I need to make a TV Tropes page for me.

Well, ‘need’ is an interesting word to use, there. More like ‘think it’s a good idea.’ Somebody pointed out to me that it’s a place people go, but the learning curve feels fierce. I’ve been mucking about with the page for SM Stirling’s new book, on the grounds that it’s good practice.

And that’s what I’ve been doing tonight! Sorry, but getting the Kickstarter books out was a great relief to me.

This TV Tropes page on Gun Safety is remarkably sensible…

…indeed, gratifyingly so.  I can think of several thousand legislators and politicians who could stand to read and memorize it, preferably just before they try to use firearms as a prop for their various gun confiscation schemes.

Moe Lane

PS: I’m sure that there’s stuff in there to quibble over, but you can’t go far wrong by hammering home the point that Guns Are Not Toys and Do Not Wield A Gun Unless You Are Prepared To Use It.

Quote of the Day, I don’t know why edition.

From TV Tropes:

The Marquis de Favras was caught by the Revolutionaries as he plotted to help Louis XVI escape. Convicted of treason after a two month trial, he was handed his official death sentence by the court clerk as he was led to the scaffold. He read it and said “I see that you have made three spelling mistakes.”

By the way: if you’re not familiar with that site then I suggest that you be wary of clicking links, particularly if you need to be somewhere in the next eight hours.