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I know I don't really know most of you but I also know that there are probably some of you who only tollerate me because my picture of Millie as my avatar for most of my time here made you think I wasn't all bad. :)  Anyway...I though I would share this as I had to let her go late yesterday afternoon...   -------------------- Over a period of about three weeks, my little girl, “Millie” the basset hound went from a full of life and beautiful girl and love of my life to being a very ill little girl. I noticed her appetite starting to wane the last week of September. I didn’t think a lot of it at the time because it wasn’t all that unusual for something to upset her stomach and for her to forgo a meal or two or even three before returning to gobbling up her breakfast and dinner. Into the second week I was getting concerned; changed her dog food to see if she would eat more and that seemed to work for few days. I boarded here at my vet’s facility (her usual place) the first weekend of October (Friday through Sunday afternoon October 4-6, 2013) because I was out of town and noted my concerns to the staff – when I picked her up on Sunday afternoon they said she hadn’t eaten much on Thursday but seemed to eat normally Saturday. I took her home and she did seem to eat okay then stopped eating again by Monday…I started supplementing her food with canned and for a couple of days, that worked but she was obviously getting worse. I took her into my vet’s office on Thursday the 10th and had many different tests run; all of which seemed to indicate a problem with her liver. We started her on medication in hopes that it was an infection that could be treated. Initially, Millie took the medicine and she ate well for about a day or so but by Saturday, she was throwing up a lot and finally, by Sunday, refused to eat anything at all. I took her into Dr. Barker on Monday morning and x-rays showed a large mass near her liver. On my vet’s recommendation I took her to another facility so that we could have an ultrasound done - it took only a few minutes for the ultrasound to confirm both the mass and many tumors throughout her liver and spleen. There was no choice; no right choice anyway except to let her go and ease her pain but nothing is ever going to ease the pain or fill the huge empty hole in my heart. I can’t even begin to describe how much I loved that long-eared, droopy-eyed bundle of unconditional love…she was my pal…she was my best friend…she was my little girl…my “Sweet P” and I’ll always love, miss and remember her. Rest in peace my sweet little girl - I lost you far too soon and I'll always love you. ------------------------------    

I see there is a lot of interest as of late in the 300 Blackout. And it seems like there are a lot of people planning on building one in the near future so I figured I would post up some things to take into consideration when building a 300 Blackout. The two biggest considerations are what gas system and what twist.   First, let me start by saying that other than the barrels and muzzle devices all other parts are identical to what is found on any 5.56 AR-15. The lowers are identical and you should be able to use any standard lower that functions with a 5.56 upper with a 300 Blackout upper. A threaded 300 Blackout barrel will use 5/8-24 threads. That is the standard for any .308 caliber muzzle device.    What gas system do I need?   There are two types of gas systems used in the 300 Blackout, pistol length and carbine length. Each one has its own advantages and disadvantages, depending on how you look at it.   A carbine length gas system does not require an adjustable gas block and requires no adjustment if shooting supersonics. You can use a standard gas block which is a little cheaper than and adjustable one. But with a carbine length gas system you may run into problems cycling if you are not shooting supersonic, full power loads. I know I have read, and helped, a lot of people with carbine length gas systems and in 90% of the cases it requires a lot of custom parts to get it to function when shooting subsonic ammunition, even factory subsonic ammunition. Now if you are going to be adding a suppressor then the cycling issues go away in most cases. With a carbine length gas system you cannot shorten the barrel too much below 16" without running into cycling issues both with and without a suppressor. If all you ever plan on doing is shooting supersonic ammo then the carbine length gas system will work great. If you reload then the carbine length gas system can be finicky as far as what powders and bullet weights can be used.    A pistol length gas system may require an adjustable gas block, depending on port size, with a 16" barrel to shoot both supersonic ammo and subsonic ammo. A pistol length gas system setup to shoot subsonics may be over gassed when shooting supersonic ammo without an adjustable gas block but in most cases the gun will still be reliable but run a little dirtier. A pistol length gas system will be reliable with subsonics even if you do not have a suppressor. A pistol length gas system allows you to use the widest variety of powders and bullet weights. It also allows you to make a SBR or pistol with a barrel length down to as short as 7". The most reliable setup is going to be the pistol length gas system whether shooting subsonics or supersonics.    So in the end if you plan on shooting subsonics you want to have a pistol length gas system. If all you are going to be shooting is supersonics then a carbine length gas system is going to work fine. But a pistol length gas system will work with both but might require an adjustable gas block. You should be running an adjustable gas block anyways to tune the gun for reduced recoil, reliability as well as to keep it cleaner for longer. Using an adjustable gas block you can artificially lengthen a pistol length gas system but there is no way to artificially shorten a carbine gas system.   ***************************************************************************************************************************   Reloading for the 300 Blackout For reloaders. There is tons of published data out there for both supersonic and subsonic loads. But you can also use load data for the 300 Whisper, which has been around for several decades. The two rounds are interchangeable.   As far as dies go any should work but I have seen some issues as of late with Lee dies. Personally I like the RCBS dies because I can replace the expander ball. It is important for me because I cast and with the .311" expander ball I do not size my cast bullets down as I seat them into the case.    For those of us that cast or plan to. Be mindful that not all 30 caliber cast bullets will work with the 300 Blackout in an AR. Some require the OAL to be 2.26" to avoid exposing the lube grooves. And when you seat ANY bullet, cast or jacketed, to that length it can cause problems with some magazines. The ideal length should be under 2.15". Also, when loading cast bullets the case necks need to be larger than what you would use for jacketed. Also, if shooting cast you must bell the cast mouth. Lee makes a universal case mouth expanding die. And you want just enough of a bell to not shave the cast bullet. You should not be able to easily see or feel the bell.    So how or where do I get brass? You can either buy it or make your own. Buying it is self explanatory but because the caliber is based on a necked up 223 you can use 223 or 5.56 brass to make your own. You cut the 223 case off at the shoulder. Then you size and trim like any other caliber out there. To cut my brass I use a Harbor Freight mini chop saw and a fixture that holds the cases but you could use anything really. And even though it is a small case it still requires lube just like the 223.     **************************************************************************************************************************   What twist do I need? Twist rates. Barrels can be had in 10, 8, 7 and now 6.5. If you plan on shooting supersonics then any of them will work but if you are going to be shooting subsonics then you must take the twist rate into consideration. The numbers below are generalizations and you must test to verify.    A 10 twist will stabilize most jacketed bullets up to 200 grain and most cast bullets up to 220 grains at 1,050 fps.   An 8 twist will stabilize most jacketed bullets up to 220 grain bullets and most cast bullets up to 250 grains at 1,050 fps.   A 7 twist will stabilize most jacketed bullets up to 240 grains and most cast bullets 250+ grains at 1,050 fps.   And the 6.5 twist is out there because there are rumors of a 260 grain Hornady Amax soon to be released.    With that being said you MUST verify your individual gun to ensure it is stabilizing the bullets. Shooting an unstable bullet will not harm anything unless you have a suppressor. To test shoot at a target 100 yards away without the suppressor on. Inspect the bullet hole in the target. It should be round and all edges look uniform. If the hold is oblong or has one edge that seems a more feathered than the other then the bullet is not stable.  If you find your load is NOT stabilized you either need to go to a lighter bullet or a faster velocity. Some 8 twist guns will stabilize 240 grain bullets and some won't so you MUST verify, especially if you are using a suppressor. I have a 10 twist gun that stablizes 245 grain cast bullets but I have had others that would not.         If anyone has any questions feel free to ask. I am sure I am missing a few things here. And remember the only dumb question is the one not asked.            

To know a dog is to know unconditional love.

One side of me is happy for you, but the other side is sad for the seller.

While he understands it's not the same, Grizwald said he'd be more than happy to come over and play, if you ever need someone to slobber and drool all over your house. He said he'd even be willing to hog your side of the bed.

Robert, of the many things I and all of us here could say...I believe Timestepper summed it well. I'll just add this. You provided a loving home to a beloved companion and in return received the most unconditional and sincere love on this earth short of that of our Lord Jesus. Know that you will be reunited. Remember her for the good times and the love you shared. God Bless.

RIP Millie, you are missed.   Condolences, Robert. It'll never get better, but it will get easier.   Funny how when one's heart is full there's room enough for the whole world, but when it's empty there isn't room for even the tiniest grain of sand...   I can't say anything to make it any easier, only time will do that. In the mean time... we're all here and thinking of you and wishing we could do the impossible and a little of us hurts along with you.   Peace, friend.   :sadwave:

The world needs more Flea...

I'm really trying here, but I just can't accept that it is the government's fault if someone's child goes hungry. If my kids don't eat, how on earth could I justify blaming someone else? It's my responsibility. And I'll add to that, anyone who is claiming they can't feed their kids is full of sh** if they have anything of value, such as smart phones, iPods, iPads, computers, flat screens, jewelry, etc. I'd sell off my wedding ring before my kids would starve.

The best tool you can invest in is between your ears. The old saying 'A book, a cook does not make' There's NO skill you shouldn't be trying to learn. From edible plants in your area, memorizing where potable water sources are, to pressure canning, gardening and crocheting. Learn to knit a sweater and weave a basket. Fix a small gasoline engine, siphon gas from a late model car. You need to develop a skill set that will allow you to bend your environment to your will. That will be your best survival tool. Without skills in producing, concealing and protecting, all your preps will be much appreciated by those who find them and take them away from you by hook or by crook. I tell people, decide where you want to die. Is it where you are or somewhere else? Find that place and start surviving there NOW. Learn it know it live it. If you're already living the lifestyle then when fan gets splattered, then only outside threat levels will change. Your instinct to live with what you have and what you can procure YOURSELF will be the same. One of the best things you can do right now is weening yourself off the mentality "I'll just go out and buy one". I make a point to at least attempt to repair or make a new one myself on EVERYTHING I can. Even if I fail or am not satisfied with the results and end up going to buy a new one. Whatever you're replacing still has value if you can learn something from trying to fix it. Think outside the box and you'll be amazed where you'll be in a year or two. You can stockpile so much ammo. You can't eat it p, it tastes like crap. Lol

I use the Free Microsoft Security Essentials and I've never had a problem with a virus since. It also doesn't bog down the computer like other antivirus software did.   http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security-essentials-download   Try it. :up:

You need to get something other than Norton. It's the worst antivirus software on the market, just about as close to nothing as possible. I'd recommend ESET NOD32

Nope. It's your property. You can pretty much carry as you see fit.

Found this on one of my friends Facebook page , never even thought about it until I read it , makes you wonder if Obama already had this pland way ahead of time to try and make it go down this way what's your thoughts??? Did anyone besides me wonder how they got all those signs distributed far and wide, including to all the national parks and cemeteries overseas only eight to ten hours after the government shut down? Take a look at this from someone who wanted to remain anonymous. I have worked in the government on and off for 40 years. During that time I became quite familiar with requisitions, bidding, awarding contracts etc. It is a time consuming process with bean-counters and pencil-necked bureaucrats every step of the way. The simplest request takes months not days or hours. In less than 8 hours of the shutdown, miraculously, professionally printed 3X4 foot signs appeared all over the country in the tens of thousands saying-“this [park, facility, etc. with custom logos] closed due to government shutdown. There has not been a government shutdown in 17 years. These signs were designed, specifications were determined, signs were then requisitioned, bids were posted and vetted, government contracts were awarded. The materials were then ordered and the signs manufactured then distributed U.S. Mails or . This shutdown was orchestrated and planned well in advance at least 6-8 months ago. Millions of tax dollars were appropriated and spent in this process. There is a paper trail a mile long leading directly to the White House.

Our condolences to you.  We've been down this road a couple of times and it is always a challenge.  And yet as difficult as it is to lose one, I'll trade that brief sorrow for the years of unconditional love in a heartbeat.  In our case, after a few weeks or a few months we always decided that we missed the pitter patter of little feet on the floor and were ready to adopt another 4 legged member into the family.  The two we have now are both rescues and while we love them both dearly, we still talk about and miss the ones who came before them.  They will always be part of our lives and our hearts.  As I know Millie will always be part of yours.   Our thoughts are with you!

I don't care about your errors. I still cannot join the AR social group. :-P

Robert,My condolences go out to you and everyone close to her. Nothing can describe the loyalty a pet has to its owner.I painfully regret hearing of your loss. Knowing our pets are always gods little creatures that we've been blessed with,I hope you find that new lil friend that will benefit from the good life you had with Millie. I've lost a few in the past and understand,,,,  I remain truly;and hope you can find peace despite your loss

Deer Hunting is frustrating. For 8.5 months I am wishing for deer season to hurry up and get here, then for the next 3.5 months I wish I had the time to go hunting. So, I'm pretty much frustrated year round. Haha

  Plus, unless the business is actually producing something useful, you may as well just be giving the money directly to the employees in the first place. Otherwise you're just wasting resources and probably making somebody (politicians buddy) rich. And there won't be the market forces necessary to force the business to suffer the death it needs either.   Corporate welfare should not be regarded as any less worse than personal welfare. Both badly need to go.

You cannot use deadly force to protect property. If someone already has stolen your property and is leaving you cannot shoot them. Or if someone is trying to steal your property you cannot shoot them. You can use whatever means needed to protect your property except deadly force or the threat of deadly force. Now if they escalate to deadly force while you are trying to protect your property then you can meet force with force. But if you find someone on your property you cannot shoot them unless they are a threat to your life or someone else's life, even if they have bypassed your gate or crossed fences.   If you are in your house and someone is trying to break in it doesn't automatically give you the right to shoot. Now if they are in the house and you are in fear for your life then you can shoot. Do not shoot from inside your home at anyone who is outside unless they are firing at you.   Up until they enter your residence the only crime they have committed is trespassing which is not justification for the use of deadly force.   You want to avoid conflicts at all cost and defuse them at the lowest level as possible. Shooting someone should be the absolutely last resort when all others have failed. Even if the shoot is justified you are going to find yourself in a place you don't want to be, both mentally and financially. The bad guy's family can sue you and it will cost you thousands to defend yourself. I know a justified shooting excempts someone from beind sued but it still takes a court hearing to get the case thrown out and anyone who goes to court on something serious without an attorney is asking for trouble. And imagine in the off chance the authorities think it was not justified, that can cost you a lot more than money.   99% of the time just yelling at a bad guy that the cops are on their way will make them flea.

I got a doe yesterday first with the crossbow jerky time

I'd recommend downloading Malware Bytes http://www.malwarebytes.org/ to clean up your PC. You may need to download it from a different PC and put it on a thumbdrive to transfer it over to the infected PC.   For Antivirus, I use Microsoft's free Security Essentials. I've seen reports that it is not the absolute best antivirus, but I've been quite happy with it. You can't argue with the price. Plus, it is not bloated with all the crap that comes with Norton. It's just an Antivirus and does not use a ton of system resources.   Another trick of mine is to use virtual machines. I have a Win7 Vm running on my desktop. I've configured it so that the virtual hard drive is non-persistent. In other words, when the VM is powered down, any changes that were made to the VM while it was powered up are forgotten. It goes back to exactly the way the VM was when I powered it on. That way, if I get a virus, just rebooting the VM cleans it all up. Once a month I set the disks to persistent and install patches, then set the disk back to non-persistent. I use VMware's free VM Player application to run my VM's. You can even download free, and already installed and configured VM's in O/S' like Linux. Just download and run the VM. If it gets crapped up, delete it and download a fresh copy.

A towel. Anywhere in the galaxy, you need a towel.   - OS

All this Is great advice. I'd lile to add: you need a way to secure your home. Wood, screws, nails, booby traps, etc... If you are planning on staying put, plan on defending your castle. Sent barefoot from the hills of Tennessee

From my understanding, even if you are on your property, you do not have to have a gun carry permit to keep a firearm to defend yourself with. The HCP only applies if you travel off your property. Meaning it protects you the permit holder from any criminalization of "intent to go armed".   On your property, you are covered with or without a HCP, off property you are covered by having a HCP.

Was watching video on the Million Vet March and of course Bob sticks his two cents in but check out the identifier at the bottom! Link here so you can watch the video yourselves http://video.foxnews.com/v/2740298364001/wwii-vets-rally-in-washington-dc-against-slimdown/

There's an old saying:   When you owe the bank a thousand dollars, you're worried.   When you owe the bank a million dollars, the bank is worried.   The world is the bank. We owe it the trillions. The world keeps investing because it knows if we fold, most everything folds. Same as you feel about your money protected by the FDIC. If the FDIC fails, you won't be much if any better off having lots of US dollars or not having any US dollars.   However, the world will keep demanding higher interest rates over time to keep playing, the more risk it perceives, the higher the rate will be needed to make them play. It's a Ponzi scheme, based on nothing else than faith and track record. Which works until it doesn't.   OPEC could demand payment in something other than USD tomorrow. Game would likely change immediately, perhaps catastrophically. Same if interest rate on US bonds has to double quickly to sell enough to keep going.   China is lately strongly suggesting that the world needs a different base currency than the USD. Fitch is warning may downgrade US credit rating. Again.   Interesting times, perhaps, to say the least.   - OS

They had the Barrycades around the monuments in DC the day the shutdown started, that's "premeditated" in my book.

If elections were Friday, he'd win by a larger margin than he did in November. Boehner will be remembered for holding an opposition as long as he has with as little as he's got. But, while you might be able to argue that the GOP is trying to take the first step of getting the defense off the field, they're a long way from being able to mount an effective offense.

half the battle, of course. I saw this and thought I'd share the awesome as some of you grew up during my generation and even some whom didn't can appreciate this.

I snuck out to the new lease today and hung a stand for muzzle loader season. I bush hogged a 40x100 yard opening out of 7 ft tall briars. There were 3 does in it as I left today. Gonna be good I hope!

Walk out my front porch and i see three deer ( a couple does and a fawn). Able to get within 30 yards of them and they aren't spooked. But i live in the city, so no hunting is allowed anyways. Now if SHTF, I'll have some meat.

  Bit of esoterica re J.C. Higgins name I never knew:   "The brand name, J. C. Higgins, was based on a real person, John Higgins who was a Sears employee. He moved from his birth country of Ireland to the United States in his late teens and began working for Sears in 1898. He spent his entire working career with Sears and was Vice President for the company for a period of time. He was actually born with no middle name but the Sears Co. presented the idea of labeling their sporting good line with his name and saw it more presentable labeling the brand as J.C Higgins. He worked with the company until his retirement as head bookkeeper in 1930. Higgins died in 1950. His expertise in sporting goods or sports is unknown."   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J.C._Higgins   - OS

To that end, has anyone considered using caltrops? They're easily made and can be highly effective for home/castle defense. They are easily deployed and if several are strung together, they're also easily retrieved for redeployment or to allow temporary ingress/egress.   I won't say that I currently have them in use, but you probably also don't wanna' walk through our woods if me or my wife isn't with you. ;)

Prep work: sprayed it with a water hose and scrubbed with with a push broom the day before and let it dry off, then the next day I used a leaf blower to get the dust off right before starting.  Probably an hour at most spent on this, the stuff is so thick I don't think you have to worry about doing much at all.   As for the feeling on barefeet, hard to explain but it sort of feels like walking on compacted sand you would see on a beach.  It's just as comfortable as walking on bare wood   And as peejman said, you have to leave the underside alone, that's how the water evaporates.

I grew up on dirtbikes and when I was around 18 a buddy of mine brought his Honda 300 4-wheeler 4x4 over to our land. We were out just riding close to the house one weekend and I showed him a big dirt hill where 4x4's went and climbed. I did it on my bike all the time (Suzuki RM 250) but he had more or less just "farm riding" experience and a 4 wheeler is a lot different but anyways we lined up to go up the hill. He wanted to go first so I lined up behind him. He was just gonna climb it and go over the top and I was gonna go up with some speed to get a little air. He got 95% to the top and his front tires were almost over and he did have the correct riding stance but it was too much for the 4 wheeler. He began to come over backwards and he did a complete backwards roll with the atv on top of him. I thought I was watchimg my friend die in front of me. He landed on his back in a mud puddle at the bottom of the hill with the atv still perfectly on top of him. His face was submerged in the water. All I remember was dropping my running bike and running uver to him. I remember throwing the atv off of him in a "hulk like" manner. I have always heard of people using all of their strength in a situation with adrenaline pumping but the atv at the time felt like me simply throwing a bag of dog food. He didn't break any bones but was very sore for days. He was very lucky that day.

  I have an RRA upper. Lancer Advanced Warfighter mags. They make two grades. You need the good one.

  Tell you what, you are in my town... you buy the dies and bullets and I would be happy to refill em for you. 

Get a Mac , quit paying for anti anything software ! The money is up front , but no annual fees for annual software.

I assume a borrowed one will do , the law reads it is as just as it is first assembled. First a pistol , then a pistol , legal to go rifle and back and forth ; but not the reverse.

My 3MIL with Knife Connection scales Izula II 3, I2, DPX HEST by Rowen

Yes.

Everything lol

If Red, from That 70's Show, were a real person, he'd say "Hickenlooper is a dumbass."  Nuff said.

Ok, I am not one that believes in ghosts per say but I do believe in guardian angels. I didn’t until about 1990.  I think I have mentioned that I lost my oldest son to an auto accident. He had the accident in 1986 and was in a coma for almost a year before regaining conscious but was not going to survive because the damage to his brain stem was to severe and it was just a matter of time. During that time I had met and remarried a wonderful woman that had a teen age daughter. When my 3 million dollar insurance policy ran out of course we had to find a place to put him such as a nursing home that would accept his Medicaid. My wife being an RN knew he would not get the care he needed in any nursing home. Her decision was to quit her job and bring him home and we brought him home. She had Medicaid bring in a home health care agency and equip the room at the house with all the stuff needed to care for him. He was a quad because of his injury and required a lot of care which my wife provided without question and I worked and helped her in the evenings with him. During that time my wife’s daughter met a young man and yea things progressed and in 1989 she became pregnant. We live next door to each other in a duplex I was purchasing. My son was able to speak but his voice was slurred bad but we could understand certain things he said. As time went on her boyfriend worked and I worked and my wife and her daughter(Murieka) would care for my son Doug. Well Murieka had the baby on June 29th 1989  and her name was Danielle and Murieka would bring the baby over while helping her mother with my son (Doug jr) They would lay Danielle in the bed with Doug and he would smile and laugh out loud at her.  Danielle was born with a birth defect that would not show up for about 2 months after her birth. Doug Jr. Passed away on August 11th 1990 in his sleep. He was buried on the 13th.   About a little over a month later Murieka and his boyfriend Ritchie were awakened from a sound sleep buy by a person standing in their bedroom door way. The person was calling out to Murieka to wake up and check on the baby. At first she thought she was dreaming and then realized she was awake and she screamed out waking up Ritchie and both of them were looking at a figure standing in the doorway. The figure said again to go check on the baby and added that she has quit breathing. They both jumped up and ran into Danielle’s room and she was blue and pale and Murieka grabbed her up and began blowing in her face and forcing air in her face and they came running next door and pounding on the door and we had already heard all the noise next door and Margie(my wife was heading for the door and as she opened it up Danielle began crying and breathing again. Once things settled down a little they began talking about the figure in the door way and waking them up telling them about Danielle. Ritchie said I am not sure but the figure looked a lot like that person right there and pointed to a picture of Doug Jr. that was taken a week before his accident. Murieka agreed with him. Dougs appearance had changed a lot after his accident so they didn’t connect it together right away. There was not another incident again for about a month or so. Ritchie and Murieka had gone out for an evening with friends and they had a couple they knew volunteer to baby sit and they also had a little boy about a year old. Once they got the kids bedded down they went in and stretched out on the bed and fell a sleep. About 11:30PM both of them were awakened by a figure standing in the door way calling out for them to go check on Danielle that she has quit breathing. They jumped up and ran to the children and Danielle had turned a soft blue and the girl began blowing in her face and Margie was already headed over because she heard all the hollering and when she arrived she took Danielle and  began blowing very hard in her face and after about a minute Danielle began breathing with a  deep breath and then began crying. They all came over to our house and  now take this into consideration, this couple had never new Doug Jr. of anything about him. The guy Mike pointed at the picture of Doug Jr. and said that is the guy that woke us up hollering at us. About 5 minutes later Murieka and Ritchie got home and they came right over. Now over the next two month is had happened twice more before the doctor ordered a monitor for her that was placed on her every time she was laid down to sleep day or night and when she quit breathing a loud alarm would go off both getting attention and also loud enough to wake her up and s care her so she would begin breathing again. Doug Jr. never showed up again that you could see him but right up until I lost Margie to a heart attack in 1997 she would tell me when he had come to visit. He would move things around that belong to her just letting her know he was still around. After I lost her I would notice small things around the house that were hers that I had kept would get moved. Her hair brush was one of his favorites. I would put it on her dresser and come home from work and it would be on the bed or on the coffee table in the living room. This went on as long as I lived in that duplex. I ended up selling it about 2 years later. Now is he still around? Not as much but I kept her brush and every so often I will get it out of the dresser drawer and put it on top and wake up the next morning and it will be moved from her Dresser to my chest of drawers. Not every time but once in a while. Now with all of this said. Do I believe in actual ghosts? Not really. Do I believe in Guardian Angels? By all that is in my heart, Yes I do because had it not been for Doug Jr. being Danielle’s Guardian Angel she would not be here today and I would not have her and my new 4th great grandson from all my grandchildren. Danielle outgrew her breathing problem at about age 3 and the doctors said that she would have probably be a victim of SIDS  had her parents not remained alert to he problem. They never told the doctor about Doug Jr. because they didn’t want the doctor to think they were crazy…LOL That is my Holloween Story and I’m sticking to it!!!!

The take away here, in my opinion, is that we are just one little electronic glitch away from chaos.

Life sized Obama doll, made out of styrofoam.

Reminds me of the guy who was fishing from a bridge while my wife and I were canoeing. He cast his line just as we floated by and his sinker bounced off the side of the canoe and his hook snagged my fish stringer. After many apologies on his part and some laughter and ribbing on the part of me and his buddies about cheating and trying to catch someone else's fish, I unhooked his line and we went on our way.

Come on guys. Really?! Shoot the stupid snake and keep your family safe. Common sense dictates.

I don't see what anyone would gain in antagonizing an LEO over something as simple as a request for ID. If you aren't doing anything wrong, what's lost besides a few minutes of your time? You may wind up having a pleasant conversation and making a friend. If you're a jackass and put up a fight over showing some ID, what is there to possibly gain?