Author Archives: DougM (not a first-hand witness, either)

72-yo retired USAF LtColonel ’69-’92 (Satellite engineering, test, launch, & operations. Strategic planning.)
Living in south-central North Carolina.
Shootin’ and workin’ on my ’74 TR6, a little gunsmithing, firearms instructing, and entertaining myself posting here at SondraKistan.
Erstwhile single-handed live-aboard sailor/instructor/USCGMaster-50Tons, mounted foxhunter, world traveler, backpacker, book collector, photographer, USCCA corner worker, scuba diver, skier, bicycle tourist, and rescuer of maidens fair. Wise ass.
(What? Oh, right.)
…and pal to my invisible friend, here.

nightmares

December 9, 2019 – 4:54 pm

_____ Story Cultural ref

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Just Al bein’ Al

December 8, 2019 – 12:38 pm

Look, I warned you folks a long time ago that I was easily entertained; and cheap jokes about cheap politicians is about as easy as it gets _____ Story Previously, on KisP

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Outposts of resistance

December 7, 2019 – 2:02 pm

More, please _____ Story

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Am not !

December 7, 2019 – 1:17 pm

_____ Story (Bloomberg) Historical ref (Biden)

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Happy Birthday, SondraK

December 7, 2019 – 2:05 am

I know, it’s the Pearl Harbor anniversary, too but Missy gets priority here

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Money can’t buy happiness…

December 6, 2019 – 6:38 pm

…but having it allows one to ignore a lot of unpleasant reality _____ Story

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Can’t make ‘er son a baron, though

December 6, 2019 – 2:51 pm

_____ Story (Pelosi) Story (Trump) Title ref

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Ain’t true just ’cause a feller says it is

December 5, 2019 – 4:31 pm

F’n commie Abortion is a constitutional right – not a privilege for those who can afford it. — Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) December 4, 2019 GMTA Bernie Sanders Hastily Adds Right To An Abortion At Any Time To Copy Of The Constitution https://t.co/zKu2ZONvbA — The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) December 6, 2019

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Prog insults Joni Ernst

December 5, 2019 – 3:36 pm

Implies that she’s a really lousy shot I'm running for the Senate because it's time to stand up to the #NRA, Joni Ernst and the D.C. establishment. They can come after me, but trust me – I won't back down. If you want me to get this up on air, chip in a few bucks [...]

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All identity politics is a lazy-brain scam

December 5, 2019 – 12:27 am

If one follows identity politics to its logical conclusion (i.e. beyond the lazy or disingenuous philosopher’s easily categorized genetic traits, social-political-economic classes, ethnicities, sexualities, sects, clans, neighborhoods, handicaps, interest groups, etc. etc.), one ends up at the fundamental socio-political units… unique individuals. The only way to accommodate this fact is to maximize the freedom of [...]

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