I recently retired after serving my time working for other people. The one Truth I can attest to is that I don't like crowds. Not a good thing for someone living in a large city! So I am planning to move back to the country. Back to a place where I can sit on the front porch without worrying about getting mugged or shot at! Where the sounds of breeze in the trees and local wildlife replace the sounds of city strife. Where the light of the stars at night replace the streetlamps and neon. Most of all, I am going someplace where I can throw a rock and not hit my neighbor's house.
In order to be proficient with any fire arm you have, practice is all important.
It doesn't matter what manner of gun you own, in order to be of use to you in an emergency situation, you MUST learn to use and care for the weapon.
Skeet shooting is very good way to sharpen your skills at hitting a moving target. For those of you unfamiliar with skeet shooting , I've included a couple of videos on extreme target shooting.
Please pay close attention as there will be a test later!
Let me interject here, safety should be of highest priority at all times...! Always be sure that the person doing the loading and throwing of the target is NOT...I repeat, NOT in front of your weapon. That is, unless he's a politician or running for office in your county!
In the above example, safety again should be priority...! You want to be sure that no one is actually driving the target off the cliff! Of course, as in any situation there are exceptions, but I'll leave that up to the individual. We all have our own ideas on how to handle this particular possibility!
Now, in some of these cases you may want to wear some sort of head protection. Those golf clubs up side the unprotected head can definitely ruin your day, I hear!
You might want to consider if some of these folks look as though they are subject to heart attacks or seizures...as the sound of a shotgun going off on the driving range could lead to one or both of these occurrences!
Lesson's over! Let's get some coffee and sit outside for a bit...Oh, and duck if you hear the word "PULL!"
Here is something my sister sent to me that I thought I would like to share.
None of us like to think about this, but perhaps we just look at it in the wrong way! That's why thinking about what is said in this picture can be very important. At least, it may cause us to realize that each and every day is important!
If you click on this picture, you'll find it says just exactly what I mean , but in a better fashion. Just something to think about today!
Let's get some coffee. Better sit outside for a while before the weather turns too nasty to enjoy, ya know?
Now, to really appreciate this upcoming feast...I thought you should know a little bit of history about the traditional bird!
There's a lot more to this homely bird we consume in such large quantities this time of year than you probably know. Being the "Finder of Trivial Facts" that I am...I wanted to do my part to share a bit of the little known facts about the noble turkey!
There are several theories about how turkeys got their name. One story claims the Christopher Columbus heard some birds say "tuka, tuka", and his interpreter came up with the name tukki, which means "big bird" in hebrew.
Because the wild turkey is quick to defend itself and fight against all predators, Ben Franklin wanted it as the symbol of the United States. Comparing it to the eagle, he called the turkey "a more respectable bird, a true original native of America."
The average person in the United States will eat 15 pounds of turkey this year.
The wild turkey is one of the more difficult birds to hunt. It won't be flushed out of the brush with a dog. Instead, hunters must try to attract it with different calls. Even with two seasons a year, only one in six hunters will get a wild turkey.
By the 1930s, almost all of the wild turkeys in the U.S. had been hunted. Today, thanks to conservation programs, there are plenty of wild turkeys—they even invade cities!
A male turkey is called a tom, a female is a hen, and a youngster is a poult.
The domestic tom can weigh up to 50 pounds, the domestic hen up to 16 pounds. The wild tom can weigh up to 20 pounds, the wild hen up to 12 pounds.
The domestic turkey can't fly. The wild turkey can, for short distances, but it prefers to walk or run.
The average life span of a domestic turkey, from birth to freezer, is 26 weeks. During this period of time, it will eat about 75 pounds of turkey feed. The average life span of a wild turkey is three or four years. It generally feeds on seeds, nuts, insects, and berries.
The wobbly little thing on the turkey’s chest is the turkey's beard and is made up of keratin bristles. Keratin is the same substance that forms hair and horns on other animals.
Only male turkeys, or toms, can gobble, and they mostly do it in the spring and fall. It is a mating call and attracts the hens. Wild turkeys gobble at loud sounds and when they settle in for the night.
Now that you have all this new found turkey knowledge, you can amaze and astound all your friends and family while chomping away at the beautifully set Thanksgiving table. If nothing else, it will keep the conversation away from Aunt Bessie's gall bladder operation, or Uncle Bill's hernia, or Cousin Charlie's latest escapade with the local constable.
Now, my friends, let get some coffee and sit outside. It's nice and cool this morning for a change...what passes for Fall in Texas!
First of all...let me say a great big "THANK YOU" to everybody that wished me a Happy Birthday yesterday! It really warms my heart to know that I have so many friends that would take the time to do that! I appreciate it more than you know, I really do!
Now, let's get on with today's topic, OK?
Back in the 1950s, there was no need to go to the gym to work out. All you had to do was to go to a local dance.
Sock hops, socials, or just plain dances...didn't matter what they were called. The music was loud, great, and absolutely full of rhythm!
Many of the kids at these dances probably had to sneak out of their houses to go, as their parents didn't approve of the music of the time! Sounds a little familiar, doesn't it?
Talk about burning up some calories...! Man, if I had only half as much energy as these kids, no telling what I could do!
And something else...I'd be willing to bet that not a single one of these kids or band members was carrying a gun! NOT ONE...!
Try your morning work-out while watching this video and you'll see what I mean!
Now, I don't know about you, my friends, but I think it's time to get some coffee and sit outside for a while.
I don't know what I was expecting, but everything is pretty much the same, except by the calendar I'm a year older...now if that only made me wiser, I'd be in good shape!
I think the best thing about waking up being 65, is waking up at all! Any day above ground is a good one! I started wondering what some of the better known folks in history had to say bout age...so being the "wise" person that I am I looked it up!
Here are a few quotes on the subject of age :
Forty is the old age of youth; fifty the youth of old age. Victor Hugo
Every man over forty is a scoundrel. George Bernard Shaw
Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young. Henry Ford
He has a profound respect for old age. Especially when it's bottled. Gene Fowler
How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are? Satchel Paige
Middle age is the awkward period when Father Time starts catching up with Mother Nature. Harold Coffin
Muscles come and go; flab lasts. Bill Vaughan
No man is ever old enough to know better. Holbrook Jackson
There is still no cure for the common birthday. John Glenn
True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country. Kurt Vonnegut
Old age is fifteen years older than I am. Oliver Wendell Holmes
Whatever poet, orator or sage may say of it, old age is still old age. Sinclair Lewis
My favorite thought on old age? I'm not as good as I once was...but I'm as good once as I ever was!
Now, my friends, let's have some coffee on the patio and try to remember what we were talking about!
Just for something a little bit different today, I thought I would share these great bits of information with you!
Never know when you may want a rather sardonic saying to fill in a quiet moment during a conversation!
Do not walk behind me, for I may not lead. Do not walk ahead of me, for I may not follow. Do not walk beside me either. Just pretty much leave me alone.
The journey of a thousand miles begins with a broken fan belt and a leaky tire.
It's always darkest before dawn. So if you're going to steal your neighbor's newspaper, that's the time to do it.
Don't be irreplaceable. If you can't be replaced, you can't be promoted.
Always remember that you're unique. Just like everyone else.
Never test the depth of the water with both feet.
If you think nobody cares if you're alive, try missing a couple of car payments.
Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes.
If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is probably not for you.
Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish, and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day.
If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it was probably a wise investment.
If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.
Some days you're the bug; some days you're the windshield.
Everyone seems normal until you get to know them.
The quickest way to double your money is to fold it in half and put it back in your pocket.
A closed mouth gathers no foot.
Duct tape is like 'The Force'. It has a light side and a dark side, and it holds the universe together.
There are two theories to arguing with women. Neither one works.
Generally speaking, you aren't learning much when your lips are moving .
Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.
Never miss a good chance to shut up.
AND FINALLY...
Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.
I hope this list can be of some use! Come to think of it, Thanksgiving is coming up, and at some point during the day you'll be talking to someone you would rather NOT be talking to! That might be just the perfect moment to throw out some of these little tid-bits, ya know?
Now, my friends, coffee is ready. Let's get a fresh cup and sit outside for a bit, OK?
