Shorter of breath and one day closer to death

Yeah, it's my birfday again. Already. My oh my, where does the time go?

Man, last year was an asskicker. First the best dog I've ever had died on me, then we got hit with expense after expense, well over 10,000 bucks worth.
First it was a copyright infringement deal, then the fuel pump on the truck, then the AC on the house, then the transmission on the truck a week later, then Lisa's son passing away a couple months after that.
But it was all dealt with. We made it, although a little frazzled and gun-shy. It could've been worse - at least our health hasn't suffered any more than normal. I am thankful for that.

I'd like to think this coming year will be better, but I ain't counting on it.
Our Nation is in an uproar and I don't see it getting anything but worse, especially the closer we get to the presidential election. With the coup from the Left and the MSM these past 4-5 months between the coronavirus scare and this racial bullshit going on, I'm beginning to have my doubts that Trump will be re-elected, but if he does, watch out - this country is going to burn. There's going to be widespread rioting in all the cities. If he doesn't get re-elected, the Left will push their agenda even harder and the war on our Rights will be over and it'll be open season (literally) on Conservatives in general and White folks in particular.
I've been advising folks for quite some time now to buy an AR or two and plenty of ammo. I hope y'all paid attention. Completed ARs now are running twice as much as they were 6 months ago and if you're building one, good luck on finding parts, especially uppers, at a reasonable price - and that's if you can find them at all. They're out there but they're harder to find and your choices are kinda limited.
Ammo..... Holy shit. Six months ago 5.56x45 was running right around 21 cents a round all day long. I just now checked ammoseek.com for prices and it's at 48 cents per round on the low end. BassPro has it for 40 cents a round with high shipping costs and potential shipping delays which seems to be the norm for both ammo and gun parts any more.

All this is a good thing if you've already got yours - it means more and more people are arming up. Unfortunately it also means we're getting closer to a flashpoint, something I never thought or wanted to see happen in my lifetime.

Stay strong, my friends.