"The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it " - Albert Einstein
Mitch
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“Fides et ratio.” – “Faith and reason.”
Follower of Christ.
Husband to Lana, Father to Stephen and Mariah.
Peaceful, not harmless.
Agorist. Voluntarist.
Fermenter of many things.
Retired U.S. Air Force NCO.
Linux enthusiast.
Ham radio operator (WB5UZG)
This song, from the early 1980s, popped into my head this weekend.
Genius
Judas Priest – Electric Eye Lyrics | Genius Lyrics
Went and tried out the latest addition to the family armory: a Keltec Sub2000 CQB suppressed 9mm PCC. Quiet as a .22, but a bit dirty, especially when you're a lefty.
"Malo periculosam, libertatem quam quietam servitutem." – Thomas Jefferson
(I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery.)
Radishes grown in my hydroponics bed. Big honkers, surprising juicy compared to store-bought, and hot! 
Quote-Unquote
"Only government can take perfectly good paper, cover it with perfectly good ink and make the combination worthless."
– Milton Friedman
Today in History
On Feb. 12, 1873, the U.S. Congress passed legislation removing the silver dollar from the list of coins authorized for minting; this move weakened "bimetalism" and pushed the United States toward the gold standard (which happened formally in 1900). The country left the gold standard domestically in 1933 and then internationally in 1971.
"Socialism is not an alternative to capitalism; it is an alternative to any system under which men can live as human beings."
– Ludwig von Mises
"Every step we take towards making the State our Caretaker of our lives, by that much we move toward making the State our Master."
– Dwight D. Eisenhower
"Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air."
– John Quincy Adams
"Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms — to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way."
– Viktor Frankl
"If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter."
– George Washington
Found a stash of memes, some a bit old, but still funny.
GM!