This is pretty simple to make and I've never had leftovers.
Don't cut the asparagus, but snap it to insure you get all the tough stringy parts out.
Put it on foil with enough extra foil to make a packet.  Sprinke a fair amount of garlic powder on it and throw 2 or three tablespoons of butter on it.  Seal the packet up and cook it towards the cool side of the BBQ grill.

This is a cut and paste……….

NRAAM 2024 is a wrap. Attendance seemed down, which makes sense, but events occurred at the board meeting Monday that give me a lot of hope. 3/4 establishment candidates were defeated, including the EVP/CEO role. Doug Hamlin is the new EVP/CEO. Doug was formerly head of publications, and is as honorable and honest of a man as I’ve ever met. He’s a USMC infantry Colonel that I’m pretty sure wouldn’t take a pencil.

There’s a chance, right now, to get things back to where they need to be—to make the NRA the champion of 2A rights that its members deserve, to clean things up entirely, and to usher in transparency and accountability, and that’s exactly the intent. Thank you to the board members who survived the purges and still stood up and did the right thing Monday. Thanks to Doug for sticking his neck out to make this run. Thanks to Buzz Mills and everyone on the board that helped to make this happen.

As for me, apparently I’m now on the nominating committee, which controls who makes it on to the BOD ballots, among other things. This committee was previously used to purge the disloyal and make sure that there could only be a few anti-establishment candidates on the ballot that had run by petition, preserving status quo. My goal will be to work with the other committee members to ensure that candidates will be true 2A supporters that understand board responsibilities, are willing to put in the work, and who understand and are willing to serve in transparency and with accountability.

There’s a lot of work to do, and I’m not counting any chickens until at least the first steps beyond this momentous vote actually occur as promised.  But, for the first time in years, I think we can pull this out and get back to being the largest and most powerful civil rights organization in the country…with clean hands and a clear conscience.

It will require people coming back, industry coming back, and yes, donors coming back. But, if we’ve got principles back in the leadership, the rest will come. I’ll keep you posted on how things progress.

At 0720 UTC I tried searching money metals exchange and got the message that search results were unavailable. I tried a few other terms and got the same results. I was able to go directly to mmx's site, but nothing on duck duck go .

[FPC News] FPC, FPCAF Urges U.S. Supreme Court to End Mexico’s War on Gun Rights

<p><strong>WASHINGTON, D.C.</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (May 22, 2024) – Today, the Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) and FPC Action Foundation (FPCAF) filed an important</span> <a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1141/310383/20240522121627759_2024-05-22%20Smith%20and%20Wesson%20Amicus%20Final.pdf"><span style="font-weight: 400;">brief</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">with the United States Supreme Court in </span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Smith &amp; Wesson Brands, Inc., et al. v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos </span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">in support of the </span><a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/23-1141/307919/20240418143513080_S_W%20Cert%20Petition.pdf"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Petition for Writ of Certiorari</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, which seeks a review of lower court decisions regarding Mexico’s attempts to impose its gun control preferences on Americans through frivolous lawfare.</span></p>


http://www.firearmspolicy.org/fpc-fpcaf-...gun-rights

Spirits Review #44: El Padrino - Reposado Tequila!



Bottom Line: Peppery note on the nose. Hot on the palate right up front. Slightly sweet citrus note followed by the pepper. 2 Thumbs up!

Terry

[FPC News] UPDATE: FPC Wraps Up Briefing in Lawsuit Over California Age-Based Gun Ban

<p><strong>SAN DIEGO</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (May 21, 2024) – Today, the Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) and FPC Action Foundation (FPCAF) announced the completion of their summary judgment briefing </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">in </span><a href="https://www.firearmspolicy.org/jones"><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jose Chavez v. California Attorney General Rob Bonta</span></em></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, a federal Second Amendment lawsuit challenging California’s age-based gun ban </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">on firearm purchases by adults under the age of 21. Individuals who want to support this and other cases can join the FPC Grassroots Army at </span><a href="http://joinfpc.org"><span style="font-weight: 400;">JoinFPC.org</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> or make a tax-deductible donation to the FPC Action Foundation </span><a href="https://secure.fpcactionfoundation.org/fpcaf-general-donate"><span style="font-weight: 400;">here</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p>


http://www.firearmspolicy.org/fpc-wraps-...ed-gun-ban

Spirits Review #43: Loch Haim - Kosher Single Malt Scotch Whisky!



Bottom Line: Almost no burn on the nose. John got banana & vanilla on the nose but I did not. Very smooth going down. John tasted the banana/vanilla but all I tasted was sweetness followed by a peaty, charred wood note. 3 Thumbs up!

Terry

[GOA News] GOA Members are Protected from the ATF’s Latest Assault

Gun Owners of America promised you that we would fight to stop the ATF from imposing its Universal Background Check rule before it was set to take effect TODAY. So, GOA took Biden’s ATF to court to protect your God-given rights – and with just HOURS to go until the rule was set to go into effect, a Texas judge …<br/> <a class="postReadMore" href="https://www.gunowners.org/na05202024/">Read more<i class="fa fa-angle-double-right"></i></a>


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