A South Jersey Beast

Vern, my South Jersey cousin (2nd or 3rd), delivered the buckshot to this wonderful, white-tailed South Jersey beast. Blood flowed (like Johnny's wine) from multiple exit wounds onto the pine needle-covered ground of South Jersey on that fine day. Vern slammed this smoker with his gang while driving deer near Tabernacle, New Jersey.

Sorry I missed the celebration over this buck's expiration.

Meat Nativity

"This photograph of unknown provenance shows a Nativity scene made out of meat and sauerkraut. All it needs is an angelic host made out of deviled ham."

Hat tip to Mark Mastin. Thanks, bro.

What's For Dinner?

Check this out. A gingerbread house made from meat. It looks good but it also looks like one big mess.

Lance Cpl. Jose L. Maldonado--Patriot: R.I.P

The Coastal Bend loses another hero on the soil of Afghanistan. The Gulf Coast Simpleton sends prayers and condolences to the family and friends of Lance Cpl. Jose L. Maldonado of Mathis, TX.

Semper Fidelis. Salute.

The Corpus Christi Caller Times reports:

CORPUS CHRISTI — A 21-year-old Marine from Mathis died Friday while in combat in Afghanistan, the U.S. Department of Defense announced Saturday.

Lance Cpl. Jose L. Maldonado was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. He was in the Helmand province of Afghanistan when he was killed, military officials said.

While going to school in Mathis Independent School District, Maldonado played baseball, football and the tuba, Superintendent Maria Rodriguez-Casas said. Maldonado attended elementary and high schools in Mathis, she said. He went into the military soon after high school graduation as do many young adults in the city of about 5,200 people.

“His first passion was to go serve the country,” she said.

Maldonado was raised by his aunt and uncle, George and Alicia Williams, Mathis Mayor Ciriaco “Ciri” Villarreal said.

“They’re a good family,” he said. “Joe wanted to do better for himself and serve his country, which is why he joined the military. It’s especially hard in a small town for our young people, we don’t have jobs to offer them.

“This hits hard in our community, and our hearts go out to his family,” the mayor said. “We’re saddened deeply.”

Remember 9-11-01. The battle continues. God bless America. God bless Jose L. Maldonaldo. R.I.P.

Redneck Ingenuity

"You might be a redneck if you did not even realize you were a redneck until you were about 30-years-old." That quote describes me.

I still believe that the most discriminated against and under-represented people in America are rural, middle/working-class white folks. Not that I am wanting or expecting special treatment, nor am I being biggoted against any other group. I am just speaking from experience.

Finally, a fellow redneck has stepped up:

American Redneck Society Formed To Advocate For Rural Americans

You might be a redneck if…you create a dues-paying society and a scholarship fund?

And that's what a Virginia man did last week, launching the “American Redneck Society.”

“I really felt that American Rednecks are an under-served, but large population that could benefit from a formal membership organization structure,” said American Redneck Society Executive Director Rob Clayton.

A $20 membership fee will get you access to retail discounts across the country, and a portion of the funds are set aside for an educational fund for “rural youth.”

"What does it mean to be a Redneck?" the group’s website asks.

Well, with apologies to comedian Jeff Foxworthy, apparently, you might be a redneck if…

You’re a fan of Nascar.

You’re a gun owner.

You like country music.

You can fix just about anything with duct tape.

You think “duct” tape should actually be “duck” tape.

Yee-haw!

Read more at the Washington Examiner: http://washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/capital-land/2010/12/society-founder-rednecks-underserved-large-population#ixzz18N63LJg6

To visit the American Redneck Society website where you can sign up for membership, copy and paste this: http://www.americanrednecksociety.com/

Pfc. Colton W. Rusk--Patriot: R.I.P

The Gulf Coast Simpleton would like to say a prayer for the family and friends of Orange Grove's Colton Rusk in their time of grief.

Semper Fidelis. Salute.


FreedomRemembered.com reports the following:

Pfc. Colton W. Rusk, 20, of Orange Grove, Texas died December 6, 2010 while conducting combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Battallion, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California. Colton is a 2009 graduate of Orange Grove High School where he participated on the football team. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and November 2, 2009 and was serving his first combat deployment as a K-9 handler. His awards include the Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal and Afghanistan Campaign Medal.

The Corpus Christi Caller Times reports:

ORANGE GROVE — Colton Rusk lived his motto.

“Don’t be afraid to go after your hopes and dreams, but don’t be afraid to be willing to pay the price,” Rusk wrote under his senior photo in Orange Grove High School’s yearbook.

It also was the motto he died by.

Rusk, 20, a U.S. Marine who graduated from Orange Grove High School in 2009, was shot and killed Sunday in Afghanistan.

"War Is Still Hell."

Colton, R.I.P.

Live Nativity Camel Malfunction

Sorry you have to watch the short ad before viewing the beast:

FLORIDA - The beast with the hump went thump at the First Baptist Church of West Palm Beach, Florida Thursday night during a live nativity performance. A camel was being ushered down an aisle when it fell into several pews packed with viewers. The pastor says no one was injured.