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calendar   Wednesday - January 14, 2009

Watching Government At Work

Like the Skipper always said, keep your eye on these bastiges at all times. While exchanging emails with another handgun permit applicant, who has waited 6 weeks already for her application to be processed (she lives in a different county), I wondered if there were any rules in place about how long the task could take. Turns out there are! And the government has given itself 30 days:

NJS 2C:58-3(f):
Granting of permit or identification card; fee; term; renewal; revocation.  The application for the permit to purchase a handgun together with a fee of $2.00, or the application for the firearms purchaser identification card together with a fee of $5.00, shall be delivered or forwarded to the licensing authority who shall investigate the same and, unless good cause for the denial thereof appears, shall grant the permit or the identification card, or both, if application has been made therefor, within 30 days from the date of receipt of the application for residents of this State and within 45 days for nonresident applicants.  A permit to purchase a handgun shall be valid for a period of 90 days from the date of issuance and may be renewed by the issuing authority for good cause for an additional 90 days.  A firearms purchaser identification card shall be valid until such time as the holder becomes subject to any of the disabilities set forth in subsection c. of this section, whereupon the card shall be void and shall be returned within five days by the holder to the superintendent, who shall then advise the licensing authority. Failure of the holder to return the firearms purchaser identification card to the superintendent within the said five days shall be an offense under section 2C:39-10a. Any firearms purchaser identification card may be revoked by the Superior Court of the county wherein the card was issued, after hearing upon notice, upon a finding that the holder thereof no longer qualifies for the issuance of such permit.  The county prosecutor of any county, the chief police officer of any municipality or any citizen may apply to such court at any time for the revocation of such card.

There shall be no conditions or requirements added to the form or content of the application, or required by the licensing authority for the issuance of a permit or identification card, other than those that are specifically set forth in this chapter.

I actually found this statute online, via the NJ State Police website. It took a bit of work (the link takes you to hit 1. You want Hit 2 - lower left corner of the page), and I had to go forward several pages, but it was in there. Once I found the statute number, it was easy to locate in many other places.

So I’ll be keeping an eye on things. I might just amble over to the township hall and ask what their part is in the process, since the municipality code is on the application form. After that it goes to County I’d guess. And I go right past their offices at least once a week.

I’m not trying to make a fuss. I’m just watching government in action, waiting to be impressed with their efficient processing powers. I have to get my passport renewed this year too, and I really ought to go and get the car inspected as well. All of this is government working for me. And Obama Says we need more efficient government, right? Plus, I know that my state respects my rights and would never try to delay or deny my rights by dragging their heels or any other kind of obfuscation or interference. I’ll be a nice boy and even give them a bit of extra time, setting my calendar watch from when I delivered the fingerprint form back to them. Which was more than a week after the original application, and after I had found out that the reference letters had already gone out through the mail. So I guess it’s up to the State Bureau of Investigation and the mental health background check people.


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Posted by Drew458   United States  on 01/14/2009 at 12:12 PM   
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calendar   Tuesday - January 13, 2009

Money Chief is a Tax Cheat?

Geithner, the guy Obama has tapped to run the Treasury, was years behind in his taxes. He didn’t pay them until the issue came up during his vetting process. Tens of thousands of dollars owed. It’s an “honest mistake”. A “common error”. The taxes were from 2000-2001. $43,000. I guess Charlie Rangel was his tax advisor. Surreal.


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Posted by Drew458   United States  on 01/13/2009 at 04:02 PM   
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You’ve Got To Be Kidding Me

Obama Approves New “Least Impact” Transportation Device




Get yours now, only $90.



It uses no oil, gas, or even biodiesel. It’s about as personal as a personal transportation device can get. And the good thing is, it’s so damn hard to use that not one person in 1,000 will be able to get around on it. Which makes it the perfect vehicle for our new Ruler and his elitist minions to push, as it’s required use will degrade our culture back to the village level neolithic in no time at all.

“No thanks, I’ll just walk.” and that’s exactly what they want you to say.


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Posted by Drew458   United States  on 01/13/2009 at 03:45 PM   
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Posted by Drew458   United States  on 01/13/2009 at 01:03 PM   
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Not Worth The Effort

Latest Zimbabwezian Money: $Z 50 BILLION



2 weeks ago it was worth $3.30. Last week, $2.20. This week $1.25. Next week? Probably a quarter. Maybe.



A few months ago I posted on the utterly silly currencies being printed in that hellhole, and wondered at what point they would simply give up on the concept of money. Between then and now, not only have they revalued their money by snipping off TEN zeroes [10,000,000,000 to 1], the new currency has deflated just as much. So, in old money $Z100,000,000,000,000,000,000 is worth $Z10,000,000,000 in new money, which will be worth $US 1 by this afternoon. In August I calculated that the value of the ink on the paper was worth far more than the face value of the bills. Today it is billions of times worse. And they still cling to the concept.


The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe unveiled new $20 billion and $50 billion notes in an advertisement in Monday’s Herald newspaper. It said the notes were being introduced “for your convenience”. In December, the bank printed new $10 billion notes.

But each time a larger denomination note comes, prices shoot up in the shops even though local currency is so scarce that most demand that customers pay in US dollars or South African rand.

Zimbabweans are reeling from the inflation. The largest note ever in the country was $100 billion in August, when the before the bank struck 10 zeros from the currency. Then The Herald newspaper cost 10 new Zimbabwe dollars. Today the paper costs $15 billion.

Zimbabwe’s economy is in meltdown amid a months-long political crisis over President Robert Mugabe sharing power with the opposition amid acute shortages of everything from medication and food to fuel and electricity. A collapse of the piped water system has caused a cholera epidemic that has killed nearly 2,000 people.



Hey Mugabe - I’ve got a new currency idea for you. Here’s a million Zdollars that will hold it’s value:

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Posted by Drew458   United States  on 01/13/2009 at 12:33 PM   
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calendar   Monday - January 12, 2009

Movin’ On Up

Not to the east side, but in the standings. Another great night at bowling league. We took all 7. Again. For the 3rd week in a row. We’ve gone from 13th to 11th to 8th, and tonight’s win might put us up into 7th place. Which is pretty cool, since we aren’t that great and we’re only somewhat serious. We like to have fun. Those super serious guys are no fun. Especially the ones who get all upset when they don’t make a strike, boo hoo, and have to stamp and scowl and kick things. Screw that.

So we gave the other team 61 pins, but managed to win the 1st game by 15. Then we rolled better, and won the 2nd game by 50 and some. They did pretty well in the 3rd, and it was very close for most of the frames, with our friend Melissa throwing a 200 game, or nearly one (she only started bowling last summer), but in the end we squeaked past them and won by about 25. I’ll know later tonight if we advanced, since Dutch does such a nice job of Secretary and gets the scores posted really quick. [update: we earned 7th place! And M didn’t make her 200. I thought she did because she had 5 X in a row followed by /, but I guess her other frames were opens]

But conditions were terrible tonight. No, not the lanes. They were great. The air. Apparently there’s this drain in the restaurant kitchen right behind the lanes we were on, and it gets backed up or something. P. U. We were acting like 12 year olds, making poopy jokes and checking the old guys for brown stains all night. It was VILE. So I sure hope they get that pipe cleaned out. I suggest a few hundred gallons of Clorox™ to kill whatever is rotting away in there.

We had a little ceremony before league. It was nice. I thought Rob owned the place; after all he’s the boss. It turns out that the alley is still owned by his dad, and has been in business for 50 years as of this week. Good for them.

Ok, that’s about it. I bowled Ok tonight. Not great, but not bad; I threw a 503 series, which is just a hair above my average. And that was good enough. But I did most of it using my old “spaz ball” throw, because I just can’t get my hand to work right. I threw 1 perfect late breaking big hook ball tonight, and it just blew the pins right off the rack. It drove right out to the 3 board at about 45 feet, turned, and raced right into the pocket. Amazing. And I don’t have a clue how it happened. But it felt so right coming off my hand, like I wasn’t doing anything at all. They always tell me “let the ball do the work” and I just can’t seem to let that happen.



So, anything exciting happen while I was out? What, peanut butter causes salmonella poisoning? Not my brand I hope. China cracks down on the internet, and shuts down nearly 100 web sites? Oh sure, it was all porn. Except they probably define “porn” as not agreeing with the chicom government. Obama is going to close Gitmo during his first week in office? Better start shooting them bastards right away then. So, in other words, same old same old.

Ah, here we go, Israel is sweeping into the Gaza suburbs, and has practically eliminated “the military wing of Hamas”. Threatening the little rats with “an iron fist”. Awesome. Um, except all of Hamas is it’s “military wing” as far as I’m concerned. Hurry up, IDF, you’ve got another week, two at the most. Then back off, and keep the ground you’ve taken. Forever. OTOH, the great and might Ozama won’t be able to do much against them for at least a month. So never mind: keep the fight moving forward.


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Posted by Drew458   United States  on 01/12/2009 at 10:10 PM   
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And Then There Were Ten

Bill Stone, WWI veteran, 108

Bill Stone, one of Britain’s last surviving World War I veterans has died aged 108, the Ministry of Defense said Monday.  Stone is the last known veteran in Britain to have fought in both World War I and World War II. He was one of just three World War I survivors who took part in last year’s services to mark the 90th anniversary of the end of World War I.

The Ministry of Defense said Stone died Jan. 10 from a chest infection.

William Stone was born in Devon, in southwest England, on 23 September 1900, the 10th of 14 children. He followed his three older brothers into the Royal Navy on his 18th birthday — he had wanted to join when he was 15 but his father refused to sign his papers. He joined the coal-fired battle cruiser HMS Tiger just weeks before the Allies declared victory. He stayed with the Royal Navy after the end of the war, sailing all over the world, from Cape Town to Jakarta.

He was working as chief stoker on mine sweeper HMS Salamander when World War II broke out and he took part in the evacuation of Dunkirk in 1940, making five trips to the beaches to rescue exhausted Allied soldiers.



According to Wikipedia, worldwide there are perhaps 10 surviving veterans of this conflict. Possibly as few as 5, if you keep a tight lid on the definition.


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Posted by Drew458   United States  on 01/12/2009 at 03:34 PM   
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Utah setting gun records

CCW Permit Applications in Utah up 400%




Utahns quick to draw concealed weapons permits
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Gun owners are flooding the state with applications for concealed weapons permits, with almost 45,000 applications filed in 2008, easily a record number, quadrupling the figure from just four years ago.

With the surge, about one in every 25 Utahns over age 21 could be carrying a licensed concealed weapon, according to a Salt Lake Tribune analysis of numbers from the Bureau of Criminal Identification.

In December, alone, BCI received 6,000 permit requests—the highest number ever, capping a year with six record-breaking months.

In all, about 71,000 Utahns have a license to pack a concealed weapon. It is estimated that another 71,000 out-of-state residents have a Utah permit.

Maybe they are afraid of a Proposition 8 invasion. Maybe it’s an Obama thing. Maybe they think their state is falling into disrepute and they no longer feel safe. Maybe they just like guns.

Utah is a very popular state for out of state CCW applications too, because of it’s high degree of reciprocity with other states. Surprise, Mr. Liberal! While almost every state will issue CCW permits to their residents, many will recognize the permits of other states as valid in their state. And the state with the highest level of reciprocity is Utah. Even scarier, Utah (and many other states as well) will issue you a CCW even if you don’t live there! Which means, assuming New Jersey sees fit to issue me my handgun purchase/ownership permit, which is NOT a CCW, I could get a Utah permit and then legally have a gun in my pocket in Pennsylvania! Just like a real American!!


“Utahns”? WTF? Is that what they call themselves? Is that the best they can come up with? I’d go with Utonians, but that sounds like some branch of Scientology. How about Utahnis? At least that sort of sounds like the name of some Native American tribe. Yeah yeah, Utes, a real tribe, I know. But if they used that name, then what would you call their residents who are over age 18? LOL


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Posted by Drew458   United States  on 01/12/2009 at 02:16 PM   
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Safety Video

Rancino reminds us to never ever ever throw water on an oil fire in the kitchen. Smother the fire with a wet towel. Or put the lid on the pot and turn off the burner.






He adds that throwing flour or sugar on a grease fire won’t work either, and can have highly explosive results. As in “um, where did my house go?”.


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Posted by Drew458   United States  on 01/12/2009 at 11:22 AM   
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ALMOST TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS AN HOUR?  NO CATCH SAYS AUSTRALIAN TOURISM CHIEFS.

Only have time to post this find from this morning’s paper.

“Nice Job If You Can Get It, (and you can get it if you try)” http://www.islandreefjob.com

Recession hit unemployed offered £1k an hour ‘Australian desert island caretaker’ job
Australian tourism chiefs are offering Brits the chance to bag the “best job in the world” as the caretaker of a desert island - with a salary of nearly £1,000 per hour.

By Daily Telegraph Reporter

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The position requires “minimum effort” and involves “relaxed” duties such as feeding turtles, watching whales, and picking up the island’s post.

Applicants require no academic qualifications, but must possess good swimming skills and a love of snorkelling, scuba diving and other water sports.

A passion for the great outdoors and the ability to speak English was also said to be an advantage.

Candidates will also have to demonstrate an “adventurous attitude” and a “willingness to try new things”.

The successful applicant will live rent-free in the lap of luxury on Hamilton Island, dubbed the ‘jewel in the crown’ of the Whitsunday Islands off the Queensland coast.

They will receive a three-bedroom house with “unbeatable” views of a crystal-clear lagoon lined with palm trees and ringed by white sandy beaches.

The six-month contract comes with a salary package of AUD 150,000 (£70,000), including free return flights, transfers, expenses and transport around the island.

It equates to £972 per hour based on a ‘flexi-time’ schedule of a 12-hour working month.

The offer might sound too good to be true, but the Queensland Tourist Board insists there is no catch.

It says the role is an ideal opportunity for Brits to swap the ‘rat race’ and the cold winter for a more relaxed life Down Under.

Jonathan Sloan, who works on behalf of Tourism Queensland in the UK, said: “This is the best job in the world, there’s no question about it.

“It has everything most people dream of - white sandy beaches, blue skies, warm seas and friendly people.

“It also boasts a very generous salary package and requires only a few hours of relaxed work with minimum effort per week.”

Advertised as a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity”, the role of “Island Caretaker” is now being advertised in 18 countries across the world.

Beginning on July 1, the successful applicant will have few responsibilities and can decide how best to fill their days.

But they will be required to produce a weekly online blog, photo diary and video updates of their time on the island.

They will also have to give regular media interviews and send reports via email to chiefs at Tourism Queensland at the organisation’s headquarters in Brisbane.

Requirements for candidates include: “Excellent communication skills, good written and verbal English skills, an adventurous attitude, willingness to try new things, a passion for the outdoors, and good swimming skills and enthusiasm for snorkelling and/or diving.”

Anthony Hayes, the chief executive of Tourism Queensland, said the offer was being made to promote the island to a “global market”.

He said: “The cooperative marketing campaign aims to highlight the Islands of the Great Barrier Reef and showcase Australia’s own unique Island experience, to the global market.”

Interested parties can apply by submitting a 60-second video outlining the reasons they deserve to be picked. Applications are now open and close on February 22.

Tourism Queensland will select 11 potential candidates who will be whisked away to Hamilton Island for a selection process. The lucky applicant will be named on May 6.

More information can be found at www.islandreefjob.com


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Posted by peiper   United Kingdom  on 01/12/2009 at 04:10 AM   
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calendar   Sunday - January 11, 2009

Still hasn’t changed

This is an old cartoon. Pretty certain it made the blog circuit several years ago. The more things change ...



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Posted by Drew458   United States  on 01/11/2009 at 11:57 PM   
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Worst Job In The World

Is there such a thing as a retired Taliban leader? I don’t think so. How about a former one who is all in one piece? Don’t think so either. It’s amazing any of them last a year.



Australian Forces Eliminate Senior Taliban Leader in Afghanistan

way to go mates!



The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has released the name of the Taliban leader killed by Australian soldiers in Afghanistan.

Mullah Abdul Rasheed was killed by the Special Task Group (SOTG) during a recent operation in Oruzgan province. Rasheed was involved with the importation of foreign fighters, Improvised Explosive Device (IED) experts and potential suicide bombers, the ADF said. Defence believe he was also responsible for the rocket attack that killed Private Gregory Sher last weekend.

Chief of joint operations, Lieutenant General Mark Evans, described Rasheed as a “significant Taliban leader”.

No word on whether this smoking grease stain was involved in the public morality campaign posted about earlier. Still, that’s one less shiny happy towelhead chief.


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Posted by Drew458   United States  on 01/11/2009 at 11:44 PM   
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I Remember When… Salute to the Pax Britannia

Yes, ladies, gentlemen, and those who are confused. There was a time, a time when Right was right, Wrong was wrong, and The White Man bore the Burden…

This was a fun tune. I used to skate to it a quarter-century ago, when I was a teenager, and there were still roller skating rinks.


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Posted by Christopher   United States  on 01/11/2009 at 11:59 PM   
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Love It

Gore-zymandius




Click on the Day By Day comic strip over on the right panel. Go read Sunday’s comic (1/11/09). Perfect.


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Posted by Drew458   United States  on 01/11/2009 at 10:46 PM   
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