Odds ‘n Sods:

This article touches on a sensitive topic with the government. China has been testing their new high speed missile and it has the Pentagon concerned. We have repeatedly announced that we will shoot down any missile that is to close to us, our allies or our forces, Yet every test that violates that has flown successfully. Can we shoot them down? Are we just chosing not to?

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B.R. sent this link in: Important Safety Tip: Tape Your Batteries With Electrical Tape!. I have, on more than one occasion, nearly set my pocket on fire as batteries were shorted out by keys or pocket change. Lessons learned the hard way.

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RLE sent this article in: Private Citizens stop 16% of mass shootings. You may not have known the numbers, but you already knew that it happened.

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JBG sent this in: Do we face a disastrous century due to global cooling?. I know global warming is all the rage right now, but if you were around in the ’70s, you’ll remember it was global cooling. Full circle?

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You can’t celebrate America, school says – sent in by B.E. – Just a couple of reasons why I believe in homeschooling.