I’ll likely not post here again until after the New Year and I completely missed wishing everyone a Merry Christmas. So, from my Herd to yours, here’s to a wonderful, peaceful, and better New Year!
Bull, out. ![]()

Here is an email letter circulating the Internet. The validity has been confirmed by via Snopes.com.
(This venerable and much honored WW II vet is well known in Hawaii for his seventy-plus years of service to patriotic organizations and causes all over the country. A humble man without a political bone in his body, he has never spoken out before about a government official, until now. He dictated this letter to a friend, signed it and mailed it to the President.)
Dear President Obama,
My name is Harold Estes, approaching 95 on December 13 of this year. People meeting me for the first time don’t believe my age because I remain wrinkle free and pretty much mentally alert.
I enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1934 and served proudly before, during and after WW II retiring as a Master Chief Bos’n Mate. Now I live in a “rest home” located on the western end of Pearl Harbor, allowing me to keep alive the memories of 23 years of service to my country.
One of the benefits of my age, perhaps the only one, is to speak my mind, blunt and direct even to the head man.
So here goes.
I am amazed, angry and determined not to see my country die before I do, but you seem hell bent not to grant me that wish. I can’t figure out what country you are the President of. You fly around the world telling our friends and enemies despicable lies like:
” We’re no longer a Christian nation”
” America is arrogant” – (Your wife even announced to the world,”America is mean-spirited. ” Please tell her to try preaching that nonsense to 23 generations of our war dead buried all over the globe who died for no other reason than to free a whole lot of strangers from tyranny and hopelessness.)
I’d say shame on the both of you, but I don’t think you like America, nor do I see an ounce of gratefulness in anything you do, for the obvious gifts this country has given you. To be without shame or gratefulness is a dangerous thing for a man sitting in the White House.
After 9/11 you said, “America hasn’t lived up to her ideals.”
Which ones did you mean? Was it the notion of personal Liberty that 11,000 farmers and shopkeepers died for to win Independence from the British? Or maybe the ideal that no man should be a slave to another man, that 500,000 men died for in the Civil War? I hope you didn’t mean the ideal 470,000 fathers, brothers, husbands, and a lot of fellas I knew personally died for in WWII, because we felt real strongly about not letting any nation push us around, because we stand for Freedom.
I don’t think you mean the ideal that says equality is better than discrimination. You know the one that a whole lot of white people understood when they helped to get you elected.
Take a little advice from a very old geezer, young man.
Shape up and start acting like an American. If you don’t, I’ll do what I can to see you get shipped out of that fancy rental on Pennsylvania Avenue. You were elected to lead. Not to bow, apologize and kiss the hands of murderers and corrupt leaders who still treat their people like slaves.
And just who do you think you are telling the American people not to jump to conclusions and condemn that Muslim major who killed 13 of his fellow soldiers and wounded dozens more. You mean you don’t want us to do what you did when that white cop used force to subdue that black college professor in Massachusetts, who was putting up a fight? You don’t mind offending the police calling them stupid but you don’t want us to offend Muslim fanatics by calling them what they are, terrorists.
One more thing. I realize you never served in the military and never had to defend your country with your life, but you’re the Commander-in-Chief now, son. Do your job. When your battle-hardened field General asks you for 40,000 more troops to complete the mission, give them to him. But if you’re not in this fight to win, then get out. The life of one American soldier is not worth the best political strategy you’re thinking of.
You could be our greatest president because you face the greatest challenge ever presented to any president.
You’re not going to restore American greatness by bringing back our bloated economy. That’s not our greatest threat. Losing the heart and soul of who we are as Americans is our big fight now.
And I sure as hell don’t want to think my President is the enemy in this final battle.
Sincerely,
Harold B. Estes
Damned skippy, Master Chief!
Bull, out. ![]()
Introducing Lt. Col. Allen West, the kind of Patriot that ‘We the People’ need all across America…
Why, oh why, can’t we have this guy here in Alabama? This, Dear Readers, is the man that should have been America’s first black President. A real man. A real American.
I wish him success in his campaign.
Bull, out! ![]()
As a Nation, we have forgiven the Japanese. Yet, we will NEVER forget!
(The same holds true for the cowardly, dastardly attacks of September 11, 2001. We may one day forgive the Muslim peoples responsible, but NEVER will we forget.)
As I do every day, I prayed at dawn for our armed forces where ever they may be, and for those that have given their lives for us in wars and battles long past. I remembered my father, Roy Clarence Jones, a veteran of the US Navy during WWII & survivor of the USS Wasp (CV-7) which was sunk at Guadalcanal and many battles thereafter aboard the USS Lansdowne (DD-486).
Bull, out.
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It is that time again. Time for The Bull to post an update of the scum bag sex offenders still breathing our air near “The Pasture”.
Right off I’d like to challenge my fellow bloggers to go to the Family Watchdog web site and find the listing of any or all offenders living in their neighborhoods and list those scum, complete with pictures, on their blogs. The more bloggers that are doing this, the more pressure we can put on these bastards. That makes every child that much safer. It takes only one post every couple of months to get the job done.
It has been too long since my last update on these perverts so The Bull personally verified all of the addresses of the scum in this update. As I mentioned in a past posting, I also have managed to start other Good Citizens to watching the monsters that live in their neighborhoods. Action has begun to escalate as we push my ‘Locate, Educate, and Move ‘Em Out’ Program in this area. As concerned and committed parents we are dedicated to moving these child-hunting scumbags out of our neighborhoods at least, (and out of the gene pool, if possible).
In past comments on this topic I have been reported as being an extreme Right-wing Christian anti-sex nutcase. Please, let me clarify:
Yes, I do stand to the Right of center, steadfastly defending the Constitution of the United States against ALL enemies, foreign or domestic. I vote as an Independent with the thought of my Country first and never a political party. Secondly, if you have read this blog for very long, or even bothered to ask, then you would know that we are Pagans. Our older children have chosen to follow the Christian path and we wish them health & happiness. Finally, being very happily married and with six children between us – and hopes for a 7th – neither Lady Beth or The Bull can be considered ‘anti-sex’. How silly!
NOTICE! In order to save space & download time, the photos of these perverts can be found on our Local Scum page. Now, on with the update!
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Here is what you, my Dear Readers, can do to help protect our children…
Start a Neighborhood Watch! This is a huge help. Neighbors helping neighbors. Get the locals involved. Only people you can trust to stay calm, though. Just remember, Do Nothing Stupid!!! I know how frustrating this can be, but you must keep a cool head and play by the rules. Just be sure to use the rules to your full advantage!
Usually these creeps fade off into the background when they find that pickings are going to get slim because people are watching. It’s those eyes on them constantly that makes them uncomfortable enough to leave. It takes time.
Friends, check those registries! Check them regularly and often. The Alabama Registry is found at this link. Then call your local Sheriff and make sure the info on the site is up-to-date.Here in Mobile County, Alabama our LEOs have failed us miserably in this respect over the years in violation of State Law. The Bull has been informed, though, that a volunteer group is being formed in the MCSO to deal with address & work confirmations as well as neighborhood notifications. I’ll be volunteering my time immediately!
Another good idea is to scout the addresses and see if the people living at the address are indeed the people listed on the registry. If they are, and if they are in your neighborhood, don’t go and get yourself arrested for something stupid like attacking them. Do NOTHING illegal!!! I can not stress that enough. Do not become a criminal over a criminal! It isn’t worth the loss you will suffer. Print out the registry page with their photo on it, make many copies, and post them everywhere possible in the neighborhood. Every utility pole should be covered. Place signs along the road. Go door-to-door with handouts. Make sure everyone knows who they are and what they did.
Buy a gun and learn how to properly and safely use and store it. (A shotgun chambered to 20, 16 or 12 gauge will do. I prefer the Mossberg 500A in 12 gauge & the legal minimum barrel length. In handguns you can’t go wrong with any caliber that starts with “.4″. The Bull prefers the ol’ reliable .45 Colt.) Ask your trainer about quality ammunition for protection. Here in Alabama, and an increasing number of states, we law abiding citizens have the right to protect ourselves, our children and our property by what ever means or force required. Use that law to your advantage! Tolerate no pedophile or other sex offender to survive entering your ‘castle’ with the intent to do harm!
Get a dog, too. Preferably a big dog that tends to “nanny” children. I recommend Great Danes (we have two), but Doberman Pinschers, German Shepherds, and Bouvier des Flandres will do quite nicely. Our Great Danes have proven themselves as absolutely remarkable child protection dogs. The Bull figures that all he’ll find of some pedophile meeting my dogs will be a few tatters of bloody clothing and rather large and greasy piles of dog crap in the back yard. Suits me right down to the ground! When not watching the kids the Danes simply sleep. NOTE: My big male Great Dane, Bruiser, was put to the test, and passed with flying colors, since my last ‘Scum Update’. Not against a pedophile, but a would-be thief eager to steal my tools and bikes. Bruiser can cross the yard to the back fence in under two seconds. Even with only a five step distance to cover to said fence this illegal alien type thief only made the top of the chain-link fence when his right leg suddenly became 150 pounds heavier and six fangs punctured his boot. (Yes, Danes have a rather unique tooth structure.) Poor bastard had a rough ride with his crotch being dragged some ten feet down the ragged top of the chain link. (Ouch! Must have been like riding a chainsaw!) The perp eventually tore himself loose and fell on the other side of the fence. Police followed a bit of a blood trail but lost it in the back of the neighborhood. No charges were filed against my dog as per the Castle Doctrine.
You put your kids in car seats and buckle them in, don’t you? If you would take the time to do that to protect your children from car accidents, would you not take the time to protect them from the predators walking our streets? The simple fact that there are so many of these creatures living among us proves that our Government – at every level – can not, or will not, protect us and our children. Police are proven to be useless until after the damage is done.
It is up to you – the parent. Are you ready?
Bull, out. ![]()
The Bull’s Pasture is strangely quiet today. Everyone is suffering from a combination of exhaustion and grief.
Last night at exactly 2325 hours our beloved ‘MawMaw’, (Lady Beth’s grandmother), who was known to the world at large as Anne Imhote Callaway, passed away peacefully at her home here in Mobile, AL after a blessedly short fight with an aggressive brain tumor. Anne was 75 years of age. She is survived by her husband of but 18 months, Ronald F. Callaway; a son, James “Jimmy” Imholte; 2 daughters, Deborah “Debbie” Brazell and Sandra Henderson, all of Mobile; six grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be on Monday, 16 Nov 2009 with interment on Tuesday, 17 Nov 2009 at the Pine Crest Cemetery in Mobile ,AL.
No words can duly explain the grief in the Family at this moment. Anne was a remarkable matriarch who showed love and tolerance to all. The Bull is terribly grieved as well for without the moral support of this dear woman then Lady Beth and myself would have had a much rougher row to hoe in blending our two families. My three children were always treated with exactly the same love and devotion as she doled out with eagerness to the other great-grandchildren.
I can write no more on the subject right now. Let it suffice for the moment that she will be missed.
27 Dec 1933 – 13 Nov 2009
16 Nov 2009
Just this morning Lady Beth & I visited with Bro. S.O. Wooley of the Azalea Lodge No. 898 here in Mobile. Bro. Wooley is the last surviving sibling of his family with the passing of Anne. To quote him:
“If Anne ever had an enemy anywhere then no one ever knew of them. She was as close to a Saint as we are ever to meet.”
Brother, I’m in complete agreement!
Bull, out. ![]()
To my American brothers & sister, and all Free people of this planet,
Take a moment on this day and stand in Honor of those great American citizens that have served, or are now serving, in the blessed cause of Liberty for All.
A few thoughts for you:
Right here would be a great spot for some great, quotable line. I have nothing to offer, for I am but a simple man. All I can add is that every night when my head meets pillow I think of those whose heads are then meeting a helmet instead, and every morning when I meet the dawn I give thought to those that will that day meet the needs of Freedom. And I am filled with both awe and pride at their bravery. They all make me so very grateful that I was born an American.
Semper Vigilo, Semper Libero!
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NOTICE: This is a re-print of a post I made in August 2009 concerning those listed in the title. At the time of the blog failure there were some thirteen(13) comments, mostly from former & current customers of Terry Savanich. I’m sorry to say that all the comments were lost. Including those listing the links to the folks investigating the complaints filed against ‘Our Bandit Leather Crafters’. Please, if you previously posted information, post it again for the use of others.
Bull*
Dear Readers.
I’ll not even pretend to know what the hell is going on with Terry Savanich of ‘Our Bandit Leather Crafters’ anymore. Over the last few months my mailbox has had increasing traffic telling me every possible version of horror story possible. Now the complaints have reached the point of at least one a day! It appears that for whatever reason – and despite making some mighty fine leather – Terry has decided to screw over dozens of would-be purchasers of his wares. Yep, I understand being sick. Done enough of that myself! However, there is NO reason that he couldn’t be honest and refund the money to his prepaid clients if he isn’t physically capable of doing the work he contracted to do.
As all of you are no doubt aware, I wrote of my praise concerning Terry’s leather work when I received, promptly, my leather from him. Now The Bull is feeling guilty for possibly leading many readers astray. (Gods! I hope that none of this really is my fault.) I can’t help but feel as if I’ve been ripped off, too, for supporting Terry in his business and in his supposed illness.
NOTE: The Bull, & ‘The Bull Speaks!‘, no longer supports, endorses, or is involved with Terry Savanich or ‘Our Bandit Leather Crafters’. These thieving business practices should not be condoned on any level. More, I recommend that anyone with an order for leather with Terry seek out the Better Business Bureau. If your case is not settled quickly, then you should consider a lawsuit.
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It is bound to happen from time-to-time. A fellow gets involved in a high(er) tech stuff than he is used to working with and then something goes wrong. It finally happened to me, but it took over four years so I’m better off than most.
The good news is that I have saved, with the help of my great server folks at Verve, everything up to January of this year. The bad news: Everything after that date is toast, with the exception of a couple of things I had saved here on my home computer. All comments after January ‘09 are gone.
I had been making my own backups every three months or so, but wouldn’t you know it – my last couple were a corrupted mess. Now I’ll be using an automatic system to WEEKLY back up this blog. Lesson learned.
Not everything here has been rebuilt yet. Pardon the error messages for the short term as things get put back in place.
Bull, out. ![]()
Today is the day.
For what, only time will tell.
If you’ve been wondering where The Bull has been, I’ve been deliberately staying off this blog during the end of the election cycle. Too much drama with no chance of great return regardless of who wins. Granted, IMNSHO, America would be better off with McCain over Obama. The fact remains that I am but one man – one vote. There is a good chance that I’ll be in the minority this election. I decided that I would accept that loss, should it come, with grace & dignity. Something that I predict we will not see from the Left whether they win or lose. All The Bull really cares for is the future of this beloved Nation of my birth.
There are two things that have come from all of this… For the first time in ages I found myself up at 3AM and in Circle, praying as we Pagans do, not for a win today but rather for the future and for guidance for myself. Why guidance? Because I am considering throwing my Balmoral bonnet into the ring for a local school board election. Watching the disgusting display of this election cycle has shown me that I must become more personally involved for I damned sure can’t count on the morons currently in office nor the power-hounds that want the offices to get the job done.
Like Grandpa Homer said, “If you want it done right then you’ve got to do it yourself”.
I also want to take a moment before I close this post to address an email from oe of my dearest & best friends, Nancy Gail. She wrote me a while back taking me lightly to task for my oft stated stance on Muslims. She wrote, and I quote:
I think its about time you said something nice on your blog about at least *one* ?
Muslim soldier fought for America _ and his faith – Yahoo! News
http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20081021/pl_mcclatchy/3078971
To reply: Happily, dear Gail! Happily!
For this is not so much a story of a Muslim as it is the story of an American. More, an American Hero. Kareem Rashad Sultan Khan was what all Americans should be. He was also what all Muslims should be, but sadly are not. My complaint about Islam is that it is a religion full of blind followers. People willing to murder children – even their own – because a guy in a cleaner towel told them so. And as I’ve also said, Muslims as a group can not and must not be trusted until they start to police themselves and stop their murderous ways. Khan was the perfect example of what a Muslim can and should be. He prayed devoutly. He followed the spirit of his Faith, and he shunned the bitter extremist of Islam.
Kareem Rashad Sultan Khan was killed by an improvised explosive device in August 2007 along with four other soldiers and an Iraqi interpreter while searching a house in Baqouba, Iraq. The Bull salutes his memory and his surviving family for their supreme sacrifice for the Freedoms we enjoy (at least until Jan.21, 2009) here in America.
When you think about the huge advances made in the evolution of Civilization by Muslims in the past it really is a damned shame how low they have fallen as a people.
UPDATE: I voted today at 11:30AM among a huge crowd at the Tillman’s Corner, AL Community Center. In speaking with the crowd outside it appears that the Conservatives are doing well in our wee corner of Alabama. Of course, the day is young and this is one seriously volatile election cycle. I took my 14yr. old son son along with me to the polls so he could see the process in action, up close & personal. Jake was amazed at the complexity of the ballot in Alabama. Here we vote for various justices as well as a myriad of State constitutional issues – even those concerning far away counties. Hard to believe, but in the next Presidential election my son will be voting right along side The Bull. At least now he will know how…
Pray for our Nation, Pray for others – and VOTE!
Bull, out. ![]()
Been a while since I posted and couldn’t think of anything better than the following. The source should be a big surprise for those on the Liberal Left…
As to the species of exercise, I advise the gun. While this gives moderate exercise to the body, it gives boldness, enterprise, and independence to the mind. Games played with the ball and others of that nature, are too violent for the body and stamp no character on the mind. Let your gun, therefore, be the constant companion to your walks.”
Thomas Jefferson
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