Our judgement is better than your doctor’s
I’m not a big fan of The War On (Some) Drugs. The crimes committed in its name are legion. But something that is often overlooked…
There are days when something slaps you in the face
As I age, I have more and more experiences where I feel like something has slapped me in the face. Sometimes it’s unpleasant, like the…
A quiet voice
Last week, I went to West Virginia for the unhappy duty of attending a family funeral. My family on both sides are Baptists and have…
So yeah, I’ve been laying low
I’ve been busy. I don’t even remember if I’ve noted that the New Employer and I have parted ways (there’s a long story for another…
New firearms parts resources
(Found on Facebook) While they may not be new to you, They’re new to me. Jack First Gun Parts is another online resource for hard-to-find…
All Irma, all the time
My apologies if things around here feel like it’s “All Irma, all the time”, but when you have a storm of this magnitude in the…
Passings, indeed
It is my unhappy duty to report the death of Dr. Jerry Pournelle. He was one of the writers who helped shape a lot of…
Irma: No news is good news
There is no good news on the hurricane front. The models that were predicting a turn toward the open sea are all gone now. Barring…
On the practical side
I’ve been cruising a Facebook group that’s dedicated to one of the areas Mrs. Freeholder and I are considering as a possible retirement location. It…
Continuing with Hurricane Irma
I wish I was able to say “What a difference a day makes.” Maybe I can, but not in a good way, especially not for…
Time for a Public Service Announcement
(Image and links via the Drudge Report) This is not a joke. If you’re in the path of this hurricane your life is in danger.…
Eating my words
Well, to today to an extent. Eventually I get to eat them all. Last week I was smirking about how I like making Google foot…
A modest proposal
(With apologies to Jonathan Swift. Link to “Rebel yell: Southern nationalists again crying ‘secede'” via the Drudge Report) I’ve discussed the concept that we’re in…
Besides President Trump and his policies
Here’s something else the West Coast liberals can worry about: volcanoes.
Since we were speaking of Google
Breitbart is having a multi-part interview piece with those who are or have been behind enemy lines at Teh Googlez. Obviously there’s no way for…
I enjoy making Google publish this
Perhaps you’ve heard ofthe latest little row at Google—an employee had the temerity to publish his thoughts on the Google monoculture and suddenly is he…
Will Amateur Radio become extinct?
It’s an interesting question that has been thrashed around the table more than a few times. I know that my club is in trouble–our youngest…
It seems the Deep State just won’t stop
(Via Michael Bane on Facebook) I’d really like to write about something else. Almost anything else, really. But you can’t pay attention to current events…
Let’s get some excercise
Since my semi-enforced retirement, I have been attempting, with mixed results, to do something about my physical shape. While round is a shape, it isn’t…
Why the Tier 1 guys love their big SUVs
Ars Technica has a rather fluffy piece on operators and their love for big SUVs. As a Suburban owner, I can tell you that it’s…
We told you that “Smart Guns” are a dumb idea. But No-o-o-o!
It isn’t like the gun grabbers and Progressivists haven’t been warned, but it’s nice to have millions if not tens or hundreds of millions of…
Not dead
Just…pleasantly busy. You could say that I’ve failed retirement, such as it was. A ham radio buddy of mine called me (oddly enough, not on…
Driving a ground rod
Ground rods are one of those facts of life that anyone who deals with them usually dislikes. Whether you use a sledge hammer, a rotary…
More on the battlesight zero
(Via Gunsite on Facebook) A while back I wrote a bit on the subject of what distance to zero your AR. Just for giggles, here’s…
Knot on my watch
I’ve heard knots called “an orderly tangle of lines”. While that might be true, the knowledge of a few useful knots is something that is…
Happy Birthday, America!
Here’s a little light reading as you wait for the grill to heat up.
I have got to close some of these tabs
(As usual in this situation, I forget where these come from. I’m sure more than one was from Michael Bane on Facebook.) I was hoping…
Winning
I ran across this article this morning. It has three interesting points about the changing face of gun ownership in the US. It seems 2/3…
What is it with these Canadian
(As found on Gab.) Snipers. 11,319 feet for the record. Plus an unknown number on lives saved by his work.
The GOP says its going to get strapped; the left loses its collectivist mind
I should have seen it coming–really I should. When I posted this morning about GOP Congressman Thomas Massie introducing a bill calling for concealed carry permit…