2019 archive
Mulling Mueller 0
Shawn Mullen goes Barr-hopping.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
The hunt for politeness continues.
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Maj. Joe Leibold of the Waterloo Police Department told ABC News they are looking into the possibility that an illegal hunter fired the fatal shot.
“It’s a state park out that way. … There’s islands out that way. We’ve been made aware that some illegal hunting may have been taking place on a couple of those locations,” Leibold said.
“Responsible gun owner” is an oymoron.
Sound Track 0
Vice President Pence visited the USS Harry S Truman and stupidity presaged his arrival.
According to the report, the Chief has gone from salt water to hot water.
“Phubbed”* 0
Martin Graff explores why some persons fall into their “smart” phones and ignore the world (and the people) around them.
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*”Phone Snubbed“
None Dare Call It Terrorism . . . 0
. . . even though it is.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Be polite to our animal friends.
An 18-year-old Mississippi man has been charged with killing two pet pigs.
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The case began with reports from a county resident and her son who said that on Feb. 25 of this year, they found one of their tame boar hogs with a gunshot to its head inside its pen.
At the time, there was little information to go on, Ogden said. However, on Wednesday of last week, after hearing a gunshot in the area the owners found that their second boar hog had been shot.
QOTD 0
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach:
Nowadays people are born to find fault. When they look at Achilles, they see only his heel.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Some persons are driven to politeness.
After reviewing video from a local business, deputies were able to identify the suspect vehicle as a black Nissan SUV.
Make TWUUG Your LUG 0
Learn about the wonderful world of free and open source. Use computers to do what you want, not what someone else wants you to do. Learn how to use GNU/Linux and its plethora of free and open source software to get stuff done with computers.
It’s not hard; it’s just different.
When: Monthly TWUUG meeting at 7:30 p. m. on the first Thursday of the month (May 2, 2019). Pre-meeting dinner at Chicago Uno, JANAF shopping center, 6:00 p. m. (map)
Who: Everyone in TideWater/Hampton Roads with interest in any/all flavors of Unix/Linux. There are no dues or signup requirements. All are welcome.
Where: Lake Taylor Transitional Care Hospital in Norfolk Training Room (map). (Wireless and wired internet connection available.) Turn right upon entering, then left at the last corridor and look for the open meeting room.