See you later

I have to run off to work early today in order to finish all September work before the start of October. However I promise to post tomorrow or Friday about the curious case of Charles Johnson or how conservative blog Little Green Footballs became indistinguishable from Moveon.org.

I'm back

Sorry about not posting in so long but work has been eating all my time of late. But I'm not complaining more work means more money and I just bought myself a new 46" Samsung 6000 series LED TV (well, Thursday is my birthday) and in the little time I've had to actually watch it it's been blowing me away.

Of course it isn't all good. Some things simply aren't meant to be seen in super clarity and lifelike detail - like Dennis Leary's face, for example - but on the whole I'd recommend the Samsung to anyone looking for a flat screen TV. The new LED technology outperforms the older LCD tech and all but eliminates the very few advantages that plasma still retains.

Anyway, today I'm going to catch up on posting by putting up some things that I should have done last week. Then tomorrow I'll start trying to post at least once per day. As fall approaches the work load will probably return to more manageable levels and I'll be able to spend more time on the blog.

Three years old today

Sorry about not posting today but due to the holiday I have the next two days off. But I still have the same amount of work so that means 60% of the time to do 100% of the work and that means not so much time for blogging.

However I could not close out the day without taking note of the fact that HBT is three years old today.

Happy birthday to me
Happy birthday to me
Happy birthday, happy birthday
Happy birthday to me

If you had told me back on Nov. 25, 2005 that in three years the president elect would be a know-nothing, done-nothing, Marxist Chicago street agitator whose only qualifications for the job are the ability to read a teleprompter and an African father I would have thought you insane.

So that shows you what a difference 36 months can make.

I'm still here

An unusually heavy workload plus a bad cold are cutting into my blogging time. However I will try to keep putting up new content every day.

I'm back

To everyone who emailed asking if I was alright I am fine and thank you for your concern. I had unexpected company which kept me busy from Thursday night through Sunday afternoon.

Normal (at least what passes for normal around here) blogging will resume.

By the way. . .

Happy birthday to me.

48 today.

I've enjoyed almost every year of it.

Now I'm going to drink some scotch and smoke a Cuban cigar (don't tell customs).

How I spent my summer vacation

Hi. I'm back.

I got a phone call yesterday from a friend who noticed that I hadn't posted in a while and called to see if I was dead or in jail. I then checked my email, something I had not done in a few days, and discovered a few notes from readers wanting to know if everything was alright.

Then I heard about the great Alexander Solzhenitsyn's passing and then I heard that McCain was actually ahead in some of the more reliable of the polls - not to mention Bob Novak's brain tumor, John Edward's love child and B. Hussein Obama's "if you don't vote for me you're a racist" speech - and knew that I had to get back to writing

Where was I and what was I doing and was I sooooo busy that there was nooooo time to write.

It's like this. July was a busy month for me. First there was the Independence Day holiday and then I had house guests and then there were the Highland Games and we got a decent amount of rain so the grass kept needing to be cut (my yard is nearly 5 acres) and it was hot.

Have I ever mentioned that I really really really really [insert about 50o000 more reallys] HATE summer. The hot weather just sucks the life out of me. As far as temperature goes 65 to 68 is just right, 69 to 73 is warm. 74 to 78 is a bit too warm. 78 to 81 is hot. and 82 and above is "died and gone to hell".

It is difficult to overstate the degree of misery that hot weather inflicts upon me. But the heat isn't the only torment that summer inflicts upon its hapless victims. There are the insects, spiders and snakes (don't let anyone tell you that a rattlesnake can't grow to be 10 feet long I have pictures). My cat is on notice. She can bring in all the rats, birds, rabbits and squirrels she wants (I'd take it as a kindness if she didn't but cats are cats) but the first time she drops a copperhead at my feet she becomes very well acquainted with mister 12 ga. rifled slug.

So finding the energy to blog has been difficult.

Then there's the fact that I haven't been all that inspired to blog.

I've made no secret of my absolute detestation of both John McCain and B. Hussein Obama. There is no possibility whatsoever of a good outcome this November. The congress is almost certainly going to be even more heavily controlled by Democrats and no matter who is in the Oval Office he is going to be someone who hates the conservative movement and is eager to work with the congressional left to enact as much of the left-wing agenda as humanly possible.

The sad fact is that it may already be too late. America may have traveled so far down the road to European-style stateism that there's no going back without some kind of violent revolution or collapse and rebuilding.

Think about it like this. How many of this nation's population get either all or a significant part of their income either from a direct government payment or from some kind of government subsidy?

Everyone who works for any local, state or federal government in any capacity. Everyone who works for any entity who is funded by government or has government as a major customer. Everyone on Social Security. Every corn farmer getting ethanol subsidies. Every retired government employee getting a government pension check, from retired military to retired letter carriers and school janitors all have a stake in seeing that the government is not drastically reduced in its power and scope.

Sorry but it just isn't human nature to act against one's self interest. With the percentage of people in the country who depend upon government for their livelihood approaching half, if it hasn't exceeded that number already, the chances of getting politicians elected who will slay Leviathan and force the government back into its constitutionally mandated cage are vanishingly small.

Speaking out, which is what blogging is, is beginning to look as pointless as running around the Titanic screaming "iceberg, iceberg" after the ship has already begun to list and the orchestra is already on the fantail playing Autumn Leaves.

But I've thought it over and I ain't gonna stop.

I'm not going to stop not because I think I can make a difference for the good but because when the shit hits the fan I want those who refused to listen to be utterly without excuse.

So, what have I been doing instead of blogging?

Much reading. I finished David Weber's new book By Schism Rent Asunder. This is the sequel to Off Armageddon Reef and was one of those "can't put down" books that you wish was twice as long.

I'm also reading The Highland Clearances, by John Prebble. This is one of the better accounts of the displacement of the Scottish Highland clans which led them to immigrate and settle in the American Southeast. This, in turn, led to the building of the Anglo-Celtic culture in the US. To summarize the story of the clearances it is the tale of how sheep became more valuable than men. At least in the eyes of the great landlords. Unfortunately Prebble's book is out of print but the Amazon resellers have copies for under one dollar.

Another classic I've been enjoying is Scotch Whisky: A Liquid History, by Charles Maclean. This is the deffinitive guide to the history of scotch whisky and is the first step in the education of any budding scotch aficionado.

Then there's The Legacy of Jihad: Islamic History and the Fate of Non-Muslims, by Andrew Bostom. If you want to know what sort of fate awaits the native population of Europe after the mid point of this century when the Muslims will be in the majority read this book.

Speaking of the Highland Games, well I was earlier, I was going to take lots of pictures and post them here, but you know what they say about best laid plans. I did get some pictures as you can see here:

This is Grandfather Mountain upon whose slopes the games are held each year. I'll compose another post later in the day with more pictures along with the reason there aren't more of them.

So to sum up I will resume daily posting but don't expect me to be back to 100% until the weather cools off a bit.

Now I've got more !@#&% grass to cut.

Back to work

I spend the long weekend resting and relaxing to the point that I didn't watch the news, read the news or surf the web for the news. I read fiction and watched some of the TV programs which have been collecting on my DVR. I also played some video games (I am trying out the free trial period of Eve Online and it looks like fun - I already own a heavily armed destroyer and have a couple of million credits in the bank).

But all good things must come to an end and now it is time to return to the real world and go back to work earning my bread and blogging with something like my usual intensity.

I also only have until 8:00 PM tomorrow to write something decent to submit to the Watchers Council.

Post Number 5000

This is the five thousandth post to this blog since I started in on November 25, 2005.

To all of you who thought that I would never last as a blogger I hope that your disappointment is not too great.

Thanks to all of you who stop by and read and especially those of you who leave comments or send me email.

I will resume posting normally on Friday. Until then I have to finish up a great deal of work and turn in results before the holiday.

I'm back

Sorry about not posting anything yesterday. Nothing was wrong I just took the day off.

Posting may be a little light this week due to the fact that Friday is a holiday and I will need to try to do five days work in four.

That's all for now

I'll resume posting the music videos tomorrow.

See you then. Now I'm going back to bed.

I'm back for a bit.

I'm still alive and even somewhat improved. Spending a couple of days in bed works wonders. I'm still not 100% but I have the energy to do a bit of web surfing.

One thing that was making the pox even more miserable was my allergies. This crap would have to strike right when the air is thick with pollen. I was able to provide myself with some relief by jury-rigging an air filter by taking the front off my window air conditioner and putting one of those high quality furnace filters over the air intake.

Thank you to everyone who left a comment or sent email, especially to Syndi for the nice pictures.

Sorry

About the light posting. The pox has embedded itself in my lungs causing great misery. I simply haven't got the energy to do much but lay in bed and attempt to breathe.

I'll try to post something a little later this evening. Until then talk quietly among yourselves.

Sorry

For the skimpy posting. I've been laid low by the pox and trying to survive is eating up most of my energy. I'll back to what passes for normal around here as soon as possible.

I'm Back

Sorry for not posting for so long. I was very busy with the various Easter celebrations at my church and stately Calhoon manor has been hosting house guests. However everything is back to "normal" around here now and regular posting will recommence.

I'm back

I didn't have time for any pictures, but I may get some tomorrow.

Normal posting resumes now.

Gone for the day

I'm heading across the mountains for a day trip to Knoxville. I'll try to snap some pictures.

See you this evening.

I'm back, sort of

Hello everybody. Sorry about not posting before now but the press of work and family responsibilities has been keeping me busy these past few weeks. Tomorrow will also be a light posting day but after that things will (or should) return to more or less normal.

Thanks to everyone who stopped by and please come again.

Two Today!

Hillbilly White Trash is TWO YEARS OLD TODAY!!!

I want to thank everyone who has stopped by and especially all those who come back regularly.

92,831 visitors over the past year and 2235 posts, counting this one over the past year.

Happy birthday to me
Happy birthday to me
Happy birthday, happy birthday
Happy birthday to me.

Another day in the neighborhood

It looks like blogrolling has been SNAFU for most of the day. At least I hope that is why nobody has stopped by.

It seems to be working now however.