I have a rule about Ratlands. I don’t give out the name of the site to my co-workers. It isn’t that there’s anything here that embarrasses me; I’m well aware that nothing on the internet is private and nothing on the internet ever goes away and I operate accordingly. Although I have an ego as [...]
Also tagged envy, humor, Personal, self-esteemFrom Fiona on Burn Notice: Well, in my experience, if something seems too good to be true, it’s best to shoot it, just in case.
Also tagged Personal, quotes, wordsmithing3 wildly different links today: Yale has recordings of some of its classes posted online. Free. An interesting selection, if you’re interested. I’m watching the one on Game Theory. (via Carpe Diem) An bit about an American sniper who set a record for the longest kill shot (8,120 feet as measured by GPS). Twice!. Third, [...]
Also tagged foreign policy, humorTry this. (via SDA)
Also tagged humor, self-esteemThe organization I work for is on a major “sustainability” kick. Generally speaking I don’t have a problem with most of the things they want us to do. Saving paper, turning off computer monitors at night, and a number of the other “suggestions” they make fall generally into the category of not wasting resources. If [...]
Also tagged ethics, green, health care, Personal, pointless gesturesAn odd collection of links tonight: First, an article which looks at a number of “Gansta vs. Cop” shooting issues. That description isn’t nearly as interesting as the article. Among other points, contrary to what I believed, “Gangstas” actually get more shots on target than the Cops they are shooting at. The author speculates that [...]
Also tagged Economics, global warming, movies, Nanny State, pointless gestures, wtf?Did you know the EPA has a Criminal Investigations Division? Or that they are stocking up on Glock pistols? Now that they’ve declared themselves Lord and Master of everything that breathes, I find the notion of armed EPA agents a bit disturbing.
Also tagged abuse of power, global warming, Nanny State, PoliticsI had an altercation with a cat and a box in my kitchen last night. In attempting to avoid the cat I failed to avoid the box, got my feet tangled up with no place to put them not occupied by the cat or the box and ended up on the floor. It was not [...]
Also tagged humor, Nanny State, PoliticsI still feel like crap tonight, so I’m taking the easy out. The difference with tonight’s link dump is that they are all from the web site Moonbattery. (Do check them out, especially the last one.) 10 reasons to vote for Democrats A yard sign for when you have anti-gun neighbors A post that confirms [...]
Also tagged abuse of power, humor, pointless gesturesI’ve added a new website to my daily RSS feed list. It’s called Moonbattery. Two articles of note there today. 1. an article discussing our Dear Leader’s de facto position of Guns Salesman of the year. Included in the article is reference to the fact that Americans bought 1.5 Billion rounds of ammunition in December [...]
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