Odds ‘n Sods:

Rachel F. mentioned an interesting video about a couple that lives very close to the land.

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Congressman Ron Paul: The Last Nail – Floor Speech (May 25, 2011). The Defense Authorization Act or H.R. 1540, aka” The Forever War Act”, was overwhelmingly approved by the House of Representatives May 26th with a vote of 322 to 96.

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U.S. to propose mandatory vehicle ‘black boxes’. I hadn’t heard that most vehicles already had post-crash decelleration event data recorders (EDRs), and that for several years the Lexus brand cars have recorded pre-carsh events. (Presumably including vehicle speed.)

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A man’s castle, under code enforcement siege. (Thanks to M.E.W. for the link.)

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Speaking of castles, this doies not bode well: Self-Defense Case: Pharmacist Guilty.