Being Prepared

:Being Prepared:

The economy on this planet is going to shit; it’s a fact of life. Europe has “solved” there debt crisis, but only by breaking their own EU constitutional rules… The EU has essentially done what the US keeps doing and that is to keep putting off their responsibilities on the next generation of leaders. Kicking the can of responsibility down the road and it is just getting fuller of debt and major issues that will make a day of serious reckoning inevitable. The economy is about as predictable as an earthquake, and just as deadly. Precious metals have hit their maximum and at this point will only go down. Let there be no doubt in you’re mind if our economy collapses gold and silver will have value, but the people who are prepared with food, water and most importantly weapons will survive and dictate policy.

I am not endorsing highway robbery as a means to survival, but others might and if you can’t protect yourself and you’re family those who are using a strong and violent offensive policy won’t care; they also won’t settle for you “paying” them off with a precious metal when they can shoot you and take whatever they want. This is a worst case scenario, but when the shit hits the fan you won’t have the luxury of betting on the police or the good nature of people saving you. It’s a grim reality, but if you look at past events from everything to revolutions in countries to natural disasters like in New Orleans with Katrina people only follow law and order when law and order controls them. I heard a saying a long time ago that really holds true, “Civilization is only skin deep” and that is the God honest truth.

Having provisions and a plan for a worst case scenario is you’re best bet of survival and safety. If you have friend or family with a remote home or cabin you will stand a better chance of survival there than you will in a city or a suburb. Cities and suburbs are bad locations to shelter in place for long periods of time for many reasons, but I will list a couple for example purposes. In a military train of mind cities are targets of massive opportunity, a target rich environment for a military to hit with strategic weapons or to plunder for resources and provisions. In the short term cities have a higher population density and no real place to hide out. There will be many people running out of all life sustaining foods, water and medicine and they will not be prepared and immediately resort to violence and theft as a means to survive.

When something catastrophic happens time will be of the essence more than people know. Reacting fast and relocating to a more secure rural environment can mean the difference between life and death. Evacuating to a secure location needs to be a decision already planned out and kept on “ice” (in case of emergency) People who are not prepared will want to come with you or be interested in were you are going. DO NOT TELL THEM or tell them a different location. If you want to survive in the new world you need to have you’re priorities straight which unfortunately does not translate to most peoples ideal concepts of morality and human ethics.

My priorities can appear aggressive in nature, but there is truth to the saying that the best defense is a strong offense. You can have all of the food and water and medicine you need to survive, but if you can’t protect yourself from being robbed or killed then it does you absolutely no good at all. This paragraph will out my recommendations for weaponry in an event requiring you to “bug out”. These selections will reflect my experience with these weapons, commonality of parts and availability of ammunition currently and theoretically in a shortage.

-Rifles:

-The AR-15: Battle tested weapon still used in variants by many militaries across the world. Large availability of ammo and parts. Excellent at short to medium range (300-400 yards w/o extensive training) does require maintenance if fired a lot or gets dirty, if neglected can foul weapon causing misfire or jam rendering weapon inert.  

-The AK-47: The most mass produced weapon on the planet, used in every major conflict in some form since the Korean War. Ammo is fairly common and about a third of the cost of AR15 ammo, and the base price for the gun is usually around half that of an AR as well. The AK-47 is much more durable and able to withstand long periods of neglect and fire without issue. I wouldn’t trust this weapon at anything more than 100 yards for accuracy reasons. I know that it is accurate at more than that, but from experience I wouldn’t bet on more than that for a rookie operator.

-Shotguns:

-Remington 870: A battle and time tested shotgun, relatively inexpensive and infinitely reliable. Comes in multiple gauges, but I own and recommend the 12 gauge express version of this gun. Short barrel ideal for close combat, not recommend for long range attack, but if you are at range, my advice is to lay low and avoid confrontation at every chance; thus limiting you’re exposure to injury/death along with family or other innocents in you’re group.   

-Handguns:

-Glock’s:, is really all I need to say. Confidently I can say they are the most common weapon. The 9mm models such as the Glock 17,19 & 26 are some of the best selling handguns in existence and 9mm is probably the most common handgun bullet on the planet. In my opinion though the 9mm lacks power and range that bigger bullets possess. My glock favorites are the .45 & .40 caliber models; both are stronger rounds than the 9mm and bring more intimidation than a 9mm.

-1911: The .45ACP bullet provides stopping power and brute intimidation. Not as common at glock and 9mm ammo, but if you can stockpile .45ACP ammo this weapon would benefit you greatly in a combat situation. This 1911 is a Kimber Tactical with a flashlight on it. Having a flashlight attached to you're weapons gives you the edge of having both hands free, but it also allows for people to see you and know which direction you're weapon is pointed.

There are many more weapons out there to choose from, but the ones listed above are proven weapons and available on a mass scale which are elements you want in a scenario in which you need to depend on them.

Typical Contents of a Bug-Out Bag

The suggested contents of a bug-out bag vary, but most of the following are usually included:

• Enough food and water to last for seventy two hours. This includes:
• 1 gallon of water per person per day, for washing, drinking and cooking.
• Non-perishable food.
• Water purification supplies.
• Cooking supplies.
• Cutlery and cups/dishes.
• A first aid kit.
• Fire starting tool (i.e. matches, ferrocerium rod, lighter, etc.) I keep one of each
• A disaster plan including location of emergency centers, rallying points, possible evacuation routes etc.
• Professional emergency literature explaining what to do in various types of disaster studied and understood before the actual disaster but kept for reference.
• Maps and travel information.
• Standard camping equipment, including sanitation supplies.
• Weather appropriate clothing (poncho, headwear, gloves, etc.)
• Bedding items such as sleeping bags & blankets.
• Enough medicine to last an extended evacuation period.
• Pet, child and elderly care needs.
• Battery or crank operated Radio. Shortwave should always be included with the radio, but there getting harder to find in the states, wonder why?
• Lighting (battery or crank operated flashlight, glow sticks). solar charger is also a good idea
• Firearms and appropriate ammunition.
• Crowbar (weapon, building and vehicle entry, etc.)
• Cash and change, as electronic banking transactions may not be available during he initial period following an emergency or evacuation.
• Barter Items like precious metals and reusable items that you have extra of and are light
• Fixed-blade or folding knife.

Time to catch up with Matt

So it’s time for a catch up blog. A lot has happened since the last time I blogged substantially.

1. I got married to an awesome woman.
2. Our puppy is really not a puppy anymore (6mo & 42lbs).
3. I got an amazing motorcycle from a friend who was in a tough spot.
4. I have started on my thesis to free me from the trials of grad school.

1. Let’s talk about our wedding. Don’t get me wrong I love my family, but as anyone knows families drive people the most insane. For all intensive purposes I have like 4 sets of people that represent my parents. Obviously my mother and my father (biological) are my parents, but others have stepped up when needed to earn an honorary title. Having said that that brings so many different sets of expectations to a wedding. I have developed a little equation to explain. So I have 4 sets of people (2) per set which makes 8 people -1 because my mom is single so now we are at 7. Since most people are hypocrites so they say 1 thing, but actually want another that makes for 2 points of view/ expectation per person… So if you can keep up we are at 7x2=14. That is 14 different expectations and desires for 2 only children getting married. First off you can’t make everybody happy, but really in this case I didn’t think we were going to make anyone happy… Except for 2 people, but we don’t need to get into that… This is polite company of course. My biggest advice/ regret are that my lovely wife and I didn’t just elope. We thought our wedding turned out well, but we (my in-laws and Dad/his wife) dumped so much money into the wedding that they (Kate and I) wanted to just get a check and be done with it. We could have been well on our way to owning a house if it wasn’t for the expectations of family, who in reality didn’t enjoy themselves and left after only 3 hours. It was very frustrating because it meant the party was costing $5000 an hour…. At that rate we could have been handing out party favors filled with narcotics. To anyone reading this blog who is planning a wedding, don’t go all out and spend a fortune, it’s really not that big of a deal and if you think it is you are a diva (girl) or a homo if you are a guy. In the words of my father, “It really doesn’t matter, because you are no more married at the end of the day”. I think that quote rings true, so really think about what you and you’re spouse want before you spend tens of thousands of dollars on peoples expectations; because in reality you’ll not only not meet them, but you’ll be a lot more poor for trying.

2. Our puppy. AVA. First off she is probably one of the best dogs I know. I have known many dogs in my life, many of them were amazing, but I don’t think I have found a pup as smart, cute and affectionate as ours. For 6 months old she is super intelligent, ornery, but playful and eats like a champ. I am pretty sure that she’d eat a beer can if she had the opportunity; for sure though if it was filled with beer. We had some disappointment with our first dog, but lessons we learned made us all the more ready to raise Ava as well as we have been able to.  Since we have returned from the honeymoon we have been working on obedience and walking. For a “puppy” she is awfully strong and we have had to get a walking assist harness for her since she is pulling so hard when walking. She took off after something the other night and damn near dislocated my right arm. She has made a lot of progress though; I had expressed a desire for Ava to be out of her cage at night thus if someone broke in they’d be met with a mouth full of teeth, then a 12 gauge. Ava makes for a great guard dog already and she is 4 for 4 of nights being out of her cage with no bathroom or chewing accidents. She really blows me away with her disposition being such a young dog. We are still working on swimming, but we’ll get there. Ava has also discovered fire, yes I said fire. She is greatly enthralled by its presence and will gaze at it for hours… Well really minutes then she falls asleep in front of it. Over all she is an awesome dog with no where, but up to go!

3. My motorcycle. 2008 Suzuki Blvd M50 Limited. It’s a great bike and my first so the fact that it’s a cruiser and not a crotch rocket will probably benefit me in the long run for experience and safety. It has 805cc’s and a scary amount of low end torque due to the fact that it is shaft driven. I have joined up with a group of riders in Cincinnati that are very god riders and have a lot to offer to a new rider like myself. Just from hanging out with them, watching, and riding with them I have learned more than I thought I would in years. I took my motorcycle test at the BMV in Lebanon the other day and a test that multiple people I know have failed a number of times, I actually past on my first time through; surprising I know. Now that I am a fill endorsed motorcycle rider in the state of Ohio I feel a lot more confident in my riding skill, but never ride faster than you’re angel can fly, and never ride outside of you’re ability. A lot things kill people on motorcycles, but a majority of the time it’s people in other cars and if a rider is consuming alcohol, or if a rider is pushing the envelope and goes just a millimeter over the edge. Since I am ever vigilant in watching people in other cars and I don’t drink and ride (not even one beverage), and I ride within my ability I believe that I stand a much better chance on the roads than most. For everyone out there, ride safe and drivers of all vehicles look twice for motorcycles.

4. My thesis. After 7 years of higher education I am ready to be done. I have thus begun the month’s process of compiling and completing a final thesis for my Master’s in Public History. It is no small feat to take a task like this on, but I feel ready to attempt it. My institution is staffed with some of the best faculty I have ever had the privilege of working with. The institution in which my thesis pieces are housed is a slightly different story. They are a group a great guys, but I believe they have too much on their plate when it comes to have a MA thesis done in their facility. The scale that they want/expect requires some level of attention from their and they have hardly shed candle light on the area of interest, when they need spotlights worth of assets to assist in the execution of the project. I am trying to give them a wide berth till they finish their major project which is much larger in scale and financial need than me or my project and I understand that, but in my opinion, don’t advertise a need for MA students and accept them when you can’t provide for a thesis done in you’re facility.

That is all.

The best

I have the best wife ever! :-)

Wife after 12 hours in the car

Why I love Kate; she still has a sense of humor after driving for 12 hours

Puppy love

Our Ava on the couch!

Don't interrupt me please

Previously I had mentioned that few things irritate me beyond all belief. Liberals, Obama, the state of Illinois and people who freaking interrupt me when I am trying to help them. I understand that when people are excited or have questions about something they want to talk, but when you ask someone a question to which you do not know the answer shut the f*&$ up when you want a response. I had someone today ask me a question and then cut me off 5 times in the span of me responding with one sentence. If you already know the answer then why speak to me?

Speaking of awesome conversations today I had a lady call me and request a stuffed eagle for a church ceremony. First off, what kind of church needs a stuffed eagle? Second, wth are they doing with it?

My response was, "Wait a sec ma'am I am going to transfer you to our stuffed eagle dept."

This is just one of many outstanding examples of comical calls I get from day to day! More to come!

Unconditional Love

I have a horrible confession to make and that is that certain foods wreck my insides. For instance, yesterday I was trying to be a good fiance by eating left overs out of the fridge. Well in my crusade against left overs I came up against about of pound of delicious maple cured baked beans. I devoured them with extreme prejudice without forethought of the consequences. Hours later my tummy started a rumbling and I began to feel some pressure. I have now been suffering for hours with the worst gas I have every had PERIOD. I mean I have had bad gas before, but I seriously thought I may die. I kept running to the bathroom and outside trying to save my soon to be wife from a painful biological weapon grade death. She claimed with great zest that she still loves me anyway. A woman that can handle that proves her Unconditional Love for me cause I could hardly stand myself last night.

Moral of the story is take a handful of beano before nomming a pound of beans. Or people will end up like this cow.

Lightning = Death to Electronics

Last night was a very sad night in the Barrick/Nida residence we sustained two fatalities of the electronic kind. During our massive storm last night that resembles hordes of paparazzi flashbulbing us to death our cable company sustained as lightning strike. Believing that our prized TV's were protected by surge protectors I worried little as I played with our furry love child Ava on the floor. Even with both units off and surge protections Zeus cast down a bolt of doom from the peaks of Mt. Olympus striking the cable box and thus surging through not the power, but coaxial cable lines. Heat was felt and the ground shook in the apartment as the horrible moment occurred, lights flickered and Ava roared... (Have I painted a good picture here?) I immediately check for damage and I found two critically injured flat-screens, I began first aid on them, but to no avail. For their hearts had been snuffed out an early age of 1 and a half and 6 months. Having no other recourse I pronounced time of death at 18:45 EST 10 June 2011.

Lesson 1: Lightning surges through any conductor, not just power lines.
Lesson 2: Make sure your cable lines have surge protectors on them. Nice ones have that feature.
Lesson 3: State Farm insurance is amazing.
Lesson 4: Ava doesn't like lightning.
Lesson 5: Matt doesn't like his TV's dying....
Lesson 6: I want to fight Zeus.

Testing will occur next week, please study so I don't have to cast a lightning bolt onto you.

Hearing Aids and Using Facilities on the Clock

I know it has been a long break between my blogs, but now I feel like I have some items to really discuss.

Hearing Aids- I feel bad, I mean I am sympathetic for people with hearing issues. Sometimes I have a hard time hearing, but if you can't hear consistently and you have to have people scream at you before you hear what they are saying... It is time to get hearing aids. I have people call me all the time at work and they can't hear anything... I am not talking about screaming kids in the background or a trailing rumbling underneath my desk, but still, perfect silence all around and they can't hear me worth a crap. Now my Grandmother has the same issue. 80+ years old and deaf as a rock, but refuses to get hearing aids, you can hear her TV 4 houses down in the summer when the windows are open. Holy crap I just got a call where I had to spell words to a lady with the military alphabet because she was so hard of hearing. I need to just start forward these people to a hearing aid company.

Facilities on the Clock- It is a not so public debated event, but much discuss in my circle of friends and that is using you're works bathroom facilities while on the clock. Lets be honest guys we enjoy our time on the porcelain throne especially if we get to take a book or magazine. I am glad to report that my friends and I do enjoy this time, but as the picture below shows you have to quickly and covertly evade and escape the eyes of your co-workers, for they know what your intent is and silent mock and judge you as you walk down the halls of your office. The key to success is to be proud, walk tall, and make sure you find a secondary bathroom where you can be discrete if you had Mexican the night before. ENJOY!

Rampage- I have unfortunately come to the conclusion that most people anger the hell outta me most days. It never ceases to amaze me how cranky, whiny, nit picky, and crazy people can be over the smallest things. People want everything you have available for no charge. Then they want to return everything for a full refund. I feel especially bad for one of my friends today in the office cause this client just about brought her to tears today. People don't understand that there are somethings we can't refund them for, but people get so petty about things. This has been the day for having complete idiots to call and say the most ridiculous things. They say that kids say the darndest things, well adults say the most asinine things.

Stupid People

There are very few things in the world that set my blood afire, but stupid people are close to the top of the list... See chart 1.1 for complete details. So toady I had this guy call my office for directions to the museum.. No problem, but our slow dell computers need a second to load up Google maps which I use from time to time to locate visitors and direct them quickly to our museum. This guy had no patience and couldn't understand that the road right in front of the museum is a one way only and once you overshoot the museum you have to switchback through the rail yards and tunnels to get back. This is not hard, but explaining to someone from out of town can be slightly challenging, especially when they don't want to hear that they can't just drive through the grass and park in the handicap only spot right next to our front door. This guy actually started talking smack to me on the phone that I couldn't get him here quicker than that... I am sorry that I am not an urban planner dude, but if you keep being rude to me I am going to give you directions to the ghetto in Over the Rhine (have fun with that brosef). Anyway I still love my job even though some people who call in really challenge patience levels sometimes.


CHART 1.1
1. people who don't follow traffic laws.
2. stupid people
3. rude people
4. terrorists
5. liberals

Pre-Marriage Therapy

So tonight Kate and I decided to bust out the N64 and try our luck at MarioKart 64. I do have to report that I own the field when it comes to battle mode. I thought Kate was going to strangle me with the controller cord. Unfortunately when it came to racing mode she wiped the floor with the mangled remains of my kart. She always dominated the Cruisin USA realm. We joked that going back and forth over the field of battle would cause us to end up in pre-marriage counseling. I had forgotten how much fun it is to play old games, but it really shows how far games have come in just about 15 years. I wonder were games will be when our kids are playing them?

Mad Max w/ Eotech

 So now that I have completed my optics kit for my AR I feel that it is now okay for apocalypse to occur. Previously I was concerned that my optics would not yield positive results. I will say that Eotech while pricey is the most accurate and reliable optics I have ever used and researched. The bundle I have consists of two pieces with work in tandem to create a CQB (Close Quarters Combat) option and with the click of a button switches back to long range target aquisition and elimination. Part 1 the red dot sight (Eotech Model 512)

EOTECH MODEL 512 (Part 1)

This is what the rig looks like in CQB mode on the top of an AR-15 with Picantanny rail system.

EOTECH 512 with the Gen 2 3x Magnifier 

-Complete combo off the rifle rails-

Pictures From Joplin Tornadoes

Unbelievable images from Joplin, MO.

 Joplin Hospital

 Apartment Complex

 Housing Development

 Life-Flight Heli-Copter from the Roof of the Hospital

Path of the storm right through Joplin.

The Command Center

-The Command Center-

The office I work in is considered by many to be the Command Center of the Museum. We handle everything from school or professional groups visiting the museum to people wanting to rent an exhibit or the omnimax. The cool thing is I really do feel like we are in a command center. Our office is out on a peninsula of the building which seems to be a control tower for what use to be the major train yard hub of the sprawling Midwest. Office chat is always fun and I do feel that I have gained insight into the world of women and how they chat about their husbands when they are not around!! LOL, but really its always fun to be at work because everyone is always laughing about something. My happiness now in my current job far surpasses any highlights I had in my previous career choice.     

-Student Loans-

I just spent the last 15 minutes reviewing my student loans for grad school. I have to admit the Dept. of Education's website is designed for complete morons. I am pretty sure a space monkey could complete the questions and quiz included in gaining loan approval. The website told me to plan on spending at least a hour on their site completing documents and taking online loan quizzes. Right, 15 minutes was as long as it took me while at work and answering phone calls. The website is getting a lot easier to use though which is nice. I remember the first year I had to use it in undergrad it was not very user friendly. (Back then I felt like I need nuclear missile launch codes to get a student loan). I give the Dept. of Education an A+ for ease of use!

-Severe Weather-

I find that recently I have been the laughing boy for my wife to be and her nurses at work concerning my interest and providing of early warning of dangerous weather conditions to the woman who will one day carry my child. Yesterday Cincy was tagged by some fairly serious weather, not as bad as those folks in Joplin, MS, but still dangerous. Word of tornadoes and sustained 70Mph winds were being reported. Being the caring and good husband to be I gave multiple warnings and updates to my soon to be spouse, who promptly responded with nonchalant sarcasm.(keep in mind this post is all in good fun and not meant to come across mean I LOVE KATE!) While waiting for Kate to get off work I sat on the couch with our puppy just recently released from her kennel after I arrived home from work. Ave (our puppy)  seen above was going crazy (more so than normal) with the severe weather, but as soon as the automated national weather service alarm went off on the TV she sat down and stared at the TV as if somehow trying to decipher what it meant. It is not fact that Ava is not a fan of severe weather PERIOD. She gets so nervous and wants to be right next to you. Anyway I digress the point is that I do take warnings seriously, from severe weather to the rapture (or even the fact that someone might get reelected). It is better to be prepared for the worst and know how you and you're loved ones would respond rather than become a statistic of people who failed to respond in an emergency situation. I plan to live in those situations every time.

A few of my favorite be prepared pictures found online.

Outstanding!

 

This picture is especially for  K Keeler & KRN

I hope this guy is wear galoshes to match his umbrella. 

Episodes from The Chase

-The Last Leinenkugel-

I was lying in bed checking emails and watching Pawn Stars on History channel when Kate stood up proclaiming she , “Can no longer drinking beer out of bottles!”.  Not really sure why she said that I looked over at her. When I spy that her shirt is completely soaked with the nectar of the gods… I then asked if I can have a Leinenkugel as well, when she informs me that it is the last remaining. I then as diplomatically as possible explain that in her current state of alcohol abusing I have to take protective custody of the final brew.

-Tru TV-

This channel is probably one of my favorite channels. I enjoy watching TV  shows of criminals doing stupid things; a small part of me finds it slightly strange that I find pleasure in watching felons get tazered, but it is nice to see justice done on some people.  

Working at the CMC

I have to start with explaining how much I really like my new job, I mean I work in a museum and my co-workers are hilarious. My office overlooks a train yard and fairly often our part of the building will shake when a train rumbles through. Our office discussions usually revolve around current events, or grown up things like new tires on cars and pluses and minuses of children. (All with a humorous end). My co-workers and incredibly laid back and fun to be around and very good teachers. My day began in the always dreaded HR office filing out paperwork, but it was actually awesome cause my HR rep was completely chill and fun to chat with. Back to grind, phone calls and paperwork!

Lunch at my desk- Awesome lunched packed my my amazing wife to be! I had an amazing man sized sandwich (2 inches of lunch meat +) duh. Pretentious Voss water, actually filled with tap water... Homemade chex mix, quite tasty. Carrots and (Hidden Valley) ranch dressing and for desert a peanut butter snickers! 

Funny Video of the Day! Representative of Kate and I.

Office with a view

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Facebook Friend Purge

So I lied about the next topic of my blog, I will get to that topic later, but I have decided to have a late night FB purge. After high school, undergrad and half of grad I realize that I have like 1000 people on Facebook listed as "my friends". When in reality I only correspond with about 15 people. I am not embarrassed that I don't talk to more than 15 people, cause I freaking hate most people I interact with other than a select few and you know who you are ;) . So lets see, I am going to start I was previously just under 1000 people, lets see what I can do. BRB....... On a side note if I am going through my friends list and you have changed your name to something stupid, how the hell am I suppose to know who you are??? I swear everyday people are changing their names on FB if your name is John Smith please don't change it to J to the H Swizzle McDizzle. First off your not some millionaire rap star, your a white twenty something with something seriously wrong with your self image. BTW I am at 800 remaining. I like deleting people off my facebook, its like they are really gone... Forever... If only you could delete people IRL.

I am finding out a lot about people whilst deleting them, but damn its like everyone I went to high school with gave it 5 years outta high school and married each other. I can't believe how many people got married to people we went to high school with. First off I don't think there was every any girl from my high school that was marriage material, but if that floats your boat ::thumbs up::, second of all get up and out of suburbia Cincinnati, if you can't venture out of your postal code then how in the hell are you to be sure the person your getting married to is the right one? I mean don't you think you should maybe explore? All I am saying is with a divorce rate of just under %50 in this country and an even higher one for high school sweethearts its prolly not a good idea to go back to teenage memories to find the girl your going to be paying alimony and child support to for the next 18 years.

God this process is getting tiring. Now I am finding out how many people I graduated with have kids too. People have seriously been getting busy.

Finally I am done.... 492 left, after 1000 began. Ah I do love a good cathartic purge. I think its time for bed considering I have to be to work in a few hours. 

Pakistan: Friend or Foe?

I have been having a hard time figuring out if Pakistan is an ally of the US or not. I have been leaning toward definitely not an ally, but after today I absolutely think they are an enemy. They can't control any part of their country and to have Osama Bin Laden living in one of their wealthy suburbs with no one knowing is absolute crap. Today a group of militants storm a secure military installation and get deep inside the perimeter of the base before being stopped... To think this country possesses nuclear weapons is shocking. Lying, funding and harboring terrorists, being shady as all hell is Pakistan's behavior on an everyday basis. I know they are supposedly one of our last remaining "allies" in the Mid-East, but when will enough be enough? I fear that they are using us more and more only as a means to gain information and pass it along to those who would do harm the US interests around the world. While Pakistan is not overtly supporting or being caught in the act of promoting terrorism their passiveness in many cases is evidence enough in my opinion to write them off as an ally in the region. The US should bar all trade with their country and stop sending foreign aid in the range of billions of US dollars. 

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43127791/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia/

Next post topic will be the Obama administrations support of the splitting of Israel based on the 1967 borders. 
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43126809

My Wife to be asks me if we can watch Star Wars

As if my title isn't enough to explain how awesome my fiancée is I am going to elaborate. She loves, sci-fi, history, (BAND OF BROTHERS!), shooting guns, the outdoors, sports, a good laugh, ice cold beer, bad jokes, dogs, museums, xbox, wii, travelling, doing nothing at all, nights in watching movies! And I guess the most important thing she loves is me... At least enough to get married! In 83 days!

And yes we are actually watching Star Wars. God Bless George Lucas! Starting with a New Hope of course.

I hate the apple store

Its always insanely busy, and they never find ur reservation. Period.

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Sunday Morning Bed Blogging

So I have never really blogged before, but I figure it will be a better place to voice my thoughts rather than my Facebook page which seems to become a war zone for people to argue on. So first topic of discussion.


The Rapture- Apparently Jesus didn't come down and take all of us to heaven.... Not that I thought that I was necessarily going or any of my friends for that matter. I find it very arrogant for humans to assume they can predict when God, Jesus, Allah or any form of supernatural being while return to earth and begin the end of the world. 

Apple Computers- So I have heard that it is impossible for Mac's to get viruses or at least very rare, hence why you pay on average twice as much for a shiny white case and an apple stamped on it. My lovely wife to be has a mac book less than a year old and it got a software OS update from apple... Might as well have been a virus because it broke the wireless capability of the laptop. When you pay  for a "better" computer I feel like the customer service should be outstanding, but just like every time I have dealt with Apple they have given us the run around again and their phone customer service didn't know anything and told us we were SOL. Now we have to venture to an Apple store because we have in-store warranty, but not phone or online service ability.... Oh well, I guess its a good thing that we only live about 20 minutes from an apple store. 

Customer Service- Speaking of customer service; I feel like this countries customer service has going down the crapper since I was a little kid. I have pretty much crappy service from all except two places. Ironically they are related in their form of business. My local gun store, and Smith and Wesson have the best customer service I have ever experienced. The worst customer service I have had has always been in restaurants and it seems the more expensive the restaurant is the more fail the service is. I get better service at McDonald's than a nice sit down steak restaurant. I can't figure out why a restaurant where you make $15 or $20 a table for 45 minutes of work per hour times the fact that you have 3 or 4 tables renders such crappy service...

Band Recommendation- The Civil Wars "Barton Hollow" 

On a side note 83 days until we get married. 

Saying of the day.... "A broke clock is right, twice a day"