Greg C. sent this: Newt Gingrich on D.C. Weather: ‘Mild Taste of What an EMP (Electromagnetic Pulse) Attack Would Do [1]‘. Meanwhile, we read: 10 sobering realizations the Eastern U.S. power grid failure is teaching us about a real collapse [2]. And on a similar note, there is this from Roger K. in Forbes: Power Outage Highlights Infrastructure Vulnerability [3]. (Thanks to Jeff in Texas for the latter link.)
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I recently watched Ridley Scott’s movie about the Crusades, titled Kingdom of Heaven. I’m a fan of most of Scott’s films, but I quickly concluded that William Monahan (the film’s script writer) was suffering from a bad case of historical illiteracy, or at least selective forgetfulness. Oh, and speaking of historical illiteracy, yesterday morning I was doing some Internet real estate hunting on behalf of a consulting client, and I nearly sprayed my computer screen with a mouthful of raw milk and Raisin Bran. There, before my eyes, in Utah, was the web page for the Majestic Mountain Meadows [4] housing development. That elicited my initial cereal snort and then had me laughing uproariously. (If you are scratching your head, see: M.M.M. [5]) Oh well, at least ignorance of history is better than someone re-writing history to be politically correct [6] or publishing documents like the Mayflower Compact that have been cleverly Dowdified to remove Christian references [7].
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Reader David T. sent: Who Needs a WeedWacker When You Can Use a Scythe? [8]
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Former U.S. soldier aids Syria’s wounded [9]
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Amidst widespread power blackouts: “Hot and hotter” forecast as heat wave bakes eastern U.S. [10]