When it's time for an old friend to leave, there are few things more appropriate than Kipling. FOUR-FEET (from "The Woman In His Life") I have done mostly what most men do, And pushed it out of my mind; But I can't forget, if I wanted to, Four-Feet trotting behind. Day after day, the whole day through— Wherever my road inclined— Four-Feet said, "I am coming with you!" And trotted along behind. Now I must go by some other round— Which I shall never find— Somewhere that does not carry the s…
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The latest Sabaton History video is on Simo Häyhä, the Finnish sniper known as the "White Death", with what is likely the highest recorded kill count for a sniper in any conflict. The song is regularly on my workou tlist.…
Who'd have guessed that the push for red flag laws might be supported by the left because it gives them excuses to report people for arbitrary reasons? Peter Grant notes that there are already threats to abuse red flag laws [https://bayourenaissanceman.blogspot.com/2019/08/red-flag-laws-as-tool-of-oppression.html] , with the attitude that, of course, anyone who wants a gun must be crazy. While I'm not sure how to best nail down the details, I'm still have the overall attitude that people who c…
Not much to say about this town. The main part of town is laid out in a square grid, with a fort midway along one side facing the water, and small beaches and boat docks along the same edge. There's a beautiful cathedral in town, and it's obviously a tourist spot - some nice little restaurants and shops and cafes that you'd find at any beach or resort town, but far fewer tacky ones due to the small size. You can get a pretty good tan even at the northern latitudes with all of…