"Board" Mixup!

07 Dec 09

Correction:

I got my "Boards" mixed up in the last Quip.

The CSU system is not under the University of Colorado Board of Regents. That Board is not involved in this current issue.

It is Colorado State University's "Board of Governors," a separate and unconnected entity, that bears responsibility for this unilateral, anti-gun decision.

In any event, the point is the same: I have scant patience with pseudo-sanctimonious academic twits who demand absolute power and authority for themselves, yet piously refuse to accept any personal accountability.

Paranoia and vanity are invariably found at the root of all assaults on individual freedom, as we see!

/John

MDL List

07 Dec 09

MDL, "Minimum for Daily Living"

from an Instructor:

"We all have different jobs, different social settings, wear different attire, live in different climates, and, in the case of our female colleagues, possess a unique superstructure. So, when we discuss what a person 'should carry,' we have to be flexible, as it all has to be concealed.

In any event, here is my MDL (Minimum for Daily Living) list:

Primary pistol, and at least one reload (spare magazine or speed-loader) Back-up pistol Tactical flashlight Blade OC spray Cell phone IBD Small light

When I mention this List to people who don't carry on a regular bases, I am usually greeted with a good deal of eye-rolling, particularly from women

Then, I suggest an 'Airplane List.' Delete everything you are not able to carry on commercial flights, and what is left?

I strongly suggest all of us carry those items, all the time, a flashlight being first on that List, then IBD, cell phone, and small light. TSA has no issue with any of the foregoing, and they are all literally lifesavers!"

Comment: It comes down to personal readiness/preparedness. How prepared you reasonably need to be, as noted above, is a relative question, varying with person and circumstance, and with world history, which may critically change that question for all of us- tomorrow morning!

Part of "being prepared" is looking into the future and anticipating what items, though not required now, may be acutely necessary when our personal situation changes radically.

/John