Go do something cool today!

1. Claim to have a gun, but don’t 2. Rob a store.

A Waukegan man is in stable condition after being shot by the store owner he is charged with robbing. Lake County Assistant State's Attorney Patricia Fix said officials are…

RobPatton July 12, 2009

Guns

Another one for the good guys…

A gunman who had wounded a shopkeeper and opened fire on several customers was stopped yesterday when another man shot him at the store in South Richmond, authorities said. The…

RobPatton July 12, 2009

Life Stuff Tech

How to add a remote for a 2001 Ford Escape

Turn ignition from OFF to RUN 8 times within 10 seconds, with the 8th time ending in RUN. All doors will lock then unlock to confirm programming mode. Within 20…

RobPatton July 12, 2009

Guns

Florida gun laws on the way?

Firearms Freedom Act Introduced in Florida Introduced in the Florida House on July 6, 2009, the “Firearms Freedom Act” (HB-21) seeks to provide “that specified firearms, firearm accessories, and ammunition…

RobPatton July 10, 2009

Just plain weird Money

Close the PostOffice?

A rallying cry can be heard across the country, from the swanky streets of SoHo to the tiny town of Randolph, Kan.: "Save Our Post Office!" As the United States…

RobPatton July 5, 2009

Life Stuff

Care and Feeding of a Geek

5 Tips on Proper Geek Male Maintenance Geek Males often work in fields that cause them to have to think a great deal and work long or irregular hours. This…

RobPatton June 28, 2009

House Stuff Tech

My WDTV Hacking project.

A lot has changed just in the past 30 days on this project. I'm running on the B-Rad fork of this, and currently my WDTV has: Ethernet via a wii…

RobPatton June 16, 2009

Guns

TN Follows with some good ideas. Florida?!?!

(AP) NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A person who legally possesses a gun would not have it seized during periods of martial rule under a proposal that has been signed into law…

RobPatton May 30, 2009

Guns

I guess we won’t be invaded any time soon.

In just 3 months Americans bought enough guns to outfit the entire Chinese and Indian army’s combined. “You cannot invade the mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind…

RobPatton May 25, 2009

House Stuff Life Stuff Things I want

About some propane tanks.

Propane is an interesting fuel. Unlike Gasoline or Diesel, its CLEAN burning, it never goes bad, and its safe to keep around. Its also a dandy way of getting your…

RobPatton May 24, 2009