I cooked some corn meal mush for fried mush tomorrow.  Just out of curiosity I bought a small bottle of pure maple syrup even though I have a partial bottle of Mrs Butterworth syrup.  I've never had actual maple syrup before.  Tasted about 1/2 teaspoon and boy oh boy!  There is a difference and it's really good!

Spirits Review #59: Glenlivet  - 12 Yr Single Malt Double Oak Scotch!



Bottom Line: No burn on the nose and a light wood and fruit note. Light burn followed by sweetness and oak flavors. It’s very smooth. More of the oak comes out when on ice. John barely detected some pineapple but I did not. We both gave it 1.5 thumbs for a total of 3 thumbs up!

Terry

Spirits Review #58: Flor de Cana - 18 Year Rum!



Bottom Line: Slight burn on the nose. We couldn’t identify what else we smelled. Our best guess was the sugar cane. Spice up front followed by a sweet note and then wood. Ice took away the burn. 2 thumbs up!

Terry

Spirits Review #57: 2nd Amendment Bourbon!



Bottom Line: Sweet caramel and a hint of brown sugar on the nose. Moderate burn up front with sweet brown sugar followed by smokey oak on the back end. Very well balanced. 4 Thumbs up!

Terry

[FPC News] FPC Sues Washington, D.C., to End Ban on So-Called “Assault Weapons”

<p><strong>WASHINGTON, DC</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (July 3, 2024) –  Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced the filing of a new federal Second Amendment lawsuit, filed in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, challenging Washington, D.C.’s ban on so-called “assault weapons”, which prohibits the possession of common semi-automatic firearms. The case is captioned </span><a href="http://firearmspolicy.org/clemendor"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Clemendor v. District of Columbia</span></em></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. The complaint, along with all other case details and documents,</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> can be accessed at </span><a href="http://fpclegal.org"><span style="font-weight: 400;">FPCLegal.org.</span></a></p>


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[FPC News] The Declaration of Independence — and What It Really Claimed

<p><em>We repost this article every year. If you’ve seen it before, and even if you haven't, please share this important information with your friends and family--for the Republic.</em></p>
<p>We, like many of you, will enjoy today's Fourth of July celebration with family, friends, food, and fireworks. And while those good things bring us close together as a people, it’s valuable to remember how we, as a uniquely free United States, came to be—and, especially, why. It has become a tradition for us to read aloud the <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.firearmspolicy.org/the_unanimous_declaration_of_the_thirteen_united_states_of_america" target="_blank">Declaration of Independence</a> on July 4th to put our celebration into a proper historical, philosophical, and emotional context. As law professor Josh Blackman correctly <a rel="noopener" href="http://joshblackman.com/blog/2013/07/04/the-declaration-of-independence-and-the-force-of-law-3/" target="_blank">notes</a>, “while you are enjoying your hotdogs and fireworks, praise the Declaration, which even today retains legal vitality.”</p>


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[FPC News] The Unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen United States of America

<p><em><strong>We encourage viewers and those interested in American history to read Georgetown Law Professor and constitutional scholar, Randy Barnett's excellent, easy-to-read <a rel="noopener" href="https://scholarship.law.georgetown.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3168&amp;context=facpub" target="_blank">short article explaining the Declaration here</a> in conjunction with reading the Declaration below.</strong> [</em><em>Note: Some paragraph breaks added to facilitate reading on mobile devices.]</em></p>
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<p>IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776.</p>
<p><strong>The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America,</strong></p>
<p>When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.</p>


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[FPC News] FPC Sues to Stop California’s Firearms Excise Tax

<p><strong>SAN DIEGO, CA</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (July 2, 2024) –  Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced the filing of a new Second Amendment lawsuit, filed in the San Diego County Superior Court, challenging California’s Firearms Excise Tax, otherwise known as </span><a href="https://legiscan.com/CA/text/AB28/id/2842856"><span style="font-weight: 400;">California Assembly Bill 28</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, which imposes an 11 percent excise tax on firearms, firearms “precursor parts,” and ammunition. The case is captioned </span><a href="https://www.firearmspolicy.org/jaymes"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jaymes v. Maduros</span></em></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. The complaint, along with all other case details and documents,</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> can be viewed at </span><a href="http://fpclegal.org"><span style="font-weight: 400;">FPCLegal.org</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>


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