Monthly Archives: May 2011

The 21 foot rule

I’ve blogged about knives and their use in the martial arts category. At Wim Demeer’s site I just found Danny Inosanto teaching some cops exactly how dangerous it is to approach anyone with a knife. It must be stressed, these … Continue reading

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CNN does it again in Poland

I’m kicking myself right not for not knowing how to do a screen capture, ’cause I just missed a doozy. I saved the link http://www.cnn.com/video/flashLive/live.html?stream=stream4&hpt=T2 but unfortunately all I get now is a black screen and a voice commercial. Somebody … Continue reading

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Ruminations, May 20

* OK, IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn has really stepped in it this time. I know, I know, innocent until proven guilty. But the mere arrest and charge has been enough to unearth a lot of not-too-deeply buried stuff about the … Continue reading

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Will Santa Claus be a Danish citizen?

Note: Cross-posted on my newspaper blog at the Marshall Independent. I don’t have a column there as I did at my former paper, I have a blog. You might be interested in how I adapt my writing style to different … Continue reading

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Pfaugh on the critics, Thor is great!

I’m rattling around in a big house alone while my wife and kids finish out the school year in North Dakota before joining me. So on lonely weekends I’m sure glad there’s a six screen movie theater in town. Last … Continue reading

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Are we too civilized?

I’ve been busy, so I haven’t commented on the death of Osama bin Ladin, and it’s not like there was a dearth of comment anyway. And frankly, it’s been much more interesting to wait and see what the reaction has … Continue reading

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Hoo boy did I luck out!

My family is still back in North Dakota until the end of the school year. In the meantime I’m ettling into new job and new house – and thereby hangs a tale. I was looking for a house with two, … Continue reading

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