The Smallest Minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities. – Ayn Rand
Remember When I Bought My Safe?
My wife told me “Get the bigger one. You’ll fill it up eventually.”
Shortly after that she said, “Do you have to fill it up so fast?“
Well, it’s not full yet, but it’s definitely getting there, and I don’t have much space for a bigger one, or a second one. Nor, really, do I want to spend the cash for another one.
Now I won’t have to, at least for a while. Follow the link, but while you’re over at Mike’s, you might enjoy this post, too. I did.
Want Some Fun Reading?
Over at AR15.com one of the members is reposting the funniest stories told there, beginning with the legendary Seeing Eye Cat stories by Piccolo. They’re, . . . they’re, . . .
There aren’t words.
I’ve added Found: One Troll to the blogroll on the strength of one post: “If I Only Had a Gun”. Excellent piece for those of us who were too (*COUGH!*) busy to watch it ourselves. Welcome, Eseell.
Damn! I nearly forgot that this was an excellent opportunity to drag out my favorite (OK, only) Diane Sawyer quote! Diane was the hostette for the hour-long Brady Campaign commercial opinion piece:
“You know, I wanted to sit on a jury once and I was taken off the jury. And the judge said to me, ‘Can, you know, can you tell the truth and be fair?’ And I said, ‘That’s what journalists do.’ And everybody in the courtroom laughed. It was the most hurtful moment I think I’ve ever had.” – Diane Sawyer, Good Morning America, 7/12/07
Good to know that the public’s opinion of Ms. Sawyer is still accurate!
Quote of the Day: Prophecy
From the Geekwitha.45, the eve of Election Day, 2008:
Entire Societies Can and Have Gone Stark Raving Batshit Fucking Insane.
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We, The People are the ramparts that guard Locke. Tomorrow, we will take another in a series of what has become increasingly dire exams. The outcome will be a reality check on the grasp of our nation’s psyche and sanity.
The malevolent spirit that infests the Democrats has offered up a candidate whose barely hidden goal is to change the core substance of America, to redirect our basis from the values of self determination to a coercive utopianism that will will bring to full flower the seeds of self destruction planted nearly a century ago.
We know the stakes: it is nothing less than the soul of the Republic itself.
Right now, the Gods of the Copybook Headings are inking up the rubber stamp that says “Epic Fail” and at some point on Wednesday morning, that stamp will come down on either Barack Obama’s head, or on We The People as a whole.
If our inner thirst for the false promises of a Philosopher King has finally weighed heavier than our memory of freedom, we will well and truly get what we deserve.
Good and hard. And our children and grandchildren and . . .
Rampage Shootings
It’s been a bad few weeks, but Nicki says everything I’d like to on the topic.
Bonuses
Dale at Mostly Cajun explains ’em in short, simple words. Strongly recommended.
Now can we tar-and-feather “Countrywide” Chris Dodd?
Quote of the Day
As most of you probably know, I’m an atheist (small “a”), but not an anti-theist. The difference, boiled down, is that I don’t believe in a God or gods, and an anti-theist believes there is no God.
And anti-theists proselytize.
I don’t – but I’m not ashamed of my lack of religion, either. Today’s QotD was found at Oleg Volk’s place, and I find myself in agreement with its sentiment:
The most compelling argument for the non-existence of a concerned god is that all of the world leaders don’t fit in an ashtray. If Odin or Thor were real, I would expect more frequent targeted lightning strikes than we now observe.
RIP, TMan
Damn, another one gone. I hadn’t heard about this earlier, but via Oleg Volk I found out tonight that TMan, partner of Old_Painless over at The Box O’Truth has passed away. OP gave him a fine eulogy.
Just damn.
Quote of the Day
Like many people, I’ve about had enough with the nonsense that has been shoved down our throats by an activist media and an electorate that doesn’t know any better. We’ve seen our first Marxist President elected, and he’s wasted no time in remaking the American landscape to his own liking, with the assistance of a Congress drawn to solidifying it’s own power like cub scouts are drawn to fart jokes: inexorable.
Each day produces a fresh travesty which is pointedly ignored by most; they’re too interested in their bread and circuses. – Flynn, John Galt Underground
Yeah, that about covers it.