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the wonders will never cease

Behold, an amazingly good read on open and concealed carry in Atlanta, courtesy of Creative Loafing author Andisheh Nouraee.

If you intend to rob me, stab me or punch me in the neck because you think I looked at you funny, I recommend you glance at my waist

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reasoned discourse

… but this time, the good variety.
Earlier this week, I wrote a post on the shooting that took place at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church. In it, I mentioned a Dr. John Bohstedt, who, in addition to being a Rhodes Scholar, graduating from both Oxford

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call me ishmael

You know, I have been vaguely considering changing my online pseudonym… And, amazingly enough for me, there might actually be a reason.
Years ago, my family and I happened to live in a little town called La Plata, MD. Wee town. About as middle-of-nowhere as you can get in …

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automated whack-a-troll

My website has been attracting a lot of page requests recently… to the point where my account was periodically crashing the shared server it inhabits back at DreamHost. Kind of amusing, I know, but also a Very Bad Thing (TM). Part of the problem was that the Googlebot spiders were …

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talk about dissemination

So my primary reason for developing my concealed carry pistol spreadsheet was to help me determine what hardware to eventually carry when I decided to do so. However, I am not an entirely greedy man, and figured I may as well share all of that information with the world, especially …

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how great a state

1. I somehow managed to drag Better Half to a gun show this weekend, but to say it was a little disappointing would be putting it mildly – lots of antique stuff and war memorabilia, but even fewer modern firearms than could be found at gun shows in Southern Kalifornistan. …

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no longer sanctuaries

First, the good (albeit greedy) news – Better Half and I were not at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church this Sunday, and thus were not part of the shooting that took place there. Honestly, I had no idea what a “Unitarian Universalist” church was before checking out their “we

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well… yeah

Seen on the sign of a church down the road from me:

I created Chuck Norris.
– God

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what is in your pocket?

So, first up, my old spreadsheet of possible concealed carry firearms has been updated. The new spreadsheet is online and is replete with all new collections of models and specifications and details and suchlike. There are a few holes in the data, and if you happen to have the answers …

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movin’ and cruisin’

The first car I more-or-less owned (it was technically my parents’, but it was “my” car) was a 1986 Honda Accord LXi, and was a remarkably decent car for a teenager with a brand-spanking new license. I had grown up with it (having been born only four years before it …

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places left behind

Yesterday, I had the misfortune to fly into Philadelphia International Airport (*waves at Sebastian*). It has been at least a year, and probably two, since I have been in that particular corner of the world, but a few things stood out to me in the experience.
First, the Philadelphia

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sensor ping XLV

I guess it is time for another one of these. The general premise is that you are free to ping this post (and every other post in this category), as long as you link back to it. Consider it free Google PageRank inflation, or something.
  

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grass fears them

I am not entirely convinced this is the best way to make use of my YouTube account (you know, the account I just rediscovered this evening, after apparently having it for a year and not remembering opening it), but here we go anywise.
Better Half and I decided to immerse …

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you’re on my crew

Well, not a lot as changed… at least in relation to the percentages.
Your results:
You are Malcolm Reynolds (Captain)

Malcolm Reynolds (Captain)
90%
Zoe Washburne (Second-in-command)
85%
Wash (Ship Pilot)
85%
Kaylee Frye (Ship Mechanic)
75%
Jayne Cobb (Mercenary)
65%
Dr. Simon Tam (Ship Medic)
50%
Derrial Book

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carry permit holders

Just to screw with the Brady Bunch’s attempts at maligning certain collections of words on Google, I thought I would do my (admittedly little) part to derail their plans. As such, behold how carry permit holders are actually more law-abiding than most. After all, we certainly do not want …

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management not responsible for loose analogies

Better Half and I are in something of an interesting predicament at the moment… Thanks to her job, we have a fully-furnished temporary apartment at a rather nice complex. Additionally, her new employer moved all of our effects across the country – no small cost. However, to move ourselves, we …

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for future reference

Home shopping can be quite interesting… you get to see large tracts of the land around you, the varieties, designs, decoration styles, arrangements, and features of all of the various homes can be quite intriguing, and there is all kinds of information to pore over, track, and monitor.
It is …

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how quaint!

You know you are in Tennessee when the airport you fly into not only has a simulated veranda, but also a plethora of rocking chairs (all occupied, by the by) to go on it.
Better Half and I made it here in one piece and are getting settled, so no …

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good [expletive deleted] riddance

Goodbye Kalifornistan!Goodbye Kalifornistan!
By the time you are reading this, Better Half and I should be on our plane and in flight over some state other than Kalifornistan (assuming no delays or other such problems). Furthermore, barring a momentary lapse of judgement when it comes to deciding on future vacation locations, or possibly

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Delusional is a good word for it…

Back in March before the Heller decision one of the local radio stations had the DC gun ban as one of their topics, and had a constitutional lawyer named Michael Gross on for commentary. In the interview (which can be found here, 3-18-08 hour 3) Mr. Gross stated that …

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