Our friend, Stephen Camp, noted firearms expert has passed away. I learned a lot from him. He was one of the great ones. He will be missed.
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Memorial Day
Remember… All our Soldiers died in great pain so you can have your 20% off shit you don’t really need. Enjoy it.
I’ve been thinking a lot on the Servicemen that I knew who have died… and Servicemen from Utah who have been recently killed. And I’ve been thinking about my Grandfather, who served and survived WWII… one can imagine the stories that he had that he never told anyone… and I remember some that he did tell me. Much somber thoughts today.
I hear people say “Happy Memorial Day!” WTF is that? I am not going to say that to anyone… I just say “Remember what the Day is about.” This is the day we honor and remember the best of us that sacrificed themselves on the alter of freedom. This reminds me of the movie Saving Private Ryan, when Tom Hank’s character is mortally wounded, and his words to Private Ryan, “Earn this.” Our freedom is a gift that often times we don’t deserve… so strive to be worthy of it.
Forecasters should be on Commission
All year long, the weather forecast has been wrong. They have continued to put up these 5 Day forecasts showing Warmth and Sunshine… but every day it’s been cold, overcast, and raining. We’re almost into Summer and it feels like a Seattle Winter. The Forecasters are either lying to us or they are incompetent.
So I think the solution is that they should be treated like salesmen… A Salesman only gets paid when he closes the sale. These Forecasters should only be paid when they get it right.
The Zombie Survival Discussion Podcast
The Zombie Survival panel that I mentioned before… Here is the Podcast of it. It’s fun to listen to. Mike, Larry, Zack, Tom and others… Good job guys.
Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse
My brother Zack, and my friends Mike, Larry, and Tom were at ConDuit and were all on a panel together about surviving in a world gone Zed.
First point of order… When it comes to winning against Zombies, ignore everything Max Brooks has ever written. If you have to get a book or two to follow, the first book to get is the Boy Scout Handbook. Not a new one, but an old one. Then, if you can, the US Army Ranger Manual. Just to make you feel safer.
Standing the Test of Time
We all know that Hollywood has a thing for “Remakes”. It’s a money making formula for them. The biggest excuses for doing a Remake, is that the original film was “Dated”. And in some cases, maybe they have some point. For example, Clash of the Titans was certainly dated, but in doing the Remake, they ruined the charm of Clash of the Titans and destroyed all the reasons to like it. The new version is total rubbish.
There are some movies however that stand the test of time and you can enjoy them just as much now as when the film first came out.
Alien & Aliens. Predator. The Thing. Bladerunner.
These movies are so good, that they are Required Viewing for membership in The Horde. If you don’t like these films, you probably sodomize garden gnomes and stab kittens with shrimp forks. Anyone attempting to even put forward the idea to do a Remake on these films need to be up against a wall before they could finish the sentence.
Zombie Survival
With the CDC warning of Zombies, and the Zombie Survival Discussion Panel that’s going to happen Friday Night at ConDuit with Larry Correia, Mike Kupari, and my brother Zack… I thought I’d preemptively put out my opinion on the subject. Luckily, I found that my good friend Terry has made my argument for me in language so clear and concise as to command acquiescence and affirmation.
Someone looks silly…
The Bible says that no one knows when it’s going to happen. This Rapture Preacher is just bugnuts to have the audacity to say that he knows. Well, the day came and went and nothing happened. If God was talking to him, and telling him when it was going to happen, I kinda think it would have happened.
Now he’s saying “Oh, it’s in October“. Yeah, that’s not how God works. We’re talking about the God that hit the Egyptians with plagues, knocked off the first borns, parted the Red Sea… brought down pillars of fire and handed Moses the Commandments. That’s how God works. He tells his Prophet he’s going to do something, it happens. This Peacher is no Moses. You know what the Bible was right about? That there would be many False Prophets.
Dissapointed in the Atom
I’ve decided that I totally hate Netbooks. This unit is as decked out as you can get it. Big optional hard drive for storage. Lots of RAMs running around. In fact with RAM and HD space, it’s actually just as good as my late Laptop… but that’s where the good points end. The wireless antenna sucks and gives crap for signal strength, even when within feet of a wireless access point. But that’s fine, I can live with that. But what really sucks the most is the little anemic processor.
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Confession: Hoodies
I love them. They are my favorite thing to wear… Hooded sweatshirts with a front pocket… Hoodies… Over a t-shirt that’s tucked into a pair of jeans, fresh socks, and a comfortable pair of sneakers. This is my favorite sort of outfit. Super comfortable is a bonus, but the best thing about this style is that there is no limitation on what one can pack concealed. No requirement that your defensive tool has to be as small as a Matchbox and chambered in something the size of a grape seed. You can pack a full sized defensive handgun that is massively effective in skilled hands.
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