July 31, 2013

Some random thoughts and links

Three words sum up Jackson, Sharpton and Crump - baiter's gonna bait. And when it comes to baiting, Jackson and Sharpton are masters. I found an article where an actual reverend, in NYC no less, is defending Zimmerman against the...
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July 21, 2013

Women And Children First

Women and Children First was a doctrine first recorded in a novel from 1860 by William Douglas O'Connor entitled Harrington: A Story of True Love. In that simple phrase I see the roots of chivalry, and a basic tenant that...
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July 11, 2013

Courtly Behavior

I don't know how to describe it, as I can't really say the judge actually heard arguments about the preliminary injunction of Colorado's magazine ban (posted about briefly here), but here are some headlines about it. Colorado gun laws: Two...
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Time Ain't On My Side

It is absolutely hysterical how much overtime a person can rack up when a co-worker and the boss quit on the same day. However it is not the least bit funny when the owner of the company decides that "we...
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July 01, 2013

The Wrong Kind Of Disobedience

I heard of this some time back but I got a little confused on the date. There's a group calling for a rally on the Colorado capital steps to civilly and peaceably disobey the new magazine ban. It actually won't...
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