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Year: 2004

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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Wictory Wednesday? Again?

Wictory Wednesday marches on! Other Wictory Wednesday bloggers are The Electoral Vote Predictor is showing Bush ahead 317 to 207. Most encouraging, but things will…

September 30, 2004February 13, 2021
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Support the troops

Not much else to say. Just pick one and do it.

September 29, 2004February 13, 2021
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There will be order!

(Via The Register) Pregnant woman arrested at Metro (This is a .pdf file (*ack!*)–scroll down, it’s on the left side of the first page and…

September 29, 2004February 13, 2021
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You knew this was going to happen, didn’t you?

(Via Jerry Pournelle) When the gov’mint decided that cell phones had to include GPS technology, “so we can locate callers when they dial 911 with…

September 27, 2004February 13, 2021
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Another one bites the dust

Via WorldNet Daily Armed robber fatally shot at social club A 64-year-old man gunned down an armed robber Friday night in an apparent act of…

September 27, 2004February 15, 2021
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I’m sure this will comfort the families of the victims

(Via WorldNet Daily) Oakland halts DUI checkpoints after Hispanic leaders complain But Hispanic community leaders and City Council President Ignacio De La Fuente complained that…

September 27, 2004February 15, 2021
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Show me the body

Pakistan Says Pearl Killer Dies in Shootout We don’t believe it until we see his cold, dead corpse.

September 27, 2004February 13, 2021
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Stop the presses!

(Via Drudge) One of Kerry’s big “Vote for me, I’m the Anti-Bush” lines is how he would have gotten the French and Germans on board…

September 27, 2004February 13, 2021
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Jimmy, get your foot offa my truck and shut the hell up!

(Via Drudge) You know, I got tired of Jimmy Carter in the 70’s, and I get tireder of him every time he opens his mouth.…

September 27, 2004February 15, 2021
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Florida in the crosshairs

FOXNews reports over 350,000 Floridians are once again marching in the Bug Out Parade, this time in honor of Hurricane Jeanne. Yes, the same Jeanne…

September 24, 2004February 15, 2021
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A final thought for the evening

Isn’t mine; wish it was. Do something you like. Forget about the pay, for Christ’s sakes. Regulate your style of living to fit your income.…

September 23, 2004February 15, 2021
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Scared

(Recalled to memory by The Federalist Patriot) “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country. ” Those are the…

September 23, 2004February 13, 2021
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Wictory Wednesday Marches On

Once again, The Freeholder is happy to note Wictory Wednesday. Other Wictory Wednesday bloggers are As expected, the polls have moved back toward more of…

September 22, 2004February 13, 2021
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Paging Rosanne Rosanadana

CBS Apologizes, Says They Were Duped Apologizing for a “mistake in judgment” in its story questioning President Bush’s Vietnam-era service in the Texas Air National…

September 21, 2004February 13, 2021
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Well darn

(Via The Register) It seems belle de jour has given up blogging. Well, OK. Over on the left, there used to be a “Guilty Pleasures”…

September 18, 2004February 13, 2021
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You mean mine isn’t bigger than yours?

(via WorldNet Daily) It would seem the cops don’t like competition, at least on the Taser front. Salient quotes: Private citizens can now own a…

September 18, 2004February 13, 2021
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If these are his supporters, I’m glad I’m not one of them

(via Worldnet Daily) From the “A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words” Department.

September 18, 2004February 15, 2021
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“If Mexico is so great, how come they all want to come to the United States?”

Fred has had his say-so again, this time on the tide of illegals flooding over the southern border. Here’s the nut of the column: Now,…

September 18, 2004February 15, 2021
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The AWB may be gone, but the ATF isn’t

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has long been known to be one of the Federal government agencies that is abusive of their…

September 16, 2004February 13, 2021

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