PawPaw's House

Twenty five years ago, I bought a hitch system called Convert-A-Ball .  One shank and three hitch balls.  The balls were pinned to the shaft...

Couple of months ago, I acquired a bag of range pickup brass.  I knew that overwhelming majority of it was .45 ACP.  Today I dropped that ba...

It seems that Bill and Hill are angry at comparisons between themselves and mayoral hopeful mayoral hopeful Anthony Weiner and wife Huma. ...

I spent the morning at the casting bench, turning scrap lead into useful bullets.  I cast for several hours and when I had finished, and eve...

I awoke this Sunday morning to blissful sloth, too late to go to church.  My apologies to the congregation, but I'm sure that they carri...

Every Friday afternoon, about 3:00, grandson and I head to the snowcone stand for a cool, tasty treat.  We decided on cherry today. Mila...

I've been playing silly pistol games with the Cenla Sport Shooters .  These guys sit around at night dreaming fevered dreams of stages t...

This morning we cleared the patio of furniture, added cleaner, scrubbed it with a big push broom and hosed it down.  Let it dry and put the ...

Saturday, we celebrate the birthday of Milady's mother.  The matriarch turned 92 this week and we're all gathering at our house this...

In the aftermath of the Zimmerman trial, we're hearing a lot about Stand Your Ground laws.  The common understanding is that under Stand...

This is the Most Disturbing Newspaper Cartoon You'll See All Day .  That's the headline over at the Policymic.  Okay, just for the ...

I'm no fan of Pampas Grass , but I understand that it has a purpose.  Generally, to attract snakes and wasps, but also to hide unsightly...

It seems that as a private citizen, George Zimmerman has been keeping a low profile since his acquittal in the trumped-up murder trial.  Tha...

I'm always telling Beau that he'll do till a good dog comes along, and I finally have a picture of a good dog.  Sent to me by my fr...

Our kids have a dog, Daisy, that I've highlighted here.  Daisy comes over regularly to play with Beau, and while Beau is normally a grac...

This morning I shot with the Cenla Sports Shooters , a USPSA club in the local area.  Thirty of us gathered for a club match.  I'm no co...

I was piddling on my bench today and decided to section a bullet.  A common .30 caliber 150 grain Hornady SST, #30302 .  This bullet is mark...

It's been a rainy Thursday, and since I couldn't get out to do any work, I didn't.  I dragged the pit under the drip line and I ...

I was poking around on the bench today and found a box on a shelf that I had forgotten about.  IN 2011 I had purchased a box of Hornady'...

I was at the LEO qualification range early this morning.  I took that J-frame I had trouble with last week and got by myself on an unused ra...