I’ve just finished reading Ozymandias’ latest installment on the U.S. Military/DoD Anthrax vaccine case.  Man, oh man—that is some powerful stuff.  It’s also a bit like watching a martial arts movie:  I want to imitate what I’ve just witnessed, but, who am I kidding?  Well, let’s get to it, shall we?

 

A late-night appetizer, to get us started.

I forgot the News of the Weird link last week.  Not again, you bastard!

In my first article, I asked about the Glibertarian Discord set-up.  There are quite a few familiar and almost-forgotten names there.  Raphael, who straddles both of these worlds, was kind enough to provide a summation for us about the basics—“So Discord functions as a group instant messaging/chat platform. Think of it like Skype but without the video chat. Some articles that have popped up on the classic links threads have also made their way into discussions in the Discord server. There are also articles made by fellow Glibs that are linked to the Discord such as the Hat & Hair series, Woke Charmed Reviews, and The Awesome Adventures of Secret Nazi President Series. All the text-message channels are themed on topics so for example, articles/links/comments relating to firearm laws/gun-related questions are all posted in the specifically named #gun channel. Users can also tag other users in posts so they can be pinged/notified. This helps discussions on a particular issue to be continued with relative ease. There are also voice chat channels too so if some glibs want to play video games together, they can chat/coordinate strategies there too.

I enjoy going between both the Discord and the mother site so I’m okay with either platform. I will admit though that the Discord is a bit easier to catch up on since it is an instant messaging platform and the topic channels there keep conversations mostly organized and on-topic. In the end, I like both services for glibbing it up and plan to keep doing so as long as I can.” — I am starting to use it a bit, myself.  There’s a bit of a learning curve for me, as I’m used to seeing used in terms of video game streamers, but, I admit, it can be fun.  Not as much fun as waiting around here for your wonderful posts…

As I write this, I am reading that OrangeBadMan has kicked Michael John Bolton to the curb.  This will, no doubt, be old news by the time of this post, but, what a wonderfully weird situation.  Does this mean there is hope for a reduction in military adventurism for the U.S.?

SP mentioned in her rant thread that TPTB are real-life friends.  And, I know that various glibs have met other, various glibs IRL.  So, who here is chummy with who, in meat-space (that you are willing to admit to)?  How often do these mixers take place?  What does it take to get on the invite list, if, say, one were interested in this sort of thing?  Where the hell my North Texas Glibs at?

Which leads me to:  Vacations.  Where do you lot like to get away from your normal lives?  Is it season-dependent?  Close vs. far?  Pricey vs. cheap?  I’m not a well-traveled man, so, my selection pool is rather limited.  I, personally, love me some Redneck Riviera/Gulf Coast.   However, it’s a long car trip, made more difficult the older I get.  So, I tend to be happy with Port Aransas.  Oops!  Really, though; being from the largest U.S. city without a waterway makes me love my state’s crappy coastline that much more.   Tell me/us about the ‘Where’, even if it’s bucket list material.

Another YT channel I’d like to pimp:  Steve1989MREinfo.  The guy tries out various MREs from around the world, including (very) old ones.  I don’t actually watch the videos of the rations that are out-of-date; I just show up for the modern ones.  The guy seems to have a sharp palate, and a really easy-going disposition.  I think he’ll eat just about any kind of food put before him.  Give his channel the once-over, and see what he has to offer.

Finally, since we just had the 9/11 anniversary a few days ago, does anyone have a “Where were you?” story for 9/11 that you want to share?  I was a new 30-year-old working security with my friend’s dad (my dinner and coffee friend from my 2nd H&H t-shirt article), waiting patiently as I tired to get into my first LE job.  I worked overnights there, and saw the first reports as my shift was winding down.  I wasn’t fully sure what was going on, and, admittedly, it felt rather far away from me.  As I recall, I was taking “wait and see” attitude, since it didn’t really make a lot of sense in my mind, and I kinda-sorta thought I was witnessing aviation issues, not terrorism.

Well, Borderlands 3 has arrived (It better have—Sir Digby on Thursday morning), so, I’m gonna be digging in to that while participating here.  As always, if you want me to include something in my posts, drop me a line on my Protonmail account (sir.digby.71).  Be excellent to each other!