The “Respect for Marriage Act” does NOT “codify” gay marriage
Rcently the House of Representatives passed the “Respect for Marriage Act” – H.R.8404. And the bill was moved through under fears the Supreme ...
Author: Kenneth Ballard
Over-selling hand-to-hand combat
Article: I Carry a Gun. I Don’t Need That H2H Crap! Setting aside for a moment that directly hand-to-hand engaging an assailant is beyond stupid, hand-to-hand c...
Imposing fines based on income
I’ve seen this idea crop up every now and again. And a lot of people are wanting this because 1. it sticks it to the rich and 2. it’s from Europe, s...
Regarding Dobbs
I’ll preface with this… I’ve made my stance on abortion clear several times over. I don’t favor the procedure, prefer it did not exist, ...
Replace 9V batteries with USB type-C
With portable chargers everywhere, including ones that support USB type-C power delivery and USB type-A QC, I’ve been on a bit of a USB type-C kick lately...
Blackmail variant – 2022-06-20
“I’m going to make you an offer you can’t refuse!” Seriously? Hi! I'm going to make you an offer you can't refuse. If reputation means a...
Upgrading the chassis
I realize this will sound hypocritical in the wake of what I said with the latest update on Amethyst. But I did say to only swap out the chassis and power suppl...
The seed is planted
Article: I found out my husband is sexually attracted to my sister. I don’t know what to do. This one’s a doozy. First, let’s give an executiv...
Blackmail variant – 2022-05-01
Been a while since I’ve received one of these. This came in with the email subject “You have an outstanding payment. Debt settlement required.”...
Amethyst finally gets an upgrade
Wow it’s been a while since I’ve written on Amethyst. But there really hasn’t been much in the way of changes to it aside from a platform upgr...