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New Baltimore Ravens Quarterback. I am a native Marylander, so ya know. ---------------------------------------------------- The coach had put together the perfect team for the Baltimore Ravens. The only thing that was missing was a good quarterback. He had scouted all the colleges and even...

Interesting day. Open-carried into a convenience store this a.m. As I entered, I noticed an LEO at the counter. As I walked up to the 2nd register, I glanced over and yup, sure enough, he's looking at the XD on my hip and then looks up at me. Now, we're eyeball to eyeball. He nods and I nod...

I've gotten several admonishments from Lukem recently. Apparently, I've ticked off some people enough that they've contacted site admins about it, more than once. I would have preferred that they would have PM'ed me, and we could have straightened it out, but they didn't. My participation on...

We've had troll issues in the past wherein several trolls have managed to get themselves banned from the site. Currently, we still have an active troll who, I'm convinced, just visits the site to antagonize people. While I don't mind good healthy argument, and have even conceded a point now...

Anyone familiar with the author Vince Flynn? If you're not and you like to read good modern-day fiction, look him up. It's the USA the way it is and the way it ought to be, with a seriously badass hero. Mitch Rapp for President!

Interesting afternoon, yesterday. My business partner stopped at my office and asked: "Is that the sirens I hear?" Yup, sure is. So, outside we go (the authorities sound the civil defense sirens which means to "take cover" as tornadoes are about; around here, the sirens are the signal for...

So, recently I walked into a convenience store late at nite (around 1:00 am) and immediately notice there's no one behind the counter or in the store. I stop walking, sweep my vest aside for easier access to my sidearm, and yell "Hellooooo?". Nothing. At this point, I again carefully sweep...

Hey, ya'll I've been posting on this site for about 1.5 years now and finally got off my duff to pay in a little support. I'm happy to do it and should've done it a long time ago. In addition to learning something every once in awhile, I've made some great friends here, many of whom I've...

I'm sure we'll find some reason to flame each other (my breed's better'n yours!) but this should be a relatively safe topic. I'm just welcoming the latest addition to the pack: a 10-wk old German Wire-Haired Pointer. He joins the old black lab (Jake, what else?), the Brittany (Hemi, my son's...

From Reason magazine, this is a little long, but should be interesting reading for most of you. This occurred in my native state of Maryland. FYI, I was busted in...oh...1975, for taking a picutre of "our men in blue" as they strode through the County Fair. At the time, I was a college...

I recently posted about a cousin of mine who is very sick with lung cancer. He's the latest in a line of relatives who have contracted this disease (an aunt, another cousin, my Mom - all heavy smokers; I don't smoke, so you know). The immediate problem is that his body can't take the...

From the Heritage Foundation: In 1998, an American Bar Association task force estimated that there were over 3,000 federal criminal offenses scattered throughout the 50 titles of the United States Code. Just six years later, that number is estimated to be over 4,000 and Columbia law professor...

Ektarr and I shared a couple posts about our dads today. He's still arguing politics with his while mine has been gone for a few years and I miss him badly. So, I thought, for something different, and if anyone else wants to play, I thought we might share something our Pops taught us. Doesn't...

A friend sent me this. I have not personally verified this, but I wouldn't bet against it. March 23, 2010, President Obama signed a government takeover of health care into law. Below is a list of new boards and commissions created in the bill. 1. Grant program for consumer assistance...

Everybody needs to take a deep breath. It occurs to me that there is way too much infighting on these boards. I know I'm guilty of being hot-headed and quick on the (figurative) trigger. The enemy is "out there", not in here, if you're a believer in 2A RKBA. When talking religion and...

If this un-Constitutional (in both its process and content) health-care & education bill "passes" or "deems" or what-the-hell-ever, and in light of the fact that B. Hussein says this is just "the beginning", then I think we should consider the fact that we now have a bona-fide tyrannical federal...

Pass It On As a rule, I don't pass along these "add your name" lists that appear in emails, BUT this one is important. It has been circulating for months and has been sent to over 300 million people. We don't want to lose any names on the list so just hit forward and send on. Please...

My father-in-law e-mailed this to me. He's 87 years old, mind clear as a bell, WWII combat vet, a God-fearing man who is as radical about what's going on in this country today as I am. For your reading pleasure... *New Political Party.* *Not Democrat, Not Republican, Not Independent.*...

Sorry if this has already been posted or de-bunked. Just ran across it, thought I'd put it up for your edification. Recently, we had the IRS adding to its arsenal. Now, the Department of Education? What the hell? The U.S. Department of Education (ED) intends to purchase twenty-seven (27)...

Here's a twist I thought of: The S has HTF and you're gonna be on the move and roughing it. Along with a lot of other issues, rest and sleep are important. Can you get good rest and sleep while NOT in your 4-poster temper posture-pedic bed? I've heard it said that marines can sleep...