First BBQ Of The Year

First BBQ of the season and woke up late, 40 degrees and damp outside. Not a very good start and I knew I would find myself bringing up the heat later in the day to make dinner time. One day I will start at Zero Dark Thirty for operation BBQ. The brisket came out OK, I did need much more time to get a good smoke ring in it. Will try it again but a much smaller piece.

Busy week at work and everything good with Natalia. As the weather looks more like spring she likes to stay outside more and we again went out in the forest from nice walks and views. Natalia had her first nightmare the other night and she never woke up. Cleaning around my house as I wont be doing any planting this year as I planned. Will save all that for after my deployment. I have been finding myself excited to go and I hope that feeling continues to the day I get on the plane and carries me most of the time I am gone. I will then look forward to an awesome homecoming. Excited because I hope to experience this historic time we find ourselves in and experience a service members homecoming. I'm not an adrenaline junkie but like to call such accomplishments mine.

Drill coming up next weekend and I hope my orders are in or at least some solid information. But knowing the Navy there is no such thing as solid information as things always can change last minute. We don't have the moto "Semper Gumby" for no reason. I came across this cool figurine in honor of the Corpsmen and I love pin ups, so a good combination.

Colorado has turned this past week as the standing ground for the anti-gun argument and I have two videos that I want to share. I will not post them here but simply link them. The first one of of Rep Diana Negette and all I can say is "Oh, my God" This woman actually believes bullets disappear and never come back so in time there will be no bullets in the world. People like her were voted to speak for us in government. The second is a Colorado state Sheriff speaking out after Obama's (or should I say Barry Sotomayor's) visit to Colorado with his agenda to strip the U.S. citizens of a constitutional right and not allowing any law enforcement to be present.

Lastly, I will like to thank the No Agenda Show for pointing out what may a big reason why we have so many "illegal" citizens. Adam pointed out that the fees and paperwork required to become a U.S. citizen is simply outrageous as he himself goes through the "robbery" and "red tape" with his wife. In the $1000s per person for paperwork fees. Not everyone has $7000 laying around, now imagine a family. So the government has created this problems as it sees $$$$ signs as usual.

Finished Earthbound and found the ending very weak and disappointing. Overall this last book was not as good as he previous ones. Decided to pick up Podkayne of Mars by Robert H. Heinlein and similar story to Marsbound. Mars girl visits Venus (instead of Earth) story. I thought Heinlein was building a good character and one to use for further adventures but the story was bland with a bad ending. It is very hard to find a book with a great ending, much like movies. After much debating my next read is again a sci-fi book by one of my favorite authors Jack McDevitt in Odyssey. I will like to find a good fantasy book or series.

Geek News - I would like to point out the Mini War Gaming Channel with its great footage of miniature gaming. No, I don't play but in the past I have painted and was very good at it. Maybe one day I will have the time and quiet time to spend painting again. However with the negative actions of Games Workshop to its retailers in turn to its customers I will rethink the game. Below is the trailer for a new mini series based on Stephen King's Under The Dome book which I found entertaining.

Under The Dome Trailer

Don't forget to catch the No Agenda 500th Show!