It's not like it's a secret.

It's been too long.

It's old news but I just found in on the web. Max Allan Collins has announced that he and Terry Beatty are working on a new Ms. Tree graphic novel. For those of you who never had the pleasure of reading the original comics, the old ones are being reprinted in trade paperback collections. Ms. Tree is a private detective of the Mike Hammer school and they damn, damn fine comics. Can't fricking wait.

I also noticed that Collins has made a documentary called Caveman: V. T. Hamlin & Alley Oop. I have a couple of the Kitchen Sink alley Oop collections and it's good stuff. It's now at the top of the queue. Again, can't fricking wait.

I should go walkabout on the net more often.

What a f$#ing nitwit.

Mom Says TSA Agent Made Her Pump Breast Milk Before Boarding Plane

I understand the TSA Admin has since apologized. The big problem is the TSA even exists. It's an agency so eager to expand their power with so little demonstrated success in return for the expense to our liberty that we should all be scared of what's to come. I would request that they hire competent employees but then we be well and truly fucked.

John Carter

Definitely going to see this movie this weekend.

Here's a win for the good guys.

Federal judge says gun owners need not provide 'good reason,' rules Maryland law unconstitutional

"A citizen may not be required to offer a 'good and substantial reason' why he should be permitted to exercise his rights," Legg wrote. "The right's existence is all the reason he needs."

Not a whole lot of wiggle room in that statement and lots of other good stuff here. I'm pretty sure that Maryland will appeal. Hopefully, this is a step toward the end of "may issue" in Maryland.

Not surprising at all.

...and the phone rings.

I've gotten two calls on my cell from 966-929-5306 today. A Google search tags the prefix as coming from Saudi Arabia. Unless Capital One has moved their collections center to the Mideast, I have no clue. Thoughts anyone?

Yeah, I know. I could like answer the phone but I don't pick up on unknown numbers and I'm not that curious.

Update: ...and keeps ringing and ringing. At least four more calls today. My curiosity grows.

This is f@#king stupid.

Girl Who Borrowed Asthma Inhaler Expelled From School

H/T to Firehand.

There is a small list of people I really don't want to piss off.

I now add another to the list: Roberta X.

Ma'am, that was a pleasure.

Yes

H/T to Theo.

In the Car

This morning taking my only son to school.

  OS: Dad there's an unmarked Highway Patrol cruiser behind us.

  Me: There's a handicapped placard hanging on the rear view mirror.

  OS: Oh.

  Me: Then again, this is North Carolina.

Glock: The Rise of America's Gun by Paul M. Barrett

This was an interesting book. If the author could have stuck to the history and worked harder at suppressing his anti-gun bias it would have been much better. Still, I couldn't put the damn thing down even when I was muttering under my breath that the author was full of shit.

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1

My friend was right. Too many long soulful glances. Not enough plot or action.

'cause in certain Democrat strongholds...

...the dead vote too. Nice to see they admit it.

Apples

#3 daughter is allergic to apples and has been since she was an infant. We've always been very careful to check the ingredients in what she eats and drinks and make sure there is no apple in it. That is a pain in that apple is in so much of what we eat. So when the family doc ran an allergy test on #3 the other day and the test came back negative for apples we were very hopeful. With the docs approval we planed a test, brought some gummies made with apple juice, and have spent the last two nights in the local ER. She is still allergic to apples. Thankfully, the symptoms were mild and she's gonna be fine, but that's what I've been doing the last two days instead of blogging.