Archives for March 2009
Tips For a Gunfight?
Last night, my wife told me that at her company party today they're going to be playing laser tag, and she's pretty sure that a lot of people are going to be gunning for her. I don't really know how the game works, and my knowledge of combat pistolcraft is more theoretical than practical, but I tried to come up with a few tips to help her out. The key problem is that there's no … [Read more...] about Tips For a Gunfight?
Thinking About the Bailout
I know I still owe my readers a post on what can go wrong with the stimulus, but I found something interesting about the bailout. Kip Esquire posts the following context-free tweet: If A owes B $2, and B owes C $2, and C owes A $2, and nobody has any money, then the required bailout is not $6, but $0. Just saying... It's an excellent point. As a nation, all of us being in debt … [Read more...] about Thinking About the Bailout
A Police Shooting, Terra, Tranqs, Weather Alarmism, and Nuclear Bombers
Random shots around the web: Radley Balko is tracking yet another police shooting of an unarmed person during a drug raid. The police aren't talking about it, which is usually a sign that they screwed up and are trying to get their story straight. As usual, they haven't released the name of the shooter. The Battle For Terra sounds like it has a pretty dismal storyline. Here's … [Read more...] about A Police Shooting, Terra, Tranqs, Weather Alarmism, and Nuclear Bombers
The Triumphant Return of Friday Catblogging
Yeah, it's been a while, but I thought it was time to hop back on the catblogging train. This week, a brief introduction to the cast: More photos of the kitties coming next week. Update: The Friday Ark is up. Update: Kip blogs about his dog Diamond. … [Read more...] about The Triumphant Return of Friday Catblogging