Range time!!!

Thanks to Murph, I got a chance to get out to the range and shoot my ‘new’ guns… Well, new to me anyway… Joe, ya done GOOD! As always, clicken to embiggen After fiddling around with the scope and once … Continue reading

“Somebody” has a new toy…

And he can’t rag on me anymore about ‘finds’… Thanks to Murph for the invite, got a little range time in today and got some sighting in done.  Although I didn’t get a pic of him shooting it, he took … Continue reading

Rulz…

Marine Corps Rules:    1.   Be courteous to everyone, friendly to no one. 2.   Decide to be aggressive enough, quickly enough. 3.   Have a plan. 4.   Have a back-up plan, because the first one probably won’t work. 5.   Be polite.  Be … Continue reading

The Book of Barkley…

Somebody we know got a GREAT review from Kirkus! Here’s the actual review! THE BOOK OF BARKLEY Love and Life Through the Eyes of a Labrador Retriever by L. B. Johnson BUY NOW FROM AMAZON BARNES & NOBLE LOCAL BOOKSELLER KIRKUS REVIEW Debut … Continue reading

Weird sleep facts…

From the mil-email chain… ‘Somebody’ was up WAY to late… 🙂 -It’s impossible to tell if someone is really awake without close medical supervision. People can take cat naps with their eyes open without even being aware of it. (however, … Continue reading

Traditions…

There are some things you just DON’T mess with… Cure 81 ham, hoppin john, turnip greens, and corn bread. A Southern tradition that I’m keeping… Well, except the greens didn’t turn out well… Hoppin’ John is a peas and rice … Continue reading

Happy New Year…

I’m sure everybody is bright eyed and bushy tailed this morning… Snerk… Yeah, right.  From vishava.com It’s time to start screwing up those checks, and making all those resolutions you’re not going to keep anyway… We’d all like ‘whirled peas’, … Continue reading

Went for one…

Came home with 2 1/2… One 10-22 from our resident gunsmith Joe Speer.  And thanks to his prompt response to a text, one and a half SP-1s (a Christmas present to myself). 1972 SP1, the upper on it is a … Continue reading

Two quickies…

Jace vs. Vito… Ding… Round to Vito! And grandson #1 helping grandson #2! Jace for the dunk! Not that Jace adores Khalil or anything… And Khalil is really good with him in return! … Continue reading

Back in the saddle…

Again…  Or maybe I should say UNDER the saddle… After a month on the road, I’m WAY behind… Something tells me I’m gonna get rode hard and put up wet for the next couple of weeks!!! Now that the holidays … Continue reading