Long ago I recall a conversation I had with a Professor of English, who had more degrees and blind utopian zest that was good for him. "Do you know the difference between fiction and good fiction?" "Plausibility?" I replied dryly, half caring. "In a sense, yes. Plausibility, or the suspension of disbelief is one which …
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The Shura
Shura: (shūrā) is an Arabic word for 'consultation'. It is a gathering of Leaders among a Tribe or Group which contemplates an issue, agrees upon a solution, and rallies their groups towards that goal. The agreement reached provides the community's consent to action, recognizing the authority of the community and accepting the burden of consequence. …
Memorial Day
Spend the day today celebrating the fallen while living the life they cannot. You only get one shot- make it count.
“Cause You Can’t Stomp Us Out, Can’t Make Us Run…”
Knowing at least all the words to more than a handful of Hank Jr songs is a prerequisite to being from the South- its never solely been about the music so much as it's the identity that comes with it; a shared bond, a common cause, a feeling you get. Unlike a lot of the …
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Spearhead Transmission
The awesome crew from the Spearhead Transmission had me back last night night- it was a blast as always. Check it out here.
Cognitive Infiltration, Take II
A good while back my friend Mike Bishop (who no longer blogs for various reasons) wrote a very well-informed piece called 'cognitive infiltration' laying out the means that various detractors and moles infiltrate political opposition outlets and seek to erode the message by any and all means possible. The term itself was created by Sociology …
0241 Sends the Following Update:
From 0241Tactical. As many of you know we are a small veteran owned company providing 100% made in the USA gear to our customers. Thanks to everyone who ordered our Tactical Operator’s Pullover Jacket! Typically, we have a 3-4 week delay from order to shipping. Why the delay? 0241Tactical has several thousand yards of fabric …
0241 Sends-
Due to overwhelming demand, the order page for the Operator's Pullovers will temporarily be taken down on 2 MAY so that he can get caught up on all your orders! This is only temporary. Sean tells me that he estimates everything will be caught up by 1 JUNE and to tops will be orderable again. …
The 102nd Anniversary
And the reformed Ottoman will do it again, given the chance. We know this. And we don't forget. My Grandmother never let us forget.
Hognose
I learned about the passing of Hognose of the Weaponsman blog, like most of you, yesterday morning. I'd like to send proper condolences to his survivors and pay a fitting tribute of sorts to him with the poster above. O'Brien, unlike nearly every outlet of today's internet, spoke with a rational nature regarding one of …