Monthly Archives: October 2007

Color Me Unmoved

Posted on October 24, 2007 by Phil Kadath

As I understand it, SoCal is going through one of its four seasons: Fire, Mudslide, Earthquake and Summer. This particular fire season is muy mucho. Color me unmoved. Unmoved by people who do not want the hinterlands around their homes … Continue reading →

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RNS Quote of the Day: 10/23/07

Posted on October 23, 2007 by Phil Kadath

A couple weeks back, while on the cruise, one of the books I had with me was Heinlein’s Stranger in a Strange Land. Good stuff, of course. And an excellent paragraph from the book follows Government! Three-fourths parasitic and the … Continue reading →

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No Explanation Necessary

Posted on October 23, 2007 by Phil Kadath

It would only work against them, I guess. Today’s Seattle Times brings up this AP story about how US college tuition has gone up, yet again, with the requisite bitching, moaning, screaming and whining. Cost of college rises faster than … Continue reading →

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A Little Old

Posted on October 23, 2007 by Phil Kadath

Hot Air and other various blogs had this posted last week, whilst I was away, so if you’ve seen this, my apologies. This eight minute video negates anything Michael Moore stated, showed or implied in the entire two hours and … Continue reading →

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Another Casualty of the Mortgage Meltdown

Posted on October 23, 2007 by Alaska

This guy just gave me an idea for a whole bunch of personally satisfying reactive targets. And they’re already on the shelves of my office! Indiana Law Student Shoots Real-Estate Finance Casebook Well, obviously the poor guy was frustrated because, … Continue reading →

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RNS Landscape of the Day: Boomershoot Cleanup

Posted on October 23, 2007 by Alaska

Click here to download the superdetailed version. Yes, you want to!! In a really amazingly detailed pic from Dave the GMC Guy, here we are lighting ’em up at close range. I’m the 19th from the right, just to the … Continue reading →

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RNS Landscape of the Day / Book Review

Posted on October 22, 2007 by Alaska

I recently re-read the excellent On Wings of Eagles, by Ken Follett — the story of Ross Perot’s assembling of a team of his own corporate executives — plus Bull Simons, of course — on a life-and-death mission to rescue … Continue reading →

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Monday Gun Porn: 9mm Pocket Pistols

Posted on October 22, 2007 by Alaska

Uncle posted recently about Walther’s new 9mm PPS, a pocket pistol at 6.3″ L x 4.4″ H x 1.04″ W. Here’s the review, and here it is with a .380 PPK (6.1″ L x 3.8″ H x .98″ W) for … Continue reading →

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RNS Quote of the Day, 10/22/07

Posted on October 22, 2007 by Alaska

From last night’s Republican Debate, which, IMO, Fred Dalton Thompson won: [Fred is asked about the charge that he is “lazy,” which prompts some audience murmurs of protest.] “Nah that’s okay. Let me answer that… I was a father at … Continue reading →

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Sunday Cheesecake, Musical and Otherwise

Posted on October 21, 2007 by Alaska

Phil waxed eloquent a while back about how he was a Sucker for a Hook. Well, this song has a couple of ’em and I defy you to get it out of your head once you listen. It’s also got … Continue reading →

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