Category Archives: Uncategorized

From Ace of Spades

Bumper-Stickers Seen On Military Bases. “Except For Ending Slavery, Fascism, Nazism, Socialism and Communism, WAR has Never Solved Anything.” ” U.S. Marines – Certified Counselors to the 72 Virgins Dating Club.” ” U.S. Air Force – Travel Agents To Allah” … Continue reading →

From the Editors of The Stranger H/T The Gay Cynic

with the other 30% of bad laws being regulatory capture and rent seeking. Mr. Clarkson nails it

I haven’t seen the first District 13 movie, but the wife and I just watched the sequel on Comcast’s On Demand, and it’s not bad. Decent extended parkour / combat sequences. I understand the inventor of parkour is involved. Something … Continue reading →

From TaxProf Blog: I remember the President saying, “Everybody is going to have to give. Everybody is going to have to have some skin in the game.” But, we all knew that he didn’t mean everybody. Take a guess whom … Continue reading →

Today was the last day of science club, where I (and two other Engineers) showed 4th & 5th graders how to attach a sling to the end of their trebuchets and thereby increase the throw by a factor of 5 … Continue reading →

I have some friends (shocking, I know!) in a bit of a spot.  My friends are married, and one of them got an opportunity to fill an executive slot in the corporate office in The Netherlands.  The opportunity was too … Continue reading →

OK, so the Navies won’t be using them for target practice on sight, but seizing the “motherships” and destroying them sans crew is a start.  Gunners Mates need practice, doncha know. Unrelated: A Navy Captain got herself shitcanned.  Seems she … Continue reading →

At SHOT Show I tried out a set of 5.11 Tactical’s “covert” dress shirts with the “concealed carry” pockets, and loved ’em. No, I didn’t carry a firearm. Instead of a gun, I had spare contact lenses, backup glasses, second … Continue reading →