Author Archives: Alaska

Practice by Thinking

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Alaska

An intriguing experiment. I’ve found that simply thinking, hard, with concentration, about the mechanics involved in shooting accurately (including visualization, mental checklists, etc.) seems to improve my shooting tremendously the next time I hit the range — but then I’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in Academia and Other Nonsense, Have Gun, Will Travel | 4 Comments

RNS Quote of the Day, 10/20/11 Edition

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Alaska

Jennifer, returning from a group breast exam: We were talking about massage on the way back to the office, and I mentioned that hubby needs to get his hands worked over fairly regularly due to his line of work. Driver … Continue reading →

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Trains! Zombies!

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Alaska

I‘ve not posted much about one of my other passions, railroads. Model railroading, live steam, railfanning, it’s all good. In fact, I like it all as much as Bub loved his Walkman.* On that note, Brigid has a couple of … Continue reading →

Posted in Armageddon, Have Gun, Will Travel, Kewel! | 3 Comments

Halley’s 5th Concerto

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Alaska

Lots of great discussion and Youtube examples of candidates for the concerto at this link. Some fantastic pieces there, many of which were, I’m ashamed to admit, new to me. Really cool stuff. It was a symphony of triumph. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Academia and Other Nonsense, Kewel! | 3 Comments

Herman Cain = Fred Thompson

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Alaska

= By which I mean to say, Mitt Romney = John McCain. Get it? I’m not alone in this, of course. As one of the suckers who paid good money into Fred Thompson’s campaign while he was spending fundraisers watching … Continue reading →

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State of Nature

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Alaska

Seems the revealing comments of a non-Western diplomat about the anarchic nature of the international states-system are causing consternation among Western foreign-relations establishment types, liberal internationalists that they are. These folks need to reread their Hedley Bull. As a devotee … Continue reading →

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“Sybil” was Faked

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Alaska

Wow, this is huge.  

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Well-trained

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Alaska

All together now….

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RNS Quote of the Day, 10/17/11

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Alaska

…[T]here is one other way I can see the government that has stolen the name of the United States go under, without the immediate need to shoot government agents, and that is the end I have been directing most of … Continue reading →

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Sunday Morning Squeaks

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Alaska

A field full of ground squirrels for doggies to chase. They’re on-leash, so Daddy gets a workout too.   –     Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone   LATER. Man, for 12-year-old arthritic puppies, they sure do put down … Continue reading →

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