Rancho Blasto

Much has happened since I lasted posted anything.  The holidays were as busy as usual.  The annual Christmas Eve family party was special this year.  Susan and I had over 40 people to witness our son Robert ask his sweetie Ashley to be his bride.  She accepted his proposal, and we look forward to her joining our family.

Robert asking Ashley to be his bride

Before the big party, I escaped for a few days to hunt waterfowl with my son Brian, my good buddy Mark, and his friend Bagel Bob.  We had a really good shoot just south of Redding California.  Shot specks, honkers, wood ducks, widgeon, and mallards.  It was a real good time.

L to R: Mark, Bagel Bob, Brian, Carl

Susan and I went to Mexico for New Years with our friends Leslie and Rafael.  I drank way too much wine.  I think it was Wednesday of the following week before my left eye opened all the way.

I started my horse riding lessons over the holidays.  I really enjoy this latest pursuit.  I also went to the annual SHOT show again.  I have been going since 1983.  I really enjoy seeing my friends and business associates.  My lodge friends also honored me with the Hiram award.  To all of them I say, “thank you”.

L to R: Ron Salda, Merritt read, Carl Cupp, Phil Collins, Ron Maxwell

Since my last post, politics have sure been interesting.  The winds of change are blowing.  Unfortunately, California is still run by morons, but it would seem the people are waking up to all the crap we are being fed.  One issue after another is being exposed.  Waste and abuse is all too common.

The global warming fanatics have had a series of setbacks.  The elites that attended the conference in Europe were mocked by many of us.  Did they think we wouldn’t notice the hypocrisy of airports jammed with private jets, or the irony of a global warming summit being held while one of the worst blizzards in history raged just outside the meeting rooms?

Now their predictions of doom appear to have been based on faulty and fraudulent data.  The earth-Nazis, and their followers, still remain undeterred in the goal of global control of our economy.  I don’t think they will be successful since there is a growing belief of many, in this country anyway, that the movement is more of a faith based religion, than a fact based science.

Obama has just finished his first year as president.  I feel a little sorry for him.  Nobody seems to want to admit to voting for him anymore.  His performance this last year has not been very good.  He has turned out to be just what I thought, a lefty in way over his head.  He has proven to be an ineffective leader for the Democrats, and as the mayor of Las Vegas put it, “a real slow learner.”

The Iranians and North Koreans are still nuts.  So are the jihadists, the Sea Shepherds, and Hugo Chavez.  With this bunch on the loose, it’s funny that to some, we in the USA are supposed to apologize to the world for our actions.

I should have much to comment on, so stick around; we can all have a few laughs.

CJ Cupp