Ron G.

Shellon... Your article is quite sad. I noticed it was referring to Houston and although I don't know of any evidence to substantiate this, I have to think the air people have to breathe there affects their mental state. The air is heavy with petrochemicals and heavy metal poisons from all the refineries and that HAS to be a factor. I lived there for a while and joined up with TWI there...that in and of itself says something. I'm not an environmentalist by anyones standards, but breathing poisonous air like in the Houston area has to have some effects on things like that. Just some mental rumination on my part.

Hey Raf... Look at the bright side. It'll help keep the forest fires under control and you don't have those pesky sand storms like they have in west Texas.

What's the difference between a geek and a nerd?

BOOKS Read I've read the labels on Jack Daniels and Jim Beam bottles. I also read the latest book of Garfield cartoons MOVIES Seen ALL the Ernest movies (Ernest goes to Camp, Ernest joins the Army etc.) 'PUTERS Knows how to load Pacman and Space Invaders on a Commodore 64 and post on forums like this 'un. I have a 70% win ratio on Spider solitaire (comes with Windows XP) MUSIC I love the Altans...my favorite band. PETS 3 dogs, 22 hens, one rooster named Angus and some ducks. Donkey and goat died :(--> WORK I don't do 4 letter words. MODE OF TRANSPORTATION '90 Dodge Dakota pickup and '94 Olds TRAVEL I went to Harrison AR last week (in the Olds). HOBBY Hunting with my .50 cal Hawken, fishing, camping and making chili.

Ironically, the greatest mother of all died of testicular cancer.

We like to know we got our moneys worth out of stuff, we like to know our stuff is durable and it helps us hang onto our youth. God help ANYONE who throws away any of my dads tools...even tho some are broken or obsolete like his Raytheon tube tester...it still works and I even have a few old tubes I can still test. We're also sentimental. For example we like to keep the socks we wore when we hit that winning home run back in '64...still unwashed....and the pants worn when we bowled that 300 game and the undies we removed when Mille Rose Frobrush FINALLY....never mind that. You get the picture. I just got back from the hospital with a brand new pacemaker and am off to Scout camp this afternoon. The first order of business today is to find a suitable display box for my old pacemaker so I can display it on my desk. It served me well for 11 years. See y'uns Sunday.

The holocaust was a terrible thing, to be sure, but reading Satori's post reminded me of an old Russian thing called "pogroms against the Jews" which was practiced by Czars for centuries and ol' Joe Stalin continued the practice. I wonder why there's no memorials or museums for that as Hitlers body count would pale in comparison...particularly to Stalin's murderous rampages. Tho it's never been made known, I'll betcha Kruzchev, Brezhnev and Gorbachev did a few to...for the sake of tradition. Just curious.

Here in Arkinsaw, we refer to it as 'prairie chicken'. We like 'em fried, in a stew and with dumplings. The best way to hunt them is to spot a nest in a tree, shoot it with a 12 ga (light load) and when they come running down, pop 'em with a .22. Delicious and nutritious!!

I don't understand why obesity is such a problem. If they're like me, they HAVE to stand and fight cuz they're too fat to run.

"Oprah?" asked Uncle Hant reflectively, "I remember her. Looks like five hundred pounds of bear liver in a plastic bag."

For those who truly love squirrel... http://www.backwoodsbound.com/zsquir.html

Part sheep and part human. Hmmmmmm...that reminds me of a story. Might be a true story. A Scottish old timer in Scotland was sitting in a bar, talking to a young man. "Lad, look out there to the field. Do ya see that fence? Look how well it's built. I built that fence stone by stone with me own two hands. I piled it for months. But do they call me Angus-the-Fence-Builder? Nooo.." "Then the old man gestured at the bar. "Look here at the bar. Do ya see how smooth and just it is? I planed that surface down by me own achin' back. I carved that wood with me own hard labour, for eight days. But do they call me Angus-the-Bar-builder? Nooo..." Then the old man points out the window. "Eh, Laddy, look out to sea. Do ya see that pier that stretches out as far as the eye can see? I built that pier with the sweat off me back. I nailed it board by board. But do they call me Angus-the-Pier-Builder? Nooo..." Then the old man looks around nervously, trying to make sure no one is paying attention. "But ya bugger one sheep..."

A number of primary schools were doing a project on "The Sea." Kids were asked to draw pictures or write about their experiences. Teachers got together to compare the results and put together some of the comments that were funny. 1. This is a picture of an octopus. It has eight testicles. (Kelly age 6) 2. Oysters' balls are called pearls. (James age 6) 3. If you are surrounded by sea you are an Island. If you don't have sea all around you, you are in continent. (Wayne age 7) 4. I think sharks are ugly and mean, and have big teeth, just like Emily Richardson. She's not my friend no more. (Kylie age 6) 5. A dolphin breathes through an ******* on the top of it's head. (Billy age 8) 6. My uncle goes out in his boat with pots, and comes back with crabs. (Millie age 6) 7. When ships had sails, they used to use the trade winds to cross the ocean. Sometimes, when the wind didn't blow, the sailors would whistle to make the wind come. My brother said they would be better off eating beans. (William age 7) 8. I like mermaids. They are beautiful, and I like their shiny tails. How do mermaids get pregnant? (Helen age 6) 9. I'm not going to write about the sea. My baby brother is always screaming and being sick, my Dad keeps shouting at my Mum, and my big sister has just got pregnant, so I can't think what to write. (Amy age 6) 10. Some fish are dangerous. Jellyfish can sting. Electric eels can give you a shock. They have to live in caves under the sea where I think they have to plug themselves to chargers. (Christopher age 7) 11. My mom has fish nets, but doesn't catch any fish (Laura age 5) 12. When you go swimming in the sea, it is very cold, and it makes my willy small. (Kevin age 6) 13. When me and Sarah went to the sea side in the summer holidays, we hid in the sand dunes and watched my big sister doing it with her boy friend. It was fun. (Lauren age 7) 14. A submarine goes under the water like a fish, but it has lots of seamen inside. (Emma age 5) 15. When I grow up, I want to be captain of a big ship, and have lots of sailors. (Valerie age 6) 16. Divers have to be safe when they go under the water. Two divers can't go down alone, so they have to go down on each other. (Becky age 8) 17. On holiday my Mom went water skiing. She fell off when she was going very fast. She says she won't do it again because water shot up her fanny. (Julie age 7 )

This 'un brought me out of forum retirement. He was my first TC in Houston way back in '80 and we caravaned with him and his family to my first ROA in 1981....the year he went into the Corps. He rented a huge RV and I in my old International pick up and another young lady...don't recall her name...in a blue International Scout. He made his living as a window washer back then and often told of his moving from Washington state to Texas in his VW bus with his family and window washing supplies. Interestingly, I was a professional phototgrapher in Houston at that time. What a hoot!

mstar... Is that a Jay Ungar thing? ****************************** We have four boxes used to guarantee our liberty: The soap box, the ballot box, the jury box and the cartridge box ******* "The Constitution of most of our states (and of the United States) asserts that all power is inherent in the people; that they may exercise it by themselves; that it is their right and duty to be at all times armed." -Thomas Jefferson DEO VINDICE!! Ron G.

Pickin and grinnin??? Mebbe ol' Sudo can bring his f horn and I can get a tuba. ****************************** We have four boxes used to guarantee our liberty: The soap box, the ballot box, the jury box and the cartridge box ******* "The Constitution of most of our states (and of the United States) asserts that all power is inherent in the people; that they may exercise it by themselves; that it is their right and duty to be at all times armed." -Thomas Jefferson DEO VINDICE!! Ron G.

QQ... Where'd you get that? EVERYONE knows "qltsad" is spelled "qltsOd"! You need a better source. ****************************** We have four boxes used to guarantee our liberty: The soap box, the ballot box, the jury box and the cartridge box ******* "The Constitution of most of our states (and of the United States) asserts that all power is inherent in the people; that they may exercise it by themselves; that it is their right and duty to be at all times armed." -Thomas Jefferson DEO VINDICE!! Ron G.

I live back in the woods near the end of that dirt road where all you city folks come and dump your unwanted dogs. From time to time I'll hear Lucky (my dog) getting into a fight with some stray and I've found the best remedy is my 12 guage pump which I keep by the front door. So far it's broken up fights with a black chow, a pit bull and a few others. Very effective. Don't take your dog walkies without one. ****************************** We have four boxes used to guarantee our liberty: The soap box, the ballot box, the jury box and the cartridge box ******* "The Constitution of most of our states (and of the United States) asserts that all power is inherent in the people; that they may exercise it by themselves; that it is their right and duty to be at all times armed." -Thomas Jefferson DEO VINDICE!! Ron G.

Anger, rage, rudeness and swearing worked well for LCM and politicians, why not train our kids in this? I don't tell Andrew what he can read and not read. I homeschool him and teach him the absolute truths of Gods Word as well as the art of critical thinking. For this reason I have little fear of what he reads. He read this and found it disgusting as did I... "Harry longed to bite the man. . . but he must master the impulse. He had more important work to do. But the man was stirring. . . Harry saw his vibrant, blurred outline towering above him, saw a wand withdrawn from a belt. . . . He had no choice. . . . He reared high from the floor and struck once, twice, three times, plunging his fangs deeply into the man?s flesh, feeling his ribs splinter beneath his jaws, feeling the warm gush of blood. . . The man was yelling in pain. . . then he fell silent. . . . He slumped backward against the wall... . Blood was splattering onto the floor.... His forehead hurt terribly." (p. 463) ****************************** First the ballot box... then the soap box... then the jury box... last, the cartridge box. DEO VINDICE!! Ron G. [This message was edited by Ron G. on June 27, 2003 at 13:14.]

The most perfect and nutritious (and delicious)food know to man is, of course, wild game such as venison, elk, bear, squirrel, rabbit, etc.. Second, is meat you've raised yourself. Grass fed beef is best, obviously. Then eggs and maybe vegetables. Buffalo is probably the most beneficial as it has the fatty acid pattern in the meat that our brain needs to function at it's best. Check this 'un out. http://www.westonaprice.org ****************************** "Democracies have been found incompatible with personal security or the rights of property; and have in general been as short in their lives as they have been violent in their death." --James Madison DEO VINDICE!! Ron G.

I need to know the name and singer of a song. I don't know the name, but the chorus goes something like this... "I've been to Greece and the isle of Nice while I sipped champagne on a yacht, I move like Harlo in Monte Carlo and showed them what I've got. I've been undressed my kings and seen some things that a woman aint supposed to see, I've been to paradise but I've never been to me." If anyone can help me out, I sure would appreciate it. ****************************** "Democracies have been found incompatible with personal security or the rights of property; and have in general been as short in their lives as they have been violent in their death." --James Madison DEO VINDICE!! Ron G.

Happy Birthday to top student, top mom and general all around top lady, Shellon!! She can now legally post here at the GreaseSpot without adult supervision. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! ****************************** "Rightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will within limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others. I do not add 'within the limits of the law', because law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the rights of the individual." --Thomas Jefferson DEO VINDICE!! Ron G.

Hi and thanks for the wishes. Suffice to say many, many years ago there was a really cute twirler (majorette for the unititiated into band things) in the UT band. She got my attention and somehow I managed to get hers. I encountered her again recently and I had grown up to become a hillbilly and she grew up to be a medical researcher/writer. Obviously a match. We're both into God first, music (she's a classical pianist and singer), rendezvous' which are "living history" gatherings and she's very passionate about liberty...like me. She's just as comfortable throwing a tomahawk and shooting a muzzle loader as she is performing Bach and dealing with pathogens and bio chemical issues. LittleHawk...we just might make it to a rally at the creek one of these days. Her eyes lit up when I told her about it. Sudo...UT is referring to the University of Texas...NOT Tennessee, just to avoid any confusion. Univ Tennessee is a good school, but as everyone knows, Univ Texas is THE Univeristy. Grizz...Do you know where we can get a cool bear claw necklace? More later. ****************************** "Rightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will within limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others. I do not add 'within the limits of the law', because law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the rights of the individual." --Thomas Jefferson DEO VINDICE!! Ron G.

My son's favorite pet wasn't of the canine-American persuasion, but they sure loved each other. These really aren't suitable for apartments, however, unless you have a large fenced yard with it. I've never seen one at a pet store either, but we "rescued" this one from an older lady who could no longer take care of him properly. ****************************** "Rightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will within limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others. I do not add 'within the limits of the law', because law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the rights of the individual." --Thomas Jefferson DEO VINDICE!! Ron G.