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Kirk of Fun Turns to Tragedy blog finished the year off right. Pics and movies of full-auto fun, ginormous muzzle flashes in the dusk, and a Barrett .50! What’s not to like? I’m looking to hit the range this weekend … Continue reading →

While the Kid’s out at the range, I’ll take up Alphecca’s meme asking what guns we took into our homes and hearts this past year. For me, the year was bookended by Weatherbys, both of which are going to Boomershoot … Continue reading →

One of my pleasures is the writings of Wil Wheaton. (Yes, long ago he played the annoying kid on Star Trek: The Next Generation — but he’s turned out to be a decent writer. Really!) Thankfully, he doesn’t write about … Continue reading →

Courtesy of FlashReport, here’s an article of interest. Money quote: Keeping in mind the days when authorities used federal tax code violations to go after mafia gangsters, Sheriff Carona … wondered if there was not a way to use immigration … Continue reading →

If this is the best he can come up with….

In order to keep my Christmas spirits up, I’ve been holding back some of the vitriol this week. Three very big local developments, news-wise, have hit the wires and I’ve failed to say a word about them. Part of it … Continue reading →

This is a bit of a follow-up on Analog Kid’s post about police using deception to catch criminals. I want to make a larger point by expanding the discussion to the use of deception in war. Some years ago I … Continue reading →

So now it comes out that some branch of the Iraqi security forces may have caught Zarqawi last year, but didn’t recognize him and let him go. Not the best PR story out there, but shit like this happens. On … Continue reading →

Having been tagged by the Analog Kid with the “5 weird habits” meme, I must reveal that my weird habits include the following five:

I’m finally home for the first time in over two months. My intern, Ms. Bell, seems to have kept my classes up to speed on the teaching schedule and unless an emergency pops up, I don’t think I’ll have to … Continue reading →