tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19384388892413662792024-03-13T15:43:11.651-07:00From the CaerProudHillbillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305205710265854978noreply@blogger.comBlogger1437125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938438889241366279.post-34518011459476385562023-12-05T14:02:00.000-08:002023-12-05T14:02:24.310-08:00No Regrets<p>She showed up pregnant. I made a deal with the local animal welfare folks: I would foster her kittens until they could take them and I would keep Mama.</p><p>This is her first Christmas with me.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisjRdvcGh7ldE-P-Vkgc7TxzPDo1PrLpDIqR3i2unrishhTu8QWnB1Eq_MPKOQYULDR0yytCwSeOVXc7xpZj6QKmUa1b9BE8BurToqa31TuEr9XvJGy4JbyfRXF5dCusxFxDiB9Vz0r0yrNys_Y4Vezg5hCibGYivsd_xlWiQ92cTU1E3eKfPU6cO_iC8/s4000/20231205_112833.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisjRdvcGh7ldE-P-Vkgc7TxzPDo1PrLpDIqR3i2unrishhTu8QWnB1Eq_MPKOQYULDR0yytCwSeOVXc7xpZj6QKmUa1b9BE8BurToqa31TuEr9XvJGy4JbyfRXF5dCusxFxDiB9Vz0r0yrNys_Y4Vezg5hCibGYivsd_xlWiQ92cTU1E3eKfPU6cO_iC8/s320/20231205_112833.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>No regrets.</p>ProudHillbillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305205710265854978noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938438889241366279.post-32590184109724440402023-06-26T16:21:00.000-07:002023-06-26T16:21:04.294-07:00The Trans Fraud...<p> ... is the mentally ill child of a "study" done by a pervert who presented his failed experiment as a success.</p><p>Yeah, I've been gone a while, so this will probably not get much in hits, but I'm JUST SO TIRED of this. Most people had a "live and let live" attitude. But then we were pressured to accept disordered attitudes as "normal". Even if it violated our religious beliefs. Those we had left alone refused to leave US alone. And no, we don't hate anyone. We just believe that sex and marriage have specific definitions and places in society and the ignoring of those has not done society any favors. And, believe me, I'm not the least bit afraid of those prancing, badly made up, mentally ill chanters who were out last weekend. "Phobic" is very much misused. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMDUd1sddiWSUvwHoQN7_5sY80b-la02giqt-jwlQ883fiVd3s0t-4BDF2fbHGVBwIcTOtTrAucErbm0uQtq64AwBGf6vzd6pErbQ7kOHHgP-Jm7jVL2-dxFSN7jSbG-9RxCBh97mZeWlCyRpdru5onXNP6sXq5fGxjt8kgmqWp4DrWHG18KaQaljEhbA/s1117/freaks.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="693" data-original-width="1117" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMDUd1sddiWSUvwHoQN7_5sY80b-la02giqt-jwlQ883fiVd3s0t-4BDF2fbHGVBwIcTOtTrAucErbm0uQtq64AwBGf6vzd6pErbQ7kOHHgP-Jm7jVL2-dxFSN7jSbG-9RxCBh97mZeWlCyRpdru5onXNP6sXq5fGxjt8kgmqWp4DrWHG18KaQaljEhbA/w400-h249/freaks.png" width="400" /></a></div><p>But over the last couple years a mental illness has descended on the US, if not the world. And the masks are coming off. Whether "gay" or "trans" they can't reproduce, and they've finally admitted that the only way they can keep their numbers up is to indoctrinate children and their parents. Some places - Minnesota comes to mind - want to make pedophiles a protected class and are trying to conceal what they are by changing the name used for them. As if "minor attracted person" is not still someone who is an incurable danger to children.</p><p>Which was pretty much what we predicted, same as we predicted and proved right when we said that "safe and rare" abortion was a lie that would evolve into a form of birth control that would be demanded up until birth.</p><p>But back to the origin of the "trans" lie. Once upon a time twin boys were born. Circumcision went horribly wrong for one, Bruce. Taken to a Johns Hopkins specialist named John Money, the parents were told to completely castrate the injured twin and raise him as a girl, never telling him that he was really a boy. And to bring both twins back regularly for examinations. Trusting Money, they regularly left the boys alone with him until the boys grew old enough to refuse to go. Turned out Money had been requiring them to get naked and simulate sex acts, including intercourse, for his "study." Bruce, raised as a girl and given hormones, never accepted that he was female and retained male characteristics even though he didn't find out the truth until he was 15. Eventually, he changed his name to David, married, and adopted children. Unfortunately, his twin died of an overdose, and David eventually committed suicide, both victims of the perversion of a so-called researcher. </p><p>But the story doesn't end there. Money published his "study", touting it as a successful study that proved that gender can be reassigned when in reality Bruce/David totally disproved that. And the gates of hell were happily opened - people have accepted the lie. They "follow the science." But it's really a destructive non-science. </p><p>More detail can be found <a href="https://embryo.asu.edu/pages/david-reimer-and-john-money-gender-reassignment-controversy-johnjoan-case">here</a>.</p><p>And I wish people would stop referring to the likes of Lea Thomas and Dylan Mulvaney as "she". Their delusions have not changed anything. If they were born a he, they are still a he and people should not feed into their delusions and manipulations.</p>ProudHillbillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305205710265854978noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938438889241366279.post-21198508343890033212022-10-24T17:27:00.001-07:002022-10-24T17:27:12.951-07:00Silly Bear. Er, Dog.<p>I also have cats. So years ago, after the second doggy door was knocked out of the door between the TV room/library and the laundry room, I had a pass-through put in the wall so the cat pans can be hidden in the laundry room. </p><p>Unfortunately some dogs view litter pans as tootsie roll dispensers. Copper is one of those dogs and has recently discovered the pass through. I'm now keeping the pans super clean. And he's providing me with no end of entertainment.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzL6u5o-IaN4WVn21UlNNuobDTEiAH_CmDppPzXxg2R-5u1wDIXZu0T0Iahzho9A3BaVqmiH7SbzflDtl52Jw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>ProudHillbillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305205710265854978noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938438889241366279.post-72679152320564387652022-10-07T15:02:00.002-07:002022-10-08T07:49:19.150-07:00Oh, Yeah. THAT Wasn't Suspicious.<p>Text from neighbor today: did I see a guy walking past the house a little while ago? No, I was on the back side of the house. And Copper was engrossed in a frozen soup bone and didn't bark. Seems that she saw guy walking by the house and then turn off and go into the bushes. She went out and asked if she could help him. He brushed her off with a nonsensical answer, then walked on. Shortly after, a pickup truck pulled up, the driver went into the bushes and returned with a pouch, then left.</p><p>Uhhhhh. Yeah. Since she wasn't expecting such a flagrant bit of drug transfer she doesn't have enough info to feel it can be reported to the Sheriff. Now we're waiting for them to be dumb enough for a repeat so info like plate # can be snagged.</p><p>Update: Bad guy was accidently released by the VA county next to us. Has been seen a couple blocks down from me. Doors are locked, guns are checked.</p><p>Update to update: Bad guy is back in custody.</p>ProudHillbillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305205710265854978noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938438889241366279.post-8720486036311985632022-09-03T05:54:00.000-07:002022-09-03T05:54:03.594-07:00Thought It Looked Familer<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqKNwMN81IB8nfWJmIECChsna0K7oLlJIZRtdck6BjZ-tFkMJXA6MyOdEpHpoxMdq8xDZPNu8iiqE1ZA7BVykIM8LhZjFVuGv6uCJ_NOoQjRYf2onWGJdQnGz5-pH_6WdkRs-Ob1VK-Q6PgVTmU_clk_O-6JTPbTpXYAswnxO1J1or9jybwcDr0T_l/s595/FbncOuuXgAc9A_6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="595" data-original-width="564" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqKNwMN81IB8nfWJmIECChsna0K7oLlJIZRtdck6BjZ-tFkMJXA6MyOdEpHpoxMdq8xDZPNu8iiqE1ZA7BVykIM8LhZjFVuGv6uCJ_NOoQjRYf2onWGJdQnGz5-pH_6WdkRs-Ob1VK-Q6PgVTmU_clk_O-6JTPbTpXYAswnxO1J1or9jybwcDr0T_l/s320/FbncOuuXgAc9A_6.jpg" width="303" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiab-sUlZCfmhvl5T_xHzFdCWzm2Gs3F_V7NBbXe9TkqzxUa6K34_NzViKPcXheEfnZwpaZONp_BIW8xDg4Aq85N8-oHd8lehpkvXbWxdrZigGEhiA2lM0FYS_d2aTefYaGNUn-h7lDPG5sawEA1DnRyGr2IKdhzKIlU7HpkNGpm0Xa9NigD_k0CoiT/s475/successful-hitler.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="393" data-original-width="475" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiab-sUlZCfmhvl5T_xHzFdCWzm2Gs3F_V7NBbXe9TkqzxUa6K34_NzViKPcXheEfnZwpaZONp_BIW8xDg4Aq85N8-oHd8lehpkvXbWxdrZigGEhiA2lM0FYS_d2aTefYaGNUn-h7lDPG5sawEA1DnRyGr2IKdhzKIlU7HpkNGpm0Xa9NigD_k0CoiT/s320/successful-hitler.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>ProudHillbillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305205710265854978noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938438889241366279.post-83532942605517570862022-08-18T08:47:00.001-07:002022-08-23T17:16:35.414-07:00Classified vs Declassified<p>This whole dust up over the Mar-A-Lago raid and "we're scared he has classified documents" reminds me of long long ago in a galaxy far far away when I worked for a gummit agency that was involved with Nike missile bases. Specifically, positioning the launch sites. Eventually, some years after the Nikes were decommissioned, our work was declassified. A gummit spook came in and used a black magic marker to mark out the super secret stuff. And because the spook was taking the originals my agency made copies. There were a lot of documents so everybody was detailed for shifts of copy detail. And I quickly realized that things went faster if I didn't close the copier lid at each page. So I watched the light flash under each sheet.</p><p>I'm still laughing 40 years later.</p><p>Did I mention 1) the "classified" work had been stored in folders that everybody had access to all the time? or 2) that by law all our work had to be in PEN? Which makes an impression on paper. That isn't hidden by magic marker. And because of that every time the copier light flashed the blacked out data was clearly visible. </p><p>I've been dubious about the classified/declassified thing ever since.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiik1csE-E6gJaJ0grYWi3Xtn8vKIK8BSZgxuG3wvYrUc97ua3GmG3kvWvrG8sB2YnJwAiXJ2Lh00H3WqChBx5UYo_E1_mWy160PevZb640A8JClyIuWLohPOOuP4jRbtrNIhiap8UUSfx1K5k7eM-5SC9V4kVxfp6lXXfZ0zYQ6-FPj_tl6KlgW8H6/s596/raid.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="596" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiik1csE-E6gJaJ0grYWi3Xtn8vKIK8BSZgxuG3wvYrUc97ua3GmG3kvWvrG8sB2YnJwAiXJ2Lh00H3WqChBx5UYo_E1_mWy160PevZb640A8JClyIuWLohPOOuP4jRbtrNIhiap8UUSfx1K5k7eM-5SC9V4kVxfp6lXXfZ0zYQ6-FPj_tl6KlgW8H6/w400-h335/raid.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>ProudHillbillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305205710265854978noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938438889241366279.post-12626145041061509392022-08-17T08:15:00.004-07:002022-08-17T08:16:09.879-07:00Yeeeeaaaaahhhhh, He's All There...Not<p><br /></p><p>Watch Biden's face in the video. Do you really think he doesn't have dementia?</p><p><a href="https://www.weaselzippers.us/484761-tweet-of-the-day-142/">Tweet of The Day… | Weasel Zippers</a></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEfp6jQNYJdS8o-VYImqAXntbCesNnQGOThO2xfEzoo0JW0ZeHfanVNIxKncvfe6H42RRsmVnmOqhud88WM0DKi6yc0h7Gfh1fc1L57xQipGonwrXOIEA6iDpI-cNkCqH_0FMJsZ6aY_uYsHVHD0x4AmBf0CePNjWuGGqzdExgRYDoXzvGHTCB_pLa/s668/dementia.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="370" data-original-width="668" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEfp6jQNYJdS8o-VYImqAXntbCesNnQGOThO2xfEzoo0JW0ZeHfanVNIxKncvfe6H42RRsmVnmOqhud88WM0DKi6yc0h7Gfh1fc1L57xQipGonwrXOIEA6iDpI-cNkCqH_0FMJsZ6aY_uYsHVHD0x4AmBf0CePNjWuGGqzdExgRYDoXzvGHTCB_pLa/w400-h221/dementia.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Hat tip to <a href="https://www.weaselzippers.us/">Weasel Zippers</a></p>ProudHillbillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305205710265854978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938438889241366279.post-56235435905392094582022-08-12T12:53:00.001-07:002022-08-12T12:53:34.338-07:00The Good News, The Bad News<p>The good news: The US Stasi have probably handed the presidency to Donald Trump in 2024.</p><p>The bad news: they've probably already hired their shooter.</p><p>And if you don't think elements within the US government would use assasination to get what they want then you haven't been paying attention.</p><p><br /></p>ProudHillbillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305205710265854978noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938438889241366279.post-83784960344139402992022-08-09T16:57:00.000-07:002022-08-09T16:57:17.135-07:00Just FYI<p> Just as I will no longer use the term "pro-choice", since "pro-abortion" is more accurate, I will no longer use the term FBI. "US Stasi" is more appropriate.</p><p>And please stop with the "so many good people there" stuff. The ENTIRE agency is corrupt. </p>ProudHillbillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305205710265854978noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938438889241366279.post-35013401977278512982022-08-08T12:39:00.000-07:002022-08-08T12:39:21.015-07:00Well, Dayam...<p>David McCullough has died. One of the best at making history accessable and exciting.</p><p>I have a degree in geology. I love science. But I also love history. I thought about getting a degree in history after I retired. Then I found out what that would cost even for a senior retiree. Never mind. I'll just keep on keeping on reading what interests me.</p><p>And I'll miss McCullough's books.</p><p>But a biography of Harding is awaiting me by my bed and a history of the patent war between Edison and Westinghouse is on its way.</p>ProudHillbillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305205710265854978noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938438889241366279.post-77856300079809572112022-08-02T18:00:00.003-07:002022-08-02T18:02:58.583-07:00That Is SO Annoying<p>I've gotten into the habit of carrying a pocket knife of a certain size. It wasn't expensive but it clipped to my pocket and I could keep the blade sharp enough for my uses. Didn't realize how much I used it until I lost it.</p><p>And part of that was "Didn't guys used to always carry a pocket knife?" I kept asking guys when I needed one and they didn't have one. Dad always had one and I have a couple of his but I don't want to risk losing them.</p>ProudHillbillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305205710265854978noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938438889241366279.post-69987936561759002082022-07-04T05:37:00.000-07:002022-07-04T05:37:13.108-07:00We Have This Holiday Because<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3KgRu-5pJ_Szdf7BrzmZecjgdmfkSXFQXhTb7p-dFebLBshIpWopD6sJU731hJjTa-piUeFBX2Xwz50X6dSmsmmo8x1axa70DfRx49LmG9FoX0nizBbSJ7briRHDa6PdlvUKIlwnGV8dU0nfXW4SwZy2IPC8cW9XQOgYtpVf4yO0IprirZuhHtt-Z/s800/FB_IMG_1656875425949.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="799" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3KgRu-5pJ_Szdf7BrzmZecjgdmfkSXFQXhTb7p-dFebLBshIpWopD6sJU731hJjTa-piUeFBX2Xwz50X6dSmsmmo8x1axa70DfRx49LmG9FoX0nizBbSJ7briRHDa6PdlvUKIlwnGV8dU0nfXW4SwZy2IPC8cW9XQOgYtpVf4yO0IprirZuhHtt-Z/s320/FB_IMG_1656875425949.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZktl6fbTUomk8JsLf3Qu93v_NPedTTjZyYTdeHiBx0Af_1gVT_kaCCvH1hvZAChlugKL0MyybleW7RhTAcU4jlvVaQKxecDzvcK9CM230eG8CP7BTROh9HSfA_5GjxPstLfgp3GsUvMaVgkP1dYgRgKbhjWe3fx8PCzjdTNhY-APkmX_1b6CwuKTR/s900/FB_IMG_1656875500550.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZktl6fbTUomk8JsLf3Qu93v_NPedTTjZyYTdeHiBx0Af_1gVT_kaCCvH1hvZAChlugKL0MyybleW7RhTAcU4jlvVaQKxecDzvcK9CM230eG8CP7BTROh9HSfA_5GjxPstLfgp3GsUvMaVgkP1dYgRgKbhjWe3fx8PCzjdTNhY-APkmX_1b6CwuKTR/s320/FB_IMG_1656875500550.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>ProudHillbillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305205710265854978noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938438889241366279.post-60933687731177295952022-07-03T15:19:00.004-07:002022-07-03T15:19:51.606-07:00Bingo!<p> Although, really, I knew it, you knew it, the January 6 committee knew it, and everybody that supports the January 6 committee knew it.</p><p>'BREAKING: Internal email reveals day before Jan 6 riot, US Capitol Police intel unit warned "BLM from Baltimore" was bussing in rioters: "BLM/Antifa will wear MAGA hats, wear camo, and attempt to blend in with MAGA crowd" so violence blamed on Trump supporters attending Trump rally'</p><p>And who is in charge of the Capitol Police? Why, Nancy Pelosi. Who, I suspect, PAID for it as well.</p>ProudHillbillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305205710265854978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938438889241366279.post-84332843268444955352022-07-03T12:16:00.000-07:002022-07-03T12:16:01.121-07:00Poking Fun<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqGhE4LJAKUVxpm4IRHl-kDs1EOKgVilcvrvmm8zDcvcfUof3V0T9l16766VPEk7dJb9uRq_PeHdgq62v28_NllrElOPANNTe4xEC7KuJtpvz2EX1zZ7H8CsL7e91DVGavpibblfj8OE1-9rqvzfCCI0_RwjJ5B8GCk02OndqFI-BOSLWKxXc5-QDY/s960/FB_IMG_1656875455820.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="774" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqGhE4LJAKUVxpm4IRHl-kDs1EOKgVilcvrvmm8zDcvcfUof3V0T9l16766VPEk7dJb9uRq_PeHdgq62v28_NllrElOPANNTe4xEC7KuJtpvz2EX1zZ7H8CsL7e91DVGavpibblfj8OE1-9rqvzfCCI0_RwjJ5B8GCk02OndqFI-BOSLWKxXc5-QDY/s320/FB_IMG_1656875455820.jpg" width="258" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p>ProudHillbillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305205710265854978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938438889241366279.post-47502672016439958622022-07-01T15:06:00.002-07:002022-07-01T15:06:30.078-07:00A Tweet So Dumb...<p> ... it gave Thurgood Marshall a case of Forest Whitaker eye...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkESghrXWSR8OR8h1Jsv7zXSeLkzlRb6Uc9q_xEyk1w5wK0pJ9yRVECOlR_MDc0vBeLW6-ePEaBQQ8kUWyYV9dXbgjPityDPEu8wAgBpmZ-uzZBXcBD5zIixLFZSgezdd0jEBeOJ39B4FrunbUmNLyuTwYUt3Oc6z7PnMaQ5mCr9fdF4m7G5RzoxNp/s1280/1c87t0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkESghrXWSR8OR8h1Jsv7zXSeLkzlRb6Uc9q_xEyk1w5wK0pJ9yRVECOlR_MDc0vBeLW6-ePEaBQQ8kUWyYV9dXbgjPityDPEu8wAgBpmZ-uzZBXcBD5zIixLFZSgezdd0jEBeOJ39B4FrunbUmNLyuTwYUt3Oc6z7PnMaQ5mCr9fdF4m7G5RzoxNp/s320/1c87t0.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">"Ketanji Brown Jackson is sworn in as the first Black Supreme Court justice in U.S. history," GMA tweeted at 1:46 p.m.</span></p>ProudHillbillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305205710265854978noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938438889241366279.post-4752014280760539592022-06-26T18:28:00.000-07:002022-06-26T18:28:28.264-07:00So, We Were At The Lake<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>At a friend's house on Lake Gaston down in southern VA. And a fox lives there, too. So I take pup out for our morning walk and the fox had just been there and Copper hit that scent and Lost His Mind. Total berserk fox hound. I had to drop the leash and just follow him because he was 75 pounds of uncontrollable hound. Which was OK, since the woods are open pine and it was easy going. I had seen the fox several times while we were there and knew it stayed close to the house so I wasn't worried. Figured pup would eventually burn himself out the way he was yelling and tracking. But because I was following some yards back I saw what Copper didn't: he passed within inches of the fox. Which then scampered off in the other direction. While Copper continued on, totally oblivious, until he wore himself out. My tracking hound never knew that he had actually flushed what he was tracking.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTmieMjjFZmMzjHb_Y00E7qAMTH2V1xzX6tsjBkfmfLkrmdmbfKWkjupTOoYtp0NhhEQE-TVwg8Glap10OKtT5r8brkunMdzrg10Obt-FdH3rxJssyfnPgBqyJLQsVPBMBEZAnGMLLskW1jI0_5e6fMLnDWhNDNGgOhr4xB9H8ZkDF-i1PxyS2Xx3R/s4032/20220626_211157.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTmieMjjFZmMzjHb_Y00E7qAMTH2V1xzX6tsjBkfmfLkrmdmbfKWkjupTOoYtp0NhhEQE-TVwg8Glap10OKtT5r8brkunMdzrg10Obt-FdH3rxJssyfnPgBqyJLQsVPBMBEZAnGMLLskW1jI0_5e6fMLnDWhNDNGgOhr4xB9H8ZkDF-i1PxyS2Xx3R/s320/20220626_211157.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>But at least he's cute.</p>ProudHillbillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305205710265854978noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938438889241366279.post-53947542459862380432022-06-24T16:31:00.001-07:002022-06-24T16:31:16.678-07:00Time To Praise The Lord<p>And hope we don't have to pass the ammunition.</p><p>There are 3 things about the pro-abortionists that are very true: 1) They are exactly the same as the nice Germans who let 6 million Jews go to their deaths. Nice people. Next door neighbor people. Who "othered" a whole group of human beings because the campaign to do so was so well done. And that othering led to an unbelievable slaughter. 2) They think women are sluts lacking in self control. Yes, they do. They'll scream about rape and incest and the mother's life all the while knowing that those situations are a very, very tiny percentage of abortions. In reality, they just think women are sluts who can't keep their legs closed. And 3) the biggest beneficiary of abortion has been men. By far. Play all you want, then crush the heads, pull the legs and arms off, suck it into a bucket, and voila! Free to play again with no ties to bind. No responsibility involved.</p>ProudHillbillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305205710265854978noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938438889241366279.post-69018522667292388392022-06-20T02:00:00.001-07:002022-06-20T02:00:00.178-07:00Happy Birthday West Virginia!<p>Before John Denver.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/igU7Gq8UgeI" width="320" youtube-src-id="igU7Gq8UgeI"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p>ProudHillbillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305205710265854978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938438889241366279.post-75299869691328432352022-06-15T18:47:00.000-07:002022-06-15T18:47:00.456-07:00Sigh<p>40 years ago I used to do my own oil changes. And spark plugs. And tire changes. And we had to be able to identify parts of an engine to pass Driver's Ed.</p><p>Today I was 60 miles from home at a doc appt. Note to self - pay more attention to the addresses of referrals next time. Just before I got there the oil pressure light on my Subaru came on. I had to use the 2 inch thick car manual to find the hood latch. And then I realized that I didn't even remember where the oily stuff is supposed to be on the dip stick. </p><p>It's nice to have a little bit of money so you can pay other people to do grunge jobs like car repairs for you. But I couldn't remember what the dip stick was supposed to tell me. Feeling facepalmy now. </p>ProudHillbillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305205710265854978noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938438889241366279.post-50711418211265226352022-06-14T16:56:00.001-07:002022-06-14T16:57:22.995-07:00Smarter Folks Than You, Bippy, Have Addressed This<p>A lot of people seem to think that posting various permutations of "since we have a militia nobody else needs guns" and "they didn't have AR-15s when the Constitution was written so they aren't covered by it" is original thought. As if nobody seriously contemplated the 2nd Amendment until they came up with THIS. Whatever the latest not-well-thought-out THIS is.</p><p>And we won't even get into how obvious it is that many people have no idea what type government we have -"It's a democracy so let's just vote to get rid of it!"- or what the president's powers are -"Biden should just sign an executive order banning guns!". Or how screamingly lacking in critical thinking many people are.</p><p>I suppose they'd be a bit shocked that, yes, yes, all this 2 A stuff has been thought of before. In detail. And to all the folks from disarmed countries who are telling us how much better and more peaceful their society is, I say, fine. You stay THERE and I'll stay HERE. </p><p></p><blockquote>"This may be considered as the true palladium of liberty... The right to self-defence is the first law of nature: in most governments it has been the study of rulers to confine the right within the narrowest limits possible. Wherever standing armies are kept up, and the right of the people to keep and bear arms is, under any colour or pretext whatsoever, prohibited, liberty, if not already annihilated, is on the brink of destruction." St. George Tucker (1752-1827) <i>Blackstone's Commentaries: with Notes of Reference, to the Constitution and Laws, of the Federal Government of the United States; and of the Commonwealth of Virginia. </i>As quoted in the majority opinion of the Supreme Court in <a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/07pdf/07-290.pdf">District of Columbia v. Heller</a> in 2008.</blockquote><p> </p><p></p>ProudHillbillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305205710265854978noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938438889241366279.post-35581591515696747182022-06-12T14:16:00.000-07:002022-06-12T14:16:00.908-07:00After 3 Years<p> ...and a whole bunch of mistakes, maybe this first time dog parent is getting it right.</p><p>From what I've read, a big hound is absolutely not the dog for a first time dog owner. And to tell the truth, occasionally I'd happily trade 70 lbs of young hound for a chihuahua. Which is not the same as giving up Copper - aka Knucklehead, Bozo, Bubby, and NoNoNoLeaveIt! </p><p>I understand that when dogs sleep on their backs it indicates that they are happy and feel safe. But I have to confess that I'm thinking "That's...undignified." And "I wish he'd stop snoring." And "Oh gawd he's farting!"</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitPMItmJbfWmoKKH1U96BhXPZxaejtlM3TIVZtWLKTvjMHqcX15OzD-1JpucAdV4y3GDbf0NacVUyDUjzf8-3afnzrubNXsPviAcBpMvgSlGTktFxIye14XN6ASw71XtVEkt0APiS__1TATAKrReivU-3tmjLNXkUiU_Q36p6S56fuffKcfyj3JGIV/s4032/20220611_222042.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitPMItmJbfWmoKKH1U96BhXPZxaejtlM3TIVZtWLKTvjMHqcX15OzD-1JpucAdV4y3GDbf0NacVUyDUjzf8-3afnzrubNXsPviAcBpMvgSlGTktFxIye14XN6ASw71XtVEkt0APiS__1TATAKrReivU-3tmjLNXkUiU_Q36p6S56fuffKcfyj3JGIV/s320/20220611_222042.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>ProudHillbillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305205710265854978noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938438889241366279.post-22089529413715724912022-06-09T20:25:00.003-07:002022-06-09T20:34:36.512-07:00Well, Damn. Just Damn Damn Damn.<p> Even though he's been leaving for a long time.</p><p>I'm not much for mega-stars in the music world. I kinda stopped paying attention after the 80s. But I'm a festival goer and one of the great things about the modern music world is that people who don't play to mega-stadiums can still get their music out there. And years ago I fell in love with one particular performer, <a href="https://www.alexbeaton.com/">Alex Beaton</a>. So many wonderful Celtic musicians out there, but Beaton, ah, Beaton made my heart soar. I knew it wasn't any use to sit down in whatever tent he was performing in. I always stood to one side. I can't dance. I can't sing. But I would be so lost in his music that I would sway and move and sing and just...be...gone. </p><p>In 2011, Alex and his step-son were sitting on their patio. His step-son went inside and when he came back Alex was on the ground with a spinal injury that left him a quadriplegic. I don't know if they ever figured out exactly what happened. He and his wife still attended festivals, still kept up his newsletters after, but it was a struggle.</p><p>I learned today that Alex passed away on May 27. And I cried. His Scottish heart spoke to my West Virginia hillbilly heart in a way no other musician ever has and probably never will again. And years ago he gave me what I want on my gravestone when I'm laid to rest in our little family graveyard in the back of beyond in Preston County, in the farming settlement where the happiest times of my life were spent.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6PeDndkk-H4" width="320" youtube-src-id="6PeDndkk-H4"></iframe></div><p><br /></p>ProudHillbillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305205710265854978noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938438889241366279.post-68762971817084031352022-06-03T14:57:00.001-07:002022-06-03T14:57:42.444-07:00Oh, Stop<p>If you are too lazy to ask why, when 50 years ago guns were common, kids learned to shoot, and schools had shooting clubs, but kids weren't walking into places and opening fire, then just shut up. If you are too lazy to ask why you ignore the weekend slaughter in our big cities, then just shut up. If you are too lazy to ask why certain shootings (including Chicago and Baltimore weekend tallies) are ignored, then just shut up.</p><p>And if you are pro-abortion, you definately just need to shut up. Because you are a part of the problem.</p>ProudHillbillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305205710265854978noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938438889241366279.post-73922106474652407182022-06-02T17:23:00.001-07:002022-06-02T17:23:35.071-07:00Does Anybody Really Still Believe...<p> ...that this - gas prices, shortages, etc. - was an accident? </p>ProudHillbillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305205710265854978noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938438889241366279.post-91034729367114859552022-05-29T11:52:00.003-07:002022-05-29T11:52:50.213-07:00Please Don't Say "Happy Memorial Day"<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Because THIS is what Memorial Day is really about:<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN-SKcVRPRpFSH_F7ZDyNB6_Gy1g6jYVEQM0rCyY9b8In_yNkbA9veahcUPb0-KcqK1EK1JgOUAbyxY_49DUKntoHHjA-YqzLe_LeDEVPt2v22sJSgE59r0xUSj8Efm6VAcWlwQHlGUhnFDgT33xOVCAMtTRIKVsz0h2YKTkRg-mRlU_fvhPKya_wI/s4499/ap-18274727889550.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3197" data-original-width="4499" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN-SKcVRPRpFSH_F7ZDyNB6_Gy1g6jYVEQM0rCyY9b8In_yNkbA9veahcUPb0-KcqK1EK1JgOUAbyxY_49DUKntoHHjA-YqzLe_LeDEVPt2v22sJSgE59r0xUSj8Efm6VAcWlwQHlGUhnFDgT33xOVCAMtTRIKVsz0h2YKTkRg-mRlU_fvhPKya_wI/s320/ap-18274727889550.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXtTukoaKFmGgkIlS5ieypChWAMeB5G9BsICq03NAoqpACiBixVQwymx6bAnJnpWL_GABWzxLqcrcCrcVB2BOfFoGoFH-0yaTP4GFXtFPLZGaet1Pr01fYYDSMjDKG-x72oHj3kvS40qvDq4MI15XxEJwKefY7d5_nbe51gHYpUMHFLLY82fC1G7Uc/s1008/15see.large1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="650" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXtTukoaKFmGgkIlS5ieypChWAMeB5G9BsICq03NAoqpACiBixVQwymx6bAnJnpWL_GABWzxLqcrcCrcVB2BOfFoGoFH-0yaTP4GFXtFPLZGaet1Pr01fYYDSMjDKG-x72oHj3kvS40qvDq4MI15XxEJwKefY7d5_nbe51gHYpUMHFLLY82fC1G7Uc/s320/15see.large1.jpg" width="206" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoQeE1sK6nM_i6kLTDWa9Exdj8Uzjmm8qLLySOOybDNLswcyqmg1zT5PjrpvbPEURoW-8shHdJb1CH-K88PLrJfF5zalbR_RVRSO8Z_urCxh_aHdoCC6n44muNFYfqAr3HBOpxDc27o-37I69IlHWvi-dlhE-CxDENXnS7cXT6teF9uKu6kC-39I95/s1024/J3NH5PGLIJBW7FW6WK5ZCSCVAA.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="763" data-original-width="1024" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoQeE1sK6nM_i6kLTDWa9Exdj8Uzjmm8qLLySOOybDNLswcyqmg1zT5PjrpvbPEURoW-8shHdJb1CH-K88PLrJfF5zalbR_RVRSO8Z_urCxh_aHdoCC6n44muNFYfqAr3HBOpxDc27o-37I69IlHWvi-dlhE-CxDENXnS7cXT6teF9uKu6kC-39I95/s320/J3NH5PGLIJBW7FW6WK5ZCSCVAA.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>ProudHillbillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305205710265854978noreply@blogger.com2