summer patriot, winter soldier

i had to laugh ....

i get about a zillion more emails than i need.  but, the "title" to one caught my attention. --

something along the line of, "this will infuriate liberals!"

i laughed.   what doesn't infuriate liberals?  jesus?  santa claus?  girls w/ nice hooties?  the dali lama?

all of it pisses them off.  everything.    and, everything and everyone is racist, except for joe biden.   laughing some more.

john jay @ 02.27.2021

where is gina haspel?

i am not gonna forget, and i am gonna keep asking.   sooner or later, "the lid" has to come off the fix.

john jay @ 02.24.2021

where is malcom muggeridge when we most need him?

well, actually, that is a bit of a rhetorical question, because he's been quite dead for any number of years.

but, his was a voice of caution and reason for many years, while the left ran rampant in much the same way they are feeling their oats now.  (oh, yeah, they way overplayed their hands then, too.)

i don't know if malcom came up with this phrase, or whether he just repeated it because he was quite fond of it because pithy, and because it was true.   that mattered to muggeridge.

but, he wrote, "the chief value of a good education is to know when the other fellow is talking rot."  (that's a polite way of being able to say that someone has his or her head stuck up his or her ass so far that they are looking at reality through a porthole in their belly button.)(and, don't bother me with grammar or syntax, it won't have any positive impact whatsoever.  none.)

the left, he said, was stuffed with rot to the gills.   and, it smelled of offal.  odour.  poop, if you will.   it smelled that way, because, that is what is was.   and, is.

he was refreshingly candid in those days, and his would be a refreshing voice these days, as well.

john jay @ 02.21.2021

p.s.  socialists and communists were the chief object of his scorn, and his japes.  he had earned the privilege, though, having been a dedicated, & professional, communist a good portion of his life, until he realized that it was impious, nefarious, and viscious nonsense.   and, that lenin and stalin were monsters.  and, that western "intellectuals" who followed the bolshevik party line were idiots.  dumber than rocks.

more on this later.

toe-nail clippings and john kerry .....

i just finished a "death's mistress" fantasy novel by john goodkind.  a bit tedious on the extended dialog and belly button contemplating in spots, but, overall, an engrossing read.

and, ever since, all i have been able to think about is john kerry, and how preoccupied he must be worrying about where all the toe- and finger-nail clippings go, and their environmental impact.   i was so worried about it, that i trimmed mine and gathered them up, and laser imprinted all of them with my name and serial number, in case i need to be held accountable for them.--   "a child of the age," so to speak.

and, down the drain they went.

such must serve as a parable about the irresponsibility of man.  (if i may be permitted to say it that way.  or, even say it.)

john jay @ 02.21.2021

p.s.  is there any doubt but that john kerry is the biggest idiot in a whole collection of idiots?  is there?

the natural consequence of the combination of wealth, influence and power ....

a previous post had, as a center piece, an article by lee smith which examined the tie between america's elites and the democratic party, a phenomena of recent development.

it will not last long.--

persons like gates, bezos and zuckerberg being pretty long on smarts will have noticed something about a lot of democrats almost immediately, just like the rest of us not so long on smarts, and that is that politicians are self centered louts and dumb as fucking posts.  my first exhibit, is of course, joe biden.  my second exhibit, is of course, my favorite wipping boy as of late, mitch "7 chins" mcconnell.  both possess a certain feral cunning, which explains their "leadership," but neither are exactly flowing over in intellect, as far as i am able to tell.

now, i am not changing subjects nor am i loosing sight of my objective, when i tell you that i am mindful of the famous louisanna politician huey pierce "kingfish" long, who in my estimation very smart, very intelligent and also possessed of a feral cunning.  (these attributes, are of course, why he was loathed and feared by power, and why he was killed.   he was, in a word, dangerous to entrenched wealth and power.)

but, i am diverted from my path a bit, because what i wanted to get across, was one of long's most famous dictums, that being his observation that it was not required that one buy a politicians loyalty, it being far easier and more expediant to simply "rent" them as needed.

the super rich are not idiots.  they recognize politicians for what they are, and they, too, recognize the wisdom of huey p. long's observations about buying, selling and renting them.   and, they recognize that with their phenomenal wealth and influence, they really don't have much need of the politicians, except to advance their interests, and the interests of wealth and power.   in short, they don't need the democrats any more than they needed the republicans.   in sum, when they don't need the dimmo's, they will dump them.   and, when they do need them, they will simply rent them on an "as needed" basis. 

this process will not take long.

so, why did the elites turn against donald j. trump, who being a billionaire in his own right would seem to have been regarded as one of them, by them.  well, oddly enough, it was because trump was not one of them, and was much more in the vein of huey pierce long, jr., in his concerns about the interests of the wage earner, the working man, and those not as well positioned by wealth and privilege as the rich.

and gates, bezos, zuckerberg, buffet, et al recognized this as fundamentally as they recognized the need to inhale and exhale, and in a way that the lickspittle lapdog lefties and media types have never tumbled to.   and, never will.

the people did, however, and this was the fundamental fear of the elites and the super rich.  this was the source of their antipathy to him, based on a visceral fear that trump would spoil their position, and their power.  and, so, the fix was on, "the steal" was organized, and joe biden was beneficiary without ever realizing why.  i suspect that he lacks the native wit, and now the capacity, to ever recognize it  ....   who needs to be smart, when lucky.

most dimmos will never figure it out.  of the dimmos, nancy pelosi seems to me the one person who understands.   she will try to institutionalize dimmo power, and by that, i mean she will try to make permanent the rule of the dimmos.   she seeks dictatorship.

we'll see how it turns out.

john jay @ 02.16.2021

p.s.   pelosi better get it done quickly.  because, it will not be too long before a technocracy rules, and there will be no need for the elites of politicians, no need to associate with dimmos and the assorted hangers-on dimbulbs associated with them.   they will rule by facebook, linkedin, and other contrivances.  they will educate and indoctrinate by the boob tube, and popular entertainment.

i shudder to think it, but "people" magazine and "hollywood" will teach virtue, and manipulate hysterias, and so on and so forth.

i am lucky.   i am old, and ill, and i will not live to see my vision of reality come to full flower.   for me, it will likely be hearth issues and/or cancer that puts me in the crematorium.   for you, it will likely be re-education and re-calibration of your revanchist views and opinions, and the rising gorge every day of being treated to the idiocy of the day,  on never ending public display.   look forward to a t.v. show on inter-species family and breeding, and the hilarious situations that breeds.   it's coming.  post politician.

 

i deleted someone, at his request .....

i think he was in the "unction" business, as he rather unctuously asked to be removed from my email list.  and, he was obviously very superior to me, and everybody else drawing breath, from what i could tell.   snarky, but only at 1/2 throttle, holding back the full power of his wrath for fear of harming me, i suppose.  or, gracious sakes alive, trying not to hurt my feelings.

but, dutiful as always, i removed him.  and, you know, it was, well, "satisfying."   sort of like a good poop ....  i don't know what that comparison comes to mind, but it kinda felt like that.  yep, a good poop.

it was good.  i am still smiling over it.   and, i am rid of him.   quite frankly, i haven't the slightest idea how i acquired him  ....   an "import" from some other source, i know not whither.   but, he is gone forever.  from my little patch of the ether.

john jay @ 02.15.2021

an absolutely brilliant essay at the "geller report" re: america's elites partnering up w/ china, to the detriment of the rest of us .....

https://gellerreport.com/2021/02/the-deal-that-the-democrats-chose-to-make-with-china-has-a-precedent-in-the-history-of-athens-and-sparta.html/

the essay is by lee smith, tablet magazine, feb. 3, 2021.

the essay very cogently and clearly sets forth how america's elites have partnered up with the communist chinese party to advance their own avarice, at the expense of the rest of america.   this unholy alliance of american business & capital with the chinese communists is directed to one aim only, and that is to make money for america's richest.

it also details the switch of american wealth from allegiance to the republican party, to a cozy partnership with the democratic party.   and, how america's wealthy democrats have become allies and enablers of chinese policies toward their own ethnic minorities.

it is a brilliant essay.

and, although the essay does not mention "the steal," it clearly underscores chinese efforts to control our politics through bribery and influence peddling, and makes it abundantly clear the logic of the democratic party engaging china in "the steal."  watch out friends, joe biden and administration, and the democratic party, are clearly allied with the chinese.

the democrats, and america's elites, led by jeff bezos, bill gates, and silicon valley are enamored with the chinese way of doing things.   it is quite unsettling to contemplate.

and, you betcha, donald john trump was hated by the democrats because he opposed chinese intervention into our affairs.

john jay @ 02.15.2021

wanted ..... 1891, 1938, 91/38 carcano rifle action ....

i am trying to acquire an 1891 carcano rifle action (however a carcano is "denominated," they are all the same action), and complete bolt.   i don't want to pay very much.

yeah, yeah, yeah i know  ....  there ain't no such thing as a free lunch.   but, i am wanting to make a build with a 7.35mm carcano barrel that i have, and i need the action and the bolt.   i don't want the complete rifle.

i am not a collector.  i am not interested in acquiring the last piece to a puzzle that will make me rich beyond measure.   i just want to build*** a nice little mild shooter, e.g., hand loaded to a low velocity w/ lead "boooolits" that i will cast,  good to go in the back of a pickup, and not to worry if it picks up a little ding here and there.  (it will be just like me, in that case  ....  several dings, along the way.)

let me know if you are interested.   just respond in the comments section, and i will notice it.

john jay @ 02.14.2021

***  hint:  i enjoy putting things together from cast off parts, a little quirk that i have.

wool has one flaw .....

it is expensive, especially the better grades.--

but, in the olden days, when i was young, i bought a "wool" shirt made in korea  .....   it was about 40% synthetic of some sort, i have forgotten what.   it too, wore like iron, and i finally discarded it when a person could see through it.

but, keep this in mind about expense.

when i married, my then mother-in-law got some yardage from pendleton, and made me two shirts, just like store bought pendletons.  one cuff on one shirt was a bit lopsided, ... , and, you know what, it is still lopsided to this day.

and, to this day, some 35 years later, or so, i wear both shirts, and proudly.   i have a pendleton wool blanket that i slept under, some 60 years ago, and i still use it regularly during the spring chill.   i have many shirts that i have worn for more than 25 years, and other than some leather patches (because i wear out the right elbow, for some reason) they are as serviceable as the day i bought them, or acquired them.   i have jackets that i wore in law practice for well over 25 years.   hunting pants that were worn by european armies, and surplussed to the united states, festoon my closets, and receive tough service.

in short, while wool is expensive to acquire it, you will have it for many years after acquisition  ....   it is not a "couple year" deal when you buy wool, it is for life.***  ex-no. 2 felt the same way about silk, and it is pretty tough as well, as she wore a lot of it as undergarments cross country skiing and hiking, and swore by it.

you cannot beat natural products.   they are proved by time.

john jay @ 02.14.2021

***  i have a filson vest.  i have no idea how long it will last ...  i suppose with proper care it is good for 100 years.   this is not a ridiculous assertion  ....  go to the filson factory in seattle, down near the football and baseball stadiums, and in their showroom you will see filson garments and leather goods that have seen nearly 70 years of service or so.

the only thing is this, and it is not "opinion," it is fact from the pendleton websites.  three things are the enemy of wool garments: 1.)hot water, 2.)detergents, and 3.)agitation in the first two.  (this is how felt is made, and wool is damaged and shrunk.)   if you must wash wool, use the following method, (again from pendleton).--   run a bathtub with absolutely the coldest water you can run.  throw the garment in the cold water, come back in a little while (a full day doesn't hurt), wrap the garment in a great big thick towel after allowing it to drip "dry" for a bit, and then walk on the rolled up towel and garment in your bare feet.   after getting it to give up as much water as possible doing that ....  don't wring it, please .....  hang in to dry, and let it dry.   you don't need to iron it, hanging it will "iron" it sufficiently for most uses:  hanging it on a quality wooden or heavy steel hanger will "iron" it enough, even for wear around sophisticated persons.  (smart ones will appreciate how smart you are.  trust me on this.)

about wet and wool ..... and, cold .....

back in the day i was an enthusiastic elk hunter, if not a particularly successful one.  i will not tell you about all the stupid things i did, but i will tell you about one of the things that i did right.   and, that was to stay warm, .... , not always easy at 6,000 feet elevation in the central cascades of washington.

it rains, and it snows, in the oregon and washington cascades.   and, it can be very cold.   i dressed almost exclusively in wool, from underwear to socks to wool hats.  i made one concession to synthetics, that being a columbia design waterfowl hunting coat that i brought into camp during fair weather, ... , but, when it was stormy, i favored a filson double mackinaw jacket, the red & black checked coat that johnny carson wore when he wanted to poke fun at hunters.

one day i ran onto the track of a small group of elk, whose tracks ran from pretty large to what i thought then, and do now, to be very large.   that translated to me as being "bull elk," for which i had a tag.  the snow was deep, thick and dense and wet, about a foot deep, and falling heavily in large thick flakes.   i followed the tracks into a small clearing, very flat.   and, as luck would have it, i took a step and found myself up to the ribs in water  ....  i had stepped into a small pond or creek that was still, and covered by the snow.   it was probably at 15-degrees fahrenheit or so, the water in camp being frozen.

lucky for me i was able to turn around, and crawl back up onto solid ground, where i followed my own tracks back out onto firmer ground, and up onto a little ridge that offered the prospect of not getting wetter, .... , though how i could have been any more thoroughly soaked i don't know  ....   this included my hands, but, i was wearing "rag" woolen gloves, with thin wool liners.

i continued hunting.   and, i hunted most of the daylight that day like that, gradually "cooking" the water levels down in my clothing with body heat.  now, i was not "toasty" warm, but, neither did i ever get really cold, or catch a chill, or suffer any ill effects that day or in the days after because of my immersion in the water.  i was damp, but between the exertion of hunting over ground that was uppish and downish, and the natural insulation properties of wool, i stayed comfortable all day long, including my feet, in contact all day with the deep snow and cold ground.

wool clothing, especially quality garments as offered by pendleton, woolrich and filson has an interesting quality/property, and that is it offers about 65% of its insulating & heat retaining properties, even while soaking wet.  before synthetics (& "waterproof" gear) the sailors in the pacific northwest waters were very fond of cowichan sweaters, hand knit by the cowichan indians, that had not had the lanolin processed from them.  they were heavy, bulky and smelled like a wet sheep when soaked, but still provided warmth in the coldest and wettest weather.

that's what wool does.  it retains your body heat, and keeps it from being radiated into the atmosphere, even when wet.   nothing else comes close.

now, you can have your synthetics and miracle fabrics if you are going to be "roughing it" for a day or so in foul weather, and probably you will be o.k.   but, if you are going to be out in the thick of it for a little bit, and you can expect to be wet, then i would suggest that you invest in good merino wool undies from filson, and pendleton shirts and light jackets, and a good mackinaw from filson, made from 26 ounce per yard heavy wool.   get a good wool watch cap, or a funky cap with fold down ears, from filson.  i am from the northwest (i live 43 miles from pendleton, oregon where fabric for a lot of people is milled and/or woven) so i favor pendleton and filson.   but, if you must, woolrich still makes good heavy duty clothing, and cabella's sometimes offer it, though they specialize more in marketing things that "look like" they are suitable.   my advise to you is when in doubt, stick to filson.   hint:  a lot of their yardage is milled 43 miles from my front door.)   or, pendleton.   the pendleton wool shirts, though not what they used to be in the old days in terms of construction, still offer the best wool that pendleton makes.   good stuff.

i don't advise you to go wading in water pretty much chest deep in the snow and cold, but, should you do so because of ....  well, however you manage the trick, .... "circumstances," do not panic because if you stay active and do not curl up into a ball, you will stay reasonably comfortable.  a little water will not lead to the onset of hypothermia.

wool.  think wool, when the weather gets cold and wet.   simple as that.

john jay @ 02.13.2021

 

p.s.   i am not that survivalist idiot that goes around with bare feet and legs exposed to his knees.  why he doesn't succumb to the cold and wet is a complete mystery to me.   my mother, a bit indifferent because of a treasured little brother, still managed not to raise a complete idiot.  when cold, she made sure i had heavy socks and a hat, not so much gloves, because i lost them.  and, my little brother and i, slept under a pendleton wool blanket, each, during the winter.

i am a believer, and for damned good reason.  you cannot beat the gift of the sheep.