Small Horse

BARNSTEAD, N.H. – A diminutive horse born in New Hampshire could lay claim to the world record for lightweight foal. The pinto stallion named Einstein weighed just 6 pounds and measured 14 inches tall when he was born Friday in Barnstead, N.H. Those proportions fit a human baby just about right but are downright tiny for horse, even a miniature breed like Einstein.

Dr. Rachel Wagner, Einstein's co-owner, says the Guinness Book of Records lists the smallest newborn horse as weighing in at 9 pounds.

Breeders say that unlike the current record holder, Thumbelina, Einstein shows no signs of dwarfism. He's just a tiny horse.

It might be fun to have some miniature horses when we move to Salado.

Roller Skating Babies

I usually don't post items like this but I really liked this one. Enjoy.

Republican vs. Democrats

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No wonder Republicans seem happier than Democrats.

Home Protection Idea

This is quite interesting. A fully automatic .22 caliber rifle with a rather large ammunition capacity. I am assuming it is for some sort of househould protection.

Better getcha one before Obama, Pelosi, Waxman and Co. decide it would be better for us not to have one.

PowerBall

Congratulations to the latest powerball winner. I wish I could win it one of these times.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A Missouri man who won a $258 million Powerball jackpot and plans to use some of the money to pay bills and take his children to Disney World says he hasn't decided yet if he'll quit his job at the convenience store where he bought the winning ticket.

Chris Shaw — a 29-year-old tattooed father of three who was raised by his grandparents in rural southern Missouri — came forward Thursday as the winner of the 10th-largest Powerball jackpot ever. Shaw said he had just $28.96 in his bank account and recently bought a 1998 Ford Ranger from a friend who agreed to let him pay off the $1,000 price $100 at a time. Now, he said, he no longer has to worry about how he'll pay his friend — or his utility bills.

To read the full Caller Times story, click on the blog post title or copy and paste this: http://www.caller.com/news/2010/apr/23/man-29-bank-wins-258m-powerball-jackpot/

Mystery Solved

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"And thus, dear students, we have arrived at the formula for understanding women"

Smith & Wesson - Model 29

Here is an American-made handgun--the Smith & Wesson Model 29. This .44 magnum revolver was popularized by Clint Eastwood's character, Dirty Harry Callahan. While, technically, it may not be the "most powerful handgun in the world", this handgun most certainly "could blow your head clean off". Nice piece!

While the .44 Magnum was very popular among shooters for many years after its introduction, it did not come to the attention of the general public until 1971, when Clint Eastwood's character "Dirty" Harry Callahan described the .44 Magnum as "the most powerful handgun in the world" in the film Dirty Harry. While this was not strictly true in 1971 (the more powerful .454 Casull was announced in 1959, and was available in custom revolvers), it still caused prices of the Smith & Wesson Model 29 to skyrocket; demand far exceeded supply, and guns were selling for triple the normal retail price. This sudden surge in popularity elevated the .44 Magnum to "magical" levels, spawning a mythos, such as the (false) claim that the .44Magnum could "put a bullet right through an engine block"—a claim made by Easy Andy, the gun dealer character in the 1976 film Taxi Driver. The .44 Magnum continued to be associated with Dirty Harry's character, including the scene with Eastwood's famous line "Go ahead, make my day" in the 1983 film Sudden Impact.

To read the whole wikipedia article, click on the blog post title or copy and paste this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith_%26_Wesson_Model_29