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Wee-e-e!
Crystal Ball Gazing Mr. Spock's Raised Eyebrow Uncomfortable Thoughts

Wee-e-e!

For those of you who may think this post is all gloom and doom, I commend you to James Howard Kunstler’s 2022 predictions. I pray…

January 2, 2022January 1, 2022
And here we go, on another of life’s little adventures
It's The Holidays! Mr. Spock's Raised Eyebrow Things That Put A Smile On Your Face

And here we go, on another of life’s little adventures

Sunday night was a delayed Thanksgiving at Daughter’s home. We are all grateful that we’ve come through another year, safe and sound and in mostly…

November 29, 2021November 29, 2021
A warning from Victor Davis Hanson
Mr. Spock's Raised Eyebrow

A warning from Victor Davis Hanson

Via Rantingly. Another voice crying into the whirlwind for it to stop. Maybe it will work. Maybe. I wouldn’t stop preparing for it, though.

August 12, 2021August 12, 2021
Withering
Mr. Spock's Raised Eyebrow

Withering

But, Orange Man Bad! You decided to go with a doddering old perv because Trump said mean things. And to do so, you tossed everything…

March 26, 2021March 27, 2021
Here’s a viewpoint to consider
Mr. Spock's Raised Eyebrow

Here’s a viewpoint to consider

Are we victims of a false dichotomv? I’ve used the Left/Right paradigm for most of my life, but it’s starting to look like it’s mostly…

December 3, 2020February 15, 2021
It’s a dangerous place out there
Computers Mr. Spock's Raised Eyebrow Situational Awareness

It’s a dangerous place out there

  Monday, I had occasion to be in my firewall. Looking at the system log, I was a little shocked to see the volume of…

November 25, 2020February 15, 2021
Life in the time of Wuflu, Part 32: Brother, can you spare a roll of toilet paper?
Life in the time of Wuflu Mr. Spock's Raised Eyebrow Situational Awareness Wuflu

Life in the time of Wuflu, Part 32: Brother, can you spare a roll of toilet paper?

  This would be amusing if it weren’t both serious and pathetic. This has been a week of being out and about, even when I’d…

November 20, 2020April 12, 2021
Nailed it
CWII Mr. Spock's Raised Eyebrow

Nailed it

(Via Splendid Isolation)  Someone else who is picking up, packing up and walking out of an area in which they are no longer safe. I…

November 18, 2020February 15, 2021
Seen and heard
Mr. Spock's Raised Eyebrow Situational Awareness

Seen and heard

A little blurry, but this is a “Get On Board The Trump Train” flag at the campground, Nov. 8, 2020. It wasn’t the only Trump…

November 9, 2020February 15, 2021
Maybe this is what they mean by transparency
Mr. Spock's Raised Eyebrow

Maybe this is what they mean by transparency

I won’t go into the details of all the stories of incidents of “questionable activities” surrounding the counting of ballots in this election. Folks over…

November 5, 2020February 15, 2021
Drug shortages
Modern Life Skills Modern Medicine Mr. Spock's Raised Eyebrow Public Service Announcements Situational Awareness

Drug shortages

(Via the Mailing List That Shall Not Be Named) There have been stories about drug shortages in the media for some time now. If you…

January 22, 2020February 15, 2021
CWII Guns Mr. Spock's Raised Eyebrow Situational Awareness

Is the Second Amendment Sanctuary movement spreading?

(Via the Bongino Report) West Milford, New Jersey, adds itself to the list of Second Amendment sanctuaries. You know that all the right people are…

December 14, 2019February 15, 2021
Mr. Spock's Raised Eyebrow

>kenau> Woah >/kenau>

(I know the fake html above is wrong, but it’s the only way it’s going to get past security.) When someone who as liberal as…

September 30, 2019February 15, 2021
Modern Life Skills Mr. Spock's Raised Eyebrow Things That Make You Go Hm-m-m

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…

May 14, 2019February 15, 2021
Mr. Spock's Raised Eyebrow

We are the children of an asteroid

(I’m doing some tab clearing. I’m not sure where this should be attributed.) 66-ish million years ago, a 6 mile asteroid impacted the Earth. Odds…

March 31, 2019February 15, 2021
Mr. Spock's Raised Eyebrow

You know you’ve gone too far when…

When a liberal semi-icon starts quoting the conservative side’s talking points. The Left had better sober up and join an intelligible good faith debate about…

March 18, 2019February 15, 2021
Mr. Spock's Raised Eyebrow

If it has, we’re in deeper than we realized

Charles Hugh Smith believes the Constitution has failed. I’m not ready to declare the old girl dead just yet. However, I must admit he makes…

February 21, 2019February 15, 2021
Mr. Spock's Raised Eyebrow

Could it actually be this “simple”?

(Via the Drudge Report) Anew treatment consisting of using electromagnetism to induce currents in the brain seems to be a promising treatment for PTSD. After…

January 21, 2019February 15, 2021
Mr. Spock's Raised Eyebrow Situational Awareness Things That Make You Go Hm-m-m

Data points…we’ve got data points

(Links from Drudge and elsewhere) Dammit, politics again. Democrats encourage violence against supporters of President Trump. SCOTUS upholds the travel ban that named several majority…

June 27, 2018February 15, 2021
Mr. Spock's Raised Eyebrow

The rest of the story

(With apologies to the late Paul Harvey for stealing his famous tag line.) A few posts ago I did a little thing about how the…

June 15, 2018February 15, 2021
Modern Life Skills Mr. Spock's Raised Eyebrow Prepping

Occasionally the other side of the street gets it

(Via The Woodpile Report) I’m not one to read Medium very often. The tone of the place isn’t one I find compatible with my world…

May 2, 2018February 15, 2021
Mr. Spock's Raised Eyebrow Rants Statists Gonna State

You’re actually surprised?

(Via SurvivalBlog) Karl Denninger seems surprised at the following: Contemplate the entire “bump stock” thing folks.  These were sold as legal accessories for years.  Millions…

April 5, 2018February 15, 2021

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