More WTF

The Obama/SJW/politically correct rot continues.

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2019/05/07/navy-leader-who-told-sailors-clap-were-strip-club-has-resigned.html

This happens, in all branches, when senior officers never have a conflict with what is good for their careers, and what is good for their service, IMO. What a bunch of gutless wussies. 

You can see the results of that rot in what  LL calls "Big Army".

Makes my blood boil.

Big shout out to President Trump for pardoning Lt. Michael Behenna. Some readers may remember when his mother had a blog about his situation. Sad situation, that never should have happened. Same, same shit then that is going on today.

A word to all our snowflake citizens. Warriors kill people and break shit. That is their job. You best want your warriors to be better than the ones that want to terminate your worthless ass. 

Master Chief Jonas Carter, I hope you have a wonderful retirement. Too bad you had to serve under gutless scum. 

Bloggers

Old NFO has a post about his 12^th Anniversary blogging. Curiosity made me go back and see when I started. December 2008.  

https://oldnfo.org/2019/05/07/12-years/

Reading his blog prompted me to start. Now don’t go blaming him, it was my decision.

For a long time I didn’t bother with stats. Popular bloggers get more hits in a month than I’ve had in years. No matter, I blog because I like to bitch. This sums it up.

Reading other’s blogs makes me feel connected with other people and part of a community. I’ve learned more about subjects I’ve never thought of than I ever thought possible. Different perspectives on current events, especially politics, have broadened my mental horizons. My thanks to all of you who put in the time an effort on your blogs.

Blogging is a personal effort and I miss bloggers who have moved on, for whatever reason. Beat and Release comes to mind.

For now I will keep blogging. Thank you for reading.

Patriot?

Now there is speculation Bill Clinton deliberately sabotaged Shillary’s campaign.

 https://pjmedia.com/trending/did-bill-clinton-use-that-tarmac-meeting-with-loretta-lynch-to-sabotage-hillary/

Motive? Several ideas are kicked around.

May I propose another? For all the failings of that amoral man, is it possible he loves this country and knew what a disaster a Shillary  presidency would be?

YMMV

Sombrero 2019

This year’s Great American Horse Drive is over. We had a nice family gathering during the event. Went well, no police were needed.

Maybell, CO is a small town. The city park is a large block square. Interesting mix of commercial operations and private camping rigs, for two days it exists in quiet chaos.

The spectators line US Highway 40. Then come the “dudes” who have paid upwards of $3,000 plus travel expenses to have an excellent three day adventure.

https://www.sombrerohorses.com/horse-drive/

Then the horses. Not so many this year. Bet most are trucked. 400-500 head take some experienced riders. Lessons learned from past years?

Part of the clan watching. Others are directing traffic (volunteer fire department, etc.)

My sister can’t leave her truck unguarded!

One cousin and his wife have a part time “art” business centered around used horse shoes.

Wanting some quiet time, both my sister and I booked rooms in Meeker, CO, about one hour away from Maybell. The drive is on a seldom traveled paved country road. Perfect time of year as everything is turning green. There is some rugged land between the two places.

Not long ago I would have climbed down the bank and got under the power lines.

Driving over, saw four elk, one sorry looking deer, numerous pronghorn, and something I’ve never seen in that area, a tom turkey. He must have been courting as he was displaying his feathers.

Whenever I travel I-80 in Wyoming, I stop in Rawlins for gas and to see a minor landmark that has been there as long as I can remember.

A no drama trip with good weather, good company, and a chance to see the UP steamers. Life is good.

Steam Engines

May 4^th a large crowd gathered near Tie Siding, WY to see the UP Steam Engines pass by. 

One of the largest steam engines to ever operate, UP 4014 “Big Boy” sat on display for 60 years until being brought back to Cheyenne to the Union Pacific Steam Shop. The UP has been operating UP 844 for awhile. Both were in the train.

https://www.up.com/heritage/steam/

When it was brought back I was at Tie Siding to see it pass. Yeah, I’m a fanboy. I’ll be there again May 17^th when the double head comes back from the 150^th Golden Spike Celebration in Ogden, UT.

We were just a small part of the thousands who gathered along the route. One couple had come from Maine.

It is coming.

It is here.

It is gone.

Three minute experience. Now to get back to the paved highway.

I waited for about thirty minutes to let most of the crowd leave. While leaving I saw zero trash and litter. Good people, rail fans.

Best news? It wasn’t snowing.

UP 4014

After sitting idle for 60 ears, the UP Steam Shop has her up and running. What a feat!

Leaving in a few minutes for Wyoming where I hope to see the double head 4014 and 844 pass by.

Survived the VA

Survived the VA appointment today. It has taken 2+ years and the intervention of my Congressman to get there. Dr. Dickhead wasn't quite a dickhead today, thankfully.

For those interested in the gory details, read on. Others may wish to skip this paragraph. A catheter with a micro camera was inserted into the precious member and my innards displayed in real time living color on a monitor. Interesting. Bottom line is I need to have a rotor rooting to open passages. Whee! The procedure was “uncomfortable” but not real painful with no lingering side effects.

Dr. Dickhead will now refer me to a hospital equipped to do the procedure. I didn’t bother to inquire why he, and the VA Hospital, isn’t set up to doing it.

Now I wait for the referral/appointment. I can only hope I live that long.

On to the rant! What, thought there wouldn’t be one? The parking at VA Hospital Cheyenne sucks! It took me thirty minutes to find a place, five minutes away from the entry, in a muddy gravel lot. I feel for those vets with mobility issues.

Nice drive up and back. The short grass prairie is green and the pronghorns I saw were is good condition.

Tomorrow is prep day for the weekend Moffat County adventure.