Monthly Archives: December 2010

Royal Ruminations

Well Prince William of the United Kingdom is getting married. And from what’s available in the news, Princess-and-Queen-to-be Kate is a looker, and better still seems to be stable and sane. A telling indicator of this is, she hasn’t made … Continue reading

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Looks that speak volumes

Note: This is one of a set of articles that look at movies from a particular point of view. Some previous entries are: Great flicks that bombed, What happened to movies?and Great moments in mediocre movies. I keep meaning to … Continue reading

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Knives, knife fighting, and nightmares – part 2

OK, I hope you’ve read the stuff on Animal’s site I urged on you in part 1. Now I’m going to present the case for knives as a tool of self-defense, and hope to God I’m not talking to the … Continue reading

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Legislating moral indignation

Note: I’m cleaning up my “drafts” file and seeing what’s fit to publish. Among other reasons because I’m home with strep throat, losing money but not quite fit to write. I originally wrote this last year as my weekend op-ed. … Continue reading

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Knives, knife fighting, and nightmares – part 1

For law enforcement officers, civilians, and martial artists, knives are a terrifying reality. Police who have to get close to contacts to question or arrest them, have to keep in mind the possibility of them having something unobtrusive and deadly … Continue reading

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