“I don’t think we’re yet evolved to the point where we’re clever enough to handle a complex a situation as climate change. … I have a feeling that climate change may be an issue as severe as a war. It may be necessary to put democracy on hold for a while.” James Lovelock (The British [...]
Brownsburg has always been a motorsports friendly town so its not surprise another motorcycle outfitter has shown up, Wicked Motorsports. The people are super friendly and they seem well balanced whether you’re sport, cruiser or dirt. For those of you who have been around the riding scene for awhile it is interesting to note that [...]
We’ve been watching gas prices creep back up for some time now. I’ve even lamented what the prices will be when the economy craws out of its morass. If its this high now some fire in the old economic engine is only going to increase demand and send the price higher. But the amusing side [...]
It doesn’t amount to anything but I find it amusing considering they’ve been calling the Republicans the Party of No and here Harry’s Pavlovian reaction to the roll call vote is “No”. Or was it a Freudian slip?
Remember the umbrage when Bush Jr. mentioned letting citizens keep their retirement monies in their own retirement accounts? The opposition called W a liar when he said Social Security would be insolvent by 2016 and guess what…. Social Security Payouts Exceed Pay-ins which means W might have been overly optimistic with his projections. And the [...]
I was wrong that Ellsworth voted for healthcare in exchange for his senate bid. He voted for it for a $1 million campaign contribution from Evan Bayh. You can’t tell me the timing is a coincidence.
Last week I sent the Governor a letter concerning House Bill 1065 and other firearms related provisions from this session. The Governor signed them all into law despite the high pitch whining coming largely from boardrooms and activists outside of Indiana. Today I received a response to my letter: Considering the clear language of the [...]
If you’ve not already best check the Final Vote Results for Roll Call 165 to see where your elected officials stood yesterday. Notice that not one Republican voted for it and 34 Democrats defected. I have already put my Congressman, Brad Ellsworth, on notice that I firmly believe he sold out his district for a [...]
We’re not an “Open Carry”** state but Federal judge as ruled police cannot detain people for openly carrying guns. This is similar to a recent ruling here that the mere presence of a firearm does not indicate probable cause a crime has been committed. ** Meaning that we do not allow everyone to carry a [...]
“Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.” Robert A. Heinlein
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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