With any luck, Animal Rights groups may have overplayed their hands. First,go to the infamous “83 animals in a dumpster” trial, better known perhaps as “PETA Kills Animals”. This link is to day three, when some of the most devastating evidence begins to appear, but go to days one and two also. Some day three …
Ban, Ban, Ban-n-Ban. Ban.
If we asked Reid to paste up all the nutty news from California, he wouldn’t be writing much else. Since I’m not writing much else lately myself, I’ll wing this one at you. “Los Angeles and L.A. County authorities are studying whether to bar hydrogenated vegetable oils as an ingredient in restaurant menu items,” according …
Colonial Iron Furnace
Matt sent this piece about an early Colonial iron furnace found near the James River in Virginia that is thought to date to 1619. He asked if I could provide some context for this find. This venture was an offshoot of the original Jamestown colony, the first successful British colony in North America, that was …
What Reid is Reading
We haven’t done this in a while! The Reindeer People by Piers Vitebsky. Account by an anthropologist of his life and times spent with the Eveny, a reindeer herding native people in Siberia. On Steve’s recommendation. Purity of Blood by Arturo Perez-Reverte. Historical novel set in 1620s Spain and sequel to his earlier “Captain Alatriste.” …
The Laki Eruption
The BBC has an interesting story about a forgotten natural disaster in Great Britain. In 1783, the Laki volcano in Iceland erupted, and belched clouds of toxic gas (mostly sulphur dioxide) that blew over Britain and much of Western Europe. The clouds must have lasted for weeks, and researchers in the UK have recently estimated …
Fake Heads
In the “TRENDS” section of the LA times, Reid found this piece of possible Q.-reader interest: “Wild, styled and gleefully cruelty-free.” Staff writer David Keeps uses that description to categorize the artificial animal trophies he claims are “becoming fashionable wall decor, especially for urban hipsters.” Keeps interviews a number of retailers who speculate as to …
Metal Detectors
The BBC reports that archaeological finds are up 45% in the last year in the UK due to increased activity by metal detector enthusiasts. It is interesting to see that there is a large national organization there for these amateur researchers and a large on-line database for recording their finds. Follow the link for the …
Traveling with Animals
Reid sent a rather silly NYT piece (seems to be behind their damned firewall now) about people who travel with animals, mostly professionally or because they can afford to. I must admit there are times when we do, at least if we know there are good places to stay. Here is a photo of Lib …
Gun Humor
This comparison, re Chas, of the AK, the AR 15, and the Mosin Nagant, is utterly irresistible for those who like such things. There are MANY comparisons but how about this one on ammo? If you have an AK “You buy cheap ammo by the case.” If you have an AR Clone “You lovingly reload …
One More on AR
This one needs highlighting re the new proposed NM regs. From the mouth of PETA: “Each and every one of us can make a difference. Please, make a pledge rightnow to take personal responsibility, not just for neutering your owncompanion animals, but also to neuter or spay every unsterilized animal youencounter. Is there an unneutered …