When I was considering buying a gun, I visited the range/gun store and recognized an old friend, an M14 rifle, the weapon I went through basic with.

I asked the salesman if I could look at it and he got it down for me. It is amazing but it fit my hand as if it was yesterday. For those unaware it shoots a 7.62 round, weighs about 12 pounds with a loaded 20 round magazine.

I was so tempted to start going through the manual of arms right there but I didn’t want the attention. Besides, I would have never lived it down had I dropped the weapon. At my age, though slim a chance of it, I chose not to risk it.

I was a quarter inch from buying it. However, being as I don’t hunt, it was really difficult to justify buying it to only poke holes in paper.

I could use it for self-defense. I mean, I think one of the bullets can go a mile or two. Even if I hit the bad guy, it might go on and kill another 2 or 3 good guys.

Still, I hate myself for not buying it, as an investment, if nothing else. It is against the law to brandish a weapon, but if an armed thief saw me pull that that monster out, I really think he would have reached for the sky, somewhat instantly.

Odd as it is, by pointing such a weapon, it might save the man’s life by threatening with the 30 cal instead of of shooting him with the 9mm 2 or 3 times.

Liberals do have a strange way of looking at things. They don’t seem to understand that using strength to avoid the conflict just might be better than the shooting conflict.

Incidentally, that seems to be the same problem with international conflicts.

However, trying to convince them of that might be more difficult than crossing the the Red Sea afoot without devine help.

I really hate violence. However, sometimes it is unavoidable. Better to get it over quickly at a minimum of loss of life. Better still, if only the bad guys die.

Since Old Joe took the reins, it has been nothing but violence. I sort of lost count, but when Old Joe has has to face Jesus, he will have to account for 30 or 40 thousand deaths. As far as i know, not one person died during the time Trump was in office. Certainly, there was no major violence.

As near as I can tell, the dems share in Old Joe’s sins, considering they don’t seem to be at all concerned and ready to vote him in for another 4 years of violence.

Diligently obey them. They will benefit you.

As a family, know them and follow them. Better for the children. Better for the grandchildren.

As a community, learn the lessons and live. It is better than suffering and dying.

Even if you believe not in them, it will still benefit all to follow them. It is not magic. It isn’t even religious. They are the gift provided by God because He loves us and they are not intended as a straight jacket.

When we rebel, it is our own fault we suffer. Murder, lying, theft and adultery all leads to destruction. Being jealous of others leads to theft, adultery and murder. Idols, what good are they? Who has benefited from them other than those seeking deception by making and selling them.

Think about it, if it can be made and or sold, what power can it possess, other than that from Satan or the demons.

Who else but God has provided such a great gift for us?

Why or for what reason should we act so spiteful to Him?

Yet, we do. Even those of us that know better. Oddly, it seems we must relearn the lessons we have all learned before. Fortunately, he forgives us, over and over again.

However… there is one thing God will not forgive anyone. If anyone dies not believing in Jesus as his or her savior, he will forever suffer for every sin ever he or she committed. All will learn the lesson eventually. No one should wait until after they die. At that point it will be too late, no matter how good a life he or she lived.

We out to my almost new Nissan car and the windshield was fogged over. The instructions say to turn the temp up all the way and turn on the defroster.

It made me think about using a hair dryer. Not only did it take a while, in the 5 minutes it took to defrost the windshield, it used quite a bit of the energy from the main battery.

On the positive side, fogging, so far, has been rare. Also, I keep paper towels handy and they seem to work well.

I am not so surprised. Seems most cars I’ve owned have had defrosting and deicing problems. I do find it difficult to understand how they can put good defrosting on the back windows but not so much on the front.

That is right. The back window took less than a minute.

The stores are closing in the urban areas and the complaints are being reported by the the media. The people are complaining. The news media are complaining. The mothers are complaining they can’t get diapers and formula for their babies.

I don’t understand why the complaining. It is what they wanted, right. It’s why they pillaged the stores while they were open, right. It’s why they wanted to defund the police, isn’t it.

Last I checked, they kept voting dem. If they wanted the stores to remain, why didn’t didn’t they vote Republican. Why didn’t they vote for the party in favor of law&order.

It has nothing to do with racism. It has to do with safety. It has to do with profits. If the owner of the store can’t make money, guess what. They will lock up and close up. If the owner cannot provide a reasonably safe place to work, they will go somewhere, where they can.

Now, those that voted for democrats are having to drive some to get their meds. If driving isn’t an option. Sorry, but it’s your corner you painted yourself into. It’s your branch you sawed at the wrong end.

Believe it or not, when you make mistakes, it is time to pay the consequences. Big mistakes… big consequences.

Maybe, next time when you go to the polls, you will decide to vote for Republicans, for police. Maybe the next time a store opens down the street, you’ll not tear it up. Perhaps you will pay for the merchandise. If you don’t, you will never have local stores.

It’s the rest of the world that’s messed up.

If you’re around me much, you’re very likely to hear me say that a lot. I frequently say it, which means I frequently mess up.

I don’t like making mistakes, especially when others suffer for them. Very much I would like to cease making mistakes but alas, it is common among us humans. Me a little more than others.

I have been lead to believe that when I get to heaven my mistakes will be no more. That, in itself would be a major miracle for me. That, in itself would give me something for which to be eternally thankful. Maybe, it would be good to start being grateful now.

Meanwhile I am stuck with saying, I’m alright. It’s the rest of the world that’s messed up. Perhaps I should should have it placed in large letters on a T-shirt. Everyone would know to brace themselves as I approach. Might even get a good laugh or 2.

On the other hand, people might take it literally. Maybe they would think I mean it. That wouldn’t be so good.

I do not understand why people can’t grab simple basic concepts. First, criminals who are locked up can’t commit crimes. No way can a killer kill if he is behind bars.

Therefore, might I suggest that, as much as possible, we lock up criminals, especially those who have a propensity to kill. Also, might I suggest we don’t import killers. We don’t need to bring foreign killers into our general population. It is contrary to simple common sense. For sure, we have more than enough.

Second, when bad guys know they won’t get punished for doing bad things, they will more likely do bad things far more brasher. They will steal property and laugh right in front of you, knowing you won’t so much as use a sling shot in return.

Some might find this odd, but there was a time I could shoot a horse thief. Now, if I use a baseball bat on a car thief, I stand in danger of being charged with assault. We should be able to defend our property as well as our family.

Indeed, if I point a gun at someone stealing my treasure, I might be charged with brandishing a weapon.

Third, we need to teach respect. People who respect people don’t kill people. People who respect people don’t steal cars and property from people.

Reminds me of the song, People Who Need People by Barbara Streisand. Maybe we should bring it back. Maybe we should make the kids in the schools memorize it. Does a person who needs (respects) people kill people?

It’s all common sense. Then again, dems don’t believe in common sense. It is why the criminals run wild in cities run by dems.

I have heard idea after idea as to who Trump should choose as his running mate. I have heard half a dozen reasons and and who knows the purposes.

Could it be that most have overlooked the real reason and purpose. Now that he is older and unmistakably at least 4 years closer to the grave, that purpose has become unmistakably more important. Should President Trump die, or more likely becomes disabled, we need to have a competent, strong leader who can step in. More than that, with Trump limited to 4 years, it would be far better to provide a smooth transition to a competent and knowledgeable person.

If for some reason Trump were not able to finish his term, do we want a rino to take the rein.

Hopefully, Trump will finish his term. Still do you want him to give the advantage to someone who knows not what he is doing, as with Pres Bush.

The choice is Trumps, not mine. But if I could provide him just a little advice, I would suggest that he chose someone a lot like him. It may or may not help him get into office. However, it just might be a big help to the country.

Incidentally, it just might send a good strong message to those in the establishment wing of the Republicans.