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April 30th, Friday, 2004: 2130hrs:
Something arrived in
the mail today… quicker than I expected.
A bottle of
CorrosionX for Guns. I tried it out on my pistols and rifle… I’m
like the ultimate jaded customer for any lube advertised with big
marketing claims. But this stuff seems to live up to the advertising.
I like it, a lot. Breakfree CLP has been my “Do Everything” product.
That stuff is pretty good, but it stinks. This stuff has a smell… but
it’s not stinky like BFCLP… and it does all three jobs better than CLP
from what I have seen so far. My Marlin likes it. My Beretta likes
it… Hell, even the Detonics likes it and that little bitch is finicky.
So I lubed up the guns, when shooting, came back and cleaned and lubed
them again… The guns stayed nice and slick – The Marlin has never had
it so good. It cleaned great… cleaned very well… cleaned very easily.
Corrosion protection isn’t something you can test in one day, but the
product was made for corrosion protection first and foremost. It talks
about something called “Polar Bonding” that makes the stuff stick to
the metal. I don’t know anything about this bonding process… but it
does stick to the metal. It feels different. Just a little bit goes a
long way and leaves a very slick film. When two metal surfaces treated
with this stuff comes into contact and rubs… you can feel that there is
less friction. It’s slicker than Militec1 oils and grease. It’s
slicker than most gun oils I’ve tried. I’d put this on a level with
FP-10, but it works different than FP-10. Considering that they use
this stuff for corrosion protection on aircraft… I would say that it
tilts the scales into CorrosionX’s favor. This stuff has impressed the
hell out of me.
Militec1… To be honest, I’m not even sure what that shit is for. It’s
one of the worst lubes you can get. It’s only barely slicker than Rem
Oil and that stuff is the worst… your better off using WD-40 or Baby
Oil. Militec1 offers no corrosion protection to speak of. A pat of
butter is better for that. I’ve used Militec1 grease and oil and I
have tried to like it… so many shooters swear by the stuff, but I only
swear at the stuff. In the literature for Militec1, they don’t even
call it a lube, they call it a “metal conditioner”. I think that’s
bullshit because you can’t really “condition” metal. You can condition
hair… but metal isn’t like that. You can treat the surface, but out of
all the options for that purpose, Militec1 isn’t my choice, because
whatever the hell it’s supposed to do – I don’t see it as doing it.
And don’t give me that shit that you have to heat the Militec1 up with
a hairdryer. Fuck that. I’m an Ogre, I don’t even have a hair dryer,
okay… You want a hair dryer? It’s called a fucking towel, alright?
There is your hair dryer. If you need more than that, go stand out in
the wind and sun. Hair dryer for my guns? Are you kidding me? Get
the fuck out of here with that. FP-10 is good stuff, but I don’t think
it cleans as good. Great lube, nice and slick… but CX does the
cleaning and protecting better and I think it even lubes as good so
there you go. I have my all in one gun care product. Still like the
Hoppes #9 solvent for serious gun cleaning chores… but for my range
bag… I got my bottle of CorrosionX and I’m set.
Lots of movie
suggestions have come in…
some of them are
actually pretty damn good too. I’m impressed. The Horde, for such a
collection of knuckle dragging gunslingers, has very good taste, that
even borders on sophistication. Connoisseurs of Action Drama film.
Keep the suggestions coming… throw out some more Horror and Sci Fi
too. You can also stop suggesting Star Wars. That’s like been in
almost every email.
1000hrs:
BANNED BY THE
GOVERNMENT!
My little website has been banned by the government. DOIM
has placed my domain name on the blocked site list. I have sent emails
asking why I am banned, but I do not expect any response. I am not
sure what this means in terms of who can no longer him my site… but I
suspect that Ted Kennedy’s posse has something to do with it. A great
many of my regular readers are not only in the service, but are career
officers. I'm pissed off..
It seems my trimmed
and revised list is lacking according to many of the Horde. I already have a short list of required additions…
Red Dawn, GBU, God Father… etc… the obvious missing movies… If you have
some good suggestions, let me hear them. And when I said “Good”
suggestions, I meant totally awesome movies that rock and just have to
be included or the Horde will storm Ogre Manner with torches and
pitchforks. Anyone suggesting that Bridges of Madison County be
included in the list will be shot… I will post their photograph so all
the horde can print out their picture to be used as the target for
their next range session.
Wabbit Hunting.
Our rabbit went missing yesterday… Didn’t see it all afternoon. It’s
food bowl had not been touched… and it never lets a sprig of green sit
in the bowl. At midnight I just got the feeling I needed to look for
it. So I searched all over, including to go out and look at Ranger’s
bone pile to see if anything there was fresh. Not that he ever leaves
a lot of bones… but still… just in case. I was against the Pet Rabbit
idea from the start. But I have a confession to make. Hopper has
turned out to be a remarkable pet. It is fairly clever for a food
animal and it pretty much acts like a cat, doing cat-like things. Koda,
our surviving panther house cat that now lives and prowls
outdoors, hates Hopper. Tries to do the Silvester/tweety thing and
slinks in to hunt it… But to be honest Hopper is the better pet for
inside the house. It does the litter box thing better than a cat… it
doesn’t stink like a cat can… it doesn’t howl like a cat can… and it
doesn’t knock shit off of the tops of cabinets and desks like a cat
can. It’s eats very little… some veggies and it’s good to go. It is
also very affectionate. It comes when called… something the cats never
did. It will lick your hand too. I’ve grown fond of it. I’ll have to
get “Watership Down” now. Anyways… I just decided to look for it.
Flashlight in hand I searched around. Then I just had the feeling to
look in cabinets and drawers… sure enough… the second drawer I opened…
there it was. Had been there since about noon. It was in a panic, but
when I picked it up it like clung to me. I set it down at its food
dish and the little bunny was just attacking the food and water like it
had been starved. Well, it was. So today I get to give the “We don’t
put pets in sock drawers” speech to the Little Trooper. Update:
Message received but he seems to be in disagreement with me. Seems
that Hopper was “bad and had to be put into time out”. This maybe be
the first time in my family history that one of the Ogre Clan went
rabbit hunting for the purpose of saving the critter rather than to
kill it.
April 29th, Thursday, 2004: 1930hrs:
Last night I went and
watched the film “Man On Fire” with Densel Washington.
It is a good film. I liked it a great deal. Movies like
this… like “Man Apart” for some reason really speaks to me. This movie
was better than most of this type. The direction I think is some of
the best that I’ve ever seen. The way the used the subtitles was
brilliant. I’m going to get the DVD of this one as soon as I can. A
very excellent movie.
Speaking of movies, I have redone the entire movie lineup.
Trimmed the fat.
Only the best of the best movies are noted.
1000hrs:
Darpa and so many
other groups are experimenting with robotic vehicles and RPVs and
such. I’m thinking Iraq would be an ideal testing ground for this.
Out of all the robotic options, the one I am most impressed with is
called the “Gladiator” from the Redstone Arsenal. It looks like a
small M113 with a machinegun mounted up top. The gun is remotely
operated for “Man in the Loop” issues… but this system has some real
potential. It’s armored and armed and is just tough as hell. I say we
roll about a dozen of them little bitches into Iraq and play a serious
game of Battle Bots. I’ve also seen one called the “Fire Ant” that is
based on an ATV. Mount a machine gun system on that one and you have
another winner… but the tracked and armored Gladiator looks to be about
perfect for urban fighting in Fallujah. The robotic rotorcraft units
are also good candidates. Little tiny helicopters… if we could get
them over there, they would make great scouts. Arm them with a
stabilized rifle and that would be awesome. Hey, I got a song
dedication for Fallujah… “Bombtrack” by Rage Against The Machine.
Let’s just give them a MOAB rain storm and call it good. Screw those
guys.
10 more Americans died in Iraq today. I grieve for these souls spent in this conflict. The more
this fighting goes on, the more I am hardened against Iraq… and even
more so against the Democrats who try to capitalize on these deaths. A
dead American Soldier (ahem, or Navy or Air Force) is not political
currency and God damn those who use them as such. I’m talking about
Kerry specifically and the rest of the Liberal lot as a whole.
Funny how Kerry is trying to garner support from Vets. Too
bad he is loosing it faster than anyone could have ever believed.
In consolation we can tell him that we voted for him before we voted
for Bush and that he just doesn't understand our "Nuance". Oh,
one more thing... the vote for him... it was to put him on the next
Mars lander. Maybe the Space Program does have an upside.
But considering NASA's tinkering with the
NADS, they will not be receiving my application any time soon.
Captain Kirk is typing up his resignation letter now.
Looks like
Kim has finally discovered something wonderful. I am pleased that he found it favorable…
I’ve been saying it for some time now. It’s a perfect option for
those seeking a full sized duty auto in .45. This is not a CCW piece,
but an open carry, in a thigh rig, and you have to walk with a swagger
kinda gun. This throws back to the old days of the horse pistols. The
classic “Hand Cannons” of the Cavalry… where the guns were big and
accurate and easy to shoot and could be used as a war hammer should the
need arise. It’s a fighting gun. One of my favorites.
Mozilla 1.7 RC 1
is out. I'm using it, and have
used it all week exclusively. It's good. Better than the
1.7 Beta. Try it. I think you will like it.
April 28th, Wednesday, 2004: Noon Thirty:
Automotive email: “Ogre, Welcome to the real world. Any new car is just loaded with
electronic control units. In fact, some of the newer cars have around
70 of them pricks in there. There's more computing power in today's car
than there was on the Apollo moon shots. And, it ain't gonna get any
better. Trust me. I work in this field. If something barfs out of
warranty, as is usually the case, figure on spending $300-500 minimum
to make it better. There ain't mechanics anymore -- they are all
technicians. My advice is to buy a sound pre-1970 pickup and a shitload
of plugs and points. Besides, the gun rack fits better in the old
ones than it does in the new models. Stay sane.”
That’s kinda funny, Steve, advice coming from a guy working in the
automotive electronics field. But you are so very right. My other
vehicles, the Jeeps and the Bronco have no electronics in them. No
under the dash black boxes that tell cops how fast you were going… no
OnStar that lets them track you… no engine management computers that
are just plain evil and must be destroyed. I like “Old Iron” the best
anyways. American cars stopped being cool in 1974, and I have not seen
anything yet cooler… not even the new Mustang I talked about the other
day. It’s new, but it’s trying to throw back to the Pre-74 lines. Try
as they might, it will still not be as cool as a real pre-74 car.
Trucks were good up until the 90’s and then they just lost it.
Anyways… This Subaru… One of the Horde out at Hill AFB is thinking
about taking it off my hands before I pour gasoline over it and ignite
it. He has dibs… He is thinking of putting the engine into a kit car.
I worked all last year trying to find ways of putting that engine into
one of the Jeeps. It would do well in a lighter bodied kit car. Sube
engines are rated with an FAA approval for aircraft, so that tells you
something. If I did trash the car, I would pull the engine out of it
because it’s just beautiful. It’s a 2.2 liter 4 cylinder “Boxer”…
strong engine. It’s just a shame that it’s in such a piece of shit
Legacy! I was thinking about racing it, but I don’t even want to look
at it now. Enough of the automotive matters, I tire of it. For now.
Image from Steve as well… thanks Steve!
My article to
Concealed Carry Magazine was submitted and accepted and done. This means I need to plan for the next one. Back 20
years ago if you wanted a concealed carry gun you only had a couple of
choices… most of them revolved. Now days the options are endless. You
name it and someone probably makes it. And the best thing is that most
of them are all just great… The only real considerations these days
are all matters of personal taste. But this brings with it it’s own
complications. The other day I was shopping and the list included
“Shampoo”. I thought, no problem… some shampoo to wash hair with… that
wont be hard to pick out. And then I turned into the Hair Care isle.
30 feet long, 7 feet high… all shampoos of every kind imaginable. It
took me like 30 minutes to pick one out. Do I want to smell like
summer rain or autumn breeze or spring fresh or peaches and cream… or
strawberry… apple… fuckin fruit salad… mint, cinnamon, curry, lavender,
more herbs than in the produce section… I was thinking “damn, I just
want to get the funk off my head”. And then I turned around and saw
the conditioners… I just about had a panic attack. Pert Plus – Shampoo
and Conditioner no questions… it just washes your head and your done.
I grabbed that and ran… even forgetting my cart, so I had to go back
for it. There was another guy standing there then… looking glazed eyed
with a twitch on his lip just like I was a few minutes before. Note to
the ladies of the Horde, when you send your Ogre out to pick up some
“Shampoo”. Be specific. Because we just don’t know where to begin
here. If not, you’re getting Pert, and you damn well better be happy
for it! I can see how the uninitiated would feel the same way at a
gun counter with a good selection. .25, .32, .380, 9MM, .357 SIG,
.40, .45, .32 Magnum, .38 Special, .38 Super, .357 Magnum, 9X17MM…
there are so many calibers you can pick from… that’s probably the best
place to start. Then there is the action. Revolver, blow back,
gas-retarded, Modified Browning, rotating… Yeah, I can see how picking
out a new CCW piece is very much like picking out a shampoo, but this
selection is even more important than what to put into your hair…
because a case of the frizzies isn’t going to get you killed. A bad
choice of a CCW gun that jams or fails to stop the threat could. If I
am going to write for a magazine and review a handgun for CCW then it
is only going to be a handgun that I have or would be willing to carry
myself. Because someone’s life could be at risk. If I select a
handgun to write about, and it lets me down. The article will
certainly reflect that. I think there is a responsibility here that
goes beyond just a mere review. A movie critic has it easy. A bad
movie choice isn’t lethal, even if Gigli came close… but a bad handgun
choice could be. This is more like reviewing parachutes. I’ve written
two articles for CCM about .45 caliber handguns. This next one should
be something smaller for variety sake, but at the same time this
selection must meet the same requirements. One caliber I don’t think I
will ever review is the .25ACP. I had a .25 once… an Astra Cub. It
was a neat little gun. One day I decided to pop some rounds at a
plastic Frisbee. I leaned the yellow disk up against the base of a
tree, took 10 steps back and fired. I swear on the Bible that the
round hit the disk and bounced off it hitting me square in the chest.
I even caught it. The little ball bearing in the nose was even still
there. The disk had nothing more than a dent in it where it round
impacted. To me, .25ACP is a NO GO. But that is just me. I don’t
believe in a .25, I have no faith in it, so I wont recommend it.
Especially since you can get a .32ACP in a .25 ACP sized package. And
in some cases you can even get a .380 in a .32 sized package so going
down to .25 is virtually pointless. If you are in a situation where
you need something that small, and .25ACP is the biggest size you can
get away with… you are probably better served with an NAA .22 Magnum
which can still trounce a .25ACP in terms of penetration so again –
there is no point or reason to consider a .25ACP. But that is just my
opinion, I could be wrong.
April 27th, Tuesday, 2004: 1830 hrs:
I’m not going to go into any details here… but I think I just totally
fried the Subaru’s engine management computer and all the electronics.
To say the Subaru is dead now is like saying that Princess
Diana is dead. The Subaru is in fact so completely dead now, Monty
Python is considering coming out of retirement, just to do the Dead
Subaru sketch.  For this reason, the only thing left to do with the
car is to part it out and sell it bit by bit on Ebay. Under the dash
there are two green connectors that fit together nice and snug. These
two connectors are placed so that they look like they go together but
have just fallen apart. If you own a Subaru – DO NOT connect these two
connectors. This is the equivalent of pulling the pin on a hand
grenade. As soon as I made the connection, I looked like Han Solo
with the waiving of the arms and the sparking and the yelling “Shut it
off! Shut it off!” All I needed was a Wookie to drop a tool box full
of hydro-Spanners on my head. Or maybe I was the Wookie? I don’t
know what
the hell happened, but I feel like Jar-Jar right now. FUCK SUBARUS! I
am never buying a car with an automatic transmission again – fucking
EVER. I am never buying a Subaru again – fucking EVER. I don’t care
if you hand me a signed title and the keys just because you are feeling
spendy… I will take the keys and drive the car to the nearest Cliff,
Lake, Rock Quarry, Mine shaft, Sarlacc Pit, whatever is closest, and
push the car into it… I don’t care if it was worth a buck or a million
bucks… I’m going to destroy that car. I swear, I’ll do it. Don’t try
me. Not only will I do it, but I’ll take a video of it going over and
replay that video on holidays and special occasions. I’m thinking of
donating the car to the Fire Department for the specific use of “Jaws
of Life” practice. If I do it, I shall take pictures. Fuck this
car. If I had a fucking quarter every time I said “Fuck” because of
this piece of shit fucking Subaru… I could buy a new fucking Mustang
fucking GT. I am so furious, right now I could take a damn sledge
hammer out there and beat the shit out of that car.
Email from
Wasted
Electrons:
"Ogre, First, thanks for
all the traffic. There's been lots of folks stop by to check out the
plight of my drowning guns. I've a buddy with a boat and an underwater
camera that goes 60 ft deep, this weekend we may try to locate the guns
and recover them if found with a huge magnet.
Anyway, you get so many
more visitors daily that I thought to ask you to put out the word that
I am looking for a Stevens Favorite to replace the lost one. In
particular, there is somewhere a 1915 Stevens Favorite
22 with a nickel plated receiver and a boys
length shortened stock. This one was my first gun and I foolishly sold
it, back in Ohio in the late 70s. The nickel plating was put there by
my grandfather after he replaced the broken firing pin during my
ownership. (Nobody considered that it might be collectible back then
and that plating would ruin the collectable value.)
So in particular, I
would dearly love to find that
Stevens. Failing that, I want a very good model 1915 in shootable
condition, preferably with a full octagon barrel and a bead front
sight. I don't want a shot out wall hanger and I don't want a
"too good to shoot" gun. I don't want one
of the Savage new production models.
Could you help spread
the word that I'm in the market? Emails and pictures of any possibles
to
nrmccord@comcast.net.
Thanks. Nate"
No Problemo.
1030hrs:
“DISPROVED: the
outrageous anti-Christian falsehoods popularized by the bestselling
novel, The Da Vinci Code”
I’ll probably get De-Linked all over the place for this, but here it
goes. I’ve read the Da Vinci Code. I think it’s one of the best novels
ever written. The story telling is absolutely masterful. Then I get
the chunk of spam about it. Anti-Christian? I don’t think so. Not
hardly. I never picked up any such Anti-Christian sentiment in any of
Dan Brown’s books. He doesn’t seem to be too keen on the Vatican, but
I’ve not felt any Anti vibe at all from him. Is it really so
outrageous to think that Jesus may have been married and that maybe
Mary was his Bride? No, put your convictions down for a second and
think about it… is that really so horrible or outrageous?
I don’t think so at all. In fact, I think it’s a very touching,
elegant, and beautiful story if it was true. Here you have the Son of
God and he bumps into this woman who is a sinner. She repents and is
forgiven… and accepted by Christ himself. This is an analogy for the
atonement of Christ for the rest of us. Every one of us can repent and
be accepted by Him. Here is a question for audience. Why did Christ
get baptized? Certainly he didn’t need it. Yet he did go down into
the waters of Jordan not for himself, but to show us the way. I
believe (personally, as there is no doctrine about this in my church)
that Jesus also showed us the way in other things as well… like
Marriage.
The Bible is full of interpretations and revisions. All through the
Dark Ages when the bible was being transcribed one letter at a time by
hand… you don’t think that those old monks might leave things out?
Maybe whole chapters? We know they left out whole books. What we
have in “The Bible” isn’t everything that was written. It’s a
collection of what some men decided should be in the collection… and
they edited and revised even that. I’m down with the King James
version… but I know that it isn’t perfect. That’s not everything that
happened. Would it be possible that they might leave out details
such as Jesus’s wedding and such? Don’t answer yes or no that you
believe it… just if you think that it might be possible. And if it
might be possible – does that change anything if it happened or not?
No, it doesn’t change anything. It doesn’t change the gospel one bit.
I believe personally that the Gospel of Christ is all about the eternal
family… keeping it together. Being able to be with your loved ones
forever. To me and the way I read it, that’s what “It is all about”.
The meaning of life, right there. All the promises of the gospel as
in the bible… it all supports that. All the gospel in the Book of
Mormon that I believe meshes with the bible like the gears in a Swiss
watch… it all supports that too. Now if that is the case (I’m not
asking you to believe me, just play along for a moment and see where I
am coming from here) and it’s all about Families… Why must Christ be
left out of that? Would it be against the program if he was to have a
family of his own? Or would it be inline with his own gospel to show
us the way as he did with baptism and have his own family?
Now, I am not a student of Jewish tradition, but I have been told that
to be a Rabbi, you must be married. Wasn’t Jesus referred to as Rabbi
by the Jews? Why would they call him a Rabbi if he wasn’t one? The
way I look at it… it all makes sense that Jesus was married. And if
it was to Mary – I think that would have been just wonderful.
Am I full of Anti-Christian sentiment here? Am I just outrageous?
Well, I know that there are those ignorant and bigoted fools that like
to say that since I am member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
Day Saints, that I am not even Christian. If that is what you
believe, then so be it… have your beliefs. My faith is in Christ, and
I pray to my Father in Heaven in Christ’s name, and I believe he died
for my sins and through him I and all man kind who believe in him are
saved… but if I am not a “Christian” then I guess I’m fine with that
because I still believe in Him and he still died for my sins too and
through Him I will still be saved. I don’t believe that Religion is
like a Roulette Wheel and you have to place your bets on the right one
or you loose everything. If you have that belief, then I am sorry for
you… because that is an awfully grim way to go through life. But I’m
not going to cast any stones for it. If you want cast some stones,
that’s your choice.
BTW, I am not going to enter into any theological debate. I’m not
trying to convince anyone of anything… I’ve simply expressed my
personal opinion on the matter. Yours might be different and that is
fine.
Some might think that this is very bold to express any thoughts on the
matters of Faith or Religion on this website. Long time readers will
know that I have done so in the past and from time to time in the
Future I might do so again. How wonderful it is to have the First
Amendment that allows me such a freedom to do so… and if you don’t like
it… I also believe firmly in the Second Amendment too, so bring it if
you got it.
My two favorite Generals in American History:
General George S Patton and General Thomas J Jackson. Both men of
firm religious conviction. Both men would often be found praying. Many
people think that those who believe in a higher power than themselves
are soft minded and weak. I think otherwise. In fact, for those that
don’t like it… I don’t give a damn. “I will kill those sons of bitches
and use their guts to grease the treads of my tanks!” Sorry, I was
channeling Patton there for a second.
Some day up in the Valhalla section of Heaven, I would love to sit down
to a fine meal at the same table with Patton and Jackson and just
listen to the conversation between those two men. Patton would be
advocating the M1 Garand and the Tank and Jackson would be preaching
about the Bayonet and Artillery. It would be interesting.
April 26th, Monday, 2004: 2030hrs:
Voltron.
With the Subaru fucked up, it joins the other fucked up vehicles. They
can join together to form a giant fucked up robot.
Actually since I can't figure out the
damned Subaru, I got all greasy wrenching on the silver Cherokee.
It's running great again... for now. So now The Bride gets to
Jeep to work and leaves my Bronco alone. Here is the frustrating
thing though. Just last Monday I got the Suby registered again
for another year, and the Jeep is expired. This means I have to
take it and get it registered. At which point it will probably
break down again and we will be running the Blue Jeep again - which
needs some work and a registration. Shoot me. Shoot me now.
1930hrs:
If anyone is near a Subaru service department, I need a question
answered.
My 1992 PIECE OF SHIT Subaru Legacy is acting up again.
Regardless of the gear position selected, the dash indicates that it
is in 1st gear and the car will not shift up past 1st
gear. “Auto or Manual” selection makes no difference, the car’s
computer thinks it’s in 1st. Normally (even though it is
supposed to) the dash doesn’t indicate any gear selection so with the
aid of a start button we can start the car and it drives just fine. I
can still put the car into neutral or part and start it, I just can’t
drive over 25MPH because the car wont shift up because of the damned
little light thingy. All answers I have encountered involve “Bring it
in, we’ll take a look”. This is impossible. I’m out in the middle of
nowhere and a 4 hour drive at 75+MPH is something I will not make doing
a max of 25MPH. So bringing it in just is not doable. The local boys
are fine when it comes to Fords, but they have no answers when it comes
to Subaru. The last answer I got relating to the Subaru was “Well,
that’s a bugger aint it?” The Chilton and Haynes manuals have no
information on this matter at all. Right now, Mrs. Ogre has be by the
balls and if I can’t get the Subaru running she is going to be taking
my Bronco! This is categorically unacceptable. What can I do to get
the Dash indicator to read null again? If I had a couple grand,
I'd just buy The Bride a different car, one that was still running
right.
1400hrs:
The following comes from Opinion Journal by way of Horde
Member Weiss.
I am quite angry at these jackasses. In fact, I have no words that I
can articulate with any degree of clarity:
The Face of Hate
The Portland, Ore., branch of the Independent Media Center--one of the
most virulent Angry Left Web sites around--has a page devoted to the
death in combat last week of Pat Tillman, the pro football player
turned Army Ranger who died in combat in Afghanistan last week. This is
offensive stuff, so you might want to skip it, but we think it's worth
shining a light on. The page begins with a Washington Post story about
Tillman's death under the headline (Indymedia's, not the Post's) "Dumb
Jock Killed in Afghanistan." This is followed by reader comments. A
sampling (quoted verbatim except for expletives):
-
"Tillman chose to go to Afghanistan. He's partially
reponsible for the deaths of hundreds, maybe thousands of Afghan
civilians. No need to feel sorry for him, other than feeling bad that
he was brainwashed into serving as a grunt."
-
"it's amazing the kind of attention this insignificant
incident is going to cause. well, he was rich, white, and an american.
10,000 (brown) iraqis get killed, and it barely merits a mention in
the american news. how utterly f---ing sad."
-
"To be honest I wish I could feel sorry for the guy,
but the truth is I really feel nothing at all. To many have died and
too much money has flowed into the pockets of Dick Cheney to even
worry about it."
-
"if he 'sacrificed' anything it was his common sense.
He had a good American thing going and blew it."
In fairness, not
all posters agree. "I'd like to correct the ridiculous headline that
preceeds this story," writes one: "Brave American sacrifices friends,
family and fortune in defense of his country. Pigs on IndyMedia can now
continue to exercise free speech, sacrifice nothing and spew hate."
Noon:
Call off the Republican Attack Dogs? This
is amazing. They want the Republicans to stop attacking Kerry?
How about they stop attacking Kerry when the Liberals stop attacking
Bush, how about that. I’ve said it before… I’ll say it again. They
can dish it out, but they can’t take it. Because at the core, Liberals
are pathetic, whimpering, ignorant, assholes who can’t debate the facts
because they don’t know the facts or they don’t understand the facts
and they can’t see the big picture… that’s why they are Liberals. If
they did understand reality, they wouldn’t be Liberal.
Okay, I will admit
that I am hard on the Liberals. So Liberal views I do respect… some.
What really bothers me is when the Liberals are vocal on an issue that
they don’t know about and that they don’t have honest convictions
about. If they know and understand an issue, believe in it, and can
argue it logically… I can respect that. I might not agree with it, but
I respect it. This is the rare form of Liberal and they are few and
far between. They are even more rare around University campuses.
Kerry’s Medals are the topic again… What does it matter if he threw his medals away? He
didn’t earn them anyway.
Email from Commander Kupari: “Check
this out. They're using Utah as a place to train astronauts for a
Mars walk. LOL I'm reminded of a quote from Futurama, from Professor
Farnsworth: "Mars was once a dreary, uninhabitable wasteland, much
like Utah. But unlike Utah, Mars was eventually terraformed and made
livable!" The thing about Utah is that it is much like Arrakis.
Walk without rhythm and you wont attract a worm.
Wasted Electrons has the saddest story I’ve ever read. His girlfriend threw two of his guns into a reservoir.
One was a 1915 Stevens Favorite. This is a falling block .22 target
rifle. Few working examples still exist. The other was a scoped
Beretta Neos. This might be replaceable, but they are still spendy.
Especially when you consider the cost of the rings and the scope. I
would report these guns as stolen and charge this biatch. You do not
raid a gun safe and throw the guns into a fucking lake. Not only would
I call the cops – but I would also contact some Scuba divers to go
hunting. With luck the Stevens could still be restorable. This would
be a break up event for me. If she is willing to do this like a thief
in the night… she is not the type of woman I would want to be in any
sort of relationship with. Not sure what BSU means exactly… Wife or
Girlfriend. Doesn’t matter. Personally, I would end that relationship
PRONTO. A woman like this could come after you with some shears like
Lorena Bobbitt.
Yesterday I went shooting.
Had some frustrations. Took some pictures. This was mostly for
the Detonics article I’m writing for
CCM. But I also brought out the rifle.
Automotive Email
Exchange:
“George, I know your heart’s in the right place with the retro
Mustang, and I can’t blame you, with a big V-8 Bronco in the driveway
and all. But you’re forgetting about another throwback to an earlier
age of comfort and performance. And Gewehr98, as well as Mrs.
Gewehr98, are heading down to the dealership after my upcoming
deployment. We’re going to use my Family Separation Pay and TDY
voucher to buy, for lack of a better term, something with balls -
namely, the new Chrysler 300C Hemi. Talk about a throwback,
body-on-frame, 400+ horsepower, and a not-too-bad sticker price. Some
Chrysler insiders I talked to said that the 300C will find it’s way
into the police interceptor market, taking the monopoly away from Ford
after Chevy gave up on rear-wheel drive sedans. Yee-Haa! – Darin”
The thing that I don’t like about the 300C is the trick system that
shuts off two cylinders when you don’t need the power… this might be
cool to help gas milage… and it might be cool when the car is new… but
what about when the car reaches 100 thousand miles? If something can
go wrong, it will… and I don’t like funky engine management systems
like that. They have been tried before and shops have all made a lot
of bank fixing them after the warranties expire. I was reading about
this car just this morning and it does seem to be impressive as
hell. Considering there are no more Impala SS type bruisers… this
Chrysler is indeed impressive. If I have the chance to drive one as a
rental – I’ll jump on it. Of course neither the Chrysler nor the
Mustang have all wheel drive and I am more than a huge fan of all wheel
drive… I won’t have a vehicle without it. At least not while I live in
Utah. Maybe if I was back in Virginia it would be a different story.
“The
thing does remind one of the older Cadillac/Olds V8-V6-V4 nightmares
that disabled cylinders. And the 300C does shut off up to 4 cylinders
when the computer thinks you need to save gas. I don’t hang on to cars
much past 50K miles, but I’m real curious how close to the other
Chrysler Hemi’s that engine is. In other words, perhaps it could be
retrofitted to a version that doesn’t do displacement management.
Maybe it’ll force Chevy to revive the rear-drive Impala SS or Police
Caprice. The cute and upcoming Bel-Air is based on the S-10 pickup
chassis, so anything’s possible, I guess. Look at the Mercury Marauder,
that’s gotta be a slap in Chevy’s face! Regarding all-wheel drive, you
would’ve loved my old Audi 200 Quattro. That 5-cylinder turbo engine
was a plumber’s nightmare, though. I still miss that car. – Darin”
Yes, I am familiar with Audis. They are family favorite. In fact, it
was almost a family rule that if you had a vehicle other than an Audi,
you couldn’t park it in the driveway. The word “Quattro” still holds a
special place in my heart. I owned like at least a half dozen of them
myself… If I remember right, my father is still driving an Audi 80.
Mom was the rebel though… she is driving a Jetta and parking it in the
driveway! (BTW, when I visited last year, the Subaru had to be parked
on the street or Pops would have called a tow truck) I even never
owned a car with less than 50K miles. I don’t like the idea of
financing something that drops in value. Because of that, I buy used
and pay cash. The upside is that pretty much every year I still get
something different. Looking out my window I’m looking at a pair of
Jeep Cherokees… one blue… one silver. Drive them till the wheels fall
off. I’m thinking about selling the silver Cherokee. Needs some
cooling system work… has a 4 inch lift. The engine is running again so
it’s good to go there. Any takers? Any offers? I’d trade it for gun
(M1 Garand or M1 Carbine) or 800 cash.
I'm also
starting a review on the Marlin rifle. Check the Weapons
Section for it. It's not done yet... but I have a couple images.
Hence the new picture up in the corner. Now before you write me
an email that Kim Du Toit has a rifle picture now, know this... I took
that photo like that yesterday specifically for that use, because I
didn't like the eyeball thing. Mrs Ogre took that photo like that
for me. I didn't see Kim's rifle picture, which is different,
until yesterday..
Anyways, I'm
now finishing up the Detonics review right now, and then working on my
books... so I'll see you later. Oh, one more thing.
When the Detonics article is finished, I'm going to go back to packing
the Cougar.
April 25th, Sunday, 2004:
Sunday’s post:
http://62.73.174.109/bmuk_movies/humantarget.wmv
That’s all I gotta
say.
April 24th, Saturday, 2004: Noon Thirty:
Few new cars inspire me to actually want to by a new car. This
one does. I love older cars that have a good deal of character to
them… newer cars just don’t have any character… no soul. This one, it
seems, has it in spades. A lot of cars lately have tried to do the
“Retro” thing. They have pretty much all failed as far as “retro”
goes. They tried to be retro and only turned out to be 1950’s Sci-Fi
at best. Ford tried to be retro with the new Thunderbird, but they
really didn’t quite pull that off either. This time, they got it
right. The new 2005 Mustang tooks new, but properly retro. I like to
think of it as where Mustang was heading if it wasn’t for the damned
“Mustang II” regurgitation. They have turned the clock back to 1974
and are calling a big “Do Overs”. They are even pricing it right too.
Looks like the starting price is going to be about 18,000. Propper.
This is doing what Ford did when the Mustang first came out… putting it
into the grasps of those that want it and appreciate it. Funny thing
about it though… for a V-8 version (instead of a V-6) you are looking
at an additional 10 grand. Ouch. That’s a heavy horsepower tax right
there, but considering that those 2 extra cylinders give you 100
additional horses, it’s not too bad. If Steve McQueen was still alive,
he would be ordering one from Ford right now. One thing I want to
mention right here… there is the option of a 5 speed stick shift or a 5
speed automatic… if you are a guy and buy this car with an automatic
transmission – you are the biggest pussy in the world and should be
flogged with issues of “Martha Stewart Living” magazines until the
paper cuts make you bleed like your in a Mel Gibson movie.
1000hrs:
These pictures of the flag draped coffins. I consider it ghoulish to post such photographs in direct
discord with the wishes of the families and the administration and good
taste. Note to the Media: If you want photographs of fallen soldiers,
I suggest a stroll though Arlington National Cemetery. There you will
find fields of those who gave up their lives for our freedom. I can’t
even drive past there without getting teary eyed.
Just a thought since
John Kerry is campaigning so hard on his service in Vietnam… has he
ever visited “The Wall”? Has ever stood before the wall at Vietnam War
Memorial, knelt on bended knee, and honored his fallen comrades? Or
are they still all just a bunch of baby killing war criminals?
Email from Horde Commander Leon in New Zealand:
“Gidday there Ogre! Hey mate, you might want to check out
http://www.fg42.net/ for a pic of the FG-42. Awesome piece of
history alright. Can learn a bit from such works of engineering art.
The M60 is made up of parts of this fine rifle, and the MG-42 and yet
it turns out a piece of junk. Just adequate now after so many
modifications and carry on. At least its in a real calibre. Now, I
didn't know about the open bolt / closed bolt system. Man alive, pure
sweet.
A mate in the US who now regularly visits your site told me about your
look at 'Armour'. Definitely want to get hold of it. I'll read it just
based on your minor review.
Now, Pat Tillman. First heard about this on my SAS eGroup mailing list.
This guy is just what we're talkin' about mate. Globally, this joker
has given the ultimate example of what this whole deal is about. Stuff
the money, stuff the prominence of sport, stuff it all. He joined the
Rangers and went and fought and died, not only for his family, his
country and his Regiment, but for anyone who values freedom over
tyranny, good over evil, wealth over riches. My heart goes out to his
family and his Army mates. Rest in Peace brother soldier in the
knowledge you have provided us the ultimate gift in sacrifice for what
we hold so dear.
Speaking of this - I am getting totally sick and tired of hearing all the
negatives in the media. Of course when any serviceman from any country
is killed or wounded or otherwise suffers trauma, it is a terrible
thing. But man, why can't they report the good stuff. Cripes our
Engineers are down south in Basra with the Brits mate, and we know they
are fixing stuff up, but heck what do we get? The news of when they are
confined to barracks for security reasons. Bridges being fixed,
villages getting consistent power for the first time in 20 years
doesn't rate a mention. Why is a crime for a soldier to kill a suicide
bomber? Heck, ROE means every soldier needs to be a bloody lawyer. How
can you concentrate on your job? I'm wound up again bugger it all...
Mugabe needs a bullet. - Leon”
Good to hear from you,
Leon. The book "Armour" that I mentioned... the cover says the title
is "ARMOR". But when I first read the book the title was "Armour" and
had different cover art.
I used to always spell
armour as armour, because that's the "Proper English" way. That was
the way I grew up. It was only a few years ago that I dropped the "U"
when spelling it online because I was tired of publicly educated
Americans (god bless them) who would always email me telling me I have
misspelled the word. Great book, you will enjoyed it.
Pat Tillman was the
living example of what Napoleon said, "Death is nothing, but to live
defeated and inglorious is to die daily". Pat Tillman died in glory
and few are as lucky. Right now he is enjoying the company of the
Valkyries in
Valhalla.
He will be remembered
with honor forever in History. We can't say the same of the other
players on the football team he left. I don't even know the name of
one other player - but I will never forget Pat Tillman. One thing
that bothers me about the mediaspeak about Pat is the focus on “he left
money”. First off, it’s not about the money. Being a soldier and
serving your country is never about money. How shallow the media is…
pathetic. They don’t get it because they in the media truly do not
understand what real patriotism is. They don’t understand the love for
one’s country that a man such as Pat Tillman, or all the other soldiers
over there, can have. Pat left behind money. So what? Do others from
less lucrative backgrounds really give up any less? No, they don’t.
Because whatever you had before, you traded it for a couple MRE’s a day
a bedroll to sleep on and a finicky rifle all so you can face the enemy
on behalf of the Nation and the free nations of the world. The media
uses the term “War on Terror” every day… but they have no fucking clue
as to what those words really mean. Back when our Greatest Generation
was fighting the Nazis over in Europe, the entire country was united in
the effort and everyone was better for it. The media wouldn’t have
dared say the things about that war that they have said about this one.
It’s damn shameful the way the Liberals have politicized this war and
use our heroic dead as pawns in their game of Spin. CNN, CBS, ABC,
NBC… they are not worthy of speaking Pat Tillman’s or any other
soldier’s name. They should only refer to the fallen in hushed and
reverent tones with a bowed head. As for the wounded coming back…
these men should never have to pay for their own beer for the rest of
their lives.
As for the negatives
in the news... if Al Gore was the President you wouldn't be hearing
about it, that's for sure. Not only that, but everyone one including
Gore would be a hero and the Media themselves would be waving flags.
Horde Member Airboss sends us this: “Just wanted to let you know about a new (to me
anyway) Product called
CorrosionX you may want to try. It makes guns coated with it very
easy to clean and lubricates as well nope I don't make any thing from
it just a user but a happy one. Enjoy the "Mad Ogre" very much. -
Airboss" Thanks, Airboss. I’ve not heard about them, but they look
interesting. Some of the claims are pretty bold and unsubstantiated,
but that is the vogue these days in marketing. We shall have to get a
sample for testing.
April 23rd, Friday, 2004: 2200hrs:
Oh, for any and all
who want a Utah Concealed Carry Permit, contact
Larry Correia of FTL/THR fame. Larry
is an outstanding shooter, and you couldn’t take the class from a
better man. He is offering the classes at only 20 dollars right now,
so take advantage of it. Oh, and while your in class… ask him about
jams in an FAL rifle. *ahem*
Well, that is that.
This semester is DONE! Finished!
Now begins the summer
break and all the jazz that goes with it. Meaning selecting the next
semester’s classes, doing the financial aide stuff to get another
grant, and further dividing myself from the Libertarians for it. Last
semester was cool. This semester SUCKED ASS. I think I learned a very
powerful lesson here and that is the necessity of selecting each and
every class very carefully.
1315hrs:
This train explosion in North Korea…
damaging buildings 10 miles away and killing over
3,000 people. Sounds like a nuclear blast, doesn’t it?
Taken to task:
“Ogre, How can you make a list of favorite movies that has over 100
(mostly great) titles and yet leave out one of the all-time greats?
Where the F is PATTON, for crying out loud? Sheesh, here you have a
3-hour, combat-laden, kick-ass movie about the greatest combat
commander of WW2, the only one the friggin' Nazis were afraid of, who
also happened to be among the most articulate users of profane language
in history and was extraordinarily un-PC even in 1945, when the
shithole concept hadn't even been invented? Damn, Ogre, the opening
scene alone would put that movie in the top 10, let alone combined with
the scenes in Palermo where he upstaged Monty and the one near the end
where he wanted to "kick the Mongoloid Russians back into Russia, where
they belong!" - Paul” *stunned* I have no excuses… I shall remedy this error
ASAP.
 Horde Officer John has the answer to the Banshee question:
The book is called “Armor” and it’s on the level of Starship
Troopers as far as military sci-fi novels goes. It’s one of my
favorites. If you’ve not read it yet… do. It has two of the most
interesting characters I’ve ever read in it. Order your copy from
Amazon or Ebay or wherever you order your books from.
Yup, I’m a Mormon and
I’m proud of it!
“Ogre, I enjoy reading your blog....I've had it bookmarked for a while
now. I just realized (meaning read the 'about' section) that you're
Mormon. Good to see I'm not the only gun-totin' Mormon around (I
believe they call that sarcasm). Keep writing, Kevin” Thanks for the
email Kevin. No, you are certainly not the only Mormon Gunslinger out
there. We have quite a few in our ranks.
1000hrs:
Update on the Little
Terror Trooper. We
are supposed to keep these little things called “Steri Strips” over the
wound area to both protect the area and to keep the wound from pulling
open. Evidently they are “itchy” and he doesn’t like them. This
means as soon as he is out of eyesight for more than 2 seconds – they
all come off and are put onto anything and everything. I’ve found some
GI-Joes with these cloth stitches on them… the rabbit… the TV… the
mirror… pretty much everything but his face. *sigh* The upside is
that he is doing very well considering. The nerves haven’t rewired
yet, but that’s something that could take like 6 months if it’s going
to happen at all. We have done everything we can possibly do for him
at this point… We have given him a blessing according the traditions of
our Faith, and have to leave it up to the Lord now. This incident has
not slowed him down at all. His spirits are up and he is back to
cruising at a hundred miles as hour. He is even back to doing his
cartwheels and daredevil routines. “Dad! Watch THIS!” I think I am
going to be the one needing medical attention…
I remember listening
to the JIM ROME SHOW on the radio when he was talking about Pat Tillman
who left the NFL to join the US Army Rangers.
There was some controversy about this and Jim Rome put all the
naysayers down properly. Today
Tillman was killed in action in Afghanistan. My condolences to the
Tillman family. He lived a short life – but lived it big. He was a
great American and gave his life to the rest of us like all the fallen
soldiers have done. For that, I am grateful… and I know all the
members of The Horde are grateful as well. If anyone here listens to
Jim Rome, let me know what he says. I can’t get The Jungle out here in
BFE.
Last year I conducted a test of a bunch of lubes… and had all the data
on my iPaq. The iPaq crashed and I lost it all and never redid the
tests. I’m thinking about redoing those tests again. Especially
since there are a lot of new high tech gun lubes out there that are
making some huge claims.
I’m getting sick and
tired of the weather here in Utah right now.
Where I live, we have had CONSTANT 25-40 MPH winds pretty much all
fucking week long. I’m so sick of it! The winds howl day and night…
it’s like living on Banshee! (name the book that reference comes from)
Blatant and open
hypocrisy.
How is it that people defending Kerry can scoff at people questioning
Kerry’s service records as saying that “these are old and why are they
calling these into question now”… yet these are the same people that
are openly and hypocritically questioning Bush’s service records.
Remember – the rule of the game is that any one can question a
Republican, but we are not allowed to question a Democrat. Do you
know who’s records I’d like to look into? I’d like to look into the
personal records and history of Senator Robert Byrd. Because that
fucker knows where the bodies are buried. (in case you don’t know
about him, he is the Democrat Senator from West Virginia who back in
the day was a top member of the KKK)
April 22nd, Thursday, 2004: 2000hrs:
I’ve not shared any
reader mail lately. This is something I must correct right now. I
have three emails that I want to share.
“This
letter to editor was printed yesterday in Ellensburg, Washington daily
record:
I walked to the gun store last week legally carrying my UNCONCEALED
handgun. It was located in my cargo pants pocket, with handle sticking
out, quite UNCONCEALED. I made sure to never touch my gun, just simple
walked to the store with it in plain view. This is called open
carrying and is entirely legal in Washington State. Upon arriving in
the gun store, I picked out a clip for my handgun and proceeded to look
at other items. I was then approached by an Ellensburg police officer
that had received a 911 call of someone with a gun. The officer saw
how I was carrying the gun, yet asked to see my conceal carry permit.
Having the gun in plain view, one was not necessary, which I informed
him. He proceeded to take the gun from me, and asked for my ID. I
complied, yet I told him I would rather not be harassed for legally
open carrying. Another officer arrived; I got my ID back and my gun.
I again said that I did not enjoy being harassed. The first officer
told me that the second officer was his supervisor and they would not
leave until he was finished lecturing me on the law. I declined,
telling him I knew the law, (RCW 9.41.050), and was abiding by it.
Feeling harassed with no other options available, I was forced to leave
the store to avoid continued harassment. If the officer reading this
still feels like he needs to discuss the law with someone; please, find
the person that dialed 911 and tell them 911 is for emergencies/life
threatening situations. The simple viewing of a handgun is neither.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++
I walked back to the gun store today to ask to see what waves were made.
He told me prosecutor was in today talking with him about situation.
(Yes, I was open carrying again today, with no incident) - Jason”
Interesting. I think
the problem may have been one of "image". To explain this, let me
share with you something that happened to me:
"One day I was at the
zoo with my family. It was a nice day but a little cool with a slight
breeze, and altogether lovely. Under my sport coat I wore my trusty
sidearm comfortably in a nice leather pancake holster. So comfortable
you forget it's there. Suddenly a small gust of wind lifts my sport
coat up and reveals the automatic. This was observed my some college
girls. One of them was shocked and said "That man has a gun!" To
which the other girl said "Don't worry, he is a cop. You can tell
because he has a holster."
Thanks to TV and the
Movies, the general public at large has an ingrained notion that good
guys wear holster to carry guns in and bad guys don't. Try this little
experiment... Wear some Dockers or other nice slacks. Wear a nice
shirt. Wear a nice leather holster. Then carry open and check
reactions. I bet the reactions will be different. Cargo pants with
the gun sticking out the pocket - to me means very little - but as a
psychologist I can tell you that most people/sheeple will be put at
ease because you "look like a good guy" so you are not a threat. When
I did patrol work in Virginia, I carried with me a little book I got
from the magistrate (for 5 bucks) that contains all the codes and
statutes of the Commonwealth of Virginia. I don't know about
Washington, but I am sure there is such a booklet there too. Get it,
bookmark the open carry statutes and highlight them. Then the next
time you get police in your grill, show them the State's statutes and
have them point out to you where they think you are wrong.
Ather Email:
“Ogre, There are a few things on my mind right now, but I will get
down to business first. I am tired of the media’s coverage of the
Operations going on in Iraq. Every time an American Soldier, Marine,
Sailor, or Airman is killed it makes front page news fueling the fire
to get our service members out of Iraq and back home. I know the
number, dates, names, and ranks of every US armed service member who
has been killed in action since 11 September. I walk by them every day
as I go to class. Some days I stop and read the names as new ones are
added as a reminder that I will be part of this in a few years when the
school side of my commitment is finished. I pray that this board stays
up for the rest of my time here and continues to remain as a reminder
that “Freedom is not Free!” The price for Freedom has a cost and
unfortunately this cost is the lives of the young men and women who
consciously choose to serve. The media has no place in this war
because they use what they have as a tool to ununify our country into
believing that our intentions in Iraq are not for the best. By using
fellow soldiers’ death as a stepping stone for their cause the get the
military out of Iraq, they should all be shot. Very respectfully, name
withheld by request”
What really
bothered me, Ian, was the Press’ use of the photographs of the flag
covered coffins. They sued on basis of the Freedom of Information
Act. I find this repugnant and personally insulting as I have friends
who were also covered under a flag. This wasn’t about Freedom of
Information… it’s about dignity and privacy and these ghoulish media
hounds are wanting to bank on it and platform on it. I agree with
you, but shooting is too good for them… unless you were using very
small calibers.
Another email:
“MadOgre, I
just came across your blog today, and I've spent a nice couple of
(non-productive but entertaining and informative) hours reading many of
your articles (mainly the gun-related ones). Anyhow, I couldn't help
but notice that you love Breakfree CLP, yet there are several
references to cleaning your guns with a rival CLP, FP-10. So, which do
you like better? I've heard and read some great things about FP-10,
including the tests shown on the (admittedly
non-objective) FP-10 website which showed it to be superior to BF. Have
you switched to FP-10? Is newer better, or not? I'm looking forward
to hearing from you. - Paul”
You know, that's a
good question that deserves as answer. I have tested all the lubes out
there that I could get my hands on and I have found that FP-10 does the
best job of lubricating and protecting. However it sucks at
cleaning. BF-CLP lubes very well, protects very well, and it also
cleans very well. Which one I use and when depends greatly on when
and where I am at the time and how much time I have to spend on
cleaning. If I'm out in the field or on the range or I don't have a
lot of time - I use Breakfree CLP. If I have a little extra time,
I'll clean with other products and then lube with the FP-10. I have
had better results in some guns like SIGs and Berettas with the FP-10,
while some guns like Springfields and my Detonics seem to prefer the
Breakfree CLP. So really there is no hard and fast rule as to what I
will use and when. Hope that helps! Oh, and thanks for the email!
1500hrs:
The second issue of
Concealed Carry Magazine has arrived in my mailbox today.
I’m impressed. The
whole magazine is full of actual CONTENT. Excellent magazine. Very
excellent. I would have to say this even if my article wasn’t in the
magazine… all possible bias aside… it is excellent. The subscription
rate is a little high, that’s true. But considering the meat of the
content, it’s right on target. The layout is very well done. I’m
impressed with the way the magazine looks. This is issue #2 and it
looks well polished and professional. The way they took my article and
put it into the magazine is just a work of art. Very cool. Mrs. Ogre
freaked out when she saw her photo in there. She’s not mad at me, but
she just says she hates that picture. I like that picture… she looks
very pretty. Snooty, but pretty. Much like “Rose” in Titanic.
I’m already working on the next article for it. The subject is the
Detonics Combat Master, which I thought was timely considering the
announcement of Detonics’ rebirth. This thing has risen from the ashes
so many times now; they need to make a gun called “The Phoenix”. The
Detonics is a very interesting little .45 so it should make for a good
article.
1100hrs:
 Drudge
is reporting that Michael Moore, the big fat liberal idiot has
outsourced his web design work and his web servers to Canada.
Sorry Drudge, but this isn’t news. Let me know when we
finally send the rest of him to Canada too! When that happens, party
at Ogre Manor.
I am going to talk
about vehicles.
The Bronco is pretty much doing great as it is. It’s solid and tough
and has been reliable. It started dripped fluid really bad the other
day and from where it was dripping I was afraid it was tranny fluid. I
topped off the tranny fluid and checked it this morning and it hasn’t
really gone down any that I can tell… and then I did the “feel the
drip” thing where you dap your finger into what’s dripped and rub it a
little and look at it closely and say “hmmm” as if you know exactly
what the hell it is your feeling. I don’t what the hell it is… but
since I know tranny fluid is thicker and red… I know it isn’t tranny
fluid. That’s the good news. When I felt this stuff, it wasn’t as
slick and it was more clear. So I know it’s not oil. It’s not coolant
either because it’s not that wet. I’m guessing it’s brake fluid.
Considering that the brake fluid reservoir was rather wet looking, I’m
thinking I’m on the right track. The fluid in there was lower than
“full” point and the cover didn’t seem to be very secure so I think I
found the culprit here. I am going to need get a new gasket for the
lid, and that should be the fix for that. I’ve still not dug into the
rear window yet, so I can’t roll it down and that means I can’t open
the tailgate. It’s not a real priority thing right now, so I’ll tackle
that when I am more ambitious. So other than taking a whole lot of
time explaining all that, the Bronco has been great.
However there is a lot of things I want to do to it.
I’d like to replace all the rubber bushings with new neoprene ones.
I’ve got a lot of vibrations through the whole rig and I think these
bushings would go a long way in helping that.
I’d like braided steel brake lines on the front end. The brakes are
great in this thing and I can stop on a dime. The only thing though is
that they feel “mushy” and I like better feel than that. The braided
lines can improve your brake feel drastically.
The steering wheel is the old style… meaning it is pencil thin and I
hate that. I love big fat beefy steering wheels. I’ll have to replace
that with a custom wheel later.
The dashboard still has a big hole in the middle of it where a stereo
used to be. I’ve never in my life spent anything on a car stereo other
than just replacement speakers. I’ve done stereo swaps before, but
those were, and I’ll be honest here… “hot” stereos that were given to
me. I didn’t steal them myself, but I knew it was still wrong. My
only defense on this matter what that I was a kid. I’m thinking about
putting in an XM radio system. Not any time soon of course, but
eventually. Some day. After I do the rear window and the bushings and
everything else.
 The
last couple trips out to SLC to Primary Children’s Hospital were done
in an Olds Alero. These are the slick little Mustang looking units.
They are really very nice. V-6 powered, very smooth and quiet, nice
stereo, and a dash board that (at night) looks like the control panel
on the Star Ship Enterprise. We used this car because it gets more
than twice the fuel economy of the Bronco and it’s really fast. I’m
not going to say how fast, but let’s just say I plead the 5th.
I’m impressed with these new Oldsmobile’s. Felt very stable and solid
even at high *ahem* speeds. Very nice cars.
April 21st, Wednesday, 2004: 1730hrs:
For the love of all
that is holy…
some one please give
me the names and addresses of these spammers… some round trip airline
tickets… and a few days time… and I will personally put an end to all
this spam. The volume of spam had decreased lately but the last couple
of days it’s gone up. A lot. This is irritating me to the point that
I might be tempted to violence against these Spammers. I wouldn’t
necessarily hurt them, but I would duct-tape them to a wall and have
them watch as I use pliers to slowly rip apart any and all electronic
device they have in their home or office where ever they send the spam
from. Not just computers or Playstations… I’m talking Clock Fucking
Radios too. Everything. I will leave them in a 1940’s state of
existence with the promise of an immediate return to do worse things if
one more piece of spam comes from them. I don’t care if this is
their business… they need to get a new business. Stock Tips, Pills,
the map to Eldorado… I don’t care… I don’t want to know about it. If I
want commercials I’ll watch TV. But Damnitall – I pay for this
bandwidth and these people are using it up against my will.
0900hrs:
Let’s talk about
movies for a bit here.
With Finals and all that related stress… and all the shit in the news…
I’m taking the day off all of it here at MadOgre.com. It’s “Movie
Day”. (In all actuality I am not going to watch any movies… because
I’m still stressed and overloaded in the “Meat Space”. Now, to the
movies… I was all pumped for Kill Bill… that is, until I
watched it. Quentin Tarintino’s movies pretty much just suck ass if
you ask me. I mean really… in all seriousness his movies reek. I
dislike them almost as much as I dislike him. There is the exception
of Pulp Fiction which worked well, but his others just blow. I think
my favorite QT moment was when he got shot in Desperado… that was a
good QT moment. The rest of his success was from standing on the
shoulders of good actors. I hated Kill Bill. The movie was shallow
and empty. There was nothing special about any of it. The whole thing
was supposed to be a live action anime? As much as I find Uma Thurman
groovy… I think I would have rather watched this as Anime or played it
as a video game. There isn’t enough depth here to really get into the
characters and their mission. It tries to do it, but it fails.
Miserably.
The Rock.
I’ve seen the Scorpion King, and then Rundown and then Standing Tall.
Of all of these, Standing Tall was his best roll. However it was not
his best movie. Rundown was pretty good as far as action flicks go.
The only thing holding that flick back was the supporting actor. I
don’t remember his name, but he was in Bulletproof Monk as well.
Whoever he is (and I don’t care so don’t bother telling me) he isn’t
funny and just comes across as looking like a dipshit. He’s like Jamie
Fox when he does his Soul Sister routine with the bunched up face. The
guy might be a brilliant kid, smart and buffed physically... but he
looks like an idiot. That’s about all I can say about him. Back to
The Rock. Universally he is regarded by females | 
