London Times.Thursday, February 5, 2009
Oh, come on! Burros??
Drug Agents Arrest 15 People And Seize 200 Concrete Burros Packed With An Estimated $1.5 Million In Marijuana.In a case that could cast suspicion on lawn ornaments everywhere, authorities say they have busted a drug ring that used concrete donkey statues to smuggle $1.5 million worth of marijuana into the Los Angeles area.
Spare-Parts Superstore
Halted Specialties Company, Santa Clara, CAHalted, in Santa Clara, Calif., is one of the last of a dying breed — a rough-around-the-edges electronics wonderland meant for people who just can’t find what they need at stores like Best Buy and Fry’s Electronics.
In fact, Apple’s co-founders, Steven P. Jobs and Stephen Wozniak, shopped at Halted, hunting down parts for their first products. During one of these visits, Hal Elzig, who founded Halted and died in 2005, turned down an offer to invest in what would become Apple.
“Hal remembered them driving around barefoot in a Volkswagen van,” Mr. Ellingson [the current owner] said. “They were a couple of young, scruffy-looking guys. He said, ‘I don’t want to give these guys any money.’ ”
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Mid Winter
Yesterday, the first crocus in my front yard.
Today, a morning snowstorm covers Einstein's monument at the National Science Foundation.
Heroine Possession Now A Felony
Hollywood Hot Heads
Robert Downey Jr.
Downey's career started as a cast member of "Saturday Night Live" at the age of 20 and led him down a tumultuous road. The former "Brat Pack" member has had a laundry list of crimes on his record including a drunken driving charge, heroine and gun possessions, multiple stints at rehabilitation clinics and even a fight with a fellow inmate at a Los Angeles jail. Throughout his tumultous personal highs and lows, Downey's managed to stay on the screen and will star in the upcoming movie "Sherlock Holmes."(Nick Ut/AP Photo)
Correction
From the NYT:
Correction: February 4, 2009:Tuesday's column incorrectly said the $35,000 commode purchased for a Merrill Lynch office renovation was for a washroom. The cabinet was for the office's reception area.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
"Mistakes Were Made"
The New York Times tries to generate sympathy for despised money managers.
“I’d almost rather say I’m a pornographer,” said a retired Wall Street executive who, for self-evident reasons, asked not to be identified. “At least that’s a business that people understand.”
“I’d almost rather say I’m a pornographer,” said a retired Wall Street executive who, for self-evident reasons, asked not to be identified. “At least that’s a business that people understand.”
"Hi, Sailor! How about a convertible, subordinated debenture? Only fifty bucks? Twenty?"
Monday, February 2, 2009
Sunday, February 1, 2009
International Spy Name
Your International Spy Name is Buck Turgidson |
 Your Code Name: CRM-114 You Reside in: Burpleson AFB Why You're a Good Spy: You've got a gammy leg |
Tripp Research Magazine
This afternoon I fired 100 rds of Remington 230-gr ball through the little Kimber CDP using the Kimber mag and a new 7-shot mag from Tripp Research. Except for the finish, the mags are nearly identical:
Check out the "skirt" on the followers that prevents the follower from tilting forward or shifting forward:
Same patent number, too:
These mags are not identical; in the photo above, notice the different openings in the top of the tube: the Tripp is rounded and the Kimber is squared off.
The other mags that I tried last week, from Wilson Combat and Chip McCormick, do not have a "skirted" follower, and consequently on the last round the follower can tilt forward or shift forward (or tilt AND shift forward) and contact the frame. In an aluminum-framed gun, this can cause scratching. Is this a scratch? I don't know. The next two pictures were taken before the range session:
Here's an ECU:
The area of concern is the tiny triangle (about 2-mm on each side). It is found on the inside of the magazine well.
This last picture was taken after the session; I can't see any change in the little triangle:
Both magazines worked well today. There was a single failure to extract, on round #2 with the Tripp mag, and after that the gun ran perfectly, alternating the Tripp and Kimber mags every seven shots. After this I fired 50 rds of Remington 230-gr JHP, again without a single failure.
The NRA range was packed again today, a 45-minute wait.
I have more magazines on the way, from Wilson, Baer, Novak, Mec-Gar and Springfield.
Check out the "skirt" on the followers that prevents the follower from tilting forward or shifting forward:
Same patent number, too:
These mags are not identical; in the photo above, notice the different openings in the top of the tube: the Tripp is rounded and the Kimber is squared off.
The other mags that I tried last week, from Wilson Combat and Chip McCormick, do not have a "skirted" follower, and consequently on the last round the follower can tilt forward or shift forward (or tilt AND shift forward) and contact the frame. In an aluminum-framed gun, this can cause scratching. Is this a scratch? I don't know. The next two pictures were taken before the range session:
Here's an ECU:
The area of concern is the tiny triangle (about 2-mm on each side). It is found on the inside of the magazine well.
This last picture was taken after the session; I can't see any change in the little triangle:
Both magazines worked well today. There was a single failure to extract, on round #2 with the Tripp mag, and after that the gun ran perfectly, alternating the Tripp and Kimber mags every seven shots. After this I fired 50 rds of Remington 230-gr JHP, again without a single failure.
The NRA range was packed again today, a 45-minute wait.
I have more magazines on the way, from Wilson, Baer, Novak, Mec-Gar and Springfield.
Friday, January 30, 2009
Cheech and Chong Reunite
They're playing Radio City Music Hall tomorrow night.Cheech Marin is 62 and Tommy Chong is 70.
Here they are in "Up In Smoke" (1983)."An Imploding Caste of Spoiled Harpies"
Blog Charts Woes of Dating Wall Street Bankers
The story of the women who date the former Masters of The Universe has become something of a sensation, according to Reuters.
And, in a related story:
Hundreds Seek Escape From Cold, Dark Homes.
Free Speech For Me, But Not For Thee
From the safety of the Sullivan decision, the New York Times casts doubt on the First Amendment rights of mere mortals.One of the misconceptions that muddle the West’s debate over Islam and free speech is the idea that people should be totally free to insult. Free speech is never that absolute. Even — or perhaps especially — in America, where citizens are protected by the First Amendment, there are certain words and opinions that no civilized person would utter, and others that open the speaker to civil charges.
Insult? I guess they didn't read Maureen Dowd's columns about Sarah Palin last fall.
Caribou Barbie?
Maybe what they mean is that you should not insult Islam?
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