The REAL response to the SOTU address

Well done!

And Now for Something Entirely Different

I believe that it is called a flutterblast.

Springfield XDm

A friend asked if I could store an XDm 9mm in my safe for a while. Apparently his stepson had an "accidental" discharge and Mom is pissed angry. I readily agreed but warned him that it comes with a fee. I will take it to the range and shoot it as I had never shot one of the XDs before..

I must be one of the few people in the shooting world that is not impressed. Reliable - yes but......
I shot a variety of ammo and mixed it up in the stack. It all went bang every time. I was set up at about 50 feet  so the distance was not extreme by any means. A consistent pattern was never found. It wasn't the usual correctable issue of being high right or low left (finger placement, heeling, etc) I was just scattered around the center at about a five inch radius. The weapons were switched to see if it was just me. The EAA was fine along with the SBH. I went back to the XD to more scattered shooting. An ammo change didn't make any difference.

I must say that I could shoot the PF9 better if I really took my time. I have difficulty with the PF9 due to its small size and horrendous trigger pull/length. There is an armalaser on my PF9. At 50 feet, the dot looks like a fly trying to find a place to land while pulling the trigger. Kevin refers to this type weapon as a "get off me gun" and I agree. Don't bother taking it to a shoot unless you just want to amuse the bystanders and keep the manufacturers of ammo components in business.

I found the XDm to be no more than another "get off me gun" and not as concealable as some others.

The only prescription is more cowbell !!!

"Demonstrators calling for the recall of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker learned there really is such a thing as too much cowbell."
Wouldn't you love to be in the courtroom for this one?

Beezow Doo-Doo Zopittybop-Bop-Bop arrested in Wis.

Arresting officer Bunny Foo Foo said that "I went Bop-Bop-Bop in a Zopitty and got Mr. Doo-Doo into the Beezow or was that hoosegow?"

So he legally changed his name to this moniker. I wonder what he went by as a nickname?

Merry Christmas!

The obligitory "Antlers Over the Treetop" by the Yooper, Hugoos DaMoose
Seriously - A very Merry Christmas to all.
For the other holiday partiers - A very happy holiday, kwanzaa, winter soltice, flying spaghetti monster day (celebrated by Pastafarians), winter-een-mas (video game geeks), wintersday (MMORPG guild wars), Kwansolhaneidmas (facebook), and my favorite - Hogswatch (Discworld)!

3 Nuns

THREE NUNS WERE ATTENDING A BASEBALL GAME.

THREE MEN WERE SITTING DIRECTLY BEHIND THEM.

BECAUSE THEIR HABITS WERE PARTIALLY BLOCKING THE VIEW, THE MEN DECIDED TO BADGER THE NUNS, HOPING THEY'D GET ANNOYED ENOUGH TO MOVE TO ANOTHER AREA.

IN A VERY LOUD VOICE, THE FIRST GUY SAID,
"I THINK I'M GOING TO MOVE TO UTAH . THERE ARE ONLY 100 NUNS LIVING THERE."

 THERE ARE ONLY 5O NUNS LIVING THERE."

THEN THE SECOND GUY SPOKE UP AND SAID LOUDLY,
"I WANT TO MOVE TO MONTANA .

THE THIRD GUY YELLED,
"I WANT TO GO TO IDAHO .. THERE ARE ONLY 25 NUNS LIVING THERE."

THE MOTHER SUPERIOR TURNED AROUND,
LOOKED AT THE MEN,
AND IN A VERY SWEET AND CALM VOICE SAID,

"WHY DON'T YOU GO TO HELL...THERE AREN'T ANY NUNS THERE."

Don't Let the Tea Party & the NRA Steal Carolyn's Seat!

I had already sent in and received one of the free bumper stickers (Fight Crime. Stop the NRA) for the collection. It has been pulled from the website with a different, milder one now available.
It is of note that her seat is being "stolen". I thought it was the voters who decided elections. Those stunts pulled by the NRA and all are really vicious when they try to convince our government to conform to the Constitution. Almost everything is here except for the accusation of being raaaacist!
Heck - we don't want to silence you or your campaign. You're doing great - keep it up! I need to go find out who the opposition is going to be so that I can donate.

	Don, New York is losing two Congressional seats next year, and we've just learned that the new district map will be released in a matter of weeks. We still don't know what the map will look like. But when it's released, the Tea Party and the NRA are going to look for any sign of weakness in our campaign so that they can run some Far-Right candidate who will live in their back pocket. That's why next Saturday's year-end federal campaign finance reporting deadline is the most important of my campaign. If we can show our strength now, we can stop the NRA's attacks before they start. We've set a $10,000 year-end deadline goal. Reaching this goal is essential to the success of our campaign, and I can't do it without you. Please contribute right this minute to make sure the Tea Party and the NRA know they can't steal this seat. Click here to contribute $5 or more to my campaign right now and fight back against the Tea Party Republicans. The Tea Party Republicans know I'll keep leading the fight for sensible gun laws, and they'll do everything they can to silence us. And with what I'm seeing in Washington right now, it's clear that the stunts they're trying to pull with our gun laws are just the tip of the iceberg. They will stop at nothing to satisfy their own egos, even if it means wrecking our economy and the country in the process. We can't fall short. This goal is our absolute last opportunity to show our strength before redistricting happens, so please click here to contribute today. I know I can count on you – fighting for gun laws that keep our families safe is too important for us to ever give up. Thank you, Carolyn

Interview Questionaire

I get bored with the usual interview process so I decided to try a few different questions. Suggestions for addition or improvements are welcome!

1 -	Do you know what our firm is and what we do? (Circle one answer)
			Yes
			No
		If your answer is "Yes", then explain below what our firm is and does.
		If your answer is "No", then explain why you were too lazy to look it up.
2 -	Do you know what the positions you applied for entails? (Circle one answer)
			Yes
			No
		If your answer is "Yes", then give description below.
		If your answer is "No", then explain why you are bothering to apply.
3 -	Why would we chose you over the other applicants? (Circle one answer)
		A -	Snappy dresser.
		B -	You deserve it.
		C -	You don't know.
		D -	You feel that you're very qualified.
		If your answer is "D", then give description of qualifications.
		If your answer is other than "D", then give an explanation of favorable trait.
4 -	Tell me how you handled a stressful situation that occurred on your last job.
		(Circle one answer)
		A -	I cried a lot.
		B -	I don't feel stress.
		C -	I went home.
		D -	None of the above.
		If your answer is "D", then give description of what you did.
		If your answer is other than "D", then give an explanation of actions.
5 -	I see you program in MS Access. How would you link an indexed field variable
	to display on mouseover?
		(Circle one answer)
		A -	I don't have mice.
		B -	I don't like mice.
		C -	This is a trick question as a mouseover is like getting a perm.
		D -	None of the above.
		If your answer is "D", then give a brief description of how to do it.
		If your answer is other than "D", give some explanation that might amuse us.
6 -	Which co-worker at your last job did you get along with least well?
		(Circle one answer)
		A -	Supervisor
		B -	Co-Worker
		C -	Father
		D -	None of the above.
		Give explanation of why you did not get along.
7 -	What did you do about the person you did not get along with?
		(Circle one answer)
		A -	Swore and spat
		B -	Cried a lot
		C -	Told my father
		D -	None of the above.
		If your answer is "D", then give a brief description of how you alleviated the situation.
		If your answer is other than "D", explain how this helped.
8 -	What best describes your sense of humor?
		(Circle one answer)
		A -	Good.
		B -	I laugh all the time.
		C -	Warped
		D -	I have none, it was surgically removed.
		If your answer is "D", then no explanation is required.
		If your answer is other than "D", give examples.
9 -	Do you know what the meaning of the following acronyms are?
	USPSA; IDPA; ACTS; ICORE; IPSC
		(Circle one answer)
			Yes
			No
		If your answer is "No", then no explanation is required.
		If your answer is "Yes", explain which is your favorite and why.
10 -	Are you familiar with the cartoon "Dilbert"?
		(Circle one answer)
			Yes
			No
	How would you define the cartoon "Dilbert"?
		(Circle one answer)
		A -	I don't find it funny.
		B -	I like it.
		C -	It is just a cartoon and most are not funny.
		D -	It is an inspirational insight to the engineering world.
		If your answer is "No", then no explanation is required.
		If your answer is "Yes", further explain your answer.