We lost Marie's special little Ford cat today.

Ford joined our life as a little kitten. When we went to a friend's house to pick two kittens Ford crawled up Marie's arm, nuzzled her ear and purred. "Your mine, take me home now." We took her, and her brother Merlin (my choice), to live with us.

When I saw what kitten Marie picked I said, "You picked ( Read more... )

I didn't see it opening night, but saw it for free with friend who worked for the theater.

Still one of my favorite movies. It's a moment in amber now.

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I posted a series of articles at my Michigan Firearms Examiner column on "Tips and tricks" for the M-1 Garand. I had to break it up into three parts due to article size limits over at Ex.

Tips and tricks for the M-1 Garand
(Covers the best manual for the M-1, loading of the "en bloc" clips, and "The tragedy of M-1 Thumb' )

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Here's my latest article as the Michigan Firearms Examiner.

Tips on using the lever-action rifle for self defense

"One area where the lever gun is often overlooked is as a personal defense rifle. While semi-auto rifles with high-capacity detachable magazines rule this market segment, and for good reason, the venerable lever-ation can still put up a ( Read more... )

I got to fondle and test fire the Remington 1911 R1 last week. It's not on dealer shelves yet, so here's a sneak peek.

Here's my review at my Michigan Firearms Examiner column.

A "test fire" review of the Remington 1911 R1

I am now both the "Michigan Firearms Examiner", where I will be writing about guns and shooting, and the "Detroit Gun Rights  ( Read more... )

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More in comments so not to ruin the surprise.

This is what I did instead of attending Penguicon last weekend.

Still got a few more levels to go before building a stronghold...


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I won't be at Penguicon this weekend. I'll miss Geeks w/ Guns and some of the great panelists, like E Bear and chatting with Mike W.

The good news is I will be doing something that, while not quite as cool, is still good.

More later.

Still not dead, really.

Here's my latest Examiner.com on today's Second Amendment March.

Activists gather on Patriots' Day for the Second Amendment March

Here's my latest article as the Detroit Firearms Examiner at Examiner.com.  This one talks about the futility of "No Weapons" signs.

Will a "Magic sign" protect you better than a handgun?

If you like my articles, please subscribe through my page at Examiner. Since my pay (such as it is) is based on subscriptions, page hits, and other factors, you'd ( Read more... )