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Concealed carry

Want to carry concealed? Train first!

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Kenneth Ballard / 0 Comment

My wife and I have been going to a nearby gun range for a little over two years now. We have an annual membership there. So both of us have had a lot of experie...

Abortion

Misconceptions about contraceptives

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Kenneth Ballard / 0 Comment

Here’s a question for you: when you lie in support of your pet cause, are you actually helping that cause? If you answered No, you’d be right. The r...

Life/Religion

Serving up Angus well done

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Kenneth Ballard / 0 Comment

I’ll say up front that I’ve never seen much of the show Two and a Half Men, nor do I ever intend to familiarize myself with the series. I know all I...

Constitution

Amending the Constitution, revisited

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Kenneth Ballard / 0 Comment

Many people are frustrated at Congress. To this end it is no surprise that people have proposed amending the Constitution of the United States. I mean, why not?...

Politics

Apologizing to our veterans

Posted on November 11, 2012 by Kenneth Ballard / 0 Comment

Another Veteran’s Day has come upon us. Many people around the country will be making their various symbolic displays of cultish patriotism while belittli...

Politics

You took the knife from our backs and plunged it into your chest

Posted on November 11, 2012 by Kenneth Ballard / 0 Comment

There’s a saying that you must get behind someone before you can stab them in the back. This is how the Tea Party definitely feels, I’m sure. For th...

Espresso

Upgrading the De’Longhi EC-155 steam wand

Posted on November 10, 2012 by Kenneth Ballard / 36 Comments

Note: This article describes how to upgrade the steam wand on the DeLonghi EC-155. This mod may work on other DeLonghi single-boiler espresso machines (EC-xxx m...

Abortion/Sex

Rebuttal to PalMD’s "I have a problem with this"

Posted on October 28, 2012 by Kenneth Ballard / 0 Comment

I’m a regular reader of the blog "White Coat Underground" and I highly recommend you subscribe and read the blog as well. It’s written and...

Religion

Playing games

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Kenneth Ballard / 5 Comments

One game I’ve seen played by numerous theists against atheists is an attempt to corner atheists into admitting in some way that a deity is possible. Excep...

Religion

Atheists lacking balls

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Kenneth Ballard / 1 Comment

As an atheist, one thing that I tend to hear from the religious side of the equation is that atheists don’t believe in anything. And that is frustrating b...

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