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Month: July 2005

Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

Carnival of Cordite, #24

Boxing Alcbiades is hosting the 24th Carnival of Cordite. In the interest of full disclosure, I have an entry in this one. Lots of political…

July 30, 2005February 15, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

Fashionably late

I know that I’m late to this particular party, but I just saw it last night on The High Road and this morning on Kim…

July 30, 2005February 15, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

Evidence shows we aren’t as smart as we suppose

(Via Worldnet Daily) As time passes, it seems that many of the things we “know” turn out to be wrong. Case in point: Planting trees…

July 30, 2005February 15, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

Run, Dick, run!

Helen Thomas: If Cheney runs, I’ll kill myself

July 29, 2005February 13, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

Carnival of Cordite, #23

The Carnival of Cordite #23 is up at But That’s Just My Opinion. Judging from the length, a lot of work went into this Carnival.…

July 27, 2005February 15, 2021
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Shooting with Dad

Camp Freehold had the pleasure of a special guest this weekend–my Dad. For most of you, this may not seem like a big deal, but…

July 27, 2005February 13, 2021
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Spew Alert

In more ways than one…. Patrick Hughes has went off his medication again.

July 26, 2005February 13, 2021
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Last thoughts, then outta here

Time is fast approaching for the weekend exodus to Camp Freeholder. It’s been a relatively slow day at work, so I’ve been amusing myself with…

July 22, 2005February 15, 2021
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Time to get worried

I’m starting to get worried about the nomination of Judge John Roberts for the Supreme Court. Not only isAnn Coulter concerned about him, but Sen.…

July 22, 2005February 13, 2021
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Another brick in the wall

The House of Representative has voted to make the f’ing “Patriot Act” permanent. I suppose us proles should be grateful, because they threw us a…

July 22, 2005February 15, 2021
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Read these

(Via Bloodletting and The Gun Line) This first, this second and this third. If at some point you don’t get tears in your eyes, then…

July 22, 2005February 13, 2021
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New blog search engine

CNET News reports that Mark Cuban is relaunching is IceRocket search engine as a blog search engine. It’ll also be renamed BlogScour, I guess in…

July 22, 2005February 13, 2021
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4 more bombs in London

FOXNews is reporting 4 more bombs in London. Early reports don’t have much news, but it looks like a bus and 3 tube (we call…

July 21, 2005February 15, 2021
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Gen. William Westmoreland

This is another of those things I haven’t had a comment on because I just couldn’t figure out how to say what was in my…

July 21, 2005February 15, 2021
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Meanwhile, back at the range

(Sorry I’ve been so long with this, but it’s being a busy week.) As both of my readers know, few weekend trips to Camp Freehold…

July 21, 2005February 15, 2021
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Would you buy a used car from this man?

On a recent Sunday morning when Lew Tucker’s Dell desktop computer was overrun by spyware and adware–stealth software that delivers intrusive advertising messages and even…

July 21, 2005February 13, 2021
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They’ve beamed up Mr. Scott

All the icons of my childhood are leaving. James Doohan, who is best known for his role as Mr. Scott in Star Trek (the series…

July 20, 2005February 13, 2021
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SCOTUS blogging

I’m going to post on the Supreme Court vacancy/nomination since something worthy of note has finally happened. President Bush has nominated John G. Roberts, currently…

July 20, 2005February 13, 2021
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PETA *spit*

I work in a place where many of my fellow employees want to save the world. (Hey, I got to make a living–I have ammo…

July 20, 2005February 13, 2021
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Well just add me to your list

(Via Kim du Toit and Rivrdog) I’m not believing this crap–the AnarchAngel has had a Fatwah put out for him! Time for a Public Service…

July 18, 2005February 13, 2021
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Carnival of Cordite, #22

El Capitan of Baboon Pirates is hosting the Carnival of Cordite #22. Yours truly has an entry this time around, but check it all out.

July 18, 2005February 15, 2021
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Whittling away at the Second Amendment

I’m late to the party, but it’s supposedly a vacation week for me. Cut me some slack! It would seem that our friends at BATFE…

July 15, 2005February 13, 2021
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Carnival time

Resistance to the Carnival of Cordite is futile! There. Managed to get the blog name and the Carnival name in the shortest possible sentence. My…

July 12, 2005February 15, 2021
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Sorta back in the saddle

We’re home from Camp Freehold, but it’s going to be a (sort of) quiet week. While Mrs. Freeholder is out of town, The Freeholder is…

July 12, 2005February 13, 2021
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Stick a fork in it

For better or worse, this week is over. I’m too tired to comment properly, so I won’t. Please continue to remember out British brothers in…

July 8, 2005February 13, 2021
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Sureity

I’ve been following the story of the London terrorist bombings since I first heard about it on my drive to work. I kept checking in…

July 8, 2005February 13, 2021
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Survival information

In keeping with these troubling times, I’m going to be posting more and more on the topic of emergency preparedness, or in less PC terms,…

July 7, 2005February 13, 2021
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Thoughts on Independence Day

I deliberately chose on to spend the 4th of July holiday not thinking about the challenges that face us as a country. Instead, I chose…

July 7, 2005February 13, 2021
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Double standard?

(Via Drudge) I seem to recall that usually, the result of unsolicited United States “advice” to Communist China is a quick statement that we’re interfering…

July 5, 2005February 15, 2021
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I’m still here

Sorry about the lack of bloggage the last few days. Busy, busy, busy. First, we had to pick up the kids from their summer camp…

July 5, 2005February 15, 2021

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Absent Friends

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