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Wednesday, November 18, 2020

Sunday, November 15, 2020

Boatswains: Trader Joe's Cheap Double IPA

I keep buying this beer, and lord, I want to like it.

"Boatswain Double I.P.A. Indian Pale Ale Twin Screwsteamer"

I like the the alcohol content: 8.4%. That's great! But the aftertaste lingers for hours. It's got a good head, though.

This beer is fine, as in OK, and it is nothing to write home about. At $4.99 a six pack or $9.98 a 12 pack or $0.84 a beer or $0.84 for 1 oz of alcohol it's fine - just fine.

So fine, OK, I really do like it. It's not great, but it is "serviceable."
Stats:
Gravity: 8.4% Alcohol/Volume or 17.15
IBU: 75
Appearance: Amber
Style: Double IPA

Friday, November 13, 2020

Violence Is, Well, Violent

 It seems that, once attacked or threatened, most people are too shocked by the affront to immediately mount an effective defense.

Like Michael Bane often suggests and blatantly states, you need a plan for actions against assaults before you are actually in a defensive situation.

In addition to that sage advice, I think you need to curate the mindset needed to deal with a situation that might maim or kill you. Many of us could develop very quickly the rage necessary to prosecute blood-thirsty revenge, if someone harms us or a loved one. But could we instantly fight off an assault, when we are attacked?


"... when it's time to fight, you fight like you're the third monkey on the ramp to Noah's Ark… and brother, it's startin' to rain."
- Christopher Woods, Rash'Tor'R

Wednesday, November 11, 2020

Fire Acting Director Regina Lombardo for conspiring against a civil right.

 https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/fire-acting-director-regina-lombardo-conspiring-against-civil-right


Acting Director Regina Lombardo accepted contact from candidate Joe Biden, or representatives of Biden, and has signalled her intention to further violate the civil right of U.S. citizens and other legal residents of the U.S. that is expressly protected by the 2nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and is a natural right.

Specifically, Lombardo intends to further regulate or make illegal by fiat pistol braces and 80% lowers.

It is our belief that: (1) Lombardo is practicing creeping incrementalism, (2) does not support the 2nd Amendment, and (2) is violating her oath to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.

Tuesday, November 10, 2020

Thin Double-Stack Sub-Compacts: Down The Rabbit Hole,

 My wife wants to get a handgun for CCW. In the past she was dead set on the Ruger LCR. Now she is open to a semiauto and likes the Urban Carry holster.

Well, I was thinking about going gun commonality with her. Whatever she gets I'll eventually get. No problem. 

But then the wheels started turning. I set on the Kahr CW9 as a benchmark for some reason - for my wife. Thin, full-length grip, light.

So, the Kahr CW9:

credit: Kahr.com


Height: 4.5"

Width: .9" 

Length: 5.9"

Capacity: 7+1 (Compatible with 8+1)

Weight: 17.7 oz

But then that gun commonality thing in the family went by the wayside. Or did it? Could I steer her to a thin doublestack? 

Ruger Security-9 Compact

I became really intrigued by this gun, when I compared it to the Kahr CW9.

Ruger Security-9 Compact:

credit: Ruger.com

Height: 4.35"

Width: 1.02"

Length: 6.52"

Capacity: 10+1 (compatible with 15+1)

Weight: 21.9 oz

So, it is bigger in a couple dimensions -but not much bigger.

Possibilities.

Trump Is Still Your President

 

It's 11/10/2020, and Trump is still your president.

Oh, and Biden is NOT "president elect," even though he paid too much for a backdrop that said so.

Next Biden's going to claim: "I'm emperor of my toes. See! They do what I say ... Where's my pudding!?!"

Wednesday, November 4, 2020

Constitution Party

 A coworker asked me what the Constitution Party is, since he saw a candidate for president on his ballet.

So here goes.:

Wikipedia Constitution Party article

Tuesday, November 3, 2020

Political Junk Mail

 

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"Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you." - Pericles