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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. So I wasn’t as [...]

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Truth About the Milky Way

by Armed Canadian September 10, 2009 Armed Canadian

For those of you enthralled by the recent new images from the refurbished Hubble, I offer you a tidbit of knowledge that you may not be aware of. Generations of people have grown up with the subconscious knowledge that the Milky Way Galaxy where we liv…

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Truth About the Milky Way

by Armed Canadian September 10, 2009 Armed Canadian

For those of you enthralled by the recent new images from the refurbished Hubble, I offer you a tidbit of knowledge that you may not be aware of. Generations of people have grown up with the subconscious knowledge that the Milky Way Galaxy where we live is a typical spiral galaxy. Not unlike our nearest [...]

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Farewell O’Day!

by Armed Canadian September 6, 2009 Armed Canadian

Tomorrow my wife and I will take our farewell sail on our O’Day 22. Tomorrow afternoon she will belong to someone else.Some of you are probably thinking “What? You’ve only had her a few months!”.We came to a decision last week that despite the 22 being a wonderful boat, we just aren’t happy sailing on [...]

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Farewell O’Day!

by Armed Canadian September 6, 2009 Armed Canadian

Tomorrow my wife and I will take our farewell sail on our O’Day 22. Tomorrow afternoon she will belong to someone else.Some of you are probably thinking “What? You’ve only had her a few months!”.We came to a decision last week that despite the 22 bei…

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Yes, You Can Own Cannon! Without Paperwork!

by Armed Canadian September 1, 2009 Armed Canadian

Sometimes the media gets it right. Here we have a case of the Ultimate Dad making his 12 year old son a replica Civil War cannon as a birthday present. Serves as a nice public counter to the notion that people can, in fact, own artillery.Of course, n…

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Yes, You Can Own Cannon! Without Paperwork!

by Armed Canadian September 1, 2009 Armed Canadian

Sometimes the media gets it right. Here we have a case of the Ultimate Dad making his 12 year old son a replica Civil War cannon as a birthday present. Serves as a nice public counter to the notion that people can, in fact, own artillery.Of course, news editors can’t help but spin this in [...]

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Giving Back a Little

by Armed Canadian August 28, 2009 501st

Tomorrow, I get to embark on a very special privilege.I am going to a troop at Walter Reed Hospital with the 501st Legion (covered here) for wounded soldiers and their families. They are holding a Star Wars movie day and we are going out to support th…

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Giving Back a Little

by Armed Canadian August 28, 2009 501st

Tomorrow, I get to embark on a very special privilege.I am going to a troop at Walter Reed Hospital with the 501st Legion (covered here) for wounded soldiers and their families. They are holding a Star Wars movie day and we are going out to support them.I cannot tell you how honored I am that [...]

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Not the Pitch He Was Expecting

by Armed Canadian August 26, 2009 Armed Canadian

I just got off the phone with my wife.Piece of advice to salesmen engaging in cold calls: When the woman on the other end of the phone tells you not to call back, take her word for it.You don’t get pushy with someone when you don’t state your business …

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Not the Pitch He Was Expecting

by Armed Canadian August 26, 2009 Armed Canadian

I just got off the phone with my wife.Piece of advice to salesmen engaging in cold calls: When the woman on the other end of the phone tells you not to call back, take her word for it.You don’t get pushy with someone when you don’t state your business or who you represent. And when [...]

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Hypocratic Legacy

by Armed Canadian August 26, 2009 Armed Canadian

So the Frogman of the Chappaquiddick has gone for the Deep Dive.Here’s hoping Mary Jo Kopechne has his nuts in a vice and is turning the handle really slow. She’s got 40 years of waiting for justice to make up for and I hope she savors it.Have at him,…

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Hypocratic Legacy

by Armed Canadian August 26, 2009 Armed Canadian

So the Frogman of the Chappaquiddick has gone for the Deep Dive.Here’s hoping Mary Jo Kopechne has his nuts in a vice and is turning the handle really slow. She’s got 40 years of waiting for justice to make up for and I hope she savors it.Have at him, Mary Jo. Cancer beats drowning any [...]

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Upside

by Armed Canadian August 25, 2009 Armed Canadian

I wonder how many people are still afraid of checking their 401k’s? There is one upside to continuing to invest in yours as the market tumbles: the market has to rebound. Probably the best time to throw money into retirement savings is when the marke…

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Upside

by Armed Canadian August 25, 2009 Armed Canadian

I wonder how many people are still afraid of checking their 401k’s? There is one upside to continuing to invest in yours as the market tumbles: the market has to rebound. Probably the best time to throw money into retirement savings is when the market tanks.It does wonders for your rate of return…My 401k has [...]

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Revisionist History from 1994

by Armed Canadian August 21, 2009 Armed Canadian

Has anyone noticed the new message in reporting on the health care divide within the Democratic majority that it will be a repeat of 1994 if health care reform isn’t passed? That Democrats will lose their seats the same way they did in 1994 under Clin…

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Compassionate Grounds

by Armed Canadian August 21, 2009 Armed Canadian

I am certain I am not the only one who finds this offensive.The Scottish government released the only man convicted of the downing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie on “compassionate grounds” because he has terminal prostate cancer and the Libyans gi…

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The Open Carry Kerfuffle

by Armed Canadian August 19, 2009 Armed Canadian

Sorry, I like that word.I have been watching the debate going back and forth on the merits of this fellow in Arizona who carried an AR-15 openly to an Obama protest. It seems many of my favorite bloggers (Sebastian, Robb, Joe and Jeff) are looking at …

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Man Urges

by Armed Canadian August 11, 2009 Armed Canadian

I’m in a testosterone male mode as of late.I’m watching “Le Mans” with Steve McQueen. Don’t be surprised if you’re not familiar with it. It was filmed in 1971 and had a weak, lumbering plot but it is something of a cult classic today due to the foota…

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We Need More Men Like This

by Armed Canadian August 7, 2009 Armed Canadian

Click above to enlarge. Received in e-mail from close friends in Canada.

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Curious

by Armed Canadian August 6, 2009 Armed Canadian

Has anyone noticed the remarkable silence from the Brady Campaign on the shooting at the gym in Pennsylvania? The nice side of me says they are actually exercising some decorum and respect for the victims involved. Perhaps actually grown an ethical a…

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Chirp

by Armed Canadian August 3, 2009 Armed Canadian

Not a lot going on. I think some gun porn might be forthcoming since I’m cleaning the basement and I’m sure organizing “Gun Alley” will fit in there somewhere.Some random stuff…Can someone explain to me the logic of putting your car into park in a d…

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60 Days

by Armed Canadian July 28, 2009 Armed Canadian

Today is two months until I can file for US citizenship. I’m looking forward to it and dreading it at the same time. This, hopefully, will be my final interaction with the great bureaucracy that is the USCIS (formerly INS) and I hope it goes smoothly…

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Rock Star

by Armed Canadian July 27, 2009 Armed Canadian

If anyone reading this had the opportunity to go to Wolf Trap in Northern Virginia on Saturday night, I was there. You probably wouldn’t have recognized me since I was in uniform:I’m the TIE Pilot on the right. My friend Tom is the Stormtrooper. The…

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Illegal Immigration in Perspective

by Armed Canadian July 24, 2009 Armed Canadian

Found this on the Maryland Shooters forum. Don’t know the source or when it was written but this helps put the illegal immigration issue into perspective for those who think iit s nuanced and complicated.Let’s say I break into your house A lady wrote …

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Dreams

by Armed Canadian July 23, 2009 Armed Canadian

Dreams. We all have them. Each person has a list of things they want to accomplish in their lives. As always, this list varies greatly from person to person and sometimes those dreams are not achievable or realistic. Or, at least, realistic to one …

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Come Yourself

by Armed Canadian July 21, 2009 Armed Canadian

Gun rights advocates often find themselves in an endless circle of discussion and argument on the same topics. It’s cyclical. The reason for this is it seems the same tired arguments in favor of gun control tend to be circulated in the same manner. …

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July 20, 1969

by Armed Canadian July 20, 2009 Armed Canadian

Bolt wins today on best reporting of how it happened on today, the 40th anniversary of man setting foot on the moon.An American, I might add. That makes me proud that even 40 years later, that feat is one that known worldwide as a uniquely American on…

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Reasonable and Sensible: Sad Panda Edition

by Armed Canadian July 17, 2009 Armed Canadian

Breaking News! From the Washington Times:Legal guns in D.C. not used one year laterNo report of one being fired, stolen, used in crime In other news: Water is still wet.From the article:Today, Amy McVey’s handgun is one of just 515 that have been lega…

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Prison Farms, Carlin Style

by Armed Canadian July 16, 2009 Armed Canadian

I don’t the source but this was posted on the Maryland Shooters forum:SHERIFF JOE IS AT IT AGAIN!Oh, there’s MUCH more to know about Sheriff Joe!Maricopa County was spending approx. $18 million dollars a year on strayanimals, like cats and dogs. Sherif…

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Offerings to the Gods

by Armed Canadian July 13, 2009 Armed Canadian

I’m hoping Neptune is starting to be satisfied.This was a sailing weekend. I ran out to Annapolis to pick up some new sails. Well, new to me. There is a shop in Annapolis called Bacon Sails & Marine Supplies who is well-known in the local sailin…

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Sit in a Bedroom and Be an Asshole

by Armed Canadian July 10, 2009 Armed Canadian

Courtesy of Bruce comes a link to this blog post on CMT with John Mellencamp in which he describes his disdain for the current freedom of speech we enjoy. Go give Bruce’s post a read as he captures the fecal gem that falls from Mellencamp’s mouth.I fe…

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iPod Video and Ubuntu

by Armed Canadian July 9, 2009 Armed Canadian

This is a post for geeks. If you don’t use “Ubuntu Linux” and an “iPod Touch/Video”, don’t continue. Your eyes will glaze over and the contents of this post will cause you to drool uncontrollably.I’m throwing this up for future reference and to help …

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Forever ^ 5

by Armed Canadian July 8, 2009 Armed Canadian

Ok, it’s been two weeks and Michael Jackson is still dead. State funerals don’t get this level of coverage. Sadly, I can’t make it stop because my wife would be mad if I put a bullet through our LCD TV.My friend Tom sends me this from Yahoo: Resoluti…

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“Snickers Bar, Not Dark Chocolate”

by Armed Canadian July 6, 2009 Armed Canadian

I meant to post this last week but I figured I’d save it for a post-Fourth rant.Here we have an article from CNN discussing the trend of single black women choosing to adopt children versus marrying and having them. If you’ve ever heard Chris Rock go …

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