Author Archives: Alaska

It’s That Easy?

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Alaska

DUDE. – Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

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RNS Quote of the Day — Embrace the Suck Edition

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Alaska

Many employers are those who have learned — the hard way — to comply with the whims of the regulators, no matter how inconstant, vacuous or corrupt they may be. Be a good serf, and you’ll be allowed to continue … Continue reading →

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We’s in Ur Courts, Makin’ Ur Lawz

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Alaska

SAF gets an enormous win at the appellate level when the full 7th Circuit let Posner’s ruling stand today. Will Chicago appeal to the Supremes? Maybe, but in the meantime the clock is indeed ticking for the Illinois state legislature … Continue reading →

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Trance Bass

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Alaska

Fender bass, Boss ME-25 effects pedal, an amp, and mad skillz.

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Evening Music

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Alaska

I’m relaxing with my very last Manny’s Cubano Red Maduro, courtesy of Cap’n Jim of the late Sloop New Dawn. These are fantastic cigars, and go very well with the rich mouthfeel of Elijah Craig 12, and this magnificent tunage, … Continue reading →

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Cane Gun

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Alaska

We’ve discovered the joys of antique furniture. Behold our new entry piece, which finally gives me a spot to properly display my cane collection. One of these is not like the others:  

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Even in California

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Alaska

At LMS Defense’s Home Defense course this past weekend, active shooters in school settings were discussed because several of the students attending were schoolteachers or, like my wife, worked in a public school. One teacher in attendance mentioned that his … Continue reading →

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The Biblical Flood, Explained

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Alaska

Asteroid. Indian Ocean. 600-foot tsunamis. Hand of God, indeed. …What’s more, the Gulf of Carpentaria object was a skipping stone compared with an object that Abbott thinks whammed into the Indian Ocean near Madagascar some 4,800 years ago, or about … Continue reading →

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TV Time with LMS Defense!

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Alaska

As I mentioned earlier, the wife and I spent the weekend at LMS Defense’s awesome training facility in Oroville for the two-day Home Defense class, for which Pistol I or equivalent is a prerequisite. Located in a professional building complex, … Continue reading →

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Jewel in the Darkness

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Alaska

It’s our first visit to Oroville for the two-day force-on-force Home Defense course at LMS Defense’s shoot house using less-than-lethal arms; we’ll see if they’re pellet guns, paintball or BBs. Whatever they may be, I had to buy my first … Continue reading →

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