Saw
this Cocoa Beach, FL company on Fox News. They make 600 pistols a week
and can’t keep up with the demand for their new 9mm pocket shooter.
It looks like a nifty concealed carry 9mm.
Monday, November 21, 2011
Coincidence or Not?
Hey, this is great! Imagine
the odds of this happening.
Do you know the park in
NYC that the Wall Street protesters are occupying?
Zucotti Park.
DId you know this park is not
owned by the city?
It is owned by Brookfield
Properties.
Who was just hired by Brookfield
Properties as an attorney?
Vice President Joe Biden's son.
Who sits on the board of
Brookfield Properties?
Mayor Bloomberg's live in
girlfriend.
Now, guess what company just
recieved some of the last of the Obama Stimulus $$$$$$$.
Thaaaaaaaaaaaaat's right,
Brookfield Properties.
Isn't life great!
Hey, on a completely unrelated
note, Wisconsin is shaping up to be the swing state in the 2012 presidential
elections. Not Florida. Not Ohio. But Wisconsin.
Now, guess who owns the company that will be tabulating the electronic votes in Wisconsin.
Now, guess who owns the company that will be tabulating the electronic votes in Wisconsin.
Thaaaaaaaaaaaat's right, the
biggest contributor to Obama, George Soros. Whaaaaaaaat a coincidence!
Remember what Stalin said.
"He who votes does not have power. He who counts the votes
has power".
9 Things That Will Disappear In Our Lifetime
1. The Post Office
Get ready to imagine a world without the post office. They are so deeply in financial trouble that there is probably no way to sustain it long term. Email, Fed Ex, and UPS have just about wiped out the minimum revenue needed to keep the post office alive. Most of your mail every day is junk mail and bills.
2. The Check
Britain is already laying the groundwork to do away with check by 2018. It costs the financial system billions of dollars a year to process checks. Plastic cards and online transactions will lead to the eventual demise of the check. This plays right into the death of the post office. If you never paid your bills by mail and never received them by mail, the post office would absolutely go out of business.
3. The Newspaper
The younger generation simply doesn't read the newspaper. They certainly don't subscribe to a daily delivered print edition. That may go the way of the milkman and the laundry man. As for reading the paper online, get ready to pay for it. The rise in mobile Internet devices and e-readers has caused all the newspaper and magazine publishers to form an alliance. They have met with Apple, Amazon, and the major cell phone companies to develop a model for paid subscription services.
4. The Book
You say you will never give up the physical book that you hold in your hand and turn the literal pages. I said the same thing about downloading music from iTunes. I wanted my hard copy CD. But I quickly changed my mind when I discovered that I could get albums for half the price without ever leaving home to get the latest music. The same thing will happen with books. You can browse a bookstore online and even read a preview chapter before you buy. And the price is less than half that of a real book. And think of the convenience! Once you start flicking your fingers on the screen instead of the book, you find that you are lost in the story, can't wait to see what happens next, and you forget that you're holding a gadget instead of a book.
5. The Land Line Telephone
Unless you have a large family and make a lot of local calls, you don't need it anymore. Most people keep it simply because they've always had it. But you are paying double charges for that extra service. All the cell phone companies will let you call customers using the same cell provider for no charge against your minutes
6. Music
This is one of the saddest parts of the change story. The music industry is dying a slow death. Not just because of illegal downloading. It's the lack of innovative new music being given a chance to get to the people who would like to hear it. Greed and corruption is the problem. The record labels and the radio conglomerates are simply self-destructing. Over 40% of the music purchased today is "catalogue items," meaning traditional music that the public is familiar with. Older established artists. This is also true on the live concert circuit. To explore this fascinating and disturbing topic further, check out the book, "Appetite for Self-Destruction" by Steve Knopper, and the video documentary, "Before the Music Dies."
7. Television
Revenues to the networks are down dramatically. Not just because of the economy. People are watching TV and movies streamed from their computers. And they're playing games and doing lots of other things that take up the time that used to be spent watching TV. Prime time shows have degenerated down to lower than the lowest common denominator. Cable rates are skyrocketing and commercials run about every 4 minutes and 30 seconds. I say good riddance to most of it. It's time for the cable companies to be put out of our misery. Let the people choose what they want to watch online and through Netflix.
8. The "Things" That You Own
Many of the very possessions that we used to own are still in our lives, but we may not actually own them in the future. They may simply reside in "the cloud." Today your computer has a hard drive and you store your pictures, music, movies, and documents. Your software is on a CD or DVD, and you can always re-install it if need be. But all of that is changing. Apple, Microsoft, and Google are all finishing up their latest "cloud services." That means that when you turn on a computer, the Internet will be built into the operating system. So, Windows, Google, and the Mac OS will be tied straight into the Internet. If you click an icon, it will open something in the Internet cloud. If you save something, it will be saved to the cloud. And you may pay a monthly subscription fee to the cloud provider. In this virtual world, you can access your music or your books, or your whatever from any laptop or handheld device. That's the good news. But, will you actually own any of this "stuff" or will it all be able to disappear at any moment in a big "Poof?" Will most of the things in our lives be disposable and whimsical? It makes you want to run to the closet and pull out that photo album, grab a book from the shelf, or open up a CD case and pull out the insert.
9. Privacy
If there ever was a concept that we can look back on nostalgically, it would be privacy. That's gone. It's been gone for a long time anyway. There are cameras on the street, in most of the buildings, and even built into your computer and cell phone. But you can be sure that 24/7, "They" know who you are and where you are, right down to the GPS coordinates, and the Google
Get ready to imagine a world without the post office. They are so deeply in financial trouble that there is probably no way to sustain it long term. Email, Fed Ex, and UPS have just about wiped out the minimum revenue needed to keep the post office alive. Most of your mail every day is junk mail and bills.
2. The Check
Britain is already laying the groundwork to do away with check by 2018. It costs the financial system billions of dollars a year to process checks. Plastic cards and online transactions will lead to the eventual demise of the check. This plays right into the death of the post office. If you never paid your bills by mail and never received them by mail, the post office would absolutely go out of business.
3. The Newspaper
The younger generation simply doesn't read the newspaper. They certainly don't subscribe to a daily delivered print edition. That may go the way of the milkman and the laundry man. As for reading the paper online, get ready to pay for it. The rise in mobile Internet devices and e-readers has caused all the newspaper and magazine publishers to form an alliance. They have met with Apple, Amazon, and the major cell phone companies to develop a model for paid subscription services.
4. The Book
You say you will never give up the physical book that you hold in your hand and turn the literal pages. I said the same thing about downloading music from iTunes. I wanted my hard copy CD. But I quickly changed my mind when I discovered that I could get albums for half the price without ever leaving home to get the latest music. The same thing will happen with books. You can browse a bookstore online and even read a preview chapter before you buy. And the price is less than half that of a real book. And think of the convenience! Once you start flicking your fingers on the screen instead of the book, you find that you are lost in the story, can't wait to see what happens next, and you forget that you're holding a gadget instead of a book.
5. The Land Line Telephone
Unless you have a large family and make a lot of local calls, you don't need it anymore. Most people keep it simply because they've always had it. But you are paying double charges for that extra service. All the cell phone companies will let you call customers using the same cell provider for no charge against your minutes
6. Music
This is one of the saddest parts of the change story. The music industry is dying a slow death. Not just because of illegal downloading. It's the lack of innovative new music being given a chance to get to the people who would like to hear it. Greed and corruption is the problem. The record labels and the radio conglomerates are simply self-destructing. Over 40% of the music purchased today is "catalogue items," meaning traditional music that the public is familiar with. Older established artists. This is also true on the live concert circuit. To explore this fascinating and disturbing topic further, check out the book, "Appetite for Self-Destruction" by Steve Knopper, and the video documentary, "Before the Music Dies."
7. Television
Revenues to the networks are down dramatically. Not just because of the economy. People are watching TV and movies streamed from their computers. And they're playing games and doing lots of other things that take up the time that used to be spent watching TV. Prime time shows have degenerated down to lower than the lowest common denominator. Cable rates are skyrocketing and commercials run about every 4 minutes and 30 seconds. I say good riddance to most of it. It's time for the cable companies to be put out of our misery. Let the people choose what they want to watch online and through Netflix.
8. The "Things" That You Own
Many of the very possessions that we used to own are still in our lives, but we may not actually own them in the future. They may simply reside in "the cloud." Today your computer has a hard drive and you store your pictures, music, movies, and documents. Your software is on a CD or DVD, and you can always re-install it if need be. But all of that is changing. Apple, Microsoft, and Google are all finishing up their latest "cloud services." That means that when you turn on a computer, the Internet will be built into the operating system. So, Windows, Google, and the Mac OS will be tied straight into the Internet. If you click an icon, it will open something in the Internet cloud. If you save something, it will be saved to the cloud. And you may pay a monthly subscription fee to the cloud provider. In this virtual world, you can access your music or your books, or your whatever from any laptop or handheld device. That's the good news. But, will you actually own any of this "stuff" or will it all be able to disappear at any moment in a big "Poof?" Will most of the things in our lives be disposable and whimsical? It makes you want to run to the closet and pull out that photo album, grab a book from the shelf, or open up a CD case and pull out the insert.
9. Privacy
If there ever was a concept that we can look back on nostalgically, it would be privacy. That's gone. It's been gone for a long time anyway. There are cameras on the street, in most of the buildings, and even built into your computer and cell phone. But you can be sure that 24/7, "They" know who you are and where you are, right down to the GPS coordinates, and the Google
All we
will have left that can't be changed are "Memories"....
But
Alzheimers may take that away from you too!
The Fix
There recently was an article in the St. Petersburg , Fl. Times. The Business
Section asked readers for ideas on: "How Would You Fix the Economy?"
I think this guy nailed it!
Dear Mr. President,
Please find below my suggestion for fixing America 's economy. Instead of
giving billions of dollars to companies that will squander the money on lavish
parties and unearned bonuses, use the following plan.
You can
call it the "Patriotic Retirement Plan":
There are about 40 million people over 50 in the work force. Pay them $1
million apiece severance for early retirement with the following stipulations:
1) They MUST retire. Forty million job openings - Unemployment fixed.
2) They MUST buy a new AMERICAN Car. Forty million cars ordered - Auto Industry
fixed.
3) They MUST either buy a house or pay off their mortgage - Housing Crisis
fixed.
It can't get any easier than that!!
P.S. If more money is needed, have all members in Congress pay their taxes..
Mr. President, while you're at it, make Congress retire on Social Security and
Medicare. I'll bet both programs would be fixed pronto!
If you think this would work, please forward to everyone you know.
PLEASE DON'T FORGET NEXT SATURDAY!
WALK NAKED IN AMERICA DAY
Don't forget to mark your
calenda rs .As you may already know, it is a sin for a Muslim male to see any woman
other
than his wife naked and if he does, he must commit suicide.
So next Saturday at 1 P.M. Eastern Time, all American women are asked to
walk out of their house completely naked to help weed out any neighborhood
terrorists.
Circling your block for one hour is recommended for this anti-terrorist
effort.
All patriotic men are to position themselves in lawn chai rs in front of
their houses to demonstrate their support for the women and to prove that
they are not Muslim terrorist sympathize rs .
Since Islam also does not approve of alcohol, a cold 6-pack at your side is
further proof of your patriotism.
God Bless America !!
P.S. If you don't send this to at least 1 pe rs on, you're a
terrorist-sympathizing,
lily-livered coward and are possibly aiding and abetting terrorists.
Deer Hunter and the Dentist
The man said to the dentist, "Doc, I'm in one heck of a
hurry.
I have two buddies sitting out in my truck waiting for us to go
deer hunting, so forget about the anesthetic, I don't have time
for the gums to get numb. I just want you to pull the tooth,
and be done with it! We have our feeders set to go off in thirty
minutes. I don't have time to wait for the anesthetic to work!'
The dentist thought to himself, "My goodness, this is surely a
very brave man asking to have his tooth pulled
without using anything to kill the pain."
So the dentist asks him, "Which tooth is it sir?"
The man turned to his wife and said, "Open your mouth Honey,
and show him.
I have two buddies sitting out in my truck waiting for us to go
deer hunting, so forget about the anesthetic, I don't have time
for the gums to get numb. I just want you to pull the tooth,
and be done with it! We have our feeders set to go off in thirty
minutes. I don't have time to wait for the anesthetic to work!'
The dentist thought to himself, "My goodness, this is surely a
very brave man asking to have his tooth pulled
without using anything to kill the pain."
So the dentist asks him, "Which tooth is it sir?"
The man turned to his wife and said, "Open your mouth Honey,
and show him.
An Excellent Idea from a Friend
Last week, a thunderstorm rolled through our neighborhood and a
huge
Oak tree came down on some power lines, creating a power outage
For a large area around us. We lost power for about 5 hours.
We were scrambling around in the darkness, looking for matches,
Candles, flashlights, etc.
We looked outside, and noticed our solar lights shining brightly all
Around our patio, stairs, dock, etc. They were beautiful. Pat
Walked outside, and brought several of the solar lights inside.
We stuck the solar light pipes into plastic drink bottles containers
And they made the nicest, brightest, safest, lighting you could
Ever imagine.
We put one in the bathroom, the kitchen, the living room, etc. There was
Plenty of light. There are all types of solar lights available.
We put them all around our
yard. They lookOak tree came down on some power lines, creating a power outage
For a large area around us. We lost power for about 5 hours.
We were scrambling around in the darkness, looking for matches,
Candles, flashlights, etc.
We looked outside, and noticed our solar lights shining brightly all
Around our patio, stairs, dock, etc. They were beautiful. Pat
Walked outside, and brought several of the solar lights inside.
We stuck the solar light pipes into plastic drink bottles containers
And they made the nicest, brightest, safest, lighting you could
Ever imagine.
We put one in the bathroom, the kitchen, the living room, etc. There was
Plenty of light. There are all types of solar lights available.
Nice and they do not attract flying bugs like the outdoor
Lights around our doorway.
The lights we have fit into the small (20oz) water bottles and
They also fit into most of the larger liter bottles. If you need
A weight in the plastic bottle to keep them from tipping over,
You can put a few of the pretty colorful "flat marbles" that they
Put in aquariums, and vases. (you can also use sand, aquarium
Gravel, etc., whatever you have available).
The lights we have were perfect inside our home. They burn
All night long if you need them.
The next day, you just take your solar lights back outside and they
Will instantly recharge and be ready for you to use again any time
You need them.
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