Tragic Boating Accident

A 1999 article describing the bit of sand that grew into the black pearl we have now.

about this. McCain / Palin being “interviewed” by Katie Couric, who has only the thinnest veneer of civility over her contempt. They did well.

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Give Me Liberty And Give Me Death

Just in time for the econocalypse, Gigaparts is having a 10% off everything sale.

I have accepted a temporary / part-time gig teaching law. Being the prepared sort that I am, I’m already working on my outlines.

Contracts.
I. Remedies.
A. Basic Principles.
1. Bust a Deal, Face the Wheel.
2. Two Men Enter, One Man Leaves.

So far, so good.

From a comment to my earlier post, a link to another statement from Oleg about all this.

Anyone at all familiar with the situation knows: TheHighRoad.org = Oleg. Hopefully his lawyers can find some justification (I’m not a lawyer in TN, so don’t ask me) for tagging the other guy with attorney fees when Oleg gets the domain under his control.

So I was just complaining that science hasn’t given me some bionic eyes, and looky here, the next step is coming. But will they let me see who among us is an alien, They Live style? Right now, I just look for the Rolex to tell them apart.

Oleg Volk is embroiled in a dispute with the former sysadmin of thehighroad.org over control of the domain itself. From Oleg’s site:

Thu, Sep. 25th, 2008, 07:41 pm
Going to court.
In December 2002, I founded The High Road forum dedicated to the advancement of responsible gun ownership. Recently, it was discovered that in 2006, the volunteer forum systems administrator, Derek Zeanah of Statesboro, Georgia, changed domain registration to himself. After he was confronted, Derek locked out all other staff from accessing the Web server administration and would not share even backup copies of its content. After failed attempts to peacefully resolve the dispute, it has become necessary for me to initiate a lawsuit against Derek Zeanah for the return of thehighroad.org domain name and the forum database.

I am seeking and would greatly appreciate donations to help with the cost of litigation. You can use Paypal (olegvolk@gmail.com) or send a check to:
Oleg Volk 3112 Chambley Ct Hermitage, TN 37076

All donations shall be returned if the lawsuit is ultimately avoided. You can also aid me by re-posting this appeal on your blog, forum or web site. My legal position is already endorsed by almost all of The High Road staff as well as Rich Lucibella, the founder of The Firing Line forum.

I highly recommend you pick one up. Some archival footage of cars back when they were just cars and not investment portfolios:

that I should try to form and post some SERIOUS THOUGHTS about the mortgage-backed-securities collapse and the boondoggle bailout, but … the people up on the Hill are going to do what they’re going to do, and even the threat of unelecting them doesn’t seem to be making much of an impression, and if you divide up the bill among actual taxpaying people rather than just the total number of Americans, it works out to like $20k apiece… so here’s a video about a hand grenade to make you laugh instead of thinking about that: