For those in the neighborhood this weekend (and by neighborhood I mean near East Dundee, Illinois)
G.A.T. Guns
2009 FACTORY SHOOT!
MARCH 7 & 8, 2009
GUN GIVE-AWAYS & RAFFLES
MEET THE FACTORY REPS
SHOOT THE GUNS IN OUR RANGE
WE WILL HAVE AR's
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This is the place I buy most of my guns (all but 2 if I can count right). Nice people, good selection, very competitive pricing (usually 5 to 10% less than the Cabela's that is 5 miles away). Always less than MSRP.
My son and I will be there Saturday morning. Look for the guy in the Home Depot/Tony Stewart hat. That'll probably be me!
Friday, March 06, 2009
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Daytona 500
I was so psyched waiting for this race. It seems like forever since Homestead. The race wasn't bad. The 18 was probably the car to beat. Smoke in the #14 looked strong - at least for the first half of each run. Newman's #39 looked good till he went 2 laps down with tire issues. Joey got the #20 Home Depot Toyota lots of tv time. Too bad it was while he was crashing into the inside wall.
Jr OTOH showed that he will never be as good a driver as his dad. Stupid driving to take out 9 cars - including the 18. Nascar should have parked him but an Earnhardt can do no wrong...
The weather came and Matt Kennseth ended up winning. Sad as a couple of cars (the 14 and 24) looked to be coming on strong.
I was really enjoying the race. Plenty of action. It was even good to see Jr screw up. Even better to see Vickers call him out on it. SHR got an 8th with the #14 - not bad for a new team.
Can't wait for next week.
Jr OTOH showed that he will never be as good a driver as his dad. Stupid driving to take out 9 cars - including the 18. Nascar should have parked him but an Earnhardt can do no wrong...
The weather came and Matt Kennseth ended up winning. Sad as a couple of cars (the 14 and 24) looked to be coming on strong.
I was really enjoying the race. Plenty of action. It was even good to see Jr screw up. Even better to see Vickers call him out on it. SHR got an 8th with the #14 - not bad for a new team.
Can't wait for next week.
Friday, February 13, 2009
It's time
Today we reach the symbolic 1234567890th second of Unix time. Here in Illinois that is at Fri Feb 13 17:31:30 2009
Check for yourself with Perl:
perl -e 'print scalar localtime(1234567890),"\n";'
Check for yourself with Perl:
perl -e 'print scalar localtime(1234567890),"\n";'
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Turbaconducken
Turbaconducken. That’s right, a chicken inside a duck inside a turkey, all wrapped in bacon
Yummm - bacon.
Yummm - bacon.
Sunday, February 08, 2009
How big is a Trillion?
From twitter:
- One could spend a million a day since the day Jesus was born and still won't have spent it all
Saturday, February 07, 2009
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
Monday, February 02, 2009
Do something good today
Send some money to the folks in Kentucky or Arkansas who are dealing with the ice storm. Every little bit helps. My donation went to the Red Cross - Bluegrass Area Chapter. Thanks to Michelle for the link.
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February 2, 2009
Mr. Al XXXXXXXXX
Dear Mr. XXXXXXXXX:
Thank you for your generous donation of $80.00, paid with your Visa. Without the support of people like you, Bluegrass Area Chapter - American Red Cross would not be able to accomplish its mission.
Once again, thank you for your continued support.
Sincerely,
Bluegrass Area Chapter - American Red Cross
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February 2, 2009
Mr. Al XXXXXXXXX
Dear Mr. XXXXXXXXX:
Thank you for your generous donation of $80.00, paid with your Visa. Without the support of people like you, Bluegrass Area Chapter - American Red Cross would not be able to accomplish its mission.
Once again, thank you for your continued support.
Sincerely,
Bluegrass Area Chapter - American Red Cross
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Thursday, January 29, 2009
The Stimulus Bill
Aka the load of pork shoved down America's throats.
The Democrats in Congress should be ashamed of themselves. CBO reports 7% will actually reach the economy this year (just how will this stimulate anything?) but there is 350+ million for STD research? Thankfully all the Republicans and 11 Democrats decided to take a stand.
If one of these fine people is your rep - please drop them a note of thanks today. Peter Roskam - yours is in the mail.
The Democrats in Congress should be ashamed of themselves. CBO reports 7% will actually reach the economy this year (just how will this stimulate anything?) but there is 350+ million for STD research? Thankfully all the Republicans and 11 Democrats decided to take a stand.
If one of these fine people is your rep - please drop them a note of thanks today. Peter Roskam - yours is in the mail.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Monday, January 26, 2009
If you open it
Plan to drink it.
That was the advice from a winemaker when we toured his vineyard several years ago. So tonight we did just that.
Rebel Red has a wonderful flavor. Wine snobs probably won't like it but it was excellent.
That was the advice from a winemaker when we toured his vineyard several years ago. So tonight we did just that.
Rebel Red has a wonderful flavor. Wine snobs probably won't like it but it was excellent.
Skateboarding in Kabul
A long time ago I spent my spare time doing a couple of things - playing basketball, swimming, and riding my skateboard. Loved it. Streets, ramps, whatever. Managed to never break anything :)
Instapundit points to a place one might have never expected kids skating - Kabul, Afghanistan.
Instapundit points to a place one might have never expected kids skating - Kabul, Afghanistan.
Saturday, January 24, 2009
No room at the inn
Ok - the gun shop. Stopped at GAT Guns on the way home from my father-in-laws house today and there was no parking spots available. The large snow mounds didn't help but every available spot was full. People were playing create-a-space. I was planning on buying today but I guess it was not meant to be.
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