Well if the serrated knife fits......
Saturday, September 6, 2014
'Snuffy' Phleger Is Upset w/ ISRA
So a guy who publicly threatened to murder his opponents is whining he's being compared to a group that murders their opponents.
Well if the serrated knife fits......
Well if the serrated knife fits......
Friday, September 5, 2014
Riddle Me This...
So anti-gun groups and politicians have railed for years demanding that people (especially gun owners) on the secret and arbitrary 'Terrorist Watch List' and 'No-Fly List' be stripped of their Constitutional rights.
Yet the current administration, whom these individuals act as eternal apologists for and including many of those same politicians (SoS Kerry), does not necessarily consider membership in a recognized terrorist organization to be grounds to revoke ones passport.
Yet the current administration, whom these individuals act as eternal apologists for and including many of those same politicians (SoS Kerry), does not necessarily consider membership in a recognized terrorist organization to be grounds to revoke ones passport.
Fantasy Coins
Awhile back I missed out on a KS for a selection of 'Fantasy' coins from a company called 'Rare Elements' to use for props for gaming, theatre, displays, etc. Saw them at GenCon (I got one of their pins) but the booth was gone on Sunday when I went back for my final purchase spree.
Instead I ended up ordering a set each of their 'Elemental' and 'Alignment' coins, 60 coins each.
While shipping took a bit longer than hoped, it's a small company and it's con season so that can be forgiven. The coins are solid and the casting clean. The artwork on them is beautiful. I think is one of the better sets I've seen out there of which there were three or four at GenCon.
Methinks they will make great game visuals this weekend when I break out the dice again w/ the spawnlings.
Instead I ended up ordering a set each of their 'Elemental' and 'Alignment' coins, 60 coins each.
While shipping took a bit longer than hoped, it's a small company and it's con season so that can be forgiven. The coins are solid and the casting clean. The artwork on them is beautiful. I think is one of the better sets I've seen out there of which there were three or four at GenCon.
Methinks they will make great game visuals this weekend when I break out the dice again w/ the spawnlings.
When The Money Stops Flowing... I'll Believe It
Several news sources are reporting on Bloomie trying to get back in the news business in a way that making it sounds he's crying 'No Mas' on gun control.
True, his millions haven't bought quite as many politicians or laws as he's hoped but look at the 'private business' he's getting back into.... news. His own private media source he can use for as much anti-gun propaganda as he and his puppet Shannon Watts desires.
His money's not going away nor are the organizations he's bought w/ it so don't get cocky people. This isn't over by a long-shot. The happy group of hypocrites will continue to try and strip you of your rights one (million) dollars at a time.
True, his millions haven't bought quite as many politicians or laws as he's hoped but look at the 'private business' he's getting back into.... news. His own private media source he can use for as much anti-gun propaganda as he and his puppet Shannon Watts desires.
His money's not going away nor are the organizations he's bought w/ it so don't get cocky people. This isn't over by a long-shot. The happy group of hypocrites will continue to try and strip you of your rights one (million) dollars at a time.
Wednesday, September 3, 2014
Bilingual
Speaking as someone who has stared down an angry black bear, whatever formal training you have received has a high degree of flying out the window at the same velocity of turds exiting your butt-hole. I’m not saying that formal training is useless, far from it. Train for everything. But if you train only for surviving a dark alley, then you will be prey in an open field. Carry a gun in the “bad part of town” but leave it at home on the family camping trip? No bueno.
From my own experience and current homestead choice, I face a greater chance of facing another angry black bear than any other human who would provoke me to a level of lethal self defense.
Allow your “enemy” to dictate your training needs, with the small caveat that you have anticipated their aggression. When approached by another human in the wild, anticipate talking about the local weather. When approached by a predator animal, learn to think on their terms.
Sometimes the key to life is not performing tasks you have learned but in the act of unlearning bad or stupid habits. As a human type person, we are taught it’s polite to look others in the eye and smile when greeting. This is about the worst thing you can do when coming across a predatory animal. Looking into the eyes and showing your teeth is not going to convey the same message as it does to aunty Ester.
Most confrontations with animals will and can be avoided with no action on your part; they’ll carry the load, but they are in the area. Study their behavior, learn what their tracks look like, keep photos of their poop in your cell phone. This is always awkward in the age of social network sharing and with intimate partners who borrow or use your device, but a good poop picture is always great at parties. The point is that we have the opportunity to study them at a distance. They can only study us when they feel cornered and unable to escape.
Become them. Respect their language.
It just may save your life.
From my own experience and current homestead choice, I face a greater chance of facing another angry black bear than any other human who would provoke me to a level of lethal self defense.
Allow your “enemy” to dictate your training needs, with the small caveat that you have anticipated their aggression. When approached by another human in the wild, anticipate talking about the local weather. When approached by a predator animal, learn to think on their terms.
Sometimes the key to life is not performing tasks you have learned but in the act of unlearning bad or stupid habits. As a human type person, we are taught it’s polite to look others in the eye and smile when greeting. This is about the worst thing you can do when coming across a predatory animal. Looking into the eyes and showing your teeth is not going to convey the same message as it does to aunty Ester.
Most confrontations with animals will and can be avoided with no action on your part; they’ll carry the load, but they are in the area. Study their behavior, learn what their tracks look like, keep photos of their poop in your cell phone. This is always awkward in the age of social network sharing and with intimate partners who borrow or use your device, but a good poop picture is always great at parties. The point is that we have the opportunity to study them at a distance. They can only study us when they feel cornered and unable to escape.
Become them. Respect their language.
It just may save your life.
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Why Is It On 'CNN International'?
Another poll trying to get a pre-determined result by placing it strategically.
Bottom Right of page.
Should children be allowed to learn to shoot guns under adult supervision?
Bottom Right of page.
Should children be allowed to learn to shoot guns under adult supervision?
Monday, September 1, 2014
The First Role-Playing Game Session
Since it was supposed to deluge today (it ended up not), I decided today was the day to initiate the 4thpowers into the world of gaming. They actually made up characters last year but various reasons prevented it from actually progressing past scribbles on paper.4thPower Bravo decided she was going to go w/ CinC to her uncles house for a last minute BBQ invite but Alpha and I decided to stay home since I had invited a friend over.
Alpha rolled up an exceptionally short Dwarven Knight wearing plate armor and riding a trained war goat.
Bravo will play an Elven Wizard named 'Magyck'.
To round out the group, my friend rolled up a Gnomish Thief and a Human Cleric (which will be ran as NPC's when he's unable to show)
In a RPG version of kitbashing, I rewrote the old D&D module B2:Keep on the Borderlands for the almost as old Palladium Fantasy RPG 1st Ed. KotB was the game I cut my teeth on decades ago so I found it fitting that my spawn do the same. My buddy had never played it either.
This was a learning experience for Alpha. Munchkin Hack-n-Slash dungeon crawl all the way just so he can learn how to follow a storyline and get some game mechanics down. I bumped up his abilities/gear so he wouldn't be taken down the first time he encountered some low level opponent and he could have some fun learning the game.
He played very well in character, knocking out an unarmed opponent instead of outright killing him and then charged into the fray when an alarm was sounded in cave 'D', the goblin lair. Eventually, 3 goblins were killed, 3 escaped, and the mercenary ogre from the next cave was dispatched by the might of the dwarf and his goat.
W/ the battle ended and more goblins on the way, the group escaped into the ogre's cave to hide and reap the bounty of his hoard which is where we ended it for the day. The boy had a good time and he hasn't shut up about it since. As he gets more experienced, I'll introduce more actual role-playing and rule intricacies to keep things lively.
Alpha rolled up an exceptionally short Dwarven Knight wearing plate armor and riding a trained war goat.
Bravo will play an Elven Wizard named 'Magyck'.
To round out the group, my friend rolled up a Gnomish Thief and a Human Cleric (which will be ran as NPC's when he's unable to show)
In a RPG version of kitbashing, I rewrote the old D&D module B2:Keep on the Borderlands for the almost as old Palladium Fantasy RPG 1st Ed. KotB was the game I cut my teeth on decades ago so I found it fitting that my spawn do the same. My buddy had never played it either.
He played very well in character, knocking out an unarmed opponent instead of outright killing him and then charged into the fray when an alarm was sounded in cave 'D', the goblin lair. Eventually, 3 goblins were killed, 3 escaped, and the mercenary ogre from the next cave was dispatched by the might of the dwarf and his goat.
W/ the battle ended and more goblins on the way, the group escaped into the ogre's cave to hide and reap the bounty of his hoard which is where we ended it for the day. The boy had a good time and he hasn't shut up about it since. As he gets more experienced, I'll introduce more actual role-playing and rule intricacies to keep things lively.
Sunday, August 31, 2014
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