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12/31/2018

A setting sun still whispers a promise for tomorrow.
Jeb Dickerson

A New Year's Eve – First Night storm is set to bring some rain, sleet and snow throughout the Northeast tonight. More

How to find votes
Outgoing Maine Gov. Paul LePage decided to troll a Democratic candidate who won a House race on Friday by writing the words “stolen election” on an election certificate certifying the win. More

Gamblers placed nearly $683,000 in wagers on professional sports during the first week of legalized sports betting in Rhode Island. The Rhode Island Lottery released figures Friday for bets placed at Twin River Casino in Lincoln in November.
The casino became the first in New England to accept bets on professional sports Nov. 26, so the figures only encompass five days of betting. More

Connecticut law states mandatory flu shot for Pre-K students before the New Year..More

Minimum wage hike, statewide age for tobacco among new Massachusetts laws..More

Holiday sales in the United States hit their highest mark in six years at more than $850 billion,
Reuters reports.

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12/30/2018

No Robin Hood Here
Man carrying crossbow charged with stealing Christmas presents in Chicopee

Mr and Mrs Nasty
Long Island couple accused of punching trooper, throwing soiled underwear during DWI arrest.

From The Land of Plenty
Man arrested for allegedly throwing ham at woman in argument over Christmas dinner

This Is Imagination
Man accused of robbing Hatfield bank branch with stick arrested after falling from tree

More News of Those Bad Boys and Their Poor Victim Selection Skills,

(FOOL) Found Out On Lawn
LEXINGTON Ky— The Davidson County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the fatal shooting of a man who may have been involved in an attempted home invasion in Lexington.
A press release from the sheriff’s office Friday said deputies were dispatched to a report of an attempted home invasion and shooting at 123 Upton St., Lexington, at approximately 9:30 p.m.
Officers with the Lexington Police Department were the first to arrive on the scene. They located a male, identified as Silvestre Begley, 21, in the front yard of the residence, deceased as a result of a single gunshot wound. Via Courier-Tribune

You can’t have it “your way” This isn’t Burger King
A man trying to rob a McDonald’s in Houstan Tx. was hospitalized after being shot by a customer. Houston police received reports around 8:45 p.m. of an aggravated robbery at the McDonald’s at 12020 Northwest Freeway. The male suspect was shot in the shoulder and chest area by a customer after another customer threw a chair at him. He then drove himself to a local hospital in a black sedan.
The suspect’s car was found by deputies with a gun and ski mask inside. He has been taken into custody. Via : Houston Chronicle

The plan was simple: Steal tools and pawn them for money.
That’s what two men, 22 and 23, reportedly had in mind when they showed up to the Coastal Farm & Ranch store in Marysville on Saturday afternoon, according to a police report. They allegedly took four nail guns, each worth over $400, walked out of the store and got into a Honda Civic.
They didn’t expect to be surrounded by about six customers with guns raised. More

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12/29/2018

License-to-Kill Policing to Get a Trial Run in Rio de Janeiro
Teams of marksmen next year will patrol swaths of Rio de Janeiro with high-powered weapons and a license to kill, said a security adviser to Governor-elect Wilson Witzel. As many as 120 sharpshooters will accompany police incursions into the slums of Brazil’s postcard city to exterminate gun-toting criminals. More

Remember when this whole migrant caravan was only a grassroots affair organized within?
Caravan organizer Pueblo Sin Fronteras blasted by migrants over risky journey

Chicago Tribune: More than 500 priests accused of sexual abuse not yet publicly identified by Catholic Church. We've become desensitized by the vast number of these stories. But keep in mind, we're talking about the number of perpetrators. The number of victims is much, much higher. And we're talking about one state. This is an ongoing crime of historic proportions for which almost no one has paid a price.

This Week's Tailgating Recipe
Were cooking again with the Crock Pot/Slow Cooker for your tailgating / house party recipes. There’s nothing easier than firing up your slow cooker the night before or the morning of game day, and then just tote it with you when you head out for some fun. Todays recipe will be a treat.
Sausage & Peppers .....Get the recipe from Delish.

Fridays Adventure Road

12/28/2018

Some old wounds never truly heal, and bleed again at the slightest word.
George R.R. Martin

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12/27/2018

Venison, a/k/a deer meat, may or may not be the most popular game meat, but it is definitely the most abused. There are quite a few ways to cook venison. Some of the methods involve using dry heat, grilling, roasting, braising, and even stewing. Venison is a great protein choice for a variety of preparations. Leaner than other meat options and full of vitamins, it possesses a unique earthy flavor that pairs well with many herbs and spices, as well as heirloom produce. While venison is often described as tasting "gamey," that's merely its natural flavor. Since deer forage for their food, they consume berries, grass, acorns, and the like. Of course their flavor will be different than that of corn-fed cows! There are quite a few ways to cook venison. Some of the methods involve using dry heat, grilling, roasting, braising, and even stewing.

I can’t tell you how many people I have served venison to who have had to overcome some prior bad experience with it. “Ew, it’s so tough. It tastes like liver.” Yes, if you overcook it and handle the meat poorly when you kill the animal it will be poor fare at the table.
Another secret is to know when the meat comes from trophy hunters: They tend to kill big, testosterone-soaked bucks shot during the rut, which can be iffy as table fare. The only way to cook that meat so it comes out enjoyable is to go low and slow. Go for a young buck or better yet, a doe.
Marinating deer steak is highly recommended because there’s no fat on the venison. The lemon juice in marinade helps to tenderize the meat and add flavor. Olive oil in the marinade helps keep the venison steak moist. Nevertheless, any deer, elk, caribou, etc. can be made into great table fare, if you know what to do with it. Below are some of my favorite venison recipes, grouped by style of cooking or cut of meat. More

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12/26/2018

You Better Be All In, Unless You’re White or Jewish
A rift between current leadership and a former organizer of the Women’s March has become so extreme that two marches on the same day will be held next month on the streets of New York City, according to a report.
Vanessa Wruble, a Brooklyn-based activist, said she was kicked out of the progressive group in part for being Jewish, after Tamika Mallory, a black gun control activist, and Carmen Perez, a Latina criminal justice reform activist, told her that Jewish people needed to confront their own role in racism,
The New York Times

Martina Navratilova came out against trans women competing against women
Tennis legend and long-time gay rights activist Martina Navratilova, tweeted and then deleted an attack on policies allowing natural-born men to compete against natural-born women, in sports. More

Federal Judge: Police Had ‘No Legal Duty’ To Protect Children During Parkland Massacre
A federal judge in Miami has dismissed a lawsuit filed by 15 students present during the Valentine’s Day shooting at their school in Parkland, Florida. The judge claims that the government had “no legal duty” to protect children’s lives during the school shooting at Parkland early this year that claimed 17 lives.
U.S. District Judge Beth Bloom ruled last week that school and sheriff’s officials had “no legal duty” to protect the students,The Sun Sentinel.

Merry Christmas

12/25/2018

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12/24/2018

50 years ago today on Christmas eve – Earthrise” is the first image of Earth captured by humans from space. The photo of Earth was taken aboard Apollo 8 on December 24, 1968, by lunar module pilot William Bill Anders. Apollo 8 astronauts Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders were on a mission to became the first humans to circle and photograph the moon. More

Start Sending In Your Resumes
A wealthy British family is seeking a photographer to make $100,000 traveling around the world with them and snapping photos.
The job posting on website Perfocal states the family wants the photographer to accompany them to "events like the Formula One Grand Prix in Monaco and Abu Dhabi, diving in the Maldives, Mardi Gras in New Orleans, and the Rio de Janeiro Carnival, as well as skiing in Val d'Isere."
The job pays about $100,000, plus travel, food and accommodation expenses

Neuroscience says listening to this song reduces anxiety by up to 65%.

I Like My Choice a whole lot more ??????

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12/23/2018

Absolutely made my day
Woman Goes Viral For Trying To Fill Up Her Electric Tesla With Gas. Watch here

He's Watching to many Re-runs of Lets Make A Deal
Florida man tries to trade marijuana for food at McDonald’s, police say. Anthony Andrew Gallagher, a 23-year-old Florida man from Port St. Lucie, has been arrested and charged after he allegedly tried to pay for his food at a McDonald’s restaurant with a bag of marijuana. via TC Palm

There is a Place in Hell Just Waiting
A British man has been arrested after breaking into a funeral home and shagging a corpse.

News of Those Bad Boys and Their Poor Victim Selection Skills,

A suspected robber is now in the hospital after police say he hopped into the wrong car.
Police say a man was sitting in his car in a shopping center in Lawrence, Indiana when another man got in, showed a gun and demanded money. The victim informed the robber that he had none, so the robber instructed him to drive to a Chase Bank branch within the shopping center. The robbery victim grabbed the gun and they started fighting in the vehicle over that gun,” Lawrence police Deputy Chief Gary Woodruff said.
During the struggle, police say the car crashed into a nearby fence. Both men then exited the car. “Unbeknownst to the robbery suspect, the victim had his own firearm and so they engaged in an exchange of gunfire,” From Fox 59:

Ukiah California Police Department's Lt. Cedric Crook has confirmed that a man who was shot Subway Restaurant was allegedly attempting to rob the sandwich shop before he was shot.
The robbery suspect is reported to have been holding customers in the Subway at gunpoint, but Crook stated that the gun "might not be a working gun," and was potentially a toy or replica, but one that appeared real. A customer at the restaurant shot the robbery suspect at least twice, and three bullet casings were found at the scene. Via The Mendocino Voice.

And Finally

I guess it’s time to wade into the controversy over the classic Christmas song “Baby It’s Cold Outside”. The song was first popularized in the 1949 movie Neptune's Daughter and performed by Esther Williams & Ricardo Montalbán. Since then it has been done by countless entertainers through the years and was never thought of anything other than a classic.
The last few years, radio stations across the nation have been terrorized by hate mobs wanting to ban the song from their playlists. The social justice extremists claim it promotes date rape. I find it strange that they have to go back 69 years to find a song that they now deem offensive. They must not have heard any rap or hip hop music that's been on the radio for the last 20 years.
While radio stations across the country are pulling the song from their playlists, here at Ramblings and Smiles....we don't succumb to the pressure of a mob. With that said, you can find a new version of that old winter classic here that should put a smile on a few of your faces.

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12/22/2018

The government shutdown is here. How does it affect you?

We The People Will Fund The Wall
A 37-year-old veteran who is a triple-amputee and a Purple Heart recipient has started a GoFundMe campaign that has raised over $14 million dollars in an effort to pay for President Trump’s proposed border wall.
Brian Kolfage, a Florida father-of-two who served in the United States Air Force, lost both legs and his right arm while serving in Iraq back in 2004.
Kolfage released the following statement while asking for donations,
Like a majority of those American citizens who voted to elect President Donald J Trump, we voted for him to Make America Great Again. President Trump’s main campaign promise was to BUILD THE WALL. And as he’s followed through on just about every promise so far, this wall project needs to be completed still.
As a veteran who has given so much, 3 limbs, I feel deeply invested to this nation to ensure future generations have everything we have today. Too many Americans have been murdered by illegal aliens and too many illegals are taking advantage of the United States taxpayers with no means of ever contributing to our society.

I have grandparents who immigrated to America legally, they did it the correct way and it's time we uphold our laws, and get this wall BUILT!It’s up to Americans to help out and pitch in to get this project rolling.
“If the 63 million people who voted for Trump each pledge $80, we can build the wall.” That equates to roughly 5Billion Dollars, even if we get half, that's half the wall. We can do this.
“If the 63 million people who voted for Trump each pledge $80, we can build the wall.” That equates to roughly 5Billion Dollars, even if we get half, that's half the wall. We can do this.

Politicians have caused a pay ‘collapse’ for the bottom 90 percent of workers, researchers say
Political decisions by elected officials are largely responsible for a “collapse in pay for the bottom 90 percent” of the labor market since 1979, according to a new analysis of wage stagnation by the Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning think tank. More

Johnson & Johnson Loses Bid to Overturn a $4.7 Billion Baby Powder Verdict
Johnson & Johnson lost its motion on Wednesday to reverse a jury verdict that awarded $4.69 billion to women who blamed their ovarian cancer on asbestos in the company’s baby powder and other talc products.
The $4.14 billion in punitive damages and $550 million in compensatory damages, together one of the largest personal injury awards on record, was upheld by Judge Rex Burlison in a circuit court in Missouri. The plaintiffs — 22 women and their families — were the first to go to court against Johnson & Johnson claiming that their ovarian cancer was linked to asbestos contamination in the company’s talc. More

Brand New Tesla Model S Spontaneously Combusts Twice
A Tesla Model S that was not being worked on and was not involved in a collision spontaneously combusted on Tuesday, catching fire in a tire shop parking lot near the Bay Area, according to NBC. After the fire department arrived and the Tesla was subsequently towed away, it then reignited a second time at a tow yard. More

The Patriots dynasty is fading, but they might have one more Super Bowl run left in them. More

This Week's Tailgating Recipe
This week were back to cooking with the Crock Pot/Slow Cooker for your tailgating / house party recipes. There’s nothing easier than firing up your slow cooker the night before or the morning of the game, and then just tote it with you when you head out for some fun. Todays recipe will be a treat. Steak Fajitas

Fridays Adventure Road

12/21/2018

I'd rather be happy and odd than miserable and ordinary.
Michelle Magorian

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12/20/2018

Baltimore County Spends $147 Million On School Laptops; Four Years Later Test Scores Still Terrible

Irish scientists prove Vitamin D levels linked to depression | IrishCentral.com

Have you gotten your flu shot this year?
If the answer is no - and I'm not getting one! - you're not alone. A new study finds more than 40 percent of Americans have not been vaccinated and, in fact, don't plan on it either. This is despite the warnings, potential dangers, and last year's record-number of flu deaths. The survey was done by the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago.

Paging Bernie Sanders or Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
In Venezuelan crisis, families can't even afford to properly bury the dead

Schizophrenia Is Linked to Lack of Vitamin D in The Womb, Claims New Study

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12/19/2018

Oil Prices Are Crashing
Economic jitters and surging supplies from the U.S. to Moscow dragged oil prices to the lowest level in 15 months.
Futures fell as much as 5.8 percent in New York on Tuesday. Anxieties about economic growth swirled after Chinese President Xi Jinping appeared to push back against U.S. President Donald Trump in a key Beijing speech. Meanwhile, American investors braced for an interest-rate hike.
Via: Bloomberg:

Big News
Christopher Steele Admits He Was Hired To Help Hillary Challenge 2016 Election
British ex-spy Christopher Steele, who wrote the Democrat-financed anti-Trump dossier, said in a court case that he was hired by a Democratic law firm in preparation for Hillary Clinton challenging the results of the 2016 presidential election in case Trump won, according to the Washington Times.

Just The Facts
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency arrested more than 6,500 illegal aliens who have been convicted of homicide and sexual offenses in Fiscal Year 2018.
Between September 2017 and October 2018, ICE agents arrested a little more than 6,600 convicted murderers and convicted sex offenders who were in the United States illegally.

He Should Have Had It Weekly
Missouri man must watch ‘Bambi’ monthly as part of poaching punishment, judge rules

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12/18/2018

After The Hunt, Reflections, Warmth and Dreams

Not To Brag or Anything, But I'm kind of a Big Deal
At Least With My Puppy -- Josie May

You Can Watch FOUR Rocket Launches Online Today By SpaceX, Blue Origin & More!
If you're a space fan, Christmas comes a week early this year. There are four — count 'em, four! launches that are scheduled to take place today (Dec. 18), and you can watch them all live right here.

A disease-carrying, newly invasive tick to the United States, the Asian longhorned tick, is poised to spread across much of North America, suggests a new study published Thursday in the Journal of Medical Entomology.

Illinois Hunter Shoots Possibly Largest Buck Ever In United States ....More

Hunter films albino porcupine in Maine woods....More

California Gun Control
From the state with every gun control imaginable, there was an 18 percent rise in firearm homicides from 2014 to 2016. This rise in firearm homicides comes despite the fact that Democrats, gun control groups, and the establishment media constantly claim that states with the strictest gun controls see lower rates of violence and death. More

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12/17/2018

If this isn't a thinly veiled threat for a military coup, I don't know what is.

Macron accused of treason by French generals for signing UN Migration Pact
General Antoine Martinez has written the letter signed by ten other generals, an admiral and colonel, and also includes former French Minister of Defense Charles Millon.
They’ve given strong warning that Macron’s signing the U.N. Global Migration Pact strips France of even more sovereignty providing an additional reason for “an already battered people” to “revolt”. MORE

South African Political Leader Defends Comments to “Kill Whites” – “Kill Their Children and Women”

Clinton Foundation Whistleblowers Testify: "It Operated As An Unregistered Foreign Agent"

Even Jerry Brown Says Dems Are Becoming Too Extreme

Judge rules deputy Scot Peterson had duty to protect Parkland students, refuses to toss lawsuit