June 21, 2006

Simple Bow

bow.jpgEver wonder how these little gems work? It's just a simple piece of wood and a string. You pull the string back and a long, narrow piece of wood flies through the air with enough speed to penetrate most types of flesh. I wonder how someone figured out how to do this?

Today we were teaching a number of 7- to 11-year old bows how to use these implements of death. It was so much fun seeing these kids try so hard to do something that was completely foreign to almost all of them. The targets were on two large bales of straw about 15 feet from the shooter. The target was a paper plate on the straw bale. Each boy shot 5 arrows. On the average, 1 out of 5 hit the straw. I would say that less than 1 in 20 hit the plate.

The best line of the day had to come from this one kid, a leader, who was taller than most of the kids. He had missed high, shooting over the straw bale 4 times in a row. Two coaches were telling him over and over again to aim lower. He missed high again. He then exclaimed, "I'm too tall for this!"

And yes, ACLU, we start every single day with the Pledge of Allegiance AND a prayer. We're teaching literally hundreds of kids how to be good citizens and how to shoot guns and bows.

Posted by: Ogre at 11:19 PM | Comments (28) | Add Comment
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1 Can I join? I would love to learn how to shoot a bow!

Posted by: vw bug at June 22, 2006 12:43 AM (g7hPf)

2 UH, Ogre, me thinks you are TRYING to be "un pc" and therefore antagonize the aclu(natics) (can we make that the official term for anyone who is an "official member" of the aclu?). That said, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!

Posted by: Smokey at June 22, 2006 01:19 AM (DiOns)

3 Funny, I'm a card carrying liberal but I grew up killing little furry woodland creatures and shot longbow every Spring in PE (not to mention compound at the Sportsmen's Club outdoor range). Almost makes you think you are making a huge, erroneous generalization when you say that liberals are against the Pledge, shooting, and whatever else your selling.

Posted by: Robert P at June 22, 2006 02:07 AM (V/N23)

4 I didn't know liberals carried cards, Robert P. Is that so you can remember how to spell your own name? And I'm sure this post "Almost made you think." Keep trying, I'm sure you can think if you try harder. VW, come on down! It's loads of fun! And Smokey, it's what I do.

Posted by: Ogre at June 22, 2006 09:04 PM (Yw8Is)

5 Ha! We're not the ones who hide their racist tendencies behind code-names like "Ogre" and "Smokey". Chickenhawks.

Posted by: Robert P at June 23, 2006 12:12 AM (V/N23)

6 Oh, you really got me with that one. Yup, you have now read the entire liberal talking points memo, showing your inability for independent thought, or even basic comprehension. Thanks for stopping by!

Posted by: Ogre at June 23, 2006 01:27 AM (2uG3z)

7 Once again, no facts, just BS. The hallmark of the Republican party - talking points. Many of your readers may not know the history behind why they act like this, let's face it the term dittoheads means exactly that, people who cannot think for themselves but merely repeat the party line ad nauseum. Back in 94 Newt Gingrich worked to change the Republicans from a party into a cabal, controlled through language arising from the top. Now, you have no choice but to follow along with the party line like good little puppies. Any independent thought is quickly bashed. "In one recent memo, titled ''The 14 Words Never to Use,'' Luntz urged conservatives to restrict themselves to phrases from what he calls, grandly, the ''New American Lexicon.'' Thus, a smart Republican, in Luntz's view, never advocates ''drilling for oil''; he prefers ''exploring for energy.'' He should never criticize the ''government,'' which cleans our streets and pays our firemen; he should attack ''Washington,'' with its ceaseless thirst for taxes and regulations. ''We should never use the word outsourcing,'' Luntz wrote, ''because we will then be asked to defend or end the practice of allowing companies to ship American jobs overseas.''" No ideas, no facts, just mindless phrases. You're like a bunch of teenage girls doodling their "married name" on a notebook. I long for the days of a Lincoln, Roosevelt, or Eisenhower. Those men would be roundly defeated by the Rove's of this world - as we saw with John McCain.

Posted by: Robert P at June 23, 2006 02:01 PM (5swqh)

8 So why do you present your own lack of ideas and mindless phrases? Who knows. That's the Democrat Party, to a "T." Of course, I'm not sure why you keep attacking Republicans here. Obviously you've missed the fact that I'm not a Republican...not that it matters to you, because as you show, facts do not have any meaning to you.

Posted by: Ogre at June 23, 2006 05:58 PM (2uG3z)

9 Robert P wrote, "We're not the ones who hide their racist tendencies behind code-names like "Ogre" and "Smokey"." Think again Robert P. That is because in some cases you don't attempt to hide your racially charged bigotry at all. Case in point (a fact): Progressive Democrat Rachel Lea Hunter. However, when you guys do decide to hide, your code-names are the likes of "Madame Justice" or "Max". Thoughts for the day that are relevant to this thread: 1. Ted Kennedy's car has killed more people than my gun. 2. I would rather hunt with Dick Cheney than ride with Ted Kennedy.

Posted by: The Reckoning at June 23, 2006 07:17 PM (mQauu)

10 I thought right wingers were supposed to be hate filled hard ass wannabes. Robert - Do you see the irony of being a card carrying liberal in addition to an independent thinker in the same thread?

Posted by: Tomslick at June 23, 2006 07:20 PM (RpnNu)

11 Anyway, about that bow & arrow thing... All I know about shooting a bow is that you end the day with welts on the inside of your forearm :-)

Posted by: Harvey at June 23, 2006 07:27 PM (L7a63)

12 Hehe. Harvey? You're supposed to have an arm guard there to prevent that. And if you had an arm guard -- you had it on in the wrong place...

Posted by: Ogre at June 23, 2006 08:11 PM (2uG3z)

13 Tomslick, No, not really.

Posted by: Robert P at June 24, 2006 01:38 AM (V/N23)

14 And that's the point.

Posted by: Ogre at June 24, 2006 01:50 AM (2uG3z)

15 RobertP wrote on BlueNC, "Many of you might remember Ogre, the insipid conservative blogger that chose to grace our presence some months back. Well, I have been having a grand time at his place recently for one reason. No matter what I say, he won't fight back. Sure, he spouts off some ridiculous "nanny-nanny-boo-boo" comments. But, he never manages to contradict one thing I say." So how does RobertP respond when confronted with the fact about Progressive Democrat left-wingnutcase NC Supreme Court candidate Racial Lea Hunter? He is silent. Typical liberal hypocrit. He is unaware that his shit stinks too. How funny.

Posted by: The Reckoning at June 24, 2006 01:17 PM (wUrtG)

16 And they just get annoyed when you won't get as mad as they are. Interesting and telling, isn't it?

Posted by: Ogre at June 24, 2006 01:27 PM (2uG3z)

17 Here are some "FACTS" for our liberal friend. Watch the silence. Fact: The State Board of Elections asked the Wake County district attorney to investigate whether House Speaker Jim Black and his campaign violated campaign finance laws in an effort to remain in power in 2003. In addition to seeking a criminal investigation, the board ordered Black's campaign to return about $24,000 in contributions from optometrists and people connected to video poker.State law prohibits businesses from making political contributions. Kim Strach, a State Board of Elections investigator, testified that she believed Black's campaign finance committee violated several state laws. Besides apparently breaking the law by accepting $5,000 in personal contributions from Edwards, the speaker's committee also took in $27,625 from business or corporate accounts, Strach said. North Carolina bans candidate committees from accepting contributions from businesses. After three days of hearings, the State Board of Elections concluded that it heard enough to ask for a criminal investigation of former Rep. Michael Decker and a leader of the optometrists' political action committee, both Black allies. The State Board of Elections has launched a formal inquiry into House Speaker Jim Black's campaign, elevating the controversy to a new level of public scrutiny. The hearings will focus on Black's ties to the video poker industry's political action committee, the state optometrists' committee and the campaign of former Rep. Michael Decker, a Black ally for whom the speaker created a state job. Fact: Democrat Robert Holloman - A state senator accused of not reporting more than $23,000 in campaign contributions could face criminal charges after the State Board of Elections forwarded his case to prosecutors Thursday. The board also ordered Sen. Robert Holloman, D-Hertford, to pay a fine of $1,750 Fact: Democrat Jerry Gaskill - A federal grand jury in Raleigh indicted N.C. Department of Transportation Ferry Division Director Jerry Gaskill of Cedar Island for illegal activities associated with the stateÂ’s efforts to establish a passenger ferry service across the Currituck Sound. The indictment charges Gaskill with conspiracy to violate the Clean Water Act and the Rivers and Harbor Act, actual violations of both acts, and with making material false statements about those activities. Fact: Democrat Garland Garrett, Jr. - After a three-year investigation into illegal gambling, former state Transportation Secretary Garland Garrett Jr. was sentenced to federal prison for operating an illegal gambling business. Garrett was also prominent Democrat fundraiser. Fact: Democrat Andrew Reyes - Andrew Reyes, a former Mecklenburg County Democratic Party Chairman, was sentenced to almost five years in federal prison for bank fraud and tax evasion after being on the run for nearly 18 months from authorities. Reyes was also a prominent Democrat fundraiser. Fact: Democrat Meg Scott Phips - Meg Scott Phipps, former commissioner of agriculture, was found guilty of extorting funds for her campaign from carnival companies. Phipps was later sentenced to four years in federal prison. Fact: Democrat Frank Ballance - Frank Ballance, a former U.S. congressman who resigned from his eastern North Carolina seat amidst controversy, pleaded guilty to a federal conspiracy charge related to the mishandling of money by his charitable foundation. Roughly $100,000 in public money went to his law firm, church and relatives. His son, Judge Garey Ballance, received $20,000 to buy a Lincoln Navigator. Garey Ballance pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor for failing to file an income tax return. RobertP, you can't handle the truth. You ignore it and lob stones about Federal corruption. Meanwhile, in your very own backyard that has been landscaped by your DEMOCRAT buddies, there is far MORE CORRUPTION than anything going on in Washington DC. Which, by the way, includes MORE DEMOCRATS THAN REPUBLICANS. Go bury your head back in your Chapel Hill induced, weed smokin, drum circle sittin, soy latte drinkin, hippie dreamworld. The real world is much too much for you to handle.

Posted by: The Reckoning at June 24, 2006 01:38 PM (wUrtG)

18 And I always wonder about that usage of "friend." RobertP believes in a system of government in which he is the master and I am the slave. He wants to be in charge of me and determine where all the fruits of my labor go. That's not my friend. That's my enemy.

Posted by: Ogre at June 24, 2006 01:54 PM (2uG3z)

19 Ogre, The bottom line is this. North Carolina liberals and hippies like RobertP have been so enthralled on George Bush and Washington DC that they have ignored EVERYTHING that has been going on in their very own Democrat controlled state. They have become what they so profess to despise ... the monied elite ruling class looking out for big business while steam rolling the environment. Not true you say? Review above facts and go back to sleep. Could it be selective, willful ignorance on RobertP's part? Whats in your wallet RobertP?

Posted by: The Reckoning at June 24, 2006 02:15 PM (wUrtG)

20 I'm not sure it's ignorance, to be honest. I think RobertP and Democrats like him in North Carolina are very happy with the socialist trend. They honestly like higher and higher taxes because they know better where money should be spent -- and since they don't work and earn it; and won't spend their own money on their social projects; they have to take it from someone else who does work. That's what they like. It's what they do. They are excited and overjoyed every single time that government expands, no matter the cost.

Posted by: Ogre at June 24, 2006 02:17 PM (2uG3z)

21 Hippies smell.

Posted by: The Reckoning at June 25, 2006 02:09 AM (wUrtG)

22 So, we don't work? Huh. Tell that to my wife and two kids every morning and every night. I make a good living and live somewhere where I voluntarily pay higher taxes to have a better school system. BTW, it works. Care to compare your city schools to Chapel Hill city schools? As for the reckoning, he is the same idiot who is just completely obsessed with rachel whatever her name is. I never, ever, ever under any circumstances read his posts because he is a complete and utter tin-foil nut job. Master and Slave? I believe it is your ilk that still supports slavery, like in the Marianis islands? Your good buddy and ideological father Tom DeLay went there and told them what a good example they were setting with their labor camps and forced abortions. Of course, they aren't white. We know that things like freedom and pro-birth only count if you're white.

Posted by: Robert P at June 25, 2006 04:01 AM (V/N23)

23 RobertP wrote, "As for the reckoning, he is the same idiot who is just completely obsessed with rachel whatever her name is." Nice try Anglico. Care to explain how you don't know who "rachel whatever her name is" when you have accepted advertising money from her campaign on your website, BlueNC? Not everyone is as clueless as you would like to believe. You have openly allowed a racist bigot, NC Supreme Court candidate Rachel Lea Hunter, advertise her agenda on your website. Hypocrit. RobertP also wrote, "I never, ever, ever under any circumstances read his posts because he is a complete and utter tin-foil nut job." I suppose it takes one to know one. Right Anglico? Or is it that when you ask for facts and are subsequently provided them, you can't handle the truth of Democrat corruption in your OWN backyard. I know. How about we get VERY local and dig into Chapel Hill political corruption? There are some good 'ole monied elite hippies in Chapel Hill who have been caught with their hand in the cookie jar one too many times. I bet you are friends with some of them. Know any trust fund babies? RobertP, you are one fine hypocrit. Sooner or later, the day comes when you can't hide from the things that you've done anymore.

Posted by: The Reckoning at June 25, 2006 06:30 PM (wUrtG)

24 Anyone with an IQ over 50 would be able to figure out I'm not Anglico. 'Nuff said.

Posted by: Robert P at June 26, 2006 05:49 PM (5swqh)

25 "'Nuff said." Whew. Thank goodness.

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