The Daily Ramble blog

Hope everyone has a great 4th; I'm stuck at home but meh

Hit the tipjar today and send me to Indiana for a night with friends tomorrow :)

BEE STING
A young woman had been taking golf lessons.

She had just started playing her first round of golf when she suffered a bee sting.
Her pain was so intense that she decided to return to the clubhouse for help and to complain.

Her golf pro saw her come into the clubhouse and asked, 'Why are you back in so early? What's wrong?'

'I was stung by a bee', she said.

'Where', he asked.

'Between the first and second hole', she replied.

He nodded knowingly and said, 'Then your stance is too wide.'

Strongest condemnation of an act I've ever read.

“I cannot express enough how deeply sorry I am it was Mr Johns, and not my father who lost their life,” the shooter’s Florida-based son said.

Erik von Brunn said his father’s hatred for racial minorities and Jews destroyed his family, and resulted in the divorce between him and Erik’s mother.”

From Patterico's (via DRJ)

Didn't get to goto Soccer last week (working days) and lil bit's first game ended in a 1-1 tie (putting them 3-0-3 for the season). They had 2 games rained out and had 1 scheduled for that day at 3pm to make up. Sadly, it rained out the rain out (lol) and we're unsure if they will schedule anymore.

She got a little sick (too hot) and was not on the field for the final moments when the other team pushed a goal across, but she played a great game (I heard).

Moved into the new apartment and lo and behold friends live just across the way in the building behind me. I've been out on the town nearly every night (I wasn't working) since and consumed a few beverages :)

Working mids this weekend and planning a Huntsville trip for Sunday night; days next week and then camping trip coming up the 4th through 11th of June.

Soccer was rained out again (2 weeks in a row) so no go there; went and got lil bit and we watched the new Hannah Montana movie (it was pretty good, she loved it of course) and then went out and drank a little at the Brick.

Another rainy day.


Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there!

Yes I'm slacking, no posts in forever (:

Lil bit plays soccer today, so Ill update on how they do and she's going to spend the day with me.


Why? It's muh birfday heh

Lil bit's team won 3-1 for a record of 3-0-2 on the season; she played stellar defense again and almost scored her first goal of the year (again).


Comment of the day:

John, here is my favorite Sunday School story.

The pastor has a glass of water, and drops a worm into it. The children watch the worm wriggle and wriggle in the water. Then the paster produces a glass of bourbon, and drops a worm into it. The worm dies almost instantly.

“So children,” asks the pastor. “What does this teach us?”

A small child raises his hand and says, “If you drink bourbon, you won’t get worms.” (from Patterico's comments)

The kitchen...I took a lot more pics but the camera is acting weird o.O

An American ship captain was rescued unharmed Sunday in a swift
firefight that killed three of the four Somali pirates who had been holding him
for days in a lifeboat off the coast of Africa, U.S. officials said.
Capt.
Richard Phillips' crew, who said they escaped after he offered himself to the
pirates as a hostage, erupted in cheers aboard their ship docked in Mombasa,
Kenya. Some waved an American flag and fired a flare in celebration.(link)

Cheers all around for the Pres. (authorizing), the Navy (killing/capturing) and the Captain (for jumping and surviving).

Lil bit won today 1-0; she had 1 goal kick (blocked) and 1 save as goalie :) It was a great game from both teams in cold, windy conditions.

Tied 1-1 at halftime (lil bit assisted on one goal and missed another >< ) the Silver Stars broke out in the 2nd half and scored 4 unanswered for a 5-1 victory (technically they don't keep score). One of the 3rd graders on the team scored every goal and played awesome.

Lil bit was great on defense again today and got the 'most effort' star. She almost had her 1st goal of the season but did get the assist on one.

1-0-1 for the year

First soccer game of the year for lil bit and her new team, the Silver Stars. All girls this year :)

They played to a 0-0 tie today (wet field) and lil bit played goalie to start (they rotated during the game) and made 1 save.

The game was played about 70% of the time on our end, but all the girls played very well to keep the other team from getting a goal. We only had 3 good chances to score and their goalie played just as well as ours.

After the 5 on 5 format of last year, 7 on 7 is going to be harder on them (the younger ones) to adjust to, but I liked the energy lil bit put into it.

Never thought it would happen, but this was the year for it I guess.

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. -- Tennessee's title defense ended sooner than expected, wrapping up the worst season ever for Pat Summitt's vaunted program.

Ball State stunned the two-time defending national champions 71-55 in the opening round of the NCAA tournament on Sunday night, snapping one of the more remarkable streaks in college basketball history.(link)

They had been to every Sweet Sixteen since the tournament started. Had to end sooner or later and congrats to Ball State for a great game.

Ex-lawyer in north Ala. gets 6 years for sex abuse
The Associated Press

Published: Friday, March 13, 2009 at 4:55 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, March 13, 2009 at 4:55 p.m.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - A former Athens lawyer accused of exposing himself and inappropriate contact with two runaway girls aged 12 and 13 was sentenced Friday to six years in prison for second-degree sexual abuse, enticing a minor and unlawful imprisonment.
[snip]
The six-year prison term is to be followed by 14 years probation. (link)

I think a more appropriate sentence would have been 14 years followed by 6 of probation (if not 25 to life). As a father, these people make me violent :)

Ladies and Gentlemen. The Democrat controlled congress and the Obama administration are moving forward with their plans to restrict your 2nd Ammendment rights. There is a bill in the House right now that will do just that. Specifically, it will institute a national gun registry.

This is the type of legislation that gun owners were warning about. Yet there were many gun owning Obama supporters that kept trying to tell us that it will all be ok. He supports gun ownership. Blah, blah.



I present to you. H.R. 45 a.k.a. Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009

SEC. 101. LICENSING REQUIREMENT.

Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

(aa) Firearm Licensing Requirement-

(1) IN GENERAL- It shall be unlawful for any person other than a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed collector to possess a qualifying firearm on or after the applicable date, unless that person has been issued a firearm license--

(A) under title I of Blair Holt’s Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009, which license has not
been invalidated or revoked under that title; or

(B) pursuant to a State firearm licensing and record of sale system certified under section 602 of Blair Holt’s Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009, which license has not been invalidated or revoked under State law.

(2) APPLICABLE DATE- In this subsection, the term ‘applicable date’ means--

(A) with respect to a qualifying firearm that is acquired by the person before the date of the enactment of Blair Holt’s Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009, 2 years after such date of enactment; and

(B) with respect to a qualifying firearm that is acquired by the person on or after the date of the enactment of Blair Holt’s Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009, 1 year after such date of enactment.

SEC. 102. APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.

(a) In General- In order to be issued a firearm license under this title, an individual shall submit to the Attorney General (in accordance with the regulations promulgated under subsection (b)) an application, which shall include--

(1) a current, passport-sized photograph of the applicant that provides a clear, accurate likeness of the applicant;

(2) the name, address, and date and place of birth of the applicant;

(3) any other name that the applicant has ever used or by which the applicant has ever been known;

(4) a clear thumb print of the applicant, which shall be made when, and in the presence of the entity to whom, the application is submitted;

(5) with respect to each category of person prohibited by Federal law, or by the law of the State of residence of the applicant, from obtaining a firearm, a statement that the individual is not a person prohibited from obtaining a firearm;

(6) a certification by the applicant that the applicant will keep any firearm owned by the applicant safely stored and out of the possession of persons who have not attained 18 years of age;

(7) a certificate attesting to the completion at the time of application of a written firearms examination, which shall test the knowledge and ability of the applicant regarding--

(A) the safe storage of firearms, particularly in the vicinity of persons who have not attained 18 years of age;

(B) the safe handling of firearms;

(C) the use of firearms in the home and the risks associated with such use;

(D) the legal responsibilities of firearms owners, including Federal, State, and local laws relating to requirements for the possession and storage of firearms, and relating to reporting requirements with respect to firearms; and

(E) any other subjects, as the Attorney General determines to be appropriate;

(8) an authorization by the applicant to release to the Attorney General or an authorized representative of the Attorney General any mental health records pertaining to the applicant;

(9) the date on which the application was submitted; and

(10) the signature of the applicant.