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Santa Claus is coming to town
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Santa Claus is coming to town

 I wouldn’t want to be on the naughty list.

December 24, 2020February 15, 2021
My head! Make it stop!
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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…

June 27, 2020February 15, 2021
Life in the time of Wuflu, Part 17: The Coming Economic Collapse (as well as things less alarming)
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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.…

May 13, 2020February 15, 2021
Life in the time of Wuflu, Part 8
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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…

March 27, 2020February 15, 2021
Life in the time of Wuflu, Part 7 (and a pre-Wuflu bonus)
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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…

March 25, 2020February 15, 2021
Taking Second Amendment Sanctuary the next logical step
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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…

December 11, 2019February 15, 2021
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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…

October 18, 2019February 15, 2021
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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…

September 18, 2019February 15, 2021
Our Lady is burning
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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…

April 15, 2019February 15, 2021
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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…

April 15, 2019February 15, 2021
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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,…

February 19, 2019February 15, 2021
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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,…

November 29, 2018February 15, 2021
A Happy Thanksgiving to you
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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…

November 22, 2018February 15, 2021
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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…

April 7, 2018February 15, 2021
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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…

March 2, 2018February 15, 2021
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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.

February 26, 2018February 15, 2021
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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.…

February 17, 2018February 15, 2021
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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…

February 10, 2018February 15, 2021
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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.…

February 7, 2018February 15, 2021
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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…

January 3, 2018February 15, 2021
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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.

January 2, 2018February 15, 2021
And a Merry Christmas to us all
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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…

December 24, 2017February 15, 2021
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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?

October 24, 2017February 15, 2021
I bet you thought I’d never come back around to this (Putting up a 6m/2m/70cm beam antenna, Part 5)
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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…

October 21, 2017February 15, 2021
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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.

October 19, 2017February 15, 2021
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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…

October 15, 2017February 15, 2021
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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…

October 12, 2017February 15, 2021
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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…

October 11, 2017February 15, 2021
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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…

October 11, 2017February 15, 2021
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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…

September 28, 2017February 15, 2021

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