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Saturday, December 13, 2008

Again, there's all kinds of stuff out there to read,

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like a nice piece on the difference between alpha male and predator threats . Atlanta put together a police oversight board after the death ...

It occurs to me that I didn't mention the day that Kim

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stopped blogging. I went by his place most every day, and if I missed one I always went back to see what I'd missed. Sometimes agreed w...

So along with the general dirtbagginess of Blago,

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he also ripped off money earmarked for conservation : In an unprecedented move to reduce Illinois’ budget deficits, the Illinois Legislature...

Hear, Hear!!!

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We have people with absolutely no qualifications whatsoever screwing with American businesses and there is no way to stop them because they...
Friday, December 12, 2008

A few things to note this evening

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Some comments on the idiotic disarmament laws in India: how they came about, and the cost now of them. Why a lot of jobs have gone away , ...

Well, I wonder if CVS was feeling

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some heat ? CVS Health Resources We're sorry! The page you're looking for kidsguns doesn't exist. It may have expired from our s...

It is not good to get home and find the phone dead

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Especially when you're one of the dinosaurs still on dial-up. It's worse when you call the trouble-reporting number(mobiles do have...
Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Theo had a picture

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I suggest slightly different wording because, as a guy said in comments "Criminals and politicians; what's the other group?"
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Tuesday, December 09, 2008

Threat indicators

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James often has very useful information on self-defense matters. The other day he linked to this very nice post on things to watch for : ...
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Well, it appears the FBI & Justice Dept. can actually still

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investigate corrupt politicians . Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and his chief of staff, John Harris, have been arrested and charged with...
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Crooked politicians and the people who buy them

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Scientists have discovered a lotion that can save the lives of U.S. soldiers exposed to chemical weapons — a product vastly superior to the...
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Ok, Rangel has various legal and ethical violations

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hanging over him, but Yet, on Tuesday, Rangel himself said that Pelosi has promised him continued chairmanship of his powerful committee . ...
Monday, December 08, 2008

Ammo test, cast bullets

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in .303 and 7.62x54r. Well, I said I'd get it done later. Using the bullets from the Lee mold, run through the .311 sizer(mainly to seat...
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My, there's a lot of crap out there today

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I took a couple of rifles to the range to try the .303 and 7.62x54 cast bullet out further, I'll have a report on that later. Right now...
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Sunday, December 07, 2008

Several things to note

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Son is off with friends, so I'm sitting here all alone and browsing around, and found some stuff. You know, he does kind of have that lo...
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It seems H-S Precision has issued an "We're sorry you're

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dumb enough to be offended"-type non-apology. And Lawdog notes the history(if you're not aware of it all) that made this testimon...

Back to cast bullets for .303 and 7.62x54

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Had the chance to slug barrels on a #4 MkI Enfield and a P14, both with very nice rifling. The #4 showed a bore just a fraction larger than...

Just some Sunday morning stuff I ran across

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First, if The Obama thinks this is unproven and wants to kill it, he's far more stupid/defeatist/on the other side than I could have be...
Saturday, December 06, 2008

Speaking of 'This database and your information is secure',

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bullcrap . The state worker who unwittingly ran an improper child-support check on the man known as Joe the Plumber told lawmakers yesterday...
Friday, December 05, 2008

Columbia Univerity: the place of speech codes and

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'You will be PC or else' attitude, seems to have a problem with the concept of other people owning property. And, unsurprisingly for...
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