Author Archives: Alaska

…or, on second thought, maybe Billy Beck’s blog is down ’cause he forgot to pay the bill. Carry on. – Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

Before Christmas, too. – Posted using BlogPress from my iPad

Some of us here at RNS have lost one or more dear to us this year; some have welcomed new bundles of joy into our lives and hearts. I commend to you Winston Churchill’s words from the White House to … Continue reading →

At the Black Bear Diner in Tulare, CA: Somehow I suspect my local car radio shop won’t have Geiger-Mueller tubes in stock. – Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

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 →

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 →

…[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 →

…for these difficult times. – Posted using BlogPress from my iPad