I am not a big fan of bringing foreign criminals to trial in America. The curious case of bag wig wearer Christopher Dudus Coke is widely known in legal circles in NYC and Jamaica. In an ideal world Jamaica takes care of its own criminals, but the world we live in is far from unique. No doubt a subordinate will merely take over the criminal activities of this thug with dreadful taste in hair pieces.
When one considers the small size of Jamaica it is amazing he has been able to evade justice for so long,
America needs to step forward and get nations to take back their criminals. In many cases we should merely drop them off and leave them there and let the chips fall where they may. China is a country with a growing economy and can afford to jail its own citizens.
Saturday, June 26, 2010
The New Retirement Paradigm
Retired Professionals should be required to mentor younger peers for half a day one day a week.
The lack of dedicated mentors is a serious problem in many high skill jobs and should be encouraged as a way to improve government services. The retirees could also transition easier into retirement and would be given two extra years credit for their retirement pay.
We will be losing many skilled officers and role models in the current year. Those who are behind them may work in their jobs but can never and should not be expected to carry on their legacy.
Those officers will create their own legacy.
In my case, I am grasping a role that I never intended experienced role model. It would be good to see the old retirees for a short time each week. Retirement should be more transitional going to fewer days a week so that the retiree can better transition to post work life socially.
The lack of dedicated mentors is a serious problem in many high skill jobs and should be encouraged as a way to improve government services. The retirees could also transition easier into retirement and would be given two extra years credit for their retirement pay.
We will be losing many skilled officers and role models in the current year. Those who are behind them may work in their jobs but can never and should not be expected to carry on their legacy.
Those officers will create their own legacy.
In my case, I am grasping a role that I never intended experienced role model. It would be good to see the old retirees for a short time each week. Retirement should be more transitional going to fewer days a week so that the retiree can better transition to post work life socially.
Who was that Gasmasked man? More bad satire
At work I found myself in trouble for the mess we created at Gitmo. Poultry was no help even though he benefited from nepotism to get a Civil service job.
I found myself up on charges of being a member of a Jewish cabal to control the government, abusing jihadis by feeding them the worst American consumer goods and using a slow motion version of capital punishment. Poultry being a fink claimed it was my idea to show blood thirsty obese jihadis Broke back Mountain and triple the cholesterol content in the buttered popcorn.
Luckily I had a great union defender who saved my job.
Unfortunately, Obama decided to send me back to Gitmo to clean up the mess made by hungry Cubans who raided the place and ate all of our canned ravioli cold and went after the tins of barbecued shredded beef. The folks at the UN declared GITMO a toxic waste dump.
Before I left my buddies at the Babalu blog arranged for my supplies. Little did we know that hungry Cubans would raid the place for food. The folks at Babalu placed anticommunist messages in the bottoms of the canned goods. Before we knew it the people were rising up against Castro so they could get their own canned ravioli.
I was ordered home by an angry Obama for not following instructions. An angry mob of one hundred jihadis and commies were waiting to lynch me for my role in having Castro overthrown.
All looked bleak when the sound of Hava Negilah played surf rock style. The Jihadis and Commies were frozen with fear as a black van arrived on the scene.
Two men jumped out of the van. One looked very familiar as he appeared to be incoherent from
years of steroids abuse blatering about something that sounded like mee mee mi Meep. He grabbed John Brown's jawbone and started beating the commies. The other was clad in an army uniform with a gasmak. The new arrivals made short work of the commies and sped off.
A beaten commie tossed at my feet asked "Who was that gas masked me".
I told him "the Ultimate American patriot".
I found myself up on charges of being a member of a Jewish cabal to control the government, abusing jihadis by feeding them the worst American consumer goods and using a slow motion version of capital punishment. Poultry being a fink claimed it was my idea to show blood thirsty obese jihadis Broke back Mountain and triple the cholesterol content in the buttered popcorn.
Luckily I had a great union defender who saved my job.
Unfortunately, Obama decided to send me back to Gitmo to clean up the mess made by hungry Cubans who raided the place and ate all of our canned ravioli cold and went after the tins of barbecued shredded beef. The folks at the UN declared GITMO a toxic waste dump.
Before I left my buddies at the Babalu blog arranged for my supplies. Little did we know that hungry Cubans would raid the place for food. The folks at Babalu placed anticommunist messages in the bottoms of the canned goods. Before we knew it the people were rising up against Castro so they could get their own canned ravioli.
I was ordered home by an angry Obama for not following instructions. An angry mob of one hundred jihadis and commies were waiting to lynch me for my role in having Castro overthrown.
All looked bleak when the sound of Hava Negilah played surf rock style. The Jihadis and Commies were frozen with fear as a black van arrived on the scene.
Two men jumped out of the van. One looked very familiar as he appeared to be incoherent from
years of steroids abuse blatering about something that sounded like mee mee mi Meep. He grabbed John Brown's jawbone and started beating the commies. The other was clad in an army uniform with a gasmak. The new arrivals made short work of the commies and sped off.
A beaten commie tossed at my feet asked "Who was that gas masked me".
I told him "the Ultimate American patriot".
Beakerkin as Mentor
I find myself in the unlikely role of being a mentor for junior officers for two weeks. I really do not
see myself in the role and do not like doing this. One of the reasons I prefer not to is that I learned
somewhere else. Many of the skills and techniques I learned there allow me to do certain parts of the job too quickly for trainees.
The first part is to love your job and being a civil servant. We are working in an important job and placing a smile with service even when we say no is important. We also need to lose the kick the can down the block mentality. If you love your job and serving the public it shows in your work and is infectious.
One of the things the younger workers spotted was my relationships with the attorney. I really do not believe in adversarial roles. Our job is to convey what we need with a smile. If we can not provide what they seek explain why. Then if the attorneys have a point we listen and weigh the factors. In most cases our interests are common and the attorneys are happy to provide what we
seek.
I am also mindful that I am a member of a local union and am amazingly considered a Union activist. I remind the junior officers that one can easily find themselves in crazy situations where
fake or dubious charges are made up. Do not expect help from your peers and the Union will be the only ones in your corner.
I also point out that peers who self promote are in fact not as good as many of the quieter peers.
When my peers come down we good naturedly joke that the other one is a better officer.
I spent time with one of the junior officers on system checks. Before, I knew it I had a crowd of
junior officers learning some basics that had never been covered. We spend too much time on rote memory in general and not enough time on learning how to use available tools and solve problems.
When I was a junior officer I was blessed with a few good mentors. I never saw myself in that role and am amazingly in it now. Time goes by quickly.
see myself in the role and do not like doing this. One of the reasons I prefer not to is that I learned
somewhere else. Many of the skills and techniques I learned there allow me to do certain parts of the job too quickly for trainees.
The first part is to love your job and being a civil servant. We are working in an important job and placing a smile with service even when we say no is important. We also need to lose the kick the can down the block mentality. If you love your job and serving the public it shows in your work and is infectious.
One of the things the younger workers spotted was my relationships with the attorney. I really do not believe in adversarial roles. Our job is to convey what we need with a smile. If we can not provide what they seek explain why. Then if the attorneys have a point we listen and weigh the factors. In most cases our interests are common and the attorneys are happy to provide what we
seek.
I am also mindful that I am a member of a local union and am amazingly considered a Union activist. I remind the junior officers that one can easily find themselves in crazy situations where
fake or dubious charges are made up. Do not expect help from your peers and the Union will be the only ones in your corner.
I also point out that peers who self promote are in fact not as good as many of the quieter peers.
When my peers come down we good naturedly joke that the other one is a better officer.
I spent time with one of the junior officers on system checks. Before, I knew it I had a crowd of
junior officers learning some basics that had never been covered. We spend too much time on rote memory in general and not enough time on learning how to use available tools and solve problems.
When I was a junior officer I was blessed with a few good mentors. I never saw myself in that role and am amazingly in it now. Time goes by quickly.
Friday, June 25, 2010
Limits of Freespeech and the Workplace
As public servants we really do not have free speech in the workplace. No doubt the General was
frustrated by the clueless Marxist Obama promoted way over his ability. That being said one can not trash your boss to the public. The media did not see it this way when a clod at the CIA perjured
herself before congress, violated rules of nepotism and created a fake media story about Niger. Ideally, Plame should have been immediately terminated the same way the general was.
A civil servant has limited speech in what we can say about policy. Most of us have have to grin and bear it at times and deal with silly policies that come from a distant office.
The general's first responsibility is to the men he leads. Maybe this scandal will push Obama to govern with some competency. Then again if he were competent he would not be the man we elected.
frustrated by the clueless Marxist Obama promoted way over his ability. That being said one can not trash your boss to the public. The media did not see it this way when a clod at the CIA perjured
herself before congress, violated rules of nepotism and created a fake media story about Niger. Ideally, Plame should have been immediately terminated the same way the general was.
A civil servant has limited speech in what we can say about policy. Most of us have have to grin and bear it at times and deal with silly policies that come from a distant office.
The general's first responsibility is to the men he leads. Maybe this scandal will push Obama to govern with some competency. Then again if he were competent he would not be the man we elected.
Thursday, June 24, 2010
The bird brained Duck is at it again
The Duck does not think a six year old can differentiate between still life paintings in dark colors
or paintings of people done in rich color. Any six year old I know can tell the difference between
a bowl of fruit and a gathering of people.
Moving onto the question of use of color. The beloved Sprite tends to use very bright colors for her own crafts and similarly can differentiate paintings in bright colors from those in drab colors.
As a parent, I must sometimes endure things I could care less about. I really do not bother looking at tapestry or crafts and would sooner go off looking at the the works of the ancients. However, as a loving parent there are things one does for family.
Is the Duck so removed from life that he thinks a six year old can not differentiate between images of fruit and people.
Family time is important to parents. The walks in zoos and museums are part of lasting memories that all of us carry.
Perhaps the comments of the Duck show how out of touch with family lives commies are.
or paintings of people done in rich color. Any six year old I know can tell the difference between
a bowl of fruit and a gathering of people.
Moving onto the question of use of color. The beloved Sprite tends to use very bright colors for her own crafts and similarly can differentiate paintings in bright colors from those in drab colors.
As a parent, I must sometimes endure things I could care less about. I really do not bother looking at tapestry or crafts and would sooner go off looking at the the works of the ancients. However, as a loving parent there are things one does for family.
Is the Duck so removed from life that he thinks a six year old can not differentiate between images of fruit and people.
Family time is important to parents. The walks in zoos and museums are part of lasting memories that all of us carry.
Perhaps the comments of the Duck show how out of touch with family lives commies are.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Ultimately Deranged
Those on the left who prattle on about poverty and terrorism must realize that the Times Square bomber is once again a spoiled rich kid. The idiotic leftist narratives of poor oppressed terrorists
once again show a spoiled poor student sent to Western schools and a failure in business.
once again show a spoiled poor student sent to Western schools and a failure in business.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Bad Satire Beakerkin and Poultry go to Gitmo
The other day I was shocked by my new work assignment. I was being assigned to Gitmo and tried to make the best of it. True I would miss my commute and traffic jams.
I arrived at sunny Gitmo and was made the activities director. With my limited budget I hired my friend Poultry. He liked the idea of working within commute of his imagined workers paradise and in this day jobs are hard to find.
The food was better than the federal cafeteria in the place I worked at and the meals were free. Poultry was constantly complaining about the lack of Grey Pupon mustard and cheap imported NY State wine. The jihadi prisoners seemed to enjoy fresh Baclava and the cafeteria offering. Being a foe of terrorist everywhere as well as an entrepreneur I arranged marketing deals with consumer products companies. The companies were more than thrilled to be the official product of Gitmo. The companies were more than happy to supply ample free product. In no short time we had a score of junk food addicted terrorists with off the chart cholesterol levels. A few died and we then had a problem some religious types started objecting to potato chips being a Zionist plot. I suspected that Poultry was behind these rumors. With great ingenuity I offered
incentives for ass kicking of religious instigators. It is amazing how some people will kick asses for a case of Buffalo Wing Chips.
The job was quite thankless when I had another problem on my hands. It seems the Jihadis objected to Poultry showing Brokeback Mountain. Reluctantly, the guards rescued poultry through non violent means. The played the Mister Beamish Daisy Cutter Explosions set to familiar patriotic themes and the Jihadis surrendered. The offenders were made to watch Yentyl while the ungrateful duck prattled on about Zionist conspiracies in Hollywood. Poultry was even complaining the Ten Comandments movie was Zionist propaganda and that the Jews needed God because the US taxpayer was not around to subsidize their colonialism.
Days later a feeble lynch mob of junk food addicts threatened to kill Poultry again. It seems the inmates objected to the Ducks choices of macrame and origami as activities. Against the advice of Mr. B to bomb them back to the stone age we negotiated with the terrorists. The terrorists reduced their demands for his release to 4 cases of store brand Twinkie knockoffs. The USA doesn't leave even its most ungrateful and least worthy citizen in harms way. To ensure good will we also threw in a few copies of back issues of MAD magazine translated into Urdu. Of course the popularity of that offering led to violent confrontations between the inmates. We did manage to acquire load of subsidized back issues of Mad for yet another endorsement deal/
I did get a visit from the budget office looking into the books and found that despite of saving money with free food the increased medical costs due to heart disease and high blood pressure were through the roof. Apparently socialized medicine was more expensive than a dangerous facility of homicidal maniacs. I got a cut in pay for my efforts.
In order to cut costs the Obama administration decided to release the most sickly patients so they could die in their home countries. Imagine my surprise at the chants of "Hell no we won't go. Give us Ben Stiller movies, free nachos, socialized medicine, back issues of High Times in Urdu, Pashto and Arabic and Boxed sets of the Golden Girls or face jihad. I once again ignored the advice of Mr. Beamish and gave into the demands except for socialized medicine and sent the jihadis back home where they soon died of heart disease.
Unfortunately, the ensuing media scandal caused by the Ducks friends in the Bolshivik MSM had some nasty consequences. Desperate Cubans tried to get into our facility to get a decent meal as well as use the free theaters, libraries and macrome. Poultry was trampled by an influx of desperate anti Communist Cubans. He was screaming about don't believe the lies in the Zionist MSM this place is a concentration camp.
A perplexed President Obama visited and realized that there were no longer any Jihadis as they had either died of heart disease abroad or inside the facility. The remainder were trampled by the consumer product deprived Cubans on their way to get servings of barbequed shredded beef. Obama declared a campaign promise fulfilled and closed Gitmo. I barely escaped on the roof of the facility. Poultry's surgeons at Bethesda are still trying to figure out how to remove volumes of Marx places in places I would care not to describe. Apparently his attempt to get Cubans eating barbecued shredded beef to read Marx instead were not exactly received well by the Cubanos.
Unfortunately, we created a bad precedent and now folks from Somalia, Venezuela and Zimbabwe are looking at promising careers in terrorism to get into Gitmo Mach II. Of course I got another bad performance review and cut in pay.
I look at what is left of my career and have learned the errors of my ways
1) Listen to the wise advice of Mr. B who preaches give the jihadis what they want and send them packing to allah via daisy cutters. It is really not eco friendly but effective.
2) Be more selective in hiring flunkies for Gitmo Mach II. Even though the Duck was inexpensive labor hired by nepotism he was ungrateful and bad mouthed the previous facility.
3) When the folks from the GAO come by grab a bullet proof vest.
I arrived at sunny Gitmo and was made the activities director. With my limited budget I hired my friend Poultry. He liked the idea of working within commute of his imagined workers paradise and in this day jobs are hard to find.
The food was better than the federal cafeteria in the place I worked at and the meals were free. Poultry was constantly complaining about the lack of Grey Pupon mustard and cheap imported NY State wine. The jihadi prisoners seemed to enjoy fresh Baclava and the cafeteria offering. Being a foe of terrorist everywhere as well as an entrepreneur I arranged marketing deals with consumer products companies. The companies were more than thrilled to be the official product of Gitmo. The companies were more than happy to supply ample free product. In no short time we had a score of junk food addicted terrorists with off the chart cholesterol levels. A few died and we then had a problem some religious types started objecting to potato chips being a Zionist plot. I suspected that Poultry was behind these rumors. With great ingenuity I offered
incentives for ass kicking of religious instigators. It is amazing how some people will kick asses for a case of Buffalo Wing Chips.
The job was quite thankless when I had another problem on my hands. It seems the Jihadis objected to Poultry showing Brokeback Mountain. Reluctantly, the guards rescued poultry through non violent means. The played the Mister Beamish Daisy Cutter Explosions set to familiar patriotic themes and the Jihadis surrendered. The offenders were made to watch Yentyl while the ungrateful duck prattled on about Zionist conspiracies in Hollywood. Poultry was even complaining the Ten Comandments movie was Zionist propaganda and that the Jews needed God because the US taxpayer was not around to subsidize their colonialism.
Days later a feeble lynch mob of junk food addicts threatened to kill Poultry again. It seems the inmates objected to the Ducks choices of macrame and origami as activities. Against the advice of Mr. B to bomb them back to the stone age we negotiated with the terrorists. The terrorists reduced their demands for his release to 4 cases of store brand Twinkie knockoffs. The USA doesn't leave even its most ungrateful and least worthy citizen in harms way. To ensure good will we also threw in a few copies of back issues of MAD magazine translated into Urdu. Of course the popularity of that offering led to violent confrontations between the inmates. We did manage to acquire load of subsidized back issues of Mad for yet another endorsement deal/
I did get a visit from the budget office looking into the books and found that despite of saving money with free food the increased medical costs due to heart disease and high blood pressure were through the roof. Apparently socialized medicine was more expensive than a dangerous facility of homicidal maniacs. I got a cut in pay for my efforts.
In order to cut costs the Obama administration decided to release the most sickly patients so they could die in their home countries. Imagine my surprise at the chants of "Hell no we won't go. Give us Ben Stiller movies, free nachos, socialized medicine, back issues of High Times in Urdu, Pashto and Arabic and Boxed sets of the Golden Girls or face jihad. I once again ignored the advice of Mr. Beamish and gave into the demands except for socialized medicine and sent the jihadis back home where they soon died of heart disease.
Unfortunately, the ensuing media scandal caused by the Ducks friends in the Bolshivik MSM had some nasty consequences. Desperate Cubans tried to get into our facility to get a decent meal as well as use the free theaters, libraries and macrome. Poultry was trampled by an influx of desperate anti Communist Cubans. He was screaming about don't believe the lies in the Zionist MSM this place is a concentration camp.
A perplexed President Obama visited and realized that there were no longer any Jihadis as they had either died of heart disease abroad or inside the facility. The remainder were trampled by the consumer product deprived Cubans on their way to get servings of barbequed shredded beef. Obama declared a campaign promise fulfilled and closed Gitmo. I barely escaped on the roof of the facility. Poultry's surgeons at Bethesda are still trying to figure out how to remove volumes of Marx places in places I would care not to describe. Apparently his attempt to get Cubans eating barbecued shredded beef to read Marx instead were not exactly received well by the Cubanos.
Unfortunately, we created a bad precedent and now folks from Somalia, Venezuela and Zimbabwe are looking at promising careers in terrorism to get into Gitmo Mach II. Of course I got another bad performance review and cut in pay.
I look at what is left of my career and have learned the errors of my ways
1) Listen to the wise advice of Mr. B who preaches give the jihadis what they want and send them packing to allah via daisy cutters. It is really not eco friendly but effective.
2) Be more selective in hiring flunkies for Gitmo Mach II. Even though the Duck was inexpensive labor hired by nepotism he was ungrateful and bad mouthed the previous facility.
3) When the folks from the GAO come by grab a bullet proof vest.
And then there was none
I want to point out that standing for nothing or kookiness can ruin a site. The familiar site of the gourd warrior is finnished. It is time for me to play Quincy
Blogs live and die to to content, social skills and energy of the host. This patient failed to create a site that intelligent posters wanted to visit. The bomb throwing racial fare caused the best and the brightest to depart. The social skills of the host were very lacking and he failed to manage conflicts.
The patient is still showing signs of energy much like poultry that has been decapitated and has finnished its last gasp.
RIP
Blogs live and die to to content, social skills and energy of the host. This patient failed to create a site that intelligent posters wanted to visit. The bomb throwing racial fare caused the best and the brightest to depart. The social skills of the host were very lacking and he failed to manage conflicts.
The patient is still showing signs of energy much like poultry that has been decapitated and has finnished its last gasp.
RIP
Monday, June 21, 2010
What is the role of reading
I amooks quite amused at the cultural arrogance of the Duck towards an author he has not likely bothered to read. Kenneth Roberts is not read widely and is not apt to be assigned as "high school" reading.
This site does discuss many books that we have read on a variety of topics. The Roberts books are the first deviation from the mostly historical books we tend to read and discuss at this site. No doubt the reaction of the Duck would be far different if we read and reviewed commie approved The Jungle or The Hairy Ape.
There is a bias in our schools against popular historical fashion. If the goal was to install a love of reading, basic litteracy and impart facts than Michner would probably do a better job than Arthur Miller. The value of fun sweeping epics would do more for basic education than reading that is a chore like Silas Marner.
While the Duck prattles on about "being a man of the people", he watches obscure foreign films
and views doodling as a serious art form. Sorry, but I see the value of well wrtten historical fiction as a great form of entertainment. I allready have read many books on the subjects Roberts created. I also stick with Renoir and can live without doodling.
As for those who waste their time with mendicant death cult philosophers go ahead waste time.
My focus is on history and facts. If gassy long winded theories floats your boat fine. I will stick with our founding fathers and doccuments.
This site does discuss many books that we have read on a variety of topics. The Roberts books are the first deviation from the mostly historical books we tend to read and discuss at this site. No doubt the reaction of the Duck would be far different if we read and reviewed commie approved The Jungle or The Hairy Ape.
There is a bias in our schools against popular historical fashion. If the goal was to install a love of reading, basic litteracy and impart facts than Michner would probably do a better job than Arthur Miller. The value of fun sweeping epics would do more for basic education than reading that is a chore like Silas Marner.
While the Duck prattles on about "being a man of the people", he watches obscure foreign films
and views doodling as a serious art form. Sorry, but I see the value of well wrtten historical fiction as a great form of entertainment. I allready have read many books on the subjects Roberts created. I also stick with Renoir and can live without doodling.
As for those who waste their time with mendicant death cult philosophers go ahead waste time.
My focus is on history and facts. If gassy long winded theories floats your boat fine. I will stick with our founding fathers and doccuments.
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Rabble in Arms by Roberts
I am about 1/3 of the way through this excellent book. The book shines when Benedict Arnold shows up. Roberts lets you understand the brilliance of Arnold. Arnold does get fooled in the first book but you see a human quality. One also grasps the inside politics club of the early revolution.
Before reading these two books I really recommend reading With Musket and Tomahawk and Through a Howling Wilderness. Those books provide excellent groundings to appreciate Roberts.
Roberts was definitely way ahead of his time. Benedict Arnold as a brave visionary was really not something the nation was ready for. The real hero of the first book is the Abenaki Nattanis. In an era where Indians were portrayed uniformly as sex charged savages Arundel stands out. Nattanis is mentioned in the second book but has not made an appearance. Then again the lovable frequently drunk Cap Huff provides the role as lovable rouge stealing food, learning from his bigotry and loyal friend.
Roberts points out the parts of loyalists being forced out and sometimes the revolutionaries are opportunists. He points clearly to the arrogance of those in England who didn't grasp that maps
and reality are different. Reading a map in a parlor in the UK is quite different than a trek across the Champlain Valley. Parts of it are still a howling wilderness today and the folks in England had a very poor grasp of this. What is truly odd is that this should have been well known as the area
in question was the scene of many battles of the French and Indian War.
I am still trying to locate the last three Roberts Books. Lydia Bailey uses the first Barbari War and the Haitian Revolution as a back drop. His take should be excellent.
Beakerkin's recomended Historical Fiction list
10 Caravans
9 The Hope
8 Winds of War
7 The Haj
6 Mila 18
5 Arundel
4 Drums Along the Mohawk
3 Caribbean
2 Centennial
1 Texas
One day I have to get around to reading The Source and Poland. Michner really is the best at this type of writing. I think the only other Michner book I have not read was Space. All of his work is pretty good.
Before reading these two books I really recommend reading With Musket and Tomahawk and Through a Howling Wilderness. Those books provide excellent groundings to appreciate Roberts.
Roberts was definitely way ahead of his time. Benedict Arnold as a brave visionary was really not something the nation was ready for. The real hero of the first book is the Abenaki Nattanis. In an era where Indians were portrayed uniformly as sex charged savages Arundel stands out. Nattanis is mentioned in the second book but has not made an appearance. Then again the lovable frequently drunk Cap Huff provides the role as lovable rouge stealing food, learning from his bigotry and loyal friend.
Roberts points out the parts of loyalists being forced out and sometimes the revolutionaries are opportunists. He points clearly to the arrogance of those in England who didn't grasp that maps
and reality are different. Reading a map in a parlor in the UK is quite different than a trek across the Champlain Valley. Parts of it are still a howling wilderness today and the folks in England had a very poor grasp of this. What is truly odd is that this should have been well known as the area
in question was the scene of many battles of the French and Indian War.
I am still trying to locate the last three Roberts Books. Lydia Bailey uses the first Barbari War and the Haitian Revolution as a back drop. His take should be excellent.
Beakerkin's recomended Historical Fiction list
10 Caravans
9 The Hope
8 Winds of War
7 The Haj
6 Mila 18
5 Arundel
4 Drums Along the Mohawk
3 Caribbean
2 Centennial
1 Texas
One day I have to get around to reading The Source and Poland. Michner really is the best at this type of writing. I think the only other Michner book I have not read was Space. All of his work is pretty good.
Why this blog is in moderation
The reason this blog operates in moderation is that Communist types get so unhinged by what we write that at times we do get threats of violence, invasion of privacy as well as repeated spammings.
This is behavior is quite typical of commies who by definition are ignorant mental health defectives.
On the site of Pagan Temple some far left imbecile is talking about a Civil War and calling me a traitor. He has mistaken me for a Conservative which means he is either off the political map or is illiterate.
We had the cartoon 167 threaten to visit me in Northern Vermont. As the locals are seriously homophobic ( 167 was openly gay) an outsider asking questions would likely end up on the wrong end of a beating by locals having nothing to do with me. We had the clown John Brown make similar threats. As a comedy act I read his posts in Union Square to real commies and pretended I was John Brown. The Commies concluded that John Brown was too stupid to be a commie and was a government infiltrator. The real John Brown never showed.
Violence and threats are what commies do as they are simpletons who are easily frustrated and have no resiliency.
This is behavior is quite typical of commies who by definition are ignorant mental health defectives.
On the site of Pagan Temple some far left imbecile is talking about a Civil War and calling me a traitor. He has mistaken me for a Conservative which means he is either off the political map or is illiterate.
We had the cartoon 167 threaten to visit me in Northern Vermont. As the locals are seriously homophobic ( 167 was openly gay) an outsider asking questions would likely end up on the wrong end of a beating by locals having nothing to do with me. We had the clown John Brown make similar threats. As a comedy act I read his posts in Union Square to real commies and pretended I was John Brown. The Commies concluded that John Brown was too stupid to be a commie and was a government infiltrator. The real John Brown never showed.
Violence and threats are what commies do as they are simpletons who are easily frustrated and have no resiliency.
Hair Raising Reading in Wild West Magazine
Real history is more complex than TV shows or movies. There is much discussion about the portrayal of Native Americans in cinema. On the one hand there is the image of the hyper violent
savage familiar from many Westerns and on the other hand is the Mazola ecogreen retro Marxist fantasy of Native Americans living in harmony with nature.
Native American cultures were diverse with practices that were in some ways good and in other ways not so good. Plenty of societies practiced slavery and aggressive warfare. Raids are excused by anthropologists as stealing food possessions from your enemy in order to ensure group survival.
Sorry, but cutting through the blather depriving another group of possessions, food, territory is a societal crime. Oddly the Marxist critics of these crimes fail to note that the notion that this is not a way for civilized people to behave is a Western Construct.
In the August 2010 issue of Wild West Magazine the subject of the most famous captive ever taken by Indians Cynthia Parker is discussed. For those who are familiar with the history Cynthia Parker was a nine year old white settler who was abducted in a brutal raid by Comanches. Over time her relatives were raped and slaughtered, but she was adopted into the tribe and came to see them as her people. She married a brutal warrior and gave birth to the most famous Comanche in history Quannah Parker.
First off the Comanches of the past would be perplexed with the odd racialism of Dr. Yeagley. The earliest members obviously were more interested with who can lead or will make a dutiful
wife who will have many children than kook racial purity. The fact that Cynthia Parker and her half racial son were accepted is largely a historic rejection of the Yeagley kook theory of racial purity. The Comanche were in many ways a merit based society.
Moving onto the raids of Nocona, these raids were brutal and horrific. It is true that many crimes were committed against Indians were inexcusable. However among the highlights are gangrapes, torture, mutilation and abduction of children who were sometimes adopted and other times killed.
Now we have heard plenty about the evils of Christians and wanting to blame them for some very real abuses. However, not all of the cultural practices were peachy and there were many
missionaries who devoted their lives to serving their communities. Yes the cases Ray speaks of
as abuse of clerics vs Indians are also very real.
We need to have a more balanced view of Indians. The tribes had vibrant cultures, but like our own they were far from perfect. No Indian ever tiptoed through the tulips. If an Indian walked quietly through the woods he was likely looking for game which he killed.
Indians like other groups sometimes had poor leaders who made bad choices.
When admiring the culture it is important not to turn a living culture into a myth for political purposes. We need to get to an era where we can say Indians are the Oldest members of our American family and honored and we really wronged them. There were really nasty crimes committed on both sides. However, we need to honor our treaties, respect (not Disney, nor Freddy Kruger) the cultures and history and live up the best of our ideals as American citizens
savage familiar from many Westerns and on the other hand is the Mazola ecogreen retro Marxist fantasy of Native Americans living in harmony with nature.
Native American cultures were diverse with practices that were in some ways good and in other ways not so good. Plenty of societies practiced slavery and aggressive warfare. Raids are excused by anthropologists as stealing food possessions from your enemy in order to ensure group survival.
Sorry, but cutting through the blather depriving another group of possessions, food, territory is a societal crime. Oddly the Marxist critics of these crimes fail to note that the notion that this is not a way for civilized people to behave is a Western Construct.
In the August 2010 issue of Wild West Magazine the subject of the most famous captive ever taken by Indians Cynthia Parker is discussed. For those who are familiar with the history Cynthia Parker was a nine year old white settler who was abducted in a brutal raid by Comanches. Over time her relatives were raped and slaughtered, but she was adopted into the tribe and came to see them as her people. She married a brutal warrior and gave birth to the most famous Comanche in history Quannah Parker.
First off the Comanches of the past would be perplexed with the odd racialism of Dr. Yeagley. The earliest members obviously were more interested with who can lead or will make a dutiful
wife who will have many children than kook racial purity. The fact that Cynthia Parker and her half racial son were accepted is largely a historic rejection of the Yeagley kook theory of racial purity. The Comanche were in many ways a merit based society.
Moving onto the raids of Nocona, these raids were brutal and horrific. It is true that many crimes were committed against Indians were inexcusable. However among the highlights are gangrapes, torture, mutilation and abduction of children who were sometimes adopted and other times killed.
Now we have heard plenty about the evils of Christians and wanting to blame them for some very real abuses. However, not all of the cultural practices were peachy and there were many
missionaries who devoted their lives to serving their communities. Yes the cases Ray speaks of
as abuse of clerics vs Indians are also very real.
We need to have a more balanced view of Indians. The tribes had vibrant cultures, but like our own they were far from perfect. No Indian ever tiptoed through the tulips. If an Indian walked quietly through the woods he was likely looking for game which he killed.
Indians like other groups sometimes had poor leaders who made bad choices.
When admiring the culture it is important not to turn a living culture into a myth for political purposes. We need to get to an era where we can say Indians are the Oldest members of our American family and honored and we really wronged them. There were really nasty crimes committed on both sides. However, we need to honor our treaties, respect (not Disney, nor Freddy Kruger) the cultures and history and live up the best of our ideals as American citizens
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Buyers remorse with Obama
Obama has a core of loyalist who will believe him no matter what. He also has a set of critics that will blame him for anything and everything.
I am amused at his far left supporters at European sites like Harry's Place The cartoon like views
of some of the self proclaimed "America experts" is at time nauseating and others comedic.
Lets start this off with some basics
1) I support off shore drilling.
2) This is a risky activity
3) Government's job is to regulate
Lets start off with another fact Barak Obama did not create the Oil spill or is in any way responsible.
That being said when we elected Obama we wre getting a person who has never held a real job
in his life. He is an Academic Marxist who does not grasp how to get things done in the real world. At least McCain was in the military and grasps delegation and chain of command.
When a disaster strikes it is the job of government to take control. This is done all the time in mining disasters. Obama has surrounded himself with authors, academic flunkies and political extremists like himself who have never held a job in their lives. While the Oil Spill and the economy was burning Obama let BP take responsibility. It is not in the public's interest to have a company cover up its errors. The US government should have been leading the effort and directing BP.
Obama is a failure as a leader and as a President. He was elected as a symbol of a post racial America. However, endlessly droning on about hope and change, reading a teleprompter and a
knock off Pepsi Logo does not create a President. His approval numbers are dropping like a rock and the economy is going into another tailspin.
In November there is going to be a huge Tea Party. People fed up with Obama and his arrogant
contempt for the American people will speak. We are Americans and we have our own history and value. We do not want to be EU West or Canada Lite. The one moment in the campaign where we saw the real Obama was the snide remark about guns and God. Obama is not one of us in any description.
Bill Clinton for all his narcissism and ethical lapses understood the limits of office. He moderated
his worst tendencies and chose survival. Obama is the worst President in modern history finally out doing Jimmy Carter. Of course when one criticizes Obama his cult like followers cry racism.
Indeed there is a tiny percentage of the criticism that is racist. However, to paraphrase Clinton
"It is the economy stupid".
Polls are not relevant in Europe. Some of the folks in the EU especially those in the UK are having buyers remorse.
Obama has sank so low, Oprah was in tears defending him. There is no defending a person who
can not lead and has contempt for the American people.
I am amused at his far left supporters at European sites like Harry's Place The cartoon like views
of some of the self proclaimed "America experts" is at time nauseating and others comedic.
Lets start this off with some basics
1) I support off shore drilling.
2) This is a risky activity
3) Government's job is to regulate
Lets start off with another fact Barak Obama did not create the Oil spill or is in any way responsible.
That being said when we elected Obama we wre getting a person who has never held a real job
in his life. He is an Academic Marxist who does not grasp how to get things done in the real world. At least McCain was in the military and grasps delegation and chain of command.
When a disaster strikes it is the job of government to take control. This is done all the time in mining disasters. Obama has surrounded himself with authors, academic flunkies and political extremists like himself who have never held a job in their lives. While the Oil Spill and the economy was burning Obama let BP take responsibility. It is not in the public's interest to have a company cover up its errors. The US government should have been leading the effort and directing BP.
Obama is a failure as a leader and as a President. He was elected as a symbol of a post racial America. However, endlessly droning on about hope and change, reading a teleprompter and a
knock off Pepsi Logo does not create a President. His approval numbers are dropping like a rock and the economy is going into another tailspin.
In November there is going to be a huge Tea Party. People fed up with Obama and his arrogant
contempt for the American people will speak. We are Americans and we have our own history and value. We do not want to be EU West or Canada Lite. The one moment in the campaign where we saw the real Obama was the snide remark about guns and God. Obama is not one of us in any description.
Bill Clinton for all his narcissism and ethical lapses understood the limits of office. He moderated
his worst tendencies and chose survival. Obama is the worst President in modern history finally out doing Jimmy Carter. Of course when one criticizes Obama his cult like followers cry racism.
Indeed there is a tiny percentage of the criticism that is racist. However, to paraphrase Clinton
"It is the economy stupid".
Polls are not relevant in Europe. Some of the folks in the EU especially those in the UK are having buyers remorse.
Obama has sank so low, Oprah was in tears defending him. There is no defending a person who
can not lead and has contempt for the American people.
Friday, June 18, 2010
Life is gooooood
I will be out most of the day with the Tranquil Sea and the beloved Sprite. Once again it is a local Hindu holiday and it means that the Sprite and I will dine alone. I just may break out the KFC as
the Sprite loves KFC and little Rex mugs me for his cut. He sits at my feet waiting for a drumstick or two. He knows I am a soft touch except with my buttermilk biscuits. There is also a Popeyes nearby but I do not allow little Rex near that.
It is my first father's day. I know of no greater pleasure than the family moments.
the Sprite loves KFC and little Rex mugs me for his cut. He sits at my feet waiting for a drumstick or two. He knows I am a soft touch except with my buttermilk biscuits. There is also a Popeyes nearby but I do not allow little Rex near that.
It is my first father's day. I know of no greater pleasure than the family moments.
Asking for a beating
In general the concept of free speech is a good one. However, it doesn't always infer that it is the wisest option or prudent. There was a near riot in the UK provoked by Muslims taunting returning soldiers. The crowd reacted angrily and much of the focus was on the EDL. However, it is not certain that all of those who were annoyed had anything to do with the EDL.
The EDL is easy to hate as it appears to be made up largely of soccer hooligans who seem to be more in love with beer than anything else. I would like to point out that throughout the history of the USA there have been movements against immigration. However, with the small exceptions of organized crime and terrorists most immigrants do try to live in peace.
The Islamo fundamentalist caliphate goons and their collectivist mentality are going down a dangerous path. If they proclaim any troops on "Muslim land" is an attack on all Muslims. Then the converse of collective guilt of Muslims for 9-11 is applicable. This is not logic I would care to go near. I also want to point out the notion of Iraq as "Muslim" land is interesting because Assyrians who are persecuted lived there long before Islam.
In the USA we are lucky because our immigrants are largely from Latin America, Philippines, China and India. Other than some predatory drug gangs and organized crime most of the people who come here share our values. The exception to this are the communists at Larazza who preach violent revolution. I did enjoy a recent video of communist mendicant Ron Gochez taunting Cubans. Gochez was there on top of a huge hill with a bullhorn shouting slogans with a Cuban flag with an image of Argentinian incompetent butcher Che Guevara. The Cubans climbed
the huge hill tore the flag. Had Commie Gochez not been protected by the police he would have been deservedly tarred and feathered. There is something twisted about commies who call cops "pigs" being saved by cops. The irony is lost on Gochez who as a commie is ignorant by definition.
The EDL is easy to hate as it appears to be made up largely of soccer hooligans who seem to be more in love with beer than anything else. I would like to point out that throughout the history of the USA there have been movements against immigration. However, with the small exceptions of organized crime and terrorists most immigrants do try to live in peace.
The Islamo fundamentalist caliphate goons and their collectivist mentality are going down a dangerous path. If they proclaim any troops on "Muslim land" is an attack on all Muslims. Then the converse of collective guilt of Muslims for 9-11 is applicable. This is not logic I would care to go near. I also want to point out the notion of Iraq as "Muslim" land is interesting because Assyrians who are persecuted lived there long before Islam.
In the USA we are lucky because our immigrants are largely from Latin America, Philippines, China and India. Other than some predatory drug gangs and organized crime most of the people who come here share our values. The exception to this are the communists at Larazza who preach violent revolution. I did enjoy a recent video of communist mendicant Ron Gochez taunting Cubans. Gochez was there on top of a huge hill with a bullhorn shouting slogans with a Cuban flag with an image of Argentinian incompetent butcher Che Guevara. The Cubans climbed
the huge hill tore the flag. Had Commie Gochez not been protected by the police he would have been deservedly tarred and feathered. There is something twisted about commies who call cops "pigs" being saved by cops. The irony is lost on Gochez who as a commie is ignorant by definition.
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Roberts Rabble in Arms
In the very early stages of the book it does not pick up as quickly as Arundel. However, after page 40 it does get better. Characters from the previous book reappear and some interesting new ones appear. The discussion of the medical crank who uses a dowsing rod is quite funny. Roberts for all his brilliance did get sucked into junk like this at one point.
Sanity in California
According to newspapers on the left coast the MSU has been suspended for one year. The University has become infamous for a pattern of tolerance for a hostile atmosphere for its Jewish and conservative students. The extreme antics of the Muslim students union and boorish behavior of its see no evil Marxist sympathizers has rendered the university a joke.
Its most famous faculty member really belongs in a stand up club. In an ideal world the students responsible for the boorish behavior get jailed for their actions. Sorry, but threatening violence and throwing objects at speakers are criminal acts.
In general educators should be held to similar ethical codes as other government officials. An officer can be fired for a DWI which has absolutely zero impact on their job performance. A University like other businesses are negatively impacted by the outrageous behavior and conduct of its staff. In a real job Prof Chomsky would have been fired for disgracing his employer long ago. A recent meeting with two faculty members at Bard University highlighted the frustration of real scholars who are tired of clowns like Prof Joel Kovel damaging their reputation. As soon as the otherwise delightful people saw my eyes roll when they mentioned where they work; they were aware of the reason. "He got fired... I am sick and tired of everywhere I go people thinking I work in an antisemitic joke of a college".
Its most famous faculty member really belongs in a stand up club. In an ideal world the students responsible for the boorish behavior get jailed for their actions. Sorry, but threatening violence and throwing objects at speakers are criminal acts.
In general educators should be held to similar ethical codes as other government officials. An officer can be fired for a DWI which has absolutely zero impact on their job performance. A University like other businesses are negatively impacted by the outrageous behavior and conduct of its staff. In a real job Prof Chomsky would have been fired for disgracing his employer long ago. A recent meeting with two faculty members at Bard University highlighted the frustration of real scholars who are tired of clowns like Prof Joel Kovel damaging their reputation. As soon as the otherwise delightful people saw my eyes roll when they mentioned where they work; they were aware of the reason. "He got fired... I am sick and tired of everywhere I go people thinking I work in an antisemitic joke of a college".
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Communist boorishness
Have you ever gone over to a person you did not know and make nasty comments about a book you did not bother to read yourself. Welcome to the crazy world of NYC where people feel a need to
comment on books they have not bothered to read.
Predictably the most obnoxious responses came from publicly reading the Rosenberg file in NYC.
Sorry, but the pair were guilty and deserved execution. Of course reading the Case for Israel, most David Horrowitz books anything by Michelle Malkin or Ann Coulter will get a nasty reaction.
This last episode happened in VT. A far left coworker was upset about my reading the Covenant. The person mistakenly identified Michner as Jewish and was upset at the name given to a hyena in the book. The name of the hyena has nothing to do with the familiar Yiddish racial slur. The name in the book is derived from Afrikaans which is derived from Dutch. I do not recall any Jewish characters in that book at all.
Now Duncy will claim that Conservatives who want to stop subsidies for the NEA are indulging in censorship. Sorry but there should be zero subsidies for political art of any type. What makes the commie art so notable is its poor quality. A photo of an object in urine doesn't qualify as art.
comment on books they have not bothered to read.
Predictably the most obnoxious responses came from publicly reading the Rosenberg file in NYC.
Sorry, but the pair were guilty and deserved execution. Of course reading the Case for Israel, most David Horrowitz books anything by Michelle Malkin or Ann Coulter will get a nasty reaction.
This last episode happened in VT. A far left coworker was upset about my reading the Covenant. The person mistakenly identified Michner as Jewish and was upset at the name given to a hyena in the book. The name of the hyena has nothing to do with the familiar Yiddish racial slur. The name in the book is derived from Afrikaans which is derived from Dutch. I do not recall any Jewish characters in that book at all.
Now Duncy will claim that Conservatives who want to stop subsidies for the NEA are indulging in censorship. Sorry but there should be zero subsidies for political art of any type. What makes the commie art so notable is its poor quality. A photo of an object in urine doesn't qualify as art.
Monday, June 14, 2010
Colombian heroes rescue hostages
Buried in the headlines is the rescue of more hostages from the Chavez funded and directed terrorists of FARC. The usual suspects pretend an abundance of information from captured documents is merely just inconvenient annoyances. It is abundantly clear that Hugo Chavez is funding, directing and arming terrorists beyond his borders.
He needs to be tried and hung with the same rope as his friend Saddam.
Regime Change in Caracas NOW.
He needs to be tried and hung with the same rope as his friend Saddam.
Regime Change in Caracas NOW.
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