Hog Leg…

While I agree with Tam the 1902 and 1903 Colts are beautiful pieces, the ones I saw at Tulsa were pristine examples and WELL out of my price range ($1100-1300 each). I did stumble across one for me. It’s an … Continue reading

Oh hell, why not…

5 Things I Was Doing 10 Years Ago – Working for the Navy– Running around the world doing systems testing – Racing on the weekends at Pomona with the car club– Shooting with a bunch of cops on off weekends– … Continue reading

The Bookworm Award…

Rules:Pass it on to five other bloggers, and tell them to open the nearest book to page 56. Write out the fifth sentence on that page, and also the next two to five sentences. The CLOSEST BOOK, NOT YOUR FAVORITE, … Continue reading

Job application or Inquistion???

Well, the new job app is up for anyone who wants to go work in the White House, just answer these few non-intrusive questions and we’ll get you right in… NOT…Funny how every one gave them a free pass, but … Continue reading

FINALLY!!!!!

Today SCOTUS told the environmentalists to pound sand in a rat hole… ๐Ÿ™‚The Supreme Court on Wednesday lifted restrictions on the Navy’s use of sonar in training exercises off the California coast, a defeat for environmental groups who say the … Continue reading

Another thought on Veterans’ Day…

A couple of us were chatting about our families and our participation in defending the country/being in the military and an interesting point came out- I don’t know if anyone has ever researched this, but at least within the 8 … Continue reading

Armistice (Veterans’ Day)…

Veterans’ Day was originally called Armistice Day. This day was set aside to reflect and remember the sacrifices men and women made during World War I in order to ensure peace. This truce was signed on November 11th, 1918 at … Continue reading

233 years…

Happy Birthday Marines! 233 years of tradition unmarred by progress ๐Ÿ™‚ Officers STILL wear officers wear a lace cross on the top of their Barracks Cover, called the Quattrefoil, a traditional mark of distinction (meaning don’t shoot ’em) from the … Continue reading

My Dogs are barking…

Well, I’m draggin ass… Today Wachenmacher Gun Show at Tulsa, OK I walked, and walked and walked… And I STILL haven’t seen everything (actually I’ve probably seen a third of the tables).Met AEpilot-Jim here at the show, he is a … Continue reading

It’s started, and it’s not pretty…

It appears Joe Biden was on target when he regretfully stated that Barack Obama would be challenged in his first six months, but it didn’t take quite that long… Yesterday President Medvedev of Russia gave his first equivalent of the … Continue reading