Author Archives: Alaska

Living in a SF Novel

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Alaska

Some days it feels like we’re living through one of those hard SF thrillers that just piles on the big ideas, each of which would deserve a novel of its own. Each link below is to something that’s actually happening … Continue reading →

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Women’s Pistol Clinic!

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Alaska

Today my wife and my 72-year-old Mom are headed to San Jose for LMS Defense’s all-female-student Pistol Clinic. Mom’s taking the Ladysmith .357 I got her two decades ago, but I strongly suggested she use one of our Glock 19s … Continue reading →

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Wildfire vs. Siri

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Alaska

Back in my law school days, I was really intrigued by the Wildfire sexy-disembodied-voice-robot-assistant-that’s-always-in-the-background-of-your-calls-and-ready-to-assist-you service product. It was marketed to lawyers, natch, but I couldn’t afford it at the time. It was really impressive, though. Having just upgraded to an … Continue reading →

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Did Tom Coburn Just Win the Behind-The-Scenes Gun Legislation Battle?

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Alaska

Nice. UPDATE: To the victor go the spoils. Read between the lines on the timing here. Every single day that passes, Newtown recedes and we get stronger. Coburn managed to play Schumer for what, a month? Two? Gottlieb’s working this … Continue reading →

Posted in Have Gun, Will Travel, Heroes, Comrades and Brothers | 3 Comments

Call Me A Hole

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Alaska

Nine Inch Nails vs. Carly Rae Jepsen. Actually pretty catchy; earworm warning! – Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

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Test

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Alaska

Testing, testing, 1,2,3…– Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

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What a Bargain for Me!

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Alaska

I shall name this rifle “Eddie,” as in “Murphy,” because it was indeed a bargain at $175. When I got it home I flipped it over to see an unnoticed price tag:

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RNS Quote of the Day, 03/01/13

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Alaska

…the Government avers it would be “foolhardy” for the officers to “go about their business while allowing a stranger in their midst to possess a firearm.” We are not persuaded. —U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, United States v. Black … Continue reading →

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RNS Quote of the Day, 02/28/13

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Alaska

This is not really an actual Lincoln quote. Instead, it was composed by James Algar for the Animatronic Lincoln in the “Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln” attraction at Disneyland: The world has never had a good definition of the word … Continue reading →

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Online Ammo Availability Tracker

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Alaska

I’m bookmarking this. It’s also going on the sidebar under Firearms Links, along with the .308 Ammo Aggregator link I promised I’d add long ago.

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