July 2012 - Argghhh!

Two antiques with attitude!

"These are my panties, this is my gun. This is for fighting, these are for fun!" While also a new jody for Marines in Boot, it also encapsulates this lawsuit, where Spearmint Rhino is suing Chiappa firearms over potential trademark confusion . Methinks Chiappa will win this shootout.

...Kevin accidentally posted a link to an article about how local Republican party apparatchiks worked to monkey-wrench the Paulians, and how the national party establishment just looked the other way. He removed it because he didn't really want to start something on my Wall. I appreciate that. I prefer to set the fires myself. I read it and decided, hey, he's right. Besides, it gives me a chance to make a point.

Here's a primer, with lanyard attached. When the spectator said they got hit by something (standing 30 feet to the right rear of the piece) the copper tube, which is blown out of the vent, is what glanced off their cap.

Wife number two was a horrible mistake (shut up, Kevin). For numerous reasons, but the one germane here is the lack of full disclosure prior to the wedding. She had a bankruptcy. Which she had been religously doing her bit in terms of meeting the requirements, which caused her to need a decent cash flow. I should note that this was before you had to provide SSNs for dependents on your W2. So, I'm doing the taxes and for the first.time.in.my.tax.life I have a bill, not a refund. WTF? And a 5 digits...

Tim said, "John, I thought you might find this interesting. An original 12lb gun cast in 1864 on a reproduction carriage. It was used to fire cannister rounds for an experiment by archeologists as to the actual spread/range, etc of the rounds. The ammunition was made up by Paulson Bros to Ordnance department standards. The 27 balls were color-coded by layer so that when located, they could be marked via GPS to determine where each layer expanded to and impacted. Fascinating footage of the impact...

Best quote regarding children firing cannon at Castle Argghhh! came in email: "And that’s growing up in Kansas for you! Wow! Very impressive. Looks like it was a very fun day." Indeed.