I was away from the Intertubz
But forgetting about today and the nature of it? I don’t think so.
Month: May 2017
The slow slide toward civil war continues
On both sides. At this point, we’re chumming for sharks nearly as much as they are. It was inevitable. I catch myself doing it. Can we…
Ocular dominance
There’s a topic you don’t often see on blogs. 
I’m one of the 30% or so of the population who is cursed with being…
Back to the gardening theme
At least for a moment. If we should happen to get that mini-Ice Age some are calling for, this document from the Alaskan Energy Authority…
Food for the Fighters
That’s the thing about YouTube. You can spend an entire afternoon on it, wondering from one interesting thing to another.
Shooting the double action revolver the FBI way
(From the Ruger Facebook group) From 1961, the FBI opines on how to shoot the double action revolver. Don’t snicker, there’s a lot in it…
Need to learn something?
(From Reccomendo) You might want to try Richard Feynman’s methodology. If a Nobel Prize winning physicist could use it to reduce complicated subjects down to…
Rethinking hostage rescue
(Via Michael Bane on Facebook) For those among us who have had reason to be anywhere near those who work in this area, we know…
This is getting to be too frequent
The gunny part of the blogosphere has lost another member, this time Bob Owens of Bearing Arms. It wasn’t a frequent stop for me, but…
You’ve got to be kidding me! (Putting up a 6m/2m/70cm beam antenna, Part 3)
So, I’ve taken the refurbed pipe die apart, and found… That it has the “wrong” cutting teeth in it. In actuality, the teeth are just…
Gab is now open for business
Gab is now open to the public–1 zillion lines, no waiting! You don’t need an invite to get in now, you can just sign yourself…
Welcoming to the blogroll…
For the most part, I’ve stopped noting when a blog or web site comes or goes from the left hand side of the page. However,…
Further thoughts on why you stay away from demonstrations
(Via Michael Bane on Facebook) We’ve talked about how your presence at one of the current crop of demonstrations violates Farnam’s 3 Rules of Risk…
OK, so it’s one groups opinion
(From the AR15 Builder group on Facebook) The Best AR-15 Lowers for Any Budget, early 2017 edition. Nice to see Anderson in there, since I…
So, how hard can it be to put up one little mast? (Putting up a 6m/2m/70cm beam antenna, Part 2)
Well… Since the original post, where things went swimmingly, it seems the Fates have been conspiring against me to some extent. First we’ve been contending…
The Ranger Roll
If you Google “ranger roll”, you’re going to find two things–a method to fold clothes, which is really handy, and this: This is how to…
I’m not sure what is more foolish
(As found on the Gun owners of America Facebook feed) The fact that the constabulary at Colgate University lost their shit over a glue gun…
Brass case ammo vs. steel case ammo
(As found on Facebook) While this debate isn’t as old as the Caliber Wars, it has been fought with the same level of…let’s call them…
The serendipitous landing of links
I have long since stooped being surprised, other than pleasantly so, by the seemingly odd coincidences that have been occurring in my life the last…