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Another memorial to one of the fallen

But this time, it’s one who died over 40 years ago, in a war many would rather not remember. On Oct. 2, more than 50…

September 14, 2010February 15, 2021
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Don’t know the guy

(Via the Drudge Report) But I love his campaign ad.

September 13, 2010February 15, 2021
Another year passes…
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Another year passes…

Never Forget

September 11, 2010February 15, 2021
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Feel free to go skew their results some more

(Via Say Uncle) The Center for American Progress hosts a “Progressive Quiz“. Your not so humble scribe scored an 85 of a possible 400, making…

September 10, 2010February 15, 2021
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Hi, I’m Big Brother. Mind if I look in your medicine cabinet?

It seems that North Carolina sheriffs want access to your medical records to help in The Forever War on (Some) Drugs. Screw that HIPPA stuff,…

September 8, 2010February 15, 2021
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Um, about that “Greenland is melting!! We’re all gonna DIE!!!” thing…

Er, it may not be as bad as we thought. Sorry for the unnecessary hysteria. And Al Gore, too. I’ll be interested to see how…

September 7, 2010February 13, 2021
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Socialist progress in Venezuela

Once upon a time, I took one of those 3 day, crack your skull open and pour it in, computer classes that are all my…

September 6, 2010February 13, 2021
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There may be hope for the Republican Party after all

(Via the Drudge Report) I’ve said to many that George Bush (43) wasn’t the worst possible president; he was simply the best of a lot…

September 6, 2010February 13, 2021
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Here’s a vacation tip for you

I’d love to know the story behind this place: The Museum of Radio and Technology, Huntington, WV. They have a web site, too.

September 5, 2010February 15, 2021
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Not much about this in the US media

The US media, at least the parts I’ve seen, is not saying much about Friday’s (Saturday’s for them) earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand. It’s instructional…

September 4, 2010February 13, 2021
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Crowd size estimation

(Via Tam) One man’s method. Interesting idea–I’ll have to give it a try.

September 2, 2010February 15, 2021
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The last gasp of a dying media

That’s what this story from Wired looks like. Righthaven LLC has struck a deal with Arkansas-based WEHCO Media to expand its copyright litigation campaign, in…

September 2, 2010February 13, 2021
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Pardon me, your bias is showing

Your anti-gun, anti-freedom, anti-Constitution bias, that is. The South Korean government, in an effort to raise money for its military, wants to sell nearly a…

September 2, 2010February 13, 2021
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Apologies for the ad

It seems that one of my posts had an ad inserted into it, and I’ve just now noticed it. I’ve had numerous places that I’ve…

August 30, 2010February 15, 2021
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Wit and wisdom

(Found on Timebomb 2000) The wit and wisdom of perhaps the greatest leader of the 20th Century, Sir Winston Churchill, may be found here. Damn…

August 28, 2010February 13, 2021
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VJ Day

(From an Internet mailing list that must remain anonymous) Yeah, a little late for the anniversary of it, but still, this is far too good…

August 28, 2010February 13, 2021
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Getting it

Back in the 70s and 80s, I was one of those people that Jeff Foxworthy jokes about–“We may be starvin’ but we got tunes!” I…

August 26, 2010February 15, 2021
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“Enlightened policy decisions may be necessary to partner with the technologies to have big impacts.”

It seems that scientists are concerned that we proles may take advantage of LED technology to have more lights on longer. This is because, according…

August 25, 2010February 15, 2021
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Your bias is showing

One of the smaller local legacy media concerns has the screaming headline Thomasville Man Accused of Pistol Assualt Anyone care to wager whether or not,…

August 25, 2010February 13, 2021
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And anyone is surprised?

Under Obama, employer audits are up 50 percent, fines have tripled to almost $3 million and the number of executives arrested is slightly up over…

August 24, 2010February 15, 2021
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One from the 80s

I’ve been watching YouTube again… Not the best video quality, but you’ll get the drift, I’m sure.

August 24, 2010February 13, 2021
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In other big city silly news

The law enforcement geniuses in Minneapolis are going to cough up 165,000 taxpayer dollars to a group of protesters, who dressed up as zombies and…

August 23, 2010February 15, 2021
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If the power to tax is the power to destroy

(Via the Drudge Report) Then what does that make the power to license? Philly requiring bloggers to pay $300 for a business license Another interesting…

August 23, 2010February 15, 2021
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Another young champion form the local area

2010 Eastern Randolph High School graduateCourtney Elliot has won the 62nd annual National High School Rodeo Association event in Gillette, WY. I am just loving…

August 23, 2010February 15, 2021
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Not sure I buy this explanation

Senior Obama administration officials concluded the federal moratorium on deepwater oil drilling would cost roughly 23,000 jobs, but went ahead with the ban because they…

August 22, 2010February 13, 2021
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A look into the past

(Found on the Intertubz) In color.

August 20, 2010February 15, 2021
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The Professional Left

(Found on Facebook) Robert Gibbs, the Obama Administration’s mouthpiece, is being pilloried for letting the cat out of the bag. Not that this should be…

August 19, 2010February 13, 2021
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In a survival situation, do you have what it takes?

(Via an email list that must remain anonymous) Laurence Gonzales, author of Deep Survival, distills it down into 12 rules.

August 15, 2010February 15, 2021
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Asked; more or less answered

Ye Old Furt asked a question in his comment onyesterday’s post on the lawsuit against The Armed Citizen: Who are the people behind Righthaven that…

August 11, 2010February 15, 2021
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I have been remiss

I assumed that everyone + dog would be flogging the story of The Armed Citizen beingsued by a lickspittle company which apparently exists solely to…

August 10, 2010February 15, 2021

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