Silver buyers

Thinking about putting away some silver coinage in your savings? I ran across this site recently. Franklin Half-Dollars for $8.49, which is about 15% over today’s $18.62 spot price from Kitco. [by wt, 12.5 g = 0.440924 oz of junk silver (90%) = 0.396846 oz pure silver]

GTT–The New Reconstruction

I’ve mentioned before that one of the phrases I recall from Mississippi History class, all those years ago, was the phrase “Gone to Texas.” In the era known as “Reconstruction,” thousands of Mississippians migrated to Texas for a new beginning, often leaving the letters “GTT” scrawled on the door of their abandoned homes. With all [...]

Oil Rain in Louisiana

This is a startling video. Louisiana residents witness a strange rain that leaves oil puddles near their homes. h/t tyler

Things that go BANG!

Attn bloggers …. M.D. Creekmore at the The Survivalist Blog – a survival blog dedicated to helping others prepare for and survive disaster – with articles on bug out bag contents, survival knife choices and a wealth of other survival information is giving away a 1,000 round case of 9mm – 124 Grain FMJ (a [...]

Happy Father’s Day!

We love you, Nuke and N2l!

The BP Well Disaster:Compromised “Down Hole”

I just finished this rather lengthy article at The Oil Drum and it paints a much bleaker picture of the ramifications of this disaster. What is likely to happen now? Well…none of what is likely to happen is good, in fact…it’s about as bad as it gets. I am convinced the erosion and compromising of [...]

Simply Irresistible

Robert Palmer, in his prime. from viral videos

FAA declares no-fly zone in Gulf

No pilots may operate an aircraft in the areas covered by this NOTAM (except as described). NOTAM Number : FDC 0/5100 Issue Date : June 09, 2010 at 2155 UTC Location : . GULF OF MEXICO OIL SPILL AND AFFECTED COASTLINE. THIS NO, United States Beginning Date and Time : Effective Immediately Ending Date and [...]

Obama’s “Nagin Moment”

Spotted over at Free Republic Related: Miles of Oil Containment Boom Sit in Warehouse

Ødumbo, O.G.

No, the O.G. doesn’t mean original gangsta’, it means Oblivious Gawker. It is now day 51 of the BP well disaster and the oil continues to leak out. Not only has our pResident O.G. not spoken to, or met with, the CEO of BP he is still struggling with how to vote not present on [...]

Hope for the Gulf Coast

An all natural, non-toxic oil emulsifier that is completely biodegradable, and has been proven to work on an oil sludge in Wyoming, offers hope to residents of the Gulf Coast. Update: Video report The product is the work of an Ocala, Florida company named Global Petroleum Environmental Technologies. It’s called Ecosafe. From FirstCoastNews ….. “  [...]

Weekend Roundup and Open Thread

James Clapper is named DNI by the President Obama. …… Interesting criticism from Kit Bond regarding Clapper’s background in the military (USAF). Bond and others are saying that Clapper’s nomination signals that Obama’s efforts in the War on Terror will continue to have the greater emphasis on law enforcement, and …”would make the position susceptible [...]

Pac 10 Big 12 Buzz

Latest rumors swirling around the world of college athletics has some interesting implications for two of the nation’s premiere conferences, the Pac-10, and the Big-12. …the Pac-10 is prepared to offer membership to six Big 12 schools to form a mega 16-team conference that would cover the western half of the country and break into [...]

Best Video Of The Year!

Major Pwnage! caroline glick

Health Care Reform Will Help Everyone

a guest post by Barbara O’Brien Many Americans assume the new health care reform act will benefit mostly the poor and uninsured and hurt everyone else, according to polls. As Matt Yglesias wrote, “Basically, people see this as a bill that will take resources from people who have health insurance and give it to people [...]

Fack to the Buture

I knew it had to happen sooner or later. Got me one of those fancy smart phones. Dang. El Nuko blasts into the 21st century. And it only took ten years!

Weekend mini-reviews

A wonderful weekend camping trip at the Bogue Chitto, cooking out, bbq, and all the catfish you could eat, with plenty of time left over to knock out two newly released books — the new Limbaugh biography, and Fred Thompson’s autobiography. They were both fairly quick reads. If you are pre-disposed to like either of [...]

How cool is this?

Title of the video is “amazing optical illusions”

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