Blatant ...

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... thievery:

Azmat: I think those guys were rob me.
Me: I agree.
Azmat: You scare them off?
Me: I didn't say a word to them.
Azmat: Your gun scare them off.
Me: Perhaps. You should call the police and report this.
Azmat: Yes, I will. You stay and talk to them too?
Me: Sure.

OC works ... get over it.

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This ...

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... is my shocked face:

New research takes some of the most dire global warming projections off the table. A study published last week in the journal Science concludes that the more extreme climate change scenarios, which involve temperature increases of up to 10°F are implausible. Instead, the study finds, we are likely in the midst of a more manageable, but still potentially dangerous, shift in the planet’s climate.

Sorry we made such a big stink about climate change because all of that teeth-gnashing about the seas rising eleventy feet is kinda extreme and not really plausible but it's really really dangerous and you should give all your money to liberals for redistributing.

That about sums it up ... h/t Ace

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A quick note ...

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... about things regarding the military.

I'm a Marine veteran, having served in Desert Storm. I joined the reserves because I wanted to give something back (but at the time had a sort of career, so didn't want to go full-time). When we got the phone call, I had no regrets or reservations. I went, I served and I came back.

I don't particularly try to remember about that time, and as a result of my Affliction, my memory of it gets dimmer and dimmer.

And on top of that, I'm not particularly witty or eloquent, so writing my thoughts about how I feel about the military is imperfect at best. Suffice it to say that I am eternally grateful for every man and woman who puts him/herself in harms' way to keep us (ostensibly) safe. I will always stand behind the men and women of the military who serve honorably.

The politicians who direct their actions, well, that's another story! Don't hate the player, hate the game ...

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Why do people willingly ...

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... subject themselves to this:

Matthew Lopez went to the Wal-Mart in Porter Ranch on Thursday night for the Black Friday sale but instead was caught in a pepper-spray attack by a woman who authorities said was "competitive shopping."

I've never been OC'ed before (though I do have experience with CS gas), but I'm not sure I'd respond with less-than-lethal force.

Just sayin' ...

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Happy Thanksgiving!

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Where ever you are, be safe!

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The free ice cream ...

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... is off for the week. Besides, with Thanksgiving a day away, you really don't need it!

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JPFO alert

Do Jewish gun control advocates fuel anti-semitism?

This is why ...

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... we have a Second Amendment (WARNING: EXTREMELY GRAPHIC!!):

No, I mean it ...



As long as we have the 2A, this sort of thing will never go unanswered.

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Just not feeling it today ...

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... can't get the ice cream machine turned on.

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This ...

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... is kinda scary:

And so, to the very unpleasant crux of the matter. The futures and options markets are no longer viable. It is my recommendation that ALL customers withdraw from all of the markets as soon as possible so that they have the best chance of protecting themselves and their equity. The system is no longer functioning with integrity and is suicidally risk-laden. The rule of law is non-existent, instead replaced with godless, criminal political cronyism.

RTWT, if you dare. It's about a fund manager closing her company, and why.

Vox Day has been beating this drum for years, and so far, I see no evidence that he is wrong.

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You know, Mike V ...

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... can bring the satire!




This is, or course, Mitt Romney's campaign flag.

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Interesting points about ...

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... why to carry a Glock:

There is not another gun I own that I would shoot for a week training class without cleaning and expect to run. There is not another gun that I would adjust sights on at the range with a carbide punch. And there is not another gun that I would carry to the range drop on purpose as part of a test and carry home!

The post details four reasons why Balloon carries a Glock. I can't argue with his reasoning, but I just can't shoot Glocks well (and the Hi-power clone I do carry is the limit of my hands). Single-stack single action pistols are what I shoot best, and are what I'm used to.

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