Ah, Thanksgiving approaches. And what are we thankful for this week? TMQ cheerleader photos, perhaps?
Archive for November 23rd, 2010
TMQ watch: November 23, 2010.
Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010Gunsmoke.
Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010Apropos my comments about the gun show, my great and good friend Glen sent me a link to this Cool Tools writeup of the Dillon Precision RL-550B.
I’ve heard a lot of good word of mouth about Dillon’s stuff, but I didn’t realize the 550B was in the price range of a mediocre laptop. That’s seriously tempting. (And, yes, I realize that there’s additional costs for dies.)
Things I wonder about, and maybe that part of my audience that reloads can answer:
- If you’re just starting out reloading, are you better off starting with a progressive press? I’ve also considered one of those Lee Anniversary kits as a starting point; there’s a dramatic price difference, but am I likely to get frustrated by the limitations of the Lee, and wish I had gone with the Dillon first?
- How much room do you need for the Dillon or an equivalent press? Those of you who have a Dillon setup: how much space does it take up?
Random notes: November 23, 2010.
Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010Fat, drunk, and escorting nuclear weapons is no way to go through life, son.
(I haven’t checked FARK to see if they used that headline. If they didn’t, they should have.)
Anne Dick and The Search for Philip K. Dick in the NYT.
Pager duty?
Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010The City of Austin is paying a police officer – not just any police officer, but one of Art Acevedo’s fired/reinstated by an arbitrator officers – $98,000 a year.
Now, $98,000 a year is good money, especially in Austin. “But,” you may say to yourself, “I don’t want to get shot at, even for $98,000 a year.”
No worries, mate.
Interestingly, the whole thing appears to stem from a domestic dispute:
Correct me if I’m wrong, someone, but doesn’t the fact that he was convicted of a crime of domestic violence mean that he can’t own or carry a gun in any case?