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Books
I have been reading a lot lately, not sure why that is, perhaps it was the slower internet and not being able to stream all the TV that I used to watch but I am really enjoying it. I am always looking for recommendations so comment away on what you have been reading that you [...]
What the Hell is a Techno Monk?
What is a techno monk. Hell, I have no idea, I am making this up as I go. It was a term that came up in a hallway conversation at work as I began preparing for the largest change in my life since I graduated high school and left for college. Many of you can [...]
My essential items for off grid living
I have been living and working, for about 2.5 weeks, in a small off-grid home in the north woods of Wisconsin. We share the energy system with our property owners. I would eventually like to do a whole post about that system but that may be a while before I get it done. So as [...]
New Boots, and an Amazing shoe store.
This past weekend the wife and I had to do some serious running around. That entailed a pickup truck full of wood, new boots, the laundromat, groceries, A&W, Walgreen’s, checking out some property for sale and some other places that I am probably forgetting. There are a few take-a-ways from this trip. Old fashioned shoe [...]
The move part one – Getting the Truck
About 2 weeks ago, I started looking around for a truck to move our stuff from Milwaukee, WI to Port Wing, WI, a roughly 400 mile move. Having had good experiences in the past using Penske and bad ones with u-haul, I started asking around and looking at websites to get price comparisons. Everyone I [...]
Ruger Mark III 22/45 Stainless Joins the Stable
Another trip to Gander Mountain. This time to their Gun World location in Germantown. This place is pretty amazing as far as selection goes. Prices not so amazing. Basically they have just about every popular gun and a lot of not so popular ones as well. View Larger Map
Cleaning Confusion – Organizational Issues
I finally got around to cleaning up my desk a bit. It tends to be a dumping zone for just about everything I happen to be carrying when I reach the end of my house. I spent some time cleaning it up, dusting and reorganizing all of the cables. The issue that I have is [...]
Gander Mountain – Glad I don’t work the gun counter.
Today I went with my Wife to pick up her new Ruger LCP. Here is an account of what I saw to the best of my recollections. Names have not been changed because those named have done nothing wrong. Gander was an absolute mess, especially the gun counter. There was easily 10 people waiting [...]
I hate Christmas
Photo :http://randomreality.blogware.com/blog/_archives/2007/12/14/3408466.html For the past several years I have felt a very large dislike (hatred) for the Christmas Holidays. It started when the stores started putting Christmas crap up earlier and earlier. Add to that Christmas music, which is the most abhorrent music ever. It is an aural assault and every crappy “music star” has [...]