Death by hanging
Well, if you’ve been under a rock all day, Saddam Hussein has been sentenced to death by hanging for “crimes against humanity”. OK, I can…
Unclear on the concept
(Via Drudge) University of Pennsylvania president Dr. Amy Gutmann is obviously unclear on the concept “Why suicide bombers are bad.” I say this with more…
Jericho
The one, and I do mean only, show that I watch on network TV is CBS’ Jericho. For those who don’t indulge, the basic story…
Biting the hand that feeds you
(Via The Smallest Minority — his post) I’ve made a few posts here about Firefly and Serenity. Firefly was a Fox TV series by Joss…
Nothing much to say
Maybe I’m just tired and busy trying to catch up from my recent trip, but I find myself with little of substance to say. So…
A rifle for Shifty
This one came in via the CMP newsletter. You should subscribe. This is a great story about one of the men immortalized in the book…
I’m back!
Didja miss me? The trip I was on was a “mostly business” trip to Monterey, CA. Yes, I was a pilgrim in an unholy land,…
Outta here
I’m going to be heading west tomorrow for business. Blogging will be light to non-existent, depending on whether or not I decide to drag my…
Somebody finally gets the joke
Napster, Gnutella, allofmp3.com, LimeWire, BitTorrent–the Internet literate know these are all various ways that pirated media content is moved around the world. They exist for…
It’s not our fault! Those mean old men did it to us!
I’m just waiting for the feminists to jump on this bandwagon: An old-boy network at Hewlett-Packard contributed to the legal troubles of former Chairman Patricia…
How to win
(Via Timebomb 2000) I’ve made several posts in the past weeks on how to lose the war in Iraq/War on Terror. Want to know how…
The olbilgatory range report
OK, since everyone knew that I was finally going to the range, I’ll just bet you’re actually expecting me to blog about it, huh? Saturday…
Big Bada Boom!
So let’s see a show of hands out there–who is surprised that North Korea was able to develop a nuclear weapon? Yeah, that’s about what…
An observation
Last night, a cold front passed through, bringing rain and much cooler temperatures. On the drive to work this morning, the change in leaf colors…
Pruning the HP rot
I missed the story yesterday that criminal charges have been filed in the HP spying-leaking case. According to News.com, former Chairman Patricia Dunn and former…
Know your enemy
(Via Chaos Manner) It starts with “The Jihad, the Islamic so-called Holy War, has been a fact of life in Europe, Asia, Africa and the…
Tech Support from a tree stand
Oh Lord, my sides *hurt*. Oh yeah. Bow season ends November 3, muzzle-loading season starts November 4 and ends November 10 and gun season starts…
Slimeball politicians
(But I repeat myself….) I’ve been watching with some amusement and some alarm the flap revolving around the Mark Foley “Hey young man, would you…
Catching up on the Carnival of Cordite–again
This just isn’t the year for gunblogging for me, I guess. Or shooting. I haven’t gotten to the range in months. The callus on my…
Wouldn’t this be an interesting development?
Gunmen linked to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah movement threatened Tuesday to assassinate leaders of the rival Hamas group… That would be one way to…
Keepin’ the ol’ Windows runnin’
(Via News.com. Original story here.) If you’re stuck running Windows, you may be like a lot of people, refusing to upgrade to the latest, greatest,…
Tiger Tanaka is gone
Any fan of the James Bond franchise will remember the character of Tiger Tanaka from “You Only Live Twice“. The Register is reporting that Tetsuro…
Food Nazis
(Via Drudge) The city (New York City–FH) health department unveiled a proposal Tuesday that would bar cooks at any of the city’s 24,600 food service…
Col. Jeff Cooper, RIP
Col. Jeff Cooper, the father of the Modern Technique of shooting, died today at his home with his wife and daughter by his side. Col.…
In the year 2020
A group of experts (well, at least they say they are) have evaluated various scenarios for the future and noted the ones they think most…
Ready, Fire, Aim!
Apple has sent the first of what is doubtless to be a large number of cease and desist letters to a website that catalogs podcasts.…
Dunn for
News.com reports that Patricia Dunn has resigned her seat on the board of HP. A welcome step forward, but only a step. However, it appears…
What is it with today?
The good news just keeps coming, I suppose: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in a major policy shift, have recommended that all…
The cost of pseudo-science and environmental alarmism
Should the people who banned DDT pay a price for the deaths and suffering caused by what is turning out to be one of the…