Year: 2006

From today’s CMP Shooter’s News: CMP South Store Opening 1 June 2006. The CMP South store will open for business on 1 June 2006. The…

I won Riding Sun‘s Caption Contest last week. Cool.

(From Wayne’s World Via Obnoxious Droppings) The various ways the world views the United States Marine Corps.

The Register reports that DARPA is applying for a patent “…for a contraption designed to hurl SWAT teams and other emergency workers onto the roofs…

I deliberately didn’t watch the President’s speech last night. I figured I could read the transcript and save myself the cost of a new TV.…

It seems that the Dark-and-Creepy Wing of the Republican Party is working overtime: Wisconsin Rep. James Sensenbrenner, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, is…

Varifrank has posted what is perhaps the scariest short story I’ve every read. Bravo, sir. I can only hope that my son never has to…

Those of us in the e-e-e-vil Gun Culture are all aware of the book Molon Labe by Boston T. Party. (If you aren’t aware of…

The National Security Agency has been secretly collecting phone call records of tens of millions of Americans, including calls made within the United States, according…

And that’s the problem, at least for those of us who believe that Nanny needs to go mind her own freakin’ business and leave us…

(Via The Geek with a .45) If you’ve ever seen Star Wars, you’re gonna love this. Remove all milk from your vicinity before clicking.

I’ve often wondered what “these kids” (Don’t you hate it when you get old enough to say that?) were going to do when they turned…

I’ve never been much of a Walmart basher, and as I matter of fact I do a fair amount of shopping with the Behemoth from…

Gullyborg returns from zombieland (or final exams, which is very close to zombieland) with the 58th installment of the beloved Carnival of Cordite. Don’t miss…

In order to maintain my anonimity (more or less, anyway) I’ve made changes to my Sitemeter and Haloscan accounts. This unfortunately means that all the…

RFID tags are bandied about as a technological cure-all for identity theft, speeding checkout at the grocery store, providing loss-proof identification and finally answering that…

(Via Drudge) Big bad terrorist Abual-Zarqawi, who hates everything western, wears New Balance tennis shoes, rides around in a pickup truck and has poor weapons…

(Via Wired) Our ever-efficient Too Stupid for Arby’s Transportation Security Administration seems to have some problems with their terrorist watch list. Specifically, they have people…

(Via Wired) Three weeks or so ago, I noted the filing of a lawsuit by the EFF over alledged massive wiretapping by the NSA. The…

(Via News.com) If you watch TV, listen to the radio, make phone calls or use a “communications service”, prepare to get shafted–the new telecom bill…

The Freeholder family has now officially moved the RV to it’s summer digs at our campground. Time for blogging to slow down a bit, as…

(Via bookmoth) You scored as Serenity (Firefly). You like to live your own way and don’t enjoy when anyone but a friend tries to tell…

CNN reports that a US Senate committee is recommending that FEMA be abolished and replaced with an all-new agency under the Department of Homeland Security.…

(Via Claire Wolfe) Remember RealID, the scheme to force all states to participate in what will surely become a national ID card? Some states, such…

(Via Timebomb2000) Or at least so it seems. House Poised to Grant Arrest Powers to CIA, NSA As Emo Williams once said, “Some days it…

You can tell it’s getting close to primary elections here in North Carolina: The sister-in-law of Randolph County Clerk of Court Lynda Skeen was arrested…

OK, this is going to get geeky. You’ve been warned… Most people who aren’t technogeeks for a living (or a hobby) have never heard of…

Yes, I’m pointing out two, because I didn’t get to it last week (Shame on me!). Carnival #55 has some very interesting reading, including some…

(Via Worldnet Daily) They have lain unopened in a horse manger in a forgotten part of the Belgian countryside for more than 60 years. But…

Pachelbel’s Canon on the electric guitar. Absolutely too wicked cool.