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Month: October 2004

Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

WTF happened to my comments?

I just noticed that my Haloscan comments were gone, and I was dealing with Blogger’s comments instead. So I’ve reinserted the Haloscan comment code. Of…

October 28, 2004February 13, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

Secret Weapons

(Via Jerry Pournelle) Varifrank has a “Secret Weapon“. This is another of the things I’ve read that I won’t demean by commenting on. Just go…

October 28, 2004February 13, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

I have in my hand the final Wictory Wednesday

We have here my last Wictory Wednesday post. The other Wictory Wednesday bloggers are At this point, I doubt that very many people are truly…

October 27, 2004February 15, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

Thanks for your help in identifying you

(Via Drudge) Terrorists hope to defeat Bush through Iraq violence You’re not surprised, are you? After all, it worked in Spain. (And I want you…

October 27, 2004February 13, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

A beautiful sentiment

WorldNet Daily has this little jewel about some freedom-loving Americans celebration of UN Day. Pardon me while I go find someone to high-five…

October 27, 2004February 15, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

Oh you kids!

(Via Drudge) It seems those wacky kids at CBS News are at it again: 60 MINS PLANNED BUSH MISSING EXPLOSIVES STORY FOR ELECTION EVE Fresh…

October 27, 2004February 13, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

War Plan Orange

(For those of you not versed in WWII history, War Plan Orange was the plan that General Douglas MacArthur drew up for the defense of…

October 26, 2004February 13, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

A cautionary tale

(Via misc.survivalism. Thanks to Gunner–you got too much time on your hands this week?) I’m not sure of the provenance of the story, but I…

October 21, 2004February 15, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

Wictory Wednesday

Well, this is the “next to last” Wictory Wednesday post. Other Wictory Wednesday bloggers are I think we can safely say this is crunch time.…

October 20, 2004February 13, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

Any questions?

(Via misc.survivalism. Thanks to Gunner.) Just in case you don’t get how important this election is, Mathew Manweller, a political science professor at Central Washington…

October 20, 2004February 15, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

Flu shots, media-induced mass hysteria, socialized medicine and economics

Rarely can you get so many topics covered in one post–and still make sense. This is one of these times. In case you’ve been stuck…

October 19, 2004February 15, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

Worth your time

Talk about getting something indirectly–this excellent editorial is on Town Hall, reached via The Lost Target, and I was pointed to that in a alt.survival…

October 18, 2004February 13, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

OK…

So here we have Gun-shop owner in D.C. sniper case faces tax charges. So, far, so good–this guy isn’t’ the first small businessman to either…

October 18, 2004February 13, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

My last debate post

Well, this time I got to hear or watch nearly the entire debate. I’m also getting to post about it before I listen to a…

October 14, 2004February 13, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

Don’t trust a cop to uphold the law

Time for some local blogging with larger implications. The Alamance County, NC sheriff did a little investigation. He sent a list of 125 Hispanic voters…

October 14, 2004February 15, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

I have a plan–Wictory Wednesday

Wictory Wednesday rolls on toward victory! Other Wictory Wednesday bloggers are 20 days to the election. In most states, voter registration is closed. It’s time…

October 13, 2004February 15, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

Catching up

It’s amazing how much can go on while I’m on vacation (or just busy preparing for it). Most of it’s old news, but just in…

October 13, 2004February 15, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

Back from the beach

“..and a good time was had by all.” The weather was incredible–no rain, highs in the 70s and lows in the 60s. The fishing was…

October 13, 2004February 15, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

Gone fishin’

There’s a lot of things I’d like to comment on, but I’m dead tired. I’ve been working all day to get the camper ready for…

October 8, 2004February 15, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

Wictory Wednesday rolls on

Wictory Wednesday rolls on toward victory! Other Wictory Wednesday bloggers are The Electoral Vote Predictor is showing Bush ahead 321 to 200. Our Prez hasn’t…

October 6, 2004February 13, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

Just say no to socialized medicine

(Via the Red Georgia Clay blogroll) If you want a first-person experience, made in America by Americans, read this from Hardtack and Havoc: Government Sponsored…

October 6, 2004February 15, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

Eric S. Raymond’s Home Page

ESR has been around the Internet since before it was the Internet. However, he isn’t who you might expect him to be. Check out his…

October 6, 2004February 15, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

How Berkeley Can You Be?

(Via Jerry Pournelle) The loons of Berkeley get together and hyper each other into a frenzy. I wonder how often you can get this many…

October 6, 2004February 15, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

They did it!

SpaceShipOne made it, and gets to claim the bragging rights, as well as $10,000,000 in prize money. I’m waiting to see the next step. (Scaled…

October 4, 2004February 13, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

History unfolding

SpaceShipOne is set to make it’s bid for the Ansari X Prize today. Here’s hoping for success–space flight is another in a long list of…

October 4, 2004February 15, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

One down, how many to go

I note on FOXNews that our troops have successfully fumigated the cockroaches in the Iraqi town of Samarra and are giving Fallujah an working over…

October 4, 2004February 13, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

Bison Newsletter

If you’ve ever perused my website, you may have noticed I have an interest in survivalism. Well, if you share it, and you’ve been at…

October 4, 2004February 15, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

The obligatory debate post

(OK, I’ve been busy and had o time for blogging–Sue Me! Oops, a lawyer is running for vice-president…let me rephrase that….) Kerry won on style,…

October 4, 2004February 13, 2021

Blogroll

  • 357 Magnum
  • Bayou Renaissance Man
  • Eaton Rapids Joe
  • Eric Peters Autos
  • In the MIDDLE of the RIGHT
  • Nobody Asked Me
  • Notes From The Bunker
  • Raconteur Report
  • Random Acts of Gibberish
  • Splendid Isolation
  • The Burning Platform
  • The Silicon Graybeard
  • The Ultimate Answer To Kings
  • traditionalRIGHT
  • Western Rifle Shooters
  • Wilder, Wealthy, and Wise

Prepping

  • Blue Collar Prepping
  • Dr. Bones & Nurse Amy
  • Prepping 2.0
  • SurvivalBlog

Gear

  • 511 Tactical
  • Apmex
  • Blue Force Gear
  • Cool Tools
  • Dark Angel Medical
  • Duluth Trading
  • Gainesville Coins
  • Galloway Precision
  • Galls
  • J. Peterman Company
  • Kabar Knives
  • LA Police Gear
  • LAG Tactical
  • Lehmans
  • Limitless Gear
  • Mountainside Medical Equipment
  • Old Coleman Parts
  • SD Bullion
  • SOG Knives
  • Streamlight
  • Texas Precious Metals
  • UW Gear
  • Vermont Country Store

Economics

  • Armstrong Economics
  • Calculated Risk
  • Captain Capitalism
  • Fed Watch
  • Foundation for Economic Education
  • Mises Institute
  • Of Two Minds
  • Shadow Stats
  • The Collaborative Fund Blog
  • Variant Perception

Guns

  • AIM Surplus
  • American Suppressor Association
  • Ammo For Sale
  • Ammo Man
  • Ammo To Go
  • AmmoSeek
  • Ammo.com
  • Ammo Land
  • Ammunition Store
  • Armed Citizens Legal Defense Network
  • Ballistics By The Inch
  • Bulk Ammo
  • CDNN Sports
  • Crimson Trace
  • Crow Shooting Supply
  • Dillon Precision
  • EEzox
  • EOTech
  • Forgotten Weapons
  • Grass Roots North Carolina
  • Gun Facts
  • Gun Laws
  • Gun news Daily
  • Gun Talk Radio
  • Gun Talk TV
  • Gun Watch
  • GunBlast!
  • Gun Owners of America
  • Guns.com
  • Handgunlaw.us
  • Hornady
  • Joe Bob Outfitters
  • Lee Precision
  • Lucky Gunner
  • Midsouth Shooters Supply
  • Natchez Shooters Supply
  • National Rifle Association
  • National Shooting Sports Federation
  • North Carolina Rifle and Pistol Association
  • Of Arms and the Law
  • Powder Valley
  • RCBS
  • Redding Reloading
  • Second Amendment Foundation
  • Silencer Shop
  • Suddarth Optical Repair
  • Target Sports
  • The Citizens Committee For the Right to Keep and Bear Arms
  • The Firearm Blog
  • The Firearms Coalition
  • The Gun Feed
  • The Law of Self Defense
  • The Lost Target
  • The Shooters’s Bar
  • The Tactical Professor
  • Where To Shoot
  • Wideners
  • WikiArms

Training

  • Active Response Training
  • Defensive Concepts North Carolina
  • Gunsite
  • Handgun Combatives
  • I.C.E. Training
  • The Patriot Nurse
  • Pistol Training.com
  • Practical Firearms Training
  • Rangemaster
  • Shootrite Firearms Academy
  • Southeastern Defensive Firearms Academy
  • Teach Yourself to Shoot Better

Ham Radio

  • Alinco
  • Alpha Antenna
  • American Radio Relay League (ARRL)
  • Amateur Radio Newsline
  • AMSAT North America
  • DXMaps
  • CQ Magazine
  • CQ Magazine Newsroom
  • BITX Transceivers
  • Eagle Antennas
  • DX Commander Antennas
  • Eham
  • Elecraft
  • EQSL
  • FlexRadio
  • Ham Radio Answers
  • HamSCI
  • HF Propagation & Solar Data
  • HF Underground
  • Icom
  • ICQ Amateur Radio Podcast
  • IPS Solar Flare Alerts
  • Kenwood
  • Logbook of the World
  • MFJ Enterprises
  • NC QSO Party
  • QRZ
  • Radio Society of Great Britain
  • RT Systems
  • Short Wave Listening
  • Ultimax Antennas
  • VOACAP
  • Work FM Amateur Radio Satellites
  • Yaesu

The Law

  • Likelihood of Confusion
  • Legal Insurrection
  • The Shooters’ Bar

Other Important Sites

  • AgWeb
  • AlertsUSA
  • American Partisan
  • Downdetector
  • FlightAware
  • Forward Observer
  • GlobalSecurity.org
  • Marine Traffic
  • Michael Yon
  • poweroutage.us
  • Project Gutenburg
  • USGS Earthquake Hazards Program
  • The Watchers
  • Threat Journal
  • Waterwatch
  • ZeroHedge

YouTube Channels

  • blancolirio
  • CheapRVLiving
  • Committee on Tactical Combat Casualty Care
  • Corporal’s Corner
  • Cowboy Kent Rollins
  • Essential Craftsman
  • Forgotten Weapons
  • jehugarcia
  • John Daniel
  • Kyle Noseworthy
  • Lucky Gunner Ammo
  • Paul Shinn
  • Project Farm
  • Rob Braxman Tech
  • S2 Underground
  • Steve’s Small Engine Saloon
  • Tier 1 Citizen
  • The Gray Bearded Green Beret
  • The Hillbilly Kitchen
  • The History Guy
  • The Wolfe Pit
  • Triggered!

Other Viewpoints

  • 99% Invisible
  • The Automatic Earth
  • Ecosophia
  • James Howard Kunstler

Absent Friends

  • Bad Eagle (Link to Wayback Machine)
  • Chaos Manor (Dr. Jerry Pournelle) (RIP)
  • Freedomsight (On hiatus)
  • Our Rhodesian Heritage (Status Unknown)
  • Says Uncle (On hiatus)
  • SHOOTIN’ THE BREEZE and other things (RIP)
  • Sipsey Street Irregulars (Off The Air)
  • Standing Outside Looking In (Status Unknown)
  • Thunder Tales (RIP)
  • Weaponsman (RIP)
  • The Whited Sepulchre (RIP)
  • The Woodpile Report (RIP)

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