Sunday Funnies

I'd like to extend a hearty welcome to the NSA PRISM program. Just because you slurp up every electron on the Internet for later analysis (and political suppression) doesn't mean you can't enjoy a good comic, right? -Schlock Mercenary Not herbivores.
-TwoLumps Chines noms re-bunked.
-Girl Genius Sparks have very short change of command ceremonies...
-Delta Bravo Sierra A non-retired grenade.
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-Amya A prayer before departure.

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-Spindrift
-Banished
-Commander Kitty
-Power Nap
-Gone with the Blastwave
-Dresden Codak
-Lackadaisy
-My Ninja Family
-Romantically Apocalyptic
-Argghhh-onauts didn't say nuthin'.

Sunday Funnies

-Schlock Mercenary Always travel with duct tape.
-TwoLumps Ginsu vs. Zombies.
-Girl Genius Shackles work both ways, and Agatha has work for her minions.
-Delta Bravo Sierra Putting the monkey in the box.
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-Amya Yes, Accel, how fond are you of Faye?
-Commander Kitty Zenith rides again.
-Spindrift Cimos finds one of the knives the hard way.
-Banished So what are you, Timbo?

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-Power Nap
-Gone with the Blastwave
-Dresden Codak
-Lackadaisy
-My Ninja Family
-Romantically Apocalyptic
-Argghhh-onauts is sure the horizon is around here somewhere.

Sunday Funnies

-Schlock Mercenary Meters, kilometers, what's the difference?
-TwoLumps Underwear powers, activate!
-Girl Genius Always make sure you have enough shackles in your hidden lair.
-Delta Bravo Sierra AWOL, initiative, tomAYto, toMAHto.
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-Amya More fun with Felix.
-Romantically Apocalyptic All you zombies show your faces.
-Spindrift Way too many knives around here.
-Power Nap Drew needs to find Token.

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-Commander Kitty
-Banished
-Gone with the Blastwave
-Dresden Codak
-Lackadaisy
-My Ninja Family
-Argghhh-onauts is searching for more hydraulic fluid.

I knew it!

From Chris Blattman

It's science! See, there's a GRAPH! Suck it, deniers! I am shocked, shocked I tell you that IE is so dangerous. We should totally ban it, and all other assault browsers. It would certainly make MY job easier...

Sunday Funnies

-Schlock Mercenary It works even if you know about it.
-TwoLumps Truly underwater real estate.
-Girl Genius What do you mean, missing?
-Delta Bravo Sierra Always check your baggage.
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-Amya More fun with Felix.
-Romantically Apocalyptic Yesterday...
-Spindrift That's not Morwenna...
-Power Nap Drew is going to kill him in the real world.

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-Commander Kitty
-Banished
-Gone with the Blastwave
-Dresden Codak
-Lackadaisy
-My Ninja Family
-Argghhh-onauts is remembering absent companions.

Is this not nifty?

You can make your own here. There are scads of backgrounds and you can move the text around and all sorts of cool stuff. I love the internets...

Sunday Funnies

-Schlock Mercenary What's so funny about Nero?
-TwoLumps Consult the all-knowing bowling ball.
-Girl Genius Pesky multi-dimensional doors.
-Delta Bravo Sierra What do you mean, call in air support?
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-Amya More fun with Felix.
-Romantically Apocalyptic That's a lot of nuclear winter to shovel...
-Spindrift Cut her off at the pass!

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-Commander Kitty
-Banished
-Gone with the Blastwave
-Power Nap
-Dresden Codak
-Lackadaisy
-My Ninja Family
-Argghhh-onauts is fixing hydraulics leaks.

A bit of fun

Yeah, he's a stone-faced professional Russian spy. And just good enough to get in lots of trouble. Not good enough to take on a pizza guy. Very funny short film. Watch out for robot zombie pigeons, guys.



Spy vs Guy from Red Giant on Vimeo.

Sunday Funnies

Yeah, it's been a while. So sue me.

-Schlock Mercenary Fire and popcorn.
-TwoLumps Game of Thrones, feline-style.
-Girl Genius The Baron surrenders, Agatha gets kidnapped. Or, "Tuesday".
-Delta Bravo Sierra Space-A is no way to travel.
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-Amya Fun with Felix.
-Romantically Apocalyptic Start shoveling all the nuclear winter!
-Power Nap He said he would kill me in my sleep...
-Spindrift Sleeping gas is very useful.
-Commander Kitty Random torpedoes and blue friends.
-Banished Timbo returns, and where is Hakos?
-Gone with the Blastwave LolApocalypse, with cats!

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-Dresden Codak
-Lackadaisy
-My Ninja Family
-Argghhh-onauts wants to be alone.

I didn't do it

For one thing, the recent incident in Russia was a meteor, NOT a death ray. Secondly, my targeting would be better.

That was definitely an Earth-shattering KABOOM, though.

So about this writing thing...

For those of you who know about my book-writing habit, I finished a new book. An advance reader copy (meaning, still with a few typos) is now available at a certain online store. A more conventional (and edited) copy will be available in about a month, and cheaper too. But if you can't wait...

Sunday Funnies

-Schlock Mercenary The Rev is astute.
-TwoLumps Winter rampages.
-Girl Genius The Castle says "here, hold my beer and watch this".
-Delta Bravo Sierra America.
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-Amya It ends in fire.
-Romantically Apocalyptic Follow the signs to the secret hideout.
-Power Nap Drew does so have a dream spider!
-Spindrift The council of elders is stupid.
-Commander Kitty A Fluffendectomy.
-Banished Alone with Rak.

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-Dresden Codak
-Lackadaisy
-Gone with the Blastwave
-My Ninja Family
-Argghhh-onauts haz no internets.

Sunday Funnies

-Schlock Mercenary Petey needs to work on his bedside manner.
-TwoLumps The trouble with diet kibble.
-Girl Genius Agatha wants to see what the castle can do. Bomb shelters are advised.
-Delta Bravo Sierra Top is NOT GRUMPY!
-xkcd
-Amya Faye's friends are books.
-Romantically Apocalyptic A soft landing for man and mug.
-Dresden Codak What is life, and what is dream?

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-Power Nap
-Spindrift
-Lackadaisy
-Banished
-Commander Kitty
-Gone with the Blastwave
-My Ninja Family
-Argghhh-onauts maintains radio silence.

Sunday Funnies

-Schlock Mercenary The crazy AI is deciding who to kill first.
-TwoLumps The poop quest has been canceled.
-Girl Genius Yes, she just powered up a crazy castle. Deal.
-Delta Bravo Sierra Does the War on Christmas have casualties?
-xkcd
-Amya Kaden gets to keep an important secret.
-Romantically Apocalyptic Zee Mug strikes.
-Power Nap They have to keep an eye on this one.
NEW COMIC! Spindrift The Alar can't fly any more. This will really screw up the morning commute.
-Lackadaisy Lots of various arts.
-Banished No more bounty hunter?

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-Dresden Codak
-Commander Kitty
-Gone with the Blastwave
-My Ninja Family
-Argghhh-onauts was a very, very bad boy this year.

Sunday Funnies

-Schlock Mercenary Jumping through a falling teraport. What could go wrong?
-TwoLumps The Mighty Hunter.
-Girl Genius But running away is traditional!
-Delta Bravo Sierra Providing air support since WWI.
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-Amya The degrees of separation grow smaller.
-Romantically Apocalyptic Using a sword on a bug.
-Power Nap Drew is blackmailed. By red demons.
-Dresden Codak His utility has come to an end.
NEW COMIC! Spindrift Angry goddess is angry. Everyone gets punished!

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-Lackadaisy
-Commander Kitty
-Banished
-Gone with the Blastwave
-My Ninja Family
-Argghhh-onauts hit the spiked eggnog early this year.

Sunday Funnies

-Schlock Mercenary Recalibrating the moral compass.
-TwoLumps A convincing disguise.
-Girl Genius Fritz can fly, but he cheats.
-Delta Bravo Sierra Hajji didn't escape the CHOMP.
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-Amya Coming home.
-Romantically Apocalyptic I just want your eyebrows.
-Lackadaisy The trouble with vermin.
-Commander Kitty Why relative velocity is important.
-Banished The commander has had enough.
NEW COMIC! Spindrift The goddess is NOT HAPPY.

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-Power Nap
-Dresden Codak
-Gone with the Blastwave
-My Ninja Family
-Argghhh-onauts is reformatting his hard drive.

Sunday Funnies

-Schlock Mercenary Sometimes doors are closed for a very good reason.
-TwoLumps The other kind of Indian, Snooch.
-Girl Genius Gil's lightning stick has had a bit of an upgrade
-Delta Bravo Sierra Yes, there are regs for playing Wii.
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-Amya Retrieval of a magical compass.
-Romantically Apocalyptic Amber is re-amalgamated. Or something.
-Power Nap Drew should have read the HR memo more carefully.
-Commander Kitty What is Nin Wah up to now?
-Dresden Codak The Right Caspar wants to escape a professional bore.
NEW COMIC! Spindrift Beautiful art, magic, strange peoples, and a half-breed girl caught in between. (A few PG-13 panels, FYI).

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-Lackadaisy
-Banished
-Gone with the Blastwave
-My Ninja Family
-Argghhh-onauts accidentally deleted his source file.

Sunday Funnies

Because we really, REALLY need a laugh these days. Our most profuse apologies, veterans. We'll try to fix it somehow.

 -Schlock Mercenary The zombies are taking over.
-TwoLumps The goldfish wanted a third candidate.
-Girl Genius Let's climb a high tower in a rainstorm to summon lightning! Yay!
-Delta Bravo Sierra Butterbars don't know how to clear weapons.
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-Amya Felix runs away rather than meet Lord Eolande. Innnnteresting....
-Romantically Apocalyptic Embrace the Mug!
-Power Nap Drew has powerful protection. Good thing.
-Commander Kitty Commander Kitty saves the day!
-Dresden Codak The right Caspar, and mellllttiiinnng.
And for when you just can't take it any more... Emergency Puppy. A little bit of cute can really enhance your calm.

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-Lackadaisy
-Banished
-Gone with the Blastwave
-My Ninja Family
-Argghhh-onauts was on the plane with the military ballots.

You were given the choice

I've been reading Churchill's history of the Second World War recently.  Never thought it would be a guide for my life now.

"You were given the choice between war and dishonor. You chose dishonor and you will have war."

The election is done. Stupidity reigns. And we will have war.  Oh, probably not here. Stop applying for wiretaps, DHS. But the good times are over, for the foreseeable future. Do you know what you have sold your birthright for, liberals?

• War in the Middle East. Not the daily rocket launchings. I mean real war. With nuclear weapons. There will be places that will glow in the dark, and millions of people will die.
• Europe turns into the Balkans. Possibility of war 50-50. Their economy is now going to implode, and lots of angry, desperate people will form mobs, and then militias, and then factions.
• The United States will auger in to true Depression. Learn how to repurpose tin cans. Recycling is for the rich.
• Speaking of the rich, did you know we all are rolling in wealth? Yeah, because only the rich will have their taxes raised. And we WILL be taxed more. Ergo, we're all rich.
• Death Panels. Obamacare is now a reality. Don't get sick, don't need cancer treatments, don't need hip replacements. Cost too much, cause too much trouble, and you're going on the hospice care pathway England perfected (no food, no water, until the complaining stops for good).
• Demoralized Military. You think the Secret Service scandals were bad? Now all the good and honest members of the military are going to be sorely tempted to leave. And what remains will be a sad shadow of what we were.
• Demoralized Civil Service. Everyone knows now the Administration will let you choke on your own blood rather than inconvenience themselves with rescuing you (Bengazi). Nobody will take risks any more. We will not get intel, right when we most desperately need it (see War in the Middle East, above).

I'm not angry. I'm disgusted. It didn't have to be this way. And the worst thing is? This is still the best place on the planet to be. There's nowhere to run.

Sunday Funnies

-Schlock Mercenary The general's awful tale is almost done.
-TwoLumps Re-interpreting the litter box.
-Girl Genius Agatha has run out of time.
-Delta Bravo Sierra Another use for saline bags.
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-Amya Felix is not a nice person.
-Romantically Apocalyptic Stupid chalice knights.
-Power Nap Do not stand in front of the battering ram.
-Commander Kitty Fluffy can do it, just don't ask how.
-Banished Again with the shrieking and the moaning.
-Gone with the Blastwave Civilians know better.

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-Lackadaisy
-Dresden Codak
-My Ninja Family
-Argghhh-onauts is dressing up as the Invisible Man for Halloween.

The Low-carb Zombie Apocalypse

Those of us espousing the low-carb lifestyle have great difficulties in preparing for the Zombie Apocalypse/Collapse of Civilization/General SHTF scenarios. We need protein and lots of it, storable for years if necessary. Plenty of Ramen noodle equivalents abound and cheaply, too. However, I've found some workable options that might help.

Storable Protein Options:
- Protein Powder -- used by bodybuilders and powerlifters, you mix it with water or other liquid. Stores well dry. Protein Powder
- Freeze-dried products: Mountain House is one example, and they have all kinds of protein available. Shown is the diced beef--no noodles or other carb filler. Chicken, and eggs with bacon also available. Mountain House #10 Freeze-Dried Foods
- Canned Meat: Don't forget the old standby tuna! Costco also sells reasonably priced chicken and sometimes beef in cans about the same size as the tuna option. Kirkland Signature Roast Beef 4 Cans

Grow Your Own: 
- Nut trees: I was surprised to learn that almond trees grow in my area of the Pacific Northwest. I use a lot of almond flour in my low-carb cooking these days, so I'm going to give it a try. These guys at One Green World have excellent options available, but they specialize in the West Coast. Contact a nursery local to your area and see what kind of nut trees might work for you.
 - Chickens: Haven't done this one myself yet (too many coyotes in the neighborhood) but I know people who do. Fresh eggs, and the potential of nice fresh chicken when the eggs give out! Urban Chicken resource.

If you can tolerate a small amount of carbohydrate in your diet, consider some of the low-glycemic fruits and vegetables like Jerusalem artichoke, cherries, and pears. Dehydrating can help with storage, at least as long as you have power or sunshine.