My Daily Rant has posted a very good article about the War on Terror. Go read it. It is more than worth your time.

God bless, and stay focused!

Bushwack has a nice little link to a great idea.

This, and every, Friday, wear a red shirt to show support for our troops. We may be a silent majority, but we don’t have to be invisible too.

Pass this on, link to the link that I linked to through that link, and let one of us (who got linked) know that you will be wearing a red shirt on every Friday from now ’til the end of the War on Terror.

God bless, and stay safe.

Thousands of illegal immigrants cross the US/Mexico border, in a southern direction, and after they vote in “their” national election, we let them back into the US. Can you say “anal-cranial inversion?” I knew you could…

My weekends are made for TMBWitW and TMBCitW, with some home improvement/renovation projects along the way. That’s why you don’t see any new posts on the weekends, and why I don’t usually respond to my e-mail after 10:00 or so Friday morning… normally.

prying1 sez© he and Mrs. prying1 can’t talk to each other unless they are in the same room, due to acoustic issues. I have that same problem, only it’s even in the same room when I’m over the sink and TMBWitW is talking to me and expecting me to hear over the rush of water in the concave bowl, which focuses the sound on my ears and pretty much drowns out everything else…

Having a job that requires you to work on July 3rd, before the July 4th holiday, is the pits. It really sucks if you don’t have any vacation to take the day off. It really, really sucks that due to a job opportunity that didn’t pan out you don’t even get paid for the Fourth, since you don’t have 90 days at the company yet (timer starts over when you return to the company). On the other hand, I give God all the praise that I can muster that I have a job, because there are many in this country who don’t even have that much.

Dogs, having learned that they can sleep on the bed with the humans, take up way too much space. Apparently, once they are domesticated, the dogs lose the ability to sleep curled up in a ball with their noses tucked under their tails. The preferred position is stretched out, with the nose tucked into the nearest nook or cranny of the closest human. (cold nose in the butt at 1:45 am? that’s a wake-up call)

Did you have a good weekend? Do you have big plans for the Fourth?

A big thank you to all the veterans out there – past, present, and even future (Hi Sammy!) – for helping to secure and preserve the freedoms we enjoy in this country. Ooh-Rah! Semper Fi!

God bless you all, and be safe, OK? I don’t have many readers, but I would sure miss you if anything happened.

(tip of the old hat to Fix4RSO) (this is updated; I see a lot of blog entries and sometimes the old melon gets soft. Sorry for the confusion)

jihad:

Answers.com “jihad definition”

An individual’s striving for spiritual self-perfection; a Muslim holy war or spiritual struggle against infidels.

hirabah:

No nifty quick search results, so Google “hirabah definition” instead.

One definition: public terrorism in a war against society and civilization

I would like to request that we all start calling what the islamofacists are doing by it’s correct name – hirabah. They certainly are not acting individually; they are striving for global domination, not spiritual self-perfection; their own citizens are not infidels by their definition; and they are most certainly practicing terrorism against their own society and the world’s civilization.

I have referred to it as jihad in the past, rest assured I will change my ways.

God bless you all.

I know, it’s an oxymoron, but I wanted my newest troll to feel welcome. (Hi, Pete!)

As I introduced him in the comments to the previous post, I thought that perhaps some of you would like to know what this country is up against, as far as beating ourselves in this global fight. I am sure that if Pete feels the need, he will let you know exactly where he stands on almost any issue. He’s the kind of citizen that makes me proud to have served this country and preserved his rights.

(sarcasm off, moving right along)

As most of you are aware, I don’t just list links over on the side for decoration. I make an attempt to interact with the writers of those blogs whenever a new post pops up. I don’t always comment, but I at least try to get over and read your new ones. Some of the blogs I visit have stronger language than others; the ones I have listed show those ratings. The ones on the Texas blogroll are under Texas Fred’s jurisdiction; he does not “rate” the blogs as I do. As it should be, since that is his blogroll, and it is under his control.

I said all that to say this: the No PC BS blog is one of the blogs that has language a bit harsher than mine; I don’t hold that against Jenn or any of her visitors (by the way, write “Diggz” in the blank line on your 2008 presidential ballot). I’m saying that to let you know so you can make your informed choice as to whether to visit her or not. Over there, I tend to cut loose on some of the topics that are brought up. Sometimes, that cutting loose gets aimed at specific people, today it was towards two liberal commenters, who call themselves “dave” and “Pete.” I don’t regret anything I said; I was probably a lot easier on them than some of you fine folk who happen to be regular readers. Tell you what, judge for yourself:

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Pete and Dave, your vitriol is very potent. No matter what happens, you will find the gall to criticize and denigrate it.

If not for the hate-spewing, misguided, and uninformed statements from certain citizens, this country would still be the powerhouse it was destined to be.

Keep tearing down that which was built up, guys – and when it finally collapses, do NOT come crawling to the military (rednecks getting their limbs blown off), the governement (all in collusion with big business) or any other body of leadership that you have put down, torn apart, or ripped on for help. Oh, they’ll give it to you, because that’s their job – but if you so much as demand one iota of help, you will be showing your true lack of honor, integerity, and self-respect. People like you who do nothing but spew WITHOUT OFFERING A SINGLE ALTERNATE COURSE OF ACTION make me sick to my stomach. I defend your right to free speech, regardless of whether you excercise your responsibility or not.

You, Pete, are the epitome of why this country is mired in a PC BS mess – if the military were to operate in the manner they are capable, this war would have been over almost as soon as it started. Go away, Pete. You keep threatening to leave and never come back, but I have yet to see you keep your word in any regard, so I can’t say I’m surprised you keep rearing your dissenting head.

We now return to our regular schedule…
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To fully understand why I said some of what I said, you would have to go back through the post archives over at No PC BS and see where Pete and dave are coming from. That is, if you can stomach what they keep spouting.

God bless you all. Especially you, “Pete,” since you seem to be the most resistant to the blessings God has bestowed on you.

7/5/06 Update:
Pete only referred to one soldier as a “redneck who got his limbs blown off,” but due to his continued bashing of the American Fighting Man in general, this statement was attached to him iconically, much like Reagan’s “Tear down this wall!” Only, of course, without the pride of Americanism behind it.