Category: Tryin’ to reason with hurricane season

Once again, we have returned from Camp Freehold safe and sound. Saturday afternoon was devoted to range time. Son, one of my oldest friends and…

My loyal readers (all three of you) know that I’ve been following the case of Lt. Ilario Pantano, the Marine who has been accused of…

TheSafe Access to Drug Treatment and Child Protection Act of 2005 (HR 1528). It seems that Rep Sensenbrenner is completely off the deep end in…

I’m sorry, but I’m taking back my endorsement of Condoleezza Rice for President in 2008. Via Geek With A .45, theCountertop Chronicles brings us the…

Methuselah’s Daughter has a unique point of view on the subject of packing. I’ve heard similar thoughts before, but have never seen them as well…

It would seem that Newsweek has had an attack of Dan Ratherism: Newsweek Retracts Koran-Desecration Story Protesters took to the streets in several Afghan cities…

Back and somewhat refreshed from the weekend at Camp Freehold, we’re doing a quickie catchup post. As promised, I did some writing this weekend. The…

At least all is not blackness and despair. Murder charges against 2nd Lt. Ilario Pantano, the Marine who shot to death two Iraqi insurgents in…

It’s been a heck of a week, my back hurts and my attitude just stinks. Let’s see, we have the passage of the Real ID…

A lot of electrons have been expended on various Usenet survivalist-oriented grounds and web discussion boards on the “survival mindset”. It seems like a simple…

(Via The Drudge Report) Condi For President in 08 Do you think the Liberals are ready for a minority woman president who supports the Constitution?…

The $82 billion “emergency spending bill” passed the US Senate yesterday (100 to 0) and was signed by President Bush today. (No word yet if…

This blog passed 5000 hits earlier today. Woo-hoo!

(Via Vox Popoli) John Derbyshire believes that conservatives (the old-fashioned kind) are living in false hope. Given a lot of what I see, I reluctantly…

The San Jose Mercury-News is reporting that The officer who presided over a pretrial hearing for a Marine suspected in the murder of two Iraqis…

“Alternative Energy” is going mainstream, according to this Wired article. More and more people are installing solar or wind power systems, agumented by ties to…

Well boys and girls, it would seem that the Real ID act is going to sneak into our lives, attached to a military spending bill.…

In North Carolina, May 10 is probably one of the most politically incorrect holidays you could imagine–Confederate Memorial Day. This day is set aside as…

I know you’re probably asking yourself “Does this guy do nothing but go to gun shows on the weekend?” Well, no, not really. I only…

Let’s start with some good news: wiretaps in the US are up 19%. Do what? Has this guy lost his mind? That means Big Brother…

The Freeholder, Mrs. Freeholder and the little and not-so-little Freeholders are about to leave for the weekend getaway to Camp Freehold. The weather is supposed…

(Via The Sheila Variations) William Shatner, The Icon. I don’t know that I’d go quite that far, but I’m glad there are other people out…

According to an article on Wired, May is National Masturbation Month. (You, there in the back! Stop snickering!) I have to wonder if June will…

(Via The High Road) AMarine corporal who was videotaped shooting an apparently injured and unarmed Iraqi in a Fallujah mosque last year will not face…

(Via The High Road) One of the scribes for Time magazine thinks the recent Florida bill clarifying/expanding a citizen’s right to self-defense is a Bad…

Pakistan Arrests Al Qaeda’s No. 3 Leader Slowly but surely, we’re working our way up the chain. Getting nervous, Mr. bin Laden?

Given the amount of dumb things that our government does on the average day, you have to pick and choose what you’re going to get…

(Via This Is True) Every once in a while, you get something off the Internet that just hits you in the pit of the stomach…

Serious shooters all know about the .50 BMG rifle. It’s a big, bad boomer makes the liberal gungrabbers wet themselves on a regular basis. Of…

Damnit, I hate it when I’m the last to get word about things I’m trying to follow. I’ve been keeping up with the case of…