Dan wants help adopting a cute puppy that looks like a baby chomps.  Aww…
Via Crypto-Grams, I found this list pictures of concealable weapons for airport screeners to look for.  My first reaction was, “Damn!  I gots to get me some of these!”  My other was that there is no way a screener could stop some of these from being sneaked in.  The only solution may be to sneak in a weapon of your own to fight back! (NOTE: IMAO or it’s subsidiaries – of which there are none – do not condone or recommend sneaking weapons onto airlines.  Only do so if advised by your lawyer or a lawyery looking person.)
Thanks for the advice on buying computer parts.  To the one who recommended getting a MAC, the people at red vs. blue (Yay!  I can watch season 2 without squinting with my new monitor!) has a good response to that with this hilarious parody of those Mac commercials they use to run.
Archive of entries posted on 15th July 2004
Frank Tries Writing a Headline
Hoped for Ditka, Ended Up With Butkus
UPDATE: Now this would kick ass.
Say Hello to My Leetle Friends!
 Hooray!  Now I have four .45 pistols.  At the bottom is my old standby, my Colt M1991A1 with matte finish.  New to the family are the three above.  I now have the blued Colt Mk IV Series 80 with adjustable sights, a stainless steel Springfield Mil-Spec, and a Ruger Vaquero in .45 Colt.
Hooray!  Now I have four .45 pistols.  At the bottom is my old standby, my Colt M1991A1 with matte finish.  New to the family are the three above.  I now have the blued Colt Mk IV Series 80 with adjustable sights, a stainless steel Springfield Mil-Spec, and a Ruger Vaquero in .45 Colt.
A few issues, though.  First off, with my fancy-smancy new Colt, how do I make sure I adjust the sights properly?  It came with two eight round magazines (the ones pictured) but it had trouble catching the blued one when it’s fully loaded so I bought another Wilson Combat 8rd.
Also, though externally the Springfield seems identical to my 1991 (other than the finish and markings) when I stripped them for cleaning I noticed something the Colts have that the Springfield doesn’t.  On the handle is an extra metal part.  Correspondingly, there is an extra button on slide that the metal part would hit.  Is this a trigger safety the Springfield lacks?
Finally, there are the issues with my peacemaker.  How do you aim with that thing?  The front sight is taller than the rear, so I’m not sure what to line up.  It took a bit of trial and error before I could put all my shots on a target at 10 yards.  Also, now I need to pick out a gun belt with holster and loops for extra cartridges and a cowboy hat.  The belt seems easy enough, but how does one choose a cowboy hat?  Or does it choose you?  Not only do I need it for using my six-shooter but also for foreign travel so I can live up the stereotype.
BTW, damn does that Vaquero feel sweet just holding it.  Reminds me of the first time I gripped a 1911.  Takes forever to reload, though.
Next range trip, a lot of .45 slugs are going to be flying.  I’ll have to pick my favorite two 1911s for my new conceal carry holster big enough to fit the both.  I think with dual firing, though, you have to go more instinctive than actual aiming.  I wonder if you really can train for that.  Hmm–
Ronin Thought of the Day
In My World: The Hague!
Cheney walked into the president’s office.  Suddenly a werewolf jumped in front of him.
“Grrrrr!” it yelled.
“Ahh!  My chest!”  Cheney clutched at his heart and fell to the ground.
Condoleezza Rice took off here werewolf mask.  “Yes!”
“Ha!  Recovered!” Cheney said as he jumped to his feet.
“Dammit!”
“Give it up, Condi; you’re not going to get the VP slot from me.”
“Fine.  Well have this glass of Kool-Aid as a peace offering.”
Cheney took the glass.  “Why does this smell like bitter almonds?”
“Just drink it!”
“Are you two causing trouble?” Bush demanded as he came into the Oval Office.
“No, Mr. Bush,” Condi said.
“Go f**k yourself,” Cheney added.
“Now scamper off and play nice,” Bush told them.
Cheney and Condi walked away while Bush took a seat at his desk.  Secret Service Agent Smith then walked in.  “It’s time for the Secret Service’s lunch break, so you’ll have to keep yourself from being killed or captured for the next hour.”
“I can do that!” Bush declared.
Agent Smith walked off, and Bush sat quietly at his desk.  After a while, he exclaimed, “Not being killed or captured here is boring.  I’ll go and not be killed or captured by that open window.”
Bush walked by the open window.  A dart then struck him in the neck.  “Tranquilizer dart!” he yelled, dropping to his knees, “Slowly… losing… consciousness…  Very slowly… actually…  Maybe… I should… get to… the phone… on my desk…”  He crawled over to his desk and fumbled for the phone.  “Hello… police?”
“No, this is Donny’s Pizzeria.”
“I… need… the police…”
“But we have a great deal: one large pizza with two toppings and breadsticks for ten bucks.”
“Wow… that is… a great deal… I’ll have… one of those…”
“So, do you want pan pizza or hand tossed?”
With a thud, Bush fell unconscious to the ground.
“Hey!  I asked you a question!  And when Donny asks you whether you want pan pizza or hand tossed… YOU ANSWER!”
“Now tell the children why reading is important,” Laura ushered.
“It’s important to read so you can properly use Drano,” Rumsfeld told the first-graders, “or improperly use it, considering whatever the case is.”
“Your mean dog ate my desk!” cried a little girl.
“There is no talking while I speak!” Rumsfeld screamed.
“No yelling at the children,” Laura chided.
“I was yelled at all the time when I was child,” Rumsfeld responded, “Sometimes by my elders, sometimes by the invading Huns trying to kill me.  Children who can’t take yelling are weak!”
Chomps started barking at a bookcase and then began ripping it apart.
“This is a total disaster,” Laura fumed, “I knew having you read to children was too simple a task for you.”
“You children are weak and stupid!” Rumsfeld yelled at the first-graders, “Most of you probably won’t even reach adulthood!”
The children started crying.
“There, I’ve accomplished what I’ve came here for.  Now my dog and I are going to go plan some wars.”  Rumsfeld and Chomps left the classroom.
Laura stomped her feet.  “I am going to give him such a talking to one day!”
Bush was dizzy as he looked around.  He appeared to be in a large room filled with people.  “Where am I?”
“The Hague!” announced the judge seated up high.
“Oh no!” Bush yelled, “What am I doing here!”
“Perhaps I can answer that,” John Edwards giggled, “For all the damage you Republicans have done to the earth, we’re doing a class action lawsuit against you for 8 trillion dollars!  Muh ha ha ha!”
Bush checked his wallet.  “But I only have six bucks on me!”
“Then all Republicans will have to pay the fine… or denounce their party.  Muh ha ha ha!”
“Well, I don’t fear the Hagians,” Bush declared, “My friends will save me.”
“They probably don’t even know where The Hague is,” the judge laughed.
“It’s in China, right?” Bush asked.
Everyone laughed at him.
“Fine.  Then who is deciding this.”
“Those people.”  John Edwards pointed to a shady looking group.
One appeared enraged upon seeing Bush.  “He friends of wall building joooos!  I find him guilty of whatever he charged!”
Bush shook his head.  “This isn’t going to turn out well.”
“Bush has been captured by The Hague,” Condi announced at the war room.
“Bomb them!  Kill them!” Rumsfeld shouted.  Chomps barked in approval.
“That would only make them seem like they mattered,” Condi answered, “We need to get Bush out of there and then go back to ignoring them.”
“Fine,” Rumsfeld growled, “All for taking unilateral action in ending this, raise your hands.”
Everyone raised their hands except for Colin Powell.  “Can’t we talk to the U.N. first to try and settle this peacefully?” he asked.
“All for beating up Colin Powell, raise your hands,” Rumsfeld called out.  Everyone raised their hands except for Powell and Scott McClellan.
“I really don’t think we should be turning on each other like this,” Scott said.
“Everyone for also beating up Scott, raise your hands.”
“There will be plenty of time for beatings later,” Cheney said, “We need to save the president now.”
“And I know who can do it.”  Rumsfeld picked up the phone.  “Buck the Marine, I have a job for you.  You have to get the President out of The Hague… No you can’t bring any help; it needs to be unilateral… Why would I know where The Hague is?”
“They said you can’t organize china by the Dewey Decimal System,” Laura said to herself as she dusted the last of the plates, “but you showed them, girl.”
Suddenly police rushed into the room and started smashing all the china with their cudgels.  “What’s the meaning of all these shenanigans?” Laura demanded.
“Why don’t you tell me,” Detective Ian Competent said as he slapped cuffs onto Laura, “Rumsfeld Strangler!”
TO BE CONCLUDED…

