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On my mind: home in Minnesota. New TV for my parents, now I only buy for them same models of electronics as I have, simplifies remote troubleshooting.
Events:
- Clermont man’s photos were key for 9-11 first responders (Orlando Sentinel).
- These paper tubes are still made in America (Bloomberg).
- Nostalgia for a Nightmare (The Economist).
- In Jim Cooley’s open-carry America, even a trip to Walmart can require an AR-15 (The Washington Post).
Ideas:
- False Consciousness (The Economist).
- What I Learned From Executing Two Men (NYT).
- The True Financial Cost America Will Bear for Its Debt-Fueled Post-9/11 Conflicts (The Atlantic).
- How to talk to a tailor (Permanent Style).
Travels:
- Four Seasons Introduces Invitation Only Guest Recognition Program (One Mile at a Time).
- In the Thousand Islands, Castles, Cliffs and Contemplation (NYT).
- Korean beauty chains aim to win over Toronto shoppers (BlogTO).
- Find Better Deals On Airbnb Rentals Using A Reverse Image Search (foXnoMad).
Hacks:
- Meeting Large Spending Requirements Without Manufactured Spending (Point Chaser).
- How to think about the “single best” rewards currency (The Free-quent Flyer).
- Why Is Alaska Blocking Cathay Pacific Award Space? (One Mile at a Time).
- FNBO Best Western Business Credit Card Bonus Now 80,000 Points (Previously 20,000) (Doctor Of Credit).
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Sorry Dan, but your story doesn’t work. All that person did was shoot someone to protect against a car being stolen. Carjackers steal cars, they don’t kill the car’s owners and several others as you would have people believe to justify your position. Your “hero” used excessive force to stop the theft of a car. The value of a car is not equivalent to the value of a human life, not even a car thief’s life.
Dan,
If you were elsewhere in the US, would you truly fear a person walking into a prayer service and shooting people? If so – how do you manage the day to day risks of life in general?
A day or two before the AR-15 carry story ran a customer at a Walmart near where I live was carrying a gun. He managed to help a woman and her kids getting car jacked by two criminals with guns. He shot one of the men and kept her and several others from being killed. While I don’t think “open carry” of a rifle at Walmart is a great idea it does make a point and is protected by the law. When guns are banned (like in school zones) it creates a “soft target” which is much more inviting to… Read more »