Category Archives: Kewel!

Early Soundboard: What We’re Listening To Edition

Kim Sozzi’s Little Bird: Alexandra Stan’s ridiculously catchy Mr. Saxobeat: Medina’s Addiction: Daniela’s You & I: And oh, hell, some Rick Perry mangling the English language. You’re welcome!

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My Nephew Beat the World Bantamweight MMA Champion Last Night

Just received word that my nephew-in-law, the mighty Antonio Banuelos, won a close victory over Hideko Tokoro, the Japanese World Bantamweight mixed martial-arts champion. John Hackleman product and best friend of Chuck Liddell, Antonio Banuelos, sought to get his fighting … Continue reading

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Murum Aries Attigit

Used as a legal principle. The whole letter’s very entertaining; the Latin phrase, literally “The Ram has Touched the Wall,” caps it off. It means, roughly, “we will kill you all.” I like this lawyer’s style. via Popehat.

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A Short Story

ET’s writing again. Go read. Also, I’ll be at GBR-VI starting Thursday evening. Should be there in time for the late-night bullshit sessions. Wife will arrive Friday evening so she can shoot steel Saturday with the Glock she won in … Continue reading

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Tunage

You’re about to get eaten by the zombie hordes. You’ve prepared, but there are more than you every possibly imagined. Sorry. As you load your last mag into your chosen weapon, what song comes up your MP3 player/IPOD? Mine

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Could I Destroy Augustus’ Roman Empire with a Marine Battalion?

Pretty cool flash fiction on this topic here.

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The Galactic Economy seems to have picked up

And the designers of Magrathea are again hard at work Astronomers have spotted an exotic planet that seems to be made of diamond racing around a tiny star in our galactic backyard. carbon. Because it is so dense, scientists calculate … Continue reading

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And so it begins (Updated)

Fed up with both not having enough money to buy the guitars I want and having to fight the urge to tear one down and rebuild it, today, 13 weeks into my attempt to learn to play the electric bass … Continue reading

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Wonder and Envy, but Mostly Wonder

For me, the easiest way to tell that an author has transcended the gulf between good, serviceable writing (the sort found in most genre fiction, from Frederick Forsyth to Heinlein to Stephen King) and literature (from Parker’s early Spensers and … Continue reading

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CalGuns Foundation License-to-Carry Strategy

Most RNS readers are likely not Californians, and so it bears repeating that your humble correspondent lives in California and, like most of the state’s residents, in a county whose Sheriff refuses to issue concealed-carry licenses for self-defense. In a … Continue reading

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