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From the Desk of John Rourke – December 27th, 2016

Christmas dinner my youngest heard someone on TV say “Merry Christmas”. He then said that he thought it was against the law to say […]

December 25, 2016December 26, 2016

Current Events Life Philosophy

From the Desk of John Rourke – December 26th, 2016

Hope everyone had a fantastic Christmas. Ours was great! ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ Putin sends a message to the Democratic party – “Democrats […]

December 23, 2016December 25, 2016

Current Events

From the Desk of John Rourke – December 23rd, 2016

Two more days to go. ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ Christmas shopping is almost complete and I actually have most wrapped up. This is […]

December 23, 2016December 23, 2016

Current Events Politics

From the Desk of John Rourke – December 22nd, 2016

Over on my Instagram page a lively discussion about the Electoral College versus popular vote has been going on all day. I used to […]

December 21, 2016December 21, 2016

Current Events

From the Desk of John Rourke – December 21st, 2016

4 more days…… ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ Appreciate everyone’s vote over at the Top 50 Prepper website. 1776PatriotUSA.com has been shooting up the […]

December 20, 2016December 20, 2016

Current Events

From the Desk of John Rourke – December 19th, 2016

Interesting the attention that the “DNC email leak/hacking” situation is getting right now. Four years ago when Romney suggested that Russia was the biggest […]

December 18, 2016December 18, 2016

Current Events

From the Desk of John Rourke – December 16th, 2016

Been taking my practice test for ham license over and over again. Still not passing. If I can’t improve pretty quick will delay taking […]

December 15, 2016December 15, 2016

Current Events

From the Desk of John Rourke – December 15th, 2016

When considering firearms for survival & preparedness – and the American Reformation – the shotgun is not often highly rated. Maybe they are just not […]

December 14, 2016December 14, 2016

Current Events

From the Desk of John Rourke – December 14th, 2016

So – I hear that saying “Merry Christmas” is becoming much more acceptable. “Happy Holidays” just doesn’t cut it. ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ […]

December 13, 2016December 13, 2016

Current Events

From the Desk of John Rourke – December 13th, 2016

Watched a pretty good movie on Netflix the other day – Waffle Street. Kind of a “feel good” movie. Worth seeing. ◊ ◊ ◊ […]

December 12, 2016December 12, 2016

Current Events

From the Desk of John Rourke – December 12th, 2016

Chilly weekend!! Heading out to the hunting stand it was just over 20 degrees. We were pretty bundled up and had a few hand warmers. […]

December 10, 2016December 11, 2016

Current Events

From the Desk of John Rourke – December 9th, 2017

Ran into a true unicorn today – the Kel-Tec CMR-30. I have been to gun shows and numerous gun shops in North Carolina, South Carolina […]

December 8, 2016December 8, 2016

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From the Desk of John Rourke – December 6th, 2016

Looking for some unique knives? Check out Lee’s Cutlery. ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ Chuck Norris can squeeze apple juice out of a banana. […]

December 5, 2016December 5, 2016

Current Events

From the Desk of John Rourke – December 5th, 2016

Appreciate everyone’s patience as I had to take a break from posting last week. Things are going better. Unfortunately the young man that moved in […]