Bill Watterson's Advice

I really wish I could say that I have the kind of passion depicted here in this Calvin & Hobbes-esque homage to text by, and the ethic of, cartoonist Bill Watterson.  Nevertheless, it's a beautiful ideal.

Augh! Link Dump

Weapons

• Arms imports in China from 1960 to 2011 (I was probably looking for from China)
• Embargoed countries from the State Department website
• Lahti ammunition from Anzio Ironworks—would be neat to have!
• What are suppressors made of? (Shotgun News)

Other

• Making a dehydrator from the Ready Store
• Time perspective therapy on WSJ

The Selam

EW posted a link to the mini-album an acquaintance of his released recently.  Apparently it's "bounce-worthy"; I listened to it, and it's not bad.

Custom AR-15 Lowers

ASA posted on FB a picture of the selector switch on a "Pirate" lower, showing Arrgh (safe), Parley (semi), and Plunder (full).  The manufacturer's mark wasn't visible, but I searched and found that it was done by Tom Sawyer MFG in Woodbury, MN.  A thread on The High Road noted that Tom Sawyer MFG is no longer doing firearms engraving, and are referring people to Orion Arms.  Apparently they'll take a blank AR-15 receiver and engrave whatever on it.  Unfortunately, they have no blanks at the moment.