Thoughts on Stuff in the News

I'll admit it: I'm a news junkie. I follow it pretty much all day. And lately there's been a lot that I've found very interesting, or had something to say about (you can tell by the length of this post) Be prepared for some politics, so skip it if you don't like all that.

Cow escapes slaugherhouse to live on island

THIS one made me laugh. Nobody had a clue where this thing went for a solid month. They just knew it was gone. All I can think about is a cow-in-hiding peeking through the bushes.

Virginia woman killed by her own pitbulls

I hate pitbulls. There, I said it. I think they're about as trustworthy as a pet cobra. So when I saw THIS in the news the other day, I was saddened for the loss, but furious at the dogs. Those things are mentally unstable. The big thing nowadays is to say "[whiny voice] It's all in the way you train them." That's a bunch of crap. Isabelle Dinoire, the first patient of a successful face transplant, had to have that surgery because her pitbull mix ate her face off in her sleep. She later died from complications. Those things are wacko. Get a dog, not a beast.

Venezuala is burning

The people there are eating whatever they can find, and we still have people here who think socialism is cool?

Continued anti-Christian rhetoric

The degree with which people hate Christianity has been astounding me lately. What I find even scarier is that my friends who listen to left-wing media are clueless about this when I ask them about it. Check out what The View had to say about Mike Pence's Christianity. A mental illness? Remember that the left wants to brand Christians as mentally ill when you read my last topic at the bottom of the page.

Or what about what's been said since Billy Graham died recently? People have been applauding it, saying he was WICKED, and the fake news HATES him too. There is a war against Christians brewing, and it is gaining traction.

Maine man fights off bear

When I saw this, I thought it was the greatest thing ever. This dude was willing to go MMA on a black bear that was attacking his puppy WITHOUT A SINGLE WEAPON. That's a straight up man right there.

Korean War Vet fights off 5 men with knives

Keep this story in mind as you continue reading on.  An 88 year old man saw a woman being attacked by 5 dudes with knives. He took out 2, getting stabbed in the process, but sent the entire pack running off potentially saving that girl from being raped and from death. This is what true men do.

The Florida school shooting

This has been huge in the news lately, and rightfully so. The big question being, how do we prevent this from happening again? The most common answer being pushed in the main stream media right now is increased gun control. The assumption being that increased government control = less problems.

For starters, a lot of people are saying that the mentally ill should not be able to access firearms. Does that hold up in this case? The FBI (part of the government) was notified that this kid was wacko well in advance. What did they do? Nothing. So, does this increased control really help? When will we admit that some people are just wicked? Not everything bad happens from a mentally ill person. Most are just the actions of evil men. Society seems to reject that notion at the moment though. At least Mike Rowe agrees with me on this one though.

What about hardening up soft targets? Putting officers at every school? Even that didn't work here. We have reports of the officer who was stationed at the school being too afraid to enter the building. Kids are inside being slaughtered, and the coward won't go in and take the bad guy out. What are you gonna do if the people you hire to protect you aren't willing to?

(I find this somewhat reminiscent of the amount of time it took the cops to enter the Pulse nightclub in Orlando as well.)

The school seemed to know that the kid was unwell, I mean they sent out emails saying not to allow the kid to bring a backpack to school, but even that didn't pan out. Bad guys don't follow the rules, and this is a prime example of it.

What would have stopped this though? Teachers carrying is the first thing that comes to mind. How do you stop a bad guy with a gun? By hiding under a desk? By calling the police? By throwing shoes? Good luck. The best way has always been and still remains to be the good guy with a gun.

The PE teacher, who is an absolute hero, gave his life for those kids. Teachers clearly care about their students. If given the chance to protect and fight for not only themselves but their students as well when the worst nightmare happens, I guarantee you they would gladly take up arms and fight without giving it a second thought. Bad guys tend to react differently when bullets are flying back at them.

Are guns evil? I love what THIS piece has to say on the matter.

Waking Without Coffee is Cruel

Thought I'd give ya'll a taste of how my morning was today. Hint: extra crunchy.

There's nothing quite like accidentally kissing a bug's heinie.

Random Happenings

Stuff's been happening.

Man, where do I even begin? I guess where I left off.

My work hours have increased quite a bit. I had to shut down the pediatric weight loss clinic due to lack of interest. We bought a house. I've been giving weight loss/nutrition presentations all over. Writing has filled most of my free time, just not on here.

Long ago, my people used to live in these mountains. Eventually, the government took their land and kicked them out. Yellohed and I spent an incredible weekend just exploring the beauty of this area. I can't help but wonder if they ever got over being forced from such an incredible place, or if the pain just festered in their chest and the sense of longing grew greater.

I got to spend some time with my family at the beach. The best part is the long walks and deep conversations alone with random members of the family that I would never get the opportunity to do so with otherwise.

I'm always amazed at the abandoned structures that you can find while meandering about the woods. I always stop to check them out. I'm not really sure why. I think it's half hoping to find some long lost treasure, and half hoping that I'll solve a murder case out there.

Nope nope nope. Not goin' in there. 

I got a bunch of chickens! The little puffballs peeped the entire ride back in my car, and spent most of their early life in this little setup until they were big enough to hop out and poop all over my tools. Now they just poop all over my lawn.

We got another puppy too. We finally had the space and the time to justify being able to do so. Meet Atticus. He now knows how to herd chickens, chases cats off our land, and has the strange ability to find geocaches before me.

I've been getting further and further into woodworking. A friend who's been showing me a lot got me this book some time ago, and it is hands down the best book on woodworking that I have ever read. You've gotta check this one out.

I spent a little time on an island. It was incredible. We stayed right at the tip where the currents would take a man out to sea to forever disappear, but routinely gave back Go-Pros, sunglasses, goggles, and other random items throughout our time there.

I've spent a little time wandering around the health food stores. I'm routinely blown away by what I find in there.

The brain eating zombie fungus? Uh, nope. I know about The Last of Us.  

A great way to lose weight, I hear. 

Atticus has become a squeaker surgeon. This is essentially all of his toys by the end of Day 1.

We've been buying blueberries with a self-esteem issue.

And I traveled to an area that was nothing but sand. Yellohed spent most of the time indoors, but I roamed the sands, checked out the wildlife, and went sledding down ginormous dunes with an old plastic piece of junk I found.