- DaddyBear is not allowed to bring a belt fed rifle to the .22 match.
- It only took two shots to snuff out a candle at 8 yards, but 20 shots to neutralize life-size targets of a skunk and rabbit.
- Thoughts on using a rifle for self-defense should include knowing where to aim at a 5 yard target if you followed your training and zeroed it for 100 yards or more.
- I got to try a .30-30 lever-action rifle after the match yesterday. I now have a new entry on my list of things to own.
- There are few things better for lunch after a cold morning than a bowl of hot chili and a grilled cheese sandwich.
- Fire in the fireplace, cranberry bread out of the oven, banana bread in the oven, hot toddy in hand, and watching football with my youngest son. Life is good.
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Musings
Posted by daddybear71 on December 21, 2014
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Movie Quotes – Day 355
It was all over – I was dead. What would it be? The guillotine? Hanging? The chair? The rack? The Chinese water torture? Hmmph. Mere child’s play compared to what surely awaited me. — A Christmas Story
The anticipation is the worse than the punishment. There is a time for on-the-spot correction and there is a time for waiting. To me, waiting to find out what’s going to happen when I mess up is horrible.
Posted by daddybear71 on December 21, 2014
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Movie Quotes – Day 354
Frightened? Child, you’re talking to a man who’s laughed in the face of death, sneered at doom, and chuckled at catastrophe… I was petrified. — The Wizard of Oz
There’s no shame in admitting you’re afraid. Bad things happen, and worse things are always possible. The shame comes from turning tail and running away, or worse, cowering. If you’re threatened and your only response is to roll over and expose your soft underbelly, you deserve whatever happens to you.
Posted by daddybear71 on December 20, 2014
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Musings
- DaddyBear is not allowed to describe technology problems in scatological terms.
- DaddyBear is not allowed to update his résumé to describe his current job as “Senior Fire Watcher”.
- Dear OnlineBigBoxVendor- It’s Christmas. Slapping a shipping label on a box, which has a picture of my present to the family on it, then having somebody drop it on my porch is not cool.
- Today was the last day of school for the kids before Christmas. It’s the day we send in gifts to the teachers, just to let them know that we appreciate them spending a few hours a day with our hellions.
- My market research shows that it takes 15 people to click on the link to my on-sale book to get one person to buy it.
- To those of you who have left a review, thank you very much.
- I’m actually quite impressed with the method we’ve used to keep our Christmas tree from falling over. It involves lumber, bolts, firewood, and water.
- I have fence staples, duct tape, and 550 cord on standby. I’m going to keep that mother up, so help me.
- This morning, after taking Boo to school, I lay down on the couch to get a little more sleep. I queued up the Bastogne episode of “Band of Brothers” to watch while I dropped off. That was quickly vetoed by Irish Woman, who told me to watch something more “happy.” I followed her instructions and watched a documentary about a Viking mass grave that was found in England.
- Girlie Bear asked me if she could borrow my copy of “Brave New World” to reread over Christmas. In this case, I was the one telling someone else to do something a little more “happy”. Instead, she’s rereading “Monster Hunter International.”
Posted by daddybear71 on December 19, 2014
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Book Review – Wisdom from my Internet
Michael Z. Williamson, author of the Freehold science fiction series and artisan of many sharp, pointy things, has aggregated his one-line snippets of jokes, life advice, and all-around good ideas into “Wisdom from my Internet.” If you read his blog, The Sacred Cow Slaughterhouse, or follow Williamson on FaceBook, a lot of this material will seem familiar, but it’s great to have it all in one place.
Wisdom is very similar in content and structure to George Carlin’s “Napalm and Silly Putty,*” and that’s a good thing. Williamson has a dry, sarcastic wit that rarely fails to kick over my giggle box, and reading Wisdom last night while trying to not wake up the Irish Woman was difficult.
Wisdom is a book written by an adult, for adults, so I won’t be sharing this one with Girlie Bear. Williamson isn’t afraid of any subject, and if there aren’t at least a few times where you say “Now wait a damn minute” as you’re reading it, you need to get out more. No group, subject, or joke is out-of-bounds, so you will take a punch or two while you laugh at seeing them dished out.
This was a quick read, but an enjoyable one. It’s definitely worth the cost of admission.
*This was my companion on the flights to and from Ireland during our honeymoon. The look on the Aer Lingus flight attendant when she saw the title was priceless.
Posted by daddybear71 on December 19, 2014
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Everything Must Go!
Well, actually, I only have this one thing, but it’s a pretty good thing. And it must go! Somewhere. Preferably on your e-reader.
So, in order to make this easier on everyone, “Tales of the Minivandians” is on sale now through the 26th. Yes, for the low, low price of $1.99, you can get a good e-book to wile away those boring, empty days just before Christmas. Hey, it’s not like you have anything else to do. Download the book, get yourself a little holiday cheer on the rocks, and settle in for a few hours of buckles being swashed, tales being told, and axes being swung.
Posted by daddybear71 on December 19, 2014
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Movie Quotes – Day 353
Strong survival instinct. I admire that in a woman. — Pitch Black
We have to have strong women, because strong women raise strong children. Our future, no matter how much fathers and dads try, rests squarely on the shoulders of mothers. A woman who does not believe that she needs to fight for her own life will raise children with the same failing. We need to raise our daughters to value themselves, for no-one else will.
Posted by daddybear71 on December 19, 2014
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Today’s Earworm
This one goes out to Sony Pictures and Paramount Pictures, who need to grow a pair.
Language alert on this one.
Posted by daddybear71 on December 18, 2014
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Movie Quotes – Day 352
Gentlemen of the court, there are times that I’m ashamed to be a member of the human race and this is one such occasion. — Paths of Glory
Ethics are difficult things to have. They demand that you stand up for what is right, not what is easy. An ethical person will feel shame at the failings of others, because they know that things can be better. Holding true to your personal code of conduct will expose you to ridicule and even hatred at times. The temptation to relax your standards is strong, but the cost of doing so is your reputation and self-respect.
Posted by daddybear71 on December 18, 2014
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Movie Quotes – Day 351
Hey, I started out mopping the floor just like you guys. But now… now I’m washing lettuce. Soon I’ll be on fries; then the grill. In a year or two, I’ll make assistant manager, and that’s when the big bucks start rolling in. — Coming To America
Hard work pays off. There is never shame in honest labor. The pay may suck, the conditions may be worse, but working hard will improve life. You only stay at the bottom if you refuse to find a way to climb.
Posted by daddybear71 on December 17, 2014
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