Seen in traffic:

From Misc

Yes, Michael did.

On a two lane road that travels in one direction, there’s a line down the middle. That line exists as a divider. One car goes to the left of the line and one to the right. You know, barring having to pass or something like that. The line does not actually trace the route you’re going. If you drive regularly and your diet doesn’t consist of frequent servings of paste, this concept is probably familiar to you. If, however, you were driving a white dualie in West Knoxville this morning, you may need a refresher.

We had just turned right and I was behind him. He goes to right lane and I move to pass in the left. He then looks like he’s going to get in the left lane and I, fearing he was a retard who didn’t bother to look, back off on the gas to let him over. He then doesn’t get in the left or the right lane. He decides he likes both lanes and he’s going to drive in them both. I figured he was probably texting, putting on make up, or having a power business phone call and wasn’t aware that he was a danger to other people. So, to let him know, I honked the honk of “hey, buddy, you should pay attention”. You know, letting him know that despite what he may think, he wasn’t actually the only driver on the road. And that he almost hit me. He got over and I went on.

A mile or so up the street, I arrive at my destination. As I get out, I hear a honk. It’s the idiot in the white dualie compounding his idiot error by slowing down in the street in front of my location and flipping me off. Yup, flipped me off for pointing out he was driving illegally and dangerously.

I blew him a kiss. That always seems to get them.

Jon Stewart on Barack then v. Barack now.

A bit back, I had an idea for a holster. Simple concept of a holster for smaller pistols that could be used for either pocket carry or inside the waistband carry. Reason is simple: pocket carry is what you do when concealment is a must. But it sucks in the event you have to draw the weapon. So, if you could easily switch, that would be pretty nice to have. I mentioned the idea to Michael, who makes holsters and runs The Holster Site. Based on my crazy idea, he built a holster he calls The Uncle err The Executive:

I have that exact holster in my possession now. And here are Mike’s other Executive holsters. I’ll have a more detailed review after I have worn it out err used it for a couple of weeks. But my initial thoughts:

This is a high quality holster. The materials are top notch and the quality is excellent.

Unlike my other pocket holsters, this one is rigid. My other pocket holsters are softer leather. Over time, they form to the gun and look more like a gun when in your pocket. And that’s not what you want. I don’t see that being an issue with The Executive. The leather is pretty darn rigid and takes some effort to form into the shape of you pocket.

The rigidity also leads to a smoother draw. My softer holsters require a bit of effort to draw because, in addition to clearing your pocket, you have to clear the gun from the holster. The softer holsters, over time, form snugly to the gun. I don’t anticipate this being an issue with the executive.

The hooks are solid and provide snug IWB carry. I’m a fan. That is my preferred method of carry but, when I can’t do that, I like it in my pocket. It’s in my pocket right now.

The dual hook design doesn’t lend to easy pocket carry in some of my pants/shorts with smaller pockets. Some of the pockets on some of my pants are just smaller and the holster will either go in very snugly or not at all. Not a big deal, really. Just means my yard work jeans will see less wear. Seems to me that the same basic design with a single J-hook in the center would lend to more versatility in the styles of pants you could use the holster with.

Overall, I am impressed. It’s a good quality holster and it looks sharp. I’ll give a more detailed review after I’ve had time to give it a workout.

From Mike. In other news, local ammo supplier Lucky Gunner has a blog.

Careful how you carry:

The Tennessee Department of Safety has notified handgun instructors to mention proper holster use when carrying a handgun.

Seems some one shot their dudes.

BTW, that blog is run by Liston Matthews of the Knoxville Gun Rights Examiner, who I got to meet yesterday for lunch. Nice guy. Head on over and read some of this stuff.

There’s a gun blogger glossary and no one told me about it?

A holster that looks like a pager/phone.

Shooting Illustrated looks at some Ruger revolvers.

. . Bin Laden?

Here.

Via LJ.

Joe wonders if people really believe assertions about NRA. I’d say they do ‘believe’ it. But that doesn’t matter. What does is that the message gets parroted.

At Cracked.com

Glenn Reynolds:

Behavior is not a disease.

Odd how many don’t realize that.

Barack Obama:

From the very beginning of this crisis, the federal government has been in charge of the largest environmental cleanup effort in our nation’s history

And it’s going so well.

Meanwhile, a look at the extent to which the .gov is a major player in the oil spill.

And what he said.

Paul Erhardt has it.

CTD interviews Caleb.

Don’t like how the vote is going? Give people more votes:

A Federal Judge in New York didn’t like the outcome of recent elections, so he gave Hispanics extra votes to make things more fair.

And:

But Randolph McLaughlin, who represented a plaintiff in the lawsuit, said the goal was not merely to encourage more Hispanics to vote but “to create a system whereby the Hispanic community would be able to nominate and elect a candidate of their choice.”

Yes, the Hispanics must get a candidate of their choice. So should every other demographic, right? Fair is fair.

A win? Well, we will see.

Who really sold out to who?

The Brady Campaign is not happy.

Dealing with the Devil

I can understand being pissed about the disclose act but NRA endorsing their A rated guy over the F rated guy is a no-brainer.

We don’t like it, but . . ..

Bison Armory has barrels in stock. And a poll on if you want some 6.5 barrels.

Also, some snazzy pics from some loyal customers.

A website that tells you who has pistol permits. Apparently, NY law says that who has pistol permits shall be public information.

Via Tom King.

Numbers: Gun Control Lobbyists spent $50,000 so far in 2010, while Gun Rights Lobbyists spent $1,299,006.

Stuff you can’t make up:

Clear Creek sheriff’s deputies on Thursday arrested a rafting guide for swimming to a stranded young rafter who had tumbled from his boat on Clear Creek.

Ryan Daniel Snodgrass, a 28-year-old guide with Arkansas Valley Adventures rafting company, was charged with “obstructing government operations,” said Clear Creek Sheriff Don Krueger.

“He was told not to go in the water, and he jumped in and swam over to the victim and jeopardized the rescue operation,” said Krueger, noting that his office was deciding whether to file similar charges against another guide who was at the scene just downstream of Kermitts Roadhouse on U.S. 6.

Duke Bradford, owner of Arkansas Valley Adventures, said Snodgrass did the right thing by contacting the 13-year-old Texas girl immediately and not waiting for the county’s search and rescue team to assemble ropes, rafts and rescuers.

“obstructing government operations” must be code for doing your job for you.

The Doc wonders why men are sporting all the Save the Ta Tas swag. Assuming they’re not actually driving their wife’s car (my wife is actually not a bikini inspector, even if she’s driving my car*), it is interesting. Maybe the opportunity to put something a little dirty on display that won’t cause shrieks of outrage? The doc is going to start selling Save the Wieners shirts. I’m sure no one will be offended.

BTW, Save the Ta Tas is actually a brand.

* I kid, I don’t actually put stickers on my car as a matter of policy.

Slim pickings today. Only one:

BAZ45

First, I disagree with NRA’s compromise here. But the fact is, NRA is a single issue organization. Interesting to me that the criteria for exemption don’t really exempt any gun control groups. I guess any gun control ad would have to include a “paid for by the Joyce Foundation” message.

Mr. C. reminds us that that preparations are underway for the 2010 Gun Blogger Rendezvous.

More like myths of objective journalism.

Speculating who will write it. I was hoping for Thomas.