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-Benjamin Franklin
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Actuarial Thoughts on Turning 76
As the 75th year moves to the 76th, there are some actuarial thoughts that come to mind. Table 10 (Social Security Administration) gave me a life expectancy of 65 years and 3 months at birth – obviously, since 52% of my age cohort is still on the grass side (as opposed to the root side) Read more
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Thinking of That Congressional Dormitory
I’ve been thinking more of the implications of housing all Congresscritters in dormitories, much like college freshmen (who are often required to reside in university housing). This meme suggests building that dorm might make congressional service more accessible to the average American: Part of the problem appears to be that congresscritters don’t want to leave Read more
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When I Needed A Gun
This story goes back about 40 years – Renata has encouraged me to get it down on paper, and as I think about it, the story still seems unreal, like it couldn’t have happened. But it did. At the time, I was teaching at Trinidad State Junior College, and driving a 78 Dodge Colt. Renata Read more
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Thoughts on Politics
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Glock Switches Change Faster Than Glocks
Glock had some problems with anti-gun groups and the California legislature (I may be repeating myself there) because of a device known as the ‘Glock Switch.’ What it amounts to is a device that makes the Glock pistol go full auto – basically changing a semiautomatic pistol to a machine gun. Put simply, the device Read more
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I’ve Never Fired A Glock
It isn’t that I’m some sort of a bigot – or perhaps it is. With a long double action trigger, I tend to shoot low and left. Not a big deal – with the SCCY, I took the sight pusher – a tool that uses a bolt thread to move the rear sight – and Read more
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