Went to the big city for a VA appointment & on the way home stopped in at a small Colorado BBQ chain joint that’s not bad

Was a Hispanic couple with 5 kids in front of us, 4 mondelo beers and water for kids…..he went outside & came back with a 2 liter bottle of Dr Pepper 

Kids were running around out of control screaming and yelling & one came up to our table (5-6 years old) and tried taking some pickles 

So I nicely ask if they could please control the kids so he would not try taking my food

Guy jumped up, said I was disrespecting them and called me several names in Spanish while bouncing back and forth between English and Spanish 

Without thinking I told him it was a good day to die…..and if he felt froggy to jump

His body language was not good & he was jumping around cussing me out 

Just then the 2 cops who were standing outside talking came in & he sort of settled down & one cop said something to him in Spanish & the guy flicked me the bird and ent back to eating 

I looked at the cops & the one said “you retired from the job” with a smile so we talked and he was prior service Marine 

They were watching from outside & my body language & hand in my pocket clued them in so that’s when they came in…and they knew I was armed……

I need to not antagonize people……

Seems Hispanics in Colorado are more aggressive and hot tempered as they get away with so much due to the politics in the area. Never ran across this in Texas or anywhere else in our travels 

Was an interesting day…..

A colleague of mine has a great little dog.  Blue's circle of friends increases every day, as far as he knows all people are his friends. 
A couple of years ago Blue disappeared while Leland was making a delivery in Portland.  Leland tried as long as he could to find Blue but the haul he had was very time sensitive.  He called me up in tears and I went to work.  After several calls to dog pound type places in Portland I finally got a hit.  I couldn't accurately describe his coloration (he was just  Blue, funny how you never think about markings) I described him as 10-20lbs and the world's happiest dog.  That was all the description I needed.  The local dog pound instantly recognized him as a dog someone had found.  I was able to re-unite him with Leland that day.  Until then. I was as heartbroken as Leland was. They were together the next day when another colleague in the area picked him up and brought him to Seattle. 
Blue is getting a little long in the tooth and it'll be a sad day when it comes.  He truly is the world's happiest dog, a real joy to be around! He makes everyone feel loved. You should've seen him when I cooked a little extra liver for him.

[GOA News] Biden Declares “Public Health Crisis” to Attack Your Rights

Joe Biden’s Surgeon General just declared YOUR constitutional right to keep and bear arms to be a “public health crisis.” Never before in history has the U.S. Surgeon General issued an advisory on firearms. He’s calling for: Firearm carry bans Gun confiscation laws “Assault weapon” bans Magazine capacity limits Storage requirements Gun registrations …And all in the name of protecting …<br/> <a class="postReadMore" href="https://www.gunowners.org/na062624/">Read more<i class="fa fa-angle-double-right"></i></a>


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[GOA News] STOP Biden’s Backdoor Lead Ammo Ban

It passed the House, Now it’s up to the Senate Anti-gunners know they can’t ban gun ownership outright, so their backup plan is to keep chipping away at the Second Amendment until it’s effectively been ABOLISHED. And one of those ways is to make commonly used ammunition too expensive for everyday Americans to afford. If they can take away your …<br/> <a class="postReadMore" href="https://www.gunowners.org/na062424/">Read more<i class="fa fa-angle-double-right"></i></a>


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On the local repeater a guy mentioned this and it sounded good so I gave it a try.  I used a 12 oz can of mandarin oranges in a quart of cottage cheese.  It turned out great!

Posting in good morning today triggered a flood of memories. Like I said there, it's hard to imagine I was competent shooting off hand with iron sights.
The first time Will and I hunted together we were calling coyotes and we both trusted each other's abilities enough to shoot over each other's shoulders.  We'd set up facing each other on opposite sides of a draw to be able to spot cougars sneaking up on the caller.  Anyway, I'd told him about Jenny, our pet blacktail doe. She frequently showed up when I was calling and stand in the clear cut acting as a decoy. She wasn't trained but she figured things out very well.  She didn't like coyotes and really enjoyed seeing them shot. 
Will was calling when he met Jenny.  She came up behind him and nuzzled the back of his neck, unbenounced to him.  You should've seen him jump!  She then walked into the clear cut and served as a decoy.  Afterwards, Will said "I've hunted deer my whole life, but this is the first time I've ever hunted with one."
After meeting Jenny I never hunted deer again. I used to think they were instinctual creatures but she taught me they are sentient critters, just like dogs.  She sure had a personality!

Snack Review #12: Darrell Lea - Soft Australian Licorice!



Bottom Line: Texture is dense and chewy. Really sticks to the teeth. The strawberry one tasted more like cherry. John liked them. I thought they tasted artificial. 2 Thumbs up and 1 thumb down.

Terry

[FPC News] FPC Brief: Cook County’s Ban on So-Called “Assault Weapons” is Unco

<p><strong>CHICAGO, IL</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (June 25, 2024)—Today, Firearms Policy Coalition announced the filing of its opening brief with the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in </span><a href="https://assets.nationbuilder.com/firearmspolicycoalition/pages/6277/attachments/original/1719324964/2024.06.24_14_Brief_of_Plaintiffs-Appellants_%28FPC%29.pdf?1719324964"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Viramontes v. Cook County</span></em></a><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">,</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">its Second Amendment lawsuit challenging the county’s ban on so-called “assault” weapons. Case documents in </span><a href="https://www.firearmspolicy.org/viramontes"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Viramontes</span></em></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> can be found 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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