A small collection of painting links

For the few brave (foolish?) souls who wander over from the Reaper Minis forum, here are a few links to really good articles elsewhere on the web. 

You know, just so you don't think I'm a completely psychotic libertarian. 

http://chestofcolors.com/how-to-make-autumn-bases/

Higher highlights and deeper shadows!

Here's a painting challenge: Strap a palette to your forearm and a parachute on your back.

More base information.

President Fail

Corollary to Rule #4: They're called "Tramp Stamps" for a reason.

Just sayin'.

I Will Not Comply

Today the Supreme Court of the United States upheld the hideous law that is Obamacare.  A government bureaucracy that will decrease medical innovation, increase cost, and decrease access to medicine.

Although the details still need to be worked out (surprise, we have to "pass the law to see what's in it"), one of the methods of enforcement will be via the IRS.  Presumably, there will be a little checkbox that says something like "Check here if you have health insurance.  If you do not, follow steps 134a-139f."  So I'll get to have the joy of experiencing what it is like to not fill out my tax form completely.

And now I'm off to send money to the Romney campaign. 

Rule #4: Take Extreme Care of Whom You Marry

The importance of choosing a spouse cannot be overemphasized.  It is likely the most important decision a man makes.  Marrying the wrong person will fill your life with chaos, pain, and financial drudgery.  Not only can she take your children, but she will likely take a good chunk of your financial world with her as well. Therefore . . . .

Rule #4:  Take extreme care of whom you marry.

This rule encompasses learning about women's psychology.  They are different from men (despite certain groups who claim otherwise).  The world, as I write this, is tilted in favor of women.  The role of father and husband is the butt of jokes on television, and in much of our culture. Even the Church is failing men.

The absolute best advice I've seen on this issue is this:

Before you decide to propose to your girlfriend, pop a Red Pill, look her straight in the eye and say this:

“Marriage is a commitment that I take seriously, and I expect my wife to take it seriously too. I am the spiritual leader and protector of this home, and I am willing to give my life for it. I expect a wife to submit to my leadership even when she disagrees with my decision, because I and I alone will be held accountable by God Almighty for the successes and failures of this household. As a wife, I will need your unending support, your sound advice, physical and emotional companionship, and your steadfast commitment; but I will never need your leadership. In return, I offer provisions, love, faithfulness and eternal commitment to you and our future children.”

If she balks, you know what type of woman she is.  

Further reading can be found at the following NSFW sites:
Dalrock
Roissy (totally NSFW)
University of Man
House of Eratosthenes

Brett Kimberlin Is A Liar

Brett Kimberlin is also a terrorist, having set bombs to kill innocent people in Speedway, Indiana in 1978. Today, Kimberlin is still a cowardly bastard. If this guy was a Republican, the news media would be all over it. But no, he's a leftist prick, so the media ignores it, and the Maryland State Attorney for Montgomery County is letting him off the hook for his recent criminal actions. Here's a bit of the story.

Here's a little more.

So these cowards (Brett Kimberlin, Ron Brynaert, Neal Rauhauser) can't take criticism, and are working to destroy the lives of their political opponents.  Such models of human decency, they are.  My two year old behaves better than this, and he's not even out of diapers yet.

How much lower than whale shit do you have to be to threaten a man's family and employer? 
Why is it that the sociopathic nutjobs always seem to come out from the left side of the political spectrum?
What has to happen before the Left cleans their house of these crackpots?


As others have said, this isn't about Left vs Right.  It's about Liberty vs Tyranny.  Remember to never be silenced, and never misplace your spine.  Stand for liberty.

 

Rule #3: Learn What Money Is, What it Isn't, and What it Does.

I'm not sure if this rule is the third most important rule, but given the importance of money in our lives, I figured I should say something about it.  As Zig Ziglar says, "Money isn't everything, but it's reasonably close to oxygen."

Learn what money is, what it isn't, and what it does.

 

Money is a tool that acts as a neutral medium of exchange.  It also is a personality amplifier. 

Money is not the root of all evil, nor is the Bible correct when it says the love of money is the root of all evil.

Money makes you more of what you are.  If you're a giving person, money makes you a bigger giver.  If you're a miser, you become a bigger miser.  If you're foolish, money makes you more foolish.  If you're wise, money makes you wiser.

The exchange of money allows two people with very little in common to exchange the fruits of their labor.  A farmer can buy a new suit from a well-fed tailor.  That is the magic of money.

The curse of money is that it affects your emotional state.  It can change relationships.  "The borrower is slave to the lender."  Christmas feels different when your brother owes you a few thousand dollars.

Money, being a tool, means that people can use it as they wish.  Just as a firearm in the hands of a criminal can be used for evil, the same weapon in the hands of a mother defending her children can be used for good.  Free will (and thus sin) is the root of all evil.  Free will is also the root of all good.  Money can be used for both.  It can be used to bribe police to ignore crimes, or it can be used to set up endowments for the arts.

Remember that blaming your problems on money (your lack of, or someone else's abundance of) runs afoul Rule #2.