Bitten by the BUG!

I shot in my first BUG match this past weekend, and I had so much fun, that I thought I should write about it. For those who don’t know, BUG stands for Back-up Gun. This is a term that is usually applied to the small […]

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Gun Fairies

Gun Fairies You may scoff – but I am a believer. They may not wear fluffy pink wings and tiaras, but Gun Fairies definitely exist. This species of fairy might have a beer gut or sport a beard, they might have plumber’s crack instead of […]

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Redneck Solutions

​​You may have read a few posts back about my issues with getting the new scope set up to match up with my vision. In the process, I also discovered that part of the problem was my cheek weld ( or lack thereof ) with […]

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Guns and Babies

A random comment I made yesterday about packing for a trip to the range, got me to thinking about the similarities between having children and having guns. So here, for no particular reason, are Dr. LateBloomer’s Top Ten Reasons that Guns are like Babies: 10. […]

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Spring!

It’s April !!!My shooting season started this past weekend! I was so excited, because I’ve mostly been cooped up all winter, and I was so ready to get out and shoot. This made me think of a few things that maybe I ought to explain […]

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Thoughts About Priorities

​​So, here I am at the beach, with my 80 year old mother and my 17 year old youngest daughter, having Spring Break together. I’ve had plenty of time to walk in the surf and sit on the rocks, letting my thoughts wander. The thing […]

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The Eyes Have It

I’ve always had trouble with my rifle scopes. I “can” use them – but it seems like I am always searching for the sight picture and struggling to keep it. I say this, bearing in mind that I am still a novice, and I always […]

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Gun Shopping

The recent article by Sara Ahrens about her expectations when gun shopping, has gotten me to thinking about my own experiences in gun shopping, how things have changed over the past 5 years, and how some things still haven’t. I’ve already discussed briefly Here  my […]

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The Dating Game

Since we just celebrated Valentine’s Day, and my quartet spent a wonderful Friday delivering Singing Valentines, I’ve been thinking a lot about Dating and Love… The idea for this post arrived via Facebook, when I came across these items: 2A Speed Dating Reasons to Date […]

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