Dear Sir(s),
Those clear glass things on the side of a building are called windows. Windows allow inside people to see out and outside people to see in. Some windows even open. So, next time you decide to relieve yourself on a building with first floor windows, don't be shocked when one of those magical portals open and you're informed that those bricks are not, indeed, a urinal and no one wants to see your manly bits.
Sincerely,
The Woman Behind the Windows
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Home Again
Had a lovely time visiting with the sister in (surprisingly!) sunny Seattle. It only rained the night I flew in and the evening I left. Otherwise, it was either partly cloudy or out right sunny. Everyone said I must have brought it with me - I just kept thinking, 'have you ever seen Ohio in winter?'
We spent the majority of Saturday downtown Seattle. We bummed around Pike's Market and saw the sunset from the top of the Space Needle. It felt like everyone in Seattle was outdoors soaking up the sun. We saw this guy when we were sitting in the park by Pike's Market. He's rather blinding on a bright, sunny day.
Concealed Carry was unobstructed, even downtown, it was so nice not to see 'no weapons' signs. The only place I left the airweight in the car was when we visited the Space Needle. While I didn't find anything saying I couldn't carry, there was a security guard checking all bags. Mind you, I'm not sure what he was looking for as I could've been carrying a 1911 and he'd have missed it in my 'purse'. I "borrowed" Heath's Crossfire & he *might* not be getting it back. If I'd have realized it earlier in the trip, I would've gone to Tactical Tailor's retail location in Lakewood and gotten him a replacement - or me a new one ;-)
In general, it was nice to get to kick back with my sister again. I've missed being able to hang out with her - even calls are tricky with the time difference. We spent a lot of time watching favorite movies and bringing up old inside jokes. Wish I could say I could make the trip again soon, but that's a helluva distance.
The flights, overall, were interesting but uneventful. I had window seats on all 4 flights, didn't have anyone in the middle seat on 3 of them and scored a row to myself on the last one. On the Red-Eye home (Seattle - Chicago) there were 6+ babies, but I had new, noise-cancelling earbuds so I didn't hear a thing. :-D
Checking the gun through Cleveland was easy; TSA didn't even bother to open the case. Checking it back through Seattle was more amusing. I swear the counter agent thought it was going to come through the case and hold her hostage, the TSA guy couldn't grasp how to work the case clasps and didn't touch the gun or speed-loaders but made a point to check inside the ammo box - beats me why.
I do wish there was a more standardized pick-up procedure for firearms. When Heath & I flew into Houston, we had to go to the baggage claim office and show our claim ticket. In Seattle, I assumed it would be similar but they just waived me off to the over-sized luggage with minimal scrutiny. In Cleveland, the case came in with the standard luggage and I just walked off with it. I guess it shouldn't matter - it'd just be nice to know what to expect.
Always fun to go visiting but it sure felt nice to get home!
We spent the majority of Saturday downtown Seattle. We bummed around Pike's Market and saw the sunset from the top of the Space Needle. It felt like everyone in Seattle was outdoors soaking up the sun. We saw this guy when we were sitting in the park by Pike's Market. He's rather blinding on a bright, sunny day.
Concealed Carry was unobstructed, even downtown, it was so nice not to see 'no weapons' signs. The only place I left the airweight in the car was when we visited the Space Needle. While I didn't find anything saying I couldn't carry, there was a security guard checking all bags. Mind you, I'm not sure what he was looking for as I could've been carrying a 1911 and he'd have missed it in my 'purse'. I "borrowed" Heath's Crossfire & he *might* not be getting it back. If I'd have realized it earlier in the trip, I would've gone to Tactical Tailor's retail location in Lakewood and gotten him a replacement - or me a new one ;-)
In general, it was nice to get to kick back with my sister again. I've missed being able to hang out with her - even calls are tricky with the time difference. We spent a lot of time watching favorite movies and bringing up old inside jokes. Wish I could say I could make the trip again soon, but that's a helluva distance.
The flights, overall, were interesting but uneventful. I had window seats on all 4 flights, didn't have anyone in the middle seat on 3 of them and scored a row to myself on the last one. On the Red-Eye home (Seattle - Chicago) there were 6+ babies, but I had new, noise-cancelling earbuds so I didn't hear a thing. :-D
Checking the gun through Cleveland was easy; TSA didn't even bother to open the case. Checking it back through Seattle was more amusing. I swear the counter agent thought it was going to come through the case and hold her hostage, the TSA guy couldn't grasp how to work the case clasps and didn't touch the gun or speed-loaders but made a point to check inside the ammo box - beats me why.
I do wish there was a more standardized pick-up procedure for firearms. When Heath & I flew into Houston, we had to go to the baggage claim office and show our claim ticket. In Seattle, I assumed it would be similar but they just waived me off to the over-sized luggage with minimal scrutiny. In Cleveland, the case came in with the standard luggage and I just walked off with it. I guess it shouldn't matter - it'd just be nice to know what to expect.
Always fun to go visiting but it sure felt nice to get home!
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Flying Out
I'm on my way to see my sister in Washington State! I'll be taking advantage of their CCW reciprocity but all I have for plane travel is a rifle case. No use wasting that extra space so I packed some extra things along (they're going to charge me $25 either way, so why not?)
Yes, those are Legos in with an airweight. We just divvied up our childhood collection and I'm taking her all the extra pieces (the actual sets will have to be shipped).
So tell me, what's the oddest thing you've packed with your checked firearm?
Yes, those are Legos in with an airweight. We just divvied up our childhood collection and I'm taking her all the extra pieces (the actual sets will have to be shipped).
So tell me, what's the oddest thing you've packed with your checked firearm?
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Cornbread
At the NE Blogmeet I promised someone my cornbread recipe and promptly lost the piece of paper their info was scribbled on. So, here it is for everyone. Now, this is more like corn-cake than cornbread - diabetics beware!
Ingredients:
1c flour
1/2c corn meal
3t baking powder
1/2t salt
1c sugar (rate back to 1/2c for more traditional cornbread)
1c milk
1 egg
1T melted shortening
Combine all dry ingredients (best if run through a sifter). Whisk together milk and egg and add to the dry ingredients then add the melted shortening. Pour into a greased, 9x13ish baking pan or muffin tins. Do not fill more than 1/3 from the top of your pan / tins otherwise things get messy. Bake at 375 for 30min (tins) or ~1hr (pan).
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Congressional Response
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Fruitful Weekend
Spent the better part of Sunday turning these:
Into:
Every year we get Navel oranges and Tangelos from our local FFA's fundraiser. Much to my shame, last year the majority ended up as fuzzy green/ blue balls of squish. So this year I was determined not to waste them. The Tangelos turned into juice and I suprêmed the Navels for canning. I'm not sure what I'll do with canned oranges, but now I have 3 years to figure something out. I do know that most of the orange juice is headed for the freezer just as soon as I find my ice cube trays, I'm rather sick of oranges.
Tomorrow I'll throw the remains to my neighbor's chickens, they'll enjoy the treat.
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Into:
Every year we get Navel oranges and Tangelos from our local FFA's fundraiser. Much to my shame, last year the majority ended up as fuzzy green/ blue balls of squish. So this year I was determined not to waste them. The Tangelos turned into juice and I suprêmed the Navels for canning. I'm not sure what I'll do with canned oranges, but now I have 3 years to figure something out. I do know that most of the orange juice is headed for the freezer just as soon as I find my ice cube trays, I'm rather sick of oranges.
Tomorrow I'll throw the remains to my neighbor's chickens, they'll enjoy the treat.
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Schadenfreude and Honesty
As it's been mentioned around the blog-o-sphere, New York forgot to exempt their own police officers from their most recent gun banning extravaganza. I'm sure they'll pencil in that exemption before the ban comes into effect, but it is amusing to watch them gawp about while trying to save face. Something funny has to come of something so farcical.
One telling quote that I found via Weer'd in an abc article about the snafu is this:
Wait... it's like he's saying that he knows criminals aren't going to follow the ban. So, tell me Senator Eric Adams, if you already knew that criminals were going to ignore the new restrictions, what was the point? Sounds like an arbitrary way to make criminals out of honest men.
One telling quote that I found via Weer'd in an abc article about the snafu is this:
State Senator Eric Adams, a former NYPD Captain, told us he's going to push for an amendment next week to exempt police officers from the high-capacity magazine ban. In his words, "You can't give more ammo to the criminals"
Wait... it's like he's saying that he knows criminals aren't going to follow the ban. So, tell me Senator Eric Adams, if you already knew that criminals were going to ignore the new restrictions, what was the point? Sounds like an arbitrary way to make criminals out of honest men.
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