Month: May 2008

(Via Timebomb 2000) I made the post immediately below this with the intention that it would be my only post on Memorial Day. Well, it…

Today is the day we celebrate Memorial Day, once known as Decoration Day. For most, it marks the unofficial start of summer, but once upon…

The world’s largest shotgun: That’s the XM1028 Cannister Charge. “Gunner…load cannister.” I wonder when words to that effect were last heard in combat?

Phoenix has landed safely. Usually, I’m a pretty harsh critic of NASA, feeling that more often than not, they are the problem with manned space…

…or are these home-grown fools? A group in Santa Fe, New Mexico, is seeking a ban on Wi-Fi signals in public buildings because they say…

The Heartless Libertarian has the skinny on just how professionally paranoid the US Secret Service is. I understand that protecting their charges is their #1…

(Vai Say Uncle and Massbackwards) Hollyweird is considering a remake of “Red Dawn”. Given the current propensities of that bunch, the movie will be 5…

(Via Frugal Squirrels) Think you’ve got plenty of food on hand for an emergency? Take a look at these women then go check our your…

OK, I’m not too thrilled that someone actually cut open a Tiger I, but since it can’t be undone here’s a brief glimpse inside one…

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has decided, under Congressional pressure, to drop its use of the decade-old slogan “Always Think Forfeiture”. This…

Ruth Davis banked on looking like just another granny in the slow lane. But the 65-year-old Floridian was on business. A high-dollar delivery — 33…

I haven’t been blogging the ordeal of David Olofson, the man who loaned out his AR to an acquaintance, who then suffered a malfunction, leading…

I know it’s petty of me, but I wonder if the “I love my country more than I hate John McCain” crowd are still feeling…

Helecopters vs. terrorists–not even a contest.

I would ask you to go here and watch the sideshow in the banner. Any company that thinks like this can have my business.

I’m constantly amazed at the places I wind up, and their effects on how and what I think on a given subject. A Computer World…

and I could only use them to solve 3% of crimes. But then, yours truly suspects it never was about crime solving anyway. I wonder…

In local politics, Randolph County (NC) voters rejected a sales tax increase in the May 6 voting. A disgruntled County Manager Richard Wells said: We…

(Link via the Drudge Report) In yesterday’s primaries, 27% of Republican voters in North Carolina voted against John McCain, while 23% of Republican voters in…

(Via Pirate 4×4) And yes, you should prepare to be pissed. (Why do you expect differently when BATF is involved?) The BATF is apparently auctioning…

Providing, of course, people actually notice it: Doctors know some patients needing lifesaving care won’t get it in a flu pandemic or other disaster. The…

Go Ugly Early–an A-10 provides some very close air support. Be sure to note the distinctive sound made by the GAU-8 cannon. I used to…

One method of storing away extra food for lean times is in the freezer. While not suitable for long-term storage (especially in a situation where…

(Via LawDog) Jim March’s Revolver Checkout Procedure. print it out and file it away–there will be a test the next time you buy a revolver.

There are good and valid reasons why our ancestors hunted out the big predators in their midst: A nanny pulled a 2-year-old girl from the…

(Via Timebomb 2000) This has been a poor week for posting–again. Sure, we have O’blah-blah and Pastor Wrong, our current economic spasms, Daddy Freakazoid in…