Take a Ride with Me Lucille

. . . in my Daily KOS Mobile.

kos-mobile

I believe it’s all there – every conceivable extremist point of view. Where else but in California? The stickers cleverly conceal the fact that the vehicle itself is a piece of s***. In fact, I think the stickers are being used like duct tape to keep the rear end from falling apart.

NFL Caves In On Pats-Giants Game

I guess the NFL knows just who in the hell John Kerry is.

nflPatriots’ historic game to be available to all of America, after all

Associated Press

NEW YORK — After weeks of insisting they wouldn’t cave in, NFL officials did just that Wednesday. Now all of America can see the Patriots’ shot at history.

Saturday night’s game between New England and the New York Giants on the NFL Network, which is available in fewer than 40 percent of the nation’s homes with TVs, will be simulcast on CBS and NBC.

This is sad when Senator Kerry uses his senate seat to intimidate private business.

San Pedro’s Red Cars

Last week we took a drive to the harbor area; while we were there, we stopped at the 22nd Street Red Car Station. Damsel took a photo as this holiday-decorated trolley pulled into the station.

red car

I have a special interest in the Red Cars, since my Grandfather was a motorman during the 1930s and 1940s. On a rainy day last year, we took a ride on the red car.

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas everyone!

Christmas Monuments

From APOD:

Mars and Orion Over Monument Valley
Credit & Copyright: Wally Pacholka (Astropics.com)

Welcome to The World At Night. Sharing the night sky seen around the world, this view from Monument Valley, USA includes a picturesque foreground of famous buttes. Buttes are composed of hard volcanic rock left behind after water eroded away the surrounding soft rock. The two buttes on the image left are known as the Mittens, while Merrick Butte is on the right. Recorded just last week, planet Mars is at the left of the skyscape, a glowing beacon of orange that is the brightest object in the frame. To the right of Mars lies the constellation of Orion. Betelgeuse is the reddish star near the center and the Belt of Orion and the Orion Nebula are farther right. Finally, the bright blue star Rigel appears above Merrick Butte in this stunning view of The World At Night.

Please click on the image for the full-sized view of this magnificent photo.

Happy Birthday to Damsel

Happy Birthday Damsel

Yep, you guessed it – her birthday is Christmas eve. Here are the rules if you have a similar situation:

  • Keep the two occasions distinctly separate.
  • Make sure the gifts are distinctly separate.
  • Optional – have an unbirthday for her around the June-ish timeframe. Get her a present then too.

The Trouble with Reloads

dingUnless you reload them yourself (and we haven’t started yet), you take your chances when purchasing reloaded rounds.

Today, for the second time ever, my Glock 30 .45ACP pistol jammed on this round. Evidently, a dent in the bullet got caught on the edge of the barrel as the round was on it’s way to be fired.

A closer look at the other reloaded rounds revealed a lot of dings and dents on the bullets. Most of the brass is also dinged up especially on the rim.

As readers of this site know, Damsel can’t shoot these in her Para Warthog. The good news is that her pistol jammed only once today using new ammo.