THERE IS A DIFFERENCE

To begin with, I want to say that I support the rights of legal firearm owners and support the 2nd amendment of the constitution so the following bit of written nonsense is just what you want to make of it.

Facebook, the social media where most anyone can voice an opinion, photo or just play some online game against others has been booming over the years. Friends can post all kinds of odd and fascinating material. From a simple birthday wish to writing scathing editorials on government waste, people have found that others may feel the same way as they do and have fellowship and comparable thoughts on certain subjects. One of the hottest subjects the past month has been gun control. Most comments come from those that have served in the military or are presently serving and some come from many gun owners that have used their legal right to have firearms. One of the most widely used photos of propaganda has been the "clip and magazine" photo. Among others that have surfaced over the past few months this one struck me in a funny way so I decided to throw a curve ball at this one and give my own rendition of this classic testosterone filled effigy.

Here is the original post:

Here is the post I created for those that don't own guns but work in an office

surrounded by intelligent single-minded people obsessed with a nonsocial hobby or pursuit:

Like I said, make what you want of this but if you think on it long enough you might figure out that the pulp binders are the ones in charge of your gun rights and the gun owners are just the squeaky wheel on the cart getting ready to be greased.

Dollars Without Sense

This past Sunday night, NBC's NFL football game was preempted by President Obama's speech in Connecticut. The dismay of many football fans led to an online Twitter barrage of rude and racist comments aimed at the President. A few examples of these comments are as follows:

These few statements are tame compared to the more racial ones that have been posted. What is wrong with these individuals? Bradley Patterson, one of the many that commented, played for the North Alabama college football team as a long snapper. After his comments, the athletic department kicked him of the team. Since when do sports of any kind become more important than life and the tragedies that come along with it. Sports are meant to be a way of evolving one's own inner self and to be a role model emulating the sporting creed such as live clean, play hard. Play for the love of the game. Win without boasting, lose without excuses. Respect officials no matter if there is a bad call and to never forget that they represent their school and city. Over time the sporting creed has all but disappeared from sports while wanton greed and lack of sportsmanship has become the normal. I say this because it's on television and at the local sports arena every day. Sports can still be an ambassador of good but it's become corrupt and some of the fans that follow the teams have become the same. With salaries going through the roof for coaches and players it's a wonder that anyone can afford to go to a college or pro game of any sport. Here is one example of greed in sports. it's not something made up out of the blue, it's an actual football contract between one of the major colleges and it's coach in the United States. Oklahoma University Football Head Coach Contract . I don't think it's fair to the instructors that they have to take a back seat to sports programs. College Professor Salaries  and college coaching salaries should be on a level playing field. Everyone excels in their own realm but I don't think that one should outshine the other  as far as the pay scale being so indifferent. Sports figures are no different than anyone else. Whether you coach, play, or sit in the stands, we all are basically the same, some are just placed on a higher pedestal than others by their peers. It's still no cause to place them so far above everyone else they become deities to the sports institution. Everyone wants a winning team but there is no shame in losing. In every game there has to be a loser. Serious fans of any sport don't think this way. Winning is the only option and losing means you are worthless and at all cost there has to be a way to become a winner. So this goes out to the overly serious fans that believe their football game was more important than human lives. You have become a puppet to the world of sports. Whenever someone pulls one of your strings you wander about  and act as one who is in control of the strings that are being pulled. In other words....you're only as smart as the one pulling the strings. Sports is only entertainment, it's not life critical. It's there to enjoy and not to feed on like a piece of meat thrown to a hungry lion. Whatever happened to the days people played sports for the fun of playing and the fans watched for the entertainment value of the event?  It's still there....it's just masked under all that hype and crap we have to put up with every time we tune into  a sports channel or see live in an arena. 

From Bank To Church

In the past 104 years, Barnsdall Main Street has changed in it's appearance many times. Though the buildings are basically the same from their historical beginnings, they could tell countless stories of small town America and the locals that patronized the stores in years past. It's my belief that the most historical building on Main Street is the building at the northeast corner of Main and 5th. It was the first stone building built on the dirt thoroughfare and began as the Bank of Bigheart.

1908: Looking north on 5th St. Pearson - Jackson Store (Left); Bank Of Bigheart (Right)

Tellers window inside the Bank of Bigheart.

Being one of the only stone buildings on Main Street in 1911, it rode out the tornado with minimal damage as  the strong winds ripped through Bigheart and destroyed a large portion of the town.

1911 tornado damage on Bigheart Main Street looking west.  The Bank of Bigheart is standing on the right

1911 tornado damage to the Bank of Bigheart

The bank finally closed it's doors and was then reopened as the D. B. Kelley Arcade and Book Store. D. B. Kelley occupied the west annex of the Runyon theater building before moving into the vacant Bank of Bigheart building.

D. B. Kelley Arcade in the west annex of the Runyon theater building 

D. B. Kelley pictured inside the his arcade in 1931.

D. B. Kelley Arcade, 1931

In 1939, D.B. Kelley sold his arcade to Mr. and Mrs. Blevins as it became known as the Blevins Arcade.

Blevins Arcade in 1971. Widely known as Sallie's to the Barnsdall population.

After the death of Sallie Blevins the building took on other businesses and organizations such as a Mexican restaurant, donut shop, cafe, chamber of commerce and church.

2012 Cornerstone Community Church.

 The building is on the Register of Historic Places and deserves the right. It has withstood the test of time but is in need of a cosmetic overhaul. The Church has plans for moving into their new building located across the street soon. What will become of the building is unknown? My idea for the building is this. Place it in trust to a group that will refurbish and restore the building to it's earlier days and then move the Bigheart museum into it. With it's central location in town and it's square footage it would be possible to display all of the articles in the museum instead of only part of them. As of now, the present museum is cluttered with all kinds of artifacts and pieces that cannot be displayed. What could be more fitting for the oldest and most historical building on Main Street? Give it an identity and long term purpose to help teach the children of Barnsdall about the town in which they live.

Lascivious Burger: By Carl's Jr

When it comes to placing an ad on television for the visually hungry, Carl's Jr has come through with some ads that would make some "PG" rated movies look like Sesame Street. The franchise, which has been in the bottom of the fast food ratings war for a while has been busy with trying to muster up some business with splashing some Playboy bunnies on the boob tube ( pardon the expression). According to Zagat's 2012 Fast Food Survey, Carl's Jr isn't in any of the top five rankings for any of it's categories which include; Best Burger, Best Fried Chicken, Best French Fries and Best Overall Value.With this well known fact, the geniuses at Carl's Jr have come up with a brainstorm. I don't recall when it became common for ad executives at Carl's Jr to begin the bimbo burger legacy but it doesn't look to have made an impact on the way Carl's Jr burgers taste. I've ate Carl's Jr before and I can see why they haven't made the top of the list when it comes to fast food burgers.

It must have been around 2009 when Carl's Jr started selling burger sex on television. An actress named Audrina Patridge from MTV's series The Hill was splattered across the small screen, clad in her gold bikini and slopping on a Teriyaki burger that she refers to as her "bikini burger". Reminiscent of her reality show she played on where at times she looked a lot like what she was acting out for the Carl's Jr ad.

Audrina Patridge

Carl's Jr - Audrina Patridge Teriyaki Burger Video

By 2010, Carl's Jr struck high society gold when it came across the celebutante Paris Hilton. The lanky and shapeless siren of the Hilton fortune must have been in need of more exposure since her reality show went end up earlier that year.Paris was a hot item during this time and Carl's Jr once again came across with more of the same but with an extra helping of bimbo-ness (so...it's not a real word). In this commercial, Paris is seen washing a car but most of the time she is soaping herself until the last few seconds when she takes a bite of Carl's Jr BBQ beef burger.

Paris Hilton

Carl's Jr -  Paris Hilton BBQ Beef Burger Video

After the Paris commercial, the guys at the front office scheming up it's newest form of lavish lewdness found Sports Illustrated model Kate Upton. Kate worked for Guess and Victoria's Secret and also had parts in the movies Tower Heist and The Three Stooges. This commercial was banned from the list of Super Bowl ads in 2012 for it's content. It's just what all those armchair quarterbacks would have missed their bathroom break for.

Kate Upton

Carl's Jr - Kate Upton's Southwest Patty Melt Burger Video

To end with, there is one more debauchery burger ad to go through. This one stars the Playboy Playmate Sara Underwood. Sara began her working career selling heaving equipment but moved on to Hooters and then was picked up by Playboy after her appearance in the girls of the PAC-10 issue. She was named Playmate of the year in 2007 and has had roles in several films. If you're wondering who the brunette is in the commercial, it's Emily Ratajkowski. an actress that has a role on the Nickleodeon program ICarly.

Emily Ratajkowski and Sara Underwood

Carl's Jr - Sara Underwood's BBQ Memphis Burger Video

There's no doubt that if Carl's Jr was to put as much effort into making a tasty burger instead of spicing up the appetite of high testosterone men, they might move up in the burger war rankings. But for now, scantly dressed gals parading around with burgers in hand is something you would rarely see at the local fast food joint. But I do have a favorite for burger commercials such as the ones I've posted here in this story. It's one you won't see on the television. May I introduce the "Karl's Sr Six Pound Burger" video.

You can have a One Star day at Carl's Jr. Happy eating!