How higher education is turning students into dangerous self-righteous twits
Being that I’ve worked in higher ed for 4 years now, I’d say the authors are pretty much nailing it. The only place I part…
Year: 2015
The Crimson Trace/LCP Secrets
(As found on Facebook) Guns.com writer Nick Oetken discovers the secrets to life with the Ruger LCP–get the version with a Crimson Trace Laser and…
I wish you a slightly early Merry Christmas
Things have not been so merry this holiday season at the Freehold, unfortunately. For over a week, Mrs. Freeholder’s sister was hospitalized for an long…
In which CBS trips over its male member
(As found on Facebook) Or CBS would have tripped over it if it had a male member, at any rate. It seems that a member…
Another December 7
This particular anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor has a bit more meaning, perhaps, given the latest event of terrorism to take place on…
Continuing on the communications theme
On the night of the all-nighter, I posted a little something on my work on upping my communications abilities. An anonymous commenter had some questions…
I’ve been waiting for this
No, I’m not talking about San Bernardino. Important as it is, I’m a selfish human being. Others are already talking about it and at the…
Throwing this up tonight
Because I don’t want to blow your Thanksgiving. Commodity prices are plunging, the dollar is powering higher, the yield curve is flattening, ObamaCare is collapsing,…
Hm-m-m
I was listening to Michael Bane’s latest Downrange Radio, in which he deals with the ISIS attacks in Paris. Strong stuff, and the man speaks…
While I’m waiting
Gr-r-r… This morning I woke up with a migraine attack building. No reason for it; as far as I know none of the triggers I’ve…
Jesus wept.
(Via the Drudge Report) The headline reads MIZZOU CAMPUS ACTIVISTS AND BLACK LIVES MATTER COMPLAIN ABOUT PARIS STEALING THE SPOTLIGHT For once, I’ve got nothin’,…
I didn’t say anything last night
Mostly because I was seething. Seethingly angry at the terrorists, at the governments who have allowed this to happen and at the mindsets that prevent…
I may be a bit late today
But to the men and women of our military, please accept my sincerest thanks for a job always well done.
A little something on communications
I have made some progress on communications lately, although some of it is in the nature of “Two steps forward, one step back” and an…
A not-tab-clearing post
It’s been a while and I’ve accumulated a few things you’ll be interested in. Interestingly enough, they aren’t in browser tabs, so this one isn’t…
Pulling an all-nighter
In my more youthful days, pulling an all-nighter meant that I had either found myself one hell of a party, that I had drawn a…
But the anti-gunners say this never happens
But apparently in Chicago, the land of collapsing city budgets and public pensions, the impossible is just something they are going to have to learn…
The things one learns
As a part of my push to outfit my vehicles with communications gear, I have come upon the need to learn about 3.5mm audio plugs.…
For your browsing security
I have enabled the Blogger https:// capability for the blog. Now you can see what I’m not posting with greater security. There were plans for…
As they say, “Long time, no speak”
By way of explanation, it’s been both a busy and a painful week plus. Busy, both at work (*sigh*, life in a terminally short-staffed IT…
I was afraid of this
While I did not know Frank James personally (as “in person”), I had corresponded with him on a few occasions, and was well aware of…
I suspect they don’t see the irony
(Via the Drudge Report) It seems some Democrat legislators need armed guards to protect them while they call for disarming the populace. Dear asshats, there…
Epic rant
Just in case you have missed Charles C. W. Cooke’s epic rant aimed at the gun banners, you really ought to go check it out.…
Padre, that’ll be 6 Jeff Coopers
“Flock backs priest accused of pointing gun at Cowboys fan in Giants country” reads the FoxNews headline. Urk? It seems that Rev. Kevin Carter, pastor of…
“You can’t go out and round up all the alienated angry young men.”
Yes, we’ve had another spree killer in another unarmed victim zone. Here we all go again. As much as I hate to admit it, President…
Bugging out: A real life case study (of a sort)
As we used to say in the Army, “No shit, there I was…” And still am, sitting in an RV, a little less than 100…
Just curious
I was looking at the blog stats–what is it with my post on the Savage 6D that is so continually fascinating to visitors? That post…
Pay attention
The death of Command Sergeant Major Michael Heintz as a result of a misfire of his gun at a private range in South Carolina is a…
Federal Bureau of Inquisition?
(Via the Drudge Report) While I normally shun the Infowars site as a bit far on the woo-woo side of things for my taste, this…
Got spare parts?
(Via Say Uncle) So, the balloon has went up. It makes no difference what balloon it is, it’s up. You, the prepared prepping survivalist, have…