That’s a river in the North Slope region of Alaska. It’s an Eskimo word meaning “strong current.” I love strange place names. One of my favorite books is Passing Gas, a book about strangely names places in the US. This AP article touches on some of the strangely named places in Alaska, like Eek, Chicken, Read More
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We’re the “Only Ones” Who Can Be Trusted
Two gun bills recently came through the Virginia legislature. One, SB 476, would have allowed CCW permit holders to carry their guns into a restaurant that serves alcohol, provided they didn’t drink. Permit holders would be required to notify their server that they were carrying, so the server wouldn’t bring them any alcohol. The media Read More
We’re The “Only Ones” Not Asking Much
“I won’t ask for much. Just sex, once or twice. You’ll get to like me. I’m a nice guy.” So allegedly said “Only One” Isaac R. Baichu, who reviews over 2,600 green card applications each year, as an adjudicator in the Garden City, N.Y., office of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. He was talking Read More
We’re The “Only Ones” Allowed to Intimidate People
Ryan Horsley owns a gun shop called Red’s Trading Post. He’s currently under trial regarding the revocation of his FFL. As you can imagine, this has been discussed at a lot of gun blogs, including War On Guns. The trial concluded the other day, and a Deputy US Marshal pulled Ryan aside and asked him Read More
We’re The “Only Ones” Fast Enough
Good to see that the “Only Ones” in Montgomery County are keeping the double standard alive. I don’t know about anyone else, but my boss tells me that I’m responsible for any citations issued when I’m on a company bike. But then again, I’m not an “Only One.”