Monthly Archives: September 2014

I grok guns. Primer, powder, BANG, venison on a plate. It all makes sense. However I just bought a cheap old air rifle (’cause “cheap” is a siren song). I don’t know squat about air rifles. Also, and this is … Continue reading →

Recently (following the 2008 rise of a person who’s name must not be spoken aloud lest one be branded a racist tea bagging jackoff)… the price and availability of ammo (and guns) went ape. I blissfully ignored the whole thing. … Continue reading →

I recently hosed my computer. (Thanks to all for the advice and commentary. I’ll go into detail at some other time. Unless I don’t.) At the moment my online presence is maintained using impulse power and semaphore. I’m OK with … Continue reading →

A few days ago I ranted about economics, and in particular .22 ammo. “I know .22 ammo is in short supply. I know this because it’s not on the shelves. America is currently a place where tofu is plentiful and … Continue reading →

I have done something very stupid and royally hosed my computer. Without going into details I believe the technical term for what has happened is “some dickhead who can’t manage to keep a tractor running got under the (software) hood … Continue reading →

Inflation: A few days ago I posted Boring “Survivalist” Successes. Tangentially, my post bumped into economics. That wasn’t the point but while I was pondering the epic shortage of .22 ammo I touched briefly on inflation. I posted this: “Like … Continue reading →

Orwell was onto something. Redefine a word and you eliminate an idea. “Survivalist” was a perfectly acceptable word. To “survive” implies “not prone to die easily”. Where’s the nobility in dropping like flies? Who has a problem with surviving? Well, … Continue reading →

A couple weeks ago I was pondering the ratcheting effect of minimum wage laws (actually minimum wage plus all the errata like fringe benefits and whatnot). If you’re interested here are the links. Mechanization Is A Feature Not A Bug: … Continue reading →

As the weekend winds down I have some random thoughts: When you drive a full sized vehicle many miles at 65 MPH to a recreation venue where the entertainment is to drive a little toy at 30 MPH… you truly … Continue reading →