Author Archives: Alaska

Riverboat SHTF

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Alaska

Not a bad idea. Hadn’t thought about making diesel fuel from human bodies, that’s interesting. Er, ah, I mean that’s utterly repellent!

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Great Minds Think Alike

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Alaska

South Park takes on the Shake Weight, about which I blogged a while ago.

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SHOT Stuff to look at part 1

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Alaska

Just the first in a series of helpful memos to myself on what I want to see when we visit SHOT Show 2011. Last year I was overwhelmed as a first-timer and ended up just wandering around and saying “OMG” … Continue reading →

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Another Closeout Scope Deal

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Alaska

Burris’ 4.5-14x42mm Fullfield II scope with the LIGHTED Ballistic Plex reticle — discontinued and now $299.95, down from $479.95…. I love the Ballistic Plex reticle; reticles of this type have all sorts of uses beyond just giving you four additional … Continue reading →

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Disability King

Posted on December 19, 2010 by Alaska

Modern version of the classic welfare queen but it will make you angrier. We are visiting relatives in the Central Valley. If you read Victor Davis Hanson’s recent column about how this area has deteriorated, well, that’s what my wife … Continue reading →

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Sheriff’s Ride

Posted on December 19, 2010 by Alaska

Saw this bad boy the other day. Those tires looked to be about three feet tall. – Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

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Burris Scope at Closeout Price

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Alaska

Looks like Burris discontinued the Signature Select 8-32x44mm rifle scope with fine plex reticle. I used this scope at my first Boomershoot and have three of ’em now; they’re excellent and this is a couple hundred dollars off the most … Continue reading →

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Man and the Welfare State

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Alaska

Just a handy reminder, the free pdf of Henry Hazlitt’s excellent and concise Man and the Welfare State by the Mises Institute is, as I said, available free for your holiday reading by the fireplace.

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Superheroes and the 2nd Amendment

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Alaska

Interesting analysis, but I agree with a commenter that the proper analogy for an innate superpower (strength, power blasts, etc.) is not to firearms but rather to martial arts skills, as what we’re talking about is the government attempting to … Continue reading →

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More on Environmentalism as Religion

Posted on December 10, 2010 by Alaska

Apropos of my holiday advice to y’all, this weekend, C-SPAN’s BookTV will present the video of a panel on Economic Religion vs. Environmental Religion in America. Folks may recall that panelist and renowned author Steven Hayward was kind enough to … Continue reading →

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