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I have moved

mdevietro — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 05:13:52 +0000

The blog is so much fun I moved it to its own domain HERE

UPDATE: Apparently somehow the link was broken so NOW it works.

NASA and the final Shuttle Launch

mdevietro — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 18:55:43 +0000

So yesterday I watched the final Space shuttle launch and I have to say its kinda sad, actually the fact that its the last launch is not the sad part. The part that is so sad is that we are outsourcing the space program. Obviously it seems that the private space market has not taken off due to a very limited market. I also know that its proboly a smart decision to not continue the space shuttle program for a whole list of technological and financial reasons.

But damm, making a contract with the Russians to ferry us to the ISS, I just feel like JFK must be rolling in his grave. Maybe its a sign of how we have “evolved” but more likely its a negative reflection on how Americans have lost the American Dream.

The Casey Anthony mess

mdevietro — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 19:06:59 +0000

I held off on posting about Casey Anthony and the verdict until today when the sentencing came down. Long story short it looks like she is getting a sentence of essentially four years but by the time her time served is accounted for and the normal deductions for good time and such she will be out next Thursday. Her only convictions are those of proving false information to law enforcement.

Now I don’t know if she killed her beautiful little girl or if she had anything to do with it, however I do know that she is a creepy woman who seems to have some serious stability issues. It also appears that her family is most certainly damaged goods as well. However more importantly she was exonerated by a jury of her peers. While I rarely have faith in government in general I believe strongly in the jury trial system. This is not to say that I believe she dis not have a hand in this crime, it simply means that I trust the jury that the prosecution did not meet their burden of proof. I also firmly believe that in the end she will receive her final judgement from the LORD. However the important part now is that we don’t let this damage our faith in the court system. While it is imperfect it is also the best system among the available options.

I’m sick and it sucks

mdevietro — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 03:53:40 +0000

Blogging might be light for the next few days I apparently caught one hell of a sinus infection and its pretty well kicking my ass.

The only thing that was more frustrating than being sick is having the stupid consulting nurse from my insurance company give me the wrong hours for the urgent care so I drove 20miles at 8am, found out that they are only open from 3pm-11pm (which seem like the most absurd office hours anywhere). Then found out that the doctors office less than 2miles from my house had an open appointment so I drove back to essentially my back yard and finally got seen.

So long story short if I wake up tomorrow and feel great you all will get a cool blog if not your going to have to wait.

4th of July weekend

mdevietro — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 17:59:37 +0000

So its the weekend of 4th of July. While your out BBQ’ing, drinking a nice cold beer or whatever please remember why we celebrate this day and how we got there. But also remember that just because we became independent and free 235yrs ago doesn’t mean that we cant loose those freedoms.

Freedom is a constant battle and unfortunately it takes a tremendous amount of time/ talent/ treasure and blood to keep us free.

I have only two requests for you all, join me in this if you choose. 1. If you end up putting out a new bright and shiny American Flag this weekend double check and make sure it was made in the USA. 2. At somepoint this weekend your going to run across one or more Millitary Veterans or Active Duty servicemen thank them for their time and service.

I am very blessed to be surrounded by veterans in my life from my Sister In Law to many co-workers and extended family. To all of them I would like to thank them here.

Now go out enjoy some sunshine and be safe.

It’s about time…

mdevietro — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 22:50:39 +0000

So in celebration of VC’s 100th episode Dragon Leatherworks is making custom holsters with the VC logo.

This from the Dragon Leather site

“The Dragon Leatherworks Vicious Circle Edition Holster. Coming July 8th!

Dragon Leatherworks is pleased to announce the release of the Vicious Circle Edition FlatJack and Talon holsters, available for purchase on July 8th. The Vicious Circle podcast will be streaming its 100th podcast on July 8th, so what better way is there to celebrate this event than with the release of the VC Branded FlatJack and Talon!”

Seattle PD Officers leave AR Pattern Rifle on trunk

mdevietro — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 14:55:27 +0000

It looks like Seattle PD is making us all proud again this time by leaving a rifle on the back of a police cruiser and then driving away with it on the trunk lid, parking at a hotel, and driving away again with it still on there. Of course all the local news stations are having a field day with it and getting lots of love out of the “OMG the assault rifle is going to come and get you”

While this looks bad and I feel pretty bad for the gun because had it fallen off it would have gotten scratched and possibly damaged, I think the officers should get hardily laughed at and mocked but if they loose their job I would be might pissed. Of course I feel that Seattle PD might act differently if I drove around with an AR on my trunk. I do love the quote on the bottom of the article

“Whitcomb said such rifles are assigned only to officers who have additional training. They’re usually kept in the trunk or between the driver and passenger seats. He added leaving a rifle unattended is a policy violation, but not a violation of the law.”

I hope that if a “civilian” ever leaves a rifle alone that SPD remembers this quote.

FULL STORY

I wanted to add one very important note, THE STRANGER who is our liberal alternative news paper is the only one who did a good job on this story. They correctly called the gun an AR-15 and did not use the word assault rifle at all. Everybody else has failed on this so I wanted to give them the props they deserve for getting something right.

Lets help a brother out

mdevietro — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 06:05:22 +0000

A co-worker of mine has a small boy who has Hydrocephalus, the good news is that his boy is doing great and has had very few complications. The bad news is that not all kids are this lucky many kids have far more complications and the research for this is pretty slim. So he sent out a fundraising link and I did what I could but I felt I could be more use by sharing the link with all of you.

Take some time read a little about Hydrocephalus and then make your own decision but your generosity would be greatly appreciated.

There’s a million reasons to walk…

Hello all,

As you know, our son Christopher was diagnosed with Hydrocephalus at 5 weeks old. 2 brain surgeries later and we have a happy, healthy young boy. Although we have been very blessed, we are constantly faced with the possibility that today could be the day for another revision or a replacement shunt, and yet another surgery. Please join us in our fight against hydrocephalus – by joining our team to walk with us or by making
a donation. We are walking for Seattle Children’s Hospital and the Hydrocephalus Association (HA) because we believe – we believe we
will find ways of preventing this chronic, life threatening condition. We believe better methods of treating hydrocephalus will be found, instead of relying upon procedures developed 50 years ago – procedures that have seen little innovation since then. We believe that Seattle Children’s Hospital is focused on hydrocephalus research and we believe in the program services and support HA has provided, and continues to provide, for the past 28 years. In short, we believe in the Hydrocephalus Association and its mission: to eliminate the challenges of hydrocephalus.

Please help us eliminate the challenges of hydrocephalus for the over one million Americans living with this chronic life threatening condition by making a tax-deductible donation today. Donating online (with a credit card) is easy – start by clicking the link at the bottom of the page.

Thank you in advance!

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Blagojevich is guilty

mdevietro — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 19:33:42 +0000

So the ruling just came down, Rod Blagojevich is guilty on 17 of the 20 counts of corruption and extortion he faced. It looks like he will be doing a long time in prison and I hope he never has another free day in his life. When I first heard about this case way back, I thought he didn’t really do anything that any other politician had done. While this may be true this is no excuse. I feel that in the age of new media and prosecutors being less afraid to go after scumbags like this we will be seeing a lot more of this.

All politicians should be on notice assume every email is stored, every phone conversation recorded and now we have enough people in the new media to dig through all of this. I hope we see far more of these cases, because we could easily replace a substantial number of our non-violent drug offenders with these corrupt scumbags.

Blogging and personal lives

mdevietro — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:02:37 +0000

I don’t claim to be a sociologist but I do like to make general guesses at what is going on with the world and where we are headed. This past week I have really become deeply aware of how I now have people in my life who I come in contact with every so often, and yet have never met. These are mostly people who either participate in VC or are bloggers that I read.

The two events that have really driven this point home for me this week were the medical issues that Weer’d’s wife has been experiencing and the fires getting ever closer to Labrat and Stingray. Now I have not met any of these folks in person, I have however read there blogs for a year or two, listened to them drone on for hours on vicious circle and certainly feel like if god forbid something terrible happened I would feel pretty damm bad. I would almost relate this to the relationship you have with a friend on Facebook who you went to high school with but have not seen in 10yrs. You feel connected even though your lives no longer intertwine.

The trouble comes when we mention these situations to individuals who are non-bloggers. More than once I have shared a story from somebodys blog and when refrencing the blogger it sorta came out as “My friend from the the internet” which sounds pretty sad and lonely if you ask me. The odd think is that society has had these relationships for a very long time. Recently here in Seattle a local celebrity new reporter, Kathi Goertzen has been undergoing treatment for a brain tumor and the out pouring of support has been large and public. I belive that in time these issues will resolve themselves. But in the mean time it could lead to some awkward moments.

FYI: according the most recent updates Mrs. Weer’d has been doing much better and Labrat and Stingray are under voluntary evacuation orders but I don’t know if they have evacuated yet.