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“I only regret that I have but one face to palm for my country.”

Monday, February 28, 2022

Cargo Cult Car Stop Cult

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I don't know exactly when the red caliper thing started. Italian brake manufacturer Brembo was an OEM supplier to a lot of companies dat...

Defense vs. Offense

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Don't hit her again, Lester, and we're all cool. — Tamara K. (@TamSlick) February 28, 2022

Influencer

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Justin Dyal reminisces about his friend Todd Green, and what made him stand out: I look around the industry, the concealed carry space, and ...
Sunday, February 27, 2022

Handsome Pupper

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This v. good boy was photographed with a Hasselblad Lunar & a Zeiss 16-70mm f/4 lens. .
Saturday, February 26, 2022

Not bad, for a Metrocon.

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Jonah Goldberg is very nearly the type specimen of the Metrocon , but he's treading dangerously close to grasping an important truth her...

War Correspondence

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A short and interesting read... It was hard to tell the combatants apart. The weapons look and sound the same on both sides. Then again, the...
Friday, February 25, 2022

Superfood

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Bobbi pointed out that if I could find a way to easily caffeinate that beef broth, I'd have my ideal morning beverage. She's not wro...

QotD: Glowing in the Dark Edition...

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Bobbi writing on current events: This will be on History tests, eventually -- presuming there's anyone around and current events don...

Bogus

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If you're gawking at the war on social media, like half the internet is right now, be careful of your sources. The Beeb's news site ...
Thursday, February 24, 2022

Wars and Rumors of Wars

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Those are Mi-8's flying low and slow in the 'burbs of Kyiv and not even taking AAA fire. Looks like Russia has air supremacy if they...

This might be the year...

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Constitutional Carry bills here in Indiana have died in committee in the House every year since 2015 or so, except for last year, when it di...
Wednesday, February 23, 2022

Beef Tea, But Seriously This Time

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I had jokingly referred to the broth in some dehydrated "Vietnamese Beef Phở"-style soup-in-a-cup as beef tea before. Then I disc...

Automotif CCLXXX...

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In an alternate universe, I flagged this guy down and said " I will trade you everything I own except the clothes I'm wearing, my l...
Tuesday, February 22, 2022

QotD: Woke Edition

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This is an excellent definition: This is a great example of one of the key characteristics of wokeness: representation without authorization...

"Low" versus "No"

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When someone refers to "low light", it doesn't necessarily mean "In the middle of the night, locked inside the pitch dark...
Monday, February 21, 2022

The Paradox of Site Moderation

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An iron law of free speech on social media is that any site that allows you to use the n-word and call people homophobic slurs is going to b...

"Only losers blog."

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" Only losers blog " is a wisecrack I've often made on social media when the topic of blogging is brought up, usually by someo...

Sunday Dinner Theater

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Yesterday evening was unseasonably warm, near sixty degrees here in Indy. Bobbi started some lump hardwood charcoal in the grill and did up ...
Sunday, February 20, 2022

Hey, look!

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Things were the way they were for reasons... For the purpose of defensive shooting, this bladed, slow-fire bullseye stance got supplanted in...

Shifting Pathologies

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Interesting piece that's been languishing in an open tab for literally months while I decided what to write about it. I can't come u...
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