little_old_man

Was he adopted? Nothing that damn cute could be related by blood to you.

Very cool, thanks for the link.

Growing up in the South, I was hunting with my father and grandfather so early.. I don't really even remember a time as a boy when I wasn't familiar with guns. I remember the first time he let me shoot a .22. My dad had guns in the house, and I knew where every one of them were. I also knew, because he told me, that if I touched them without his permission that he would beat me like a dog. My dad meant what he said, so I took him at his word. My dad gave me that .22, when I was old enough and responsible enough to handle it. I was 9. My grandfather gave me my first shotgun, later that same year. I shot my first dove with it. Looking back, I'm sure my dad took precautions when I was very young. It's not like the guns were just laying around. Casual gun ownership and use presents problems. If it isn't part of daily life and culture, then it is probably better locked up and unavailable to the members of that household. If you grow up using it like you would a lawnmower or a hammer, and understand what it does, what its for, and the damage it can do, then it's like any other tool that should be kept where it belongs... whether that is a nightstand, closet, or safe. Yeah I remember my first 22 at about age 8. The very first time I took it out by myself (against my dad's wishes) I leaned against a big beech tree and shot into a salt block that was out for the cattle. The bullet hit the salt block and wound up in the tree trunk 3 inches to the right of my head. Needless to say I never told my parents and never took it without permission again until I was old enough (and fully trained) to know what the fuck I was doing.

Congrats Bart! Damn, you really are older than dirt.

We've always lived in a very low crime area and I never really was the type to keep a gun under my pillow or in the night stand drawer. We've always had dogs and they will bark if anything is up, and I keep an aluminum bat in the corner of my room should the need arise. But, should things every go to shit and there is a riot or complete anarchy in the streets, I won't hesitate to dust off my guns to protect what's mine. The way I figure it our best odds for a crime spree would be immediately following a huge earthquake and there would be no services of any kind for a week or more. We have 2 weeks worth of water and food should the big one hit in our lifetimes. It's just something people do in California, or at least they should.

Great dog Hxtr. He's perfect for you.

I woke up this morning to see two stories in the news. The first was a 72 year old grandmother in southern California who scared off an intruder with her .357 mag who wasn't even bothered by the home owners barking Rottweiller. http://www.nbcnews.com/id/52174596 The second story was about a 4 year old boy and his father who were visiting a friend at his house. This "friend" owned a handgun and let the 4 year old play with it, that is until the kid pointed it at his dad, shot and killed him. http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/06/07/18834096-4-year-old-in-arizona-accidentally-shoots-kills-father?lite&lite=obnetwork On the one hand we have a great story about what owning a gun is all about, and on the other hand we see what can happen when somebody who is completely irresponsible owns one. I am always amazed to hear stories about very young kids getting their hands on weapons and wonder what the mentality be like of the parents who leave their weapons in places where curious little hands can get them. When I married my wife she practically made me get rid of all of my guns when we had kids. I fought her on it and while I was able to keep them, they've been locked in a vault ever since we were married. Not long ago my kids were surprised to hear that we even owned guns, and since I don't really hunt anymore I haven't really missed them. Ownership of weapons comes with huge responsibility, and unfortunately there are too many people with kids who aren't responsible enough to own guns.

Drink plenty of fluids and hot chicken soup.

Yeah I wondered if anybody was going to get it.

Somebody is getting their asses sued. I DID NOT give permission for my shirtless body to be viewed online. Just because Loader (the doctor) agreed to it that doesn't mean I was okay with it.

There is always something bigger than what you're reeling in out there. I've had a number of salmon stolen from my line by sea lions and sharks and reeled up just the heads of many fish without knowing what stole it. One time I even hooked a California Gray whale, although I doubt if it knew it was accidentially hooked and all I could do is cry as it spooled out 200 yards of brand new and very expensive line that I just put on the reel the day before.

In defense of the person who forwarded me the email, he never said she was the tallest woman in the world, and the email was more about the fantasy of dating a woman that could kill you with a flick of her fingers.

Yes, yes I would. But I think most men would be woefully small for a woman of this size. By the way she's from Holland and 7'4".

No need to talk about your fetishes here beer.

Yeah, we're all pretty much fucked.

If so then you're going to love this. http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/06/10/18883343-texas-woman-fatally-stabs-man-with-a-stiletto-heel-police-say?lite

Now Angel you've solved "your" problem, but how is a guy supposed to play COD and "give" oral at the same time? I'm thinking about looking into those new Google eye glasses with the pop-up display. I'm not sure how you've gotten it before but when I'm "gettin busy" my entire face is buried in my partners happy place. Maybe with the display glasses and some kind of controller velcro'd to her thigh could work.

Sorry for your loss Kush. Losing a member of the family is never easy.

I'd like to swab her barrel.

You've got that right. I can't take credit for their looks. Somehow though I wind up paying for all the crap to keep them and their mom looking that way.

We all went to my nephew's wedding yesterday, and my neice's 1 year old son was getting a bit cranky at the reception. So my daughters took the boy and held him while I did my best peek-a-boo with two dinner rolls. It did the trick and shut him up quickly.

Yes, there are many in our country that associate a southern accent of any kind with lower intelligence which is absolute bullshit. Here in California most of the democrats consider people with southern accents as sub-human and call them racist rednecks primarily because of their hatred for GW Bush. But they forget that two of their heroes (Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter) were from southern states and had heavy accents as well. Just as with anything else in the US, accents can be a political issue for those on the left.

If you have decent virus protection there is no reason a link here should be any more risky than a search result on Google or any other search engine. The only viruses I've ever gotten were through phishing emails where I accidentaly clicked a link. Never from a web site.

Hey Radar! Glad to see you're back, your presence has been missed.

So that's what a happy ending is?