Monthly Archives: February 2009

Civil Immunity from Liability for Self-Defense — in ILLINOIS???!!

Posted on February 25, 2009 by Alaska

The Armed Schoolteacher uncovers a gleaming gold nugget: …But in Illinois, Kent continued, the 93rd General Assembly passed a statute (it was SB 2386 when it was a bill) amending the “Self-Defense: Exoneration” section of the criminal code to say … Continue reading →

Posted in Have Gun, Will Travel, Kewel! | 3 Comments

Warning — Nasty Cold

Posted on February 25, 2009 by Alaska

It’s not the flu, but whatever cold virus is out there right now is a humdinger. I picked it up last Wednesday, had to take part of Thursday off, and my wife and I were both out of commission for … Continue reading →

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Boomershoot Picture of the Day

Posted on February 24, 2009 by Alaska

This setup from Boomershoot 2008 was, I thought, an ingenious solution to the perennial problem of bringing a portable, sturdy, yet inexpensive canopy to Boomershoot. Just PVC pipe, a few 2x4s, and your standard blue tarp. Seemed to work great, … Continue reading →

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Excuse me waiter

Posted on February 24, 2009 by Phil Kadath

There’s a racist in my workplace. First a little backstory. Last November an individual whom I’ve never enjoyed working with was appropriately fired for making racist statements towards his supervisor and about his coworkers. This individual is a middle aged … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in the Atomic Age | 7 Comments

Interesting Choice

Posted on February 24, 2009 by Phil Kadath

That was my reaction to the announcement of former Washington State Governor, Gary Locke, to head the Commerce Department. The reason being that Locke is very pro-business and pro-free trade, especially when compared to the rest of the Obama-tons. While … Continue reading →

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Does the pardon watch begin now?

Posted on February 24, 2009 by Phil Kadath

Probably not, though I wouldn’t put it past the current administration Four arrested in Animal rights attacks Federal authorities have arrested four suspected animal rights activists in connection with violent protests in Santa Cruz and Alameda County, police reported Friday. … Continue reading →

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With relevance to this weekend’s posts

Posted on February 23, 2009 by Phil Kadath

I took the weekend off to instigate parts #1 and #2 of our Three Part Plan to spend our income tax “refund” and didn’t catch onto the developments and plot lines of these two posts until last night. Then I … Continue reading →

Posted in Evil walks the earth | 2 Comments

Hope, indeed

Posted on February 23, 2009 by Phil Kadath

That is all I’ll be able to do with Biden and HRC at the helm of America’s foreign policy. Hope for the best and expect the worst. Keep an eye on Bahrain. Over the last month, Iranian rhetoric against the … Continue reading →

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To Perchance To Dream

Posted on February 23, 2009 by Phil Kadath

That I might get something like this here in Washington We are going to collect 40,000+ signatures and pass a Constitutional Measure in North Dakota that protects secret ballots. The ballot language is very simple: “To preserve and protect the … Continue reading →

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Help! Brain Hurts!

Posted on February 23, 2009 by Phil Kadath

And so does my gut from laughing so damn hard. One of the inmates at the dKos Animal Farm and Petting Zoo dared dissent from the partyline opinion on the topic of the NY Post “shot chimp” cartoon. His basic … Continue reading →

Posted in Dare To Be Stupid | 2 Comments