Remember all that bitching and whining about how evil Bush was for tapping cell phone conversations of citizens who happen to call a terrorist? If the Administration gets their way you won’t have to be talking to a terrorist for them to track you. You just need a cell phone.
A am planning some spring trips and wondered what the temperature averages are for select destinations. I am a weather.com junkie but beyond “next month” the information I needed isnt’ there – or at least I cannot find it. Turning to Google I found Weatherbase which lets me find the normal mix of data (average, [...]
“[A] wise and frugal government … shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned. This is the sum of good government.” Thomas Jefferson
The 10″ windshield on my Tsakayu fairing is perfectly sized until I put on a helmet. Even with lowers on the forks and engine guards the buffeting feels like someone is playing the bongos on my head at interstate speeds. After doing a lot of reading on the aerodynamics involved I grabbed a set of [...]
I’ve been shooting and carrying my Kimber with factory sights for 8 years now and it was time for a change. A change I’ve been telling myself I was going to get to for those same 8 years. Recently this was further spurred on by my desire to spend money with Trijicon. So I started [...]
There may be some conservative votes happy to see Dan Coats come out of hiding in Virginia to take on Evan Bayh but I am not one of them. Its been many years so many have forgotten Dan Coats voted for the crime bill in 1994 otherwise known as the Assault Weapons Ban. Dan Coats [...]
About the only time I’m not found wearing boots is at work in the cooler months and at Church. So that my well over 10 year old Danner’s finally surrendered was no surprise. I’d been looking at different boots this past year anyway so what an opportunity to pick something different. I started looking specifically [...]
I’m not a big fan of ground hogs today…. Still, 3/21 is the official start of spring and as long as that’s on schedule I’ll survive… besides – I’m not done with my long list of winter bike projects.
Pointman is a Hoosier who works in the IT industry, is an amateur photographer an avid motorcycle rider, shooter and firearms collector.
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The masthead graphic "Road to Oakalla" was taken during a motorcycle ride to the Oakalla covered bridge on 23 May, 2007 with a Canon A85 digital camera (F5.6, 1/125 sec exposure). Additional images from the visit are in the Oakalla bridge gallery.
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