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Defining moments 29 Jan 2009 | 03:57 pm

JayG has a post about the Challenger disaster. I was only 3.5 years old, so I didn't understand the significance at the time, and therefore don't have a specific memory. This got me thinking about wha...

Quote of the Day 28 Jan 2009 | 04:32 am

"The stimulus package is not going to be a walk in the park either. Republicans are yelling it's too costly and doesn't stimulate enough. And they might have point. It's at $825 billion now and could ...

Southnarc PUC/ECQC AAR Day 2 21 Sep 2008 | 01:36 pm

Day 2 started on the range. The range drills were mostly repetition and refinement of the drills from day 1. Two additional things that we did were the table drill and a drill working the horizontal l...

Southnarc PUC /ECQC AAR Day 1 part two 20 Sep 2008 | 02:38 pm

Disclaimer: Shooting is a dangerous activity. The following drill descriptions are for informational purposes only. Do not attempt them without qualified instruction. Do not practice alone. I take no ...

Southnarc PUC /ECQC AAR Day 1 part one 20 Sep 2008 | 12:39 pm

Today was my first day of 3 days training with Southnarc. Southnarc is the online alias of a sheriff's deputy from the Gulf coast. He was in the army and then spent the first two years of his police c...

New Shooter Report x 25 or so 19 Sep 2008 | 07:29 am

This past Saturday, I was a volunteer instructor for the Gun Owner's Action League (MA state NRA affiliate) Women on Target event hosted by Westford Sportsmen's Club and NEShooters LLC. Women on Targe...

Bizarre cold call 18 Sep 2008 | 07:44 am

I just received the most bizarre cold call. This call came on my personal cell phone, a number I acquired in 2005 soon after starting at my current job. Telemarketer: Hi, is this <my name>? Me: yes TM...

A new addiction 2 Sep 2008 | 03:13 am

On Saturday, I went to Addieville East Farm in Rhode Island for a friend's bachelor party. My previous shotgunning experience probably totaled about one box of shells including about 10 clays off a ma...

Quote of the Day 1 Sep 2008 | 01:18 am

"Whenever Senator Obama attempts anything non-political (such as bowling), he comes over like a visiting dignitary to a foreign country getting shanghaied into some impenetrable local folk ritual." M...

Quote of the Day 30 Aug 2008 | 01:33 am

"In the same way that the Democrats made the "McSame" argument all week, the convention in St. Paul next week will most likely attempt to paint Obama as the typical big government, tax-and-spend Democ...

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