That’s how long ago I graduated from high school… Saturday night was the reunion and it was interesting, to put it mildly! There are always the one or two that never change (check), the ones you don’t remember (check), and … Continue reading
Category Archives: random travel
Last night was our 45th high school reunion… More about that later… The ‘boys’ out cleaning fish… And this it Vito ‘hiding’… My eyes are closed so you can’t “see” me… And this is one rifle I don’t think the … Continue reading
Made a low pass yesterday by the Texas Ranger’s Museum in Waco on my way to my next stop. If you go, take a bib… You’ll need it to keep from drooling over all the historic guns in there!!! The … Continue reading
KLM does it right… MUCH better than dealing with the grumpy lost articles and baggage dragons… sigh… h/t JP … Continue reading
A wrap up from the last trip… Leave it to a bunch of American ‘kids’ to find the hot cars/hot rods regardless of what country they’re in… Everybody has heard of the Nissan GT-R. It was the answer to the … Continue reading
I was asked in an email how accurate the 3 inch Naval gun was in Monday’s post… According to Capt Kouta (JMSDF Retired), they are this accurate… This snow lantern top is made out of the center of a military … Continue reading
Well, there was a Mikoshi Festival here Sunday, and it’s quite the experience if you’ve never seen it… A mikoshi (神輿 or 御輿?) is a divine palanquin (also translated as portable Shinto shrine). Shinto followers believe that it serves as … Continue reading
That goes up… Just lean into the white bar, get a good sight picture and pull the trigger… And make sure you’ve got your ear plugs in… And there will be a ‘bit’ of recoil… … Continue reading
/Grumble… Rental car rant coming… Word to the wise, if you get offered a Chevy Equinox, RUN… Total POS… Two anemic hamsters for power, and trust me one of them is alwasy on break… At 5000 feet, power??? Fuggedaboutit… I … Continue reading
Light blogging and little/no commenting, I’m ‘otherwise’ occupied… Go read the folks on the sidebar… I’ll be at the range… And I’d like to thank those who’ve given me feedback on The Grey Man- Payback. They mean … Continue reading