Are you rational ?

"When opposite basic principals are clearly and openly defined, it works to the advantage of the rational side; when they are not clearly defined, but are hidden or evaded, it works to the advantage of the irrational side." --Ayn Rand

Or shut up:

Understanding the Turbo Encabulator

If you a re looking to understand the theory behind Chrysler drive trains and transmissions, this video should clear things up a bit, as well as provide helpful troubleshooting techniques.
(The test equipment is a little dated but you may be able to use the newer   Mk.III  M.U.L.L.I  ver 2.21 mod A.)

See more funny videos and Technology Videos at Today's Big Thing.

Directive 10-289

In Ayn Rand's Book Atlas Shrugged, at about at the halfway point as the US economy is collapsing do to excessive government meddling. Directive 10-289 is issued for the "Common Good"; to save the economy, ensure equity, and protect the peoples stability and security. 

(Sound familure?)

Directive 10-289

Point One. All workers, wage earners and employees of any kind whatsoever shall henceforth be attached to their jobs and shall not leave nor be dismissed nor change employment, under penalty of a term in jail. The penalty shall be determined by the Unification Board, such Board to be appointed by the Bureau of Economic Planning and National Resources. All persons reaching the age of twenty-one shall report to the Unification Board, which shall assign them to where, in its opinion, their services will best serve the interests of the nation.

Point Two. All industrial, commercial, manufacturing and business establishments of any nature whatsoever shall henceforth remain in operation, and the owners of such establishments shall not quit nor leave nor retire, nor close, sell or transfer their business, under pentalty of the nationalization of their establishment and of any and all of their property.

Point Three. All patents and copyrights, pertaining to any devices, inventions, formulas, processes and works of any nature whatsoever, shall be turned over to the nation as a patriotic emergency gift by means of Gift Certificates to be signed voluntarily by the owners of all such patents and copyrights. The Unification Board shall then license the use of such patents and copyrights to all applicants, equally and without discrimination, for the purpose of eliminating monopolistic practices, discarding obsolete products and making the best available to the whole nation. No trademarks, brand names or copyrighted titles shall be used. Every formerly patented product shall be known by a new name and sold by all manufacturers under the same name, such name to be selected by the Unification Board. All private trademarks and brand names are hereby abolished.

Point Four. No new devices, inventions, products, or goods of any nature whatsoever, not now on the market, shall be produced, invented, manufacturerd or sold afer the date of this directive. The Office of Patents and Copyrights is hereby suspended.

Point Five. Every establishment, concern, corporation or person engaged in production of any nature whatsoever shall henceforth produce the same amount of goods per year as it, they or he produced during the Basic Year, no more and no less. The year to be known as the Basic or Yardstick Year is to be the year ending on the date of this directive. Over or under production shall be fined, such fines to be determined by the Unification Barod.

Point Six. Every person of any age, sex, class or income, shall henceforth spend the same amount of money on the purchase of goods per year as he or she spent during the Basic Year, no more and no less. Over or under purchasing shall be fined, such fines to be determined by the Unification Board.

Point Seven. All wages, prices, salaries, dividends, profits, interest rates and forms of income of any nature whatsoever, shall be frozen at their present figures, as of the date of this directive.

Point Eight. All cases arising from and rules not specifically provided for in this directive, shall be settled and determined by the Unification Board, whose decisionswill be final."

Legalize the Constitution

I love how the Judge illustrates the absurdity of the interstate commerce clause, witch in my opinion is one of the most abused portions of our constitution.

Merry Christmas from the Family

Robert Earl Keene's Merry Christmas from the Family Lyrics and Chords:

G                        C9
Mom got drunk and Dad got drunk

G                    C9
At our Christmas party

G                                      Em
We were drinkin' champagne punch

C                           D
And homemade eggnog

G                                   C9
Little sister brought her new boyfriend

G            C9
He was a Mexican

G                                            Em
We didn't know what to think of him

C                              D
'Til he sang Feliz Navidad

G
Feliz Navidad



Brother Ken brought his kids with him
The three from his first wife Lynn
And the two identical twins
From his second wife MaryNell
Of course he brought his new wife Kaye
Who talks all about AA
Chain smokin' while the stero plays
Noel, Noel, The first Noel

CHORUS:

D
Carve the turkey turn the ball game on

C
Mix Margaritas when the eggnog's gone

D
Send somebody to the Quik-Pak store
C
We need some ice and an extention cord

D
A can of bean dip and some Diet Rite

C
A box of tampons and some Marlboro Lights

G                                   Em
Hallelujah everybody say cheese

C            D                            G
Merry Christmas from the family


Fran and Rita drove from Harlingen
I can't remember how I'm kin to them
But when they tried to plug their motorhome in
They blew our christmas lights
Cousin David knew just what went wrong
So we all waited on our front lawn
He threw the breaker and the lights came on
And we sang Silent Night
Oh Silent Night

CHORUS:

Carve the turkey turn the ballgame on
Make Bloody Marys cause we all want one
Send somebody to the Stop 'n Go
We need some celery and a can of fake snow
A bag of lemons and some Dite Sprite
A box of tampons and some Salem Lights
Hallelujah everybody say cheese
Merry Christmas from the family

Feliz Navidad.

And where was the outrage then…..?

Last night my neighborhood had its annual Christmas, luminary/hayride party.  It was very nice. Santa showed up. The kids got a candy canes, cookies and hot chocolate.  Homemade treats were freely consumed as well as a few adult beverages ( in big red cups to keep this a G rated family event.) Nice times, big smiles and the rain held off; an overall success.

But then there was Stan. 

Stan is a neighbor that wears his "Progressive Liberalism" on his sleeve.  He works at or just promotes a local radio station that carries and spews Liberal blather.  He has never been shy about his political views.  Other than his driving skills, he is mostly tolerated in the neighborhood .

This is what happened.  Last night my buddy M1ARocks happened to have on this T-shrit.  It was not displayed prominently as he wore it under his jacket but Stan saw it and immediately launched into a loud  F-Bomb laden diatribe calling my buddy a traitor, racist, and any other despicable adjective you can think of.  M1 just stood there kinda smirking and giggling as Stan went on.  I politely reminded Stan that there were kids present and Santa probably doesn't appreciate the language. We then reminded Stan that for eight years there was no outrage for disrespecting our president.

Relevant story:  http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/14871

Mac Attack

Story:  http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/15/airport-security-guards-kill-literally-kill-a-macbook/

Didnt know that the Israelis were PC fans.

Appearing busy in Cubical Hell.

For those that want to be appear hard at work here is a great time wasting and mostly safe games to play at the office; especially if you are in a high density cubical hell environment.

Link: http://cantyouseeimbusy.com/

The Morgan Freeman Chain Of Command

Thirty three Minutes

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About 33 Minutes


Protecting America in the New Missile Age

33 Minutes: Protecting America in the New Missile Age is a one-hour documentary produced by The Heritage Foundation that tells the story of the very real threat foreign enemies pose to every one of us. The truth is brutal - no matter where on Earth a missile is launched from it would take 33 Minutes or less to hit the U.S. target it was programmed to destroy.

Nuclear proliferation around the world, and the threat of a ballistic missile attack of some kind is mounting as more and more countries obtain nuclear technology. The ongoing threat toward America is also accelerating due to the fact that there are many rogue nations and terrorist organizations who either have or are seeking ballistic missiles and nuclear technology.

The challenges of protecting America and its citizens for President Obama's administration are great. Featuring rare footage and in-depth interviews with leading experts in the field, 33 Minutes is the definitive documentary exposing the untold vulnerability we all face and the action plan necessary to revive a strategic missile defense system that America uniquely can develop, maintain, and employ for its own defense and the peace-loving world's security.

Photo of the day.

Story: As seen at Barrys speach

Captain Zero Hates the F-22 Why?

Story: White House aides insisted F-22 be removed from Obama speech venue.

Yep that is Barry in front of not our brand new top of the line F-22 but our old friend the F-15.  Obama and his henchman staff refused to have his speech in front of the newer aircraft. Why?  Theory developing?

F-22 

Click rerad more  for a F-22 motivational poster.

BAMOPOLY

The object of the game is to destroy American capitalism by having the government take over everything.

Sad thing is we are all playing!

Weapon of choice,,,,,

What is the weapon of choice for Princess Leia?  Not Light Sabers, but pillows!
(This is quite possibly one of the best photos and fantasies ever.  What could be better?)

And just in case you found this Looking for the Christopher Walken Fat-boy Slim Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMZwZiU0kKs

Who is John Gault

American thinker story:  Entrepreneurs Go on Strike

"With the threat of this administration and congress, what is the possible motivation for anyone with ideas and capital to invest his time, talent, and money into a risky endeavor? There appears to be none. In fact, there appear to be powerful incentives not to invest any time or treasure -- thus an economy with almost zero creative inertia."

Nicolas Cage is a two-cycle engine....

AT THE END OF THE DAY, DIVERSITY HAS JUMPED THE SHARK, HORRIFICALLY

Story from Ann Coulter

 

Ann is the best!

The fifth amendment and why you should not talk to the police...

This video, Don't talk to the police.   Though I am a huge proponent of law enforcement and law and order, this  has been very eye opening.  Things i learned:  If you have nothing to hide you have nothing to say.  If you have something to hide, you can not help the situation by talking.  Unsure....... don't talk.  Sitting on a Jury...  The fifth is for the innocent.


Updated:  This video , though produced by the ACLU is a good primer on your rights as a citizen and how to act when dealing with the police.  I am not a fan of the drugs displayed in this or for the ACLU for that matter, but just substitute "whatever" questionable material for another.  Just think of all the odd stuff you may have in your house or car that could draw attention to a well intentioned but very suspicious law enforcement officer.

Dog Tale

My good friends and neighbors  yesterday had their dog Noah Franklin pass on yesterday.  Noah was a male Aussie Shepherd that was super-smart, good natured, and a neighborhood icon.  Noah was up in years but had just received a second chance on life several months ago after he was discovered to be ill.  He was diagnosed with large abdominal tumors, that the vet removed, but his fate was uncertain.  For the past three months or so he was alert, and spry, but we all knew he was on borrowed  time. 

Last night his owners, neighbors, my wife, and myself, hung out and had a kind of an impromptu wake, consuming adult beverages and talking about Noah Franklin.  This story was related to me by Noah's owner and my guitar picking partner "Hazy Grout".

Hazy had left Noah in the care of a friend while he vacationed up north .  Almost immediately after Hazy departed, Noah had escaped and wound up incarcerated in the county pound. Now I know what you are thinking, "Poor Dog" has to spend a week or so in the pound locked up in the pound. He will probably be sold for a dog biscuit and become some mutts  "Bitch". 

Well, not so fast....

When Hazy went to pick up Noah, he encountered typical county govt. agency  bureaucracy.  It seems they could not locate a Male Black and White Aussie Shepard,  but reported  "we have Black and white female named Noah".  The un-neutered dog was locked up for almost two weeks with the female population!  Noah slept steady for three days after his return home and probably still curses Hazy for "posting his bail"!  (Told you the dog was smart.  Probably had the whole thing planed out.)

He will be missed.

This was also a topic of discussion last night, The twilight Zone episode The Hunt from 1964.

The Unindicted Co-Conspirator

The Folly of Unilateral Disarmament

Story: The Folly of Unilateral Disarmament

At Fort Hood “more guns” assuredly were “the solution to gun violence.
 
After a great debate with several truly great friends Mr. Liberty sends me this story. 
( If I had time I would post the entire conversation, but this article sums up my point and doesn't have as may spelling mistakes.)