Stand on your own words and actions. If you are a dickhead it doesn't matter how many friends of a certain group you espouse you are still in fact a dickhead.

The right to carry verses is it right to carry

For many years now I have steadily become aware of the need for a head of a family to be prepared for just about anything. With 3 growing boys I have had quite a few curve balls thrown my way. As I eased on into 40+ years of age, yeah right eased, I began to realize that I was in fact not 10 feet tall nor bullet proof. I also discovered that the life of my children meant more to me than the life of a stranger who would put them in harms way. I could not live with myself if I had to watch my children and my wife be harmed and be unable to do anything about it. I have owned guns and or been around them all of my life but never paid all that much attention to them. I didn't feel the need to have that level of protection. Then I met a sweet young lady and we have 3 wonderful boys and well, I started thinking about it. As the years went by I started to see more violent crimes, sexual assaults, armed robberies, and home invasions. the more I looked at the problem of keeping my family safe I discovered that no amount of alarms, cell phones, pepper spray, or baseball bats could help me keep my family safe. The only way to combat an attacker with a firearm is to have a firearm myself. It was a personal and moral choice. As a Christian the thought of having to take a life is appalling. I don't want to harm anyone. But the thought of my wife or my children being hurt because I was not prepared made even less sense. I did all the right things, researched the best way to defend my home, got a really big dog that is sweet as can be but mean looking enough to deter some would be invaders. I still did not feel I had given it my best. So I purchased a firearm. I trained with it, learned all about it, and told no one I had it. I simply kept it put away for that one time I might need it. As my boys got older I decided to get a gun safe. It was the right thing to do to protect them from the very thing I had bought to protect them with. My wife eventually got a gun and trained with it as well. When my boys asked I would show the guns to them and explain their workings and operation. As they got older, my oldest will be 20 this year, I took them and taught them what my Father taught me. I made sure they could safely operate the firearms we own and how to maintain them. I know some of you find most gun owners to be a little off of center and maybe I am. But it is my sole desire to own this weapon and never need to level it at another human being as long as I draw breath. Unfortunately times require good people to prepare to fight for the lives of those they love. My family is worth fighting for. So I carry a gun. I do not use this as a means to influence others. Usually I am the only one who knows I have it with me. Some might say that I am overly paranoid. Tell that to the folks in the movie theater or in the elementary school. Through no fault of our own we are exposed to those who would wish us harm for no other reason than they are mentally deranged or just plain evil. I feel it is right to carry for these reasons and I exercise this right with great respect, care, and caution.

Astronaut diapers and democracy?

Yesterday we all got the privilege of watching democracy at work. For the first time in many years I felt like my elected officials were actually making the effort to protect our freedoms. Lead by Rand Paul the junior Senator from the state of Kentucky a filibuster of the vote to approve the new CIA Director John Brennan. This was not in protest of Mr. Brennan but a demand for answers on the use of drones in The United States against citizens of The United States. For how long did we hear about "racial profiling"? How long did we hear the Democrats chest thump about due process and the 5th Amendment? Well we got to witness a group of Senators demand answers the proper way. They didn't go on national television and call someone a granny killer or throw someone under the bus. They simply asked, repeatedly for clarification of a question. Now if we were dealing with adults who were not criminal in their behavior this would not have made the news. Well let me rephrase that it would not have made Fox News. Most of the propaganda channels did little to cover or draw attention to the fact that our President got caught peeing in the pool and is too butt hurt to act like an adult. Our rights and freedoms are being held hostage by a terrorist. It is a shame that all the folks looking for something for nothing elected this individual to the highest office in the land. What does it say to you when the leader of the free world gets caught with his hand in the cookie jar on a power grab and does nothing to come clean? Well I best watch what I say before my house gets droned. Perhaps they should have fired 2 blasts off the balcony?

The Grim Reaper of Stupidity

Brothers and Sisters! The Grim Reaper of Stupidity has descended upon us! We have a situation in this country that has become an epidemic. Folks we have a shortage of sensible, decent, hard working folks to keep all the idiots in check. We have allowed unruly children to take over the house. We let them forcibly elect a President who cannot and will not make them behave. Our government has prostituted themselves over a vote. They have cow towed to the lazy. They have given from the haves to the will nots. Yes they have lead the unknowing into the light of free stuff for the sake of remaining in power. We are all to blame for allowing our children and family members to act this way. They have used civil rights and lawyers and police forces to take our ability to deal with our own away from us. Now we have nothing left but to allow the behavior until the children behave so poorly that they break the laws of those lifting up their piss poor behavior to begin with. We have allowed the ignorant access to vast amounts of money that is not theirs and they did not earn in the name of capitalism. We have built a financial house of cards by lending huge sums of money to people who have no prayer of paying it back. We build houses people cannot afford and sell them cars they cannot keep and sell them electronics they can ill afford while lavishing each other with jewelry they cannot pay for. Then they claim bankruptcy and you and I pay the price for their fiscal irresponsibility. We give those who refuse to work the false hope that they too deserve The American Dream. We allow people who are not citizens of this country to enjoy a living condition which exceeds the lower 30% of the working population for no other reason than to make a small group of politicians feel like they are good people? Stupid can kill folks. It is breaking the backs of a full 45% of the population. Now if I am forced between the decision to follow these ridiculous laws or break them and rebel in order to properly care for my family guess which one I will choose. Outward resistance to these back breaking laws made by greedy power hungry narcissists is going to be the next civil uprising. If America comes to this we will see the collapse of the world economy and war on a global scale never before seen. So how many people are you actually saving by doing this you mindless usurpers of liberty?