Factoring in the dragon
J.R.R. Tolkien wrote “It does not do to leave a dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.” This was the quote that really…
Year: 2017
Michael, Michael, in the morning…
This story arrived in my inbox this morning via The Email List That Shall Not Be Named. I’ve never heard it before, but it’s all…
And a Merry Christmas to us all
Yes, it may be Christmas Eve (Day, actually), but I want to wish everyone who might happen by a Merry Christmas. The dearth of recent…
Need to store cans in a shallow space?
Don’t care to build shelves? How about using plastic rain gutters instead? You get the benefit of a system that the cans won’t fall off…
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Upping your game
I want your to look closely at the frame capture included with this article on an armed robbery that took place here in the AO. Seeing…
Again, we remember
Once again, we remember our honored dead from the attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941.
Lack of situation awareness
Defined. What on earth were these people thinking?
Modern retirement
I’ve been thinking about how to write about this subject for some while now and do it in such a way that it doesn’t come…
Well, I’ve heard you’re supposed to keep busy in retirement
Retiree, 70, made ricin, tested it on neighbors, feds say. Edit, 12/2/2017: FoxNew apparently doesn’t care for links from Blogger. (Yet another reason to ditch…
Power to the people
Not in the dated 70s fashion, however. .357 Magnum brings up an important issue if you have decided to add solar to your mix of…
American Radio Relay League (ARRL) and my future relationship to it
After a number of bad experiences where the politics of an organization have interfered with my enjoyment of what the organization purported to provide (the…
We need more laws to restrict guns!
(Found on Gun Site’s Facebook page) At least that is the hue and cry after any “large enough” crime in which guns play a part.…
More on EMP
Yep, been going down this particular rat hole. I haven’t looked into it for a while, because it’s been my opinion that all the really…
Why haven’t I heard about disasterprepper sooner?
(From the email reflector that must remain nameless) This guy is great! I’m using this for an example, because it’s the first useful EMP information…
The Anti-FAIL
Well, what a difference a couple of day and some bad weather makes. With the exception of a reported 2,000 people in Los Angles, it…
Temper tantrums
The long announced temper tantrum begins tomorrow. Antifa, the mis-named group that is actually nothing more than communists looking for a good time, will be…
I can add 2 + 2
And come up with bullshit. Will the last bit of common sense to leave the USA please turn off the lights?
I bet you thought I’d never come back around to this (Putting up a 6m/2m/70cm beam antenna, Part 5)
In actuality, I’ve been working on this since the last post, but a lot of it has been in small parts that didn’t lend themselves…
Desperation is the mother of all spam
Now I’m getting Bitcoin spam on posts that are weeks or months old. The bots are getting desperate if they’re pitching Bitcoin here.
This ought to light off a few
(Via Kim DuToit at Splendid Isolation) I’m at the age where ladies of quality began being very difficult to come by. Seriously. I’ve watched guys…
Stop bleeding all over my floor!
(Via Michael Bane on Facebook) One of the training points that has come up in the last few years is that “If you carry a…
Hacking pharmaceuticals
(Via the Drudge Report) I’m not wild about the guy’s politics or a lot of other things about him, but the concept of of a…
9 types of gun control the Democrats have supported since Sunday
The Democrats cannot stop themselves when it comes to gun control, and proof of it lies in the fact that various Democrats—and/or Democrat surrogates—have voiced…
Chainsaw, use of
(Via SurvivalBlog) YouTube, even though it’s owned by Google and is in the middle of some sort of politically motivated purge, is still a source…
Word from Puerto Rico
I need to have the time to read my own blogroll more often. Over at cdr salamander’s joint, there is an excellent article on the emergency…
Not helping
Seth Smith, the owner and operator of Aynor Armory Firearms Research and Manufacturing in Aynor, SC, is not helping gunnies out. Speaking to a local…
In which a liberal writer
Learns that none of her anti-gun ideas would actually do any good in the real world. I have to give credit where credit is due…
I must haz hit the Big Times
Like most people who blog, I probably attract one comment per hundred plus readers. So I’m thrilled to find 6 comments awaiting moderation. All spam.…
Give ’em an inch
And Diane Feinstein will take every firearm accessory she can ban. This is yet another example why there is no way that gunnies can actually…
Yo! Lefties! Read up if you want a clue why we’re not going to compromise on guns.
At the Federalist, Meredith Dake-O’Connor write a very nice, civil piece titled “6 Reasons Your Right-Wing Friend Isn’t Coming To Your Side On Gun Control”. She…