Sending you off to read something else–again
(Via the Woodpile Report) Last time, it was something that most folks who visit here would call fun, or perhaps entertaining, even though, when you…
Year: 2019
OK, so it’s Doomer Porn
(Via the Woodpile Report.) But it’s very good Doomer Porn. Eaton Rapids Joe has written a masterful work, somewhat in the vein of James Wesley,…
My 2 cents on the NRA hoo-hah
I’ve stayed away from this subject, because others are doing a better job at reporting it and I have nothing useful to add. However, if…
Well, I’m shocked!
(Via the Drudge Report) It seems to me that, in a country where firearms aren’t required to be registered (yet), it would be predictable that…
Interesting news on the next Chief of Naval Operations
It isn’t going to be Adm. Moran. CDR Salamander has his thoughts on the subject. I was never Navy, but I think I understand what…
Playing with big boy toys
I’ve mentioned the Southeast Old Threshers Reunion, held yearly over the July 4th timeframe ay the Denton Farmpark in the major metropolitan area of Denton,…
This is what a complete lack of situational awareness looks like
It’s a phone and you’re not a cop. Plus you ignored your gut and your eyes. This young lady is lucky she isn’t dead after…
Prepping as you age-an update
I never really understood the saying “Getting old ain’t for sissies” until the last 3 years or so. Older friends always told me that you…
The twisty story of “right to repair”
If you buy something, let’s say a pickup truck, you would expect to be able to work on it yourself. However many control modules, CAN…
The mask is indeed off
An Illinois Democrat state senator, who I refuse to give publicity by naming, was needled into saying what she really thinks about gun ownership. “Maybe…
Senior prepping
I’ve touched on the concept of prepping as you age several times, and I need to do it again soon. However, over at SHTFplan.com they…
Ebola
Yeah, there are a bunch of tags on this one. I could toss in some more, but what they heck. In case you haven’t seen…
More like “Vanishing Point”, but with a happy ending.
(Via Eric Peters Autos) Someone in Texas takes a Challenger Hellcat out for a spin and the media loses their effing minds.
Well!
I’m catching up on my email, among which are copies of the Tactical Wire for Jun 11 and the Shooting Wire for June 12. While…
Again, we remember the “day of days”
This year is the 75th anniversary of D-Day. We often call it “Operation Overlord“, but technically that was the name of the overall battle plan…
Everyone else is linking it
So I may as well jump on the bandwagon. The Surprisingly Solid Mathematical Case of the Tin Foil Hat Gun Prepper It’s pretty amazing to…
The Triffin dilemma
(Via James Howard Kunstler) Why the US balance of accounts stubbornly stays out of balance. There are constant rumblings that China et al want to…
Science Marches On!
Analog black holes. Life in the strange world of quantum physics.
Celebrating Ralph Johnson
One of those men was Ralph Johnson, who died in Vietnam saving his fellow Marines.
Get ’em while you can
Because Your Old Time Bookstore is closing down on 5/31/19. If you want any of the old Lindsay’s books, beat a path to their website…
Idiocracy was supposed to be a movie
Not a documentary. “IQ rates are dropping in many developed countries and that doesn’t bode well for humanity” No precise reason for this, but the…
Indeed
Millennials have gotten a pretty harsh rap lately. Unfortunately, far too many of them are self-absorbed, spoiled by their parents, ill-tempered, entitled and by my…
Old vs. New
(I believe I got the article that is subjecting you to this post via the Woodpile Report.) Last October, I did something I’ve wanted to…
Obviously, you want to be a Rooftop Korean
(Via Kim Du Toit at Splendid Isolation) Kurt Schlichter at Town Hall urges us all to be “Rooftop Koreans”. I would imagine that 90% of…
But how do you know if the meat’s good?
(Via The Woodpile Report, which should to be a weekly read.) So you’ve shot Bambi and it’s time to part him out. What to watch…
Let’s stray off into a new area
It’s the early 70s, and pornography is restricted to bad theaters patronized by “bad people”. Then some guy who just wants to make a film…
Damn shame he had to face him empty handed
Howell “did exactly what we train people to do — you’re going to run, you’re going to hide and shield, or you’re going to face…
14 and a half minues of truth
Time to return to politics. Watch it. This guy, at what appears to be a fairly young age, apparently has a better bead on the…
Antenna coupling
Figure 1, Figuring out where the damn antennas are going to go. Radios require antennas, and unless you’re blessed with a decent acreage, lots of…
Our Lady is burning
Notre Dame is burning. 850 years of history and art are gone. Reports from the scene say that “It is all burning.” Firefighters are trying…