tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59245442012-01-23T09:17:11.888-05:00Focusing on numismatics, and commenting upon current legal and world events, not to mention asides into the world of scuba diving and fine firearms.Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08146728790019377401noreply@blogger.comBlogger13251100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924544.post-80179645361445109702012-01-23T09:17:00.000-05:002012-01-23T09:17:11.896-05:00

Blogging will be light. I can report that I have cleared security with my junk untouched. Both kids similarly got a walk. However, the female TSA checker did get to second base with Natasha due to her magnetic personality. Security was rather quick, professional and courteous, and they seem to be paying more attention and no problems encountered so far. First real vacation with the kids in a

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08146728790019377401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924544.post-71295188779016037032012-01-22T09:10:00.031-05:002012-01-22T09:10:00.492-05:00

I was first introduced to the SIRT produced by Next Level Training by Todd Green at his Aim Fast Hit Fast Class (if you get an opportunity to take his class btw, do so). The SIRT, the Shot Indicating Resetting Trigger, is an excellent dryfire training tool. It comes with a dual indicator lasers, one that goes off as you engage the rigger and a second as the trigger is fully pulled and the "shot"

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08146728790019377401noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924544.post-18809674712572654302012-01-21T13:09:00.001-05:002012-01-21T13:41:16.990-05:00

While there's a lot of fuss, deservedly so, over the overreach and bad effects of SOPA and PIPA on the Internet, this really shouldn't surprise anyone. This is a couple of bills that are proffered to be turned into law claiming to resolve a problem in response to the demands of a vocal/influential group. The bills contain such technical inanities inserted by law makers that don't know what

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So the weather forecasters were predicting a massive snowfall Friday dubbed Snowmageddon. So much so that schools were preparing to close etc. Well, the snow didn't really begin until after 5:00 starting relatively light but building to a decent amount. Driving home late last night from work was more difficult than a standard commute as road markings were invisible under a layer of the white

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Since the Costa Concordia Cruise liner ran aground, Italian police divers have been combing the wreckage searching for survivors who may be trapped in the submerged areas of the ship. You can see some of the pictures that show what the rescue and recovery divers have to deal with. Lots of floating debris and obstacles impairing their progress, not to mention the layout of a cruise ship makes

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While America justly celebrates the accomplishments of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. today, some, including the disgraceful Reverend Al Sharpton, are busy here in Michigan using it as a cover for their own dubious agendas. Martin Luther King Jr. dealt with real racism and real civil rights issues. Today, those claiming that he would be against an Emergency Financial Manager law, designed to

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My first dive of 2012 took place today, under a 7/8" thick layer of ice. As you can see, Union Lake hasn't frozen over completely yet, but there's a good 7/8 inch thick layer along the shore that extends into the lake for quite a distance. So we geared up. Then we crashed our way through the ice like human icebreakers and got in. The ice isn't thick enough to walk on and we bashed our way

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Not only does the Detroit City Council have great difficulty managing the city's finances, members can't seem to manage their own. The Detroit News: Pugh likely to walk away from mortgage on Brush Park condoCity Council President Charles Pugh is facing foreclosure and says he likely will abandon his $385,000 Brush Park condominium. His personal financial struggles come as he and council

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The Detroit Free Press is calling for revisions to Michigan's EFM law for a problem that doesn't exist. Given how the Freep is rather gainst both the EFM law and the potential for it to be applied in Detroit, they're looking for any chance to knock it. Editorial: Time to fine-tune state's emergency manager lawThe recent flap over how Pontiac receives and administers federal HUD funds suggests

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Instapundit links to the Popular Mechanics story Why the Glock Became America’s Handgun Now in the 26th Year of their production, Glocks are still going strong and come in a variety of calibers. Talented shooters using Glocks have won all sorts of national and international competitions. The Glock has had a major part of America's handgun market share for good reasons, some of which are

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Remember back in October of 2010, when The Scum of the Year, Jennifer Petkov who was 33, and Scott Petkov age 30 at the time, were harassing and taunting Kathleen Edward, a 7 year old with a terminal disease? Sadly, Kathleen Edward has just died of that terminal illness. The Detroit Free Press: Bullied Downriver girl, 9, dies after battle with Huntington's disease RIP Kathleen, and in your

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As noted on Say Uncle, The Brady Bunch's latest flame of gun control genius seems to have fizzled out, very much like a candle in the wind. For their next big thing, I'd offer a modest proposal. After all, lighting candles can be dangerous and that whole open flame and striking-a-match thing probably scared off some of their more stalwart supporters, the poor easily-frightened dears. Next

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This certainly doesn't look good for County Executive Ficano, nor for his staff for that matter.Former Wayne County Deputy Executive Azzam Elder is suing his onetime boss, Executive Robert Ficano, alleging he concocted more than a dozen secret severance deals — including one to Elder for at least $300,000. The whistleblower suit filed Wednesday alleges that Ficano and his staff intentionally

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The previous plan, now rejected as too expensive was allegedly going to cost around $300 million to build and require subsidies in the amount of $6 million per year if not more. Now they're planning a shorter stretch of light rail:Operating the 3.4-mile line would require $4 million to $10 million a year, depending on whose estimates you believe. So a shorter rail line will cost $125 million to

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Yahoo News: Egypt: Israeli pilgrimage 'impossible' thus yearCAIRO (AP) — Egypt's Foreign Ministry said Wednesday it had told Israel that it would not be "appropriate" for Israeli pilgrims to make an annual visit to the tomb of a 19th-century Jewish holy man in the Nile Delta, as activists mobilized to block the pilgrimage route. Ceremonies at the tomb of Rabbi Yaakov Abu Hatizra have triggered

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I can happily say it has gone to a good home, where it will be put to good use. Indeed, it has already provably been put to good use. ProudHillbilly, blogging at From the Caer is now the proud owner of my old Plainfield M1 Carbine, and She's quite happy with it. Since I hadn't been shooting the Plainfield very much, and I already own a Winchester M1 Carbine, it made sense to sell it to someone

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At least for those receiving government benefits, because, you know it would be discriminatory against the poor drug user. The Detroit Free Press: Editorial: Drug-testing proposal discriminates against poorhe Department of Human Services, in a feasibility report ordered by the Legislature, recommended a pilot program that would require drug screening for pregnant women and low-income families

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Today I went to my first ever indoor GSSF league shoot. It was held at Total Firearms in Mason, MI, so Rob and I drove westbound and down together early this morning. The match was very well organized and the match staff were very helpful and friendly. Each course of fire was 50 rounds with some challenging timed strings with distances out to 50 feet. Some strings, including those at 50 feet,

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Detroit faces the appointment of an Emergency Financial Manager or Bankruptcy after being unable to pay its bills after being under a Democrat Kleptocracy for 60 years. Detroit has been steadily losing population, falling from a high of 2 million down to 700,00 and dropping. Detroit has one of the highest crime and murder rates of any US city. Detroit's high school graduation rate at 25% is in

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Say Uncle notes the discovery of Hybrid Sharks. Personally, I'm waiting on the discovery of plug-in sharks, they get better nautical mileage. That, and the evolution of sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their frickin' heads.

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To see their current Navy, if they keep stunts like this up: Yahoo News: Iran threatens U.S. Navy as sanctions hit economyIran threatened on Tuesday to take action if the U.S. Navy moves an aircraft carrier into the Gulf, Tehran's most aggressive statement yet after weeks of saber-rattling as new U.S. and EU financial sanctions take a toll on its economy. The United States dismissed the Iranian

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Yahoo News: Judge: Black church rightful owner of KKK storeAfter a lengthy legal battle between a black South Carolina church and members of the Ku Klux Klan, a judge has ruled that the church owns a building where KKK robes and T-shirts are sold.So how did this come to pass?Ownership of the building was transferred in 1997 to the Rev. David Kennedy and his church, New Beginnings, by a Klansman

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Apparently the chairman of the Coalition of National Park Service Retirees believes in magic against all rational experience and logic, at least when it is applied to the mere existence of regulations preventing criminal activity. The Detroit News: Park slaying revives gun argumentsThe fatal shooting of a National Park Service ranger at Mount Rainier National Park has renewed debate about a

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As usual with early reports, the facts are pretty well garbled and continue to change. The Arson suspect believed to be responsible for the millions of dollars in damages in a series of fires in Los Angeles when caught by an LA Sheriff's deputy was originally identified as Harry Burkhart, age 55. Now his age is reported as 24. Even stranger, he's reported as being a German national traveling

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I spent the New Year in Toronto with the family. While we were there, Tash and I took the kids to the Royal Ontario Museum. If you ever visit Toronto, the ROM is not to be missed. While admission prices have gone up since I was last there, the place was hopping for the holidays. It has an extensive and impressive display of Chinese and Asian art and artifacts. Look, but don't touch, or I

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The Detroit Free Press: California company cancels $177M Saginaw solar plantA California-based solar power company says it's canceling plans to build a $177 million solar panel factory in Saginaw. San Jose-based GlobalWatt Inc. said the project would create 500 jobs when first announcing it in 2009. At that time, Saginaw was one of two communities in the running for the project. But GlobalWatt

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Walmart shopper tries to pay with 1 Million Dollar billPolice say a North Carolina man insisted his million-dollar note was real when he was buying $476 worth of items at a Walmart. Investigators told the Winston-Salem Journal that 53-year-old Michael Fuller tried to buy a vacuum cleaner, a microwave oven and other items. Store employees called police after his insistence that the bill was legit

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2011 Was pretty decent as far as years go, lots of good times, some difficult times and the good outweighed the bad by far. Here's to hoping that 2012 is even better. So, to all of my readers, have a very Happy New Year and All Best For You in 2012.

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Apparently, you have the grounds for a protest when you've spent all your money and the adults come in to try to fix the mess you've created. While you sound like a bunch of spoiled kids after daddy pulled your allowance, you can do it apparently, and in Jesse Jackson's case you can do it without any shame at all. The Detroit Free Press: Civil disobedience a possibility, opponents of emergency

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So Obama has to celebrate Hanukkah ahead of time. Two weeks ahead of time in fact. After all, he's busy with vacations and such. However, he had no trouble celebrating the start of Kwanzaa on the day it is scheduled to start. So, no timely celebration for the historic holiday of Hannkah, but right on time for a black nationalist holiday created in 1966 out of whole cloth by a Marxist

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One possibility the City of Detroit government is kicking around to thwart the appointment an Emergency Financial Manager is to declare bankruptcy so they can maintain control of the train wreck the city has become under their decades of mismanagement. The Detroit News: A Detroit bankruptcy would be long, costlyThe deepening financial crisis in Detroit has intensified hints that the city could

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08146728790019377401noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924544.post-27695657176623571022011-12-26T21:43:00.000-05:002011-12-26T21:43:14.040-05:00

This morning I met up with Murphy's Law and his nephew Spud and took them to the range.  It was a beautiful day, sunny and cold but crisp and we had the range all to ourselves. We setup a couple paper targets and a mass of steel poppers and had at it. I let the Spud shoot my Ruger Mark II. I must say, after the detailed cleaning I gave it, it functioned flawlessly with no extraction/ejection

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08146728790019377401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924544.post-31935729304978778632011-12-25T15:15:00.001-05:002011-12-25T15:15:00.446-05:00

While this day is full of Christmas cheer for many, The Detroit Free Press is all upset that Detroit's most prominent SWPL project, a light rail line up and down Woodward Avenue has been cancelled. After all, for a modest line running 3.4 miles and costing 300 million to build and to be subsidized for eternity, for such a bargain to be cancelled is a blow to the progressive SWPL ego. The pain of

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I and the family received an invite from Murphy's Law to spend Christmas Eve with his family. He came to town and brought Murphy with him.  Getting together with Murphy's Law and his folks for Christmas has become an annual tradition. This was the first time for me and the kids to meet Murphy and he was very well behaved indeed. Yes, I'm a good dog. The kids had no problems petting him and

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As everyone knows, owning a firearm for personal defense is not only a right but also a big responsibility. Preventing the firearm from falling into unauthorized hands, especially if you have kids is a high priority. However, you also want to be able to quickly access your firearm in case of need. So what to do? There are numerous potential solutions but having a gun safe that can be opened

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Last night was the first night of Hanukkah, and I celebrated with the family. Commemorating the victory of the Jews, led by the Maccabees (Maccabee is Hebrew for "Hammer") over the Syrians and liberation of the land of Israel from their domination, Hanukkah is a relatively minor holiday on the list of Jewish observances, now made greater due to its proximity to Christmas and the need to make

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08146728790019377401noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924544.post-53271029530919210532011-12-20T17:00:00.000-05:002011-12-20T17:00:29.062-05:00

It may be a first. Barb Arrigo: Don't blow last tax credit chanceThe first time I gave money to the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, I did it out of spite. Not to spite the Community Foundation. In fact, I didn't even know what a community foundation was. I did it to spite then-Gov. John Engler and ensure that the State of Michigan did not get a single tax dollar of mine that I

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08146728790019377401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924544.post-23344547401381093192011-12-19T16:23:00.000-05:002011-12-19T16:23:23.855-05:00

I'm currently reading Herbert W. McBride's The Emma Gees, about his service as an American in the Canadian Army in World War I with a machine gun section. McBride relates his training and combat experiences, including sniping on the Western Front. Better known for his work A Rifleman Went To War which holds a major place in sniper and shooting lore, McBride's The Emma Gees is a great read. You

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Instapundit links to a rather modest proposal by Discriminations that notes that Democrats, Ruth Marcus liberal Washington Post opinion writer among them, are now upset about the decline in marriage. Marcus is concerned that If current trends hold, within a few years, less than half the U.S. adult population will be married. This precipitous decline isn’t just a social problem. It’s also an

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Jedi knights top 15,000 in Czech censusMore than 15,000 Czechs follow the faith of the Star Wars movies' Jedi knights, official census data showed Thursday, while half of the country's 10.5 million people declined to list any religion. "Many people adhered to the moral values of Jedi knights from the Star Wars saga," the Czech Statistical Office said in a statement, noting that the invented faith

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Trial Number 10 has resulted in a win after a two day trial against a bug-house nuts pro-per defendant, and I don't use the term nuts lightly. This defendant had her condo foreclosed on her by the condo association after failing to pay any condo dues for the past three years. She's also terrified the neighbors and is absolutely convinced that they are members of the mafia and are secretly

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08146728790019377401noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924544.post-11431027601888262022011-12-13T09:56:00.000-05:002011-12-13T09:56:14.234-05:00

Yesterday night, I had a set of Bridgestone Blizzak Snow Tires installed on my RAV4. This expenditure, as totemic as a carbon offset, should ensure a lack of snow this winter. You can thank me later.

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The Ed Show on MSNBC totally mis-educates its viewers on the Emergency Financial Manager issue here in Michigan. Heck, Ed doesn't even go into why such EFMs are appointed - because the cities involved have spent themselves into practically a state of bankruptcy, not due to his theory of some grand racial scheme on the part of Republicans. He also neglects to mention that it was Democrat

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08146728790019377401noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924544.post-6146466191652846742011-12-11T21:30:00.000-05:002011-12-11T21:30:56.711-05:00

My Ruger Mark II had not been torn down for a detail clean in quite sometime due to the rather arcane requirements to have it reassembled and function after stripping. It was starting to have some extraction problems so I figured it was well and truly due for a quality cleaning. As anyone who owns a Mark II or its related variant knows, a complete tear down is generally a source of trepidation

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So this afternoon I went with Rob to the range. The temperature had certainly dropped since our last outing, and there was snow on the ground but that didn't keep us away, but it did deter most other people. I practiced drawing from under my winter coat with and without gloves on, both articles of clothing have an impact on your draw and shooting. I also practiced drawing and shooting my Kahr

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08146728790019377401noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924544.post-39011450408648564442011-12-09T19:29:00.000-05:002011-12-09T19:29:46.710-05:00

The Detroit News: The Misplaced Stuff: NASA loses moon, space rocks Federal agencies these days. A few rocks is one thing, but NASA loses the moon? That's just plain careless.

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08146728790019377401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924544.post-78399125736640366132011-12-09T18:44:00.000-05:002011-12-09T18:44:00.149-05:00

Did I Call It or What? Turkia Awada Mullin may have case against Wayne County airport boardTurkia Awada Mullin sued the Wayne County Airport Authority on Thursday, seeking to answer what might end up a $700,000 question. Why was she fired? Methinks this is either the greatest demonstration of Wayne County Incompetence or the fix is well and truly in on this case to make sure Mullin was to be

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It's not only in Britain where certain ethnic groups get nice deals on criminal charges. The Detroit Free Press: Student who threatened violence at WSU gets probationA judge ordered probation Friday for an honors student who threatened to shoot up Wayne State University with a machine gun. Ali Saad's online threat a year ago turned out to be false, but no one knew it at the time. Two people who

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Via The Volokh Conspiracy: English Court: “Kill the White Slag” Attack Wasn’t Racially Motivated The Telegraph: Mercy for the drunk Muslim girl gang who attacked womanA girl gang of Somali Muslims who repeatedly kicked a woman in the head during a drunken attack were spared jail after a judge heard that their religion meant they were not used to drinking. The four defendants shouted “kill the

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With the fall of the first snows this week and the days getting shorter, you know that range time will start to become more limited. Luckily, there are lots of ways to keep your shooting proficiency up during the winter of our discontent. Michael Seeklander's book Your Competition Handgun Training Program: A complete training program designed for the practical shooteris a good place to start.

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We may be looking at the middle stages of the deconstruction of a major American city. The Detroit Free Press: State orders Detroit financial review One can only wonder how much corruption they'll find when they really start auditing Detroit's books. The financial review is the first stage on the road to appointing an Emergency Financial Manager for the city. The EFM will have the power to

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The Good News: You're renovating your house, and you find 9 sheets of uncut $5 bills hidden in the walls. That's the Law of Serendipity in action. The Bad News: You then find out they're counterfeit. Murphy's Law strikes and wins yet again. Troy homeowner discovers sheets of counterfeit cash in wall

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Last Week, with much fanfare, Hizballah announced it had rolled up a CIA spy ring in its organization. AP: Hezbollah unravels CIA spy network in Lebanon. Michael Totten, who is always worth paying attention to, notes an interesting argument that this announcement reveals more weakness about Hezbollah and its ability to be compromised by foreign agents than it does about Hizballah's

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The P-83 Wanad, a Polish blow-back pistol was the successor to the P-64 and used by both the Polish military and police.  Produced by the venerable Radom factory, As with all standard-issue East Bloc pistols of the time for military use, it is chambered in 9x18 Makarov. It has an eight round box magazine, a two round improvement over the P64.  The magazine release is located on the butt of the

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We did not brave the malls on this beautiful day. In the high 50s and sunny it was time to go outside and go have a nice long nature walk. Lunch was scrumptious leftovers from last night including the best roasted turkey ever (the secret is butter and kosher salt slathered on the skin after washing and drying it well, and using the convection setting on the oven), mashed potatoes, squash and the

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Thanksgiving is the quintessential American holiday, and one of my favorites. A mix of religious and secular themes, with family and friends coming together to celebrate. So the turkey is roasting to perfection in the oven, the sweet and the savory squashes are cooked, the stuffing is done and only the mashed potatoes remain to be finished. I took the kids on a nature walk and now we're back

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08146728790019377401noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924544.post-26692083983001425292011-11-24T09:14:00.000-05:002011-11-24T09:14:35.681-05:00

So Abby woke up on this, the morning of her eighth birthday, and at 8 o'clock after a stirring rendition of happy birthday, she opened her presents. In addition to the Kindle Fire, she received a nice stationary set from her sister - all of which was emblazoned with the letter A. She also received a nice bead/bracelet making set and a classic book from her Great Uncle Donnie and Great Aunt

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08146728790019377401noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924544.post-41631010578894823332011-11-22T17:13:00.000-05:002011-11-22T17:13:08.480-05:00

Marginal Revolution reports that General Electric's tax return was 57,000 pages in size. To put it in perspective, the entire US tax code is 72,536 pages (in 2006 it was 16,845 pages). In return for this monumental display of compliance and finding every favorable term of the tax laws and regulations, GE on a profit of $14 billion with $5.1 billion for its US operations paid no income taxes.

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08146728790019377401noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924544.post-29172429273971048662011-11-21T08:30:00.000-05:002011-11-21T08:30:03.605-05:00

We just received our purchased Kindle Fire. We bought it as a gift for Abby's 8th birthday on this upcoming Thursday. Quick impression: Amazon has a real winner here, it gives an Ipad a run for its money on looks and features. A more detailed impression: Right out of the box, the Kindle was easy to get started. There is a manual on the Kindle, but its rarely needed as the device itself is so

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08146728790019377401noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924544.post-81933399278522448092011-11-20T23:04:00.000-05:002011-11-20T23:04:26.888-05:00

Instapundit reports that the EU is banning claims that ingesting water can prevent dehydration. Yes, really. Producers of bottled water are now forbidden by law from making the claim and will face a two-year jail sentence if they defy the edict, which comes into force in the UK next month.This is perhaps the ultimate bureaucratic realization of Ayn Rand's admonition:There's no way to rule

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08146728790019377401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924544.post-24367828784678931672011-11-18T11:50:00.000-05:002011-11-18T11:50:06.248-05:00

Obama, by deciding to delay the Keystone XL project, to appease his greenie base in order to buck up his electoral base, has deprived the US of lots of much needed good jobs, not to mention a secure supply of energy coming from a friendly country. Between the delay on Keystone, the ban on Gulf drilling, and EPA regulations on Coal plants, its clear that Obama isn't interested in an assured and

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08146728790019377401noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924544.post-35756472864144218702011-11-16T17:34:00.000-05:002011-11-16T17:34:13.514-05:00

The Detroit News: Man runs from police, dies after jump into river in Mount Clemens Yet another example of how running from the cops doesn't lead to anything good.Authorities say a man police wanted to question following an armed robbery jumped into a river in suburban Detroit and apparently drowned. The Macomb Daily of Mount Clemens and radio station WWJ report officers tried to stop the man

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08146728790019377401noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924544.post-6012756033520548862011-11-14T18:15:00.000-05:002011-11-14T18:15:40.279-05:00

The Argentinians are rather upset about the announced deployment of a certain Royal Air Force helicopter pilot to the Falklands. The Toronto Star: Prince William's deployment to Falklands draws diplomatic outrage Search and rescue may be his job, but there is no saving Prince William from the diplomatic cesspool that has been spawned by the announcement of his posting to the Falkland Islands.

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08146728790019377401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924544.post-86369355064781745252011-11-13T14:45:00.000-05:002011-11-13T14:45:00.846-05:00

Blogging has been light as I've spent the past few days at a hospital in Toronto with my dad as he's recovering from surgery. On the upside, the surgery went very well and there's an 80% chance it solved the problem so we'll see how it goes. He's done well and is now back at home since last night to continue his recovery. On the downside, some of the strain to Ontario's medical system is

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08146728790019377401noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924544.post-34173794194965966542011-11-13T12:39:00.001-05:002011-11-13T12:41:40.947-05:00

The Toronto Star: Spitfire gun crackles after 70 years in Irish bogWhen the remains of a World War II Spitfire Mark II fighter plane — donated to the Royal Air Force by Canada’s Weston family — were plucked from an Irish bog earlier this year, there was another exciting discovery awaiting the crew that found it. After 70 years of being buried deep in the highlands of Donegal, archeologists and

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Yesterday was an election missed by most Michigan voters. Most of the action was by cities and townships putting millage increases on the ballot to try to get taxes increased while most voters are unaware that an election is taking place. For the most part, this off-year subterfuge succeeded. The highlight of the election is that in one Michigan town, the deceased Mayor beat the challenger:The

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08146728790019377401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924544.post-25274725744224578422011-11-08T16:52:00.000-05:002011-11-08T16:52:11.462-05:00

The Detroit Free Press: 6-foot alligator turns up outside Michigan church Authorities say a 6-foot-long alligator was caught after being spotted roaming the property of a southern Michigan church. The Jackson Citizen Patriot reports officers from the Blackman-Leoni Township public safety department near Jackson caught the alligator on Monday. A passing motorist called police to Pathway Community

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08146728790019377401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924544.post-23405113615657439552011-11-08T10:44:00.001-05:002011-11-08T10:57:22.683-05:00

So I dictate a letter to an entity that is using my client's trademark (and business name) for their business name. This is causing some definite issues, including the state applying the entity's worker's unemployment claims to my client and also creating lots of confusion for vendors, customers etc. My client has politely asked them to use a different name to end this problem but they

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08146728790019377401noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924544.post-37026078999310846922011-11-06T15:25:00.000-05:002011-11-06T15:25:09.988-05:00

So here's the M&P experiment to see if its just mine that does this or if it is something that I shouldn't worry about much. 1. Make sure the M&P is empty 2. Feed a dummy round into the chamber 3. Pull the slide back partially.  On the slide, scale #2 from the end sits over the rear pin.  Pull the slide back so scale 3 sits over the pin hole 4. release. Does your slide go back into battery or

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Today Rob and his lovely wife Sumiko came to the range with me.  Rob has come to two USPSA matches with me and it looks like he's enjoying and going to keep competing in USPSA, so we wanted to get an opportunity to do some informal practice. Sumiko had never been shooting before, so with some coaching and instruction from Rob and myself we loaded up the trusty Ruger MKII .22 and let her do some

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08146728790019377401noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924544.post-7771328056100258602011-11-05T12:45:00.000-04:002011-11-05T12:45:26.041-04:00

So yesterday, the Detroit Bus Drivers decided walk out and not work due to one of their members being attacked on a route, leaving Detroiters reliant on transit stranded. Bus drivers are demanding a police presence on the buses. The mayor is now acceding to that demand with the occasional plain clothes officer on buses and the police will now pull over buses randomly to inspect them. This is a

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08146728790019377401noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924544.post-45194479615140196712011-11-03T00:19:00.000-04:002011-11-03T00:19:18.589-04:00

Murphy's Law called me asking my opinion on a few small handguns and how I thought a female, non-regular shooter would like them as a self-defense firearm. He's got a female friend getting into shooting and she's interested in a carry firearm. After mulling over the features and good and bad points of each of the ones he was asking me about, namely the P-64, the PA-63, and the CZ-82, I then had

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08146728790019377401noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924544.post-82902385038528310482011-11-02T15:23:00.003-04:002011-11-02T17:28:45.873-04:00

I just added North, who gives us some Words of Wisdom every Wednesday and Kead's Another Day...Another who today is showing off a fine new acquisition. Very nice indeed. also, a welcome to New Jovian Thunderbolt, who's wondering about the trend towards S&W M&P 9s. The answer is they're pretty excellent guns ergonomically and have a decent price point and great capacity. Assuming mine

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08146728790019377401noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924544.post-52334329440301917632011-11-02T14:14:00.000-04:002011-11-02T14:14:12.889-04:00

So let's see if I get the logic of the Mullin scandal right here: Turkia Mullin voluntarily left her position at Wayne County to take a job as CEO of the Wayne County Airport Authority, a job that she was hired for without a national search, and received a nice big $200,000 severance payment as she left one Wayne County agency to go to another. This led to a hue and cry once the Democrat

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08146728790019377401noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924544.post-62526904377153514862011-11-01T22:33:00.000-04:002011-11-01T22:33:11.172-04:00

If you look at the EU as a monetary union it never made a lot of sense, as the countries involved pursued radically different economic policies without a centralized control and countries ignoring poicy agreements and debt spending limits willy-nilly. Thus the tension today. Hard working, parsimonious Germans set to retire at 67 are tied monetarily to, and paying for, spendthrift Greeks

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08146728790019377401noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924544.post-7180260408352750542011-11-01T21:28:00.001-04:002011-11-01T21:29:08.505-04:00

Magic 105.1 has a nasty habit of celebrating the holiday season by switching over to solely Christmas music all day, all the time, 24 hours a day. They then cutely call themselves Christmas 105.1. This year they switched over on Halloween. While I have nothing against Christmas music per se, its a tad bit early. I mean, its not even Thanksgiving yet! We're still in the autumn season. There's

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08146728790019377401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924544.post-53653857559170377472011-10-31T16:30:00.000-04:002011-10-31T16:30:16.073-04:00

The Detroit Free Press: Obama to order FDA to help reduce drug shortages President Barack Obama is directing the Food and Drug Administration to take steps to reduce drug shortages, an escalating problem that has endangered patients and raised the possibility of price gouging. ..... Obama also will announce his support for House and Senate legislation that would require drug makers to notify

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08146728790019377401noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924544.post-25040187817088459822011-10-28T04:00:00.006-04:002011-10-28T04:00:06.419-04:00

Pronounced Ochi, this day commemorates the response of the Greek Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas to Benito Mussolini's ultimatum that Greece allow Italian troops to enter Greece and occupy areas of the country. Metaxas replied with one word: "Oxi" (No!). Like the famous and later to be spoken "Nuts!", the simple word Oxi demonstrated resolve and the courage to resist against superior forces.

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The Detroit Free Press: Gov. Rick Snyder to propose $40 annual fee to fix roads In addition to the new $40 fee that would be in addition to existing levies, he'd change how the current gas tax is applied. The change would be from a fixed amount at the retail level to a percentage base at the wholesale level (this will lead to higher gas prices in Michigan). Of course, the money collected won't

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For every criminal problem, a SWAT Team is not the best answer. The Detroit News: NASA sting terrifies woman, 74 about half a dozen sheriff's deputies and NASA investigators rushed into the eatery. When officers in flack vests took a hold of her, the 4-foot-11 woman said she was so scared she lost control of her bladder and was taken outside to a parking lot, where she was questioned and

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08146728790019377401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924544.post-4620124059210909402011-10-23T21:02:00.000-04:002011-10-23T21:02:12.510-04:00

Today was the last USPSA Match for my club this year. I met Rob at his house on the way to the club, and there was no inattentive driver in a Kia to delay me this time. I had replaced the Glock 17's 3 pin slide stop with the proper 2 pin version and had tested it yesterday for functioning. I had recently installed Warren Tactical sights on this Glock. These sights were introduced to me by

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Today was a fun and fulfilling day. First, I took Abby to her karate class where she showed Sensei that she had been diligently practicing. She was tested, passed and earned her blue belt. Lots of parental pride in watching her earn that belt. Leah patiently waited throughout the whole lesson and got to come in and watch the test. Then we went to lunch and then my new range. My old range was

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HB 5064, introduced by Rep. Paul Opsommer (R), will prevent property owners from preventing or prosecuting anyone that may lawfully transport a firearm from having the firearm out of sight in a locked vehicle on the property owner's premises. The only exception would apply to vehicles owned by the employer/property owner. This would include prohibiting employers from firing employees for

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08146728790019377401noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924544.post-60945625397116870812011-10-21T13:41:00.000-04:002011-10-21T13:41:07.279-04:00

The Genessee County Sheriff has come up with a rather clever ruse to catch druggies. The Sheriff put up a sign that reads: Sheriff's Narcotic Checkpoint The Sheriff's deputies then proceed to nail cars that do U-turns or otherwise break the law in a hurry to get away, Of course, there is no drug checkpoint ahead as drug checkpoints are unconstitutional, so there's nothing to truly fear from

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08146728790019377401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924544.post-91967241515752297852011-10-19T17:17:00.000-04:002011-10-19T17:17:00.188-04:00

The Democrat Fake Michigan Tea Party affair just made the news again. As related by RightMichigan and as reported in the Detroit Free Press: Michael McGuinness, former chairman of the Oakland County Democratic Party, pleaded no contest last week to charges associated with a fake Tea Party scheme hatched for the 2010 elections.Now for the next Democrat to face the music:His alleged accomplice

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The Detroit News: Police: Detroit carjackers steal victims' other car after first one breaks down Detroit police are looking for men who stole a vehicle that would shortly after break down during a chase from the victims, prompting them to steal the vehicle the victims were pursuing them in. The men first stole a 1995 Chevy Suburban about 4:45 a.m. Monday from a home near Seven Mile and

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08146728790019377401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924544.post-80709834050059675142011-10-17T17:41:00.000-04:002011-10-17T17:41:00.681-04:00

Instapundit relates that former Maoist EU Commission President Barroso is trying to propose a law to criminalize certain financial activities in order to provide some scapegoats for the hash he and other EU-crats have made of the EUconomy. Who made a former Maoist the president of the EU Commission with the power to pass laws that can affect all of Europe and require EU nations to pass similar

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The Detroit News: Consumers Energy says drop in heating costs aheadConsumers Energy says it expects its natural gas customers to pay less for their home heating bill this winter. The Jackson-based utility made the announcement on Monday. Consumers projects heating costs will be about 3 percent less due to lower fuel prices. The estimate is based on normal weather patterns. I was happy

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08146728790019377401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924544.post-90970384974721539242011-10-17T11:39:00.002-04:002011-10-17T11:40:25.701-04:00

For a sobering work of nonfiction, Theodore Dalrymple's Our Culture, What's Left of It: The Mandarins and the Masses is a must read. It is a selection of his essays on the decline of British society. Written prior to the London riots of 2011, it reads quite prophetic now. Mr. Dalrymple writes what are quite simply brilliant and erudite essays. He can draw on a classical education that seems to

Aaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08146728790019377401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5924544.post-48348949651304164242011-10-16T17:17:00.002-04:002011-10-17T13:07:33.853-04:00

For the Do's The PA-63 has a terrible stock trigger pull, requiring fingers of steel to get a shot off in double action. So I purchased a Wolff Gunsprings Hammer spring pack and decided to change the spring. I went with the middle weight 11 lb spring. Changing the hammer spring is simplicity itself: 1. Ensure the PA63 is unloaded and remove the magazine and remove the grips; 2. Tap out the

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The Baltimore Sun: Dollar coins piling up at Baltimore reserve bank a dimly lit underground vault a block from Camden Yards, the Federal Reserve is holding millions of dollars in cash that nobody wants. The money — stored in cloth and plastic sacks piled high on metal shelving units — is in the unloved form of dollar coins, some of them never used. But a 2005 law requires the reserve bank to

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And today's award goes to Theresa Jefferson of Maryland. Findlaw: Walmart Bleach Fight Sends 19 to Hospital Police have arrested Theresa Jefferson, 33, in connection with a Walmart bleach fight over the weekend. Jefferson reportedly targeted her intended victim, and followed her into a Baltimore-area Walmart. Once inside, she attacked the woman with bleach, Pine-Sol and ammonia. The chemicals

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What would Occupy Detroit protest about exactly? The decades of Democrat malfeasance, overspending, overtaxing, underserving, big-union feather-nesting that has sucked the life out of this once great city? Or perhaps the decades of Democrat corruption and bribery that came to the forefront when done to excess under Kwame and that dragged the city even farther under? I suspect not. But, we

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On the second day of trial, after months of preparation, weeks of jury selection and posturing, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab decides to plead guilty on all counts. Underwear bomber pleads guilty, warns: 'If you laugh at us now, we will laugh at you later' Apparently all this was done just so he can make a public statement regarding his actions:Abdulmutallab read from a statement saying he was

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An Amish drive-by hair cutting. Findlaw: Amish Beard-Cutting: Gang Gives Rival Amish Unwanted Haircuts Four suspects in an Amish beard-cutting attack were arrested in Ohio this week. The four men are from the small community of Bergholz. Authorities say the attacks were perpetrated by a rival Amish group. The victims were held down against their will and given unwanted cuts to their beard and

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Question: If you slice a Ford Fusion into parts, do you call it a Ford Fission?

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Nancy Pelosi is all upset that Scott Brown defended himself from Elizabeth Warren's crass cheap shot during the Democrat's primary. Newsmax: Pelosi: Brown Wisecrack Show He's Clueless House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi said Sunday that Sen. Scott Brown's wisecrack about Democratic rival Elizabeth Warren shows he is clueless about women. During a Democratic primary debate Tuesday, Warren was

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Via Instapundit, we learn that Netflix has backed away from its ill-concieved spin-off of its DVD business to the goofily named Qwikster. This is a good decision on Netflix's part. The reckless speed in dumping their DVD line onto the hastily and unfortunately named Qwikster line right after a hasty and hefty price increase certainly was damaging their brand. Of course, they could have saved

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My Inglis High-Power of course. The title of this post is paraphrased from a rather well known national socialist of his time, Herman Goering. Today we can see yet another leftist -- in German military uniform no less -- on Wall Street of all places calling for a class war. We also have the specter of these scumbags threatening violent acts against middle-class workers. Do the fools realize

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The Detroit Free Press in its editorial Michigan universities should offer in-state tuition rates for immigrants advocates that Michigan's universities not offer in-state tuition to immigrants from other states of our union nor for legal immigrants arriving in our fair state, but for illegal immigrants. Of course they euphemistically label them "undocumented immigrants" but illegals are what

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