Against an Ice Cave Wall

Mars – by 2030?

I do understand that the Communist Chinese have declared their intentions to land on Mars by 2030 and Elon Musk’s talk is more ambitious than that, but how realistic is the date?

Car Rifles

No, I haven’t gone Sig Saur crazy. However, I’m going to make another recommendation. I know, you all have your favorite car rifle,  but maybe we can make something a little smaller and we’ll call it a pistol because that’s what it is…the Sig MCX SBR Rattler (300 Blackout or 5.56 mm/hot-swappable if you’d like.) The Blackout has a greater appeal to me.

Here’s another review.

I like the Hornady 190 grain Sub-X. The subsonic round is designed to be cycled through a suppressor for a better shooting experience.

Even though these firearms are not only acceptable but desirable in Arizona, there are places where slapping one down in the passenger seat might be frowned on. The question of how much freedom you should be trusted with by your betters is always an issue.

The Treasury of Atreus or Tomb of Agamemnon.

A photo of the roof and interior. Mycenae, Greece.

The structure was constructed during the Bronze Age around 1250 BC.

What is it about “the dome” that made it such a popular design among ancient peoples? These structures were not easy to build of stone; they required a sophisticated understanding of engineering, yet we see them throughout the world.

Bullet Points:

**Another suicide related to Bill and Hillary Clinton. The grisly scene where a top Bill Clinton adviser was found hanging from a tree with a gunshot wound to his chest has finally been revealed nine months after he took his life. But the sheriff’s report into Mark Middleton’s death raises more questions than answers as it shows his death was ruled a suicide – but the weapon that killed him was nowhere to be found. Middleton, 59, was found dead last May at the Heifer Ranch in Perryville, Arkansas, an hour west of Little Rock.

** Wasn’t Joe Biden raised by Puerto Ricans? Joe Biden on Tuesday met with Polish President Andrzej Duda at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw to discuss Ukraine, Russia and NATO. Biden claimed he grew up in a Polish neighborhood and felt self-conscious because he didn’t have a Polish last name. Pedo Joe is a constant embarrassment to the US. They need to drop him off at the Home where he can eat the checkers, thinking that they’re Oreos.

** More Jules’ adventure in Iceland here.

“We finally arrived at the giant geysers and watched them erupt. The smell was very sulphuric; like bad eggs. However, I was already used to that as the water in the hotel smelt the same and was much like washing in liquid fart.”

** British Petroleum Moves Green: Chief Executive Bernard Looney plans to dial back elements of the oil giant’s high-profile push into renewable energy, according to people familiar with recent discussions.

Mr. Looney has said he is disappointed in the returns from some of the oil giant’s renewable investments and plans to pursue a narrower green-energy strategy, the people said. He has told some people close to the company that BP needs to do more to convince shareholders of its strategy to maximize profits in areas where it has a competitive advantage, including its legacy oil-and-gas operations.

** Today is national margarita day.  And I am not wasting away in Margaritaville. I can’t speak for my co-author, Jules, who does observe the holiday.

And then there’s cousin Miranda,  a Parrothead, who is also known to celebrate well and beyond the national holiday. She was well and truly blazed during the performance as shocking as that sounds.

** I received a phone call from a person who lives about 20 miles from me, more remotely, more primitively in terms of tech asking me to do something about the power company. I have nothing to do with the power company and though I’m known where I live as somebody who helps,  I have no official position.

APS (Power company) seems to be VERY well run. They’re on it, managed smartly, and from what I’ve seen they’re proactive. BUT when the winter snow load hits, lines go down. Cause and effect. Said person is angry because their power is always restored last. It’s turned into a racial grievance because the lady is 1/4 Mexican.  I asked, “who knows you’re 1/4 Mexican?” She said, “everyone, because I tell them.” So she has no power and her chickens were dropping dead, she moved them into the house and they’re crapping on everything. She moved the goats into the house and they’re eating the furniture and the drapes.

It’s not the power company’s fault because even with a 4×4 all chained up, I have difficulty getting into that back area where I know a few people. Because of the national trend, it’s now about race and equity. Even people off the grid get the satellite feed from MSNBC.