Move over, Putin
Because baby, I am *big* in Russia. The last week: I’d just like to know…
Year: 2016
How long can you be self sufficient?
Oh sure, you’re a member of the He-Men Survivalist Club and you’re ready for anything….
Gear
Gear is not the most important thing you can have, but a certain amount of…
This day of days
We remember these men, many of them boys when the day started, who waded through…
“Earn it.”
Sorry to interrupt your Memorial Day holiday with some brutal truth, but you need to…
A different sort of survival
Here’s a different sort of survival story than we usually talk about around here. A…
An observation on the Book of Facelessness
Excuse me while I rant a bit. I’m a little irritated right now. I thought…
The Argo Adventurer
I can remember seeing the ads in magazines for as long as I can remember…
Time to steal some content
Because, when you get down to it, that’s what I’m doing. Fortunately, the good folks…
Eye protection for the birthday boy
I’m running up on yet another birthday. (Yes, I’m at the age where they have…
Time for some tech support
Time for a little pro bono tech support for my readers. In case you’ve been…
I think I’ll appropriate this content
And to double my evil, I’m doing it twice–once from Jerry Pournelle, who mentioned it…
The dreadful truth at the heart of Trump’s message on paying for American troops on foreign soil
There probably should have been one of those Joker meme’s for it–“Someone says something outrageous…
That shoe’s just a bit tight, isn’t it?
It may not be big news outside of North Carolina, but we’re having a bit…
A little something to consider
The weather here in Piedmont North Carolina has been rather odd for the last several…
Changes on the left
While the political left never really changes, the left side of the blog is changing….
About this long dry spell
No, I haven’t decided to call it quits. Actually, I sort of decided to have…
Freedom marches on
It’s hard to know exactly how to process this sort of news. On one hand,…
It’s not the “Grand Old Party”
(Via the Drudge Report) It’s the Grumpy and Ossified Party. Mitt Romney is just the…
And we are so-o-o much safer
Because the TSA has protected us from the danger of evil fetish shoes. In an…
Suggested reading
Those you who have been reading the blog for a while know that I occasionally…
An argument from someone I trust on why I should actually vote for for a given Presidential candidate
It’s no secret that I don’t really give a damn about this election’s crop of…
Stopping teh Stupid
(As seen on Facebook–and right now they’re pissing me off, so no link love for…
This will not be good
US Supreme Court Justice Scalia has died. Please join me In a prayer for him…
Limping along
John Mauldin is one of the most interesting economics writers today, if for no other…
Prepping isn’t just about emergencies and disasters
Have you ever considered that? As someone who has seen more sunrises than I have…
But hey, I’m big in Russia
Perusing the stats, I come across this: Seriously? Russian visitors, if you would be so…
Question of the day: Are “gun free zones” popular with wannabe mass murderers?
(Via the FoxNews) Well, it’s such a difficult question to answer…wait, I know! Let’s ask…
Why do politicians make such poor decisions?
In answering that question, Glenn Reynolds hits it out of the park. Then he tracks…
You don’t really need to sleep tonight, do you?
Money. If you really think about it, money is the ultimate tool. If you have…