Prepping as we age–social isolation and loneliness
“My last friend died last week. I don’t know one single person on this earth anymore. Not one.” As a human being I read that…
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.…
Another school shooting
And once again, the blood dancers, gun banners and general know-nothing idiots all come creeping out from under their rocks. Cockroaches have better manners. There…
Remington filing for bankruptcy?
This just dropped in from a dark and rainy sky. Remington Outdoor Company Inc, one of the largest U.S. makers of firearms, has reached out…
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…
I don’t know if it’s the worst gun news ever
(Via Kim Du Toit) But Browning has ended production of the Hi-Power–before I was able to buy one! Uncool.
Against the backdrop of a 1000 point drop in the Dow, I’m going to toss this into your lap
I expect that most of the folks who happen by this particular spot on the Intertubz have at least heard of Strauss and Howe’s book…
A hot civil war
We haven’t heard much talk lately about civil war in the US. However, if you think that means the left has settled down, I suggest…
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.…
A bit old, but a good take on the ARRL BOD issue
Since I’m not a big fan of the NFL at this juncture, I’m kind of left out of the national frenzy involving this year’s Super…
So what do you do on a crappy, rainy Sunday?
Why, you go to the Greensboro Gun Show, of course. Not surprisingly, with no major sports events on the idiot box (sorry NFL, nobody cares…
Ham radio projects
Like so many ham radio clubs, the club where I’m a member has been struggling with an aging member demographic and declining membership numbers. So…
Who said you can’t fight City Hall (or the ARRL)?
It seems that when enough people protest loudly enough and threaten to not renew enough memberships (and I suspect some other monetary hits we know…
It’s all a wonderful head-in-the-sand lifestyle
Until the ugly reality of the world intrudes. Comedian Tim Young was perfectly content to wander through life in Condition White until life sent him 2…
And so we get this missive from the ARRL’s President on the Board of Director’s imbroglio
Rick Roderick, K5UR, has been kind enough to notice that the natives are restless. Or, as he puts it, we are listening to “…an organized…
Those who fail to learn from history
Even though I lately worked for one, I’m really learning to hate universities. By and large, they seem to have become bastions of the worst…
You should have this book
(Via SurvivalBlog) The 3rd edition of the Survival and Austere Medicine book is available for free download (click on the cover art). Add this to your…
Post-TEOTWAWKI disease
One of the things that Doomer Porn usually doesn’t consider is the realistic nuts and bolts of how various aspects of the world will work…
What if you gave a firearms sting and nobody came?
Well, you’d look like Democrat Senators Cummings, Warren and Schatz for a start. The Senators, all from what we gunnies would call “less free” states, comissioned…
More on the ARRL and the Board of Directors’ Code of Conduct
It’s weird how things work. I had looked earlier this week for more information on the subject of the ARRL’s new Board of Directors’ Code…
Guns by the numbers, by a sociologist
It’s nice when you have the numbers to support your position. Yes Virginia, we are the good guys.
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…
Dusty in here
This is guaranteed to get you right in the feels.
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.
Factoring in the dragon
J.R.R. Tolkien wrote “It does not do to leave a dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.” This was the quote that really…
Michael, Michael, in the morning…
This story arrived in my inbox this morning via The Email List That Shall Not Be Named. I’ve never heard it before, but it’s all…
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…
Need to store cans in a shallow space?
Don’t care to build shelves? How about using plastic rain gutters instead? You get the benefit of a system that the cans won’t fall off…
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Upping your game
I want your to look closely at the frame capture included with this article on an armed robbery that took place here in the AO. Seeing…
Again, we remember
Once again, we remember our honored dead from the attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941.