Cap'n Bob & the Damsel

Coconut Commando — WOW

cocoCurrently enjoying an extended, (extended again) all inclusive vacation package to Iraq, Coconut Commando is our choice this week for our Weblog of the Week.

Hailing from Orlando, Florida, this soldier writes insightful and interesting articles from a unique point-of-view. He blogs about a diverse set of topics, from Washington Politicians to Home Defense. We faithfully visit Coconut Commando and look forward to reading his latest posts. Just today, Commando posted an excellent article called Politicians Just Don’t Get It, where he diagnoses some of the current political nonsense in Washington. Congress could learn a thing or two from this guy.

We’re glad to nominate Coconut Commando as Weblog of the Week. Visit his site and see for yourself. Also, Don’t fail to visit Iraq 101, an educational blog about all things Iraqi, which is an offshoot Weblog also written by Coconut Commando. Good Stuff!

Support the troops!

01 May 2007 by Blogosphere Military

Spending Sunday Afternoon with the Guns

Our usual thing to do on Sundays is to go to the local shooting range for a little target practice. Today, we took a Smith & Wesson 908 9mm pistol, a S&W .357 magnum revolver and our Remington 12 and 20 gauge shotguns. We enjoy the target practice, but we also enjoy sitting on our backyard swing cleaning the guns afterward. This shot is of the guns laid out on our table as we prepare for cleanup and light oiling.

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Update (Cap’n Bob): Check out the video of Damsel’s day at the range.

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29 Apr 2007 by Firearms Photography

Bearded Iris

My bearded iris got it’s first flower this week. Several more flowers will be coming out in a few days. These delicate looking flowers only last a couple of days, but they are spectacular to see while they’re blooming.

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28 Apr 2007 by Home & Garden Photography

Un-American Gothic

uagothicWon’t these two ever stop playing politics with the security of our country?

Excerpt from Fox News:

Democrats need to make a decision to fund the troops or continue to play politics, said Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga.

“I think what they’re going to have to do is make a decision. Look, are we going to continue down the road playing politics or do we really care about those men and women in uniform? And if they do, then they’ll come back and we’ll send the president a clean supplemental,” Chambliss told FOX News.

Chambliss called Reid’s “war is lost” comments from last week “almost un-American.”

“I think it’s almost un-American to come out and tell the enemy that they’ve won and we’ve lost. It’s pure politics and I hope the American people really let the Democrats know that it’s the people fighting this war that really do deserve our support,” Chambliss said.

The New York Times reported that some Democrats want to send Bush a bill that he will sign, without the timetables for withdrawal but others push for standing firm behind the antiwar message from Congress.

What do you mean “almost,” Saxby? They’re full-on un-American on this one.

More apologies to Grant Wood.

27 Apr 2007 by Congress Degenerates Whacko Politics

Tools of the Trade

I get a few questions about the pictures I take and what I use to take them. Obviously, I didn’t use my Canon EOS Digital Rebel to take this shot, but this is the camera I use for most of the photos you see on this blog. Besides what you see in this picture, I also have a zoom lens and a wide-angle lens at my disposal.

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26 Apr 2007 by Blogosphere Photography

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