Tuesday, April 18, 2017

Be very careful how you unload your firearm . . .

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. . . because this can happen. The shooter covered the ejection port with his hand and attempted to capture the live round rather than ...
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Doofus Of The Day #955

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Today's award goes to three special snowflakes - if, that is, it's politically correct to refer to a black person as a 'snowfla...
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Selective denial or 'rationing' of health care?

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According to Karl Denninger, it's likely in due course, thanks to budget pressures . I claim no special power here, nor any inside i...
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Monday, April 17, 2017

Ashbutt, "helping" . . .

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. . . to write the next book. Ashbutt's been particularly playful and kitten-"needy" today, demanding to be picked up ...
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Of storms, drains and steps

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We've just contracted to have our property's drainage improved, because too much water was getting off our house's roof in an u...
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Ammo testing update

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To add to my articles last week about caliber, cartridge and firearm selection, Lucky Gunner has just added .38 Special and .357 Magnum to ...
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A second, or even a third, life for the Avenger?

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Late last year I speculated about the present status and future potential of the General Atomics Predator C, also known as the Avenger  (t...
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Sunday, April 16, 2017

Sunday morning music for Easter

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From Handel's "Messiah", and from my favorite recording of it , here's the final two choruses:  "Worthy is the Lamb...
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Saturday, April 15, 2017

That's telling her!

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How to put an irritating, whiny, poseur politician in her place.  From Senator Fauxcahontas Warren : And the reply , from a retired ...
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There's a way around almost anything, if you try hard enough . . .

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I was amused at the lengths (literally) to which some people will go to get - or sell - a drink . On April 1st, India’s Supreme Court is...
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A sad farewell to John Clarke

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Regular readers will recall that on occasion, I've put up a comic interview from Australian comedians John Clarke and Bryan Dawe.  Dawe...
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Friday, April 14, 2017

Bollywood again

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Another epic (?) fight scene, this one from the 2008 movie Ghajini . Certainly acrobatic, isn't it? Peter
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More bullets are valuable, but not necessarily the answer

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Continuing the series of posts I've been putting up about firearms issues in response to reader comments and questions, I'd like to...
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A sea change for independent author-publishers

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My latest article for Mad Genius Club has just gone live over there. In it, I discuss the impact of streaming audio and video on consume...
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Thursday, April 13, 2017

The slaughter goes on, all over the world

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Syria and North Korea are in the news at the moment, but killings and terrorism are rampant in many other countries - we just don't hea...
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A great collection of aviation April Fools stunts

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On April 1st this year, I mentioned the April Fool spoof of Vintage Wings of Canada. Vintage Wings has had an ongoing April Fool project...

Another look at healthcare costs

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Last month I noted that the real issue in healthcare reform was neither Obamacare nor Trumpcare - it was the incessantly increasing costs ...
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Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Why do your shoelaces come untied? Science to the rescue!

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Doing some useful research for once, instead of following the latest moonbat craziness down its joint and several rabbit-holes, the Univers...
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A small .380 ACP pistol may not be a good primary choice for self-defense

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I'm getting very worried by the current crop of tiny semi-auto pistols, mostly chambered in .380 ACP (some in even smaller rounds).  I...
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Understanding the North Korean problem

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StrategyPage  has two very interesting articles outlining current problems and potential solutions to the North Korean issue. The first a...