Basically I'm a 4-wheeling, zen philosophizing, modern sort of computer geek with bits of me stuck in the Old Ways... very much a collection of contradictions. Browncoat (not brownshirt), Ex-soldier, ex-Liberal, ex-Democrat, ex-Republican, ex-anti-gunner. Some might say I can't stick to anything- I prefer to think that I've adapted my beliefs as new data has become available, the way all smart folks do. And me.
Sci-Fi Hot Take...
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*BROKE:* *Firefly* was the best SF ever.
*WOKE:* *Firefly*’s effect was blunted by too few episodes, shown out of
order.
*BESPOKE:* In retrospect it’s p...
Sunday morning music
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Ralph Vaughan Williams wrote two pieces for Christmas, one rather the
short, the other (at the end of his life) much longer and more complex. I
thoug...
Third Time Winner
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I still think the process would go better if the light, heat,
air-conditioning and water shut off in the Capitol and all the House and
Senate office b...
INFLATION ON STEROIDS!
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Year 1974 Illinois Minimum Wage $ 1.40 per hour
Year 2024 Illinois Minimum Wage $14.00 per hour
Money (U.S. Dollar and foreign currency) is simply a...
On Friendship
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I'm not very social, outside of a very small circle of friends with a
shared past, some here in Chicago and Indiana, some out West, one in
Pennsylvania,...
Latest from Germany
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As Tam has stated numerous times, Europe has the ability to go from
"friendly to jackboots" in about .5 seconds. Germany might be close to that
cusp again ...
Giant Counting Robots!
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At Libertycon this year we announced that we would be starting children’s
books and boy’s adventure books. Well, Mike Burke (nom de plume: Spearman
Burke) ...
EDC keychain...
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Today's edc keychain:
~ cable keyring
~ swiss tech multitool
~ leatherman squirt s4
~ british version of p38 can opener
~ simple prybar
~ inova red...
Enough.
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It’s been said that life is what happens while you’re busy making plans.
It’s also been said that no battle plan survives the first contact with the
ene...
Trip Report: Head to the Hills
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My first real moto-trip was in 2015, when a friend and I rolled out to
Gettysburg to meet up with some internet riding buddies from the UTMC. On
that t...
Hướng Dẫn Cách Chơi Cá Độ Bóng Đá Tài Xỉu
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Đối với những ai đam mê *cá độ bóng đá online* thì chắc chắn không còn xa
lạ gì với thuật ngữ *tài xỉu*. Tài xỉu thường xuyên được nhắc đến trên các
diễn...
Thank You
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Thank you for supporting my work. As you know, my work is vital,
difficult, and sometimes – well, in wars, dangerous.
There ...
Tactical lighting....
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Funny how these things work sometimes.I was headed to the range today to
sight in the house gun with it's new Streamlight tactical light and laser,
and pl...
Permainan Favorit Di Agen Judi Online
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Agen judi online adalah media yang paling banyak dicari saat ini. Permainan
judi menggunakan dan membutuhkan agen karena mereka menggunakan hal
tersebut ...
Midnight at the Oasis
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It's 2am in my quiet little college town.
I'm tired and I want to go to bed, but I'm heading out to "the Smoking
Porch" for a last cigarette before I go to...
Cults and Music
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I never did care for anything resembling a cult of any kind. Religion,
philosophy, mechanics.
But it’s the cult of personality which probably rustles my ji...
Glock 43X
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One of the gun industry's big January announcements was Glock's additions
to their line-up of single stack pistols. This year's introductions include
t...
On Helping
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When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would
say to me, “Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are
helping.” ...
Trump Derangement Syndrome
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Good grief! An article I agree with in NRO (excepting Charles Cooke, their
In-house Brit Second Amendment absolutist, with whom I rarely find fault).
I'm a...
This Is Christmas
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Just before Christmas, I stopped into the tobacco shop for some last minute
supplies. Since my son is no longer a minor, I’ve enjoyed sitting and
having a ...
A Poem for Remembrance Day
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*"The Inquisitive Mind of a Child"*
Why are they selling poppies, Mummy?
Selling poppies in town today.
The poppies, child, are flowers of love.
For the m...
....or Get Off the Pot
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I make up excuses without even knowing I'm doing any such thing. *My
laptop is a piece of shit. I have to work in the morning. I'm too
stressed. God, t...
is hunting fun?
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Another A. P. Herbert Misleading Case...
Mr. Justice Plush gave judgement to-day in the Harkaway Hunt case.
*His Lordship: *These proceedings have been in...
"I Ain't Dead Yet."
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Yes, I've almost entirely given up on blog posing. I realize it's going
on a year since my last.
I have an old pal in Dallas that I see all too seldom, ...
“Green fires lit on the soil of the earth”
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Got that quote from this poem, which is actually sad if you read the whole
thing so don’t read the whole thing because IT’S SPRING! And it’s my first
sprin...
Van Damme is still the MAN!
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This is too awesome for words!
And whoever came up with the brilliant idea of using Enya's music in the
background DESERVES a fucking raise.
Save Thousands on your Electric Bill
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I'd like to welcome our newest sponsor - Solar City. When we sat down
with our Solar City Rep he created a lease package for us that is going to
save us T...
A Day to Celebrate
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Hello, Sports Fans. Looking at the date of my last posting, I am shocked
and embarrassed to learn that I have let this blog lie fallow for 9 whole
months. ...
rant 987
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forgive my long rant. feel free to ignore.
by the way, this is not a cry for help. this is just an interesting
observation about something today.
most of ...
loading up the digital u-haul.
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I finally made the move to a self-hosted WordPress blog. Come check out the
new digs! Until I figure out how to import all my old stuff into the new
blog (...
my work here is done
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Every woman in my life now either has or is considering a gun for
self-defense. Many of them have gone on to get their CCW, including my mom.
I'm satisfied.
the end
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Just think how much your SondraK.com swag is worth NOW!
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This will be the final post here at SondraK.com.
We’ve moved on to bigger and be...
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Sometime in the next couple of hours...My blog will be receiving its
[Dr.Evil] one millionth [/Dr.Evil] visitor, according to sitemeter, thus
stumbling acr...
Phew.
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Exercise is definitely something I don't get enough of, but I surprise
myself sometimes anyways.
Couple weekends ago, on a sunday afternoon, I was sitting ...
Baxmax back support ripoff artists
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This is more of a warning blog to let people know about some charlatans
selling what appears to be a good product for supporting the spine. I
placed an ord...
Blood Work
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Why, when the tech drew blood from my arm last week on the first try,
without diggin' around did she say absolutely nuttin' about it being a
"deep" vein?
T...
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I have made this blog private. Because of the crazy stalker lady, but also
just because it was time to start fresh someplace else. I know I can't
really hi...
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Here is a pic of a couple of dreamcather key fobs I made for my wife and a
friend. I used 450 paracord that I ordered from www.vtarmynavy.com I picked
up ...
The Squirrel has flown the coop
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.I have begun an old blog, at a new location. You may follow along if you
wish, although why one would choose to do so is beyond me.I'm going back to
my ro...
New Site
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Friends,
It's an amazing time in life where I have the esteemed privilege of moving
my blog to my own domain name. I hope that both of you, my faithful
re...
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Work dude.
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