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And merry Cowboy Christmas from the littlest cowgirl and her posse. :)

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…and had my first bona-fide real-deal flight lesson.

Wheeeeeeeeee!

“This isn’t the forest and I don’t want your fucking service!”

My new headset came in today! I was out sunbathing on the front porch, and kinda sorta maybe ran across the yard with pants half-on and accosted the mail lady when she drove up because I was OMG SO EXCITED. And I was out sunbathing because it was totally clear and sunny and sixty degrees today. So, guess what I did with my afternoon, despite the fact that I have a research paper due on Monday and about eleventybillion other things I should be doing?

Have I mentioned I love flying? I don’t think I’ve properly conveyed that, just yet. And you know what’s better than flying over the snow-covered Palouse? Flying over the green springtime Palouse with the windows open. <3 <3 <3

I really ought to change the name of this blog, though. I have pretty much developed a deep hatred for all things political, and we started eating paleo-style so I’ve mostly hung up my beer hat. Hrmph. How about Aviation, Guns and Whiskey?

Life is good.

Scary fish #1:
Ocean = bad news
Ocean = bad news, slightly less-nightmarish version

Scary fish #2:
Lakes = bad news, too

So. That, in a nutshell, is why I don’t like water deeper than I can stand in, why I’ll never join the Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, local sailing club or try SCUBA, and why I’m perfectly content living in the mountain west.

And not swimming in Lake Coeur d’Alene, which is most definitely full of monsters.

Or anywhere with sturgeon. Everyone says they won’t eat me, but the point is: If they wanted to, they could!

Oh, and last summer I ran into some crawdads at our swimming hole, and it was a little traumatic.

*deep breath*

I’ll stick with flying. And land creatures, which are generally less terrifying and/or more shootable. Yup.

I just installed a mobile theme for PGB. It works fine on the iPhone, though I want to see if I can modify it to show actual posts instead of just a list of links.

Those of you using other types of smartphones, I’d appreciate it if you’d take a quick look and let me know if it works for you. Thanks!

Just got word from Mr. Baker that an injunction has been granted in the NV state parks gun ban case.

Enforcement of Nevada Administrative Code 407.105(1)(b)-(c) is hereby preliminarily enjoined. The Defendants, their officers, agents, servants, employees, and all persons in active concert or participation with them are hereby restrained and enjoined from enforcing in any way against any person Nevada Administrative Code 407.105(1)(b)-(c).

PDF here.

Inmate set to die by firing squad asks high court to stay execution

I’m really conflicted about the death penalty.

For one thing, I don’t think one of the firing squad shooters should have a blank – if you can’t pull the trigger believing you’re delivering the killing shot, you shouldn’t be pulling the trigger.

I also don’t like that carrying out an execution means armed (be it with rifles, ropes, electricity or drugs) good men have to kill unarmed bad men in cold blood. It seems dehumanizing and counterproductive.

I lean toward the idea that prison should be very unpleasant, and that scumbags should have to suffer it until the end of their natural lives.

On the other hand, though, it was a hell of a lot easier to hold the anti-death-penalty perspective before dealing first-hand with the senseless murder of a friend. I can think of one firing squad I’d gladly volunteer for, and believe I could sleep soundly thereafter, so perhaps there’s something to the idea of good old-fashioned vengeance.

In other news, I didn’t know until reading this article that any states still used firing squads or hangings as capital punishment. Color me enlightened.