Author Archives: Weerd Beard

“Gun Death” Another Dead Baby

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Weerd Beard

Ye Be warned. A young mother is facing murder charges after the mummified body of her baby girl was found dead at a boarding school for troubled teens in eastern Shasta County…She told investigators she hid the pregnancy from everyone, … Continue reading →

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Another “Success” Story

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Weerd Beard

Hadn’t heard this one but Lissa sent this story my way: University officials said a staff member first saw the man carrying what appeared to be a gun in an elevator at the business school after 2 p.m. on Tuesday. … Continue reading →

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A Scary Thought

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Weerd Beard

Sebastian is musing about if HR 822 gets to President Obama’s desk. Sebastian thinks the President will veto so he doesn’t upset his core voters. I might disagree. The big proponents of gun control are inner city minorities who confuse … Continue reading →

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Gun Control “Success” Story

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Weerd Beard

This is a great story of how gun control works. The Secret Service now suspects that a bullet fired in this incident may have hit the White House after a bullet round was found in a White House window, though … Continue reading →

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Typical Case of Bad Justice

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Weerd Beard

This is a big story around here, and it has been giving me a LOT of blog-fodder. On Sept. 8, Donald Rudolph appeared in Quincy District Court charged with attempting to commit a crime and possession of burglarious tools. At … Continue reading →

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Context

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Weerd Beard

Linoge and Thirdpower already covered this. I just thought I’d point out that while this is not a pro-gun message, it is far from an ANTI-GUN message. He’s talking to troubled inner city youth that has become a sad commonality. … Continue reading →

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“Gun Death” Monster Set Free

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Weerd Beard

Those who use the metric of “Gun Death” imply that somehow if guns are removed from society things will improve. They never want to talk about how our justice system sets violent monsters free. A 36-year-old Carpentersville man was denied … Continue reading →

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21st Century Readin’

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Weerd Beard

Oh, I haven’t mentioned it here, but after our weekend up at camp, and seeing my Wife consume books like a fiend on her Kindle I decided to get one for myself. She got the unit with they keyboard, I … Continue reading →

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My First Disapointment

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Weerd Beard

At our Last apartment the Mrs. and I dumped Comcast Cable internet for Verizon FIOS fiber optic service. The Service was cheaper, faster, and despite it using a newer infrastructure far more reliable. When we were first looking at our … Continue reading →

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Neighborhood Zoology

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Weerd Beard

Saw this guy on my street today! Crappy cellphone picture that I cropped down. As far as I can tell from markings and beak size it was a Peregrine Falcon, and when this guy flew off, another came out of … Continue reading →

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