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My head! Make it stop!
That’s pretty much been me for nearly 3 weeks. For reasons unknown, my migraines went utterly out of control. Neurologist had pulled out all the…
Life in the time of Wuflu, Part 17: The Coming Economic Collapse (as well as things less alarming)
(This post was inspired by Peter at Bayou Renaissance Man.) How’s that for a clickbait post title? We’ll get to the clickbait in a bit.…
Life in the time of Wuflu, Part 8
I may as well laugh, because it’s getting more serious around here. Allow me to go over the last 48 hours of news and “stuff…
Life in the time of Wuflu, Part 7 (and a pre-Wuflu bonus)
(This is an extension of a comment on a post at the Raconteur Report.) There are two confirmed cases of Wuflu in my county. That…
Taking Second Amendment Sanctuary the next logical step
(Prompted by the Woodpile Report. Militia link from that source as well.) The Left has a plan for people like us. Let me sum it…
Done with the theme for now
One thing I’ve figured out about Blogger’s “adaptive” themes is that they look radically different dependent on the browser you use. I’m going with this…
Found this amusing tidbit
(Via the Drudge Report) The other day I was addressing the constant delay of the long-awaited apocalypse. Today I find this on all the times…
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…
Current drop vs. voltage drop
In doing a bit of looking relating to B’s correction to my earlier article, I ran into this video. Interesting and yes, I’m buying a…
Impressive…most impressive
Or…day-um, boy! I suggest you go read this week’s Woodpile Report. All of it. Follow the links on anything that you think is political, CW2,…
Nailed it
(Via the Woodpile Report) I’ll admit that I like Larry Corriea’s Monster Hunter series a lot, and his take on The Gun Thing even more,…
A Happy Thanksgiving to you
Jean Leon Gerome Ferris – ‘The First Thanksgiving’ I like to wish everyone who happens by a Happy Thanksgiving. Even in what I think of…
We’ll have successful commercial nuclear fusion in 10 years
(Via The Woodpile Report) We’ve been hearing the 10 year refrain for nuclear fusion every year for at least 2 decades now. Could it be…
When is a bill to shut down online sex trafficking a bad thing?
When it does nothing for its stated purpose and damages online communities instead. I have this terrible feeling that someone wants to cripple the Intertubz…
They don’t make them like they used to
Portraits of fighting men of the American Revolution–made in 1864. An amazing snapshot of our history.
I apparently did something stupid…again
I have this habit of managing to do dumb things when doing maintenance on this blog. This time I have magically hosed the generic blogroll.…
The ultimate triumph of socialism
The ultimate triumph of socialism is rapidly becoming obvious in Venezuela. Every time I read one of these articles I wonder how much further they…
And now for this musical interlude
Since I now have all this time on my hands, I’ve been able to do things that I used to do, like listen to music.…
I thought it was getting a mite crowded around here
(Via the Drudge Report) For those who have been paying attention the past few years, this is interesting but not overly surprising news: people are…
I’m probably the last to wish you this
But I’d like to wish everyone who drops by a Happy, Prosperous and perhaps most importantly, Boring New Year.
And a Merry Christmas to us all
Yes, it may be Christmas Eve (Day, actually), but I want to wish everyone who might happen by a Merry Christmas. The dearth of recent…
I can add 2 + 2
And come up with bullshit. Will the last bit of common sense to leave the USA please turn off the lights?
I bet you thought I’d never come back around to this (Putting up a 6m/2m/70cm beam antenna, Part 5)
In actuality, I’ve been working on this since the last post, but a lot of it has been in small parts that didn’t lend themselves…
Desperation is the mother of all spam
Now I’m getting Bitcoin spam on posts that are weeks or months old. The bots are getting desperate if they’re pitching Bitcoin here.
This ought to light off a few
(Via Kim DuToit at Splendid Isolation) I’m at the age where ladies of quality began being very difficult to come by. Seriously. I’ve watched guys…
Word from Puerto Rico
I need to have the time to read my own blogroll more often. Over at cdr salamander’s joint, there is an excellent article on the emergency…
Not helping
Seth Smith, the owner and operator of Aynor Armory Firearms Research and Manufacturing in Aynor, SC, is not helping gunnies out. Speaking to a local…
In which a liberal writer
Learns that none of her anti-gun ideas would actually do any good in the real world. I have to give credit where credit is due…
So this is where the 7 day pain pill business is coming from
(Via the Drudge Report) It seems our own government is going back to a failed idea from yesteryear–we’re going to restrict pain meds that work…