We need to go to NRA.com and help any way we can.

Coming out of my eyes after reading this post.

I'm a proud mutt too.. ARF!

Hahaha! And I won't, either! :-) and you got a point

disc players....?

my mom is a proud mutt, there's kraut in there I think.

don't edit it

since the Industrial Revolution (which was a game changer), typically every 30 years or so. it depends on the overall financial climate for new invention. Large corporations, in general, are not effective at bringing disruptive inventions to the market. In fact, they work overtime trying to lobby for regulations that stand in the way of new inventions. take a moment and think about where you've seen lasers used. game changer.

My mom was of the kraut lineage.

Look, it did it again. "Mas" is supposed to be "as",,,, rrrhhhghghg.

Perfetto! And I missed that,mas my stupid spell check kept messing with things! I just saw that now... How embarrassing....

I am of Italian ancestry.

wop guinea (Italian....??) Pgh?

Hmmm...Dago Kraut.. sounds like something I'd order from a hot dog stand. With mustard, of course!

How often do/did disruptive inventions come along, typically?

I know what a kraut is!

lasers are what we call a disruptive invention. that means, their invention changed all industries. the US rarely sees disruptive inventions since 2000.

Is it weird that my husband just brought in our AR-15's (to my office) and we passed them back and forth while we made plans to go shooting next week? lol Strangely (or not so strangely) the pit in my stomach is a little smaller now. And Lasers are a pretty cool invention...don't you think? lol

Actually, I will go to the indoor range here. Don't want to hurt anyone accidentally.

Hmmm, there are a lot of squirrels here... I'll leave the coyotes and bobcats alone, of course, as they balance out the prey population. That and I love to see them running through our woods.

what does this mean-I'm from the midwest

Man...I put my slang and non pc binder away a long time ago.... I wonder where I put it.. I have a feeling I'm going to need it to understand the coming comments.....

after the classes, you'll have to practice