Monthly Archives: December 2012

Prattle & Hum

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Phil Kadath

Two really bad ideas and one really good one…. First bad idea: District of Columbia style firearms storage laws currently being batted about by the Seattle City Council Not quite as idiotic second bad idea: “National Gun Buy Back Program” … Continue reading →

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I wonder what the colors are like

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Phil Kadath

In Froma Harrop’s world? Of course, she had to screed in her column this week. I was expecting it. But she only succeeded in showing the rest of the real world that she lives nowhere near the rest of us … Continue reading →

Posted in Dare To Be Stupid | 3 Comments

Color me shocked

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Phil Kadath

In a never seen before move in Washington State politics, the nearly deadlocked Senate (26 D / 23 R) saw a power switch last week. Two Democrats in the Washington state Senate abandoned their caucus Monday, vowing to work with … Continue reading →

Posted in Armageddon | 4 Comments

Case Candy

Posted on December 16, 2012 by Phil Kadath

I’ve been watching this video frequently since its release in September and figured I’ll show it to you in case you were wondering what I wanted for Christmas. 20,000GBP (aka: $32,000) of Gibson Les Pauls Any one of these will … Continue reading →

Posted in Kewel! | 2 Comments

Hard Headed Man

Posted on December 16, 2012 by Phil Kadath

On Tuesday night, I was getting ready to go to work and packing my lunch in the kitchen when my body decided to go all clumsy. I rolled my ankle and missed grabbing the counter top in time to stop … Continue reading →

Posted in Life in the Atomic Age | 10 Comments

I did not know that!

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Alaska

Ed Feulner’s taste in activists with ideas runs to people like Friedrich Hayek, whom [he] once introduced in the Oval Office to Ronald Reagan, a Hayek fan. –The Weekend Interview by Daniel Henninger, WSJ, December 8-9, 2012 Weekend edition Hayek … Continue reading →

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If you thought

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Phil Kadath

Government was bad at running brothel’s, you should see this Two honest drivers called the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport this summer to check on their credit-card charges. They thought they paid to park in the airport garage, but mysteriously were never … Continue reading →

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RNS Quote of The Day, Portal Edition

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Alaska

Guillermo del Toro made a movie about Godzilla and giant robots starring GlaDOS. This cake is not a lie. –Ben Domenech, in his daily newsletter The Transom, which at $20/year makes a fantastic gift subscription. – Posted using BlogPress from … Continue reading →

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Every Citizen, Now A Suspect

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Alaska

…[now,] whenever citizens interact with the government, the first question asked will be, are you a terrorist? –Mary Ellen Callahan, former Dept. of Homeland Security chief privacy officer I suppose it was just a matter of time. Sad to see … Continue reading →

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“We Didn’t Expect This Amount of Resistance”

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Alaska

I was listening in to a legal webinar the other day on some of the lovely things we can expect from Obamacare. One of the speakers was Christopher E. Condeluci, former tax counsel to the Senate Finance Committee and one … Continue reading →

Posted in Academia and Other Nonsense, Evil walks the earth, The Government is Not Your Friend | 1 Comment