Liberty At All Costs

My space for ruminations, reviews, and quiltery. Welcome friends, and comment!

Saturday, September 11, 2010

The Length Of The Shadow

Source
Posted by Dann at 9/11/2010 01:53:00 PM
Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest
Labels: individual freedom, Islam, War on Terror

No comments:

Post a Comment

Newer Post Older Post Home
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

.

.

POW/MIA

Capt. Scott D. Ketchie, USMC
Missing Since 9 APR 1972
Shot down over Laos
Honored Here

I am humbled to have the opportunity to wear Capt. Ketchie's name on my POW/MIA bracelet.

Never forget the price they paid. Never forget their families. Never forget.

Contact Me

danntodd (at) hotmail (dot) com
Hopefully avoiding the spambots...

My Quilting Career

Every quilt I ever made.

Genealogy

Notable people to whom I am somewhat related.

A Wish Upon The Stars

  • My Amazon Wish List

Blog Archive

  • ►  2024 (17)
    • ►  10/20 - 10/27 (1)
    • ►  10/06 - 10/13 (1)
    • ►  08/25 - 09/01 (1)
    • ►  08/18 - 08/25 (1)
    • ►  08/11 - 08/18 (1)
    • ►  08/04 - 08/11 (1)
    • ►  07/28 - 08/04 (1)
    • ►  07/21 - 07/28 (1)
    • ►  06/02 - 06/09 (2)
    • ►  03/31 - 04/07 (1)
    • ►  03/03 - 03/10 (1)
    • ►  02/18 - 02/25 (2)
    • ►  02/04 - 02/11 (1)
    • ►  01/14 - 01/21 (2)
  • ►  2023 (32)
    • ►  12/03 - 12/10 (3)
    • ►  11/26 - 12/03 (1)
    • ►  11/12 - 11/19 (1)
    • ►  10/29 - 11/05 (2)
    • ►  10/22 - 10/29 (1)
    • ►  09/03 - 09/10 (3)
    • ►  08/27 - 09/03 (3)
    • ►  08/20 - 08/27 (1)
    • ►  08/13 - 08/20 (1)
    • ►  07/23 - 07/30 (1)
    • ►  07/16 - 07/23 (2)
    • ►  07/02 - 07/09 (1)
    • ►  05/21 - 05/28 (1)
    • ►  05/07 - 05/14 (2)
    • ►  04/16 - 04/23 (2)
    • ►  03/05 - 03/12 (1)
    • ►  02/26 - 03/05 (1)
    • ►  02/12 - 02/19 (3)
    • ►  01/29 - 02/05 (2)
  • ►  2022 (35)
    • ►  12/25 - 01/01 (1)
    • ►  12/11 - 12/18 (1)
    • ►  12/04 - 12/11 (3)
    • ►  11/27 - 12/04 (1)
    • ►  08/14 - 08/21 (1)
    • ►  07/24 - 07/31 (1)
    • ►  07/17 - 07/24 (2)
    • ►  06/19 - 06/26 (1)
    • ►  06/05 - 06/12 (2)
    • ►  05/15 - 05/22 (5)
    • ►  05/01 - 05/08 (1)
    • ►  04/24 - 05/01 (2)
    • ►  04/03 - 04/10 (2)
    • ►  03/13 - 03/20 (1)
    • ►  03/06 - 03/13 (2)
    • ►  02/20 - 02/27 (3)
    • ►  02/13 - 02/20 (1)
    • ►  02/06 - 02/13 (1)
    • ►  01/30 - 02/06 (2)
    • ►  01/23 - 01/30 (1)
    • ►  01/16 - 01/23 (1)
  • ►  2021 (71)
    • ►  12/19 - 12/26 (4)
    • ►  12/12 - 12/19 (3)
    • ►  11/21 - 11/28 (3)
    • ►  11/07 - 11/14 (2)
    • ►  10/31 - 11/07 (1)
    • ►  10/24 - 10/31 (1)
    • ►  10/17 - 10/24 (1)
    • ►  10/10 - 10/17 (1)
    • ►  10/03 - 10/10 (1)
    • ►  09/26 - 10/03 (1)
    • ►  09/19 - 09/26 (1)
    • ►  09/05 - 09/12 (1)
    • ►  08/29 - 09/05 (4)
    • ►  08/22 - 08/29 (3)
    • ►  08/15 - 08/22 (2)
    • ►  08/08 - 08/15 (3)
    • ►  07/25 - 08/01 (2)
    • ►  07/11 - 07/18 (1)
    • ►  07/04 - 07/11 (1)
    • ►  06/27 - 07/04 (2)
    • ►  06/20 - 06/27 (4)
    • ►  06/13 - 06/20 (2)
    • ►  06/06 - 06/13 (1)
    • ►  05/30 - 06/06 (2)
    • ►  05/23 - 05/30 (2)
    • ►  05/09 - 05/16 (1)
    • ►  05/02 - 05/09 (1)
    • ►  04/25 - 05/02 (1)
    • ►  04/18 - 04/25 (3)
    • ►  04/11 - 04/18 (3)
    • ►  04/04 - 04/11 (1)
    • ►  03/21 - 03/28 (2)
    • ►  03/14 - 03/21 (1)
    • ►  02/28 - 03/07 (3)
    • ►  02/14 - 02/21 (2)
    • ►  01/31 - 02/07 (2)
    • ►  01/24 - 01/31 (1)
    • ►  01/03 - 01/10 (1)
  • ►  2020 (43)
    • ►  12/20 - 12/27 (1)
    • ►  12/13 - 12/20 (4)
    • ►  11/22 - 11/29 (1)
    • ►  11/01 - 11/08 (1)
    • ►  09/06 - 09/13 (1)
    • ►  08/30 - 09/06 (11)
    • ►  08/16 - 08/23 (1)
    • ►  08/09 - 08/16 (2)
    • ►  07/12 - 07/19 (1)
    • ►  06/28 - 07/05 (1)
    • ►  06/21 - 06/28 (1)
    • ►  05/10 - 05/17 (1)
    • ►  04/26 - 05/03 (1)
    • ►  04/12 - 04/19 (4)
    • ►  03/29 - 04/05 (1)
    • ►  03/01 - 03/08 (1)
    • ►  02/23 - 03/01 (7)
    • ►  02/16 - 02/23 (2)
    • ►  01/26 - 02/02 (1)
  • ►  2019 (38)
    • ►  12/29 - 01/05 (9)
    • ►  12/15 - 12/22 (4)
    • ►  11/24 - 12/01 (1)
    • ►  11/10 - 11/17 (3)
    • ►  08/11 - 08/18 (1)
    • ►  08/04 - 08/11 (2)
    • ►  07/28 - 08/04 (1)
    • ►  07/07 - 07/14 (1)
    • ►  06/23 - 06/30 (2)
    • ►  06/02 - 06/09 (1)
    • ►  04/21 - 04/28 (1)
    • ►  04/14 - 04/21 (3)
    • ►  04/07 - 04/14 (1)
    • ►  03/31 - 04/07 (2)
    • ►  03/24 - 03/31 (3)
    • ►  01/27 - 02/03 (2)
    • ►  01/13 - 01/20 (1)
  • ►  2018 (31)
    • ►  11/25 - 12/02 (3)
    • ►  10/28 - 11/04 (2)
    • ►  10/21 - 10/28 (5)
    • ►  09/09 - 09/16 (4)
    • ►  07/01 - 07/08 (1)
    • ►  06/10 - 06/17 (2)
    • ►  05/27 - 06/03 (2)
    • ►  05/06 - 05/13 (1)
    • ►  04/01 - 04/08 (3)
    • ►  03/04 - 03/11 (1)
    • ►  02/25 - 03/04 (1)
    • ►  02/04 - 02/11 (2)
    • ►  01/14 - 01/21 (4)
  • ►  2017 (42)
    • ►  12/31 - 01/07 (8)
    • ►  11/19 - 11/26 (2)
    • ►  10/08 - 10/15 (4)
    • ►  10/01 - 10/08 (2)
    • ►  09/24 - 10/01 (4)
    • ►  09/17 - 09/24 (2)
    • ►  09/03 - 09/10 (3)
    • ►  08/06 - 08/13 (1)
    • ►  07/23 - 07/30 (1)
    • ►  07/02 - 07/09 (1)
    • ►  05/28 - 06/04 (1)
    • ►  05/21 - 05/28 (2)
    • ►  05/14 - 05/21 (2)
    • ►  04/16 - 04/23 (3)
    • ►  04/09 - 04/16 (2)
    • ►  03/19 - 03/26 (1)
    • ►  03/12 - 03/19 (1)
    • ►  01/29 - 02/05 (1)
    • ►  01/08 - 01/15 (1)
  • ►  2016 (18)
    • ►  12/25 - 01/01 (1)
    • ►  12/18 - 12/25 (1)
    • ►  12/04 - 12/11 (1)
    • ►  10/16 - 10/23 (1)
    • ►  10/09 - 10/16 (1)
    • ►  09/18 - 09/25 (1)
    • ►  07/03 - 07/10 (1)
    • ►  06/26 - 07/03 (1)
    • ►  06/05 - 06/12 (1)
    • ►  05/15 - 05/22 (1)
    • ►  05/08 - 05/15 (1)
    • ►  03/20 - 03/27 (2)
    • ►  03/13 - 03/20 (2)
    • ►  01/31 - 02/07 (1)
    • ►  01/17 - 01/24 (1)
    • ►  01/10 - 01/17 (1)
  • ►  2015 (31)
    • ►  12/20 - 12/27 (1)
    • ►  11/29 - 12/06 (1)
    • ►  11/15 - 11/22 (1)
    • ►  09/27 - 10/04 (8)
    • ►  09/20 - 09/27 (2)
    • ►  09/13 - 09/20 (1)
    • ►  09/06 - 09/13 (8)
    • ►  08/23 - 08/30 (1)
    • ►  07/05 - 07/12 (6)
    • ►  05/17 - 05/24 (1)
    • ►  03/15 - 03/22 (1)
  • ►  2013 (87)
    • ►  11/24 - 12/01 (1)
    • ►  07/21 - 07/28 (1)
    • ►  06/23 - 06/30 (1)
    • ►  05/26 - 06/02 (2)
    • ►  05/05 - 05/12 (3)
    • ►  04/28 - 05/05 (2)
    • ►  04/21 - 04/28 (2)
    • ►  04/14 - 04/21 (2)
    • ►  03/31 - 04/07 (2)
    • ►  03/24 - 03/31 (5)
    • ►  03/17 - 03/24 (1)
    • ►  03/10 - 03/17 (5)
    • ►  03/03 - 03/10 (7)
    • ►  02/24 - 03/03 (7)
    • ►  02/17 - 02/24 (6)
    • ►  02/10 - 02/17 (6)
    • ►  02/03 - 02/10 (7)
    • ►  01/27 - 02/03 (7)
    • ►  01/20 - 01/27 (7)
    • ►  01/13 - 01/20 (6)
    • ►  01/06 - 01/13 (7)
  • ►  2012 (225)
    • ►  12/30 - 01/06 (7)
    • ►  12/23 - 12/30 (6)
    • ►  12/16 - 12/23 (8)
    • ►  12/09 - 12/16 (7)
    • ►  12/02 - 12/09 (9)
    • ►  11/25 - 12/02 (7)
    • ►  11/04 - 11/11 (2)
    • ►  10/28 - 11/04 (4)
    • ►  10/21 - 10/28 (1)
    • ►  10/14 - 10/21 (1)
    • ►  10/07 - 10/14 (2)
    • ►  09/23 - 09/30 (5)
    • ►  09/16 - 09/23 (7)
    • ►  09/09 - 09/16 (7)
    • ►  09/02 - 09/09 (7)
    • ►  08/26 - 09/02 (7)
    • ►  08/19 - 08/26 (8)
    • ►  08/12 - 08/19 (2)
    • ►  08/05 - 08/12 (5)
    • ►  07/29 - 08/05 (1)
    • ►  07/08 - 07/15 (2)
    • ►  07/01 - 07/08 (2)
    • ►  06/24 - 07/01 (1)
    • ►  06/17 - 06/24 (3)
    • ►  06/10 - 06/17 (5)
    • ►  06/03 - 06/10 (1)
    • ►  05/27 - 06/03 (2)
    • ►  05/13 - 05/20 (2)
    • ►  05/06 - 05/13 (1)
    • ►  04/29 - 05/06 (7)
    • ►  04/22 - 04/29 (7)
    • ►  04/15 - 04/22 (7)
    • ►  04/08 - 04/15 (8)
    • ►  04/01 - 04/08 (6)
    • ►  03/25 - 04/01 (2)
    • ►  03/18 - 03/25 (7)
    • ►  03/11 - 03/18 (5)
    • ►  03/04 - 03/11 (5)
    • ►  02/26 - 03/04 (7)
    • ►  02/19 - 02/26 (8)
    • ►  02/12 - 02/19 (7)
    • ►  02/05 - 02/12 (5)
    • ►  01/29 - 02/05 (7)
    • ►  01/22 - 01/29 (1)
    • ►  01/15 - 01/22 (5)
    • ►  01/08 - 01/15 (6)
    • ►  01/01 - 01/08 (3)
  • ►  2011 (194)
    • ►  12/25 - 01/01 (2)
    • ►  12/18 - 12/25 (4)
    • ►  12/11 - 12/18 (1)
    • ►  12/04 - 12/11 (7)
    • ►  11/27 - 12/04 (7)
    • ►  11/20 - 11/27 (7)
    • ►  11/13 - 11/20 (8)
    • ►  11/06 - 11/13 (6)
    • ►  10/30 - 11/06 (7)
    • ►  10/23 - 10/30 (7)
    • ►  10/16 - 10/23 (7)
    • ►  10/09 - 10/16 (7)
    • ►  10/02 - 10/09 (8)
    • ►  09/25 - 10/02 (7)
    • ►  09/18 - 09/25 (7)
    • ►  09/11 - 09/18 (14)
    • ►  09/04 - 09/11 (10)
    • ►  08/28 - 09/04 (10)
    • ►  08/21 - 08/28 (8)
    • ►  08/07 - 08/14 (1)
    • ►  07/17 - 07/24 (1)
    • ►  07/03 - 07/10 (1)
    • ►  06/26 - 07/03 (7)
    • ►  06/19 - 06/26 (10)
    • ►  06/12 - 06/19 (5)
    • ►  06/05 - 06/12 (5)
    • ►  05/29 - 06/05 (5)
    • ►  05/22 - 05/29 (2)
    • ►  05/01 - 05/08 (1)
    • ►  04/17 - 04/24 (1)
    • ►  04/10 - 04/17 (1)
    • ►  04/03 - 04/10 (9)
    • ►  03/27 - 04/03 (1)
    • ►  03/20 - 03/27 (4)
    • ►  03/13 - 03/20 (1)
    • ►  03/06 - 03/13 (1)
    • ►  02/27 - 03/06 (1)
    • ►  02/13 - 02/20 (1)
    • ►  01/30 - 02/06 (1)
    • ►  01/16 - 01/23 (1)
  • ▼  2010 (271)
    • ►  12/19 - 12/26 (1)
    • ►  12/12 - 12/19 (1)
    • ►  11/28 - 12/05 (1)
    • ►  11/14 - 11/21 (5)
    • ►  11/07 - 11/14 (8)
    • ►  10/31 - 11/07 (1)
    • ►  10/24 - 10/31 (1)
    • ►  10/17 - 10/24 (3)
    • ►  10/10 - 10/17 (3)
    • ►  10/03 - 10/10 (8)
    • ►  09/26 - 10/03 (5)
    • ►  09/19 - 09/26 (1)
    • ►  09/12 - 09/19 (9)
    • ▼  09/05 - 09/12 (11)
      • A Palate Cleanser
      • The Length Of The Shadow
      • We Need A Battalion Of Men Like This
      • Getting It
      • James Lileks And A Bit Of Wisdom
      • The Only Memory Doomed Not To Fade
      • Tax Delinquency......With Lessons Learned!!
      • Setting The Record Straight....And Keeping It That...
      • An Automotive Drummer
      • An Evening With A Pair Of Strippers
      • Mysteries Of Femininity Revealed
    • ►  08/29 - 09/05 (2)
    • ►  08/22 - 08/29 (3)
    • ►  08/15 - 08/22 (4)
    • ►  08/08 - 08/15 (11)
    • ►  08/01 - 08/08 (3)
    • ►  07/25 - 08/01 (5)
    • ►  07/18 - 07/25 (14)
    • ►  07/11 - 07/18 (2)
    • ►  07/04 - 07/11 (6)
    • ►  06/27 - 07/04 (15)
    • ►  06/20 - 06/27 (1)
    • ►  06/13 - 06/20 (6)
    • ►  06/06 - 06/13 (8)
    • ►  05/30 - 06/06 (1)
    • ►  05/23 - 05/30 (2)
    • ►  05/09 - 05/16 (1)
    • ►  05/02 - 05/09 (1)
    • ►  04/11 - 04/18 (9)
    • ►  04/04 - 04/11 (10)
    • ►  03/28 - 04/04 (6)
    • ►  03/21 - 03/28 (10)
    • ►  03/14 - 03/21 (7)
    • ►  03/07 - 03/14 (14)
    • ►  02/28 - 03/07 (13)
    • ►  02/21 - 02/28 (27)
    • ►  02/14 - 02/21 (15)
    • ►  02/07 - 02/14 (14)
    • ►  01/31 - 02/07 (3)

Blog Roll

  • BLACKFIVE
    Two To Keep An Eye On
    5 years ago
  • BuzzMachine by Jeff Jarvis
    It’s the racism, stupid
    1 week ago
  • Classical Values :: Listen My Friends
  • Comic Strip of the Day.com
    CSotD Part MMMXC -- A New Beginning
    6 years ago
  • Dark Mondays
    City of Lies review
    6 years ago
  • Gas 2.0
    Toyota Releases Thousands of Hybrid Patents
    5 years ago
  • Grill A Chef
    Newsletter - Podcast Finder Tool Thing
    7 years ago
  • hearing/loss
    An unexpected journey - Part 3
    9 years ago
  • Instapundit
    VODKAPUNDIT PRESENTS YOUR WEEKLY INSANITY WRAP: The Biden-China-Oil Connection. “Instead of moving o…
    3 years ago
  • Live in it then! Five cents, please.
    A thousand little rock-hammers
    9 months ago
  • Michael J. Totten
    Coming Soon
    1 year ago
  • Michael Yon
  • Nellie Blog
    Freshening up
    10 years ago
  • Sharp as a Marble
    A little note (and maybe some hope?)
    7 years ago
  • SherWords
    Forty-Six
    12 years ago
  • The Bleat by James Lileks
  • The DiploMad 2.0
    And Now, What? Reflections on November 5 & its Aftermath
    1 week ago

Labels

  • review (199)
  • politics (151)
  • books (138)
  • eclectic oddities (133)
  • fantasy (124)
  • big government (93)
  • book (84)
  • entertainment (81)
  • bad government (80)
  • science fiction (77)
  • Obama (59)
  • Hugo (55)
  • art (51)
  • basic economics (50)
  • society (45)
  • media bias (36)
  • deficit spending (35)
  • military (35)
  • individual freedom (33)
  • War on Terror (32)
  • 2020 (31)
  • healthcare (31)
  • humor (31)
  • major media (30)
  • quilting (29)
  • taxes (28)
  • not really 'progressive' (26)
  • Islam (24)
  • 2019 (23)
  • Dorothy Parker (22)
  • 2018 (21)
  • history (21)
  • science (21)
  • music (20)
  • 2021 (19)
  • Interesting News (19)
  • intolerance (17)
  • Marines (16)
  • climate change; skepticism (16)
  • culture (16)
  • protest (16)
  • technology (16)
  • Administration (15)
  • Robert Heinlein (15)
  • cartoonery (15)
  • elections (15)
  • kinetic sculptures (15)
  • milsf (15)
  • Graphic Novel (14)
  • good government (14)
  • hypocrisy (14)
  • random thoughts (14)
  • 2023 (13)
  • climate change (13)
  • comic strips (13)
  • gun rights (13)
  • horror (13)
  • quoting (13)
  • Civility (12)
  • T-party (12)
  • kayak (12)
  • real socialism (12)
  • education (11)
  • homosexuality (11)
  • values (11)
  • 2008 meltdown (10)
  • DNF (10)
  • Patriotism (10)
  • civil rights (10)
  • tolerance (10)
  • women (10)
  • adventure (9)
  • energy (9)
  • games (9)
  • voter fraud (9)
  • GOP (8)
  • fiction (8)
  • religion (8)
  • Congress (7)
  • Constitution (7)
  • corruption (7)
  • liberty (7)
  • nominations (7)
  • observations on the passing scene (7)
  • stimulus (7)
  • trip report (7)
  • 2012 (6)
  • Megan McArdle (6)
  • NYTimes (6)
  • debt (6)
  • double standards (6)
  • free markets (6)
  • free speech (6)
  • grimdark (6)
  • movies (6)
  • non-fiction (6)
  • racism (6)
  • 2016 (5)
  • 2017 (5)
  • Blogger (5)
  • Christmas (5)
  • NPR (5)
  • SPFBO (5)
  • Social Security (5)
  • War on Drugs (5)
  • advertising (5)
  • blogroll (5)
  • budget (5)
  • election (5)
  • food (5)
  • genre (5)
  • guns (5)
  • morals (5)
  • personal (5)
  • veterans (5)
  • 2022 (4)
  • Afghanistan (4)
  • Me (4)
  • New Black Panther (4)
  • Trump (4)
  • War (4)
  • common sense (4)
  • communism (4)
  • fancast (4)
  • justice (4)
  • media (4)
  • nuclear power (4)
  • palin (4)
  • podcast (4)
  • poetry (4)
  • political correctness (4)
  • pow/mia (4)
  • steampunk (4)
  • tough choices (4)
  • vietnam (4)
  • zombies (4)
  • 2010 Olympics (3)
  • 2024 (3)
  • Americanism (3)
  • Chris Christie (3)
  • Christianity (3)
  • Covid-19 (3)
  • Heroes (3)
  • IRS (3)
  • Iraq (3)
  • Jackson MI (3)
  • Japan (3)
  • LotR (3)
  • OWS (3)
  • Romney (3)
  • Taliban (3)
  • War. liberty (3)
  • apocalyptic (3)
  • astronomy (3)
  • bio fuels (3)
  • campaign finance (3)
  • children (3)
  • ethics (3)
  • ignorance on display (3)
  • jazz (3)
  • life (3)
  • medicine (3)
  • moth (3)
  • nitwittery (3)
  • opinion (3)
  • photography (3)
  • privacy (3)
  • quote (3)
  • race relations (3)
  • rational policy (3)
  • real progress (3)
  • sailing (3)
  • sarcasm (3)
  • sexuality (3)
  • story telling (3)
  • 2010 (2)
  • 2015 (2)
  • BP Oil Spill (2)
  • Barney Frank (2)
  • Bush (2)
  • Canada (2)
  • Google (2)
  • Instapundit (2)
  • Jihadists (2)
  • Martin-Zimmerman (2)
  • Medal of Honor (2)
  • Presidents (2)
  • Prometheus (2)
  • Sesame Street (2)
  • Styx (2)
  • Supreme Court (2)
  • US flag (2)
  • Veteran's Day (2)
  • Welcome (2)
  • animation (2)
  • automobile (2)
  • bikinis (2)
  • break in the action (2)
  • business practices (2)
  • cat-astrophe (2)
  • circumnavigation (2)
  • college (2)
  • comedy (2)
  • common ground (2)
  • deceptive information (2)
  • dementia (2)
  • derivatives (2)
  • diet (2)
  • discussion (2)
  • dogs (2)
  • dubya (2)
  • economy (2)
  • executive privilege (2)
  • failure (2)
  • football (2)
  • foreign policy (2)
  • fun (2)
  • future (2)
  • genealogy (2)
  • gifts (2)
  • golf (2)
  • good news (2)
  • heinlein (2)
  • idiocy (2)
  • income inequality (2)
  • irony (2)
  • krugman (2)
  • lawyers (2)
  • logic (2)
  • marketers (2)
  • mathematics (2)
  • memorial (2)
  • minecraft (2)
  • myths (2)
  • news (2)
  • oil (2)
  • partisanship (2)
  • propaganda (2)
  • research (2)
  • responsibility (2)
  • sales (2)
  • sex sells (2)
  • sinfest (2)
  • smaller government (2)
  • social media (2)
  • space flight (2)
  • tools (2)
  • unique (2)
  • vampire (2)
  • video (2)
  • wind power (2)
  • wisdom (2)
  • writing (2)
  • 2009 (1)
  • 2010 Census (1)
  • 2021;quilt;cardinals (1)
  • 2024 election (1)
  • 2025 (1)
  • AM radio (1)
  • Allies (1)
  • Americana (1)
  • Asha (1)
  • Astounding (1)
  • BP (1)
  • Biden (1)
  • Brexit (1)
  • Brooke (1)
  • Budweiser (1)
  • CIA (1)
  • CPAC (1)
  • California (1)
  • Calvin and Hobbes (1)
  • Campbell (1)
  • Che Guevara (1)
  • Civil War (1)
  • Craig Ferguson (1)
  • DADT (1)
  • English language (1)
  • Eric Holder (1)
  • France (1)
  • Fukushima (1)
  • Gibson (1)
  • Grim Tidings Podcast (1)
  • Halo (1)
  • Hayes (1)
  • Herman Cain (1)
  • Hillary Clinton (1)
  • Holocaust (1)
  • Homeland Security (1)
  • I needed that (1)
  • Incivility (1)
  • Indiana Jones (1)
  • Israel (1)
  • Joe Stack (1)
  • John Adams (1)
  • Kipling (1)
  • Klan (1)
  • LitRPG (1)
  • Maybee family farm (1)
  • Militiagan (1)
  • Muslims (1)
  • North Korea (1)
  • Orwellian (1)
  • Pearl Harbor (1)
  • PvP (1)
  • RFID (1)
  • Rush Limbaugh (1)
  • Save the Republic (1)
  • Scalzi (1)
  • Scott Ketchie (1)
  • Sherwood (1)
  • Stand-up Philosopher (1)
  • Star Trek (1)
  • Star Wars (1)
  • Surprise (1)
  • Twitter (1)
  • Venezuela (1)
  • WWII (1)
  • WorldCon (1)
  • acoustic (1)
  • advice (1)
  • agriculture (1)
  • anti-semitism (1)
  • apology tour (1)
  • arab (1)
  • architecture (1)
  • authoritarianism (1)
  • authors (1)
  • aviation (1)
  • awards (1)
  • awkward (1)
  • bachmann (1)
  • bacon (1)
  • banking reform (1)
  • basketball (1)
  • beer (1)
  • billiards (1)
  • biology (1)
  • blogs (1)
  • body-painting (1)
  • breasts (1)
  • bubbles (1)
  • bullies (1)
  • canoe (1)
  • capitalism (1)
  • careers (1)
  • celebrities (1)
  • censorship (1)
  • change (1)
  • civilization (1)
  • code of conduct (1)
  • colooscopy (1)
  • computers (1)
  • cooking (1)
  • corporate capitalism (1)
  • cosmic (1)
  • criminal (1)
  • curious (1)
  • dark chocolate (1)
  • death penalty (1)
  • death threats (1)
  • demographics (1)
  • dentistry (1)
  • differences (1)
  • disasters (1)
  • electronics (1)
  • ems (1)
  • environment (1)
  • error (1)
  • evolution (1)
  • fake (1)
  • fan (1)
  • film (1)
  • fishing (1)
  • flood (1)
  • flotation (1)
  • game of thrones (1)
  • government gone wild (1)
  • gutless (1)
  • guy fawkes (1)
  • hack (1)
  • harassment (1)
  • heinlien (1)
  • helmets (1)
  • help (1)
  • hobbies (1)
  • hobbit (1)
  • home financing (1)
  • honesty (1)
  • illustrated (1)
  • immigration (1)
  • innovation (1)
  • insurance companies (1)
  • intellectuals (1)
  • international organizations (1)
  • investing (1)
  • isolation (1)
  • jewelry (1)
  • kiss (1)
  • laws of physics (1)
  • legalization (1)
  • liars (1)
  • limited government (1)
  • lists (1)
  • love (1)
  • lovecraft (1)
  • lyrics (1)
  • magazine (1)
  • manners (1)
  • maps (1)
  • market distortions (1)
  • mass murder (1)
  • memes (1)
  • men (1)
  • messages (1)
  • money (1)
  • motorcycle (1)
  • murder-mystery (1)
  • nascar (1)
  • navigation (1)
  • navy (1)
  • never forget (1)
  • new year (1)
  • novel (1)
  • novelette (1)
  • oilwell (1)
  • outdoors (1)
  • parent (1)
  • parody (1)
  • patreon (1)
  • peace (1)
  • peanuts (1)
  • people (1)
  • pet peeve (1)
  • pets (1)
  • politicians (1)
  • poor editing (1)
  • popularity (1)
  • population (1)
  • prognostication (1)
  • proposals (1)
  • rape (1)
  • ratings (1)
  • readers (1)
  • reality (1)
  • recession (1)
  • recycling (1)
  • regulation (1)
  • relief (1)
  • roller coasters (1)
  • romance (1)
  • ron paul (1)
  • roundup (1)
  • rules for life (1)
  • sacrilege (1)
  • safety (1)
  • saving (1)
  • scammers (1)
  • sculpture (1)
  • seasons (1)
  • self defense (1)
  • sexism (1)
  • short-story (1)
  • sky spy (1)
  • soccer (1)
  • solar power (1)
  • space elevator (1)
  • space-opera (1)
  • spammers (1)
  • sports (1)
  • success (1)
  • suspense (1)
  • thomas jefferson (1)
  • toys (1)
  • transportation (1)
  • travel (1)
  • tritium (1)
  • tsa (1)
  • typing (1)
  • unintended consequences (1)
  • united nations (1)
  • volleyball (1)
  • water (1)
  • werewolves (1)
  • wish (1)
  • wrist (1)
  • year in review (1)
  • year-end (1)

An Introduction

I am:
  • A husband of one
  • A father of four
  • A brother of many; one by birth, the rest by blood and sweat
  • A graduate of Northwest High
  • A No-LOAD* US Marine 2/1984-12/1992
  • A graduate of Jackson Community College
  • On Facebook
  • A man of science
  • A defender of liberty
  • A person that embraces the dichotomy, the duality, and the anachronism.
*No Longer On Active Duty

Labels

review politics books eclectic oddities fantasy big government book entertainment bad government science fiction Obama Hugo art basic economics society media bias deficit spending military individual freedom War on Terror 2020 healthcare humor major media quilting taxes not really 'progressive' Islam 2019 Dorothy Parker 2018 history science music 2021 Interesting News intolerance Marines climate change; skepticism culture protest technology Administration Robert Heinlein cartoonery elections kinetic sculptures milsf Graphic Novel good government hypocrisy random thoughts 2023 climate change comic strips gun rights horror quoting Civility T-party kayak real socialism education homosexuality values 2008 meltdown DNF Patriotism civil rights tolerance women adventure energy games voter fraud GOP fiction religion Congress Constitution corruption liberty nominations observations on the passing scene stimulus trip report 2012 Megan McArdle NYTimes debt double standards free markets free speech grimdark movies non-fiction racism 2016 2017 Blogger Christmas NPR SPFBO Social Security War on Drugs advertising blogroll budget election food genre guns morals personal veterans 2022 Afghanistan Me New Black Panther Trump War common sense communism fancast justice media nuclear power palin podcast poetry political correctness pow/mia steampunk tough choices vietnam zombies 2010 Olympics 2024 Americanism Chris Christie Christianity Covid-19 Heroes IRS Iraq Jackson MI Japan LotR OWS Romney Taliban War. liberty apocalyptic astronomy bio fuels campaign finance children ethics ignorance on display jazz life medicine moth nitwittery opinion photography privacy quote race relations rational policy real progress sailing sarcasm sexuality story telling 2010 2015 BP Oil Spill Barney Frank Bush Canada Google Instapundit Jihadists Martin-Zimmerman Medal of Honor Presidents Prometheus Sesame Street Styx Supreme Court US flag Veteran's Day Welcome animation automobile bikinis break in the action business practices cat-astrophe circumnavigation college comedy common ground deceptive information dementia derivatives diet discussion dogs dubya economy executive privilege failure football foreign policy fun future genealogy gifts golf good news heinlein idiocy income inequality irony krugman lawyers logic marketers mathematics memorial minecraft myths news oil partisanship propaganda research responsibility sales sex sells sinfest smaller government social media space flight tools unique vampire video wind power wisdom writing 2009 2010 Census 2021;quilt;cardinals 2024 election 2025 AM radio Allies Americana Asha Astounding BP Biden Brexit Brooke Budweiser CIA CPAC California Calvin and Hobbes Campbell Che Guevara Civil War Craig Ferguson DADT English language Eric Holder France Fukushima Gibson Grim Tidings Podcast Halo Hayes Herman Cain Hillary Clinton Holocaust Homeland Security I needed that Incivility Indiana Jones Israel Joe Stack John Adams Kipling Klan LitRPG Maybee family farm Militiagan Muslims North Korea Orwellian Pearl Harbor PvP RFID Rush Limbaugh Save the Republic Scalzi Scott Ketchie Sherwood Stand-up Philosopher Star Trek Star Wars Surprise Twitter Venezuela WWII WorldCon acoustic advice agriculture anti-semitism apology tour arab architecture authoritarianism authors aviation awards awkward bachmann bacon banking reform basketball beer billiards biology blogs body-painting breasts bubbles bullies canoe capitalism careers celebrities censorship change civilization code of conduct colooscopy computers cooking corporate capitalism cosmic criminal curious dark chocolate death penalty death threats demographics dentistry differences disasters electronics ems environment error evolution fake fan film fishing flood flotation game of thrones government gone wild gutless guy fawkes hack harassment heinlien helmets help hobbies hobbit home financing honesty illustrated immigration innovation insurance companies intellectuals international organizations investing isolation jewelry kiss laws of physics legalization liars limited government lists love lovecraft lyrics magazine manners maps market distortions mass murder memes men messages money motorcycle murder-mystery nascar navigation navy never forget new year novel novelette oilwell outdoors parent parody patreon peace peanuts people pet peeve pets politicians poor editing popularity population prognostication proposals rape ratings readers reality recession recycling regulation relief roller coasters romance ron paul roundup rules for life sacrilege safety saving scammers sculpture seasons self defense sexism short-story sky spy soccer solar power space elevator space-opera spammers sports success suspense thomas jefferson toys transportation travel tritium tsa typing unintended consequences united nations volleyball water werewolves wish wrist year in review year-end
Simple theme. Powered by Blogger.