A Different Breed of Blade

Anyone who knows me, knows I love knives.  From Benchmade and Boker to SOG and Cold Steel to small artisans like Shull, Haley, and Miller.  I have medieval style knives, small knives, and kukris.  I have ceramic knives, plastic CIA letter openers, and knives made of a metal so tough that it took a plasma cutter to shape them.

But then, during a short stay with Brigid, I discovered Kim Breed knives.  "Oh look", she says, "a friend got this for me as a surprise".   And she pulled out a small neck knife that fit my hand so perfectly, it was like it was made for me.  And the temper line running down the metal perfectly complemented the shape of the blade.  I had to have one.  Unfortunately she couldn't remember the address so I set out to find him on my own.

Finding Mr. Breed was like searching for a Yeti in the mountains of Tibet--finding a mention here, a picture there, a possible email hidden in the comments section of a posting by Oleg Volk.  But I persevered.  I took a shot and emailed.  Yes, it was the right email address.  Yes, he would be happy to speak to me and discuss blades.  Yes, he's a super nice guy and is very serious about his craft.   I had a couple of ideas and he refined them.  We discussed the trials and tribulations of women's clothing and trying to even carry a small knife.  He mentioned a small blade that he created that he calls a Finger Flicker (aka a 'Get the #$%& Off of Me' knife).  A short time later, I got a package containing the below (like nesting dolls, but pointy):

The sheaths are custom-made by Kim as well.  The large knife is just over nine inches long, the next one, just over six inches, and the small blade, just under four inches.  All three are balanced, comfortable, and beautiful.  Works of usable art and tools made to last.  The small one is perfect, even with light summer clothes.   Quality and a good price.

Email me and I'll pass on the not-so-secret email address.

ETA:  Kim will be at the Blade Show at the end of May in Atlanta if anyone is in or from the area.

ETA2:  The not-so-secret email is sfbreed@yahoo.com.  Do tell him that Midwest Chick sent you.

A look at culture wars....

Chas, as he is wont to do, brings teh Smart.  A resident of Colorado, he doesn't fit into what the mainstream media's mold of a gun-owner and 2nd Amendment supporter.   Chas has an understanding of culture wars and the futility of banning items to cause change in human behavior.  An excerpt:

The "wish to ban" is an odd psychological phenomenon. Some people do think that if we removed a certain class of inanimate objects from the world, all would be fine, the lion would lie down with the lamb, and no one would hurt each other. (See also Prohibition, War on [Some] Drugs.)

Or we might have again the high murder rates of the Middle Ages and such gun-free zones as the Hundred Years War, the genocidal conquests of Genghiz Khan and Tamerlane, and the Crusades. Want to try the experiment?

As Glenn Reynolds would say, read the whole thing.

Weird Science IRL

I found myself staring a someone last night, trying to figure out where I might have seen them before. Then it hit me:



This person looked exactly like Chet from Weird Science, only female.  Had a personality to match as well (pre-Chet-makeover).  It didn't really hit me until she smiled, which might be the scariest part of all.

The A-Team meets Star Trek

Because my sister thinks it's 'scary' that I can name the A-Team members, (not forgetting the A-Team chick Amy, of course).....  Mixing Star Trek with the A-Team should be over the top.  :-)  I was tempted to post a Howlin' Mad Murdock homage, but this will have to do.

So what makes gay marriage so different?

Liberals  tend to tout the not-in-the-Constitution but much halliballoed separation of church and state for pretty much everything.  So what makes gay marriage different?  This should be a clear case of the government getting out of marriage, putting the license on a personal unit-establishing contract, and leaving sanctification to the churches to perform according to the tenants of that faith.

It would not matter as to the gender, sex, or number of the parties involved in the "family-contract" unit and as long s the proper paperwork was done, it shouldn't be an issue with insurance  or other legalities.

Feinsteins gun bill- a possible answer

Borepatch was wondering about why Reid decided not to bring la Feinstein's bill to the Senate floor.  I think I might have the answer...

The UN Arms Treaty   Dollar to dime the Dems are banking on this since it would make anything else moot-- per NRA civilian weapons would not be excluded.


Time to make those calls again - don't ratify that treaty, Senators.

Pot/Kettle

So la Feinstein says that she felt 'patronized' by Cruz' questions yesterday and that he was being 'arrogant'.  But after watching the video again, she was the one being patronizing and arrogant--I think that's the reasoning behind 'I've been here blahblahblah so many years' commentary.  It's akin to 'Look youngster, shut your mouth and mind your elders'. 

It's annoying to me when any female, when clearly bested on an intellectual level, falls back on feelings and emotions rather than being able to go toe-to-toe with someone in a real debate involving facts.  But of course I'm talking about a California Dem who really has no argument other than emotional charades.

Suck it up toots--if you want to be in the ring, best bring your intelligence and cogent arguments, if you have any, and leave your propensity to get the vapors at the door.  Name calling should have ended in sixth grade.