What do you call it?
What do you call it when there is simply nothing that moves you to write? I’m not talking about writer’s block, where you have a…
The last run
(I’ve been trying to finish this for days, but the gun nonsense has kept me busy elsewhere. If we can get the Leftists to stop…
Something to take the sting from today
(Via the Woodpile Report) Old movies, seen as they were meant to be seen. Amazing stuff.
And while the GOP is giving away your rights for their political purposes
The Left wants you dead. Time to wake up and get ready.
Time to put some steel in the GOP’s spine
Again. Bearing in mind that this an MSN article, it appears that the GOP is willing bow to the gun grabbers. As they ever have,…
Notes from around the blogosphere
Taking it somewhat easy today and doing a little blog reading. Here are some gems. Commander Zero asks “What flavor is your Kool-Aid?“ Eric Pteres…
Other ideas on prepping for old age
(Via Gab) Here are someone else’s ideas on “Preparing For Old Age“. Some good stuff in there; some I’ve already put into practice, such as…
Do we really need to say it again?
The headline in the Sacremento Bee blares: 4 dead, including shooter, during attack at Gilroy Garlic Festival. 6-year-old killed Yes, another disturbed individual has decided…
Perhaps not as well known…
But one of my favorite actors, Rutger Hauer, died today at age 75. Enjoy his incredible monologue from “Blade Runner”. “I’ve… seen things you people wouldn’t…
Time and timelines
Of late, we’ve been seeing a ramp up in rhetoric and violence from the Left. Reporters, politicians, academics, sports stars and their hangers on, Hollyweird…
Sending you off to read something else–again
(Via the Woodpile Report) Last time, it was something that most folks who visit here would call fun, or perhaps entertaining, even though, when you…
OK, so it’s Doomer Porn
(Via the Woodpile Report.) But it’s very good Doomer Porn. Eaton Rapids Joe has written a masterful work, somewhat in the vein of James Wesley,…
My 2 cents on the NRA hoo-hah
I’ve stayed away from this subject, because others are doing a better job at reporting it and I have nothing useful to add. However, if…
Well, I’m shocked!
(Via the Drudge Report) It seems to me that, in a country where firearms aren’t required to be registered (yet), it would be predictable that…
Interesting news on the next Chief of Naval Operations
It isn’t going to be Adm. Moran. CDR Salamander has his thoughts on the subject. I was never Navy, but I think I understand what…
Playing with big boy toys
I’ve mentioned the Southeast Old Threshers Reunion, held yearly over the July 4th timeframe ay the Denton Farmpark in the major metropolitan area of Denton,…
This is what a complete lack of situational awareness looks like
It’s a phone and you’re not a cop. Plus you ignored your gut and your eyes. This young lady is lucky she isn’t dead after…
Prepping as you age-an update
I never really understood the saying “Getting old ain’t for sissies” until the last 3 years or so. Older friends always told me that you…
The twisty story of “right to repair”
If you buy something, let’s say a pickup truck, you would expect to be able to work on it yourself. However many control modules, CAN…
The mask is indeed off
An Illinois Democrat state senator, who I refuse to give publicity by naming, was needled into saying what she really thinks about gun ownership. “Maybe…
Senior prepping
I’ve touched on the concept of prepping as you age several times, and I need to do it again soon. However, over at SHTFplan.com they…
Ebola
Yeah, there are a bunch of tags on this one. I could toss in some more, but what they heck. In case you haven’t seen…
More like “Vanishing Point”, but with a happy ending.
(Via Eric Peters Autos) Someone in Texas takes a Challenger Hellcat out for a spin and the media loses their effing minds.
Well!
I’m catching up on my email, among which are copies of the Tactical Wire for Jun 11 and the Shooting Wire for June 12. While…
Again, we remember the “day of days”
This year is the 75th anniversary of D-Day. We often call it “Operation Overlord“, but technically that was the name of the overall battle plan…
Everyone else is linking it
So I may as well jump on the bandwagon. The Surprisingly Solid Mathematical Case of the Tin Foil Hat Gun Prepper It’s pretty amazing to…
The Triffin dilemma
(Via James Howard Kunstler) Why the US balance of accounts stubbornly stays out of balance. There are constant rumblings that China et al want to…
Science Marches On!
Analog black holes. Life in the strange world of quantum physics.
Celebrating Ralph Johnson
One of those men was Ralph Johnson, who died in Vietnam saving his fellow Marines.