Monthly Archives: August 2009

Uncle Rocks

Didn’t know SayUncle could play like this. On a Les Paul, no less.

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I don’t care what the WoW people say

The “Rain of Fire” spell ain’t got nuthin’ on the thing that caused this. That is the Manicouagan Crater in northern Canada. Found in the spread at Wired’s Asteroid Impact Craters on Earth as Seen From Space.

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Security Theater Stinks

Like poop! The 47 passengers aboard Continental Express Flight 2816 flying from Houston to Minneapolis expected their flight to last about two-and-one-half hours. But severe weather and an equally severe enforcement of federal regulations caused their flight to take about … Continue reading

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I normally don’t care about the game

But that would have changed if the Seattle Seahawks’ schedule were different this season. Quarterback Michael Vick has signed a two-year deal with the Philadelphia Eagles, his agent, Joel Segal, confirmed to ESPN.com. Vick arrived in Philadelphia Tuesday morning and … Continue reading

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The Soundboard: Missing Selections, 1st Edition

Back again with the items I believe to be missing from Tom Moon’s book “1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die“. The list of items I believe should be on here has gotten only slightly longer since last week, but … Continue reading

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Well-capitalized, eh?

Aug. 13 (Bloomberg) — It’s amazing what a little sunshine can accomplish. Check out the footnotes to Regions Financial Corp.’s latest quarterly report, and you’ll see a remarkable disclosure. There, in an easy-to-read chart, the company divulged that the loans … Continue reading

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They’re talking about you

The DHS report has come back out in a different form and with a little different language. But it is saying the same thing: White male gun owners are bad. Militia groups with gripes against the government are regrouping across … Continue reading

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Trivia Answer

Kristopher wins the No Prize prize for correctly answering the question of the mystery projectile. In the late 70’s and early 80’s National Cartridge built a few dozen thousand of the “Exploder” brand cartiridges in .380ACP, .38Spl, 9mm, .357Mag, 10mm, … Continue reading

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The ammo may be sold

But I’m extending the trivia question in this post until Friday morning. So far, no one has gotten even close. I’ll try to get a better pic to help y’all out. UPDATE: Here’s a better picture. Good luck!

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You know who you are: Updated! and Bumped!

To those of you who still live in the sorry space that is Rep. Jim McDermott’s congressional district and don’t support Obamacare, this is to let you know that he is going to be holding his first public town hall … Continue reading

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