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Monday, May 20, 2013

An interesting premise

So, once a year, for 12 hours overnight, you can commit any crime with a Get Out of Jail Free card. Any. Crime. You know there will be a certain element who will focus on material possessions, theft and looting; a certain element who will focus on killing  each other over turf wars and personal shit; an element that's just criminally insane and will kill for the thrill; and then?
 
Do you go on offense? Do you have the stomach to take care of business? Or do you hunker down and ride out the night on defense? What about your kids? Are they trained and capable to help with home defense? And at what age would you include them in the offensive actions?
 
Just playing Devil's Advocate. Just asking, What if?
  
 
Storyline
In an America wracked by crime and overcrowded prisons, the government has sanctioned an annual 12-hour period in which any and all criminal activity-including murder-becomes legal. The police can't be called. Hospitals suspend help. It's one night when the citizenry regulates itself without thought of punishment. On this night plagued by violence and an epidemic of crime, one family wrestles with the decision of who they will become when a stranger comes knocking. When an intruder breaks into James Sandin's (Ethan Hawke) gated community during the yearly lockdown, he begins a sequence of events that threatens to tear a family apart. Now, it is up to James, his wife, Mary (Lena Headey), and their kids to make it through the night without turning into the monsters from whom they hide. Written byUniversal Pictures

Some quick advice please?



I have a problem that has plagued woman since the beginning of time. No. Not that problem. Ewww.

Women are physically weaker in their upper bodies than their lower bodies, and men vice versa. I could probably leg press a Buick, but I suffer muscle fatigue fairly quickly while shooting. I don't think I'll be leg pressing a lot of Buicks, but I can see myself doing a fair amount of shooting. So today, I've spent a good deal of time online looking up upper body workouts, but I'm not sure on which muscle groups I need to focus. I mean, generally, I know my back and shoulder tends to give out pretty quickly, and my wrist gets weak and sore after a while.

So, do any of you have advice on exercises, muscle groups, training (aside from the shooting, I'm doing some dry fire drills) that can address this? Dudes (or dudettes), the women of the world who are looking at becoming shooters would greatly appreciate the help.

Oh, and for older women, keeping my 70-year-old mom in mind, any advice there?

Monday, November 12, 2012

Charity and the Wise Patriot

THINK BEFORE YOU DONATE

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT BEFORE YOU MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS:
As you open your pockets to do a good thing and make yourself feel good, please keep the following facts in mind:
The American Red Cross
President and CEO Marsha J. Evans'r
salary for the year was $651,957 plus expenses
MARCH OF DIMES
It is called the March of Dimes because
only a dime for every 1 dollar is given to the needy.
The United Way
President Brian Gallagher
receives a $375,000 base salary along with numerous expense benefits.
UNICEF
CEO Caryl M. Stern receives
$1,200,000 per year (100k per month) plus all expenses including a ROLLS ROYCE.
Less than 5 cents of your donated dollar goes to the cause.
GOODWILL CEO and owner Mark Curran profits $2.3 million a year.
Goodwill is a very catchy name for his business.

You donate to his business and then he sells the items for PROFIT.
He pays nothing for his products and pays his workers minimum wage! Nice Guy
.
$0.00 goes to help anyone! Stop giving to this man.
Instead, give it to ANY OF THE FOLLOWING

GO "GREEN" AND PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE IT WILL DO SOME GOOD:
The Salvation Army
Commissioner, Todd Bassett receives a small salary of only
$13,000 per year (plus housing) for managing this $2 billion dollar organization.
96 percent of donated dollars go to the cause.
The American Legion
National Commander receives a $0.00 zero salary.Your donations go to help Veterans and the ir families and youth!

The Veterans of Foreign Wars
National Commander receives a $0.00 zero salary.
Your donations go to help Veterans and the ir families and youth!
The Disabled American Veterans

National Commander receives a $0.00 zero salary.
Your donations go to help Veterans and the ir families and youth!
The Military Order of Purple Hearts
National Commander receives a $0.00 zero salary.
Your donations go to help Veterans and the ir families and youth!

The Vietnam Veterans AssociationNational Commander receives a $0.00 zero salary.

Your donations go to help Veterans and the ir families and youth!

Make a Wish: For children's last wishes.

100% goes to funding trips or special wishes for a dying child.
St. Jude Research Hospital

100% goes towards funding and helping Children with Cancer who have no insurance and can
not afford to pay
.
Ronald McDonald Houses

All monies go to running the houses for parents who have critical Children in the hospital.
100% goes to housing, and feeding the families.


Lions Club International

100% OF DONATIONS GO TO HELP THE BLIND, BUY HEARING AIDES, SUPPORT MEDICAL MISSIONS AROUND THE WORLD. THEIR LATEST UNDERTAKING
IS MEASLES VACCINATIONS (ONLY $1.00 PER SHOT).

Share this with everyone you can.
h/t to Devil Tongue, great Patriot