The Drawn Cutlass

Time Capsule Found At Richmond Robert E. Lee Statue Site...

noreply@blogger.com (Bob) — Tue, 28 Dec 2021 06:55:00 +0000

...and inside was found:

Fauci Claus Is Watching You!

noreply@blogger.com (Bob) — Wed, 22 Dec 2021 11:44:00 +0000

He knows when you've been sleeping
He knows when you're awake
He knows if you've been vaxed or not
So get vaxed for Biden's sake!

Fauci to Unvaccinated: ‘The Virus Is Going to Find You!'

She Finally Admitted Her Favorite Color Was Blue

noreply@blogger.com (Bob) — Sun, 19 Dec 2021 07:50:00 +0000

Biden nominee dodges Sen. Kennedy 9 times when asked if social justice-inspired crimes should be forgiven.

So it's obvious that Antifa and BLM thugs will get a pass from this woman if she becomes a judge.

Headline of the Week

noreply@blogger.com (Bob) — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 07:31:00 +0000

Mother tried to flush pet monkey down lavatory after offering it cocaine.

The Truth About the Alec Baldwin Shooting Finally Comes Out

noreply@blogger.com (Bob) — Fri, 03 Dec 2021 08:29:00 +0000

Story.

Basically this is what happened. The gun is, from what I've read, an Italian-made copy of a Colt Peacemaker, which is a single-action revolver, which means that the hammer must be cocked with the thumb for each shot. The gun was designed in 1873 and has no safety device. Although the gun can hold 6 cartridges, experts carry them with only 5 cartridges loaded, and an empty chamber under the resting hammer, because the hammer rests directly on the primer of the cartridge if all 6 chambers are loaded, and the gun WILL FIRE if the hammer is struck a sharp blow. That is NOT what happened to Baldwin.

Baldwin was handed a loaded revolver, either fully loaded with 6 cartridges or safely loaded with only 5. The number of cartridges loaded in this case is not germane, because as part of filming the scene, Baldwin thumbed the hammer back without allowing it to lock into the fully cocked position, but let the hammer slip off of his thumb, at which point it fell forward under tension from the mainspring, and fired the cartridge in the chamber, which turned out to be a live round. On a Colt Peacemaker or clone, you do NOT have to bring the hammer to full cock to fire it - - just thumbing the hammer back far enough to cause the cylinder to rotate and bring a cartridge into position to fire will result in a fired cartridge if the hammer is slipped off the thumb. In point of historical fact, some gunfighters used to file the full-cock notch entire off their Peacemaker and fire it by slipping it off of the thumb. OR they would file the full-cock notch to create a "hair trigger," which means a trigger that is much lighter than normal. A gun that has this sort of "hair trigger" can go off by itself if the gun is dropped.

So Baldwin is not lying if he says he never touched the trigger; the gun can fire without the trigger ever being pulled. Just thumbing the hammer back and slipping it off of the thumb will fire the gun. Presumably Baldwin didn't know that. Probably 99 out of 100 people don't.

Having said this, though, Baldwin's liability is far less than the armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, whose job it was to make sure no live rounds were on the set, and particularly not in the gun. She failed, and has admitted so. She'll be lucky to avoid jail.

She's Toast

noreply@blogger.com (Bob) — Thu, 02 Dec 2021 08:36:00 +0000

‘Rust’ Armorer’s Industry Veteran Father Hands Police Possible Pivotal Tip On Origin Of Live Rounds; Hannah Gutierrez-Reed Admits She Didn’t Check Gun “Too Much”

All she can do at this point is start negotiations with the prosecutors to accept a plea deal.

Coin

noreply@blogger.com (Bob) — Mon, 29 Nov 2021 08:13:00 +0000

I don't find old/foreign coins in the hotel cash drawer much any more, but tonight I found a 1943-P US nickel, made of 40% silver and known as a "war nickel" because nickels minted from 1943-1945 were all made of this silver alloy, actual nickel being needed for the war effort.

Don't know why coins are tougher to find these days, although I've seen YouTube channels where people buy up old rolled coins from banks and search them for these old coins, so maybe that has an effect; maybe coin counting machines are better at separating out unusual coins these days?

And Suddenly, Just Like That, As If By Magic...

noreply@blogger.com (Bob) — Fri, 26 Nov 2021 05:04:00 +0000

...he was sixty.

Happy Thanksgiving!

noreply@blogger.com (Bob) — Thu, 25 Nov 2021 11:49:00 +0000

Best wishes to my readers on this holiday.

Brian Laundrie...

noreply@blogger.com (Bob) — Tue, 23 Nov 2021 23:56:00 +0000

...committed suicide, according to a forensic anthropologist.

This goes a little way to redeeming him in my eyes. No, the suicide doesn't bring Gabby Petito back, but it allows her family closure, and sooner rather than later. It also saves the State and the taxpayers from paying for a trial and the expense of imprisoning him. He salvages some small amount of dignity by doing the right thing. All else is between himself and his God.

Congratulations To...

noreply@blogger.com (Bob) — Sat, 20 Nov 2021 23:14:00 +0000

...Kyle Rittenhouse and his defense team.

Thoughts

noreply@blogger.com (Bob) — Fri, 19 Nov 2021 05:14:00 +0000

I've said this many times: we need people to bell the cat. People willing to step up. Nathan Hales. And a 17-year-old boy did just that. If he avoids prison, or even if he doesn't, you'll know he's coming by the CLANG CLANG CLANG of his giant brass 'nads as he walks. He has nothing to prove to anyone.

Thoughts and Prayers...

noreply@blogger.com (Bob) — Wed, 17 Nov 2021 06:21:00 +0000

...for Kyle Rittenhouse. The verdict should be announced sometime on Wednesday. If there's any justice left in this increasingly fascistic country, he should be acquitted.

Some Thoughts On Kyle Rittenhouse

noreply@blogger.com (Bob) — Sun, 14 Nov 2021 00:17:00 +0000

I wonder how many of you have thought about the remainder of Kyle Rittenhouse's life. He's only 18 - - has all of his life before him. If he's found guilty, he will be branded a felon, with all the negative consequences that come with that - - prison worst of all, but loss of civil rights for an extended period and the likelihood of never having a good career. Even if he is acquitted of all charges, who will hire him, with the baggage that he carries? Employers will worry that Rittenhouse will be targeted by enemies, and some will worry that he's not inherently trustworthy to begin with because he intentionally went in harm's way and ended up killing two people and maiming a third.

There are plenty of people who view him as a hero, though, and would be willing to take him on - - but like others who have become national figures unintentionally - - Bernhard Goetz and George Zimmerman - - Rittenhouse will carry the Mark of Cain the rest of his days.

The Movie Appears Cursed By G-d.

noreply@blogger.com (Bob) — Mon, 08 Nov 2021 23:33:00 +0000

‘Rust’ Crew Member Hospitalized, May Lose Arm After Spider Bite."

Brown Recluse.

The UK's Finest Actors Recite WWI Poetry

noreply@blogger.com (Bob) — Sat, 06 Nov 2021 19:20:00 +0000

I remember trading emails with the late Christopher Hitchens about the War Poets on the occasion of Siegfried Sassoon's Military Cross being found in the poet's attic.

School Administrator Admits CRT Is Being Taught In Schools...

noreply@blogger.com (Bob) — Fri, 05 Nov 2021 09:03:00 +0000

...and that teachers are instructed to lie about it if asked by parents.

You can bookmark the link so that if some communist asshole tries to deny it, the evidence is immediately available to refute him/her.

I Am Quite Happy...

noreply@blogger.com (Bob) — Wed, 03 Nov 2021 19:44:00 +0000

...to have my prediction about the outcome of the Virginia Governor's election proven wrong.

It was dangerously close, however. I read a joke on the internet that the votes to put McAuliffe over the top, which had been printed in China, were stuck on a container ship outside the port of Los Angeles.

Virginia Governor's Race Prediction

noreply@blogger.com (Bob) — Mon, 01 Nov 2021 23:18:00 +0000

I posted this on my Facebook page, and I wanted it here as well:

I'll go on record with my prediction for the Virginia Governor's race next Tuesday:

I believe Youngkin will lose to McAuliffe. Although Youngkin is leading and is beating the "margin of error," he isn't beating the margin of fraud. At one time I would have said the margin of fraud (that is, the margin required to defeat Democrat cheating) was 5%. After the 2020 presidential election, I think the margin of fraud is now 10%, or even 15%.

And I have heard no stories out of Virginia that election laws have been tightened up to prevent cheating. Just the opposite, in fact.

I'm Lucky To Not Be At Work

noreply@blogger.com (Bob) — Sun, 31 Oct 2021 00:44:00 +0000

Apparently American Airlines has had 1000 flights cancelled, leaving thousands of passengers stranded. My hotel takes distressed passengers in a limited way - - we have no airport shuttle, so everyone arriving from and returning to the airport has to take cabs (the airline vouchers the cab companies for payment). Because of the lack of a shuttle we only take a limited number of distressed passenger rooms - - typically ten per night. We've taken as many as 30 per night, but there just aren't enough cabs to service all those passengers, and the passengers tend to take out their frustrations on hotel staff for the lack of cabs.

Music That Makes Me Sob

noreply@blogger.com (Bob) — Thu, 28 Oct 2021 22:52:00 +0000

Some music is so beautiful that it makes me weep. Mike Oldfield has written several pieces that can have me in tears, most recently this one, which is from his album Music Of the Spheres, and features the angelic voice of New Zealand's Hayley Westenra:

Rittenhouse Hearing Update

noreply@blogger.com (Bob) — Tue, 26 Oct 2021 22:38:00 +0000

Story.

Judge ruled that Rittenhouse's attackers may not be described as victims by the prosecution, but that they could be described as arsonists, rioters and looters by the defense. Pretty cool!

If You're A Fan of the Brother Cadfael Mystery Books...

noreply@blogger.com (Bob) — Tue, 26 Oct 2021 00:20:00 +0000

...you might wish to check out this long YouTube video on the background history of England at the time, called "The Anarchy." It's a fun telling with some good animation of battles and skirmishes. To summarize it, Henry I, son of William the Conqueror, was predeceased by his legitimate son (Henry had numerous bastards, but they couldn't inherit). So Henry secured promises from his vassals to acknowledge his daughter Matilda as queen of England after he died. One of them, Stephen of Blois, usurped the throne after Henry's death, and a civil war ensued that lasted over ten years, with the issue only being settled when Stephen agreed to adopt Henry's grandson Henry Plantagenet as his heir (Stephen's own son Eustace had predeceased him). This was acceptable to all parties, and when Stephen died, Henry Plantagenet became Henry II.

Rittenhouse Use of Force Hearing

noreply@blogger.com (Bob) — Mon, 25 Oct 2021 09:04:00 +0000

Story.

Basically the prosecution wants all mitigating factors to be ruled inadmissable as evidence. They don't want the riot called a riot or the people Rittenhouse shot described as rioters, criminals or arsonists, and they particularly don't want the criminal records of the men Rittenhouse shot admitted as evidence.

How Is Usurper Biden Handling This Situation?

noreply@blogger.com (Bob) — Mon, 25 Oct 2021 03:10:00 +0000

2,000 Migrants Continue Walk Through Southern Mexico.

The caravan was confronted by Mexican police and just pushed them aside. How will Usurper Biden and his people handle it?