February 2013 - Argghhh!

...from an email: "I saw the comments on John’s blog yesterday where someone asked when we started naming storms (Nemo, etc.). The next commenter posted that “we” didn’t, it is just the Weather Channel. I just saw on Maggie’s Farm where they said, “Defcon 7 storm of massive doom…”. I’m glad to see I am not alone in thinking TWC is being rather ridiculous in their attempt to name storms other than hurricanes, which are named by some official...

Esquire doubles down on stupid, as shown here at Twitchy.

...because I'm smashed at work and with Rotary stuff.

Moving down the line - and this time, there *is* some crap in the way, but I didn't feel like moving it.

...so much as it is the people who use them and the society they swim in. Which begs a question about Chicago, doesn't it? Because these guys have actual assault weapons. And machine guns. And mortars. And rockets. I know, it's apples to oranges in the details. But as a gestalt...?

BOQ

A sign of the times...

Soviet circular military slide rule. The slivery circles are machined to give your fingers something to work with when spinning the inner dial...