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Ok, we were caught a little flat-footed when it came to planning ahead for this auspicious day, but it still worked out alright.

Update: As requested, here is our short-and-sweet recipe. First, go to your local Big Market store and buy a pre-brined Corned Beef (yes, we cheat). Next, place …

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why should i care what they think?

Apparently the NRA is catching some (I would not even say “a lot”) of flak over declining Our Glorious President’s invitation to sit down and figure out how best to abridge our Constitutionally-protected rights.

*shrug* Cannot say as though I care a great deal about those whiners’ objections.

Allow me …

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quote of the day – ladd everitt*

Sometimes, anti-rights organizations and individuals say things so very idiotic that you almost have to wonder if they intentionally said it, or if it was just a reflexive response born out of their immersion in constant, low-level stupidity… Other times, you give them all the chances in the world to …

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the best gun for anyone

One that he, or she, will actually carry, practice with, and be willing and able to effectively use.

Period.…

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logistics – u'r doin' it wrong

I love our United States “Postal” Service.

Back on the 10th of this month, Kary over at Endeavor Stitch Works put my belt in the mail, with Priority service and delivery confirmation. As a reminder, Priority Mail packages “reach their destination in 2-3 days”, according to the USPS webpage and …

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just when you think they could not get worse…

Remember how the Transportation Security Administration was created and installed in order to guarantee, or at least improve, the safety of the American public as they availed themselves of our comprehensive airplane transportation network?

Yeah, neither do I, actually, but you can witness just how much your “safety” takes a …

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lucky gunner's luck runs out

Alright, time to get something off my chest. If you are not in the mood for me self-absorbably indulging on my own weblog, feel free to scroll down to this outstanding post from WizardPC. Moving on…

I can deal with Lucky Gunner not inviting me to the last shoot …

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Debunking a debunker

An elementary school teacher in Michigan posted “8 Teacher Truths” on her Facebook page a few days ago, and it has spread like wildfire on teachers’ Facebook pages, blogs, and forums. She starts off by saying that she’s not a political person and does the standard “I’m a moderate! I …

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anatidae in a queue

I confess to having a hard time believing that anything positive could come out of San Francisco, but 72hours.org actually provides a relatively decent starting place when it comes to organizing your bug-out-bag (they call it a “go bag”, but same thing), educating yourself and your family, and making appropriate …

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quote of the day – robb allen

While my individual rights will continue to exist regardless of whether a majority of society likes them or not, it is generally far easier for me – and all pro-rights activists – when the majority of society not only recognize our rights, but also enjoy the benefits from them …

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a presidential nail in the coffin of 'gun control'

Over the weekend, after over two years of relative silence on the topic, and between his non-stop golf outings and one of the largest natural disasters in recent history, Our Glorious President apparently decided to give that political third rail of “gun control” a good firm lick.

Except …

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invasion of the desert kitties

Considering how much I am looking forward to the Caracal match at ORSA in May (Have you signed up yet? If not, you should…), it should come as no surprise to my readers that I am intrigued by Caracal’s entry into the bolt-action rifle market and am somewhat surprised at …

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the chem lab loophole

Yet another week, and yet another question for the anti-rights nuts that will undoubtedly go unanswered:

If a person is considered to be so dangerous that he or she is not trusted by society to purchase or own a firearm, why does that society permit that person to purchase oleum

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Protip: Facebook Edition

If you’re going to be embarrased when I correct your easily-proven-to-be-factually-incorrect statements that end with a call to tax me more, you have two options:

1) Don’t make factually incorrect statements that can be disproven with a 3 second Google search.

2) Unfreind me.

It’s not 1990 anymore. People don’t …

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Unpossible! Awful Waffle Edition

I guess Waffle House needs to put those “No guns allowed” signs in the parking lot as well:

Police said a man shot at another person in the parking lot, hitting him in the leg. Bullets from the gun went through the restaurant’s window and into the restaurant, hitting coolers

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sensing a pattern

Has anyone else noticed that especially in the older Bonds, if James does not boink a woman (generally through her own unwillingness or the story simply not giving them the time), she typically ends up dead by the end of the movie?

Here is to the saving power of …

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mother nature leaves her mark

Given the scope of the disaster, as illustrated by these before-and-after photographs of certain areas around Japan, I am honestly amazed that the death toll is remaining so low, relatively speaking. Here is to hoping it does not climb a whole lot more…

(Courtesy of Taxing Tennessee.)…

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battle: los angeles

Battle: Los Angeles: If you remember the horrifically craptacular Skyline, this movie was everything that one was not – engaging, exciting, suspensful, sufficiently explody, and one hell of a commercial for the United States Marine Corps.…

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it speaks their language

If you are attempting to convert pretty much any video format into a TiVo-friendly MPEG-2 file, I would recommend Any Video Converter, and disrecommend Freemake Video Converter. The latter does make something that is playable by TiVo, but the DVR apparently does not know how …

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Weekend Riddle

What kind of accountant says “No one needs that much money” when you tell her your retirement goal is $17 million?…

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