Quoth an anti-gun bozo on Faceplant:   "But that’s why you have the guns, no? Protection from the scary government"

Only as a last resort. Here's why I own guns:

I realized I'd gone over the line from "accumulator" to "collector" when I picked up the fourth one of the same type, to round out a set.

My collection includes historical reproductions ( Read more... )

Steven Barnes, on his Facebook page, has been having a number of discussions on gun control. Author Peter Huston commented the following;

"To me one of the fascinating things about watching these arguments is to see how emotional some people can get about the underlying issue of "is the world safe?" --I can understand why people who have been hurt ( Read more... )

Last week was a mix of busy and thumb-twiddling at work. Had our Annual Staff Meeting, aka pep rally. Last Thursday night was our annual holiday party. Friday morning, I was reminded by some fragile-looking coworkers that my habit of drinking Diet Coke all night is a good one.

Had a blast at the party, including dance-floor time. Got talked ( Read more... )

A few years ago, along about the time I started getting interested in preparedness, I started looking at the National Hurricane Center on NOAA's website. So, this AM, I decided to check on the site.


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