A Little Mountain Feud: It seems I may owe something by way of apology to those city neighbors I mentioned in a recent post. I take it back...

Vacation in London: That is the advice of the head of the Pacific Asia Travel Association , Peter de Jong. His statement on topic shows tha...

Was the IRA Involved? It's a natural question, given that the IRA has more experience than anyone in carrying out terror attacks in Lond...

God Save the Queen: I also remember what Pejman remembers about the Coldstream Guards, but also one thing more: that, at the memorial serv...

SEAL Memorial Services: A squid of my association sends. I don't know if civilians are welcome, but if you are close by one of these lo...

China Chooses Contractors: Looks like the PRC will be using military contractors heavily in its attempt to modernize its military structure...

Edge of the Wild, II I had a close encounter with a black bear today -- first one I've had in a couple of years. Apparently there's...

Revolutionary Principles: Thanks to Southern Appeal for this editorial from The Scotsman : [I]t is also important to say, this 4 July , th...

Bladework: KABAR Knives I was back down at the swimming lake today, and spent quite a while in the water. This provides me with an opportu...

The Edge of the Wild: Patient readers have endured my griping about the perils of the recent move -- especially the @#$@ wasps, which stung ...

The Cotillion Salutes MilBlogs: I think that all of you gentlemen would enjoy a visit to today's Independence Day celebration at the Cot...

Signatories: The Daily Blogster has a fine post [UPDATE: Or not so fine; see Eric's comments] today on the fates of the signatories of ...

The VBIED Threat: Our friends at Blackwater Security have produced a paper on the subject, focusing on VBIED tech and the possibility for t...

The 1770s Remembered: I was sure that if I went by Sharp Knife this weekend, Noel would have a fine feast of Revolutionary lessons for us. ...

Another Tag? There are certain things which roll downhill, and this is one . Sgt. B. tagged Doc, who tagged me . As always, I'll forgo...

Speculation Alert: Thus he himself names it, but this analysis at The Belmont Club is as good as anything I've seen or thought about th...

A Particularly Bad Bill: "Anti-gang" legislation shouldn't leave families facing ten years in Federal prison . I suspect a ju...

Gentlemen & Politics: The Armed Liberal over at Winds Of Change takes on "progressive" rudeness . It is done in response to t...

Moving (Largely) Finished: The "moving house without a proper truck" saga has finally concluded itself, and now all that remains i...

Joe's Right: The India-US Defense Pact is a very big deal. You'll all want to read what he's got about it today. The pact its...