Author Archives: Alaska

Heller, Sniper Rifles, and a Surprising Number of Women in the Basement of Congress

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Alaska

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It’s Been A Week

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Alaska

The kind of week that time in the parlor with the wife, Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in our ears, a glass of Highland Park 18-year-old in one hand, Roosevelt’s African Game Trails in the other, and clouds from a Prensado Maduro … Continue reading →

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Somali Pirates, Solved

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Alaska

“So far, not a single ship with armed guards has been taken by pirates….” It used to be that Lloyd’s and the other insurance carriers thought there was more liability from having those icky firearms on board a ship than … Continue reading →

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Not a War. A Feud. A Feud’s Worse.

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Alaska

Because it doesn’t end, and because the side with the “Feud” mindset views any member of the other side, whether man, woman, or child, as a legitimate target. Of course that only succeeds until the side with the “War” mindset … Continue reading →

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Jumpstart your Car with your Cellphone

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Alaska

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What we Should All Be Reading, Now

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Alaska

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Slide

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Alaska

Lookin’ at this from Gibson on 10 Giants of Slide Guitar (and it’s well worth a look) eventually led me to this: Here’s more on this Myles Kennedy fellow.

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California’s First Gun Control Law: The Racist Roots and Evolution of the Gun Control Movement

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Alaska

“That a war of extermination will continue to be waged between the races, until the Indian race becomes extinct, must be expected. While we cannot anticipate this result but with painful regret, the inevitable destiny of the race is beyond … Continue reading →

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That Hell-Bound Train

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Alaska

If you’re not detecting a theme among the last several of my posts, well, I’ll make it explicit for ya. I aim to be a Brakeman on this Hell-Bound Train we’re all riding, now. Read Bloch’s masterpiece below, and you’ll … Continue reading →

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I can’t get enough of this guy

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Alaska

I’m as tickled as when I first heard Iggy. Maybe it’s the Frank Miller/Lone Wolf and Cub vibe with the hat, but I’m hooked. Ewan Dobson: Where Are You You really need to listen all the way through, there are … Continue reading →

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