Tomorrow I'll be visiting the hospital at about 7:30 with surgery scheduled for 10:00 AM. The Boss and I ran a few errands and then had my "last supper". No food or drink of any kind after midnight, and then just barely eatable stuff for a few days while being hostage to nurses and drugs before coming home.
The remainder of this week is bound to be a whole lot less than pleasant. Hopefully the pain in my hip will come to be just a memory.
Monday, September 27, 2010
Weekend Paintball
We returned from our trip to Hell about 9:30 last night. The others were tired and sore from playing paintball. I was just in pain.
Unfortunately I wasn't physically able to participate this year, but I went anyway. It was great to spend some time away from daily life with the guys, doing what guys do.
This year the World Team kicked the Tippman Teams butt. Of the 7 years I've been there, the competition has seldom been this one sided.
A few photos taken in the staging area.
Unfortunately I wasn't physically able to participate this year, but I went anyway. It was great to spend some time away from daily life with the guys, doing what guys do.
This year the World Team kicked the Tippman Teams butt. Of the 7 years I've been there, the competition has seldom been this one sided.
A few photos taken in the staging area.
Friday, September 24, 2010
Going to Hell . . . Again
In a couple of hours we'll be leaving for our annual trip to Hell. This year will be a relatively small group of us, only 4. Last year we numbered 15.
Four of us going and only 3 will be playing. I've never missed one of these games since my first trip about 5 or 6 years ago. I'll be there, but the hip is bad enough that I just can't play. I could barely play last year.
Hopefully the surgery next week will fix all that.
Four of us going and only 3 will be playing. I've never missed one of these games since my first trip about 5 or 6 years ago. I'll be there, but the hip is bad enough that I just can't play. I could barely play last year.
Hopefully the surgery next week will fix all that.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Private Range
Last Sunday the Boss and I drove to a park in a neighboring town to participate in a walk intended to raise money and awareness for ALS, better known as Lou Gehrig's disease. My daughter-in-law's mother died of this horrible disease a couple of years ago. Rather than hobble around on my cane, the Boss elected to donate $100. Actually we would've donated the money anyway. We showed up to support the daughter-in-law.
While there her father asked me to design a shooting range for him to be located on the farm land he owns. Goody, goody!! Not only will that give me a closer place to go shooting, the Boss will be more inclined to do some shooting as well. She dislikes formal shooting ranges with a bunch of strangers around. Besides the range where I'm a member doesn't allow the normal plinking targets like expended shotgun shells. They only allow paper and clay targets.
He didn't even give me a maximum dollar expenditure for the range, though I'll try to keep it reasonable.
While there her father asked me to design a shooting range for him to be located on the farm land he owns. Goody, goody!! Not only will that give me a closer place to go shooting, the Boss will be more inclined to do some shooting as well. She dislikes formal shooting ranges with a bunch of strangers around. Besides the range where I'm a member doesn't allow the normal plinking targets like expended shotgun shells. They only allow paper and clay targets.
He didn't even give me a maximum dollar expenditure for the range, though I'll try to keep it reasonable.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
No Evidence
So far I haven't seen any evidence that the Obama care will do anything but increase costs across the board. The other day I saw a news broadcast from a mid sized business in northern Ohio. He claims that his company insurance cost is increasing by 25% this fall. And now I read this.
I'm presently working as a contractor for a company that basically doesn't want to direct hire anybody due to business uncertainty in addition to anticipated increased cost of employee benefits. Thanks to the evil party in power, I may never be a direct hire again. Unemployment may never return to more comfortable levels again either, unless this insanity is reversed.
I'm presently working as a contractor for a company that basically doesn't want to direct hire anybody due to business uncertainty in addition to anticipated increased cost of employee benefits. Thanks to the evil party in power, I may never be a direct hire again. Unemployment may never return to more comfortable levels again either, unless this insanity is reversed.
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Useful Dimension
Using a revolver for hunting is an entirely different shooting methodology that for self defense. In the hunting world it doesn't really matter if the gun actually fits the hand because one handed shooting is not required. As long as I can hold it with both hands and reach the trigger, a little practice will be sufficient for deer sized killing hits out to about 100 yards or beyond.
In the concealed carry, self defense world, gun to hand fit is very important for multiple reasons. 100 yard hunting precision is not necessary, but fast shooting and maybe one handed is. So if you have small hands like I do, most hand guns are just way too big.
Most manufacturers publish dimensional data for their products, but few if any publish anything about trigger reach. The few that do appear to measure trigger reach in a straight line, which is actually a useless dimension. To be of any use to the consumer it should be defined as the surface distance from the center of the weapon where the web of the hand is positioned, around the grip and frame to the center of the trigger. I use a string to measure it. That's the distance that the trigger finger must transverse.
My 1911's are slightly modified with thin grips and a short trigger. The trigger reach as I define is 3-1/8 inches. I bought a Kahr PM9 because it is slightly smaller than a 1911 and lighter, though I prefer the 1911. The trigger reach on the little 9mm is 2-7/8 inches. Both of those gun types have the longest reach that I can shoot using one hand.
Wouldn't it be nice if the manufacturers actually published useful dimensions.
In the concealed carry, self defense world, gun to hand fit is very important for multiple reasons. 100 yard hunting precision is not necessary, but fast shooting and maybe one handed is. So if you have small hands like I do, most hand guns are just way too big.
Most manufacturers publish dimensional data for their products, but few if any publish anything about trigger reach. The few that do appear to measure trigger reach in a straight line, which is actually a useless dimension. To be of any use to the consumer it should be defined as the surface distance from the center of the weapon where the web of the hand is positioned, around the grip and frame to the center of the trigger. I use a string to measure it. That's the distance that the trigger finger must transverse.
My 1911's are slightly modified with thin grips and a short trigger. The trigger reach as I define is 3-1/8 inches. I bought a Kahr PM9 because it is slightly smaller than a 1911 and lighter, though I prefer the 1911. The trigger reach on the little 9mm is 2-7/8 inches. Both of those gun types have the longest reach that I can shoot using one hand.
Wouldn't it be nice if the manufacturers actually published useful dimensions.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Way Too Big & Powerufl
Freedom, meaning we aren't locked in a cell (at least most of us) nor chained to a post, still exists in these here United States. Having said that, liberty has been expiring a slow death to the point of resembling an insect laying on it's back with legs in the air.
Whether we are fully conscious of it or not, the government controls nearly every major aspect of our lives in almost every conceivable degree. . . . But just how powerful should government be, and how far should its influence permeate our daily lives?
Whether we are fully conscious of it or not, the government controls nearly every major aspect of our lives in almost every conceivable degree. . . . But just how powerful should government be, and how far should its influence permeate our daily lives?
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