To the extent several websites, most notably liberal Alaska blogger Shannyn Moore, are now claiming as “fact” that Governor Palin resigned because she is “under federal investigation” for embezzlement or other criminal wrongdoing, we will be exploring legal options this week to address such defamation. This is to provide notice to Ms. Moore, and those who re-publish the defamation, such as Huffington Post, MSNBC, the New York Times and The Washington Post, that the Palins will not allow them to propagate defamatory material without answering to this in a court of law. The Alaska Constitution protects the right of free speech, while simultaneously holding those “responsible for the abuse of that right.” Alaska Constitution Art. I, Sec. 5. http://ltgov.state.ak.us/constitution.php?section=1. These falsehoods abuse the right to free speech; continuing to publish these falsehoods of criminal activity is reckless, done without any regard for the truth, and is actionable.It's one thing to ramble on about the possible motives of a public citizen, they have very little recourse. A private citizen? Not so much. Private Citizen Palin might soon own a couple of nice media outlets.
Sunday, July 05, 2009
Oooh, Snap!
We all recall that Governor Palin recently resigned from office and will soon hold no elective or appointed office. That makes her a private citizen, and private citizens can operate under different rules from public citizens. I'm no lawyer, but it seems that the media might soon learn the difference.
Saturday, July 04, 2009
Saturday, the Fourth
I know, it's the Fourth of July, but there will be a wedding at PawPaw's house next Saturday, the 11th. My daughter is getting married in the back yard and we're busy. This morning I spent the cooler hours trying to whip the back yard into shape and mow the grass that I didn't mow this week. It's coming along and we'll be ready for the preacher on Saturday afternoon come hell or high water.
When I'm at the computer, the dog is apt to come stand beside me and demand scratching. I tried to take a picture with the cheesy little camera I use, but it hangs-fire. You press the button and nothing. It takes the picture when it decides to take the picture. Here's my best effort.
That camera does the same thing with grandkids and someday soon I'm going to pull the pin and spring for a digital SLR. That format camera isn't as easy to carry as the little pocket camera, but when you pull the trigger it fires. Sometimes that's important for candid shots.
We'll do the rockets-red-glare thing this evening. Our dear friend, the mayor of Pollock has invited us to his town celebration this evening with hot dogs and fireworks. We're taking the grandkids.
That ought to be a hoot.
When I'm at the computer, the dog is apt to come stand beside me and demand scratching. I tried to take a picture with the cheesy little camera I use, but it hangs-fire. You press the button and nothing. It takes the picture when it decides to take the picture. Here's my best effort.
That camera does the same thing with grandkids and someday soon I'm going to pull the pin and spring for a digital SLR. That format camera isn't as easy to carry as the little pocket camera, but when you pull the trigger it fires. Sometimes that's important for candid shots.
We'll do the rockets-red-glare thing this evening. Our dear friend, the mayor of Pollock has invited us to his town celebration this evening with hot dogs and fireworks. We're taking the grandkids.
That ought to be a hoot.
Palin Resigns
Sarah Palin, the governor of Alaska, took us all by surprise and resigned yesterday. Her reasons are particularly her own and are fueling speculation all over the internet.
I doubt she'll ever run again for national office. The treatment of her in the media was... well... deplorable. Letterman made exceedingly crude jokes about her family and I feel that he was simply mimicking the cruel jokes that are bandied about water coolers all over the country.
I voted for Sarah. My vote for that ticket was more for her than for John McCain. I liked her and hoped that she'd get a fair chance at national office. I never thought that she was part of the political class that I so revile and I admired her grace under pressure and the common roots from which she sprang.
Some say that some un-named scandal is set to erupt, but I think that if there was a scandal we'd have heard of it. The longer is goes without surfacing, the less likely a scandal is to surface.
No, I suspect that she decided that political life was placing too big a burden on her character, her reputation and her family. That some things are more important than elective office and she decided to retire into private life. That is certainly an option for every office-holder and more should avail themselves of the opportunity.
Sarah's resignation disappoints me, but it shows that if you put someone under the microscope and make their family fair game, none of us can hope to flourish under that type of scrutiny.
So, that leaves us with the type person who will do anything, say anything, endure anything to gain and maintain public office. Those are precisely the type people who we should not want in public office. Yet we continue to elect those people.
It's a damned shame.
I doubt she'll ever run again for national office. The treatment of her in the media was... well... deplorable. Letterman made exceedingly crude jokes about her family and I feel that he was simply mimicking the cruel jokes that are bandied about water coolers all over the country.
I voted for Sarah. My vote for that ticket was more for her than for John McCain. I liked her and hoped that she'd get a fair chance at national office. I never thought that she was part of the political class that I so revile and I admired her grace under pressure and the common roots from which she sprang.
Some say that some un-named scandal is set to erupt, but I think that if there was a scandal we'd have heard of it. The longer is goes without surfacing, the less likely a scandal is to surface.
No, I suspect that she decided that political life was placing too big a burden on her character, her reputation and her family. That some things are more important than elective office and she decided to retire into private life. That is certainly an option for every office-holder and more should avail themselves of the opportunity.
Sarah's resignation disappoints me, but it shows that if you put someone under the microscope and make their family fair game, none of us can hope to flourish under that type of scrutiny.
So, that leaves us with the type person who will do anything, say anything, endure anything to gain and maintain public office. Those are precisely the type people who we should not want in public office. Yet we continue to elect those people.
It's a damned shame.
Friday, July 03, 2009
The Senate Race
I haven't been paying attention, but I'm pretty sure we'll have a Senate race soon. At any rate, there is a movement to draft Stormy Daniels to run against David Vitter. Daniels is a porn star and is active in that industry. Vitter is a career politician who patronizes prostitutes. Daniels is up-front about what she does. Vitter is less so.
Stormy was in Lafayette recently and the Advertiser captured this video of her visit. She was at Barney's Firearm and Range. Barney's is a well known police supply store, and sells to the general public.
Junior says he'll vote for Stormy over Vitter. There are good arguments to make for electing someone who is NOT a career politician. There are good arguments to make to elect someone who has been in business. There are good arguments to make for taking our government back from what seems to be a perpetual political class. Vitter and Landrieu are a part of that political class. I'd like to see that entire class unemployed and on the bread line.
I mean that in the good way.
UPDATE** I had to turn the vido off, it was simply too intrusive.
Stormy was in Lafayette recently and the Advertiser captured this video of her visit. She was at Barney's Firearm and Range. Barney's is a well known police supply store, and sells to the general public.
Junior says he'll vote for Stormy over Vitter. There are good arguments to make for electing someone who is NOT a career politician. There are good arguments to make to elect someone who has been in business. There are good arguments to make for taking our government back from what seems to be a perpetual political class. Vitter and Landrieu are a part of that political class. I'd like to see that entire class unemployed and on the bread line.
I mean that in the good way.
UPDATE** I had to turn the vido off, it was simply too intrusive.
Thursday, July 02, 2009
Remembering
I am reminded that today one of the seminal military actions in US history occurred. By this time (5:22 p.m.) on July 2, 1863, Joshua Chamberlin has successfully defended Little Round Top and John Bell Hood was in the hospital, losing an arm.
Armchair historians and military buffs have long debated and will long speculate on what might have happened if General Lee had let Hood swing to the right and get behind the Union army. That speculation is all nonsense, because that didn't happen. Hood went up the hill and Chamberlin fought him off.
On the morrow, Pickett will launch his division into history and the retreat from Gettysburg will mark the beginning of the end for the Confederacy.
It is good to remember these things.
Armchair historians and military buffs have long debated and will long speculate on what might have happened if General Lee had let Hood swing to the right and get behind the Union army. That speculation is all nonsense, because that didn't happen. Hood went up the hill and Chamberlin fought him off.
On the morrow, Pickett will launch his division into history and the retreat from Gettysburg will mark the beginning of the end for the Confederacy.
It is good to remember these things.
Thurday Remodeling
I spent the majority of the day, along with most of the days this week, helping second son remodel his house. We've spent the last three days in the master bath, and it's still a long way from being finished. Of course, neither of us are plumbers, or electricians, or carpenters, yet we've struggled bravely along ripping out walls, building new walls, setting a bathtub, running electricity to the bathtub, installing running water, building half-walls, and cussing like ship-wrecked sailors.
It's been a time for bonding. Oh, yeah. The bathroom is generally the smallest room in the house and it's got the most stuff going on. Lots of water and drains and lights.
He's on vacation this week, so we're hitting it hard every day, and we're getting a lot of work done, even if the untrained eye can't see it. It's looking better and before long it'll be done.
Temps outside have been unreasonably hot, the thermometer on my truck today said that the outside temp was 104. I don't doubt it. Before I got home it had dropped to a balmy 102. Now there's a thunderstorm brewing and the wind is blowing, moderating the heat nicely.
I haven't read a newspaper in the past week, so I don't know what Obama or Congress is doind. Frankly, I don't care.
It's been a time for bonding. Oh, yeah. The bathroom is generally the smallest room in the house and it's got the most stuff going on. Lots of water and drains and lights.
He's on vacation this week, so we're hitting it hard every day, and we're getting a lot of work done, even if the untrained eye can't see it. It's looking better and before long it'll be done.
Temps outside have been unreasonably hot, the thermometer on my truck today said that the outside temp was 104. I don't doubt it. Before I got home it had dropped to a balmy 102. Now there's a thunderstorm brewing and the wind is blowing, moderating the heat nicely.
I haven't read a newspaper in the past week, so I don't know what Obama or Congress is doind. Frankly, I don't care.
Wednesday, July 01, 2009
Gun grabbers
Two stories in this morning's news give me pause for thought. More Slippery Slopes.
The first, from Drudge, talks about the Feds going house-to-house in Houston, TX.
The second article is linked through Chad Rogers, The Dead Pelican, and talks about the mayor of Shreveport, LA and his personal war on guns.
Taken together, these two articles combine to show a distinct disregard for the civil rights of citizens at both the federal and local level.
They told me that if I voted for McCain in the presidential race, my civil rights might be in jeopardy. They were right.
The first, from Drudge, talks about the Feds going house-to-house in Houston, TX.
In front of a run-down shack in north Houston, federal agents step from a government sedan into 102-degree heat and face a critical question: How can the woman living here buy four high-end handguns in one day?The better question becomes: why is the Federal government interested in who buys what guns when? If this was a legal purchase, and there's nothing in the article to suggest that the purchases weren't legal, what business is it of anyone, much less the government?
The second article is linked through Chad Rogers, The Dead Pelican, and talks about the mayor of Shreveport, LA and his personal war on guns.
Any time a motorist is stopped by a police officer, insists Shreveport, Louisiana Mayor Cedric Glover, "Your rights ... have been suspended." This includes not only the freedom of movement, but also, in the event the officer inquires as to whether the driver is carrying a weapon, "Your right to be able to hold on to your weapon and say whether [you] have a weapon or not" – as well as the right to retain possession of that weapon, should the officer decide to confiscate it from you.Mayor Glover needs to be smacked down hard for this one, and I wouldn't be surprised if the Shreveport PD in particular and Mayor Glover in general didn't soon find themselves as the defendants in a federal civil rights lawsuit.
Should you choose not to answer the question, or answer it in the negative, the officer could still choose, "in the interest of officer safety, to secure you in a safe position" – this most likely means outside the car with your hands cuffed behind your back – "and then do an appropriate inspection of your vehicle."
The phrase "appropriate inspection" is more honestly rendered "Unconstitutional warrantless search."
Taken together, these two articles combine to show a distinct disregard for the civil rights of citizens at both the federal and local level.
They told me that if I voted for McCain in the presidential race, my civil rights might be in jeopardy. They were right.
Time to call
I need to call Mary Landrieu. She's one of my Senators and I'm not convinced that she's seen the error of her ways, yet.
No, I don't intend to vote for her. She's a Landrieu. I don't vote for Landrieus.
Still, that new tax the Obama administration wants is going to the Senate and I need to tell Mary how to vote. And that Health Care thing that Obama keeps talking about. She needs to vote against that also.
You see, the problem is that Mary is a New Orleans Democrat, and she may not realize that cap-and-trade will kill the oil industry. Kill the refining industry. Lead us from a recession into a depression, and will be a direct repudiation of the campaign promises that Obama made. It's a tax as sure as the devil is evil. A regressive tax that pounds the poorest the hardest.
I found this over at www.taxfoundation.org. If that isn't regressive, I've never seen it.
I doubt her offices are open this early. Senators probably don't start their day as early as I do. I'll call later today, but Mary gets a phone call.
Vitter you ask? I'm not voting for him either, but I'm not concerned with the way he'll vote.
**Update** I called her office in Washington, (202)224-5824 and spoke to a staffer. I told the staffer to tell the Senator that I'd like her to vote NO on cap-and-trade and NO on universal health care. The staffer said she'd pass it along.
No, I don't intend to vote for her. She's a Landrieu. I don't vote for Landrieus.
Still, that new tax the Obama administration wants is going to the Senate and I need to tell Mary how to vote. And that Health Care thing that Obama keeps talking about. She needs to vote against that also.
You see, the problem is that Mary is a New Orleans Democrat, and she may not realize that cap-and-trade will kill the oil industry. Kill the refining industry. Lead us from a recession into a depression, and will be a direct repudiation of the campaign promises that Obama made. It's a tax as sure as the devil is evil. A regressive tax that pounds the poorest the hardest.
I found this over at www.taxfoundation.org. If that isn't regressive, I've never seen it.
I doubt her offices are open this early. Senators probably don't start their day as early as I do. I'll call later today, but Mary gets a phone call.
Vitter you ask? I'm not voting for him either, but I'm not concerned with the way he'll vote.
**Update** I called her office in Washington, (202)224-5824 and spoke to a staffer. I told the staffer to tell the Senator that I'd like her to vote NO on cap-and-trade and NO on universal health care. The staffer said she'd pass it along.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
She said What?
Evidently California House Speaker Karen Bass doesn't believe that elected officials should be accountable to the voters. Today, she said that people who hold elected representatives accountable are terrorists. Really. She said that.
That's what the Speaker of the California House thinks. We're terrorists in the Democratic play book. When I wrote the post Slippery Slopes, I was concerned about the government calling people who disagreed with it terrorists.
This is the face of government today. Disagree and be called a terrorist.
Hat tip to Moonbattery.com.
The Republicans were essentially threatened and terrorized against voting for revenue. Now [some] are facing recalls. They operate under a terrorist threat: "You vote for revenue and your career is over." I don't know why we allow that kind of terrorism to exist. I guess it's about free speech, but it's extremely unfair.So, those of us who hold our representatives accountable are terrorists.
That's what the Speaker of the California House thinks. We're terrorists in the Democratic play book. When I wrote the post Slippery Slopes, I was concerned about the government calling people who disagreed with it terrorists.
This is the face of government today. Disagree and be called a terrorist.
Hat tip to Moonbattery.com.
Aaaw Hell
Second son got married last year and they're trying to blend two households. Seriously, they're living in her house while remodeling his. The plan is that when his house is suitable for a feminine occupant they'll move to his house and sell hers. So, we're in the throes of a huge remodeling project. One that involves carpentry at the basic, framing and square level. Electrical wiring. Plumbing. All the goodies.
Matt owns a craftsman style house. It's about ten years old and was a bachelor house with two bedrooms and two baths. It was built by a guy who did fine woodworking and the detail is simply amazing. The only problem is that it was kind of small. We've extended the living room and master bedroom, installed a huge closet, done all the necessary framing, installed floors, floated drywall, installed doors and windows. The next project prior to move-in was to refurbish the master bath. His lady wanted a jacuzzi, jet-type tub. There was no tub in that bathroom, the guy living there had installed a really nice one-piece shower. It succumbed to the sawzall and was loaded in the scrap trailer.
Matt and his lady ordered a tub and we began by tearing out a wall and the old closet to lengthen the bathroom. Today we installed the new wall, but before we finished framing, we put the new tub in the bathroom, still in the box. The plan was to rough-install drywall then rough-in the plumbing, so before we quit today we cracked open the box holding the tub to get an idea of how we'd have to install the fixtures and drains. Wrong tub. It's the proper brand and all the model numbers on the box are correct, but it's the wrong tub. No jets. It looks like someone at the factory put the wrong tub in the right box.
Well, hell. We had to tear a couple of studs out of the new wall to get the tub out of the room, and he headed to Lowe's to make someone's day. As I type this, there's some guy at Lowe's with a very pissed off customer. Truly, truly pissed. Wrong bathtub. Project on hold. Exceedingly pissed.
I don't know if I'll be doing any plumbing over at his house tomorrow. Then again, I could profitably spend the day by mowing the yard.
Matt owns a craftsman style house. It's about ten years old and was a bachelor house with two bedrooms and two baths. It was built by a guy who did fine woodworking and the detail is simply amazing. The only problem is that it was kind of small. We've extended the living room and master bedroom, installed a huge closet, done all the necessary framing, installed floors, floated drywall, installed doors and windows. The next project prior to move-in was to refurbish the master bath. His lady wanted a jacuzzi, jet-type tub. There was no tub in that bathroom, the guy living there had installed a really nice one-piece shower. It succumbed to the sawzall and was loaded in the scrap trailer.
Matt and his lady ordered a tub and we began by tearing out a wall and the old closet to lengthen the bathroom. Today we installed the new wall, but before we finished framing, we put the new tub in the bathroom, still in the box. The plan was to rough-install drywall then rough-in the plumbing, so before we quit today we cracked open the box holding the tub to get an idea of how we'd have to install the fixtures and drains. Wrong tub. It's the proper brand and all the model numbers on the box are correct, but it's the wrong tub. No jets. It looks like someone at the factory put the wrong tub in the right box.
Well, hell. We had to tear a couple of studs out of the new wall to get the tub out of the room, and he headed to Lowe's to make someone's day. As I type this, there's some guy at Lowe's with a very pissed off customer. Truly, truly pissed. Wrong bathtub. Project on hold. Exceedingly pissed.
I don't know if I'll be doing any plumbing over at his house tomorrow. Then again, I could profitably spend the day by mowing the yard.
Monday, June 29, 2009
The world still turns
And Michael Jackson is still dead. I do not give one raggedy crap where they bury him or what the autopsy says. I truly don't care if the kids are his, or belong to Ronald McDonald. I just don't care.
Other things are happening right now in this world, and the sorry state of the drama that attends the mouldering remains of Micheal Jackson are the least of them.
Let me check my meter.
As far as Michael Jackson is concerned, my Give-A-Damn meter is pegged on zero.
Bury the man and be done with it. Or not. I simply don't care.
Other things are happening right now in this world, and the sorry state of the drama that attends the mouldering remains of Micheal Jackson are the least of them.
Let me check my meter.
As far as Michael Jackson is concerned, my Give-A-Damn meter is pegged on zero.
Bury the man and be done with it. Or not. I simply don't care.
Worthless Mondays
Running errands, taking care of piddling concerns.
I'll post this instead of anything of substance.
Stolen shamelessly from The Gun Counter.
I'll post this instead of anything of substance.
Stolen shamelessly from The Gun Counter.
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Billy Mays, RIP
Billie Mays, the booming voice pitch-man is dead. That makes four recently, with Ed McMahon, Farah Fawcett, and Michael Jackson.
Mays, 50, was found unresponsive by his wife inside his Tampa, Fla., home at 7:45 a.m. on Sunday, according to the Tampa Police Department.I've seen more of Billy Mays on TV the past several years than I've seen of Jackson, and that's for damned sure.
Police said there were no signs of forced entry to Mays' residence and foul play is not suspected. Authorities said an autopsy should be complete by Monday afternoon.
Audrey
Courtesy of Mostly Cajun, I am reminded that Hurricane Audrey blew into town on this day in 1957. I was three years old and I remember the hurricane. It's one of my earliest memories. Kind of a snapshot, disjointed and dimmed with time, but it's there.
Dad was a telephone man and had to leave shortly after the storm to go south with crews to help restore communications. I remember him standing in the back yard, throwing shingles into the woods beyond the back fence. He wore a plaid shirt.
Audrey's name was retired and will never again be used to denote a hurricane in the Atlantic basin. It was a bad storm, so bad that the damage Audrey caused wasn't surpassed until the twin disasters of Katrina and Rita in 2005.
Dad was a telephone man and had to leave shortly after the storm to go south with crews to help restore communications. I remember him standing in the back yard, throwing shingles into the woods beyond the back fence. He wore a plaid shirt.
Audrey's name was retired and will never again be used to denote a hurricane in the Atlantic basin. It was a bad storm, so bad that the damage Audrey caused wasn't surpassed until the twin disasters of Katrina and Rita in 2005.
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Friday, June 26, 2009
Gunny dreaming
I was over at Tamara's who took me to Caleb's. He's jonesing for a rifle I've thought about for awhile. A bolt gun that takes standard magazines. How difficult would that be to manufacture? It doesn't seem that tough, but no one has done it yet.
I'd like a Savage, Remington, or Ruger bolt that takes M14 magazines. Or a .223 bolt that takes M16 magazines.
Interchangeable magazines make a lot of sense. For my 1911, I've got a couple of Kimber mags, some Chip McCormick, some Wilson mags, and a handful of GI mags. They all work because they're standard magazines. There is no reason that a rifle can't be designed to handle standard magazines. As Caleb puts it:
I'd like to have a rifle with a normal capacity magazine that takes M14 magazines. I'd prefer to have it in .243 or 7mm-08, but either of those calibers would work in a .308 magazine. Of course, .308 ain't bad either.
What would be the use for such a rifle? Well, if I have to explain it to you, I'll let Tamara have her say:
Savage, Ruger, Big Green! Y'all listening?
I'd like a Savage, Remington, or Ruger bolt that takes M14 magazines. Or a .223 bolt that takes M16 magazines.
Interchangeable magazines make a lot of sense. For my 1911, I've got a couple of Kimber mags, some Chip McCormick, some Wilson mags, and a handful of GI mags. They all work because they're standard magazines. There is no reason that a rifle can't be designed to handle standard magazines. As Caleb puts it:
However, what I’ve been thinking of for a bolt action rifle is a bit like Jeff Cooper’s concept of a Scout Rifle, except with a few minor twists. I’d like to have the reduced weight and forward optics of a scout-type rifle, but in 5.56 NATO/.223 Remington instead of .308. Sure, you lose some terminal ballistics, but the reduction in weight and felt recoil make the gun even better for humping around the horrible post-apocalyptic hellscape. Now, what I’d really like would be for the gun to accept NATO magazines. A bolt action .223 that feeds from standard AR style magazines would be the berries for a defensive carry rifle. Since everyone seems to be talking about how the world/economy/social order is going to collapse soon (it’s not) I figured the best rifle for that collapse would be a bolt action .223 with an 18 inch barrel, forward mounted optic, back up iron sights, and the ability to feed from standard AR15 magazines. CZ-USA makes the closest approximation I’m going to find on the commercial market, the CZ-527 Carbine in .223 or 7.62×39. It’s pretty much exactly what I had in mind, save for the fact that I don’t think it takes NATO magazines.That's the idea.
I'd like to have a rifle with a normal capacity magazine that takes M14 magazines. I'd prefer to have it in .243 or 7mm-08, but either of those calibers would work in a .308 magazine. Of course, .308 ain't bad either.
What would be the use for such a rifle? Well, if I have to explain it to you, I'll let Tamara have her say:
the most likely targets are going to be shy ungulates that travel in twos and threes or stationary paper circles. These can be taken with a bolt action rifle rather handily, and a six-pound boltie with no protruding crap rests in the hands ever so much easier after several hours than a nine-pound slab with grips and magazines protruding at odd angles. Plus, an anvil might be more reliable than a Mauser '98, but that would depend on the make and model of the anvil.And that pretty well sums it up.
Savage, Ruger, Big Green! Y'all listening?
House Joint Resolution 5
Via Instapundit, I see that House Joint Resolution 5 would repeal the 22nd Amendment, which limits the term of President.
Bad idea. Really bad idea.
Bad idea. Really bad idea.
Range Afternoon
My oldest son and I found ourselves with a free afternoon, so yesterday we went to the range to shoot the shotguns. Our range, the LDWF complex at Woodworth, LA offers rifle and pistol ranges along with 5-stand shotgun shooting, If you've never shot 5-stand, it's a great way to tune up your wingshooting. Plus, at the Woodworth range it's a great bargain.
You provide the shotgun, the shells, and $5.00 per round of 25 shots. They provide the clay targets, the range officer and six automatic traps. It's a heck of a deal. We shot two rounds apiece yesterday. Five stand is a fairly easy game to understand. Each shooter fires five shells from each of five stations. Six traps are throwing targets in a pre-programmed progression. Those six traps provide almost all the common field shots. Incoming, outgoing, crossing left and right, and flushing. There's even a rabbit target. It's a hoot.
If you feel like your shotgun work needs a tune-up, get to a shotgun range. After my performance yesterday, I know my skills have eroded. If you're within easy driving distance of Woodworth, their operating times are posted at the link above. This range complex is a great resource for the shooters in central Louisiana and we should take advantage of it.
You provide the shotgun, the shells, and $5.00 per round of 25 shots. They provide the clay targets, the range officer and six automatic traps. It's a heck of a deal. We shot two rounds apiece yesterday. Five stand is a fairly easy game to understand. Each shooter fires five shells from each of five stations. Six traps are throwing targets in a pre-programmed progression. Those six traps provide almost all the common field shots. Incoming, outgoing, crossing left and right, and flushing. There's even a rabbit target. It's a hoot.
If you feel like your shotgun work needs a tune-up, get to a shotgun range. After my performance yesterday, I know my skills have eroded. If you're within easy driving distance of Woodworth, their operating times are posted at the link above. This range complex is a great resource for the shooters in central Louisiana and we should take advantage of it.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
LSU Wins!
LSU won their sixth national championship in Omaha last night. After a disappointing loss to Texas on Tuesday we wondered if our team had taken the night off, but on Wednesday they came back strong, swinging hard against the best pitching staff in the nation.
I played baseball as a kid and I've loved baseball all my life. It's a game of summer fields and marvelous dreams. A football coach remarked to me this spring that the reason he didn't like baseball was that there was no clock. No time limit. In football, basketball, or soccer, you could look at the clock and see how much time was left in the game. Baseball isn't like that. You have a set number of innings and it ain't over until it's over. Depending on the tempo of the pitcher and the individuality of the umpires a game might last two hours or four. It's not over until the last batter swings at the last pitch.
Well, in Omaha, it's over.
I played baseball as a kid and I've loved baseball all my life. It's a game of summer fields and marvelous dreams. A football coach remarked to me this spring that the reason he didn't like baseball was that there was no clock. No time limit. In football, basketball, or soccer, you could look at the clock and see how much time was left in the game. Baseball isn't like that. You have a set number of innings and it ain't over until it's over. Depending on the tempo of the pitcher and the individuality of the umpires a game might last two hours or four. It's not over until the last batter swings at the last pitch.
Well, in Omaha, it's over.
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