Waiting...
Are you as curious as I am about these two things?
1) Who will be the 300 millionth person in the United States? Will they be born or will they immigrate? There have been so many news stories, I'm getting caught up in the excitement.
I am extremely curious and have been checking the U.S. Population Clock rather frequently. Within the next few days we should know who it is. The current number is 299,959,381.
2) Who will win the Nobel Prize for Literature, which will be announced today? And who will win the Nobel Peace Prize, which will be announced tomorrow? Tomorrow is Friday the 13th by the way. Surprisingly, I tend to have good luck on that day.
So far Americans have won all the Nobel Prizes this year. I felt kind of proud actually. I was listening to NPR yesterday and they said that there is virtually no chance that Americans will win either of the next two. I have heard Oprah's name bandied about for the Peace Prize. I wonder...
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As for the 300 millionth person... the person will probably be born as opposed to legally immigrating.
But what do I know... I'm just some guy with guns.
From your profile, I see that you're in law enforcement, but what's the deal with the gun thing? Has that always been a hobby? Do you do the competition thing?
Sorry to ask so many questions, but the gun thing piques my interest. I definitely shy away from guns myself. As you can see from the title of my blog, I'm a 1st Amendment person, but I can't quite say the same thing about the 2nd Amendment.
anne bucoy - You are quite right! When I tried to narrow down my interests to focus on just one for my blog, I found that I couldn't do it. Too many things interest me.
wheresmymind - Well today took care of the sweep!
Nice food for thought …Can’t say I think about that stuff, but I’m thinking about it now that you've served it up : ) So much to absorb out there, sounds like you’re curious and soaking up all you can!
Have a Fantastic Friday!
Dezel
One was you my darling.
The other (oh the effect I have on some women) was Maggie.
I have so much more to tell.
Have a lucky lucky day babe.
Baked Tilapia... and some kind of quasi-asian noodle dish as a side.
"what's the deal with the gun thing? Has that always been a hobby? Do you do the competition thing?"
The gun thing... I am a tactical firearms instructor for a federal agency. I spend my days teaching people how to fight with pistols, rifles, shotguns, and sub-machineguns.
Guns aren't a hobby for me. They are just tools. My hobby is making rosaries and prayer beads.
No, I don't compete. I'm too busy to play with guns when Uncle Sam isn't paying me for it. Besides, I can shoot as much as I want, every single day when I am at work... and the ammo is free.
The second amendment? Well, that is a whole other kettle of fish, new friend. My perspective on the 2nd amendment is that we already have a "well-regulated" militia: The National Guard... individuals don't really have a constitutional right to have arsenals in their homes.
Happy friday.
dezel - Glad you liked what I served up! Have a great weekend. I'm sure that you will find something interesting to do and report back on. ; )
something from me - You're still in touch with Maggie!!?? I guess there IS a lot more to this story! And who is Lucia? The mystery continues...
gunfighter - Dinner sounds delicious!! Yum!
That is pretty intense work. It makes sense that after a day of work, you wouldn't want to do any more shooting after.
I have a friend who goes to a shooting range fairly often and I think has thought about the competition thing, but he's an attorney by day. We have had many a discussion about guns and the NRA.
I definitely agree that people do not need to be preparing for combat by stocking up at home.
Have a good weekend!
starry nights - I think statistically people have predicted that it will be a Hispanic baby boy. Although I don't quite understand how they are going to figure out who is this one person.
Maybe it's all just kind of theoretical. It's interesting to think about though.
u hav got me too hooked on the clock
What an incredible man to have started this. He has done so much good and changed so many lives. I'm really glad that he won.
jeseem - It's totally addictive isn't it!!
You know I come from a country of 4 million people...300m is amazing
The city I live in has 1.5 million people in it and everyone else is spread over the rest of the country.
Lots of empty spaces…
Our politicians could do with looking at the peace prize they spend their whole time squabbling and over spending our money
Sunday here cloudy trying to rain.
Anali, I missed all your blogs and missed you too.
I came to say that I am somehow back.
So nice to be here to witness the amendments
Personally, I'm busy waiting for the results of the midterm elections. Living in a battleground state, lots of out-of-state money is pouring in here from the RNC trying to affect the outcome of the Senate race. They've already given up on the governor's race and the House races. Things continue to look good for your man Patrick! I'm keeping up with almost all of the big Democratic races, hoping for significant gains. Time for change.
nance - I agree with you. I'm definitely anxious about these upcoming elections. I'm so glad you're in OH and can vote Democrat!
I have a post all ready to go regarding the Governor's race here. Things have gotten crazy this past week. I tried posting earlier, but Blogger wouldn't let me upload my image. The post should be up late tonight hopefully or tomorrow. It may just not have an image to go with it.