Brad Thor Speaks On His New Book 'Blowback'

Brad Thor is an awesome writer. He's one of those guys whose books you simply CANNOT put down.

Before you know it you look up and you have torn through 250 pages. Blowback is no different

These books aren't fluff filled with magical sparkly zombies or wizards on broomsticks that require no research. His books are topical, yet timeless in their substance.

I can't recommend Brad Thor enough, you will enjoy the read and find yourself looking for another...quickly.

In this video he's talking about one aspect of research he put into developing one of the major plot points. I won't try to explain it, I'll leave it to the master himself:

Check Out My Utterly Unscientific Test Of My New Solid State Drive, The OCZ Vertex 3

So I purchased this drive a few weeks back and I'm pretty much as in love with a piece of computer hardware as I ever have been.

I built this machine piece by piece over a period of approximately 3 months and am proud of the rig I built.

A while back one of the old platter drives that just happened to be my system drive died.

I had to buy a new drive right?  What reasons exist in this world that new system drive shouldn't be an SSD?  Exactly, none.

So here's the video of my rebooting my computer...well, let me show you my system specs first:

A cursory glance at my system and what I'm running.

Obviously I am going to up that 8GB of RAM to 16GB. It's cheap enough for even the best RAM out there.

I could also upgrade the video card, at some point.  But right now I basically play Half Life 2 and its episodes when I even do play games.  But once my estranged "wife" allows me to have my clothing and other personal belongings that have been held hostage for just approaching a year now, I will be upgrading that card and buy a few of the newer games out there...namely Bioshock's latest. And I'm hoping for a new Bad Company title.

These games may have already been announced but I am very much out of the loop.

I've always loved Bioshock and have never, ever been let down.  There also must be another Bad Company game coming soon, unless I've missed it (PLEASE tell me if I have), that I will also purchase as one of my modern favorite games alongside the Bioshocks.  But that all depends on when my "wife" deems me worthy to have some of my items back.

So, without further ado here is the video that I have uploaded to Youtube to leave it open for comments, suggestions and criticism.


Soon, I'll be outlining the tweaks I have done to the drive and to Windows in order to get the best of an incredible drive.

I still believe I have some more tweaks to do but this is rather impressive.

The Women Of Games Of Thrones

I'm just starting to watch the show Game of Thrones and it's damn good.

It's also chock full of hotties.

Here's a few of the Girls of Thrones...

Sophie Turner
Sophie is 17 years old so let's keep it civil, shall we?

Psych. This girl is named Sophie Turner, but it isn't the one we're looking for. But enjoy.

Lena Headey

Michelle Fairley

Moving on...
Natalie Dormer

Esme Bianco 

String has never in its history had to fight harder to stay together.

Do not worry, my friends, hot Emilia Clarke pics will be getting her own thread.

#GameOfThrones, Catching Up On Some TV

So I'm a little behind on all my favorite TV shows.

My divorce happened in the middle of #TheWalkingDead Season 2 so I'm just going to buy that on BD.  I own Season 1 and every comic issue so it's not JUST a TV show.

However, I did decide to start watching #GameOfThrones the other night and got hooked pretty quickly.  I've only watched 5 episodes but it was pretty much all in a row - that show is really good.

I do think that Sean Bean makes it, though.  If it were anyone else I'm not sure if the show would be as popular as it is right now.

No offense to anyone that didn't get the part.

I love that type of setting and, to be honest, Emilia Clarke is about as easy on the eyes as it gets.

But I'm not that shallow...I like swords and war, too. So there.

World's Funniest Courtroom Drama

This 4 part video shows what has got to be some of the funniest footage ever released.

There is no doubt, after his disbarment, his new career is digging holes.

Look at this guy's poor client...for about 2 and a half videos he's sitting there staring at him like, "WTF are you doing?"

I still want to know who Mr. Sharky is. LOL

Update: Top 6 Piers Morgan Beatdowns

Christine O'Donnell Walks Off Piers Morgan Interview


Jesse Ventura VS Piers Morgan On Gun Control


Piers Morgan gets educated on why the 2nd Amendment was drafted. It wasnt for hunting


Ted Nugent to Piers Morgan Kiss My Ass! Suck on My Machine Gun!


Larry Pratt Skillfully Destroys Piers Morgan on Gun Control Debate

NAVY SEAL vs PIERS MORGAN On Gun Control

Can You Count The Weasel Words?

In this article from Yahoo (don't ask how I even went there) that reprints an Associated Propoganda article about The Muslim Moron, Keith Ellison and his appearance on Hannity'sHannity Live .

Elison seems to be campaigning for an hitherto unknown opening for Chief Fearmonger Obama Czar .

If you haven't seen the appearance, momentarily slide the rock under which you live and watch this:

Now the article:

NEW YORK (AP) — Sean Hannity's cable television showdown this week with a Democratic congressman has become more than just a verbal schoolyard brawl. It's an opportunity — for money, attention and ratings.

Democratic and Republican advocates are using Tuesday's Fox News Channel appearance by Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison for fundraising, even as the newly minted feud continues. Hannity continued a discussion about Ellison's career on his show Friday.

Ellison opened his appearance on Tuesday's show by calling Hannity "the worst excuse for a journalist that I've ever seen," and their discussion descended from there. Hannity, who accused the congressman of "ranting," ended the gripping back-and-forth after eight minutes because "our audience deserves better."

The congressman appeared upset by a Hannity commentary just before his appearance that ridiculed President Barack Obama's speeches about fiscal negotiations.

Video clips of the confrontation spread online, and it swiftly became a partisan talking point. Conservative blogger Michelle Malkin tweeted that Ellison, the first Muslim elected to Congress, waged a "verbal jihad," or holy war, against Hannity. Martin Bashir, on his liberal MSNBC talk show, called the appearance "the utter evisceration of Sean Hannity on his own broadcast."

The lobbying group Progressive Change Campaign Committee sent out a solicitation to its supporters, urging them each to donate $3 to Ellison's campaign account or send him a thank you note. By Friday afternoon, the solicitation had raised $21,600, co-founder Adam Green said, with an additional $3,000 for a foundation supporting liberal congressional candidates.

Another liberal group, Democracy For America, also sent out an email to its supporters seeking donations in Ellison's name, spokesman T. Neil Sroka said.

"If you attack a hero of our movement, we're going to come back even stronger," Sroka said.

Meanwhile, the Minnesota Republican Party posted a clip of the appearance on its website and asked for contributions. According to the website, nearly $47,000 of a fundraising goal of $50,000 had been pledged.

Hannity returned to the issue on his show Wednesday and Thursday, referring to an "epic meltdown" by the "incoherent congressman." A "Hannity" report Thursday explored Ellison's ties to polarizing personalities such as Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan.

"If I'm called a yellow journalist, immoral, a liar — as a matter of fair play, I did a little research on him, and he's got some views and friendships that have not been fully vetted," Hannity said in an interview Friday. "He sparked it. He initiated it." He denied that he was out for revenge.

"I follow my gut and instincts on what interests me," he said. "The fact that a congressman wants to start a fight with me, that's his business. I have the ability to fight back, and I will."

The spat could prove a welcome jolt of interest for Hannity when cable news ratings are sagging months since the presidential election. Hannity's average viewership of 1.9 million people in February was down 11 percent from February 2012, with a much sharper decline among young viewers, the Nielsen ratings company said.

Hannity said his ratings have been stabilizing. His Thursday night show, which featured Washington Post writer Bob Woodward, drew 2.5 million viewers.

Media critic Howard Kurtz, of The Daily Beast, said it was Ellison who had picked the fight and suggested he may have been trying to seek attention.

Ellison was unavailable for comment Friday, his spokesman said. In a statement issued Thursday, Ellison criticized Hannity's "personal attacks."

"Representative Ellison was invited to appear on 'Hannity' to discuss the sequester, an issue that will harm thousands of his constituents and the American economy, and accepted the invitation for that reason," spokesman Jeremy Slevin said.

All I want to know, my liberal brethren, is if you're able to recognize liberal bias when it's clearly there. That's all. Nothing more, nothing less.  No, "But FOX is baaad, mmmkay?". No blaming "the other side" to make your straw man.

Just a simple assignment that anyone who's taken (and passed) Writing 101 or Journalism 101 can do.

Are you an independent thinker, or do you simply eat the pap?