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A must read for bloggers of all stripes: how Donald Douglas from American Power  whupped the copyright trolls in court... 'Beating Righthaven' -here-

Here is one of the reasons why I like to open carry. There is a gentleman I have talked to a few times who is relatively new to Arizona. I see him around the stores in Green Valley now and then. He first approached me because of my openly carried pistol about four months ago. He wasn't aware of our carry laws and wanted to know all about it. He has recently moved here from Illinois and thinks it is absolutely wonderful that people can walk around with a loaded pistol on their hip. We all know how Illinois is...

Shotguns, buckshot, SHTF With all of the insane government spending going on, and the potential of nasty inflation hitting soon, I have been looking for things to buy that have utility, trading value, and long term storage life. I have been heavily involved in the gun culture, grew up in it, studied it, and have been a professional for the last 16 years. Almost everyone has a shotgun. Usually it is a 12 gauge, although there are plenty of 20, 16, and 410 shotguns out there. Most people have a box or two of bird shot. They might have a...

Children at Risk, a state policy advocate organization, published today a series of studies and articles on sex and teen pregnancy in Texas. Some of the results may shock you.

PER WEBSITE: FDA regulations will force manufacturers to spend upwards of six-figures just to get new a blend approved. Your favorite boutique cigar brands will wither and die, leaving only the largest manufacturers to introduce a new blend or two per year. Don't expect to sample those new blends, either: free samples will be illegal, as well as cigar events. And even if you're brave enough to buy a box sight unseen, the FDA is likely to mandate near-zero levels of nicotine. How do you suppose THAT cigar will taste? Surely the Founding Fathers are spinning in their graves! When...

Make sure you watch to the end! The guy's remark.. don't fool yourself into thinking he didn't mean what he said. He meant it. link

Several new updates on my art blog. Hope you enjoy them. Check out some of my page links to the side as I've updated those as well! Thanks so much for stopping by! michaellekites

This is my first post so I hope this is ok. This is my own personal story. I am very actively involved in historic preservation and have a 100 year old house I am obsessively restoring. I have recently been criminally charged by the city of Lakewood, OH (the same city that confiscated the guns without a warrant in this article http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2771914/posts?page=92 ) for the historic preservation of my historic house. The full story is on my blog here http://1914foursquare.blogspot.com/2011/09/historic-preservation-criminal-offense.html I appreciate all the support I can get on this. Thank you.

Over 65 M completed new homes sit unused in China,  along with public buildings/accompanying infrastructure... If the Chinese property bubble pops... what then? The massive public projects under way in communist China today include sprawling housing developments, retail shopping districts, and 'forests' of skyscrapers. Since they were built to support the country's ongoing economic boom and real-estate rush, all these tower block condos, economic centers, and recently-built neighborhoods should be bustling with hard-working Chinese newcomers from the countryside... or so you'd think.But satellite pictures taken earlier this year revealed that China's odd unused-housing stock glut has only gotten worse, if anything: they indeed...

Hi! Just posting and sharing some of the newer things I've been working on. I recently completed a few fantasy type landscapes and have begun some other works in oils. For anyone interested in oil painting, I recommend the book "The Painter in Oil" by Daniel Burleigh Parkhurst. Written, I believe, in the early 1900's. You can still find copies on ebay or Amazon. Here's my sight.. I always read comments and appreciate feedback. Thanks so much... michaellekites

Introducing the newest and bestest, little Freeperette! Piper was born early this morning at 7 minutes past midnight, weighing in at 7 pounds, 15 ounces and is 21 inches. She was born to Freeper Jemian's Terror and his wife.Please pray God's richest blessings in her life and that from her earliest conciousness she will be looking to Jesus for her salvation. Please pray that she will be filled with joy and goodness, strength and stedfastness. Pray for her parents, too, that they will continually walk with God and be filled with wisdom as they raise Piper in the nurture and...

If you’ve ever seen a Ken Burns documentary, you’re familiar with their use of faded photos, archival video and interviews with renowned historians. Films like “The Civil War,” “Thomas Jefferson” and “Lewis & Clark” bring the past to life despite the decades of distance between the subject matter and the viewers. No doubt, his newest documentary, “Prohibition,” which premieres Sunday at 8 p.m. PBS, promises to offer a thorough historical examination of American life during the period around the 18th Amendment’s rise and fall. The three-part series focusing on Prohibition’s past, however, may lead the viewers to believe that every...

Is anybody watching the S. Carolina - Auburn game on-line? Any link? There are several services where you can download a program that allows you to watch tv on your pc. Has anybody tried them? Are they legit? Thanks.

A discussion with pictures of the mechanical failure causing the Reno Air Race crash.

I'm having trouble finding any FR posting guidelines showing which sites may be excerpted, which are link-only and so on. I would have thought adding a link to that information on the page that appears when you hit "Post" would be a no-brainer, but I sure don't see anything like that. I've seen people referencing such guidelines quite a bit, but I've never found 'em.

Just sharing some new work I've been doing. I've had more time lately and have been finishing quite a bit. Hope you enjoy it. michaellekitesAlso, if you like art, check out the Pennsylvania Daily Painters blog. Lots of good artists from PA on there! Here's that link: PApainters

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The One Long Term Survival Tool Everyone Forgets. OK, the SHTF big time, and it is going to be a very long time until things settle down. You, as a prepper, have your food, medication and fuel stores, your guns and ammo, your water and power needs sorted out and your retreat. You have even arranged allies amongst your neighbours. You are set to ride this thing out until things slowly get back to normal. Your garden is growing, and the odd intruding deer, raccoons and rabbits that fancy a free lunch are making a welcome addition to your meat...

California Capital Airshow coming up Sept. 11th-12th...  Some highlights from last year's event: There are only seven Lockheed P-38 Lightning aircraft that remain in flying condition out of over 10,000 produced... five of them made this show. This gentleman is Col Bill Harris... now 95 years old.  He came to the even in a wheelchair and had a hard time making the few steps to the plane. But this P-38 was painted to replicate the one Col Harris flew in WWII; you see, Bill Harris is a genuine WWII ace, having scored 15 confirmed aerial kills of Imperial Japanese aircraft....

My wife, Jan and I, and our children, Amy and Nathan Starkey, lived near Battle Ground until the early 1990s. Our son, Nathan, was in 8th grade at Lewisville Middle School and our daughter, Amy, was a student at Battle Ground High School in 1988 when a serious auto accident fatally injured Nathan less than a mile from school. Amy was driving and pulled out without seeing a logging truck. Though injured, Amy, and two other children in the car survived. Nathan, age 13, was buried in the Venersborg Cemetery, east of Battle Ground, near our home. In 1992, I...