T.P. for my bunghole........

Why is it, that most toilet paper only comes in three textures? 100 grit, 80 grit, and kleenex. Last time the store was out of charmin ultra, I bought some the paper closest to the empty charmin area, figuring toilet paper is toilet paper, right? Wrong. This stuff was like wiping with a tree limb. I swear I was able to tell how old the stuff was by counting rings. When my mother in law came to stay with us, she bought some toilet paper. It was far too soft. Like using a kitten. You just didn't feel sanitary afterward. A small amount of scratchiness is important, to let you feel like you've accomplished something. OK, I just grossed myself out. Too much info for y'all, probably.

Remember. The media lies. The government lies. If you would know the truth, you must seek it for yourself. If you seek the truth, follow the money.

Freedom and Slavery...

It's been a long week, so forgive me if I ramble a bit. I was thinking today about the nature of freedom, and of slavery.
In particular, I was pondering financial slavery. Back in the 1950s, a man would work for a single company for much of his life, with the wife typically staying home to raise the kids and care for the home. Not necessarily the best deal for the wife, but my point is that a single person was able to provide financially for an entire family. A huge step up from the condition of the family farmer, where a man and his entire family would labor from sunup to sundown. Now, it seems we have gone backwards, with both parents often working full time and even multiple jobs, and the kids pitching in as they get older. Most people of my generation will be lucky to keep food on the table when they are seniors, let alone ever owning a home.
How did we arrive here? I believe part of the blame lies in modern conveniences. Back in the 50s, things such as an automobile, and major appliances were seen as time saving conveniences. Those who could afford them, did so. Over time, luxuries began to be seen as, and later became in fact, necessities. Where once a car was a luxury, in most places today it is a neccessity. If a family today has no tv, those children will be made fun of and ostracised in school, due to lack of knowledge about pop culture.
Where once the American dream was owning a home and having 2.5 children, today's 30 somethings just want to afford their medicine upon retiring, and perhaps have a room in a nice nursing home. So many things are presented to us as necessities, that many of us are overwhelmed and suckered into believing it. For instance, what would I do with a big screen tv? My living room is larger than most, and a big screen would overwhelm it.
My newest vehicle is 13 years old, and runs fine. Why would I go into debt for a fancy new truck that will cost one forth of what I paid for my house? I own my vehicles, debt free. I own my home, debt free. Well, except for the King's taxes, which must be paid yearly. My rent, as it were. I digress. Why would I put myself in debt for fancy toys? I have a friend I've known since high school. She got into auto repair, and excelled. She's been making as much as double my average salary for close to ten years now. She has nothing to show for it. Well, nearly nothing. After her truck was stolen recently, she borrowed a page from me, and paid cash for a used truck, rather than go farther into debt. However, she can't stop working for at least ten years, due to payments on jet skis, and ATVs and big screen tvs and stereo equipment. I'm not saying don't enjoy life. I'm not saying don't have nice things. But show restraint. Think about the nature of a purchase before laying down the plastic genie. I began paying my first mortgage at 24. I paid off a 5 bedroom home at 29. Think about that, before you buy a new car. Sure, that 2001 Ford Taurus has peeling paint, but it runs just fine. If you need a truck, trade for a good used one. There may come a time when you wish you had.
We get caught up in fancy toys, and we lose sight of important things such as freedom. Not freedom to watch a movie on a 357" plasma monitor, or get my new H2 stuck in the mud where a Jeep driver has to pull me out. Freedom to hold my head up as a man, and know that my family has a place to live, that I have something to pass on to my daughter.
If one is not free to cease working due to financial obligations, is one not as much a slave as if he were wearing chains? Our chains are made of federal reserve notes, not steel, but they hold us as surely.
Rant over. For now.
Remember. The media lies. The government lies. If you would know the truth, you must seek it for yourself. If you seek the truth, follow the money.

The runes.....

I began study in earnest of the Elder Futhark today. Pulled my first rune, Fehu. Strange, because we are short on wealth right now, and I had been thinking about it earlier. .....

Been thinking a lot lately about the family line. Trying to research my family, to find out where this ill luck comes from. It seems as though my family carries more than it's share. I'd like to know the cause. I don't want to pass this on to my daughter. ......

I want my country back, dammit!

Day by day, I read the latest idiocy to come from the Nation's capitol. Day by day, I grow increasingly frustrated by the inaction of those elected officials who are supposed to be safeguarding our freedoms. We, the people, no longer have any form of representative government. Rather, what we have are a multitude of self serving career politicians whose only consideration is for that which will gain them more wealth. "Taxation without representation" is alive and well in the U.S. of 2005.
What are we to do about it? Well, so far, nothing. So long as the powers that be continue with wave after wave of incrementalism, good men will sit upon their hands and do nothing. Why? Because we're a bunch of pussies, that's why. Nobody wants to go down in a hail of gunfire for somebody else. That's why we don't have men in every town rising up to shoot the bastards. It's because the government leaves us a comfort zone. We still have our families, we still get to keep our homes, so long as we pay the King's tax every year. There remains a line to be crossed. For many, that line is farther than they ever thought it would be. I know mine is far closer now than I would have believed 3 years ago. But I've complied with the last screwball law I intend to. My limit has been reached. I will comply with current laws, but no farther. I can take no more. However, so long as they don't directly come to confront me, I will remain nestled in my snug little home. Because I'm a pussy. I like being able to tuck my daughter in at night, and sleep in a warm bed next to my wife. Those are my "bread and circuses".
Otherwise, I'd be out throwing big screen TVs in the harbor.
-Fjolnirsson

Good Gods, what a horrible turn of events. This is no longer the america of my birth. I’ve felt that way for some time, but this week has really made it plain for all to see. The Bill Of Rights, if not dead, is on life support.

Let’s have a look-see, shall we?

1st Amendment- McCain-Feingold took a big chunk out of it, now New Orleans officials are confiscating cameras from people. Oh, and freedom of religion is out the window, too. I can’t pray to Odin in class, can I?

2nd Amndment- Be serious. We haven’t really had a second amendment since 1968. And that’s being generous. The machine gun tax started eroding that one way back in grandad’s day.

3^rd Amendment_ What’s that, you ask? Why, it’s the one that says the government can’t quarter troops on your property without permission. Hmm, where have all those national guard troops been staying? Well, at least some of them are staying in a church, without permission of the pastor. They couldn’t find him, so they moved in…..

4^th Amendment- Please. Need I list the violations of this one? How about New Orleans Police and National Guard troops taking guns from people in their own homes?

5^Th Amendment- See the 4^th……Also see New London Vs Kelo……..

6^th Amendment- Speedy trial? C’mon, get serious. Some folks wait longer for their trial than they spend in prison, nowadays…

7^th Amendment- Well, I was involved with a civil suit a couple of years ago. I got no jury. Hel, I didn’t even get a judge, just a county comissioner. So, that one’s gone, too.

8^th Amendment- I’d say permanent removal of voting and gun rights for petty “crimes” counts as cruel and unusual.

9^th Amendment- “The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.”

I’ll have to think a while, but I’m fairly certain this one’s gone, too.

10^th Amendment- “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.” Where in the Constitution does it say the government can control what folks put into their bodies????

Well, there you have it, folks. By the way, the bit I listed about the 4^th ? That’s the sort of thing that set off Lexington and Concord so long ago. In New Orleans, it’s time for shooting to start, I’d say….

I really used to think that if gun confiscation started in the US, a lot of cops and troops would refuse. I guess orders are orders for most of them. I wonder if there’ll be much mind changing once the shooting starts? Mind you, I don’t think the shooting of authority figures is a good thing. Far from it. In fact, I think it has the potential to bring on civil war. I’d much rather see the authorities respecting people’s rights. I have friends in law enforcement, and in the military. However, the government isn’t going to back down, and I don’t see certain crazy cajuns giving up their guns, either……..

Is George W Bush fiddling, while Rome burns?

Perhaps not fiddling, but certainly not paying attention to the important issues. I don’t know for certain what goes through the man’s mind. I’ll admit that. Sometimes I think his actions must be those of a globalist pawn bent on subjigating the American people to the U.N.. Other times, I think he truly believes the things he does are right and just. I’m not yet certain which scenario frightens me more.

Initially, I supported the war in Iraq. I didn’t vote for Bush in either election, but I felt the invasion of Iraq was spot on the thing to do. Weapons of mass destruction or not, Saddam was a monster at least partially of our own creation. Like a rabid dog who attacks the sheep, it’s the master’s job to put him down. We funded and aided Saddam, it was our job to spank him when he got too big for his britches.

At this point in time, however, I fail to understand why we are still in Iraq. Saddam is in prison. We are not reponsible for spreading democracy. To those who have lost friends and loved ones in this war, I’m sorry. I’ve lost them as well. Throwing more lives away makes no sense. Let’s bring them home, so we can focus on our own problems.

What problems, you say? How about illegal immigration? Our borders are like swiss cheese. How long before a dirty bomb is snuck through to detonate in a major city? How many of our freedoms must we lose in the name of “security”? Why won’t anyone address this problem? Whether for or against illegal immigration, everyone admits there is a problem.

So why doesn’t Bush address the problem? Pandering to the Hispanic vote? Appeasing the globalists? What reason can there be? Why won’t he do his job, and fulfill his oath of office? Why is Bush ruining the Republican chance at a victory in 2008? And rest assured, if anyone runs on a closed border paltform in ’08, they will have an easy victory, barring something like a predilection for cross dressing.

I’m not exactly in favor of a Republican victory in ’08. But the thought of the patriot act and so forth in the hands of Hilary Clinton terrifies me beyond words. Much like Kerry, Clinton would be a disaster for America’s sovereignty.

So, why doesn’t the president do something? Anything? Beyond his pet war, I mean. It’s a noble cause, liberating a people. But why not liberate the American people first?

Up until now, I haven't said much about religion, mainly because I don't tend to give a damn what folks believe, so long as they leave me alone. Today, I feel like posting some poetry. In order for it to make sense, you'd need to know that I am Asatru. That is, I follow a reconstruction of the religion followed by the ancient people of Germany and Scandinavia. The vikings.
So, here's a poem about Ragnarok, our version of the end times......


Sun and Moon, they cease to shine,
Swallowed into gaping maw.
The graveyards spit up broken men,
To ride upon a ship of nails.
The poisoned one writhes,
And breaks his bonds.
Asgard is his goal.
A longboat hewn from dead men's nails,
At the bow he rides.
Surtr strides from Muspellheim.
The world aflame he sets.
Heimdall blows his mighty horn,
To give fair warning for Gods and man.
The Eijnhierar from Odin's hall do stride,
To battle one last time.
Thor shall fight the mighty worm,
And Odin duels a mighty foe.
The fate of Gods already known,
And yet they take the field.
As the hosts arrive together,
The sky begins to bleed.
The valkeries scream,
And flank the dead,
Aiding where they can.
All efforts to no avail,
Or perhaps they help, indeed.
Could be, their efforts save the two.
Mankind's brand new seed.

Copyright Byron Wolfsong 2003