This last Sunday, a local man murdered his wife and then ran away. Emulating Boston, they locked down the neighborhood to find one man: [Victim] was found dead in the couple’s home in the Governors Club neighborhood just before 6:00 p.m. on Sunday. [Suspect] was not at the scene when police arrived. An extensive overnight… Read More »
No, carrying a firearm would not have helped in Boston yesterday. It wouldn’t have hurt, either, but that’s another thing entirely. Two things that might have helped in the aftermath: A Trauma Kit The training to use it You can’t pick when these things happen.
Instapundit linked to an article over the weekend originally titled The Envelope Method for Household Budgets is a Bad Idea (now titled “You’re probably doing your household budget all wrong”). Since I’ve been using that method for about 10 years now with great success, I clicked through. What I found was the most horrible piece… Read More »
I have a WordPress Plugin called Limit Login Attempts that I’ve been running for a while. It basically gives a quick and easy way to limit brute force attempts on your WordPress site by blocking IPs that have invalid logins. It’s pretty configurable for as simple as it is, and one of the things it… Read More »
Late last year, I built up a home theater PC to replace one that had died. It’s got a very pretty case designed to fit in with audio equipment (protip: if you’ve got young kids or large dogs, don’t hook up the power button to the motherboard. Use the reset switch instead). I put a… Read More »
Step 1: Violate Rule 4 and shoot through the door. I was in my house in North Carolina. It was fall. I heard someone walking on the leaves. And somebody actually turned the knob. So I said, “Stand four feet back because I’m going to shoot now!” Boom! Boom! Step 2: Lie to the cops… Read More »
Self defense bill would eliminate zero tolerance at schools NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) – The state House is voting on a bill that would allow students to fight without punishment if they are confronted at school. The new law would eliminate the notion of zero tolerance and allow students to fight back in self-defense or step… Read More »
No bomb found at Smyrna home SMYRNA, TN (WSMV) – Emergency crews in Smyrna say there was no bomb found after investigating a home on Cheatham Drive near Old Nashville Highway. Officials had setup a staging area at a nearby Veterans of Foreign Wars building. All roads are now open in the area. Also not… Read More »