Corellation
I got mad a Sitemeter for playing an audio ad.I removed their code from the template's html.Now vampirestat, 7secretsearch, 13review and adsensewatchdog are absent from the traffic sources.I'm...
View ArticleThey Are Both Right
...and they are both wrong.I've been reading analyses of what went wrong with Operation Red Wings and where the mistakes were made.It started for me reading this blog post: A Marine Corps View of...
View ArticleMarc W Miller is ph'nglui mglw'nafh Marc W Miller Rl'yeh wgah'nagl fhtagn!
Erin reviews T5, and I helped!Traveller 5th EditionMy God, It's Full of Rules! Bigger than Hero 6e, more complicated than GURPS: Vehicles!My one consolation is that nobody ever gets to tell me that...
View ArticleImmigration
There are only two groups in the US that are clamoring loudly to legalize the rather large number of folks who originate from south of the Rio Grande.The illegal aliens themselves and the Democrat...
View ArticleCCW Stages
I remember when I got my concealed carry permit. I think that carrying comes in stages.Stage 1: You carry a gun that's far too large and heavy in a holster that doesn't hold or hide it well. Mostly...
View ArticleEarly Versions
The monstrosity that is Traveller 5 got me to thinking about other game's editions and if the later versions were an improvement.I only played the colored boxed versions of Dungeons and Dragons a...
View ArticleOf Revisions And Errata
Many of my worlds (and FuzzyGeff) are what we called "nexus" worlds. These worlds allowed the players to use their imaginations and make a character from any background they pleased.As always there...
View ArticleSTEN Kit
Thanks to the FN Grand Pussiance my 9mm seal is broken.Apex has taken out an ad for the back cover of Surplus Weapons.The Mk II is the appealing one to me, but it's the death of a 1,000 cuts building...
View ArticleNew STEN
I have in my library a set of plans for a STEN Mk II.They sort of end the conundrum about 922r parts.There is not a single part that cannot be made in a high school metal shop, with the possible...
View ArticleKosher
Just for the record, you don't need to go bacon cheeseburger to make it not kosher.A cheeseburger is enough.Dairy and meat don't touch if you're keeping kosher.
View ArticleDo Not Need
WANTWANTWANT!I don't have the spare $105 plus shipping plus transfer.I can be strong. I like having electricity, and water, and internet, and a house to keep my stuff in, and food...
View ArticleFebruary Is Upon Us
How can I tell?Because every single vendor I've ever ordered online from is reminding me that Valentines Day is just around the corner.
View ArticleHappy Birthday!
Today, in 1969, is the day I was projected to be born!I jumped the gun by almost two months.A running joke with my mom was that I looked out, saw no shadow and decided there wouldn't be two more months...
View ArticleThree Point Five
That is the number of complete sets of triangular M16 handguards it takes to find a matching pair if the right handguard that came with the surplus upper was damaged beyond use.What I am left with is...
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Necked
On the right: 5.56x45mm M193.On the left: .22 Spitfire.It's a necked down .30 Carbine cartridge. Performance with a 50gr bullet from a 1:14 16" barrel is remarkably similar to 5.56x45mm NATO from a...
View ArticleIn Order
Thanks to Dan, I am compelled to list my packing order.My first concealed carry gun was an FIE Titan .25 ACP. I carried illegally since Iowa was may issue and I lived in no-issue Story County. It was...
View ArticleI Know The Feeling
FuzzyGeff links to the story about Michael Marones.Mr Marones was being bullied for being a Brony.This bullying lead him to try to kill himself.At eleven years old, he tried to kill himself.He tried to...
View ArticleOn The Cusp
I like to toss up some glimpses of the Traveller universe c.2170 on Tuesdays to compliment Erin's Traveller Tuesday posts.I have an almost story...The skeleton is prancing through my imagination.Part...
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Shifting Sands
Charlotte and Sabrina swapped uppers.This changes Charlotte from an M16 (early R604) to an XM16E1 (R603) and Sabrina from an XM177E2 (R629) to a GAU-5A (R630).A tenth of a pound is swapped with the...
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