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Clear Him a Space

by Armed Canadian February 8, 2010 Armed Canadian

We’ve been having fun. Two quick notes:Being without power for 30 hours sucks. 50 degrees is cold. Dog kept looking at us funny since he doesn’t understand we don’t have fur. My backyard looks like the Somme.That second one bears elaboration. It i…

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Clear Him a Space

by Armed Canadian February 8, 2010 Armed Canadian

We’ve been having fun. Two quick notes:Being without power for 30 hours sucks. 50 degrees is cold. Dog kept looking at us funny since he doesn’t understand we don’t have fur. My backyard looks like the Somme.That second one bears elaboration. It is what happens when my wife asks me to clear a space in [...]

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Thank you, America. Signed, Haiti

by Armed Canadian January 15, 2010 Armed Canadian

I know I haven’t posted anything this year so I thought I’d start.With the disaster in Haiti the USA is sending aid. As usual in any international crisis one of the first questions asked is “Is a carrier available?”. Fortunately, there was: USS Carl …

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Thank you, America. Signed, Haiti

by Armed Canadian January 15, 2010 Armed Canadian

I know I haven’t posted anything this year so I thought I’d start.With the disaster in Haiti the USA is sending aid. As usual in any international crisis one of the first questions asked is “Is a carrier available?”. Fortunately, there was: USS Carl Vinson. Within a day or so of the earthquake, she sortied [...]

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Doesn’t Fit the Narrative

by Armed Canadian December 10, 2009 Armed Canadian

Two days ago, there was a shooting at the Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC) in Woodbridge, VA, a suburb of Metro DC. Fortunately, no one was hurt. The gunman, a pathetic loser whose name shall not be mentioned by me, walked into a math class…

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Doesn’t Fit the Narrative

by Armed Canadian December 10, 2009 Armed Canadian

Two days ago, there was a shooting at the Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC) in Woodbridge, VA, a suburb of Metro DC. Fortunately, no one was hurt. The gunman, a pathetic loser whose name shall not be mentioned by me, walked into a math class and took two shots at his instructor. Both missed. He [...]

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What’s Going On

by Armed Canadian November 29, 2009 Armed Canadian

This is post 500. So a small milestone in my tiny corner of the world.First, upcoming events. I am planning to attend the Metro DC Gun Blog Meet in Sterling, VA on December 5th. Should be fun!Now onto fun stuff…I’ve been working on the boat. Boy,…

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What’s Going On

by Armed Canadian November 29, 2009 Armed Canadian

This is post 500. So a small milestone in my tiny corner of the world.First, upcoming events. I am planning to attend the Metro DC Gun Blog Meet in Sterling, VA on December 5th. Should be fun!Now onto fun stuff…I’ve been working on the boat. Boy, has this become a project! She’s not a project [...]

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Criminals Will Just Steal Your Gun…

by Armed Canadian November 18, 2009 Armed Canadian

Remember kids, according to the VPC and Brady Campaign, having a gun to defend yourself is bad because the uber-skilled, smart, professional gun using criminal will simply wrest it away from you and shoot you with it. Better to leave it to “profession…

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Criminals Will Just Steal Your Gun…

by Armed Canadian November 18, 2009 Armed Canadian

Remember kids, according to the VPC and Brady Campaign, having a gun to defend yourself is bad because the uber-skilled, smart, professional gun using criminal will simply wrest it away from you and shoot you with it. Better to leave it to “professional protectors” like the police who know the secret skills of keeping their [...]

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Life with a Sailboat

by Armed Canadian November 13, 2009 Armed Canadian

Ahh, the cold water phase of a new boat. It occurs after the purchase euphoria wears off and you’re faced with the reality that you have an older boat needing the attention of your bank account. We’re tackling a number of issues.Big surprise was the mechanic telling us after winterizing our outboard that he wouldn’t [...]

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Life with a Sailboat

by Armed Canadian November 13, 2009 Armed Canadian

Ahh, the cold water phase of a new boat. It occurs after the purchase euphoria wears off and you’re faced with the reality that you have an older boat needing the attention of your bank account. We’re tackling a number of issues.Big surprise was the …

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Justice Served

by Armed Canadian November 10, 2009 Armed Canadian

I heard on the radio over the weekend in discussion of John Allen Muhammad’s execution tonight how it was necessary to try him in Virginia for a capital crime to ensure that he would actually be executed because Maryland wouldn’t have carried it out. …

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Justice Served

by Armed Canadian November 10, 2009 Armed Canadian

I heard on the radio over the weekend in discussion of John Allen Muhammad’s execution tonight how it was necessary to try him in Virginia for a capital crime to ensure that he would actually be executed because Maryland wouldn’t have carried it out. The commentator was a politician in Maryland so I found that [...]

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Real Reality TV

by Armed Canadian October 28, 2009 Armed Canadian

Kevin has a quote of the day up on his blog regarding Reality TV. Call it a quiet day but I’m going to jump on his coattails on the subject and ride along.I don’t watch “reality TV” because, frankly, it isn’t “real”. At least not “real” in the sense …

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Real Reality TV

by Armed Canadian October 28, 2009 Armed Canadian

Kevin has a quote of the day up on his blog regarding Reality TV. Call it a quiet day but I’m going to jump on his coattails on the subject and ride along.I don’t watch “reality TV” because, frankly, it isn’t “real”. At least not “real” in the sense of “real life”. Kevin’s quote highlights [...]

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Stuff Going On

by Armed Canadian October 27, 2009 Armed Canadian

Here’s what’s going on….Getting the Catalina ready for the winter. I’m having a rig inspection performed this week and the mechanic coming by to pull the outboard, service it and store it for the winter. Assuming the rig passes inspection and doesn…

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Stuff Going On

by Armed Canadian October 27, 2009 501st

Here’s what’s going on….Getting the Catalina ready for the winter. I’m having a rig inspection performed this week and the mechanic coming by to pull the outboard, service it and store it for the winter. Assuming the rig passes inspection and doesn’t require the mast to be dropped (unstepped in sailing terminology), we’ll pull the [...]

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Baby Pictures

by Armed Canadian October 22, 2009 Armed Canadian

Since posts are worthless without pics, here are the “baby pictures” I promised yesterday.This was taken Sunday before I went aboard. A worn but solid looking Catalina 27. Bimini, dodger and roller furling are clearly visible. The name will go, of c…

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Baby Pictures

by Armed Canadian October 22, 2009 Armed Canadian

Since posts are worthless without pics, here are the “baby pictures” I promised yesterday.This was taken Sunday before I went aboard. A worn but solid looking Catalina 27. Bimini, dodger and roller furling are clearly visible. The name will go, of course. But it was prophetic.Yesterday morning. You can see they’ve started to wax the [...]

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It’s Official

by Armed Canadian October 21, 2009 Armed Canadian

Funny for a “gun blog” that I haven’t written about guns in a while. I have plenty of material but honestly just haven’t been in the mood to get it all down.I’ll have to fix that. A conversation with my best friend “back home” has inspired a couple o…

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It’s Official

by Armed Canadian October 21, 2009 Armed Canadian

Funny for a “gun blog” that I haven’t written about guns in a while. I have plenty of material but honestly just haven’t been in the mood to get it all down.I’ll have to fix that. A conversation with my best friend “back home” has inspired a couple of things. Unless you live in New [...]

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Finding That Great Boat

by Armed Canadian October 19, 2009 Armed Canadian

It is said that you will know the boat for you when you find it.I think we’ve found it.We went out to the boatyard yesterday to narrow down our choices. There were two boats I wanted to take a look at. A Hunter 27 that we had taken a look at previous…

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Finding That Great Boat

by Armed Canadian October 19, 2009 Armed Canadian

It is said that you will know the boat for you when you find it.I think we’ve found it.We went out to the boatyard yesterday to narrow down our choices. There were two boats I wanted to take a look at. A Hunter 27 that we had taken a look at previously and I wanted [...]

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The Great Boat Hunt

by Armed Canadian October 13, 2009 Armed Canadian

It’s possible that the Great Boat Hunt might be ending this month. We are considering making on offer on a C&C 29 Mk.II.She’s a pretty sailboat. A fin keel cruiser/racer drawing 5’3″. It has all of the features we are looking for in a sailboat w…

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The Great Boat Hunt

by Armed Canadian October 13, 2009 Armed Canadian

It’s possible that the Great Boat Hunt might be ending this month. We are considering making on offer on a C&C 29 Mk.II.She’s a pretty sailboat. A fin keel cruiser/racer drawing 5’3″. It has all of the features we are looking for in a sailboat which include:Roller furlingInboard auxillary propulsionShort-handed rigging configurationBiminiWheel steering6 foot headroom [...]

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Just a Thought

by Armed Canadian October 8, 2009 Armed Canadian

Tam points out some issues with the horrible excuse making that is occurring by various members of the Hollywood set excusing Roman Polanski’s behavior because of what he has gone through and how long ago it was.So let me ask this: Would you defend Rom…

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Just a Thought

by Armed Canadian October 8, 2009 Armed Canadian

Tam points out some issues with the horrible excuse making that is occurring by various members of the Hollywood set excusing Roman Polanski’s behavior because of what he has gone through and how long ago it was.So let me ask this: Would you defend Roman Polanski for drugging and raping a 13 year old girl [...]

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Countdown

by Armed Canadian September 29, 2009 Armed Canadian

Greg asks when I become an “honest-to-God Yankee”, as he put it.Answer: Just getting the paperwork together and waiting for some answers to some specific questions on the N-400 “Application for Naturalization”.If you want to appreciate what you were bo…

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Countdown

by Armed Canadian September 29, 2009 Armed Canadian

Greg asks when I become an “honest-to-God Yankee”, as he put it.Answer: Just getting the paperwork together and waiting for some answers to some specific questions on the N-400 “Application for Naturalization”.If you want to appreciate what you were born with, click that link. Page 5 is one of the fun ones. I need to [...]

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Yom Kippur Fun

by Armed Canadian September 28, 2009 Armed Canadian

I got the pleasure of going to my first Jewish services with my wife and mother-in-law for the Jewish New Year with culminates with Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement in Judaism.While not a religious man myself and having issues with organized religion i…

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Yom Kippur Fun

by Armed Canadian September 28, 2009 Armed Canadian

I got the pleasure of going to my first Jewish services with my wife and mother-in-law for the Jewish New Year with culminates with Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement in Judaism.While not a religious man myself and having issues with organized religion in general, Judiasm has some nice point as compared to Christian denominations [...]

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Sweet Sailing

by Armed Canadian September 20, 2009 Armed Canadian

My wife and I had the opportunity to go sailing on the Chesapeake Bay aboard a Beneteau First 376 owned by a friend of hers. I’m never one to turn down an opportunity to crew for others and this trip was to serve two purposes. One was to give us a feel…

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Sweet Sailing

by Armed Canadian September 20, 2009 Armed Canadian

My wife and I had the opportunity to go sailing on the Chesapeake Bay aboard a Beneteau First 376 owned by a friend of hers. I’m never one to turn down an opportunity to crew for others and this trip was to serve two purposes. One was to give us a feel for a Beneteau [...]

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The Great Boat Hunt

by Armed Canadian September 14, 2009 Armed Canadian

They say the two happiest days of boat ownership are the day you buy it and the day you sell it. I was actually a little depressed when we sold our O’Day 22 because she really was a good boat. It’s tough giving up something that has been good to you….

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