Journal KGIII's Journal: Ho hum, and all that... 22
I am returned, at least for a while. Quite a few changes had to be made in my life. It's a long story.
Either way, for now, I am back.
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Ho hum, and all that...
It's great to be smart 'cause then you know stuff.
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Welcome back. We thought you died.
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Lots of changes here too, FWIW.
We'll have to exchange stories some time.
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LOL No, not dead.
Meh... Screw it...
First, some jackass smashed into me and ruined my motorcycle. Some damage was done to me.
Then, a sibling died.
So, for those who know, I returned to using opiates - having found the above to be fine excuses. This, of course, was a bad idea. Detox, rehab, and medical assistance (Suboxone) are what occupied much of my time. I've been home for a while, but not really online. I did come post some AC comments, until resetting my password so that I could recover my account.
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Ouch, sorry to hear about all that, but I'm glad you're on the mend.
Slashdot has become infested with right-wing cranks and trolls and no amount of moderation seems to help. I come here less and less.
I also went back to work for a while (tech writing in avionics) then after 90 days I got headhunted to a better place but the recruiting firm is dicking me around endlessly asking for copies of school records I lost ~20 years ago. Who knows if I'll ever get to start work at the new place. They go back and fort
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I am fairly, and completely, on the left side of the camp, At the same time, the actual views, from any side. need to be presented. At their cores values. there are legitimate views. Even Hitler probably had some food ideas. Po; Pot, not so much.
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I am fairly, and completely, on the left side of the camp, At the same time, the actual views, from any side. need to be presented. At their cores values. there are legitimate views. Even Hitler probably had some food ideas. Po; Pot, not so much.
I'm in complete agreement. I'm way on the left, but not irrationally so.
Although I'm proudly on the Left, some of the Left's ideas are utter bullshit, like "cultural appropriation". Sorry, I just can't sign on to that imaginary offense.
On the other hand, MOST of the Right's ideas I see are cruel, insane, or just plain mean. I find it rare that an idea or proposal coming from the Right makes any sense to me.
I agree that all ideas should have a chance to be heard, ala the Marketplace of Ideas concept. Let eve
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Yeah, I'm on the left but not a zealot. Identity politics and constant cries of victimization are not a political platform I can stand behind.
I voted for Stein.
Before you laugh, I voted for her knowing that she'd not win. I'd also like to point out that if every third party voter, in my entire district, had voted for one candidate or the other (en masse - all for one or the other), not one iota of difference would have been had.
I voted for Stein because I want to encourage third party candidates to run and
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> Yeah, I'm on the left but not a zealot.
Same here, that's exactly how I'd describe myself. I'm a Rational Lefty, for want of a better term.
> Hell no! She's batshit crazy and unfit for office.
Lol, agreed. I'd have voted for Bernie, but the DNC torpedoed him because "it was Hillary's turn" or whatever. Those fucking pricks. I hate her with a passion, but the alternative was too awful to contemplate. (And now he's the president...)
> I support strange things like Single-Payer heath insurance and the
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When I was young, the Libertarians were the crazy left. Somehow, they became the crazy right. I am not actually sure how that happened. ;-)
The current incarnation of those who espouse beliefs is straight retarded. Libertarians (prior to Rand) would be fairly close to the Social Democrat that you see in Europe. I'm sorta, kinda, maybe a Libertarian Socialist. It's pretty hard to put me into a single platform. I have views that some would consider as placing me firmly in the conservative end of the spectrum.
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Libertarians can't even define what "Libertarianism" means, no two will come to the same general definition. But at it's core it's completely unworkable. I've looked in to it quite a bit and the more I do, the more ridiculous it becomes. Oy.
Anyway...
Our house guest moved out after it came to light that she was talking a lot of shit behind our backs to practically everyone, and some of the shit she was saying was not just untrue, but incredibly hurtful. I guess the old adage is true: if you help someone too
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LOL The day was beautiful. I had an appointment at the VA. Just a regular appointment with my primary. He tells me that I'm still alive. It was in the mid-70s and fantastic. It has been a cold and wet spring. It's been in the 40s at night and 60s during the day. Hell, we were still getting snow in May. Good times. ;-)
And yeah, there's quite a number of different Libertarians. We're all Libertarians, to some extent. Well, unless you're a strict authoritarian. The two are opposites, more or less. Some swing f
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Finally, I'd never, ever, buy a holster online.
I normally wouldn't either, but the number of stores within 20 miles of me that sell Level II retention holsters for the M&P 9mm Shield is precisely...zero. There are plenty of gun stores but the actual selection of holsters for my pistol is basically nonexistent. Plus I'd have to drive from store to store to store with all that entails. And the holsters would be more expensive than they are on ebay or Amazon, too.
This way I can order 4 different holsters to try (with free shipping) and if they don't wo
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Ah... That makes a bit more sense.
I don't actually have a real address. The post office box is down in Rangeley. I bother going there, maybe once every couple of weeks. It'd cost me time to fuck with that sort of thing. I find that, as I age, time seems to get more valuable to me. I still waste plenty of it. I just waste it on things that I find more enjoyable.
I gotta check out Soylent News, sometime today or this weekend. I've not been there in ages. I should probably see if Voat is still kicking, now that
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I gotta check out Soylent News, sometime today or this weekend. I've not been there in ages. I should probably see if Voat is still kicking, now that I think about it.
I was invited to moderate a site similar to slashdot a while back, and so I did. I found and approved stories and stuff for a while, but it was dead. Deader than disco. I can't even remember the fucking name of the place now! Some guy advertises it in his sig on slashdot, but fuck all if I can recall the name of the damn site. Embarrassing.
Ahhh, after some searching, I found it: PipeDot.org It's a snoozer.
I need to get rid of a Springfield Armory XD Compact 9mm pistol I bought a year ago- it's just too dam
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Isn't the XD under 4"?
My preference tends towards a shoulder holster, and I also prefer larger pistols. I also don't mind not concealing, or not concealing very well. One of the reasons that I carry is to help ensure my safety. If people know I am armed, that seems to help keep them from getting rowdy. I've spent some time in pretty violent places - sometimes making less-than-legal transactions. I don't mind wearing on my hip.
Where I live, however, it's a different story. I just open-carry, if I carry at al
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Isn't the XD under 4"?
It is and it's partly polymer too, but the gun is still thick and heavy. I'm a small-framed guy and it's just too much to tote around. Part of it is the ammo (15+1), but the fucking thing is still too thick and heavy for me. I prefer a paddle holster rather than a shoulder rig, so that's part of it.
I started off with a Colt Combat Commander back in 1981, and that was a fucking load to lug around as well. Then I carried a Glock 17 and then a Glock 19 for 20+ years and they were okay but recently I wanted to
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In other words, you're alive and moving ahead. Fantastic. And that's far from TMI. People here give a shit. :-) Lots of changes here too. I guess it's time to write about a bit of it, so I will. It's all good here too :-)
I am moving ahead. That is my goal, always forward. If I must go back, look for mistakes. Well, I hope I am.
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Thanks.
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Try S/N [soylentnews.org]. It was started after the "beta" disaster hit slashdot a couple of years ago.
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I have an account there. I've had ti for a long time. I've just not visited for quite a while.
The last time I was there, people were pretty cool. I'll try to remember to log in, sometime in the near future. It's the same username.