Well, “Skull Rock,” according to the signage.
Clickable image. Taken by the Better Half in Joshua Tree NP - which, by the way, will be one of the National Parks where you can’t carry your gun unless you have one of those “hen’s teeth” California CCW permits.
Every once in a while (most of the time, actually) Mark Steyn posts a gem at National Review’s “The Corner.” This one is no exception:
You Can’t Get out of Dodge, but Dodge Can Get out of You
The great thing about the whole Obama hopeychangey vibe is that once again America is beloved around the planet. Well, unless you’re a Canadian car dealer:
A car dealer in Outlook is wondering what to do after being told by General Motors they were terminating his franchise. GM is chopping 40 percent of its dealerships in Canada…
Actually, 42 percent. But don’t worry, Americans are getting a piece of the inaction, too:
On Thursday, May 14, 2009 I was notified that my Dodge franchise, that we purchased, will be taken away from my family on June 9, 2009 without compensation and given to another dealer at no cost to them…
Our facility was recently totally renovated at Chrysler’s insistence, incurring a multi-million dollar debt in the form of a mortgage at Sun Trust Bank.
HOW IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CAN THIS HAPPEN?
THIS IS A PRIVATE BUSINESS NOT A GOVERNMENT ENTITY…
Get real, man. If you’re a Yemeni jihadist whose lawyer is now Assistant Deputy Associate Deputy Assistant Attorney-General, you’re entitled to the full protection of the U.S. Constitution. The rest of us have to take our chances. Be thankful your refurbished showroom isn’t being confiscated to re-house Gitmo detainees*.
The Dodge dealer may be a “private business” but Chrysler isn’t. Good luck pleading your case to an entity that’s 55 percent union-owned, eight percent U.S.-government owned, two percent Canadian/Ontario-government owned, with a 20 percent stake held by an Italian manufacturer that brings no serious cash or knowhow to to the table but will supposedly rescue Chrysler by inflicting on the U.S. multiple small-car models that even non-Italian Europeans won’t buy.
Meanwhile, the new GM is 89 percent government/union-owned. Nothing good will come of either of these legally dubious enforced “restructurings.” In 15 years, if any of the once glorious marques survive, they won’t be owned by these entities, or manufactured by them. My advice to the Dodge guy is to convert his showroom into an ACORN dealership.
(*Although, come to think of it, that makes as much sense as anything else.)
That’s the weapon these Marines of the Silent Drill Team use when they drill. When I was on a Navy drill team, we used Garands as well. I looked up this Marine drill team on the internet:
The Marines execute a series of calculated drill movements and precise handling of their hand-polished, 10 and one-half pound, M-1 Garand rifles with fixed bayonets. The routine concludes with a unique rifle inspection sequence demonstrating elaborate rifle spins and tosses
These guys are way more squared away than our bum and stumble corps from the old days.
On the last day of vacation the Better Half and I decided to throw a couple of beef tenderloin steaks on the grill. These were eventually served with roasted corn on the cob and roasted potato steak fries.
Maybe back to something more about guns tomorrow.
Sort of . . .
The Better Half snapped this shot of our RV reflection as seen in a very shiny tanker truck while we were on our way home from the desert today.
Sebastian made note the other day about folks in Arizona not having much use for a lawnmower. I completely agree.
For example, this family in a trailer park near Wickenburg, AZ, have a decomposed granite yard and these colorful yard decorations that adorn the little garden they have by their mobile home.
I sorta think that if I were living here, I might have something similar to this. Clickable image.
It’s only got one bullet hole in it - a small caliber shot to the rump roast.
Maybe the ol’ boys are hoarding their target ammo or something - or maybe they’re better behaved in the central part of Arizona.
I liked standing in the Remington booth in the NRA Convention exhibit area - a lot. I especially liked the tactical shotguns. Remington offers an excellent selection of home defenders and sporting guns.
Just a note about ammo - the shelves at Wal-Mart were pretty bare today in Happy Valley Arizona. No .45 or 9mm to be seen. They had lots of shotgun ammo, however.
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| Daylight (H:M): | 10:48 |
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