Gear Review: Wansview Outdoor WiFi Wireless Camera

To be perfectly honest, I originally had no plans to review this product, but I’m so pleased with the results that I thought I would share them. The camera we’ve had facing the front door/driveway for the last 6 years finally died so we set out to replace it, inexpensively. We settled on this Wansview Outdoor WiFi Wireless Camera based on price (around $40) and customer reviews.

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The camera is weatherproof and connects to your wireless router so you can link it to Continue reading “Gear Review: Wansview Outdoor WiFi Wireless Camera” →

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Gear Review: Keeper Magnetic Gun Mount

Recently I posted an article entitled ‘Can You Access Your Gun When You Need It?’ which asked the reader to run themselves through a series of scenarios to determine their ability to react to certain threats. The whole point to the article was to access when and where are you most vulnerable and what can you do to enhance your ability to react. As we ran through these ‘what ifs’ I couldn’t help but think of the Alfred Hitchcock movie Psycho where a young lady is slashed to death in the shower by motel manager Norman Bates. There is a reason this scene has scared people since 1960, naked in the shower is probably the most vulnerable part of your day. My wife kept joking about a ‘gun rack in the bathroom,’ and not that we would actually do that, but we wanted to do something. Our solution was the Keeper Magnetic Gun Mount. For just under $25 and 30 seconds to install this little guy was just what we needed.

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Gun Control Fail

In the aftermath of the Las Vegas shooting, the cries for more gun control are once again spewing from the mouths of activists and liberal politicians looking to cash in on the tragedy. This is not really surprising and certainly nothing new. Hillary Clinton quickly jumped in stating we need to put politics aside ‘and take on the NRA,’ apparently taking Rahm Emmanuel’s advice to ‘never let a crisis go to waste.’ The left for some reason insists on the US adopting policies that have failed in other countries like the UK’s universal healthcare, Spain’s green energy, and yes, gun control. Australia’s massive gun grab has failed, and Mexico’s very restrictive gun laws certainly haven’t led the Cartels to turn in their guns, but rather left the citizens defenseless against them. If history has taught us anything, it’s that it’s much more difficult to oppress an armed populace. Gun control is not about making society safer, it’s about control. Maybe you think the Government doesn’t have enough control over you, I happen to think it is way too bloated, controlling and overbearing.  I heard it said recently that an armed people will not load themselves in boxcars, I have to believe that to be true.

Prepper Garden Update 10-1-17

As the leaves are turning and beginning to fall, we’re very pleased with not only the successes (and a few failures) of the season, but that we are still getting some production. If you’ve been following, then you already know that we grew everything from seed and staggered our plantings in an attempt to extend our harvest.

Carrots and radishes have been a mixed bag, with some carrots still growing, while the last of the radishes went to seed long ago. The first planting of peas went well, but the second didn’t produce at all (possibly just too late in the season. The corn is long gone as we talked about in our last update, but will definitely be a great opportunity for us next year. Continue reading “Prepper Garden Update 10-1-17” →

Lessons from the Antioch TN Church Shooting

On Sunday Sept. 24th, 2017 Emanuel Kidega Samson, a 25-year-old black immigrant from Sudan,  pulled into the parking lot of Burnette Chapel Church of Christ and immediately shot a woman dead as she left the church. Samson, wearing a ski mask and carrying two pistols then proceeded into the church and opened fire. A young 22-year-old usher named Robert ‘Caleb’ Engle confronted the gunman, but suffered ‘significant head injuries’ when the gunman pistol whipped him then continued on to shoot others. Some details are still unclear, but it’s believed that the perpetrator accidentally shot himself in the face during the confrontation with Engle. Engle then went to his car to retrieve his Continue reading “Lessons from the Antioch TN Church Shooting” →

So why is EVERYTHING ‘Racist’ now?

If you’ve been participating in forums or Facebook chatter or even just observing the media: everything is racist. Racist statues, racist police, racist President; why now? Though I believe most that are employing this tactic are far too shallow and uninformed to understand where this tactic came from, they are however following Saul Alinsky’s Rules for Radicals. You may or may not be familiar with this book, but both Clinton and Obama are big fans and employed his teachings throughout their lives. No, I think most who use these tactics are simply following the example of those two who they hold in such high regard. If you recall, neither of these individuals would actually debate an issue as it’s too difficult to defend failed ideologies, but rather would mock anyone who held an opposing view.

Rules for Radicals Rule 5:  “Ridicule is mans most potent weapon. It is almost impossible to counterattack ridicule. Also it infuriates the opposition, who then react to your advantage.” Continue reading “So why is EVERYTHING ‘Racist’ now?” →

My 2 Cents on the National Anthem Protests

Unless you live in a vacuum I have to assume you’ve seen or at least read about NFL players refusing to stand for the National Anthem in an attempt to protest something. Some say these players are spoiled little brats protesting ‘injustice’ while being paid millions to play a GAME; I agree. Some say that regardless of whether they are right or wrong, they have the right to protest; I agree. However, when is it ok to protest on their employer’s time? I ask you, can you stand up at work and start protesting some perceived ‘injustice’ when you are supposed to be working? I have a sneaky suspicion that you would soon be looking for new employment. Now let’s take it one step further and imagine that your ‘protest’ was visible to the customers; right or wrong, it’s probably safe to say that some of those customers would be upset by your actions and take their business elsewhere. So when we’re talking about the NFL, who is the customer? Is it the owners, coaches, sponsors, and networks; to some extent yes, but the real customer, the real source of income, are the fans. So when you stand up at work and protest your perceived ‘injustice’ in front of the fans, you are likely to see many of those customers take their business elsewhere. Yes, these players can protest anything they like, but protesting in front of the fans is a big mistake and will prove costly in the long run.

As for that Colin Kaepernick guy who apparently started all this drama, he’s unemployed as he should be. Why would any NFL owner sign a trouble maker (whether they agree with him or not) who finished the 2016 season 1-10?

Final word; if you want to protest, fine protest, but do it on your own time.