Okay, so I know I said I was going to do blogroll updates weekly, right? Yeah, about that... Looking back through my e-mails, it's been about a month. Yikes. Without any further hesitation, please welcome these blogs to the blogroll:
1. American & Proud. Just from the header I like this blog... Declaration of Independence, Constitution. And definitely check out the playlist.
2. AK47 Talk. I like this sound of this one already. Gear talk, gun talk, all that good stuff.
3. Not Nuclear Certified. Let's see... I think I met Ross about six years ago. We both post to the same local gun board, and met down at American Firearms School for a tour and a gun deal at a Papa Gino's...
4. Brown Valley Kingdom. This one's scary: "Husband, dad, chemist, biker, reader, shooter... and US citizen." It's so foreign to me...
Please stop by and say hi to the new additions!
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Friday, September 30, 2011
Gun Control Means...
...They'd rather see an elderly man on oxygen at the mercy of an 18 year old thug than what actually happened in this story, sent in by alert reader Tim:
Home intruder shot to death in Chicago Heights
They don't list an age for the gentleman who did the shooting, but the fact that he's a retiree on oxygen is a pretty good indicator he's in no shape to go three rounds with an 18 year old thug. Judging from the accounts of the neighborhood and the folks interviewed, it looks very much like many neighborhoods across America: folks who have lived there their entire lives, watching the neighborhood change, and in many cases, not for the better.
There's a picture at the link of the house; it's a small but well-kept ranch with signs in every window. It's sad to think that someone would have to go through the trouble of posting a "We call police" sign - it's an indication indeed that robberies are far too commonplace. With any kind of luck, the shooting will deter future robberies - and possibly embolden other residents to take similar steps to protect themselves.
This is the 200th Dead Goblin to be added to the DGC; it's a perfect addition in that it shows, perfectly, exactly what the benefit of the second amendment is to the average person. A firearm is the perfect equalizer; a retired bus driver on oxygen is certainly no match for a teenaged hoodlum in a fight. The gun that he picked up instantly neutralized the advantage of youth and physical condition, and allowed him to emerge victorious from what could have been a really bad scene.
Score one for the good guys.
Dead Goblin Count: 200
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Home intruder shot to death in Chicago Heights
The signs in the front window of the little white Chicago Heights house were there for all to see: “No Trespassing,” “We Call Police” and “Alert One Security Systems.”
Anterrio L. Hall, 18, apparently chose to ignore them.
The owner of the bungalow, a man who uses oxygen canisters to help him breathe, shot and killed Hall, after the teenager allegedly broke into his home Tuesday morning, police said.
They don't list an age for the gentleman who did the shooting, but the fact that he's a retiree on oxygen is a pretty good indicator he's in no shape to go three rounds with an 18 year old thug. Judging from the accounts of the neighborhood and the folks interviewed, it looks very much like many neighborhoods across America: folks who have lived there their entire lives, watching the neighborhood change, and in many cases, not for the better.
There's a picture at the link of the house; it's a small but well-kept ranch with signs in every window. It's sad to think that someone would have to go through the trouble of posting a "We call police" sign - it's an indication indeed that robberies are far too commonplace. With any kind of luck, the shooting will deter future robberies - and possibly embolden other residents to take similar steps to protect themselves.
This is the 200th Dead Goblin to be added to the DGC; it's a perfect addition in that it shows, perfectly, exactly what the benefit of the second amendment is to the average person. A firearm is the perfect equalizer; a retired bus driver on oxygen is certainly no match for a teenaged hoodlum in a fight. The gun that he picked up instantly neutralized the advantage of youth and physical condition, and allowed him to emerge victorious from what could have been a really bad scene.
Score one for the good guys.
Dead Goblin Count: 200
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It Is A Sad Day In The G. Household...
Report: Friendly’s Ready To File For Bankruptcy
This is TheBoy and BabyGirl G.'s favorite restaurant; I suspect it's because the kids' meals always come with ice cream. They also advertise heavily during kids programming; understandable, given that I don't think anyone over the age of 30 eats there voluntarily (note: this changes back once one hits the retiree years; I think it's because Friendly's offers an earlybird special dinner starting at 4 PM...)
We've certainly given them enough money over the past 10 years to keep them in business; it's sad to hear that they're facing bankruptcy, but it's not unexpected. They started business in Springfield MA; the carefully manicured bushes arranged to spell "Friendly's" greet one heading west on the MA Pike - we see it every time we go to Six Flags. Over my lifetime (and they've been in business since before my parents were born) I've watched a good half dozen local restaurants close - it's clear they weren't keeping pace with the times.
Hopefully they'll be able to pull out of this economic tailspin and resurrect the company. They offer inexpensive family dining and year-round ice cream, somewhat of a rarity here in New England where most ice cream shops are shuttered from October to May. One of our family rituals has been Saturday morning breakfast at Friendly's when Mrs. G. has to work the overnight shift - it gets the kids out of the house while she's trying to get to sleep.
Guess we won't be hearing that annoying "I wanna go to Friendleeeeeee's" jingle much longer...
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BOSTON (CBS) – A popular local fast food restaurant chain is reportedly ready to file Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Friendly’s ice cream of Wilbraham is in talks with Wells Fargo bank for about $70 million in financing that would keep the chain of 500 restaurants operating during its bankruptcy.
This is TheBoy and BabyGirl G.'s favorite restaurant; I suspect it's because the kids' meals always come with ice cream. They also advertise heavily during kids programming; understandable, given that I don't think anyone over the age of 30 eats there voluntarily (note: this changes back once one hits the retiree years; I think it's because Friendly's offers an earlybird special dinner starting at 4 PM...)
We've certainly given them enough money over the past 10 years to keep them in business; it's sad to hear that they're facing bankruptcy, but it's not unexpected. They started business in Springfield MA; the carefully manicured bushes arranged to spell "Friendly's" greet one heading west on the MA Pike - we see it every time we go to Six Flags. Over my lifetime (and they've been in business since before my parents were born) I've watched a good half dozen local restaurants close - it's clear they weren't keeping pace with the times.
Hopefully they'll be able to pull out of this economic tailspin and resurrect the company. They offer inexpensive family dining and year-round ice cream, somewhat of a rarity here in New England where most ice cream shops are shuttered from October to May. One of our family rituals has been Saturday morning breakfast at Friendly's when Mrs. G. has to work the overnight shift - it gets the kids out of the house while she's trying to get to sleep.
Guess we won't be hearing that annoying "I wanna go to Friendleeeeeee's" jingle much longer...
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Last *Official* Kilt Pic...
Since today is technically the last day of September, this should be the end of the Kilted to Kick Cancer contest. However, we have an additional three days of kilted goodness, so there will be more after this. I think this picture, though, is one of the better ones...
Get Your Motor Runnin'
Yeah, that's in my garage. There's no way I would have taken the Harley out in a kilt - there are laws against indecent exposure, and boy, that would be indecent! After the recent spate of unicorn pictures I felt I had to pose in something a little more my speed. You know, for those that think wearing a kilt isn't tough enough... ;)
I'd just like to take a moment and thank everyone who has donated so far. I am absolutely blown away by your generosity, and it humbles me that you have chosen to donate through my corner of the blogiverse. I've tried to keep this a daily event to raise awareness of prostate cancer, and many of the folks who have donated know someone close to them fighting - or losing - the disease. It's a good feeling to know that the money I raise will be going to help someone's dad, brother, husband, uncle, or friend.
For those that haven't donated yet, there's still time! As you know, donations can be made at www.pcf.org/kilted7 or my Kilted to Kick Cancer Team Page.
There's only three days left, and I've already got one request I'm putting up tomorrow, so get your custom pic requests in!
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Friday Gun Pr0n #234
Heh. I had a gun lined up for today, when a reader sent in something I could NOT resist:
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Biiiig Bore 1911
LAR Grizzly in the OW WHAT WAS THAT caliber of .45 Win Mag. I'll let the owner tell you about her:
I went to the range today and when I got back I thought, Jay G would have loved that. As a connoisseur of Kaboom you might have enjoyed my newest purchase. An LAR Grizzly in .45 Win Mag. The thing is a beast, and shot like a wicked dream! Thought I would rub it in as this was my own personal Buy A Gun Day! What a great day it is.Yeah, I could go for shooting something like that...
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Thursday, September 29, 2011
Milestones...
What kind of blogfather would I be if I didn't recognize a blogson's milestone?
PISSED has his 1000th post!
He goes for a minimalist picture, with the caveat that Picture (1) = Words (1,000). It's a good one, too; a subtle - but not too subtle - poke at the media's reticence towards covering the Gunwalker scandal. Pretty fitting for a guy who consistently sends in great blogfodder (even if it does get me to live up to his nom-de-plume...)
Go wish PISSED a happy 1,000th post!
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PISSED has his 1000th post!
He goes for a minimalist picture, with the caveat that Picture (1) = Words (1,000). It's a good one, too; a subtle - but not too subtle - poke at the media's reticence towards covering the Gunwalker scandal. Pretty fitting for a guy who consistently sends in great blogfodder (even if it does get me to live up to his nom-de-plume...)
Go wish PISSED a happy 1,000th post!
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Still Think Guns Aren't A Good Investment?
Mopar sends in evidence to the contrary...
Christie’s $5.8 Million Singing-Bird Pistols Lift Watch Sale
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$5.8 million dollars. I wonder if I've got anything in the armory to match that?
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Christie’s $5.8 Million Singing-Bird Pistols Lift Watch Sale
A pair of singing-bird pistols made of gold and inlaid with gems sold for HK$45.5 million ($5.8 million) at a Christie’s International sale in Hong Kong yesterday.This eclipses the ~ $1 million paid for an original 1836 Colt revolver a few weeks back. Now, obviously, these are very rare and exotic pistols; the price reflects both the extremely good condition of the pistols as well as the rarity of the pair. Still, $5.8 million dollars? Damn, that's enough to set you up in some serious Class III goodness - including ammo!
A huge round of applause erupted after a 10-minute fight that Christie’s head of watches Aurel Bacs described as “an epic bidding war between two of the world’s most connoisseur collectors.” The only publicly known matching pair in the world were included in a 456-lot sale of timepieces that raised HK$164.7 million ($21.2 million), the highest tally for an Asian watch sale, the London-based auction house said. Two Patek Philippe watches sold for more than $1 million each.
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$5.8 million dollars. I wonder if I've got anything in the armory to match that?
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Trifectaaaaaaa!
PISSED sends in the third story in as many days of an illegal alien breaking the law in Massachusetts.
Girl hit by car driven by illegal immigrant in Ipswich
You know what? They're damned right. Massachusetts has rolled out the damn red carpet for illegal aliens. The governor proudly states we won't abide by the Secure Community regulations. Communities openly warn illegals of impending ICE raids. In-state tuition for illegal aliens. Free cell phones. Free cars. Why the hell wouldn't they come to MA?
And this is how the illegal community thanks us. Drunk driving, murder, assault and battery on a minor, and many more. Massachusetts gives, they take, and what's left is a wake of violence and lawlessness. This is progressive? You hand a group of people that has no business being in this country in the first place everything they could want, and they repay you by breaking laws left and right and hurting people? And when a law enforcement official says the obvious there are protests?
At some point, the faucet's gonna get turned off, and things are going to get ugly. Really ugly.
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Girl hit by car driven by illegal immigrant in Ipswich
So, let's recap. Just this week, we've had an illegal alien with his sixth DUI; an illegal alien who stabbed his girlfriend to death, and an illegal alien causing injury to a minor. Just this week. And yet, when MA sheriffs state the obvious, that MA is a magnet for illegals because we turn a blind eye, there are protests from pro-illegal alien groups (thanks to DaddyBear for the link).IPSWICH (FOX 25 / MyFoxBoston.com) - An 11-year-old girl was hit by a car Wednesday morning in Ipswich. Officials say that car was driven by an illegal immigrant.
Police say it happened around 7 a.m. on High Street. The victim, Kendra Williams, suffered a broken nose but is expected to be OK.
You know what? They're damned right. Massachusetts has rolled out the damn red carpet for illegal aliens. The governor proudly states we won't abide by the Secure Community regulations. Communities openly warn illegals of impending ICE raids. In-state tuition for illegal aliens. Free cell phones. Free cars. Why the hell wouldn't they come to MA?
And this is how the illegal community thanks us. Drunk driving, murder, assault and battery on a minor, and many more. Massachusetts gives, they take, and what's left is a wake of violence and lawlessness. This is progressive? You hand a group of people that has no business being in this country in the first place everything they could want, and they repay you by breaking laws left and right and hurting people? And when a law enforcement official says the obvious there are protests?
At some point, the faucet's gonna get turned off, and things are going to get ugly. Really ugly.
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Juggling Kids and Guns
Well, not literally - most kids are *heavy*, and you'd hate to mar the finish of your favorite Blast-o-matic if you dropped it, right?
Daniel in Brookline e-mailed me with a simply excellent set of questions that I thought might be applicable to many folks. He writes:
First off, no, you are not being ridiculous at all. Your kids are your most prized possession; never make any excuses for looking out for them in all possible ways. My kids were the reason I got back into shooting and carrying a firearm - it dawned on me that I was the first line of defense for them, and that I should have the best tools for that job. If I never have to draw my firearm I will go to my grave a happy man; however, I could not live with myself if something happened to my kids and my actions could have prevented it.
Secondly, my dirty little secret is that I'm not always carrying a gun in my house. The entry is pretty secure; anyone coming in through the front door is either going to be slowed down enough for me to make it to a safe or they're coming in so hard and fast that having a .38 in my pocket ain't gonna help much. That said, there's a lot of times where I'll come home from errands or something and have my CCW piece on my belt. The kids are at the point where they'll hug me and not even notice the holster.
Education is the key; I recommended the NRA's Eddie Eagle program for at least the three year old. It's never too early to start teaching kids gun safety, and even if you hate guns with every fiber of your being and won't let your kids have even a squirt gun, you can't watch them 24/7/365. Give them the knowledge to be safe rather than try to shelter them from things. End sermon. Make sure they know the Four Rules. Make sure they understand that daddy's guns are not toys.
Teach them, like my dad taught me as a wee sprog, that daddy's guns are not forbidden fruit but a tool that a grown-up needs to help them with in order to be safe - that is, if they want to look at a gun, use it as a learning experience. Show them how to safely handle a firearm, checking to make sure it's unloaded, keeping their finger off the trigger, the gun pointed in a safe direction. Heck, letting them dry fire it is a great idea - you'll know immediately if they are capable of pulling the trigger should the worst happen.
That said, a quick and easy suggestion I had was to get a pair of "tactical" pants like the 5.11 Covert Tactical that have a zippered inside pocket. LCP/P3AT/J-frame etc. in a good pocket holster zipped inside the pants is not going to fall out under any circumstance. And there's always the option of tossing the gun in the safe before playing with the kids - that's usually what I do. Heck, TheBoy is getting close to my size, and when he wants to wrestle, he's playing for keeps now... ;)
As for the relative, well, my first thought was, "wow, you know Plaxico's sister!" Since he knows this person and has the best assessment of her situation awareness as well as his kids' level of activity, it's his call - personally, I'd tell her to get a holster just because Mexican carry is the dumbest way to carry a firearm possible, and it's only a matter of time before she shoots herself in the leg... If it's one of those Clipdraw deals, that's a little better, but still best to keep the kids away if there's any doubt.
So, any other thoughts/ideas/suggestions?
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Daniel in Brookline e-mailed me with a simply excellent set of questions that I thought might be applicable to many folks. He writes:
Hi Jay,Wow. Where to begin?
As a concealed-carrier and a father, are there times at home when you put away the gun for safety's sake?
(I'm not carrying right now -- my wife is still averse to me keeping my guns at home. I'll keep working on that. In the meantime, I've adjusted my wardrobe, bought a Dragon Leatherworks holster and a blue gun, and from time to time I carry it concealed at home; call it practice. Tonight I became uncomfortable with it when I was tucking the boys into bed; they're toddlers, and they were crawling all over me. Yes, Dennis is no slouch; yes, the holster covers the entire trigger guard; and yes, chances are that neither of my boys are yet strong enough to pull a gun out of the holster, to say nothing of pulling a Massachusetts trigger. I nonetheless had nightmare visions of them finding it, of it being not a blue gun but my Beretta, and having to deal with my toddler holding a gun.)
Am I being ridiculous here? Is the answer simply that, while tucking the boys in, I'd (a) make sure it's cocked and locked (or a revolver with an empty chamber), (b) move it to the small of my back, and (c) forget about it?
I'm also thinking of a relative who frequently comes to visit. She carries an S&W .38 snubby, all chambers loaded, tucked into her waistband (no holster). They boys don't generally crawl all over her, and I believe she carries at 4 o'clock or thereabouts, but still...
I welcome your advice. I honestly don't know if I'm right to be concerned. (I also wonder at what age I can begin educating the boys about guns. One is three, the other is one and a half.)
First off, no, you are not being ridiculous at all. Your kids are your most prized possession; never make any excuses for looking out for them in all possible ways. My kids were the reason I got back into shooting and carrying a firearm - it dawned on me that I was the first line of defense for them, and that I should have the best tools for that job. If I never have to draw my firearm I will go to my grave a happy man; however, I could not live with myself if something happened to my kids and my actions could have prevented it.
Secondly, my dirty little secret is that I'm not always carrying a gun in my house. The entry is pretty secure; anyone coming in through the front door is either going to be slowed down enough for me to make it to a safe or they're coming in so hard and fast that having a .38 in my pocket ain't gonna help much. That said, there's a lot of times where I'll come home from errands or something and have my CCW piece on my belt. The kids are at the point where they'll hug me and not even notice the holster.
Education is the key; I recommended the NRA's Eddie Eagle program for at least the three year old. It's never too early to start teaching kids gun safety, and even if you hate guns with every fiber of your being and won't let your kids have even a squirt gun, you can't watch them 24/7/365. Give them the knowledge to be safe rather than try to shelter them from things. End sermon. Make sure they know the Four Rules. Make sure they understand that daddy's guns are not toys.
Teach them, like my dad taught me as a wee sprog, that daddy's guns are not forbidden fruit but a tool that a grown-up needs to help them with in order to be safe - that is, if they want to look at a gun, use it as a learning experience. Show them how to safely handle a firearm, checking to make sure it's unloaded, keeping their finger off the trigger, the gun pointed in a safe direction. Heck, letting them dry fire it is a great idea - you'll know immediately if they are capable of pulling the trigger should the worst happen.
That said, a quick and easy suggestion I had was to get a pair of "tactical" pants like the 5.11 Covert Tactical that have a zippered inside pocket. LCP/P3AT/J-frame etc. in a good pocket holster zipped inside the pants is not going to fall out under any circumstance. And there's always the option of tossing the gun in the safe before playing with the kids - that's usually what I do. Heck, TheBoy is getting close to my size, and when he wants to wrestle, he's playing for keeps now... ;)
As for the relative, well, my first thought was, "wow, you know Plaxico's sister!" Since he knows this person and has the best assessment of her situation awareness as well as his kids' level of activity, it's his call - personally, I'd tell her to get a holster just because Mexican carry is the dumbest way to carry a firearm possible, and it's only a matter of time before she shoots herself in the leg... If it's one of those Clipdraw deals, that's a little better, but still best to keep the kids away if there's any doubt.
So, any other thoughts/ideas/suggestions?
That is all.
Five More Days of Kilty Goodness...
While September, which ends tomorrow, is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, Ambulance Driver has extended the Kilted to Kick Cancer contest through Monday to allow DiveMedic's work to match his funds. AD has also resorted to the oldest trick in the book to raise money: A cute kid.
Well, two can play at that game, sir:
Well, two can play at that game, sir:
Two, Two, Two Unicorns in One!
KatyBeth is indeed very cute; I happen to think that BabyGirl G. can hold her own in teh cuteness department. It was the addition of the mommy daddy unicorn and the little girl unicorn, though, that just makes the shot. Really. And look! Those of you complaining that I don't have a dagger, well, there it is!
There's only a few days left in the contest. I never thought I'd be this close, not when Caleb entered the race and blew by Kelly and I like we were standing still (and that was without a kilt!). You all have been insanely generous, and I literally cannot thank you enough. I'm thinking that now is the time to really pull out all the stops - every little bit helps - and I've got a couple more pictures in the works (including one on the Harley, no lie).
There's still time for a custom pose, too - for the right donation, who knows what I'd do?
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Wednesday, September 28, 2011
We Are Not Alone...
And by "we" I mean "those of us in Massachusetts" and by "not alone" I mean in having asshats for leadership. ASM826 e-mailed me the link to a recent post at his blog (which you really should be reading, BTW; he's got a lot of good stuff there!):
For MArooned, Some North Carolina News
He takes exception to this recent quote from his governor:
It was shrugged off as some sort of joke - which it might have been - but given the fascist tendencies of both the Democratic party in general (witness the goonion thugs at work in WI, for example) and in NC specifically (the whole "it's a state of emergency so you can't own guns" thing scares the hell out of me) makes me wonder just what Governor Perdue really means. I would not be surprised in the least to find out she was dead-serious.
Because, really, scratch a progressive, there's a fascist underneath just waiting to control everything...
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For MArooned, Some North Carolina News
He takes exception to this recent quote from his governor:
I think we ought to suspend, perhaps, elections for Congress for two years and just tell them we won't hold it against them, whatever decisions they make, to just let them help this country recover. I really hope that someone can agree with me on that. --Gov. Perdue
It was shrugged off as some sort of joke - which it might have been - but given the fascist tendencies of both the Democratic party in general (witness the goonion thugs at work in WI, for example) and in NC specifically (the whole "it's a state of emergency so you can't own guns" thing scares the hell out of me) makes me wonder just what Governor Perdue really means. I would not be surprised in the least to find out she was dead-serious.
Because, really, scratch a progressive, there's a fascist underneath just waiting to control everything...
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Wings of Freedom Update...
Brad_in_MA sent me this link, with the idea that a little imagery might help push the fence-sitters over...
World War II-era planes draw enthusiasts
World War II-era planes draw enthusiasts
WORCESTER — The Wings of Freedom tour with its display of vintage World War II aircraft — a B-17 Flying Fortress, B-24 Liberator heavy bomber and a P-51 Mustang fighter plane at Worcester Regional Airport — is attracting history buffs of all ages and veterans of World War II who lived that history.Oh, and there's a picture of a B-17 Flying Fortress at the link. Go check it out. Nah, I gotta put it in here...
(picture from link)
The exhibit is at Nashua Airport, Boire field. It opens at 10AM and runs until 5PM, with private flights occuring after the walk-throughs close (IOW, we won't be competing with 1,000 HP radial engines to talk). For $12 ($6 for kids) you get a chance to walk through a plane that saw service against the Nazis - that's a bahgain at twice the price (but don't tell them that...)
So far we've got libertyman, Brad, and yankeefried as definites, with Weerdbeard and SCI-FI as possibles. We're going to meet at 10 when it opens (it has been suggested to meet under the wing of the B-24, or we could meet in the parking lot. I suspect y'all will find me...), and most likely hang around until we start to get hungry. There's plenty of places to eat in the Nashua area, so if we want to find a place to have lunch that can be arranged.
I'm still trying to decide if I want to wear the kilt or not - anyone want to persuade or dissuade me?
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Think It Might Be Intentional?
Yankeefried sends in this interesting article:
As Federal Crime List Grows, Threshold of Guilt Declines
Two things need to happen if we hope to regain freedom and restore some sense of order and attention to the law. First off, every single new law proposed must come with an expiration date. No exception. If the law is a good one, then put it up for a vote in five years. If it passes, it stays another five years. After a while, the politicians will be too busy voting on restoring old laws to pass any new ones. Secondly, there's a very simple test that should be applied to any proposed law: would you trust your political opponent with this law? If we started passing laws with the idea that someday our worst political enemy would be able to use them against us, I suspect we'd be a little more reticent to pull out the "there outta be a law" card.
Err on the side of freedom, always.
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As Federal Crime List Grows, Threshold of Guilt Declines
For centuries, a bedrock principle of criminal law has held that people must know they are doing something wrong before they can be found guilty. The concept is known as mens rea, Latin for a "guilty mind."One need look no further than the kerfluffle over Gibson guitars to see this front and center. In fact, the folks at Gibson have evidence that not only did they not know they were doing something wrong, they were in fact doing everything legally - and taking serious measures to insure they kept everything legal. And still they had armed federal agents storm their plant and shutter their business for over a month. Over the wood used in their guitars.
This legal protection is now being eroded as the U.S. federal criminal code dramatically swells. In recent decades, Congress has repeatedly crafted laws that weaken or disregard the notion of criminal intent. Today not only are there thousands more criminal laws than before, but it is easier to fall afoul of them.
"There's no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws. Who wants a nation of law-abiding citizens? What's there in that for anyone? But just pass the kind of laws that can neither be observed nor enforced nor objectively interpreted and you create a nation of law-breakers." -Ayn Rand, Atlas ShruggedWritten 54 years ago, and becoming more and more real every day. Three felonies a day isn't just a book, it's a sad template for life under the new American dream. TJIC shows us that you don't even have to be charged with a crime to suffer. Every time a politician proposes a new law, we should rightfully hear jail cells closing in the background. Instead, we view it as a freakin' football game, opposing Clinton's Echelon project yet supporting Bush's Patriot Act. We support - or oppose - laws based on the color of the ass of the ape proposing them. If this isn't sheer and utter lunacy, I don't know what is.
Two things need to happen if we hope to regain freedom and restore some sense of order and attention to the law. First off, every single new law proposed must come with an expiration date. No exception. If the law is a good one, then put it up for a vote in five years. If it passes, it stays another five years. After a while, the politicians will be too busy voting on restoring old laws to pass any new ones. Secondly, there's a very simple test that should be applied to any proposed law: would you trust your political opponent with this law? If we started passing laws with the idea that someday our worst political enemy would be able to use them against us, I suspect we'd be a little more reticent to pull out the "there outta be a law" card.
Err on the side of freedom, always.
That is all.
Still Think Those Illegals Are Harmless, Mumbles?
Bubblehead Les sent me this story; I'm guessing he felt my blood pressure was too low or something...
Marshfield murder suspect's immigration status in question
But it does raise the question, though, of whether the murder would have happened if immigration laws were enforced. I'm going to go out on a limb and theorize that this isn't Almeida's first run-in with police: fake visa, fake passport, history of domestic violence, etc. Something tells me they probably have a long file on this guy. Just a hunch.
It's when guys like Mumbles stand up and call me racist because I want the illegals out of the country that I get pissed off. My grandparents came to this country legally. They played by the rules, went through proper channels, and stayed on the right side of the law even after coming to America. It's the bogus claim that illegal aliens have committed no crime; this insane desire to believe that if the US had wide open borders these people would be sweetness and light; it just rankles. When your first act is to crap all over the laws of a nation to get in, it's hard to buy the "model citizen" BS.
Deport all who are in this country illegally; deport the criminals via trebuchet into the Gulf of Mexico.
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Marshfield murder suspect's immigration status in question
Folks who know the couple say they had a history of domestic violence, so it's not like Almeida woke up one morning feeling oddly stabby. They broke up, he couldn't take it, he decided if he couldn't have her no one could. It's a sad story that's as old as the human condition, and his immigration status doesn't change how awful the crime is.MARSHFIELD (FOX 25 / MyFoxBoston.com) - A murder investigation is underway in Marshfield, where a young mother was allegedly stabbed to death by her ex-boyfriend. Police say the suspect may be in this country illegally.
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Police say Almeida stabbed 24-year-old Patricia Frois during a domestic dispute inside their apartment complex, then went on the run. He was eventually found hiding in a backyard shed not far from the scene.
But it does raise the question, though, of whether the murder would have happened if immigration laws were enforced. I'm going to go out on a limb and theorize that this isn't Almeida's first run-in with police: fake visa, fake passport, history of domestic violence, etc. Something tells me they probably have a long file on this guy. Just a hunch.
It's when guys like Mumbles stand up and call me racist because I want the illegals out of the country that I get pissed off. My grandparents came to this country legally. They played by the rules, went through proper channels, and stayed on the right side of the law even after coming to America. It's the bogus claim that illegal aliens have committed no crime; this insane desire to believe that if the US had wide open borders these people would be sweetness and light; it just rankles. When your first act is to crap all over the laws of a nation to get in, it's hard to buy the "model citizen" BS.
Deport all who are in this country illegally; deport the criminals via trebuchet into the Gulf of Mexico.
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Fulfilling Kilted Requests...
When I first announced that I had acquired a kilt, Will Brown took me to task for not having the accoutrements (am I allowed to use French words to describe the accessories that go with a kilt?):
Now all you need is the 4" wide belt, blue socks and a big girls blouse. Maybe some buckles on your boots too.Here ya go, Will:
I already gave money for Stingrays effort, but I'm not broke quite yet; go for it Jay!
To. The. Nines.
Got the belt, blue-green socks, and the "big girls blouse". Sorry, don't have buckles for my boots though. I thought the broadsword might make up for that, though... This enough for you, Will? Every little bit helps, and I am not above looking a little silly (or a lot silly, for the right donation!) to help the cause. And beat AD and Caleb, because I'm one competitive SOB.
Now, Ambulance Driver has gone and kicked it up a notch and brought his very cute daughter into the fundraising effort. What he's forgotten, apparently, is that I have 2X the spawn he has; while mine are a little older, they're still very cute - and in the case of BabyGirl G. especially, full of surprises. Look for something... unique... tomorrow.
And, as always, donations can be made at www.pcf.org/kilted7 or my Kilted to Kick Cancer Team Page.
There's five days left - that's five more chances to make JayG your plaything for the right donation...
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Tuesday, September 27, 2011
You Might Be A Gun Nut If...
...you're looking at your gas grill and thinking to yourself, "Wow. I really need to pull this all apart and give it a good thorough scrubbing. There's grease and debris and caked-on BBQ sauce on the flavor bars; the bottom of the grill needs a good degreasing..." You start going over the process by which you're going to take it apart, listing the tools needed and the various cleaners and degreasers, etc.
And you follow it up with, "Okay, it needs a detail strip rather than a field strip".
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And you follow it up with, "Okay, it needs a detail strip rather than a field strip".
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Correction: One Left...
Wow. What a great day for the DGC. First off is this story from The Big Guy:
Firefighter fends off home invasion, kills attacker
Brad_in_MA sends in not one but two additions in one story:
Police: Intruder killed in St. Louis home
Again, as with most DGC addition stories, there are precious few facts. Reporters need to start asking the real tough questions like "what caliber did you use" and "what brand firearm was it". Alas, we're left with naught but the warm glow of knowing a goblin has been dispatched by a homeowner and not the reverse...
Dead Goblin Count: 198
That's not the only one, though:
Firefighter fends off home invasion, kills attacker
(WMC-TV) - Memphis police are searching to the people who broke into the home of a Memphis firefighter and shot him. Investigators said the shooting happened around 11:30 p.m. in the 7800 block of Winoak Lane, where several people entered the firefighter's home and tried to over power him.
Apparently they grow firefighters big and tough in Memphis, because the firefighter in question was not only outnumbered, but they shot him first and he still got to his gun, shot one of them dead, and survived the encounter. That's pretty badass right there.
Dead Goblin Count: 197
Brad_in_MA sends in not one but two additions in one story:
Police: Intruder killed in St. Louis home
ST. LOUIS • For the second time since Friday, police say an intruder has been killed in a St. Louis home.The property owner shot the alleged burglar to death just before 1 a.m. today at a home in the 5600 block of Maple Avenue.
Again, as with most DGC addition stories, there are precious few facts. Reporters need to start asking the real tough questions like "what caliber did you use" and "what brand firearm was it". Alas, we're left with naught but the warm glow of knowing a goblin has been dispatched by a homeowner and not the reverse...
Dead Goblin Count: 198
That's not the only one, though:
About 72 hours earlier, a similar fatal shooting happened in St. Louis' Fox Park neighborhood. Police already determined that shooting was justified, O'Sullivan said Monday.In that case, a housesitter was at a home being rehabbed in the 2800 block of Magnolia Avenue when he heard someone breaking in the back door at about 12:30 a.m. Friday.
MA Isn't The Only Stupid Place...
Right now, Cheeseland is looking pretty damn fascist if you ask me...
'Firefly' and Anti-Fascism Posters Get Professor Threatened with Criminal Charges on University of Wisconsin Campus
'Firefly' and Anti-Fascism Posters Get Professor Threatened with Criminal Charges on University of Wisconsin Campus
MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 26, 2011—A professor has been censored twice, reported to the "threat assessment team," and threatened with criminal charges because of satirical postings on his office door. Campus police at the University of Wisconsin–Stout (UWS) censored theater professor James Miller's poster depicting a quotation from actor Nathan Fillion's character in the television series Firefly, and the police chief threatened Miller with criminal charges for disorderly conduct.Yep. A poster from Firefly, and this poster:
(image from here)
How much would you care to bet this very same poster was hanging off of, oh, pretty much every door at ol' UWS every time George W. Bush made a speech? My #1 blogson has made an excellent point about lefties not being able to handle being "The Man", which lead to his most excellent TheOnesDay series. George W. Bush was Hitler, invaded countries to steal their oil - or avenge his father; had dissidents rounded up and tossed into Gitmo; arranged the savage pantying at Abu Ghraib; and a whole host of other charges the left gleefully flung his way.
But oh, you put up a poster we don't like? We'll quash your freedom of speech like a bug. How dare you express yourself in non-approved ways! Don't you know that dissent is unpatriotic? That's when the President has a (D) after his name; if he has an (R) then dissent is the highest form of patriotism. And yes, we've always been at war with Eastasia...
If these weren't the institutions charged with educating the next generations of teachers and politicians, it'd be comical...
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Sent in by Skidmark, thanks!
Massachusetts, The Home Of Second/Third/Fourth/Fifth Chances...
PISSED sent this one in. It's a depressingly familiar story, even more so here in Massachusetts.
Illegal immigrant faces 6th drunk driving charge
Already been deported once? Check.
Illegally operating a motor vehicle? Check.
Endangering the general public? Check
Yeah, this guy's one of those harmless illegal aliens whose only crime is entering the country illegally. Oh, and repeatedly breaking the traffic laws of his "adopted" land, endangering the lives of her legitimate citizens, and making a mockery (well, even more so) of her immigration laws on more than one occasion. Other than that, he's a perfect angel.
I like how they have to hold a hearing to find out if he's dangerous. Um, YA THINK? He's broken the OUI laws SIX TIMES now; he's illegally entered the country at least twice; he's operating a motor vehicle without proper licensing; who knows what else this guy has done? What's the plan if they don't find him to be dangerous? Let him out on bail? How many picoseconds would elapse before he was gone?
Wonder if Mumbles still thinks we're deporting folks for non-serious crimes?
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Illegal immigrant faces 6th drunk driving charge
Repeat offender? Check.BOXBORO, Mass. -- An illegal immigrant was in court Monday to face his sixth drunk driving offense. Boxboro police said they pulled over the driver for a suspended registration.
Eduardo Torres, 48, was arrested Saturday night. He was arraigned Monday morning and was set to be held in police custody until a dangerousness hearing could be held. He faces charges that include driving under the influence and driving with a suspended driver’s license and registration.
Already been deported once? Check.
Illegally operating a motor vehicle? Check.
Endangering the general public? Check
Yeah, this guy's one of those harmless illegal aliens whose only crime is entering the country illegally. Oh, and repeatedly breaking the traffic laws of his "adopted" land, endangering the lives of her legitimate citizens, and making a mockery (well, even more so) of her immigration laws on more than one occasion. Other than that, he's a perfect angel.
I like how they have to hold a hearing to find out if he's dangerous. Um, YA THINK? He's broken the OUI laws SIX TIMES now; he's illegally entered the country at least twice; he's operating a motor vehicle without proper licensing; who knows what else this guy has done? What's the plan if they don't find him to be dangerous? Let him out on bail? How many picoseconds would elapse before he was gone?
Wonder if Mumbles still thinks we're deporting folks for non-serious crimes?
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SWK: Shooting While Kilted
Hit the range with Weerdbeard over the weekend. I looked upon it as a chance to spread the kiltedness and awareness, but unfortunately there was only one other shooter on the pistol range the whole time we were there (about 2½ hours!). At least we had time to get a picture of me on the range in a kilt:
Ever seen a kilted Isosceles before?
It's funny. After less than two weeks I'm starting to feel pretty comfortable in a kilt. Bruce suggested Stillwater Kilts as an economical place to find a kilt for those not quite ready to commit to the kilted lifestyle, or there's always the official sponsor of Kilted to Kick Cancer, Alt.kilt, who have an excellent selection of both traditional and more exotic kilts.
Of course, the main reason for the kilt is the fundraising, so once again, donations can be made at www.pcf.org/kilted7 or my Kilted to Kick Cancer Team Page.
And no, I didn't get any brass down my kilt...
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Monday, September 26, 2011
Help A Blogger Find Paradise...
Heh.
Sean is asking for your help.
(NOTE: I'd also add in Barron's "State Sponsored Criminal Count" as well.)
I maintain the Dead Dead Goblin Count to show that average folks (read: Not LEOs) use their firearms in self-defense on a regular basis. There are close to 200 separate criminals on this list so far, and that's only been a regular feature for a couple of years. Each addition represents a criminal killed in the commission of a crime by their intended victim or their advocate. Even if I started the count at Day One of MArooned, the nearly 200 additions would be close to one criminal killed a week - and there are a lot more stories out there I miss.
Weerd maintains the Gun Death stories for very similar reasons - the anti-freedom forces ignore the thousands of times that folks are killed with knives, bats, hands, feet, cars, etc. because it doesn't fit the narrative. Focusing on the tool used is much easier than {gasp} admitting that there are bad people and that we have a "criminal control" problem, so they blame guns for violence rather than the goblins who misuse them. Weerd keeps his list to counter that argument.
Barron's list augments this whole idea as well - he maintains a running list of stories that show how police and federal agencies can misuse their powers. "Only the police should have guns" is easily countered by a quick review of how the police can - and sometimes do - misuse the powers they are given. Seeing police officers like Officer Roid Rage in Canton OH should give any thinking person pause to the idea that only the police should have guns.
And now, Sean has another piece of the puzzle. One of the common anti-freedom tropes is that the US is the most violentest nation on earth, and that our lax gun laws are to blame. He's offering to be the repository for information that counters this claim - and to show that gun bans != no gun crime, another tenuous claim the antis like to make. If we make guns illegal, then no one will have them and all gun crime will disappear, they claim. Sean wants to maintain a database to prove this wrong. If you read about a gun-related crime in a gun-free paradise (like the UK), send the story to Sean.
Great idea, Sean, thanks for starting the list!
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Sean is asking for your help.
Here’s where you can help. My other “meme” category Felons Behaving Badly is limited to North Carolina since the only state I can get reliable criminal record info is here in NC. You really can’t send me stories for that category. However, you can send me Meanwhile in X Paradise stories. Keep your ear out for gun crimes in countries that have strict gun control, and send me a link. Any credible English language news source will work, and if you have a link to news video, that’s even better. I’ll post the stories the same way Weer’d posts “Gun Death” stories and JayG posts Dead Goblin Count ones.
(NOTE: I'd also add in Barron's "State Sponsored Criminal Count" as well.)
I maintain the Dead Dead Goblin Count to show that average folks (read: Not LEOs) use their firearms in self-defense on a regular basis. There are close to 200 separate criminals on this list so far, and that's only been a regular feature for a couple of years. Each addition represents a criminal killed in the commission of a crime by their intended victim or their advocate. Even if I started the count at Day One of MArooned, the nearly 200 additions would be close to one criminal killed a week - and there are a lot more stories out there I miss.
Weerd maintains the Gun Death stories for very similar reasons - the anti-freedom forces ignore the thousands of times that folks are killed with knives, bats, hands, feet, cars, etc. because it doesn't fit the narrative. Focusing on the tool used is much easier than {gasp} admitting that there are bad people and that we have a "criminal control" problem, so they blame guns for violence rather than the goblins who misuse them. Weerd keeps his list to counter that argument.
Barron's list augments this whole idea as well - he maintains a running list of stories that show how police and federal agencies can misuse their powers. "Only the police should have guns" is easily countered by a quick review of how the police can - and sometimes do - misuse the powers they are given. Seeing police officers like Officer Roid Rage in Canton OH should give any thinking person pause to the idea that only the police should have guns.
And now, Sean has another piece of the puzzle. One of the common anti-freedom tropes is that the US is the most violentest nation on earth, and that our lax gun laws are to blame. He's offering to be the repository for information that counters this claim - and to show that gun bans != no gun crime, another tenuous claim the antis like to make. If we make guns illegal, then no one will have them and all gun crime will disappear, they claim. Sean wants to maintain a database to prove this wrong. If you read about a gun-related crime in a gun-free paradise (like the UK), send the story to Sean.
Great idea, Sean, thanks for starting the list!
That is all.
MA: Guilty Even After Proven Innocent
Hunter from AK and Jeff from OR both sent me this story.
Warning:
(image courtesy of Robb Allen)
Massachusetts: Supreme Court Approves Charging Innocent Ticket Recipients
Got that? If the cop mistakes your car for another that's speeding, or a toll camera glitch causes your EZ Pass to not register, or if you were traveling with the flow of traffic and were singled out for your red convertible, you're still going to pay. The $20 fee in and of itself is pretty objectionable - it's ostensibly to cover the court costs associated with fighting the ticket - adding $50 on top of that is simply to discourage folks from fighting tickets even if they're in the right.
Now, it's one thing if you fight the ticket and lose - that's part of the roulette wheel you spin when you decide to fight a ticket. In that case, it's part of the process. But to appeal the ticket and win, and then get charged on top of it? Shouldn't that fall under the fifth amendment and due process? If you are found innocent of the charges that resulted in the ticket, shouldn't the fees then not apply? It will be interesting to see what happens with this one down the road.
One thing's for sure: in Massachusetts you're going to pay one way or another - even if you're innocent.
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Warning:
(image courtesy of Robb Allen)Massachusetts: Supreme Court Approves Charging Innocent Ticket Recipients
Motorists issued a traffic ticket in Massachusetts will have to pay money to the state whether or not they committed the alleged crime. According to a state supreme court ruling handed down yesterday, fees are to be imposed even on those found completely innocent. The high court saw no injustice in collecting $70 from Ralph C. Sullivan after he successfully fought a $100 ticket for failure to stay within a marked lane.
Bay State drivers given speeding tickets and other moving violations have twenty days either to pay up or make a non-refundable $20 payment to appeal to a clerk-magistrate. After that, further challenge to a district court judge can be had for a non-refundable payment of $50. Sullivan argued that motorists were being forced to pay "fees" not assessed on other types of violations, including drug possession. He argued this was a violation of the Constitution's Equal Protection clause, but the high court justices found this to be reasonable.
Got that? If the cop mistakes your car for another that's speeding, or a toll camera glitch causes your EZ Pass to not register, or if you were traveling with the flow of traffic and were singled out for your red convertible, you're still going to pay. The $20 fee in and of itself is pretty objectionable - it's ostensibly to cover the court costs associated with fighting the ticket - adding $50 on top of that is simply to discourage folks from fighting tickets even if they're in the right.
Now, it's one thing if you fight the ticket and lose - that's part of the roulette wheel you spin when you decide to fight a ticket. In that case, it's part of the process. But to appeal the ticket and win, and then get charged on top of it? Shouldn't that fall under the fifth amendment and due process? If you are found innocent of the charges that resulted in the ticket, shouldn't the fees then not apply? It will be interesting to see what happens with this one down the road.
One thing's for sure: in Massachusetts you're going to pay one way or another - even if you're innocent.
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Four To Go!
FarmDad sent me this link in Gunblogger Conspiracy chat the other day. It's a good story despite the stupid headline:
Store Owner Guns Down Robbery Suspect
Dead Goblin Count: 196
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Store Owner Guns Down Robbery Suspect
Gardena - A man was shot and killed today by the owner of a Gardena business he allegedly was trying to rob at gunpoint, authorities said.A gun was found at the scene; unless there is conflicting witness testimony it's hard to see how this is other than a good shoot. No idea why they felt the need to use such a stupid headline; it's not like the business owner just walked out into the street and started randomly shooting people. In any case, this is the outcome I think we all would rather see than, say, the NY pharmacy robbery.The man died at the scene of the shooting, which happened at about 6:30 a.m. at Paisano Meats, 1523 W. Rosecrans Ave., said Gardena police Lt. Steve Prendergast. Authorities withheld his name, pending notification of his relatives.
Dead Goblin Count: 196
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Zooming In...
I mentioned not that long ago that I was in the market for a telephoto lens for my new Nikon D3100 digital SLR camera. Many excellent suggestions were made, and I wound up getting this lens:
It's a Nikkor 55-200mm zoom lens, and boy, does it make a difference. Here's a quick comparison I shot from my back deck using the kids' swingset as a reference point:
Old lens at full zoom:
Some distance off...
New lens at full zoom:
Much closer!
Little bit of a difference, eh? The swingset is about 75 yards away from the house, and the new lens brings things right up close at that distance. Here's the real reason I got this lens:
Eye on the ball!
That's TheBoy in yesterday's football game. With this lens, you're right in the middle of the action without having to make a nuisance of yourself on the sidelines. It's exactly what I was looking for in a telephoto lens, and I wanted to thank everyone for their input on this.
Now all I need is a good image manipulation program and I'm off to the races!
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Collecting...
Heh. In one of my first posts detailing my kilted adventures, I asked for ideas. PISSED was the first to come up with ideas, and I seized upon one of them:
I'll give you $50.00 for a picture with some type of celebrity..Well, PISSED, it's time to collect:
Famous... or INfamous?
Yes, that's NH State Representative Bruce MacMahon right there, also wearing his finest kilt. Bruce was kind enough to acquiesce to my request for a picture, and even offered to let me borrow some kilt-related items to go with my ensemble. Thanks for being such a good sport, Bruce!
I'd also like to offer a hearty thanks and two thumbs way up for the good folks at State Line Guns in Plaistow, NH. They were kind enough to let Bruce and I drool over coon finger ogle take a gander at some of the unique and interesting items they have in the showroom. They even took the picture for me! Thanks especially to Ed for his patience and calm camera assistance...
And, as always, donations can be made at www.pcf.org/kilted7 or my Kilted to Kick Cancer Team Page.
There's exactly one week left and MArooned has a lot of ground to cover, so if you can, please, help us out...
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Sunday, September 25, 2011
AAAAAUUUUUGGGGGHHHHH!!!!!
Alternate title: Things that should not be, part II.
Watch this commercial, then tell me what's wrong with it:
Got it yet? Yeah, that's Johnny Cash's "God's Gonna Cut You Down". Being used to sell a goddamned Jeep. Government Motors Lite is using Johnny Cash's song about redemption - or lack thereof - and how it comes to all men, the great and the small, the sinner and saint to sell a friggin' POS Jeep. Unreal.
I'm partial to this version (embedding, unfortunately, disabled). The celebrities in the video have all struggled with their own demons, and it's amazing to see the lives Johnny Cash touched. Much better than seeing the song appropriated for a company that can't even ship their products with matching fenders.
Gah. It's too early in the morning to start drinking, isn't it?
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Watch this commercial, then tell me what's wrong with it:
Got it yet? Yeah, that's Johnny Cash's "God's Gonna Cut You Down". Being used to sell a goddamned Jeep. Government Motors Lite is using Johnny Cash's song about redemption - or lack thereof - and how it comes to all men, the great and the small, the sinner and saint to sell a friggin' POS Jeep. Unreal.
I'm partial to this version (embedding, unfortunately, disabled). The celebrities in the video have all struggled with their own demons, and it's amazing to see the lives Johnny Cash touched. Much better than seeing the song appropriated for a company that can't even ship their products with matching fenders.
Gah. It's too early in the morning to start drinking, isn't it?
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Kilt + Icon = ???
To show the lengths to which I will go to increase awareness of the Kilted to Kick Cancer campaign, I spent some time in front of one of the most popular fast food joints in Massachusetts:
Kelly's, Meet Kilt
Yes, that's me standing in front of none other than Kelly's Roast Beef, one of the most famous summer institutions in MA. The original Kelly's is a Revere Beach tradition, a sandwich shop where you can order the original roast beef sandwich at a walkup window, a tradition now for almost as long as my parents have been alive.
I stood out front of Kelly's while drinking my coffee (Dunks lahhge rehgalah, natch) for a good half hour. A steady stream of cars flowed by, in and out of the parking lot, waiting their turn in the drive-through line, etc. No one even batted an eye at the shaved head dude in the kilt. The more I wear a kilt, the more surprised I get at the complete and utter lack of curiosity about why I'm wearing it.
So, AD, this one is for you!
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Saturday, September 24, 2011
I Found It!
BabyGirl G. insisted I take this picture:
Reminder: donations can be made at www.pcf.org/kilted7 or my Kilted to Kick Cancer Team Page.
If a picture of a man in a kilt holding a purple unicorn while surrounded by Pillow Pets doesn't get you to open up your wallet, I don't know what will...
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Reminder: donations can be made at www.pcf.org/kilted7 or my Kilted to Kick Cancer Team Page.
If a picture of a man in a kilt holding a purple unicorn while surrounded by Pillow Pets doesn't get you to open up your wallet, I don't know what will...
That is all.
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Friday, September 23, 2011
Good News, Two Years Overdue...
Bubblehead Les sent in this story, which has elements in it that would not have surprised me in the least coming out of MA, but is a bit surprising from his neck of the woods:
Appeals court overturns murder verdict in Cuyahoga County 'Castle Doctrine' case
Mr. Kozlosky's "crime" was that he responded to someone breaking down his door, illegally entering his house, and physically assaulting his girlfriend by emptying a revolver into the SOB. The SOB, mind you, who was on a crack bender and had a previous murder conviction... Now, granted, the facts of the case are lacking in this story - we aren't told of any of the backstory that might have led to Kozlosky's conviction, whether it was verbal miscues on his arrest, other factors, or just an overzealous DA - who, Les tells is, is anti-gun.
It's chilling to think that even in free America you could be be convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison over a clearcut case of self-defense. Look at the facts presented: Person on drugs, illegal entry into the house, physical assault. It boggles the mind how this could have been prosecuted as murder, even in a state like Massachusetts. Kozlosky clearly acted in the defense of another's life - this woman had a man high on drugs brutally beating her after he kicked in the door. It's hard to imagine a case more clearcut for self defense.
In any case, it's heartening to see justice finally served, albeit two years too late...
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Appeals court overturns murder verdict in Cuyahoga County 'Castle Doctrine' case
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The 8th Ohio District Court of Appeals has ordered a new trial for a Cleveland man imprisoned on a murder charge in a killing that his attorneys argued was clearly a case of self-defense.
Carl Kozlosky, 55, was convicted by a Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court jury and sentenced last year to 18 years to life in prison for the shooting death of Andre Coleman on Sept. 20, 2009.
Mr. Kozlosky's "crime" was that he responded to someone breaking down his door, illegally entering his house, and physically assaulting his girlfriend by emptying a revolver into the SOB. The SOB, mind you, who was on a crack bender and had a previous murder conviction... Now, granted, the facts of the case are lacking in this story - we aren't told of any of the backstory that might have led to Kozlosky's conviction, whether it was verbal miscues on his arrest, other factors, or just an overzealous DA - who, Les tells is, is anti-gun.
It's chilling to think that even in free America you could be be convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison over a clearcut case of self-defense. Look at the facts presented: Person on drugs, illegal entry into the house, physical assault. It boggles the mind how this could have been prosecuted as murder, even in a state like Massachusetts. Kozlosky clearly acted in the defense of another's life - this woman had a man high on drugs brutally beating her after he kicked in the door. It's hard to imagine a case more clearcut for self defense.
In any case, it's heartening to see justice finally served, albeit two years too late...
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Excellent!
Saw this kicking around the web and just had to give it some love:
(image found here, and links to this webpage from Gibson)
The sheer ridiculousness of the Federal raid on Gibson has kept me from commenting on the events. Armed Federal agents stormed the Gibson factory, sent employees home, and confiscated material at the plant over the status of wood the company imported from Madagascar. They sent machine gun toting (or perhaps short-barreled shotguns) Feds to a business that makes guitars - a world-renowned company whose guitars are used by virtuosoes of the craft - over the status of how the wood was imported.
Let that sink in for a second.
Whether a box was checked on a form or not is enough to have gun-toting agents storm your business and effectively shut you down for whatever period of time they'd like. Gibson has not, to the best of my knowledge, resumed making guitars a month later. Their business has been ceased; their ability to contribute to the economy stalled; all over the status of a small piece of wood used in the creation of their guitars. Gibson claims the wood is imported legally and has documentation; the Federal government still a month later hasn't given justification for the raid.
It's a delicious irony, is it not, that Jerry Garcia, icon to a generation of leftists, used Gibson guitars?
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Things That Should Not Be...
This is way up high on the list:
Corporal Lee
I found this picture here, and for the life of me I can't remember what brought me to the original article: Photos: 50 outrageous cars. Take a look at some of the wacky and wild automobiles in this slideshow. Some are weird; some are very artistic; some are rolling statements filled with the personal effects that folks find interesting.
Take a moment and see what some people consider art...
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Stop! Or the Kilted Man Gets It!
Heh. Here's the pseudo-action shot I mentioned yesterday:
Gotta Have My Dunks
Intrepid paparazzi-in-training SCI-FI snapped this candid shot as I got back into the car headed to another landmark. The eagle-eyed viewer will notice one of the hazards of wearing a kilt and driving an SUV - there's a very real chance of showing more than you intended if you're not careful... Fear not, though - this is as risqué as the pictures get.
Stay tuned for more pictures over the weekend and next week. I'm hoping to have a surprise shot for Monday and hopefully some action shots from a range trip with Weerdbeard this weekend. I'm hoping to get a chance to spread the word about prostate cancer and talk to some folks about why I'm wearing a kilt - because I'm Kilted to Kick Cancer.
As always, donations can be made at www.pcf.org/kilted7 or my Kilted to Kick Cancer Team Page.
Wearing a kilt isn't for everyone - just those of us with the legs for it...
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Friday Gun Pr0n #233
Today's gun pr0n comes to us courtesy of blogshoot attendee and Live Free or Dielander Butch Cassidy:
Sunshiney Day!
It's a Mossberg 590 but with wood trim, trés chic indeed! I'll let Butch tell you about her:
A co-worker was recently cut loose by his girlfriend and had to thin his arsenal due to lack of storage. He gave me first chance at the items for sale, and I walked away with a Mossberg 590. The furniture is all wood, taken from an old 500, the ghost rings are Mossberg factory sights, it has a spiffy no-jam follower, and the metal is parkerized. The beast was just too pretty and different not to take home.
You've just got to love a shotgun with a bayonet lug. It smells like... Stabby...
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Thursday, September 22, 2011
Life Imitates (Really Crappy '80s) "Art"...
Of all of the movies out of the 1980s to emulate, they chose this turkey?
2 accused of grim, real-life 'Weekend at Bernie's'
2 accused of grim, real-life 'Weekend at Bernie's'
DENVER—Two men are accused of driving around Denver with a dead friend, running up a bar tab on his account and using his ATM card at a strip club in what appeared to be a disturbing reflection of the movie "Weekend at Bernie's."You've gotta see these two geniuses:
Robert Young, 43, and Mark Rubinson, 25, have been charged with abusing a corpse, identity theft and criminal impersonation.
(picture from linked article)
With friends like them, who needs enemas, right? I mean, my first thought upon finding one of my friends dead in his home would naturally be, "Hey, I think I'll drag his corpse around and have a good time on his dime"... I mean, don't alert the authorities. Don't call his family. Think only of your immediate gratification - hey, you can get gas and a burrito (but I repeat myself) and a lapdance on his ATM card! Who cares if you're violating his corpse and possibly hindering cause-of-death investigation, right?
We are surrounded by morons with poor taste in movies to emulate...
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ProTip: How To Stop Your Car from Spying On You...
By now everyone has heard that OnStar can continue to spy on you even if you cancel the service ("In Soviet Russia, car watches you!").
What you may not know is that there's a relatively simple fix, and ASM826 shows us how it's done.
I'm with ASM826: you couldn't give me a GM car now; even if you did I'd sell it. As much as I love the new line of Cadillacs out now - especially the CTS-V and the CTS Coupe - between the .gov "bailout" (handout to UAW) and this new wrinkle there's simply no way I would own one. Well, that and I couldn't afford it...
Links found through Unc and my #1 blogson.
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What you may not know is that there's a relatively simple fix, and ASM826 shows us how it's done.
I'm with ASM826: you couldn't give me a GM car now; even if you did I'd sell it. As much as I love the new line of Cadillacs out now - especially the CTS-V and the CTS Coupe - between the .gov "bailout" (handout to UAW) and this new wrinkle there's simply no way I would own one. Well, that and I couldn't afford it...
Links found through Unc and my #1 blogson.
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Goin' Off the Rails on the Chicom Train...
PISSED sends in this lovely story from our wonderful (SARCASM) state:
Mass. firm on Orient express
Shouldn't this be sounding giant alarm klaxons somewhere? Shouldn't the fact that businesses are fleeing the US like rats from a sinking ship worry someone? Anyone? And the fact that it is "green" businesses fleeing the US - which should, theoretically, be a mature and ripe market for green technology - for China, one of the countries exempted from Kyoto? That should set off all kinds of alarms that we're doing something wrong...
Then again, the idea of getting cheap "green" technology at a cut-rate price at WalMart has a perverse appeal all its own...
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Mass. firm on Orient express
Just days after Chinese competition drove California solar-panel maker Solyndra into bankruptcy despite $535 million in government loan guarantees, Westboro tech firm Boston-Power is shifting its focus to China.I thought only evil Republican-led businesses fled the high taxes and heavy regulation of the USA for China? Certainly these fluffy unicorn greenies would never go to sweatshop anti-human-rights baby girl aborting China, right? Oopsie.This is now the second MA "green" business to shut its doors in favor of (pardon the pun) greener pastures - in Communist China.The battery maker intends to announce plans today to team up with a Beijing investor and use massive Chinese government aid to build a factory in the Asian nation.
The move comes two years after the Obama administration rejected Boston-Power’s bid for a $100 million grant to construct a plant in Auburn that would have created 600 local jobs.
Shouldn't this be sounding giant alarm klaxons somewhere? Shouldn't the fact that businesses are fleeing the US like rats from a sinking ship worry someone? Anyone? And the fact that it is "green" businesses fleeing the US - which should, theoretically, be a mature and ripe market for green technology - for China, one of the countries exempted from Kyoto? That should set off all kinds of alarms that we're doing something wrong...
Then again, the idea of getting cheap "green" technology at a cut-rate price at WalMart has a perverse appeal all its own...
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Doing The Heavy Lifting...
Linoge has performed a herculean task of sifting through crime data to sum it up in one handy graph. This is a followup to an earlier post detailing deaths related to firearms, and both are continuations of ongoing work he's done in previous years. In a nutshell, he's shown a negative correlation between the number of firearms available in society and the crime rate - simpler put, guns are not causing crimes.
To all sane, thinking people this sounds an awful lot like "water is wet" - of course inanimate objects cannot cause people to do anything. However, the anti-freedom movement would have us believe that it is the availability of firearms that causes crime, as evidenced by their stubborn belief that restricting access to firearms to those who would obey the laws anyways will somehow magically reduce crime.
Well, as Linoge illustrates in spades, they quite frankly are full of s**t. As the number of guns increases, the number of crimes committed with firearms decreases - in direct, polar opposition to their vociferous claims. Despite their most fervent wishes, letting the Assault Weapons Ban expire and expanding concealed carry has not resulted in blood running freely in the streets - if anything, the opposite has happened: crime rates are falling as criminals realize that they are not the only ones carrying arms...
I know, I know; gun-grabbers lying is like the sun coming up in the east, but at least now we've got some cold, hard facts to hit back with courtesy of Linoge.
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To all sane, thinking people this sounds an awful lot like "water is wet" - of course inanimate objects cannot cause people to do anything. However, the anti-freedom movement would have us believe that it is the availability of firearms that causes crime, as evidenced by their stubborn belief that restricting access to firearms to those who would obey the laws anyways will somehow magically reduce crime.
Well, as Linoge illustrates in spades, they quite frankly are full of s**t. As the number of guns increases, the number of crimes committed with firearms decreases - in direct, polar opposition to their vociferous claims. Despite their most fervent wishes, letting the Assault Weapons Ban expire and expanding concealed carry has not resulted in blood running freely in the streets - if anything, the opposite has happened: crime rates are falling as criminals realize that they are not the only ones carrying arms...
I know, I know; gun-grabbers lying is like the sun coming up in the east, but at least now we've got some cold, hard facts to hit back with courtesy of Linoge.
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Another Day, Another Picture In A Kilt...
Today, I'm posing with the giant phallic symbol Leaning Tower of Pizza that guards Route 1 South bound into Boston:
No projection here!
Right after this picture was taken, we (that would be my intrepid cameraman SCI-FI, thanks again for all your help!) went into Dunkin' Donuts to get some cawfee. I was disappointed yet again - here I was, all ready to explain what the kilt was for, hoping to do some good and all that, and not a single person commented. I mean, why on earth weren't they willing to ask the six foot tall, shaved head biker gun nut why he was wearing a kilt???
Now, I noticed something yesterday. We've got more folks joining in the contest, which is very good. The more money we raise the happier I am. However, I won't (Caleb) name (Caleb) names (Caleb) or anything like that, but someone (Caleb) who won't even put on a kilt is rising like a rocket towards the top slot (see what I did there?) for fundraising. Here I am, appearing all over the state of confusion Massachusetts wearing a kilt and promising to wear an actual skirt if I at least place.
Don't make me put the skirt back - donations can be made at www.pcf.org/kilted7 or my Kilted to Kick Cancer Team Page.Tomorrow: A (quasi) action shot with a hint of upkilt!
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Wednesday, September 21, 2011
By The Numbers...
Heh. By my reckoning, this is post number 5150. The teenager of the 1980s in me can't help but think of the first "Van Hagar" album of the same name, which had such ass-kicking tunes as this:
I think I woke up every single day in college to this song. I remember freshman year getting my roommate off to finals by cranking my stereo to maximum and putting this tape in... Yeah, tape - that was all you could get in 1988! Nothing like Eddie's screamin' guitar riff to really kick things in to high gear.
5,150 posts - and still crazy here at MArooned!
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I think I woke up every single day in college to this song. I remember freshman year getting my roommate off to finals by cranking my stereo to maximum and putting this tape in... Yeah, tape - that was all you could get in 1988! Nothing like Eddie's screamin' guitar riff to really kick things in to high gear.
5,150 posts - and still crazy here at MArooned!
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Pre-Emptive Strike...
You might want to gouge out your eyes now, before the story that Brad_in_MA sent in takes hold...
PETA Plans Porn Website to Promote Message
Okay, where to start? I mean, first off, just the whole idea of "porn" and "PETA" in the same article is so full of WRONG and FAIL that it's in danger, as Borepatch says, of collapsing in on itself in a black hole of FAIL. This is like the Brady Campaign announcing that they will be offering a new line of shampoo with e Brady name on them - the two items have nothing to do with each other.
Only in this case, the natural connotation between an (alleged) animal rights group and pornography makes you wonder if anyone thought this through? Will there be an expectation of certain types of pr0n? Will Mr. Hands make another appearance? And if so, will he be treated humanely? The jokes just write themselves, but none are bigger than the joke that PETA itself has become.
And lastly, given that they're all vegetarians, obviously there will be no oral...
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PETA Plans Porn Website to Promote Message
NORFOLK, Va.—People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is planning to launch a pornographic website to promote its animal-rights and vegan-diet message, a move that critics say will backfire.
PETA spokeswoman Lindsay Rajt said in a telephone interview from Los Angeles on Tuesday that the group has applied with ICM Registry to launch the website peta.xxx.
Okay, where to start? I mean, first off, just the whole idea of "porn" and "PETA" in the same article is so full of WRONG and FAIL that it's in danger, as Borepatch says, of collapsing in on itself in a black hole of FAIL. This is like the Brady Campaign announcing that they will be offering a new line of shampoo with e Brady name on them - the two items have nothing to do with each other.
Only in this case, the natural connotation between an (alleged) animal rights group and pornography makes you wonder if anyone thought this through? Will there be an expectation of certain types of pr0n? Will Mr. Hands make another appearance? And if so, will he be treated humanely? The jokes just write themselves, but none are bigger than the joke that PETA itself has become.
And lastly, given that they're all vegetarians, obviously there will be no oral...
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Wings of War, Up Close...
I mentioned last month about the Collins Foundation bringing their Wings of Freedom tour to the area. It's the weekend after next, so if we're going to get a group together, we'd better do it quick. Saturday is out for me, as TheBoy has a football game in the morning and the Mrs. has to work; however Sunday, October 2nd is pretty open.
I've dashed off an e-mail to the organizers to find out the hours of operation and will check back; assuming that they're open something like 9AM to 3 PM, what would folks like to do? I'd be up for meeting for lunch; however I will have TheBoy with me (Mrs. G and BabyGirl G. are doing a cancer walk in Boston that day) so Hooters is out. Sorry...
Give a shout in comments if you'd like to meet up for lunch, see the Wings of Freedom tour, or both!
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I've dashed off an e-mail to the organizers to find out the hours of operation and will check back; assuming that they're open something like 9AM to 3 PM, what would folks like to do? I'd be up for meeting for lunch; however I will have TheBoy with me (Mrs. G and BabyGirl G. are doing a cancer walk in Boston that day) so Hooters is out. Sorry...
Give a shout in comments if you'd like to meet up for lunch, see the Wings of Freedom tour, or both!
That is all.
Closin' In On 200...
Bob S. sends in another addition to the count:
Saginaw burglar shot and killed by homeowner
Tough s**t. You mess with the bull, sometimes you get the horns. You want to eschew hard work in favor of breaking into people's homes, you take the risk that someone's going to put a bullet in you. That's how it works in a free land. You fall on hard times, there's plenty of places that will help you get back on your feet. You don't start breaking into people's houses and stealing their hard-earned stuff. Even worse if you were doing it for a fix.
Don't want to get shot, don't force you way into somewhere you don't belong - it's just that simple.
Dead Goblin Count: 195
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Saginaw burglar shot and killed by homeowner
SAGINAW — Saginaw police are investigating a fatal shooting Monday afternoon in the 200 block of Straw Road.Gee, that's gotta suck, eh? There you are, rummaging through someone's personal possessions looking for something to steal to support your crack habit when the homeowner has the audacity to come home! I mean, doesn't anyone work for a living? And then he has the temerity to suggest that you exit his house immediately? And gets mad when you take a swing at him? What's the world coming to when you get shot over a couple hundred bucks of cheap electronics, right?Investigators said the homeowner, firefighter David Wilson, opened fire around 2:30 p.m. after interrupting a burglary in progress.
Tough s**t. You mess with the bull, sometimes you get the horns. You want to eschew hard work in favor of breaking into people's homes, you take the risk that someone's going to put a bullet in you. That's how it works in a free land. You fall on hard times, there's plenty of places that will help you get back on your feet. You don't start breaking into people's houses and stealing their hard-earned stuff. Even worse if you were doing it for a fix.
Don't want to get shot, don't force you way into somewhere you don't belong - it's just that simple.
Dead Goblin Count: 195
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Kilts And Skirts...
Heh. I couldn't resist getting this picture when I was in front of Kowloon's in the picture from yesterday:
Short kilt, shorter skirts!
Hooters is across the street from Kowloon's - and the street is US Route 1 coming out of Boston. That shot represents the least amount of traffic in any picture taken - and you can still see the side of my kilt blowing around from the traffic passing by. It was shortly after this picture was taken that I received the first "thumbs-up" for wearing the kilt - it was pretty neat, I do have to say.
And, as always, donations can be made at www.pcf.org/kilted7 or my Kilted to Kick Cancer Team Page.
I'm getting used to this kilt thing - I might have to make this a quasi-regular event...
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Tuesday, September 20, 2011
For The Kilted... Scout?
Reader ed sends in this interesting link:
Wood Badgers: Highland Dress and the Boy Scout Uniform
Just in case you have a Scout event coming up and wanted to remain Kilted To Kick Cancer...
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Wood Badgers: Highland Dress and the Boy Scout Uniform
A question was recently posed to the Clan MacLaren Society of North America, Ltd.: How can one wear Highland dress AND the Boy Scout uniform?
This is an easy one to answer: The Highland dress Boy Scout uniform would be official Boy Scout uniform from the waist up and Highland Dress from the waist down with a few tweaks.
Just in case you have a Scout event coming up and wanted to remain Kilted To Kick Cancer...
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Whoa! Way Cool!
Received via Facebook is this natural follow-up to something I posted a while back:
Interesting milestone in open-source 3D printing over at Thingiverse: User crank has published a freely-downloadable magazine for the ubiquitous AR-15 rifle. As
downloaded, crank’s magazine only holds five rounds, but a person with basic 3D
modelling skills could modify it with little difficulty to produce a “high-capacity” magazine.
Now, with a 3D printer you can crank out all the AR-15 magazines you could ever want! This has so many applications, from Zombie hunting to Zombie killing to just general preparedness for the Zombocalypse... Naturally, printing out any magazine with a capacity of > 10 rounds would automatically make me a felon, so I'll just be printing 10-rounders for now...
The link has plans for a fully printable AR-15 lower, which really starts to raise some interesting questions. As discussed previously, one does not need a license to manufacture firearms for one's own consumption; assuming that one is not a prohibited person, this means that anyone with access to a 3D printer and stock will someday be able to crank out a firearm using nothing more than their computer and printer.
Imagine the horror in Brady Campaign headquarters! Ban printers! It's for the children! Once wind of this gets out to the mainstream media, expect there to be a super-extra-large helping of
Ban printers for the children!
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Tuesday Campaign Pic, Part 14
Gotta keep on keepin' on, helping out Øbama in his quest for re-election...
Vote for...?
Here at MArooned we believe in looking on the bright side of life... (whistles)
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They Don't Call Him "Governor Clueless" For Nothin'!
Wow. Barron sent me this story. I cannot believe "Cadillac Deval" is this dense.
Gov. Patrick Seen Riding In SUV During “Car-Free Week”
Not just any SUV, either; it's a Chevy Tahoe, a full-sized, Gaia-raping monster that gets close to single digit gas mileage in the stop-and-go of Boston traffic. The irony, she is thick. I think what I like best is that Coupe Deval just laughs it off: "I carpooled with my trooper" - are you kidding me? Look, it's understandable that Patrick has security issues, etc. and as such can't just hop on the Red Line like everyone else (even though there's a stop less than a block from his house).
But why not telecommute for the week? Wouldn't that have struck a great balance for the governor? With the state of modern telecommunication being what it is, wouldn't it have been great to see Patrick holding a Skype videoconference rather than take his SUV into work? Save a few gallons of gas, grow a tree, that sort of feel-good BS that plays well in Cambridge?
Instead, we get Governor Vapid telling us that we need to do this to save the environment while he takes his full-sized, nine passenger SUV into work with one other person. Taking public transportation is a great idea in Patrick's world - as long as he's not part of it. It sounds suspiciously like the global warming conference in Copenhagen that set records for the number of private jets flying in and limousines rented...
But hey, at least he didn't have an alleged affair in 1987! That would certainly be news, right?
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Gov. Patrick Seen Riding In SUV During “Car-Free Week”
BOSTON (CBS) – Governor Deval Patrick did walk to a morning event on Beacon Hill — a stone’s throw from the Statehouse — but was quick to sheepishly admit that he probably hadn’t set the best example earlier in the day.
...
He’s talking about video shot by WBZ of Mr. Patrick leaving his Milton home this morning with his assigned state trooper at the wheel for the routine drive into work in his SUV.
Not just any SUV, either; it's a Chevy Tahoe, a full-sized, Gaia-raping monster that gets close to single digit gas mileage in the stop-and-go of Boston traffic. The irony, she is thick. I think what I like best is that Coupe Deval just laughs it off: "I carpooled with my trooper" - are you kidding me? Look, it's understandable that Patrick has security issues, etc. and as such can't just hop on the Red Line like everyone else (even though there's a stop less than a block from his house).
But why not telecommute for the week? Wouldn't that have struck a great balance for the governor? With the state of modern telecommunication being what it is, wouldn't it have been great to see Patrick holding a Skype videoconference rather than take his SUV into work? Save a few gallons of gas, grow a tree, that sort of feel-good BS that plays well in Cambridge?
Instead, we get Governor Vapid telling us that we need to do this to save the environment while he takes his full-sized, nine passenger SUV into work with one other person. Taking public transportation is a great idea in Patrick's world - as long as he's not part of it. It sounds suspiciously like the global warming conference in Copenhagen that set records for the number of private jets flying in and limousines rented...
But hey, at least he didn't have an alleged affair in 1987! That would certainly be news, right?
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It's A Kilted Thing...
Day two, as promised:
No Cats Under My Kilt
The astute (and MA-based) reader will immediately recognize the eyesore restaurant behind me. It's kind of a Route 1 landmark,the only Chinese restaurant left standing in the wake of the Weylu's collapse in the mid-1980s. There's always something going on - this picture was taken in the middle of the afternoon, and the place was close to capacity. Again, one of the downsides of doing this in MA is that not a single person seemed to notice - not the family leaving the restaurant after a late lunch; not the carload of frat boys stocking up on the buffet; not even the whitehairs filing in for the earlybird special...
And remember, donations can be made at www.pcf.org/kilted7 or my Kilted to Kick Cancer Team Page.
But at least no one panicked over the Gadsden shirt!
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Monday, September 19, 2011
A Sharp Meme...
Og the Neanderpundit has a good one:
Um, sure:
(Oh for the love of Pete...)
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Kershaw Blur I picked up a while back at Wallyworld on a whim. Think they had it discounted to like $30. I'm a big fan of the inexpensive (note: not cheap) pocketknife, and I try really hard not to get too attached. I'm always loaning out my knife - big surprise, in this day and age hardly anyone carries a pocketknife any more. It's a sad sign of the times when you here someone ask for a pocketknife and you're the only person in the room who has one. "Be prepared". Sheesh.
So I saw the meme and knew I had to participate. Reached into one pocket, grabbed the Kershaw. Reached in another for the iPhone for a picture. Within the span of three minutes had a post ready to roll - isn't Al Gore's internet amazing?
So there's mine; where's yours?
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Take the knife out of your pocket and take a picture of it, and post it. Or post a picture of the same knife from a brochure or whatever.
Um, sure:
(Oh for the love of Pete...)
(click to biggify)
Kershaw Blur I picked up a while back at Wallyworld on a whim. Think they had it discounted to like $30. I'm a big fan of the inexpensive (note: not cheap) pocketknife, and I try really hard not to get too attached. I'm always loaning out my knife - big surprise, in this day and age hardly anyone carries a pocketknife any more. It's a sad sign of the times when you here someone ask for a pocketknife and you're the only person in the room who has one. "Be prepared". Sheesh.
So I saw the meme and knew I had to participate. Reached into one pocket, grabbed the Kershaw. Reached in another for the iPhone for a picture. Within the span of three minutes had a post ready to roll - isn't Al Gore's internet amazing?
So there's mine; where's yours?
That is all.
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