Monthly Archives: June 2017

The book, “Point of Impact” became the movie “Shooter” starring Mark Walberg as “Bob Lee Swagger” aka “Bob the Nailer.” The backstory for Bob Lee was updated from Vietnam to the “war on terror” but other than that the movie … Continue reading →

The fashion police. First they came for mens cargo shorts! https://www.buzzfeed.com/pablovaldivia/we-need-to-talk-about-cargo-shorts?utm_term=.fdBXBPXMK#.usDgRdgGD and http://www.businessinsider.de/why-no-man-should-wear-cargo-shorts-2016-3?r=US&IR=T and http://www.complex.com/style/2015/05/things-adults-should-stop-wearing/cargo-shorts Then they came for flip flops! http://www.esquire.com/style/mens-fashion/a55920/flip-flops-worst-shoes-for-men/ and http://www.slate.com/articles/life/a_fine_whine/2013/07/against_flip_flops_put_a_shoe_on_you_slob.html and http://www.gq.com/story/where-you-can-and-cant-wear-flip-flops Now…does anyone find it ironic that the “fashion police” are compaining about highly functional … Continue reading →

If you update some old hardware to Windows 10, and you can’t find Win 10 drivers for your old hardware, Win7 drivers from the official vendor will work, at least for HP download and isntall via the .exe files used … Continue reading →

So now three of the top five long distance confirmed kill shots by snipers are three Canadians, one Brit and one US. 4 of the 5 have been named. Two of the five are from Princess Patricia’s Light Infantry, which … Continue reading →

Anyone remember that line from “The Hunt for Red October” where the US Skipper says, “This will get out of control.”? I do, and it is fitting now that the downing of a Syrian Su-22 by an F/A-18E Super Hornet last … Continue reading →

James T. Hodgkinson failed in his self assigned mission to assassinate Republican lawmakers. And while he is currently deceased, some forensic reconstruction of his mission planning can be gleaned from the open source reporting. He possessed a valid Illinois state … Continue reading →

I’m a tech geek. Everybody knows someone like me, just think of the first person you call when your computer starts acting up, them’s my peeps. So when I ran into a really weird problem with windows on my main … Continue reading →

Recently I found out that someone needed some additional assistance passing a run time requirement, so for the last two weeks I’ve been getting up early and meeting him at his door at 0600 to go for a run on … Continue reading →

The Seattle City Council has decided to create what I believe is currently the nations highest soda tax. http://reason.com/blog/2017/06/06/seattle-becomes-latest-city-to-pass-regr So…if you were a City Councilman (or member, or whatever pronoun one happens to care for), maybe before enacting some new … Continue reading →