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-Benjamin Franklin
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So Texas made Silencers Legal
I noticed that the Texas legislature passed a law legalizing silencers in Texas. The idea behind it is that if a silencer – technically I think suppressor is a better term – is made in Texas, sold in Texas, and used in Texas, it isn’t a part of interstate commerce, so can’t be federally regulated. Read more
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Lincoln County -Recreation and Government Dependent
For years I’ve worked with the ERS county typology codes – but most were more clear cut and more readily understood. Usually there was a single driver for a county’s economy. It isn’t so here and now. The USDA Economic Research Service has classified Lincoln County with four county typology codes – Government, Recreation, Low Read more
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A Rare Ride
Back in 1990, I bought a 1988 Yugo. It had 18,000 miles on it, and I paid $999 for it. Couldn’t bring myself to pay $1,000 for a Yugo – but I have long had the habit of buying low mileage used cars. In the next 46,000 miles, the shifter broke twice and had to Read more
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Corn on the BBQ
I like cooking my corn on the BBQ. Especially during hot summer days! This is a great method to cook it. Keeping part of the husk helps prevent it from burning the kernels and it turns out tender and juicy. They can even be made up in advance so it’ll get you out of the Read more
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70 Years with a Slide Rule
As I unpacked a box – filled with items that are too good to leave, but haven’t been needed in 5 years, I came across my old slide rule. My first slide rule – purchased in Japan for my first birthday. From high school on, I used this rule, until I retired it for a Read more
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Fireworks and Fires
When we risk fire, we do not just choose that risk for ourselves. Rather, we choose that risk for our neighbors as well. As we approach the fourth of July, it’s time to start considering the fire danger. According to the National Fire Prevention Association, there were 19,500 fires started by fireworks in 2018 (not Read more
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