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2007-10-10T07:07:00.000-07:00

So a crazed killer comes to your house, you call 911 "as many as 20 times," and even after 3 hours, no police come to your rescue.Oh well, at least the bad guy had finished shooting innocent people. No reason for concern here.Of course, the answer to all of this is to disarm law abiding gun owners. That's really the only logical response. Jesse and Snuffy should be jetting to Wisconsin as we

2007-10-08T11:56:00.000-07:00

Another great victory for gun-control in New York City. Only two innocent people hurt, so I guess Mayor Bloomberg will just give a silent chuckle, rather than a full out press conference loudly proclaiming how safe the city is when innocent people are denied the means to defend themselves against "psychos." Woman fights for life after psycho goes on knife rampage

2007-10-01T08:03:00.001-07:00

Interesting story from Farnam's Quips: 26 Sept 07 Close-call creates a convert! This from the wife of one of our students: "Until yesterday, I good-naturedly tolerated my husband's interest in Operator skills and lifestyle. However, when I worked outside at our place in the country, I chose not to carry a pistol, even though he gently encouraged me to do so. Again and again, I told him

2007-09-12T08:22:00.000-07:00

Women should have the means and training to defend themselves. Because the husband isn't always there:A few weeks ago my husband was out of town for a few nights. A few minutes after I had turned the lights out on his last night away, there was a knock on my door. I turned on my light, grabbed my pistol and the telephone and called the police. There is no reason someone would be at my door at

2007-08-29T07:27:00.000-07:00

Interesting journal of a woman learning to shoot.

2007-08-23T08:51:00.001-07:00

Apparently, giving birth, should be on the list of medical procedures that would better not be done in the UK.A young mother had to deliver her own baby in the lavatory of a flagship hospital because there were no trained midwives available. Surveyor Catherine Brown had made the agonising decision to undergo a chemically-induced abortion after being told her 18-week pregnancy was risking her

2007-08-23T08:11:00.000-07:00

What to do if you've got equity in your home, but fear the value of your home is going to decline?This mortgage broker/blogger (not me) suggests borrowing the equity, and investing it.Personally, I think he's on crack. But I don't get paid to make mortgage loans.

2007-08-20T09:42:00.000-07:00

I don't know what's worse about New Jersey:1. the contempt the NJ politicians have for law-abiding citizens, or2. that most of the residents of the state just lay back and take it.From the NY Post description of the criminal record of one of the suspects in the execution of 3 students: * Carranza was first arrested on Oct. 1 after a bar fight and charged with aggravated assault and weapons

2007-08-20T09:34:00.000-07:00

Canada has a great healthcare system, unless you really need it:From the BBC:A Canadian woman has given birth to extremely rare identical quadruplets. The four girls were born at a US hospital because there was no space available at Canadian neonatal intensive care units.

2007-08-16T07:30:00.000-07:00

Found this on another website:The money quote from Peter Graves:"You can't drop an atom bomb on Chicago!"

2007-08-16T07:23:00.000-07:00

Classic FB story on the front page of the Journal today:HOME SECURITYOne Family's JourneyInto a Subprime Trap Monteses May LoseHouse as Rate Resets,Credit Options Dry Up By JAMES R. HAGERTY and KEN GEPFERTAugust 16, 2007; Page A1 FULLERTON, Calif. -- Nearly two years ago, Mario and Leticia Montes found a home they loved, a gray stucco bungalow with a hot tub in the backyard in a middle-class

2007-08-16T06:56:00.000-07:00

Highlights from the Congressional investigation into the death of Kathryn Johnston, by the hands of the Atlanta, PD:From the Reason Online posting/article by Radley Balko:Johnston died when she mistook a team of narcotics officers for criminal intruders. When the police broke down her door, she met them with an old pistol. They opened fire, and killed her. A subsequent investigation revealed

2007-08-09T09:25:00.001-07:00

As long as I'm in a pissy mood, it's time to rant about the HGTV show My House is Worth What?Filled with grinning idiots, this half-hour exercise in real estate porn takes the watcher deep into the heart of madness, as a real estate agent tours a home, passes judgment on what's good or bad, and delights the owners at the end with some sort of appraisal. The homeowners are inevitably looking to

2007-08-09T07:00:00.000-07:00

New Flash Gordon series this Friday on sci-fi:He's a marathon runner in the remake. How gay is that, compared to "quarterback, New York Jets"?

2007-08-06T14:02:00.000-07:00

The best use I've seen of gun "buyback" money:http://thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=293971

2007-07-12T11:31:00.000-07:00

My thanks go out to:Galena, IL/Jo Daviess county 911 dispatchersHomewood, IL 911 dispatchersHomewood, IL fire department EMS...all of which worked to get help to my grandmother yesterday, during her heart attack.

2007-06-28T11:31:00.001-07:00

On the failed immigration bill (a comment I made on the wizbang blog):There's a lot that could be done about the issue, all within the scope of existing laws. It's a titanic pity that there is zero political will for doing any of it. Once again, we've shown to the world that despite our massive wealth and resources, we haven't the stones to solve a fairly simple problem. Heaven help us when our

2007-06-07T12:53:00.000-07:00

Report from Microsoft TechEd 2007.Weather in Orlando has been great, except for the torrential downpour all Wednesday afternoon/evening.Note to Cisco: If you already don't realize it, Microsoft is gunning for you. Every water bottle distributed had a message touting Microsoft's VOIP solution.Nice selection of vendors touting their wares. Note to Dell: you need to show up at these things.Free

2007-06-07T08:25:00.000-07:00

Paris Hilton released early from prison due to a medical condition.Good for her, but I didn't know that "skanky famous" was a medical condition.Snark!

2007-06-04T11:54:00.000-07:00

Epcot report, after spending about 5 hours there on Sunday afternoon.No line for spaceship earth, woot!Went on mission space, chose the no spinning option.Standing in line for test track. Slight tech difficulties thinned out the line some. 10 min wait for singles, 40 for groupsPlanning to see the attractions at norway, canada, and the usaNot sure where I want to have dinner. Maybe the english

2007-05-14T09:01:00.000-07:00

Now this is too funny:from Long or Short Capital In their most recent display of genius employees at Chrysler have been attempting to secure financing in order to fund an employee sponsored bid for the automaker which is in being sold by the parent, Daimler-Chrysler (NYSE: DCX). They claim that the interest of the employees would best be served if they themselves were the owners of the business.

2007-05-14T08:58:00.000-07:00

How should a school prepare for dealing with a school shooting?Ask for more police officers?Arm the teachers?How about, scare the crap out of 11 year olds?What a bunch of idiot teachers.

2007-05-04T09:38:00.000-07:00

Dead St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Josh Hancock was:1. drunk2. talking on a cell phone3. not wearing a seatbelt...as he drove his automobile into a truck.At least rocket science won't be required to figure this one out.Of course, there's got to be something else the nanny state can ban. Because the vast majority of people that don't do such things need to be more closely regulated, for the sake

2007-05-04T09:19:00.000-07:00

When Lego's are outlawed, only outlaws will have Lego's.Or, you can have my Lego spaceman, when you pry it from my cold, dead hands.I'd like to think that the article linked above and excerpted below is a joke, but as it represents what the trendy socialist thinks these days, I'm inclined to believe it. Oh well, the world needs ditch diggers too, which is what these kids are going to turn out to

2007-04-30T13:19:00.000-07:00

I got to learn how to operate one of these yesterday:An M-1 Garand. Good history and description here.There's nothing like being on a rifle range with 30 other men and women, ages 12-76, trying to put holes in paper targets 100 yards away. Learning how to be a rifleman is probably the most historic-laden thing I've ever done, especially using the Garand.The recoil wasn't much worse than the 12

2007-04-30T13:15:00.000-07:00

Don't break a compact fluorescent light bulb, it may be a bit costly:From the Canadian National Post:The CFL mercury nightmareSteven Milloy, Financial PostPublished: Saturday, April 28, 2007How much money does it take to screw in a compact fluorescent light bulb? About US$4.28 for the bulb and labour -- unless you break the bulb. Then you, like Brandy Bridges of Ellsworth, Maine, could be

2007-04-26T07:51:00.000-07:00

The carbon credits scam. What a shock.That's me talking in my sarcastic voice.From the Financial Times:The FT investigation found: ■ Widespread instances of people and organisations buying worthless credits that do not yield any reductions in carbon emissions.■ Industrial companies profiting from doing very little – or from gaining carbon credits on the basis of efficiency gains from which they

2007-04-23T11:35:00.000-07:00

In the do as I say, not as I do department...Sheryl Crow, recently an advocate for toilet paper control, does her part for the environment, by bringing 13 motor vehicles on tour.Does Al Gore's company sell stuff to absolve you of that, or can you just go to Whole Foods and buy a card for concert tour carbon neutrality.Personally, they can pry my toilet paper out of my unwashed hands, or something

2007-04-16T14:08:00.000-07:00

Interestingly, a bill was defeated last year that would have allowed law-abiding citizens to carry concealed weapons on Virgina college campuses:Virginia Tech spokesman Larry Hincker was happy to hear the bill was defeated. "I'm sure the university community is appreciative of the General Assembly's actions because this will help parents, students, faculty and visitors feel safe on our campus."

2007-04-12T07:08:00.000-07:00

Poker room arrests in Atlanta.Good commentary from Lou Krieger:The arrests concluded a month long investigation by the Clayton County Sheriff's Office vice unit. I don’t have a clue about how Georgia law enforcement thinks, but it couldn’t have been too tough to tell that a poker game was going on. A sign out front said, “Poker Palace.” But it took the cops two years to get their act together,

2007-04-11T14:11:00.000-07:00

Charges dropped (finally) against the Duke lacrosse players.Maybe it's Halliburton's fault? Or something like that? Why exactly isn't the professional victim class standing up and protesting this gross violation of the accused civil rights:State pursuing case against local district attorneyIn January, Cooper's office took over the case from Michael Nifong, the Durham County district attorney who

2007-04-11T14:06:00.000-07:00

The good news is that she didn't plagiarize anything. The bad news is that apparently, she never gets the chance to.From MSNBC:April 10, 2007 - CBS certainly got something different than it bargained for when it stole America’s Sweetheart from the “Today” show last year. Not only has Couric failed to draw her loyal fans to her new network: “CBS Evening News with Katie Couric” remains a distant

2007-04-10T07:07:00.000-07:00

The remnants of British pride and power, going down with a whimper:But, speaking of the moment they were reunited, he told how he wept and begged the 26-year-old for a hug. Arthur said: "I missed Topsy most of all. I really love her, as amumand a big sister. Not seeing her and not knowing if she was safe was one of the hardest parts of the whole thing."Then on the sixth day, when I was just about

2007-04-09T07:04:00.000-07:00

Illinois State Police tips on how to fight a rapist.Use a knife? No!Use a gun? Hell no!Use a nail file, keys, or your own vomit? There you go, and good luck!Because of course, a 120# woman should be forced into hand-to-hand combat with a 175#+ man. That makes perfect sense.Oh well, at least the woman won't have to deal with an icky firearm. That would be so awkward in our liberal

2007-04-09T07:03:00.000-07:00

When baking soda is outlawed, only outlaws will have baking soda: Missouri bill calls for crackdown on sale of ... baking sodaBy Derek KravitzPOST-DISPATCH JEFFERSON CITY BUREAU04/05/2007 JEFFERSON CITY — First, the state said you must make a special trip to the pharmacy counter to buy certain cold medicines. That was to curb production of

2007-04-05T07:10:00.000-07:00

Words of wisdom from Massbackwards:Here's the scene...You're living in a shack made of rags. Everyday, around 10:30 in the morning, a band of Arab militiamen rides through your "village" to rape your womenfolk, eat your food, steal whatever medicine and supplies you might have, and shoot dead any man who dare confront them.What would you rather see in the next truckload of humanitarian relief?A.

2007-03-28T07:20:00.000-07:00

The speech President Bush should give.From Scrappleface: PRESIDENT BUSH: My fellow Americans, in this folder on my desk is legislation that would pull our troops out of Iraq by March 2008, leaving that budding democracy to be ruled under Sharia law which treats goats better than it treats women, leaving this cradle of freedom in the care of men who have made slaughtering civilians an article of

2007-03-20T08:24:00.000-07:00

Man attempts to introduce his wife to modern online gaming. Hilarity ensues.Following the concerns my wife expressed about the violent nature of World of Warcraft - the first time I'd heard such a complaint levied against the game - I worried about my second choice. So did she. "Running around shooting things in the head doesn't sound like fun.""At least it's not wolves, this time." I hoped

2007-03-19T07:15:00.000-07:00

And in Chicago crime news, there's some maniac wandering around Edgewater, attacking people with a knife.An interview of a local resident was priceless, what with the complaining of how there was nothing anyone could do about it. Calling 911, or being a "good witness", all seems kind of silly, when the knife is at your throat.Unfortunately lady, you're right. Your elected representatives,

2007-03-19T07:04:00.000-07:00

John McCain's big plans include wrecking the economy, and coddling terrorist scum. Because what Europe wants is what's most important to him.In a sign that he wants to distance himself from the president - to whom he lost in an ugly campaign in 2000 - Sen McCain outlined a series of measures to roll back Bush policies and counter the "ugly American" image."I would immediately close Guantanamo Bay

2007-03-14T13:55:00.000-07:00

Back from Vegas, with lots of wonderful poker lessons learned:only 2-4 hours max per sessionbring an ipod for use during breakstake a break every hourcategorize opponents by their betting patternsplay loose against the weak and scared, play tight against the fearlessafter getting beat on a showdown, take a mandatory breakdon't play against those you can't bully, unless you have a premium

2007-03-09T12:38:00.000-08:00

Polar bears thriving in the Arctic.Al Gore, take your lying crap and shove it, you hypocritical scum. Go spend your time screwing over some other country, we like ours they way it is.

2007-03-09T07:59:00.000-08:00

Washington DC gun control law declared unconstitutional.No report from the MSM on this yet, blog commentary here.From the opinion:To summarize, we conclude that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to keep and bear arms. That right existed prior to the formation of the new government under the Constitution and was premised on the private use of arms for activities such as hunting and

2007-03-07T14:38:00.000-08:00

Going to vegas next week, tagging along with my wonderful wife as she attends a conference for work. I will not be working, I will be playing poker.I'll be playing 1/2 NL substantially for the 1st time. Here are some of my resolutions for the trip:1. don't be in a hurry to play1a. play tight for the first hour2. no bluffs until you figure out who you can bluff3. try and scout the table

2006-10-31T08:57:00.000-08:00

And to think Kerry the Flaming Idiot almost became President:Demonstrating his trademark jerkitude, John Kerry said this about the troops in Iraq during a campaign event in California for loser Democrat gubernatorial candidate Phil "Bring the Troops Home Now Or I'll Sue" Angelides: “You know, education, if you make the most of it, if you study hard and you do your homework, and you make an

2006-08-23T12:30:00.000-07:00

Racoons run amok in Washington state. Of course, the people whose pets are getting killed and carried away...It's not just cats being attacked. Five raccoons actually ganged up on and carried off a little dog, who survived....don't seem to have the common sense to spend $102 on a .22 pistol and 100 rounds of ammo, and start eliminating the racoons. They'd rather mourn, cry, and hope that pepper

2006-08-23T08:40:00.000-07:00

Quincy photo!

2006-08-23T08:05:00.000-07:00

Every so often, I get the motiviation for a new post.Went to a zoning committee meeting last night in my town. The highlight was that a local business that exists next to my neighborhood is seeking to build some new buildings, and change the zoning of two parcels of land they've acquired in the past few years, from residential to industrial.Highlights of the commentary against the change

2006-07-13T11:51:00.000-07:00

I am so glad I don't live in Oak Park.Reason #1: some of Chicago's most crime-infested neighborhoods are a few blocks awayReason #2: an idiot like this lady could potentially be my neighbor

2006-07-13T11:44:00.000-07:00

Attention CTA subway riders:Perhaps you all should plan ahead, and carry a small flashlight with you. Next time there's an emergency, you may find it useful.Remember, in an emergency, you're ultimately responsible for your own safety. Be prepared.

2006-07-13T11:35:00.001-07:00

Crime news:Crime emergency declared in Washington DC. People getting mugged in the National Mall, and a guy gets his throat cut in his driveway in Georgetown (a few blocks away from our office there.Crime in Florida, however, has dropped to its lowest level since 1971.Let's see, in sunny Florida, you can carry a gun to protect yourself. In DC, you can't carry anything.Hmmm...

2006-07-13T11:35:00.000-07:00

Long time no post. Apologies to my loyal reader(s).

2006-06-02T11:59:00.000-07:00

This week at work we've had: 1. a fuse blow on a PDU, taking our main SAN down with it 2. mail routing issues between chicago and the branch offices 3. the LA blackberry server seemingly stuck in a strange network loop condition 4. a minor flood in the NYC office, which took out 1 router and 4 switches 5. corruption hit 5 exchange databases, which I'm currently dealing with, and

2006-06-01T11:34:00.000-07:00

Trust your fate to the United Nations, give up your weapons, and get massacred.Wow, you mean to tell me that murderous thugs won't do what UN flunkies tell them to? Shocking!

2006-06-01T11:30:00.000-07:00

We did a car free day last weekend.We live in town close enough to restaurants and shopping to make it possible, so we decided to ride our bikes everywhere we needed to go, over the course of 3 days.It was a great deal of fun, and the ability to "park" our transportation on the sidewalk right in front of where we were going was a definite benefit.It's definitely a great feeling riding back to

2006-05-23T13:30:00.000-07:00

Governor Blagojevich from IL proposes privatizing the state lottery.Thinking he's going to get $10 billion for it, he proposes spending $4 billion over 4 years to keep a political opponent from running against him in the Governor's race this year. The remaining $6 billion will be invested, throwing off an anticipated $650 million/year for education spending.I'd like to know how exactly those >

2006-05-12T18:01:00.000-07:00

Home security story:From John Farnam's quips.Residential Electronic Security, from a friend a student: "Last Friday, we had a scare here. Nancy and I arrived home after di nner and shopping. I had been carrying my G27, but I secured it in our basement gun safe as soon as the door was shut. My quick-access lockbox in the bedroom (where I usually put it) is not working, and I just wanted to get

2006-05-04T17:09:00.000-07:00

A good point.From Crime, Guns, and Video Tape.Whatever fighting force we have to protect this country is far away in Iraq and Afghanistan. Any major insurrection or armed invasion on our own soil would go unchecked because of the pacifist mentality of our politicians and bureaucrats. We’ve become a defenseless land as a result.One only need look at how small groups of skinny Arabs were able to

2006-05-02T14:27:00.000-07:00

Fascinating story in the Army Times about the special operations against Zarqawi and co. in Iraq.Great quote from the current General in charge of JSOC:But despite the successes his troops have had taking down the Zarqawi network, McChrystal recently urged them on to greater heights. In a memo published earlier this year on JSOC’s intranet, McChrystal wrote of his desire to “professionalize” the

2006-04-29T14:41:00.000-07:00

The rain held up long enough for me to visit Golfest, at Cog Hill in the Chicago area. Vendors included: Taylormade, Ping, Nike, Srixon, Tommy Armour, Tour Edge, Aldila, Graphite Design, Vulcan, Lynx (Golfsmith). Aldila and Graphite Design had a few Callaway and Cleveland clubs to hit also.I really liked:1. Cleveland Hibore, with Aldila and Graphite Design shafts. I hit the heck out of this

2006-04-26T07:22:00.000-07:00

80 year old woman keeps herself safe with a gun, waiting an hour for the police to arrive:Intruder prompts elderly Sula woman to get her gunby JENNY JOHNSON - Ravalli Republic EditorPhyllis Friesen sat in her bedroom Sunday night with a .357 pistol in her lap while a strange man raided her refrigerator and trashed her house.Law enforcement officers arrived at the 80-year-old woman's cabin 15

2006-04-26T07:14:00.000-07:00

An F-22 pilot has to be cut out from the cockpit.That's an expensive windshield replacement.

2006-04-26T07:09:00.000-07:00

Great Popular Mechanics article on alternative fuels.

2006-04-24T11:53:00.000-07:00

Mary McCarthy, traitor to her country.When do we get to see the perp walk?CIA agent fired for 'pattern of behavior'Investigation 'not over yet,' officials sayFrom David EnsorCNN Washington Bureau WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A U.S. official told CNN on Monday that the CIA officer fired for leaking classified information was accused of a "pattern of behavior," including multiple contacts with more than one

2006-04-21T08:43:00.000-07:00

My goodness, could Britain be more screwed up?From City Journal, by Theodore Dalrymple:The newspapers reported the case of an Oxford student who, slightly drunk after celebrating the end of his exams, approached a mounted policeman. “Excuse me,” said the young man to the policeman, “do you realize your horse is gay?” This was not a very witty remark, but it was hardly filled with deep

2006-04-20T07:30:00.000-07:00

Funny."If Guns Kill People, Then Spoons Made Rosie O'Donnell Fat."

2006-04-13T13:13:00.000-07:00

When exactly can we get around to executing this a*****e?Moussaoui: 9/11 suffering made my dayAl Qaeda plotter tells jury of his hatred for AmericansALEXANDRIA, Virginia (AP) -- Confessed al Qaeda conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui said it made his day to hear accounts of Americans' suffering from the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.Taking the witness stand for the second time in his

2006-04-13T06:57:00.000-07:00

College student hits the jackpot.Despite the fact that the proceeds will be coming out of my tax dollars, I hope the agency in question gets the crap sued out of them.Illegal restraint and use of unnecessary force, ka-ching!

2006-04-11T13:02:00.000-07:00

Mark Steyn:Back when nuclear weapons were an elite club of five relatively sane world powers, your average Western progressive was convinced the planet was about to go ka-boom any minute. The mushroom cloud was one of the most familiar images in the culture, a recurring feature of novels and album covers and movie posters. There were bestselling dystopian picture books for children, in which the

2006-04-10T07:00:00.000-07:00

Great story, as an NPR reporter learns how to shoot, and actually likes it.I pressed the Beretta AL391 Urika deep into my shoulder and against my cheek, as if gripping a shotgun stock were as natural as holding the strap of my purse. I said, "Pull," in a firm yet casual way, to convey that, sure I drove here in a Volvo, and the radio in the Volvo is tuned to NPR, but I'm actually the kind of

2006-04-06T07:50:00.000-07:00

Don't bother reporting a crime in England, unless you're gay, then it counts. They are out of their g*****d minds over there.Let's sum up:-you can't defend yourself in your own home-the police won't bother to investigate crimesQED, I'm going to the UK to rob homes, I think it would be easier than my normal job.From the Daily Mail:Police force has 'no time for small crime' A police

2006-04-06T07:47:00.000-07:00

Commit burglary, or steal a car in England, get strongly cautioned.That society is f'd up, and will continue to become even more so.'Let burglars off with caution', police told Burglars will be allowed to escape without punishment under new instructions sent to all police forces. Police have been told they can let them off the threat of a court appearance and instead allow them to

2006-04-03T07:26:00.000-07:00

Lawrence, KS as a retirement destination?Lawrence, Kansas has a reasonably comprehensive downtown, with at least a few good restaurants (Freestate Brewery is supposed to be the best, but it was packed on a Saturday night and we ended up having barbecue instead). Unlike Madison, Wisconsin, the town is not home to a massive government bureaucracy as well as the university. Therefore, the town is

2006-03-28T08:03:00.000-08:00

Excellent commentary on the recent immigration protests: There’s just something offensive about a group of people who broke US law to get here, are taking advantage of US largesse to attend school and use the health care systems and so forth, and at the least sign of the discomfort they have caused take to the streets flying the flag of another country. They can’t at least identify with the

2006-03-27T08:02:00.000-08:00

Good comment by Jeff Matthews on the populist crap put forth as "reporting" on 60 minutes last night:It is, apparently, terribly suspicious behavior when a person arranges a conference call with analysts and then provides those analysts with information, especially when the person arranging the call has a financial stake in the company and hopes to benefit from a movement in the stock.If this is

2006-03-24T07:50:00.000-08:00

A 5 inch metal pin causes $6+ million in damage to an F-22.Oops!

2006-03-24T07:46:00.000-08:00

Kansas becomes the 37th shall-issue state. The Kansas legislature overrode the governor's veto.Meanwhile in Illinois, the useful idiots campaign to have their rights taken away from them. What a bunch of fucking mental defectives.

2006-03-21T10:36:00.000-08:00

Yet another gun-control success story, in the liberal s**thole called Washington D.C.

2006-03-21T07:45:00.000-08:00

14 blades in a razor by 2100.Classic onion article on the topic.

2006-03-16T06:52:00.000-08:00

56 year old woman in Arizona defends herself. Armed woman sends robber fleeing By Becky Pallack ARIZONA DAILY STAR Tucson, Arizona | Published: 03.08.2006 A robber got some spare change and a scare when he threatened a woman in Midtown on Monday morning. The 56-year-old woman was walking near East Fort Lowell Road and North Country Club Road when a man dressed in black approached her and

2006-03-15T07:02:00.000-08:00

Pregnant woman in North Carolina defends herself, her unborn child, and her two young children.Perhaps if the mainstream media trumpted these stories, rather than the latest victim of the day, more women would take positive steps towards keeping themselves and their families safe.Tales of fear and victimization may sell Oprah magazines and episodes of crappy TV news shows, but don't do a great

2006-03-13T14:08:00.000-08:00

Why everyone should have and use a shredder.Or, why the credit card companies are not in business to look out for your financial well-being.

2006-03-13T06:57:00.000-08:00

22 Tomcats arrive.More photos from the last cruise here.

2006-03-10T07:38:00.000-08:00

Citizen Police Academy, continued.Last week was the detectives. A few hours spent with "one of the best investigators in DuPage county." The guy was certainly impressive. I'm glad he's on our side. I certainly would not choose to talk with him if I was accused of something. I get the feeling he's good at getting confessions out of people.The special part was a few of the numbnuts in class

2006-03-10T07:35:00.000-08:00

Machete registration proposed in Taxaschusetts.It seems like just about every elected official in that state is brain dead, at least.

2006-03-10T07:33:00.000-08:00

Local crime news:Man escapes from dupage county courtroom. That's like 1/2 mile away from my house. Good thing we live in a safe neighborhood!The people that robbed the bank in Wheaton last Thursday were supposedly caught. They're local boys, 2 adults in their 20's, one minor. All products of our public school system.

2006-03-08T07:16:00.000-08:00

Michael Barone sums things up nicely: Meanwhile, while the law professors at Yale, among other universities, preen themselves on opposing the evil military for giving homosexuals no harsher a penalty than a general discharge, Yale College has admitted as a student a former spokesman for the Taliban, which threw homosexuals into ditches and then had concrete walls bulldozed over them. The

2006-03-06T06:50:00.000-08:00

An Avenue Q song music video created in World of Warcraft.Hi-larious.

2006-03-03T09:44:00.000-08:00

The best courtroom illustration, ever.

2006-03-03T09:43:00.000-08:00

F'n psycho:(2/28/06 - MEMPHIS, TN) - A woman pleaded guilty Monday to attempted murder charges for trying to hire a hit man to rob and kill four men for what she thought was cocaine, but turned out to be cheese. Jessice Sandy Booth, 18, hatched the plot after she visited the home of the men, and mistook queso fresco a white, crumbly cheese common in Mexican cuisine. But the hit man she

2006-03-02T07:56:00.000-08:00

Why women aren't getting into the sciences.Good reasons why no one should get into the sciences, really.

2006-02-27T09:56:00.000-08:00

Suspicious object at the train station I visit twice a day.And bomb sniffing dogs don't do well around trains.Super.

2006-02-27T08:12:00.000-08:00

Police academy last week: Department training and use of force. Weapons they carry:-OC spray-expandable batons-pistolsThey also have shotguns in each car.The city is looking into whether or not to issue tasers. The trainer guy wants them, the city lawyers aren't so sure.Got to fire the 9mm version of their service pistol, using simunitions. The actual officers use the .45 caliber HK USP,

2006-02-27T07:39:00.000-08:00

World population, 6.5 billion.Woot!

2006-02-24T12:46:00.000-08:00

Funny skit from SNL.

2006-02-24T08:21:00.000-08:00

FAA airport delay data on a google map.

2006-02-24T07:12:00.000-08:00

World population to hit 6.5 billion this weekend.

2006-02-23T11:51:00.000-08:00

Why the internet is so very wonderful:a 21 minute compilation of every bad guy Charles Bronson whacks in the Death Wish movie series

2006-02-20T07:55:00.000-08:00

Veronica Mars locations on a google map.

2006-02-20T07:14:00.000-08:00

Another Katrina bugout story: By this time there were so many cars broken down that we spent a lot of our time driving off road. We had a big tarp on the back of the truck with all the gasoline but we were forced to fuel up in front of people. We had enough fuel to fill up our two vehicles three times which turned out to be just enough to get us to Dallas. As we were fueling up crowds of