Monthly Archives: August 2011

Pump It Up

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Phil Kadath

Last week MadRock linked and wrote on the topic of Grade Inflation. If you didn’t hit that link and read, take a few minutes and do so after you’re done here. As I stated in the comments, I have seen … Continue reading →

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Book Learning

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Phil Kadath

Now that Summer Quarter is over and things have finally settled down a bit (automotive repairs & vet visits, mostly), I’d like to tell you more about the book I was assigned to use for my Political Science class. I … Continue reading →

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Prepping Pays Off

Posted on August 21, 2011 by Alaska

FerFAL’s site is thankfully not one of the one million sites censored by Argentina. He’s got an excellent article by a fellow for whom prepping paid off – Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

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Worst Glock Video Ever

Posted on August 21, 2011 by Alaska

EyeHandy (get it?) has a Glock disassembly video that must be pretty bad, because I keep having to watch it over and over. – Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

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I’d have never thunk it

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Phil Kadath

Somebody at MSNBC actually gets it. Well, most of it. He seems to forget just how “bought” his preferred Chief Executive is. But that doesn’t matter. Just take a look at the frightened look on the faces of his guest … Continue reading →

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Took A Little Trip Down To The Camp Perry CMP Store . . . .

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Dave RNS Photographer

. . . . Was not disappointed.

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RNS Quote of the Day, 08/18/11

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Alaska

Priests who could not read or who, from ignorance, stumbled stupidly through the ritual of the Eucharist were another scandal. A Bishop of Durham in 1318 could not understand or pronounce Latin and after struggling helplessly with the word Metropolitanus … Continue reading →

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Stock Market Supper

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Alaska

  I’ve got the Asian market meltdown in the background on Bloomberg TV as I munch on some canned goods from the pantry (to supplement the hamburger I brought home). I’m baching it tonight; the wife would demand a salad … Continue reading →

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Grade Inflation

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Oscar Gordon

Yeah, I have to agree.  I couldn’t game my science & engineering classes so easily, but the Liberal Arts?  There were only a few that had serious professors, the rest were completely game-able. How about you, Phil?

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Remember when I had that idea for a business

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Oscar Gordon

It’s good to see others know how to get it done. Too bad the DC MPD had to be such dicks.

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