Outrageous Malfunction

I re-cut the videos for the toilet detonation; take a look. At 6 megabytes, the new video is lightweight.

Ry Jones wrote
at 6:16pm
I have to disagree - the live event, well, sucked. As a DVD extra, it may have been cool. Paying $20 to sit for two hours of Showtime ads was annoying. Paying $20 to see outtakes - “here is stuff that sucked so bad we wouldn’t use it, so now you get to watch it” - sucked. Chris needs to take a chill pill, or practice being in front of an audience; he was clearly not on his game. Ira, for the most part, did what I think he could with what he was given. The live audience questions were spotty (some not so good, some really good). Too bad Ira ducked the most interesting one; his response about the gay guy in the closet was lame.

The question I sent in, which didn’t get asked, was “why do you hate America so much?”. It would have been very on point, considering the amount of screen time given to a former agent of Saddam’s regime’s propaganda arm. Why did his family lose jobs? Possibly in the de-Baathification push?

Sadly, I’m out of characters.

From TAL’s wall. I still listen to TAL every week, but my question for Ira still stands.

Q: A few nights ago, Seattleite Nate Molsee was driving south on Interstate 5 through Lynnwood just after sundown and came upon an SUV in the lane to his left without its headlights on. Rainy weather and the dusky light made the vehicle practically invisible, he said. He wasn’t sure what to do. “Should I have followed the example of some of the other drivers and flashed my lights, or pulled over and called 911?”

A: State Patrol spokesman Bob Calkins says in a case like that, flash your lights once. If the other vehicle’s lights don’t come on, the driver may be drunk or under the influence of something else, “and it’s probably worth calling 911 from your cellphone.”

In Washington state, it is illegal to flash your lights at someone.

I’m sure chronically “underfunded” schools in Washington didn’t need the money, anyway.

NMSI declined to give any specifics, but state Rep. Bill Fromhold, who resigned his legislative post as of next year so he could help administer Washington’s grant, said it had to do with how teachers would be paid for the time they spent in training, and how they would receive incentives for how well students scored on AP exams.

NMSI wanted to pay teachers directly, he said, while Washington’s collective bargaining laws require that teacher pay be negotiated between teachers unions and school districts.

The AP students of Washington state thank you, I’m sure.

Midway USA wish list: I really need the KNS pins, the PRI handles are nice to have, and the ammo is gravy.
Amazon has a large list of books and DVDs I’d like to read.
Of course, they have a more expensive list if your stock options are doing well.

Joe rightfully busted my chops on being a member of WECSOG - nothing more dangerous than a geek with a Dremel. This is the pointy end of my SEBR, post-Dremel:

Same pointy end, post-Gem-Tech:

I had to buy a new barrel, ship it to Gem-Tech, and have a bi-lock pinned on. All for this:

At so many points along the way, I’d think “I could just stop grinding now and send it to Gem-Tech”. C’est la vie.

Someone yet un-named and Debra Lynn Bonilla have both paid the ultimate price for relying on the police to protect them.

A Seattle man has been charged with second-degree murder, accused of repeatedly stabbing his wife with a 13-inch barbecue fork in front of their two young children Friday.

What a sweetheart.

A man served with an anti-harassment order early Saturday morning is suspected of later killing the very woman he had been tormenting, then attempting to kill himself.

I hope he roasts in hell, too.

Boomershoot 2008, is over; I’d like to reflect on the events of the last few days.

Anna, Arden, and Meghan painted targets this year. Some had uplifting messages, like “HAHA YOU MISSED” and “YOU CAN’T HIT ME”.

Once the targets were set, it was time to get shooting.

Everyone waited with bated breath for the highlight of the year, the totally awesome Earth-rending fireball that totally kicks ass.

Unfortunately, Joe set up the fireball this year; if you were unhappy with it, let him know he should let the pro do it for 2009. Bring nomex.

Fireball Video

Some people chose to fly kites;

some chose to pick flowers.

Two newbies were in my care this shoot; Mark Duell Sr and Jr. Using my Nikon D40 with a 70-300mm VR lens as a spotting scope, I was able to talk them in to connecting with targets. Jr got two; Sr got one.

Mark Duell, Sr showed up from California for some father-son bonding; he got burnt:

Mark Duell, Jr showed up from Texas. Here he is, engaging targets at the 385 yard line:

We blew up a toilet for Dave Barry:



Toilet Video

It was here our troubles began. The fireball set the stubble behind the berm on fire. Joe and I called a cease-fire; Mark Jr and I drove over at Mach 2 and started stamping the fire out. Joe flew over on the ATV and started running over the leading edge of the fire, where it was too hot for Mark and I to step on it. I fell off the front of the berm (yes, I have video. No, you can’t see it) and Joe flipped the ATV over. Joe can speak to his injuries, but mine were minor (my knee swelled a litte, but it was OK after the drive home).

The day ended well. Now for 2009.

Dear Joe –
You are great Americans. Thank you, from the bottom of my lone remaining regular commode.

Sincerely,
Dave Barry

Yay!

“When my wife was cleaning the blood off, she said ‘I think it’s all his,’.” Kieta said.

Blind homeowner captures intruder