Author Archives: Alaska

This World Today

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Alaska

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Make Your Own Shot from Wheel Weights

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Alaska

This is a pretty cool-looking product. An article on its use, with plenty of pics, is here. Found the link at Varmint Al’s.  Varmint Al’s website is pretty much the website I want to build when I retire — just … Continue reading →

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A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand

Posted on August 22, 2010 by Alaska

I believe this government cannot endure, permanently half socialist and half free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved — I do not expect the house to fall — but I do expect it will cease to be … Continue reading →

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RNS Quote of the Day, 08/20/10

Posted on August 20, 2010 by Alaska

…Cameron has accompanied this… by an extremely radical political and social agenda to try and, if you will, lift the dead weight of the state off of British national life. If I tell you that more than half, or roughly … Continue reading →

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NRA Attorney Paul Clement Throws Self Under Bus

Posted on August 20, 2010 by Alaska

Pretty damned cool. In the latest Nordyke briefs, former Solicitor General Paul Clement reversed his position in Heller. Says Calguns Foundation Chair Gene Hoffman: Many of you saw my criticisms of certain decisions around the McDonald Oral Argument as it … Continue reading →

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The California Hills Are Already Full

Posted on August 20, 2010 by Alaska

…so don’t try bugging out to them: “People have already been ALL OVER the Sierra back-country for the past hundred and seventy years. I’ve been on Enduro races and dual-sport rides up in what we thought was in the back-freaking-nothing, … Continue reading →

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FeralJundi’s Blog, and LMS Defense has Comics

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Alaska

Found this intriguing blog by a reference in the comments to one of LMS Defense’s comics. http://feraljundi.com/ Oh, and did you know that LMS Defense has comics? Good stuff, by a pretty cool defense contractor. You don’t see that every … Continue reading →

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RNS Quote of the Day, 10/16/10

Posted on August 16, 2010 by Alaska

One of the most sobering observations… comes in the form of a disarmingly simple calculus presented first by Isabel Sawhill and Christopher Jencks. If you finish high school and keep a job without having children before marriage, you will almost … Continue reading →

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First Post from the New Machine

Posted on August 14, 2010 by Alaska

Patience is a supreme virtue where electronics are concerned. We patiently endured a free but ancient wintel POS but it finally died; we ditched it in favor of a 17″ MacBook Pro with the i7 chip running at 266 GHz … Continue reading →

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Two Drink Minimum

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Alaska

Boss gave me two free tix to see some guy named Rich Vos at the local comedy club. Wife and I and a couple friends will check it out tonight. Hopefully he’s funny. At least we’ll get a nice (albeit … Continue reading →

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