A Dixie Carpetbagger

Robb got an email from the owner of Ghillie Suit Resource and decided to pass on the word.  Seeing as I’ve come very close to ordering some of their products (curse my lack of spare time to use them), I’ve decided to spread the word, too.

One of the commenters at Robb’s pointed out an unusual use of Ghillie suits.  Very cool.  Not the music… the suits.

Side note: the name of this post comes from a Call Of Duty 4 level, which involves a crazy Scottish SAS Captain, one of the most engaging game experiences ever designed, and extensive use of your ghillie suit.

O that old rugged cross, so despised by the world,
has a wondrous attraction for me;
for the dear Lamb of God left his glory above
to bear it to dark Calvary.

Watch and enjoy.

As far as a response, give me a second, I think I have it around here somewhere… okay, here it is.

I actually didn’t watch the whole thing.  I felt my mind going, so I decided to save myself and shut the window.  Also, I doubt the scope on a Galil is as high as they show it… that looks to be even higher than a scope mounted on the carry handle of an AR.

The best part is the comments… for once, decent comments on a YouTube video.  You know, any second, I expect to see four odd horses come over the horizon…

(H/T War on Guns)

I’ve seen it in the lightning,
heard it in the thunder,
and felt it in the rain;
My LORD is near me all the time,
My LORD is near me all the time.

I’ve always been cluttered and unorganized.  I’ve attempted to correct this by writing myself notes on Post-it pads (my monitor eventually ended up looking like a mangy sunflower), notes (I have a 6″ pile on my desk now, waiting to be sorted), pocket calendars (found one the other day from 2007, neatly labeled with to-do lists and appointments… all forgotten), and normal calendaring software (Mozilla Sunbird is great, until you try to use it to keep track of ongoing projects).

In desperation, I hit wikipedia, looking for calendaring software that could handle my needs.  None of the newer packages suited my needs.  Then I saw a simple, unassuming package named Chandler on the list.  Looking into the program, I found out it’s a derivative of the old Lotus Agenda scheduler.  Seeing as the integrated engineering program I used in my old job used a form of Agenda for its scheduler, I knew I had a match.

The program is a small download, easy to use, has a great array of tools, and it is flexible.  Need to make yourself a note?  Just type one into the menu bar, it’ll be on the top of your to-do list.  Need to share a list of tasks with your team?  Simply make a calendar of all the tasks, assign it to its own group, export that group to the Chandler Hub, then email your team a link to subscribe to that group… all within Chandler itself.

Worried about losing your calendar?  Try this program.  I set up my hub account, and now, every few minutes (and at every shutdown), the program backs up everything except my trash.  Need to keep track of work, school, personal, and family calendars?  No sweat, you can share any, all, or no calendars with anybody.

The only downside is that the program takes forever to start, due to the fact that it syncs all calendars at startup, and the backup at shutdown can be a long wait… but that may be because I have 2500 notes and counting.  Also, this is an open source program, and the main programmer has left the project.  So, no support, few updates, and little documentation.  But it’s free, and useful.

Watch the Youtube video linked above, and the 4 part series that details use and features.  It takes about 2 minutes for the narrator to set up and distribute plans for a cookout, from “hey, honey, you wanna grill this weekend” to “hey, here’s how you get to my place.”  All in one program.

(FTC note: I was not paid to do this testimonial.  I just really like the program.  Plus, it’s a FOSS project, I doubt they pay their programmers.)

Via Tam, The Leader finds out what the Masada will cost. (My reaction was similar.)

Via ENDO, he finds out about the new Glock. What happens in Vegas…

You know, these videos are addicting. Maybe it’s Hitler screaming like a little girl?

I could swear I had stuff lined up for yesterday and today… hmm… can I blame this on Fluffy?

In the meantime, enjoy: