Odds ‘n Sods:

Marko liked this piece on Mexican desert living that he found on Treehugger: Young Couple Says NO to a Mortgaged Life

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From my old Defense Electronics magazine compadre Ken Timmerman: U.S. May Face 9/11-Scale Threat from Venezuela

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Slack: the unused portion of economy’s productive capacity, U.S. economy is swimming in spare capacity

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I heard that to pay off some large legal bills stemming from BATFE harassment (no Federal charges were ever filed), KT Ordnance is running a half-price special on all of their 80% complete receivers (except the P-50), They offer 80% complete receivers for 1911s, AR-15s AR-10s and Mark Is. Use promotional code “Molon Labe” to receive your 50% discount.