Slim Pickens pickings

There is a scene in the classic movie Dr Strangelove where the pilot, Slim Pickens, reads off the list of their survival contents and adds a funny quip at the end. Should I list off the contents of what my survival pack this morning includes it would read like this:

1 hot shower
1 pill probiotics
1 pill sub lingual b-12
1 pill Tamiflu
2 pills Tylenol Severe Flu
1 quart drinking water (not rain water J. Ripper)
1 glass orange juice
250 rounds 9mm ammunition (I'm going to try and shoot a match with the flu)

Kurosawa

This year is what I like to call my "Secret Samurai" year, in honor of the Japanese film director Kurosawa. Basically only traveling to like two or three matches this year instead of the 13 or so I did last year. But instead staying local and focusing on 'sharpening my sword', to then next year burst forth out of hiding.

To have made Master and start shooting well and have people be shocked about this guy who just came out of nowhere and is sooo good.
Kinda makes me wanna change my personal logo from a shark to a samurai......

Modeling....

I love outside industry sponsorship. Three things about it I like are that 1. my continued sponsorship with them is more contingent on being a nice guy/good representative than on being first place every time. 2. they are normally excited to include me in their promotional material. I have two modeling gigs coming up where I am going to be photoed and videoed for the various company's websites and such. 3. it allows me more freedom in the equipment I choose.

All of these things increase my level of enjoyment in competing and in just being nice, friendly and talking with people about the products I help represent.

Range Master Rowdy

Ok, so plans seem to be moving forward on building my own practice facility/fun compound. Instead of moving overseas for two years.

Land will be about 40 grand. A shed and storage will be about 1 grand. Targets and shooting supplies about 9 grand. Then a fence, Bobcat rental to build berms and other stuff I've forgotten are unknown costs to me. Two grand? Five?

So let's say it is 55 grand to do it. Last year I spent 20 grand just on travel and match fees. I think my skill level would improve at a rate two times it did last year, so the ROI on this seems to be right. But I'm biased.

The right plot will also have the terrain to make a small motorcycle track around it as well. Oh yeah.

Add me

Add me to your "People to be killed list", I'll do the same for you.

What we think doesn't matter.....

If someone wants to fight me, what I think their motivation is doesn't matter. What matters is what they think their motivation is for the attack.

We may not say we are at war with Islam but for the people on the other end they definitely proclaim the faith. So when Hollande says, and I quote directly, "Those who committed these acts have nothing to do with the Muslim religion" he is being disingenuous.

Look at what the attacker says, not the victim. Yes, those who espouse these beliefs are not mainstream. But the mainstream Muslim in this case doesn't matter. What the terrorists say, that matters because it is their truth.

Terrorism is classically and broadly defined as violence against non military targets to further a political goal. Religion and politics in this case are one. This is about forcing a change through violence. This is about attacking non military targets. Listen to what the ones doing the attacking say. Read what they write, and whether we declare it or not our of fear or misguided attempts to not offend, it is most especially a war with and against Islam.

You may be ready to die for your convictions and freedoms, but others are ready to kill for theirs.

Better start accepting that and deal with it directly.