tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post5158046220319920058..comments2024-03-28T13:05:30.531-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: Friday Musings*OldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-20191600400904700252017-08-05T11:22:35.576-07:002017-08-05T11:22:35.576-07:00Hahaha!Hahaha!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-43285934467175643172017-08-05T10:21:17.937-07:002017-08-05T10:21:17.937-07:00Thank you. I was beginning to think the Blogger A...Thank you. I was beginning to think the Blogger AI was a fan of that Texas president and was getting even with me.Andrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-87843803703943048542017-08-05T08:14:44.701-07:002017-08-05T08:14:44.701-07:00Now it all makes sense as I found the original com...Now it all makes sense as I found the original comment in the spam filter. Now that I've pulled it out it makes for a rather amusing sequence. Blogger's spam filter will throw a rod every now and again. Then I gotta go in and clean the filter. :)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-76479614574853221072017-08-04T19:56:10.880-07:002017-08-04T19:56:10.880-07:00Really? I did not know that. I avoided her work as...Really? I did not know that. I avoided her work as she just seemed far too sincere and earnest and all that.<br /><br />Guess that was a good idea but for perhaps the wrong reasons.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-65211420903419454362017-08-04T19:27:31.771-07:002017-08-04T19:27:31.771-07:00Dear Viewers, Part Deux: Please ignore the above ...Dear Viewers, Part Deux: Please ignore the above comment as for some reason the blogger system accepted the comment that the above comment was about and then, poof, said first comment (not the one above) disappeared. Dammit!)Andrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-50470850723384974092017-08-04T19:10:13.644-07:002017-08-04T19:10:13.644-07:00Yes, it was like that back then.
Time marches on,...Yes, it was like that back then.<br /><br />Time marches on, hopefully not off a cliff.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-30635338935695315922017-08-04T19:04:47.127-07:002017-08-04T19:04:47.127-07:00Er, that does sound like some of Ms. Rand's wo...Er, that does sound like some of Ms. Rand's work, except the characters in "Once.." are probably more than one-dimensional and most likely take less than three pages to say they need to get some toilet paper from the store.<br /><br />I think she was secretly allowed to escape the USSR in order to torture and physically ruin the total pool of US typesetters.<br /><br />Other than that, "The Fountainhead" isn't bad, just... just... sweepingly boring and the reader can see the plot from a hundred miles away. I tried "Atlas Shrugged" and gave it up when I realized the title meant what the reader was supposed to do with the book rather than carry the damned boat anchor around (and that was the paperback, can't even imagine the strain on the body having to carry a hard-cover copy.)<br /><br />For all those Rand supporters out there, I like her message. I got her message. Please, God, Ayn, quit beating the message into my head. I mean, "Moby Dick" is a good book, too, if you cut out about 3/4s of the chapters, and then take that and make a movie out of it, otherwise, no, just no.Andrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-29459051199261435332017-08-04T19:03:47.008-07:002017-08-04T19:03:47.008-07:00Sarge,
Like you, I gave up on the mass media deca...Sarge,<br /><br />Like you, I gave up on the mass media decades ago. In print form, the last straw of me was the NRA magazine 'American Rifleman'. In the far wayback times when I was an E4, I subscribed. I continued my subscription through the times when Harlan Carter and Neal Knox lead the fight. Then the "kinder, gentler faction voted them out. About that time my subscription lapsed and I let it go. The last time I looked at an issue, I saw and ad for Viagra and the articles seemed to be written on a fourth grade level. I have not picked one up since.<br /><br />That said, I have to admit that Tucker Carlson seems to be a breath of fresh air.<br /><br />For those interested in a window into what us old vets grew up on, here is a link to past issues of 'Guns' magazine. They are PDF and downloadable. I suggest starting with July, 1959. Enjoy.<br /><br />https://gunsmagazine.com/classic-guns-magazine-editions/RHT447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-77344336666333260842017-08-04T18:55:33.070-07:002017-08-04T18:55:33.070-07:00Dear Viewers: Please insert 'keeping the dist...Dear Viewers: Please insert 'keeping the district boundaries.' where it says 'keeping the county boundaries.'<br /><br />Please note that Andrew's brain sometimes does not connect correctly to the Brothers Hand and therefore communications are occasionally mistranslated by TBsH.<br /><br />Thank you for your cooperation.Andrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-3198778479569873162017-08-04T18:52:22.405-07:002017-08-04T18:52:22.405-07:00And yet 'that party' bitches and complains...And yet 'that party' bitches and complains and acts like it is the end of the world whenever more sensible state representatives try to clean up the district boundaries.<br /><br />The media keeps using things like 'historically (some supposedly socially repressed group) held' to justify keeping the county boundaries. Now, if they really wanted 'historical' then they'd go back to the boundaries before the time of the third worst president ever (Les Grande Jerkoffski.)<br /><br />Andrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-43638649918171062982017-08-04T18:43:33.840-07:002017-08-04T18:43:33.840-07:00Inquiring minds want to know.Inquiring minds want to know.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-25434859728660550272017-08-04T18:39:32.570-07:002017-08-04T18:39:32.570-07:00Shaun:
"...I think I see hopeful signs devel...Shaun:<br /><br />"...I think I see hopeful signs developing more quickly in a number of non-American societies. Great Britain for one example." What are you seeing that I am overlooking?<br /><br />PLQ<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-88190433636480803922017-08-04T18:06:41.277-07:002017-08-04T18:06:41.277-07:00They also have an excess of folks who aren't f...They also have an excess of folks who aren't from there and don't wish to assimilate. Not that we don't have that problem<br /><br />People have always been selfish, I think it's in our DNA, sort of a default position taken by those who are unable to think of others.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-55094012378482930542017-08-04T18:03:39.463-07:002017-08-04T18:03:39.463-07:00And then we have the present societal climate wher...And then we have the present societal climate where it's perfectly fine for people to do the wrong things because reasons. Which takes us back to the first principle. Does a person actually believe and behave as if they believe that all men are created equal? I think it's pretty clear that the default position for humans is complete selfishness. Today we have a society where most of the people, most of the time, demand to be treated equal (more equal or special) while reserving the absolute right to treat their fellows as objects to be used and manipulated. No one should be surprised, that's the default setting, and even in the "best" of American times most of the people behaved that way most of the time. But during those best time, most of the people knew that selfish behavior was wrong behavior in the context of an integrated society and worked pretty darned hard -- sometimes -- to develop and adhere to principled modes of coexistence. I'm not sure that happens very much these days, although I see some hopeful signs.<br /><br />Interestingly, I think I see hopeful signs developing more quickly in a number of non-American societies. Great Britain for one example.<br /><br />One thing we know for sure, Britain's Got Britons!PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-48798246172566792252017-08-04T17:55:59.857-07:002017-08-04T17:55:59.857-07:00Ouch! (I had to look that up, not being a college ...Ouch! (I had to look that up, not being a college ball fan.)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-46938598313164470942017-08-04T17:23:18.682-07:002017-08-04T17:23:18.682-07:00Andrew - I've not read any Ayn Rand, too heavy...Andrew - I've not read any Ayn Rand, too heavy. And no, not a military version of any of her stuff.<br /><br />Two soldiers. Three wars. One warrior. One feather merchant.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-70432301393394691192017-08-04T17:21:55.632-07:002017-08-04T17:21:55.632-07:00Heh, pilot light.Heh, pilot light.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-3942222320484445782017-08-04T17:21:13.646-07:002017-08-04T17:21:13.646-07:00Can you say "gerrymander"? I knew you co...Can you say "gerrymander"? I knew you could.<br /><br />Disgusting innit?OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-58295257137437111552017-08-04T17:20:40.932-07:002017-08-04T17:20:40.932-07:00East Berkeley. Ouch!East Berkeley. Ouch!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-51508718796505513192017-08-04T17:18:11.114-07:002017-08-04T17:18:11.114-07:00Ah, how to stop a rabid Gator fan in their tracks?...Ah, how to stop a rabid Gator fan in their tracks? Mention "Galen Hall, Gaaaalennnn Haaallllllllll...."Andrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-73989033031600356922017-08-04T17:15:25.534-07:002017-08-04T17:15:25.534-07:00I mean, if you're gonna elect a 'puppet...I mean, if you're gonna elect a 'puppet' congress critter, at least make sure it can assemble at least one coherent, rational thought and actually state it in a way that doesn't make the receiver of said 'wisdom' not want to blow one's brains out.<br /><br />Yeeesh. <br /><br />We in real Florida apologize for that person. And a few others that are currently from our state that are in the news lately.Andrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-21211019404272514222017-08-04T17:12:24.568-07:002017-08-04T17:12:24.568-07:00I found a used copy of Once An Eagle on Amazon and...I found a used copy of Once An Eagle on Amazon and pushed the buy button. I need something to read after I finish and reread Fighter Pilot.<br /><br />And no I am not turning into a Fighter Pilot, (the large watch and arm waving to the contrary) I think of myself more as someone that sparks a larger flame of discussion, yes, I see myself as a Pilot Light. John in Phillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196033252818387245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-65918183936359598202017-08-04T17:11:56.648-07:002017-08-04T17:11:56.648-07:00From the synopsis, it sounds somewhat like a milit...From the synopsis, it sounds somewhat like a military version of some of Ayn Rands' writing. A book fit to drive the reader to anger and despair.<br /><br />Is it as frustrating and depressing a read as "Thud Ridge?" That book still haunts me, and I haven't read it in years.Andrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-52397718906113445932017-08-04T16:52:53.702-07:002017-08-04T16:52:53.702-07:00Yeah, right in the lower center of East Berkeley, ...Yeah, right in the lower center of East Berkeley, otherwise known as Gainesville, the 'cultural' center of the People's Democratic Republic of Alachua County. This place has gone full retard. (The Berkeley comment was from one of my old bosses.)<br /><br />And they forced the Daughters of the Confederacy to take back the Civil War memorial. And this is a place that used to celebrate the Battle of Olustee. <br /><br />And, well, just look last year's voting map...<br /><br />As to Ms. Brown, a friend living a little east of Gainesville actually had Ms. Brown's district borders go around her and her family's houses in order to maintain the 'right' flavor of her domain. You can see part of it if you pull up a map of that fief du Democrat. <br /><br />And to think, she's not even up there in corruption or stupidity in comparison to... Well, I'm starting tp froth at the mouth...Andrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-37329661569645342782017-08-04T16:08:05.158-07:002017-08-04T16:08:05.158-07:00Smart guy that Mr. Friedman.
Once again my reader...Smart guy that Mr. Friedman.<br /><br />Once again my readers have given me much to ponder. Much indeed...OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.com