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красные победили

Thu, 06/26/08 5:01 P GMT-05
The SCOTUS hath rendered it's decision and opinion. When I heard the news, the words above (pronounced "krasniye pobyedili") went through my mind. It's what russians say when the good guys win in movies or stories. Roughly translate
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Hard slogging

Fri, 06/13/08 10:11 P GMT-05
I am sorry that I have not been blogging much as of late. The fact of the matter is that I have tons of stuff to do, and there are some tough times ahead. All together things seem to have conspired against me to keep Domestic-6 and myself from enjoyi
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A link worth linking...

Tue, 05/20/08 9:48 P GMT-05
Earn this. Earn it.Hat tip to BlackfiveR/S -doc
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A few things I would like to see...

Mon, 05/12/08 7:58 P GMT-05
I would like to see the US opening Western style Universities in Iraq and Afghanistan. These areas never had a period of enlightenment, and I think that inserting a driving catalyst such as the Classical Education of a liberal arts college, complete
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the big DeeCee

Mon, 05/05/08 11:25 A GMT-05
Well, D-6 and I returned from Washington, DC., andf it was overall a good trip. Unfortunately, we fundamentally lost the first day since our flight was cancelled. Only flight out of Detroit that day that got cancelled. This happened before when D-6 w
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Old Haunts

Fri, 05/02/08 9:22 A GMT-05
Domestic-6 and I are about to catch a flight out of here. We are headed to Washington, DC. Yes, I know that a lot of people are going to be scratching their heads wondering why I would want to go there. The fact is that I have a secret. I was born in
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Memeage

Sun, 04/27/08 2:02 P GMT-05
Since it seems to be circulating to the level at which I will indulge.I copy this from LawDog:1. Pick up the nearest book of 123 pages or more.2. Find page 123.3. Find the first five sentences.4. Post the next three sentences.5. Tag five people.I am
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Musical experiment

Wed, 04/23/08 6:03 A GMT-05
I am going to try something here. I saw this item in Lt G's website, and really liked it, so I decided to shamelessly tear that particular page out of his playbook and use it myself. So, if you would like ot hear some of the tunes I like to liste
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the lie of multiculturalism

Mon, 04/14/08 10:46 P GMT-05
SO, I thought that I would vent, let people know that I am still alive, and remark upon some recent eventsSpecifically, I would like to address Barry Obama's recent remarks on people "clinging to their guns" when things aren't going
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A well-regulated militia...

Mon, 03/24/08 9:49 A GMT-05
Had those four words been omitted from the bill of rights, there would be no gun control debate (probably). As is often lamented and preferentially interpereted, that clause in the second ammendment has caused no small amount of gnashing teeth and sc
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Sam, MTV, books, bikes and boomsticks

Fri, 03/21/08 7:42 P GMT-05
First, let me say that Sam is doing well and continues to improve. Thanks aain to everyone for your thoughts, words, and prayers.Second, while I was speaking with my good friend Moriarty today on the phone, discussing the Heller case in front of SCOT
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Sam-u-rai

Sun, 03/16/08 6:48 A GMT-05
When I first met my wife, we were both in college. We were both pre-med students at the University of Dallas. We had both gone there because we wanted to be close to our families, and it was a good school. Well, when we started dating, the time came
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reliability and retirement

Thu, 03/13/08 7:30 A GMT-05
A couple of things I wanted to talk about.First is the retirment of Adm Fallon. I know that the journalists are sugestinng that the Bush administration is at fault for effectively firing the Admiral allegedly because he disagreed with the administrat
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Ladies and Gentlemen, I'd like your attention please....

Tue, 03/04/08 5:43 P GMT-05
...I want to introduce you to the newest member of the gun cabinet, and what is, by far, the crown jewel.Allow me to introduce....VERAShe is a 16" midlength AR chambered in 6.5 Grendel, topped off with a nightforce scope, and a few other bells a
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odds and ends

Thu, 02/21/08 12:14 P GMT-05
For those of you who did not check comments the fragrance that my wife is foisting on me, that I am appreciating is Mechant loupe. Along the same lines, and the thing which impelled me to post today is that I was reading about the .327 federal cartri
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I'm not a metrosexual, but.....

Sat, 02/02/08 11:24 P GMT-05
My wife has been spending a lot of time recently perusing perfumes. It has become something of a hobby for her, recently. Now, in my world, perfume comes somewhere between the mating habits of the Rhodesian fruit fly and the current position of the m
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Things you can do to hack off your emergency physician

Thu, 01/31/08 2:26 P GMT-05
Here is just a short compilation of things that seem to get on my nerves every shift, it seems.Not taking gum out of your mouth when I tell you to open wide so that I can see the back of your throat. The only reason I don't want to see you choke
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The reputation I am getting

Wed, 01/23/08 12:38 P GMT-05
My Residency program has a nice setup where you spend most of your time in a level I trauma center with a high acuity of medical patients to get that big-city ER feel, but you also rotate at a smaller affiliated hospital where you get more of the sma
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Range report

Mon, 01/14/08 9:52 P GMT-05
So, I got a chance to go to the range today, and boy, did I enjoy it. I actually wasn't just going for fun, but it was all fun. There were a few objectives I had in mind when I went out to the double action indoor range. First, I just wanted to r
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Gun manufacturer shoots self in foot.

Wed, 01/09/08 5:49 P GMT-05
I have been putting together a 6.5 Grendel rfile over the past... oh ... year or so (and it is still not done). Recently, I had a little bit of buyers remorse since I had bought an Alexander Arms 16" upper, and then found out later that Robinson
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The drug-seeking patient

Mon, 12/03/07 2:20 P GMT-05
This is not a subject that I have talked about much before except in passing. It is one of the difficulties in working in emergency medicine. It is the drug-seeking patient. These are often some of the most infuriating and resource draining pati
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Coming home

Sat, 12/01/07 4:24 P GMT-05
The other day, I was at work, and I happened to have an excuse to check my eMail. I had received an eMail from my sister in the sandbox. She talked about coming home and her date of return. Then, unbidden and unwelcome, I could feel tears welling up
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Happy thanksgiving, folks

Thu, 11/22/07 1:27 P GMT-05
I want to take a few moments to wish everyone well, and a happy thanksgiving.I am thankful for so many things. For my incredible wife. For my family. For my sister's looming return from the sandbox. For good friends that have enriched my life.Unf
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Yeah, didn't see that one coming...

Wed, 11/21/07 9:09 P GMT-05
I have to tip my hat to Grim and Cassandra for this one... Your Inner European is Russian! Mysterious and exotic.You've got a great balance of danger and allure. Who's Your Inner European? Although this particular test was gear
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Range day

Mon, 11/12/07 1:40 A GMT-05
On Sunday, I went out to the range. It was a very exciting day. I had been waiting for months for the 6.5 mm upper to arrive, and after it had, I put it all together.  It was going to be the inaugural shooting of this rifle. Now, to be perfectly
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