Wokeup this morning with the song "West Texas Highways" on my mind. Decided to lookup Gary Morris and see what he was up to these days. I love hearing this gentleman sing.
Found this: GaryMorris.com
Spooky how he looks like Kenny Rogers now. Wow.
Interesting quote:
Les Miserables was a giant step for me and yet it ended my country music career. The string of hits ended, and in fact, country radio has never played a new record of mine to this day
- Gary Morris, the first American to play Jean Valjean in Les Miserables.
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17 July 2007
16 July 2007
Elmer Kelton: Sandhills Boy (Memoirs)
Last week I finished reading Elmer Kelton's memoirs Sandhills Boy: The Winding Trail of a Texas Writer. If you are an Elmer Kelton fan the this book is a must. It is a good read and engaging.
From reading this it is easy to see where Mr. Kelton gets a lot of his material and stories in his novels. Mr. Kelton seems as sentimental in life as in his fiction which I can appreciate since sentimental is my middle name.
Here are a few quotes I found funny and interesting:
Once while we were on horseback in what we called the Beef Pasture, Ralph Scoot spurred after a badger. Roping a badger is only a little less difficult than roping a coyote, but made a catch. That turned out to be the easy part. Getting his rope back was far harder, for badgers are notoriously ill tempered. The little animal abruptly went on the offense, going up the rope toward Ralph and his startled horse. For a while it was all he and the horse could do to stay out of its way. In such a situation it is usually best to let the badger keep the rope.
......
We had one person who could have been in the model for the Sad Sack comic strip in Stars and Stripes. He seemed unable to get anything right the first half dozen times. In firing a machine gun at the target sleeve, he froze to the trigger while the weapon kept blazing away. The sergeant tried to get his attention by shouting and beating on his helmet with a wrench. The firing did not cease until the ammunition box was empty.
“Why didn’t you stop when I to you to?” the sergeant demanded.
“I couldn’t hear you,” the soldier said. “Someone kept hitting me on the head.”
......
Shortly I was on a train bound for Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio to be discharged. There we were given indoctrination to prepare us for return to civilian life. .... Among other things, we were counseled on various occupations we might find compatible with our military service. For instance, a long list of potential jobs was offered for a clerk-typist. A great many possibilities were listed for someone who had worked in the motor pool.
My classification, however, was rifleman, infantry. The list was times short. One item was walrus hunter.
In later years when I struggled with my writing career, I sometimes wondered if I had missed my true calling.
......
To those misguided souls who claim the Holocaust never happened, I can only wish they had been to those places with me. After all these years I occasionally awaken from a nightmare, seeing again what I saw then.
......
We were being prepared to go to the Pacific for invasion of the Japanese homeland. The atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki put an abrupt end to those plans, to our great relief.
......
He soon discovered the truth of the old adage that you can’t go home again. He was a stranger in his homeland. Most of his relatives were gone except the younger generation, who did not know him. Most of his boyhood friends were either aging or dead. He found himself more alone than before and began writing letters to his American friends, expressing a hope that he could return to Texas when his health improved. It never did. He died, as lonely as ever, in a homeland that no longer was home, a querencia that lived only in his heart.
......
But he never went back, not even for a visit. I guess it would have been to painful. ... Dad’s instincts were right. In many cases it is better not to go back.
From reading this it is easy to see where Mr. Kelton gets a lot of his material and stories in his novels. Mr. Kelton seems as sentimental in life as in his fiction which I can appreciate since sentimental is my middle name.
Here are a few quotes I found funny and interesting:
Once while we were on horseback in what we called the Beef Pasture, Ralph Scoot spurred after a badger. Roping a badger is only a little less difficult than roping a coyote, but made a catch. That turned out to be the easy part. Getting his rope back was far harder, for badgers are notoriously ill tempered. The little animal abruptly went on the offense, going up the rope toward Ralph and his startled horse. For a while it was all he and the horse could do to stay out of its way. In such a situation it is usually best to let the badger keep the rope.
......
We had one person who could have been in the model for the Sad Sack comic strip in Stars and Stripes. He seemed unable to get anything right the first half dozen times. In firing a machine gun at the target sleeve, he froze to the trigger while the weapon kept blazing away. The sergeant tried to get his attention by shouting and beating on his helmet with a wrench. The firing did not cease until the ammunition box was empty.
“Why didn’t you stop when I to you to?” the sergeant demanded.
“I couldn’t hear you,” the soldier said. “Someone kept hitting me on the head.”
......
Shortly I was on a train bound for Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio to be discharged. There we were given indoctrination to prepare us for return to civilian life. .... Among other things, we were counseled on various occupations we might find compatible with our military service. For instance, a long list of potential jobs was offered for a clerk-typist. A great many possibilities were listed for someone who had worked in the motor pool.
My classification, however, was rifleman, infantry. The list was times short. One item was walrus hunter.
In later years when I struggled with my writing career, I sometimes wondered if I had missed my true calling.
......
To those misguided souls who claim the Holocaust never happened, I can only wish they had been to those places with me. After all these years I occasionally awaken from a nightmare, seeing again what I saw then.
......
We were being prepared to go to the Pacific for invasion of the Japanese homeland. The atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki put an abrupt end to those plans, to our great relief.
......
He soon discovered the truth of the old adage that you can’t go home again. He was a stranger in his homeland. Most of his relatives were gone except the younger generation, who did not know him. Most of his boyhood friends were either aging or dead. He found himself more alone than before and began writing letters to his American friends, expressing a hope that he could return to Texas when his health improved. It never did. He died, as lonely as ever, in a homeland that no longer was home, a querencia that lived only in his heart.
......
But he never went back, not even for a visit. I guess it would have been to painful. ... Dad’s instincts were right. In many cases it is better not to go back.
The Sacketts
Recently I got the urge to reread the Sackett series by Louis L'Amour. I decided to read them in the recommended order.
Listed below are all the Sackett stories and the recommended order in which to read them.
- Sacketts Land (Checked 6/10/06)
- To the Far Blue Mountains(Checked 6/12/07)
- The Warriors Path (Checked 6/15/07)
- Jubal Sackett (Checked 6/20/07)
- Ride the River (Checked 8/25/07)
- The Daybreakers(Checked 9/01/07)
- Lando (Checked 12/09/07)
- Sackett (Checked 12/29/07)
- Mojave Crossing (Checked 12/31/07)
- The Sackett Brand (Checked 01/05/08)
- The Skyliners (Checked 01/06/08)
- The Lonely Men (Checked 01/07/08)
- Mustang Man (Checked 01/11/08)
- Galloway (Checked 01/15/08)
- Treasure Mountain (Checked 01/20/08)
- Ride the Dark Trail (Checked 01/21/08)
- Lonely on the Mountain (Checked 01/18/08)
The Man From The Broken Hills (Checked 01/23/08)
Rivers West
Bordon Chantry
North to the Rails
Over on the Dry Side
The Fergusson Rifle
Son of a Wanted Man
Bendigo Shafter
Dark Canyon
09 December 2006
Chutney
This was one of my favorite things about visiting England besides the Nolens of course. Chutney is a nice one-off from Jams and Marmite/Vegemite. Close to a Jam in texture and flavor but in general not as sweet but with a good bit of bite to it. Vinegary and spicy. Goes good with many meals beside breakfast.
These are the four jars/bottles that Gwen and April got me at Sansburys in Reading. Every nice so far. April the bottle of Mrs. Balls has an interesting history. It is the South African original not the worlds original. Here is a quote from Wiki:In South Africa there is a traditional commercial variety that is made with dried fruit, Mrs Ball's Chutney. The use of dried fruit gives it a very distinctive flavour. The recipe was recently made available to the public.
I am not sure about the distinctive flavor since it tastes very much like preserves/jams. Not like the other chutneys who have a vinegar and spice flavor to them. It is good but one might as week get a jam of some kind. It does say on the top to shake well ... which is curious since it is as thick as a jam so I am not sure how to shake it...maybe it might taste more like a chutney if I could shake it. :)
I have not really looked for Chutney over here in the States but I am sure there is more than I would think if I looked. Our neighbor on Timber Ridge gave me a jar of Durango, CO chutney and it was very good but very very spicy. I imagine if I looked in Santa Fe I could find chutney no problem.
27 November 2006
The Union (Jack) Flag
Here is a good article on the Union Flag and how it is made up of three flags. When we went down to Portsmouth to visit the Naval Yard I had a chance to walk thru a Naval Yard exhibit while the girls were shopping. I found a display of how the Union Flag is constructed of three flags. The St. George cross (English) , the St. Andrew cross (Scottish), and the St. Patrick cross (Irish).
The link above shows how the flag is constructed and explains why though it is more commonly called the Union Jack flag that it is not really a jack. Then it tells what a Jack is and why it is used.
Interestingly enough the next day after Portsmouth I commented on how a St. George flag Gwen had out was just the St. George part of the Union Jack. I did this thinking I had told April the story but I guess I had only told Steve. So that comment struck a cord with April and she then realized that the Union flag is made up of three flags on her own. She was very excited to discover this. It is fun to learn all this cool stuff and that makes visiting other countries fun.
09 October 2006
Bumper Gates
Bumper gates are getting pretty scarce these days. Used to be a common sight around Texas but I have not seen very many lately when visiting down around Sonora where I grew up seeing them.
The following two examples are the only two styles that I am familiar. Both were found near Sonora, Texas.
This double style bumper gate was found on the old Highway that run parallel to I-10 east of Sonora before you get to the Baker Road exit. This style is one which I am most familiar. This particular one in the picture is almost all metal but Uncle Ben and Granddad Rode used to build these out of mostly wood. There were several on Baker Road but I think they are all gone now and a couple on the road out to the Old Rode Place.
Riding these can be fun and the challenge is to ride it as far out to the end of the gate as you can. Since the end of the gate will travel the longest arch of the full 180 degrees max then you can pick up some real speed before slamming into the fence post stop on the other side.
This is what I call a single style bumper gate and they too travel around a max of 180 degrees but they do not stop at the fence line. They are more like a flapping door to a kitchen. They open approximately 90 degrees and swing back out another 90 degrees. I have never rode one of these but it looks like it could be fun. I was pretty much grown by the time I first saw a bumper gate of this style.
A lot of the time you will find a bumper gate, especially a single style, over a cattle guard. The reason for this is the fact that goats and possibly sheep can walk over a cattle guard by walking on the rails or pipes. So a bumper gate is placed over them to keep the goats in the pasture. Seems like an after thought on how to run goats in a pasture after a cattle guard was put in place to begin with since if you knew you had both in the pasture then you could just put up a bumper gate by itself to begin with.
The following two examples are the only two styles that I am familiar. Both were found near Sonora, Texas.
This double style bumper gate was found on the old Highway that run parallel to I-10 east of Sonora before you get to the Baker Road exit. This style is one which I am most familiar. This particular one in the picture is almost all metal but Uncle Ben and Granddad Rode used to build these out of mostly wood. There were several on Baker Road but I think they are all gone now and a couple on the road out to the Old Rode Place.Riding these can be fun and the challenge is to ride it as far out to the end of the gate as you can. Since the end of the gate will travel the longest arch of the full 180 degrees max then you can pick up some real speed before slamming into the fence post stop on the other side.
This is what I call a single style bumper gate and they too travel around a max of 180 degrees but they do not stop at the fence line. They are more like a flapping door to a kitchen. They open approximately 90 degrees and swing back out another 90 degrees. I have never rode one of these but it looks like it could be fun. I was pretty much grown by the time I first saw a bumper gate of this style.A lot of the time you will find a bumper gate, especially a single style, over a cattle guard. The reason for this is the fact that goats and possibly sheep can walk over a cattle guard by walking on the rails or pipes. So a bumper gate is placed over them to keep the goats in the pasture. Seems like an after thought on how to run goats in a pasture after a cattle guard was put in place to begin with since if you knew you had both in the pasture then you could just put up a bumper gate by itself to begin with.
01 September 2006
Review: The Spiderwick Chronicles
The Spiderwick Chronicles by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black
A Five Book Series
Books:
1) The Field Guide
2) The Seeing Stone
3) Lucinda's Secret
4) The Ironwood Tree
5) The Wrath of Mulgrath
The premise of these books is an interesting one. The authors DiTerlizzi and Black start with writing a letter to the readers explaining how they come upon this bizarre story. They explain in their letter that they received a letter addressed directly to them from the Grace children, nine-year-old twins Simon and Jared and their thirteen- year-old sister Mallory. In this letter the Grace children tell about a book they have found that explains about faeries and ask the authors to publish it so that others will learn about faeries. The authors then wrote back to the Grace children and had the Grace children show up on their door step to tell the amazingly "true" stories that are now written down and illustrated in these books. So goes the story.
Turns out the stories are not only about faeries but about goblins, hobgoblins, brownies, boggarts, tolls, and many many more creatures which turn out to be humorous, intriguing, dangerous, and frightening. The books are not very long and are basically like serial stories with the next installment in each book.
I have read the books and each took about an hour to read even with kids interrupting me. Each book is like a chapter installation in a series. The stories are well written and engaging. They appear to be targeted to young readers in about second and third grade range. As a matter of fact, I first heard of these books from Emily. Her second grade teacher read them to the class. Emily was very excited about the the different creatures in the story.
Though they are almost well targeted to young readers, readers of all ages may find them an interesting. The authors put a lot of work into the books and do compliment these books with some excellent artwork that brings the books to life. In doing so the these little books are hard covered and illustrated beautifully. With that said the price of each book reflects this too....at about Ten bucks a pop. I bought the first book since I found one at the Otowi book store. But since then I plan to be using the library to read the other ones. Actually Emily checked out Book Two from her school library for me. :)
Now there are some things in these books that give me caution especially for young readers:
- The stories are scary.
- The creatures can be dangerous and cruel.
- There is some uncalled for and unnecessary Language.
- The humor is sometimes irreverent and deprecating.
- Disobedience to parents.
- Lies and lies of omission.
The creatures can be dangerous and cruel. They eat various animals (other's pets included) regularly as part of their diet. The Grace children are even worried they will eat children. One creature, a brownie, who is starting to become a boggart (notorious for being mean) secretly and cruelly freezes one of the twin's tadpoles in ice cubes in an ice tray. He did this in an attempt to get the other twin in trouble with the rest of the family.
There is some language in the book that just is not necessary, and uncalled for, to the stories. The language adds no value to the stories. There is the use of the word "crappiers" to describe the new house they move into. Or a hobgoblin who throws insults around like Dumbilina, Candy Butt, Jingle Brains, and several others. This was done in a way to be humorous..which leads to...
Many of the creature's humor is irreverent and deprecating much like the smart allicky kids portrayed in many of the movies and on TV shows these days.
The children at times lie through omission if not directly to their mother. They do things that they have been told not to do directly by the mother or they know that their mother would not approve. Of course I know that it is hard to have an adventure or fantasy when young by obeying the rules and being respectful of your parents. But we have to ask ourselves if the ends justify the means too.
With this said the books are interesting and well done. With a good bit of parental guidance then I can honestly say that I do not mind Emily reading them.
Spiderwick The Movie
On another note, I finished the first book in Pullman's Dark Material a few week ago and have meant to write my thoughts about it and about the research I have done about Pullman but just have not had time to finish it and post it. Hopefully soon.
13 August 2006
Sir Donald (The Don) Bradman
Well, I know these types of posts may not be of interest to family and friends but in the spirit of broadening ones knowledge of culture I am posting this one. Also in the spirit of the Nolen's being in England then cricket is appropriate.
Donald Bradman (of Oz) is considered the greatest batsman in the history of Test Cricket. It is hard to compare the statistics of cricket to baseball. In cricket they do not have what I would call a batting average but they do have what is called a Career Test Batting Average which is the average number of runs hit in per Test. A century (100 runs) is very impressive for one Test in ones career and many batters collect a century or more off and on. But no one has a Career Test Batting Average that comes close to a century except for Donald Bradman. The Don has an average of 99.94 runs for his career (20 years) test batting average and most likely would have stayed over 100 runs if it were not for scoring a duck (or scoring zero) runs at his last at bat before retiring. To put Bradman's accomplishment into perspective then looking at the next closest batsman you will find an average of 60.97 runs. And this record stands still today even though Bradman retired in 1948.
While in NZ we heard alot about Bradman who was at the time still alive. He passed on in 2001. He was highly respected and universally liked. I once saw a picture taken of Bradman shaking Babe Ruth's hand in the stands of a Major League Baseball game. A very interesting contrast to say the least.
To follow and learn more about cricket then go here to Cricinfo.com.
Donald Bradman (of Oz) is considered the greatest batsman in the history of Test Cricket. It is hard to compare the statistics of cricket to baseball. In cricket they do not have what I would call a batting average but they do have what is called a Career Test Batting Average which is the average number of runs hit in per Test. A century (100 runs) is very impressive for one Test in ones career and many batters collect a century or more off and on. But no one has a Career Test Batting Average that comes close to a century except for Donald Bradman. The Don has an average of 99.94 runs for his career (20 years) test batting average and most likely would have stayed over 100 runs if it were not for scoring a duck (or scoring zero) runs at his last at bat before retiring. To put Bradman's accomplishment into perspective then looking at the next closest batsman you will find an average of 60.97 runs. And this record stands still today even though Bradman retired in 1948.While in NZ we heard alot about Bradman who was at the time still alive. He passed on in 2001. He was highly respected and universally liked. I once saw a picture taken of Bradman shaking Babe Ruth's hand in the stands of a Major League Baseball game. A very interesting contrast to say the least.
To follow and learn more about cricket then go here to Cricinfo.com.
12 August 2006
Greatest Game Ever Played
An incredible, but true, underdog story about a twenty year old amateur named Francis Ouimet and his ten year old caddie named Eddie Lowery at the 1913 U.S. Open. This poster was created using a real image of the two walking up one of the fairways at the 1913 U.S. Open. The image was selected as the logo for the USGA 's Centennial celebration."Mr." Ouimet won that Open beating Harry Vardon, whom many consider to be the greatest British golfer in history even today, in a playoff.
Ouimet and Lowery's stories were only beginning and are incredible in themselves.
Link to Francis Ouimet's story with links to all the other players found at this site. Please follow it and learn more about these incredible men.
All this was kick started by the Disney Movie called The Greatest Game Ever Played starring Shia LeBeouf of Even Stevens fame. Shia did a great job in this movie. The movie was is a good one to watch if you did not. Inspiring.
Well with all the rain stopping for a few days then I might be able to get the lawn mowed and the gutters clean. We will see how the weekend goes.
Gwen got in Colorado, thru Ebay, Elizabeth a cool car bed for when she no longer need the crib. Meaning when she no longer can be contained by her crib. Until then we do not need her coming to wake us up when she gets up. :) We will have to post a picture of the bed. Elizabeth loves it.
Emily had Emma Schmidt over for a sleepover and the two had a good time. Went swimming the next day. Tali will be coming over for a sleepover next Friday while Ruth and Rich are on a cruise to Alaska.
The girls can now go get their favorite cinnamon rolls again. After their friend Sam who owned Cafe Alegra closed shop they could not get those cinnamon rolls anymore. When Bryan and Patty Booth (of Coffee Booth fame) opened up a cafe on DP road Gwen asked Bryan to see if he could get the cinnamon rolls. Sure enough they serve breakfast and Bryan was able to get the cinnamon rolls.
The Booths are also going to try to serve Hot Meals for the LA school system. This is good news for Emily since she likes to eat hot food at school and they will try serve a Hot Meal every day at the schools. Good news for us since we run out of things to send her that are hot and will stay hot. Right now the Booths have contracts with three or four schools and are working on more. This will keep them busy. Bryan will not have time for working on cars anymore....we will have to find a new mechanic for our cars.
School starts this coming Wednesday the 16th. Hard to believe Emily is in third grade.
It is going to be a busy week coming up.
15 July 2006
A Texas Word: Barditch
I have heard alot of speculation to why Texans use the word barditch for the ditch on the side of the road. Like they BARrow the dirt from the side of the road to build up the road leaving a ditch.
I have found that in England long ago there was a ditch around the town of Boston which was called a barditch.
Boston Barditch
"1200 There are the first references to the Barditch, the boundary around the east side of Boston. Consisting of a ditch and internal bank, the earthwork was probably constructed some time during the twelfth century. The ditch presumably surrounded the twelfth century settlement although during the thirteenth century and later, property was held outside the Barditch, indicative of urban expansion. It is not clear whether the ditch had any defensive purpose but it is more likely that the bridge across the Barditch would have provided a suitable collection point for tolls from those visiting the fairs or markets. The length of the ditch was used as an open sewer and rubbish tip. It may not have been until the 16th century that the ditch was made to ebb and flow with the tide in order to keep it comparatively clean and it was the responsibility of the frontages along the Barditch to scour away the filth."
Another Boston Barditch Reference
I have found that in England long ago there was a ditch around the town of Boston which was called a barditch.
Boston Barditch
"1200 There are the first references to the Barditch, the boundary around the east side of Boston. Consisting of a ditch and internal bank, the earthwork was probably constructed some time during the twelfth century. The ditch presumably surrounded the twelfth century settlement although during the thirteenth century and later, property was held outside the Barditch, indicative of urban expansion. It is not clear whether the ditch had any defensive purpose but it is more likely that the bridge across the Barditch would have provided a suitable collection point for tolls from those visiting the fairs or markets. The length of the ditch was used as an open sewer and rubbish tip. It may not have been until the 16th century that the ditch was made to ebb and flow with the tide in order to keep it comparatively clean and it was the responsibility of the frontages along the Barditch to scour away the filth."
Another Boston Barditch Reference
13 July 2006
A Bitterweed To Swallow - Tickle The Tongue
Bitterweed washes used to be pretty common sight when I was a kid in sheep country. Trucks going into this pasture or ranch had to be washed down to keep from transporting the weed/seeds into the pastures.Sometimes these postings were accompanied with extra tall fences to keep other animals like deer from moving it into pastures.
Those tall fences are now associated more with the deer management industry and trophy deer/wild game hunting but there were times when they were setup to help with bitterweed transport.
Tickle Tongue was/is pretty common around the Sonora, TX area. Dad would always grab a leaf and start chewing on it for fun. Then handed me one so I could enjoy the tingling and numbing effect with him. :) It did not taste bad nor good just different.For some reason there always seemed to be a wild persimmon bush nearby which was a weak spot for Dad. ;)
This did not even include Locoweed. I do not remember what locoweed looks like or even what color it is....white maybe purple. And no we did not taste it. ;)
18 April 2006
Daniel Boone/Davey Crockett/Jim Coates
For years I had heard that Fess Parker graduated from San Angelo High School in the 40's. I decided to do a google on him and found that yes he did graduate from Angelo and went to Hardin-Simmons for awhile then on to UT. Said he played football in high school and my guess he play about a year or two before they won the State Championship using the single wing offense, and beat Doak Walker and Bobby Lane at Highland Park on the way to State game.
Here is an interesting interview where Fess shares a good bit about acting in the 50/60's and working for Disney and missing out on some big roles. Seems Walt Disney held Fess back a good bit:
Interview with Fess Parker
Also here is Fess Parker's webpage:
Fess Parker Webpage
On another note........worked in the backyard yesterday and got the second third of the yard raked and mowed and watered. Took a break this evening from it to help Tim Davenport (an Engineering Physics student at TTU and that works in the summer with Steve and me) with some of his quantum mechanics homework. I know this will sound strange but I really miss quantum.
I will work on the other third of the yard tomorrow. Need to get some fertilzer down soon too. Hopefully get the swing set in the ground sometime this week.
On another other note: Was watching the "Dirty Jobs" show on Discovery. It is amazing what horse farms do to bred horses. The whole collection and insemination (spell) process is a nasty dirty job. Wow. It is amazing some of the dirty jobs this guy does just for TV. Usually very interesting.
Now watching Quigley Down Under....what more can a guy want in a movie....a nice looking rifle and some great long range shooting.
Here is an interesting interview where Fess shares a good bit about acting in the 50/60's and working for Disney and missing out on some big roles. Seems Walt Disney held Fess back a good bit:
Interview with Fess Parker
Also here is Fess Parker's webpage:
Fess Parker Webpage
On another note........worked in the backyard yesterday and got the second third of the yard raked and mowed and watered. Took a break this evening from it to help Tim Davenport (an Engineering Physics student at TTU and that works in the summer with Steve and me) with some of his quantum mechanics homework. I know this will sound strange but I really miss quantum.
I will work on the other third of the yard tomorrow. Need to get some fertilzer down soon too. Hopefully get the swing set in the ground sometime this week.
On another other note: Was watching the "Dirty Jobs" show on Discovery. It is amazing what horse farms do to bred horses. The whole collection and insemination (spell) process is a nasty dirty job. Wow. It is amazing some of the dirty jobs this guy does just for TV. Usually very interesting.
Now watching Quigley Down Under....what more can a guy want in a movie....a nice looking rifle and some great long range shooting.
14 April 2006
Cricket Power
Finally added some optical power to Em's Cricket. Not a bad looking scope. Hopefully she can get used to it easier than the peep-sights that come with the rifle.There are several firearm options out there for small kids and youth to learn with. Sorta neat that folks are thinking about training the future of the shooting sports.