THESE are the times that try men’s souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives every thing its value. Heaven knows how to put a proper price upon its goods; and it would be strange indeed if so celestial an article as FREEDOM should not be highly rated. Britain, with an army to enforce her tyranny, has declared that she has a right (not only to TAX) but “to BIND us in ALL CASES WHATSOEVER” and if being bound in that manner, is not slavery, then is there not such a thing as slavery upon earth. Even the expression is impious; for so unlimited a power can belong only to God.
Gloves. A while back Hi-Point had posted about the usage of gloves when shooting.
As it turns out it was met with mostly laughs and jokes saying that gloves are far too tactical. Are they? Our hands are a defining characteristic of what makes us, us. Humans that is.
Except for a few minutes of truly great athletic achievements, it’s boringly long. And unfortunately, there’s one especially despicable thing about the Olympics that never seems to change—anti-semitic hatred of Jews. Continue reading It’s difficult to justify the Olympics.→
This week we have another article by our guest writer Dan McNeil, this time it is his take on gangster flicks.
If you like gangster flicks with lots of gritty atmosphere, check out a superb Netflix program call Peaky Blinders.
Ya gotta love gangster flicks. They were especially huge back in the 1930’s when Al Capone and the boys were shooting up Chicago. Actors like Jimmy Cagney made a living off of them. Continue reading Peaky Blinders→
This week we have another guest article by Dan McNeil, he wrote this to his e-mail subscribers late last year, around October.
When rich and famous Robin Williams killed himself last year, it was quite a shock.
But each year at this time, the suicides that really strike home are the ones that occurred 13 years ago when the 9/11 suiciders struck. Continue reading Bill Maher’s standards are not American→
Today we get another fun guest article by Dan McNeil
In my years-long quest to prove I’m at least as smart as the guy who comes in third on Jeopardy, I once again took the annual online test to compete on the show.
Typically you just have to be lucky enough to get several questions in your areas of expertise.
