Over at Thomas J. Stanley’s blog.
(He’s the guy that wrote The Millionaire Next Door
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A great story on why everyone needs an emergency fund
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Quote of the Day, Justice Edition
It has been a striking consistency that prospective jurors who have seemed favorably disposed to Mr. Zimmerman seem to be startingly more informed those those who seem disposed against him.
The more folks learn about the case, the more likely they are to support Zimmerman.
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Clarity
The same government officials who don’t trust schoolteachers with revolvers are giving Al Qaeda machine guns and rocket launchers.
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Quote of the Day, Persistence Edition
Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut on gun bans:
We lost the first vote, but we’re going to win the last vote.
Emphasis mine. This is the attitude of the left, generally. It’s not over until they win, and then it’s over and no longer up for discussion.
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Fun with Headlines: 6-14-2013
Actual Headline: Kentucky Man Charged After Trying To Break Into Own Home
Accurate Headline: Man arrested for being drunk and disorderly.Actual Headline: Singer Cee Lo spurs complaints at Riverbend
Accurate Headline: Officials who hire singer made famous by song titled “F&CK YOU” surprised by profanity in his showActual Headline: Memphis police suspend officer over KKK tweets
Accurate Headline: Memphis police officer suspended for inciting violence against KKK Rally.Actual Headline: Smyrna homeowners get chance to voice concerns on property tax hike
Accurate Headline: Smyrna homeowners get chance to be completely ignored in personActual Headline: East-West transit system moves forward despite opposition
Accurate Headline: Nashville City Council approves plan to use other people’s money to destroy West End businesses.Actual Headline: Rutherford County judge gives female attorneys fashion advice
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Quote of the Day
The story he’s commenting on is one I’m not inclined to believe without more information.
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My 2 cents on the recent scandals over privacy…
…is actually summed up by one of my local buddies:
“To everyone who ever thought I was kidding or just spinning some conspiracy tales for kicks when I repeatedly said “The government is sniffing basically all your communications online”…
F@$k you people.”
Seriously. Next time large portions of the IT community tells you that there’s a high likelihood that the government is snooping through x communication (which it’s been doing for years… yes, this includes before the W.), maybe you’ll believe them. It’s not like there haven’t been sightings of men in suits showing up to datacenters and having NOC analysts install servers with no labels for years or anything, or documented cases of cell phones going into “listen” mode.
Remember… just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean that they’re not really out to get you.
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The funniest news story I’ve read all week
Actual headline: Men dressed in clown masks rob man who admits drug dealing
Accurate headline: Actually, the original headline is pretty accurate.You gotta love a story that includes this line from investigators:
“We assembled a photo line-up of clown masks, and had the victim look at it, and he quickly identified the mask.”
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You know, I kind of want to get an IL Carry License…
If this is an accurate description of the law as passed, the only way for me to legally carry in Illinois is to take a 16 hour class and pay a $300 fee.
My guess is that with lodging, training, and the fee, it’ll cost me around a thousand dollars. I never go to Illinois, primarily because of their crappy gun laws. I doubt I’d go much after getting an IL Carry License or whatever they decide to call it.
But it sure would kick over my giggle box to carry in Chicago.
