Psalm 103:15 As for man, his days are as grass; as a flower of the field, so he flourishes.Here are some photos of wildflowers I've taken over the years in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Please left click on the individual photos and it should enlarge to fill your screen for better detail. Photos were all taken with an Olympus FE 130 digital camera using normal, macro and super macro mode.All of these pictures were taken ...

Since we don't hear much from the mainstream media about the Obamessiah's longstanding friend and mentor Bill Ayers, let's see what we can learn from Yonkers city councilmember John Murtagh, whose familiarity with Ayers goes back even further than Obama's: During the April 16 debate between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, moderator George Stephanopoulos brought up "a gentleman named William Ayers," who "was part of the Weather Underground in the 1970s. They bombed the Pentagon, ...

When it comes to imposing homosexual depravity on mainstream American culture, the establishment media doesn't report the news — it is the news: ABC, AP, CBS, CNN, Fox, NBC, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and the corporate owners of USA Today, the Miami Herald, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Sacramento Bee, The Dallas Morning News and many other newspapers, all spent thousands of dollars sponsoring the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association convention in ...

I got away from the hospital around noon today After biking home, I realized I had time to go to the range. I packed up a menagerie of firearms, and then realized that all I had was the 1911 platform. No matter, suits me. It was hot and humid at the range. Even though Gustav is still near Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, the humidity can already be felt in North Louisiana. That's going to ...

Glen Beck was interviewing Bob Barr (I really like what he had to say, got to do some thinking on that) and he asked a question that got me thinking. The question was "what is your favorite Amendment in the Bill of Rights?" I am going to reorder the amendments in the order I like them from favorite to least favorite. I usually do these in the opposite order but this just seemed more fitting ...

Who’s Alive and Who’s Dead - the web site dedicated to helping you find out which of the noted celebrities of our time are with us, and which ones have died. I know I heard about people dying but I think my brain cells are dying because I keep forgetting. I’m surprised when I find out that someone wasn’t alive and I can’t remember hearing that they died. Here are some old TV shows and ...

Once kids learn how to count, the next logical step is learning how to add. Youngsters have a built-in knack for this, quite often, as they (like the rest of us) want to accumulate as much as possible. “It’s all about the toys,” eh? Using only the same digit eight times and some combination of addition (plus signs), come up with an equation that equals 1,000. HERE is the answer.

In 1953, Rolex decided to come up with an innovative watch for the then relatively new activity of scuba diving. It would be officially launched in the 1954 Basel Watch Fair and since then, it has been worn by the world's most famous debonair spy and it and its brethren (submariner date, seadweller) have the ignominious honor of being some of the most copied watches in the world... but all these are not really important. ...

You may or may not have seen today’s Brain Game elsewhere. Even if you have, it’s still a fun challenge and a good mental exercise. The goal here is fairly simple: you attempt to speak aloud the names of the colors of each word in succession. Not the words, but the color of the words. The first word, for instance, is in pink text, so you’d say “pink” (even though the word printed in pink ...

The classic definition is this: “In its final form, the M1911 was a locked-breech, single-action semi-automatic pistol. It was chambered for the .45 ACP cartridge and had a magazine capacity of seven rounds. Its weight unloaded was 39 ounces; overall length was 8.25"; the height was 5.25". Sights were fixed, although the rear sight was housed in a dovetail slot that allowed it to be drifted either left or right for windage adjustments. The pistols ...

"This is in keeping with the humanitarianism which, to avoid hurting one individual, lets a hundred others perish. The demand that defective people be prevented from propagating equally defective offspring is a demand of the clearest reason and if systematically executed represents the most humane act of mankind."Adolf Hitler. - Mein Kampf ". . .we prefer the policy of immediate sterilizarion, of making sure that parenthood is ' absolutely prohibed ' to the feeble-minded."Margaret Sanger ...

Several months ago I did an article about saving your change. You remember the one. Don't spend your pennies or nickels. Keep a lookout for silver dimes and quarters. Yeah, that one. One thing that I neglected to mention was how to easily identify silver coins. Once you've got all of your coins separated there's a quick and easy way to find the silver coins without checking each individual date. Newer coins have brown edges ...

1. No flight ever leaves on time unless you are running late and need the delay to make the flight. 2. If you are running late for a flight, it will depart from the farthest gate within the terminal. 3. If you arrive very early for a flight, it inevitably will be delayed. 4. Flights never leave from Gate #1 at any terminal in the world. 5. If you must work on your flight, you ...

It’s time for All in the Family! The Bunkers (Archie & Edith) and the Stivics (Mike & Gloria) went out to a little Italian restaurant in Queens to enjoy some pasta. The four dishes ordered were cheese ravioli, chicken parmesan, macaroni & cheese, and spaghetti & meatballs. The drinks were beer, soda pop, water, and wine. Based on the following five clues, can you figure out which person enjoyed which dish and which drink? Edith ...

Snowflakes in Hell (who, long overdue, is now on my blogroll) has photos of the Para Ordnance TTR AR-15. The Tactical Target Rifle features a unique recoil system above the barrel, which significantly reduces recoil and allows for a folding stock. The new Para Tactical Target Rifle with its Direct Impinged Gas System™ (DIGS™) gets you back on target faster than any other rifle of its kind. The recoil spring is over the op-rod so ...

There were two Catholic boys, Timothy Murphy and Antonio Secola, whose lives parallel each other in amazing ways. In the same year Timothy was born in Ireland, Antonio was born in Italy Faithfully they attended parochial School from kindergarten through their senior year in high school. They took their vows to enter the priesthood early in college, and upon graduation, became priests. Their careers had come to amaze the world, but it was generally acknowledged ...

In hour two of his program today, Rush vivisected Speaker Nancy Pelosi on what she said on Meet The Press.UPDATE: Here is the transcript.Listen To It! WMP | RealPlayer Audio clips available for Rush 24/7 members only—Join Now! BEGIN TRANSCRIPT RUSH: Let’s go to Pelosi. This was on Meet the Press yesterday. I want you to hear this, and we’ll comment after it. Tom Brokaw said, "Senator Obama saying the question of when life begins ...

I was interested to learn that many believe that hemlines rise during economic prosperity and fall during economic decline. That prompted me to do a little looking around to get a brief background on the ups and downs of the hemline. To begin with, the miniskirt originated in London, which apparently caused a huge stir in the elite Parisian fashion world, which had previously ruled supreme setting fashion trends. The development of the mini skirt ...

Iowegan’s Book of Knowledge for the Ruger GP-100 Disclaimer: Many of the recommendations in this document require special tools or procedures and may be beyond the skill level of the reader. All parts should be thoroughly cleaned before inspection and again after filing, sanding, stoning, or buffing. Do not attempt alterations unless you feel confident of success. Unload the gun before you even think about doing any work. The Iowegan is not responsible for screwups! ...