steve2470
steve2470's JournalI miss my father
My dad passed away in 2009. He lived a long time (92 years) and had a very good life overall.
This morning, I was updating a credit card online and something my dad said came back to me. He said "It makes no horse sense to be carrying a high balance", some words to that effect. He was right. He could be a bit gruff at times but he had a heart of solid gold.
I wish I had gotten to know him better. There were so many things we didn't talk about. He was in WW2, and like most veterans of that war, he did not want to talk about it. I just wish he could have talked to me more about it. He might have cried, but damn it, I loved my dad and would not have cared one iota if he had cried about it. Of course, any human being with a heart who witnessed such death and suffering would cry.
He was a lawyer. Yes, I know lawyer-client stuff is all confidential, and I would never ask him for any confidential information. It would have been nice if he could have told me some interesting NON-confidential stuff.
Anyway, I miss him. Do you miss your father too, at times ? If your father was absent or not a good father, you have my sincerest sympathies, truly. 
if he's already bristling like this, he will never make it
At some point, he'll go full melt-down Galt racist and go off on some poor journalist. He will then be officially toast.
1833 SCOTUS: Barron v. Baltimore 32 U.S. (7 Pet.) 243, Bill of Rights does not apply to state govts
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barron_v._Baltimoreeta:
The horrendous decision here: https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/32/243/case.html
Ted Cruz's father: "Don't you realize they are using you ?"
I know heaven05 saw this, I want to make sure everyone does.
Significant Tornadoes Possible on Wed; Widespread Severe Weather Expected on Thursday
http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=2954A batch of scattered but potent supercell thunderstorms should erupt late Wednesday afternoon and evening across parts of the central and southern Great Plains into the lower Missouri Valley. At 11:30 am CDT, NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center (SPC) placed a swath from roughly Wichita, KS, to Columbia, MO, under a moderate risk of severe weather for Wednesday, with lesser risk categories extending from northern Oklahoma to West Virginia. Significant tornadoes (EF2 - EF5 on the Enhanced Fujita Tornado Damage Scale) and very large hail (greater than 2” in diameter) are a possibility (see Figure 1).
Be careful out there!
White Cop Justin Craven Charged With Felony in Ernest Satterwhite Case
Source: NBC News
A white police officer who shot a 68-year-old black man to death last year in his South Carolina driveway was charged Tuesday with a felony: discharging a gun into an occupied vehicle.
The development came on the same day a white police officer in North Charleston, South Carolina, was charged with murder after a cellphone video was released of him fatally shooting a black father of four in the back following a traffic stop.
In the earlier case, a prosecutor previously tried to indict North Augusta officer Justin Craven on a manslaughter charge in the February 2014 death of Ernest Satterwhite. But a grand jury instead chose misconduct in office, which is a far lesser charge.
Craven chased Satterwhite for 9 miles beyond city limits to the man's driveway in Edgefield County. After Satterwhite parked, the officer repeatedly fired through the driver-side door, prosecutors said. The 25-year-old officer faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted of the gun charge.
Read more: http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/walter-scott-shooting/white-cop-justin-craven-charged-felony-ernest-satterwhite-case-n337681
Azeroth Armory – Gorehowl (cool blacksmithing video about forging a big battle axe)
Even though this is about World of Warcraft, I think those of you who like blacksmithing will enjoy it. I know nothing about blacksmithing and found this very interesting.
question about electrical power transformers
My condo building and 3 others were notified that today the local power company was going to replace an aging power transformer. We were told to expect an outage from 9 AM to 3 PM, and to make arrangements. To honor the occasion, I made sure my laptop was 100% charged up for Starbucks 
The power never went out. I was at home during that entire 6 hours. The power company trucks just left. Is that the norm ? I was expecting the power to go out and for me to have to evacuate Thanks in advance.
DU'ers in Midwest, Plains and South, beware of possible rough weather this week...
http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/comment.html?entrynum=2952Rough weather = severe thunderstorms and maybe a tornado
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