Monthly Archives: December 2009

NRS AB46 was passed in response to the Federal Law requiring mentally ill people to be included in any weapons background check. Under the new Nevada law, any court records on mental competency, insanity pleas, forced admissions to mental health … Continue reading →

Stolen…… I mean “borrowed” from Las Vegas Vegas.com J. Santos’ Muck It © 2005

I got off early because it’s Christmas eve. –Thank God for other people’s kids. –I don’t do Xmas. So I’m sitting in front of my computer waiting for my lady, with my Vietnamese coffee and my Capirotada, listening to Warren … Continue reading →

Look who’s back. I live in a quiet neighborhood, but nearby are two hotel-casinos, several stop-and-robs, and a number of weekly rental places, all located on or near the freeway and Boulder highway for a convenient getaway. It’s no wonder … Continue reading →

Scary picture — Transferring programs and settings. I had more troubles with Vista since the latest round of updates, So I broke down and went with Windows 7 Ultimate. The pro version does what I need, but for a double … Continue reading →

MGM Mirage president Jim Murren has repeatedly said that the City Center project is not for locals. Murren said “I live in Summerlin. I coach my kids. I have a lot of restaurants out there and if I didn’t work … Continue reading →

Visitor stats for some sites I admin: Some Old Dude is up 10,350.00% Madness Beckons is up 7,133.33% Selectively Social is up 6,000.00% Solitary Mind is up 5,130.00% While this site is up a mere 27.70% Unfortunately the truth is, … Continue reading →

According to this article in the Wall Street Journal the insurgents in Afghanistan, Iran and Iraq are watching live video feeds from the US predator drones. The $26.95 software that allows this was not designed by some nefarious hacker with … Continue reading →

I bought a used Nikkor 70-200mm lens that had recently had the auto-focus motor replaced. It’s a beautiful lens but it sucks the life out of the battery of my D300 like a vampire sucking the blood out of his … Continue reading →

Shot with a Nikon D300 with Nikkor 70-200mm, f2.8, iso 3200 A fairly common occurrence in any big city, and maybe it’s just me; but the police chopper seems to be spending a lot more time circling near Boulder and … Continue reading →