The indoctrination

One of the boys came home from school the other day and said he almost had to set one of his teachers straight. The teacher had commented that all the people on welfare were looking for work. He said he laughed and thought to himself that nobody he knew on welfare was looking very hard.
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You cheated didnt you!

“Well, I wouldnt say I did, I wouldnt say I didnt, I will say this, a man that wouldnt cheat for a poke dont want one bad enough”
The immortal words of Gus McCrae……..  
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Boyd Coddington passes

Hor rod icon Boyd Coddington has died at the age of 63. His recent show on Discovery showcased his hot rod shop in California. Watching the show, for me, was like driving by a car wreck, you have to watch, but question why afterwards. While I am sure that the show was edited to showcase [...]

By God, Woodrow

By God, Woodrow; its been its been one hell of a party.   My favorite quote from one of the greatest movie’s ever made, Lonesome dove. Having done things his own stubborn way, Gus says goodbye to his best friend, theres a lot to be said for doing things on your own terms, living life with [...]

A glimpse into mediocrity

John McCain’s apologly for Bill Cunningham’s comments yesterday, should provide some illumination into the middle of the road, moderate mentality that surrounds McCain. John being the feckless appeaser that he is, responded to the usual criticism after Bill Cunningham spoke at a McCain rally. Cunningham did the usual hype man job and said nothing that [...]

Everything is relative

For the first time in a good long while we had back to back sunny days around here. The feeling of the warm sun on your face is a welcome relief from the cold winds. The fact that people were driving around with their car windows half down, on a  day when it was only [...]

Buy American……..

It rings hollow when you consider that GM is actively helping its suppliers move production to other countries. In order to squeeze the last dime out of their suppliers, GM has implemented programs that help move manufacturing jobs to places like Mexico, Hungary and China. So while they publicly want you to feel American pride [...]

The birth of the WTC

I thought I would share the birth of the WTC (white trash chimnea for those who are new fans). This little gem came about because of the fact that I just cant scrap perfectly good pieces of steel. It began its life in the basement of casa de la reliable innocently enough. After some internal [...]

Hi….. my name is Scott

And I am an angry white guy……

Sometimes you just gotta……

Blow off what you want to do and go see the robot. The youngest semi reliable son has been involved in robotics competition for several years now. He has expanded his teamwork, troubleshooting and technical skills by leaps since joining the team. He is blessed to be on a great team where the kids actually [...]