The things that matter in life.

The things that matter in life.
The things that matter in life.

Sunday, February 23, 2025

Shapiro has a point: Trump can have the right agenda, but be problematic in his rhetoric.

MY COMMENT: Conservatives have a somewhat absolutist mindset. Black or white, yes or no, etc. Add in the purely political aspect of it – that any criticism of President Trump can be used against President Trump – and it makes sense. It is unfortunate, and a weakness on the current Right.


https://m.youtube.com/shorts/72uiDtt2HBM

Thursday, February 20, 2025

Black liberals agree that racial integration is bad.

Too bad my LIBERIA PLAN wasn’t put in to play 160 years ago.

https://modernity.news/2025/02/18/trevor-noah-suggests-integration-of-black-and-white-people-was-a-mistake/

Now, I have said for decades that there’s a difference between “desegregation” and “integration.” Ending the mandatory separation is one thing. Affirmatively causing the mixing is another. Exactly how much of a line these folks drive between the two, I don’t know. But remember what they said about Finland!

Tuesday, February 11, 2025

Postmodern Jukebox Showdown: Which is the best PMJ tune?

For the uninitiated who have not seen earlier posts here regarding them, Postmodern Jukebox is a musical outfit devoted to setting modern songs to vintage genres and tones. Imagine the theme to “Friends” performed in the styles of eight different decades. They did it.

Below are probably my three favorite renditions they have done. That is not to disparage other works. Indeed, as I write this, I can think of a couple of others that should probably be included. But the line must be drawn somewhere.

You be the judge as to which is best.

 

Pop-up version HERE.










Monday, February 10, 2025

Thursday, February 6, 2025

THE DAILY FUDD: E281: “(Ties in with this parent blog) ’A Russian, a China Man (sic) and a Jugoslav walk into a bar...’"

https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1972009239961648&id=738816406614277

My response to a…, uhmm…, I’ll just give him the benefit of the doubt and call it facetious, comment asking, “What caliber?”:

“Oh I so wish there was a caliber option for them. A SKS in a NATO caliber would make an awesome obsolescent-but-still-effective civilian ‘Militia’ fighting rifle – does the job, but bypasses “assault weapon” concerns. But alas, 7.62mm ComBloc is the only option for those things.”

TDF INDEX: Cats, Guns, and National Security: THE DAILY FUDD index.  https://catsgunsandnationalsecurity.blogspot.com/2021/03/the-daily-fudd-index.html

Friday, January 31, 2025

THE DAILY FUDD: E280: “More about fudd carry — ‘Leave it at the door’ or ‘Phones have value, too’?”



See TDF 258, 259, and 260 for previous installments.

Recently, a late-night/early-morning outdoor noise let me to personally investigate. Whereas the sound sounded a bit hostile, I did secure armament for myself, more than might normally be my ECW. However, since investigation involved leaving my home, I had to consider whether to take it out with me or – as said in the title – leave it at the door.

At the same time, I was reminded of this humerus, but not-without-some-realism Babylon Bee video of a California couple moving to Texas and facing what they perceived to be a threat. Having no weapons – they were from California, after all – they both moved to video the individual. Such would, of course, potentially have the effect of deterring a threat by him knowing that his actions were being preserved. So, as the title also says, phones have value, too.

INTERESTING THING!: I showed how one can have a CCW on his person, a phone/camera at the ready (and his hands or in his pocket), and a heavier arm of some sort, as Mike and the Mechanics would say (2:23 point), “just inside the doorway. [And u]se it only in emergencies.” All at the same time! Approaches like that can be winners all the way around.

There are indeed a number of options for arms bearers when “following the hue and cry.” It takes wisdom to know which to use when and where. This recent experience give me the opportunity to practice that wisdom.


TDF INDEX: Cats, Guns, and National Security: THE DAILY FUDD index.  https://catsgunsandnationalsecurity.blogspot.com/2021/03/the-daily-fudd-index.html

Thursday, January 30, 2025

My misunderstanding (alternate meaning) of Reba McEntire’s ”The Greatest Man I Never Knew.”

I misunderstood this song when I first heard it way back when. I thought it was about a working woman – perhaps a single mother (“everything he gave to US”) – with a neighbor who perhaps somewhat secretly helped her financially and such. He cared about her deeply, but never felt the place to say it. It was only when it was recited in that TV movie based on “Is there life out there?” that I realized it was about her father.