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Month: May 2005

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And they’re off and running

Once again, the Family Freeholder prepares to make our way to Camp Freehold for the weekend. However, this is a special weekend. It’s Memorial Day,…

May 27, 2005February 15, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

Today is making up for yesterday–in spades

It seems everyone is up for some monkey-wrenching. Good. For those wicked gun owners who haven’t heard it, the Florida Daily News decided to publish…

May 25, 2005February 13, 2021
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The Republicans have been rolled

(Via Kim du Toit) Andrew McCarthy at National Review has a rather scathing view of the “compromise” over President Bush’s nominees to the bench. As…

May 25, 2005February 13, 2021
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Cleaning up a mess

Ronald Coleman at Likelihood of Confusion has published some thoughts on the ClearPlay System. For those of you who don’t follow the geekly arts, ClearPlay…

May 25, 2005February 15, 2021
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I love this lady

(Via the Drudge Report) Now this is the kind of activism I can get behind. In the best tradition of monkey-wrenching, BJ Ostergren is publishing…

May 25, 2005February 15, 2021
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This must be the week…

For being irritated about Shit In General. Fred Reed has some thoughts on rednecks and why they’re worth more than the chattering classes. But of…

May 25, 2005February 13, 2021
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So tell us what you really think

Varifrank is even less thrilled than I am about than I am about the filibuster cave in compromise. Excellent rant.

May 25, 2005February 13, 2021
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Surviving our times

If I still sometimes wonder how Rand or Von Mises withstood the days of socialism, I also wonder how today’s freedom lovers endure an era…

May 25, 2005February 13, 2021
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Writing down passwords is a good thing

(WARNING: Geek Alert) According to a Microsoft security expert, we’ve been going at the issue of password security wrong for 20 years. Start writing the…

May 25, 2005February 13, 2021
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Another pound of sausage is born

I see that seven “moderate” Republican Senators have caved in to a Democrat minority and saved the Senate from the horror of changing its rules.…

May 25, 2005February 15, 2021
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Weekend catchup

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…

May 23, 2005February 13, 2021
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A further update on Lt. Pantano

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…

May 20, 2005February 15, 2021
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The Father of Real ID brings you

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…

May 19, 2005February 13, 2021
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Endorsement retracted

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…

May 18, 2005February 15, 2021
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Packing

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…

May 18, 2005February 13, 2021
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Newsweek Lied; People Died

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…

May 17, 2005February 13, 2021
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Doin’ that catchup thang

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…

May 16, 2005February 15, 2021
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One bit of good news

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…

May 13, 2005February 13, 2021
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A Friday Rant

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…

May 13, 2005February 15, 2021
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The survival mindset

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…

May 13, 2005February 13, 2021
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Well, that just tears it

(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?…

May 12, 2005February 13, 2021
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As expected, but still disappointing

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…

May 12, 2005February 15, 2021
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Celebrating another meaningless milestone

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

May 12, 2005February 15, 2021
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Twilight of Conservatism

(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…

May 11, 2005February 13, 2021
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Lt. Pantano–Recommendation delayed

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…

May 11, 2005February 15, 2021
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Going Green or preparing to survive?

“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…

May 11, 2005February 15, 2021
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Real ID? Real bad idea.

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.…

May 10, 2005February 13, 2021
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Confederate Memorial Day

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…

May 10, 2005February 15, 2021
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The Raleigh gun show and its aftermath

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…

May 10, 2005February 13, 2021
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Catching up from the weekend

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…

May 10, 2005February 15, 2021

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