The Abode of McThag

I have been reading a blogger who claims he doesn't like Science Fiction. Says that the benefits of his classical education granted him ...

The Lovely Harvey has won Parthenon. That's a major internal award at her company. She's also been named the best at what she doe...

Continued from here . "Geff?" I ask, "Geff's dead. His asthma got him when that," I point over my shoulder at the t...

That's where I was yesterday. It's a promotional fair that Chevy is putting on to push the SS versions of their cars. The big ho...

Ubuntu is installed on the desktop now. There was a scary moment when the boot order made the screen fill with repetitions of "GRUB...

I am now typing a message using it! Xubuntu and the wired connection are working. Dunno what was wrong last night. Still dunno about the wi...

Xubuntu is running on the ancient HP N5195's new 80gb hard drive. I can't figure out how to get Xubuntu to do anything, but it's...

I know, calling an M1911A1 clone a "little gun" seems a bit off. The 1911 came with nice wood grips that were too wide and made ...

(CHORUS) I blame you for the moonlit sky and the dream that die  with the eagle's flight  I blame you for the moonlit nights w...

My head hurt. The room was completely white, like that scene in THX1138, the prison. "This is just like the Matrix!" someone else ...

People Who Died Teddy sniffing glue he was 12 years old Fell from the roof on East Two-nine Cathy was 11 when she pulled the plug On 26 reds...

More of a rule of thumb than rules, but... No politicians from New York. No politicians from Massachusetts. No politicians from Illinois. No...

Mom's Civic is now in my name and registered in Florida! Woot!

To make a beneficiary claim, I need an original death certificate for each claim. That's four for you scoring at home. As the executor,...

There's a raging debate, several actually, going on at AR15.com about what makes Colt ARs better than everyone else. More reliable.  Ane...

I am trying to decide why I like my XM177E3 so much and why it's better than the guns that preceded it. The Mini-14 (5.56x45mm 1:10), af...

I changed the back strap on my MIAD to see how I liked it. I like the fuller swell at the top. I can sure tell I will be playing with the ...

Is modernity even a word?  Must be because the spell checker didn't flag it. I got me a Magpul MIAD grip for my XM177E3 because I ...

It is important to note that I didn't post him like this, this is how I found him. I guess this means that the window AC is doing a...

One of the serious problems in planning the fight against American doctrine, is that the Americans do not read their manuals, nor do they fe...

July 9, 2007 2:03 PM I have completed stage one. I had my last solid food at about 7:30 last night. Took two generic Dulcolax tabs ...

McSister is a moron. I need a copy of the death certificate, not a photocopy.  I need an original!

Ubuntu won't install on the laptop. XP will not do what XP does on every other machine I have ever installed XP on. What a waste of $59...

I am a sympathy seeking jerk with an excuse for everything! At least according to McSister , I am. Seems my mom held not a thing said b...

The Lovely Harvey has a friend, Pam. She is the embodiment of the flaming liberal. She thinks I am selfish because I really think that a p...

Matthew Yglesias snarks at CNN: CNN's SiCKO analysis concludes: As Americans continue to spend $2 trillion a year on health care, ever...

Romero : You touch me... he dies. If you're not in the air in thirty seconds... he dies. You come back in... he dies. Romero : [ Romero...

The Illegal Immigration Amnesty got nuked. All because we the great unwashed demanded it so hard we melted the Senate's phone system dow...

That's my charcoal starter! No fluid required. Crappy photo provided by LG8600.

There are times when I am just stumped. From the way he'd been acting, I had assumed he was a Democrat. Wait! He was, until 2001. The...

Remember when I said that McSister said the title of the Civic would be handled, "this week"? She e-mailed me today telling me t...

Been watching the HBO series on DVD. It's a bit emotional for a space buff like me. We want to go to the moon again? Why are we discard...

What a little shit. I have attempted to call her and e-mail her for weeks now. My tone has changed from friendly to business to are you g...

Father's day for me was good and bad. Good in that I am a father, so The Boy's love of me was really felt. Even though I was an og...

Your results: You are Wash (Ship Pilot) Wash (Ship Pilot) 85% Jayne Cobb (Mercenary) 65% Zoe Washburne (Second-in-command) 65% Kayl...

Watching the DVD of the Ocean segment of "Planet Earth" at Marv's last night. Included near the end is aerial footage of two b...

Got the Magpul MIAD grip for The Lovely Harvey's Recce in. After much fitting and testing (there are three front and three back insert...

When drafting a law to put an end to some crime, could you JUST ONCE check to see that it doesn't fuck the people who are NOT criminals?...

This is the rear sight of my XM177E3. It was mounted backwards from the factory. The concave portion is supposed to face the target, not t...

At one time he said he wanted a rifle, "Just like daddy!" He can't have a real one, so I compromised. The similarities in...