Hm. Great minds. (You may recall this.) And almost great ones. (Funny how so many people come so close but miss the real point.) (Tip o’ hat to PT.) Oooh, da poo widdle snitch powice infowment. Him get his widdle feewings hurt. (Tip o’ hat to C^2.)* Weird stuff found in the woods. (Don’t click unless you have a lot of time to waste today.) A tad dated. But amazing Also amazing. Owl flying in for a kill at 1000 frames per second. Oh my. The Internet Movie Firearms Database. Search on a movie or TV show and learn all…
Category: Books and Movies
Here’s the latest from Jake MacGregor. Just one chapter again this week (the cold weather is rough on Jake’s health). But it’s one that ties some loose threads. Silver on “The Free Rider Fallacy.” (For the next time one of your dubious friends brings up one of those endless why-liberty-can’t-work hypotheticals.) Sweden. Hey, maybe you could send us some of your government. Well, on second thought … Of course you haven’t been following the long, drawn-out wedding and Insta-Divorce (TM) of whichever Kardashian that is … starts with a K, something like that. Me neither. Ahem. And I don’t read…
That damn Joel scooped me. And he hasn’t even read the book yet. I’ve been sitting on a .pdf copy of J.D. Tuccille’s new freedomista novel High Desert Barbecue for several days now, too busy deadlining to give it the attention it deserves. I figured I had a little more time. (So did Tooch, who didn’t realize Amazon can publish a book at something faster than lightspeed.) Then he goes and announces that both Kindle and Nook versions are available now, with the paperback to follow in some sort of obscene hurry. So here I am, behinder than I oughta…
Just one new chapter from Jake MacGregor this week. But it’s a sweet one. Good on you, Canadians, especially all you patient gun-rights activists. It seems you’re finally, really and truly to be rid of that ridiculous long-gun registry. (D’you suppose the gov will actually wipe all trace of it from existence, though? Only if your politicians and bureaucrats are more honest than ours.) The real contagion risk from Europe or how the U.S. treasury market might go blooey. (Tip o’ hat to D.) A man of principle. Scott Olsen’s condition is improving and he is now conscious, but he’s…
“The bug-out bag resource list — covering the best sources online.” Excellent collection of links on multiple aspects of bug-out bags — everything from “What is a bug-out bag?” to special-needs bags. Great site in general. Links, links, links on many aspects of preparedness. (A couple of the links are to this blog, I’m happy to say. But there’s so much more.) —– Speaking of preparedness, here’s a real-world idea from a real do-er. One of the readers of this blog, who doesn’t want to be named, is helping his friends develop their preparedness mindset and skills in a way…
Jake MacGregor must be feeling better. Four chapters of The Advisor posted this week, beginning with chapter 41. And he tells me he’s already got two more chapters “in the bank.” Yay!
Letters first. The letters are (in a nice return to Friday routine) by “Jake MacGregor” — who this week brings hungry readers chapter 38 through 40 of his novel The Advisor. Good to see you not only back but picking up steam, Jake. —– Then arts. Well, those are by me. I’ve been neglecting the lovely site that a friend set up for me to sell my jewelry. That’s because after the crash the jewelry market — at least the normal people’s end of it — pretty much went kablooey. I have one steady customer who buys necklaces for his…
Fascinating scientific detective work reconstructing the DNA of the black plague. Fascinating, too, how even something as horrible as plague can ultimately change the world for the better. See? We told you never to talk to cops. Oooh. This is gonna be good. “A tale of suspense, pyromania and sexual tension, coming to an Amazon near you!” J.D. Tuccille can write like nobody’s business. He’s even entertaining when he’s just blogging about being a dad. I’m gettin’ my hands on a review copy ASAP! Bill St. Clair on respecting intellectual property without government. Is it a good sign or a…
Jake MacGregor has been suffering health problems lately that have prevented him from releasing new chapters of his thriller novel. But he’s gradually coming back. And he has posted chapter 36 and 37 for your weekend enjoyment. If you’re new to the perilous world of Jake, Deb, little Moira, their awesome mastiff Tonka, and the villainous b*****ds of FINCen, it all begins here.
The first one-minute trailer from the upcoming Silver Circle. Can’t tell if it’s good or not. Only that it’s freedomista and action-packed. The movie website. It still says “Coming Summer 2011.”