PULPED! Scifi Short Story published by Perihelionsf Webmag

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(Picture borrowed from Flickr)

(Picture borrowed from Flickr is by GaiaFly. Trying to get permission now )

From the story: “NewerYork was in its Friday lunch rush and just about every species I knew was walking, crawling or sliming its way along the sidewalks. The city was founded on the spot where the Mars rover had found a Templar sword from 1308 stuck in a dune. Yeah, that’s right, a sword that belonged to the Grand Master of the Knights Templar, Jacques de Molay himself, was sticking out of the ground here on Mars and NASA found it. Not on purpose. Everyone knew that.”

Just a Biker? I don’t think so. Just a conservative? Nope. Just a writer/blogger? You wish.

I am also a huge fan of Scifi and Fantasy works. Like you, I tend to laugh out loud when the authors or screen writers take the “Star Trek” socialism approach to the future. If mankind is going to go anywhere, private business is going to get us there and keep us there.

Of course, that means the “evil company” must be behind whatever malady is at work. I’m not buying that either. Companies are made up of people and people are good and evil. Making a profit (even a HUGE one) is not evil. Making a profit while destroying people lives is. Why kill off or damage your customer? Its a liberal lie and it doesn’t wash.. Unfortunately, it pervades SciFi writing. I like gritty “Cyber punk” writing, but the save the planet/ socialist BS turns me off.

What does this have to do with me? Well, I have put my “futurist” views into written form. I have completed and am now in the final stages of prep before publication of my novel “Threads” you can see some of the info about it here: Threads by PiR8

During the writing process, I joined a couple of online writing groups and submitted a short story or two. One of those stories was expanded and the PerihelionSF online magazine site picked it up. The story is “Pulped!” and starts like this:

SURE, THE HOLOGRAM IN THE OFFICE door’s glass said “Detective Agency,” but my clients knew that it was just me and my office gal, Kinky, an ex-Holo-Porn star. She was still pretty good looking, built like most men’s “dream girl” and just the other side of being in her prime. I was a decade past mine, an ex-officer in the Galactic Intelligence Special Investigations Service, more commonly called GISIS. I was part of the interspecies crime division, but that career is long gone. No regrets. Well, not many.

My desk comm buzzed.

To read more, go to PerihelionSF . I hope you enjoy it.

 

Barry and the Drone Dilemma

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When Bush did this...it was BAD. When Barry Does it, he gets a pass. Make the libby's remember that when the GOP takes the Whitehouse in 2016

When Bush did this…it was BAD. When Barry Does it, he gets a pass. Make the libby’s remember that when the GOP takes the Whitehouse in 2016

I don’t have a problem with Barry and his inept staff blasting extremists, terrorists and enemy combatants in foreign lands into little tiny non-bacon eating bits. Especially if it keeps our troops out of danger. This is me not caring.

HOWEVER, if there is an AMERICAN present (Even one who probably voted Democrat when he was here in the states) then the Administration or any other body/official needs to get court approval to take them out. The GOP has to stand firm on this.

And that would be Barry’s problem. Over the last 40 years, the democrats have made a concerted effort to populate the bench with a bunch of socialist, anti-war, anti-America, pro-Palestinian nanny-staters who are happy to legislate from the bench and stymie every effort to define, identify or go after America’s true enemies. See, Barry can’t get any of his Bench bound minions to approve a strike. Oopsie. Be careful what you wish for. The other reason Barry wants “Any official” in the government to be able to authorize is so that he can distance himself from bad decisions or have one of his hacks do the dirty work. Sorry, needs to be the President and he needs to ask for the strike in a personal request to the court. Remember, Barry, you LIKE transparency…or so you lied out loud 5 years ago.

The second issue that the spineless GOP has to make sure is defined and refined into the “white letter response” is that the drones can NEVER be fired on or over American soil. Period. There are plenty of local assets that can be brought to bear and ordered to strike if a homegrown cell appears. Sorry, Barry, you will have to figure out another way to take out your political enemies (IE: Everyone with common sense and a real job).

Sooo, to recap: Drones killing radical extremists who act against us or declare war on us through terrorist actions in foreign lands…Good.

Drones killing dumbass traitorous Americans (Typically democrat) aiding radical extremists who act against us or declare war on us through terrorist actions in foreign lands …get permission.

Drones killing anyone on or over American Soil? NEVER.

‘Nuff Said.

Dear Leader suffering from Obamotence with Anti-Massacre Fix

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Liberals create victimsAfter reading Barry’s unconstitutional power grab on gun control (And the less than subtle $500 Million included as  “money for votes” funding to his favorite supporters)…I am still a little fuzzy on which items or combination of items would have prevented ANY of the following massacres:
Columbine (Gun free School zone)
Sandy Hook (Gun Free School zone)
Aurora (Movie theater that posted no conceal carry guns on premises)
LA Airport (Gun Free Zone)
Sikh Temple (Church, religion forbade weapons)
Virgina Tech (Gun Free School zone populated by legal age adults, posted no carry or possession…has since rethought that policy)
Ft Hood..(Now that’s the one the misinformed try to hang their hat on. A massacre that occurred on a military base with armed soldiers. But they weren’t armed. In order to track the weapons and keep their inventory correct, no rifles or pistols are issued to the troops until they are moving out. Nobody but SP and Military police carry on base stateside. and the Islamic radical shooter knew that)

The answer is definitively “NONE”. Yep, NONE of proposed “solutions”, “Ideas” or “Orders” in Barry’s grab bag of self-righteous, self-serving stupidity would have done anything to stop any of the above listed massacres. They will not even make a dent in future attacks. Nothing. Nada. ZILCH!

I know what WOULD HAVE and will CONTINUE to stop each and every one of them in their tracks cold.

An armed law-abiding citizen exercising their right to carry a concealed weapon (concealed so that the little libby’s don’t get scared seeing a gun in the possession of a non criminal until it’s needed). Yep. It’s that simple.
Private Law-Abiding citizens exercising their 2nd Amendment rights have stopped THOUSANDS of crimes every year well before the police were able to respond and have PREVENTED massacres from evolving by limiting the time the psycho has to perpetuate his crime before ending him. FTW.

Never vote for a Democrat. Ever.

And remember to administer the “You’re a hypocrite” test below to your liberal friends.

Thugs don't obey the law

Washington County WI Doesn’t Want Your Biker Noise

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I recently attended the ABATE (area1H, Washington County) meeting when the Sheriff of Washington County, Dale Schmidt, was a guest speaker. It was a monthly meeting that also was to focus on the “Enhanced Enforcement” on motorcycles by his department. Apparently the folks living or working along well traveled routes don’t like those sweet sounding bikes interrupting the droning noise from their lawn mowers, weed whackers or farm equipment (or the 20 other common things I found easily emit louder continuous noise than bikes). There are LOTS of rumors swirling about what you’re getting pulled over for, who got pulled over, how often and where. As a preface, here is information from an article by John Reblin (ABATE Area Director),with the applicable sections of WI law:

347.39(1)
(1) No person shall operate on a highway any motor vehicle subject to registration unless such motor vehicle is equipped with an adequate muffler in constant operation and properly maintained to prevent any excessive or unusual noise or annoying smoke. This subsection also applies to motor bicycles.

347.486(3)
(3) No person may operate a motorcycle without a functioning muffler

347.39(3)
(3) In this section, “muffler” means a device consisting of a series of chambers of baffle plates or other mechanical design for receiving exhaust gases from an internal combustion engine and which is effective in reducing noise.

347.39(2)
(2) No muffler or exhaust system on any vehicle mentioned in sub.(1) shall be equipped with a cutout, bypass or similar device nor shall there be installed in the exhaust system of any such vehicle any device to ignite exhaust gases so as to produce flame within or without the exhaust system. No person shall modify the exhaust system of any such motor vehicle in a manner which will amplify or increase the noise emitted by the motor of such vehicle above that emitted by the muffler originally installed on the vehicle, and such original muffler shall comply with all the requirements of this section.

These are WI Transportation sections that also apply.

Trans 305.39(1)
(1) Every motorcycle shall be equipped with a functioning exhaust system that is maintained in proper working condition so as to reduce engine noise. The exhaust system shall be maintained in conformity with this section and section 347.39 WI statutes.

Trans 305.39(2)
(2) Every exhaust system shall be maintained free of leaks from the engine exhaust ports through the piping and muffler to the end of the exhaust system. A protective shield or insulated section shall be provided for any portion of the exhaust system that extends above and to the rear of the foot pegs or rests.

(end of material)

OK. I get it. They will be looking for bikes with loud exhausts (or complaints about bikes with loud exhausts). No “off road use” aftermarket pipes (like the H-D Screaming Eagles). No “swiss cheese” rusted through exhaust for you rat bike guys. Also straight or open ended (non-baffled) pipes are illegal as well. Fair enough. Those are just loud to be loud and actually reduce the performance of the machine except on a stroked motor on a drag strip.

An ABATE committee has confirmed and reviewed the number of citations and warning issued last year and it seemed to be in acceptable and appropriate limits. Contrary to popular belief, the Sheriff was not setting up roadblocks checking each bike with a sound meter and pimp slapping violators.

That’s all fine and dandy, but when I take a closer look at what is being enforced, I have huge concerns about this section of the statute: “No person shall modify the exhaust system of any such motor vehicle in a manner which will amplify or increase the noise emitted by the motor of such vehicle above that emitted by the muffler originally installed on the vehicle, and such original muffler shall comply with all the requirements of this section.”

Now that is a dilemma. Sheriff Schmidt told us that his deputies would NOT be doing sound measurement testing with their little meters. Turned out they could not use predetermined dB (power) levels to set a limit on what is loud for each manufacturer/model in a real world environment. Stock bikes (Foreign and Domestic) failed when trying to specify various top limits. Let’s hope they stick to that thinking, as the Sheriff pointed out that a ticket would probably get tossed in court. So how do they then determine what a “muffler originally installed on the vehicle” sounds/looks like? Unless the deputy has a VERY keen ear for exhaust notes and knows each year and make, as well as optional FACTORY exhausts that were available, it would not be possible to write a ticket for section 347.39 on a baffled exhaust system. I wonder if Vance and Hines, Hard Krome, Cobra, Samson, Jardine.Bub and a plethora of other motorcycle exhaust manufacturers know that their street cruiser products that produce rumbling and distinct sounding exhausts are ILLEGAL in WI (even while be marked 49 state legal,except CA). I plan on carrying a printout of the manufacturers WEBSITE of my bike with the FACTORY STREET LEGAL 2 into 1 Pro-pipe exhaust and one of my wife’s baffled FACTORY STREET LEGAL straight pipes. I suggest you do the same (except you HD guys with Screaming Eagles…your screwed. HD calls them “Off road use only” pipes. Sorry.). Of course if you own a Big Bear, Bourget or Big Dog with factory straights you SHOULD be legal as well, shouldn’t you? Factory IS factory.

Based on what the Sheriff stated, he and his crew start by looking for the “Obnoxious Biker” that revs it up EXCESSIVELY at stop lights or as he peels away from a business. They are looking for safety violations and “state law” violating pipes as the stop continues, but they can also stop you if they see “something” with your exhaust (Note: Faux Straights with internal Baffles like the Cobra 2-1-2 crossover straights will probably get you stopped because they are visually straight looking). That’s it. He also invited anyone that gets a ticket that they feel does not meet those parameters to contact him directly. Keep that in mind. State your case to the deputy and take it up the chain. If they won’t tear up the ticket, I would like to know why.

Three final points. First (I asked this at the meeting) , how come dealerships and aftermarket shops (or mail order companies) are allowed to sell and INSTALL “illegal” exhaust systems in Wisconsin? Sure, they make you sign a waiver, install the pipes, then they let you scoot on down the road. How the hell does that make sense? The speed limit laws apply ALL OF THE TIME TO EVERYONE operating a vehicle, as do most other traffic statutes. So does this biker targeted law. If this is a law for the good of the people it has to be enforced. This includes the taxpayers sucking up the cost and expense involved for all law enforcement units to police dealerships, service shops and individuals that want to sneak after-market exhausts “ which will amplify or increase the noise emitted by the motor of such vehicle above that emitted by the muffler originally installed on the vehicle” onto their bikes AND notifying manufacturing companies that want to sell them into Wisconsin that they are breaking the law. They should also be checking for violations at the border 24 hours a day. If it’s THAT important to be written into a statute, it should be rigorously enforced.

Or are these such generalized, feel good,”look like we are doing something about noise” mamby-pamby “out of touch” statutes that they are really only used as a whipping stick to profile and easily target one segment of the driving public? This “I’ll turn a blind eye until I feel like writing you a ticket” is bullshit. Address the root of the “Problem”, which according to this law is aftermarket/modified exhausts. Get rid of those and we will all be riding silently and acceptably within polite society. Do that or admit its all crap, its not worth enforcing and remove the statute. NOTE:  I am not advocating actually enforcing the statute by any stretch of the imagination. I am pointing out its absurdity if they actually applied the law correctly.

I feel bad for the guy buying a bike in a private sale. He MAY have illegal pipes and not even know it. It’s an added expense to change them back. So how about we really enforce the law and make sure that bikes for sale/resell cannot be sold EXCEPT with stock manufacturer pipes? If it’s that important a law, it has to be enforced. Or take the stupid overreaching non-concise piece of crap off the books for good. It really does need to just go away..

Secondly, anyone who has ridden in the state of Wisconsin knows that soccer moms and old people do not give a royal rat’s ass that you are on the road with them. They are oblivious. Minding the kids, texting on cell phones, putting make-up on in the visor mirror and looking for the lighter to spark another cigarette are much more important than the conscious effort required to be aware of bikers. Add to that our state justice system’s propensity to let multiple offense drunk drivers back on the road and you might as well lace up ID tags in your biker boots so they can easily identify the body. The truth of the matter is that LOUD PIPES DO SAVE LIVES!!. I can prove it. If you have ridden more than 10 miles, you have passed a car in this state. How far up the length of the car did you have to be before you got an acknowledging look from the driver? How about seeing their eyes in the mirror…actual eye contact?  1 in10? 1 in 20? I would say 25% of the time or more I get the “Oh shit, what’s that noise” quick look of surprise as I come up on their rear quarter-panel. That look quickly becomes the “annoyed at the loud biker noise” look…..but you know what? At least it’s a look. They turned and saw me BECAUSE they heard me FIRST and ended up NOT changing lanes into me. Now, I figure that saved my life 1 in 4 times during daily driving encounters. Care to argue that with me? I tried to present this point at the meeting to no avail (my raised hand apparently became invisible after my 1st question).

Third, you have to decide if a ride to Washington County is worth it. Based on the discussion, the Sheriff will not be going out guns ablazin’ looking for equipment violations , but they will still be out. The determination of what is “disorderly” behavior, as far as motor usage, is subjective as well..There will be no posted signs telling you that you are entering an “Enhanced Enforcement Zone”. If there is even a question about you or someone in your group getting pulled over for equipment violations, I can understand your reluctance to attend events, take weekend rides or patronize businesses in Washington County….and you should probably let those organizers and businesses know about your concerns as well. We have to decide if 20-30 whiney bike haters with quick fingers and the Sheriff on Speed dial negate our thousands of voices saying “LOUD PIPES SAVE LIVES, LET US RIDE!”

A final note: ABATE of WI has been very successful in keeping our legislature moving forward on motorcycle rights issues. I applaud them. They are working on a campaign and with the Sheriff in the hopes that their efforts will reduce the overall problem and therefore his need to enforce vigorously. I hope they are also going to hold the Sheriff accountable to his discussion points when bikers are stopped. That said, I was not feeling the “Brotherhood” at the meeting. The “Brand Bashing/Baiting” by some attendees at the meeting could stand to get knocked down a notch or ten (or non-existent would be better). I get it. Your bike choice was the best and everybody else is just stupid for not agreeing with you and buying the same brand/model of bike. How about we shut up about the bikes and talk about the rights?

I would also say that while I have heard on numerous occasions that the organization has an interest in attracting the “sportbike” crowd into its fold, the “old school” bikers negative outbursts about them (joking or not) may be part of the reason they stay away, IMHO. I also know you can’t control what everybody says (I am a good example).‘Nuff Said.

Just bought that bike, huh? BACK THE HELL OFF!! You’re scaring me.

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I get that you are excited about your new bike. You just paid $20G + for your E-ticket to ride with the cool guys. The dealership got you all jazzed with sparkly options and performance upgrades. You have already slung on that leather jacket with the emblem embossed across the back and have your H.O.G. membership papers in your pocket. You took (and posted) all of the shots of your new bike on Facebook before you even left the parking lot. I really get that. Somewhere in there I hope you took a motorcycle safety course. You did? Good boy. But a word of advice from an old Road Dog…..

Back the F**K off. Seriously.

I watched you leave the parking lot, legs splayed, “no lean” wide turning almost into the other lane and wiggling like a stripper on a greased pole as you powered down the road…revving that big v-twin like crazy (and trashing that new clutch). I watched and heard you blow two gear shifts as you pulled away from the next stop light. I see you looking into the mirror and know you saw me back here. I see you slowing down so I can “Catch up”. I even give you the thumbs up as we sit side by side at the stop light. And that, my friend, is where my tolerance for your newbie ass ends. See, when I pulled away, you tried to stay even with me. I get that you are not pushing for a drag race, but you want to look cool riding side by side.

I slow down so you can get ahead….you slow down.

I speed up…you speed up.

I change lanes….yep, you change lanes.

You are being cool and scaring the crap out of me.

Apparently, in your riding class (if you actually took one) they skipped the part where you should stagger away from me. ESPECIALLY if you have never ridden with me before!!! You don’t know squat about how I ride, when I shift, my hand signals, how I cut a corner…nothing, but there you are trying to ride beside me. I HAVE seen you and you scare me to death. I didn’t want to ruin your first day of riding….but I had to before you killed us both. “Hey moron, back off or pull away. You don’t know me!!” Sorry, but I think you’ll be a better person for it. And a better rider.

Now, this blog will never be read by someone thinking about getting their first bike…but how about those of us who already ride? You have a buddy or gal pal thinking about getting themselves a new bike. Hell, you probably have been trying to talk them into it for a couple of years. Good for you. NOW GO WITH THEM to pick it up. Ride your bike. Tell them that when you pull out of the parking lot they CAN’T ride beside you and you will follow them. When you stop, pull up and give them pointers. You just talked them into our lifestyle…now help them ride for a long SAFE time. Nuff’ Said.

Scott Walker signs Pro-Biker protection Legislation!!

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Governor Walker signed AB55 into law Monday afternoon at the Capitol in the presence of the bills author Representative Don Pridemore, Senate co-sponsor Luther Olsen, and ABATE of Wisconsin officers.

AB55 is the technical correction for 2006 Wisconsin Act 466. AB55 moves the penalty portion of Act 466 from the courts to an administrative function of the DMV. All right-of-way violators that cause serious injury or death on Wisconsin’s roadways will be subject to up to a one thousand dollar fine and up to a nine month license suspension and must complete a DOT approved right-of-way awareness class before being reinstated. Also, AB55 adds a mandatory minimum of thirty minutes of motorcycle awareness training in all drivers’ education classrooms throughout the state.

It is ABATE of Wisconsin’s hope that the education and awareness portions of this law will help promote responsible driving on Wisconsin’s roadways and make our roads safer for all roadway users.

Anyone interested in more information on Wisconsin Act 466 and AB55 can find it on our website at www.abatewis.org or by contacting our Public Relations Director.
http://www.abatewis.org/

Barry is a big ol’ Hypocrite.

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Yesterday, the Liar and Chief went on a tirade about the “un-elected” officials of the Supreme Court of the United States “turning over a law enacted by a majority in congress” and to do so would be activist.

Really?

 

 

Well, let’s look a little closer, shall we?

  • “Obamacare” and its 1200 pages is administered and defined (due to its many vague references and policy dead ends) by the Health and Human Services Secretary……..a Non-elected official.
  • The EPA continues to implement, interpret and abuse the taxpayer, landowners and corporations of this country by applying its own standards  (IE: CO2 is a poison, a mud puddle is a wetland, etc.) that costs millions of dollars and hinder the financial security of millions…through the dictates of Non-elected officials.
  • Barry has appointed 33 “Czars” that have had no Senate confirmation and are dictating policy, spending budgets and making rules without authority granted under the constitution….and NONE of them were elected.
  • Eric Holder (a Non-elected official in Barry’s cadre) has put on hold North Carolina’s Voter ID law. A law passed by a majority of the NC State Congress. He has also CHOSEN not to enforce Immigration Laws set forth by a duly elected Congress. Pot, meet kettle.

The thing that the “Dear Leader” seems to forget is what every fifth grader is taught (or used to be before learning was replaced by indoctrination). Not since Andrew Jackson has a sitting president gone after the Supreme court for doing its Job. The cold hard truth is there are THREE equal parts of Government meant to check and balance each other. His word is not the final word. Neither is Congresses. It is the Supreme courts of the United States (SCOTUS) job to determine the legality of lower court rulings and laws enacted by congress…when questioned through the court system.. It is not SCOTUS’s job to write or enact separate legislation or create defacto laws (which the Libby’s love in the form of Roe vs. Wade), only define the constitutionality of laws. The Libby’s also forget that the SCOTUS is there to protect the constitution, not redefine it, and certainly not to implement social policy or progressive ideas. If those ideas and laws violate the Constitution, it is the job of SCOTUS to strike them down. Period. If you want your socialist agenda to be legally implemented, it must still pass muster under the Constitution. This ain’t Korea, China, or the USSR, Barry, as much as you want it to be and you are not the sole arbiter of all that is everything. You are JUST an elected official currently employed and working on borrowed time.

BTW, Barry, I love the screw up during your  little self serving rant…”As I said, we are confident this will be over — this will be upheld. I am confident this will be upheld because it should be upheld. And again, that is not just my opinion. …..”. Freudian slip much? Oh, and Nancy, turns out we don’t need to “pass it to see whats in it”. Turns out the SCOTUS isn’t even interested in reading it all the way through either (like most of the people that voted for it), they are now ready to toss it in its entirety.

All of my Libby acquaintances have pointed out for years how smart and intellectual Barry is. I think that the last month has proven he is a man child that may have a slightly higher than average IQ, no common sense, no practical experience, no plans for the economy, a hatred of success (individual or corporate) and delusions of grandeur on scale with Kim Jong Il.

Ghost Rider: Spririt of Vengeance…on my Nerves….

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Movie review:

I know it’s not political…but a review of a movie that vaguely touches on our lifestyle is not a bad thing. Let me first say I was a big fan of the Ghost Rider comic book growing up. Ghost Rider was very cool. A tormented soul serving up fiery justice while riding a bike. Awesome. Early attempts at translating comic book hero’s to the big screen were just horrible (the 60’s and 70’s), but Computer Graphics (CG) has changed that and NOW they are putting out movies that can be as spectacular as what was inked onto those 25 cent literary masterpiece’s of our youth.

 

So, how come they spend $100 million to screw it up royally? The first Ghost Rider was right in sync with the genre and original comic books. A little campy, visually exciting and a quirky Nicholas Cage to play Johnny Blaze. His girlfriend stayed clothed (Booooo, Eva, Boooo) but the story stayed in motion. Sam Elliot as the old Rider, Peter Fonda as the Devil..come on people, this is classic. The motorcycle transformation, riding up a building, the evil characters and underlying plot where believable. You left saying “Cool, they pulled it off, I can’t wait to see the second one.” And that’s where it all went wrong.

My first concern…why the hell do we have AMERICAN comic book icons being internationalized? The entire story of Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance takes place in Romania and Eastern Europe. Are the 5000 locations and YEARS of actual comic book plots in the US not good enough anymore? The finale could have just as easily taken place in Salem,MA. as Turkey. So, right off the bat, I am not invested in the plot. Strike one.

Our hero is in some sort of emotional distress about his alter ego and therefore needs to hide in Romania, but instead of getting “how he came to be here” we get weird faces as he morphs and a re-write of how he signed his deal with the devil (trying to ignore the first film altogether. Note: Just friggin’ pay Peter Fonda whatever he was asking. Seriously.) STRIKE TWO!!

So, the actions scenes and CG were average at best. The amount of time spent “migrating” from Nick to Ghostie was excessive and noisy. The evil bad guys/plot were mediocre and cliché. But the sin of sins were the background story cut ins. Instead of more CG wizardry and dazzling effects, we are left with cheesy graphic novel cartoon “Still” shots splashed across the screen with over narration by Nick. Really? STRIKE FRIGGIN THREE. I don’t want to add a spoiler, but when you rent this thing on DVD…and you should wait until then before plunking down $10 plus to see a 3D movie that barely acknowledged or exploited the technology…. You will know EXACTLY where the cartoon shot I am talking about. Hint: Angel.

So, I was REALLY disappointed in the movie. Nick Cage may be a little to old to pull off a third one. The movie suffered from “Blade 3” syndrome, where the director was trying to make his mark visually and plot wise but failed. The producer chinced out and forgot why fans went to the original movie in the first place. It was flat and boring with no memorable scenes or lines. It is to bad that they will see this as a flop (it is) and that they will not reset and make a third one when the numbers role in. They need to go back to the original movie as the baseline.

BTW, HOLLYWOOD LISTEN UP!!! We, the movie audience, are REALLY over the jerky hand held camera Blair Witch/Cloverfield shots that are irritating and only used to compensate for any real excitement occurring visually on the screen. Stop it. Forever. You’re giving us a headache. Nuff said.

 

“Keeper of the Common Sense”

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by David Hotrod Deters

 

So the one thing in my life that hit me like a sledge hammer was this statement. “There is no Keeper of the Common Sense” in our society. I found that to be a profound but true statement. Actually, a surprisingly overt statement of fact. In our government, and in our society in general we lack Common Sense from the point of lacking knowledge.

If we had an Office of the “Keeper of the Common Sense” in government, then the bills that have been passed in our country would in a lot of cases, never made it past the “out basket” in this sensible office. The “Keeper” as he would be referred to would have the first right of review and refusal of all bills that would be brought to congress. He would be accepted as the authority on all pending legislation. His office would have a limited budget but excessive intelligence to say yay, or nay to that idiotic bill that is sitting before him.

When was the last time our congress actually listened to the people that have it figured out?. “Do the math” wouldn’t be necessary any longer as the “Keeper” has the math. If he says it is too excessive, then no bill. If the “Keeper” says it’s a burden, then no bill. If the “Keeper” says we need to cut spending and government employees, well then that is what gets done. The obvious becomes the obvious and we don’t make bills that hurt our economy or our people. We would not have multilingual telephone systems as everyone would be required to speak English. Hospitals would have to ensure citizenship through the same process that airline passengers have to be vetted before flying. This only takes minutes. If they are illegal, they would be charged for their treatment and then Immigration would be notified.

Eventually, this could be expanded to include judicial cases. Wouldn’t it be nice to have the “Keeper” review lawsuits as they are filed and say whether or not it’s a viable case, or a frivolous lawsuit. Don’t you think it makes sense not to reward a burglar that tried to break into a place through the ceiling and falls and gets hurt because the ceiling wasn’t designed to handle the criminal’s weight? The “Keeper” would know this is frivolous and shred the lawsuit and keep it out of the courts so they can concentrate on actual lawsuits. Oh, and the “Keeper” would be able to sentence the burglar not only for the attempted burglary but also fine him and his lawyer for the frivolous suit.

The major problem with this idea is that nobody would trust anyone enough to actually appoint a “Keeper”. Although, I’m sure President Obama could appoint another Czar and call it something like, “The Office of the Common Sense Czar”. I’m sure he would be another intellectual who supported his bid for President. Just more political payback and less common sense.

Obama: An impressive list of accomplishments!

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An impressive list of Firsts for B. Hussein Obama: 

 

First President to apply for college aid as a foreign student, then deny he was a foreigner.

First President to have a social security number from a state he has never lived in.

First President to preside over a cut to the credit-rating of the United States .

First President to violate the War Powers Act.

First President to be held in contempt of court for illegally obstructing oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico .

First President to defy a Federal Judge’s court order to cease implementing the Health Care Reform Law.

First President to require all Americans to purchase a product from a third party.

First President to spend a trillion dollars on ‘shovel-ready’ jobs when there was no such thing as ‘shovel-ready’ jobs.

First President to abrogate bankruptcy law to turn over control of companies to his union supporters.

First President to by-pass Congress and implement the Dream Act through executive fiat.

First President to order a secret amnesty program that stopped the deportation of illegal immigrants across the U.S. , including those with criminal convictions.

First President to demand a company hand-over $20 billion to one of his political appointees.

First President to terminate America ’s ability to put a man in space-defunded NASA.

First President to have a law signed by an auto-pen without being present.

First President to arbitrarily declare an existing law unconstitutional and refuse to enforce it.

First President to threaten insurance companies if they publicly spoke-out on the reasons for their rate increases.

First President to tell a major manufacturing company (Boeing) in which State they are allowed to locate a factory.

First President to file lawsuits against the states he swore an oath to protect (AZ, WI, OH, IN).

First President to withdraw an existing coal permit that had been properly issued years ago.

First President to fire an inspector general of Ameri-corps for catching one of his friends in a corruption case.

First President to appoint 45 czars to replace elected officials in his office.

First President to golf  73 separate times in his first two and a half years in office, 90 to date & counting.

First President to hide his medical, educational and travel records.

First President to win a Nobel Peace Prize for doing NOTHING to earn it.

First President to not know how to properly pronounce Navy ‘corpsman’.

First President to go on multiple global ‘apology tours’-including bowing to foreign rulers.

First President to go on 17 lavish vacations, including date nights and Wednesday evening White House parties for his friends; paid for by the taxpayer.

First President to say that America was not a Christian nation.

First President to have 22 personal servants (taxpayer funded) just for his wife.

First President to keep a dog trainer on retainer for $102,000 a year at taxpayer expense.

So  how is this hope and change working out  for ya?  Don’t you feel better now?