PawPaw's House

When we lived on Bayou Derbonne, in south Chinquapin parish, we had dogs.  I kept beagles for hunting, and we always had at least one house ...

Budweiser's new puppy commercial is out.  This one is supposed to debut on the Super Bowl, but I see that it posted early. It's ...

This guy in  a hoodie and a mask walks into a Dunkin Douts and tries to hold the place up, but just then the cops walk in. It's a do...

I retired as a parole officer in October of 2000.  By August 2001 I had painted everything at home that needed paint, and decided it was tim...

For several years I settled in to a routine with my pistol shooting.  I used the snub nose for work and the 4" gun for play.  I was sho...

Where were we ?  Oh, the Ruger.  That little Ruger didn't stay with me for long, only a year or so.  After I had been a parole officer f...

Before I go into any more of my personal history with handguns, lets talk a little bit about shooting stances. When I joined the Army fill...

Reminiscing the other day, someone asked me when I started shooting handguns, and that is a fairly simple answer.  My Dad never liked handgu...

Piddling in the shop yesterday, working on a fish cooker, the dog wanted to come out and see what was happening.  Dogs and little boys are c...

I t looks like a bunch of folks are going to Davos, Switzerland to discuss global warming.  Jon Stewart goofed on them, telling us that 1700...

Back in the Army, we always had the Gut Truck come through the motor pool before lunch.  Also known as the Roach Coach, this was a mobile fo...

Politicos shouldn't enrich themselves at the public expense, and taking bribes is a time-honored way of enrichment.  It's also again...

You've got to love a bailiff.  Those deputies who keep the peace in a courtroom.  They see all manner of things, and have to put up with...

This weekend I went out with some friend to watch a Cowboy Fast Draw match, where they shoot wax bullets at steel targets.  Lots of fun, but...

Let's talk about this.  It seems that it has come up in several conversations lately.  Shampoo.  Soap for your head. Years ago, I lear...

I found this recipe in 2012 at this guy's site , and immediately decided to try it.  It's nothing more than a good beef roast, simm...

There's no question that the dog loves Milady, and there's no question that she loves him.  What he really loves is scratching, espe...

David Burge, also known as Iowahawk, sees the irony in this photograph of the latest protesting insanity. From his Twiter feed : Bla...

It's finally Friday, and the world keeps getting a little weirder.  I see that a strip club in Chicago has been awarded a prize for civ...

plblark asked, in Comments That Boy scout story and recipe / method would be of great help to me this summer ... (I'm not quite the fr...