The Wooden Bowl…

This is one to think about… Especially in this day and age of PCism and the aging of the baby boomers (like me)… A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year-old grandson.  The old man’s … Continue reading

Snerk…

Teh Funny over at the EFF… Go HERE for a laugh courtesy of the Electronic Frontier Foundation! Among others is this gem! Google’s Good and Evil Divisions Reportedly in Talks Over Precious Industry sources say that representatives of Google’s executive … Continue reading

Old Farts…

I’m passing this on as  I did not want to be the only old fart receiving it… Sigh… Actually, it’s  not a bad thing to be called, as you will see. Old Farts are easy to  spot at sporting events; … Continue reading

Gah, tyranny in action in MD Legislature…

Got this from one of my friends in MD, it truly has to been seen to be believed… This is a video of the MD house of Delegates judiciary committee and health/human services committee voting on the amendments for the Assault weapons … Continue reading

Range Report- Uberti SAA

Well, I finally got to the range with the ‘new’ Uberti I picked up and this time I even got it to shoot!  Sigh… Obligatory pretty picture- Now a bit about the ‘safety’ that caught me off guard, and yes … Continue reading

Happy Easter to all…

There, I SAID that dirty word… At least in some quarters… Sigh Happy Easter to all, and remember it is more than Easter eggs and Peter Rabbit… Now go spend time with your loved ones! And the obligatory cute pic… … Continue reading

Thank You!!!

Amongst other things today, on the list was chasing down the ammo for A Girl’s last drawing winner… I took a range day and got some time on the trigger, and while I was out hit three places for ammo; … Continue reading

Tired…

It’s been ONE of those weeks… Quickie road trip, dealing with scientists, handling OMGELEVENZIES crap, and fighting off a cold… Kinda feel like this… I’m now firmly convinced that scientists just consider the real world an impediment to their pursuits… … Continue reading

Working on the ‘roof’…

This one brings back some memories… And this is a BIG deck compared to the USS Coral Sea…  It’s a PR film by Grumman (as in Grumman Ironworks) It shows just how busy and TIGHT it is on the deck … Continue reading

An interesting piece of history…

An interesting email from one of my readers who knows I like history… Neither of us knows the ‘history’ of this email, but I believe this was taken/done in 2008 when some of the veterans of the 504th visited Saipan … Continue reading