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I would’ve written this last night, but I was a bit busy getting some of the pics for the post  16 July 2010 - 0736 hours and it was already 95° when I left for work Summer’s in full swing and we’ve got an excessive heat warning going here in town. It’s this time of year that I desperately miss the ocean and the fog back in San Diego. I love the climate there, but the laws and taxes suck. If I had to choose (and I actually do), I’ll deal with the summer here in Vegas.  16 July 2010 - Yes, that's a $500 bottle of tequila  16 July 2010 - I thought the bottle was pretty cool 8)  16 July 2010 - Free product tasting at Lee's Discount Liquor After a very long and trying week at work, I figured I’d stop by Lee’s Discount Liquor. They’ve got lots of cool different beverages there and sometimes free tastings. I left with a bottle of the New Amsterdam gin  16 July 2010 - 1750 hours on my way home and the car shows 122° This one was taken on the trip home from Lee’s. The official temperature at North Las Vegas Airport was somewhere around 110° but I wouldn’t doubt this temperature on concrete and asphalt in town. A bit later on, I noticed some interesting returns on the weather radar for my area. They were a ways off to the north, but not all that far away…  16 July 2010 - A passing car on a highway in The Middle Of Nowhere, NV  16 July 2010 - Thunderstorm in the desert a ways north of Las Vegas, NV  16 July 2010 - Thunderstorm in the desert a ways north of Las Vegas, NV I’m a sucker for thunderstorms One thing I wanted to make sure to tell everyone was just how incredibly dark it was out there  16 July 2010 - Rain in Alamo, NV  16 July 2010 - Now that's my kind of contest  16 July 2010 - Is it just small towns that have things like this? My drive took me all the way up to Alamo, NV where I found this gas station. The lights were all on, but the doors were locked. Oh well, I could’ve used a snack but I lived. I thought the green dinosaur was pretty cool 8) You always see one on the sign for Sinclair gas stations, but this is the first time I’ve seen one standing out front as a mascot  16 July 2010 - Cool old truck at Moapa My last stop of the night was at the Moapa Paiute Travel Plaza for a “nature break” and maybe a snack. OK, so I picked up a few feet of cannon fuse while I was at it – wouldn’t you That’s it for now, but I hope you enjoyed the pics  The additional 7 states are (in no particular order): The state of Confusion, the state of Disarray, the Lowly state, the state of Anarchy, the Welfare state, the Nanny state, and the State-ist. Borrowed with permission from Christopher Burns. Face book acquaintance. I gotta hand it to him on this one. I could not have done better. For all my liberal relatives with no clue. And then there was Sheila Jackson-Lee and saying there were still two Vietnams. That ends today’s political stuff. Or maybe not. Thought you all might enjoy this one! Oakland, CA isn’t a place I’d want to live. I’m sure the climate’s OK and Fisherman’s Wharf, Ghiradelli Square, and the Palace of Fine Arts are right across the bay, but the politics aren’t exactly my speed. The crime rate and reactions to unpopular court decisions aren’t the greatest either. Now the city of Oakland has decided that they might need to cut 80 police from the force and stop responding to some crimes in person to save money. From NBC Bay Area:
My question here is why bother with the cops at all? If they’re not going to do what the Citizens need from you aside from handling the serious crimes such as murder and arson, why even bother? I know ways to stop loud music, especially if the cops won’t come out on a report of interfering with or injuring a power line  Rogers Dry Lake From a hill top at Edwards. I was showing the daughter around one day last week. Certifiable. The absolute middle of nowhere! This is the lake bed that the shuttle uses when it has to divert from Florida due to weather. It is resurfaced by the winter rains. The TEA Party traces its heritage to the famous protest in Boston Harbor, but it also stands for Taxed Enough Already. Seriously, I’m about fed up with taxes. Nevada has low taxes, but that’s because the legislature here spells “tax” different most places – they spell it “fee” hoping most don’t see the truth. The real truth is that we’re taxed on our income – when we make money. We’re taxed on our spending – sales tax. Now they want to tax us merely when we transfer our money. Even when we withdraw it from an ATM. From The Hill:
It should be interesting to see just how creative people get when they avoid paying this tax and how long it is before a Constitutional challenge is raised regarding this issue. Do a bit of reading through that short document and please tell me if you find somewhere in it where the government is granted the authority to do this to us. Please share the answer because I have no freaking clue where they think it comes from. It will likely come as no surprise that I’m against pretty much any sort of licensing of any rights whatsoever. If you need a license, the government gets a say as to whether or not you can do whatever it is they want to license. Even if you only have to pay a few dollars like you do for a fishing license, you still must receive government permission. I don’t know of any particular right to fish, so I don’t mind paying for a fishing license. I also don’t mind driver’s licenses, pilot’s licenses, or architect’s licenses. But we all have the right as Citizens to keep and bear arms. Even the Supreme Court has recognized this right although they somehow decided that there’s such a thing as reasonable regulation. I still don’t get how that’s supposed to work. For those not familiar enough with the Second Amendment, let’s review: From the National Archives:
Mayor Daley (a possible fan of rape by firearm) doesn’t seem to get it. The new law requires training and licensing and allows for possession of a firearm in the home, but somehow not your garage or your back yard. It also prohibits shooting ranges and gun stores in the city of Chicago. From Warner Todd Hudson at Stop the ACLU:
I’d say it’s a home run. I highly suggest reading the whole thing and thinking on it for a while. What rights are you willing to have licensed? The First Amendment? The Fourth? How about a license you have to pay for in order to assert your Fifth Amendment right against self incrimination? What does it mean to you?
 Now, that's what I call HOT People in Vegas and Phoenix complain about the heat and I don’t blame ‘em. It can get pretty darn hot here. I’ve seen it hit 126° in parts of the valley at times. But that’s still not as bad as it can be in Death Valley! There’s weather.com, but I usually go to weather.gov when I want to find out what’s up with the atmosphere Not too much to blog about this weekend. I’ve just been really darn tired lately. Again, maybe it’s the heat. It’s about 107° and (for the desert) muggy outside. The humidity’s in the double digits I had to get some ammo to someone yesterday, so we met up at New Frontier Armory / Infinite Arms  10 July 2010 - Taurus TPC PT738 in .380 ACP at New Frontier Armory / Infinite Arms  10 July 2010 - Taurus TPC PT738 in .380 ACP at New Frontier Armory / Infinite Arms Small .380 ACP pistols have become very popular for concealed carry these days. Taurus seems to have gotten the message and jumped on the bandwagon with this PT 738. This easily fits in a pocket, it’s not too heavy, and it shouldn’t have too much recoil  10 July 2010 - Walther P22 in pink digital camo at Infinite Arms / New Frontier Armory  10 July 2010 - Walther P22 in pink digital camo at Infinite Arms / New Frontier Armory The Walther P-22 is pretty much a recreational gun. It’s a semi-automatic .22 LR caliber pistol which is reasonably priced, cheap to shoot, and easy to use as a suppressor host  10 July 2010 - Benchmade rescue hook at Infinite Arms / New Frontier Armory  10 July 2010 - Benchmade rescue hook at Infinite Arms / New Frontier Armory Benchmade is known for the quality knives they make. This little piece of equipment is made strictly for rescue applications. Their rescue hooks can go through multiple layers of seat belts, thick leather boots, and any type of clothing imaginable with ease. It’s something I’m probably going to buy before long (this one’s only $24.99) but hope I’ll never have to use. It’s that whole being prepared thing again  11 July 2010 - Texture in the sky this morning over my apartment Again I don’t know why but I woke up at about 0500 today. I headed out a bit after 0600 to grab a bite to eat and saw something I’ve not seen in a while – clouds That’s about it for now – I’ve got stuff around the house to get done. Have a great Sunday I must have been going through withdrawals or something because I somehow ended up back at New Frontier Armory / Infinite Arms after work yesterday  7 July 2010 - MP-5 SD - Integrally suppressed 9mm carbine Toys like this integrally suppressed MP-5 SD in 9mm  7 July 2010 - A stun gun that looks like a cell phone! Now this is something I’m going to buy much sooner rather than later  7 July 2010 - GSG 1911 in .22 LR  7 July 2010 - GSG 1911 in .22 LR GSG stands for German Sport Guns. They make .22 caliber replicas of AR-15s, MP-5s, AK-47s, and now .22 caliber 1911 pistols  7 July 2010 - GSG 1911 in .22 LR with a Silencerco Sparrow suppressor  7 July 2010 - GSG 1911 in .22 LR with a Silencerco Sparrow suppressor But what’s even cooler is that it comes with a threaded barrel That’s all for now. Have a great day |
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I managed to get out of the apartment and do something different and a bit more fun than sitting in my place with the air conditioning on 
If it doesn’t cost too much to chase ‘em and I have a chance I’ll do it just about every time. Last night was pretty successful 
Yes, I’ve been places that dark, but it was either for the purposes of developing film or I was in a cave when they shut the lights off. I was quite a ways away from Vegas and all the lights, but with the clouds overhead there was pretty much no light at all. It was almost spooky!
