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I took my Ruger 77/22 to the range today. I was a little disappointed by the accuracy. A year or two ago, I decided it would be a good idea to have a .22 Magnum rifle. There are a few situations in various hunting regulations which limit rifles to “22 caliber rimfire”, even for game […]
Yesterday, I tried out the bike trail at Lower Meramec Park, a Saint Louis County park. It is a two-mile stretch of flat, paved trail with parking at each end, accessed from Meramec Bottom Road. It is not far from my house. Even though it was a gorgeous day in early Spring, the trail wasn’t […]
I am a little surprised that I don’t know any fishermen. I have identified a few areas now that are a little difficult to reach by land, but which could easily be reached by boat. Howell Island was the first. The chute is impassible most of the time. If I had a boat, I could […]
It was about three years ago that I first started to do something about my weight. I weighed 155 pounds. For my height, according to the CDC, that is right on the border between normal and overweight. I essentially responded by eating smaller portions. I don’t finish all the food on my plate when I […]
A little over a week ago, I explored the Pacific Palisades Conservation Area. It is a fairly large tract of land (695 acres) right outside Pacific, Missouri. Two words: deer tracks. They were everywhere. Literally. At no point could I look around and fail to see deer tracks around me, usually a lot of them, […]
I made a somewhat impulsive gun purchase this weekend. I bought a Browning Buck Mark on Friday. The Buck Mark is a semi-automatic handgun chambered in .22 Long Rifle. Browning has several models available, but this one is a Standard Stainless URX. It has an aluminum alloy frame, a stainless steel bull barrel, and apparently […]
Well, I did something yesterday that I had never done before: modeling. And not just any modeling, but nude modeling. I met Miss Algernon through a friend, and I quickly learned that she is stepping forward into photographic art. I have tried to be supportive of her endeavor in various ways, and one of the […]
I just realized that I’m enjoying telling people what I’m doing this weekend, simply because my weekend plans are exceptionally awesome. Tonight, I will be going to Naughti Gras. It is an erotic art show, with some performance art. At least three of my friends have pieces in the show. I am going primarily to […]
I recently purchased a Smith & Wesson M&P 360 “Chief’s Special”, a very lightweight .357 Magnum snubnose revolver. The frame is made of a scandium-aluminum alloy, with a stainless steel cylinder and barrel, bringing the total weight to a mere 13.3 ounces. It has an exposed hammer spur for single- or double-action shooting (the single-action […]
Hunting season is effectively over for me. Rabbit season ends tomorrow, but our failed trip last weekend was it for me. After that, my hunting buddy (the one with the rabbit dog) left to hunt swamp rabbits in another state. I gave my shotgun a thorough cleaning and put it up for the year. I […]
