Author Archives: Mike Clark

Yes, Armed Citizens are Clueless Tools — NOT

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Mike Clark

Tooling around YouTube Hey, I found this 3-part screed about how bumbling private citizens cannot possibly defend themselves effectively.  This is what they say in the description. The controlled study documented in these videos show that concealed carry permit holders … Continue reading →

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My New Favorite YouTube Channel

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Mike Clark

Mr. Colion Noir!

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Korean Weather is Heating Up

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Mike Clark

I don’t know what it is about Kim Jong-un that is causing him to get so belligerant to be threatening the tossing of nukes everywhere.  The apparent cause of this heated talk is the pretty much routine annual training exercises … Continue reading →

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They also serve who only stand and wait…

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Mike Clark

There was a front page story in my local newspaper, The Olympian, about two Soldiers from the Ranger battalion at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) receiving the Silver Star for actions in Afghanistan.  One received his posthumously; the other survived the … Continue reading →

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Playlists are SO cool

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Mike Clark

Remember that the Whitehouse released President Obama’s 2013 Inauguration playlist?  Did he really listen to this playlist on his iPod? You know things have really “progressed” when a person’s playlist becomes part of his political personna.  I can see a future … Continue reading →

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Al Jezeera Buys Al Gore’s Current TV

Posted on January 13, 2013 by Mike Clark

The news that didn’t really make it to mainstream television was that Al Gore sold his cable channnel “Current TV” to Al Jezeera.  See the news here.  They paid Gore a half million dollars for the network, which, given a … Continue reading →

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Certainties and Inevitabilities

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Mike Clark

If it were me, I’d pretty much know what do about this.  But it isn’t.  If it were me, I’d at least feel a little bit in control of the outcome.  But it isn’t.  So it is out of my … Continue reading →

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R.I.P. General Norman Schwartzkopf

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Mike Clark

My old brigade commander, H. Norman Schwartzkopf, has passed away at the age of 78.  I never met him personally, but I was one of his troops when I served in the 1st Brigade of the 9th Infantry Division at … Continue reading →

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Just saw “Skyfall” – the new James Bond movie

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Mike Clark

I don’t go to theaters to watch movies very often. But this week I decided to treat myself to some flick or other, and then I had to pick one. I don’t know why I chose to see Skyfall, except … Continue reading →

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Bad Astronomies and Global Warming Deniers

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Mike Clark

Not that Phil Plait (the Bad Astronomer) will read this blog, but I am quite annoyed by his use of the term “global warming denier”.  I realize that he didn’t originate the term and he isn’t the only one who … Continue reading →

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