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“We’re from the government, and we’re here to keep you helpless.”
I need some new conspiracy theories because all of my old ones are coming true Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

“We’re from the government, and we’re here to keep you helpless.”

A week into the greatest natural disaster in North Carolina’s history, the Feds are still trying to find something useful to do. Now mind you,…

October 4, 2024
Hurray! The Government’s here!
Rants Tryin' to reason with hurricane season You Are Your Own First Responder

Hurray! The Government’s here!

Bear in mind that title should be read as caustic sarcasm. I’ve been listening, probably rather obsessively, to the W4HTP ham radio repeater via a…

October 1, 2024October 1, 2024
Dayum
Help a brother out How About This Weather Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

Dayum

First, thanks to all of you who have inquired about our well-being in the wake of Hurricane Helene. We were only brushed by the storm,…

September 29, 2024
Happy Hummers
Critters Things That Put A Smile On Your Face Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

Happy Hummers

It’s been busy around here. The hot spell has broken, thanks to Hurricane Debbie, and I’ve been trying to get some things done around here.…

August 15, 2024
Putting the pieces together
Modern Life Skills Sometimes I sits and thinks and sometimes I just sits Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

Putting the pieces together

Despite it being something of a fool’s errand, I am continuing my efforts to put together and maintain my version of the Grand Unified Field…

August 4, 2021August 3, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season Uncategorized

A kinder, friendlier ATF

(Via Kim du Toit) Of course, kinder and friendlier than what is a topic open for discussion. As reported by the Virginia Citizen’s Defense League,…

August 18, 2005February 15, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

Something bugging you?

(Via Drudge) If you live in central Florida, it might just be your pest control company: Technicians from Truly Nolen Pest Control of America are…

August 18, 2005February 13, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

The starting point for stopping illegal immigration

(Via WorldNet Daily) If anyone is looking for a place to begin a “War on Illegal Immigration”, it’s going to be difficult to find a…

August 16, 2005February 13, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

Carnival of Cordite #26

The Carnival is in full swing at Resistance is futile!. Don’t miss the celebration.

August 14, 2005February 15, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

Honoring the aggressors

(Via WorldNet Daily) I guess I’m just hopelessly old-fashioned, but I’m increasing disturbed by the trend, particularly evident overseas, to honor the aggressors in various…

August 14, 2005February 15, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

Mr. Rumsfeld, we’ve found 30,000 fresh troops…

The Bush administration yesterday scrambled to repair a rift with South Korea that opened when Seoul proclaimed that North Korea has a right to develop…

August 14, 2005February 15, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

Score!

Old Friend’s Older Brother had the task of helping with an estate sale yesterday, and he was looking out for me. 1000 round of .30…

August 14, 2005February 13, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

“Hot enough for ya?”

Anyone who was born in the South or who has lived there any length of time will recognize the standard Southern gallows humor greeting of…

August 14, 2005February 15, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

When is sauce for the goose not sauce for the gander?

(Via No Quarters) There have been a series of court decisions that hold that us proles we citizens have no expectation of privacy when it…

August 12, 2005February 13, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

An addition to the blogroll

Normally, I don’t make a big deal about additions to (or deletions from) the blogroll. In this case, however, I want to call attention to…

August 12, 2005February 15, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

RFID News, part 2

It never ceases to amaze me what people will do/give up in a quest for “perfect” security. The Brits want to put active RFID chips…

August 11, 2005February 13, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

RFID News, part 1

Claire Wolfe brings us news of a demo project that premiered at the recent DEFCON where a homebrewed antenna system was able to read the…

August 11, 2005February 13, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

FlakeFest ’05

(Via Drudge) WARNING: You will be entering a logic-free, thought-free and common sense-free zone if you click here. Please remove all breakables from your immediate…

August 9, 2005February 15, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

I owe you a CCW post

Looking through the comments, I realized I owe you a post about my concealed carry class. As luck would have it, any time I plan…

August 9, 2005February 15, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

Carnival!

The Carnival of Cordite #25 is up at Resistance is Futile!

August 8, 2005February 15, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

Going, going, gone

Back to Camp Freehold for the weekend. Ya’ll take care ‘a th’ place while I’m gone, ‘K?

August 5, 2005February 15, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

Is your pantry DEA approved?

Some Georgia storeowners have run afoul of our Drug Warriors (you’ll need BugMeNot). They’re guilty of selling items such as kitty litter, Sudafed, antifreeze, aluminum…

August 5, 2005February 15, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

What’s old is new again

Once again, Fred Reed is at his politically incorrect best. The target of his current column is community based policing. A few quotes: An advantage,…

August 5, 2005February 13, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

Almost Heaven

(Via The Countertop Chronicles) Peggy Noonan, speech writer for Presidents, has happened across the state of West Virginia during her summer travels. As with most…

August 5, 2005February 15, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

And then it got busy

Sorry about the light week. I’ve been busy with some personal stuff. It wasn’t supposed to be like that this week…. Hopefully tomorrow gets back…

August 4, 2005February 15, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

Sauce for the goose

It seems that Helen Thomas is a bit upset that her “kill herself” comment was made public. Reporter Albert Eisele notes “…that reporters aren’t that…

August 1, 2005February 13, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

Carnival of Cordite, #24

Boxing Alcbiades is hosting the 24th Carnival of Cordite. In the interest of full disclosure, I have an entry in this one. Lots of political…

July 30, 2005February 15, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

Fashionably late

I know that I’m late to this particular party, but I just saw it last night on The High Road and this morning on Kim…

July 30, 2005February 15, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

Evidence shows we aren’t as smart as we suppose

(Via Worldnet Daily) As time passes, it seems that many of the things we “know” turn out to be wrong. Case in point: Planting trees…

July 30, 2005February 15, 2021
Tryin' to reason with hurricane season

Run, Dick, run!

Helen Thomas: If Cheney runs, I’ll kill myself

July 29, 2005February 13, 2021

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