http://chl-tx.com/bookreviews News and information from the point of view of a Texas Concealed Handgun License (CHL) Instructor Sat, 29 Nov 2008 03:11:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This morning, a WalMart clerk was trampled to death by a mob of morons that charged the door as it was opened. This Black Friday crap has gone way over the top. Last year, I thought I'd get out early and shop some of the bargains to be had on the day ... http://chl-tx.com/bookreviews/black-friday-indeed/ If you aren't sure about who to vote for, just consider that you do not have any duty to vote. You should just sit this one out, and let people like me run your country for you. http://chl-tx.com/bookreviews/why-not-just-sit-this-one-out/ The subject of bigotry came up in my last class, and I didn't really get around to discussing it in much depth. It occurred to me that some folks seem to have a faulty notion of just what this word means. The reference was to a fellow I know (who will ... http://chl-tx.com/bookreviews/bigotry/ Over the last 8 or 9 months, I have noticed that even as my new-applicant classes have been consistently full (and occasionally, I have to turn away potential students), my renewal classes have been getting smaller. There were two changes in the law that could affect this, one of which ... http://chl-tx.com/bookreviews/new-applicants-increase-renewals-taper-off/ Seven years ago today, a handful of young Arab terrorists were able to murder more than 3,000 people because US airline crews were unarmed. Terrorists and other criminals prefer 'soft' targets. Nothing deters violent crime more effectively than the possibility that the intended victim might shoot back. Nothing. http://chl-tx.com/bookreviews/september-11th-2008/ Silly me, I have been running an old version of WordPress for this blog ever since I started it. I was blissfully unaware of the existence of any newer versions, and I was wondering why I had to come back so often to clean out the spam comments (that's all ... http://chl-tx.com/bookreviews/wordpress-upgrade/ I have been hearing from my March and April students that they haven't gotten their licenses yet. According to a local radio news story, the DPS is experiencing a tremendous surge in new applicants, up more than 40% over this time last year. One of my students called down there ... http://chl-tx.com/bookreviews/dps-is-swamped/ I mentioned before that I was interested in internet marketing in general. Well, I finally broke down and bought one of those $9.95 e-books, mainly because it was recommended by an internet marketer I have known and followed for several years (I used to be fairly active on her forum). ... http://chl-tx.com/bookreviews/shady-dealings-in-internet-marketing/ I don't much care for overbooking. Airlines do it, even with the possibility of having to deny boarding to some passengers if everybody actually shows up. They do it simply because people's plans change -- they get sick, they change jobs (or lose jobs), meetings get canceled, etc. A small ... http://chl-tx.com/bookreviews/overbooking/ Ok, I finally got a chance to look at Joyner's multi-media blogging course. Kind of amusing, in a melancholy sort of way. I've been following several different internet marketers (as closely as I can without actually buying anything from any of them), and there are indeed a few that appear ... http://chl-tx.com/bookreviews/followup-on-blog-course/