Say hello to a newly minted NRA Certified Basic Pistol Instructor! I finished the course work this past weekend, and it was an interesting experience. The BIT portion (Basic Instructor Training) was on Friday night. This is apparently a standard start to all Instructor Training, […]
I discussed in Part 1 how after much soul-searching, I signed up for a course to become an NRA Certified Pistol Instructor. Now, I’m going to tell you about what has transpired since signing up. When I registered for the course, I had about two […]
I may have discussed here before my general reluctance up to this point in getting myself some higher level responsibility training. I have always been fine with, and indeed actively sought out, more actual SKILLS training with my firearms. But I have thus far actively […]
You may have noticed that the blog postings have dropped off the past couple months or so. Sorry about that. I’ve been kind of busy, and I guess I should catch you up. Don’t worry – there’s been nothing earth shattering, but life has kept […]
I’m going to rant for a second this morning. Some of you aren’t going to like it, but I think it needs to be said. I’m veering off the firearms topic and into seasonal business for a change. I’m talking about the Santa stuff, and […]
Last Saturday was a landmark day for me – I checked another accomplishment off my bucket list. That’s the day I became a Waterfowl Shooter. The occasion was made possible by Calibered Events http://www.caliberedevents.com/about-us and M&M Hunting and Sporting Clays http://mmhunting.com/ This Ladies Only event took […]
Those of you who read here regularly know that I am on the shotgun learning curve. You also know that I have an affection for Benelli. My love affair started back when I was first looking to get into 3-Gun, and needed my own shotgun. […]
My personal Facebook page is often dotted with memes that I find funny about children and parenting. I call them “Your Pediatric Moment for (insert day)” But today’s few lines of Pediatric Moment have turned into a blog post, so here it is… This is […]
“The most dangerous place I ever stood was between a cornered cat and an open door.” “If you have to fight, fight like a cornered cat.” These are the motto and premise behind the self-defense philosophy of Kathy Jackson – otherwise known as The […]
Today is the 15th Anniversary of the 9/11 attacks upon the people of the United States of America. On 9/11 I was in my first month of medical school at the age of 38. I was in the “blue room” with my classmates, studying and […]
