Year: 2005

My mom’s biopsy is back, and the news isn’t good. She has breast cancer. We’re heading off to the oncologist this afternoon for a confab,…

Vox Day has an interesting view on the New Orleans gun confiscations. I’ll warn you that it may make you angry at first, but you…

Note to self–if Holland was ever on the list of “places I might move to”, take it off ASAP. The Dutch government will begin tracking…

I’ve never had a lot of use for hybrid vehicles. I’ve always thought that the extra expense and weight penalties from 2 engines (gas and…

(Via Karen De Coster) Rest easy, citizens, the NOPD is on patrol. Damn shame they didn’t get there earlier.

GeekWithA.45 has a good post on the history of The Great New Orleans Gun Confiscation. Nice work, guy.

Well, for someone the medics had pretty much given up on, my Mom is making a great recovery. We brought her home this afternoon. Along…

The Carnival of Corditeis up at Resistance is Futile! This is a special double edition–there was no carnival last week. Lots of links on the…

Now there’s an interesting question that seems to have no definitive answer. There has been much talk around the blogosphere and on the gun boards…

Want to get 3 doctors and a floor full of nurses confused? Have one of their patients, one that they’ve pretty much decided will not…

Blogging is likely going to be a thin after this post, barring a need for me to simply fill time. Yesterday evening, my mother, who…

Short week, but a long day, given the highly disturbing news from New Orleans. Mourn the Republic. Going to Camp Freehold. Look for an air…

(Via The High Road) Here is video footage from ABC of police and Oklahoma National Guard troops confiscating legally owned weapons, legally used, from citizens…

I know I promised a “lessons learned from Katrina” post, but since I’ve been one of those e-e-evil survivalist-types for many years, most of this…

It isn’t bad enough that Mayor Ray Nagin screwed the pooch deciding about if/when to evacuate his below seal level city in the face of…

(I’ve had this a few days now, and forget the source pointer.) CNSNews reports that there have been 7 previous sting operations targeted at attendees…

Mostly because Mrs. Freeholder occasionally reads this blog.

Another thing we noticed this weekend at Camp Freehold was the distinct feeling of Fall. The first few leaves are starting to trickle down, reconning…

After the news of the week, the short trip to Camp Freehold was very welcome. Camp Freehold doesn’t have cable or Internet, so you’re connection…

Gas prices seem to have stabilized around $3.10/gallon. Availability has improved somewhat now that Colonial and Plantation have their pipelines back in operation. Near-term stability…

Gas issues aside, we’re off to Camp Freehold shortly. I anticipate, if not relish, the opportunity to discuss survivalism with a number of our neighbors…

Gas prices seem to have stabilized in the $3.10-$3.30 range. Two stations out of gas; one of them for 36+ hours. Other stations seem to…

I’m probably going to sound like an unfeeling bastard, but what the hell is up with these people in New Orleans? Sure, there is post…

GajinBiker at Riding Sun is having a caption contest. Go play.

I note that Kim du Toit is going silent, not because anyone has finally “gotten” to him, but in favor of earning a living. You…

Gas price ranges from $2.80 to $3.30 for regular. Price increase at the station nearest my house of $0.30 in 1 hour. Long, but orderly,…

TEOTWAWKI is a term, coined by Mike Medintz on misc.survivalism IIRC,that stands for The End Of The World As We Know It. Hurricane Katrina isn’t…

Sheila at The Sheila Variations has a 20th birthday celebration of the 1985 movie “The Breakfast Club“. This is a great movie. If you didn’t…

Via an email list I subscribe to, here’s the latest on the Richmond/ATF/Showmasters festivities. VCDL filed a Freedom of Information request with the Virginia State…

The Carnival of Cordite #28 is up, again hosted at Resistance is futile!. As usual, much good stuff–particularly the gunfighting rules.