15 years, more craziness than ever, and you're still your own first line of defense.

Worrisome events in Dallas.

Today, we ALL bleed blue.

Texas primaries.  Looks like 'fun'.

So, I come in to find The Girl (TM) crocheting 'preemie beanies'. . .


THAT'LL get your heart rate up.


She insisted that I clarify that they're for Random Acts Annual Melee Of Kindness (AMOK) (shameless plug).

So, Iowa.

What's wrong with 'none of the above' for a few years, really?

Oh, well.  We survived the '70s, and we'll survive this.

Good news, everyone!
New content over at Law Dog's Web Log. I love sayin' that, in that fashion.

Merry Christmas, for those of you who observe such.

Everybody else, TGIF!

No man is an island. . .
Unless he's fording a flooded road.

Be very careful out there this weekend.

A new benchmark for failure has been set. Wife (or whatever)-beating scrap of excrement is arrested on a bench warrant at the hospital where the fuel filler pipe had to be removed from his hand!
This is why Bond villains are so ridiculous-real criminals are stupid.
Homer, are you still holding on to the can?

No bias here. Move along.

Heh, heh, heh.

Monorail breakdown. Got a harness, descender and some 5mm rope on ya'? 'Cause you don't just walk away from an elevated monorail.
From the story: "Officials said a possible mechanical problem caused the stoppage." Good to have THAT cleared up. Y'all sure it wasn't telekinesis?

NOPENOPENOPENOPENOPE 
Not goin'.
Can't make me.

Wow. Managed to miss September completely. Temporary promotion outside my career track.
G'on over to Tam's place for some historical perspective.

In case you needed a reminder that cities suck, this story. The guy made it through New York City fergawdsake, but not Philly. Looks like a couple of guys were up to no good. . .

For U. S. readers; Happy Independence Day, y'all.
Everybody else have a good weekend.

With my right hand to God, I think I just heard someone say that their charity's domain was "dolphinproject.net".  While I respect the work you're doin', that really was tasteless.

IMAX doesn't want you calling anything that's not IMAX, IMAX. Only they get to do that.

Am I alone in thinking that this was inevitable?
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

This story is full of fail, but I have to ask: What sort of 'supervised release' allowed this career felon to get his hands on a firearm? Note that these events took place in California, which is 'bout the hardest place in the U. S. to legally acquire firearms.