Busy, busy…

Trying to get writing done… Finished my course for CHL yesterday, shot 239 on a 250 qual. Nothing like bouncing a round off your ear to cause a flinch in rapid fire… Sigh… That was a 5 down shot… Now … Continue reading

The Code…

We were taught this during SERE school in 1973.  Click The Code link below for the video… The Code Col. Carlyle Harris was a prisoner of war for 2,871 days during the Vietnam War.He is credited with introducing ‘tap code,’ a … Continue reading

Sunsets…

It’s actually enjoyable to see the sunsets from other than inside the car on the way home from work… Lousy phone camera pic, but taken from the driveway while I was fighting the leaves in the garage… sigh Today is … Continue reading

Strange bullets…

Did anybody that went to SHOT see this??? While I don’t really see it as a self-defense round, I can see other applications, like drones, or taking out an entire window… I’m not sure how stable this would actually be … Continue reading

It’s the ‘little’ things…

Well, we got Lawdog back to blogging, so score one for us… Peter and Dot are getting settled, and we’re getting into a routine amongst the group. I don’t mind cooking, and I’ve actually cooked more in the last month … Continue reading

Transitions…

In flooring, not the other kind… A question came up with respect to matching transitions to the floor color when we were doing the laminate flooring for Peter and Dot. On the right side of the pic, you can see … Continue reading

Timing…

Is everything! Finished the work on Peter and Dot’s place this evening. They arrived this evening and are in the guest bedroom… Now we’ll see if they are happy with what we did. 🙂 It’s always a team effort, and … Continue reading

Woo hoo!!!

In answer to a couple of questions, yes the flooring DID get installed. From this… To this… All that is left is quarter-round and minor trim pieces, and it’s done… Oh my aching (insert body part here depending on who … Continue reading

Ummm…

Maybe I WILL go learn that tablet… Some assembly required… About 1400 SQFT worth… No I’m not remodelling already… But we might have bit off a bit more than we wanted… But it was snowing outside, and we didn’t have … Continue reading

Technology…

Is kicking my ass… Sigh… Got a pen/tablet to try to take some of the pressure off the wrist and stop using a mouse (I really don’t want a carpal tunnel operation)… Took a friend’s ‘advice’, and he warned me, … Continue reading