Recoil Therapy, Garand Style!

I had an opportunity to shoot in my local rifle and pistol club's John C. Garand match this morning.

I managed to not embarrass myself against more experienced shooters and I managed to put 35 rounds thru an M1 Garand with my thumb intact!

Guess it's time to get serious about ordering a CMP Garand.

Spending a couple of hours handling and shooting an M1 Garand has increased my level of respect for the men who carried these rifles in World War II and Korea. The Garand is NOT a lightweight rifle. The rifle and a battle load of ammunition certainly added to a soldier's burden!

Ugh.

Apparently one of the few things my immediate family shares, besides our last name, is the bugs they bring home from work and school.

Thank you EVER so much, family...

Sun, Another Journey Around The

Today I note the completion of another orbit of the Sun while upon the Earth.

One of these days I really need to figure out what to do when I grow up.

"No Coke! Pepsi!"

I see that Coke has bought into the "polar bears are dying!" myth and is now fundraising for W0rld W!ldl!fe F0und@tion. Considering how they've used images of polar bears for ad campaigns for many years, I get the tie-in.

Doesn't mean I like it or have to support it.

Guess it's time to find something else with which to mix my cocktails.

I doubt they'll notice it when I stop buying their product.

Heart Stopping!

I stopped at one of the local big-box home improvement stores yesterday to price materials for a home project.

I now understand why copper thieves are willing to risk electrocution for copper wire!

OWS - My US$0.02

I grudgingly admit my respect for the OWS "protesters" for standing up for a cause, though I'm not sure how many actually BELIEVE in the cause, or how many actually understand the real issue.

Many portray capitalism as the problem. I think that's because the capitalism they know is not true capitalism, but a mutation perverted with government interference.

Big corporations like General Motors and General Electric have the ear of the President and key Congressional leaders. Laws are passed leading to regulations that in some cases directly favor the corporations and in other cases overwhelm small competitors with compliance burdens.

Sound familiar?

I'm not talking about the current administration, although it's strikingly familiar. Actually I was thinking about FDR.

Santayana was right..."Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."

Pot, meet Kettle.

Maybe it's just me, but listening to Sen. Harry Reid (Stupid Party, NV) whine about "'the rich' not paying their fair share" makes about as much sense as listening to the late Sen. Ted Kennedy (Stupid Party, MA) lecture about temperance and marital fidelity.