Recent content by alsatian

I'm pretty sure my income is too high to get a check. I think people may be thinking of this in the wrong way. The government has the right to take your house to build an expressway through your property, but they can't take it without compensating you for doing so. The government is taking...

Also, don't forget, most people have very mild symptoms. My daughter and her husband both probably had coronavirus in late February. They attended an event in a hotel in Aspen, Colorado. Later it turns out 8 or 9 other people at that event were infected with Coronavirus. My son-in-law came...

I would put Bill Gates in a class with quite a number of other people on the subject of coronavirus. I will identify and address my complaints of the category of people rather than Gates specifically. It seems Gates -- and many others -- advocate a "one size fits all" response to this...

Texas has no state income tax. In the Dallas area there are good restaurants. There are cultural amenities like art museums and performing theatre groups. It has a very vibrant business environment. Some outstanding technology companies in Texas. If you are a patent attorney, it is a good...

From my viewpoint, Joe just hasn't shown up with the goods. He does not have a compelling message. He is befuddled when he speaks. He has not raised nearly enough campaign money. He is doing poorly, granted, but I don't even know that the Ukraine scandal has hurt him. He just is an inept...

Poor Nancy! You just don't understand her! Great speech. The Democrats know what they are facing. It is hard to run against accomplishments. When your opponent is only jawing about promises and spin doctoring stuff, you can win if you have better rhetoric. But this doesn't work when your...

I think that it is possible Trump says many things with the express purpose of manipulating others and/or misleading others. For some reason in this country we feel our president has to play his cards with his hand laid face up on the table and he can't ever bluff. That is foolish to play...

My problem with the global warming narrative is (1) that it lacks clarity, (2) that the narrative changes, (3) the sacred texts in the narrative allow themselves to be fudged and corrupted by obviously worthless information, and (4)there is singularly little in the way of real numbers floating...

LAST EDITED ON May-15-19 AT 11:49AM (MST)[p]Well think about it. The Democrats have bet the farm on the Russian Collusion story and it totally fizzled on them. Nothing to see here folks! Remember that black guy who was an Obama guy for a while who said way back in Spring 2017 that this was "a...

I may be wrong, but I think things have gone too far and gotten to mean to just kiss and make up. It is sort of like being in a gun fight with another person with a gun. They pulled their gun and shot first. They missed. What are you going to do, kiss and make up and hope they don't shoot at...

Well . . . this IS a bombshell! I heard that there is incontrovertible evidence that Trump used Russian dressing on a salad during the 2016 presidential campaign! This, I think it is fair to say, IS the beginning of the end. Surely, with this new revelation, Trump is beginning to feel the...

My favourite cartridge is .30-06, because I use this for my elk hunting, and I love elk hunting. An amusing anecdote is that I remember disparaging the .30-06 to my father, who made the .30-06 rifle that I prefer to use while hunting elk (Springfield action and barrel placed in a custom stock...

LAST EDITED ON Oct-06-17 AT 12:30PM (MST)[p]I love the Wyoming Saw. It cuts through bone in a big hurry. I'm talking about elk leg bones. That is some heavy bone.

Congratulations! That looks like an outstanding hunt. I am particularly cheered to see your 70 year old father out there gettin 'er done. I'm 61 years old and have been wondering how long I can keep on doing it. I guess if I live right and fate does not deal me a bad hand (bad knee injury...

LAST EDITED ON Sep-29-17 AT 01:29PM (MST)[p]This is a judgment call. You just have to ask yourself at the time if the shot feels comfortable. I shot a cow elk in 2014 that was trotting at half speed, quartering towards me (the quartering reduces the apparent sideways velocity). She was...