Freak You Out: Time Travel Is Possible

This will freak you out. I promise.

Take a look at a lady talking on either a Blade or a Droid . . . in a Charlie Chaplin film:



If you cannot see the full screen through the blogger interface, click the blog post title for the YouTube URL or copy and paste this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6a4T2tJaSU&feature=player_embedded

Hat tip to hotair.com

Election 2010 Preview--Update #2

Landslide coming.

AP-GfK Poll: Likely voters ready to embrace GOP
By LIZ SIDOTI
AP National Political Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) - All signs point to huge Republican victories in two weeks, with the GOP now leading Democrats on virtually every measure in an Associated Press-GfK poll of people likely to vote in the first major elections of Barack Obama's presidency.
In the final survey before Election Day, likely voters say the GOP would do a better job than Democrats on handling the economy, creating jobs and running the government.

Most also think the country's headed in the wrong direction. More than half disapprove of Obama's job performance. And even more don't like the Democratic-controlled Congress.

Neither party is popular. But likely voters view the GOP a bit more positively than they do the Democrats. Slightly more say they will vote for the Republican congressional candidate in their district over the Democrat. And most think the GOP will win control of Congress from the Democrats.

To read the whole AP article, click on the blog post title or copy and paste this: http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9IVUHB00&show_article=1

Marco Rubio: American Exceptionalism

Meet our next President: Senator Marco Rubio, Florida(R).

Sic 'Em, Bears

(Pictured Above: Baylor's secret weapon--these 4 offensive linemen and their cute cheer leader.)

Congratulations to Baylor Football and all of my Baylor family and friends! After 15 years wandering in the Bowl-less desert, Baylor secures a post-season bowl game with their 47-42 win over Kansas State. Let's hope they can knock off some of the biggies--Texas, Oklahoma St., Texas A&M, and Oklahoma--over the next four weeks.

I wish I could get up to Waco to see some more games.
:-(

Sic 'em, Bears!

2010 SCHEDULE
Date Opponent / Event Location Time / Result

09/04/10 vs. Sam Houston State Waco, Texas W, 34-3
09/11/10 vs. Buffalo (PW) Waco, Texas W, 34-6
09/18/10 at TCU Fort Worth, Texas L, 45-10
09/25/10 at Rice Houston, Texas W, 30-13
10/02/10 vs. Kansas * Waco, Texas W, 55-7
10/09/10 vs. Texas Tech * Dallas, Texas L, 45-38
10/16/10 at Colorado * Boulder, Colo. W, 31-25
10/23/10 vs. Kansas State (HC) * Waco, Texas W, 47-42
10/30/10 at Texas * Austin, Texas 6:00 p.m. CT
11/06/10 at Oklahoma State * Stillwater, Okla. TBA
11/13/10 vs. Texas A&M * Waco, Texas TBA
11/20/10 vs. Oklahoma * Waco, Texas TBA

Football Bowl Eligible With Win Over KSU
Bears bowl eligible for first time since 1995 with 47-42 win.

WACO, Texas (AP) - After 14 seasons of futility and lopsided losses in the Big 12, Baylor finally gave its fans a reason to celebrate Saturday night.

Jay Finley rushed for a school-record 250 yards, Robert Griffin threw for a career-high 404 yards and four touchdowns and the Bears became bowl eligible for the first time since joining the conference, beating Kansas State 47-42.

Baylor (6-2, 3-1) has not played in a bowl game since 1994, back when the Bears were a member of the now defunct Southwest Conference.

Seconds after the game ended, hundreds of jubilant students climbed out of the stands and stormed the field to party with Baylor players and coaches. A few even made a run at the goal posts before being turned away by security.

These were sights many Baylor followers probably never expected to see. Not after watching the program lose 30 straight Big 12 games at one point and go 14-98 in league play from 1996-2009.

"We'll cherish this moment," Griffin said. "This is a day we'll always remember."

To read the entire AP article, click on the blog post title or copy and paste this: http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/102310aab.html

Finally, A Candidate Worth Voting For

Finally, someone with a pair shows up and the Dallas County GOP throws him under the bus. US Congressional candidate Stephen Broden stated that the overthrow of a tyrannical government was "not the first option" but it is "on the table." Broden is challenging Socialist Eddie Bernice Johnson (D) of Texas's 30th congressional district.

Broden is both a pastor and a prophet. Thomas Jefferson would be proud.

Republican congressional candidate says violent overthrow of government is 'on the table'

By MELANIE MASON / The Dallas Morning News

WASHINGTON – Republican congressional candidate Stephen Broden stunned his party Thursday, saying he would not rule out violent overthrow of the government if elections did not produce a change in leadership.

In a rambling exchange during a TV interview, Broden, a South Dallas pastor, said a violent uprising "is not the first option," but it is "on the table." That drew a quick denunciation from the head of the Dallas County GOP, who called the remarks "inappropriate."

Broden, a first-time candidate, is challenging veteran incumbent Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson in Dallas' heavily Democratic 30th Congressional District. Johnson's campaign declined to comment on Broden.

In the interview, Brad Watson, political reporter for WFAA-TV (Channel 8), asked Broden about a tea party event last year in Fort Worth in which he described the nation's government as tyrannical.

"We have a constitutional remedy," Broden said then. "And the Framers say if that don't work, revolution."

Watson asked if his definition of revolution included violent overthrow of the government. In a prolonged back-and-forth, Broden at first declined to explicitly address insurrection, saying the first way to deal with a repressive government is to "alter it or abolish it."

To read the whole Dallas Morning News article, click on the blog post title or copy and paste this: http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/texassouthwest/stories/DN-broden_22tex.ART0.State.Edition1.33278a9.html

Election 2010 Preview--Update #1

Check back for frequent updates on Election 2010 . . .

Obama'a Volt Fraud

The following article is from Investor's Business Daily. The expose on the GM Volt--Obama's Electric Savior Automobile--proves the Volt to be nothing but a fraud.

I am not sure if the whole project was either a payback to the UAW or a move to score political points with the eco-libs. Whatever the thinking was behind Volt, the project has been objectively analyzed and has been demonstrated to be a crock.

Volt Fraud At Government Motors

Green Technology: Government Motors' all-electric car isn't all-electric and doesn't get near the touted hundreds of miles per gallon. Like "shovel-ready" jobs, maybe there's no such thing as "plug-ready" cars either.

The Chevy Volt, hailed by the Obama administration as the electric savior of the auto industry and the planet, makes its debut in showrooms next month, but it's already being rolled out for test drives by journalists. It appears we're all being taken for a ride.

When President Obama visited a GM plant in Hamtramck near Detroit a few months ago to drive a Chevy Volt 10 feet off an assembly line, we called the car an "electric Edsel." Now that it's about to hit the road, nothing revealed has changed our mind.

Advertised as an all-electric car that could drive 50 miles on its lithium battery, GM addressed concerns about where you plug the thing in en route to grandma's house by adding a small gasoline engine to help maintain the charge on the battery as it starts to run down. It was still an electric car, we were told, and not a hybrid on steroids.

That's not quite true. The gasoline engine has been found to be more than a range-extender for the battery. Volt engineers are now admitting that when the vehicle's lithium-ion battery pack runs down and at speeds near or above 70 mph, the Volt's gasoline engine will directly drive the front wheels along with the electric motors. That's not charging the battery — that's driving the car.

So it's not an all-electric car, but rather a pricey $41,000 hybrid that requires a taxpayer-funded $7,500 subsidy to get car shoppers to look at it. But gee, even despite the false advertising about the powertrain, isn't a car that gets 230 miles per gallon of gas worth it?

We heard GM's then-CEO Fritz Henderson claim the Volt would get 230 miles per gallon in city conditions. Popular Mechanics found the Volt to get about 37.5 mpg in city driving, and Motor Trend reports: "Without any plugging in, (a weeklong trip to Grandma's house) should return fuel economy in the high 30s to low 40s."

Car and Driver reported that "getting on the nearest highway and commuting with the 80-mph flow of traffic — basically the worst-case scenario — yielded 26 miles; a fairly spirited backroad loop netted 31; and a carefully modulated cruise below 60 mph pushed the figure into the upper 30s."

This is what happens when government picks winners and losers in the marketplace and tries to run a business. We are not told that we will be dependent on foreign sources like Bolivia for the lithium to be used in these batteries. Nor are we told about the possible dangers to rescuers and occupants in an accident scenario.

To read the whole IBD article, click on the blog post title or copy and paste this: http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Article.aspx?id=550957&p=2

Nascar Pre-Race Stunt: Insanity

The following clip is of a pre-race stunt from Saturday's Bank of America 500 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway.

File this under "redneck insanity."



Hat tip to Nascar officiant and Kentucky redneck extraordinaire, David Barrett.

Election 2010 Preview

With election day approaching, the big questions is not who will win--but how large will the Republican House majority be and will the Republicans have enough populist groundswell to take the Senate. Rasmussen is predicting a 55 seat gain for the Republicans in the House--the Senate is still a toss-up.

My opinion is that the current polling models are not adequate because they have never measured a race where Republican intenisty is so great. I suspect the Republicans will win at least 80 house seats and pull some surprises--squeaking out a majority in the Senate.

Newport Beach, Calif.—Nationally-recognized pollster Scott Rasmussen last night predicted that Republicans would gain 55 seats in races for the U.S. House of Representatives November 2—much more than the 39 needed for a Republican majority in the House for the first time since 2006.

But the man whose Rasmussen Reports polling is watched carefully by politicians and frequently quoted by the punditocracy said that whether Republicans gain the ten seats they need to take control of the Senate is in question.

“Republicans should have 48 seats [after the elections next month], Democrats 47, and five seats could slide either way,” said Rasmussen in his banquet address at the Western Conservative Political Action Conference. He was referring to seats in five states in which the Senate race this year he considers too close to call: California, Illinois, Washington, West Virginia, and Nevada (or “that mudwrestling contest,” as Rasmussen described the race between Republican Sharron Angle and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid).

To read the whole Human Events article, click the blog post title or copy and paste this: http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=39460

Barbara Billingsly, RIP

Barbara Billngsly, a.k.a June Cleaver of "Leave It To Beaver" and the jive-talking old lady from the movie "Airplane," passed away October 16, 2010 at the ripe old age of 94.

This scene from "Airplane" is well-worth watching.



In this clip, Barbara discusses learning jive. Definately one cool lady.

Warsaw Grouper

Corpus Christi area local, Andy Bennett, caught this monster 145 pound warsaw grouper in 640 feet of water off Port Aransas.

Nice catch, Andy! Did you need a chain saw to clean it?

Obligatory: Sarah Palin's Alaska

This looks like a great show. It premieres November 15 on The Learning Channel.

Check the trailer:

World Record Typical Whitetail

Here is a great deer. Congratulations to the hunter.

I am not sure if it was an open range deer or a high-fenced deer. The record books needs to have different categories for the two types. Nonetheless, it's beeg.

Potential SCI World Record SCI Typical Whitetail Harvested

On Saturday, October 9th, a whitetail buck was harvested outside of Fredericksburg, TX that is likely to become the new world record SCI Typical whitetail. Taken on the Bang Whitetail Ranch, which is owned by Jerry and Carrie Bang, this unbelievable buck green scored 253 2/8th inches gross, and netted 250 1/8th inches.

The Bang Whitetail Ranch began managing ten years ago and is in their third year to offer commercial hunts. The ranch is managed and operated as a family operation, and is on an MLDP Level 3 permit system.

Amazingly this buck is estimated to be only 4 1/2 years old and carries 30" main beams with an inside spread of 22", and packs 49" of mass. His left side tine lengths were 15", 14", 12", 10", and 10", respectively.

Incredibly, this deer was harvested only one day after the same hunter also harvested a 210 7/8th inch buck the day before.

The Bang Whitetail Ranch is located in Willow City, Texas just a short distance from Fredericksburg, right smack dab in the heart of Texas. To learn more about this great buck, and possibly book a hunt, check out Bang Whitetail Ranch.

Chocolate-Covered Bacon

Anybody care for a piece of chocolate-covered bacon?

Savoury treat for lead-lined stomachs only... chocolate covered bacon

And if you thought mixing dulce de leche with cheese was exotic, then head straight to Marini's in downtown Santa Cruz.

The American restaurant has married two of the world's most delicious ingredients and given us the unusual combination of chocolate-covered bacon.

Their recipe uses hickory smoked bacon, cooking it in the oven until crispy and golden, before smothering it in their special brand of chocolate.
And for those who like to take the sweet n savoury mixture one step further, you can always sample chocolate-covered bacon mixed in with maple syrup ice-cream at Marini's itself.

It's called the 'vegan's nightmare' and its not difficult to see why.

Born in Italy, founder, Victor Marini brought his family to Santa Cruz in 1905 and opened the Palace Barbershop on Cooper Street across from the old Santa Cruz Court House.

He also had a barbershop in the old Casa del Rey Hotel near the Boardwalk.

One spring day in 1915, Victor accepted a customer's offer and bought his popcorn stand at the Boardwalk.

Joseph Marini Sr. started working for his father at the age of 10 in 1920.

Following his father's death in 1938, Joe Sr. and his wife Josephine were instrumental in building up the business.

The family soon expanded the operation and started making salt water taffy, caramel corn, and candy apples.

In the years to follow, the business was passed on to Joe Sr.’s sons, Joseph Jr. and Joel, and their wives Carol and Kathy.

Today, Joseph Marini III continues the tradition of making fine candies.

Check the clip:Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/food/article-1319353/Chocolate-covered-bacon-hits-shops.html#ixzz126RO0D9b