Monthly Archives: January 2012

A Firearms Odyssey: Hunting for Boomers, Gunning for Prairie Rats, My Introduction to .22 BR, Tube Guns, Shooting ‘The Great White Buffalo’ and the Sporting Rifle Match (Where I Met My Match) – Part 1

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Dave RNS Photographer

  od.ys.sey (noun) a long series of travels and adventures For many of you who have been reading this blog over the years, the topic of Boomershoot will be familiar, having been written about, referenced and photographed on many occasions. … Continue reading →

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For us locals

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Oscar Gordon

LOL!

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Have a seat

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Phil Kadath

Make sure you have a tasty beverage nearby as this might take a while. The AoSHQ had this first video posted up this week showing Michael O’Leary, CEO of RyanAir, at an European Union “Innovation Convention” and doing the “Speaking … Continue reading →

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Because it makes the Washington Elites Cry

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Alaska

…consider the REINS Act (Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny). This law would require that every “economically significant” federal regulation (one that has an annual impact of $100 million or more) be affirmatively approved by Congress. Again: no … Continue reading →

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Well set trap is well set

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Phil Kadath

So, the President made some recess appointments yesterday. Either through arrogance or stupidity, two traits not favorable to a Chief Executive, he overstepped his boundaries, at the House Republican’s design, and made them unconstitutionally. Not to mention that what he … Continue reading →

Posted in The Government is Not Your Friend | 3 Comments

Disability King Update. Watch your Blood Pressure.

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Alaska

Cash is king in an economic crisis, we all know that. What’s the corollary? Everything starts to go underground. Unrecorded cash is untaxed cash, baby! Here’s some anecdotal proof. Jim Rawles once mused that Orofino, the little hamlet that hosts … Continue reading →

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Maximizing Shareholder Value is a Bad Idea

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Oscar Gordon

So says this bit in Forbes Nutshell: executives who focus on shareholders can not focus on customers (for various & sundry reasons) RTWT

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RNS Quote of the Day, 01/03/12

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Alaska

The fall of the Soviet Union had released a flood of information related to the “spy war” between the U.S. and the Soviets going back to the 1930s and the returns were pretty much in: The Soviets had hammered the … Continue reading →

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RNS Quote of the Day, 01/02/12

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Alaska

The basic cause of totalitarianism is two ideas: men’s rejection of reason in favor of faith, and of self-interest in favor of self-sacrifice. If this is a society’s philosophical consensus, it will not be long before an all-powerful Leader rises … Continue reading →

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Game Changer

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Phil Kadath

And Name Changer Why would the North American Free Trade Agreement become the North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement? Because the UK might want to be joining. Clyde Prestowitz in the Foreign Policy Journal This past weekend in Brussels British Prime … Continue reading →

Posted in Dare To Be Stupid | 2 Comments