Talisha and I at Mesa Falls: 9-20-09

Sunday, Talisha and I drove up to Mesa Falls. It was Beautiful. The leaves are starting to change to fall colors and the vegatation is still very much thick and full.We hiked the trail that takes you just above the lower falls and we were able to watch a big mother bear and three cubs across the river for about 45 minutes as they fed on berries. (Those will be the four black spots in the blurry picture below..lol). I have spent alot time in the outdoors but this experience is by far one of the most memorable. We were sitting on the edge of a small cliff about 40 ft. high above the waterfall, with a great view up and down the river. A bald eagle flew over head, the sun was beginning to set and the bears had no clue that we were there. It was just awesome to experience this with my wife.

Hello again.....

Hey...I Just got married!......in July. This is a picture of my beautiful bride Talisha. Also pictured is the gun cabinet that she made for me with the assistance of her father. I must also mention that there is also a coin inlayed in the wood from the games at Cabela's from our first date that you can not see in the picture. What an amazing gift! She is always thinking of me in unique ways. Also pictured are matching .50 calibre Knight blackpowder rifles that were given to us by her parents.

the awesome mustache

Thomas Jefferson

When we get piled upon one another in large cities, as in Europe,
we shall become as corrupt as Europe .

The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those
who are willing to work and give to those who would not..

It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes.
A principle which if acted on would save one-half the wars of the world.

I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the
government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense
of taking care of them.

My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results
from too much government.

No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms.

The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear
arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.

The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of
patriots and tyrants.

To compel a man to subsidize with his taxes the propagation of ideas which
he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical.

Uh...here is a pheasant

I was on my way out to Jody's and I saw three moose, a herd of deer, a swan, a pheasant, some geese and a few sand hill cranes. With the sun going down and the snow melting away it was just amazing way to finish the day and once again recognize why I love Idaho so much. My camera sucks otherwise there would be pictures of them all and the dates wouldn't be wrong.

Having fun with Talisha

Not sure what I am doing with this whole little blog thing......maybe it is just going to be a little update for my fans.Anywhere here are some photos of Talisha and I out shooting. We are really enjoying each others company. She is an amazing girl that goes to alot of effort to make me happy. Plus she can out shoot me with my own rifle....who is going to pass up on that?

Parking Lot Pet Peeves

Is is so hard to push these little guys back up to the store or to the little islands designed for collecting them?....I know we are constantly trying make shortcuts but will the extra twenty steps kill you?

Support Troops - Support America

Since I have this brand new shiny computer I am going to jump right into this world of blogging and while doing so I may jump right into a hornets nest. While enjoying the experience of playing with my new Dell, I have watched a lot of YouTube. I have stumbled across anti-war videos put together by who knows whom, but includes a lot of comments from Iraq War veterans. I have also witnessed messages of the same type on freespeech.tv on the dish satellite. Which is a sad attempt to pass falsehoods as truth under the guise of the title documentry. Anyway I am grateful for this little blog space so I state the facts as I see them which are completely opposite to those I have seen in the anti-war messages. I served in Iraq (March 05-October 05) in Fallujah. In this time I was aware of three civilian deaths due to the operations that I was involved in. At NO TIME was there an attempt to cover these unfortunate accidents up by placing shovels or weapons of any kind on them. From my knowledge, which I admit is limited every attempt was made to make amends with their families. I know that what was done could never be enough but the attempt was made. The widespread cover up civilian deaths is a falsehood as many anti-war videos claim. The message I received was to win the hearts and minds of the people and that can not be done killing indiscriminately.

I do not know what these select veterans on these anti-war videos experienced but it is not what I experienced. I do not doubt that there have been incidents where inrresponsible men took the lives of the innocent but I know that they were isolated, not widespread as these individuals would have the public believe.