"Out of every 100 men, ten shouldn't even be there, Eighty are just targets, Nine are the real fighters, and we are lucky to have them, for they make the battle. Ah, but the one, one is a warrior, and he will bring the others back." - Hericletus, circa 500 BC
The Benighted Traveler
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To all our American readers, a Happy Semiquincentennial! Our birthday
observances include a musical cavalcade down a quarter-millennium and a
hymn to beaut...
A Quarter Millennium of American Greatness
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Despite all our present problems and challenges, aggravated by so many
daunting divisions, how awed, thrilled, and grateful our Founding Fathers
would be...
New Frontier
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Donald Fagen is best known as half of the duo Steely Dan. He did some solo
work as well. In this case, the song sounds like that group. At least to
me. Per...
THE OPPOSITE of conservative...
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"Look at how many conservatives LOVE Donald Trump"
Conservatives? None.
Reactionary right populists (and faux-populists) who call themselves
conservativ...
Notes for Saturday – April 08, 2017
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April 8th is the birthday of the late Ian Smith, Prime Minister of
Rhodesia, (born 1919, died November 20, 2007). o o o SafeCastle is offering
a free membe...
6 Prepper Tips to Start Now
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We’ve all made mistakes before, but some of us are still making mistakes
that we don’t even realize we’re making. Our bug out bag is sitting in the
corner...
Flight Risk
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Prior to 9/11 a person could fly with a pocket knife. In most airport
arenas this constituted a blade of 4 inches or less, and it was generally
recogniz...