Snail's perspective

So today after my table tennis practice with Bruce Majors at Farmington Gym, I noticed TWO snails on top of my car.  One at the top of my windshield, and another on the roof.  How in the heck did they get there?  The place at that time isn't bustling with prank playing teens or anything, so I don't think someone put them up there.


They had to get there on their own, but how?  They would have to climb the tire, then over from the axel up the wheel well and over to get on top of the frame.  Crazy!  I thought to myself should I just smash them against the pavement like I normally do to snails?  I decided I'd see if they could handle a freeway speed ride to my Mom's house where I'd take a shower from the table tennis beating I took from Bruce.

After riding the 2 minutes to the freeway, I noticed that the snail that was at the top of my windshield had veered to his right and was coming down my driver's side window.  He didn't even look like he was struggling to hold on due to the wind generated from the speed of the car.

Crazy!  Once I got to I-215 and went under the 2200 North overpass the sun had finally hit my car for the first time in the day.  Within just a second, I heard some rattling on my roof where I expected it to be the snail that was on my roof.  I looked over and saw the snail on my window start to go into his shell, and lose most of the contact he was making with the window and he was sliding.  He fell off just a few seconds later.

The distance they traveled in those 12 minutes was 15 miles.  So let's put those numbers into perspective:

Snail height: 2 inches
My height: 6 feet

So that means it takes 36 snails to match my height if they stood up on each other's shoulders.

1 mile for me is 880 body lengths.  The snail has 36 body lengths to match me, which means that if I were the size of a snail, one mile would seem like 31,680 miles.

So travelling 12 miles at that size would be 475,200 miles!  That's the distance to the moon and back!

Then consider the speed covered in that time:

475,200/12 minutes = 39,600 miles per minute = 2,376,000 miles per hour.  That's Mach 3,096!

So let's get this straight, those snails held on to my car at over 2.3 million miles per hour, for 12 minutes going a distance equivalent to the moon and back?  All while holding their house on their backs.

That's actually pretty scary how strong they are. All the more reason to crunch them and ensure they don't take over the earth.

World armwrestling league 2018 championships - My take

I've been watching arm wrestling videos for over a year, ever since Jacob (well really it was my fault) really damaged my tendon.

Over this past year, I've developed some favorite players in the sport and become somewhat of a fan of the following pros:

• Lors Rorbakken
• Frode Haugland 
• Ronny Risoen

But ultimately, my biggest idol in the sport is Devon Larrett.  So when I saw he was going up against Michael Todd (who is a friend of Geoff Hale, who is a guy I can't stand), I was excited.  I've seen several matches of Michael Todd mainly using his "Kings move", which in opinion is a ugly way to play, but not completely illegal in itself.

Here is the match where in my opinion Michael takes the King's Move into illegal territory where he rests he entire tricep on the table itself.  That is messed up! Check it out.

Look at 19:27-19:34 the ref is eyeing Devon the whole time and MTs shoulder looks below the pad and his tricep totally resting on the table. 

Look at the WAL rules here: http://www.walunderground.com/rules fouls #10. 

Something's gotta change, because the spirit of the sport is at a tipping point here I think. Just from an observer/fan perspective.  

Dumb ass companies that don't want my business

• Square trade - bug time sucky customer service
• Dick's Sporting Goods - anti gun
• Chase bank - anti gun
• Nike - anti American
• Levi Strauss - anti gun 
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"My Life" People Search is a scam

The mylife.com website is a bit of a waste of money.  I did a personal search and while the information that was returned was quite outdated, I was convinced it could be somewhat productive and paid for a one-month full access subscription.

I did a search for my wife along with a couple of other searches, and the detailed report that I got for myself, ended up not working but simply forwarding me to another searching website which required additional payment.

I thought the subscription would enable detailed reports for an entire month?  Pissed off that I got scammed into a monthly subscription that really only gave me one detailed report.

Never again.  It was a waste of money and doesn't give the full benefits claimed.  I would consider this site a scam!

Why is that we have such smug butt-holes coming in to congress and behaving like they're above the rules?

Why this is the last time I will donate blood to the America Red Cross.

I will no longer be donating to the American Red Cross.  Apparently, their concern over my concealed carry is more important than my blood.  It's their choice. Fine.

I make a stand to my right to legally carry a concealed firearm, for the protection of others.  Given the rampant tolerance for mentally insane people, and a gross lack of vetting firearms to those responsible to bear them, I'll take a stand against this anti-gun rhetoric.  You want "segregation", you got it. My gun-loving blood apparently isn't good enough.

If enough concealed carry holders did the same, It will "make a difference" against this backward thinking that a banning a tool will keep you safe.  It actually just makes you a soft target.

One teacher at a time

 I'm offering a sponsorship to ONE full-time Davis County educator. Proof of employment required.

Here are the details of the sponsorship, and I will personally join you in all of these training sessions, to help mentor you and field any questions you have along the way.

1) Two 1.5 hour long training sessions with the same professional that trained me in firearm safety: Jeffrey Denning
2) Utah Concealed Carry permit class (which will include the paperwork and process to mail the permit application) + the application fees.
3) A joint membership to the Red Dot Firearms range in Layton for a full year - What good is the training, or even a tool, if you're not practiced and proficient in its use? This membership gives you free range time and a discount.
4) I will encourage you to join me once a week at the range for practice, and if you join me, I will provide the ammo.
5) $800 budget for you to purchase a concealed firearm of your choice and holster, once your permit arrives.
6) A small gun safe to store your firearm when you are not actively carrying it.

The above sponsorship is a value well over $2000, but I am truly interested in making a difference rather than just spew out words on social media, that really don't make a difference at all no matter what "side" you're on.

After this first year, here's what I expect:

1) You must practice.
2) You must carry.
3) You must continue your education in self-defense.
4) Pay it forward as much as possible.

I guarantee if you are an educator and feel timid about your personal safety and ability to help protect your kids, that if you take me up on this sponsorship your confidence and ability to resist potential "bad guys" will increase. You'll be able to focus on making a positive influence on those students without fear.

This post is NOT open up for comments, so if you're interested in this opportunity, contact me and we’ll get started.

Ggridley@gordongridley.us